Smart Maritime Group (SMG), which unites the shipyards of Kherson and Nikolaev (Mykolaiv), has modernised and put into operation dry-cargo vessel "Gelius 1" (under Saint Kitts and Nevis flag).

According to the press release of SMG, during the modernisation, the ship was extended by 25.35 meters with an insert and became a two-hold vessel. At the same time, the total volume of the holds increased by more than 64%, to 7,377 cubic meters. In addition, there are hydraulically operated Folder-type hatch covers. The weight of the insert together with hatch covers was 393 tonnes.

The vessel Gelius 1 was built at the Ceksan shipyard, Tuzla (Turkey) in 2007. Its initial design dimensions were 89.95 x 15.87 m, depth 5.75 m, deadweight was 3,640 tonnes. Thanks to the modernisation, carried out implementing the project of the Marine Engineering Bureau (Odessa), the deadweight of the vessel at a draft of 4.85 m (summer waterline) increased by 54%, or by 1935 tonnes, to 5,492 tonnes.

Smart Maritime Group is the largest shipbuilding company in Ukraine, uniting the shipbuilding assets of the industrial and investment group Smart Holding: Nikolaev and Kherson shipyards. The production facilities of SMG allow building medium-tonnage full-scale vessels and carrying out complex ship maintenance works. The clients of the shipyards are companies from the Netherlands, Norway, Great Britain and other countries of the world.

In 2020, the Company modernised and repaired 55 vessels, built two chemical tanker hulls.

Source: UkraineOpen4Business