High in the sky! The first midship building blocks for our yard no. 467 are ready for transport from our yard in Westerbroek to our yard in Leer where they will soon join the rest of the ship! #erikthun #ferussmit #shipbuilders #maritime #joinus ...

On May 16th, we will be present at the 12th edition of the Maritime Match Day at the TU Delft. We hope to see you at our stand! #shipyardferussmit #mmd2023 #sgwilliamfroude @sgwilliamfroude ...

Nb. 454 ‘Arklow Gem’ successfully launched
On Thursday the 6th of April at 10.00 hrs. our Nb. 454 ‘Arklow Gem’ was successfully launched at the Westerbroek shipyard of Ferus Smit.

M.V. Arklow Gem is the first in a series of 5 that will be delivered to our client from the city of Arklow, Ireland.

With a maximized hold volume of 220.000 cft and a carrying capacity over 5000 deadweight tons, it still falls under the 3000 gross tons limit. Arklow Gem has one single hold and is propelled by a 1600 kW MaK engine with a single ducted propeller.

Picture Copyright Simon Marrink. ...

On Thursday the 6th of April at 10.00 hrs. our Nb. 454 ‘Arklow Gem’ will be launched at the Westerbroek shipyard.

The yard is open for public.

Nb. 454 ‘Arklow Gem’ is the first in a series of 5 ships to be built for Arklow Shipping from Ireland.
#arklowshipping #ferussmitshipyards #ferussmit #shiplaunch #scheepsbouw #winschoterdiep ...

Our latest newbuild Baltic Crystal leaving our yard in Westerbroek for her sea trials this week. Many thanks to @geert46 for the awesome shot from above!#balticcrystal #shipyardferussmit #erikthun #shipping #improvementastradition #ship #instashipping #newbuild #shiplovers #shipbuilding ...

Erik Thun AB orders 8 new vessels at Ferus Smit

We are happy to announce that Erik Thun AB has granted Ferus Smit Shipyards the order for building 8 new vessels. The contracts exist of four multi-purpose dry cargo vessels of 5100 dwt with Ice class 1B and four 7999 dwt coastal tankers which add to the two previously ordered resource efficient ’R-class’ tankers. The vessels will be built at our yard in Westerbroek and will be delivered between 2024 and 2027.

With these new orders, we are able to maintain continuity at our yards during these challenging times. We therefore thank Erik Thun AB for the confidence and look forward to continue our long term relationship in the years to come!

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The digitization of our steel processing facility is in full swing. Receiving, collecting, cutting and reporting plates ready by operators according to the schedule of the yard at the push of a button, made deadly simple (by @ferroitbv).

#ferussmit #werkenbij #staal #scheepsbouw #fsstaalbewerking ...

We started off 2023 strong with the successful delivery of the Symphony Atlantic. After her sea trials she directly sailed to Antwerp to meet up with her Ferus Smit built sister vessel Symphony Provider! Thank you to everyone involved! #symphonyatlantic #shipyardferussmit #symphonyshipping #shipping #improvementastradition #ship #instashipping #newbuild #shiplovers #shipbuilding ...

On Thursday the 22nd of December, our Nb. 471 was successfully launched at the Westerbroek yard of Ferus Smit.

Nb. 471, named as ‘Baltic Crystal’ is the second ship in a series of two with a design that was developed for Erik Thun AB from Lidkoping, Sweden.

Nb. 471, and the recently delivered Nb. 470 are bulkers with iceclass 1A and 2 cargo holds. Their design is dedicated to some specific trades in the Baltic region. The breadth of the ships is limited to 13.35mtr.

The ships are characterized by their extremely high deadweight of 6380 tons. The propulsion installation consists of a 1950 kW main engine running on MDO fuel, and driving a nozzled CP propeller. The accommodation will be suited for a crew of 8 persons.

Further data Nb. 470 / Nb. 471
- Loa 99.99 mtr
- B 13.35 mtr
- T 7.00 mtr
- DWT 6380 tons
- Hold volume 245.000 cft

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On Thursday the 22nd of December, 11.00 hrs, our Nb. 471 will be launched at our yard in Westerbroek.

Nb. 471 named as ‘Baltic Crystal’ is the second ship in a series of two with a design that was developed for Erik Thun AB from Lidkoping, Sweden.

Nb. 471, and the recently delivered Nb. 470 are bulkers with iceclass 1A and 2 cargo holds. Their design is dedicated to some specific trades in the Baltic region. The breadth of the ships is limited to 13.35mtr.

The ships are characterized by their extremely high deadweight of 6380 tons. The propulsion installation consists of a 1950 kW main engine running on MDO fuel, and driving a nozzled CP propeller. The accommodation will be suited for a crew of 8 persons.

Further data Nb. 470 / Nb. 471

Loa 99.99 mtr
B 13.35 mtr
T 7.00 mtr
DWT 6380 tons
Hold volume 245.000 cft ...

Gezocht: Voorman Sectiebouw

Begeleid jij binnenkort de bouw van scheepssecties in één van onze productiehallen en heb jij het in je om voor een vlotte dagelijkse gang van zaken te zorgen? Dan zoeken wij jou!

Bij interesse, aarzel niet en stuur je motivatie en cv vandaag nog naar jobs@ferussmit.com of bel voor meer informatie naar 050 404 2555 en vraag naar Cars Klein Woolthuis (Productieleider). Kijk op www.ferussmit.com/jobsnl voor meer informatie.

#ferussmit #voorman #sectiebouw #scheepsbouw #wijzoekenmensen #salaris #baanzekerheid ...

On Friday the 18nd of November, 11.00 hrs, our Nb. 460 was launched in Leer.

Nb. 460 named as ‘Symphony Atlantic’ is the first vessel in a series of two that will be delivered to Symphony Shipping. These vessels are an evolution of the successful ‘Ecobox’ and ‘Ecobox DP’ series that the yard already delivered to Symphony over the recent years.

The new Ecobox XL design has its focus on loading extra long items, such as windmill blades, while at the same time still maintaining her good capabilities as a general cargoship. The modifications in design and systems are also aimed to further enhance her excellent ‘green’ performance with a reduction of her EEDI-score to a new class reference standard.

Therefore the original Ecobox design is lengthened by more than 21 mtr, extending her box shaped hold to more than 100 mtr length on the tanktop, and 112 mtr above the movable tweendeck level. The new ships are 18 mtrs wide, enhancing her cargo deadweight further, and maintaining here flexibility of loading while keeping a very low resistance on both flat water and in waves.

Fuel consumption is further reduced by integrating a novel ORC waste heat generator in the propulsion system. This system further consists of a 3300 kW main engine driving a nozzled controllable pitch propeller running in fully automatic combinator mode. The fuel system will also be suitable for bio blend fuels.

Read more on www.ferussmit.com

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Almost ready for launching! Credits to @photograhy_of_aventadtor_ #symphonyatlantic #shipyardferussmit #symphonyshipping #shipping #improvementastradition #ship #instashipping #newbuild #shiplovers #shipbuilding ...

A bit late, but we`re happy to share this beautiful photo of the Arklow Crest leaving our yard last week! Photo taken by Simon Marrink.

Looking for a new challenge? Please join us!

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