June 2020
Guinea crew change; mission accomplished!
A big round of applause to all involved in the recent crew change for our vessels involved in SMT"s Guinea transshipment project, including transshipper Conakry Pearl, barges Cape Verga Pearl I and Cape Verga Pearl II, shuttle vessel Honor, and tugs Stork and Polen. This extensive operation included a chartered flight from Amsterdam to Cape Verde Islands, then a full day's trip onboard transport vessel Kasey to a mid-ocean rendezvous point with our SMT flotilla! Once again, this project could not have been successful without the help of so many individuals: SMT's Crewing and Travel Departments were instrumental, as were SMT’s Marc Smeets, Geerten Vreugdenhil, Jacek Kaszubski and all our colleagues at EMAR Offshore Services. We thank Mark A. van Elzakker, Head Immigration Liaison Office & Border Office in the Netherlands once again for his full support, Bruno Silva of Navex - Empresa Portuguesa de Navegação for his great work as our agent in Cape Verde, and the entire flight crew of the A380 we chartered from SmartLynx Airlines Ltd. Above all, we thank our devoted seafarers who go above and beyond expectations every day for the benefit of our SMT community. Let’s keep up the great work!
New online learning program: ASK SMT Shipping
SMT Shipping is deeply committed to maritime education worldwide. To support this effort, SMT has created an online learning program known as ASK SMT Shipping. Working with partner maritime academies around the world, ASK SMT...
Student interns from the State University of New York Maritime College
SMT’s Operations Department welcomes our first student interns from the State University of New York Maritime College! Michael Accetta and William Riedell are working with SMT's Operations Department in the Americas to expand and organize the...
Reduction of single-use plastics
A key sustainability initiative at SMT Shipping is the reduction of single-use plastics throughout our fleet. Thanks to the installation of reverse osmosis water purification systems, seafarers will have filtered water for drinking without the...
Fleet Notice – restrictions concerning shore leave in Europe
According to the previous Fleet Notice we decided to suspend shore leave permission in the European countries, where number of infected persons per 100,000 citizens is greater than 100. Below is updated list, which will...
Cecilia joins SMT-managed fleet
A heart-felt welcome to our newest vessel, MV Cecilia – the latest milestone in our great partnership with Carisbrooke Shipping Ltd. With a deadweight of 33,395DWT on a 9.8 meter draft, Cecilia is uniquely suitable...
SMT goes solar in Guinea
As part of its ongoing sustainability initiative, SMT’s office and guesthouse in Bel Air, Guinea is now powered by solar panels – a great source of reliable, cost-effective, and completely sustainable renewable energy!