Oceanwide Expeditions BV, Bygg nr. 484 og 485 ved Brodosplit Brodogradiliste Doo, Polar Passenger Cruise Ship "Hondius" & "Janssonius"

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Processing of steel for the polar expedition passenger ship commence

Polar expedition passenger ship will be the first vessel to be built to class “LR PC6”, meeting the latest and highest demands of Lloyd’s Register for “Polar Class 6” vessels, the highest Polar Class notation for ice-strengthened vessels. The vessel is 107,6 meters (350 feet) long, has a breadth of 17.6 meters (58 feet) and equipped with two main engines of in total 4,260kW, generating a speed of 15 knots. The passengers´ certificate is for 196 passengers accommodated in 85 cabins.

Design and all the technical solutions are the work of the Brodosplit Design Department that confirms its key role in positioning the Brodosplit shipyard as an inevitable European shipbuilding system that builds highly complex vessels which achieve high competitiveness.

The vessel will also fully comply with the mandatory requirements of the Polar code, adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), in particular concerning the safety of the life at sea (SOLAS) and the prevention of pollution from ships (MARPOL) for passenger’s vessels.

Vessel’s reliability and safety on board are top priorities and will equipped with stabilizers and very suitable for advanced, innovative exploratory quality voyages in the Arctic and Antarctic Regions.
The vessel shall be available for first customers as per the Arctic season in May 2019.

 

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Brodosplit lays keel for polar expedition cruise vessel

This is the first polar class of cruise ships “LR PC6” that will be produced in the world. Construction of passenger ships is the segment where European and Croatian shipyards can compete. This project has definitely positioned Brodosplit in polar expedition vessels market, said Tomislav Debeljak, CEO of Brodosplit.

The polar cruise ship is the first vessel in the world to be built in the class LR PC6 meeting the latest and highest demands of Lloyd's Register for “Polar Class 6”. The vessel will be 107 meters long, with a breadth of 17.6 meters and it will be equipped with two main engines for a total of 4,200 kW, generating a speed of 15 knots. The vessel will be able to accommodate 196 passengers in 86 cabins.

The polar cruise ship will also offer its passengers a high-quality and varied accommodation offer, boasting different categories of cabins- from spacious apartments to two-room and four-room capacities where guest will be provided with the safe and comfortable stay.

The design and all technical solutions are created by Brodosplit designers whose work will confirm their pivotal role in positioning Brodosplit high on the list on technical competencies and architectural competitiveness.

The ship will be available to the first travelers in the Arctic season in May 2019.

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Brodosplit launches Polar Expedition Cruise Vessel for polar region

Many representatives, partners in construction and financing, friends, numerous spercial guests and Marija Strikić from Split Down Syndrome Association were present at the launh ceremony, wishing passenger a safe journey aboard new vessel, cutting the ceremonial rope, toasting it with champagne and simbolically ¸¸launching¸¸ the ship into the sea.

¸¸This ship is a symbol of Brodosplit restructuring and a breakthrough in organistaional and technical design because it is built with new software, tools and technology, especially in the equipping department, where almost 80-85% of the ship is already equipped during the construction on the slipway, resulting in better quality of construction, shorter deadlines and lower construction costs - said Tomislav Debeljak, Chairman of the board of Brodosplit, before adding that in many ways this ship will be special and recognized as a permanent value for the Split shipyard and Croatian shipbuilding.

The ship is being built under a new financing model, for its own fleet and for long-term lease. The partner can repurchase it the first day after the delivery, therefore, at any time.
¸¸I am very pleased with the quality of the ship, which is already quite well equipped, with built-in drive and a lot of equipment for passenger and crew accomodation. Our team has a great deal of cooperation with the shipyard, and the ship will receive its first polar passengers in June next year – said Wijnand van Gessel, owner of Oceanwide Expeditions.

The polar cruise ship will be the world’s first ship of ¸¸LR PC6¸¸ class that will meet the latest Lloyd registry requirements for the ¸¸Polar Class 6¸¸ vessels. It is 107.6 m in lenght, 17.6 m in width, and 15 knots will provide two main engines with a total output of 4,260 kW. It will be able to accomodate 196 passengers in its 85 cabins, which will be taken care of by 70 crew members.

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Hondius handover in Brodosplit

Delivery ceremony of a Newbuilding 484 took place in Split harbor on Thursday, May 23, 2019. A polar cruise ship is named Hondius and it is built for the Dutch company Oceanwide Expeditions.Hondius handover in Brodosplit

Immediately after the handover, the signing of a new shipbuilding agreement for another ship of the same dimensions, the so-called "sistership", for the same client was held. By signing the new shipbuilding agreement, the Dutch company Oceanwide Expeditions, as a client, expressed their utmost satisfaction with the quality of our work and with the completion of construction within the agreed deadline.

The value of these two ships is over 100 million Euros, and the domestic component is 70 percent. Immediately after the delivery, a state guarantee in the amount of EUR 36 million will be returned to the Government of the Republic of Croatia, with which the Government had given us the support and made it possible to finance the construction of the Newbuilding 484. This ship represents the Brodosplit's accomplished goals and it is the evidence of the acquisition of new knowledge and technology in order to provide reliable, sophisticated and profitable production.
This is the move forward in organizational and technological aspects, as the ship is built with new software, tools and technology, especially in the equipment part, where almost 80% of the ship was equipped already during the construction on the slipway, resulting in better quality of production, shorter deadlines and in the lower price of construction. It is 107.6 meters long, 17.6 meters wide and the speed of 15 knots is provided by two main engines with a total power of 4260 kW.

It can host 196 passengers accommodated in 85 cabins, which will be taken care of by 70 crew members. The polar expeditions cruise ship is the first such ship in the world to be built in the class "LR PC6", which meets the latest Lloyd Registry requirements for "Polar Class 6" vessels.

The ship will offer to its passengers a high standard of a hotel as well as various categories of cabins, from spacious apartments to double and four-bed cabins, where they will be provided with multiple secured systems for a safe and comfortable stay. As such, this ship will be the best ambassador of Croatian shipbuilding and industrial achievements!

"Hondius"

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Polar expedition ship handover in Brodosplit

The delivery ceremony of a Newbuilding 484 took place in the Split harbor on May 23, 2019. A polar expedition ship is named Hondius and it is built for the Dutch-based Oceanwide Expeditions

It is 107.6 meters long, 17.6 meters wide and the speed of 15 knots is provided by two main engines with a total power of 4200 kW. It can host 196 passengers accommodated in 85 cabins, which is taken care of by 72 crew members. Hondius is the first vessel built to class “LR PC6”, meeting the latest and highest demands of Lloyd’s Register for “Polar Class 6” vessels, the highest Polar Class notation for ice-strengthened vessels. The vessel is also fully comply with the mandatory requirements of the Polar code, adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), for safe ship operation and the protection of the Polar environment.

SPECIFICATIONS

• Length: 107.6 meters
• Breadth: 17.6 meters
• Draft: 5.30 meters
• Ice class: Polar Class 6 (equivalent 1A-Super)
• Displacement: 5,590 tonnes
• Propulsion: 2 x ABC main engines; total 4,200 kW
• Speed: 15 knots
• Passengers: 196 in 85 cabins
• Staff & crew: 72

Hondius is the strongest icestrengthened vessel in the Polar Regions and is equipped with stabilizers, and very suitable for advanced, innovative exploratory quality voyages in the Arctic and Antarctic Regions.

"Hondius"

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Construction of a new polar cruise ship started in Brodosplit

Split, December 17, 2019 - In the Shipbuilding Industry of Split, the processing of steel for the New Construction 485 has begun today on the limousine cutting machine.

- The first ship is a proud shipyard, made during the restructuring and new software tool. Specifically, we first chose NIS polar cruisers in the class 'LR PC6' with this ship, and it was made on time and of high quality in the budget, which resulted in another order. Construction is expected to be completed for the 2021 Arctic season. We plan to hand it over even earlier. The earnings on this ship must be about 10 percent of its value, said Tomislav Debeljak, CEO of Brodosplit.

Zvonimir Novak, Assistant Minister of Economy and Rudjer Friganovic Director of Croatian Shipbuilding-Jadranbrod and numerous representatives of guides and partners in the city are present at the ceremony.

Following the handover of "Hondius" in May this year, a contract was signed for the construction of another ship of the same dimensions, so the "sisterhood" for the same client was a Dutch company in the best possible way expressed its satisfaction with the quality work in Brodosplit and the completion of ships in the agreed deadlines.

- When we decided to build a ship like this, no shipyard in the Netherlands and Germany could give me a guarantee that the ship would be completed within the time limit we wanted. Because of this, we contacted the management of the Split shipyard, which accepted our construction deadlines and guaranteed that the ship would be completed on time. And they obeyed all that was agreed. It is not easy to build such a ship, but with the cooperation of our team of experts and experts from the Split shipyard, the ship was built within the agreed deadline. That's why I decided that we would build another ship in Split, Wijnand van Gessel, owner of Oceanwide Expeditions, noted at the handover in May.

The boat will be 107.6 meters long, 17.6 meters wide, and 15 knots will be provided by two main engines with a total power of 4260 kW. It will be able to accommodate 196 passengers housed in 85 cabins, which will be cared for by 70 crew members. They will offer their passengers a high standard of hotel as well as various categories of cabins, from spacious suites to double and quadruple cabins, where they will be able to stay safely and comfortably with multiple secured systems serving them.

- This is proof that it can survive if sophisticated ships are built and something that others do not. We have shown that Croatian shipbuilding has the knowledge that has never been questioned, and we at DIV Group have proven that we can do positive business with our approach, said Tomislav Debeljak.

About Oceanwide Expeditions®:
Oceanwide Expeditions is a Dutch company specializing in expeditionary trips to the Antarctic and Arctic. Developing its own fleet of vessels adapted to the icy seas, Oceanwide promotes small, flexible tours that give travelers close contact with polar wildlife, landscapes and historic sites. These tours usually take place in areas accessible only by sea, with little or no infrastructure. The locations are first reached by boat, after which the expedition guides guide small groups of passengers to the final destinations of the Zodiac Milpro RIBs (rigid dinghy), thus ensuring safe navigation and longer stay on land.

"Janssonius"

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Brodosplit lays keel for polar expedition cruise vessel

On Tuesday, June 2, 2020 Brodosplit Shipyard on slipway no. 3 laid the keel for Hull 485, a passenger cruise ship for polar regions, which will bear the name “ Janssonius ”.
This is a passenger vessel for polar expeditions to the Antarctic and the Arctic, and it is contracted with the Oceanwide Expeditions company.

The keel laying ceremony was attended by Tomislav Debeljak, Brodosplit board chairman, Wijnand van Gessel, Oceanwide Expeditions Founder and Shareholder, also Zvonimir Novak, Assistant to the Minister of Economy and Ruđer Friganović, Director of Croatian Shipbuilding - Jadranbrod and numerous guests, representatives of clients and construction partners.

- After we delivered the first polar cruiser ‘Hondius’ last year, which we built on time and within budget, the buyer expressed his satisfaction in the best possible way - he immediately ordered another ship, exactly the same. Apart from us, the State and HBOR made money on the first ship, and this is a continuation of the successful cooperation between Brodosplit and the Dutch shipowner, which is why I am extremely proud because we proved that we are going in the right direction, said Tomislav Debeljak, Brodosplit board chairman.

The ship will be 108.6 meters long, 17.6 meters wide, and the speed of 15 knots will be provided by two main engines with a total power of 4260 kW. It will be able to accommodate 194 passengers housed in 81 cabins, cared for by 78 crew members.

- We are extremely pleased with the first ship ‘Hondius’, which exceeded our expectations of passengers and crew because it is very economical. If we were not satisfied, we would not be here at all today. I hope that the situation with the corona crisis will pass by the delivery date, which is scheduled for August 2021. I also believe in the long-term cooperation with Brodosplit and the construction of two more new ships, said Wijnand van Gessel, Oceanwide Expeditions Founder and Shareholder.

It will offer its passengers a high hotel standard as well as various categories of cabins, from spacious apartments to two-bedroom and four-bedroom cabins, where they will be provided with a safe and comfortable stay with multiple secured systems that serve them.

 

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Polar cruise ship launched in Brodosplit

The launching ceremony of a polar cruise ship, the Newbuilding 485, which will be named "Janssonius" was held in Brodosplit on Thursday, March 11, 2021.

The launch was attended by numerous representatives of state and local authorities, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Tomislav Ćorić, Split Mayor Andro Krstulović Opara, Split-Dalmatia County Prefect Blaženko Boban, Brodosplit CEO Tomislav Debeljak, and the Newbuilding’s godmother Tanja Mravak, defectologist, and writer, from the Center for Autism Split. She and Karlo Kolak, a student at the Center for Autism, cut the rope holding champagne and symbolically “launched” the ship.

The Center for Autism Split was founded in 1997 as a branch of the Center for Autism Zagreb. The main activity of the Center is education, rehabilitation, and care for people with autism spectrum disorders.

- Congratulations to Brodosplit on yet another great achievement and completion of the Newbuilding 485. Every vessel similar to this one is a success of the shipyard, as well as the country of its origin. Given the fact that this ship will carry about 70 percent of the equipment and materials that were made by Croatian hands and Croatian knowledge, our success is all the greater. The government will continue to observe the construction of new ships and thus provide a hand of cooperation to shipyards that can and know how to fight international competition. Brodosplit proved with this ship it can do that, that it knows how. We are looking forward to future cooperation and your future successes and we congratulate you from the bottom of our hearts, said Tomislav Ćorić, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development.

"Janssonius" is a polar expedition vessel, contracted for the Oceanwide Expeditions, which specializes in expeditions to Antarctica and the Arctic.

- We built this ship, the Newbuilding 485, during the pandemic. I must emphasize that we succeeded thanks to the responsibility, knowledge, and diligence of our workers, but also because we bravely, smartly, and effectively fought Coronavirus and made Brodosplit one of the safest workspaces as well as protected the health of our workers and their families, said Tomislav Debeljak, Brodosplit CEO.

The vessel is 108.6 meters long, 17.6 meters wide, and the speed of 15 knots will be provided by two main engines with a total power of 4260 kW. It will be able to accommodate 194 passengers housed in 81 cabins, cared for by 78 crew members. The vessel’s value is estimated at 50 million euros, and approximately 70 percent is a domestic component.

- I would like to point out that the 485 is the third ship that we have contracted in a completely novel and innovative way that includes financing the ship. This way, we have shown the very demanding world market the possibilities of Croatian shipbuilding, the possibilities of Brodosplit, which is growing into a leader among the European polar cruiser builders, said Tomislav Debeljak, Brodosplit CEO.

The polar cruise ship will be completed in the "LR PC6" class, which meets the latest requirements of the Lloyd’s Register for "PolarClass 6" vessels and will be able to welcome the first passengers for the Arctic season 2021/2022.

The passengers will be offered a high hotel standard as well as various categories of cabins, from spacious apartments to two-bedroom and four-bedroom cabins, where they will be provided with a safe and comfortable stay with multiple security systems. By developing a fleet of vessels adapted to ice-cold seas, Oceanwide Expeditions promotes small, flexible tours that provide passengers with close contact with polar wildlife, landscapes, and historical sites.

- This is the third launch in the polar class program that we are building owing to the guarantees of the Government of the Republic of Croatia that we received on April 30 2020 in the first term of Andrej Plenković’s office. Thus, we have secured the financing of projects, because of which we can compete for the construction of the most modern and most expensive ships. One such is the Newbuilding 487, named “Ultramarine”, which has been completed and is expected to have a delivery ceremony soon. The state guarantee will be returned immediately after the delivery ceremony, said Tomislav Debeljak.

Not only do the guarantees secure the employment of our more than 2,000 workers, but by delivering the ship as the most complex product, whose price includes 70 percent of the domestic component as in the case of Brodosplit - DIVGroup has become one of the largest net exporters in Croatia.

"Janssonius"

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"Janssonius"

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