Approval for 2nd livestock carrier conversion

This conversion, to the Panama-flagged Freesia, is the second conversion of its type following the successful conversion of its first Lebanese-flagged vessel, Jouri, in April 2020. A third (Orchid) is now planned.

Changes included modifications to the vehicle ramps, installation of pens, bilging arrangements, placement of permanent ballast and sewage systems, resulting in a vessel now with a total net pen area of approximately 5800m² and 370 tonnes of fodder store space.

Modifications were made without affecting the main hull structure. “Considering the constraints which included minimum affect to the hull structure and the existing systems, while ensuring compliance with the rule requirements, the plan approval centre had to work in close co-ordination with designers, owners and surveyors at site to see that the project is completed successfully,” said H V Ramesh, head – ship building project management at IRClass.

“We would like to thank surveyors from the Dubai and Turkey survey stations for their professionalism in managing this project as well as excellent support from our technical team with approval plans and timely solutions,” said Rajeev Pratap Rao, IRClass’s regional manager for Middle East, Africa and EU.