New Building Supervision
Total supervision of your new building from specification review to delivery.

What New Building & Technical Services will do for you:
During the ship building process there is high potential to influence the ship quality and lifecycle cost. The project management team of experienced professionals ensures that the vessel is built in accordance to contract, specification and rules. The site team conducts scheduled inspections and also patrolling of worksites to closely monitor safety and quality during construction. We guarantee that you will receive a well-built ship and enjoy lower lifecycle cost.
Dipti Ranjan Nanda - Head of New Building & Technical Services
From Steel Cutting to Delivery
Our site team of experts on hull, painting, machinery, piping, electrical, automation, cargo containment, and administration, follows the construction schedule closely. They oversee inspections, tests, Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) and sea trials at the shipyard or in other locations in accordance to approved Inspection Test Plan (ITP).
The site team has regular progress reviews with the shipyard to ensure that any slippage is followed up by a recovery plan. The detailed progress is closely monitored by the project management team and regular site visits are included.
The final ship documents and certificates are carefully reviewed and delivered. Regular progress reports are provided to the owner.
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Whitepaper: Selecting the right shipyard
Selecting the right shipyard gives you the best opportunity to influence the quality of your newbuilding and its lifecycle cost thereafter.
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Wilhelmsen Ship Management cooperates with WestEast Marine for newbuilding supervision in China
Wilhelmsen Ship Management’s experienced newbuilding team will offer newbuilding supervision services to the mass market with reinforced technical expertise from WestEast Marine Consulting.
Our Services
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Dry Docking
With professional planning, preparation and execution, we make dry docking predictable and efficient.
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Risk Management & Systems
Risk Management & Systems is the cornerstone of our operations. Our quality assurance is set at a high standard to safeguard ship owners, crew and the public from any risk.
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Lay-Up Management
We strongly believe in vessel preservation and maintenance during lay-up. This is essential to ensure vessel performance is optimal when reactivated.
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The Seafarer: One Man’s Tale of Gratitude, Belonging and Contentment
This personal account conveys the view of how an ordinary man withstands the challenges inside a huge floating metal container for months and despite the hardships, is still proud to call himself a seafarer.
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From Plastic to Steel: Consciousness is a Matter of Substance
Together with our crew, we move towards reducing single-use plastic water bottles onboard.
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Ship management during COVID-19 pandemic
Wilhelmsen Ship Management shares proactive measures done to ensure uninterrupted operability of our fleet during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Being prepared for increased threats at sea
Maritime security will continue to remain in focus in 2020 in consideration of the increasing threat of West Africa Piracy, concerns to shipping in the Straits of Hormuz and Arabian Gulf due to tensions between US-Iran, and random piracy activity spikes in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore.
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Rakesh Kumar , Company Security Officer, Wilhelmsen Ship Management
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Ship Management chews on the digital shipping pie
Digital Shipping is the buzz word many has coined for the future of shipping.
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Building crew of the future
Having state-of-the-art installations are good. Having competent crew who know how to handle them even better.
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Getting your vessel out from the cold
Reactivating your LNG vessel to seaworthy conditions
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Ballast Water Management Enters into Force: Are you well prepared?
2017 is the year when ship owners are pressed to make a decision on their BWMS. Still, ship owners are unwilling to decide on ballast water treatment systems until the standards are finalized.
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