Marine Plus S.A. was established by Mr. Dimitris Vranopoulos in London in 1988 and its subsidiary office was set up in Athens in 1990.
A+P Appledore (UK) was the first yard the company represented, followed by Unithai (Thailand). During an overseas trip to Shanghai in 1991, Mr. Vranopoulos participated in the Marintec exhibition. With the assistance of a translator sourced through the Greek embassy, standing in a small booth, and handing out business cards in English and Chinese to all exhibitors, the first contacts with Chinese yards were established. The first repair in China was booked in 1992. Cooperation with Turkish shipyards started in the early 90’s as well with Tuzla S/Y which was owned by Kahraman Sadıkoğlu at the time. Since then Marine Plus has managed to be granted the confidence and trust both by the major Shipyards in China and other areas of the world (S/E Asia, Middle East, Europe, Americas) as well as the Greek shipping community, as a provider of high quality maritime services worldwide.
Today, with over 35 years of experience and offices in Athens, Istanbul, Singapore and Houston, Marine Plus can effectively provide almost any technical support required by vessels trading Worldwide, ranging from dry dockings, conversions, new building contracting/supervision, minor voyage or port repairs, BWMS, Scrubber, LNG fuel systems, other machinery equipment, IMO & VGP Sampling Tests and Analysis, supply of spares, supplies and provisions, UW services, FFE, LR/LB inspections, certification, repairs and more.
Marine Plus has built up a very close, long-term, and constructive cooperation with the best ship repair yards in the World. This has been a slow process that has taken years of commitment and hard work, a combination of strong interpersonal relationships with the senior management of these yards as well as a concentrated team effort to ensure each repair project undertaken is a success both for their Greek custom- ers as well as the yards’ is representing. Thus, it is conducting over 200 dry dock repairs annually, and has been granted the trust by more than 250 loyal customers from the Greek Shipping Community.
As Mr. Vranopoulos explains “Our real job begins after we receive a firm booking, especially during the vessel’s repair at the yard, where key milestones are monitored as well as over- all progress, maintaining agreed schedules, docking dates, sufficient labor for prompt execution of works etc. During this period regular contact with the attending Supt Eng as well as the head office is maintained. Monitoring and expediting work progress is greatly assisted by our local associates who deal with working-level yard staff, whilst we also keep contact with senior yard management as and when their intervention is required.”
With this mentality and proven professionalism, Marine Plus has managed to gain the trust of the Major S/Y facilities in China (both Government owned and Private) and Turkey as well as to sign exclusive representation agreements with key repair facilities (yards) in other strategic locations Worldwide, such as Dubai Drydocks.
Marine Plus
a. Exclusively represents SunRui Marine Environment Engineering, a subsidiary of CSSC Group, the largest Shipbuilding Conglomerate in the World. SunRui has developed the well known to the International Maritime Community products BalClor BWMS, SOxFree EGCS (Scrubber system), SCR De-NOX system, GasLink LNG FGSS /Methanol LFSS /Ammonia AFSS / Onboard Carbon Capture and Storage System (OCCS) and can organize turn-key retrofitting projects in collaboration with Chinese Repair Shipyards. Recently the Marine Plus – Sunrui Service and Training Center was established in Athens to cover all the required services for Sunrui equipment as well as the training of the crew / office technical personnel.
b. Also represents Xiamen SunRui Ship Coating : Paint (a subsidiary company of the Unified State-Owned CSSC Group and sister company with SunRui Marine Environment Engineering).
c. Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry Technology (Weihai) : Alternative Maritime Power System (AMPS) / Cold Ironing, (a subsidiary company of the worldwide well-known COSCO Group).
d. Shanghai Donjun Automation Equipment : Valve remote control systems.
e.USR : E mergency GenSets, Marine and Land use Generators ( a high-quality and standards Maker, which has cooperated with reputable Makers such as Honda, Cummins and Kubota.
f. Kexun: Internal Communication Systems and Alarms.
g. Tongzhou (Marine Propeller Systems and Energy Saving Devices).
h. Anhui Sunny (Marine Lighting), and other reputable makers of marine equipment.
Marine Plus is also running 2 sister companies in Greece
i. JNE Marine who is the exclusive agent of Mitsubishi Purifiers in Greece. Also specialized in the supply of spares and specifically engineered components from the Chinese / Korean market.
ii. Marine Plus Safety which provides spare parts and attendance needs for FFE/LSA Equipment.
Also worth mentioning, is the success their NB department has had during the last NB cycle. Only last year, 2 NB projects were secured for Greek interests for Ultramax and MR Tankers, with several other projects at LOI stage. Marine Plus permanent association with Chinese Shipyards has given them a unique advantage to assist and secure off market opportunities. Marine Plus, believes that in the coming decade, China will be the center of world shipbuilding.
