Ship Lay-Up Management
OSM Thome delivers full-scope ship lay-up management for hot and cold lay-up, drawing on trained professionals who look after your vessel throughout the lay-up period. As a result, your vessel performs optimally when reactivated.
Our lay-up program meets two basic criteria:
First, we maintain the security, safety, and protection of the ship, crew, and environment.
Additionally, we preserve the structure and machinery, protecting against corrosion and static seizure to the extent the vessel owner requires.
Lay Up Management
OSM Thome provides hot and cold ship lay-up solutions by trained professionals and will care for your vessel during the lay-up period to ensure optimal vessel performance when reactivated.
There are two basic criteria that the lay-up program is designed to meet:
1. Maintain the security, safety, and protection of the ship, crew, and environment.
2. Preserve and maintain the structure and machinery by providing protection against corrosion and static seizure to an extent to which a vessel’s owner will accept.
There are two basic criteria that the lay-up program is designed to meet:
1. Maintain the security, safety, and protection of the ship, crew, and environment.
2. Preserve and maintain the structure and machinery by providing protection against corrosion and static seizure to an extent to which a vessel’s owner will accept.
- First, the procedure aims for the ship’s preservation and maintenance.
- In addition, it provides security and protection to the environment.
- From there, we manage the preparation procedures — from the ship’s arrival at the lay-up facility, through deactivation, and eventually to the vessel’s reactivation.
- Ultimately, it is a customized solution built to meet each owner’s requirements, including identifying suitable locations and a prescribed lay-up program.
Here’s what you need to know about cold lay-up management:
- Typically, cold lay-up runs for a duration of more than 12 months.
- During this time, the machinery is taken out of service and the vessel is kept “electrically dead.”
- As a result, operational costs during cold lay-up stay low.
- Meanwhile, good planning and the right competency keep vessel certificates valid for up to 12 months.
The main points you need to know about hot lay-up management:
- Typically, hot lay-up lasts up to 12 months.
- Because the vessel stays in a fully functional state, hot lay-up is ideal for quick market recoveries.
- To ensure fast recommissioning, the machinery remains operational and trading certificates stay current throughout hot lay-up. In addition, we take steps to optimize operational costs, such as reducing manning while still meeting the safe minimum level accepted by authorities.
- Consequently, re-activation costs are lower.
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