Engineering, steelwork and project coordination for the safe change of a vessel's operational purpose — in both directions, and always through the proper approvals.
Changing what a ship carries changes her structure, stability, ventilation, power and safety systems. We manage that as an engineering project: surveyed first, designed properly, approved by the right authorities, then built and tested.
SEA ARK carries out the inspection, engineering coordination, steel fabrication, mechanical, electrical, ventilation and piping works, and runs the project through to testing and handover.
The project is coordinated with qualified naval architects, the vessel's classification society, the flag administration and the relevant authorities as required. SEA ARK does not act as a classification society and does not issue classification approval. Design and structural approvals remain with class and flag.
Steel fabrication & installationFinal scope always depends on the vessel. These are the work packages a conversion typically includes.
Inspection & document reviewCondition survey on board, plus review of the available drawings, certificates and class records.
Is this vessel a sensible candidate — technically and commercially? An honest answer before money is committed.
General arrangement, capacities and system concepts developed with qualified naval architects.
Submission and follow-up with the classification society and flag administration. Approval rests with them.
Work packages, yard selection, materials, schedule and cost plan.
Decks, pens, foundations and structural renewals fabricated and fitted.
Function testing, system trials and attendance for surveys.
As-built documentation, manuals and certificates handed over with the vessel.
No two conversions are the same. The work package — and whether the project makes sense at all — depends on:
Livestock-transport rules differ substantially between flag states, importing countries and trades — no single country's livestock regulations apply universally, and the requirements for your intended route are established during the feasibility stage.
Not every cargo vessel is a suitable candidate for livestock conversion — technically or commercially. If the survey says the vessel is wrong for the job, we will tell you that rather than sell you a project.
Send us the vessel's particulars and intended trade. We will tell you what the conversion would involve — and whether we think she is the right ship for it.
