Schulte Marine Concept wins contract for Mystic Cruises newbuild

Schulte Marine Concept (SMC), the project management arm of Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement, has won a contract to provide technical consultancy and supervision services for the construction of Mystic Cruises' newbuild World Explorer.

“Schulte Marine Concept is pleased to enter the expedition cruise newbuilding segment with an innovative vessel such as the World Explorer, which will be the ultimate benchmark for environmental sustainability and luxury cruising in remote areas,” said Krzysztof Kozdron, managing director of SMC. “We look forward to working in partnership with Mystic Cruises and West Sea shipyard on this prestigious project.”

World Explorer will be a 126-metre long expedition cruise ship with a passenger capacity of 200 and a crew complement of 111. The vessel will meet the latest Polar Code operating requirements and will be equipped hybrid power and propulsion technology, enabling the ship to cruise in environmentally sensitive areas.

The Mystic Group, led by Mario Ferreira, is also the owner of Nicko Cruises in Germany operating another 20 river vessels around the world, from the Danube, Rhine and Elbe to the Yangtze, Mekong and Nile. Both DouroAzul and Nicko will be expanded with new ships in 2018.

Construction of World Explorer has begun at the West Sea shipyard in Viana do Castello, northern Portugal, and will start cruising in the winter of 2018.