Perfecting provision stores and layouts on ships

Antonio Ferrando is nothing short of a legend in the world of marine catering solutions. In this blog post, he explains the key factors behind creating optimal provision stores and layouts. Blogpost by Antonio Ferrando, Provision Store Expert at ALMACO Group. 3 most important things to consider when creating provision storeS and layoutS Let me

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Ensuring supplier sustainability and reliability

As a full turnkey and life cycle service provider for the maritime industry, we manage large-scale newbuild and modernization projects as well as serve the ships and rigs throughout the whole life cycle. Instead of only having our own production, we have chosen to use a large pool of trusted long-term suppliers in order to

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ALMACO at Cruise Ship Interior Expo in Miami

Our team will be present at Cruise Ship Interior Expo on November 10 – 11, at Miami Beach Convention Center, FL USA! At this year’s Cruise Ship Interior Expo, ALMACO Group will be presented by the three musketeers Julie Marelli, Mathias Roberts, and Erik Schobesberger. They will be present at Miami Beach Convention Center to

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ALMACO delivered crew and public areas for expedition vessel Crystal Endeavor

ALMACO’s scope of delivery consisted of all crew areas and some of the state-of-the-art public areas, where the guests prepare themselves for the expeditions that the vessel offers. The construction of the vessel took place in Stralsund in MV WERFTEN shipyard. ALMACO completed the areas onboard Crystal Endeavor on time prior to the vessel delivery.

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Luxury ship cabins that exceed expectations

Creating stunning and unique luxury ship cabins take a visionary mind, experience, and resourcefulness. In this interview, Mikael Simell, Cabin Design Expert at ALMACO, shares his best advice on what to consider when creating well-functioning cabins with a wow-factor. Interview with Mikael Simell, Cabin Design Expert at ALMACO Group. What makes a project a success

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ALMACO at Seatrade Cruise Global Miami 2021

Our team will be present at Seatrade Cruise Global on September 27 – 30, at Miami Beach Convention Center, FL USA! We will attend Seatrade Cruise Global differently than we usually do this year. Due to health and safety precautions, we have chosen to focus on arranging smaller gatherings with our customers separately, instead of

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Making Laundry Sustainable – Interview with Roser Zapata

Roser Zapata is a well-known Laundry Business Expert at ALMACO’s partner GIRBAU, a world-leading laundry solution provider. In this interview, she answers important questions about how the marine industry can adopt sustainable solutions in their laundry processes to meet current protocols and future demands. What is the hospitality industry doing to be more sustainable in

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MEYER WERFT and ALMACO complete catering project for P&O cruises’ vessel IONA

In January 2018, ALMACO was contracted by MEYER WERFT to provide catering solutions for P&O Cruises’ new vessel Iona. ALMACO’s scope of work consisted of the turnkey delivery and installation for all the cold rooms and freezer rooms, an area around 1900 m2. ALMACO’s Project Manager at the building site, Valerie Maes, says “Completing a

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Disease prevention during ship construction

Hardcore preventative procedures to ensure health, safety, and solid protection from wildly spreading diseases are in the spotlight like never before. For life and work onboard, this means a new set of disease prevention procedures to create, repeat, rehearse, and perfect until they become deeply rooted habits. These procedures must not only apply to the

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Why size and multidiscipline expertise matter in ship accommodation engineering teams

Shipbuilding is an impressive example of a complex design and engineering process. A vessel is an independent and closed-off city on the sea. It’s designed to survive by its own and capable of supplying everything you need; fresh water, air ventilation, heating, cooling, electricity, food storing and preparation, garbage handling, navigation, communication and internet connection

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Is modular cabin prefabrication possible without owning a cabin factory?

The short answer is YES! The slightly longer answer is: Yes, by using the “Mobile Cabin Factory” concept, owners and yards can achieve the benefits of modular cabin prefabrication without making a major investment in building and running their own cabin factory. Blog post by Sophia von Haartman, Sales Manager at ALMACO Most people are

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