KAMINCO STORY

TODAY

KAMINCO handled up today basic technical specialties relating to SHIPPING and SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY, NAVY and LAND INDUSTRY. The backbone of DRY CARGOS, PASSENGERS  and  TANKERS equipment. The PROPULSION equipment. The NAVAL Upgrading. Consulting for New Design Development and Equipping. Project Management and Cost Estimation. Service and Crew Training. Pollution Control. In all sectors KAMINCO leads the way up to today and it has adhered to its PRINCIPALS “the lions’ share from its market”.

The unrivalled success of KAMINCO in Piraeus, as a High-Tech Marine Equipment, Software, Consulting and Customer Service Provider, derives from its staff sound Shipboard, Shipbuilding, Naval, Ship Service, Repairing and Training Activity.

KAMINCO’s proved knowledge, unique skill and methodology in introducing, applying and servicing new Marine Technology, is creating and adhering miraculus market results on behalf of its PRINCIPALS, reaching 99-100% share of the local market. This enables KAMINCO to choose as partners from the top worldwide equipment makers in their respective field of expertise.

KAMINCO is the best worldwide Sales and Service Agent in Propulsion , Tanker, Land Industry specialized equipment, to the great appreciation of its PRINCIPALS.

KAMINCO's technical service contribution also to the Naval, Power Generation and Land Industry is remarkable over the years.

KAMINCO is the only private Technical Company ( except the big shipyards) having delivered a  50m. Patrol Vessel to the Greek Government, built in the UK , today under the command of Coast Guard. Also having helped without profit Hellenic Shipyards to develop the initial design of their own built Patrol Vessels , and the Hellenic Navy to develop the initial design of their Landing Ships built by Eleusis Shipyards.

KAMINCO OCEANIC and ABATEMENT TECHNOLOGY ‘' EcoSilencer'' ®

Since 2005, the OCEANIC branch of KAMINCO is dedicated to a systematical campaign for the introduction and application of  the Abatement (Scrubber) Technology System “EcoSilencer”®, to the whole European,  American  and  Australian Shipping Communities, and to involved State Authorities and Organizations on behalf of Marine Exhaust Solutions Ltd of Canada.

‘'EcoSiolencer''®  is for the cleaning of Ships Exhaust Gazes from SOx, and part  from NOx, PM, CO2,  in compliance with the requirements of MARPOL  Annex VI,  as an alternative to the inefficiency of low sulphur fuels in the international market.

The created international  reactions and expressions of interest by KAMINCO OCEANIC SA' s  intensive campaign are excellent.

With his professional  Articles in the International  and Greek  Maritime  Press, his comprehensive  Presentations and Lectures  in Conferences and Exhibitions  G e o r g e  S.  K a m i n i s  has succeeded in alleviating the hesitations, difficulties and delays for the  implementation of  the Abatement (Scrubber) Technology to Annex VI of MARPOL,

The whole series of  GSK's   original Articles in reprints and any other information are available  upon request  at kaminco@kaminis.com

For immediate copies of English and Greek versions of last GSK's  Article,  please click :

MARPOL Annex VI & ABATEMENT TECHNOLOGY MAY08

MARPOL VI ΚΑΙ ΑΦΑΙΡΕΤΙΚΗ ΤΕΧΝΟΛΟΓΙΑ ΙΟΥΝΙΟΣ 2008

KAMINCO ORGANIZATION

There are two intergraded , intercommunicating , interacting branches of KAMINCO :

A)       KAMINCO  OVERSEAS  INC,  under Management of Sotirios G. Kaminis,   www.kaminco.com , dealing with existing Marine and Land Technologies , Customer Service and Training.

B)       KAMINCO  OCEANIC  SA, under Management of George S. Kaminis, www.kaminis.com , dealing with the Application of New  Environmental Technology and Emergency Response & Repair Service, including Training and Applications by the non-profit section of KAMINIS CO LTD.

THE STORY

Story of KAMINCO starts at the beginning of sixties, when a young Mariner Mr. George S. Kaminis with a Mechanical & Electrical Engineering Degree sound...

Shipboard, Shipbuilding, and Naval

1961-1969 MARKET LEADERS IN DIESEL PROPULSION

Diesel Propulsion
Corrosion Engineering
Special Coatings  
Impressed Current Cathodic Protection
Chemical Tank Cleaning, Treatment and Oil Spill Dispersion
Electrical Switchgear and Equipment, Transformers, Heat Exchangers
Second Hand Diesel Tonnage and Conversions

1964 – 1969  SUPERINTENDENT ENGINEERS

Supervising all Shell Tankers Type “Varitsella”, drydocked at Hellenic Shipyards, Skaramanga 

1969-1978 MARKET LEADERS IN THE WATERTIGHT HATCH COVERS

W/T Steel Hatch Covers Experts & Market Leaders 1969-1995
W/T Steel Hatch Covers Repair Specialists
Pioneers in introducing Incombustible Accommodation Partition Boards

1978 - UP TODAY MARKET LEADERS IN THE BACKBONE OF TANKER EQUIPMENT

Microwave Tank Level Gauging, Inert Gas and High Efficiency Cargo Valves, Independent High Level Alarm.

1985 - 2004 MARKET LEADERS IN THE PROPULSION EQUIPMENT

CP Propellers, Water Jets, T.Thrusters, Pods, Stabilizers.
Market Leaders, 100% of the local market share of newbuilt Fast Ferries and Cruise Ships with modern CPPs and T.Thrusters, Water Jets and Pods.

Fitted with CPPs Thrusters and/or Water Jets 50 Fast Passenger RoPax Ferries, Cruise Ships and Catamarans, also over 100 tankers and other types of ships, and two cruise vessels with PODs. Retrofited three Cruise ships with modern CPPs and T. Thrusters, one cruise ship and one Ferry with FPPs.

Fitted the biggest Water Jets, type 200, in the world.

Reverse Osmosis
Reverse Osmosis units in Greece, first installed on a Geek Cruise Vessel retrofitted in Perama, and in a Villa in  Kavouri, Greece, successfully. Rendered primary consultancy advice for a big R.O. unit for Syros Island, assembled locally by the technical section of the Commercial Bank of Greece.

1990   KAMINCO NEW GENERATION 

Sotirios G. Kaminis, after nine years of studies in the U.S.A., returns to Greece with a Msc degree in Aeronautics and Human Resaurces Management and a Phd degree in International Business Management. After he fulfills his service in the Hellenic Navy, he joins forces with his father George S. Kaminis, adding modern knowledge and power that reinforces KAMINCO capabilities to diversify and in other new technology horizons.

1995 - UP TODAY
“ Kaminko Propulsion Service”

Established the exclusively authorized Piraeus Service Station for CP Propellers, T.Thrusters, Water Jets, Azimuth Thrusters, Pods, Gears, attending all local and selected foreign ship owners service and spare parts inquiries, as well as the installations and trials of such equipment on locally build or retrofitted ferries, cruise ships and yachts.

2000  NEW PRODUCTS

Valve Griding, Cylinder Honing

NAVAL  REFERENCES 1963 UP TODAY

1963 - 1964
Built in Perama
Engineering design, supply and installation of complete engine room equipment, including main engines, shaftings, propellers, steering gear and auxiliary equipment on the two first steel-hull patrol boats built in Perama on account of the Ministry of Merchant Marine.

1969 - 1977
Fitted Hydrographic vessel “NAUTILUS” with W/T Hatch Cover.
Fitted Navy Research Vessel with a Steering Gear.

1978 - UP TODAY

Cooperation with the Hellenic Navy/Greek Shipyards and Hellenic Airforce

Mayor armament and fire control retrofit design studies on behalf of the Hellenic Navy.

Complete study, design and drawings for upgrading of Destroyer AIGAION.

Introduction of ILS System to Hellenic Navy Armament Directorate.

Drydocking inspection of first Hellenic Navy Frigate type “S” “ELLI” on account of Building Yard.

Two Hellenic Navy Patrol Boats "ARMATOLOS" "NAVMACHOS", fitted with modern CPPs systems.

Supported up to today with maintainance servive and spare parts.

Co-operation with the Hellenic Navy and Hellenic Shipyards in war ship design development for new patrol boats, type PYRPOLITIS.

Co-operation with the Hellenic Navy and Eleusis Shipyards in war ship design development for 5 new LSTs type SAMOS.

Electromagnetic compatibility design study, testing and certification for five new LST, type SAMOS built by Eleusis shipyards.

Consultancy service to Hellenic Navy for upgrading the CPP control systems of 5 Patrol Boats typeTHETIS.

Missiles, Air Traffic Control

Consultancy service to Hellenic Airforce and Hellenic Navy for implementation of advance technology Missiles.

Consultancy Service to Civil Aviation Authority for tender of new Air Traffic Control System.

Fast Patrol Boat for the Hellenic Ministry of Finance

Design, construction, trials, delivery to the Financial and Economic Crimes Office (SDOE) of the Hellenic Ministry of Finance their biggest (47,3 m.) A/L 50, fitted with special FP Propellers. The most stable Patrol vessel (37 knots), sailing at sea state 9 with 25 knots.

Today under the command of Greek Coast Guard with the insignia 050. Supported up to today with technical supervision and maintenance service.

Cooperation with the Cypriot Port & Marine Police and Cypriot Navy

Nine Patrol Vessels for the Cypriot Port and Marine Police and the Cypriot Navy, fitted with modern Water Jets systems.

Supported up to today by maintenance service and spare parts.