[15], Clive Palmer first announced the project in a press conference on 30 April 2012,[16] following the signature of a memorandum of understanding with state-owned Chinese shipyard CSC Jinling ten days before. Blue Star Line chairman Clive Palmer last announced progress on the Titanic ll project in 2015. [61] However, Deltamarin had told an Australian Broadcasting Corporation journalist that work on the Titanic II project had been halted,[62] while workers at the Chinese shipyard identified as the likely site of construction were highly skeptical that the project would ever move beyond the proposal stage[63] and that the Blue Star Line trademark was "abandoned. CLIVE Palmer says his Titanic II is full steam ahead despite reports to the contrary. Due to some issues, the company couldn’t launch the cruise ship. The concept of a functioning replica of the Titanic has been explored several times, especially following the resurgence of interest following the release of James Cameron's film in 1997. The statement also announced that the company had chosen management company V.Ships Leisure to work with them on the ship. “We are delighted that Deltamarin – one of the world’s leading ship design companies – will once again be working on Titanic II,’’ Mr Palmer said. Commissioned by Seven Star Energy Investment, it is to function as a part of Romandisea resort on the River Qi in Sichuan province. At that time the administrators indicated that they would seek to recover this money. Titanic II has captured the world’s imagination since Professor Palmer announced that his shipping company, Blue Star Line, would recreate the famous ship in honour of the 100 year anniversary of the launch and untimely fate of The Titanic. [68], This article is about the Clive Palmer project. The Titanic II is a planned ocean liner intended to be a functional modern-day replica of the RMS Titanic.The new ship is planned to have a gross tonnage (GT) of 56,000 while the original ship measured about 46,000 gross register tons (GRT). [57][58] The start of construction was postponed to March 2014,[59] then to late 2014. [33] The work carried by Lloyd's would ensure that the ship's design complied with the current SOLAS regulations. The ship is designed to be as similar in internal and external appearance to the Titanic as possible. [12] He commissioned Olsen Designs to design the ship, advised by Harland and Wolff Technical Services who produced a feasibility study, and Callcott Anderson to design the interior. [20], In October 2012, Blue Star Line announced that Titanic expert Steve Hall had been appointed as Design Consultant and Historian for the project,[21] and that Titanic interiors expert Daniel Klistorner had been appointed as Interior Design Consultant and Historian. [31][32] [48] In 2010, Palmer started a company called Zeppelin International, with the intention of making a commercially viable Zeppelin. [6] The development of the project was resumed in November 2018 after a hiatus which began in 2015, caused by a financial dispute[7][8] that affected the $500 million project.[9]. The latest progress on the construction of entrepreneur Clive Palmer’s Titanic II has been announced via Twitter. Plans showed a layout broadly similar to the original, but with the third-class cabins modernised, and consideration being given to en-suite bathrooms throughout the ship. Observation decks in the redundant first two funnels, which would have had, according to Deltamarin, tinted window coverings to blend in with the funnels' color, intended to be as close as possible to the original "White Star buff.". This page was last edited on 10 April 2021, at 13:55. The new ship is planned to have a gross tonnage (GT) of 56,000, while the original ship measured about 46,000 gross register tons (GRT). Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. [56], When the project was first announced in 2012, Palmer claimed that construction would begin before the end of the year, with a 2016 launch. [34][35], In an interview in February 2014, Palmer claimed that keel laying would take place in September 2014. The wait to find out more about Titanic II may almost be over. "[64], On 27 September 2018, the Blue Star Line, in a press release on their official web site, announced that work on the project would recommence. In their April 2016 report, the administrators stated that payments from Queensland Nickel to Blue Star Line had been "uncommercial and director-related transactions". [38], The interior of the ship was intended to be as similar as possible to the original. By 2022, a new ship modeled after the Titanic could set sail for 2,400 passengers, thanks to Australian businessman Clive Palmer, who shelled out $500 million for the project. An artist's impression of The Titanic II (Image: Blue Star Line) The ship belongs to wealthy Australian businessman and politician Clive Palmer, and is estimated to have cost between £300m and £400m. To find out if the venture is still going ahead and whether there have been any updates, we began by looking on the Blue Star Line website. So the mystery surrounding what's happening with the Titanic II remains. [13] After signing an agreement with a Monaco-based investment banking company, Gous claimed that construction would begin at Harland and Wolff within nine months. On 17 July 2013, Blue Star Line announced that the classification society Lloyd's Register has joined the Titanic II project. [38], The Titanic II would represent the first major passenger vessel constructed in China, a country with much more experience of building cargo ships than cruise ships, and a significant investment would be required to ensure it met the much more stringent safety requirements for passenger vessels. The only contact details for the company was an email address: info@bluestarline.com.au. "The wreck of the Titanic was discovered in 1985 and lies 370 miles off the coast of Newfoundland, around 12,500 feet… The Titanic II liner project was launched by Australian mining tycoon Clive Palmer in 2012 Work has resumed on a stalled project to build a replica of Titanic. The Titanic II that’s sinking into oblivion We wrote last year about Australian businessman and politician Clive Palmer, who has been trying since 2012 to build a working replica of the RMS Titanic. Titanic II is a planned passenger ocean liner intended to be a functional modern-day replica of the Olympic-class RMS Titanic. Palmer and co have competition in the form of the “Romandisea Titanic”, currently under construction in China. The project was first pushed back to 2016, then to 2018. An overall increase in the height of the ship above the waterline (due to the insertion of the safety deck). 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"For further information and announcements about Titanic II, please visit our website www.BlueStarLine.com.au and Facebook page www.facebook.com/OfficialTitanicII.". While there was no mention of the Titanic II itself in the post, it could be a hint at what's to come in the new year. Titanic II will be a "ship of peace" and a "financial bonanza", the Australian billionaire behind an audacious project to build a replica of the famous cruise liner has said. Model testing using a 9.3-metre (31 ft) wooden model was undertaken in September 2013 at the Hamburgische Schiffbau-Versuchsanstalt (HSVA). The Titanic II would represent the first major passenger vessel constructed in China, a country with much more experience of building cargo ships than cruise ships, and a significant investment would be required to ensure it met the much more stringent safety requirements for passenger vessels. However, the original wooden panelling does not conform to modern fire regulations, so as in Queen Mary 2, veneers would have had to be used. [50] He has gained a reputation in Australia for floating ambitious and unusual business ideas which he fails to see through, and the Titanic II has been described as "a classic Clive Palmer announcement. explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. [11] The article discussed the changes to the original design required to produce a safe and economically viable ship, including a welded rather than riveted hull, diesel-electric propulsion in place of steam engines, and a bulbous bow. The Chinese state-owned CSC Jinling shipyard has never built a large passenger vessel. But you'll still be able to dine in early-20th century finery. Clive Palmer last announced progress on the Titanic ll project in 2015 when work was suspended due to his flagship company, Mineralogy, being in dispute with Chinese Government owned Citic Limited over the non-payment of hundreds of millions of dollars of royalties owed to Palmer companies. But after a series of financial disputes the ship was stalled until 2018, when Blue Star Line - the company behind the project, announced that the ship would be ready by 2022. [47] Palmer had previously claimed that he was the target of a conspiracy involving Barack Obama, the CIA, the Rockefeller Foundation and Greenpeace, who he believed were attempting to close down his mining operation. [note 1] The project was announced by Australian billionaire Clive Palmer in April 2012 as the flagship of the proposed cruise company Blue Star Line Pty. How the pandemic has affected progress remains to be seen. [37] Palmer has rejected the claims made against him in the report, including those related to the Titanic II. [38] Propulsion would have been by three azimuth thrusters which would also be used for manoeuvring, while the replica of the rudder of the Titanic II is purely cosmetic, and would not have extended substantially below the waterline. [needs update] The room freed up by eliminating the steam boilers of the original ship would have been used for crew quarters and various services. The grand plans for the cruise liner which will be a replica of the Titanic, which sank after hitting an iceberg in 1912, were originally revealed in April 2012 by Australian mining billionaire Clive Palmer. TITANIC II is set to launch in less than two years — not in movie theatres, but on the open sea. “Deltamarin was one of the first global companies to come aboard when Titanic II was originally launched in 2012 and we are looking forward to continuing … Despite a note at the bottom of the email saying: "All media enquiries will be forwarded to our media team" we are yet to get a response. Titanic ll will be the ship where those dreams come true.". However, today's safety regulations and economic considerations dictated several major changes to the design, including: For economic reasons, the steam engines and coal-fired boilers of the original Titanic would be replaced with a modern diesel-electric propulsion system. 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A wooden model of the Titanic II - a replica of the tragic 1912 ship - was put into water for testing in Germany, it has been revealed. The South African project began in 1998, and was one of the subjects of an article in Popular Mechanics magazine in September of that year. [15] In 2006, after repeatedly failing to secure investment, the project was abandoned. In October 2018 press conference, Clive Palmer announced that the construction of the titanic replica is resumed and scheduled to launch in 2022. A replica of the world’s most famous “unsinkable” ship — which struck an iceberg and sank on its maiden voyage on April 15, 1912, killing 1503 people — is under construction with a maiden voyage planned for 2018. Clive Palmer speaks about the Titanic II and the vision to create the Ship where dreams will come true. Titanic II should take to the water in 2022, following the original route. [54] Cunard Line, which acquired the White Star Line legacy when the companies merged in 1934, stated that they "have always been very mindful and very respectful of such a tragic event [and] don't think that building a replica or a 'II' is appropriate. While every bit as luxurious as her namesake, Titanic II will have every modern amenity along with 21st century technology and the latest navigation and safety systems. On the company's Facebook page there was a phone number from Brisbane, Australia, so we tried to call them. In a bid to find another way to contact the company we visited their Facebook page @OfficialTitanicII. [27] There was also a breakfast held in Southampton on 13 March. announced that the ship would be ready by 2022. The gala event in New York was the official Global Launch and was held aboard the USS Intrepid in New York City on 26 February 2013. The new Titanic 2 ship was expected to be launched in 2018 - 106 years after the original ship sank in the North Atlantic Ocean. However, the total height of the ship from the keel to funnels would be the same as the original, at 175 feet (53 m). [28] The feasibility study was complete, and the project development phase was ongoing. [37], The gross tonnage of the replica will be 56,000 GT, about 10,000 GT more than that of the original. The plan to recreate her was publicly announced by the Australian businessman Clive Palmer on the centenary of the sinking, the 15th of April 2012. Unlike Palmer's Titanic II, the all-Chinese replica is not intended to sail on any ocean but will be permanently docked within a reservoir. Our. There is a plan in progress to build a working replica of the doomed ocean liner RMS Titanic.The original sank during an Atlantic crossing on the 15th of April 1912 and became the most famous shipwreck in history. When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. You can unsubscribe at any time. Clive Palmer last announced progress on the Titanic ll project in 2015 when work was suspended due to his flagship company, Mineralogy, being in dispute with Chinese Government owned Citic Limited over the non-payment of hundreds of millions of dollars of royalties owed to Palmer … [43] The 269 m Titanic II would be the largest side-launched vessel in history by a huge margin,[44] and would have required a significant extension to the shipyard's facilities. We sent two email's to the address just to be sure but all we received was an automated response to say: "Thank you for your interest in Blue Star Line’s Titanic II. [25][26] The gala dinner in London (UK) was held at the Natural History Museum on 2 March, and was accompanied by a display of items salvaged from the Titanic. The Chinese state-owned CSC Jinling shipyard has never built a large passenger vessel. Mixed Views on the Building of Titanic II. After over a year of posting no updates on Facebook about the Titanic II, the page shared a post from billionaire Clive Palmer himself on Christmas Eve wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. The last media release about the Titanic II was published by Blue Star Line on their website on December 17 2018. The most widely publicized project was that of South African businessman Sarel Gous in 1998. [67] In June 2020 the project's official media site posted an image of the forecastle section nearly completed. In addition, it has no drydock, instead using side launching from a 200 m slipway. [17] On 19 June, it was announced that Finnish naval architecture firm Deltamarin Ltd. had been commissioned to undertake the design of the ship,[18][19] and on 17 July a preliminary general arrangement was published. We are overwhelmed with the support and encouragement from fans and supporters around the world. However, the line just kept ringing and no one ever picked up the phone. [52] Charles Haas, president of the U.S.-based Titanic International Society, questioned both its appropriateness and commercial viability, telling Scientific American, "It’s a matter of sensitivity, respect and thoughtfulness ... we commemorate tragedies and those lost in them, not duplicate them". The original plans of Blue Star Line were to launch the replica ship in April 2012, in order to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the sinking. Tillberg Design of Sweden was contracted to produce drawings replicating Titanic's original interiors. Eerie photos show what the ship is expected to look like inside, Look back at great photos and memories from years ago with our Days Gone By newsletter. We tried to find out what is happening to Titanic II which was due to set sail in 2022. [60] When construction had still not begun in 2015 a spokesman for Palmer said the project had merely been delayed, and that the new ship would be launched in 2018—two years later than initially planned. [22] Later that month, it was announced that an advisory board would be formed to provide "suggestions and recommendations to Blue Star Line to ensure the Titanic II appropriately and respectfully pays homage to Titanic, her crew and passengers." [49] After the plan came to nothing, it was ridiculed as the 'bizarre move of the year' by Australian business website Smartcompany. 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