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18th Volume, No. 91 1963 – “54 years tugboatman” – 2017 Dated 12 November 2017

BUYING, SALES, NEW BUILDING, RENAMING AND OTHER TUGS TOWING & OFFSHORE INDUSTRY NEWS Distribution twice a week 11.350+

TUGS & TOWING NEWS

TUG JARO II WITH ON TOW A MAXI HULL”.

A nice picture of EMAR Offshore

Services tugboat Jaro II towing a

maxi hull for Damen Shipyards

Group from the Black Sea to the

Netherlands where she will be

further outfitted. Convoy is

scheduled to arrive in Rotterdam

on the 15th of November 2017,

weather permitting. Picture

made by the crew, well done.

(Press Release)

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TWO JENSEN MARITIME DESIGNS NAMED AMONG WORKBOAT ’S 10

S IGNIFICANT BOATS OF 2017

Jensen Maritime Consultants , the Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering

subsidiary of Crowley Maritime Corp., has announced, that two of its tugboat designs have been

selected among WorkBoat’s 10 Significant Boats of 2017. Jensen’s design work, which yielded four

constructed vessels – Earl W. Redd, Arkansas, Mardi Gras and South Carolina – will be recognized

during an awards breakfast at the International WorkBoat Show on Thursday, Nov. 30, in New

Orleans, an event that will culminate with the selection of the 2017 Boat of the Year. The first

winning tugboat, Earl W. Redd, was designed for owner Harley Marine Services Inc. of Seattle, and

built at Diversified Marine Inc.’s shipyard in Portland, Ore. Notably, it was the first tractor tugboat

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in America to enter

service in compliance

with the U.S.

Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA)'s Tier IV

environmental standards

by use of a selective

catalytic reduction (SCR)

system. The SCR system

significantly reduces the

amount of nitrous oxide

(NOx), particulate matter

and hydrocarbons

released into the

environment, and makes the 120-foot vessel one of the cleanest-running tugboats in terms of marine

emissions. It is also equipped with a modern Rolls-Royce US 255-P30-FP Z-drive propulsion system

and two Caterpillar 3516E diesel engines, for a rated 5,000 horsepower. Two 125 kilowatt-hour

(kW) John Deere generator sets provide the tug’s electrical power. Following its christening in

March, the tugboat joined Harley’s Olympic tug-and-barge operations along the U.S. West Coast,

including in Alaska, Puget Sound and on the Columbia River. Jensen’s second winning design

provided the blueprints for tugboats Arkansas, Mardi Gras and South Carolina, which were built at

Steiner Shipyard in Bayou La Batre, Ala., for owner Crescent Towing. The 92-foot vessels each

feature two modern Rolls Royce 255 Z-drive propulsion systems and two, low-maintenance G.E. 250

diesel engines, for a rated 2,748 horsepower. Two 99 kilowatt-hour (kW) John Deere generator sets

provide the tugs’ electrical power. The trio of tugs feature a unique staple position that offers

improved steering by 30 percent and increased stability. Further, the tugs’ high horsepower and

deep-draft are ideally suited for safety, long-term serviceability and the ever-increasing size, tonnage

and draft of the ships calling at the ports served by Crescent Towing, which include New Orleans,

Mobile and Savannah. The workboats make up three of seven Jensen-designed tugs in the owner’s

18-vessel fleet. Workboat previously honored Jensen with Significant Boat Awards in 2016 for the

design of San Francisco Fireboat 3, for the San Francisco Fire Department; in 2013 for the design of

Crowley’s 750 class articulated tug-barge (ATB) fleet and the Bob Franco tugboat, owned by Harley

Marine; in 2012 for the design of Crowley’s ocean class tugboats; in 2009 for the design of Crowley’s

Nachik and Sesok tugboats; and in 2008 for the design of the HandyOne class boat, owned by Great

Lakes Towing, and for the design of barge TAGGATZ, owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

(Source: PortNews)

GONDAN SIGNED NEW CONTRACT FOR HYBRID ICEBREAKER TUG

The shipyard, selected as the result of

a rigourous international

competition, will build the tug

designed by Robert Allan Ltd for the

Port of Luleå (Sweden). GONDAN’s

new contract with Port of Luleå

(Sweden) for a new hybrid-powered

icebreaking escort tug designed by

Robert Allan Ltd has just been signed.

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The shipyard was selected as the result of a rigourous international competition amongst qualified

shipbuilders. The new tug is a RAL TundRA 3600-H class icebreaking design fully customized for

the Port of Luleå operational requirements. The vessel is designed to perform icebreaking – it is

capable of breaking 1 metre of ice at a speed of up to 3 knots- ice management, escort, ship-assist,

coastal towing, fire-fighting and navigation aids service duties. This 36-m tug with a hull structure

that exceeds Finnish-Swedish ice class rules and has high environmental standards will be classed by

Lloyd’s Register. The vessel will

be equipped with an innovative

hybrid propulsion system that

will include two diesel main

engines, shaft

generators/motors and batteries

for energy storage. This

configuration will provide

operational flexibility that will

produce significant fuel,

emissions and maintenance

savings. With an expected

bollard pull of about 100 tonnes

in diesel-mechanical mode

when including battery boost capacity, this tug will be the most powerful icebreaking escort tug of

this size in the world with hybrid/electrical propulsion. (Press Release)

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TIDEWATER AHTS W ILLIAM R CROYLEY II TOWING

The AHTS William R Croyley

(Imo 9476862) shows towing

the jackup rig Jur Smile from

Singapore to Alang, India.

They just successfully

completed the tow and the

AHTS is on her way back to

Singapore. The 2009 built

William R Croyley is Vanuatu

registered with call sign

YJVW5. She is owned by

Tidewater Marine Ships LLC –

New Orleans: USA. And

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managed by Tidewater Marine LLC – New Orleans; USA. She has a grt of 2,301 tons and a dwt of

2,068 tons and classed American Bureau of Shipping (Photo: Juan Campos)

SMIT LAMNALCO ORDERS FOUR DAMEN ASD 3212 TUGS

Towage and marine

services company Smit

Lamnalco has ordered four

Damen ASD 3212 tugs - all

for delivery next year.

Making the

announcement at the

Europort Exhibition in

Rotterdam, Smit Lamnalco

CEO Mauro Fernando

Sales said: “We decided to

invest in four new Damen

ASD tugs following the

recent award of two

important contracts – one in Australia and the other in Oman. “The move to acquire more Damen

vessels is in line with our mission to standardise our fleet and to provide high quality, reliable

vessels, which is particularly important given the challenging environments our vessels often

operate in.” Smit Lamnalco, headquartered in Rotterdam, has been a longstanding client of Damen

Shipyards and has 55 Damen vessels in its fleet. Two of the new Damen ASD 3212 tugs will head for

the mining town of Weipa in Queensland, Australia in the third quarter of 2018, where they will be

deployed on a Rio Tinto project. Jeroen van Woerkum, Damen Shipyards Sales Manager Benelux,

emphasises: “Smit Lamnalco has been a customer of Damen for many years, appreciating the

experience and quality offered by the company. Additionally, in this particular case, the end-

customer Rio Tinto had a

strong preference for

Damen ASD tugs for its

project in Weipa. It was

vital that we could deliver

these vessels quickly from

stock.” Smit Lamnalco is

also very familiar with

Damen’s Service Hub in

Brisbane, which is for the

benefit of Damen customers

operating in the region. In

Oman, the two Damen ASD

3212 tugs will work at a

terminal operated by the

Oman India Fertiliser Company S.A.O.C (OMIFCO) in the Port of Sur. These tugs are due to be

delivered in June 2018 and will be operated by the joint venture Bahwan Lamnalco Company

(BLC). The Damen ASD 3212 is a powerful, sturdy and highly manoeuvrable tug, with a bollard pull

of 80 tonnes. As part of the Damen portfolio, the vessel is series built for stock, ensuring rapid

delivery of proven technology. (Press Release)

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TENDERING STARTED FOR TUG ICEBREAKING BOW

Conventional tugs will be

able to become

icebreakers when a new

attachable bow is built

next year. ILS Ship Design

& Engineering has started

tendering shipyards to

build this removable

icebreaking bow, believed

to be the first of its kind.

ILS general manager

Kristian Lehtonen told

Tug Technology & Business that this bow could convert a typical pusher tug into an icebreaker for

inland waterway towage requirements. The first version to be built will have a breadth of 12.5 m

and will enable tugs to break 70 cm of ice at 2 knots, or 40 cm of ice at 6 knots. “There is a lot of

interest from Russian operators as there are shallow waterways that are frozen during winter

months,” he said. “Our solution will be cost effective as a tug can be used to cut ice with our bow.”

ILS has model tested the icebreaking bow and expects the first to be available in 2018. A 50 m long

version has also been designed for large pusher tugs. ILS sales engineer Mo Beiki said this would be

able to cut through 80 cm of ice at a speed of 6 knots. ILS has also designed an icebreaking tug that

would also be a multipurpose vessel based on the design of 2014-built harbour icebreaker and escort

tug Ahto, said Mr Lehtonen. (Source: Tug Technology and Business)

TUG PROPULSION AND AUTOMATION SYSTEMS REVEALED AT EUROPORT

Some of the latest technology for tugs was introduced at the Europort exhibition in Rotterdam, the

Netherlands, in early November. Tug operators were introduced to new propulsion, automation and

wheelhouse technology at the Europort exhibition in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Tug Technology

& Business was given access to the latest thruster technology from Veth Propulsion, which

introduced its integrated electric-driven L-drive at the event. Veth has reduced the size of its

thruster drive and included a counter-rotating propeller into its latest propulsion device. This has

been developed to minimise the amount of engineroom space that the drive needs and lower the

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noise generated from the

thruster, said Veth service

manager Jan van Stenis. As of

7 November, the L-drive was

available with a power range

of up 1,500 kW, but Veth is

developing these drives up to

2,000 kW. Permanent

magnet motors drive the

thruster, meaning “there are

fewer moving parts and a

compact unit in an

engineroom,” he explained. “There are fewer moving parts and a compact unit in an engineroom” Another modification has been made to the gearbox body. This links the thruster drive to the

counter-rotating propellers, causing drag and impacting the water streamline to the propellers. To

mitigate both, Veth designed “a fin that is off-centre so the streamline is optimised, as calculated by

computational fluid dynamics,” said Mr van Stenis. He explained that tugs that require a shallow

draught could operate with two single-screw L-drives, arranged to have counter-rotating and

smaller diameter propellers, one on the port and the other on starboard, plus a bow tunnel thruster

for maximum manoeuvrability. Ulstein Power & Control used Europort to introduce its integrated

X-Connect automation, alarm monitoring and power control systems. Ulstein product owner Jonas

Wenström said the X-Connect alarm monitoring system (AMS) includes input-output devices,

control processors, data logs and digital information panel. This can be expanded into an integrated

automation system by adding more of these components and having a double network for

redundancy. Ulstein has also developed an X-Connect power management system that is

“configurable, modular and flexible” said Mr Wenström. An X-Connect integrated bridge system

also includes graphical user interfaces that were “redesigned for easy use, to be standardised, but

with flexibility.” Ulstein created a library of graphical interfaces so operators can customise

workstations. “Our software uses a Linux operating system and the user interface technology has

dashboards and fast graphics that come from the automotive industry,” he said. Radio Holland has

developed a remote monitoring box that could be installed on ocean-going tugs. This collects real-

time data and bridge equipment alerts from vessels and sends them over satellite or coastal

communications networks to a shore-based monitoring centre. Radio Holland chief executive Paul

Smulders said this data can be used to diagnose anomalies, such as unavailability of a tug’s

communications equipment because of a fault. “We can act on issues and recognise problems from our office in Rotterdam” “We can act on issues and recognise problems from our office in

Rotterdam,” he said, adding that this includes VHF radio and devices that link to mobile phone

networks. Radio Holland project manager Hendrik Impens said safety communications equipment

and other bridge devices will be connected to a vessel’s remote monitoring box through Ethernet

lines in the future. (Source: Tug Technology and Business)

BOSKALIS DUMPT NEDERLANDSE FAIRMOUNT BEMANNING ALSNOG

Boskalis gaat zijn Nederlandse bemanningsleden bij dochteronderneming Fairmount Marine alsnog

verruilen voor ‘lage lonen landers'. De Nederlanders zijn volgens Boskalis domweg ‘te duur'. Het

gaat om ruim 20 bemanningsleden, actief op 5 schepen. FNV/Nautilus dreigt naar de rechter te

stappen. Medio 2016 kondigde Boskalis als onderdeel van de zogenaamde vlootrationalisatie

plannen al aan dat de Nederlandse bemanningsleden bij dochteronderneming Fairmount Marine

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zouden worden omgeruild voor

‘lage lonen landers'. Zij zouden

‘te duur' zijn. Na een aantal

acties van FNV

Waterbouw/Nautilus, voor de

poort van het Boskalis

hoofdkantoor en op de

Fairmount Glacier in de haven

van Aberdeen, besloot de

Boskalis directie eind vorig jaar

de maatregel tot eind 2017 op

te schorten. En tevens om in

deze periode te bekijken of de

Fairmount activiteiten

‘financieel gezien te verbeteren

zouden zijn'. Maar inmiddels heeft de Boskalis-directie besloten, na advisering door de OR, deze

ingrijpende reorganisatiemaatregel toch door te gaan voeren. De magere financiële resultaten

zouden volgens Boskalis hiertoe aanleiding geven. Geen onderbouwing FNV/Nautilus-bestuurder

Marcel van Dam: ‘Boskalis heeft ons laten weten dat tussen nu en medio 2019 de Nederlandse

bemanning zal worden vervangen door "lage lonen landers", ingehuurd door het uitzendbureau

Anglo Eastern. Echter nut en noodzaak wenst Boskalis ons niet aan te tonen. Ook de

bemanningsleden van Fairmount weigert men informatie hierover. Onze leden bij Fairmount

hebben de OR gesommeerd de informatie, waarop het advies van de OR is gebaseerd, bekend te

maken. Nautilus zal ook de werkgever nogmaals verzoeken om inzage in de stukken, die het besluit

onderbouwen. Mochten Boskalis en de OR niet over de brug komen dan sluit Van Dam acties en

een gang naar de rechter niet uit. ‘Daarover gaan we binnenkort met onze leden weer in gesprek',

zegt de vakbondsbestuurder. (DvdM) (Source: Schuttevaer)

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DAMEN SIGNS ORDER WITH MULTRASHIP SUBSIDIARIES FOR TWO STAN

LAUNCH 804S FOR TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Today, 09 November 2017, at the Europort exhibition in Rotterdam, Multraship and Damen signed a

contract for the build and delivery of two Damen Stan Launch 804s. The new launches will be

operated by Multraship subsidiaries Montis Mooring Boatservice BV and Verenigde Bootlieden BV.

Verenigde Bootlieden BV and Montis Mooring Boatservice BV provide boatmen and other specialist

marine services in the port of Terneuzen, the Netherlands. The new acquisitions will provide among

others line handling services in the Terneuzen port area. The 8.62-metre Stan Launch 804s are

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specially modified versions of the

class. Integrated into the design

are upgrades designed to

maximise their capabilities in the

specialised terminal

environment, based on their

operators’ long experience. With

an emphasis on manoeuvrability

and power, the changes include

increasing the standard bollard

pull from 1.4 tonnes to 3.2

tonnes, adding an 11kW bow

thruster, a ø900 mm nozzle

propeller and more than

doubling the installed power to

182 kW. Other features include Mampaey quick-release towing hooks, capstans with a pull force of

750 kg to manage heavy mooring ropes,

and anti-slip wooden decks. The new

launches will have further

modifications based on more recent

experiences. Most notably, the air draft

will be further decreased to less than

2.75 metres to give additional

manoeuvrability beneath the terminal

jetties and in other confined spaces.

Multraship and Damen have a close

relationship going back many years.

Other recent deliveries include two

ASD 3212 tugs. The launches will be

built at Damen Maaskant Shipyards

Stellendam for delivery in 2018. (Press Release)

RPA 8: RIVER TRIALS CONFIRM EXCEPTIONAL EFFICIENCY OF NEW

PATROL VESSEL

Shipyard Kooiman conducted river trials this week on the RPA 8, the new patrol vessel of the Port

of Rotterdam. The 25 m boat marks a big step in naval architecture for such vessels, combining Van

Oossanen Naval Architects’ Fast Displacement Hull Form (FDHF) with an underwater spoiler, called

Hull Vane®. The ship will consume less than 60% of her predecessors to carry out the same tasks.

Niels Moerke, managing director of Van Oossanen and Hull Vane BV: “Fast vessels need some form

of lift in the aft ship to be efficient at high speeds. You can generate this lift with the hull, by

creating a hard chine planing hull form, or with hull appendages such as interceptors and trim

wedges. In our experience however, the most efficient way to create this lift is with a submerged

wing at the transom. This allows us to design the vessel to be much more efficient at the cruising

speed of 20 km/h, while still achieving a maximum speed of 35 km/h.” The stern-mounted wing is

basically a hydrofoil for displacement ships, a patented product called Hull Vane® and on the

market since 2014. It reduces the stern wave and develops forward thrust. Model tests at Marin

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showed that the Hull

Vane® saves over 20% in

fuel consumption from

20 to 35 km/h on RPA 8.

What is most striking

onboard is that there is

no noticeable difference

between sailing at 15, 25

or 35 km/h. Due to its

FDHF hull shape and the

Hull Vane® there is no

“hump speed”, and the

speed can be chosen

freely depending on the need. There is also a very minimal generated wave pattern at all speeds. Due

to her efficiency and a number of noise-reducing measures, RPA 8 is an exceptionally quiet boat.

She has 40% less engine power than her colleagues RPA 1 and RPA 2. At 95% power, the measured

noise level in the wheelhouse was only 49 dB(A), which is what you normally experience at home.

The fuel consumption at 20 km/h is only 26 litres per hour. Manoeuvring trials were done, showing

that RPA 8 is extremely manoeuvrable. For slow-speed manoeuvring, she is helped by her

controllable pitch propellers, her rudders with a maximum angle of 60 degrees and a powerful bow

thruster. RPA 8 has a hybrid propulsion installation, allowing her to run both propellers and all

electrical consumers from just one – properly loaded - main engine during patrolling. Niels Moerke:

“RPA 8 is a good example of what can be achieved when a ship is designed for efficiency over the

entire operational profile. We congratulate Shipyard Kooiman on building such a quality vessel and

the Port of Rotterdam for their courage to embrace new technology, which will massively reduce

CO2 emissions. We hope to retrofit a Hull Vane® also to similar existing ships.” RPA 8 is the eighth

vessel to be equipped with a Hull Vane®, and ten other ships which will have a Hull Vane® are

currently under construction. (Press Release)

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YURIBEY SAFELY IN MURMANSK

The new build tug Yuribey, IMO 9822463, built at the Craneship shipyard for FSUE Atomflot,

successfully completed its first haul, safely going over more than 5,000 miles and arrived at the base

port Murmansk on November 7, 2017. The ice tug «Yuribei» will become part of the port fleet of the

Sabetta seaport, in accordance with the program for creating the port transport infrastructure. This

is the 3rd vessel built and handed over to the customer by the company "Craneship" for this project

(sea tug «PUR» IMO 9802956 was put into operation in April 2016, sea tug «Tambey» IMO 9803376

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was put into operation in May

2016). Yamal LNG (a project

that creates a port fleet for

Sabetta seaport) is an

integrated project for the

production, liquefaction and

supply of natural gas, as well

as the building of a liquefied

natural gas plant with a

capacity of about 16.5 million

tons per year at the resource

base of the Yuzhno-

Tambeyskoy field. The tug is

designed by Marine

Engineering Bureau

«Transship Design» and built

under

FF3WS Escort Tug Salvage ship Oil recovery ship (>60°C) WINTERIZATION (-40) ANTY-IСE

ECO). In accordance with the specifics of the forthcoming work, the tug is designed for a wide range

of operations: ice works in the port and approach channel; escort of LNG carriers; towing of non-

propelled vessels and floating structures; pilotage of vessels and mooring to berths; escort operations

at speed up to 10 knots; fighting fires on ships and port facilities; participation in rescue operations;

participation in oil spill cleaning operations; collection of spills of petroleum products with a

flashpoint above 60 ° C from the sea surface and transferring them to shore structures; transportation

of deck cargo, including three 20' containers. According to the classification of the RMRS, the tug

has an Arctic ice class Arc6, to ensure that the hull is made of steel class E40. In accordance with the

Class, the tug may go over one-year-old ice up to 1.5 meters in thickness. During the development

of the tug project, ice qualities of the ship model in the ice trial tank were studied at the

experimental base of the Krylov State Research Center, one of the world's largest research centers in

the field of shipbuilding and design. The transverse watertight bulkheads divide the vessel into 7

compartments, providing a one-compartment unsinkability, and double sides and a double bottom

along the overall length of the ship provide ice unsinkability. The tug motion and its operation in

the ice are provided by two propulsion complexes Azipod ICE1400P-12400H2 with fixed-pitch

stainless steel screws with a diameter of 3.5 meters and with an electric drive. The total power on

the screws is 7mW, which allows reaching almost 100 tons of bollar pull. Azipodes have several

modes of operation: "free running", "working in ice" and "towing mode". Tug «Yuribei» is a unique

vessel in its range of its size to capacity. Its length is only 39 meters at a power of 8 mW. The work

of the propulsion systems is provided by four main diesel-generators CATERPILLAR 3516C-HD

DITA with a total capacity of 8 mW. The PEMS (Power & Energy Management System) system

provides the operation of the main diesel-generators by automatically starting the required amount

of ones depending on the load on the screws, thereby optimizing fuel depletion depending on the

task. Such an arrangement allows to significantly reduce operating costs due to fuel and vehicle

resource saving. The vessel is designed for operation at temperatures up to -50 ° C. This is ensured by

various constructive measures. So, fore and aft towing complexes are located in enclosed spaces.

Comings of doors, covers, air heads, fittings, handrails, communication and navigation antennas and

other devices are electrically heated. The air taken into the engine room and living spaces passes

through the heaters, which ensure its preheating. To ensure comfortable temperatures, two boilers

operating on a thermal liquid (one - standby) are installed on the ship, which provide heating of

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incoming air to the ship, heating

of the vessel spaces and tanks.

The most comfortable conditions

are created to crew: all cabins are

equipped with bathrooms,

internet and IP telephony.

Spacious crew mess, gym and

sauna ensure the crew's rest in

their spare time. The tug fully

meets ILO conventions. The tug

is provided with communication

facilities for the sea area

A1+A2+A3+A4, means of

communication with aircraft.

Additionally, there is a satellite

communication system providing high-speed Internet access, telephone communication, e-mail,

access to corporate networks, and the possibility of video conferences. Navigation systems

correspond to the Polar Code and the symbol of the Class OMBO. In addition, ice radar is installed,

which allows to continuously monitor the state of the ice fields in the area of the ship's operation.

Owing to the close cooperation between the project designer "Transship Design" and the customer

FSUE Atomflot at all stages of design and production, it managed to realize the project as much as

possible according to the customer's requirements for the tug future operation. Upon the tug arrival

in the base port Murmansk, a solemn ceremony of including it in the fleet was held. The successful

project close-out and the tug handing over to the customer became another significant milestone in

the history of many years of cooperation between the companies. Total power on the screws - 7mW;

Total output - 8 mW.; Length – 39.54 m; Breadth – 14 m; Draft with skeg – 7.1 m; Speed – 14 kn;

Bollard pull ahead – 96.88 t; Ice class - ARC6 (Press Release)

ACCIDENTS – SALVAGE NEWS

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MARINE RESCUE SERVICE OF ROSMORRECHFLOT TAKES DELIVERY OF

TWO BOOM-LAYING BOATS

Marine Rescue Service of Rosmorrechflot (Federal Marine and River Transport Agency) has taken

delivery of the third and the forth ships in the series of six boats of Project А-40–2Б-ЯР being built

at Yaroslavsky Shipbuilding Plant under the contract with the Directorate of the State Customer in

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the framework the Federal

Targeted Programme

“Development of Russia’s

Transport System in 2010-

2020”. According to the

Directorate, the

acceptance/delivery certificate

for the boom-laying boat

named Spasatel Aleksyuk was

signed at Vanino port on 30

October 2017. The boat

named Kapitan Mishin was

put into operation at the port

of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky on 6 November 2017. Both ships have been handed over to the

operator, Marine Rescue Service of Rosmorrechflot. The vessels of Project А40-2Б-ЯР developed by

Agat-Design LLC in cooperation with Yaroslavsky Shipbuilding Plant are intended for

transportation and installation of boom guards in sea coastal search and rescue areas, on the waters

of the bays, inlets and seaports, to contain the spread of spilled oil products, to liquidate oil spills, to

collect the spilled oil products into floating containers and their further towing to the reception

points of shore or floating stations and also for the construction of oil-gathering orders. Key

characteristics: length overall - 20.97 m; breadth overall - 5.7 m; draught - 1.17 m; midships depth –

3.10 m, depth – 2.50 m, deadweight – 8.20 t, speed – about 20.0 knots, cruising range – 250 miles,

endurance - 3 days, main propulsion - 2х588 kW, displacement – 51.6 t, crew – 2, personnel – 4. RS

class - КМ Iсe2 R3 RSN Aut 3 oil recovery ship (>60°). PJSC Yaroslavsky Shipbuilding Plant

(Yaroslavsky Shipyard, managed by JSC FINSUDPROM) is located in the central part of Russia on

the Volga River. The shipyard was incorporated in 1993. The company specializes in the

construction of civil and naval ships. Yaroslavlsky Shipyard has been for many years one of the

major suppliers of sea / ocean-going tugs for Russian law enforcement agencies. The company has

built so far about 80 ocean-going tugs, mainly of Projects 745 and 1454, and modifications. (Source: PortNews)

FOURTEEN FISHERMEN RESCUED AFTER GROUNDING THEIR SHIP

The 14 Taiwanese and

Indonesian sailors are safe

and sound. Their ship ran

aground on North

Marutea Atoll. The high

commission triggered the

rescue. They were

evacuated to Makemo.

Sunday, November 5,

2017, at 20:55, the JRCC

Tahiti detects the

triggering of a distress

beacon belonging to a 29-

meter Taiwanese fishing vessel that was expected Tuesday in Papeete for a technical stop. The

Dauphin helicopter and the Gardian plane of the French Navy are then dispatched to the scene for a

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search and rescue mission. At midnight, the plane first to arrive in the area noticed that the fishing

vessel was stranded on the Marutea North flat, about 700 km from Tahiti, and dropped a life raft.

The 14 sailors, Taiwanese and Indonesian, are all then helpled by the crew of the Dauphin and then

evacuated to Makemo where they are supported by the doctor and the nurse of the atoll. Only one

of the ship’s sailors is injured. A visual assessment of the wreck, lying on its side, is underway by the

aircraft engaged in the operation. State services inform the country’s authorities of the situation.

Contacts with the shipowner have been established to consider the necessary measures to deal with

the situation. A rapid repatriation of the crew is being appraised initially in Tahiti; in addition, in

liaison with the shipping agent, the conditions of financial consideration of all these operations, at

the expense of the shipowner, are in progress. (Source: Maritime Herald)

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ONE MONTH AFTER GROUNDING, ‘PACIFIC PARADISE ’ SALVAGE

CONTINUES NEAR WAIKIKI

Salvage efforts are on-going for the

commercial fishing vessel Pacific

Paradise nearly a month after the

vessel grounded off Kaimana Beach

near Waikiki on Oahu. Over the

weekend, the Coast Guard brought

on personnel from Resolve Marine

Group, Global Diving and Salvage,

Pacific Environmental Corporation

and the Coast Guard Salvage

Engineering Response Team from

the Marine Safety Center to survey

the vessel and further develop and

update the salvage plan. The vessel

originally grounded Oct. 11. The

crew was rescued and about two-thirds of the fuel had been removed. Efforts to refloat and remove

the vessel continue following several unsuccessful attempts to tow it from its current location.

“Salvage operations are always a dynamic and constantly evolving situation. Experts have been

engaged. We now have people from all over the country: East Coast, West Coast, and Alaska, on the

island to help overcome this challenging situation,” said Coast Guard Captain of the Port Capt.

Michael Long. “We appreciate the continued patience of the public as we work to resolve this

incident.” A safety zone remains in effect around the vessel and non-response personnel are not

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permitted to board. For safety reasons, swimming and other recreational activities in the immediate

vicinity of the Pacific Paradise are “strongly discouraged”, the Coast Guard said. The 79-foot Pacific

Paradise grounded on October 11 about 1,000 feet off Oahu’s famous Waikiki shoreline. The

condition of the vessel has deteriorated ever since and was even accelerated after a fire – sparked by

a previous salvage crew – burned through nearly the entire vessel. The Pacific Paradise was initially

carrying approximately 8,000 gallons of diesel, 55 gallons of lube and hydraulic oils, and four marine

batteries, according to the Coast Guard. As of Wednesday, however, about two-thirds of the fuel had

been removed, the Coast Guard said. The Pacific Paradise is a U.S.-flagged vessel and part of the

Hawaii longline fleet homeported in Honolulu. Following the grounding, the Captain and 19

fishermen were rescued from the vessel. The fishermen were released to U.S. Customs and Border

Protection. (Source: gCaptain)

OFFSHORE NEWS

HISTORIC SUPPLY SHIPS – THE FAR SOLITAIRE

The Far Solitaire was the

Skipsrevyen “Ship of the Year”

in 2012 hence the reason it was

drawn to my attention and its

inclusion here. Back in the day

I used to write stuff for the

embrionic Offshore Support

Journal, my main task being to

go on board brand new ships on

their first visit to the port of

Aberdeen and find out what

made them so good. Curiously

when there was not a new ship

I suggested to the editor that

we might review the success or not of some old ships, “what, a sort of Bring out Your Dead” he

replied, so I have finally been able to do that very thing here. But my point is that what I used to

offer was a first hand account of what the ship I had visited was like and how it was likely to

perform out there in the North Sea. Even when I had ceased to contribute to the OSJ I was still

working as a marine consultant and so often saw vessels of interest working out there, but now I

have become reliant on other people’s views about what makes a ship memorable. This vessel is a

fairly recent Rolls-Royce design a UT 767, but what else is good about it? To find out I typed its

name into Google and had a look at a whole load of articles in a variety of offshore publications,

mostly just telling us what the specification of the ship is, not really why it is so wonderful. Most

press releases say that it conforms to IBC Code Type 2 requirements. IBC stands for “International

Bulk Chemical Code”, and a type 2 ship is one which can carry “chapter 17 products with

appreciably severe environmental and safety hazards which require significant preventive measures

to preclude an escape of such cargo”. This seems to mean that its tanks can be used for carrying

what are known as “NSL” (Noxious Liquid Substances), which are not mentioned in the Press

Releases but might well be the result of returned residues from well clean-ups, since carriage of

such liquids, more or less accidentally, have resulted in offshore supply vessesls being taken out of

service for days while people have tried to work out what to do with them. Apart form that it’s a

very tidy looking ship, it is fitted with the Rolls-Royce version of the wave piercing bow and I’m

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sure that the bridge is

extremely well equipped. The

PR tells us that it has a crane

capable of runnig down the

cargo rail, but we can’t be sure

what this could be used for

except putting the gangway

out, and it also capable of

being connected to the shore

power supply – the

wonderfully described “cold

ironing”. It has a deck area of

1000 m2 and its 11000 bhp

only consumes 8 m3 of fuel a

day at economical speed. It has

recently been occupied on the spot market, working for Lundin, Centrica and BP and is currently

employed by Enquest out of Aberdeen. Photos: a model of the ship at the SMM conference where

the award was announced and a VARD PR image. (VICTOR GIBSON is author of “The History of the Supply Ship”, “Supply Ship Operations”, and “A Catalogue of Disasters”. They can be purchased from www.shipsandoil.co.uk or most good booksellers.)

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STATOIL HIRES TWO PLATFORM SUPPLIERS FOR CARCARA WORK

Statoil Brasil Óleo e Gás Ltda.,

Statoil’s Brazilian subsidiary,

has awarded contracts to a pair

of Solstad Farstad’s platform

supply vessels for operations

off Brazil. Statoil said on

Wednesday that it awarded

Solstad Farstad with deals for

the 2012-built Far Scotsman

and the eight-year-old Far

Serenade. The six-month firm

deals for the two vessels will

see them provide support for

exploratory drilling at the

Carcara field in the BM-S-8

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license, located in the Santos basin. The beginning of the contract is expected to take place during

the fourth quarter of 2017. Statoil also has the option to extend the contract with further nine three-

month periods. As far as the Carcara field and the BM-S-8 license go, Statoil took over operatorship

of the BM-S-8 license from Petrobras for $2.5 billion in November 2016. In late October 2017, U.S.

oil firm ExxonMobil decided to acquire half of Statoil’s 66 percent interest in the BM-S-8 block for a

total potential consideration of around $1.3 billion. The transaction is subject to government

approvals and is expected to close in 2018. Following the close of the transaction, partner interests in

the BM-S-8 block will be 33 percent for Statoil, 33 percent for ExxonMobil, 14 percent for Petrogal

Brasil, and 10 percent each for QGEP and Barra. The Carcara field was discovered in 2012, on the

geological trend of the nearby Lula field and Libra area. The field contains an estimated recoverable

resource of 2 billion barrels of high-quality oil. The BM-S-8 block is located approximately 200

miles offshore Rio de Janeiro. (Source: Offshore Energy Today)

MAERSK SUPPLY SERVICE TAKES DELIVERY OF NEW SUBSEA VESSEL

COSCO Dalian Shipyard in

China has delivered the first of

four Stingray-class, MT6027

subsea support vessels for Maersk

Supply Service. The Stingray-

class newbuilds are highly

versatile vessels designed

together with Marin Teknikk in

Norway. Intended for a wide

range of operations in deep and

shallow water operations,

including in challenging offshore environments, the vessels have an energy-efficient propulsion

setup, class 3 dynamic positioning, a 400-tonne active heave-compensated crane and two work-class

remotely operated vehicles capable of operating in up to 3,000 m of water. The vessels also have a

large free deck area (1,925 m2) with a large number of sea fastening features and cofferdams built in

above all tanks to ensure efficiency and flexibility for client operations. The vessels have

accommodation for 120 people. In July 2017, Maersk Supply Service secured a contract with Subtec

SA de CV in Mexico, a subsidiary of Blue Marine Group, for one of its Stingray vessels. The vessel

will operate in the Bay of Campeche, undertaking general support duties including inspection,

maintenance and repair of platforms, in addition to well stimulation and enhancement work. The

contract will commence in Q3 2018 with a firm period lasting until June 2020. An in-depth

description of the vessels will be published by OSJ shortly. (Source: Offshore Support Journal)

YACHT CLASS WORKING BOATS

Croatian tourism has grown by leaps and bounds in recent years. The great bulk of this is along the

Adriatic coast where, as it has for centuries, life revolves around the sea. Tourists rent sail boats, take

coastal cruises or travel to the many island that sit in the crystal Adriatic waters along the length of

Croatia. A popular way of experiencing the coast and its islands, is to hire a speed boat and have a

knowledgeable local skipper take you out for a day trip. There are so many ways to spend the day

with visits to places like the famous Blue Cave on Biševo Island or simply to anchor in a quiet bay

for swimming and a picnic. This has created a demand for luxurious speed boats of 12 or 14 meters

that regulations allow to carry up to 12 people plus two crew. One of the leading firms producing

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this class of boat, is Colnago

Marine in Split. Over the past

ten years, explains owner

Luka Colnago, “We have built

40 of these boats and we have

several on order for 2018.” On

his roomy shop floor in early

November there were three of

the 14-meter models in

varying states of construction

while a fourth was being

covered with a fairing

compound, “These function as

high end yachts to the people

who charter them,” Colnago

said, “So they require yacht quality finish both inside and out.” For day trips, speed is important.

Colnago offers two propulsion packages. A single Cummins QSB 6.7 rated for 480 hp at 3000 RPM or

two Cummins QSB 6.7 rated for 425 hp at 3000 RPM. In both configurations the engines turn

propellers through ZF280 marine gears with 2:1 ratios. These propulsion packages result in cruising

speeds, with a full load of passengers and crew, of 24 knots with the single engine and 34 knots with

the twin engines. Speeds can vary to some extent given owners’ custom specifications as all design

work is done in house. For example the dead-rise at the stern can be varied from as little as ten

degrees for superior fuel economy to as much as 15 degrees for enhanced see-keeping values.

Owners will make these decisions based on their operating locations and business preference. There

are seven 12 and 14-meter boats on order this year to add to the 40 previous deliveries over the past

ten years. All, but one, of these were for commercial day use with the one sold to a private customer

for personal use. The yard also builds nine to 12-meter RIBs for outboard power and has, in the past,

delivered a pair of catamarans for support vessels at tuna farms. (Source: Alan Haig-Brown)

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WORKERS TO FINALLY BE PAID AFTER DETAINED ABERDEEN SUPPLY

SHIP BOUGHT

A supply ship detained in Aberdeen for more than a year could finally be on the move after an offer

to buy the vessel was accepted. The Malaviya Seven was detained in June last year and again in

October under merchant shipping regulations. The 24 crew are understood to be owed almost

£700,000. The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) union said an offer had been

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accepted by the courts for the

Malaviya Seven. The vessel has

been bought for an undisclosed

amount, but the settlement is

believed to be enough to cover

wages. The ship failed to sell at

auction last month, having been

withdrawn after only receiving

a modest bid of £300,000. A

sheriff had ruled in September

that it could be sold at public

auction. Six crew members then

headed home amid emotional

scenes at Aberdeen

International Airport.The

union has been supplying the crew with food and water, with support also given by seafaring

organisations and the Aberdeen community. The crew has remained largely on-board amid fears

they would not be paid if they disembarked, with time passed playing cricket on deck. (Source: The Scotsman; Photo: Alan Smillie)

OFFICIAL CHRISTENING AND REDEDICATION TO TAKE PLACE FOR

CENAC MARINE BARGE DONATED TO SLCC FOR WORKFORCE

DEVELOPMENT TRAINING

CEO of Cenac Marine Services,

Benny Cenac, and Company

will be donating a fully

refurbished barge to South

Louisiana Community College’s

Workforce Development

Training program on November

14, 2017 at 11:00am. In a

ceremony to be held at Cenac

Marine Services Headquarters

(742 LA-182, Houma, LA

70364), the fully restored barge

will be presented to SLCC

administration and staff. All

media are invited to attend the

event that will include a

christening of the barge, a name reveal and a reception. The need for updated equipment became

evident during a visit amongst Cenac employees and Captain Carl Moore, Assistant Dean of Marine

Operations. The barge, measuring 158 feet by 40 feet, replicates a standard Cenac Marine Services

tank barge and will be used for the school’s training of the next generation of maritime industry

leaders. The barge will be located in Munson Slip in Houma. SLCC tankerman training will take

place there when utilized. Jermaine Ford, SLCC's Associate Vice President for Economic and

Workforce Development stated, "When partners like Cenac Marine Services make an equipment

donation like this reconditioned barge, they are directly contributing to a well-qualified workforce

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in our region. This barge will be a classroom for our students and is a learning environment that is

second-to-none in providing real-world experience. Our students will be better prepared to tackle

jobs in the oil and gas industry

because of this partnership and

this donation." Mr. Cenac is

honored to be able to help his

community and local education

programs. “Terrebonne Parish is

and always will be near and dear

to our hearts here at Cenac as our

birthplace,” Cenac said. “This

company will always invest in continuing to produce the best marine personnel in the business. This

also assists in making training more readily available to the area. We are all for supporting maritime

education, especially so close to home.” (Press Release)

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MMA OFFSHORE IN NEW CFO APPOINTMENT

Australia-based marine services

provider MMA Offshore has

appointed David Cavanagh as its

chief financial officer (CFO),

effective December 1, 2017.

Cavanagh will take over from

outgoing CFO, Peter Raynor,

who leaves MMA after a 12-year

tenure, the company informed

on Friday. Raynor will remain

with MMA for the time

necessary to facilitate a smooth

transition to Cavanagh.

Cavanagh comes to MMA with a

commercial and finance background, having served as a key member of Toll Group’s Executive and

Leadership team since 2010, his most recent role being General Manager, Finance and Commercial

for Toll Global Logistics. As General Manager, he had financial accountability and responsibility for

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the accounting and commercial functions of approximately $1.2B of revenue and a balance sheet of

$700M of assets. Prior to this, Cavanagh was Manager, Finance and Commercial for Toll Energy

Marine and Toll Remote Logistics – where he oversaw an average annual revenue of over $300M.

He also held an integral role in a negotiation team that secured over $300M in contracts for Toll

Energy and Marine. MMA’s Managing Director, Jeffrey Weber, said about the appointment of

Cavanagh: “Mr Cavanagh was chosen in a competitive selection process from a strong field of

candidates. His extensive experience in the marine industry combined with his banking and finance

credentials set him apart from the other candidates.” “Mr Cavanagh’s proven ability to build and

enhance the commercial and finance functions of an organisation through both a financial and

operational lens will be invaluable to MMA and he joins us with excellent references from his

previous roles.” Commenting on his appointment, Cavanagh said: “MMA is a company I have long

admired and worked alongside. Whilst the Offshore vessel industry has experienced some

challenges in recent times as a result of the oil and gas markets, I am confident in MMA’s future

strategy and look forward to contributing to its future success.” (Source: Offshore Energy Today)

WINDFARM NEWS - RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE WIND FARMS WITH SOVS HAVE MORE UPTIME

ESVAGT’s pioneering Service

Operation Vessel concept has

surpassed expectations but its

potential is far from fully

exploited yet. When ESVAGT

launched the world’s first two

SOVs, the ’Esvagt Froude’ and the

’Esvagt Faraday’, in the spring of

2015, expectations were high for

the new type of vessel and service

concept. After two and a half

years in service, those

expectations have been more than fulfilled. “The vessels can do far more than promised to our

customers – and more than we had even hoped for,” says Ole Ditlev Nielsen, Business Development

Manager for ESVAGT: “We have been able to maintain far more wind turbines than expected in the

allotted time. Our customers can see that offshore wind turbine farms with SOVs have more

uptime,” says Ole Ditlev Nielsen. Potential for more The vessel has far better accessibility in the

wind farm than expected. That means that technicians can service the turbines faster: “It had been

expected that every fifth day would be without transfers to the turbines due to poor weather and

returns to port. But the vessels have actually performed transfers in nine out of ten days,” says Ole

Ditlev Nielsen. Both the mother vessel and the different elements of the SOV concept have

functioned exceptionally. More innovations – the use of STB7 and STB12 transfer boats and the

walk to work gangway systems for transfers – have proven to be extremely effective. The STB12 in

particular has proven to be an excellent means of ensuring efficiency in daily operations. For Rune

Østergaard, Head of Commercial Wind, optimisation and added value are essential for customers:

“The STB12 has added enormous value to the concept. ’Esvagt Faraday’ sends the STB12 to port

every week for customer crew changes and to collect materials and spare parts. It allows the mother

vessel to continue working in the wind farm and at the same time bring substantial savings in fuel

and mooring fees,” says Rune Østergaard. From both the customer’s and from ESVAGT’s viewpoint,

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the contributing factor for the improved performance has been the innovative approach,” says Rune

Østergaard: “It is the constant development and good cooperation towards further developing,

improving and maximising the concept in the best way possible,” he says: “We see another potential

as yet unexploited by the SOVs; both to develop production in existing wind farms and for optimal

production of future farms. We look forward to developing these in cooperation with our

customers,” says Rune Østergaard. (Press Release)

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SCOUR PROTECTION WORK BEGINS AT ABERDEEN BAY OWF

Boskalis’ fallpipe vessel (FPV)

Rockpiper is carrying out scour

protection works at the

Aberdeen Bay Offshore Wind

Farm. According to a notice to

mariners, Rockpiper will be

working at the project site for

three weeks and was scheduled

to start on 28 October. The

eleven wind turbine positions

at Vattenfall’s offshore wind

farm – also known as the

European Offshore Wind

Deployment Centre (EOWDC)

– will all have scour protection in place before the foundations are installed. Boskalis is the overall

Tier 1 supplier of the project’s offshore balance of plant (BoP) work for the construction and

installation (EPCI) of the offshore infrastructure including the foundations and cabling.

Subsequently, Boskalis awarded Smulders Project a contract for manufacturing and assembling

suction bucket jacket foundations for EOWDC. The foundations are expected to be installed in

January 2018, followed by the installation of the 66kV inter-array cables and the export cable,

supplied by JDR. The foundations will support eleven MHI Vestas 8.4MW turbines, scheduled for

installation in March 2018. J. Murphy & Sons is the EPC contractor for the onshore substation and

associated cabling work. (Source: Offshore Wind)

GEOSEA SWOOPS ON G-TEC

GeoSea, part of DEME Group, has acquired a 72.5% stake in G-tec, the Belgium-based contractor

specialized in offshore geotechnical and geological site investigations, marine geophysical and

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environmental surveys and

deepsea engineering services.

The remaining 27.5% stake

in G-tec is owned by Sociéte

Régionale d’Investissement

de Wallonie (SRIW). G-tec

was founded in 1993 and

currently employs over 40

staff. The company also owns

the offshore geotechnical

investigation vessel Omalius.

The company has a

consolidated turnover of

around EUR 20 million and

operates in the markets of

offshore renewables, oil & gas, civil works and offshore mining, DEME said. DEME says G-tec’s

specialised activities and know-how are a strategic fit which will enable the group ”to further

reinforce its fully integrated services to the offshore renewables, oil & gas, civil engineering and

offshore mining market.” Geotechnical investigation from the GeoSea jack-up vessels is already part

of the current offering, DEME said. (Source: Offshore Wind)

SMST DELIVERS ACCESS & CARGO TOWER TO ZAMAKONA FOR NEW

ESVAGT SOVVESSEL

SMST has been awarded a

contract for the delivery of an

Access & Cargo Tower to

Spanish shipyard Astilleros

Zamakona Bilbao. The Access

& Cargo Tower, that combines

a gangway and elevator for the

handling of personnel and

cargo from the vessel’s

warehouse to the wind turbine,

will be installed on Esvagt’s

new Service Operation Vessel

(SOV), that will perform wind farm

maintenance work in offshore wind

farm Deutsche Bucht for MHI Vestas.

The SMST equipment enables safe and

stepless transfer of personnel and cargo

from vessel to the wind turbine up to a

significant wave height of 3 meter. The

landing height adjustment system of the

Access & Cargo Tower travels to

platform heights up to 23 meter.

Together with the access system,

SMST´s remote controlled Cargo

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Transporters are supplied to transport cargo of 400 kg from below deck, via different deck levels, to

the offshore structures. Furthermore a 3t active heave compensated offshore knuckle boom crane is

installed on top of the tower for the handling of heavier parts towards wind turbines or for deck and

harbour handling. The Service Operation Vessel, built by Astilleros Zamakona, is designed and

engineered by Havyard Design & Solutions A.S in close cooperation with Esvagt A.S. SMST has

developed a solution that provides excellent workability on a relatively small vessel, while having

the lowest power consumption in the market. These solutions result in great efficiency gains,

lowering not only the capital investment, but also the operational costs. SMST’s Access & Cargo

Tower is part of the offshore systems that SMST develops and builds for the wind industry. The

complete offshore wind portfolio includes a range of gangways adjustable for various heights,

modular offshore cranes with 3D motion compensation, special handling equipment, seafastening

frames and engineering studies. (Press Release)

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DREDGING NEWS

TSHD SHANTI SAGAR 17 COMPLETES SEA TRIALS

Royal IHC has just

announced that the new

trailing suction hopper

dredger (TSHD) Shanti Sagar

17 successfully completed sea

trials. The new TSHD – built

for Adani Group- was

lunched at IHC’s shipyard in

Krimpen aan den IJssel, the

Netherlands, on 31 March

2017. This is the first of two

Beagle 8 TSHDs for Adani –

the second (Shanti Sagar 18)

was launched in July 2017.

Each Beagle 8 is equipped

with IHC’s Trailspeed Controller (TSC) and Eco Pump Controller (EPC). Developed in-house, the

TSC ensures a constant speed while dredging, which leads to higher average production results and

greater levels of consistency. (Source: Dredging Today)

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YARD NEWS

NEW TANK MODULE BOOSTS ROYSTON ’S ENGINEI FUEL INVENTORY

CAPABILITIES

Improved monitoring of onboard and

onshore fuel tank inventories, is

provided for vessel owners and

bunker operators with a new module

from Royston Diesel Power. The

latest enhancement to Royston’s

advanced enginei fuel monitoring

system, the tank monitoring module

features EFMS (Electronic Fuel

Monitoring System) technology to

provide real-time inventory

measurement capabilities. enginei

accurately records data by

monitoring bunker deliveries and

individual engine consumption, with

the data presented on touchscreen

monitors installed on the bridge and in engine control rooms. In addition, the system transmits the

information from ship to shore, where it can be accessed through a web dashboard with computer

generated graphs and Google mapping to show an operational profile of a vessel. Incorporating

modern sensor technology, volumetric readings are calculated by the module after measuring

variables in temperature and pressure to produce accurate fuel readings. The information is

displayed locally but can be rapidly transmitted to the enginei web portal as part of a comprehensive

monitoring and control system package. Royston’s enginei provides comprehensive fuel data

analysis and reporting options to provide vessel owners and operators with a detailed picture of

engine performance and other mission critical information. This ‘complete accountability’ capability

improves asset visibility and control, decision making processes at all levels, and helps to resolve any

shortfalls encountered both onboard a vessel and at an onshore facility, ensuring fuel security.

Alongside fuel consumption, the enginei system also provides a low-cost method of measuring vessel

emissions, including CO2, NOx and SOx, for monitoring and assessment against IMO, SECA zone

and SEEMP regulations. In addition, to help operators on inland waterways calculate tax payments

to relevant authorities, enginei also includes a Geofencing capability. This feature enables accurate

fuel consumption measurements to be linked to voyage and GPS data to enable fuel tax liabilities in

different waterway tax zones to be calculated, recorded and reported quickly and efficiently. The

enginei integrated fuel management system is compatible with all marine engine types and can be

interfaced with new-build engine installations or retrofitted to operating vessels. (Press Release)

LATEST FORAN BUILD INCLUDES MAJOR UPGRADES

As part of its Shipyard 4.0 Digitalization Strategy, Spanish engineering and technology group SENER

has upgraded its FORAN CAD/CAM/CAE system. The improvements in the various design packages

are incorporated in the latest FORAN build, launched last month. The surface ship model, managed

as a collection of NURBS patches, is now internally represented by a shell in accordance with the

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new geometrical kernel of FORAN.

There are new surface validation

tools, aligned with the demands of

the structure discipline, and new

functions for automatically

identifying and resolving tolerance

issues. The naval architecture

package has been enhanced with

tools for reading the previous

"classic" intact and damage stability

definition files, making it possible

to reuse legacy projects on the new

platform, and includes new

stability criteria, more flexibility

for configuring reports, and

different visualization and user

interface improvements. Among the new capabilities in Hull Structure are the optimization of the

structure standards, and improvements in the nesting processes through the incorporation of a new

scrap management function to allow more rational reuse of nesting remnants. In addition, this

application includes new lead-in/lead-out possibilities and a new function for the manual definition

of the cutting start point of each part. Following the openness strategy in FORAN, imported

structure parts in DXF files can now be treated by the FORAN build strategy application and nested

accordingly. SENER is now also delivering NC cutting post-processors able to cut bevels

automatically by multiple runs of a single torch. In the area of Machinery & Outfitting, important

enhancements include the new possibilities for the automatic identification of supports, and an

extension of the HVAC supports function for duct fittings. In addition, other innovations allow the

optimization of automatic drafting tasks in FORAN. The new release has a more flexible definition

of model-based security. Additionally, the FORAN-PLM bidirectional integration has been enriched

with the publication of new FORAN attributes and with other enhancements in the "publishing

process", i.e. from FORAN to the PLM tool. The efficiency of this process has been also improved by

introducing new internal lock, store and delete mechanisms in the FORAN outfitting applications.

The new build, along with the implementation and update procedures and documentation, is

available to FORAN customers through FORAN Cloud Service. (Source: MarineLog)

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G IBBS & COX TO OFFER OSD-IMT DESIGNS IN U.S. MARKET

Arlington, VA, headquartered naval architecture and marine engineering firm Gibbs & Cox, Inc. has

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entered into a strategic

agreement with

international ship designer

OSD-IMT to offer

producible, capable, and

competitive vessel designs

to commercial customers in

the U.S. market. Over 160

OSD designed vessels are in

service worldwide and the

OSD-IMT portfolio of

designs includes vessels for

the offshore, renewable

energy, passenger

transport, fishing,

oceanographic research, and general cargo markets. "We are delighted to enter in this synergistic

partnership. OSD is a recognized leader in commercial vessel design outside of the U.S. with a

diversified portfolio of vessels that have been constructed worldwide. Gibbs & Cox has over nine

decades of designing vessels in the U.S. with particular experience in detail and production design of

vessels constructed at U.S shipyards. The commercial market demands proven vessel designs that are

efficient to build, operate, and maintain. Shipyards demand designs that are straightforward to

construct based on a design package optimized to their facilities. Together with OSD, we can satisfy

these requests to U.S. customers on a broader range of vessel types than before," said Chris Deegan,

President and Chief Executive of Gibbs & Cox, Inc." "OSD is very excited about this transatlantic

partnership with Gibbs & Cox and we look forward to working with them to deliver competitive

and producible designs to the U.S market. Gibbs & Cox's reputation and knowledge of the U.S.

market complements our own capabilities and experience demonstrated in markets outside of the

U.S. Further, as the largest independent U.S. naval architectural firm, Gibbs & Cox offers the

resource depth and processes to competitively execute any size project on-schedule," said Neil

Patterson, Managing Director of OSD-IMT. (Source: MarineLog)

WORKBOAT TOW-HOOK TO GET FIRST USA SHOWING IN NEW ORLEANS

A new tow-hook developed

specifically for workboats by

Henriksen Hooks, will be on show

for the first time in the United States

at the International Workboat Show

in New Orleans (Nov 29 – Dec 1).

Visitors to the Henriksen display in

the Vestdavit (booth 1349) will be

able to inspect the first towing hook

to bring the safety standards enjoyed

by tugs and larger ships to smaller,

workboat-sized vessels. Benefits of

the Henriksen towing hook include

an emergency quick release

capability plus a guaranteed load

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limit which reassures boat operators about their maximum towing capabilities. In the event of a

problem with the tow, an emergency activation point on deck or in the wheelhouse can be used to

immediately release the tow line. The Henriksen tow hook is a scaled-down version of the disc-type

hooks used by tugs to tow the world’s biggest ships. It was developed at the request of operators of

smaller vessels engaged in towing duties during in a wide range of harbour, rescue and civil

engineering tasks. They had complained that there was nothing on the market that provided the

same degree of protection enjoyed by the crews of tugs and ships. The new hook is available in

versions for use with loads from ten, five and two-a-half tonnes. Each model is certified as being

capable of towing loads up to six-times greater than its designated strength. It was launched in

Europe during the summer since when it has attracted multiple sales to customers who report that it

has increased productivity by enabling boat crews to work with more confidence and efficiency.

Henriksen Hooks are manufactured in Norway where the company also produces a range of single

point lifting hooks that are widely used by navies and ship operators around the world for the safe

and efficient launching of fast rescue craft and work boats. (Press Release)

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DAMEN ACQUIRES DAEWOO ’S SHARES IN DAEWOO MANGALIA HEAVY

INDUSTRIES

Damen Shipyards Group has entered

into a share purchase agreement with

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine

Engineering (DSME) for the

acquisition of its majority share in

Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries

(DMHI). The Daewoo shipyard in

Mangalia, Romania was established in

1997 as a joint venture between

Daewoo and 2 Mai Mangalia Shipyard

with Daewoo as majority shareholder.

With the acquisition of the majority

share in the shipyard in Mangalia,

Damen takes the next step in

strengthening its international shipbuilding and ship repair activities. The Mangalia shipyard is

located on the Black Sea coast. The yard is spread over an area of 980,000m2, has three drydocks

with a total length of 982 metres and 1.6 kilometres of berthing space. The docks, with a width of

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between 48 and 60 metres, will provide Damen with capacity to cater for the largest maritime

vessels and structures. As such, this move represents a strategic complement to Damen’s current

shipyard portfolio. Damen already owns a shipyard in Romania, in Galati on the banks of the River

Danube, currently the group’s largest shipyard. Since joining Damen in 1999, this yard has

developed into a highly efficient production yard with a significant output of many hundreds of

vessels and structures. The yard’s shipbuilding expertise and closely-managed supply chain have

been behind some of Damen’s most important deliveries to date, fully representing the group’s

diverse product portfolio. With the Mangalia shipyard, Damen will have its two largest shipyards in

close proximity to one another. The Romanian competition authorities have already approved the

envisaged transaction. Furthermore, constructive meetings are being held with the Romanian

Government in relation to future cooperation in Mangalia and the further development of the

Romanian shipbuilding industry. (Press Release)

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