Maritime Journal April 2022

Issue No 409

APRIL 2022

MARITIMEJOURNAL COMMERCIAL MARINE BUSINESS

Industry news | Appointments | Tugs and salvage | Vessel launches

POWER & PROPULSION Marine civils Hydrographic survey

CONTENTS 10

NEWS 44 New purchase

Houlder bolsters its capabilities with a new hydrodynamics firm

17 Rigid sails

French shipping firm CGA CGM is reported to be eyeing up a logistics firm

Bureau Veritas gets on board with new solid sails

22 Power from waste

46 New faces

Who’s in new roles? We reveal a few of the latest appointments.

A new power pack can turn heat wasted on ships into electricity

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27 Salvage round-up

Five of the world’s major contractors have been busy

35 Into the void

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48 Profile: Richard Mills

12 Wasted chance

Tidal energy potential is vast - so why is it being ignored?

45 Buy-out rumours

FEATURES

FEATURES

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Kongsberg Maritime’s VP of Marine Robotics Sales on the latest AUV

Sea-Kit’s USV will spend a month on top of the Tonga volcano’s mouth

36 Oceanology

For the first time in 3 years, Oi opened its doors to visitors

10 Flood defence

Thousands of tonnes of rock shipped from Norway to England

44 Scrubbing up

The world’s largest container ship gets a thorough scrubbing

COVER SHOT Issue No 409

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MARITIMEJOURNAL COMMERCIAL MARINE BUSINESS

Industry news | Appointments | Tugs and salvage | Vessel launches

POWER & PROPULSION Marine civils Hydrographic survey

This month’s cover features the Patrol 16 WP SAR, the latest addition to the Baltic Workboats SAR vessels fleet. Patrol 16 WP SAR has been specifically designed to operate in rough conditions and she is based on a successful 16-metre wave-piercing hull design. She has a hydraulic platform on the aft deck, which is helpful in retrieving people from the sea. On both sides of the Patrol 16 WP SAR wheelhouse there are rescue davits with winches and rescue nets. The wheelhouse of the vessel is designed with a 360° view, and there is also a lookout position behind the wheelhouse with an engine and jet controls to guarantee that the captain has the best overview of the situation.

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The rescue capacity of Patrol 16 WP SAR is 30 people. The vessel also features two remotely controlled FiFi monitors on the fore deck, each with 240 m3/h capacity. The maximum speed of Patrol 16 WP SAR is around 33 knots, it has a length of 16.95 metres including fender. In December, one of these vessels was delivered to the Romanian Agency for the Salvation of Human Life at Sea in cooperation with Suszi SRL, along with a fast oil spill response vessel Workboat 18 WP Oilrec. As a mariner, your safety at sea is paramount and with Patrol 16 WP SAR you can be assured that rescue is there whenever needed. 8 For further enquiries, email sales@bwb.ee, or call +372 452 1140.

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NEWS

Fallen blades

Wind farm owner and operator Ørsted said all restrictions on sailing around its Anholt offshore wind farm had been lifted two days after a rotor with three blades fell into the sea. No one was injured when the rotor became detached from the nacelle and fell, and Ørsted said in a statement that investigations were ongoing with SiemensGamesa, the turbine manufacturer, into the cause of the malfunction. The 400MW wind farm was completed in 2013, when it was Denmark’s largest.

Cold ironing

The Danish port of Aarhus will be supplied with a Shore-Link portable power system for cruise liners, the CMS Cruiser, to deliver power to cruise vessels when at berth. Shore connection, or cold ironing, is becoming more widely adopted and in Californian ports is mandatory. In Europe, all ports will be required to have cold ironing provision by the end of 2025, according to the platform Science Direct. Estonia-based Shore-Link is working with Danish integrator PowerCon to install the system, which should be in operation in spring 2023.

Ocean stressors

The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission has published a scientific summary for policy makers to use as a reference to the ‘stressors’ it says are happening in the sea. The paper aims to coordinate action to understand the cumulative effect on oceans of occurrences like pollution, sedimentation and acidification, and how effects can be tackled.The Scientific Summary on Multiple Ocean Stressors is part of the UN’s 2021-2030 ‘Ocean Decade’ initiative.

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HOULDER ACQUIRES SEASPEED HYDRODYNAMICS BUSINESS Houlder is bolstering its advanced analytical capabilities with a new acquisition. The acquisition of Seaspeed Marine Consulting will offer vessel owners joined-up naval architecture design and advanced analytical capabilities. “We are delighted to welcome the Seaspeed team on board. They have built an impressive track record of success in areas entirely complementary to Houlder’s offering,” said Rupert Hare, CEO, Houlder Limited. “Joining forces means we can work more closely together, more often. I am certain Seaspeed has only scratched the surface of what it can become. Clients are increasingly asking for more cohesive design, engineering and advanced analysis. The challenges faced call for sophisticated simulations that technological advances are making possible and costeffective; Seaspeed is ideally placed to offer these.” Joining forces Houlder and Seaspeed have successfully joined forces on a number of vessel design projects, including projects with vessel efficiency and sustainability at Columbia Shipmanagement (CSM) is on track with its expansion plans with the opening of a new office in Greece. Situated in southern Athens near Piraeus, one of Europe’s busiest ports, Columbia Shipmanagement Greece will provide ship management and maritime services to new and existing clients. It is also ideally located near to other commercial ports and

Credit: Seaspeed Marine Consulting

BRIEFS

their core. Those assignments offered insights into the benefits an even closer working arrangement could deliver. Seaspeed specialises in hydrodynamics, sea trials and naval architecture. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD), physical and computer simulation and technical data analysis are increasingly in demand in the marine and energy markets. The businesses expect innovative new technical advisory service offerings to emerge over time. The aim is to bring sophisticated computer simulation, data handling and AI to the twin challenges of energy transition and vessel decarbonisation. “I have known Houlder for years, but more recently we have teamed up to deliver some really

8 Seaspeed specialises in hydrodynamics, sea trials and naval architecture

interesting work. The combination works brilliantly from a technical perspective but, as importantly, we share a genuine passion for problem-solving in the marine environment,” said Stephen Phillips, director, Seaspeed Marine Consulting. “I am immensely proud of the team we have built and the success it has had. This deal will enable us to develop further and operate on a bigger stage.” The full Seaspeed team is retained and will continue to operate from its Chichester UK base. In addition, more than 10 new graduate-level roles are expected over the next three years.

CSM OPENS GREEK OFFICE local services of the CSM network, including in the Cyprus region. “Greece is a major maritime country and the importance of its shipowners and ports cannot be understated,” said Mark O’Neil, CSM president and chief executive. “We look forward to working with our existing and new clients to ensure they receive the

necessary support they may need to drive forward their businesses and fleets,” he added. Headed up by general manager, Gregory Spourdalakis, the new office opened on 24 March, providing services to all CSM-managed vessels as well as other clients and partners requiring support in the area.

CARS DAMAGED ON RORO FERRY MAIDEN VOYAGE Cars were damaged on the maiden voyage of a RoRo passenger ferry between the Norwegian port of Kristiansand and Dutch port of Eemshaven, Dutch media reported. The NL Times said the MS Romantika was ‘significantly late’ arriving in Norway, where the low quay meant cars and

campers could not drive onto the ship without damaging their undersides. “Passengers had to drive their vehicles onboard in a zigzag pattern, and wooden planks were used, but in the end these caused more damage,” the news platform said, quoting radio station RTV Noord.

In response to the damage, Bart Cunnen, CEO of Holland Norway Lines, was quoted by NL Times as saying the problem was due to miscommunication about the quay’s height, but that damages would be reimbursed. He also announced that Broekmann Loistics had been appointed freight agent for HNL.

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NEWS French shipping firm CMA CGM will take over a logistics firm once it has been returned to its French owners, according to reports. Media reports have said that CMA CGM is poised to buy a 75% Russian-owned logistics company once it has been bought back by its former shareholders. Gefco is co-owned by the carmaker Stellantis, which according to Reuters news agency says it will buy back the 75% of the shares it used to own that are currently held by Russian Railways and now placed under

REPORTS CLAIM CMA CGM MacArtney to open office POISED FOR BUY-OUT western sanctions. Citing a company statement, Reuters said the buy back was planned to take place before April 11. French business daily Les Echos ran an interview with Gefco owner Luc Nadal, in which he said the war had led to an unpredented crisis at Gefco and customers had stopped their flow of goods because of its 75%

Russian shareholding.CMA CGM has not responded to MJ’s request for a comment and had not confirmed the reports that once the buyback was complete it would take over the firm, although Gefco would make a useful addition to its logistics offering. Gefco transports cars made by carmakers including Toyota, Ford and Renault.

SCHOTTEL STRENGTHENS GRIP ON PROPULSION Propulsion firm Schottel has bought a majority stake in system integration specialist firm Elkon, a Turkish specialist in marine electrical system integration, the firms announced at the NorShipping trade fair in Norway. The deal has been done in a move for Schottel to become a bigger player from a strategic point of view, said CEO Stefan Kaul. “With Elkon a renowned and very successful supplier of electrical power system engineering, design and integration for vessels, we will be able to achieve this,” he said. “We will expand our portfolio to include everything regarding the generation, distribution, storage and management of electrical energy on board vessels. Schottel will become a complete system supplier for electrical and green propulsion.” The firms say that energyefficient propulsion concepts, hybridisation and electrification can now be offered in a

complementary way, with an overlap in new build and conversion. The two firms have already been contracted independently on the same projects several times, said Elkon managing director Ertuğ Yaşar. ”They involved virtually every possible vessel type, from tugs and ferries to offshore vessels,” he said.

8 From left: Knut Herman Gjøvaag, chairman of the Supervisory Board Schottel, Stefan Kaul, CEO Schottel, Ertuğ Yaşar, managing director Elkon Elektrik Sanayi ve Ticaret

Targeting women

ZIM new charters

Secure IT for fleet

Peel Ports has partnered ‘Innovate Her’, a social enterprise that pushes STEM-related careers as an option for women in the maritime industry. “We are aware of the gender gap across the maritime sector as a whole and, while we are actively working to make the industry more inclusive for women, we recognise there is still much work to be done,” said Charlotte Havers, Senior HR Advisor at Peel Ports.

Investors led by MPC Capital have announced a new charter transaction for up to six vessels with the ZIM container shipping line. Six 5,500 teu newbuild wide-beam vessels will be chartered by global container shipping firm ZIM Integrated Shipping Services, the company said on March 30. It will charter the vessels, which will be built at the Korean shipyard H J Shipbuilding & Construction, for seven years with a total charger hire consieration of up to $600m.

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”Both companies thus play an important role in the customers’ decision-making process. “In the longer term, they will benefit from each other and further develop, especially towards Green Propulsion.”

French tanker company Socatra has adopted an IT solution by smart network firm Marlink to add more secure IT management and better connectivity for its 12-vessel fleet. Socatra, which provides comprehensive solutions for deep-sea and inland oil transport, recognising the need to improve the performance and quality of IT systems, which pose a risk to compliance and operational performance. .

in Sweden

Danish underwater technology supplier MaArtney will expand with a new office opening in Sweden this month.T he new office will open in Mölnlycke, near Gothenburg. So far the Swedish market has been served by the company’s head office in Denmark, with Marine Survey acting as distributor in Sweden to create ’a sold base, branding the MacArtney portfoiio within underwater solutions such as underwater connectivity and data acquisition’, MacArtney said. But while the market has been served well, the extnsive marine and offshore activities along Sweden’s coastline have prompted a firmer foothold in the country to better supporet not only renewable and defence activiites but also ocean science intiatives, which will involve industrial, academic and scientific institutions. “The Swedish market has grown rapidly in the last couple of years, especially in terms of large-scale projects, resulting in a growing volume of orders for products such as our connectors, winches and underwater systems,” said Emil Andersson, who will lead sales efforts in Sweden, where he is from. ”The potential for spin-off business is enormous, which is why we are scaling up.”

BRIEFS Better vessel reports Fourteen organisations have called for a new standard in vessel reporting to improve data quality and improve efforts to decarbonise. ‘Today’, which includes ZeroNorth, aims to evolve noon reports into holistic vessel reports to support optimisation. “Data quality is a critical factor in underpinning voyage, vessel, bunker and emissions optimisations for vessels in the global fleet,” said Søren Meyer, CEO of ZeroNorth.

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APPOINTMENTS

Davide Baldereschi VETUS

Joana Franco VETUS

Stephen Schueler VIKAND

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Marine product systems firm Vetus has expanded its sales force with two new appointments in Italy and Spain.. Davide Baldereschi has been appointed branch manager at VETUS’s Montelupo office, where he will be the main point of contact for sales activities in the country, ’with a specific remit to support continued sales growth and initiate new partnerships in Italy’s thriving OEM market’. Joana Franco has joined the company’s Barcelona office, and will manage sales accounts for Spain and Portugal. A qualified naval architect, ocean engineer and open water diver, Franco has experience in monitoring and supervising ship repair and design projects. “We are still seeing high demand for boating equipment, as more people discover the enjoyment of being out on the water,” said Thijs Boegheim, sales director EMEA. “We are therefore delighted to confirm these new appointments, which will further enhance our connection and service for customers in Italy, Spain and Portugal.” VETUS makes complete marine systems including engines, electric propulsion, generators, anchoring and mooring products, bow thrusters and control panels. Maritime healthcare specialist VIKAND has appointed a new Advisory Board director. European Maritime Finance chairman Stephen Schueler has been appointed director of the global maritime health service provider’s advisory board. Schueler was chief commercial officer at Moller-Maersk before joining the finance firm, and also heads up InerFuel and Enerjen Capital, an investment manager focusing on renewable energy funding. VIKAND offers a range of services for seafarers, many of them on cruise vessels but also in other maritime and remote industries. ”Ensuring the mental and physical well-being of seafarers is paramount and I look forward to helping the company grow in a sustainable way,” said Schueler. VIKAND has made a couple of additions to its advisory board, including Fraser Yachts CEO Raphael Sauleau and Klaus Stoltenberg, co-owner of the capital advisory firm Constellation ApS.

Kaj Takolander Port of Helsinki

An ambitious plan to develop the Port of Helsinki will be aided with the appointment of a new VP for Passenger Services. Port of Helsinki management have hired Kaj Takolander as vice-president of Passenger Services. He is also now a member of the port’s management team. Takolander has moved from Viking Line, where he was sales director, having risen through the ranks from head of Sales and Marketing with the company. Before Viking Line, Takolander was head of Passenger Services at Finnlines. “The Port of Helsinki is the busiest passenger harbour in Europe, and it is facing major developments that will be complex and challenging,” said Takolander. “In this position, I get to make an impact for the future. Nothing could be more exciting and inspiring.” Takolander will have his hands full in passenger services as the Port of Helsinki in January 2022 started a major development programme alongside the city itself, which involves changing operations at four harbours at the port. At the moment, pasenger traffic from Tallin and Stockholm is split between two of the port’s four West, South, Katajanooka and Vuosaari harbours. The project aims to centralise port operations so that all passenger and vehicle traffic from Tallin, in Estonia, will be dealt with at the West Harbour and all Stockholm traffic will go through the Katajanokka terminal. Vuosaari Harbour is to be developed for cargo traffic, the Port says. The size of the harbour area in the South Harbour will be reduced, allowing the city of Helsinki to develop the area, which will include a harbour tunnel connecting the Wet Harbour with Länsiväylä. Kaj Takolander’s position involves intense participation in the Port’s Development Programme 2030, which will lead to functions and traffic being rearranged in the city centre. He will begin his new position in May.

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APPOINTMENTS

Ioannis Stefanou Wallem Ship Management

Wallem Ship Management has appointed Ioannis Stefanou as managing director responsible for all activities worldwide. Ioannis Stefanou will lead the strategic planning for Wallem Ship Management in his new role for the company, having joined Wallen in 2014. His first position was leading technical management, with a focus on delivering safe, reliable and costeffective ship operations and technical services. “He has also been integral to the development and execution of corporate strategy, with a particular focus on new product lines and the adoption of emerging technologies to benefit fleet efficiency and client services,” says the company. Stefanou’s appointment comes six months after John-Kaare Aune was officially made chief executive officer of the company.

Richard Doherty

Comité International Radio-Maritime (CIRM)

Richard Doherty has become new secretary-general of CIRM. Comité International Radio-Maritime has appointed Richard Doherty secretary-general, succeeding Frances Baskerville, who will become senior vice-president. Previously cheif technical officer and deputy secretarygeneral at CIRM, Doherty is well versed in the association’s activiities, and will retain responsibility for the technical output as well as taking on managerial duties. CIRM is an international association for marine electronics companies, and consults for the IMO on standards and regulations. “I very much look forward to guiding CIRM on the path to our centenary in 2028 and beyond,” said Doherty. ”I intend to continue enhancing CIRM’s reputation and solidifying our position as the voice for the marine electronics industry, promoting the application of bridge technology to improve the safety and efficiency of navigation.”

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PROFILE

Richard Mills

Kongsberg Maritime Kongsberg is embracing subsea surveillance, with its newest model HUGIN Edge bringing the latest in technology to all sectors, from bathymetric survey to wind farm maintenance, habitat mapping to seabed characterisation and defence applications. Extensive hydrodynamic modelling together with Kongsberg Maritime’s carbon monocoque design and a refined low-drag hull shape are some of the reasons why the company’s latest brightly coloured autonomous underwater vehicle is being hailed as the most advanced AUV yet. “The traditional HUGIN that’s been around for about 14 years in its current form is a really modular vehicle so it’s configurable for a number of applications,” says Richard Mills, VP of Marine Robotics sales, presenting the HUGIN Edge at the recent Oceanology International exhibition at London’s Excel centre. “Rather like a pick-up truck. Then you have the HUGIN Superior, which has the best of everything you can throw at a single platform – four-day endurance, 6,000m depth. “The HUGIN Endurance has 15 days’

endurance, a 2,200km range – and the newest one, Edge, is the smallest of the family.” Edge is less than four metres long and weighs just 300kg, with batteries providing the power supply. It has been configured for ease of deployment from all platforms and offers new sonar design, providing 3D sensing capabilities for improved trajectory planning and directional collision avoidance, couple with traditional forward-scanning methodology. It is also equipped with open interfaces that can be integrated with third party planning and mission management tools. While operators may want to supervise as the machines go about their business, they are more and more opting for putting them in the water and ‘letting it do its thing’. Mills says, aided by its in-mission adaptive execution, which allows Edge to make decisions autonomously and replan how it executes its mission depending on information gathered by sensors from the surrounding environment. The general arrangement includes the next generation of Kongsberg’s synthetic aperture sonar, a high-frequency multibeam

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ROCK ARRIVES FROM NORWAY FOR SOUTHSEA FLOOD DEFENCE Super dense rock from Norway is being shipped to Southsea for major flood defence work Thousands of tonnes of rock have begun to arrive on the beach at Southsea as part of major flood defence works that will stretch 4.5km along the south coast of England. The £130 million (€156 million) work, funded by central government, is being done in a joint venture between Boskalis Westminster and engineering contractor Volkerstevin (VSBW). A total of 140,000 tonnes of rock will be shipped to the coast from Norway over the two years that the work is expected to take. “The rock used in the flood defence has to meet specifications ensuring it will last for at least 100 years; the granite we use has to be very dense and very durable, plus procuring it has to be economically viable,” said customer engagement officer Jeannette Moyse.

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“The granite we are using from Norway best meets all our requirements, and although there may be granite rock closer it may not meet the specifications for performance that the flood defences need.” The rock is delivered by coaster to the shore and stockpiled for access during the work, which is of course tidal dependent. A working platform is built out to sea, and long-arm excavators place geotextile material as a base for the rocks to be placed on to maintain stability.

Smaller rocks are then moved into position as a core, with larger rocks, each weighing about four tonnes, placed on top in a way that they interlock and cannot move. The work is currently being carried out along a stretch of coast where in February 2014 a storm damaged sea walls. In 2016 there was significant flooding during the so-called ‘Storm Angus’. These areas will be protected by a 600m stretch of ‘rock armour’ that will go out to sea for about 35 metres, Moyse said. “The impact of global warming and climate increases the flood risk at Portsmouth, which is low lying, and as a result, rising sea levels are a cause for concern,” said Moyse. “Also climate change does result in more frequent and stronger storm events, further increasing the chance of flood events.” Boskalis has also been contracted to carry out protection and replenishment works along 40km of coast from Togo to Benin in West Africa. Fifteen groynes will be installed and six existing ones refurbished, and 1 million m3 of sand will be deposited along the coastline.

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Partnership fosters LNG ambitions The Port of Zeebrugge has joined SEALNG, the multi-sector coalition created to promote LNG as a marine fuel. The partnership highlights the need for collaboration between ports and other key players to ensure that infrastructure enabling the use of renewable synthetic LNG is in place. Peter Keller, chair of SEA-LNG, welcomed the Port of Zeebrugge on board. “We look forward to working with the port and its users to continue to drive the growth of environmentally-friendly LNG-fuelled shipping in northwest Europe, creating a pathway for long term decarbonisation of the industry,” he said.

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8 The Port of Zeebrugge

Infrastructure for storing and transferring LNG has been installed and used at the Belgian port since 1987 and the world’s first

purpose-built LNG bunkering vessel – the Engie Zeebrugge (now Green Zeebrugge) – began operations there in June 2017. With onsite storage of 9 billion cbm per year, the port’s LNG terminal, operated by Fluxys, offers regasification and provides distribution in Belgium and across the European network. “Sustainability and climate protection are high on the agenda of the port authority of Zeebrugge,” said chief executive, Tom Hautekiet. “This new partnership with SEA-LNG will definitely offer us new opportunities to stimulate the switch to eco-friendly fuels and pursue our ambitions to become a green energy hub internationally.”

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UK MISSING OUT ON ‘MASSIVE OPPORTUNITY’ By ignoring the potential of tidal energy, the UK is missing an open goal, say stakeholders in the sector The UK government is missing out on a ‘massive opportunity’ to solve an energy crisis that is seeing electric and gas bills more than doubling across the country, say stakeholders in the tidal energy sector. The British Hydropower Association says the government has ‘all but ignored’ the potential of tidal range and run-ofriver technology in its British Energy Security Strategy, which was published on April 6. In it, investment for nuclear, wind, solar, oil and gas is announced – but tidal energy does not get a single mention. In an article first published for the Maritime Foundation and recently updated for Maritime Journal (read the full article here), Rear Admiral Rob Stevens lays out the case for tidal energy’s capacity to address energy shortages in a green, reliable and cheap way. Stevens is the chairman of Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre (PTEC), a 30MW commercial tidal stream project just off the south coast of the Isle of Wight. The project, which has received all the necessary planning consents, should begin operating in 2025, generating enough electricity to power thousands of homes, he says. “The tidal streams around our coast have the potential to provide a continuous source of green energy to the UK,” he says. “The realisation of that power source would also fulfil an immediate strategic need to boost our indigenous supply of electricity as we shift away from fossil fuels in the run into Net Zero by 2050. “British tidal turbine companies such as Simec-Atlantis, Orbital Marine Power, Nova Innovation, QED Naval, HydroWing, Sustainable Marine Energy and others have between them invested over £500 million (€650 million) in developing operational tidal turbines. This investment, along with government innovation grants, sees them poised to start full commercial production with their now-proven tidal turbines, the most capable in the world.” Stevens says the engineering potential is vast, with the necessary manufacture and installation of turbines, underwater structures, moorings and power cables breathing new life into post-industrial ports. According to an OREC (Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult) study, UK tidal stream industry could generate a cumulative benefit to the UK by 2030 of £1.4bn and support a total of almost 4,000 jobs.

reductions they have eked out of their small-scale developmental deployments have added a granularity to the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult (OREC) study of 2018, which predicted that at-scale turbine deployments would make tidal cost competitive by 2030. The next step could place Britain at the forefront of the tidal industry, presenting an industrial opportunity similar to that of the offshore oil industry in the 1970s and wind in 2000s. “The government’s policy trumpets its determination to achieve its energy objectives by reducing reliance on fossil fuels and imported energy – and yet totally disregards the UK’s most reliable and predictable energy sources,” says the UK Hydropower Association. “Within three to seven years the seven tidal schemes currently being planned would deliver more than 10GW of generation capacity predictably and reliably – and some 10 years before any of the planned nuclear plants will be in operation. “Wind and solar energy can do much of the heavy lifting to reduce reliance on fossil fuels, but the supply of energy from these sources is intermittent. What the country needs is a baseload to fill any generation gaps and it needs it soon.”

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8 The AR500 Tidal Turbine sitting on the deck awaiting installation 2

The Danish example A good example of how such a policy could deliver for the UK is the Danish government investment in wind energy; the £690 million (€830 million) they invested in wind energy between 1980 and 2000 had by 2014 generated a turnover of £10.6 billion (€12.7 billion) with exports of £6.4 billion, and the creation of 29,000 jobs. By 2016 Denmark’s wind energy exports were higher in value than the UK’s defence industry exports. The British companies are similarly well positioned to capture a significant proportion of the global market share for tidal energy (estimated to be £76b by 2050). The cost

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FIRST ‘GREEN SHIP’ PREPARES TO SET SAIL FOR GERMANY The first of two ‘Green-Ships’ for Baltic Sea ferry line TT-Line has been delivered, ready for its voyage to Travemünde in Germany Both ships were designed Danish firm OSK-ShipTech and built at the CMI Shipyard in Nanjing, China. The first, Nils Holgersson, will be the first ferry in the southern Baltic Sea, according to TT-Line, which celebrates its 60th birthday this year, to be dual fuelled with liquefied natural gas. Her sister ship, Peter Pan, has also been launched and is expected to be delivered in October. The ships, each 230m x 31m, will carry up to 800 passengers and 4,500 lanemetres of freight on four decks across the Baltic sea between Sweden (Trelleborg) and Travemünde. “Sustainability is the fundamental topic of the future,” said TT-Line managing director Bernhard Termühlen. “We want to take on these challenges and bring together economy and ecology – also and especially in shipping.”

The combination of the significantly better emissions balance of LNG, more efficient ship operation and a significantly increased capacity for cargo and passengers enables an improvement in the CO2 balance by up to 60%

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While able to run on LNG, the ships also use diesel and can be considered dual fuelled. “The combination of the significantly better emissions balance of LNG, more efficient ship operation and a significantly increased capacity for cargo and passengers

enables an improvement in the CO2 balance by up to 60%,” says TT-Line.

8 The first ‘Green Ship’ for TT-Line will set sail for Germany

Other additions It’s not just the fuel that adds to the environmental cleanliness of the vessels, the company said. “An energy-efficient air conditioning system ensures minimal energy consumption and the heat recovery system of the engine head saves additional energy,” TT-Line says. “The optimised hull, including a specially designed bow, and special shaft seals with extensive waste management conserves resources and only environmentally friendly cooling water additives and cleaning agents are used. “Plastic products are avoided as far as possible. In general the central aspect in the selection of suppliers is the environmental friendliness of the solutions.

Gondan holds CSOV naming ceremony for Edda Wind The first of five CSOVs by Gondan has been named Edda Breeze. Spanish shipbuilder Gondan has held a naming ceremony for a commissioning service operation vessel that it built for Norwegian shipowner Edda Wind. Edda Breeze will provide support for the energy company Ocean Breeze during operations at the Bard Offshore 1 wind farm in Germany. With a length of 88.3m and a beam of 19.7m, the CSOV can accommodate 120 people, including 93 technicians and 27 crew members. It will be installed with zero-emission hydrogen technology, a 3D motion

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8 Gondan naming ceremony for shipowner Edda Wind’s new CSOV, Edda Breeze

compensated crane and a motion compensated gangway, with a maximum range of 28 metres for personnel transfer and an integrated elevator with capacity of up to 26 people.

The naming ceremony, at Gondan’s facility in Castropol on March 12, was attended by Edda Wind’s board of directors, shareholders and representatives from Ocean Breeze. “The global situation generated as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic has represented a challenge for the shipbuilder, which has managed to face it with great effort and thanks to careful coordination and implementation of all necessary measures, in accordance with current government regulations, successfully achieving the fulfilment of its commitments, despite the challenges,” said Gondan. This is the first vessel of five CSOVs that Gondan has in its order book, the firm said.

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8 WEM 5 and WEM 6 are the first CTVs out of Strategic Marine’s new Benoi Road shipyard

SINGAPORE SHIPYARD DELIVERS FIRST CTVS FOR EUROPE Two new 27m crew transfer vessels have been delivered out of Strategic Marine’s new Benoi Road shipyard in Singapore. The two crew transfer vessels (CTVs) for WEM Marine Ltd are built to the company’s Stratcat 26 design and have been designed to meet the operational requirements of UK and European waters where they will go into service. “This latest delivery further cements Strategic Marine’s solid, proven reputation for building CTVs for renewable energy industries all around the world and builds upon our excellent relationship with WEM Marine,” said Chan Eng Yew, CEO of Strategic Marine. ”Our customers value our experience and our ability to effectively tailor our vessel design to different operational requirements, ensuring the finished vessel is absolutely fit for purpose.” Efficient propulsion The vessels, WEM 5 and WEM 6, are powered by two Caterpillar C32 engines driving fixed pitch propellers providing a robust and efficient propulsion system. When fully operational, 24 technicians and six crew can be comfortably accommodated onboard and personnel transfer to the wind turbines is facilitated by a patented active fendering system. These vessels are sister vessels to two CTVs delivered to WEM Marine in the summer

of 2021 and all four have been delivered on schedule and to budget, despite the challenges of the global pandemic. The new vessels recently completed their sea trials with David Ford, managing director of WEM Marine joining the crew to put the CTVs through their paces. Both vessels delivered speeds exceeding 26 knots. Mr Ford said: “I am delighted to accept

delivery of these two vessels, which will form an integral part of our fleet. Joining the Strategic Marine team for the sea trials further cemented our close working relationship and Strategic Marine’s professionalism, commitment to quality and attention to detail has made it a pleasure to follow the progress of these two vessels from design and build, through to delivery.”

Rodman’s new patrol boat delivered Rodman Group has delivered what it says is one of the largest patrol boats in Europe. Spanish marine machinery equipment manufacturer Fluidmecanica has installed the anchor windlass, steering gear and bow thrusters on what is thought to be one of the largest patrol boats built in Europe. Fluidmecanica also installed the hydraulics on the new Rodman 130 Mar de Galica, which has been delivered to the fleet of Xunta de Galicia in Spain. The Mar de Galicia is an intervention height patrol boat designed to carry out surveillance of fishing resources in coastal waters, as well as other surveillance tasks such as drug trafficking. The glass fibre reinforced polyester boat, which is 40m in length and has a maximum speed of 27 knots, can stay at sea without external assistance for five days, Rodman says.

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8 Mar de Galicia is a new Rodman 130 patrol boat in the Xunta de Galicia fleet

In May 2021, Rodman delivered an even bigger offshore patrol vessel, the Rodman 138, to the Spanish Tax Administration Agency in Moaña. The company said the building of the 43m vessel was a ‘milestone’ for the shipyard, permitting it to enter a new segment of vessels up to 45 metres in length.

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POWER & PROPULSION

DUAL-FUEL POWERED TANKERS DELIVERED TO TERNTANK Swedish tanker operator Terntank has accepted delivery of two hybrid fuel tankers at Gothenburg Port within two weeks of each other Tern Island and Tern Fors were designed by Terntank and Kongsberg Maritime and built at China Merchants Jinling Shipyward. The first was accepted at the port on February 11, the second on February 25. Both are fuelled by LNG or LBG (liquid biogas), and are able to operate at port using a DC Link system to connect to power at Gothenburg Port – which is believed to be the first port in the world that can connect tankers to electricity. The mechanism means the tankers can reduce their auxiliary energy consumption during port operations by 99%, Terntank says, and the battery packs provide an energy reserve for power generation, limiting unnecessary parallel running of generators and provides a blackout prevention function that keeps the electrical network alive.

Both are fuelled by LNG or LBG (liquid biogas), and are able to operate at port using a DC Link system to connect to power at Gothenburg Port – which is believed to be the first port in the world that can connect tankers to electricity The vessels are being hailed as green because they emit no greenhouse gases or carbon particulates during port operations. The main engine, boiler and auxiliary engine can reduce their environmental impact and perform safe operations running on biofuels. “By combining the optimised hull and rudder design with

dual fuel capability, when utilising 30% biogas, in comparison to a same sized conventional vessel, Tern Fors reduces emissions by 70% of CO2 and almost eliminates the emissions of sulphur oxide (99%), of particle emissions (99%) and nitrogen oxide (99%),” says the company. Tern Fors has also been installed with a digital system by Kongsberg that optimises the vessel’s voyage by constantly adjusting its speed so that its arrival time can be controlled to the point that it can send a virtual NOR and move directly into port without having to drop anchor and wait to berth. “This digital solution offers enhancement to the ‘Just-inTime’ management, which is continuously being developed, providing vessel-to-cloud data infrastructure capturing and aggregating quality data in respect to the vessel’s overall operation,” Terntank says. “The data gathered ranges from engine and piston performance, hull build-up, to even contact with ice. This data is then utilised to allow efficient and proactive maintenance, evidently leading to reduced emissions.” Each vessel has a cargo capacity of 16,500 m3 and will be commercially operated by the Finnish North European Oil Trade in the Baltic Sea area.

8 Terntank’s Tern Fors arrives at Gothenburg Port

Castoldi to supply 164 waterjets for Maldives ferries Castoldi will supply 82 new public ferries in the Maldives with its waterjets. Italian waterjet manufacturer Castoldi has won what it has called a ‘momentous’ contract to supply a total of 164 waterjets for 82 new ferries in the Maldives. The Turbodrive 400 H C waterjets will be supplied to equip new ferries being built by UAE shipyard giant Gulf Craft at its Maldives shipyard, which are needed to vastly improve local transport, Maldives president Ibrahim Mohamed Solih said. Gulf Craft Maldives general manager Terry Stamatakos said the company had worked very closely with Castoldi to deliver the Touring 51 ferries to the government, and

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8 Castoldi waterjet-propelled boats

’their performance exceeded expectations, thanks to their Turbodrive 400 HC waterjets’. The waterjets come with a good reputation, having equipped the 80 interceptor boats of the Indian Navy in 2013 and having been in operation ever since.

The company says it is one of the most efficient, lightweight propulsion systems available today, with a light integrated gearbox contained in the waterjet housing. Castoldi’s unclogging system can also be installed alongside, together with the ACES electronic control system. The ferries will be used to act like a system of public buses to take locals from island to island in a transport network much needed by the islanders. Gulf Craft has operated in the Maldives for 20 years, providing almost 80% of the archipelago’s water transport services, including coast guard, emergency services and leisure boats as well as public transport.

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POWER & PROPULSION

Energy efficient Solid Sail is a 1,200 m² rigid sail made of composite panels assembled together, and was developed specifically for larger vessels. The system overcomes the usual size limitations of standard fabric sails. Moreover, the rigidity of the sail panels induces less flapping and therefore increases the estimated life compared to a soft sail. BV has been involved from the early stage of its development. It delivered the AiP in line with its Rule Note for WIND PROPULSION SYSTEMS (WPS) – NR 206 following an assessment of the Solid Sail’s design and

APPROVAL GRANTED FOR RIGID SAIL PROPULSION Credit: Chantiers de l’Atlantique

Bureau Veritas has granted its approval to an innovative sailing propulsion system to Chantiers de l’Atlantique for its Solid Sail propulsion system. “The power of the wind, even if it is not always available, can make a significant contribution to GHG free ship propulsion and ship design,” said Laurent Leblanc, senior vice president technical & operations at Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore. ”We are pleased to deliver this AiP to Chantiers de l’Atlantique, bringing trust in wind propulsion systems and supporting the GHG emission reduction of shipping more generally.”

8 Chantiers de l’Atlantique’s innovative sailing propulsion system Solid Sail has received AiP from BV

system. This AiP helps assure the industry that this new technology can be safely used and is ready for the next phase of its development and installation on-board. Increasing the energy efficiency of cruise ships and lowering their impact on the environment are two of the main objectives of Ecorizon, Chantiers de l’Atlantique’s R&D pioneering 14-year old programme dedicated to ship energy and environmental efficiencies.

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The system overcomes the usual size limitations of standard fabric sails. Moreover, the rigidity of the sail panels induces less flapping and therefore increases the estimated life compared to a soft sail Frédéric Grizaud, senior vice president at Chantiers de l’Atlantique, said: “The concept of Solid Sail is the first of its kind, and is the most advanced and innovative solution of sailing propulsion of the large ships market. The integration on-board a passenger ship of such an innovative solution is only possible thanks to the tremendous collaborative work done with Bureau Veritas on its new rules on Wind Assisted Propulsion.”

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SEMBCORP BUILDS FIRST BATTERY-DIESEL ROPAX

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Sembcorp Marine has built the first of three new battery-operated RoPax ferries for Norwegian ferry operator Norled. All three are based on a design from LMG Marine, a Sembmarine subsidiary, and have been optimised to Norled’s specific requirements for energy efficiency. “To serve efficiently as a ferry vessel, the design took into consideration the vessel’s operational profile and schedule, as well as design imperatives of passenger safety and comfort, and conducive working conditions for ferry staff,” said Tan Heng Jack, Sembmarine’s head of specialised shipbuilding. The 82.4m ferries feature quick connection shore charging plugs, auto-mooring and efficient hull, propulsion and heat recovery systems. Normal operation will be courtesy of the zero-emission lithium-ion batteries for a service speed of 10 knots, but a switch to diesel back-up is possible if required. The batteries will be recharged using hydroelectric power. The multi-deck, double-ended ferries, each with a capacity for 300 passengers and crew as well as 80 cars or a combination of up to 10 cars and 10 trailer trucks, will service Norled’s shortsea Hella-Vangsnes-Dragsvik route in Norway.

“The demand for passenger ferries is anticipated to increase owing to a wide range of factors including the emerging trend of ferries as a viable alternative transport, development in marine fuel technologies, and inclination of consumers towards luxury marine

8 The first RoPax ferry ready for loading onboard dry tow transport at Tuas Boulevard Yard

travel,” said Wong Weng Sun, Sembcorp Marine president and chief executive. The remaining two RoPax ferries are expected to be ready in 2022.

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POWER & PROPULSION Norsepower will install two rotor sails on what is believed to be the world’s biggest short sea RoRo vessel, the MV Delphine, which transits between the UK, Ireland and Europe. Operated by CLdN, the vessel has a cargo capacity of close to 8,000 lane meters, and Norsepower estimates that the two 35m x 5m tilting rotor sails will achieve a fuel and emission saving of between 7-10%. It is the seventh vessel so far to be fitted with Norsepower’s rotor sails, and the third to include the tilting function. They work by detecting when the wind is strong enough to deliver fuel and emission savings, at which point they start automatically. The technology is around ten times more efficient than a conventional sail because more lift is produced with a much smaller sail area, the company says. Norsepower says its rotor sails can be retrofitted on existing ships as well as on new vessels. They are a modernised version of the Flettner rotor, a spinning cylinder that uses the Magnus effect to harness wind power to thrust a ship. The optimal number and size of sails are based on the size, speed, and operating profile of the target vessel, so Norsepower makes a range of sizes to accommodate.

LARGEST SHORT SEA RORO VESSEL TO GET ROTOR SAILS It is the seventh vessel so far to be fitted with Norsepower’s rotor sails, and the third to include the tilting function

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8 A diagram of Norsepower’s tilting rotor sail

“Seeing the interest grow in our tilting Rotor Sail design demonstrates how the industry is looking for proven, flexible solutions to lower greenhouse gas emissions and reduce fuel costs across a range of vessel sizes and operations,” said Norsepower CEO Tuomas Riski. “With fuel becoming increasingly expensive, making savings will also have a huge impact on commercial success. Working with CLdN and its ambitious team is an opportunity to demonstrate what our technology has to offer

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to continue strengthening the environmental and commercial performance of its fleet.” In November 2021, Norsepower signed an MoU with Kongsberg Maritime to facilitate the addition of wind propulsion to the Norwegian group’s integrated power and propolsion systems. The MoU allows for ship owners and shipyards to choose between fully integrated systems or standalone products. “By teaming up with Norsepower, KM adds wind propulsion to its portfolio of strategies to facilitate greener operations, aided by its controllable pitch propeller solutions, which can easily manage the variable power delivered by Rotor Sail systems,” said Kongsberg.

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POWER & PROPULSION A medium-range tanker is using new propulsion technology that could help ships achieve IMO 2050 targets. Swedish designer FKAB’s propulsion technology, which combines LNG with steam to produce hydrogen, could help ships achieve IMO 2050 carbon reduction targets. The hydrogen directly fuels the internal combustion engines and fuel cells, and all CO2 produced is captured by splitting the LNG molecules. Because the hydrogen is created onboard, it means the tanker does not require portside hydrogen infrastructure, instead using fuel cells that have specifically been developed to produce more power in propulsion and fewer emissions. A joint project between technology giant ABB and Greek hydrogen and energy firm Helbio, the system has been given approval in principle by classification organisation RINA. RINA says it is the first to receive approval for using viable technology that achieves the IMO 2050 decarbonisation targets. Because the design means hydrogen use can be progressively increased in a vessel, ships adopting the technology can qualify for a higher Carbon Intensity Index (CII) ranking set by the IMO.

NEW PROPULSION TECHNOLOGY MEETS IMO 2050 TARGETS

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“To meet CO2 reduction targets, shipping is faced with the challenge of having solutions which either rely on fossil fuels, but which still require technology to mature, or on new, zero carbon fuels, the availability of which is still far from being guaranteed,” said RINA Greece Marine technical director Antonios Trakakis. “This new design enables the use of hydrogen as a fuel today without the need for bunkering and storage on board and

exceeds IMO 2050 targets for 70% reduction of carbon intensity.” All equipment can be fitted on deck, which means ship owners can convert existing vessels. From 2023, certain CII requirements will take effect for all cargo, RoPax and cruise vessels above 5,000 GT. These will include having in place an approved enhanced Ship Energy Management Plan that shows how CII targets will be achieved.

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NEW POWER PACK CONVERTS WASTE HEAT TO ELECTRICITY Alfa Laval has unveiled a new power pack capable of converting waste heat directly into electrical power

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The E-PowerPack reduces fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, helping owners and operates meet marine industry decarbonisation targets. “Alfa Laval is pursuing a wide range of technologies to support decarbonisation, both independently and with partners,” said Lars Skytte Jørgensen, vice president technology development, energy systems, Alfa Laval Marine Division. “Fuel cells and many other innovations are in the pipeline, but the first critical step is to leverage the existing energy on board.” Launching on 5 April via webinar, the E-PowerPack is a self-contained solution that can generate electricity from many different heat sources on board. These include exhaust gas waste heat, which accounts for 50% of the energy from combusted fuel, but also liquid sources at lower temperatures, such as engine jacket water. Regardless of which fuels are used, fleets can use the E-PowerPack to reduce their fuel consumption, emissions and costs. On vessels where moving to low-sulphur fuel has created a surplus of steam, the E-PowerPack will transform the excess into a free source of power. The E-PowerPack will also be vital as energy recovery becomes key in transitioning to green methanol and ammonia. “Savings that offset fuel costs are only one part of the picture, since methanol and ammonia are both more expensive and less energy-rich,” said Danny Ingemann, head of sales. “For the amount of fuel they carry to be feasible, vessels will need to utilise all of the energy that methanol and ammonia contain. The E-PowerPack will be a vital part of achieving the energy balance.” 8 Alfa Laval’s E-PowerPack converts waste heat directly into electrical power

Heerema Marine Contractors have been awarded a contract for the transport and installation of the Dogger Bank C offshore substation off the northeast coast of England. The massive offshore wind farm will see the substation for phase 3 delivered by Heerema. Owners SSE Renewables, Equinor and Eni made the award as part of the third and final phase of the Dogger Bank project, which means total energy generating capacity will be 3.6GW combined with Dogger Bank A and B. This should be enough to supply 5% of the UK’s electricity demand, the owners say, powering six million homes.

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8 Artistic illustration of windmills at Dogger Bank

For the 3,500-tonne jacket foundation, four main piles and 9,500-tonne offshore substation topside, Heerema will perform offshore lifting to position the jacket foundation on the scour bed, using main

piles to provide on-bottom stability. The offshore substation will be lifted from a barge prior to the set-down on the jacket foundation. ”Inatalling sizeable offshore substations is core business for us and we are looking forward to working together on the preparation and installation of Dogger Bank C,” SAID Heerema’s wind director, Jeroen van Oosten. Dogger Bank C is around 560 km2 in area, and almost 200km from shore. SSE will lead the development and construction, and Equinor will operate the farm on completion for its predicted life of around 35 years.

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COMMERCIAL WAVE ENERGY CONVERTER PARTNERSHIP FORMED

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Simulation system created for offshore wind sector Two companies have entered into a partnership for the construction of a commercial scale Wave Energy Converter (WEC). CorPower Ocean is currently fabricating its next generation C4 WEC, in collaboration with subsea composite specialist Diab in Sweden and Portugal. Part of the flagship HiWave-5 Project, the WEC will ultimately join a four-system wave energy array, located off the coast of Aguçadoura in Portugal, forming one of the world’s first grid-connected wave farms. “Diab’s technology is an ideal match for our composite hull structure, meeting all requirements with relevant certifications,” said Miguel Silva, managing director, CorPower Portugal. “The Divinycell H sandwich composite is particularly well suited to WEC devices being designed specifically to withstand major fatigue, slamming and impact loads. Other important features include excellent adhesion strength and chemical resistance, with low water absorption and strong thermal insulation.” Mobile factory The decision to go commercial follows several months of process characterisation on quarter scale models. CorPower Ocean is now nearing completion of the first commercial scale hull at its Portuguese base in Viana do Castelo. The site is also demonstrating the firm’s ‘mobile factory’ concept designed to enable

8 Diab’s Divinycell H sandwich composite is particularly well suited to WEC devices

rapid roll-out of WEC hulls in port facilities near wave energy sites across the globe. A key element to the hull’s sandwich structure involves the core material which provides strength and stiffness. Produced by Swedish firm Diab, the unique Divinycell H grade material brings a raft of benefits including high strength, durability and impact resistance combined with light weight and buoyancy performance properties. During its latest partnership with CorPower Ocean, Diab provided structural engineering support, including analysis of loads and stresses exposed to the hull, to ensure the correct selection of core materials and laminates for the composite structure. Lars-Magnus Efraimsson, Diab segment manager, said Divinycell H has a proven track record in virtually every application area where sandwich composites are employed, including the marine, land transportation, wind energy, civil engineering and general industrial markets. “We are pleased to be expanding our portfolio in the subsea sector working with a fellow Swedish outfit and one of the leading wave energy developers,” he said. “It’s always a pleasure to work with firms like CorPower Ocean which share our passion for innovation, as we continually explore new ways to improve our offering and make our clients’ products stronger, lighter and smarter.”

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Two industry partners are joining together to create a new simulator system for the UK’s floating offshore wind sector. Kongsberg Digital and the UK’s University of Plymouth are combining simulator technology and R&D expertise to provide offshore wind project teams and crew with facilities to verify, test and optimise floating offshore wind projects. “This simulator could be a game-changer in the future deployment of floating offshore wind technology. As the sector expands, we need to develop innovative and effective ways of installing the technology in new and challenging environments,” said Professor Deborah Greaves OBE, Professor of Ocean Engineering and director of the Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy. Hub Kongsberg’s K-Sim DP will be used to simulate, test and optimise flaoting offshore wind projects. ”I believe our partnership with Kongsberg and the opportunity to learn from their experience and expertise can make significant strides in helping us to achieve that.” Real-time simulation Vital to this project is a state-of-the-art Kongsberg Dynamic Positioning (DP) simulator, which will soon be installed at the university’s campus. The K-Sim DP simulator is built on the Kongsberg DP technology and will allow for thorough studies, mission planning, training and assessment of crew, where various challenging scenarios can be evaluated and optimised in a safe environment. K-Sim DP will be used to simulate, test and optimise marine operations throughout the lifecycle of FLOW installations. This will provide key insights into solutions that will increase efficiency in both installations and operational maintenance, increasing safety and cost-effectiveness for the companies involved.

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GANGWAY MANUFACTURER ENTERS SOV MARKET A Dutch offshore access provider has sold its first W-type gangway system to an offshore shipping company

Tailor-made safety The system will be permanently installed on the Olympic Orion in early 2023, when the vessel will complete its conversion from a Multi-Purpose Support Vessel (MPSV) into an Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV). Ampelmann’s W-type system satisfies a growing demand for safe, efficient and sustainable access solutions in the renewable energy market. Tailor-made to individual vessels, the new system is electric, height adjustable and contains a lift and crane that can carry cargo and personnel. As it can compensate for vessel motions in sea states up to 3.5Hs, it can help increase the efficiency of maintenance operations on windfarms. Alongside the new system, Ampelmann will provide operator training and 24/7 essential support through the company’s Operation Control Centre (OCC). Until the W-type can be installed on the Olympic Orion, an E1000 has been temporarily fitted to the vessel so that it can

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The new Ampelmann system that has been sold to Olympic Offshore Wind AS marks an important turning point in the company’s commitment to the renewable energy sector. “We are a global company and as such, it always excites us to broaden our horizon and bring together our experience as an offshore access provider to focus on what we consider to be new and exciting markets,” said Cinthia Mijares, business developer at Ampelmann. “SOVs have become crucially important in the global renewable energy infrastructure and we want to contribute to the safety and efficiency of operations there.”

continue its operations in the North Sea as a highly efficient ’Walk to Work’ vessel. “We are pleased to continue our long-standing working relationship with Ampelmann. “Olympic was one of the early movers in the offshore wind market and has been working more or less continuously on offshore wind projects for the last ten years,” said Marius Bergseth, COO Olympic. “During this time, we have safely completed well over 200,000 personnel transfers via gangways without any incidents, and we look forward to continuing to expand our offerings to clients in this market going forward with the W-type onboard the Olympic Orion.”

8 Tailor-made to individual vessels, the W-type is electric, height adjustable and contains a lift and crane that can carry cargo and personnel

UK sets new offshore wind targets Trade body RenewableUK has welcomed the government’s new energy strategy. A new target of 50GW offshore wind by 2030 will include up to 5GW of floating wind projects under the Energy Security Strategy published by the UK government in April 7. Trade association RenewableUK welcomed the strategy, which sets targets to reduce the UK’s dependence on gas. By 2030, 95% of UK power should come from low-carbon sources, the policy says, with fossil fuel generation to shrink from the current 40% to just 5%. The target will be achieved with more wind, solar and renewable hydrogen, says RenewableUK. To meet these looming deadlines, the government says it will reform the planning system to allow consents to be made within a year.

“The Prime Minister’s ambitious new strategy puts the rocket boosters under the UK’s transition to renewable energy and will cut consumer bills,” said RenewableUK’s Chief Executive Dan McGrail. “The new targets mean that our world-leading offshore wind industry will do the heavy lifting in getting Britain permanently off the hook of gas power by boosting our nation’s home-grown energy supply. Reforms to speed up the planning system and how quickly we connect new offshore wind are essential to meet these new ambitions. “Producing renewable hydrogen using electricity from wind will provide valuable flexibility to our future clean energy system, replacing gas in a wide variety of sectors like industry, transport and heating.”

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SALVAGE ROUND-UP With the often extended nature of operations, news of salvage activities often takes time to filter through and five of the world’s major contractors have provided updates of their work

Boluda Boluda is known for its shiphandling towage services, which position it ideally for emergency response duties. Such was the case when the tanker DHT Mustang was drifting dangerously towards the north dock extension at Algeciras. Boluda’s tugs VB Ceballos, VB Juangonzalez, VB Titan and VB Tron responded and in 45kn winds, heavy rain and reduced visibility pushed the tanker back on course and escorted it safely to the shelter of the harbour. Salvage response generally involves protecting property and the environment but its role in saving life must not be overlooked. When a tourist catamaran broke in two and was wrecked a mile from the port of Cartagena, 33 passengers including children were immediately in peril. Boluda’s tug VB Glacial arrived within minutes, soon joined by VB Anibal, VB Asdrubal and VB Brio and other local vessels and with passengers clinging to wreckage with only the vessel’s port side above water, a tragedy was averted with all passengers saved. One of Boluda’s tug masters said it was the most distressing and difficult situations he had experienced in a 30-year career. Five Oceans Salvage Athens-based Five Oceans Salvage reports two major operation towards the end of 2021. A wreck removal contract was awarded when JSRY Floating Dock 1 sank in Jeddah. A team of 15 along with an array of salvage equipment successfully refloated the dock four months after the sinking, using a combination of pumping and pressurising. The dilemma of finding suitable tugs when needed with some urgency was faced by Five Oceans when, under a LOF contract, it was tasked to assist the 8,300teu container ship Archimidis, disabled 150nm off Acapulco. The nearest suitable tug GH Challenger was 2,500nm, or eleven days’ steaming, away and with Archimidis drifting to within 30 miles of land, Mexican authorities released the port tug Mextug Duero to slow the vessel’s drift until the arrival of GH Challenger.

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Ardentia Marine’s salvage commitment includes exclusive supplier of emergency response services to Spain’s Salvamento Maritimo (SASEMAR) and the Cabanas A Coruña-based company reports five response and wreck removal operations in 2021. Its first 2021 contract involved refloating the grounded fast ferry Bentago Express in Gran Canaria using external airbags. Next, when the factory trawler Baffin Bay sank in Port of Vigo following a fire the vessel was refloated by Ardentia using submersible pumps and external buoyancy. In July two crawler cranes lifted the cargo vessel Nazmiye Ana, which capsized in Port of Castellón with the vessel lowered to a designated scrapping area in an eight week operation. Ardentia responded after another fast ferry, San Gwann, grounded on the islet of Es Malvins Pla off Ibiza. The ferry was refloated and towed to Ibiza within 40 hours of Ardentia’s arrival. Finally in 2021, two cranes were used to refloat the trawler L’Etel, which had sunk in the port of Ribeira two years earlier. Once on scene, the larger tug took over from Mextug Duero and towed the vessel to Cristobal, Panama.

8 GH Challenger steamed 2,500nm to assist a container ship

Resolve Marine Last month, MJ reported on Resolve Marine assisting a container ship in difficulties in Strait of Juan de Fuca. On the other side of the world meanwhile it has been carrying out debris removal operations from the wrecked X-Press Pearl off Sri Lanka. A specialised DP vessel with large heave-compensated crane was mobilised from Singapore to the container ship, which sank following a fire in May 2021. Tsavliris Salvage Tsavliris Salvage is known for its rescue tow activities and two recently reported incidents could be viewed as routine but often not so. When the laden container ship Alion experienced engine breakdown in the Arabian Sea, 320 miles east of Socotra Island, Tsavliris dispatched the AHT Teja from Duqm, Oman to assist. The vessel’s compliment included four armed guards for passage through a high-risk piracy area. After adverse weather prevented an immediate towing connection Alion was towed to Sharjah where port tugs assisted in navigating the congested anchorage area before being safely berthed. Further east, Tsavliris dispatched the AHT Lanpan 26 when another container ship, Navios Nerine, suffered machinery problems off Singapore. With assistance from four port tugs, Lanpan 26 connected with the vessel, which was then towed to Batam, Indonesia for repairs.

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8 Tsavlriis was on hand to assist the disabled container ship Navios Nerine off Singapore

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DAMEN NOTCHES UP THE ORDERS Damen Shipyards is reinforcing its reputation as a major global supplier of tugs and workboats with the reporting of orders for three vessels in recent weeks The Multi Cat workboat range will receive a new addition with the inking of an order for a 3313 SD variant for Dutch maritime services company ST Marine Support. Scheduled for delivery in March 2023, the vessel will be built at Safe Shipyard in Gdansk before being moved to Damen’s facility at Hardinxveld, the Netherlands for completion. Specifically designed for shallow water dredging duties it will be capable of operating in water depths of just 2m and equipped with substantial deck cranes fore and aft; anchorhandling, towing and tugger winches, and a 40t A-frame. Three fixed-pitch propellers will deliver 25tbp and speed 10kn and the new addition will join two Multi Cat 3013s and one 3515 variant in ST Marine Support’s fleet, the client stating: “it was not a difficult decision to return to them once again.” Reflecting Damen’s global reach, Tidewater is a longstanding customer operating over 25 Damen vessels and the Texas, USA-based offshore vessel owner is extending that relationship with an order for two Stan Tug 2309s for chartering to a long standing customer. The pair will be built at Damen Albwardy Sharjah and with artist’s impressions indicating line-handling duties, mooring is in their list of duties which includes towing and additional firefighting capabilities. The tugs will offer 40tbp and approximately 45m2 of deck space and as with the ST Marine Multi Cat are scheduled for delivery in Q1 2023 with Piers Middleton, vice president, sales and marketing for Tidewater saying: “We are very excited to not only be returning to Damen to build the latest and most efficient tugs in the marketplace today, but also to be able to

continue to support our longstanding partners and stakeholders by committing to building new vessels to support their ongoing operations.” Daan Dijxhoorn, area manager, Damen North America, said: “We’re very happy that Tidewater is returning to Damen to build these latest additions to its fleet. We are confident that the Stan Tug 2309s will fulfil their purpose effectively and efficiently.”

8 Tidewater returns to Damen with an order for two Stan Tugs 2309s

Curaçao-based HAL Holding N.V. has announced an intended voluntary public offer for maritime services provider Boskalis. HAL said it did not intend to make any changes to management if its 95% bid Boskalis is accepted. Based in Papendrecht in the Netherlands, Boskalis’ multi-disciplinary activities include significant towage capabilities largely within the offshore oil and gas and renewables industries, utilising around 20 ocean-going and anchor-handling tugs. Over recent years it has been divesting itself of its joint venture agreements in the harbour/terminal towing sector, Smit Lamnalco, in which Boskalis holds a 50% stake, being one arrangement that Boskalis recently announced it was “reviewing”. HAL’s intended all-cash voluntary public

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Credit: Peter Barker

Boskalis considers HAL Holding takeover bid

8 The Boskalis fleet includes around 20 ocean-going and anchor-handling tugs

offer of €32.50 per share for all issued and outstanding ordinary Boskalis shares contains no minimum acceptance threshold, HAL stating the offer represents a premium of approximately 28% relative to the closing price the day before the offer. The offer price per share represents an implied equity value of €4.2bn for Boskalis

(on a fully diluted basis): HAL held 46.2% of Boskalis’ shares at the offer date. “HAL supports Boskalis’ existing strategy and has no intention to change its management or governance,” said HAL. “HAL is committed to the long-term interests of Boskalis and its business taking into account the interests of its stakeholders and employees. HAL does not envisage reductions of Boskalis’ workforce as a consequence. “HAL has invited Boskalis to meet at short notice with a view to further discuss the proposed offer.” “The Board of Management and Supervisory Board of Boskalis will consider all aspects of the offer in accordance with their fiduciary duties and will update the market when appropriate,” Boskalis responded.

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GERMAN COAST GUARD TUG ENTERS FULL SERVICE The appetite for European coastal states to operate government-funded Emergency Towing Vessels remains strong with capable and readily available tugs able to intervene in incidents that risk life and environmental damage when commercially available towage and salvage assistance is not immediately to hand. In March 2021 Boluda Deutschland GmbH announced it had been awarded a contract to provide towage and rescue services in the Baltic by the German Federal Waterway and Shipping Administration, the contract formally commencing on 21 February 2022. Since then, the tug designated for the contract and the most powerful in Boluda’s fleet, the 48.8m long, 104tbp Bremen Fighter, has been in service based in the port of Sassnitz on the island of Rügen, where it performed maritime salvage operations under command of the German Federal Waterway Authorities on an interim contract basis. With all the administrative procedures completed and with its new colour scheme, Bremen Fighter is now in full operation sailing under the German flag. Bremen Fighter is one of several similar anchor-handling tugs of varying power configurations built by Mützelfeldtwerft GmbH, Cuxhaven between 2004 and 2009 and seen regularly in European waters. Built to a popular design, Bremen Fighter started out life as the Primus with Harms Bergung Transport with Unterweser Reederei GmbH later becoming involved as ship manager and operator until it became Bremen Fighter in 2011 under Boluda ownership. Two near sisters, Pegasus and Centaurus, still retain their original name with group ownership still listed as Harms

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Boluda Towage’s tug Bremen Fighter has completed all its administrative procedures including repainting in German Coast Guard colours, and is now in service in the Baltic Sea

Bergung Transport. Other notable tugs in the series include Magnus, Taurus, Janus and Ursus all around 200tbp and now owned by Alp Maritime Services as Alp Ace, Alp Ippon, Alp Winger and Alp Forward respectively, and at around 300tbp the more powerful sister tugs Alp Guard and Alp Centaurus launched in 2009 as Uranus and Ursus respectively. Boris Szczesik, managing director Boluda Germany, said: “We are delighted to make our flagship Bremen Fighter with her home port of Hamburg and her experienced crew available for this important contract with German Federal Waterway Authorities and the Central Command For Maritime Emergencies in the Baltic Sea.”

8 Boluda’s Bremen Fighter is ready to provide protection for Germany’s coastline

Sanmar surpasses 300 vessel completions Turkish shipyard Sanmar has a record number of vessels gaining certificates this January. January was a special month for Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards, who had a record number of vessels gaining their class certificates, including six tugs and two pilot boats. The latest deliveries also take the total number of completions for Sanmar over the 300 mark, now standing at 302, a figure that will of course rise. Production will be boosted further this year when Sanmar’s newly acquired third yard becomes operational for construction of the new Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) ElectRA tug. Four of the six January arrivals are Sanmar’s Kocaçay class ASD tugs, which as standard carried yard-designated names while under construction, in this case Kocaçay IV, V, VI and VII for eventual Pakistani

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owner PQA and to be renamed Gharo, Malir, Korangi and Pipri when delivered. While Sanmar-exclusive RAstar 3200SX escort/terminal tugs, the quartet have slightly different machinery arrangements, the first three each having two 2,350kW main engines while vessel number four is slightly more powerful with 2,525kW engines. Seven Kocaçay class examples are currently listed as under construction or delivered, the first and second in the series being Odin of Thor and Scapa of Thor, delivered to Orkney Islands Council in 2020. PQA also bought two Sanmar pilot boats PB Heer and PB Sassi as part of the deal. The final two of the six completions are Boğaçay class, RAL-designed compact RAmparts 2400SX tugs. Halcon III (built at Boğaçay XLVIII) delivers 70tbp and will operate in Chile for SAAM

Towage. The second, built under the name Boğaçay XLIX and now renamed Med Capella for MedTug, has a bollard pull of 60t from twin 1,765kW engines and current data shows it located in Antwerp. In separate news Sanmar has reported that SAFEEN Group, the marine arm of AD Ports Group, has acquired a RAmparts 2200 Sirapinar class ASD tug to be named Semaih. The contract was signed at the recent Seatrade Maritime Middle East event in Dubai. The 50tbp tug will be powered by Caterpillar 3512C Tier II main engines and join SAFEEN Group’s 20-strong tug fleet with delivery due in Q1 2022. SAFEEN Group’s fleet includes three other Sanmar-built tugs: Al Shaheed, Al Hili 1 and Al Jimi 1, RAL Rascal 1800 class 32tbp ASD tugs delivered between 2016 and 2018.

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KOTUG MOVES COCOA BEANS EMISSIONS FREE

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Kotug has gained a notable contract moving cocoa beans on the Netherlands inland waterways using its zero-emission E-Pusher tug and barge combination. MJ has reported previously on Kotug’s “game-changing” range of E-Pusher modular and scalable electric pusher tugs featuring swappable battery containers. The range comes in three sizes: small, medium and large; and while the first application involved an E-Pusher type S transferring garbage, construction materials and retail products in the municipality of Leiden, this development involves first use of the E-Pusher type M along with four barges. The contract is with global food and agricultural commodity supplier Cargill and involves the transport of cocoa beans between Amsterdam, the world’s largest cocoa import port, and Cargill’s cocoa facility at Zaandam, on the North Sea Canal roughly halfway between Amsterdam and IJmuiden. Cargill will be the first company with this fully-electrified industrial arrangement for inland shipping, achieving what Kotug describes as “more resilient and sustainable supply chains” in support of the worldwide energy transition and modal shift from road transport to waterways. The E-Pusher

8 Kotug’s latest E-Pusher reference will transport cocoa beans in Amsterdam

type M can push barges with up to 4,000 tons of cargo. At the heart of the operation are the swappable battery containers supplied by Shift Clean Energy including battery swapping and charging stations provided by Shift. The containers use its ESS battery systems ranging from 70kWh to 6MWh, depending on the size of pusher tug. Battery systems may well be zero-emission from the point of use, but of course one has to

consider the source of electricity when charging and Shift’s PwrSwäp solutions are charged through clean power generation from biogas, hydrogen and other renewable sources either on the vessels themselves or at Shift’s dedicated energy stations. The swappable power system maximises uptime for vessel owners. Ard-Jan Kooren, Kotug International president and CEO, said: “We launched the E-Pusher concept in 2021, and the smaller type, the E-Pusher S (the CityBarge One) is already successfully deployed in several inland waterways and cities. ”I am very proud that an international company like Cargill is our first customer for the E-Pusher type M. The vessel is designed for transportations like these and guarantees zero-emission logistics and a significantly improved efficiency. As a result, we can support a broad range of industries to turn a part of their supply chain emission-free without extra costs.”

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EXPLORING SCHOTTEL’S DIGITAL PRODUCTS The fitting out of the engine room, including propulsion systems for new tugs, used to involve mainly mechanical and electrical components throughout. The opportunities provided by digital technologies both afloat and via improved connectivity ashore are summed up by Alexander Neideck, Schottel’s product manager automation and digital products: “Basically, we are creating a virtual image of the propulsion system on land, providing insights into the system. This information can then be used to plan operational and strategic deployments better.” Functioning as a fault monitoring system, data are continuously stored, warnings and alarms generated if certain limits are exceeded. Analysis is largely carried out independently on board and viewed on an integrated control panel and can also be sent automatically to the IoT platform MariNet via encrypted connection, with cached data transferred automatically or manually later if there is no stable internet connection. ProData, another application and part of MariNet, allows data to be viewed online from anywhere, providing information on operational conditions and equipment status and the opportunity to plan strategic fleet deployment maximizing vessel potential. A condition monitoring service (ProCMS) uses an algorithm to monitor measured values and identify acute signs of wear or damage to specific components at an early stage, thus minimising risk of consequential damage. The final item to mention in Schottel’s digital toolbox is VibCheck. This mobile system allows the manufacturer’s service engineers to check the condition of the propulsion

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When propulsion specialist Schottel provides news of references for tugs, digital elements are usually part of the order – time for a closer look at this transition into the future

system by carrying out vibration measurements on the installed units. The data is transferred manually ashore to be analysed by experts allowing more targeted maintenance planning and spare parts logistics, especially for older vessels. Tug owners are generally keen to extract long life spans from their investments, life-extension projects often making them unrecognisable from when new. Whether it is a new vessel or has been in operation for years, says Schottel, its digital services offer a wide range of benefits that can improve troubleshooting, strategic maintenance planning or optimise fleet management.

8 MariHub data can be analysed on board the tug as well as being sent ashore

Early 2022 a busy period for Smit Salvage Smit Salvage has been called to assist in a nunber of salvage operations this year. Peter Barker picks out the main ones. Smit Salvage was contracted to assist with assets mobilised from Spain and the Netherlands to assist with the Felicity Ace fire that MJ reported on in March. A salvage team was airlifted to the ship and a towing connection established with Boskalis’ AHT Bear. Other assisting tugs were reported as: ALP Guard, Dian Kingdom and VB Hispania. The ship’s crew were picked up by another vessel and landed ashore by Portuguese navy helicopters. Two weeks later however, Felicity Ace gave up the struggle and sank. Smit was involved in another ship fire

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when contracted to assist the passenger/ roro vessel Euroferry Olympia with 239 passengers and 51 crew on board. The vessel was engulfed by fire while on passage in the Ionian Sea with an intense SAR operation ensuing, where sadly it appears 11 people did not survive the incident. A team of 12 salvors from Smit were assigned to assist in the firefighting operations with further recovery activities continuing with the vessel alongside port of Astakos, Greece. The Dutch salvor is involved in a complex wreck removal operation in Mumbai, where the accommodation work barge Papaa 305 sank after breaking from moorings and alliding with a fixed structure. Smit plans to cut the wreck into around 10 sections to be

lifted by its sheerlegs Taklift 7 with a large hydraulic grab also mobilised to assist lifting pieces from the mud. Also in India, when the bulk carrier Aviator and tanker Atlantic Grace collided, they became locked together and following unsuccessful attempts to separate the two Smit, along with its local alliance partner VMW, were tasked to assist. Bunker fuel was removed from Aviator into two tank barges and after interlocking pieces of steel were cut, the pair were separated. They were towed to a nearby anchorage for dive inspection, the collision impact leaving a 9x9m hole in the side of Aviator, which after some minor epoxy repairs was towed to a nearby port of refuge.

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8 Spanish sea rescue agency Salvamento Marítimo has celebrated the keel-laying of its new deep sea rescue tug at Zamakona Yards in Spain. It’s seldom that a 200tbp tug appears on the list of orders in these times and this as yet unnamed vessel comes at a cost of €52.5m and is due for delivery in October 2023, destined to become an important addition to the agency’s already extensive fleet of rescue tugs. An interesting feature of the newbuild will be its capability to operate drones in searches at sea, including a flight deck for drones up to 9m and a hanger with simultaneous capacity for two drones. 8 As part of what will be notable deliveries in 2022 Grandweld Shipyard has laid the keels for two of the four Robert Allan Ltd TRAktor 2700-Z tractor tugs to be operated by Kuwait Ports Authority. The keel-laying ceremony was attended by representatives of the owner, shipyard and classification society BV and the tugs, due to enter service in August will have multipurpose capabilities including firefighting and oil spill response and deliver in excess of 50tbp via Caterpillar main engines and Kongsberg Z-drives in tractor configuration with DMT

8 The keel for Salvamento Maritimo’s new deepsea tug was laid at Zamakona Yards

supplying a hydraulic single-drum towing winch. Typical high-quality accommodation will be provided for eight crew which along with galley and mess are above main deck level. 8 Together with Seychelles industrial and economic company UPCS, French tug builder Piriou Group is establishing a base in Mahé in the Seychelles. The expansion strengthens Piriou’s position in the Indian Ocean following creation of Piriou Réunion in 2018 and involve workshops in Ile du Port in Seychelles Port Authority’s Marine Engineering Centre initially offering its floating ship maintenances to civilian and military shipowners.

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8 Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards has appointed three directors to “drive its green agenda” and lead the team with Sanmar’s low and no-emission tug construction programme. The three directors, Tamer Geçkin, Hakan Tunç and Özer İlhan have practical experience in new and developing technologies including alternative fuels that will enable changes using their depth of knowledge “to help drive Sanmar’s ambitious plans forward.” The three new directors have been appointed from manager roles within Sanmar and coincides with Sanmar’s acquisition of a third custombuilt shipyard which once operational will be optimised for construction of its new Robert Allan Ltd-designed ElectRA electric tug series.

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MoU SIGNED WITH UKHO TO MAP WORLD’S ENTIRE SEABED The UK Hydrographic Office has joined an ambitious project to map the ocean floor by 2030 An MoU has been signed that will help to bring about the complete mapping of the world’s ocean floor. The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) signed the agreement with GEBCO, the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans, which has an ongoing project with the Nippon Foundation to completely map the world’s oceans by 2030. The project, Seabed 2030, also intends to compile all bathymetric data into the free GEBCO ocean map. GEBCO is a joint programme underneath the International Hydrographic Orgnaisation and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, and the only organisation with a mandate to map the entire ocean floor. Seabed 2030 has been called a flagship programme of the ‘Ocean Decade’, a UN-backed initiative launched in January 2021 to increase scientific awareness and knowledge of the oceans – which cover 71% of the planet. The mission of the ’UN Ocean Decade: An Ocean Knowledge Revolution in Action’ is to ’catalyse transformative ocean science solutions for sustainable development, connecting people and our ocean’ while generating the knwledge needed to support a ’well-functioning, productive, resilient, sustainable and inspiring ocean’. Last week, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the UK’s Hydrographic Office and the Nippon Foundation, under which the UKHO promised to provide bathymetric gridded map products and share methods and best practices in technological innovation, infrastructure and solutions for mapping and data management. ”Today marks an important date as we initiate the release of identified data contributions to the project,” said Peter Sparkes, chief executive of the UKHO. “We share the Seabed 2030 vision and blieve that the full mapping of the world’s

ocens is a key milestone in supporting safe, secure and thriving oceans. “Knowing the depth of the seabed is a fundamental parameter for understanding ocean circulation, tides, wave action, sediment transport, environmental change, underwater geo-hazards, cable and pipeline routing, and much more.” “With eight years left until the end of the decade and 80% of the sea floor still to be mapped, UKHO’s data contribution and expertise on ocean mapping solutions will no doubt play a significant role in supporting Seabed 2030 realise its goal for the benefit of humanity,” said pSeabed 2020 roject director Jamie McMichael-Phillips.

8 Peter Sparkes, UKHO CEO (left) and Jamie McMichael-Phillips, Seabed 2030 project director

UKHO provides S-100 data to Mayflower AS ProMare’s Mayflower Autonomous Ship is the first unmanned vessel to test UKHO S-100 data before it sets sail for Massachusetts. The UK Hydrographic Office has provided S-100 navigation data that is currently being tested on the Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS), the first unmanned or autonomous marine vessel to use the data. S-100 will be the base standard for hydrographic data from which applications and uses can be defined; a framework intended to enhance the way data are created, shared and used. Under the Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS) project, testing is being carried out at sea to see if the ship can read, integrate and use S-100 data before it departs for the US coast. The voyage is two years behind its 2020

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8 On trial: UKHO’s S-100 data on the Mayflower Autonomous Ship

date, which would have marked the 400th anniversary of when the original Mayflower set sail from Plymouth with its band of pilgrims, because of ‘a minor mechanical issue’, according to ProMare, the marine research organisation behind the project. Three days into the voyage, the MAS had to return. In September 2021 it was relaunched, and

now preparations are under way to set it on course for Massachusetts, a journey which is estimated to take about three weeks. The 15m trimaran will use solar power to keep it going, with a diesel generator to back it up, and will be navigated with articifical intelligence using its six cameras and 50 sensors. The boat is made of aluminium composite. ”MAS provides a flexible and costeffective platform for deepening understanding of critical issues such as climate change, ocean plastic pollution and marine mammal conservation,” says ProMare. ”In parallel, the development of marine autonomous systems promises to transform ocean-related industries such as shipping, oil and gas, telecommunications, security and defence, fishing & aquaculture.”

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SEA-KIT USV EMBARKS TO MAP TONGA VOLCANO An uncrewed surface vessel (USV) is about to leave for Tonga, where it will embark on a voyage to the caldera of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai (HT-HH) undersea volcano that erupted on January 15. From the surface of the Pacific Ocean, the UK firm Sea-Kit International’s USV Maxlimer will collect data from inside the volcano mouth - the caldera - where it will remain for about a month. The data collection is part of a project by the Nippon Foundation and NIWA (New Zealand’s National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research) to look at the undersea impacts of the Tongan eruption. The HT-HH eruption was considered remarkable because of the height of its plume, whose umbrella clouds reached 31km, according to the ESSOAr, the Earth and Space Science Open Archive. The volcano erupted over a couple of weeks, with the final explosion on January 15 obliterating the island. Now NIWA scientists are sailing to Tonga to survey thousands of square kilometres of the seabed around the area, collecting video images of the impact, using NIWA’s research vessel Tangaroa and Maxlimer. The ’Tonga Eruption Seabed Mapping Project’, or TESMaP, is funded by the Nippon Foundation, which has been enabling oceanic projects since 1962. It is currently leading a Seabed 2030 project, which intends to map the world’s entire seabed by 2030. Project leader and NIWA Chief Scientist Oceans Mike Williams said he expected extensive changes to the underwater landscape in the area. “Before the eruption, much of the volcano was above water but now none of it is and the neighbouring islands of Hunga Tonga and Hunga Ha’apai were reduced in size,” he said. ”We expect similarly dramatic changes to have occurred in the underwater topography.

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The recent Tongan volcanic eruption will be investigated by UK uncrewed surface vessel Maxlimer

“Submarine cable breakages show impacts up to 50 kilometres from the volcano caldera, implying changes to the seabed over an area of at least 8,000 square kilometres. This survey will investigate the impacts of the eruption in the water column and on the seabed around HT–HH.” Acoustic data will be gathered using echosounders to determine the shape and structure of the underwater landscape, including the thickness of ash deposits and the formation of any new bedforms. This data will then be compared ared with previous maps to identify areas for sampling, so that further changes to the area, such as impacts to marine rine life and the seafloor’s chemical composition, can be assessed. ssessed.

8 SEA-KIT USV Maxlimer preparing for despatch to Tonga

XOCEAN appoints chief technology officerr XOCEAN has appointed a new chief technology officer in the latest expansion of its leadership team. Shepard (Shep) Smith’s background is in hydrographic survey and new technology implementation, having served 28 years as a commissioned officer with NOAA, rising to the rank of Rear Admiral. Chief executive James Ives welcomed Smith to the XOCEAN team. “Throughout Shep’s career, he has continually pushed the boundaries of ocean technology, and we’re really excited to have him leading the next phase of our technical journey,” he said. “Above all, we share the same vision of transforming ocean data through technology with the purpose of supporting

the sustainable growth of the ocean economy.” Smith will be responsible for developing XOCEAN’s technology roadmap, advancing the boundaries of uncrewed surface vessel technology and driving the technical vision for the business. In 2019, XOCEAN bought hydrographic survey firm 4D Ocean to expand its subsea services. XOCEAN uses its in-house marine robotic technology to collect ocean data sustainably across a range of industries, including offshore wind. The company is headquartered in Ireland, with offices in the UK, Canada, Norway and most recently the US.

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8 Shep Smith, XOCEAN’s new CTO

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EMPHASISING THE IMPORTANCE OF OCEAN DATA Thousands of attendees can now testify to the fact that ocean data technology is getting better - if not bigger London’s Excel Centre in March hosted the first Oceanology International event since lockdowns made live events impossible, and the overarching theme was the importance of ocean data – obtaining it, Interpreting it, and then acting on it. Take MacArtney’s NOUS underwater surveillance system, for example, which allows real-time viewing of priceless ‘underwater museums’ such as the Peristera, a Greek shipwreck in the Aegean Sea that the country’s Ministry of Culture is protecting by prohibiting diving or snorkelling above it. Dubbed the ‘Parthenon of shipwrecks’, the Peristera sank in the late 5th Century BC in the largest marine-protected area in Europe. Using underwater pluggable electrical SubConn connectors to combine signal and power, MacArtney’s NOUS works on a machine-learned algorithm to provide real-time video of the wreck site streamed via five underwater cameras. Fugro unveils first ROV to be launched from mother ROV Fugro was one of the show’s 447 exhibitors, and one of many to launch their very latest in technology – in Fugro’s case, the first remotely operated vessel to be housed and launched from a mother uncrewed surface vessel. Fugro gave live demonstrations of the 12m Blue Essence USV at the Royal Victoria dock, demonstrating how operators in Aberdeen, the Scottish city 860 miles away from London, could control the launch and recovery of Blue Volta, by Blueye Robotics, the first ROV in the world that can operate via Fugro’s global network of remote operations centres. Designed to withstand harsh conditions, the polypropylene frame protects it and its high-spec range of sensors for inspection and light that Fugro says would not normally be found in an ROV of this size – a mere 1500mm(l) x 650mm (h) x880mm (w). Blue Volta can be launched on a dedicated launch sled and umbilical management system to a maximum depth of 450m, or with simple modifications, as low as 1,000 msw. “We look at the advantages that uncrewed solutions offer, and particularly taking people out of the hazardous offshore environment is the principal benefit,” said Dan Jones, service line director for Fugro in its Aberdeen Inspection, Repair and Maintenance services. “We have an operational limit with the ROV in the water of 10 days – we’ve operated it for approximately six days so far with no fuel requirements – and that gives us access to approximately 100 miles offshore.” The vessel can conduct surface survey of the sea floor to inspect subsea cables, for example, using sonar with ranges of up to 100 metres. HUGIN Edge draws crowds The extremely slick-looking HUGIN Edge by Kongsberg Maritime drew possibly the biggest crowd when unveiled at Oi. Extensive hydrodynamic modelling together with

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Kongsberg’s carbon monocoque design and a refined lowdrag hull shape are some of the reasons why the company’s latest brightly coloured autonomous underwater vehicle is being hailed as the most advanced AUV yet. The machine has been configured for ease of deployment from all platforms and offers new sonar design, providing 3D sensing capabilities for improved trajectory planning and directional collision avoidance, couple with traditional forward-scanning methodology. It is also equipped with open interfaces that can be integrated with third party planning and mission management tools, specifically designed to optimise results. ”Mission objectives may include sounding density or detection probability, enabling the AUV to calculate the actual waypoints, operational parameters and sensor configuration,” says the company. ”In-mission adaptive execution allows HUGIN Edge to make several decisions autonomously, continuously replanning during mission execution as more information about the surrounding environment is gathered by the sensors.” The smallest of the HUGIN family, Edge is less than four metres long and weighs just 300kg, with batteries providing the power supply. Hear VP of Marine Robotics Sales Richard Mills at the Oi event speaking to MJ editor Debbie Mason in our podcast here. “After two years of disruption across the different industries we serve it was hugely satisfying to be able to open Oi in London,” said show director David Ince. “We saw thousands of ocean professionals getting back to the core of our business, face-to-face events.” Oceanology International returns to London in 2024, but next year will also be held in San Diego and Abu Dhabi.

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KONGSBERG WINS CSOV EQUIPMENT ORDERS Kongsberg Maritime has won equipment package orders for two newbuild offshore wind construction service operation vessels

In demand This new IWS fleet has been designed specifically for the renewable offshore wind market, with a clear focus on reduced emissions and enhanced sustainability. The vessels will be built to Kongsberg Maritime’s UT 5519 DE design by the shipyard China Merchant Heavy Industries (CMHI), with which KM has a long and close relationship. The UT 5519 DE has a novel double-ended hull form and propulsion set-up, incorporating results from research and development projects as well as operational experience from Kongsberg Maritime’s wind farm service vessel designs to minimise emissions and maximise manoeuvrability and efficiency. The vessels are built around a technological backbone provided by the comprehensive KM-supplied integrated equipment solution, which includes permanent magnet azimuth thrusters, generators, electrical systems, a fully integrated bridge with navigation, dynamic positioning (DP) and automation systems, deck machinery equipment and control systems.

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The €20m equipment order is for the Norway-based offshore wind service company Integrated Wind Solutions ASA (IWS). IWS already has the two identical vessels on order for delivery in 2023 and option agreements for up to two additional vessels, making this a potential six-vessel series. “This fleet of important and highly innovative vessels will set a new benchmark for CSOVs, further reinforcing Kongsberg Maritime’s market position in the growing renewable energy segment,” said Egil Haugsdal, president, Kongsberg Maritime.

“We see increased interest in our vessels and the integrated services that IWS provides,” said Lars-Henrik Røren, CEO of IWS, “as demonstrated by our charter contracts with Dogger Bank Offshore Windfarm.” “We are very pleased to strengthen and build upon our relationship with Kongsberg,” added Christopher Andersen Heidenreich, COO of IWS, “both through the design and development phase and in the future, as we look forward to continuing to work together.” This latest equipment order for the further two vessels in the series will be delivered in the first half of 2024.

8 Kongsberg Maritime is supplying integrated equipment packages for two new CSOVs/ SOVs, augmenting two similar vessels which KM is already equipping

Nexxiot launches upclose cargo tracker Nexxiot’s upgraded sensor can monitor and give real-time visibility of cargo within containers. Digitisation company Nexxiot has launched the latest in its line of monitoring sensor devices, ’Cargo Monitor’, which differs from its existing products by tracking cargo on a much closer scale. Whereas existing products such as ’Globehopper Edge’ are focused on monitoring the position, meovement, handling activities and use of each container while it is shipped, the Cargo Monitor includes a more powerful transceiver, which is placed inside the container itself. It is then able to monitor the transport of higher value and more conditions-sensitive products such as perishables,

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8 Nexxiot’s new Cargo Monitor

pharmaceuticals, electronics and so on, and provide real-time data on conditions such as cargo damaging shocks, humidity, temperature and security issues. “Cargo Monitor will stay with that particular pallet or object for the entire journey,” head of Cargo and managing director Matilda Bouchet told Maritime Journal.

”The device specifically monitors cargo parameters and adds another critical layer for clients as part of the Nezziot hardware portfolio.” “Resource insecurity, geopolitics, blockages, and interruptions all serve to highlight humanity’s dependance on transported cargo to maintain a high quality of life. Manufacturers, retailers, and consumers increasingly expect to receive information on cargo location and quality. The new Nexxiot Cargo Monitor represents a quantum leap forward in supply chain visibility and intelligence.” Data transmission is guaranteed for 90 days, Nexxiot says, notifying cargo stakeholders of the exact status of their cargo anywhere in the world.

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BAHRAIN BUYS FOLDING WORKBOAT FOR NAVAL FLEET WorkFloat has delivered a self-propelled foldable work float to the Kingdom of Bahrain to support its growing naval fleet. A floating work platform that can be folded away has been built for Bahrain’s naval fleet.by UK builder WorkFloat. The 12x6m floating platform will be used for support tasks in the port and includes a crane that can lift just under half a tonne at 13m, a deck load capacity of over 10t, a 2t deck winch that can be used for mooring work, a central moon pool for drilling or GI work, full electrics and navigation, bow loading ramps for military vehicles, spud cans for 10m spud legs, a retractable bow thruster and 2 x 70hp Yamaha high thrust outboards that give 7 knots and 1.2t of bollard pull. It is also built to the MCA workboat code and complies with relevant class standards for lifting and stability. The platform can be stowed with all equipment inside a standard shipping container.

WorkFloat won the ‘Spirit of Innovation’ award at Seawork in 2019, which was the last time it could be held in person before lockdowns paralysed the world. The event will be back on in style in June WorkFloat won the ‘Spirit of Innovation’ award at Seawork in 2019, which was the last time it could be held in person before lockdowns paralysed the world. The event will be back on in style in June. ’It is a massive milestone for the business to design, build, deliver and then commission this WorkFloat for the BDF,” said WorkFloat MD and founder Toby Budd.

WorkFloat says it is now designing the next evolution of the system, a modular system named WF1200, which can be jacked up out of the water, will have similar frame structure and floats with a higher payload capacity and bigger crane options. With its modularity the product is closer in design to the firm’s other product, ScaffFloat. “The ability to ‘jack up’ has been driven by demand from existing geotechnical, civils and diving clients,” said Budd. “Being so light and easy to mob, the WF1200 system will be able to provide the benefits of a jack up barge on inland waterways, under bridges, landlocked lakes and lochs and other sites that traditional larger jack up barges can’t access.

8 WorkFloat on the water. Inset: WorkFloat in its container

A deal has been signed for Cargotec’s UK subsidiary MacGregor to supply equipment for four PCTCs that will be the largest in the world. MacGregor, the UK subsidary belonging to Finnish firm Cargotec, will supply RoRo equipment for Aurora class Pure Car and Truck Carriers for Norwegian shipowner Höegh Autoliners. Designed by Deltamarin, which is owned by the China Merchants Industries, the vessels in this class can carry up to 9,100 vehicles. They have strenghtened decks and internal ramp systems that will allow electric vehicles to be carried on all decks, with MacGregor’s Load Monitoring System boosting the load capacity of the ramp and

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8 MacGregor RoRo equipment

providing more flexibility for heavier project cargo. The class will also have DNV’s ammonia and methanol ready notation. The $15m order has been booked into Cargotec’s 2022 first quarter intake, with delivery of the first two vessels scheduled

for the second half of 2024 and the next two the first half of 2025. “Close collaboration with the owner, designer and builder is essential for a project such as the Aurora class to be successful, and we look forward to continuing our work together towards delivery of the first two vessels in 2024,” said Magnus Sjöberg, senior vice president, Merchant Solutions, with MacGregor. ”The Aurora class represents the future of our business,” said Andreas Enger, CEO of Höegh Autoliners. “It will strengthen our service offering, accelerate our path to zero emissions and put us in the forefront of sustainable shipping.”

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DECK EQUIPMENT & LIFTING GEAR

ULSTEIN PLEDGES TO FILL HEAVY LIFT SHORTAGE HOLE Ulstein has vowed to fill the shortage of heavy lift vessels which is jeopardising the timely installation of increasingly large next-generation wind turbines Market analysts are projecting a shortage of specialised equipment as soon as 2025, putting the future of offshore wind farms at risk. Ulstein believes its proven, off-the-shelf heavy lift vessels, in particular its HX118 design, can help reduce that risk. “We worked for four years on the development of this design, using our unique ‘Ulstein Blended Design’ methodology, CFD simulations, and knowledge gained from the ALFA LIFT design and Aegir conversion,” said Ko Stroo, lead naval architect and product manager in Ulstein Design & Solutions. “Combining our vast track record in heavy lift vessels with business case analysis and latest installation technologies resulted in what basically is the Mk3 version of our SOC 5000 design.”

We have already received favourable pricings on this HLV design from multiple yards worldwide The ULSTEIN HX118 design is the third evolution of the ULSTEIN SOC 5000 design, of which several vessels are currently in operation or under construction, including Heerema’s ‘Aegir’ and Subsea 7’s ‘Seven Borealis’. Developed to handle the next-generation foundations, monopiles as well as jackets, the design features a 5,000mt main crane with large lifting heights and a large, strong open

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deck. Methanol powered generators, an optimised hull design and smart integration of battery systems ensure low emissions during operations and when in port. “We have already received favourable pricings on this HLV design from multiple yards worldwide,” added managing director Edwin van Leeuwen. “All ingredients are available to the industry to push the button, get into a yard contract and get delivery in 2025.”

8 Aegir - based on the SOC 5000 design from Ulstein

Huisman has won an order with Fred. Olsen Windcarrier for delivery of another 1,600mt Leg Encircling Crane (LEC). The LEC will be installed on jack-up offshore wind turbine installation vessel Brave Tern and follows the previous order of a 1,600mt LEC in March 2020, as part of the major fleet upgrade programme of Fred. Olsen Windcarrier. “This order underlines our mutual commitment to make Fred Olsen’s installation vessels future proof, suitable for installing the next generation of wind turbines. Our team is looking forward to building the second crane and continuing our close cooperation on tailoring the 1,600mt LECs to the requirements of tomorrow’s offshore windfarms,” said David Roodenburg, CEO of Huisman. The 1,600mt LEC will be outfitted with a

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Huisman wins order for 1,600t offshore crane

8 The new order follows delivery of the 1,600mt LEC in March 2020, as part of the major fleet upgrade programme of Fred. Olsen Windcarrier

unique 140m boom and has a lifting height of 165m above deck. With its upgraded cranes, the vessels of Fred. Olsen Windcarrier will be capable of installing larger foundations and handling next generation turbines.

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Huisman said it has designed its LECs to meet the requirements of the continually developing offshore renewables sector. The cranes are lightweight, have high positioning accuracy and can contribute to a reduced emissions footprint during the installation of increasingly large turbines. They have a fully electrically driven system, resulting in high positioning accuracy, efficient energy use, reduced maintenance and high reliability. The theme of efficiency is continued in the design of the slew bearing. Its construction in multiple segments ensures ease of inspection and maintenance. They feature a unique boom design ensuring a lightweight and stiff design, limiting motions at the crane tip. The small tail swing allows for optimised utilisation of free deck space.

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DECK EQUIPMENT & LIFTING GEAR Bolidt deck systems called to the test from the subarctic to the tropics. Dutch resin specialist Bolidt has announced it has supplied around 7,500m2 of decking for the latest Viking Cruises ship Viking Neptune. The 227m newbuild all-veranda ship offers cruises around the globe, including harsher environments such as sub-Arctic Scandinavia and tropical Latin America, so the outdoor decking must be able to withstand vast temperature and weather differences.

Viking Neptune is built for global cruising, and its varied itineraries will take it to all four hemispheres, through a range of weather conditions and to some of the warmest and coolest waters worldwide

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systems on all of its river, ocean and expedition cruise vessels. For Neptune, Bolidt’s Future Teak has been installed to cover all outdoor areas including the balconies, pool area, crew deck and sports deck. “Viking Neptune is built for global cruising, and its varied itineraries will take it to all four hemispheres, through a range of weather conditions and to some of the warmest and coolest waters worldwide,” says Bolidt. “Hardwearing and UV-resistant decking is

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8 Viking Neptune sails around the world with deck protection by Bolidt

essential to meet such extremes.” Viking Neptune also has a built-in deckheating system to prevent ice formation and additional sound insulation. Viking and Bolidt have a longstanding relationship and have worked together at shipyards all over the world. Bolidt is set to finalise another five newbuild projects for Viking by the end of the year, including Viking Mars.

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AMPELMANN WINS CONTRACT FOR OFFSHORE SUPPORT Ampelmann has increased its level of support for offshore services in the Ivory Coast. Dutch offshore access provider Ampelmann will support maintenance work on a floating production storage and offloading unit (FPSO) for MMA Offshore, the Australian marine and subsea services company, in the Côte d’Ivoire. An A-type motion compensated gangway has been fitted to MMA Offshore’s MMA Privilege, a FiFi One dynamically positioned DP2 workboat designed for platform commissioning field maintenance tasks and coil tubing operations. It has a Liebherr lattice boom crane for surface-to-platform lifts of up to 50 tonnes and can accommodate 239 people. Ampelmann’s A-type gangway has already been fitted to the ship, which has arrived at location and will ensure. smooth and continuous crew change operations from the bopat to the FPSO, says Ampelmann. Ampelmann says it is well known in the West African offshore energy market, with more than 100,000 transfers having been carried out in the Côte d’Ivoire alone.

8 Ampelmann A-type gangway

In September 2021, a huge offshore oil discovery was made in the area by Italian energy firm Eni, with potentially 2 billion barrels of oil and 2.4 trillion cubic feet of associated gas. A well has been drilled about 60km off the coast in about 1,200m of water, using a Saipem 10,000 drill ship that reached a depth of 3,445m in 30 days, Eni said. Subsequent exploitation should mean a huge boost for offshore energy services, but while Ampelmann confirmed it was working for oil and gas operations, it refused to say who the operator was.

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Vestdavit brings PLR-5000 davit to Nor-shipping Norwegian davit firm Vestfavit took a full-scale davit to the Norwegian conference. As its name would suggest, the davit has a lifting capability of five tonnes, and it is the largest davit the company has ever taken to a major exhibition, the company says. The PLR series of davits has been designed to handle a wide range of so-called interceptor craft, such as fast rescue boats, which range in size between 3.5 and 7 tonnes. The davits were used by the Royal Navy to deliver Covid-19 vaccines to the Pitcairn Islands in the southern Pacific, which cannot berth larger vessels.

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VESSEL REPAIR & MAINTENANCE

WORLD’S LARGEST CONTAINER SCRUBS UP TO EXPECTATIONS Alfa Laval has monitored the performance of its new exhaust scrubbers over eight months on the world’s largest container vessel.

8 Alda Laval’s PreSOx exhaust scrubbers were fitted on the world’s largest container vessel Ever Ace

Swedish scrubber manufacturer Alfa Laval says the performance of its new design PureSOx scrubbers has matched expectations on the world’s largest container ship over eight months at sea. The Ever Ace, owned by Evergreen Marine, has two scrubbers with a shared water cleaning system, which Alfa Laval says provides maximum reliability with a minimal footprint. It was the first of 12 vessels to get the scrubbers in Evergreen’s A Class, which comprises container vessels of up to 24,000 TEU capacity. They are powered by a main engine of 60MW and five auxiliary engines of 4.5MW each. The two scrubbers, one for the main engine and the other

for the auxiliary engines, can operate in open or closed loop and require effective cleaning of the closed-loop circulation water. This is provided by a shared water cleaning system, based primarily on high-speed centrifugal separation. “The limited gas load during a short shipyard sea trial was not enough to test the full WCS cleaning capacity, so Alfa Laval experts followed Ever Ace during a September journey from the UK to Germany and the Netherlands,” said Alfa Laval. “Along the route, the WCS could be observed during longer periods with high engine loads. Cleaning performance was high throughout the voyage, even when much larger amounts of circulation water reached the WCS.”

One container ship repaired in four ports Corroded scrubber pipes on four vessels have been repaired by Belgian underwater repair firm Hydrex. In one case Hydrex engineers followed the vessel to four different ports so that it could carry out the work without affecting the ship’s schedule. In total, six corroded pipes were replaced on three container vessels and a tanker, with each new pipe coated with the Ecospeed coating manufactured by Hydrex sister company Subsea Industries. The coating can be applied in advance as long as no welding needs to be done near to the coated area, or in situ once the welding has been done.

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8 One of six scrubber pipes repaired by Hydrex

Hydrex is keen to carry out repairs without interfering with the ship’s schedule, and in the last container ship’s case, engineers had

to carry out the work in four different ports – Dunkirk, Le Havre, Antwerp and Rotterdam. The pipe was examined and had a cofferdam installed in Dunkirk, before sailing for Le Havre, where divers and technicians loaded up the new pipes and equipment. In Antwerp the damaged scrubber pipe was replaced with a new Ecospeed-coated one, and finally in Rotterdam the cofferdam was removed and a final check carried out. All pipe replacements were built at Hydrex’s warehouse in Antwerp and installed by the firm’s certified wet and dry welders and technicians.

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DREDGING

SELF-PROPELLED DREDGERS CONCEPT REVEALED A new series of dredgers has self-propulsion as part of the new design Netherlands-based C-Job Naval Architects has launched a new series of Cutter Suction Dredgers (CSD), with a selfpropelled concept design. The 34-inch self-propelled cutter suction dredger features cutter power of 3500 HP and a total installed power of approx. 26000 HP. The CSD includes two 6300 HP dredge pumps on deck and one 3500 HP submerged dredge pump on the cutter ladder, enabling a maximum dredging depth of 95 feet (29m). The self-propelled CSD boasts a length of 296 feet 90m), which can be extended to provide an increased swing width. The CSD series presents the solution for mid-range cutter suction dredgers featuring a dredge discharge diameter of 20 to 40 inches and total installed power from any size up to 30000 horsepower. Thanks to the adaptive platform underpinning the CSD series, shipowners can completely tailor the design to their desired operational profile while benefiting from a full range of design solutions. Different fuels Fuel options are standard systems or renewable marine fuel, such as methanol or a combination via dual-fuel propulsion. “The new CSD series is a bold design that brings industry leading performance in a dynamic modular package. With advanced features like motion compensation and a wide range of options it demonstrates the start of what is possible with the C-Job CSD series,” says VP of Business Development Todd Allen. ”Our new CSD series builds on proven technology to provide our clients with a perfect starting point – allowing them to realize a fully customized design in a fraction of the time.” C-Job believes the biggest changes in the maritime industry are going to be provoked by climate change concerns.

The CSD series presents the solution for mid-range cutter suction dredgers featuring a dredge discharge diameter of 20 to 40 inches and total installed power from any size up to 30000 horsepower

8 C-Job Naval Architects dredger

“Climate change, circular economy, new energy sources will dramatically affect the naval business model and drive innovation in an inprecedented manner,” the company says. ”This creates enormous possibilities for designers, shipbuilders and -owners.”

A water injection dredger has been launched at the Neptune Marine shipyard near Dordrecht in the Netherlands. Jan De Nul’s new Pancho, based on an existing Neptune workboat, is destined for the Argentine dredging market, hence its Spanish name. A second water injection dredger from the same shipyard, with the same dimensions and characteristics, has been ordered by Jan De Nul. “The knowledge and experience of the newbuilding department within Jan De Nul is impressive, and it was inspiring to come up with a dredger in a short time, based on an existing workboat design, that will distinguish itself in the market through its dredging performance and robustness,” said Martijn Schouten, sales manager at Neptune Marine’s shipyard business.

Photo: Jan De Nul

Neptune Marine launches water injection dredger

8 The Pancho launches in Dordrecht

A water injection dredger is smaller than a trailing suction hopper dredger and can therefore be better deployed in ports and rivers where the work area is often smaller. In water injection dredging, water is injected under low pressure into the subsoil, causing

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the soil material to move. This technique is especially suitable in areas with recent sediment deposits or for moving fine sand over shorter distances. “The experience with our existing fleet of water injection dredgers taught us that there was a need for a more compact vessel to reach the smaller corners in ports and rivers,” said Jan Van de Velde, head of Newbuilding at Jan De Nul. “However, despite her compact character, the Pancho has a depth range of more than 20 metres! Perfect for maintenance dredging,” he added. Jan De Nul has five water injection dredging vessels in its fleet, including the Pancho and its sister vessel currently under construction. Pancho is scheduled to begin deployment in March.

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EMSA STRENGTHENS SUPPORT AROUND SOMALIA AND LIBYA The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has agreed to step up its support EU Naval Force operations around Somalia and Libya The agency has signed two co-operation agreements under the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy to strengthen maritime awareness around Somalia and Libya. Operation Atalanta aims to tackle piracy and protect vulnerable vessels and humanitarian shipments off the coast of Somalia, while Operation Irini seeks to enforce a UN arms embargo on Libya. “By cooperating with EMSA in the areas of maritime security and surveillance, multiple sources of ship specific information and positional data can be combined to enhance maritime awareness for the EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) in places of particularly high risk and sensitivity,” says EMSA. Both operations have already been in force for some time, but the agreements both give more access for the EU Naval Forces to EMSA’s surveillance platforms.

By cooperating with EMSA in the areas of maritime security and surveillance, multiple sources of ship specific information and positional data can be combined to enhance maritime awareness for the EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) in places of particularly high risk and sensitivity

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Operation Atalanta has been active since 2011, and at the beginning of the year was expanded to include illegal activities at sea, such as weapons and drugs trafficking. “EMSA is providing EU NAVFOR with access to an integrated maritime monitoring solution which offers the possibility of consulting vessel position data, central reference databases and earth observation products,” says EMSA.

“This is integrated with EU NAVFOR data – such as vessel risk level based on vulnerability assessments – creating a specifically tailored maritime awareness picture. The new agreement extends the longstanding collaboration with EU NAVFOR for an indefinite period and is an example of how EMSA is serving maritime security and law enforcement communities worldwide.” Operation Irini was begun in March 2020 to implement an arms embargo against Libya using aerial, satellite and maritime assets. “The new cooperation agreement allows for access to EMSA’s Integrated Maritime Services platform and in particular to the agency’s Automated Behaviour Monitoring (ABM) capabilities,” says the agency. “These services help EU NAVFOR officers to keep a close eye on Libya’s ports as well as to monitor the flow of maritime traffic in the area and target specific vessels for inspection based on suspicious behaviour picked up by the ABM tool,” EMSA says. The European Maritime Safety Agency is a decentralised agency belonging to the European Union.

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Permanent security tugboat supplied for River Elbe A permanently present tugboat is in place to secure the section between Brunsbüttel and Hamburg’s federal state border for the first time. The tugboat, FAIRPLAY-35, has been supplied by tender winner ARGE Küstenschutz, part of the Fairplay Towage Group. In late 2021, a tender was drafted by the Elbe-North Sea Waterways and Shipping Office (WSA Elbe-Nordsee) for a permanently present tugboat to harbour in

Stade-Bützfleth, be available 24/7 and able to take off on a mission within 15 minutes. The FAIRPLAY-35 was stationed on the Elbe from April 1 with the Brunsbüttel-Elbe control centre holding mission control and right of instruction on behalf of the Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration (WSV). ARGE Küstenschultz won another two tenders from the WSV to supply emergency tugboats for the North and Baltic Seas. Nordic and Baltic operate on the basis of an emergency vessel concept that was

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implemented by the federal government in 2001. It provides that multi-purpose vessels operated by the government are stationed in strategically selected locations along the German coast of the two seas so that a damaged ship can be reached within two hours. An additional land-based towing assistance team of four is also available and can be winched aboard a damaged vessel from a helicopter in case of emergency.

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INDUSTRY DATABASE AIR CONDITIONING & DEHUMIDIFIERS Webasto See under: Generators, Gen Sets & Auxiliaries

ALIGNMENT & TEST EQUIPMENT ■ Spectrum Metrology Unit 8, Ireton Avenue, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE4 9EU Tel: +44 1162 766262 sales@spectrum-metrology.co.uk www.spectrum-metrology.co.uk Electro optical metrology company selling alignment telescopes and precision electronics levels for alignment, flatness, angle, level, squareness and parallelism (shipbuilding and repair - propeller shaft and engine alignment).

ALUMINIUM STOCKHOLDERS ■ Righton Blackburns Building 38, Second Avenue, The Pensnett Estate, Kingswinford, West Midlands, DY6 7UE Tel: +44 1384 276400 sales@rblimited.co.uk www.rightonblackburns.co.uk Universally acknowledged as market leader for the supply of raw materials to the marine indus try, Righton Blackburns is your first choice for aluminium, stainless steel, copper alloys, plastics, composites and steel products.

ANCHORS ■ Trillo Anclas y Cadenas SLU Parque Empresarial de Coiros, Parcela 10, 15316 Coiros (La Coruna) Tel: +34 981 173478 Fax: +34 981 298705 info@rtrillo.com www.rtrillo.com Chain Cables, Shackles, Swivels, Mooring Gear and Mooring Ropes.

BARGES Neptune Shipyards BV See under: Workboat builders ■ Williams Shipping Manor House Avenue, Milbrook, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 0LF Tel: +44 2380 529555 marine@williams-shipping.co.uk www.williams-shipping.co.uk Providing marine and logistics services for over 120 years. Pontoons, Tugs, Workboats, Fast Launches, Multi-purpose Barges with cranes. Road-transportable Multicats, full operational base facilities, craneage and open storage. Our group includes marine services & vessel charter, road transport & heavy haulage, container hire & sales, warehousing & storage, and marine lubricants distribution.

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BLINDS & CURTAINS

DECK EQUIPMENT

■ Solarglide Ltd Unit 8 The Stottie Shed, Bakers Yard, Christon Road, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, NE3 1XD Tel: +44 1915 970543 Fax: +44 1670 898614 theteam@solarglide.com www.solarglide.com Solarglide are a UK based manufacturer and supplier of exceptional quality and innovative marine tested solar screens, curtains, blackout blinds, dimout blinds, wipers, and adhesive window films.

■ Atlas Winch & Hoist Services Ltd Old Station Yard, Station Road, Biggar, Lanarkshire, ML12 6DQ Tel: +44 1899 221577 Mobile: +44 7836 545117 Fax: +44 1899 221515 info@winchhire.com www.winchhire.co.uk Hirers and Suppliers of 2/4/6/8-point mooring sets available, single, double and triple drum winches available. Fairleads, deck sheaves, anchors, diesel or electric driven hydraulic power units. Air tugger winches, wire ropes, slings and shackles. New or reconditioned equipment available.

BOW & STERN THRUSTERS WaterMota Ltd See under: Propulsion Systems

BUOYS & BEACONS ■ JFC Marine Weir Road, Tuam, Co Galway Tel: +44 7792 772447 uk@jfcmarine.com jfcmarine.com/ JFC Marine offer an extensive range of aids to navigation solutions including navigation buoys, lanterns, AIS systems, battery and solar powered solutions that are used by mariners and port authorities worldwide. ■ SABIK Marine Höylänlastu 2 A, Porvoo, FI-06150 Tel: +358-19-560 1100 sales@sabik-marine.com marine.sabik.com/ Sabik Marine design and manufacture high-quality LED marine signals and Aid to Navigation, AtoN, solutions with remote monitoring and control.

CHAINS ■ Carlier Chaines SA 37 Rue Roger Salengro, 59733 Saint-Amand cedex Tel: +33 3 27 48 12 00 Fax: +33 3 27 48 95 27 info@carlier-chain.com www.carlier-chain.com/ CARLIER Chaines SAS Is producing chain for 90 years. We have many years of experience in manufacturing all kinds of chains, anchors & lifting accessories for any use. Our production facilities are based in North of FRANCE on 10 000 m², where we produce sizes from 10mm to 120 mm diameter. Our quality system is ISO 9001 since nearly 20 years. Our Forging dept can forge standard & on drawing items (shackles, swivels, fittings, hooks.) Our mecano welded dept can make any metal structure of maxi 12T (anchor, buoy, port & quay equipment.) This make CARLIER CHAINES SAS the most reliable partner for chains, fittings, recognize for the quality of the products, service....

CRANES ■ HS Marine Via G. Marconi, 33 Sabbioneta, Italy, MN 46018 Tel: +39 0375 254 819 info@hsmarine.net www.hsmarine.net HS.Marine is a leading ship and offshore cranes manufacturer with the world’s widest range of models ranging from 5 to 1.000 tm capacity. All crane models are specifically designed, masterly built and assembled to provide our customers top quality.

Fluidmecanica C/Coruña 37, P.O. Box 5220, 36.208 Vigo Tel: +34 986 21 33 29 Fax: +34 986 29 85 18 fluidmecanic@fluidmecanica.com www.fluidmecanica.com From 1977 we design, manufacture and install deck equipment. Towing winches (standard or escort), anchor windlasses, cranes, davits, thrusters, towing hooks, power packs and steering gears. ■ Global Services Ltd Global House, 28 Trade City, Apple Lane, Exeter, Exeter, Southampton, UK, EX2 5GL Tel: +44 7493 978533 commercial@globalservicesltd.co.uk www.globalservicesltd.co.uk/ commercial Market leader in Marine Procurement. 25 years’ experience in supporting Commercial vessels with ship supplies & services. ■ IBERCISA DECK MACHINERY Molinos 25, (Pontevedra), 36213-Vigo Tel: +34 986 213 900 Fax: +34 986 202 779 ibercisa@ibercisa.es www.ibercisa.es IBERCISA is a technological company. Founded in 1969, has been dedicated to the design and manufacture, under its own technology, a widest range of deck machinery for all kind of marine markets (fishing, tugs, oceanographic, navy, offshore, civil, merchant, research and dredging).

DESIGN Deri Jones & Associates Ltd Llwyngwyn, Forge, Machynlleth, SY20 8RR Tel: +44 1654 702001 info@djaweb.co.uk www.djaweb.co.uk We focus on the engineering and design of construction systems for complex, large structures, providing accurate parts for CNC cutting and comprehensive assembly instructions. ■ Island Computer Systems Ltd 41 Horsebridge Hill, Isle Of Wight, PO30 5TJ Tel: +44 1983 827100 info@maxsurf.net www.maxsurf.net MAXSURF provides naval architects, surveyors, offshore engineers and shipbuilders with a complete range of software tools for all phases of the vessel design, analysis and construction process.

■ Macduff Ship Design Ltd Low Shore, Macduff, Aberdeenshire, AB44 1RE Tel: +44 1261 833825 Fax: +44 1261 833835 info@macduffshipdesign.com www.macduffshipdesign.com Macduff Ship Design Ltd are proven industry leaders in the Naval Architecture and Marine Survey sectors, having worked for more than 25 years with owners, operators and shipyards globally. ■ Southerly Designs 2 Carrol St, Port Denison, 6525 Tel: +61 8 9927 2750 info@southerly.com.au southerly.com.au Southerly Designs is a leading designer of high speed aluminium working vessels. Specialists in high and medium speed monohull vessels. Patrol and Military vessels. Pilot Launches. Fast fishing vessels. Utility vessels and work boats. Landing craft. Offshore support and crew boats. Over 600 vessels in service. southerly.com.au

DIESEL ENGINES & SPARES ■ Beta Marine Ltd Davy Way, Waterwells, Quedgeley, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL8 8LT Tel: +44 1453 723492 Fax: +44 1453 883742 sales@betamarine.co.uk www.betamarine.co.uk Since 1987 Beta Marine has developed an enviable reputation for providing quiet and smooth-running marine diesel engines and generating sets to suit a wide variety of applications. They are renowned for durability, longevity, reliability and deliver an excellent return on investment. ■ Volspec Ltd Woodrolfe Road, Tollesbury, Nr Maldon, Essex, CM9 8SE Tel: +44 1621 869756 Fax: +44 1621 868859 enquiries@volspec.co.uk www.volspec.co.uk Volspec Ltd the UK’s premier Volvo Penta Centre with the UK’s largest stock of genuine spare parts, engines and accessories for the marine, commercial and industrial markets. Competent factory trained workshop based or mobile engineers ready to assist whenever required to both UK and international customers. Our online web shop available for UK and many European markets at www.volvopenta. com/volspec/en-GB WaterMota Ltd See under: Propulsion Systems

DIESEL POWER & PROPULSION ■ Motorenrevisie Spaarnestad Nijverheidsweg 27G, Haarlem, 2031 CN Tel: +31 23 531 03 17 revisie@spaarnestad.nl www.spaarnestad.nl With over 30 years of experience in the field of maritime & industrial diesel engines. We are official dealer of Bosch Diesel Center | John Deere | Yanmar | Balmar | Zenoro | Delphi | Caterpillar | MTU (Service dealer)

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INDUSTRY DATABASE DISTRESS SIGNALS & PYROTECHNICS ■ Dacon AS Durudveien 35, Haslum, Norway1344 Tel: +47 21 06 35 10 rescue@dacon.no www.dacon.no/ Norway’s leading supplier of lamps and portable lighting for professional use, transport boxes, portable fans, inspection equipment for visual condition control, man-overboard boarding systems etc

DIVING & MARINE CONTRACTORS ■ Northern Divers (Eng) Ltd Oslo Road, Sutton Fields Industrial Estate, Hull, Yorkshire, HU7 0YN Tel: +44 1482 227276 Fax: +44 1482 215712 contact@northerndivers.co.uk www.northerndivers.co.uk Established in 1963 we are one of the leading diving contractors in the UK with divers and management experienced in all aspects of underwater work to a maximum depth of 50 metres. We can offer a full complement of diving equipment and a various range of marine craft to cover your requirements. ■ Quest Underwater Services Ltd Ferryman’s Way, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 9YU Tel: +44 1929 405029 Fax: +44 1929 405472 info@questmarine.co.uk www.questmarine.co.uk Today Quest provides a large range of diving and marine related services and owns and operates a comprehensive fleet of marine plant and equipment from our operations base at Portland Harbour Dorset

DIVING EQUIPMENT ■ Spyderco 820 Syderco Way Golden, Colorado Tel: +1 1303 279 8383 Fax: +1 1303 278 2229 www.spyderco.com Spyderco pioneered the modern folding knife, introducing features like pocket clips, serrations and one-handed opening. That innovation and quality are the heart of Spyderco’s distinctive folding knives, fixed-blades and sharpeners.

DREDGING BP Norse Marine (UK) Cleverley Cottage, Bishops Waltham, Southampton, Hampshire, SO32 1FX Tel: +44 1489 890031 Fax: +44 1489 890031 jan@bpnorsemarine.co.uk www.bpnorsemarine.co.uk Coastal towing, tug with 12 tonne BP, 160 cubic meters Hopper Barge, 16x8m Crane barge/dredger - Barge Norse 2, silt disposal, quayside maintenance & fendering, and fully crewed deliveries. Based in the Solent area, with 25 years’ experience in the marine industry. Force Dredging Systems UK Limited PO Box 945, Hampshire, Portsmouth, PO69DW Tel: +44 2392 472710 info@fdsukltd.co.uk www.fdsukltd.com For hire: Diver & crane operated subsea dredging systems for the removal of fines, silt, mud, sand, gravel, shingle, shale, aggregates.

■ Jenkins Marine New Harbour Road West, Hamworthy, Poole, Dorset, BH15 4AJ Tel: +44 1202 668558 Fax: +44 1202 669209 office@jenkinsmarine.co.uk www.jenkinsmarine.co.uk Dredging contractors, owners and operators of self-propelled dredge pontoons, split hopper barges, Workboats, tugs and flat deck barges (available with spud legs) ■ Rohde Nielsen A/S Nyhavn 20, Copenhagen K., DK-1051 Tel: +45 33 91 25 07 Fax: +45 33 91 25 14 mail@rohde-nielsen.dk www.rohde-nielsen.com. Specialising in capital and maintenance dredging, land reclamation and coast protection. As Scandinavia’s largest dredging contractor, we thrive on low cost timely and efficient solutions. ■ Smals Dredging Ltd Highbridge Enterprise Centre, Isleport Business Park, Bennett Way, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 4AL Tel: +44 7510 530150 pco@smals.com www.smals.com Royal Smals; inland dredging company cleaning and maintaining inland waters. With 20 very accurate, all road transportable cutter suction and deepwin dredgers in various measures we clean your harbours, navigation channels, lakes, inland waters in an eco-friendly environmental friendly way. Moreover, we are always searching for the best way to reuse the dredged up sediment nearby; for flood protection, as farmland fertiliser, by strengthening the quays, or recovering the eroding salt marshes. And much more! Want to know more? Please contact us via www. smals.com ■ UK Dredging Queen Alexandra House, Cargo Road, Cardiff, Glamorgan, CF10 4LY Tel: +44 2920 835200 Fax: +44 2920 835216 ukd@abports.co.uk www.ukdredging.co.uk UK leader offers efficient solutions to dredging requirements throughout Europe. Modern vessels feature latest technology, in-dock dredging maintenance, capital works, buoy lifting and hydrographic/land surveys.

DREDGING EQUIPMENT Neptune Shipyards BV See under: Workboat Builders

ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS & REPAIRS Neyland Marine Services Limited Unit 52, Honeyborough Business Park, Neyland, Pembrokeshire, SA73 1SE Tel: +44 1646 600358 Fax: +44 1646 600323 neylandmarine@aol.com www.neylandmarine.co.uk Fault finding, repairs and servicing and all electrical and electronic equipment, communication and navigation systems, motor servicing, windlasses, winches, switchboard and generator specialists, circuit breaker (primary and secondary injection testing), full thermal imaging analysis and reports.

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ELECTRICAL PROPULSION SYSTEMS ■ MJR Power & Automation 85 & 88 Willows Court, Teesside Industrial Estate, Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9PP Tel: +44 1642 762151 sales@mjrcontrols.com www.mjrcontrols.com For over 25 years, MJR has delivered turnkey marine power, electrical and automation projects to the commercial, energy and renewable marine sectors providing consultancy, engineering, construction, installation and commissioning services.

ENGINES - OUTBOARD ■ Suzuki GB Plc Steinbeck Crescent, Snelshall West, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK4 4AE Tel: +44 1243 388940 suzuki@mindworks.co.uk www.marine.suzuki.co.uk Suzuki is a manufacturer of an automobiles, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and outboard marine engines for the global market.

EXHAUST SYSTEMS ■ Halyard (M&I) Limited 86 Cobham Road, Ferndown Industrial Estate, Wimborne, Dorset, UK, BH21 7PQ Tel: +44 1722 710922 technical@halyard.eu.com www.halyard.eu.com Exhaust Systems - Noise & Vibration Control - Environmental Protection specialists, Halyard, designs and manufactures high quality, technically advanced equipment. Halyard also distribute: Aquadrive, Emigreen DPF & SCR, Seatorque shaft systems, Siderise noise insulation and Wave filtration.

FENDERS/FENDERING Battley Marine Ltd East End House, Billingford, Dereham, Norfolk, NR20 4RD Tel: +44 1362 668641 Fax: +44 1362 668930 battleymarine@gmail.com www.battleymarine.com Fenders - New and second-hand: all types. Pneumatic (to ISO 17357), Foam, Rubber & Plastic. First Yokohama approved fender repair company worldwide in 1976. Inspection, refurbishment, renetting services also available (no fix, no fee). Batmar Super Sliding Fender (HDPE): the recycled plastic alternative to timber. Pneumatic and Foam fenders available for Hire at competitive rates – all sizes. ISO 9001:2008 certified. ■ Buoyant Works Unit 4, Little Trethew Industrial Estate, Horningtops, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 3PZ Tel: +44 7850 778109 andrew@buoyantworks.com www.buoyantworks.com/ Buoyant Works is an innovative designer and manufacturer of high performance, lightweight fendering and offshore wind farm impact protection products

■ Fender Innovations and Poly Marine Fender Systems Westrak 240, 1771 SV Wieringerwerf Tel: +31 22 37 64 170 info@fenderinnovations.nl www.fenderinnovations.nl Fender Innovations is specialized in Tailor designed and produced Fender Systems specifically adapted to the field of operation. Shared properties of the systems are a minimal weight and long lasting durability. For almost every application such as: tenders, fast rescue, research and survey, wind farm support Vessels, heavy duty ribs, superyacht tenders, unmanned marine systems. Poly Marine Fender Systems is specialized in Heavy Duty fender systems for, Pilot Vessels, Crew Tenders, Pontoons and specials such as Bollard and Shore tension protection. ■ Manuplas Unit 18 Estover Road, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 7PY Tel: +44 1752 771740 sales@manuplas.co.uk www.advancedinsulation.com Manuplas design and manufacture vessel fendering, quayside fenders, navigation buoys, mooring buoys and subsea buoys. Manuplas supply to ports, harbours, navies, boat builders and operators and the offshore energy market.

FINANCE ■ Shawbrook Bank Prospero, 73 London Road, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 1LQ Tel: +44 7799 134682 / +44 7342 085974 Jason.crump@shawbrook.co.uk www.shawbrook.co.uk/marine Specialist marine finance provider for UK based SME companies. Marine mortgages available for workboats, WFSV’s, tugs, barges, dredgers, ferries, Thames river craft, hire fleets, coastal ships and other commercial vessels.

FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT ■ Marine Fire Safety Limited Unit D1-D4, Bridge Business Centre, Brickhouse Lane, Godstone, Surrey, RH9 8JW Tel: +44 1342 844379 Fax: +44 1342 843172 info@marinefiresafety.co.uk www.marinefiresafety.co.uk Marine Fire Safety; who are well known and trusted by many for supplying, installing and maintaining firefighting equipment within the commercial marine sector, have teamed up with Lalizas UK to extend their services and support to both new and existing customers. ■ Seago Deanland Business Park, Golden Cross, East Sussex, BN27 3RP Tel: +44 1825 873 567 sales@seagocommercial.co.uk www.seagocommercial.co.uk Seago Commercial specialise in sale and hire of SOLAS and ISO approved life rafts. With a range of products including lifejackets, fire extinguishers, pyrotechnics, industrial fibre ropes, wire ropes and chains.

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INDUSTRY DATABASE FIRE PROTECTION ■ Global Insulation (European) Ltd Unit 84, Station Road, Hayling Island, Hampshire, PO11 0EL Tel: +44 2392 462113 globalinsulate@btconnect.com www.globalinsulation.co.uk Suppliers and Installers of Thermal and Fire Insulation on Aluminium & Steel Structures. 20 years, involvement in marine projects for thermal, acoustic and passive fire protection to many prestigeous vessels.

FIRE PROTECTION GENERAL Adec Marine Limited See under: Life Saving Equipment

GENERATORS, GEN SETS & AUXILIARIES ■ Atlantis Marine Power Limited Western Wood Way, Langage Science Park, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon, PL7 5BG Tel: +44 1752 208810 sales@atlantismarine.com www.atlantismarine.co.uk/ UK distributors for Kohler generators from 5 to 500 kw prime power. Kohler’s patented P-Gen load share system facilitates smaller generators increasing redundancy and reducing fuel consumption. ■ Kohler Power Systems 1 Kristallaan, Zevenbergen, 4761 ZC Tel: +1 800-544-2444 Muriel.HUGUET@kohlereurope.com kohlerpower.com/ Kohler Power Systems, provides complete power systems, including generators (residential, industrial, mobile, portable, and marine), automatic transfer switches, paralleling switchgear, monitoring controls, and accessories for emergency, prime power and energymanagement applications. Kohler has delivered energy solutions for markets worldwide since 1920 WaterMota Ltd See under: Propulsion Systems ■ Webasto Webasto House, White Rose Way, Doncaster Carr, South Yorkshire, DN4 5JH Tel: +44 1302 322232 Fax: +44 1302 322231 info-uk@webasto.com www.webasto.co.uk Webasto offers robust heating and air conditioning solutions for retrofitting or as original equipment. they do this for any type of commercial boat, patrol craft, cargo vessel, passenger boat or naval vessel. We are also now the sole distributor of WhisperPower in the UK.

HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING Webasto See under: Generators, Gen Sets & Auxiliaries

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HYDRAULIC COMPONENTS & SYSTEMS ■ Brimmond Group Tofthill Avenue, Midmill Business Park, Kintore, Aberdeenshire, AB51 0QP Tel: +44 1467 633 805 www.brimmond-group.com At Brimmond Group we specialise in mechanical, hydraulic or electrical solutions. Our highly qualified engineers can design, manufacture, service and repair a vast range of equipment to meet any client’s needs. ■ Hypro Marine Mount Pleasant Lane, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 8LS Tel: +44 1590 681445 info@hypromarine.co.uk www.hypromarine.com As a leading designer and manufacturer of power-assisted steering systems, Hypro Marine has an enviable reputation in the industry for the quality and performance of its products. Specialists in finding unique solutions, we are able to offer a bespoke design and manufacturing service for Integrated Hydraulic Control of single or multifunction hydraulic operations for series-produced power craft.

INSURANCE SERVICES ■ A-Plan Insurance 2 Foregate Street, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR1 1DB Tel: +44 1905 930760 sales@aplan.co.uk www.aplan.co.uk A-Plan Commercial Marine is a long established Specialist Insurance broker providing insurance solutions to the UK Marine market. ■ Knighthood Corporate Assurance Services Ltd Knighthood House, Imberhorne Lane, East Grinstead, Sussex, RH19 1LB Tel: +44 1342 327111 Fax: +44 1342 319575 enquiries@knighthoodcorporate.com www.knighthoodcorporate.com Leading specialist Marine Underwriting Agents & Insurance Brokers to the maritime industry, offering a range of bespoke insurance policies for commercial passenger craft, tugs, workboats and marine service operators throughout the UK and Europe

JACK-UP BARGES Fastnet Shipping Ltd See under: Workboats

LIFE SAVING EQUIPMENT ■ Adec Marine Limited 4 Masons Avenue, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 9XS Tel: +44 2086 869717 Fax: +44 2086 809912 sales@adecmarine.co.uk www.adecmarine.co.uk Servicing and hire of life rafts, boats and lifejackets. Sales of a complete range of marine safety and firefighting equipment to SOLAS and MED. ■ Jo Bird & Co Ltd Factory Lane, Basonbridge, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 4RN Tel: +44 1278 785546 Fax: +44 1278 780541 info@jobird.co.uk www.jobird.co.uk Jo Bird and company have been making safety equipment cabinets from composite materials for over 30 years.

Spinlock Ltd See under: Life Jackets

LIFERAFTS Adec Marine Limited See under: Life Saving Equipment

MARINE CIVILS ■ DiveCo Marine Ltd Head Office, Marine House, Upnor Road, Lower Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4UY Tel: +44 1634 566560 info@diveco.co.uk www.diveco.co.uk DiveCo Marine are award winning, multi-disciplined experts in the project management and delivery of inland and inshore marine engineering, construction and commercial diving solutions for private and public sector projects. ■ Walcon Marine Cockerell Close, Segensworth West, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 5SR Tel: +44 1489 579977 Fax: +44 1489 579988 sales@walconmarine.com www.walconmarine.com Walcon Marine is a market leader providing quality design, products, construction and installation of yacht harbours and berthing facilities worldwide together with a first class service to its customers.

MARINE CONSTRUCTION ■ TMS (Teignmouth Maritime Services Ltd) Unit 22B Dawlish Business Park, Exeter Road, Dawlish, Devon, EX7 0NH Tel: +44 1626 866066 Fax: +44 1626 864288 info@tmsmaritime.co.uk www.tmsmaritime.co.uk TMS Ltd have many years of expertise in Marine and Civil Engineering. We operate throughout UK and Europe, where we utilise our unrivalled abilities and professionalism to successfully complete marine and civil engineering projects.

MODULAR PONTOON SYSTEMS ■ Baars Confloat B.V./ Baars Charter Rivierdijk 276, 3360 AB, Sliedrecht, 3361 AV Tel: +31 184 415566 Fax: +31 184 411227 rental@baarsbv.com www.baarsbv.com/en/ Hire & Sales of containerised modular (spud) pontoons with a height of 4, 6 and 8 ft, modular multipontoons. See Baars Charter at Dredging Equipment for barges.

MOORING & BERTHING EQUIPMENT ■ Péguet & Cie Maillon Rapide, 12 rue des Buchillons, B.P.205, Annemasse, F-74105 Tel: +33 450 95 58 23 Fax: +33 450 92 22 06 d.durand@peguet.fr www.peguet.fr Product range fully certified: Self certification in permanent connections as machinery part.-EN 362 certified product range in PPE industrial safety – connectors. Over 200 items available, made in France.

NAVAIDS ■ Navmoor Ltd The Innovation Centre, Ebbw Vale, Gwent, NP23 8XA Tel: +44 2922 638222 info@navmoor.com navmoor.com/ We supply, install, maintain, and refurbish aids to navigation of any type, manufacturer, and age. We Hold stock of lanterns, buoys, mooring, sinkers, and monitoring equipment, to ensure the prompt response to any outage, anywhere in the UK or Ireland. And if you’re thinking about monitoring, you’ve come to the right place, with an o nline monitoring portal coupled with our own monitoring modules that will blow your mind! ■ Trinity House The Quay, Harwich, Essex, CO12 3JW Tel: +44 1255 245121 Fax: +44 1255 245009 Commercial@trinityhouse.co.uk www.trinityhouse.co.uk Trinity House offers customers costeffective solutions for the maintenance of marine aids to navigation and the provision of marine data acquisition.

NAVAL ARCHITECTS & MARINE ENGINEERS ■ Incat Crowther P O Box 179, Terrey Hills, HQ Sydney, NSW 2084 Tel: +61 2 9450 0447 Fax: +61 2 8006 5783 info@incatcrowther.com www.incatcrowther.com Incat Crowther is a diversified marine design business with offices in Australia, USA and the United Kingdom.

NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION ■ Pharos Marine Ltd Automatic Power Inc Unit 14, Castle Mews, Hampton, London, TW12 2NP Tel: +44 7535 094337 jcorio@pharosmarine.com www.automaticpower.com Pharos Marine is one of the oldest and only UK Based manufacturer of Aid s to Navigation in the world. With factories in the UK we have your AtoN needs covered.

OCEANOGRAPHIC/ HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY ■ Briggs Marine Contractors Ltd Seaforth House, Seaforth Place, Burntisland, Fife, KY3 9AX Tel: +44 1592 872939 Fax: +44 1592 873779 enquiries@briggsmarine.co.uk www.briggsmarine.com our services include; vessel charter, renewable energy services, offshore windfarm maintenance solution, submarine cable installation, repair and maintenance, marine engineering, marine salvage, pollution response, environmental consultancy, oil and gas terminal operations, aids to navigation services, and third party vessel management

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INDUSTRY DATABASE OFFSHORE SUPPORT ■ Tidal Transit Limited Unit 6 North Creake Airfield Business Park, Bunkers Hill, Egmere, Walsingham, Norfolk Tel: +44 1328 854225 charter@tidal-transit.com www.tidal-transit.com Tidal Transit provides access solutions to the offshore energy industry. Via its fleet of purpose built vessels, Tidal Transit transports people and cargo to and from offshore assets. The company’s fleet is focused on increasing efficiency and time on structures with the aim of reducing the LOCE

OIL POLLUTION CONTROL ■ Lamor Corporation UK Ltd 3 Medina Court, Arctic Road, Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO31 7XD Tel: +44 1983 280185 Fax: +44 1983 280056 uk.info@lamor.com www.lamor.com LAMOR is the world leader in the manufacture of products and services for the Oil Spill Response Industry. We design and produce Booms, Skimmers, Pumps, Dispersant systems, Vessels and we also design recovery systems to be built into new and older vessels. MCA/ IMO Training, Design and Consultancy on a worldwide basis.

PR, MEDIA & ADVERTISING AGENCIES Sue Stevens Media Ltd 7 Foxhills, Ashurst, SO40 7ED Tel: +44 2380 292992 suestevens@suestevensmedia.co.uk www.suestevensmedia.co.uk 25 years’ experience specializing in Commercial Marine. Media buying, strategic PR campaign planning and implementation, press releases compilation and distribution, newsletters, company brochures and clients’ magazines and social media management.

PAINTS & COATINGS MATERIALS ■ Jotun Paints (Europe) Ltd 7 Stather Road, Flixborough Industrial estate, Scunthorpe, DN15 8RR Tel: +44 1724 400000 marineenquiries@jotun.co.uk www.jotun.com/uk/en/b2b/ paintsandcoatings/ships/ Jotun is the global leading provider of marine coatings, with established positions in protective, decorative and powder coatings worldwide. It has 39 production facilities and representation in over 100 countries.

PILOT BOATS ■ SAFEHAVEN MARINE Ashgrove, Cobh, Cork Tel: +353 86 8054582 info@safehavenmarine.com www.safehavenmarine.com Builders of the Interceptor Pilot Boat range, 11.5m, 13m, 14.5m & 16.5m. For when you demand strength and exceptional seakeeping. Also builders of GRP Crew transfer, Patrol & SAR boats, Hydrographic survey vessels, Work boats and Passenger Vessels

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POLLUTION CONTROL ■ Ecocoast Studio1.1, Nest@Mallard, Express Park, Bristol Road, Bridgewater TA6 4RN Tel: +44 1392 877 991 www.ecocoast.com www.bolinabooms.com Ecocoast, with now offices in the United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom, is a global leader in engineered products for the protection of coastlines, waterways, critical marine assets and infrastructure.

PONTOONS Neptune Shipyards BV See under: Workboat Builders

POWER & PROPULSION ■ Hamilton Jet EMEA Unit 26, The Birches Industrial Estate, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 1XZ Tel: +44 1342 313437 Fax: +44 1342 313438 marketing@emea.hamiltonjet.com www.hamiltonjet.com HamiltonJet waterjets provide highly efficient propulsion for high speed vessels operating in the world’s most demanding marine environments. ■ Stone Marine Propulsion Ltd Dock Road, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH411DT Tel: +44 1516 522372 Fax: +44 1516 522377 sales@smpropulsion.com www.smpropulsion.com/ Stone Marine Propulsion design and manufacture a complete range of high quality propulsion equipment for commercial and naval vessels of all types and sizes. Our latest propeller designs significantly lower fuel consumption and emissions

■ WaterMota Ltd Cavalier Road, Heathfield Industrial Estate, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 6TQ Tel: +44 1626 830910 Fax: +44 1626 830911 dm@watermota.co.uk www.watermota.co.uk WaterMota has been supplying the marine industry with engine room packages since 1911. Heat exchanger / keel cooled propulsion engines from 5.8 to 22 litres, auxiliary engines, generating sets and custom built power packs, heavy duty reversing gearboxes, hydraulic and power steering systems and power takeoff units, heavy duty sea water pumps for most makes of engines, strainers, impellers and accessories, installation and servicing. Supplying Azcue, D-I, Doosan, Hyundai SeasAll and JMP.

RIBS (RIGID INFLATABLE BOAT) ■ Specialised Marine Support Ltd Easdale, Oban, Argyll, PA34 4RF Tel: +44 1852 300341 info@specialisedmarinesupport.com www.specialisedmarinesupport.com Accredited and Achilles FPAL registered company specialising in personnel and equipment transfers, safety and guard boat duties, survey and logistical support to the emerging offshore renewables and offshore construction industries throughout Europe.

RECRUITMENT

■ Teignbridge Propellers International Ltd Great Western Way, Forde Road, Brunel Industrial Estate, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 4AW Tel: +44 1626 333377 Fax: +44 1626 360783 info@teignbridge.co.uk www.teignbridge.co.uk World leaders in innovation, design and manufacture of high performance, high quality propellers and sterngear for 45 years. Approved by all major classification societies. Propellers to 2.55m, shaftlines to 400mm

■ Seamariner Ltd Seamariner Ltd, The Square, Fawley, Southampton, Hampshire, SO45 1TA Tel: +44 2380 840374 admin@seamariner.com www.seamariner.com Seamariner Limited are Marine Recruitment Specialists and have been established since 1992. We hold ISO 9001:2015 accreditation by Lloyds Register and are MLC, 2006 compliant. We supply temporary and permanent seafarers to shipping companies worldwide and o ur expertise is the basis of our continued success. Having dedicated Recruitment Consultants for each discipline, ship owners will often be guided by our in-depth knowledge. Our logistical support team ensures the recruitment process is smooth and efficient.

PROPULSION SYSTEMS

ROPES

■ Marine Jet Power AB Hansellisgatan 6, Uppsala, SE-754 50 Tel: +46 10 164 10 00 sales@marinejetpower.com www.marinejetpower.com For more than 30 years, Marine Jet Power (MJP) has been redefining the waterjet market with innovation and unsurpassed quality. Engineered and built in Sweden, MJP’s proven stainless steel, mixedflow waterjets are used in many diverse applications, from fast military craft and passenger vessels to workboats worldwide. Over 100 million running hours strong,

Cotesi UK Ltd 10 Ripponden Business Park, Oldham Road, Ripponden, UK, HX6 4DJ Tel: +44 1422 822000 Fax: +44 1422 821007 enquiries@cotesi.co.uk www.cotesi.co.uk Cotesi UK is a manufacturer / supplier of Mooring ropes in different materials from Polypropylene to HMPE Dyneema, Nylon, Polyester, Polysteel, Tow lines, winch lines. Polyform Buoys, Fenders, floats

PROPELLERS & STERN GEAR

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ROPES, NETS & CORDAGE ■ English Braids Ltd Spring Lane, Malvern Link, Worcestershire, WR14 1AL Tel: +44 1684 892222 Fax: +44 1684 892111 eboffshore@englishbraids.com www.englishbraids.com English Braids is a family run business established in 1968, now a leading UK manufacturer of bespoke project-based HMPE rope solutions and mooring lines for over 50 years. Official Dyneema partner. With an extensive technical team and a longstanding trusted supply chain we manufacture dyneema winch rope slins, winch ropes and mooring lines from Dyneema HMPE. We have the ability to test an manufacture a range of products in different materials depending on your requirements.

SAFETY ■ Johnson Controls Plc The Security House, Hanworth Rd, Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 5DA Tel: +44 1932 743333 www.johnsoncontrols.co.uk Johnson Controls formally TYCO & ADT is a market leader in providing integrated security solutions such as Building Management Systems, Fire Detection, Fire Suppression, HVAC and Security Systems. Spinlock Ltd See under: Life Jackets

SAFETY HOOKS ■ H Henriksen Trleborgveien 15, Tnsberg, 3101 Tel: +47 33 37 8400 Fax: +47 33 37 8430 hooks@hhenriksen.com www.hhenriksen.com H. Henriksen AS is a technology Company with a long and proud history within the maritime and offshore sector. Henriksen has a strong position within safe MOB boat lifting operations, Launch & Recovery systems for offshore vessels, oil Spill Recovery and Entering and Boarding Systems for maritime and urban environments.

SAFETY SIGNAGE Adec Marine Limited See under: Life Saving Equipment

SALVAGE & WRECK REMOVAL ■ Subsalve USA P.O Box 2030, North Kingstown, Ri 02852 Tel: +1 401 88408801 Fax: +1 401 884 8868 Richard@subsalve.com www.subsalve.com Subsalve is the worldwide leader and innovator in the design and manufacture of buoyancy engineered inflatables. Our underwater lift bags are specified to meet the toughest challenges in recreational, commercial, scientific, and military applications.

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STEERING GEAR

■ Lee Sanitation Ltd Wharf Road, Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, CV47 2FE Tel: +44 1295 770000 Fax: +44 1295 770022 sales@leesan.com www.leesan.com LeeSan, leaders in marine sanitation (now a Pump Technology Ltd Group Company) have over 25 years’ experience designing, specifying and supplying equipment for seagoing and inland waterways craft of all sizes. Extensive stocks of spares and replacement components are available for most marine toilets. Now promoting their “One Stop Pump Shop” so whether it be clean or waste water they can specify a pump for all applications including all the peripherals that you may need.

WaterMota Ltd See under: Propulsion Systems

SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS ■ Applied Satellite Technology Ltd (AST) Head Office: Satellite House, Bessemer Way, Harfreys Industrial Estate, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR31 0LX Tel: +44 1493 440011 Fax: +44 1493 249721 info@theastgroup.com www.theastgroup.com AST is a global supplier of satellite and end-to-end remote communications. We provide a comprehensive range of devices, voice and data connectivity and empower our customers to optimise their operations.

SEATING & CHAIRS ■ Allsalt Maritime 2952 Ed Nixon Terrace, Victoria, BC, V9B 0B2 Tel: +1 206 962 1986 info@allsalt.com www.allsalt.com Allsalt Maritime is a design, manufacturing, and R&D firm specializing in marine shock mitigation technology whose mission is to create products that give you more days on the water. Allsalt is the owner of the Shoxs and Kinetix product lines.

TRAINING ■ Lloyds Maritime Academy KNect House, 30-32 Mortimer Street, London, W1W 7RE Tel: +44 2070 174483 learning@knect365.com www.lloydsmaritimeacademy.com Lloyd’s Maritime Academy is the world’s largest provider of professional development courses and academic education qualifications for the maritime industry ■ Thames Marine Academy Upnor Road Lower Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4UY Tel: +44 7703 842852 www.thamesmarineacademy.co.uk The sea is a challenging and at times physically exhausting environment in which to work – not for the faint-hearted.

TRANSMISSIONS WaterMota Ltd See under: Propulsion Systems

TRANSPORT & LOGISTIC SERVICES ■ Rubb Buildings Ltd 246 Dukesway, Team Valley Trading Estate, Tyne and Wear, Gateshead, NE11 0QE Tel: +44 1914 822211 info@rubb.co.uk www.rubbuk.com Rubb marine and port structures can be custom designed to meet a variety of bulk handling methods. Relocating and extending is easy and cost effective in a busy environment.

TUGS

TUGS, TOWING & SALVAGE ■ DSB Offshore Ltd Riverbank House, 1 Putney Bridge Road, London, SW6 3JD Tel: +44 2073 842882 brokers@dsboffshore.com www.dsboffshore.com Specialist shipbrokers handling the sale & purchase and chartering of Tugs, Jack-ups, barges, Split hoppers, Dredgers and various Workboats etc. Our services also include Towage, heavy lift transport and Valuations. ■ Herman Sr bv Ebweg 56, Barendrecht, 2991LT Tel: +31 78 619 25 07 info@hermansr.com www.hermansr.com Herman Senior b.v. is a family-owned company based in Barendrecht, The Netherlands. Although the company was founded in 1992, the roots of the company go back all the way to 1976. With our versatile fleet of Multicats and Shoalbusters, Herman Senior offers a wide range of marine services to our customers on a worldwide basis. ■ MED MARINE Omer Avni Mah. Inebolu Sok. No:21, Setustu-Kabatas, Beyoglu, ISTANBUL, 34427 Tel: +90 2123111800/01 info@medmarine.com.tr www.medmarine.com.tr Thanks to its experienced maritime pilots and high quality tugboats all built in its large-capacity shipyards, Med Marine is Turkey’s leading towage and pilotage operator and had been serving its clients for their newbuilding projects since 1995

■ Capital Seating 1 Forward Park Sheene Road, Gorse Hill Industrial Estate, Beaumont Leys, Leicester, LE4 1BF Tel: +44 1162 169910 Fax: +44 1162 169920 info@capitalseating.co.uk www.capitalseating.co.uk Distributors for GRAMMER Nautic. Marine seating of the highest performance and quality. Full suspensions optimised for arduous marine environments, high shock mitigation performance, comfort, ergonomic design and DNV-GL Type approval.

■ NH Towage Frederiksø 8, Svendborg, 5700 Tel: +45 62 22 29 11 info@nhtowage.dk www.nhtowage.dk/? We perform long- and short-range towages. We have a broad experience in towages of hulls, dredgers, pipes and barges. If the need arises, we can also provide assistance in salvage operations, such as towing vessels in distress to a nearby port of safety. Our fleet is employed in marine construction projects. From offshore wind farms to bridges, piers, and jetties to harbour extensions, assisting dredgers to cablelaying operations, our experience and the flexibility of our fleet can provide a valuable source of assistance to a diverse range of construction projects.

STABILISERS

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■ Nemo Power Tools Unit 3 Landscape Close, Weston on the Green, Oxfordshire, BICESTER, OX25 3SX Tel: +44 1869 934333 nemo@fairlocks.co.uk www.nemo-underwatertools.co.uk Nemo Power Tools are the first of their kind and the world’s only completely submersible battery-operated power tools.

■ HUMPHREE Grimboasen 16, Gothenburg, 417 49 Tel: +46 31 744 3577 Fax: +46 31 744 3573 humphree@humphree.com www.humphree.com Humphree, based in Gothenburg on the west coast of Sweden, is a company dedicated to providing: “Speed at sea” through innovative technology solutions for high performance vessels. Specialized in Trim and Stabilisation our Product portfolio consists of Interceptor systems and Fin stabilisation systems.

■ Van Wijngaarden Marine Services BV Buitenweistraat 15, 3372 BC Hardinxveld-Giessendam Tel: +31 184 490 244 info@wijngaarden.com www.wijngaarden.com A family owned company with over 45 years of experience in the service of: Chartering tugs / workboats / launches for Inland and Sea-going towage, Assistance- and Supply services to provide services for dredging, construction and offshore companies, on projects all over the world, 24/7 – 365 days a year

■ Propspeed 23 Akatea Road, Auckland, New Zealand, 0602 Tel: +44 7766 056 911 info@propspeed.com www.propspeed.com Ensure operational readiness while reducing cost and saving fuel with Propspeed®. Superior in-field performance, technical support, and over 21 years in the marine industry.

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UNDERWATER SERVICES

UNDERWATER TOOLS ■ Miko Marine AS Vollsveien 4, Lysaker, 1336 Tel: +47 46 90 5000 Fax: +47 22 83 6515 info@mikomarine.com www.mikomarine.com Miko Marine AS (Miko) is an innovative solution-provider to the marine industry. Solutions based on the use of the company’s original idea - a patented magnetic patch called Miko Plaster® have been supplied to clients worldwide, including navies, governmental institutions, ship owners, diving companies, subsea contractors and oil service companies. Since 1996, Miko has developed a range of effective solutions to reduce the risk of oil spill, increase effectiveness and increase safety in the marine industry. Miko is part of Miko Group of Companies and co-located with our other owner, Buksér og Berging AS just outside Oslo, Norway

VALVES ■ LK Valves and Controls Ltd Unit 4 Arbour Place, Arbour Lane, Knowsley Industrial Park, Liverpool, L33 7XG Tel: +44 151 548 3300 Fax: +44 151 548 3311 sales@lkvalvesandcontrols.co.uk www.lkvalvesandcontrols.co.uk LK Valves & Controls are ISO 9001:2015 accredited marine valve & actuator stockist & distributer, representing carefully chosen, high end, market leading European principles, with many products having classification Society type approval.

VESSEL BUILD & REPAIR ■ Dixon Group Europe Ltd 350 Leach Place, Walton Summit Centre, Lancashire, PR5 8AS Tel: +44 1772 323529 sales@dixoneurope.co.uk www.dixoneurope.co.uk Dixon is a premier manufacturer and supplier of marine fluid transfer products including a range of water strainers, inlet scoops, thru hull fittings, valves, couplings, pipe fittings and hose assemblies ■ Locate Supplies Nursling Industrial Estate, Majestic Road, Nursling, Southampton, SO16 0AF Tel: +44 2380747822 Sales@locatesupplies.co.uk www.locatesupplies.co.uk A leading metal and plastic supplier within the UK, Locate Supplies is proud to support the marine industry with a range of products including alloy metals, polymers, and specialist materials. ■ Navalrocha Estaleiro da Rocha Conde de Óbidos 1399, lisboa, 036 Tel: + 351 213 915 900 navalrocha@navalrocha.pt www.navalrocha.pt Navalrocha offers a complete ‘one-stop-shop’ shiprepair service providing a full range of turnkey solutions. These services are delivered in cooperation with a series of long-standing and trusted partners with offices located within the yard.

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■ Uzmar Shipping & Trading Co. Ltd KOSBAS Kocaeli Serbest Bolgesi, Sepetlipinar SB Mah., 102. Cad. No:14-16 Basiskele,, Kocaeli, 41090 Tel: +90 (262) 341 45 10(pbx) info@uzmar.net www.uzmar.com Harbour & ship assist, terminal, escort & offshore tugs and supply vessels; shallow draft utility workboats and river push boats, tugs up to 170 meters in length, any power range whether direct diesel, diesel-electric or hybrid propulsion technology along with wide range of numerous type vessels.

VESSEL SALE & CHARTER Uzmar Shipping & Trading Co. Ltd See under: Vessel Build and Repair

WINCHES ■ Gemmell and Prout Marine Ltd Swann Street, Hull, Yorkshire, HU2 0PH Tel: +44 1482 329600 Fax: +44 1482 216296 enquiries@proutmarine.co.uk www.proutmarine.co.uk Designers and manufacturers of winches, windlasses and capstans. Hydraulic, electric, diesel, pneumatic and manually driven, along with ancillary equipment. Also hydraulic towing winches. Lebus International Engineers Ltd Pioneer House, Shorebury Point, Amy Johnson Way, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY4 2RX Tel: +44 1253 402402 Fax: +44 1253 345748 enquiries@lebusinternational.com www.lebusintengineers.com Experienced designers and manufacturers of special purpose and standard marine handling equipment inclusive of winches, windlasses, capstans, cranes, davits, reelers, fairleads, cable spooling systems etc. ■ Lemans Nederland BV PO Box 527, Bergen op Zoom, NL 4600 AM Tel: +31 164 680 097 Fax: +31 164 681 971 info@lemans-nederland.eu http://www.lemans-nederland.nl/ Lemans Nederland bv is a company situated in the south-west of The Netherlands. We are specialised in hoist, lift, push and towing equipment. As well as deck, dock and quay equipment. Our delivery program consists of for example: Winches, windlasses and capstans (standard and custom built; manual, electric or hydraulic; planetary gear unit, worm-gear, spur-gear, etc; to handle wire, umbilical, rope, chain-cable, etc; Either for anchor handling; mooring; fishing; dredging; towing; tug etc), some even from stock. Otherwise with quite short lead times.

WINDOW WIPERS ■ Durowipers Unit 20, Oldends Lane Industrial Estate, Stonehouse, Glos, GL10 3RQ Tel: +44 1453 820972 Fax: +44 1453 820979 sales@durowipers.co.uk www.durowipers.co.uk Design and manufacture of high performance window wipers. Three year Warranty. DuroWiper Pantographs and Pendulums have a Patented twin drive rotary transfer box giving a remarkable smooth, powerful and reliable performance.

■ Exalto Wiper Technologys PO Box 40, 3370 AH, Hardinxveld -Giessendam Tel: +31 184 615 800 Fax: 31 184 614 045 wipers@exalto.com www.exalto.com Marine Exalto produces the world’s best professional marine wiper systems. Exalto makes wiper systems for all kind of vessels in the commercial and leisure sectors.

■ SMS Group Ltd Unit 1 Ocean Quay, Belvidere Road, Southampton, Hants, SO14 5QY Tel: +44 2380 141010 info@sms-marine.co.uk www.sms-marine.co.uk Southampton Marine Services specialise in ship building, ship repairs and steel fabrication across all aspects of the marine industry.

WORKBOAT BUILDERS

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■ Aister C/Baixada do Cocho, nº 228, A Guia – M, Meira – 3, MOAÑA, 6955 Tel: +34 986 240 294 Fax: +34 986 240 157 i.defrancisco@aister.es www.aister.com/en Safe, reliable and designed for work aluminium boats: bespoke patrols, SAR boats and passenger catamarans. ■ Cheetah Marine OceanBlue Quay, The Esplanade, Ventnor, Isle Of Wight, PO38 1JR Tel: +44 1983 852398 mail@cheetahmarine.co.uk www.cheetahmarine.co.uk Now in our 25th year of production, Cheetah Marine continues to lead Europe in the specialist design and construction of power commercial catamarans. (hydrographic workboat/catamaran) ■ Diverse Marine Medina Ship Yard, Pelham Road, Cowes, Isle of Wight Tel: +44 1983 300656 info@diversemarine.co.uk www.diversemarine.co.uk DM acquired the assets of equipment of South Boats IOW and trade from Cowes, IOW specialising in the design, construction, refit, repair and maintenance of workboats, military and patrol craft, lifeboats, pilot boats, fishing boats, commercial and pleasure craft ■ Neptune Shipyards BV Rivierdijk 586, 3371 ED, Veerdam 1, Hardinxveld-Giessendam, 5308 JH Tel: +31 184 621423 Fax: +31 184 612741 info@neptunemarine.com www.neptunemarine.com We design, build, repair, convert and mobilize vessels for the maritime industry. It is our aim to offer you the best solution through innovation, creativity, cooperation and flexibility.

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WORKBOATS ■ Baltic Workboats AS Nasva Harbour, Nasva, Kaarma v, 93872 Saare mk Tel: +372 452 1140 contact@bwb.ee bwb.ee/ Baltic Workboats AS has a strong track record for the design, build and delivery of steel and aluminum workboats for professionals around the world. ■ Fastnet Shipping Ltd Marine Support Services Base, Bilberry, Waterford City, Waterford Tel: +353 51 832946 Fax: +353 51 851886 info@fastnetshipping.com www.fastnetshipping.com Specialists in Marine Plant Hire, Charter & Sales. Bespoke marine access solutions, CTV / Survey Vessels, Jack up Barges, Pontoons, Tugs, Crane Barges, Dredgers and various other workboats.

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WORKBOATS-ALUMINIUM ■ Habbeke Schelphoek 103, 1621Mk Hoorn Tel: +31 2993 62182 Fax: +31 2993 67464 info@habbeke.nl www.habbeke.nl Habbeké Shipyard, established in 1966, has almost fifty years’ experience of quality shipbuilding. The wharf builds exclusively in aluminium, and enjoys an excellent reputation for innovation, quality and service. The shipyard builds aluminium workboats, & both open and closed vessels for rescue, pilot or general work duties.

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