Maritime Journal December 2021

Issue No. 405

December 2021

MARITIMEJOURNAL COMMERCIAL MARINE BUSINESS

Giacomo Castoldi | Hovercraft comeback | Remote controlled tugs | Floating wind

MARINE RENEWABLES EXTRA Navigation & Communication Vessel Repair

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CONTENTS NEWS

FEATURES

44 $100 million fleet

20 Remote notation

45 Romanian expansion

27 Turbine sustainability

Decarbonisation and crew comfort are central to Attollo Offshore’s new designs for 2030

Tug Maju 510 is the world’s first tug to receive ABS’s Remote Control Navigation Notation

French shipbuilder Piriou has purchased former Romanian subcontractor ATG

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31 Floating wind

46 Hydrogen export Pipe manufacturer Strohm has signed a memorandum of understanding with Siemens Gamesa

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FEATURES

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10 Giacomo Castoldi Discussing where water jet propulsion slots into the rush to maximum efficiency

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MARITIMEJOURNAL COMMERCIAL MARINE BUSINESS

Giacomo Castoldi | Hovercraft comeback | Remote controlled tugs | Floating wind

MARINE RENEWABLES EXTRA Navigation & Communication

The ‘Spartacus’ is claimed to set a new benchmark in the global dredging market

43 Fleet funding

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33 Dredger handover

New class of multi-purpose vessel bridges gap between inshore multicats and deep sea OSVs

Sacrificial anode system applicable to any mooring system on offshore installations

Vessel Repair

A new report analyses the technical opportunities and challenges for the floating off shore wind

36 Renewables vessel

14 Corrosion protection

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A UK£2m three-year project to develop wind turbine blade recycling in Britain

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Azima 1 & 2 are the latest Nagel series tugs to join the growing Suez Canal fleet.

Developed by the Timsah-Mapso-Lomocean team and built in Egypt, the Nagel 1807s consume only 46 litres of diesel per hour at the canal transit speed of 8kn, and do so with a wheelhouse noise level of just 72dB. The tugs’ maximum speed is 11.4 knots with 13 tonnes bollard pull in this twin 500hp configuration. More powerful versions providing up to 18 tonnes of bollard pull are in progress.

A knuckle boom crane of 10m outreach is fitted for use mainly in buoy maintenance. Side towing arrangements have been especially

North Star Renewables has finalised a funding package of £96m for new renewables fleet

considered due to the regular task of side towing barges for civil engineering and dredging. Wheelhouse visibility is 360 degrees.

Easy engine service and removal is via two large deck hatches.

Crew comfort is unique for tugs of this size, thanks to a very large galley, a mess room, two cabins and two heads. A third open air head above deck has proven very popular.

The aft deck with stern roller has been left clear, to allow transport of buoys, sinkers, dredge heads and to provide safer anchor handling. The upcoming series additions - Nagel 1606 and 1205 are on the drawing board.

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BRIEFS Trieste

HHLA’s Italian multipurpose terminal in Trieste welcomed the first container vessel OPS Hamburg, chartered in and operated by the CMA CGM Group. The OPS Hamburg was handled fast and efficiently. The vessel is operated by the CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, and part of CMA CGM’s service TMX3, connecting Turkey with the Adriatic Sea on a weekly basis.

CEO

Maersk Training has just appointed a new CEO, David Skov. This comes as the company targets further growth in the global offshore energy and maritime markets.

Mr Skov has been with A.P. Moller – Maersk since 1995, where he joined the Maersk International Shipping Education programme and has since served in various senior leadership roles with mainly Maersk Line and APM Terminals.

Training

Stream Marine Training Group is delighted to announce the appointment of Katy Womersley as the Group Operations Director. Katy will take over from Colin McMurray, who is joining Forth Valley College as a director in January 2022. Katy was a deck officer before coming ashore in 2005 to join Clyde Marine Training (CMT) as an STCW instructor

Island cables

Italy’s Prysmian Group has received the Letter of Award for a project worth approximately €68 million for the new submarine cable connection between the island of Elba and Italian mainland (Piombino). The project has been awarded

by Terna Rete Italia S.p.A., a company fully owned

by Terna S.p.A., the Italian electricity grid operator (TSO).

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$100 MILLION ZERO EMISSION VESSEL FLEET FOR 2030 Could ambitious new vessel designs be the key in reversing the decline in numbers of European young people wanting to work offshore?

British marine operator Attollo has unveiled remarkable designs for a $100 million zero emissions autonomous hydrogen vessel fleet fitted with ultramodern technology and crew facilities.

The concepts are part of a multi-generational Research & Development mission known as ‘Project Zero’ - with the vessels named after the three pillars of the project: Hope, Destiny and Progress.

Dedicated to deploying future technology to support the next generation of offshore marine projects, Project Zero’s autonomous ships utilise zero emission hydrogen fuel cells, benefitting from onboard renewable power generation (solar and wind power) and built-in state-of-the-art technology from computer vision to AI. All three vessels - United Hope, United Destiny and United Progress - are designed for optimum working conditions, ensuring staff remain healthy, happy, and productive whilst on board.

Smart, ergonomic environments minimise noise and vibrations, with personalised cabin settings allowing crew to tweak light, sound and temperature to get a good night’s sleep, reduce fatigue and enhance performance while offshore.

Staff can also take advantage of incredible facilities including a high-tech gym with virtual classes, yoga studios and saunas, a cinema, a games room and an atrium for socialising and optimising natural light.

Additional features include advanced sensors, 3D printing capability and hydroponics to

8 The pioneering autonomous ships for launch 2030 are fitted with stateof-the-art sustainable technology

increase the vessels ability to operate independently with drones replacing helicopters to ensure safe transit between assets.

Attollo’s vessel design has been funded with help of government support and assistance from V&A Dundee ‘Design Accelerator’ for low carbon technologies.

CENEX transport consultancy conducted vital research into the zero-emissions propulsion technologies. Vessels are set to hit waters by 2030.

Paul Sadler awarded IMO Maritime Prize 2020 Paul Sadler, former representative of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS), and prior to that representative of the UK government to the IMO, has been awarded the prestigious International Maritime Prize for 2020.

The award, a sculpture of a dolphin, was presented at the annual IMO Awards Ceremony held on 6 December in London, and was in recognition of Mr Sadler’s contribution to the work and objectives of the IMO and exceptional bravery at sea. Mr Sadler was nominated by IACS and the UK government.

“The International Maritime Prize was first presented in 1981 and, since then, we have seen a succession of highly distinguished

8 Paul Sadler being presented the award by IMO Secretary-General, Kitack Lim

people receive the award, from across the world,” said IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim. “The recipient of the 2020 International Maritime Prize is someone who has spent many days here in the IMO corridors and has dedicated his entire career to shipping safety and the maritime industry.”

Mr Sadler has had an illustrious maritime career, serving as a

surveyor for the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency, representing the UK, then later IACS at IMO meetings and acting as a governor of the World Maritime University.

He has delivered lectures to students and maritime industry organisations in the UK and overseas on the IMO and the roles of classification societies and recognised organisations. In 2017 he was awarded with a Distinguished Public Service Award by the US Coast Guard.

On receiving the award, Mr Sadler said, “I firmly believe I am only receiving this award because of all the talented, inspiring and dedicated people I had the good fortune of working with, not just in the UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency and IACS, but also here at the IMO.”

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NEWS French shipbuilder Piriou has purchased former Romanian subcontractor ATG, establishing Piriou ATG Romania as a 100% group subsidiary ATG shipyard is located in Giurgiu, 60km south of BucarestRomania. Initially exclusively dedicated to building vessels for inland waterway shipping, ATG has gradually broadened its scope in building hulls and vessels for the offshore cargo transport, harbour workboat and fishing industries.

Vincent Faujour, Piriou Group said: “We are very happy and proud to involve ATG shipyard and its 300 employees inside the Piriou group. This shipyard we have been working with as a subcontractor in the past years enjoys a very good local and international reputation. We will rely on the management team we have already reinforced and carry on with the development of the site which offers great potential.

In taking over ATG, the Piriou

FRENCH SHIPBUILDER’S ROMANIAN EXPANSION

group workforce increases to 1300 employees including 550 in France. Piriou is now established in Asia (Vietnam), Africa (Nigeria, Algeria, Morocco, Senegal), in the Indian Ocean (La Réunion) and Europe (mainland France, Romania). Moreover, the group intends to continue expanding internationally.

Piriou ATG Romania is located inside the free zone of Giurgiu, on the Romanian shore of the

8 French shipbuilder Piriou has taken over Romanian yard ATG

Danube, and also owns a concession in the harbour of Constantza – on the Black Sea. Giurgiu shipyard is located on 15Ha of land and can boast 30000m² of workshops. Four 110m assembly halls communicate via a transfer area with a 110m x 3000t lifting capacity synchrolift.

BRIEFS Turbines

Global Energy Group and partners are investing £110 million in building the UK’s largest offshore wind turbine manufacturing plant in the Port of Nigg, north of Inverness in Scotland. The announcement takes the annual total of new investment in UK offshore wind manufacturing facilities this year to over £1 billion – a new record. The facility will also create 400 new jobs and SSE Renewables has committed to placing orders with the factory for its pipeline of offshore wind projects. UK industry body RenewableUK has reacted positively to the news.

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NEWS

Vesterhav

Jan De Nul Group will transport and install 41 wind turbines on behalf of Vattenfall Denmark at Vesterhav Nord & Syd’s offshore wind farm in the Danish North Sea. For the installation of the 8.4 MW Siemens Gamesa wind turbines Jan De Nul will use its jack-up installation vessel Vole au Vent. The contract also includes the design, engineering, manufacturing, procurement and delivery of the sea-fastening. “After the successful installation of 72 wind turbines for the 604 MW Kriegers Flak wind farm – the largest in Denmark – we are very pleased with the opportunity to build further on our experience together with Vattenfall,” commented Jan Van Impe, area manager offshore renewables, Jan De Nul Group. Bart Willems, head of commercial offshore wind of Jan De Nul Group said the company was proud to contribute to the energy transition in Europe.

“After the successful commissioning of other Danish wind farms this is another milestone for the production of green electricity for the Danish households,” he said.

Both offshore wind farms are located in the eastern part of the Danish North Sea. The Vesterhav Nord Offshore Wind Farm is based west of the coast of Vejlbi and the Vesterhav Syd Offshore Wind Farm is located close to the Sondervig coast. The two wind farms are expected to be fully operational by the end of 2023.

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HYDROGEN PIPES NOT ELECTRICITY CABLES FOR OFFSHORE WIND Strohm, a manufacturer of fully bonded, Thermoplastic Composite Pipe has signed a memorandum of understanding with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy.

The collaboration will focus on developing hydrogen transfer solutions that improve the decentralized green hydrogen concept, whereby green hydrogen is generated in each wind turbine generator and transported to shore by a subsea pipe infrastructure. In this concept power cables are replaced by a pipe infrastructure, storing and transferring hydrogen. Siemens Gamesa has a technical advisory role.

Strohm is the market leader in the design and manufacturing of TCP, which is particularly suited for carrying hydrogen offshore and subsea. Produced at its plant in The Netherlands, the corrosion-resistant technology does not fatigue or suffer from issues associated with using steel pipe for hydrogen, such as embrittlement. Manufactured in

Image- Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy

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8 The collaboration will focus on developing hydrogen transfer solutions

long spoolable lengths and flexible in nature, the pipe can be pulled directly into the wind turbine generator, quickly and cost effectively building an offshore wind farm infrastructure.

TCP does not require any maintenance and is suitable for over 30 years in operation,

lowering the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) to a minimum and enabling the decentralized concept solution.

Siemens Gamesa has already taken significant steps in shaping the industry and developing the basis for a decentralised offshore solution, that fully integrates a hydrogen electrolyser into an offshore wind turbine.

CRITICAL ACCESS TO SEA RISE DATA Critical data on sea level rise is now available courtesy of a unique European-American satellite ocean altimetry mission.

More precise information about global sea level than ever before is now available with the completion of 12 months of intensive, in-orbit testing of the Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite.

“The data released today is critical for monitoring the impact of climate change on Earth’s oceans,” said Julia Figa Saldana, EUMETSAT ocean altimetry programme manager.

“As the satellite ocean altimetry reference mission, it will continue the unbroken highprecision data record of sea level rise first started in 1992.

Ms Saldana said that by cross-calibrating Sentinel-6 against its predecessor Jason-3 to within 1mm, scientists can ensure that the 30-year long

record of global mean sea level, as captured by satellite radar altimeters, continues uninterrupted.

Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich is controlled from EUMETSAT’s Darmstadt headquarters, where its altimetry data is processed then disseminated to users of the data.

The satellite measures, every second, ocean height to within 3cm from an altitude of 1,336km above the Earth. This allows the global mean sea level to be determined with an accuracy of 1mm.

Lower accuracy, quick-release data from the Copernicus Sentinel-6 mission, released mid-year, are critical for weather forecasting purposes, for example, in models used to create seasonal forecasts or to forecast the development and track of hurricanes.

“Preparing for rising seas and

coastal hazards in a new climate starts with Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich,” said Dr Nadya Vinogradova Shiffer, Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Program scientist and manager, NASA. “Information from this satellite will help us to deliver on COP26 commitments and inform our actions with accurate climate information.”

The partners in this cooperative mission are the European Commission, EUMETSAT, the European Space Agency, NASA and the United States’ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, with support from the French Space Agency (CNES).

Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich was launched from California, in the United States, on 21 November 2020. It is the first of a new generation of oceanaltimetry satellites and will be followed into orbit by its twin, Sentinel-6B, in 2025.

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THREE PASSENGER HOVERCRAFT DEAL Southampton-UK based hovercraft manufacturer Griffon Hoverwork is celebrating after landing one of its biggest ever deals The contract to supply three of Griffon’s latest 12000TD craft to Japan is worth more than £25 million.

The deal with the Oita Prefecture government will see the hovercraft providing a vital passenger service connecting Oita Airport in Kunisaki with Oita City, improving access and reintroducing a ferry route last used about 10 years ago.

Work on the first hovercraft will start at the end of January 2022, with the final craft set to be delivered to the customer before January 2024. The Griffon Hoverwork design team is working with the Japanese Government and Japanese suppliers to adapt the 12000TD’s design to local requirements.

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He added: “The project will provide opportunities across the range of roles in our business, from graduate engineers, through supply chain activity to the complete range of marine workshop skills.”

The deal is the latest in a series of export wins secured by Griffon Hoverwork, which has a history of designing and building hovercraft in and around the Solent area that spans more than 60 years. Earlier this year the company delivered two of its new 995ED craft to clients in Hong Kong and Estonia.

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8 The Hovertravel service uses the Griffon Hoverwork 12000TD between the Isle of Wight and mainland England

V.Group secures wind turbine installation vessel management Global ship management company V.Group has been awarded a contract by Shanghai-based Boqiang Heavy Industry Group to project manage a newbuild wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV).

Under the contract, SeaTec, V.Group’s provider of technical services, will provide project management, plan approval and site supervision services. The next generation vessel is being built by CIMC Raffles and will be delivered in the first quarter of 2023.

Alessandro Ciocchi, Managing Director at SeaTec, said: “SeaTec will continue to play a strategic role in the energy

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transformation, and we are therefore humbled by the selection to manage this energy efficient vessel with a range of climate-friendly features.”

The next generation model 3060-WTIV series vessel works in water depths of 65m and is designed to work in the North Sea and other European areas. It will be equipped with a fully electrical driven giant crane supplied by Husiman with a lifting capacity of 2200 tonnes and comes with a rack and pinion jacking system and DP2 system. It will be capable of installing turbines of up to 20MW. SeaTec is part of global ship management company V.Group which has 60 offices across the globe and access to an international pool of over 44,000 seafarers.

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GIACOMO CASTOLDI Decarbonising propulsion Electrification and decarbonisation have slid firmly to the top of the commercial marine agenda in recent years. MJ spoke to Giacomo Castoldi to find out where jet propulsion slots into the rush to maximum efficiency.

“We’re very sensitive to this topic and although we cannot be as directly involved as an engine manufacturer in this important change process, we’ve prepared our waterjet drives with technical solutions specifically designed to accept and improve the coupling with electric and hybrid solutions.

In fact, we’re already performing these applications in the commercial market supplying not only the waterjet but also dedicated control systems.

From a technical point of view, we see that our integrated gearbox, with its numerous gear ratios, represents a unique advantage to match at best also these new propulsion units.”

In fact, Castoldi has pinned a lot to the concept of its integrated gearbox with “all the other unique features a consequence of it, such as the oil lubricated bearings, the impeller shaft protected within a housing full of oil, and the

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advanced Clear-Duct unclogging system.”

From a technical point of view, the company believes that the most efficient integration of a marine transmission with an electric motor is only achievable with a multi ratio gearbox.

Castoldi is also well known as a manufacturer of tenders for the Superyacht industry, but at the beginning it really was a pioneer in this field. “We’ve always thought that the waterjet propulsion would have granted a lot of advantages in this field of application, for its safety, manoeuvrability and low under-keel exposure characteristics.

When we entered this market, 25 years ago, most of the tenders were equipped with stern drives or outboards and there were very few companies manufacturing waterjet driven tenders. On the contrary now most of the tenders are equipped with waterjet drives and this propulsion system is well known and appreciated by crew and owners. We believe we have played an important role in this trend change with our production also taken as an example by our competitors.”

To say the Castoldi family has played a key

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role in the 20th (and 21st) century Italian engineering story would be a major understatement. Luigi Castoldi, Giacomo’s grandfather, founded the Castoldi company in the early 60s, revolutionising the marine waterjet propulsion system, arguably playing a critical role in taking it from the experimental ‘good idea’ to the reliable, efficient commercial systems in common use today.

Achille Castoldi, Giacomo’s great uncle, was five times powerboat world champion and world speed record holder in the 800kg class, and still unbeaten. Another great uncle, Mario, was the designer of the famous MacchiCastoldi airplanes of the second world war, still visible in some aeronautical museums in Italy.

But even with these big shoes to fill Giacomo gives the impression that the engineering achievements Castoldi needs to help realize in the next few years are even more important. “In these years I’ve learned a lot and gained experience but still there’s lot more to learn and do. Current times are fast moving and innovation to support decarbonisation is an area I am passionate about.”

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SAFETY TRAINING (1) Denmark (2) 9,000,000 DKK (3) Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization, Ballerup, Denmark (4) The provision of Helicopter Underwater Escape Training, T-17 Underwater Escape Training, and Instructor Seminars (5) 3 (6) RelyOn Nutec, Esbjerg, Denmark MARITIME SERVICES (1) France (2) 1,148,000 EUR (3) Office Des Transports De La Corse, Ajaccio, France (4) The implementation of a new management of maritime services between Corsica and the French continent (5) 3 (6) Cabinet Latournerie Wolfrom Avocats, Paris, France; Ernst & Young Advisory, Courbevoie, France; Marine Assistance, Bordeaux, France WORK BOATS (1) Finland (2) 370,000 EUR (3) Suomen Meripelastusseura Ry, Helsinki, Finland (4) The acquisition of aluminium work boats designed for official use by the Finnish Maritime Rescue Association. (5) 2 (6Reijo Rautauoman Saatio sr, Helsinki, Finland RESEARCH SERVICES (1) UK (2) 297,199 GBP (3) Defra, London, UK (4) To capture valuable learning from OWEAP, as a pioneering programme tackling the dual challenges of expansion of offshore wind and the protection and enhancement of the marine environment (5) 3 (6) ICF Consulting Services Ltd, London, UK SCAD SYSTEM SUPPORT (1) UK (2) 1,500,000 GBP (3) Ministry of Defence, Bristol, UK (4) In-Service Support of the current Submarine Countermeasure Acoustic Device (SCAD) systems (6) Ultra Electronic Ocean Systems Inc, Massachusetts, USA FLOATING PONTOONS (1) Czechia (2) 9,690,000 CZK (3) Povodi Moravy, s. p., Brno, Czechia (4) The supply of floating reinforced concrete pontoons (5) 3 (6) PROZAC s.r.o., Ceske Budejovice, Czechia

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ENGINEERING SERVICES (1) France (2) 172,950 EUR (3) Department of Mayotte, Mamoudzou, France (4) Project management for the rehabilitation of the international ferry terminal in Dzaoudzi (5) 2 (6) Safege, Saint-Paul, France

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SHIPPING OPERATIONS (1) Spain (3) Jefatura de Asuntos Economicos del Mando de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain (4) Inter-island maritime transport service in the Canary Islands for armament and material of the Army Units located in the Canary Islands (5) 1 (6) Naviera Armas S.A., Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

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HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICES (1) Spain (2) 345,009 EUR (3) Tecnologías y Servicios Agrarios S.A., S.M.E., M.P., Madrid, Spain (4) Technical assistance to support field work for the application of the river hydromorphology protocol (PHMF) in river-category water bodies and inventory of defence works against flooding in selected river sections (5) 3 (6) IGM, Ingenieria y Gestion Medioambiental, s.l., Madrid, Spain GEOTECHNICAL SERVICES (1) France (2) 2,500,000 EUR (3) Cciacs, Bastia, France (4) Engineering and geotechnical investigation services on South Corsica port sites (5) 1 (6) Sas Rocca e Terra, Antisanti, France PILOT BOAT SERVICES (1) Ireland (2) 81,600 EUR (3) Wexford County Council, Carricklawn, Ireland (4) The provision of pilot boat services in connection with New Ross Port (5) 2 (6) South East Charters, New Ross, Ireland VESSEL PARTS (1) Italy (2) 1,247,115 EUR (3Ministero Dell’economia E Delle Finanze, Formia, Italy (4) Supply of spare parts for Jet Kamewa including a KWJS series jet for the P.300 Naval units (5) 1 (6) Kongsberg Maritime Italy S.R.L, Genova, Italy FERRY R&M WORKS (1) Germany (2) 8,986,300 EUR (3) Wasserstrassen und Schifffahrtsamt Nord Ostsee Kanal, Kiel, Germany (4) Operation and regular maintenance of 45 ferries (5) 2 (6) Adler Schiffe GmbH und CoKG, Sylt, Germany DAM CONSTRUCTION WORKS (1) Denmark (3) Udviklingsselskabet by & Havn, Kobenhavn, Denmark (4) Excavation of soft bottom and clapping, establishment of a south-eastern dam, establishment of a southern quay, establishment of internal dam and deepening of the channel to the Test Stone, Svaelget (5) 1 (6) Per Aarsleff A/S, Hvidovre, Denmark

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LONDON WHARVES INVESTMENT The Port of London Authority is preparing its east London wharves for a return to operation Construction teams are busy preparing two east London wharves to return to operation in 2022 in a GBP£2.6 million programme of essential improvement works for the Port of London Authority (PLA).

One hundred steel piles, each 22.5 metres long and weighing five tonnes are being driven into the 200-metrelong quayside at the adjoining Plaistow and Royal Primrose wharfs in Newham, East London. The piles will provide a stable platform for a new concrete deck to be installed. ”These site works are the latest, essential stage in getting these wharfs back into use. By the end of next year, Plaistow and Royal Primrose wharves will, like Peruvian, be occupied by tenants and busy handling cargo,” said James Trimmer, PLA director of planning & environment.

These site works are the latest, essential stage in getting these wharfs back into use. By the end of next year, Plaistow and Royal Primrose wharves will, like Peruvian, be occupied by tenants and busy handling cargo “Together they form the riverside heart of a cluster of marine/industrial activity in East London, underpinning the low carbon movement of cargoes along the river, keeping lorries off the capital’s congested road network.”

INVESTMENT PLAN The construction arm of Plaistow Wharf tenant, Keltbray Environmental, is undertaking the site works. Keltbray is due to welcome the first cargo carrying barges to the site early in the New Year.

Source: PLA

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Peruvian Wharf, the first to return to operation, is home to Brett Group’s Capital Concrete operation. It was officially opened in 2019 by London’s deputy mayor for planning, regeneration and skills, Jules Pipe CBE. The quayside deck slabs for Plaistow and Royal Primrose will be cast on site, using Capital Concrete from Peruvian Wharf. Work readying the site for cargo handling will include re-grading the riverbed alongside the wharf and installing berthing piles ready for ships to come alongside.

The PLA acquired three adjacent wharfs, Peruvian, Plaistow and Royal Primrose over the last five years as part of its investment plan, in order to bring them back into use for cargo handling. The PLA’s total investment in site acquisition and improvements readying them for operations is some GBP£20 million.

8 Peruvian Wharf, the first to return to operation, was opened in 2019 by London’s deputy mayor for planning, regeneration and skills, Jules Pipe CBE

Houlder and Subsea Micropiles Design and engineering consultancy, Houlder, is supporting Subsea Micropiles, a foundations company.

Subsea Micropiles is leading the adaption of land-based micropiling technology to create superior marine foundation and anchor solutions. Houlder is providing marine operations and engineering support to accelerate market development and the deployment of Subsea Micropiles’ technology.

Innovative foundation technology is essential to reducing costs and environmental impact as the offshore wind industry expands and tackles increasingly difficult seabed conditions. Subsea Micropiles will use a new robotic seabed drilling system to install and grout micropile

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8 Subsea Micropiles Technology

anchor foundations. Mimicking the root piles of trees, the design is capable of withstanding significant axial and horizontal loads with a stable and consistent connection point.

Micropiling has grown to become a widely used foundation and anchoring solution for onshore infrastructure since the 1950s, as a proven low-noise and low-impact approach to soil interventions.

Advances in underwater robotics are enabling micropiling for offshore piling and anchoring, which has the potential to disrupt the renewable energy industry and benefit the wider offshore sector.

Houlder has a strong track record in supplying marine equipment and engineering expertise to a range of clients in the offshore wind sector globally including; Van Ord, Jan De Nul, Saipem, Eon, MPI Offshore, GeoSea, Boskalis, Siemens Gamesa, Seajacks, Seaway 7.

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MARINE CIVILS

Sensor cuts turbines costs A new autonomous sensor will reduce cost of operations and maximise life of offshore wind turbines.

4Subsea’s Smart Monitoring Sensor (SMS) Strain measures the dynamic strain of offshore wind turbines with high resolution and accuracy.

Peter Jenkins, CEO of 4Subsea, said: “The sooner you know the status of your asset, the larger the range of available options to either optimise or mitigate the findings. The key to unlocking this knowledge is increased understanding, which our sensors deliver.”

“SMS Strain is the latest of our autonomous sensors that help operators reduce the cost of operations and maximise life of assets when combined with our data analytics and engineering specialists within the company.”

NEW BRIDGE PROGRESSES AT GREAT YARMOUTH The Great Yarmouth Third River Crossing, being delivered by a BAM Farrans Joint Venture, is one of Norfolk’s most significant infrastructure projects in recent years.

Ipswich based Red7Marine, has been supporting the project since April, acting as the JV’s marine partner.

BAM Farrans began on site in January 2021, before beginning the overwater marine works and construction later in the year.

Once complete, the bridge will link the A47 at Harfrey’s roundabout to the port and the enterprise zone on the other side of the river, easing traffic congestion and improving journey reliability. The bridge also supports the county’s wider plans to maximise investment, regeneration, and economic growth opportunities in the area.

Red7Marine’s 250t deck capacity Haven Seariser 3 jack-up

barge was mobilised to site in April to facilitate the marine works which involved the excavation of the quayside and installation of piles to form the foundations for the Western and Eastern Bascule pits. The barge has recently demobilised from the site, but construction will now continue with plans to have the bridge operational and open to traffic by early 2023.

The piles were driven from the Haven Seariser 3 with the use of a piling gate to successfully guide them into position. Jack-up barges are ideally suited to marine piling operations, providing stable level platforms when working in overwater conditions.

Richard Hayman, Construction Manager for BAM Farrans comments: “The project is continuing well and the Red7Marine team have played a big part in the success of the

cofferdam piling works. The two cofferdams are an excellent milestone as we continue to bring this important infrastructure to life. The spirit of cooperation between all involved has been exemplary and we look forward to working with Red7Marine in future.”

Nick Offord, CEO at Red7Marine comments: “We were delighted to be able to support the BAM Farrans JV at the Great Yarmouth Third River Crossing this year, a major infrastructure project that will shape the county.

Both BAM Nuttall and Farrans are key, repeat clients for us and we were pleased to be able to fulfil the role of Marine Partner of Choice once again.

We look forward to seeing the construction work continue and wish the BAM Farrans team the best of luck with the on-going works.”

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LOW POWER CONSUMPTION SMS Strain has extremely low power consumption, enabling continuous logging and data storage at 10Hz sampling frequency for a full 12 months.

SMS Strain sensors can be cabled to motion sensors like the SMS Gateway (topside) or SMS Motion (subsea) to provide fully synchronised strain and motion data. This gives a unique opportunity to assess structural loads in correlation with deflections and response frequencies which are critical parameters in wind turbine design.

Furthermore, the sensors are made as true IoT sensors where that given access to power and the internet, they will automatically start sending data to the cloud where the data is processed, and insight from the data can be visualised to the customers.

The SMS Strain is an autonomous, retrofittable sensor that can be installed without special requirements such as the use of specialised technicians, equipment, or a clean environment. In addition, the technology can easily be installed by hand on the turbine tower or using divers or ROV for subsea installation, for instance, on the substructure.

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CORROSION PROTECTION FOR SUBMERGED CHAINS Initially intended for use in the Oil & Gas market, the sacrificial annode system is equally applicable to any mooring system on other offshore installations Imenco Corrosion Technology’s ‘Pacu’ product is designed to be attached to mooring chains. Comprised of ICT’s wellknown Piranha clamp and an integrated bracket-mounted sacrificial anode, the solution will dramatically extend the lifespan of mooring chains.

Currently the unpredictable rate of corrosion on existing mooring chains is widely accepted, with costly and time consuming replacements taking place but not solving the problem of a high turnover in the lifespan of chain and corrosion-related failure rates of mooring systems.

The product has undergone significant internal and external testing and with a move from qualification to commercialization, operators can now take advantage of the full ICT package, including computer modelling, testing, installation, and verification of the protection.

Prior to launch, ICT worked with a major international operator to complete a Technology Qualification Project with the objective of de-risking an anode retrofit solution for mooring chains. The project demonstrated that cathodic protection and the use of Pacu provided a viable solution for operators.

ICT’s Pacu is applicable to all geographical regions, but particularly in those locations where problems with rapid corrosion have been identified as being common.

The use of Pacu will reduce the risk of mooring system failures while providing a cost-effective solution, which can be easily retrofitted to existing chains. The cathodic protection of chains opens up the opportunity to reduce corrosion allowances, thereby enabling thinner chains to be used in new and replacement systems. This leads to less weight and therefore less equipment needed for handling, transportation, and installation, reducing the carbon footprint of operations.

Nils Olav Digre, Vice President, Imenco, said: “This technology signals the start of real change in not only what can be done, but how it can be done, and it will elevate the

potential for cathodic protection to a wider market. Pacu will transform chain management, providing a cost-effective, flexible solution, while supporting the drive for greener operations within the energy industry. Following significant testing, we are pleased to introduce this fully commercialized product to market.”

Pacu has multiple applications within the Oil & Gas industry including near-shore moorings and permanently moored offshore structures, but also in other maritime industries, including offshore wind.

8 The use of Pacu will reduce the risk of mooring system failure

Waste clearance on an industrial scale A specialist maintenance company has cleared 146.25 tonnes of waste from canals in London this year, allowing wildlife to thrive and providing clear waterways for boats.

Keeping British canals and rivers clear is an ongoing, major operation. It is estimated that over half a million pieces of plastic end up in the network every year, before getting washed out into the ocean – posing a danger to sea life.

In a bid to remove rubbish, The Rothen Group’s (TRG) state-of-the-art harvester is capable of collecting weed, plastic and waste in the water. This ensures that any items collected are not only split into

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8 Weed clearance on a UK canal

recyclable and non-recyclable materials, but are also removed from the passageway to protect wildlife and underwater organisms.

Charlotte Lea, an ecologist at TRG, said: “Our equipment helps to improve the

condition of canals via the removal of duck weed and waste, which poses a threat to biodiversity and presents a challenge to navigation. If weeds are left to flourish these can become a foot thick in places, creating blockages and preventing access to other areas, as well as causing damage to propellers.

“It’s important to remember that anywhere weeds can flourish or waste accumulates will require some form of maintenance, and continued warm summers along with plastic pollution makes this need more pressing.”

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AUTONOMOUS DRONE AT WORK IN HAMBURG The Port of Hamburg is championing the first autonomous drone to be used for surveying waters in a bid to boost its technological capabilities

The Echo 1 is an unmanned surveying vehicle with a length of 1.60m and very low draft.

It has lots of electronics onboard and the main component is the automatic navigation capability enabling it to travel set routes

Photo: Hamburg Port Authority

Due to its shallow draft, the small and easily manoeuvrable Echo. 1 drone can collect data in areas where a larger vessel wouldn’t be able to reach. Equipped with an echo sounder, it can be used for a variety of purposes such as maintenance surveys and depth soundings.

Thomas Thies, head of hydrographic data acquisition at Hamburg Port Authority, said: “The Echo 1 is an unmanned surveying vehicle with a length of 1.60m and very low draft. It has lots of electronics onboard and the main component is the automatic navigation capability enabling it to travel set routes.”

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Lots of systems can be mounted on top of the Echo 1, added Rike Verheyen. The echo sounder is attached to the underside of the drone, and a 3D scanner can be fixed on top of it. This means it can pass harbour walls and scan them in 3D while also measuring depth under it, she said.

UKHO welcomes Government report The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has welcomed the publication of the UK Government’s Foresight ‘Future of the Sea’ report, which outlines a number of recommendations to help the UK utilise its current expertise and technological strengths to foster trade links, build marine capacity across the world and collaborate to tackle climate change.

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In August 2019, the port authority worked with representatives of international hydrography institutes to establish how to integrate the drone into normal port traffic, taking into account how other navigators react to it, and making sure it operates safely, within the law.

Maintaining visual contact and providing a contact vehicle that can intervene if necessary is important, pointed out Jan Dlugosch of the HPA Harbour Master’s Division.

leading maritime nation in the 21st century.

The report also recognises that the sea plays a particularly significant role in the lives of UK Overseas Territories, including their dependence on fisheries for food security and economic growth and their exposure to marine climate change. Alongside its partners, the UKHO is working to build marine capacity in many of these countries through its Overseas Territories Seabed Mapping Programme.

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Carbon conscious debris survey Unique Group has successfully supported Well-Safe Solutions, in completing a cuttingedge, USV debris survey in the Port of Cromarty Firth, Scotland.

The Uni-Pact, a part of Unique Group’s growing fleet of USVs, is available in the survey rental collective, and has a successful track record covering thousands of line

8 Echo.1 can collect data in areas where a larger vessel wouldn’t be able to reach

kilometres of survey data. Additionally, Unique Group’s reputation as a trusted provider of technologically advanced survey and inspection equipment also presented FMS with meaningful confidence in proposing and executing an efficient and innovative deliverable for Well-Safe Solutions.

Uni-Pact’s control interface enabled the surveyor to work remotely from Copenhagen, Denmark, with onsite support at Cromarty including the launch and recovery implementation, as well as communication coordination and safeguarding visual oversight of operations provided by FMS’s Survey Engineer and Unique Group’s USV Pilot/Engineer.

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TUGS & TOWING

TUGS DELIVERY AND ORDER ROUND-UP This month sees four tug deliveries and orders for a further six vessels of interest to report along with news of a new tug design from OSD-IMT Concarneau France-based Chantiers Piriou reports the upcoming delivery of the harbour tug Le Moros to Société Coopérative de Lamaneurs of Brest and Roscoff. Designed

by Piriou and built at its Vietnam shipyard the 16.5m, 15tbp tug was adapted to the client’s specific requirement including a new generation IMO Tier III compliant motor. A bow thruster is included in the vessel which has a crew of four. The client has managed mooring services in Brest and Roscoff for 50 and 10 years respectively, also carrying out coastal towing operations.

Damen describes its new diesel-electric hybrid, ultrashallow draught Shoalbuster 3514SD as ‘one of the largest and most sophisticated in its range’ and following previous news in this column of the first in this new marque, the naming ceremony for Herman Sr’s Brutus has taken place at Hardinxveld. With a length of 35m, beam 14m and 150m2 of deck space the vessel has a draught of just 2.45m (at 50% fuel capacity), partly down to the four main engine, four propeller arrangement delivering 3,876bkW in total and an impressive 60tbp. Accommodation on board Brutus comprises 12 cabins for six to seven crew plus 13 to 14 additional personnel and speaking of its connection with Damen, Herman Sr director Jack van Dodewaard said: “The Van Dodewaard family, as Herman Sr B.V., are still very happy with the good and long term cooperation with Damen Shipyards. For nearly 75 years, and across three generations, they have been our vessel supplier and we hope it will last for many more years.”

Final deliveries to report again involves Damen with naming of the Multi Cat 1506 and Multi Cat 1908 Neptune and Progress for Antwerp-based Brabo Group on the back of a contract for the company’s cleaning division to maintain a pollution-free environment in Antwerp. The hulls were already in stock which suited Brabo’s requirement for a speedy delivery and role-specific modifications included: a vacuum installation, oil booms, pump room high pressure units, hot water units, discharge pump and a grabber in the vessels’ cranes to collect larger elements. Neptune’s wheelhouse was raised to create space for the pump room, the cleaning equipment installed modularly allowing removal should the vessels take on different functions. Two extra gensets are also installed for additional power requirements. Selective catalytic reduction technology combined with a particulate filter reduces the vessels’ NOx reductions in line with Euro Stage V regulations.

Turning to orders of note, Grandweld Shipyard has agreed a contract with Specialities Construction of Kuwait for construction of four 27.5m, 50tbp tractor tugs. The escortrated Robert Allan Ltd TRAktor 2700-Z vessels will have firefighting and oil recovery capabilities and operate in Shuwaikh Port for Kuwait Port Authority. Grandweld employs advanced shipbuilding technology including a highly digitised workflow and detailed 3D production and this order extends the Middle East-based shipyard’s order book until the end of 2022.

Another order beyond Europe worth noting is US-based McAllister Towing’s deal with East Boothbay, Maine-based Washburn & Doughty (W&D) for two 28.3m, 84tbp tugs with options for a further two. They will be the third and fourth tugs built by W&D for McAllister and includes a Caterpillar/ Schottel main engine/thruster combination with Markey towing winches forward and aft and delivery scheduled for November 2022. Family-owned McAlister dates to 1864 and operates a fleet of over 60 tugs, barges, launches and ferries on the US East Coast from Portland, ME to San Juan PR. Finally, following news in April 2020 of the Cyclotrac 3690 a new tractor tug marque from OSD-IMT, the Netherlandsbased ship design company has unveiled another Voith propelled tractor tug design, designated the Cyclostern 2370. OSD-IMT state: “This strong tug is able to do the work of a larger vessel but for the price of a small one and it can squeeze into the tight corners of ports and locks.” The 23m, 70tbp Tier III compliant tug will be powered by two 2,525kW main engines powering Voith type 32 cycloidal thrusters with a 200t brake load double drum towing winch aft along with a 75t towing hook and accommodation for four persons.

8 The naming ceremony for Herman Sr’s Brutus has taken place at Hardinxveld

Grandweld Shipyard has agreed a contract with Specialities Construction of Kuwait for construction of four 27.5m, 50tbp tractor tugs. The escort-rated Robert Allan Ltd TRAktor 2700-Z vessels will have firefighting and oil recovery capabilities and operate in Shuwaikh Port for Kuwait Port Authority

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SCHOTTEL ENHANCES SERVICE PROVISION IN CANADA Schottel’s US and Canadian arms have joined forces with two Canadian companies to enhance support provision for the increasing local fleet of Schottel-propelled vessels.

Thruster manufacturer Schottel is based in Germany but has a global presence providing and supporting its thruster portfolio for various types of vessels, particularly tugs for whom precise manoeuvring capabilities are essential. Tugs often have long lifespans and knowing that servicing, support and spares are available for the duration of its service are important considerations for customers.

The extension of Schottel’s provision in the region involves a cooperative agreement with the two Canadian West Coast companies to support local Schottel-equipped vessels. The agreement is with Seaspan Vancouver Drydock based in North Vancouver who will act as a service and support centre and Burnaby-based McRae Electric who will be electric and controls service provider.

Schottel’s Canadian presence dates to 2016 and the number of vessels with its propulsion systems in the Pacific Northwest has ‘increased enormously’ including tugs, ferries, fishing vessels and Coast Guard or naval vessels. The arrangement involves either or both Seaspan and McRae providing ‘local and even faster professional support’ and with the

As a company that is known for quality and outstanding customer service, Vancouver Drydock is very pleased to partner with Schottel Canada and McRae Electric

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8 Schottel is enhancing its service offering

aforementioned in mind Schottel’s aim is to provide a holistic approach towards keeping a propulsion package performing well over the long term. This includes commissioning technical support, service packages in emergencies and preventative maintenance to production of spare parts for older propulsion units. In addition, tailor-made training courses enable customers to solve any common problems that may arise.

Ad Bertens, director Business Development, Vancouver Drydock comments: “As a company

that is known for quality and outstanding customer service, Vancouver Drydock is very pleased to partner with Schottel Canada and McRae Electric. This agreement will allow us to better serve our customers and enhance our ability to provide critical repair services for the vessels in the Pacific Northwest.”

For McRae Electric Ltd, president, Nick Folino says: “We are very excited to partner with Schottel Canada beside another great partner at Seaspan Vancouver Drydock to provide service support to the West Coast shipowners. This will further aid our team in growing our skill sets while enhancing the services we offer to the marine industry.

Congrats to both Schottel and Seaspan Vancouver Drydock on this partnership.”

TUG BATTERY ORDER MARKS COR CORVUS’ 500TH PROJECT

8 The HaiSea Marine three vessel order is Corvus’ 500th reference

Corvus Energy has revealed that its order for batteries for three zero-emission tugs under construction at Sanmar Shipyards will be its 500th project order.

It is not so many years ago that reporting details of new tug constructions involved largely conventional mechanical components, engines, gearboxes, thrusters etc. The attraction of alternative fuel variants such as hybrid is gathering pace however with other component technology providers now an

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The 500th reference and one of the largest in Corvus’ history is for the supply of 5,288kWh batteries for each of three zero-emission Robert Allan Ltd-designed ElectRA 2800 tugs currently under construction for Canada’s HaiSea Marine at Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards.

HaiSea Marine is majority owned by Haisla Nation in partnership with Seaspan ULC and will operate the three battery-powered tugs assisting LNG carriers at the LNG Canada export terminal in Kitimat BC. Sanmar’s order also includes two RAstar 4000 dual fuel escort tugs which will use LNG as their primary fuel.

Corvus Energy puts its success down to the ‘engaged support’ of its strategic investors, Equinor Ventures, Norsk Hydro, BW Group and Shell Ventures and in a sign that the involvement of energy storage systems and fuel cell technology in future tug designs is here to stay, in recent months Corvus signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Sanmar aimed at developing a new range of zeroemission and hybrid tugs based on Robert Allan designs.

Remarking on its contribution to environmental standards and remembering its involvement in several maritime sectors, Geir Bjørkeli Corvus Energy CEO says: “We estimate that our batteries have saved over three hundred million litres of diesel, avoiding almost one billion kilograms of CO2 emissions, that’s a track record in which we take immense pride. Soon, in combination with the maritime fuel cell that Corvus is developing in partnership with Toyota, our energy storage systems will help replace fossil fuels and GHG emissions on ocean-going ships as well.

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ABS REMOTE CONTROL NOTATION EXAMINED Keppel Offshore & Marine’s tug Maju 510 is the world’s first tug to receive ABS’s Remote Control Navigation Notation allowing a look at the classification society’s guide for such Trials for the 65m long tug involved it being controlled remotely from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore’s Maritime Innovation Lab, the second phase reportedly scheduled imminently involves autonomous collision avoidance tasks while under remote supervision.

Tangible progress with development of autonomous and remote controlled vessels is being reported across various maritime sectors but it is shiphandling towage that potentially holds benefits in the areas of safety and efficiency recognising of course that remote control and autonomous operations have different meanings but linked together with perhaps the same goal.

The project is one of a series of initiatives involved with ABS’s recently published Guide for Autonomous and Remote-Control Functions, part of which introduced the REMOTE-CON notation. The importance the classification society places on what it sees as a developing trend is reflected in the words of Patrick Ryan, ABS senior vice president, Global Engineering and Technology: “This vessel is the first to receive the REMOTE-CON (NAV, OP1) notation and is blazing a trail others are sure to follow. ABS is involved in cutting-edge projects all over the world designed to advance the application of remote and autonomous functions on vessels and we are proud to play a role in supporting the safe development of this technology at sea.”

The guide covers marine vessels and offshore units including tugs and details the difference between autonomous and remote control where the former involves the performing of four steps in the operational decision loop: monitoring, analysis, decision and action without human intervention. Such functions do not follow predefined routines and operational scenarios but rather have the ability to execute the most appropriate actions based on their programming, assigned mission and tasks, operational environment and system status. Remote control functions involve the operation being monitored remotely and controlled by a human operator in a location other than on board the vessel itself.

The guide provides the industry with technical and survey requirements to be eligible for class notations AUTONOMOUS and REMOTE-CON. It goes into details of a risk-based approach, the framework also considering interactions between autonomous and remote-control functions with relevant stakeholders including port authorities and other vessels. It is aimed at a range of parties involved in such projects including owners; designers; shipyards; equipment and system manufacturers; integrators and regulators.

Autonomous functions do not imply unmanned operation but considers other activities including system maintenance, incidence handling and manning requirements.

The importance of automation vs autonomous functions is covered based on the human-system level of interaction in the processes of data handling, decision making and execution. Ten function categories are listed to be selected for the notation including navigation, manoeuvring, mooring

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8 ABS’ new notation guide covers multiple vessel types, including tugs

and docking. Supervision of the functions is covered in detail dependant on the operator being located on board the vessel or remotely along with attention level; continuous, periodic and ‘as needed’. As certain aspects may not be in full compliance with existing flag and port state regulations ABS stresses the ‘necessary and crucial’ requirement for engagement with these bodies.

An extensive list of required documents is included along with highlighting a greater focus on data integrity and cybersecurity for which ABS offers a full suite of optional notations. The implementation process for new construction or retrofit is detailed involving concept, design, engineering, validation, deployment and O&M phases. The concept of vessel operations is obviously important and examined along with risk categorisation, assessment and details of autonomous and remote-control functions.

Installation, testing and commissioning surveys before and after construction are other areas covered in ABS’s guide with appendixes exploring high level goals, list of major hazards and, outside the scope of this brief look, offshore oil and gas production system operation.

Last words are with Romi Kaushal, MD of Keppel Smit Towage: “Keppel Smit Towage is pleased to receive the world’s first ABS Remote Control Navigation Notation. It is a testament to our commitment to continuously harness technology and improve safety of operations to serve customers better. Remote and autonomous functions can significantly enhance safety and efficiency of tug operations by automating simpler tasks, allowing the crew to focus on more technical or crucial matters.”

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TUGS & TOWING Rotterdam-based towage provider Kotug has strengthened its shiphandling operation at Port Hedland, Australia with the arrival of two new ART80-32 Rotortugs.

The new vessels have been deployed on a long-term charter as part of the operation with mining group BHP to support bulk carriers loading at Port Hedland, Western Australia and will bring the number of Kotug Rotortugs operating at the port to eight. Rotortugs are distinctive in their adoption of three azimuth thrusters in an isosceles triangle configuration comprising two side by side forward and one on the centreline aft.

Robert Allan Ltd has an exclusive designer agreement with Rotortug (the shipbuilding and trading arm of Kotug) with the two new vessel bearing the names RT Clerke and RT Imperieuse built by Cheoy Lee Shipyard in southern China. The names are derived from Clerke Reef and Imperieuse Reef, two of the three reefs that form coral atolls in the Rowley Shoals Marine Park, 300km west of Broome.

Rotortugs are offered in a variety of sizes and power outputs from the 15m, 10tbp training Rotortug RT Borkum to the 46m, 100tbp ART100-46 variant. The ART80-32 is powered by three Caterpillar main engines with a total output of 5,295kW and bollard pull

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of 80t and sailing speed 13kn. Deck machinery includes advanced DMT escort winches. The other seven Kotug Rotortugs currently at Port Hedland are RT Darwin, RT Discovery, RT Inspiration, RT Tough, RT Enterprise, RT Endeavour and RT Atlantis all of which are also 80tbp designs.

BHP (Broken Hill Proprietary) was founded in the mid-1800s and formed from a merger with Billiton in 2001. Both companies have a

rich history in the metals and mining sector, Port Hedland being just one of a number of active locations for BHP. The scale of the shiphandling operation at Port Hedland of which Kotug is just one provider is illustrated by the figures of 15 berths handling ships up to 320,000dwt with in 2020, 280 million tons of iron ore being produced by BHP. Ard-Jan Kooren, president and CEO of Kotug International says: “We are very pleased that BHP, our partner for more than 12 years, once again put their trust in Kotug’s ART 80-32 in a long-term contract. The vessel is a perfect fit for assisting the world’s largest, heavily loaded vessels in the Pilbara region.”

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TUGS & TOWING Resolve Marine has been involved in a diverse range of salvage activities including removal of heavy fuel oil from a ship that sunk over 50 years ago.

In times gone by the long-term implications for the environment from pollutants, both cargo and bunkers contained in ships that sank in deep water and subsequently abandoned did not carry the gravitas of today.

As these wrecks slowly degrade and with the passage of time salvors are finding their expertise called upon when such pollutants are eventually liberated into the ocean.

In 1968 the 147m long cargo vessel Schiedyk sank in 122m of water after hitting a submerged ledge near Bligh Island, Canada. Recent oil sheens in the area were identified as from the vessel and Resolve was called in to remove the fuel oil using its patented ROV-operated ‘hot tap’ machine. The operation was completed on schedule without any pollution.

The US-based salvor faced a different conundrum when tasked to assist after a bauxite unloader collapsed onto a bulk carrier in Port of Vila do Conode, Brazil. A 360t counterweight suspended precariously 30m above the quay presented ‘an extremely unstable situation’ and Resolve was required to stabilise the unloader and disassemble the

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various components. Custom lifting arrangements were engineered and two Spliethof/BigLift heavylift vessels provided temporary stability and assisted in disassembling the unloader and stabilising the elevator in the bulk carrier’s hold. With support from shore cranes the unloader was redelivered to its owners in a stable condition.

Working under OPA-90 SMFF contracts and

as named responder, Resolve deployed its firefighting equipment package to assist Tacoma Fire Department tackle a fire in an unmanned fish processing vessel at a Tacoma, Washington shipyard. Using water and an environmentally inert chemical fire suppressant the fire was extinguished after two days, work for Resolve including the removal of all hazardous material.

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A WHIRLWIND OF WORK FOR SMIT SALVAGE

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Smit Salvage has reported an exceptionally busy period including assisting vessels caught up in a hurricane in the US and grounded ships in West Africa.

In August 2021 Category 4 Hurricane IDA brought devastation to the region when it made landfall at Port Fourchon, Louisiana. It continued to travel north easterly leaving in its wake a trail of damage to the infrastructure and numerous marine casualties including grounded vessels and drydocks, a fleet of shrimping vessels, crew tenders, barges with deck cargo and an articulated tug/barge unit laden with 10,000t of fuel, both units still joined together. On the Mississippi River, large bulk carriers, river barges, pusher tugs and utility vessels ran aground adding to the trail of devastation.

US-based Donjon-Smit was formed in 2004 when Donjon Marine and Smit Salvage Americas joined forces creating Donjon-Smit OPA-90 Alliance and on this occasion, after receiving various requests from its OPA-90 clients was tasked to refloat six bulk carriers and a tanker. Dedicated salvage teams were tasked for most cases, requiring a different approach involving risk assessments, refloating calculations and the requirement to submit salvage plans to USCG for approval

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including number of tugs and their bollard pulls. The vessels concerned, along with the tug/barge unit were all refloated successfully and redelivered with no pollution detected during and after the operations.

Smit Salvage has also been busy on the

Congo River in West Africa where three grounded vessels were refloated over a period of eight weeks by parent company Boskalis’ tugs while further north work started on a fishing vessel wreck removal operation on the pristine northern Norwegian coastline.

When a Singapore shipyard’s ship-lift system failed while lowering a tanker, Smit was called in to stabilise the platform and complete the lowering operation without any damage with the vessel still on top.

Salvage assistance of a more traditional nature was provided when Smit’s emergency response centre in India assisted a vessel in distress with main engine damage during a cyclone. Tugs and a salvage team from India were mobilised to bring the vessel to a sheltered location to offload cargo and conduct repairs required to allow it to resume its voyage. Three similar emergency towing services were also provided by Smit’s Asian-based operation during the period of review.

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8 The Icelandic Coast Guard’s emergency response fleet has been enhanced with the addition of a powerful anchor handling tug supply vessel previously employed in the offshore oil industry.

Freyja arrived in Iceland recently from Rotterdam where it was converted from the AHTS GH Endurance. Replacing the patrol vessel Týs it will be based in Siglufjörður patrolling Iceland’s east and north coasts. Built in South Korea in 2010, and previously managed by United Offshore Support, Freyja is a well-equipped, Ulstein UT786CD design 86m in length with a 200t bollard pull via a 400t Brattvaag winch.

8 Boskalis and its co-shareholder KS Investments (Keppel) have announced the sale of their harbour towage activities in Singapore and Malaysia to Rimorchiatori Mediterranei S.p.A. The deal relates to Keppel Smit Towage (KST) and Maju Maritime Pte with Boskalis expecting to receive approximately EURO 80 million in cash for its 49% equity stake and follows its strategic decision in 2019 to divest its harbour towage activities having previously sold its stakes in Saam Smit Towage and Kotug Smit Towage in that year. KST operates

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8 Freyja heads home to Iceland

a combined fleet of 58 tugs in Singapore and through its JV in Malaysia.

8 Kotug International has won a long-term contract with Perenco Oil & Gas Gabon SA providing towage support for its operations off Port Gentil, Gabon.

Kotug Gabon SA has been established for the contract ‘providing knowledge and work experience for local people’ and Kotug’s two first-ever Rotortugs RT Magic and RT Spirit have been deployed for the contract, to be joined temporarily by its recently delivered newbuild, 120tbp ASD tug SD Honour to be replaced by a third Rotortug in due course.

8 An important milestone has been passed for Damen with installation of batteries on Sparky its first fully-electric RSD-E Tug 2513 for New Zealand’s Ports of Auckland.

Delivery of Sparky will be a notable occasion for Damen following progress elsewhere in the world of all-electric tugs. The installation at Damen’s Song Cam Vietnam facility involves some 2,240 batteries, totaling 2,784kWh arranged in strings for redundancy with others carrying on working if one was to fail. The tug’s work profile will involve carrying out two or more berthing/unberthing operations with up to 70tbp on one charge.

Following this it will take just two hours for Sparky to recharge to full capacity.

Delivery of Sparky will be a notable occasion for Damen following progress elsewhere in the world of all-electric tugs. The installation at Damen’s Song Cam Vietnam facility involves some 2,240 batteries

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KEY FRENCH FLOATING WIND ACQUISITION French renewables key player BW Ideol has signed an agreement to acquire a 5% ownership in the 30MW EolMed floating wind pilot project in the French Mediterranean This investment confirms the company’s dual-track growth strategy as co-developer of floating wind projects and as floating foundation EPCI provider.

BW Ideol and Qair have been cooperating on the project since 2016 and the early development stages when the French government awarded the project on the merits of BW Ideol’s floating wind technology. Since, in 2020, TotalEnergies Renewables acquired a 20% ownership in the project.

EolMed is one of the first floating wind projects in the Mediterranean and is composed of three 10 MW Vestas wind turbines, currently one of the most powerful offshore wind turbines in operation in the market. The project will be installed 15 km off Gruissan, France.

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“We are very pleased to further support the development of this flagship project and join EolMed’s existing shareholders. By licensing our floater technology, providing design and engineering services and becoming a coshareholder of the project, we are both executing our long-

term growth and value creation strategy as well as strengthening our project portfolio and our unique access to a valuable return of experience”, said Paul de la Guérivière, the CEO of BW Ideol. The EolMed project is progressing towards final investment decision (FID) with an expected start of construction in early 2022.

BW Ideol is a leading fully integrated platform in floating offshore wind with more than 10 years of experience from design, execution and development of floating wind projects based on Ideol S.A.’s patented floating offshore wind technology and engineering capabilities. The company has a dual-leg growth strategy as a floater EPCI and maintenance services provider and as a wind-farm project developer and co-owner. BW Ideol has two full-scale offshore floating wind turbines in operation in France and Japan, a significant project pipeline, and is supported by BW Offshore’s extensive experience from developing and operating offshore energy production systems.

8 BW Ideol has signed an agreement to acquire a 5% ownership in the 30MW EOLMED floating wind pilot project

Scottish tech harvesting Indonesia’s tidal resources UK tidal energy developer Nova Innovation has won funding that could deliver the first ever tidal turbine array in Indonesia.

Funding body Innovate UK has awarded £200k to Nova’s FLITE (Feasibility of Larantuka and Indonesian Tidal Energy) project that will deliver a feasibility study for a 7MW tidal array in Larantuka Strait.

Larantuka Strait lies between the islands of Flores and Adonara and has one of the strongest tidal currents in Indonesia. The array would utilise Nova’s next generation 100kW tidal turbines – innovative, worldleading technology that has been powering homes and businesses in Shetland since

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8 Indonesia is blessed with vast tidal energy resources

2016. FLITE is the first Asian project for Scottish-based Nova Innovation, who have teamed up with leading Indonesian University Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS) to deliver the work.

Indonesia is one of the world’s largest countries, with over 270 million people and 17,500 islands. The country’s electricity grid is currently dominated by fossil fuels – coal, gas and oil – which together accounted for 83% of electricity generation in 2020. However the Indonesian Government has committed to increase renewable energy production by 2030, and the country’s abundant tidal energy resources provide the perfect opportunity to decarbonise its economy.

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BLADE RECYCLING FIRST A UK£2m three-year project to develop wind turbine blade recycling in Britain for the first time has been given the go-ahead after winning a UK Government grant.

This project is set up to commercialise a revolutionary method developed by the University of Strathclyde to separate the glass-fibre and resin components in composites and recover the glassfibre component which can then be reprocessed, moulded, and reused in other industries.

The pilot will now get underway to develop a commercially viable solution, overseen by a consortium led by Aker Offshore Wind, and including trade body Composites UK, and researchers at the University of Strathclyde’s Advanced Composites Group and Lightweight Manufacturing Centre, which is a part of the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland Group.

Malcolm Forsyth, sustainability manager at Composites UK and overall project leader, said: “This project is a vital step towards establishing a commercial recycling route for composite materials in the UK and beyond, covering both wind turbine blades and several other applications in the construction and transport sectors.

“Composite materials combining glass-fibre and

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polymer resin systems, have a huge role to play in enabling the UK economy to transition to net zero and we need effective recycling at end of life to ensure that composite materials achieve high levels of circularity in future.”

GB£1.3m FROM INNOVATE UK Innovate UK, the UK Government’s innovation agency, has awarded GB£1.3m to the project, with Aker Offshore Wind contributing more than £500,000.

The project aims to make recycling of composite parts the norm and ensure the wind industry is a driving force for a new circular economy.

Aker Offshore Wind has pledged its support to trade body WindEurope’s call for a Europe-wide landfill ban on decommissioned wind turbine blades by 2025.

The Caribbean island nation of Bermuda has taken the bold step of developing the world’s first utility-scale commercial ocean wave power park.

With a 40MW capacity, the park will fuel the island’s grid, providing roughly 10% of Bermuda’s energy needs.

The technology that will drive the development is from Seabased, an Ireland headquartered company commercialising technologies invented by professors Mats Leijon and Hans Bernhoff, internationally recognized electrical engineers who developed it initially at Uppsala University in Sweden.

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ATTRACTING NEW FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND INVESTMENT A vision has been unveiled by Ocean Winds and Aker Offshore Wind of a new manufacturing base in Scotland for their predicted ‘floating offshore wind revolution’

8 Ambitious plans for a floating wind manufacturing base

The immersive virtual reality design has been developed in conjunction with the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland at the University of Strathclyde as part of the early investment process required to develop the major new industry that will create thousands of local jobs.

An engagement event has been recently held at the university with a range of international fabricators with an active interest in Scottish developments which would consider setting up in the country.

The approach taken ensures that international representatives will have time to design and prepare the base in time for bidding for work.

With the first steps in the journey of setting up a facility in Scotland underway, Ocean Winds and Aker Offshore Wind can move at speed to support the development of the Scottish supply chain because the companies have already identified which technology – the ‘WindFloat’ – they plan to use at floating offshore wind sites.

The companies are the majority owners of Principle Power Inc, which has developed the ‘WindFloat’ steel-based floating platforms - the world’s most proven floating offshore wind technology - to harness this energy.

SHARING THE MODEL The model will be shared globally with fabricators looking to establish and choose the location of an internationally costcompetitive site in Scotland for the fabrication and assembly of floating platforms. And it will also be used locally with the Scottish and UK supply chain which stands to benefit from the creation of new jobs and opportunities.

As part of the current ScotWind leasing round, Ocean Winds and Aker Offshore Wind have submitted floating offshore bids across several sites in the Outer Moray Firth that, combined, could generate 6GW of energy.

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JOBS As detailed in the partners’ supply chain manifesto, more than 5,000 jobs would be created through direct work and supply chain opportunities for each site, along with around 200 apprenticeships.

With an established ScotWind design and the expertise of the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland, Ocean Winds and Aker Offshore Wind can move earlier to start the floating offshore wind revolution.

This in turn enables early engagement with fabricators to help them get ready for the ScotWind roll-out and shape the design of the plant based on their fabrication delivery capability.

GREEN INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION Around 80 per cent of the world’s wind resources are in waters deeper than 60 metres and are unsuitable for fixed foundations.

Floating offshore wind has become the latest advent in renewable energy technology and is set to deliver a green industrial revolution for Scotland with a ‘just transition’ from the oil and gas industry.

Ocean Winds and Aker Offshore Wind have made a commitment to 40 per cent minimum supply chain content in Scotland as part of a 60 per cent commitment from the UK, with early enabling investment of tens of millions of pounds in building supply chain capability within the first four years of winning a site.

“We are in the business of turning vision into reality,” said Dan Finch, managing director of Ocean Winds UK. “The first step is to identify the vision. In the Moray Firth our vision was high-volume, low cost, low carbon power in water depths of 50m and more. We made that vision a reality.

“Now we want to take our turbines out of the Firth into the deep waters of the North Sea.”

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INSTALLATION PROCESS Isaac Newton will install the cables on the seabed. In the nearshore area, the in-house

WIND FARM CABLE CONSTRUCTION COMPLETE km of submarine power cables for HKn and HKwA of TenneT. Delivery of the HKn project is foreseen by the end of 2022. The HKwA project is planned to be finished by the end of 2023. Both windfarms have an installed capacity of 700MW. Source: Jan De Nul

The first lot of submarine power cables for TenneT’s Hollandse Kust (noord and west Alpha) wind farms in the Netherlands have now been manufactured.

LS Cable & System, a consortium partner of Jan De Nul Group, produced the cables. Jan De Nul’s cable laying vessel Isaac Newton will load the 220 kV AC cables from LS Cable’s factory in Donghae, South Korea, and transport them to the project for installation in April 2022.

Jeroen Devos, project manager at Jan De Nul Group, said: “The successful delivery of the first 90 km of cables is the first major milestone for our project. We look forward to installing these cables in Q2 2022 by means of our custom-built tracked vertical injector Moonfish and our offshore installation vessels Isaac Newton and Adhémar de Saint-Venant.”

This first lot consists of the complete cables for Hollandse Kust (noord) (HKn) and the nearshore section for the Hollandse Kust (west Alpha) (HKwA). In total, this is more than 90km of cables, weighing 7,160t and having very large cross sections resulting in an overall cable diameter of more than 25cm.

8 Scale model of the Moonfish trenching machine

developed tracked vertical injector Moonfish will bury the cables up to 8 m below the seabed level. The burial offshore is taken care of by the trencher UTV1200, supported by the multipurpose vessel Adhémar de Saint-Venant.

Jan De Nul will also install multiple cable protection systems and rock berms at the cable crossings along the route.

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INSTALLATION AWARDED AT HOLLANDSE KUST NOORD Dutch marine contractor Van Oord just announced the installation contract for the Hollandse Kust Noord offshore windfarm Cadeler A/S, a key supplier of marine installation and engineering services in the offshore wind industry, has been chosen as partner by Van Oord to assist in executing yet another wind farm project off the coast of the Netherlands.

The Hollandse Kust Noord project consisting of 69 11MW turbines, is scheduled for completion in 2023.

Cadeler A/S will once again be partnering with Van Oord this time for an installation project at the Hollandse Kust Noord Wind Farm Site, developed and operated by CrossWind, a joint venture between Shell and Eneco.

The wind farm is located approximately 18km off the west coast of the Netherlands, close to the town of Egmond aan Zee. Cadeler is set to assist with transporting and installing part of the planned 69 wind turbines, each with a capacity of 11MW. Upon completion, the capacity of the wind farm will reach an impressive 759MW, generating at least 3.3TWh per year, which covers the demand for more than 1 million Dutch households or equals to 2.8% of the Dutch electricity demand.

Last year, Cadeler announced another contract set to be executed in 2022-2023 off the Dutch coast, at the Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm. This project consists of 140 of the same 11MW Siemens-Gamesa turbines that are also due to be installed at the Hollandse Kust Noord windfarm project.

The learnings gathered during the installation process connected to the Hollandse Kust Zuid project in particular as well as the extensive knowhow that Cadeler generally has to offer represent the main reasons for why Van Oord has chosen to enter a partnership with Cadeler.

This project comes at an opportune time, as it will take place right after the completion of the Hollandse Kust Zuid project and before the replacement of the main crane on Wind Osprey.

Digital twin wind perks Digital twin technology helps reduce operational failures at offshore wind farms.

The partners of the EU ‘Digitalisation of Critical Components in Offshore Wind Turbines’ (DOCC-OFF) project held an industrial workshop on digital twin technology applied to offshore wind turbines in Belgium. The project is funded by the EU’s European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, led by the Basque Energy Cluster Association, in which HINE, XABET and SIRRIS-OWl Lab has also participated.

“During the workshop, the main outcome of the project was presented: the digital platform to process data from the hydraulic pitch system of a wind turbine, which enables failures in this system to be reduced

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8 Workshop DOCC-OFF Leuven

at offshore wind farms,” reported the Basque Energy Cluster.

Aritz Zubizarreta (HINE), as the developer of the hydraulic pitch system, gave an overview of the results and conclusions drawn from the Failure Mode Effect and Criticality Analysis (FMECA), whilst Iker Elorza

(IKERLAN), detailed the results obtained from the simulations and tests performed on a laboratory scale.

Zuriñe Varela (XABET), in charge of the development of the digital platform, gave a live demonstration of the tool, which is capable of detecting possible failures that may arise in the future, displaying the findings to the customer in an easy and visual way.

The platform can also show the evolution of the health of the system at different time intervals, and in this respect, statistical modelling and data analysis have proven to be useful for the detection of potential problems in the hydraulic pitch system.

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TECHNICAL CHALLENGES TO FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND A new report analyses the technical opportunities and challenges for the floating offshore wind sector to overcome, as it moves towards commercial scale farms The findings are the result of the latest work undertaken by the Floating Wind Joint Industry Project (JIP), the world-leading collaborative floating wind research and development programme managed by the Carbon Trust in the UK. According to the report, despite Covid-19 related delays the global floating offshore wind industry is expected to grow from 74MW at the time of this release to 126MW by the end of 2021 with the completion of the largest floating offshore wind farm to-date at Kincardine, Scotland.

Many countries are considering floating wind, as it opens up new areas with high-wind resources that are not suitable for bottom-fixed installations, such as very deep waters.

However, as outlined in the report, the industry has certain inherent challenges that need to be addressed in order to maximise the efficiency of commercial-scale floating offshore wind farms. These include: 4 Heavy lift maintenance: commercial floating offshore wind farms are likely to be installed in deeper waters, where conventional jack-up vessels will not be a viable option. On top of this, the relative motion of the turbine versus a floating maintenance vessel is a key risk that needs to be mitigated.

4 Tow-to-port: better solutions to safely disconnect and store all the connections when bringing the turbine back to port were researched, providing recommendations depending on the turbine platform design and the distance to port.

4 Mooring in challenging environments: both very deep and very shallow waters come with inherent challenges for anchoring floating offshore wind platforms, from selecting the most cost-efficient mooring system, to mitigating the strong dynamic motions of waves experienced in shallower waters.

The Phase-III Summary report outlines these challenges and summarises the solutions that have emerged as part of the projects delivered within Phase-III and a technological competition managed by the Carbon Trust and the Floating Wind JIP. The findings come at a time that the floating offshore wind sector is ready to scale up, and industry participation in the Floating Wind JIP is also increasing as bp and Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. have recently joined the programme alongside the 15 existing members: EDF Renouvelables, EnBW, Equinor, Kyuden Mirai Energy, Ocean Winds, Ørsted, Parkwind, RWE, ScottishPower Renewables, Shell, SSE Renewables, TEPCO, TotalEnergies, Vattenfall, and Wpd. Aleida Rios, Senior Vice President Engineering, bp commented: “bp has always seen the benefit of partnership and collaboration, both in terms of technological advancement and delivering solutions at scale. In becoming a member of the Carbon Trust’s Floating Wind JIP, we look forward to contributing and furthering the advancement of floating offshore wind solutions, as we continue to grow our renewables portfolio.”

Yasuo Miyatake, Executive Officer, Tohoku Electric Power said: “Tohoku Electric Power is honoured to become a part of the Floating Wind JIP. In response to the growing momentum

for decarbonisation internationally, we have declared the ‘Carbon Neutral Challenge 2050’ and we have been developing renewable energy, mainly onshore and offshore wind. We believe that floating offshore wind is a crucial power source for expanding our green development further. We look forward to working together with partners to tackle and solve the technical and economic challenges through the programme.”

8 Hywind Tampen floating offshore windfarm is progressing well

A series of pilot arrays and demonstration projects have helped to prove the technical feasibility of floating offshore wind. Several national governments have announced dedicated leasing and support for pre- and early commercial floating offshore wind deployment

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Sam Strivens, Programme Manager, Floating Offshore Wind at the Carbon Trust added: “A series of pilot arrays and demonstration projects have helped to prove the technical feasibility of floating offshore wind. Several national governments have announced dedicated leasing and support for pre- and early commercial floating offshore wind deployment. The main challenge for the industry now is a commercial one.

As we have seen in bottom-fixed offshore wind, our industry-led, collaborative R&D programmes have delivered significant cost reductions and de-risked technologies that accelerated commercialisation. Since 2016, the Floating Wind JIP has tackled the critical needs of the sector and as we welcome two new partners, we are confident that collectively we can deliver the same impact for floating offshore wind.”

8 Read the report at https://www.carbontrust.com/resources/ floating-wind-joint-industry-project-phase-iii-summaryreport

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VESSEL LAUNCHES

42m VESSEL ARRIVES AS DECK CARGO A Damen SPa 4207, the second vessel in an order of four Damen vessels for the Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard, has been officially handed over in Kingston, Jamaica Construction on the vessel had already begun when the global pandemic struck and the rapid spread of the virus meant that upon completion of the vessel, pandemic travel restrictions made it unfeasible to arrange a crew to deliver her on own keel since the crew would not be permitted to return to their home countries once they arrived in Jamaica.

Not to be deterred, the Damen Services vessel delivery teams worked to devise an alternative arrangement. The vessel left Damen Song Cam Shipyard in Vietnam, not on her own keel as is usual for this model, but on board the BBC Congo, a heavy transport vessel.

The successful delivery of this vessel really came down to teamwork, collaboration, and everybody’s willingness to be flexible in finding solutions to the challenges of these times. It is always nice working with the JDF, and we are proud to continue our partnership with them

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The SPa 4207 was loaded in Hai Phong Harbour in June 2021.

COVID measures prevented Damen’s heavy lift team from being present to supervise her loading, but a local team was called upon to ensure the vessel was carefully loaded and properly secured. Once final checks had been made, the BBC Congo, and her precious cargo, sailed East across the South Pacific and through the Panama Canal, before arriving, just

under two months later, in Kingston, Jamaica. On the morning of her arrival, the JDF’s new vessel was offloaded and, with a support fleet of smaller craft, was delivered to its base nearby.

Due to changes in travel restrictions, Rimmert Berlijn, Service Coordinator, Delivery, Damen Heavy Lift, was able to safely travel to Jamaica to coordinate the logistics and supervise the offload. Mr. Berlijn stated: “The successful delivery of this vessel really came down to teamwork, collaboration, and everybody’s willingness to be flexible in finding solutions to the challenges of these times.” He continued: “It is always nice working with the JDF, and we are proud to continue our partnership with them”.

The four-vessel contract between Damen and the JDF saw the delivery of a FCS 5009 Patrol in 2020. Another SPa 4207 and a second FCS 5009 Patrol will be delivered in the years to come.

8 The SPa 4207 was loaded in Hai Phong Harbour in June 2021

Aquaculture workboat Macduff Ship Design recently celebrated the delivery of the Aquaculture, Thermolicing Vessel MV Kallista Helen.

The first of its type to be designed and built-in Scotland. The vessel, completed by Fergusons Marine Engineering, is the fifth to enter service for Inverlussa that has been built to plans from Macduff Ship Design, compounding a long working relationship culminating in the most innovative design delivered to Inverlussa yet.

The systems and machinery onboard have a high peak electrical load, resulting in a large engine room that spans over half the length of the hull. Propulsion is derived from 2 x Cat C32 main engines delivering a total power of 1300hp, the engines are paired with

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two ZF W1800 reverse reduction gearboxes.

The shafts are connected to twin fixed pitched 1500mm propellors which are combined with low drag nozzles, supplied by Kort propulsion, to improve free running

speed whilst maintaining a bollard pull of 15 tonnes. The vessel is also fitted with high lift rudders by Wills Ridley and a 250 Kw hydraulic bow thruster by Kort Propulsion which ensures the excellent manoeuvrability required when working in and around the salmon farm. Two Cat C32 generators are also installed, providing 860kW each. Smaller Cat C4.4 auxiliary engines are also used to power ships systems when the main generators are not in use.

With the ability to carry over 56m3 of fuel and over 40m3 of freshwater, the vessel has the ability to stay at sea for an extended period.

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VESSEL LAUNCHES

8 The Spartacus sets a new benchmark in the global dredging market

‘SPARTACUS’ HANDED OVER Royal IHC handed over the world’s most powerful and innovative cutter suction dredger Spartacus to DEME On 3 August With the signing of the hand over, the construction process officially comes to an end and the ship can now be implemented for use on her first job.

The Spartacus sets a new benchmark in the global dredging market. Its ground breaking, eco-friendly design and countless innovations on board make it the only one of its kind. The Spartacus is the world’s largest selfpropelled cutter suction dredger and the first to be powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG). The four main engines can run on LNG, MDO and HFO, and the two auxiliary engines have dualfuel technology. With 44,180 kilowatts, the Spartacus is the most powerful CSD in the DEME fleet, and the strongest cutter suction dredger in the world, capable of handling even the most challenging rocky bottom formations.

Spartacus not only sets new standards in the dredging sector, this extraordinary vessel highlights DEME’s continual drive to pioneer, innovate and create opportunities. This willingness to keep pushing the boundaries and invest in our fleet, means that projects that were unfeasible before are now possible

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The heavy cutter ladder, able to be controlled and operated from the bridge by a single person, can operate up to a dredging depth of 45m. The ship also has a waste heat recovery system that converts heat from the exhaust gases into electrical energy.

CSD Spartacus will set sail to its first assignment, the Abu Qir project in Egypt. This vast greenfield project includes the reclamation of 1,000 hectares of new land, the deepening of the port’s approach channel to 23m and the dredging of a turning basin to 22m.

Luc Vandenbulcke, CEO DEME Group: “Spartacus not only sets new standards in the dredging sector, this extraordinary vessel highlights DEME’s continual drive to pioneer, innovate and create opportunities. This willingness to keep pushing the boundaries and invest in our fleet, means that projects that were unfeasible before are now possible with Spartacus.

I sincerely congratulate all teams involved for their commitment and relentless pursuit of excellence during this challenging construction process.”

Gerben Eggink, CEO Royal IHC: “Spartacus has been one of the most challenging projects Royal IHC has ever undertaken Now that it has been completed and we can hand over the Spartacus to DEME, we are very proud of this ship. I would like to thank DEME for the good cooperation between our two companies and compliment the teams of both DEME and Royal IHC for the exceptional perseverance they have shown.”

Gerben Eggink continues: “We are confident to have delivered DEME a ship that is ready to take on any challenge and with which many progressive projects can be carried out.”

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SECURITY Stress testing cyber defences ABB Marine & Ports’ cyber security laboratory opens at key moment in shipping’s digital development as stricter maritime cyber security rules enter force on January 1, 2021.

In line with the guidelines set out by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the new laboratory features hardware and software systems developed to help shipowners and operators combat the maritime industry’s growing cyber security risks. Customers are now being invited for virtual demonstrations of the laboratory’s systems and capabilities.

IMO urges all shipping companies to demonstrate that cyber threats have been part of every vessel’s Safety Management System.

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SECURITY SYSTEM LEVERAGES THE MIGHT OF THIRD PARTY SENSORS An exclusive UK distributor and global sales agent for Barnacle Systems’ BRNKL (pronounced ‘barnacle’) security and monitoring g products has been appointed.

“We are very excited to assist Barnacle Systems expand its award-winning product line into new ew markets,” said Jim Deheer, director, Global Distribution Solutions (GDS Ltd.). “Named one of Soundings Trade Only’s Most Innovative Marine ne Companies, Barnacle Systems usess cutting-edge technology in its BRNKL security and monitoring devices. In coordination with a number of proprietary and thirdparty sensors – like the Samsung smart home SmartThings suite of products – this technology sets them apart; leading judges to comment, ‘Why didn’t anyone think k of this before?’” before?’.”

Offering security, monitoring and global connectivity through cellular hardware and mobile

apps, BRNKL B lets users capture camera images image from their boat. It is capable of monitoring moni up to four battery banks, shore power, bilge activity and a host of external ext sensors. Internal sensors include includ temperature, humidity, barometric barom pressure, pitch, heel and impact. impac Working with the growing catal catalogue of Samsung’s SmartThings senso sensors like motion detectors, window and d door sensors, BRNKL benefits from high-quality, low-cost sensors to creat create a powerful, yet affordable, fully integ integrated smart boat. The system opera operates globally on a global cellular netw network and can be installed by owners owne or experienced electronics installers. instal “We’re “W looking forward to partnering with G GDS Ltd. to offer our products in the Un United Kingdom and throughout the world,” world” said Brandon Brando Wright, CEO, Barnacle Systems.

“Their dedication and network of partners are the perfect fit for our business model.”

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RIGHT-SIZED VESSEL FOR MARINE RENEWABLES DUTIES A UK-based marine renewables business believes it has found a niche for a new class of multi-purpose vessel that bridges the gap between inshore multicats and deep sea OSVs Inyanga Marine projects, based in Penryn, Falmouth has received equity and debt facilities of £2.25m from corporate and private investors, backed by the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Fund (managed by FSE), Cyan Finance, Lombard and private and corporate equity investors.

The game changer is a reconfigured 58m, 1500dwt DP2 platform supply vessel which Inyanga MD Richard Parkinson discovered after searching for useful marine construction vessels at an agreeable price. Most OCVs and OSVs proved too big for his requirements while multicats were too small to fulfill all the functions he requires. He was looking for a vessel that was something in between those classes. Richard is a mariner and ex-captain of anchor handling tugs who has been based in several African countries and the vessel was found in Limbe, Cameroon where it was stacked for four years along with several others of the Bourbon fleet. As the ‘mother ship’ this Liberty class vessel was kept in warm layup meaning there was less work involved in reactivating it.

Richard is a mariner and ex-captain of anchor handling tugs who has been based in several African countries and the vessel was found in Limbe, Cameroon where it was stacked for four years along with several others of the Bourbon fleet Named Inyanga Entsha (Zulu for New Moon) the 2010-built vessel is very cost effective, with diesel electric power giving better fuel consumption than most multicats. It is fitted with

five thrusters and enough deck space for cable spread and ROV spread. The ship is currently being prepared to sail to the UK where the deck will be strengthened and fitted with a prefabricated mezzanine deck; a heave compensated A-frame with intelligent Launch and Recovery System (eliminating need for ROVs for lowering HydroWing tidal turbines); heavecompensated deck cranes and a subsea crane.

The Hydrowing system, which has been developed by Inyanga, consists of a permanent, gravity-based structure with retrievable wings fitted with three turbines generating 50-400kW each. Inyanga claims the vessel will be the first dedicated tidal installation and maintenance vessel, providing a total solution capable of installing up to 100mW a year. The conversion work has been put out to tender for a west-country shipyard, and the vessel’s home-port will be Falmouth. It will carry a marine crew of eight with five project crew.

8 Dynamically positioned launch and recovery vessel

Major chop job for ‘MS Rotra Mare’ Commissioned by Amasus Shipping, Holland Shipyards Group is currently working on a lengthening conversion of offshore wind transport vessel MS Rotra Mare in collaboration with Niestern Sander.

Due to the increasing height of wind turbines, transport vessels must be made suitable for the transport of these next generation wind turbines.

Rotra Mare is currently 141.6 by 20.6m, and will be extended to 152.7m. To construct this extension, a new section is being built. The current vessel will be cut in half for this purpose, the bow will float out of the dry dock and the new section will be placed in between. This section will first be adapted to

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the aft ship in the dry dock, after which the dock will be lowered for the attachment of the foreship.

While the Rotra Mare is under construction,

Holland Shipyards is also working on the conversion of her sister vessel, the MV Rotra Vente. This conversion includes the installation of new sponsons on both sides of the vessel to increase the deck width to 23.6m. The lifted bow will also be raised to load the next generation of wind turbines.

The Rotra Mare is expected to enter service in January 2022, followed by the Rotra Vente in March 2022.

Both the Rotra Mare and the Rotra Vente are familiar vessels to Holland Shipyards Group, as they were both converted there in 2016.

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LIFEBOAT REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT Shipyard group Harland & Wolff has signed a framework agreement with the UK’s Royal National Lifeboat Institution Under the terms of this framework agreement, Harland & Wolff (Appledore) will be responsible for the repairs, maintenance and other works programmes defined by RNLI for its fleet of lifeboats and other vessels. This agreement will span multiple years and each docking will be priced as a bespoke agreement based on the scope of works required to be performed on each vessel.

As part of this agreement, Harland & Wolff will also support the RNLI with free bi-annual haul outs and wash down of its Appledore lifeboat.

I look forward to a long-standing and growing relationship with the RNLI in the months and years ahead and will be looking at opportunities to support them, not only from Appledore, but also from all our sites across the UK

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The RNLI currently has a fleet of 431 lifeboats and 238 lifeboat stations that will require repairs and maintenance on a regular basis in order to keep them active and ready for deployment. Its Appledore yard will be working in conjunction with RNLI’s internal team to perform defined works programmes.

John Wood, Group CEO of Harland & Wolff, commented: “I look forward to a long-standing and growing relationship with the RNLI in the months and years ahead and will be looking at opportunities to support them, not only from Appledore, but also from all our sites across the UK.”

Harland & Wolff is a multisite fabrication company, operating in the maritime and offshore industry through five markets: commercial, cruise and ferry, defence, energy and renewables and six services: technical services, fabrication and construction, decommissioning, repair and maintenance, in-service support and conversion.

Its Belfast yard is one of Europe’s largest heavy engineering facilities, with deep water access, two of Europe’s largest drydocks, ample quayside and vast fabrication halls. As a result of the acquisition of Harland & Wolff (Appledore) in August 2020, the company has been able to capitalise on opportunities at both ends of the ship-repair and shipbuilding markets where there will be significant demand.

In February 2021, the company acquired the assets of two Scottish-based yards along the east and west coasts. Now known as Harland & Wolff (Methil) and Harland & Wolff (Arnish), these facilities will focus on fabrication work within the renewable, energy and defence sectors.

8 The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson Visiting Harland & Wolff (Appledore). L-R John Wood (Harland & Wolff Group CEO), Boris Johnson (Prime Minister), Clifford Edwards (Maintenance Manager)

Battery hybrid conversion Ulstein has won a battery hybrid conversion contract for two vessels.

ESVAGT and Ulstein have signed a contract for the conversion of two Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs) to ERRV battery hybrid vessels.

Originally built at Ulstein Verft, the two PSVs Hermit Fighter and Hermit Prosper will undergo conversion to Emergency Response Rescue Vessels (ERRV) and battery power at Ulstein Verft. The green transformation to hybrid propulsion will be conducted by Ulstein Power & Control.

“We are looking forward to modifying two competitive PSVs into suitable and fuel-efficient ERRV vessels,” said Ove Dimmen, sales manager at Ulstein Verft.

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8 Hermit Fighter and Hermit Prosper will undergo conversion

”This “mid-life” upgrade of vessel systems is an important milestone in order to make the existing fleet more fuel efficient.”

The scope of work by Ulstein includes

project management, procurement, engineering, production and power & control deliveries. A battery deck house with grid support unit for hybrid power will be prepared, the methanol tanks will be rebuilt to carry liquids under the OSV Chemical Code, and on the main deck new prefabricated deck houses will be installed accommodating rescue zones, and new ESVAGT type Fast Rescue Boats.

Rolf Ottar Rovde, sales manager at Ulstein PThe engineering work at Ulstein has commenced and both vessels arrived at the Ulstein Verft shipyard in October.

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SPEEDY BEARING REPLACEMENT A drive shaft support bearing failure has been remedied in under three hours thanks to new equipment Bowman International’s Advanced Spherical Split Roller Bearings came to the rescue when a North American based tugboat operator suffered a bearing failure that put a primary boat out of action during the fulfilment of a significant contract.

“Reducing the bearing replacement process from two to three days down to under three hours, the cost savings were estimated between US$3,500 and US$6,500 and the contract was fulfilled without any delay,” said Bowman International.

FASTER MAINTENANCE Each of the tug’s propeller shafts were supported by SN housed solid spherical roller bearings which, like many solid bearings, were time consuming to remove and replace.

Eliminating the need for prop shaft removal, repair or replacement, Bowman’s extended seal lengthens the life of worn shafts, reducing maintenance costs and downtime to put vessels back into service quicker Bowman advised the specification of its ‘interchangeable’ range of advanced products, so that the new bearing could be installed directly into the existing SN pedestal, saving time and money, without compromising performance. The tugboat has Z drives, which eliminated the need to dry dock.

The Bowman Bearing offers multiple performance advantages over the existing SN housed solid spherical roller bearing, including increased radial and axial load carrying capabilities, higher shock load capability and increased permissible shaft misalignment.

After the SN pedestal cap was removed and the solid spherical bearing was cut away, the Bowman bearing was assembled radially around the shaft, into the existing SN pedestal in under three hours.

KEY BENEFITS For replacements in which the pedestal needs replacing too, the Bowman stepped base pedestal design allows the casting to slide beneath the in-situ components, alleviating the need to raise the drive shaft.

The new Bowman Advanced Split Roller Bearings can be supplied with a patented extended triple labyrinth seal, that can quicky and easily be located on a non-worn part of the shaft.

Eliminating the need for prop shaft removal, repair or replacement, Bowman’s extended seal lengthens the life of worn shafts, reducing maintenance costs and downtime to put vessels back into service quicker.

Rapid turnaround for diesel service work Marine engineering and propulsion specialist Royston has completed the rapid turnaround of service work on diesel power plant systems on-board a Global Offshore operated offshore support vessel.

Drawing on its extensive capabilities and resources, an eight-strong team of Royston engineers undertook the 40,000-hour overhaul of two Bergen B32/40L8ACD main diesel generators onboard the 130m length Global Symphony while the vessel was moored in the Port of Blyth in the UK. The job was completed in a tight 10-day time frame with engineers working around the clock in shifts to strip down both diesel engines, completing repairs and replacement

8 Global Symphony

of parts where necessary to the engine bearings, pistons, liners, conrods and cylinder heads. The units were then reassembled and tested for operational performance.

Engineers also checked the condition of the turbochargers before sending them to Royston’s specialist test and repair centre in

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Newcastle upon Tyne, where they were refurbished and rebalanced before being returned to the vessel, with no impact on the overall duration of the job.

Ryan Bell, fleet superintendent at Global Marine Group, parent company of Global Offshore, said: “Royston has always provided a good quality service on time but on this occasion, they have certainly gone above and beyond what was expected. Nothing was a problem for them; I will certainly be using them again for any future works.”

The Global Symphony is a 2011 purpose built IMR and ROV support vessel.

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VESSEL REPAIR & MAINTENANCE

THREE WINS IN THREE MARKETS The SMS Group has begun its FY21/22 period with a particularly buoyant first six weeks – the company has enjoyed major outfit wins in the Cruise, Defence and Superyacht sectors Darren Smith joined as Head of Business Development only a month ago and since his arrival The SMS Group has, under contract, three new major projects in three differing markets.

Darren comments: “The recent wins come on the back of many months of hard work.

“What’s exciting is that all three wins are sizable and that they are in three differing markets illustrating both our capabilities and our flexibility.

“We’ve a major yacht project to deliver in Q4 of this year, running into Q1 of next, we’ve a huge Defence project to the deliver pre-Christmas, whilst simultaneously supporting a major Cruise project.

We need more space, more equipment, and more resource. It’s great to see the business moving into simultaneous, turnkey, delivery whilst maintaining our ethos of ‘cradle to grave’ project management. We all genuinely believe that’s our USP, that’s what sets us apart

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“This revenue makes up a sizable portion of our annual budget and is testament to the sterling efforts of Dan and the outfit team over the last three years.”

As The SMS Group continues to invest in the outfit vertical of its developing business the company is clearly upscaling; expanding its footprint inside Associated British Ports Southampton, acquiring new tooling, equipment and temporary storage space, and increasing office space and headcount too.

Dan Lockyer, Head of Interiors, comments: “Whilst our

growth was foreseeable, and very much in line with our business plan it does create the obvious challenges.

“We need more space, more equipment, and more resource. It’s great to see the business moving into simultaneous, turnkey, delivery whilst maintaining our ethos of ‘cradle to grave’ project management. We all genuinely believe that’s our USP, that’s what sets us apart.”

Dan concluded by saying: “Our growth also impacts our supply chain all of which have been tremendously supportive.

“I’d like to go on the record with a big ‘thank you’ to all our suppliers. Our next significant move is another key hire. We’re looking for an Estimator with outfit experience to join the team; marine experience or shoreside - with a real passion for the outfit sector. We’re a young and very capable team hence a good work ethic and sense of humour is ‘mission critical’.

We’re all very hard working and very focused on both the business plan and our customer base.”

8 Darren Smith joined as Head of Business Development

ROV survey first The world’s first full remote ‘in-water’ hull survey by ROV has been completed.

Bureau Veritas (BV) and service provider MaDfly – Marine Drone Services – have successfully completed the first full in-water ship’s hull survey with a mini ROV on Brittany Ferries’ ship Bretagne.

Laurent Leblanc, senior vice president technical & operations for Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore, said: “Underwater remote surveys improve safety and reduce risk, time and costs to produce high-quality results.

Maintaining the integrity and safety of a ship is a crucial task. Today, technology brings digital classification to another level, providing new opportunities and options to our clients.”

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8 Brittany Ferries’ ship Bretagne

Supervised by Bureau Veritas, the survey provided an opportunity to validate the integrity of the entire ship’s hull’s bottom.

This inspection was the first of its kind, with

the test survey performed twice. A remotely operated drone performed an in-water survey with a BV surveyor onboard the vessel. In parallel, Bureau Veritas also tested the capability with its own remote inspection solutions using full HD live video footage from MaDfly. This enabled BV to carry out the survey remotely without any attended surveyor onboard with live streaming, as well as video and audio recording and photo options.

Bureau Veritas said benefits of using this system include safer operations, (as divers do not have to be in the water) and reduction in preparation time.

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NAVAIDS

SHIP REPLACEMENT GREENLIGHTED Trinity House’s ship replacement project has achieved a major milestone.

The maritime charity and General Lighthouse Authority’s project to commission the design and build of a vessel to replace THV Patricia has received UK ministerial approval to go forward to the tender phase and an invitation to tender has now been issued.

Secretary of State for Transport, The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP, said: “We are buying a new vessel for Trinity House... this is a great opportunity for UK businesses to demonstrate their competitiveness in the sector.

This will ensure our Trinity House has the modern and green vessel they need to continue to ensure the safety of all mariners.”

ESSENTIAL PROJECT Trinity House first announced the project in September 2019, when the then-Maritime Minister Nusrat Ghani MP gave her support to the recommendation that the three General Lighthouse Authorities of The Swedish Maritime Administration (SMA) is investing in solar-powered navigation lights.

To ensure power continuity, the SMA has installed Saft Sunica. plus nickel battery systems in critical solar-powered navigation lights at the Trubaduren lighthouse. The lighthouse is the main navigation entrance to the Port of Gothenburg, so battery performance is essential to protect shipping.

Anton Dahl, the SMA’s navigation engineer, said: “We have strict requirements for battery performance, reliability and also sustainability. Saft provides sustainable recycling of nickel batteries when they reach the end of their life through a network of more than 30 bring-back points and its own recycling centre for nickel batteries in Oskarshamn, Sweden.”

SMA ordered the Saft Sunica. plus battery system under a framework agreement for nickel batteries. The batteries offers durability in extreme conditions, long life and low maintenance

the UK and Ireland (along with the Northern Lighthouse Board and Irish Lights) needed a total of seven vessels to carry out their essential statutory functions.

This vessel will replace the multi-function THV Patricia, delivered in 1982 and reaching the end of its operational life.

Trinity House has issued an invitation to tender to reach out to the shipbuilding sector to identify a contractor that will

deliver the design and build of a vessel that will support Trinity House at sea as it provides its aids to navigation services.

Captain Ian McNaught, deputy master of Trinity House, commented: “We will be looking closely at the tender submissions and we hope to see some great ideas that will make good use of technological and environmental innovations while also providing good value for money.”

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requirements, as well as small size and low weight for low lifecycle costs and reliable operation at some of SMA’s 1,100 remote lighthouses that technicians visit once per year.

Sjöfartsverket decided to modernise Trubaduren’s navigation light systems after a subsea power cable broke. It decided to install power supplies based on solar photovoltaic (PV) panels and batteries for higher

availability and a lower cost than laying a new subsea cable.

Trubaduren lighthouse has two navigation lighting systems, each of which has its own LED lantern, colored filters, control equipment and power supply systems. The batteries are sized to store 760 Amp-hours (Ah) of energy. This is enough for up to 60 days of autonomy.

The batteries operate from -40°C to +55°C.

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Modular onshore beacons reduce logistics costs

Logistics in marine works are frequently more expensive than the equipment installed. This is certainly true with marine aids to navigation (AtoN) equipment in locations with difficult access.

In some cases, the financially unpalatable proposition of placing equipment with helicopters is the most cost-effective solution.

At a much smaller scale installing beacons at the end of inaccessible moles or piers poses the same challenge. The equipment may cost a few thousand euros and the logistics tens of thousands per hour.

To address this issue, Spanish navaids specialist company Almarin has developed modular steel towers. Each component is light enough to be transported and assembled by two people however is strong enough to resist the harsh marine environment.

The assembly team can safely carry the different modules over breakwaters without requiring the use of a crane or other means.

Besides facilitating transport and installation, this type of marine aids to navigation can be customised to fit the different requirements of the customer.

Almarin has extensive experience in the manufacture of towers and beacons for port and coastal marking. Almarin engineers develop the most suitable solution: from 40-meter towers with sector lights to 3-meter beacons marking the entrance of a small harbour.

The company provides marine aids to navigation made of stainless or galvanized steel, fiberglass (GRP) or rotomolded materials. These beacons can be equipped with standalone energy systems to cope with most AtoN energy requirements.

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INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

OFFSHORE WIND FINANCE MILESTONE A Norwegian finance expert reports a new record in loans and guarantees for offshore wind projects worldwide Export Finance Norway (Eksfin) said it has reached a new milestone of NOK 10.3bn (EUR 1.04bn) in loan guarantees for offshore wind.

This is largely due to a converter platform contract awarded to Norwegian supplier Aibel for the third phase of the Dogger Bank mega-project in the North Sea. Eksfin has now provided guarantees worth over NOK 5bn in total related to Norwegian deliveries to Dogger Bank, which is being developed in joint venture between Equinor, SSE Renewables and ENI. Once completed in 2026 it will be the world’s largest offshore windfarm.

“We’re delighted every time we can play a role in putting financing together for customers of Norwegian exporters, regardless of the size of our contribution. With the Dogger Bank Phase C financing now in place, we can once again celebrate with Aibel,” said Eksfin managing director, Tone Lunde Bakker.

We’re delighted every time we can play a role in putting financing together for customers of Norwegian exporters, regardless of the size of our contribution. With the Dogger Bank Phase C financing now in place, we can once again celebrate with Aibel

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IMPORTANT MARKET Offshore wind is an important market for Norwegian technology. The investments are huge, the work complex and there is fierce competition from overseas.

“By choosing a Norwegian supplier, buyers can count on receiving good financing from Eksfin in support of the

purchase. We have a lot of experience participating in complex international projects involving many players and financing institutions, having financed offshore and shipping over many years,” Ms Lunde Bakker said.

Aibel won the EPC contract for a High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) transformer platform for the Phase C of Dogger Bank earlier this year.

Eksfin is providing a loan guarantee worth GBP 130m (NOK 1.5bn) for the platform. It also provided guarantees covering the first two platforms Aibel secured for Dogger Bank A and B. “Eksfin’s guarantees contribute to solving our customer’s financing needs which is again important to secure our competitiveness in this important and growing market,” said Aibel managing director, Mads Andersen.

Aibel builds and maintains critical infrastructure for the energy industry and in the last few years built a solid position in the European offshore wind sector.

The company had at the end of the third quarter an order backlog totalling NOK 12bn, of which 43% is connected to four separate deliveries within offshore wind in Europe.

8 Aibel has built a solid position in the European offshore wind sector, not least with Dogger Bank

IUMI cautious on recovery IUMI – the International Union of Marine Insurance – presented its analysis of the latest marine insurance market trends.

Subsea Micropiles is leading the adaption of lIn general, IUMI reported positive market development from most insurance lines except P&I, and from most geographic regions, stemming from an increased premium base, an extraordinary low claims frequency and a better-than-expected

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economic bounce-back from the initial effects of the pandemic.

Summing up, Philip Graham, Chair of IUMI’s Facts & Figures Committee said: “Our analysis for 2020 shows some signs of encouragement for market development in all main marine insurance lines and in all global regions. But we should remain cautious as there are a number of factors at play.”

“On the positive side, we are seeing new markets enter the marine insurance space, particularly offshore wind where project sanctioning has overtaken offshore oil and gas for the first time. Although currently a very small piece of the global energy mix – representing just 0.2% offshore wind has the potential to grow rapidly and become a significant marine insurance line.”

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INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

8 North Star’s SOVs are high performance sustainable vessels

FUNDING PACKAGE TO BUILD RENEWABLES FLEET North Star Renewables has finalised a funding package of £96 million to build its new renewables vessel fleet The secured loan from multi-national financial services organisation Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI), supplements North Star’s own balance sheet and equity commitments from its 100% shareholder, Basalt Infrastructure Partners, to fund the build of three new Service Operations Vessels (SOVs), which will be delivered to the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm on long term contracts of 10 years firm plus options. The deal represents AllianzGI’s first investment in the SOV sector.

Dogger Bank is currently under construction by jointventure partners Equinor, SSE Renewables, and Eni. The contract with Dogger Bank will create 130 long-term jobs in Scotland and the North East of England during the operations phase of the wind farm.

INDUSTRY FIRST North Star CEO, Matthew Gordon, said: “This investment from AllianzGI is a first for our industry and attracting project finance from such a well-respected, global investor demonstrates the confidence in our capabilities to deliver and operate our new SOVs which have been a transformational step for the company in terms of our energy transition.

“This is the beginning of a third phase for our business.

North Star started out in the fisheries industry 135 years ago before diversifying into the oil and gas sector in the 1970s.

Our new, unique SOV design has kick started this very exciting new chapter for the business in renewables and we plan continue building on this momentum. We are highly motivated and driven by our ability to innovate through our technology partners, and our ambition to deliver best-inclass vessel solutions for the offshore wind market in the UK and abroad.”

Chief strategy officer at North Star, Fraser Dobbie, added: “Renewables is a fast-growing market, and with the first trio of our SOVs being built and leased out for a decade, we are in a very strong position to expand our fleet and realise our full potential in this area. We have the capabilities to rapidly scale up our teams in Aberdeen, Lowestoft and Newcastle to

oversee future SOV and daughter craft newbuilds. And with more than 40 years’ experience of supporting North Sea installations, we have a very talented pool of experienced seafarers to draw upon.”

NET-ZERO GOALS North Star’s SOVs are high performance, sustainable vessels capable of supporting net-zero goals. They provide comfortable, floating-hotel style accommodation to offshore wind turbine technicians and a centralised logistics hub to travel to and from work each day across a “walk-to-work” gangway, or transfer via a smaller daughter craft vessel. The SOV is also configured to handle cargo and act as a warehouse.

North Star Renewables is part of North Star Group, which also comprises North Star Shipping and Boston Putford. As well as providing continuous infrastructure support services across more than 50 UK Continental Shelf installations, the Group also provides vessel maintenance services.

Marie Madelin who led the execution of the investment for AllianzGI commented: “We are delighted to have had the opportunity to work with North Star to invest 100% of the debt funding to finance the construction and operation of this fleet of sustainable state-of-the-art support vessels. The SOVs will be embedded in the Dogger Bank offshore windfarm’s O&M value chain while under long term charters to the project SPVs, thus playing a critical role in the UK’s energy transition. Our clients are enthusiastic funders of infrastructure investment globally which facilitates decarbonisation. In this case, their capital will support North Star’s transition from predominantly servicing the oil and gas industry to servicing renewable energy generation. This investment adds to our growing portfolio of renewable energy and energy transition enabling infrastructure assets.”

The first of North Star’s SOVs are scheduled to arrive at Port of Tyne in Summer 2023.

The transaction was supported by advisers including DC Advisory, Watson Farley Williams and Ashurst.

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NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATIONS

USER TERMINAL TO MARKET FOR CATALYST NETWORK Intellian has received type approval from Inmarsat for its new FB250 and Fleet One L-band terminals. This makes it one of the first players to market with user terminals for operation on Inmarsat’s innovation catalyst L-band network, ELERA The FB250 is a multi-functional terminal, either acting as a stand-alone primary communications terminal or combining with Intellian’s market-leading GX60NX and GX100NX to create the perfect Fleet Xpress (FX) solution. The Fleet One terminal provides an easy-to-install, reliable voice and data solution, ideal for smaller commercial and leisure vessels.

Intellian’s FB250 User Terminal is a compact, best-of-bothworlds solution for vessel operations, safety and crew welfare, and is claimed to be ‘the most innovative and feature-rich FleetBroadband 250 terminal on the market’. Enabling simultaneous voice and data connectivity up to 284kbps, the FB250’s class-leading features and future-proofed technology deliver a far more cost-effective long-term investment than competing systems using terminal designs that, in many cases, are now many years old. The FB250’s features include a built-in firewall, analogue and digital voice lines, soft PABX and a WAN port, which will support existing and future terrestrial networks such as 3G/LTE/5G and more.

These new terminals provide opportunities for growth in both new and existing markets through the delivery of reliable, cost-effective and feature-rich terminals to customers across all maritime sectors

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Ideally suited to take advantage of and deliver optimal results from Inmarsat’s springboard for innovation, the ELERA L-band network, the FB250 represents a robust choice for a range of data critical maritime applications, including IoT, smart shipping, ocean monitoring and green energy initiatives.

FleetBroadband, together with the Global Xpress (GX) service, makes up Inmarsat’s maritime solution FX, combining the reliability and resiliency of L-band with the speeds of Ka-band.

The new FB250 has been engineered to perfectly complement

Intellian’s highly successful GXNX series of Ka-band antennas, creating the most innovative FX product offering on the market.

This makes it an ideal solution for new build vessels, providing a future-proof solution that is both versatile and cost effective. As a result, Intellian makes no secret of its intentions that the FB250 will be of particular interest to shipyards and boost already thriving sales in this sector.

“Our new FB250 and Fleet One terminals are the latest products to be launched as a result of our long-standing partnership with Inmarsat,” said Eric Sung, Intellian CEO. “We’re delighted to expand our L-Band portfolio, and deliver the engineering excellence we’re renowned for to FleetBroadband customers. These new terminals provide opportunities for growth in both new and existing markets through the delivery of reliable, cost-effective and featurerich terminals to customers across all maritime sectors.”

8 Intellian’s FB250 User Terminal is a compact solution

Milestone figure for FlexMaritime Intelsat, which claims to operate the world’s largest satellite fleet and connectivity infrastructure, now has more than 8,000 vessels operating on its FlexMaritime service. prefabricated deck houses will be inThe US company, which also claims to be the world’s leading provider of broadband connectivity to maritime passengers and crew, has added more than 2,600 terminals since the beginning of 2021 in key maritime markets

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including shipping, fishing, leisure and offshore energy, a growth of more than 45%.

FlexMaritime is powered by a global, multi-layered, high-throughput satellite (HTS) network capable of delivering unrivaled density in bandwidth and extremely high levels of service flexibility and reliability.

It is distributed by Intelsat’s solutions partners who combine the scale and power

of the network with their customized service plans and specialized value-added services.

Vessel owners benefit by leveraging next-generation shipboard technologies, smart shipping and other in-demand maritime connectivity applications including remote monitoring and performance diagnostics, video streaming, real-time software upgrades and essential, alwaysavailable connectivity for crew members.

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NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATIONS Radar beacon benefits

EUROPORT BOND A radar beacon with outstanding range has become more accessible.

During Europort 2021, Radio Holland and shipbuilder Neptune Marine signed an agreement for an extensive navigation and communication package for hull number NP-554, a trailing suction hopper dredger. Besides the equipment, Radio Holland will also manage the installation and commissioning.

Earlier this month, Radio Holland and Furuno signed distributor agreements.

8 From left: Bart Schuitema, Joost Bloemsaat, Job Verkleij (Neptune Marine) and Danielle Kulk).

“In addition to the delivery of the nav-com package, a Rhodium DP and associated sensors such as Gyro, DGPS, MRU and an anemometer are also supplied,” said Radio Holland. “Furthermore the ship will be equipped with a magnetic compass, sea radar, river radar, plotter system, echo sounder, speedlog, BNWAS, AIS, Navtex, GMDSS communication and safety equipment, a WiFi network and a Multibeam sounder.”

Radio Holland and Neptune Marine have entered into more collaborations in recent months for complete new build projects.

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A radar beacon with outstanding range has become more accessible.

The HEKLEO-2XSR Radar Beacon (RACON) is now available as a standard option through Sealite.

Sealite said: “The racon offers a line-of-sight range that can be greater than 15NM. This racon is ideal for National Authorities, or Port and Harbour Authorities requiring IALA CAT 1 Aids to Navigation.”

IP67 rated, compliant to IMO/IALA regulations and suitable for harsh marine and offshore environments, the HEKLEO-2XSR RACON is a frequency agile dual band radar beacon operating on marine S band and X band frequencies.

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

ALIGNMENT & TEST EQUIPMENT n 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 n 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 industry, Righton Blackburns is your first choice for aluminium, stainless steel, copper alloys, plastics, composites and steel products.

ANCHORS n 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 n 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, Multipurpose 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

CRANES

n 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.

n 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.

BOW & STERN THRUSTERS WaterMota Ltd See under: Propulsion Systems

BUOYS & BEACONS n 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. n 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 n 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.

COMPRESSORS n Bauer Kompressoren UK Ltd 410 Haydock Lane, Haydock Industrial Estate, St Helens, Merseyside, WA11 9TH Tel: +44 1942 724248 Fax: +44 1942 725640 sales@bauer.uk.com www.bauer-kompressoren.de/en/ Bauer Kompressoren UK Limited serves the shipping industry in the UK and Ireland and is Bauer Group’s global centre of excellence for the packaging of containerised, custom-engineered packages.

DECK EQUIPMENT n 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.

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. n Global Services Ltd Global House, 28 Trade City, Apple Lane, 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. n 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.

n Island Computer Systems Ltd 41 Horsebridge Hill, Isle of Wight, 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. n 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. n 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 n 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. n Scania Power Solutions Scania (Great Britain) Limited, Delaware Drive, Tongwell, Milton Keynes, UK, MK15 8HB Tel: +44 8450 343034 engines.sgb@scania.com www.scania.co.uk/powersolutions The Scania marine solution is based on our marine engine range, and provides an array of flexible options regarding ratings, equipment, transmissions, and instrumentation. From the compact 9- and 13-litre inline engines up to the powerful 16-litre V8, the comprehensive range covers a wide spectrum of applications.

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INDUSTRY DATABASE n 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 n 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)

DIVING & MARINE CONTRACTORS n 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.

DREDGING

DREDGING EQUIPMENT

FENDERS / FENDERING

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.

n 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 and Sale on a wide range of dismountable split and hopper barges.

See Baars Confloat BV at Pontoons and or Modular Pontoon Systems

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.

ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS & REPAIRS

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.

n 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) n 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.

DIVING EQUIPMENT

n 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

n 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.

n 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.

n 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

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Neptune Shipyards BV See under: Workboat Builders

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.

ELECTRICAL PROPULSION SYSTEMS n 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 n 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.

n 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 n Fender Innovations Westrak 240, 1771 SV Wieringerwerf Tel: +31 22 37 64 170 info@fenderinnovations.nl www.fenderinnovations.nl 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. Various mounting options. For almost every application such as: tenders, fast rescue, research and survey, wind farm support Vessels, heavy duty ribs, superyacht tenders, unmanned marine systems n 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.

EXHAUST SYSTEMS

FINANCE

n 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.

n 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.

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INDUSTRY DATABASE FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT

WaterMota Ltd See under: Propulsion Systems

n 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.

n 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.

n 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.

FIRE PROTECTION n 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 n 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. n 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

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

HYDRAULIC COMPONENTS & SYSTEMS n 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. n 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 n 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. n 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 liferafts, boats and lifejackets. Sales of a complete range of marine safety and fire fighting equipment to SOLAS and MED. n 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.

MODULAR PONTOON SYSTEMS n 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

LIFERAFTS

n 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.

Adec Marine Limited See under: Life Saving Equipment

NAVAIDS

Spinlock Ltd See under: Life Jackets

MARINE CIVILS n 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. n 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 n 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.

n 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 online monitoring portal coupled with our own monitoring modules that will blow your mind! n 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 n 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.

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INDUSTRY DATABASE NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION

PAINTS & COATINGS MATERIALS

PROPELLERS & STERN GEAR

n 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 Aids to Navigation in the world. With factories in the UK we have your AtoN needs covered.

n 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.

n 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

OCEANOGRAPHIC / HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY n 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

OFFSHORE SUPPORT n 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 n 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.

PILOT BOATS n 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 Uzmar Shipping & Trading Co. Ltd See under: Vessel Build & Repair

POLLUTION CONTROL n Ecocoast Bolina Ltd, an Ecocoast company, Bridge End, Elm Grove Road, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0EJ Tel: +44 1392 877 991 www.ecocoast.com Ecocoast, founded by two Australian entrepreneurs with now offices in the United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom, is a global leader in engineered products for the protection of coastlines and waterways.

PONTOONS Neptune Shipyards BV See under: Workboat Builders

POWER & PROPULSION n 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. n 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

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PROPULSION SYSTEMS n 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, n 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.

PUMPS, COMPRESSORS & HYDRAULICS n Besenzoni Via Molere, Sarnico BS, 24067 Tel: +39 035 910456 Fax: +39 035 4261633 info@besenzoni.it www.besenzoni.com/ Besenzoni offers an incomparable range of products: hydraulic gangways, cranes of every capacity for stowing tenders on deck, hydraulic platforms, sliding roof systems, pilot seats, table and seat pedestals, boarding equipment such as simple ladders or articulating stairs that deploy from the hull of the vessel by touching a button, and many more articles.

RIBS (Rigid Inflatable Boat) n Specialised Marine Support Ltd 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 n 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 our 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.

ROPES 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

ROPES, NETS & CORDAGE n 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 n 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.

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INDUSTRY DATABASE Spinlock Ltd See under: Life Jackets

SAFETY HOOKS n 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 n 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.

SANITATION & PLUMBING n 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.

SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS n 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.

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SEATING & CHAIRS n 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. n 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.

STABILISERS n 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.

STEERING GEAR WaterMota Ltd See under: Propulsion Systems

TRAINING n 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 n 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

TUGS, TOWING & SALVAGE

n 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.

n 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, Jackups, barges, Split hoppers, Dredgers and various Workboats etc.

Our services also include Towage, heavy lift transport and Valuations.

n Southampton Freight Services Ltd Units E,F&G, Griffin Industrial Park, Totton, Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 3SH Tel: +44 2380 860999 Fax: +44 2380 661444 sales@sotonfreight.co.uk www.sotonfreight.co.uk/ Southampton Freight Services Ltd today remains a fully independent, family run freight forwarder and logistics provider, offering global services by air, sea, road and international courier. They are dedicated to the marine industry, serving ship owners and suppliers to the industry alike, providing detailed solutions globally.

TUGS n Marine & Towage Services Group Ltd (MTS Group) Kings Quay, King St, Brixham, TQ5 9FW Tel: +44 1803 882214 Fax: +44 1803 882579 brixham@mtsgroupltd.com www.mtsgroupltd.com Owners and operators of a comprehensive fleet of modern tugs, workboats and crew transfer vessels specialising in marine construction support, coastal, sea and port towage etc. n 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.

Uzmar Shipping & Trading Co. Ltd See under: Vessel Build and Repair n Van Wijngaarden Marine Services BV Buitenweistraat 15, 3372 BC Hardinxveld-Giessendam Tel: +31 184 490 244 info@wijngaarden.com www.wijngaarden.com A company with over 40 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.

n 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. n 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 Uzmar Shipping & Trading Co. Ltd See under: Vessel Build & Repair

UNDERWATER SERVICES n 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. n Oceanscan Ltd Denmore Road, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen, AB23 8JW Tel: +44 1224 707000 Fax: +44 1224 707001 sales@oceanscan.co.uk www.oceanscan.net Oceanscan is a leading international equipment company providing the very latest and most advanced technology to the oil and gas, defence, petrochemical, renewables and nuclear industries.

We supply advanced hydrographic survey equipment, ROV Sensors, nondestructive testing and inspection systems to more than 1000 customers throughout the world.

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INDUSTRY DATABASE n 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.

n Sealion Services 2 Brittania Way, East Cowes, East Cowes, Isle Of Wight, PO32 6EG Tel: +44 7709116223 info@sealionservices.co.uk www.sealionservices.co.uk/ Marine Outfitting and Interiors.

Specialising in high speed lightweight vessels in the commercial and leisure market.

UNDERWATER TOOLS

n 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.

n 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 50% owner, Buksér og Berging AS just outside Oslo, Norway

VALVES n 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 n 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 n Naval Rocha Estaleiro da Rocha Conde de Óbidos 1399, lisboa, 036 Tel: + 351 213 915 900 navalrocha@navalrocha.pt www.navalrocha.pt Navalrocha offers a complete ‘onestop-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.

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

WINCHES n 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. n 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.

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WINDOW WIPERS n 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. n 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.

WORKBOAT BUILDERS n 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. n 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)

n 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.

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

WORKBOATS n 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. n 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.

Jenkins Marine See under: Dredging Tidal Transit Limited See under: Offshore Support

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n 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

n 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.

n 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.

n Stormer Marine Aambeeldstraat 32, 1021 KB, 1000CA, Amsterdam, Postbus 2017 Tel: +31 20 693 4006 info@stormermarine.nl www.stormerworkboats.com Stormer Marine is a young Dutch shipyard that builds workboats for discerning professional clients worldwide.

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