Maritime Journal June 2020

Issue No.387

June 2020

MARITIMEJOURNAL MARITIMEJOURNAL INSIGHT FOR THE EUROPEAN INSIGHT FOR THE EUROPEAN COMMERCIAL MARINE BUSINESS COMMERCIAL MARINE BUSINESS

Shipyard merger | Laurent Morel | CTV social distancing | Turbine evacuation | Digital sextant

SHIP & BOATBUILDING Safety, Survival & Training Power & Propulsion

CONTENTS NEWS

FEATURES

14 Shipyards merge

30 Foiled again

Another month comes round and we report on yet another possible German shipyard merger

Having taken over watersports, hydrofoils are now entering the commercial marine world of CTVs

16 Seawork 2020

40 Port patrol

Covid-19 rescheduling of commercial marine’s must attend event- now June 2021

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18 Drone delivery Port of Rotterdam has put a lot in place for drone development in multiple maritime areas

50 Evinrude interlude

10 Laurent Morel

12 Pile driving

46 Lockdown repower Monitoring software allowed remote launch and setup following a CTV repower

FEATURES Infracore specialist on composites developments in large vessel structures

New Maritime Partner hybrid vessel could save staggering 70% diesel burn for Port of Oslo

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COVID-19 accelerated 2 stroke outboard manufacturer’s demise, but will the brand be reborn?

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52 PCB stator motors

Upending and driving piles in one operation with one vessel makes a lot of sense

Take the copper windings out of a conventional motor and it looks more like a pancake

22 Turbine descent With wind turbine fires on the up, a new emergency descent system may have its day

56 LADAR New technology could be transformational in maritime search and rescue

24 Social distancing

63 Digital sextant

German vessel operator making things work in highly irritating pandemic

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COVER SHOT Safehaven Marine has launched San Cibrao, an Interceptor 42 pilot boat for the port of San Ciprian in Spain. San Cibrao is the 14th pilot 42 model built and the 43rd pilot vessel Safehaven Marine has delivered to ports worldwide and has proved to be a superb sea boat performing admirably in pilotage operations with all owners extolling its virtues of seakeeping, strength and stability.

With the Covid-19 travel restrictions in place and the Pilots from San Ciprian unable to fly from Spain the boatbuilders had to do a remote ‘on-line handover’. So Safehaven undertook a rough weather sea trial to give them every confidence that she is performing well, she

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handled comfortably the stormy conditions prevailing on the South Coast of Ireland during trials, with winds of 50kts at the entrance to Cork Harbour, and over 4m heavily breaking seas offshore in the shoaling waters off the Daunt Rock, presenting the exact heavy weather conditions she was designed and built for.

As the pilots in San Ciprian have to deal with the challenging seas of the Bay of Biscay in wintertime, Safehaven wanted to ensure she was up to the task. She is due to be shipped overland shortly where she is needed urgently to ensure essential pilotage to ships entering and departing the Port in Northern Spain.

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NEWS

GERMANS NEGOTIATE ANOTHER SHIPYARD MERGER It has been revealed that another merger of north German shipyards could be in the offing just a month after the last one was agreed, writes Tom Todd.

In a surprise announcement, troubled RoRo and RoPax builder Flensburger SchiffbauGesellschaft (FSG) said “we are in negotiations with the Pella Sietas Group regarding a possible purchase of FSG”.

The yard acknowledged however that the talks with the Russian owned shipyard, on the Elbe near Hamburg, were “far from complete and cautioned: “whether they will be successful depends on many factors”.

What those factors might be was not revealed. However one major evident concern appeared to be the possibility of job losses at FSG if the merger went ahead.

“We also do not yet know how many jobs can be retained if Pella Sietas takes over FSG and how many will have to be cut”, the Flensburg statement said. It promised further information on the talks “as relevant progress is made”.

Pella Sietas, which employs about 200, took over one of Germany's oldest family shipyards, the insolvent J.J.Sietas Werft in similar circumstances in 2014.

FSG, north on the Flensburg Fiord and Danish border, had 650 employees at last word. It has long been in financial trouble. It has been closed since mid March and involved in insolvency and self administration since the end of

8 FSG: fears for jobs amid yard merger talks

April under an appointed legal and management team.

Reporting “good negotiations” with Brittany Ferries at the end of May FSG announced plans to resume construction of the

purchase appeared linked to the continuing need for investors.

The latest development comes a month after an even bigger German yard fusion - that of the military and naval surface shipbuilding activities of the Lürssen Group and German Naval Yards Kiel (GNYK).

That came out of a controversial decision by the German Defence Ministry to select Holland's Damen Group along with German and Dutch associates to build planned new frigates for the German Navy. Lürssen and GNYK had also bid for the contract and GNYK charged the move was not lawful but has since withdrawn the complaint.

unfinished 42,000gt ferry Honfleur in the second half of June. It also reported talks with “potential customers”. Given the more positive recent comments, the announcement now of a possible

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In the US, Marine Fenders International, Inc. (MFI) announced that it recently acquired all the assets of Urethane Technology Inc.’s (UTI), a leading manufacturer of specialty buoys and marine fenders. Jerry Thermos, CEO of MFI stated that he was pleased to conclude this transaction as UTI’s technology will further enhance MFI’s mission to remain one of the leading worldwide designers and manufacturers of foam filled marine fenders and buoys.

WFS Technologies has joined forces with Subsea Energy Solutions to harness their combined global expertise and market-leading range of live condition monitored cable protection systems for the offshore energy industry.

Through a private placement, Kongsberg Digital has acquired additional shares in NorSea Digital, now KONCIV, together with the private investor Jacob Møller.

NorSea remains its largest owner.

The company provides digital logistics services through its cloud solution. Kongsberg Digital, a subsidiary of the Kongsberg Group, is a leading software company within digitalization of the energy sector and the maritime sector.

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GATHERING SUPPORT The aim is to achieve sufficient support of the IMO

Recommendation to facilitate the efficient movement of personnel for regular crew changes and crew movements during mobilisation, demobilisation activities.

These actions will also help

ensure security of supply in the medium to long term as demand increases with the easing of lockdown restrictions.

The IMO' Circular Letter No.4204/Add.13 has been distributed to key government and maritime authorities with a request from the industry group that governments implement the recommendations attached to the Circular.

The industry group represents international associations whose member companies are engaged in essential elements of the global offshore energy sector; whose personnel perform a wide variety of specialised roles which are all critical to the daily functioning of maintaining global energy supplies.

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An industry group is gaining ground in its work lobbying global governments and maritime authorities to facilitate the movement of offshore energy sector personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The group, comprising IADC, IAGC, IMCA, IOGP and ISOA, gained support from the IMO in early May and have now formally written to more than fifty governments and maritime authorities to gain their recognition of offshore energy sector personnel as key workers alongside seafarers and marine personnel.

8 An industry group is backing an IMO Recommendation to facilitate the efficient movement of offshore energy personnel

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BRIEFS Volvo Penta Heléne Mellquist has been appointed President of marine and industrial engine manufacturer Volvo Penta.

Currently President for the European Division of Volvo Trucks, Heléne began her career at the Volvo Group in 1988 and has held many senior positions at the company.

Propulsion Gula Skrinet AB has reached an agreement with Caterpillar Luxembourg Sarl to acquire Caterpillar Propulsion AB and its subsidiaries. The sale was expected to close on June 30, 2020. The transaction will include the manufacturing operations in Sweden and Singapore and office locations in Shanghai and Dubai.

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NEW DATES CONFIRMED FOR SEAWORK Mercator Media Ltd has confirmed that, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 23rd edition of Seawork and sister event the M&CCE Expo will now be held 15-17 June 2021. This also affects and applies to Speed@Seawork, now to be held 14 June 2021.

Andrew Webster, Chief Executive of Mercator Media Ltd, explained the decision, “Given the restrictions on travel and the effects that social distancing requirements will have on the operation of the exhibition, the team at Mercator Media has been examining alternatives and seeking the opinion of clients. There is also the added uncertainty surrounding further possible government actions and restrictions, both here in the UK and abroad. We would all prefer that this was not the case, but in the circumstances, we believe rescheduling to 2021 is now the best option for exhibitors and visitors.”

“Seawork is a face-to-face exhibition where people meet to discuss new ideas and solutions for their commercial marine businesses and activities. For the rest of 2020, it is evident that exhibitors and visitors may be less willing to attend, currently have serious concerns about travel and may feel that their safety could be compromised. While many of our clients depend on

Seawork for their business, we are very conscious of the resource and time commitment that is involved and do not wish to produce a less than satisfactory compromise.”

Looking forward, Andrew continued, “We are fortunate to have Maritime Journal to allow us all to keep in touch with content and the latest developments in commercial marine.”

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NEWS

SUCCESSFUL SHIP TRIALS FOR UK RO-RO TERMINAL

The UK's newest and largest unaccompanied freight ro-ro terminal has taken a step closer to opening with the successful completion of ship trials.

The Bore Song and the Norstream P&O ferries arrived at the 160-acre Tilbury2 terminal, part of Forth Ports' Port of Tilbury, on 17 May. On arrival, the port team carried out a full test of the marine facilities including manoeuvring and tying up the ship to test the berth; lowering the ship's ferry ramp to test the pontoon facilities; and carrying out a full risk assessment.

The GB£200m ferry terminal, which is due to open this week, has a capacity of 500,000 units and will operate in partnership between the port and P&O Ferries importing and exporting containers and trailers with food, drink, medicines and other vital supplies to-and-from Europe.

Charles Hammond, group chief executive of Forth Ports, said: “I am extremely proud that we have

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reached this point with our new port. We are in unprecedented times, both in the UK and globally, and this new unaccompanied terminal at Tilbury2 will ensure that we keep the vital supplies coming into the country as safely as possible, not just now but long into the future."

The marine works for the ro-ro terminal were completed in April

8 Ship trials have successfully been carried out at the 160-acre Tilbury2 terminal

by GRAHAM, which is also undertaking land side work.

Marine works included constructing a floating pontoon, link-span/articulated bridge, pilings and riverbed preparation for the berth.

Electric propulsion pioneers Yaskawa Environmental Energy/The Switch has announced the appointment of Miika Reinikka as new CEO. Reinikka, currently the VP in charge of the company’s wind division, will take over from Jukka-Pekka Mäkinen, incumbent CEO and Founder, on 1 July.

Ocean Infinity US marine robotics company, Ocean Infinity has announced the appointment of DebraAnn Braun as Chief Information Officer (CIO).

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Towage Global towage operator Svitzer has announced that the Board of Directors have appointed Kasper Friis Nilaus, VP and current Managing Director (MD) of Svitzer Europe, to succeed Henriette Thygesen as global CEO of Svitzer A/S.

Skarpenord As part of its maritime brand building, Scana ASA has changed the name of its portfolio companies Scana Skarpenord, Scana Offshore and Scana Subsea to Skarpenord, Seasystems and Subseatec, respectively.

Scana Skarpenord is one of the leading suppliers of hydraulic valve control systems for the oil, gas, and shipbuilding industries.

DUTCH DRONE DELIVERY SETS NATIONAL FIRST The port of Rotterdam was able to celebrate a first recently: the aerial delivery by drone of a parts consignment to Allseas' Pioneering Spirit, the biggest vessel in the world.

Pioneering Spirit was moored at Alexiahaven in preparation of upcoming offshore activities, and this delivery was the first drone delivery ever made in the Netherlands to a vessel. This pilot project, which was set up by Dutch Drone Delta, Allseas and the Port of Rotterdam Authority, is intended to determine whether and how drone deliveries could increase transport efficiency in the port of Rotterdam. The airspace over the port area will be safely managed under the slogan 'Rotterdam, the safest port to fly', allowing parties to take optimal advantage of new technologies to

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Drone development is in full swing and this technology could have a major impact on traffic and transport. New European regulations have cleared the way for new applications. Ultimately, this may even include autonomous unmanned freight and passenger transport. To this end, the next few years will be devoted to the phased preparation of airspace and drone technology.

8 his delivery was the first drone delivery ever made in the Netherlands to a vessel

The recent delivery constitutes a major first step in this process, since it involved the delivery of an actual package following a long-distance flight by the UAV. While in this case, the delivery was still directly monitored by human observers, in the near future, it will be handled entirely beyond the pilot's physical line of sight.

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VESSEL & EQUIPMENT NEWS Sri Lankan pilot launches

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STEERING AND RUDDER SYSTEMS ORDER FOR TSHDs

A supply order has been signed for three sets of steering and rudder systems for three dual-fuelled trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHDs).

Damen Marine Components (DMC) will supply the systems for the 138m long TSHDs, currently being built at Keppel Offshore & Marine's shipyard in Singapore for Van Oord. Each vessel will have a hopper capacity of 10,500 cubic metres, two Van der Velden COMMANDER piston-type steering systems and two Van der Velden MASTER Rudders with fish-tail design bulb.

The COMMANDER piston-type has an in-house cylinder design and is available in a range of options.

Consequently, the installation process is efficient and the amount of space required is reduced.

The MASTER Rudder offers high manoeuvrability and has a specifically designed, high performance, fish

8 Each Van Oord trailing suction hopper dredger will feature Damen steering and rudder systems

tail profile that can be optimised to suit a wide range of vessels. The absence of movable parts makes it ideal for vessels operating in shallow waters. The rudders for Van Oord's TSHDs will have an area of approximately 14m2, be class approved by Bureau Veritas for speeds of up to 15 knots and generate a torque of 270kNm. With rudder angles of up to 65 degrees, MASTER Rudders offer high lift. Each rudder will be executed with rudder bulb. This improves the propeller wake field, thereby saving energy and reducing fuel consumption, This also increases thrust at higher loads.

DMC and Van der Velden Marine Systems merged in January 2018. The two companies are now operating together as DMC.

Macduff Ship Design has announced that Colombo Dockyard PLC has delivered two Pilot Launches to Sri Lanka Ports Authority The two vessels are the first of a three vessel contract with the third vessel currently in build.

The Pilot Launches were of a revised repeat design supplied by Macduff Ship Design Ltd. The Launches will serve to transport pilots from shore to ship and can accommodate a total number of eight persons including four crew members and four pilots and have achieved a service speed of 22 knots on trials.

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LAURENT MOREL INFRACORE COMPANY As Laurent Morel of composites specialist InfraCore Company can attest, when dealing with new technology things can change faster than you'd expect. In any direction.

A decade long engineering stretch at Damen was capped by a final three years heavily involved in developing mine countermeasure vessels for the Dutch and Belgian navies. It looked like a good bet “as everyone understands that composite minehunters are better than steel”, he said, adding that GRP construction tends toward low acoustic and magnetic signatures.

However, “while composite builds result in less maintenance, there is additional CAPEX”, he admitted, and that sent him looking for reduced upfront investment.

“Then I learned of a technique that could create large structures more cost effectively than steel,” he said. “That triggered my interest.” However, he added: “When I visited I was totally flabbergasted: not just by the size, but also the innovation.” This approach wraps FRP around non-structural foam, also rendering delamination and crack propagation “inconsequential” even when fatigued by repeated impacts.

Moreover, “it was made up of common, cheap materials”, he explained.

But while Morel was uncovering this potential solution, the direction of the mine countermeasure programme was changing: the advent of drones meant ships could now stay outside minefields. However, still believing that FRP patrol vessels had a place in naval operations, Morel became an initiating partner of one of Europe's best-known composite research programmes - RAMSSES - “but, sadly, time was against us”, he added.

Just as he was re-evaluating his future, FiberCore stepped in with an offer: create a sister company and help implement the technology in other sectors.

“So, while for these particular projects it was too late, that wasn't the case for the maritime industry as a whole,” he said. And stepping across, he's retained his involvement in RAMSSES - which now has grown in influence, taking in decks, hulls, helipads and large-scale ship rudders with a block for an 85m seagoing patrol vessel being built at Damen's Vlissingen yard.

It's all ramping up in time for IMO's revisiting of the SOLAS requirements next year, and

Then I learned of a technique that could create large structures more cost effectively than steel.

That triggered my interest.

However, when I visited I was totally flabbergasted: not just by the size, but also the innovation objections are falling, one by one, as challenges like structural integrity and fire safety are addressed.

At the same time, Morel is exercising his creativity in a market that's rapidly opening.

Techniques “that can push unlimited amounts of resin into a single infusion” are able to create large bridge platforms onsite, worldwide, regardless of the environment.

This means, he said, that composites are now beginning to be picked up by ever-larger, heavy duty infrastructure programmes and given a lift from revised regulation - will eventually also trickle into larger ship and support-boat construction.

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With the unique capabilities of being a certified offshore lifting tool with the ability of upending and driving the piles quickly with reduced noise emissions, CAPE Holland believes it is set to be a gamechanger in the Offshore Wind industry. The Vibro Lifting Tool for this project will have multiple vibro hammers linked together to provide a total of 1920kgm which makes this the most powerful vibro pile driver in the world.

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ROSTOCK EXPANSION TARGETS BIGGER SHIPS Rostock is investing heavily again this year in major terminal and quayside expansion to meet the benefits offered by approach channel deepening set to begin next year, writes Tom Todd Some €30 million are being ploughed into infrastructure and superstructure renovation and improvement this year in the port's main Überseehafen. It's just the latest in a series of big investments in advance of approach channel deepening.

Last year investment by Rostock Port GmbH was even higher at €40 million - a ten year record, according to Jens Scharner, one of the company's two managing directors. In the five years up to 2023 about €250 million are being invested, added fellow MD Gernot Tesch.

Many of Rostock's main harbor basins as well as much of its superstructure - like warehouses, offices and handling cranes - date back to a time long before German reunification in 1990 when Rostock was the main port of the GDR. The Überseehafen in fact turned 60 in April.

Photo: Port of Rostock

EXPENSIVE PROCESS Replacement and renovation is an ongoing and expensive process designed to provide deepened main harbours and modern terminals able to handle the bigger ships and increased cargo volumes which Rostock Port believes a deepened approach channel will bring.

It is hoped that in turn will cement the significance of a port which some people once believed was destined for backwater status in the shadow of Hamburg and Bremen/Bremerhaven after German reunification in 1990. It has in fact become the biggest German universal port on the Baltic - one handling 27.2 million tons a year and offering a unique north-south-east, Scandinavia-East Europe traffic flow advantage to boot.

The deepening of the 15kms navigable channel into Rostock's Überseehafen from 14.5m to 16.5m will mean the dredging of an estimated 5.6 million m3. It is expected to take two and a half years to complete and cost in excess of €100 million. In charge of deepening, last undertaken in 1999, will be the German Government's Waterways and Shipping Administration (WSV).

As that work approaches, port projects are being completed well in time to benefit.

Being finished in May was the two-year renewal and expansion of the 270m bulk handling Berth 23 in the Überseehafen. The port said the facility, more than 50 years old, had reached the end of its useful life. Rostock Port spokesman

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Jörg Litschka told Maritime Journal the €17 million renewal project was begun in 2018 to cope with expected bigger bulkers. It was the first major engineering project in Rostock to anticipate approach channel deepening, he said.

Most of the work on Berth 23 was finished last year. But surface load improvement from two to five tons, track work and dredging from11.5m to 14.5m was being completed this year.

Rostock Port Construction Project Head Dirk Warning told Maritime Journal 130,000m3 were being dredged.

Berth 23 work has been handled by a consortium grouping Ed. Züblin Rostock and TAGU Tiefbau Unterweser, Oldenburg.

Looking even further ahead Jörg Litschka noted that although ships drawing maximum 13m could currently berth in the Überseehafen, work was underway to improve water depths generally for ships drawing up to 16m.

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8 Rostock Überseehafen with Baltic approach channel beyond

RORO IMPROVEMENTS RoRo cargo berth expansion to cope with ever-bigger ships was also reported well advanced. The Berth 62 project for ships of maximum 220m was finished last year. The bigger Berth 63 for ships up to 250m was finished in spring.

Part of that €13.5 million project has been the construction of a new wall in front of the existing Berth 62 and 63 quay walls with scour protection and mooring points. Warning told MJ a consortium comprising Ed. Züblin in Rostock, Colcrete- von Essen Wasserbau in Eckermünde and Aug. Prien Bauunternehmung in Hamburg handled the work.

RoRo berth improvement was also the motivation for the €6.7million Berth 50 project begun in late 2018 and finished earlier this year. Two new RoRo ramps provide more handling. A new quay wall with scour protection and two mooring dolphins was created here also, in front of the existing wall. The facility is suitable for RoRo cargo ships of 189m length drawing 6.2m.

Warning said a consortium grouping Colcrete-von Essen in Rastede and Aug. Prien Bauunternehmung in Hamburg were responsible for the Berth 50 project.

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VESSEL DETOURS TO MAKE UNSCHEDULED VOLCANO SURVEY A Netherlands hydrographic survey vessel has made a 10 day detour to monitor an active underwater volcano in the Mozambique Channel The Fugro vessel was heading from the Netherlands to South Africa when it made the detour to support Ifremer, the French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea, in monitoring a giant active underwater volcano off the east coast of Africa.

Ifremer is performing important research on this unique volcano but the latest mission was thrown into jeopardy by the Covid-19 pandemic and associated travel restrictions.

When Fugro heard, they diverted the specialist hydrographic survey vessel Fugro Gauss to Mayotte in the Mozambique Channel to support Ifremer's vital hydrographic survey.

Fugro's global hydrographic footprint, combined with its sustained investment in remote operation support solutions, enabled two teams that had never met to collaborate via 'the cloud' and support the Mayotte community. Three hydrographic specialists from Fugro in Bremen, Germany, were responsible for offshore coordination and quality control, while Ifremer's team of four were based in Brest, France.

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Delighted to have been able to complete the Mayotte survey campaign, Brest-based Dr Carla Scalabrin, Ifremer Head of Mayotte Project Hydroacoustic Team, said: “It was our first experience of remote working and we never met our Fugro colleagues in person, as the project was planned by email and videoconferencing. Despite these challenges, we quickly established a climate of trust and the data transfer was

Backscatter Mosaicking for Teledyne PDS A new option has been added to the Teledyne PDS applications to enable Side Scan Sonar Backscatter Mosaicking, ensuring that the PDS offering remains at the forefront of sonar processing software.

In relation to this new update, a number of new features are available. Firstly, whilst in mosaicking work flow, an additional Backscatter Logging tab has been added to the online Sonar Side Scan Waterfall and Snippets display to activate and manage the online backscatter gridmodel logging and mosaicking.

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This project for Ifremer aligns with Fugro's commitment to sustainability and its extensive involvement with both the United Nations Decade initiative and the Seabed 2030 project.

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With such a broad portfolio of services tugs are obviously an important part of Ocean Group's asset portfolio, around 30 such vessels listed as operating for the various group-owned companies. The two latest additions are Ocean Granville and Ocean Kitsilano, built by Damen Song Cam Shipyard in Vietnam.

As well as the usual towing, mooring and firefighting capabilities the BV-classed pair also carry escort notation and in addition to the 80.91t and 84.8t ahead bollard pull figures, maximum steering forces respectively for each vessel of 75t along with maximum braking forces of 90t at maximum escort speed 10kn are also quoted.

A Caterpillar engine/Rolls-Royce thruster arrangement is once again provided, other engineroom equipment includes Azcue general service, bilge and fuel pumps; CJC fuel purifiers and Selmar sewage treatment plant with two firefighting monitors powered by one of the main engines. Fuel oil capacity is 102.6m3 along with 17.4m3 of fresh water.

Main towing is over the bow from a hydraulic two-speed, double-drum winch of 200t brake load. A Heila HLM 20-3S deck crane is included along with a 4m SOLAS-approved rescue boat with 25hp outboard engine. A substantial 'D' and 'W' fender arrangement is provided, particularly around the forepart of the pair as common with shiphandling tugs.

8 CMS Wrestler joins other Damen tugs in Clyde Marine Services’ fleet

8 Jawar Al Klhaleej’s trio of ASD 2813 tugs are characterised by their high freeboard

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The seven deliveries cover three separate owners based in the UK, Dubai and Canada and involves three Damen marques, the ASD Tugs 2009, 2813 and 3212.

Clyde Marine Services are well acquainted with Damen's tugs and the Greenock, UK-based company has now added the ASD Tug 2009 CMS Wrestler to its fleet, a standard-design vessel equipped for towing, mooring and firefighting operations.

CMS Wrestler has a LOA of 21.19m on a beam of 9.43m and provides 29.3tbp via Caterpillar C32 main engines developing 1,790bkW total at 1,800rpm powering Schottel SRP 550 thrusters. Auxiliary machinery includes two Caterpillar C4.4, 64.5kVA gensets and a Caterpillar C-09 firefighting set supplying a 600m3/hr water/foam monitor.

A combined anchor/towing winch (10t pull, 75t brake) is installed forward with a Mampaey 450kN SWL disc type tow hook aft, deck equipment also including a Heila HLM 10-3S crane. Five persons are accommodated in one single and two double-berth cabins.

Jawar Al Khaleej Shipping LLC is another company familiar with Damen tugs with thirteen ASDs, Stan Tugs and Shoalbusters listed in its fleet. Most are chartered from Damen and of note are three RSD 2513 tugs, one of Damen's “next generation” designs.

In recent months two further pairs have joined the Dubaibased company's fleet comprising ASD 2813 tugs Jawar Dhi Qar and Jawar Diyala along with the ASD 3212s Jawar Muthanna and Jawar Anbar.

Over 200 ASD Tug 2813s have been delivered, building on the capabilities of the larger ASD Tug 3212 and able to carry out a wide range of operations benefiting from a high freeboard and spacious accommodation for up to eight persons below the forecastle deck but still at main deck level in addition to two single cabins at forecastle deck level.

A Caterpillar/Rolls-Royce main engine and fixed-pitch thruster arrangement provides 5,050bKW and bollard pull of 85t. Substantial towage capabilities are provided by a doubledrum render-recovery winch forward and a 200t brake load towing winch aft.

The second pair involves the ASD Tug 3212, another wellestablished marque needing little introduction. Jawar Muthanna and Jawar Anbar provide 82tbp and speed 14.1kn with towing winches forward and aft. Where firefighting capability with Jawar Al Khaleej's ASD 2813 twins is from a single main engine driven pump, this second pair have two monitors, each supplying 1,200m3/hr water and 300m3/hr foam powered by an independent diesel engine.

Main engines are Caterpillar 3516C HD+TA/D models producing in total 5,050bKW at 1,800rpm powering Rolls-Royce US255 P30 fixed-pitch thrusters. Caterpillar also provide two C6.6 TA gensets with bilge, fuel, and fresh water pressure pumps supplied by Sterling.

The final Damen deliveries to look at this month are another pair of ASD Tug 2813s for Quebec-based Ocean Group, a company offering a range of services for maritime industries including industrial and naval repair and shipbuilding; dredging; marine transportation; barge and workboat rental and harbour towing and salvage.

Credit: Damen

Seven new tug deliveries held over from last month from Damen Shipyards Group are examined here including a closer look at the design types and new owners

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8 German propulsion manufacturer Schottel has won an order to supply thrusters for a harbour tug under construction for Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.

The tug, designed by Glosten is being built

by Washburn & Doughty will be equipped with DRP 210 FP thrusters (500kW each) powered by EPA Tier III engines and includes the DNV-GL type approved LEACON system ensuring permanent monitoring of the propeller shaft and steering seals. Of a modest size, the 18.3m LOA tug is considered ideal for manoeuvring inside lock chambers while of sufficient beam

consideration of the mixed financial performance in Portugal since initial entry in 2005.

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8 Three Port of Bristol tugs have assisted in extinguishing a fire on a shoreside crane while loading a bulk carrier carrying barley for export.

Svitzer Avon commenced firefighting under command of the dockmaster and it was soon joined by Svitzer Hawk and Multratug 27 to provide additional assistance extinguishing the flames.

After just 20 minutes all three tugs were ordered to stop their monitors and with the fire extinguished released, Svitzer Avon's master Shaun Arthur stating it was merely “all in a day's work”. Many shiphandling tugs are equipped for external firefighting suitable for fires ashore as well as on ships themselves.

8 Three Bristol tugs were employed to extinguish the shoreside crane fire

(8.5m) for improved performance in ice and enhanced stability.

8 Grupo Sousa and Pioneiro de Rio Servicos Maritimos have completed the takeover of Svitzer's Portuguese maritime operations through Portugs.

At the time of reporting the move, Svitzer stated its operation in Portugal has been facing declining volumes resulting in “difficult market conditions” the decision in line with its wider corporate growth strategy. This follows a strategic review of its portfolio, including

8 Crowley Maritime Corporation has announced an agreement to bareboat charter a newbuild RAL RApport design tug from Brusco Tug and Barge.

The ASD tug was built by Diversified Marine Inc of Portland Oregon to provide shiphandling services in Pacific Northwest and Californian ports. It is powered by Caterpillar 3512 Tier IV compliant engines producing 6,000hp in total with its 81t bollard pull maximising performance including high safety levels while exceeding federal and State of California environmental regulation.

The initial area of operation will be Puget Sound, but it will be capable of shiphandling operations in Crowley-services ports throughout California.

After just 20 minutes all three tugs were ordered to stop their monitors and with the fire extinguished, released, Svitzer Avon’s master Shaun Arthur stating it was merely “all in a day’s work”

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ABB TO POWER ASIA’S FIRST LNG HYBRID TUG Last month MJ reported on Port of Singapore's involvement in future technologies with its work on autonomous tug operations. It is unsurprising therefore to hear of its activities in the field of sustainable operations with South Asia's first LNG hybrid tug.

The vessel is currently under construction at Sembcorp Marine shipyard for its subsidiary company Jurong Marine Services and is due for delivery by the end of 2020 for operation in Singapore.

ABB's electric propulsion, power energy storage, control and automatic technology will be at the heart of the tug which will be capable of switching between low-emission LNG gas engines and zero-emission battery power. The installation will see first use of ABB's Onboard DC Grid for a tug application allowing the vessel to deploy 904kWh of battery power for activities including peak-shaving.

ABB sees the use of different energy mixes as “futureproofing” while enabling tugs and other port service vessels to face imminent environmental restrictions including IMO's aims to halve ship CO2 emissions by 2050.

Gas-fuelled engines face challenges handling fast-changing load requirements but by leveraging the Onboard DC Grid the tug's engines will be able to run at variable speeds for optimised LNG fuel economy at each load level.

Integration of different systems and technologies is clearly important with ABB stating that additionally, through integration with an energy storage source, the batteries will be able to provide power to the tug's propulsion almost instantaneously.

The LNG engines will not have to be tied to a fixed speed

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Swiss technology company ABB Group has outlined its involvement in the newbuilding LNG-powered tug under construction for operation in the Port of Singapore

against dynamic loads but able to provide energy at variable revolutions per minute further enhancing efficiency, responsiveness, and operational sustainability.

ABB's scope of equipment supply includes the DC drives for the PTI/PTO variable speed shaft generator, which integrates with the energy storage battery.

ABB applies its technologies to a number of diverse industries, its activities in the marine sector covering segments such as offshore, ice-classed, passenger, cargo, special purpose, short distance, and naval vessels. A recent whitepaper exploring the subject of electric towboats concluded the US inland river market is ready for electric propulsion.

8 Port of Singapore is making the news in promoting sustainable operations

Vital support sectors of the maritime world affected by Covid-19 are having to adopt new ways of operating in a world facing severe restrictions.

The term 'key worker' applies to a number of roles; as an example, hospital teams rely on logistics chains for supplies, from the product's raw material at one end to the delivery person arriving at the hospital at the other end. Particularly in the UK, transport by sea will almost certainly be involved at some stage, the towing industry being key to maintaining the chain and adapting to the restrictive world they now operate in.

Many companies operate tug fleets globally and with countries responding to Covid-19 differently are adapting accordingly and BHP Marine as one example has described efforts to maintain its towing service at Port Hedland.

While many of its crews live locally in

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8 RT Endevour is one of Kotug’s Port Hedland tugs adapting to life with Covid-19

Western Australia, others commute from across the country and as the state's borders were closing, quick thinking was required to relocate contractor groups' crews and their families to Port Hedland to help reduce spread of the virus.

Port Hedland is a major iron ore export terminal serviced by over 20 modern highspec shiphandling tugs and “Joe” one of the tug masters relocated with his wife and two

children from Port Lincoln in South Australia to Port Hedland, a distance of around 3,000km, commenting: “It's extremely reassuring to have my family with me.” Adding: “Given this is something we have never experienced before it is incredible how we have worked together and put in place new policies and procedures to overcome challenges in such a short time.”

Just as emergency services ashore are key workers, the marine salvage industry is key in ensuring the supply chain remains intact and the International Salvage Union (ISU) has outlined the Covid-19 situation with its members.

It reports members will be “working hard to maintain full service to their clients” including providing emergency response services.

Ships and their crew's previous destinations pose an additional challenge when assessing how best to respond to incidents where travel restrictions could affect response teams.

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Kongsberg thrusters for fully electric tug

8 COSCO’s Xin Guang Hua was deployed to move the platform

NOT ROCKET SCIENCE FOR CROWLEY US family and employee-owned towage company Crowley has described its part in the loadout of a mobile spacecraft launch platform Dry tows are where as opposed to wet tows, the object is transported on a heavy load carrier. Tugs are still required however for positioning the object over semi-submersible type vessels and removing it at journey's end and Crowley's recent such involvement has highlighted how best laid plans must be changed thanks to the weather.

The task involved assisting with transport of the self-propelled, semi-submersible mobile spacecraft launch platform LP Odyssey from Port of Long beach, which had been its home for more than 20 years, to the Russian east coast, just south of Port of Vladivostok.

A dry tow was chosen, the platform loaded aboard the China COSCO Shipping-owned, semi-submersible heavy load carrier Xin Guang Hua and Crowley's role involved towing LP Odyssey from Los Angeles Harbour to an outside anchorage near Long Beach for the transfer.

In less than 48 hours, the tugs Master, Leader, Admiral, Veteran and Scout were mobilised including complying with customer and regulatory requirements. The tugs started to tow the 436' long, 220' wide platform to the Xin Guang Hua in the anchorage but as is often the case in the world of seafaring the weather had other plans and sea swells delayed the final set down of the platform onto the ship.

Authorities and Crowley's operations team ashore developed an alternative plan where it was agreed the best course of action was to move both platform and heavy load ship back inside the harbour breakwater for the loading operation. A window to minimise port traffic interruptions was established and two days later with the aid of the tugs, LP Odyssey was safely positioned over Xin Guang Hua which was deballasted allowing the platform to be fastened securely for its journey to Russia.

Crowley's Master, Leader, Admiral and Scout would have been well-matched for their role being four of Crowley's five US-flagged, 50tbp Harbor Class, Voith Schneider-propelled tractor tugs built by Nichols Bros Boat Builders in 1998/99. The fifth tug assisting, Veteran is another Nichols-built tug, dating from 2014 and one of two Valor Class tugs providing over 90tbp from Rolls-Royce Aquamaster Z-Drive units.

Kongsberg Maritime's azimuth thrusters have been selected to power a fully electric shiphandling tug, the first of its kind in the world.

The reference concerns the recently announced partnership between New Zealand's Ports of Auckland Limited and Damen Shipyards Group to develop a fully electric shiphandling tug, part of the former's declared intention to conduct emissions-free operations by 2040.

There are two noteworthy aspects to this item of news, firstly the all-electric feature of the vessel's operation and second the selection of Damen's RSD-E 2513 design.

Emissions from the source power supply that will charge the tug have to be considered of course but during operation it will in effect be emissions-free, important where it works close to urban areas. Two Tier III-compliant gensets are for back-up purposes only with propulsion supplied by batteries rated at 2,800kWh, equivalent to 70 Nissan Leaf cars.

The RSD 2513 is one of Damen's “next generation” tugs (featured previously in MJ including June 2019 Seawork edition) around six of which are now in service with several more in build as per Damen's build for stock practice. The RSD designation refers to Reversed Stern Drive, its “always bow first” configuration placing it in the safest position.

It features twin fin skegs for optimal towing performance and high impact resistant Damen safety glass. Notable during MJ's experience of life on board was the low level of noise and vibration.

Kongsberg's advanced technology will be an integral part of the vessel, utilising two US255 L PM fixed-pitch azimuth thrusters supplied from its facility in Rauma, Finland.

The tug will provide a bollard pull of 70t and Kongsberg state: “... with their integrated PM electric motors, unrivalled manoeuvrability, tough modular construction and proven reliability, these thrusters combine minimal running costs with impeccable environmental credentials.”

The task involved assisting with transport of the selfpropelled, semi-submersible mobile spacecraft launch platform LP Odyssey from Port of Long beach

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MARINE RENEWABLES EXTRA

AN ALTERNATIVE TO ROPE BASED DESCENT SYSTEMS The currently de-facto use of rope-based descent (RBD) systems for emergency evacuation in the wind energy sector could be up for debate Survitec's Evacuator, a fireproof, rapid descent system, is capable of getting single and multiple crew members working at heights of up to 300m to safety in an emergency situation.

According to Ross Johnston, Survitec Energy Sales Manager, Evacuator can mean the difference between life and death for wind turbine technicians.

“While evacuation and rescue are two very different processes, with wind turbines increasing in height, the safety of maintenance personnel and their means to evacuate in an emergency is of paramount importance, especially when a fire is involved,” he says.

It is estimated that each year one fire-related incident occurs every 2000 turbines - onshore and offshore.

FIRE INCIDENTS ON THE RISE Indeed, a GCube report published in November 2015 stated there are on average 50 wind turbine fires per year. Yet while there is little data relating to deaths or injuries specifically related to turbine fires, statistics published by the Caithness Windfarm Information Forum in September 2019, indicated that the number of wind turbine accidents is increasing year-on-year.

Fire is the second most common cause of accidents after blade failure, with 379 fire incidents reported since 2000. But with taller turbines, with some designs reaching 165m in height, it is suggested time-critical evacuation could be an issue with RBD systems, the current standard.

RBDs are perfectly designed for day-to-day use in maintenance procedures and non-time critical rescue scenarios. However, the complicated and time-consuming nature of RBDs could limit the chance of an effective and timely escape when speed is of the essence.

They typically require a high level of abseil training prior to use, so that ropes do not become entangled and the rate of descent is managed. They are also unable to withstand the 1000°C plus temperatures typical of a fire in in the nacelle, the compartment housing the turbine's generating components, and multiple simultaneous evacuation may not be possible.

Even extreme heat resistant ropes will not withstand the high temperatures that a fire in general will produce, says Survitec.

“We identified a gap in the sector's provision of a dedicated evacuation device, that is not just a repurposed rescue device,” says Johnston. “Not only does the industry lack a dedicated evacuation system from its wind turbine nacelles, but many current solutions potentially fail to satisfy the approval requirements they must meet.”

Evacuator is compliant with the Official European Safety Standard for Wind Turbines and designed to meet EN 50308: 4.4.2 guidelines governing wind turbine evacuation during fire.

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Johnston furthers that several global wind energy operators are in the process of upgrading their current evacuation solutions to the Evacuator. “A leading turbine manufacturer is also in the process of standardising the system into its new turbine. Evacuator is the gold-standard in evacuation,” he says.

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FULLY MECHANICAL The Evacuator system is fully mechanical and does not require electricity or any other power source to operate, guaranteeing its operational reliability in all circumstances. The descent is fully automatic at a controlled speed of one metre per second. It is designed for use on all high-rise structures, including wind turbines, offshore substations, harbour cranes and other structures that previously relied on RBDs, or in some cases had no emergency evacuation options open to them at all.

Should fire break out in the nacelle, technicians are likely to escape upwards to the helideck, where the Evacuator is typically installed. Usually, the helideck has enough space to install the Evacuator in a weatherproof box. It can also be easily installed inside the nacelle or wherever space is available.

“However, the general idea of having two independent escape routes equipped with everything you need for a safe descent, for example in the base of the Nacelle and on the helideck, is also embraced by leading experts,” says Johnston.

The Evacuator is installed using four or six bolts that connect it to a solid surface and can hold a 1,410kg load. With a lifespan of more than 30 years, it is easily maintained and comes with personal protective equipment in an Evacuation Chest that can be further fireproofed.

To have the capacity to evacuate four individuals at once, the E165 Evacuator model incorporates two independently functioning reels, each 165m in length satisfying the maximum height to water of all offshore turbines. Each reel is capable of safely descending 282kg, two evacuees per reel based on the standard maximum technician weight of <140kg.

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SIEMENS GAMESA INTRODUCES 15MW TURBINE Siemens Gamesa's new 15MW wind turbine unit could transform wind farm developments writes Dag Pike.

This new turbine model has a rated capacity of 14MW but this can be expanded up to 15MW using the company's Power Boost function that optimises the turbine to local wind conditions.

The 222-metre diameter rotor for this turbine uses the new Siemens Gamesa B108 blades with each blade being 108 metres long. These blades are based on the IntegralBlade® technology and are moulded in one piece using patented Siemens Gamesa blade technologies.

The turbine has a swept area of 39,000 square metres and this allows the SG 14-222 DD to provide an increase of more than 25% in Annual Energy Production compared to the SG 11.0-200 DD offshore wind turbine, the company's current largest. An important feature is that this new unit has a low nacelle weight of just 500 tonnes. This light weight is said to enable Siemens Gamesa to safely utilize an optimized tower and foundation substructure compared to a heavier nacelle and it also allows installation using many of the current installation vessels. Benefits also arise in the

The turbine has a swept area of 39,000 square metres and this allows the SG 14-222 DD to provide an increase of more than 25% in Annual Energy Production compared to the SG 11.0-200 DD offshore wind turbine, the company’s current largest 8 Siemens Gamesa 14-222 DD: enough room on top for a socially distanced family barbecue

form of lower costs per turbine by minimizing sourced materials and reducing transportation needs, the company said.

The turbine prototype is expected to be ready in 2021, and the model will be commercially available in 2024, Siemens Gamesa said. The 14MW capacity allows one SG 14-222 DD machine to provide enough energy to power approximately 18,000 average European households every year.

“We've gone bigger for the better,” said

Markus Tacke, the CEO of Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy. “Safely and sustainably providing clean energy for our customers and society-at-large is at the core of all we do. The new SG 14-222 DD is a global product which allows all of us take giant steps towards protecting and preserving our planet. Our installed fleet of over 100GW both offshore and onshore abates more than 260 million tons of CO2 emissions annually.”

Andreas Nauen, the CEO of the Siemens Gamesa Offshore Business Unit commented; ”The SG 14-222 DD demonstrates our drive to lead the way in a world powered by clean energy.”

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SOCIAL DISTANCING ABOARD AN OFFSHORE WIND SOV A German offshore wind vessel operator has explained how its Service Operation Vessels are continuing to operate and provide a key service during challenging times Matthias Müller, Head of BSM Offshore Services says that protecting the health and safety of its passengers and crew is a top priority each and every day. He adds that despite the global pandemic, BSM's consistently high standards and close working relationships with its clients mean that the company has been able to adapt to new ways of working with little impact on its customers.

The company is currently managing three Service Operation Vessels (SOV) which are owned by Bernhard Schulte, accommodating between 60 and 120 people, which includes technicians maintaining offshore wind farms in the North Sea and the BSM Offshore Services crew. One of the vessels is operating in Dutch waters, contracted to Siemens Gamesa Renewables and the other two are in German waters, contacted to Siemens Gamesa Renewables and GE Renewables.

“Because the vessels house so many people we already had exceptionally high hygiene standards on board, for example using hand sanitiser and cleaning with disinfectant before entering a mess room. But as a result of the coronavirus we have now introduced very strict procedures for anyone joining or visiting the vessel and we are minimising crew changes - we are very grateful to our seafarers for their support on this. We are all maintaining social distancing across the vessels, but otherwise the way we work has not changed dramatically,” Matthias adds.

FLOATING WAREHOUSE The SOVs visit port every two weeks and the rest of the time are independent, stationed offshore in the windfarm.

Equipped to a very high standard with cabins and leisure rooms, sauna, jacuzzi and gym, they also serve as a floating warehouse, stocked with all the spare parts that might be needed while deployed.

BSM and its clients work very collaboratively, the charterers have their own HSE and dedicated doctors, but all COVID-19 related decisions have been taken jointly, and the SOV's all adhere to the latest German Government advice and regulations.

The SOVs have not faced any shortages in supplies thanks to BSM Offshore Services' purchasers and their network of suppliers.

SHARED EXPERIENCES “We have close longstanding relationships with our offshore clients, stretching back many years and will continue to do so into the future. On the vessel - living together - we are already very familiar, but the coronavirus has now enhanced relationships between our office teams, too. They are holding video conferences every few days, and alongside work, they are discussing their shared experiences, not least the joys of home schooling!”

Matthias adds that: “As an international company, we have faced some problems with travel restrictions and closed borders, but COVID-19 has really demonstrated the value of having our own Crew Service Centres in our seafarers' countries of origin. The centres and our in-house corporate and maritime

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travel agency have both gone above and beyond helping us to solve problems around travel restrictions by working with local authorities, offering socially distanced transport and providing a local BSM contact person for the seafarers and their families. It's this dedication to crew welfare and our family company culture which underpins our industry-leading crew retention rate of more than 90%.”

Looking ahead, Matthias says BSM Offshore Services will continue to work closely with its clients delivering safe, reliable and efficient offshore services, while monitoring the COVID-19 situation carefully and taking all necessary steps to minimise risk to its clients and crews. BSM Offshore Services is a ship management provider in the offshore wind, oil and gas industry.

The company provides owners, investors and operators with a wide range of comprehensive management services, including technical and crew management, newbuilding supervision and fleet maintenance.

8 Windea Leibniz connected to a wind turbine.

Inset: BSM’s SOVs accommodate between 60 and 120 people

Because the vessels house so many people we already had exceptionally high hygiene standards on board, for example using hand sanitiser and cleaning with disinfectant before entering a mess room. But as a result of the coronavirus we have now introduced very strict procedures for anyone joining or visiting the vessel and we are minimising crew changes For the latest news and analysis go to www.maritimejournal.com/news101

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RENEWABLES APPETITE REMAINS STRONG

A new report has concluded that there are various existing technologies to recycle wind turbine blades, but these solutions are not yet all available at industrial scale and economically competitive.

'Accelerating Wind Turbine Blade Circularity',

by WindEurope, the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) and the European Composites Industry Association (EuCIA), found that the main technology for recycling composite waste is through cement co-processing.

However, WindEurope, Cefic and EuCIA strongly support increasing and improving composite waste recycling through the development of alternative recycling technologies.

Investor appetite for renewable energy infrastructure remains robust, despite the "triple shock" of COVID19, the oil price war and 2019's unseasonably warm winter in Northern Europe on electricity pricing.

This is according to Augusta & Co., a specialist financial adviser to the renewable energy sector, which said while the cost of project finance remains higher than before Covid-19, demand from investors in renewable energy is set to rapidly rebound. It pointed to favourable feedback from the renewables investor base, alongside the recent completion of highly complex transactions in the space.

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The renewable energy industry is continuing to prove its resilience to major disruption with financial transactions and project development continuing to move ahead despite the demand shocks we have seen Mortimer Menzel, partner at Augusta & Co., said: “The renewable energy industry is continuing to prove its resilience to major disruption with financial transactions and project development continuing to move ahead despite the demand shocks we have seen.

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8 Interest in renewable projects, including offshore wind, remains high

"We have not seen a reduction in investor interest for green electricity producing assets. Investor confidence in the market's recovery remains high and we expect to see an acceleration in the number of deals during the summer, barring, of course, any setbacks in the recovery from the pandemic.”

WIND ENERGY DEAL Fortum's 500MW deal with Credit Suisse Energy Infrastructure Partners was successfully closed with Augusta's support on 18 May. The deal covered a portfolio of three operational wind farms - the 32MW Nygårdsfjellet, 50MW Ånstadblåheia and 76MW Solberg - and two under construction - 90MW Kalax and 154MW Sävar - across Norway, Finland and Sweden.

Mr Menzel said there is now a move towards financing without bank debt, while investors are moving more rapidly towards full merchant deals.

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NEW DP2 ‘ZWERVER I’ TO ENTER SERVICE MID JUNE Offshore support company Van Stee Offshore has announced that its newest addition to the fleet, the DP2 MPSV Zwerver I will be taken into service mid-June 2020

8 Zwerver I sea trials

In the past weeks a variety of tests and trials has been carried out to verify her unique capabilities and functionality. Just after her sea trials for class authority, Bureau Veritas, the vessel sailed to the Rotterdam Maasvlakte to conduct the bollard pull tests. The vessel managed to achieve an average bollard pull of 66T, with a maximum value of 69T. During DP-trials and commissioning the vessel, equipped with eight thrusters in total, showed her capability with 'astonishing results' in different configurations. Main propulsion is from 2 x Caterpillar 3412e producing 537 kW each.

The vessel is capable of operating in DP2 mode with a draft of only 2.3 m, with six thrusters available, which makes her ideal for a variety of operations in high current tidal areas suiting her well to operations such as cable lay, cable repair, survey operations, ROV support and UXO clearance.

For operations in very shallow waters, two spud poles (Ø 1500 mm) are fitted to position the vessel during beaching-, diving- and cable lay operations. There is also a 4/5-point mooring system installed with wire capacities of 1400m anchor wire.

On board there is a comfortable accommodation for 58 including crew, which includes a large messroom, meeting room, client office and gym. VSAT and Sat-TV systems are available in each and every room/cabin. This system including entertainment system was delivered by Bampro.

On the bridge, there is a large survey desk including 19” racks, preinstalled monitor brackets, Clear-Com installation and many more. Bridge electronics are a mix of Simrad and Furuno products.

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The vessel is equipped with 1 large Scaldon AHC knuckleboom crane which lifts 40T @ 20 m in Seastate 3 and 20T @ 27 m in maximum outreach. CT and manriding is included. The crane is equipped with a separate 5T auxiliairy winch and has connections available for additional hydraulic equipment such as a grab, pumps or other hydraulic equipment. The crane is equipped with communication equipment such as VHF, Clear-Com and PA systems. Survey screens are also available for the crane operator. On top of this, there are 2 HS Marine cranes installed, divided on deck to cover the entire 800 m² deck space. On the stern on portside, a 550Tm version, lifting 15T @ 20 m and in the centre of the vessel on portside, a 145Tm type, lifting 3,5T @ 20 m.

In the centre of the vessel, slightly over port side, a moonpool of 4.2 x 4.2m is integrated in the vessel's hull. The moonpool has a removable deck cover, which fits flush on deck and a hydraulically operated bottom door. A second moonpool is located on starboard side close to the accommodation for survey operations.

On the stern, a stern roller of 8000 x 2000 mm is installed including a pair of Kooiman Delta Pins plus Fork.

For towing, anchor handling and eventual 5th mooring/pull anchor, a large 200T Kraaijeveld winch is fitted. This winch has the capacity of holding 1000 m wire @ Ø 64 mm, and has a holding capacity of 250 T. 2 additional 15T tugger winches are installed for anchor handling and mass flow operations.

Flush mounted container fittings have been added in deck on several locations. The railings/cargo rails are all removable. Deck strength varies between 10 and 20 t/m².

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NEW PARTNERSHIP WILL DEVELOP FOIL-STABILISED CTVs UK naval architects Chartwell Marine and America's Cup team spin out company BAR Technologies, will now work together to offer a range of foil stabilised monohulls to serve Round III windfarms The partnership will drive forward the development of new vessel designs ranging from 30m CTVs through to 60m service accommodation and transfer vessels (SATVs), making use of BAR's patented foil optimisation and stabilisation system (FOSS). It will see Chartwell's leading structural, class and engineering design joined with BAR's latest innovations in hydrofoil technology and unique, patented hull form development expertise.

While the offshore energy support vessel market is well served by the likes of existing designs - such as the versatile Chartwell 24 catamaran for wind farm construction and O&M support - the trend for building further out at sea presents new challenges in the form of longer journeys and rougher waters.

These challenges are further compounded by the drive to reduce operating costs, and carbon emissions, by cutting fuel consumption.

This has led to an industry demand for larger vessels that are not only designed specifically for bulk crew transfers and longer distance voyages, but also demonstrate greater efficiency and lower fuel burn, leading to significant savings for operators as well as a reduced carbon footprint. Further, the industry is pushing for vessels with the capability to operate for longer periods - to the extent of crew and technicians sleeping on board, requiring an advanced hull.

Responding to this trend in CTV procurement, BAR - with the support of Chartwell - have created a 30m vessel which can reduce vertical acceleration by up to 70% in 2.5m wave heights, helping with motion sickness and offering greater levels of availability in rougher seas. BAR's FOSS technology, which helps to dampen pitch and roll, will also be an option available on new Chartwell vessels, and can be offered and applied to the Chartwell 24 vessel - further enhancing its seakeeping capability and renowned manoeuvrability.

Andy Page, Managing Director, Chartwell Marine, said: "As offshore wind expands globally, the challenges of constructing and maintaining wind farms in a variety of locales requires

forward thinking CTV operators to make use of the full range of vessel sizes available to the market."

"With industry demand coalescing around larger vessels, there is a clear opportunity to deploy the latest technology and knowledge from other maritime sectors to deliver a new range of 30m+ CTVs which satisfy the growing requirements of offshore wind while, crucially, meeting the latest needs in efficiency."

John Cooper, CEO, BAR Technologies, said: "We see the Chartwell 24 and BAR 30m vessels as natural partners. The former provides high versatility, high payload and large deck space, while the latter demonstrates up to 50% fuel efficiency savings at 15 knots and advanced seakeeping at speed, which is particularly noticeable on longer journeys - as well as great static seakeeping attributes. Chartwell's strong engineering capability and design heritage has allowed us to create an advanced superior solution for owner operators based on their varied project requirements."

8 BAR 30m CTV design

COVID-compliant CTV will help UK keep the lights on UK crew transfer fleet operator Manor Renewable Energy has tweaked the interior design of one of its in-build vessels to allow crew and technicians to get the job done while adhering to the UK's 2m social distancing guidelines.

Manor Renewable Energy has been working on the challenge of social distancing and work environment safety for offshore technicians and vessel crew throughout their fleet of vessels.

MRE's newest vessel currently under construction, the Manor Endurance (due to be delivered in July 2020) was originally designed to transport 24 passengers; however, in order

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to meet the new social distancing requirements currently in place, the design has been amended. The updated vessel design allows 12 offshore technicians to be transported safely with the inclusion of two-metre social distancing.

The updated seating layout for the technicians is effectively split between the port and starboard side, with 7 seats in one half and 5 in the other. Each section of the vessel is accessed from a separate dedicated entrance and has separate mess rooms, toilets and shower units, ensuring each team is isolated from the other.

8 The updated vessel design allows 12 offshore technicians to be transported safely â&#x20AC;&#x201C; down considerably from the original 24

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This newly launched 36 metre Service Accommodation Transfer Vessel (SATV) has been commissioned for the Formosa 1, Offshore Wind Farm Project in Taiwan.

Designers, BMT claim that the 36m SATV is the first vessel of its kind anywhere in the world.

Its advanced design will offer greater operational versatility, providing long term offshore accommodation while still being able to push up against the turbine to transfer technicians. This new concept and size of vessel will be able to plug the gap, where a full size SOV (service operation vessel) would be unsuitable and too expensive.

The SATV successfully completed an extensive sea trials program for the owners (Ventus Marine) and charterers (SGRE) and has immediately commenced operations and maintenance activities on the Formosa 1 site.

BMT partnered with Penguin Shipyard International for the 36m SATV, who together have delivered many vessels within different sectors of the marine industry, including High Speed Ferries, Oil and Gas crew boats, Firefighting Vessels and Crew Transfer Vessels.

Chris Witty, Technical Lead for Specialised Ship Design at BMT comments, “It's fantastic to be a part of continually developing Offshore Renewables industry, particularly with such

SATV COMBINES TRANSFER AND ACCOMMODATION IN DESIGN FIRST

8 The SATV successfully completed an extensive sea trials program for the owners

exciting projects like the SATV. The design brief really allowed us the freedom to devise the optimal configuration, from both a comfort and a workflow perspective.”

Seakeeping and efficiency were at the forefront of the project. To develop this unique design, BMT leveraged technologies and

experience derived from the broad range of markets it serves. The hull form is based on BMT's ModCat range which offers improved seakeeping performance, but with a minimal resistance penalty. The improved vessel motion is also complemented by a full active ride control system.

The design also boasts the third generation of BMT's patented Active Fender System™.

Through substantial investment as part of their R&D program, BMT have designed this next generation of their proven Active Fender System specifically for larger vessels like the SATV to land on wind turbine generators with a significantly reduced impact load enabling the safe transfer of service technicians onto the towers.

SATV is designed for a 12 day offshore endurance for 10 crew. As European offshore wind development moves to the more distant Round III sites, the combination provided by the SATV of fulfilling accommodation and crew transfer in one vessel could become increasingly relevant.

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The Netherlands with its extensive network of inland waterways has taken a lead in promoting emission free electric vessels and further proof of this is seen with an order for a 15 metre electric patrol boat writes Dag Pike.

Commissioned by the province of Friesland in the north of the country this patrol boat has been designed by the experienced team at Vripack and it follows on from experience with a 19 metre electric patrol boat that was recently delivered by the Niestern Sander shipyard. To be called PW10 this patrol boat is being designed to be capable of carrying out extensive patrol duties such as escorting large vessels, inspecting shipping, monitoring water sport events and assisting and directing emergency situations when they arise.

It is planned that PW10 will have a battery pack with sufficient capacity to carry out a full range of patrol duties during the day and then be recharged overnight from shore power. To add to the green credentials this recharging will use electric power from renewable sources and the daytime operational charge of the batteries will be supplemented by 10 solar panels attached to the top of the vessel. The design has been developed so that at a later date the vessel can be converted to operate on electric power from a hydrogen fuel cell unit.

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The contract for the building of PW10 has been placed with the Talsma Shipyard.

Currently they are in the process of finalising the design and it is likely that the propulsion will follow the system used in the 19 metre vessel with electric propulsion units being supplied by Hydrosta, where the electric motor drives a vertical drive shaft that connects to a propeller that can rotate through 360° to give exceptional manuoueverability.

Much of the material used for the fitting out of the vessel will be made from recycled materials such as bamboo and recycled

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Gerard Cnossen, Commercial Manager at Talsma, said, “It's great that a Frisian shipyard is building this innovative ship. In addition to direct employment for us, this assignment can be a spin-off for future projects.”

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FULL STEAM AHEAD FOR FINNISH LNG NEWBUILD Construction of Finland's LNG car-passenger newbuild Aurora Botnia is on track again after concerns about coronavirus were eased, reports Tom Todd.

Billed as “the most environmentally friendly passenger vessel under construction”, the 150m x 26m ferry is under build at Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) for delivery next spring to Finnish shipping company Wasaline.

Construction was going “according to schedule” said RMC CEO Jyrki Heinimaa in early May after concerns were expressed over employment and coronavirus.

About 400 people from some ten countries

The new ship will have a hybrid LNG/BLG power generation system with LNG as the prime energy source.

Also installed will be an electric propulsion system with ABB azimuth thrusters, Danfoss (Vacon) AC drives and WE system integration

are working on the €120 million Wasaline project and Heinimaa said it was hoped that just-announced government steps to ease labour movement would now help the situation.

The assembly of the last of seven Polish-built hull sections from Gdansk was being completed and the fitting of machine rooms and car decks was “proceeding at a rapid pace” with vessel launch planned for August, the yard reported.

The new ship will have a hybrid LNG/BLG power generation system with LNG as the prime energy source. Also installed will be an electric propulsion system with ABB azimuth thrusters, Danfoss (Vacon) AC drives and WE system integration. Officials said “the ferry can be considered the most environmentally friendly large RoPax ferry under construction at the moment”.

Catarina Fant, Head of Marketing at Wasaline owner Kvarken Link told Maritime Journal the ship would be driven by four Wärtsilä 8V31DF main engines - the first of their type from the Finnish engine builder to be installed. “The Wärtsilä 31 engine is the latest in Wärtsilä's portfolio and launched at Norshipping four years ago. It can run on both LNG and LBG”, Fant said.

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She noted that although the ferry is already unique and the engines are environmentally friendly “we use batteries as well. Close to ports we will use only batteries. In ports we will use power from shore”.

Aurora Botnia will be of about 24,399gt, accomodate 800 passengers and have a freight capacity of 1,500 lane metres for cargo. It will replace the company's Wasa Express, which currently operates between Vaasa and Umeå.

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UNIQUE DIVE SUPPORT SHIP FACES BUILD DELAY Completion of a unique 69m diving support ship for authorities on Germany's Rhine shipping artery has been thrown slightly off track by the coronavirus outbreak, reports Tom Todd.

Claudia Thoma, spokeswoman for the country's national waterways and shipping agency (WSV) in Bonn, told Maritime Journal of the delay at Dutch builders Damen. The â&#x201A;Ź23 million newbuild had been due into service late this year on the Rhine and its tributaries Mosel, Saar, Neckar and Main. But Thoma said it would now be the first quarter of next year before it enters service..

The hull of the 69m long newbuild - officially called a diving bell ship - was launched late April by Europoort Construction for Holland's Damen. It is being outfitted and completed at Damen in Gorinchem.

In the interim the important Rhine route through Europe to and from major German and Dutch seaports is not without specialist diving, obstacle clearing and lock and weir inspection support. The existing 52m x 11.8m diving bell ship Carl Straat, more than 50 years old, continues to serve until it is replaced, the WSV said.

WSV President Hans-Heinrich Witte said the new ship, as yet unnamed, will be unique. For

8 Dutch built ship will expand Rhine diving support

operation by the Duisburg-Rhine waterways and shipping office, its duties will also include the location and recovery of cargo or wreckage and riverbed inspection and buoy anchoring.

Claudia Thoma reported the diesel electric newbuild will have three Caterpillar C18 engines each of 438kW which will conform to EU norms and emission standards.

It will be equipped with two Schottel SRP 150 FP rudder propellers each of 330kW and a Schottel SPJ82 360 degree pump jet of 340kW, all enabling maximum manoeuverabuility in restricted waters. Schottel noted the pump jet is built flush to the hull and protected against

In the interim the important Rhine route through Europe to and from major German and Dutch seaports is not without specialist diving, obstacle clearing and lock and weir inspection support. The existing 52m x 11.8m diving bell ship Carl Straat, more than 50 years old, continues to serve until it is replaced ground contact. The units are all driven by electric motors which Thoma identified as Marelli B4J 355 and LSAM 47.2 L9C units. With these systems, the newbuild can maintain a speed of at least 13 kms/hour meaning that unlike its predecessor it can operate without towing assistance on the Rhine.

The 4 x 6m diving bell and other diving equipment on the new ship is coming from Haux in Karlsbad while the lowering and lifting plant is from Technomar in Bremen.

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The Port of Oslo has signed a contract to purchase a new hybrid escort and port surveillance boat for delivery early 2021.

The new Patrol boat, to be constructed by Maritime Partner AS in Aalesund, Norway, will be among the most environmentally friendly of its type. The hybrid technology reduces the use of diesel by about 70%. The boat will run on batteries at low speeds, sufficient for inspections in the port areas. When high speed is required, the clean burning diesel engines are seamlessly started, while simultaneously charging the batteries. The boat can also be charged directly from shore power when not in use, says Ingvar M. Mathisen, Port Director at the Port of Oslo. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is particularly satisfying to sign this contract during these demanding Covid-19 times. This shows that the Port of Oslo are planning ahead even though the society practically was in lockdown,â&#x20AC;? said Peder R. Myklebust, CEO of Maritime Partner AS. EMISSION-FREE AIMS The port aims to be completely emission-free and the Port of Oslo will invest in green technology when acquiring any new equipment. The boats we are building now are ground-breaking when it comes to use of battery technology, says Port Director Ingvar M. Mathisen.

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Maritime Partner have a strong focus on environmentally friendly boats. Several has already been delivered and we work on new projects that are both hybrid (diesel and electric) and fully electric. This is a requirement for the future and the technology is rapidly evolving, says Anders Bjørdal, Area Sales Manager at Maritime Partner. We are talking about several segments such as work boats, patrol boats and tourist vessels.

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8 The boat will run on batteries at low speeds, sufficient for inspections in the port areas

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The propulsion is by twin water jets connected to the diesel and electric motors.

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The SMS Group in Southampton has delivered the new build to a Tuna farm operator in Malta in May. The SMS Group has an enviable reputation as specialists in ship repair, marine engineering and major fabrication projects in the commercial marine, defence and superyachts sectors.

The company also builds workboats for the marine civils, aquaculture, fisheries and ports and harbours sectors.

This latest vessel has 24m LOA, 8.5m beam, and a 3m draft. She's been built to the MCAMGN-280-Catergory 1 (150nm from safe haven) workboat code.

Her principal purpose will be tuna harvesting and aquaculture/fish farm logistical and maintenance support.

Mr David Azzopardi, Director of Fish and Fish Ltd, said: “This represents a major investment for Fish and Fish Ltd, and it illustrates not only the strength of our business but also our belief in the environmental sustainability of the aquaculture industry here in Malta.”

He concluded: “Having met SMS at Seawork in 2017, and then latterly concluding the purchase post Seawork 2018, we think the quality of the product is superb - and the level of flexibility and customer commitment illustrated by SMS is genuinely exceptional.”

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Mr Dave Chaffers, the General Manager of SMS in Southampton, said: “It's been a pleasure concluding the build with both David and James Walker of Walker Marine Design.

“The finished project is fantastic, and this is another great example of 'best of class' British engineering and our proven partnership with Walker Marine Design.”

He concluded: “As a business our focus clearly remains on ship repair, however this build helps to illustrate both our capabilities and our expertise.

“We're currently exploring two further new build workboats and several major pontoon projects. As we look forward to a return to the new norm bespoke marine fabrication is very much on our agenda.”

The SMS Group has changed the way that it works since the onset of the pandemic. It has new risk assessments which are frequently updated and method statements, increased on and off-site hygiene and sanitation.

It is also enforcing social-distancing across all working environments. The firm is also following the advice of the Government, the World Health Organisation, Public Health England and the National Health Service.

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8 Patricia Matheson will operate in the aquaculture industry

Damen Shipyards Group has delivered a Multi Cat 1908 to a Scottish workboat operator.

The Multi Cat 1908, named Patricia Matheson, has been handed over to Isle of Mull-based Inverlussa Marine Services. The company supplies vessels to service contracts for amongst others, the offshore wind and fish-farming sectors, throughout the UK and Europe.

Patricia Matheson will be the 12th vessel in the company's fleet and its first Damen vessel. The vessel will operate in the aquaculture industry and carry out a diverse range of tasks including grid inspections, anchor-handling and equipment towage.

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Ben Wilson, managing director of Inverlussa Marine Services, said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;We enjoyed working with Damen on this project. Their Multicats are renowned around the world and when the right opportunity arose, we were delighted to partner with them.

The Patricia Matheson will strengthen the breadth of services that we can now provide to our clients in Scotland and further afield.â&#x20AC;?

Although based on the standardised, proven Damen Multi Cat 1908 design, Inverlussa Marine Services have customised their new vessel. This has included the positioning of the capstan cranes and manoeuvring stands, some tailoring to the vessel's accommodation and the installation of an additional generator to provide the power the vessel needs to serve the aquaculture industry. Patricia Matheson also features an additional crane and a larger main winch.

We enjoyed working with Damen on this project. Their Multicats are renowned around the world and when the right opportunity arose, we were delighted to partner with them

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RIBS AS WORKBOATS: AN EMERGING TREND? According to a Netherlands boatbuilder and vessel operator the Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) is emerging as a more cost-effective solution for near-shore and offshore work RIBs are increasingly now used for work such as offshore cable landing points, especially in shallow water says Klaas Post, owner of Post Workboats.

A multifunctional, well-equipped RIB is quick and easy to deploy. In many cases, it is also more practical than a multipurpose vessel. A RIB built specifically for this work can even produce over two tons of pulling power. “The current generation of outboard motors won't let you down and is super reliable,”.

“Working around the clock is no problem at all,” said Post.

RIBs from Post Workboats are MCA (Maritime Coastguard Agency) certified. The MCA has grown to become a safety standard for all vessels that operate at sea. It has also become a quality standard for using work vessels. MCA certificates show the quality and reliability of the RIB.

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CONTAINERABLE Post claims that the RIB has a huge advantage over the multicat, for example at landings in shallow water. But it does not end there. It can be put in a container, which makes it easy to fly to a site and deploy quickly. With certified personnel, it is a safe and reliable vessel. All staff members at Post Workboats undergo basic safety training, fire fighting and first aid courses.

The experienced crew has completed countless projects around the world, such as wind farm projects, near-shore and offshore, cable landings, event support and film projects.

The extended reliability of the RIBs was proven two years ago during a major film shoot. “We were already confident beforehand,” says Post. “The RIBs were used as crew tenders for extras and film crews eighteen hours per day. The almost silent running engines were a godsend.” During months of work on a large offshore project in the extremely warm waters of Alexandria in Egypt, the client was also full of praise about the reliability and constant availability of the RIBs. 25 crew members worked around the clock using the RIBs in the waters around Egypt. Deploying multiple teams of captains and crew is no problem at all for Post Workboats.

8 Klaas Post with team members near Urk

by a modified screw with a prop guard,” says Post. “This directs the water displacement and the prop guard also provides protection for swimmers and divers.” This also gives the RIBs more than two tons of pulling power. This is ideal for bringing cables and pipes to landing points and pulling them straight in the water.

Aside from the technical modifications to the boats such as a bow thruster and a heavier, more robust hull, the craft are equipped with the latest electronics: sonar, plotter, AIS transponder, depth gauge and marine telephones. Cabin RIBs are also available to provide an indoor workplace in heavy weather and wind. In its 55-year history, Post Workboats has built up broad experience with the mobile, efficient, flexible and cost-saving RIBs. The major advantage of RIBs on a project is that they can be deployed rapidly, for instance to assist in emergencies on a project or for security. Aside from this work, recent projects include near-shore and offshore applications, seismic surveying, crew tender, security, maintenance, diver support, work boats and dinghies, film industry and event support boats.

PULLING POWER The high pulling power is achieved with the specialised construction from Post Workboats. The company builds the boats in its own workshop. All the practical knowledge we have gained is put into building the boats. “Pulling power is provided

8 Work meeting in Egypt

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REMOTE COLLABORATION ALLOWED LOCKDOWN REPOWER Northern Offshore Services' vessel – The M/V Traveller – underwent a major refit and repower and was relaunched during Coronavirus lockdown

8 The vessel has been lengthened by 6.5 metres

Now powered by Volvo Penta's Inboard Propulsion System (IPS) the vessel is already back to work.

The M/V Traveller is a 26m designed crew transfer vessel built in Norway for Northern Offshore Services (NOS). This vessel was purpose-built and designed for the offshore wind industry.

However, to facilitate a larger crew transfer and more efficient travel the M/V Traveller has undergone a huge upgrade.

The vessel has been lengthened by 6.5 metres, the interior has been modernized and the capacity doubled to 24 passengers.

Additionally, the M/V Traveller has also been repowered with Volvo Penta Inboard Performance System (IPS) and a new control system.

The physical upgrade took place in Grovfjord Mek Verksted AS, Norway. However, with travel bans into Norway, the Volvo Penta team had no choice but to support the launch remotely.

“There was no option to postpone the launch,” explains David Kristensson, CEO at NOS. “This vessel was needed. The world may be on lockdown but offshore windfarms provide essential services to many people so we had to keep working.”

REMOTE SUPPORT Due to travel restrictions into Norway, the Volvo Penta team could not get to Grovfjord Mek Verksted AS shipyard to do the physical installation and launch. However, Richard Johansson, Sales & Application Manager, Marine Nordic and his team - with the help of Norwegian VPS, Harstad Marina AS - succeeded in setting up the new system remotely from Gothenburg.

“It was complicated but there was no other way during the lockdown,” explains David. “And although there were a few delays she is now up and running and has gone straight to work off the Dutch coast.”

NOS is not new to the major benefits that the Volvo Penta IPS offers operators. In fact, NOS was one of the pioneer companies who trusted the system, even before Volvo Penta had brought it to the marine commercial market.

“Back in 2007, we worked closely with Volvo Penta's R&D team to test the Volvo Penta IPS,” recalls David. “We have seen the system advance throughout the years and we are firm believers in the benefits it brings our vessels.”

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Volvo Penta IPS is a complete and integrated propulsion system from the helm station to the propellers.

“The M/V Traveller operates around the clock - often making 3 hour journeys to and from wind farms and staying out at sea for days at a time,” explains David. “The North Sea can be a forbidding place with variable and hostile weather conditions.

Our [NOS's] vessels have to be reliable and comfortable to make sure that the crew are transferred in a secure and timely manner.”

KEEPING BUSINESS RUNNING The M/V Traveller has been fitted with a QUAD installation four Volvo Penta IPS 900 Q2 props - and a new control system.

Individually steerable Volvo Penta IPS drives are linked to the onboard Joystick Docking function. The joystick makes docking at the offshore wind farm turbines - which is one of the hardest manoeuvres - easier and safer in rough seas.

Richard and his Volvo Penta team are currently completing another remote launch for NOS. “It will always be better and easier to do these launches in person. However, during these times of lockdown it is one way of getting around travel restrictions and keeping businesses up and running,” says Richard.

“In these challenging times we all have to adapt and find new creative and collaborative ways of working,” concludes David.

8 Setting up the new system remotely from Gothenburg

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Seven companies have partnered to establish new ocean shipping infrastructure services through various initiatives to develop, realise, and commercialise zeroemission electric vessels.

The 'e5 consortium', which is based on the core values of electrification, environment, evolution, efficiency and economics, will promote the sustainable growth of coastal shipping in Japan. It plans to launch the world's first zero-emission electric tanker, powered by large-capacity lithium ion batteries, in March 2022.

Coastal shipping in Japan faces issues including a shortage of mariners due to the aging of the seagoing workforce, the ageing of vessels and pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GhGs).

Workboat operators “are now beginning to act on zero-emission technologies for their renewal programmes”, Jas Singh of Auriga Energy told MJ. The pressure is rising: all new vessels for UK waters ordered from 2025 will be designed with zeroemission capable technologies and those for the North Sea are subject to 2030 targets: there are also planned decarbonisation rules for wind support vessels and EU transport ministers have signed a declaration toward “a carbon-neutral and zero pollution waterborne transport sector”.

Despite that, the hardware switch might not be that difficult to accomplish as fuel cells are almost uniquely suited to modular, 'drop-in' power designs. Auriga's chosen prototype unit is a crate-sized 10kW, 40cm by 60cm by 100cm PEM cell stack which can be multiplied up, though Singh explained “we can equally manufacture 30kW or 50kW modules, adding them together to get to the right voltage and current output”.

Coupled with the appropriate electric motor powertrain, this will deliver zero-emission operations at sea.

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options such as easily stored, non-toxic dry-fibre materials which yield even higher power densities than cryogenic H2 are also being explored.

The infrastructure is beginning to line up: Hamburg, Valencia, Toulon, Oostende, Antwerp, Amsterdam, Den Helder, and Groningen ports are amongst those aiming to create hydrogen hubs and there are also plans to manufacture green H2 from renewables. Still, there are intermediate options: Auriga Energy's system onboard the Bristol tourist ferry, Hydrogenesis has been utilising portable 21kg cylinders in the absence of a refuelling station.

Interestingly, the company has additionally proven its fuel cell systems - and advantages over battery installations - in a high productivity industry: commercial warehouse forklifts which required constant power across the duty cycle and fast refuelling, without the need for recharging or spare batteries.

Furthermore Auriga Energy is also providing portable fuel cell generators for off-grid work: these can supply a continual, near silent and emission-free 1,500W, with a small integrated battery to handle short 2,000W peak loads. “It's enough to run a Portacabin with laptops, lights and fridge - or a few lightweight power tools,” added Singh.

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One of the most illustrious names in marine propulsion has breathed its last with BRP's announcement that it will discontinue production of Evinrude E-TEC and E-TEC G2 outboard engines.

A company spokesperson said: “Our outboard engines business has been greatly impacted by COVID-19, obliging us to discontinue production of our outboard motors immediately. This business segment had already been facing some challenges and the impact from the current context has forced our hand,” said José Boisjoli, President and CEO of BRP. “We will concentrate our efforts on new and innovative technologies and on the development of our boat companies, where we continue to see a lot of potential to transform the on-water experience for consumers,” he added.

“Following our decision to discontinue E-TEC and E-TEC G2 outboard engines, we have signed an agreement with market leader Mercury Marine to support boat packages and continue to supply outboard engines to our boat brands.”

The company says it will continue to supply customers and its dealer network service parts and will honour manufacturer limited warranties, plus offer select programs to manage inventory. These decisions will impact

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650 employees globally. BRP's Sturtevant, WI, facility, will be 'repurposed for new projects'.

The 'some challenges' that BRP mentions above will certainly include the rising costs of meeting ever more stringent emissions legislation. Thanks to a bold decision in the 1990s of not moving to 4 stroke powerheads alongside every other major outboard manufacturer, E-TEC engines are 2 strokes,

albeit very clean and clever variants of the technology. The various gizmos that Evinrude had to include in its engines to allow them to scrape through emissions tests were only ever going to make the engines more costly, bulkier and heavier as time went on, so there is a strong case for the argument that the pandemic has only accelerated the inevitable.

Ole Evinrude, a naturalised American and emigree from Norway is widely credited as inventor of the first practical outboard motor in 1907.

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A new concept for electric motors reduces the weight and volume of the motor as well as increasing its efficiency and this will have application in the maritime world writes Dag Pike.

US company ECM is behind this new technology which involves replacing the conventional coiled copper wiring of the stator of the motor with a printed circuit board (PCB).

The resulting PCB stator motor is seen initially as a valid replacement for many of the electric motors found on ships and boats that power systems such as pumps and air-conditioning units and to evaluate this technology the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and ECM PCB Stator Technology were selected by the Massachusetts Maritime Academy and the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) to help determine the feasibility of replacing a conventional motor with a PCB stator motor.

ECM replaced the 3hp air handler motor on the MARAD training ship T/S Kennedy with a 3hp motor integrated with PCB stator technology.

The motor that was replaced weighed 45kg and operated at an efficiency of 87.5%. The solution developed by ECM was a third of the weight of the motor it replaced at just 15kg and operated at an efficiency of 91.6%. “The use of ECM's PCB stator technology onboard ship and the related

PCB STATOR MOTORS ARE A THIRD OF THE WEIGHT AND MORE EFFICIENT Our motors are scaleable to multi-megawatt sizes and have a variety of maritime applications including propulsion, HVAC (air conditioning), and generators motor prototyping process were new concepts and were demonstrated as viable, reducing onboard weight and increasing motor efficiency," said Roy Blieberg, ABS Vice President of Engineering.

ECM is in the process of integrating PCB stator technology and Print Stator into airconditioning and generator motor systems aboard commercial and government maritime vessels. Increased efficiency and a considerable weight reduction are only a few of the claimed benefits when a motor is upgraded with a PCB stator, making the technology applicable for almost any application. At present the technology has been expanded to produce motors of up to 13hp and one marine application being explored is as a propulsion

motor for a USV with several test units currently in operation.

“Our motors are scaleable to multi-megawatt sizes and have a variety of maritime applications including propulsion, HVAC (air conditioning), and generators.” said Chris Fielding of ECM. “The maritime industry can benefit from our light weight, efficiency, reliability and low noise.”

8 ECM PCB Stator motor (foreground) in comparison with typical wound stator motor

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A NEW CONCEPT FOR MARINE ELECTRIC MOTORS A German company has developed a new concept of electric motor suitable for marine use that offers more flexibility in the way that it can operate to make electric propulsion safer writes Dag Pike Most electric motors on the market today use permanent magnets or an electric current passing through coils of copper to create the magnetic poles and fields that make the motor turn. The new motors that have been developed by Volabo use a cage made up from aluminium strips to create the magnetic field and by pairing these strips in alternative ways a variety of different magnetic pole formats can be created, each combination giving the motor different characteristics.

With conventional electric motors the designers try to find a balance within the set parameters that creates a good compromise between the RPM, the torque and the efficiency.

With the new motor the ability to vary the pairings of the coils means that these parameters can be varied to match the demands on the motor and this gives a lot more flexibility for marine operation. For instance the motor can be programmed to provide a high torque when the boat is coming onto the plane and then the torque can be reduced and the RPM increased once on the plane.

With the new motor the ability to vary the pairings of the coils means that these parameters can be varied to match the demands on the motor and this gives a lot more flexibility for marine operation With the Volabo motor the control of the various pairings of the coils is done under electronic control so that the operator does not have to make any adjustments. This means that the load and the motor speed will be varied according to the

demands on the motor giving a lot more flexibility. The designers claim that one of the advantages of the new concept is that more powerful electric motors can be used whilst still operating at the relatively safe voltage of 48. Volabo has used a 100kW version in a road vehicle but for their first marine use the motor is rated at 50kW. With the variable torque and speed this is adequate to get a 7 metre boat onto the plane and achieve planing speeds. The motor is compact with a diameter of 30cms and a length of 45cms and the total weight of 60kgs includes the control system. 48 volt motors up to 300kW are thought to be feasible.

8 With the Volabo motor the control of the various pairings of the coils is done under electronic control

An aerospace company is contributing to emissions reduction efforts in US waterways with its clean energy power and propulsion technology.

BAE Systems is taking its experience with electric power and propulsion systems in the transit bus industry to the shipyard, helping operators make the switch from a combustion engine to electric or fuel cell power and propulsion for the vessels they build.

The company's HybriGen power and propulsion system is designed not only to cut emissions, but to create a smoother ride for passengers and help operators save on fuel and maintenance costs.

ENHYDRA MAKING WAVES One of the first to make the jump to the HybriGen system was the Red & White Fleet.

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US vessel operators embracing clean energy

8 Enhydra has been operating on electric-hybrid technology since 2018

The San Francisco Bay-based sightseeing company's newest vessel Enhydra has been operating on electric-hybrid technology since 2018. Since then, the 128ft excursion vessel has saved roughly 35% of its fuel, only needing to

operate its combustion engine part of the time.

On the US West Coast, Kitsap Transit is using an electric-hybrid system for its passenger ferry, Waterman, which operates out of Washington State's Port Orchard. In San Francisco, Call of the Sea is taking the unique approach of using the technology to power a 132-foot wooden tall ship that teaches young people about maritime history while promoting sea stewardship. Just across the bay, the 70ft Water-Go-Round passenger catamaran is expected to launch on its maiden voyage later this year with a combination of hydrogen fuel cells and lithium-ion batteries to drive its electric propulsion motors.

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COULD LADAR BE TRANSFORMATIVE IN MARITIME SAR? Laser-based remote sensing could have big potential in the maritime domain.

But what is LADAR, who's it for and what are the key benefits?

“Our mission is to be the world leader in innovative maritime sensor products that enhance the safety and security of shipping and all manner of offshore activity,” says Ladar Ltd (LDR) principal Sverre Dokken.

Essentially a laser-based navigational aid, LADAR (Laser Detection and Ranging) combines long-distance object detection with high-accuracy measurement, giving users a full 2D/3D/4D (3D plus time) perspective for optimal maritime awareness. The laser pulse scans a specific area or target with over 100 readings per second. Its water-penetrating capabilities enable very high-resolution detection of objects in the surface layer up to approximately one nautical mile (1.85km) distant and up to 10m deep in ideal conditions. “Objects” can be anything from a person, floating container, icebergs, whales, or small craft to environmental factors such as waves or pollution.

SURFACE LAYER SPECIFIC “The system's proven capability to detect, characterize, classify and track various surface-layer objects in real-time make it suitable for a wide variety of applications,” says Dokken.

The modular design incorporates unique technologies such as laser diodes together with optical camera, gyros, optional AIS, and/or radar and sonar feeds to produce a comprehensive analysis of the ocean surface layer ahead of a vessel.

“The system overlaps many existing ship radar functions with added benefits, high-speed operation and no latency,” says Dokken. It can be configured to different light bandwidths as required.

According to Dokken, LADAR outperforms both radar and sonar through its ability to detect both smaller and larger objects in the surface layer. Sub-metre resolution at close and long range and 1000-times better resolution in azimuth and elevation than both radar and sonar also enable detection of very small objects. The system is independent of speed meaning it can be used on high-speed vessels, while it can also be mounted on any kind of stationary platform.

MACHINE LEARNING Data is visualized on an intuitive, customizable graphical user interface (GUI) enabling seamless transition from above-

8 Using a blue-green laser, LADAR penetrates the ocean water mass enabling detection of submerged objects and debris

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surface, through-surface and below-surface observations.

Machine learning helps to continuously improve detection and classification capabilities. Users can also experience the “live” environment using Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR/AR).

Data feedback can optionally activate functions such as safe re-routing around navigational hazards, wave spectrum and ocean current observations, charting of marine plastic pollution, uncharted reefs, shoals, moving sand-banks, and so on.

“All this makes LADAR the only cost-efficient sub-surface tool that can be tailored to many maritime and offshore applications,” Dokken concludes.

Outside of the clear Search and Rescue potential, the system has other potential maritime benefits. “Our research indicates it can increase safety with a potential 50% reduction in navigational risk. That means fewer dry-dock visits due to accidents and collisions, reduced costs and extended vessel lifetime,” he says.

LADAR can also plug the sensor gap with large amounts of situational data as the industry moves to autonomous operations and e-navigation. LDR is also working on matching the system with drone technology.

“We're convinced the generalization of this technology will see new applications still unknown to us,” Dokken says. “But right now, there are no other laser sensor solutions in the market with the kind of performance our system offers.

Whatever alternatives there are have less range, are bigger and less adaptable. They're also three or more times the price.”

LDR has conducted trials on board the cruise ferry Color Magic along its route between Oslo and Kiel, as well as proving its use in fish inventory assessment, bathymetric/sea floor mapping by aircraft and floating mine detection for a navy.

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The unique solution design will provide integrated workflow optimisation, improving operators' situational awareness and enabling informed decision making. One part of the system will be installed in the Hellenic Coastguard Headquarters in Piraeus and the other part will be installed at the Coastal Radio station in Aspropyrgos.

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The Covid-19 pandemic has precipitated many ongoing trends in the maritime economy, not least the move of many training courses onto online platforms.

For example, UK-based SeaRegs Training has moved many of its courses online such as RYA Navigation and Radar training, MCA Master Oral Prep for Master 200/OOW500/Boatmaster and the SQA Electronic Chart Systems and Radar.

We are all learning to adjust to working in a different way, certain Seafarers are classified as essential workers, whether it's working in the renewable energy sector, aquaculture or as part of the supply chain. The requirement of mandatory certificates hasn't changed and SeaRegs Training has reviewed which courses can be delivered online, either as a self study course or live sessions with an Instructor.

Qualification Awarding Bodies realise the need for change from traditional methods of classroom based face to face teaching and are working on solutions, some courses have already been approved in full or part for online delivery and more are in the pipeline.

SeaRegs Training has already successfully run a number of accredited RYA/MCA Navigation courses including Day Skipper, Coastal/Yacthtmaster and the one day Radar course in addition to a number of mini lectures such as Safe Access, ColRegs, SMS, ISM and the IPV code.

A global supplier of marine distress signals has urged businesses to order pyrotechnic products ahead of their expiry dates, following the updated guidance of certification of goods for seafarers released by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Wescom Signal and Rescue stressed the importance of forward planning for the ordering of pyrotechnics and other dated, mandated items, to mitigate any possible supply delays in the future.

Only where absolutely necessary, extensions to expiry dates of pyrotechnics could be made at the discretion of the local maritime authority.

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PROTECTING MARITIME SAR PROFESSIONALS FROM PTSD IMRF has recently launched a forum to gather information on post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) which it believes is too often unrecognised among maritime SAR professionals Volunteers and professionals come from all kinds of backgrounds, all walks of life and different circumstances.

Their job means they put themselves in harm's way repeatedly, risking their physical and mental health.

Research suggests PTSD amongst first responders is comparable to that of combat veterans, but they rarely seek help, often because they don't want to appear weak, they are concerned what their colleagues will think, or because they think they can handle it.

ENRICO'S STORY Enrico Menezies, a full-time practical training instructor with National Sea Rescue Institute South Africa has spoken about his experiences.

Five years ago, in 2015, he found he was struggling to cope: “The tell-tale signs were all there - detachment from others, anger outbursts, short tempered, taking it out on loved ones, mistrust of crew close to me, nightmares, not washing myself, loss of interest and kicking the dog when all he wanted was some attention. But I didn't see the signs and refused to listen when family and friends told me that I needed help.

“I thought I was rough, tough and of all people I didn't need help, I thought I could deal with it in my own way... Then one day I woke up and realized something was wrong, everything including my family was gone and I was out in the street sleeping under a box. Fortunately, I was strong enough within, I swallowed my pride, dropped my ego and went for help.”

He goes on to explain that PTSD can result from living through dangerous or traumatic events, getting hurt, seeing someone else injured or dead, trauma associated with children, having little or no social support, substance abuse or mental illness.

Stress is the initial response to anything that has the potential to upset our wellbeing and balance, but PTSD is the long-term aftermath of that traumatic experience.

REGULAR SESSIONS So how should maritime SAR handle this? The IMRF and Enrico Menezies agree that its vital to have appropriate systems in place to help and support an organisation's staff. Regular training sessions and open discussions about PTSD, together with tips for dealing with it and how to spot the signs are also important and help to break down the stigma surrounding the condition.

Maritime SAR organisations should provide detailed briefings before a 'shout', and a proper debrief afterwards. Too often these are rushed because of the nature of the emergency but they are vital in helping SAR professionals safely and effectively 'process' what they have experienced.

Enrico concludes that: “PTSD is not a weakness; it is an illness or injury that needs to be dealt with very carefully. It never goes away but with help and support you can manage it effectively.

SAR organisations must accept responsibility and be accountable for exposing their crews to traumatic events. We must educate ourselves, put safety precautions in place and where this fails - provide our crews and volunteers with effective trauma counselling.”

Theresa Crossley, CEO IMRF adds: “PTSD is a relatively wellknown condition, but it's rarely thought about in maritime SAR, which we are finding - from talking to our members - is a significant oversight. Our crews experience potentially face challenging conditions and traumatic events each time they go out, they deal with situations many of us can barely imagine.

We need to look after their mental health as much as we try to protect their physical health.

To find out more about the IMRF PTSD Forum just e-mail info@imrf.org.uk.

8 Enrico Menezies of National Sea Rescue Institute South Africa

Technology deal for lifeboat refit project A supplier of audio communications technology will help ensure a UK lifeboat refit project has the equipment it needs to operate efficiently.

Hamble Independent Lifeboats has selected Big Blue Maritime to provide the Diamond Intercom and Radio Combiner system by Drumgrange for the refit of its lifeboats. The system is designed to cope with the harsh

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environments faced by Hamble Independent Lifeboats' volunteers on the water.

The two Halmatic Pacific 32 RIBs will boast the Diamond Intercom and Radio Combiner system, customised to connect with onboard ICOM radio and bespoke helmet headsets together with a wireless add on system for boarding vessels and non-wired comms.

"Big Blue Maritime are proud to be working closely with Hamble Independent Lifeboats, a hallmark institution that has been assisting and saving lives on the Solent coast since 1968," said the company.

Hamble Lifeboat received a demonstration of the Diamond Intercom and Radio Combiner system at Seawork 2019.

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TESTING EMERGENCY BEACONS FOR HARSH ENVIRONMENTS Phil Evans, Business Line Manager for Telecoms at TÜV SÜD, a global product testing and certification organisation gives an insight into the world of SAR beacon testing Emergency beacon technology is continually changing in order to keep pace with the new wireless technologies available.

Testing them involves proving that they are capable of withstanding whatever stresses a harsh environment can throw at them, and that they will continue to operate in the manner to which they were designed. In addition, they usually need to be certified for compliance with local legislation before being put into use in whatever country they are deployed.

The International Cospas-Sarsat Programme is the international distress alert and location system. Its new MEOSAR (Medium Earth Orbit Search and Rescue System) delivers global coverage, near-instantaneous distress beacon detection and a unique Return Link Service (RLS) feature that acknowledges distress signal receipt. Alongside this, new second-generation search and rescue distress beacons will provide additional rescue functions and increased accuracy.

They are required to be fully compatible with MEOSAR and the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). They must also be compliant with the Cospas-Sarsat international standards.

Second-generation search and rescue distress beacon technology will be included in the following products: 5 Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) - used in aircraft to indicate the location and the identity of an aircraft in distress.

5 An Emergency Position Indicating Radiobeacon (EPIRB) used by the maritime sector to indicate the location and the identity of a distressed vessel.

5 A Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) - which are designed to be carried by an individual person.

The signal of all these technologies can be detected by the Cospas-Sarsat satellite network anywhere in the world, which alerts the nearest rescue authority. Manufacturers must therefore ensure that they are designed to operate the requirements of the latest Cospas-Sarsat test standards and regulation.

Manufacturers of electronic marine equipment are under

pressure to meet the complex compliance requirements of international radio equipment standards. In the highly competitive marine equipment market, they must also prove that products have the build quality to remain operational, even in the most extreme sea conditions, without electromagnetic disturbances interfering with functionality. All this must be achieved in a short timescale to ensure that demanding time to market deadlines are achieved. While MEOSAR introduces many life-saving innovations to mariners, marine beacon manufacturers must make a significant step change in their approach to product development in order to deliver on this.

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An off-grid solar module manufacturer is expanding its commitment to the use of solar technology.

In addition to panels for smart lighting solutions and traffic sensors, OPES Solutions is supplying integrated solar technology for maritime safety ladders made by the Danish manufacturer Port-Safety.

“The LifeLadder is a good example of how solar power makes new functions possible in products and applications that were previously hardly feasible,” says Robert Händel, CEO of OPES Solutions.

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8 Port Safety’s LifeLadder features solar-powered LED lights to illuminate it at night

reinforced plastic modules in a UV-resistant bright yellow colour, the ladder is noncorrosive, maintenance-free and can cope with harsh maritime environments.

While the LifeLadder's bright-yellow

modules make them highly visible in the daytime, solar-powered LED lights illuminate them at night to provide a clear “signpost” to safety. Mostly unlit, traditional quay wall ladders are barely visible at night and difficult to find in an emergency. The LED lighting significantly increases LifeLadder's safety performance, even during normal operation.

Mr Händel added: “Connecting individual safety ladders to the power grid can be complex. With the help of our highly efficient off-grid solar panels and the integrated battery, however, Port-Safety's ladders remain reliably and consistently visible all year round even without a grid connection and at latitudes of up to 60°N,”

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DIGITAL SEXTANT OFFERS TAMPER-PROOF GPS BACKUP A marine equipment company is poised to launch a new development which provides essential back-up in the event of failure or malicious adjustment of the GPS system Manufactured by ScanjetPSM, the first ever Digital Sextant provides a simple to use solution that requires no specialist training and is capable of delivering pinpoint accuracy within just one second of sighting without the need for additional charts or tools.

The Digital Sextant enables fast, accurate identification of position with longitude and latitude readings (no training is required), minimising the opportunity for operator error and providing and recording the location within seconds. Once readings have been taken, the position is immediately displayed. If the vessel is moving, the heading and speed can be entered. With no manual calculations required, the attendant risk of errors is removed.

The Digital Sextant provides the ultimate backup, in the event of failure or 'adjustment' of the GPS system, a key concept now that GPS jamming and spoofing are commonly available technologies. While it is electronic, it is stand-alone and not reliant on any other external sources or systems.

Eliminating the need for specialist training, the new Digital Sextant displays accurate positioning data within one second following sighting, compared to the more usual 20-30 minutes The new Digital Sextant has been developed as an alternative to traditional manual sextants, providing a simple alternative which uses the latest computerised technology to eliminate the need for complex calculations and additional equipment. The embedded design incorporates a built-in chronometer, with access to the astronomical details of 67 celestial bodies (the sun, moon, stars, planets etc).

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Eliminating the need for specialist training, the new Digital Sextant displays accurate positioning data within one second following sighting, compared to the more usual 20-30 minutes.

The new Digital Sextant offers significantly improved accuracy at distances less than one kilometre, with traditional sextants by comparison, typically delivering accuracy from 18.5 kilometres outwards. Error measurements in altitude have been halved from 250mm/10 inches to just 125mm / 5 inches.

Between uses, the Digital Sextant, which is CE and FCC certified, can be stored for protection in an optional robust case that provides complete EMP shielding.

The Swedish Coast Guard has awarded a satellite services contract with the aim of making its operations more efficient.

NSSLGlobal Aps, part of global satcom and IT solutions provider NSSLGlobal, has won a long-term framework contract to supply the Swedish Coast Guard with VSAT satellite, installation and support services provided on NSSLGlobal's world-class VSAT network and SAILOR VSAT antennas.

Nikolaj Hvegholm, CEO of NSSLGlobal Aps, said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The award to NSSLGlobal follows a competitive tender procedure, conducted by the Swedish Coast Guard, with strong competition from other industry players and

emphasises that our continued focus and investment in our global secure network is something that customers appreciate and will benefit from."

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8 NSSLGlobal Aps has won a long-term framework contract to supply the Swedish Coast Guard with VSAT satellite, installation and support services

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SHORT-TERM LOAN STEADIES TROUBLED FSG A short-term loan of €5m is helping insolvent German shipyard Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) to prepare for a resumption of suspended shipbuilding activity this summer, writes Tom Todd

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The cash injection came from Lars Windhorst whose investment firm Tennor Holding has been the sole owner of FSG since last year.

An FSG statement said the Windhorst cash was a bridging loan which would give the yard some short-term liquidity and help secure essential operations.

It said it would also enable the yard to “prepare for a resumption of work on the completion of Hull Nr 774” - a reference to the only ship still at FSG, the LNG-driven RoPax ferry Honfleur for Brittanny Ferries. But FSG stressed the cash was not enough to allow actual work to resume on Honfleur and that further financing would be needed. Costing €195 million, the 42,000gt Honfleur, driven by four Wärtsilä DF engines and described as Europe's largest LNG cruise ferry, should have been completed last year but is still being fitted out.

FSG operations have been suspended and its work force on short time since March, not only because of Coronavirus but also because of a disastrous year in which FSG posted huge

losses due to delivery delays on another big ferry - the €150 million, 54,975gt Irish Ferries newbuild W.B.Yeats.

In February FSG suffered another blow with the cancellation of a €438 million order from Australia's TT Line for two LNG/ Diesel fuelled passenger ferries.

FSG went into self-administered insolvency in late April. A team of managers and insolvency specialists is now introducing provisional restructuring measures designed to get the yard up and running again in early summer. But a date remains uncertain.

“We cannot say at the moment exactly when that will be”, said FSG. “At the moment we are examining the completion costs for Hull No. 774 and want to secure the financing for this”.

Lars Windorst said: “We remain committed to FSG. The selfadministration team will work with Tennor to develop a viable concept for the future”. He also said FSG was in close contact with former FSG owner, Norwegian shipowner Siem. It has to date had eight RoRo ships built at FSG. The last, Liekut, was delivered in March and others are reported still on order.

German shipbroker expands into corporate finance A worldwide consultancy and specialist shipbroker for offshore renewable energy projects, Global Renewables Shipbrokers, is now venturing into the field of project investments and corporate finance.

The Hamburg-based firm expanded its range of services with project investments and corporate finance from May 1, 2020.

Uwe Schuldt is now heading the new department “Global Renewables Invest & Finance” with a focus on project financing, business transactions, due diligence, strategic

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Matthias Mross, GRS Offshore Managing Partner, explains: “We are happy to build a unit of deal support experts, which will provide their skills to our clients in major projects such as company acquisitions, strategic repositioning as well as special situations.” GRS will also add other experts to the team if need be and describes itself as 'a perfect partner for the offshore wind community in complex international transactions'.

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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.

MacSalvors Limited Agar Road, Pool, Redruth, Cornwall, TR15 3RS Tel: +44 1209 212125 Fax: +44 1209 211084 macsalvors@btconnect.com www.macsalvors.com Suppliers of new and used anchors, chains, buoys, kenters, wire rope and shackles etc.

We also purchase anchors and chain.

Full chandlery.

PPE suppliers including helmets and protective clothing.

CIVIL ENGINEERING CONTRACTORS 8 Herbosch-Kiere Marine Contractors Ltd Power Road Studios, Studio 3.4, 114 Power Road, Chiswick, London, W4 5PY Tel: +44 2089 879995 Fax: +44 2089 879994 info.HKMC@eiffage.com www.herbosch-kiere.com Specialist marine contractor for main contracts, sub-contracts and charter works. Large selection of marine plant available incl. barges, rock-dumper, jack ups and heavy lift/salvage cranes. See our website for details.

CRANES CraneKing Ingsdon Barn, Bodden, Shepton Mallet, BA4 4PU Tel: +44 1749 347093 info@craneking.com www.craneking.com Representatives for Marine Equipment Pellegrini and Iron Fist marine cranes.

Craneking, working with our partners, can deliver a comprehensive range of marine cranes for all sectors of the industry, including both standard supply or bespoke solutions.

Design, installation, service support and training can be provided by our team of highly trained engineers.

8 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.

DECK EQUIPMENT 8 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, PO. 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.

Lemans Nederland BV See under: Winches

DESIGN 8 Island Computer Systems Ltd 41 Horsebridge Hill, Isle Of Wight, PO30 5TJ Tel: +44 1983 827100 info@maxsurf.net www.maxsurf.net Maxsurf provides naval architects, surveyors, offshore engineers and shipbuilders with a complete range of software tools for all phases of the vessel design, analysis and construction process.

8 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 8 Diesel Engines Online BV Augustapolder 11, 2992 SR Barendrecht Tel: +31 180 699273 Fax: +31 180 699274 www.dieselenginesonline.com Diesel Engines Online B.V. is an independent supplier for Genuine Cummins spare parts and Cummins diesel engines.

Macduff Diesels Ltd Old Gamrie Road, Macduff, Aberdeenshire, AB44 1QD Tel: +44 1261 831122 Fax: +44 1261 831133 macduffdieselsltd@hotmail.co.uk www.macduff-diesels-ltd.co.uk Macduff Diesels Ltd are authorised distributors of Mitsubishi marine diesel engines and generators throughout Scotland and we have more than 25 years' experience installing, servicing and maintaining engines and generators to the very highest of standards.

8 Mitchell Powersystems Unit 1 The Quadrangle, Abbey Park Ind Est, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 9AQ Tel: +44 1794 518744 / +44 1623 550 550 Fax: +44 1794 518766 sales@mitchells.co.uk www.mitchells.co.uk The largest Volvo Penta Centre in the UK, supported by nationally located branches and Dealer Network.

8 RK Marine Ltd Hamble River Boatyard, Bridge Road, Swanwick, Hampshire, SO31 7EB Tel: +44 1489 583572 Fax: +44 1489 583172 sales@rkmarine.co.uk www.rkmarine.co.uk RK Marine is the South Coast’s main Volvo Penta Centre. Specialists in supporting the commercial marine industry. Services include engine sales, repairs, overhauls, parts sales and boat yard services.

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INDUSTRY DATABASE

8 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 WKM Cornelisse Trading BV Leerbroekseweg 43, PO Box 146, Gorinchem, 4200 AC Tel: +31 345 517122 Fax: +31 345 684230 info@wkmcornelisse.com www.wkmcornelisse.com Replacement parts for Caterpillar, Cummins, Detroit Diesel, John Deere, Deutz, FP Diesel. Buying and selling engines, pumps, separators, fenders, winches, cranes, governors, tools, gensets second hand. Separators.

Distributors for J.A.McDermott Corp WaterMota Ltd See under: Propulsion Systems

DIESEL POWER & PROPULSION 8 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)

DISTRESS SIGNALS & PYROTECHNICS

DIVING & MARINE CONTRACTORS Medway Diving Contractors Ltd 215 City Way, Rochester, Kent, ME1 2TL Tel: +44 1634 829818 Fax: +44 1634 408195 meddive@aol.com www.medwaydiving.co.uk Established over 31 years 24hr service. All aspects of underwater work and inspection BS EN ISO 9001:2000 approved Bureau Veritas Classification. Approved UK and Worldwide service to 50 metres. Full range of equipment. ADC Member.

8 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.

8 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 Diving and marine contractors. Full civils underwater package withal boats, plant and equipment in -house. Specialist in mooring work, salvage and use of explosive, welding and burning. 24-hour availability, over 30 years of experience.

8 Sub Marine Services Ltd The Docks, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 4NR Tel: +44 1326 211517 Fax: +44 1326 211757 sms@submarinesevices.com www.submarineservices.com Underwater engineers and marine contractors. Full classification society approvals for in-water ship hull survey and maintenance. Range of floating plant for dredging, piling and marine civils. 30 years’ experience.

DREDGING 8 Dacon AS Gamle Ringeriksvei 6, Stabekk, Oslo, 1369 Tel: +47 21 06 35 10 rescue@dacon.no www.dacon.no/ Norway's leading supplier of lamps and portable lighting for professional use, transport boxes, portable fans, inspection equipment for visual condition control, man-overboard boarding systems etc.

Seago See under: Liferafts

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.

8 WesCom Signal & Rescue Langstone Technology Park, Langstone Road, Havant, Hampshire, PO9 1SA Tel: +44 2392 415700 Fax: +44 2392 415701 info@wescomsignal.com www.wescomsignal.com/ The world’s leading manufacturer of Pains Wessex & Comet SOLAS approved pyrotechnic marine distress signals.

Products are available in all major ports through our global distribution network.

8 Dredging International NV Scheldedijk 30, Haven 1025, Zwijndrecht, B-2070 Tel: +32 3 250 52 11 Fax: +32 3 250 56 50 info.dredging@deme-group.com www.deme-group.com/dredging Dredging, land reclamation, port construction, offshore construction and installation services, environmental techniques, marine aggregates, coastal civil structures, wind farms, foundations and quay wall rehabilitation.

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8 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) 8 Rohde Nielsen A/S Forge Meadow, London Street, Whissonsett, Dereham, Norfolk, NR20 5ST Tel: +44 1328 701300 Fax: +44 1328 701590 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.

8 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.

Wyre Marine Services PO Box 555, Fleetwood, Lancashire, FY7 6GE Tel: +44 7712 200200 info@wyremarine.co.uk www.wyremarine.co.uk Grab hopper dredgers. Water injection dredger. Ideal for marinas. Ploughing/bed levelling etc. Road transportable workboats and safety boats for marine construction and dredge support

DREDGING EQUIPMENT 8 Baars Confloat B.V./ Baars Charter Rivierdijk 276, PO Box 70, Sliedrecht, 3360 AB Tel: +31 184 415566 Fax: +31 184 411227 rental@baarsbv.com www.baarsbv.com Hire and Sale on a wide range of dismountable split and hopper barges.

See Baars Confloat BV at Pontoons and or Modular Pontoon Systems 8 Damen Dredging Equipment PO Box 1021, 3860 BA Nijkerk, Netherlands Tel: +31 33 2474040 Fax: +31 33 2474060 contact.dde@damen.com www.damendredging.com Dredger Builders, cutter suction dredgers, trailing pipe systems, DOP submersible dredge pumps and dredging components, partly deliverable from stock and all designed to withstand the harsh dredging environment.

Neptune Shipyards BV See under: Workboat Builders

8 Seadrec Ltd Blackhall House, Blackhall Lane, P O Box 45, Paisley, Renfrewshire, PA1 1HH www.lobnitz.com We specialise in dredge and associated ship construction based on over 150 years of experience in designing and supplying all types of dredges, dredging systems and components to the Civil Dredging Industry, e.g. Port Authorities, Dredging Contractors & Marine Aggregate Producers.

8 Vosta LMG Dredging Technology PO Box 37194, Amsterdam, 1030 AD Tel: +31 20 493 6666 Fax: +31 20 493 6670 info@vostalmg.com www.vostalmg.com Vosta LMG is specialized in the design and delivery of a wide range of dredging-related components, which include highly innovative solutions with unmatched advantages in terms of wear, flow performance, efficiency, safety and environmental impact.

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

ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS 8 Datum Electronics Castle Street, East Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO32 6EZ Tel: +44 1983 282834 web@datum-electronics.co.uk datum-electronics.co.uk Datum Electronics is a world-leading manufacturer and supplier of shaft power measurement solutions and torque measurement devices.

ELECTRONICS Neyland Marine Services Limited See under: Electrical installations & repairs

EXHAUST SYSTEMS 8 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.

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INDUSTRY DATABASE FENDERS / FENDERING

FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEMS

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.

8 Aksis Fire - Marine Fire Protection Deri O.S.B. Kazlıçeşme Cad. No: 5 Çarşı, Kompleksi Kat : 1 No : 23, Tuzla Deri Sanayi, Tuzla / Istanbul, 34956 Tel: +90 216 306 82 16 Fax: +90 216 504 06 35 aksisfire@aksisfire.com.tr www.aksisfire.com.tr Aksis formed by engineers who have extensive proven experience since 1994 in fixed based internal and external fire protection systems in the Marine and Offshore Industries, including Oil/Chemical Tankers, Cargo Vessels, Offshore Vessels, Fishing Vessels, Fi-Fi Tugs and Luxury Boats. We are proud to announce that we have delivered 1000 Fire Extinguishing Systems to 475 ships by 2017.

8 Dunlop GRG Holdings Limited Trelleborg Applied Technologies, Eagle Way, Rochdale, Manchester Tel: +44 161 653 5964 ray.jeffries@trelleborg.com www.trelleborg.com Dunlop GRG manufactures a comprehensive range of low pressure fenders for berthing and mooring, anti-boat barrier systems specifically designed for each installation and dracone barges for the transportation of bulk liquids including fuel and crude oil.

8 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 8 Manuplas Unit 18 Estover Road, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 7PY Tel: +44 1752 771740 sales@manuplas.co.uk www.manuplas.co.uk Manuplas design and manufacture vessel fendering, quayside fenders, navigation buoys, mooring buoys and subsea buoys. Manuplas supply to ports, harbours, navies, boat builders and operators and the offshore energy market.

FINANCE 8 Shawbrook Bank Prospero, 73 London Road, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 1LQ Tel: +44 7789 685 357 / +44 7799 134 682 paul.ratcliffe@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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FIRE PROTECTION 8 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 prestigious vessels.

GALLEY AND LAUNDRY EQUIPMENT 8 Angel Marine Limited Unit 013 Solent Business Centre, Millbrook Road West, Southampton, SO15 0HW Tel: +44 2380 700246 sales@angelmarine.co.uk www.angelmarine.co.uk Source/supply catering, laundry and other spares for commercial and marine use.

GENERATORS, GEN SETS & AUXILIARIES 8 Sulzer Rotating Equipment Services UK Southampton Service Center, Centurion Industrial Park, Bitterne Road West, Southampton, SO18 1ZA Tel: +44 2380 631611 service.uk@sulzer.com www.sulzer.com Sulzer is one of the leading independent electromechanical maintenance providers and repairers of all types of motor, generator and their auxiliary equipment. When pumps, turbines, compressors, generators, and motors are essential to operations, we offer technically advanced and innovative solutions. We support you by delivering specialized services for vessels in dock or at sea. A full range of services are available from our UK based hub in Southampton, or from any one of our global electromechanical facilities.

8 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.

WaterMota Ltd See under: Propulsion Systems Webasto Webasto House, White Rose Way, Doncaster Carr, South Yorkshire, DN4 5JH Tel: +44 1302 322232 Fax: +44 1302 322231 info-uk@webasto.com www.webasto.co.uk Webasto offers robust heating and air conditioning solutions for retrofitting or as original equipment. they do this for any type of commercial boat, patrol craft, cargo vessel, passenger boat or naval vessel. We are also now the sole distributor of WhisperPower in the UK.

HEAT EXCHANGERS & MARINE TUBING EJ Bowman (Birmingham) Ltd Chester Street, Aston, Birmingham, B6 4AP Tel: +44 1213 595401 Fax: +44 1213 597495 info@ejbowman.co.uk www.ejbowman.co.uk E J Bowman is a leading manufacturer of heat exchangers for a wide range of marine cooling applications. The product range includes heat exchangers, oil coolers and charge air coolers for marine engines, gearboxes, thrusters, stabilisers, power steering, generators, hydraulic power packs, winches and other deck equipment.

HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING 8 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.

HYDRAULIC COMPONENTS & SYSTEMS 8 Advanced Component Technology Ltd Unit 4, Ryefield Way, Silsden, Yorkshire, BD20 0EF Tel: +44 1535 650010 Fax: +44 1535 657674 sales@adcomtec.co.uk www.adcomtec.co.uk ACT are the UK hub distribution centre for Kawasaki hydraulic products, a full range of Staffa motors, Kawasaki pumps, Staffa brakes, Staffa gearboxes are stocked in our new purpose built warehouse.

8 Brimmond Group Tofthill Avenue, Midmill Business Park, Kintore, Aberdeenshire, AB51 0QP Tel: +44 1467 633805 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.

INSURANCE SERVICES 8 Everard Insurance Brokers 21 Queen Street, Liberty Square, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4DA Tel: +44 1732 224680 Fax: +44 1732 873393 Gareth.evans@everardinsurance.co.uk. www.everardinsurance.com Specialists in every aspect of marine insurance for over 40 years, we pride ourselves on our professional and independent advice and in-house claims service 24/7. Brokers at Lloyds.

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 Av, 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 firefighting equipment to Solas and MED. UML Limited c/o Ocean Signal Limited Unit 4, Ocivan Way, Margate, CT9 4NN Tel: +44 1843 282930 sales@oceansignal.com www.UML.co.uk The UML range of ISO:12402-7 approved Lifejacket Inflation Systems and Solas approved SeaFlash Lifejacket Lights are used extensively in the leisure, commercial and military sectors throughout Europe, Scandinavia and Asia Pacific.

LIFERAFTS 8 Marine Fire Safety Limited Hays 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 are UK distributors for CSM liferafts. Offering Hire, Supply and Maintenance throughout the UK. ISO and Solas Shipswheel marked liferafts available to suit all small commercial vessels.

8 Seago Deanland Business Park, Golden Cross, East Sussex, BN27 3RP Tel: +44 1825 873567 sales@seagocommercial.co.uk www.seagocommercial.co.uk Seago Commercial specialise in sale and hire of Solas and ISO approved liferafts. With a range of products including lifejackets, fire extinguishers, pyrotechnics, industrial fibre ropes, wire ropes and chains.

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INDUSTRY DATABASE LIFTING GEAR

MARINE RENEWABLES

8 DAS Hydraulic Service Ltd 20 Tennyson Street, West Yorkshire, Pudsey, LS28 9HA Tel: +44 7515 526841 dave@dashydraulics.co.uk www.dashydraulics.co.uk/ DAS Hydraulic Service Ltd offers service and repair of your hydraulic system and components plus maintenance contracts and commissioning.

8 Outreach Ltd Abbots Road, Middlefield Industrial Estate, Falkirk, FK2 9AR Tel: +44 1324 889000 Fax: +44 1324 888901 mailbox@outreach.plc.uk www.outreach.plc.uk We provide versatile hydraulic lifting equipment solutions for offshore platforms, wind energy installations, shipbuilding and marine sectors.

Offering comprehensive offshore and onshore service support, the provision of original OEM parts, global maintenance and inspection, as well as operator training.

MAN OVERBOARD RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS Energy Marine (International) Ltd 12 Clipstone Brook Ind Estate, Cherrycourt Way, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4TX Tel: +44 1525 851234 Fax: +44 1525 852345 info@engmar.com www.engmar.com The UK importers and distributors of the Markusnet MOB retrieval systems manufactured by Markus Lifenet in Iceland and applicable for all types of boats, ships and offshore installations.

MARINE CIVILS 8 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 8 Land & Water Group Ltd Weston Yard, Albury, Surrey, GU5 9AF Tel: +44 844 2251958 Fax: +44 844 8751261 enquiries@land-water.co.uk www.land-water.co.uk With forty years’ experience, we bring reassurance, innovation, inspiration and future-proof results to projects in the sensitive habitats where land and water meet.

Medtow Marine Ltd Kent, DA37LS Tel: +44 7831 168996 Fax: +44 1474 833336 medtowmarine@yahoo.co.uk Piling, jetty maintenance/demolition, floating crane hire, tugs, workboats, lighter hire, pontoon hire, welding, river transportation of materials and equipment, licensed Boat masters watermen and lightermen.

8 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.

MARINE SURVEYORS Associated Maritime Consultants 63 Rufus Gardens, West Totton, Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 8TB Tel: +44 2380 873295 Fax: +44 2380 768529 surveys@amcsurvey.co.uk www.amcsurvey.co.uk Consulting Marine Surveyors and Dredging Engineers offering a full range of Hull, Machinery and on/off hire surveys, Valuations of vessels, specialists in the Towage/Stowage Certificates in both Commercial and Insurance fields of floating and land based Contractors plant.

Approved examiners for the Scms Certifying Authority for small commercial vessels under 24m length. Surveyors at Southampton, Liverpool and Rotterdam.

Yacht Designers & Surveyors Association The Glass Works, Penns Road, Petersfield, GU32 2EW Tel: +44 1730 710425 Fax: +44 1730 710423 jane@ybdsa.co.uk www.ydsa.co.uk YDSA (Yacht Designers & Surveyors Association) Members provide design and surveying services to all recreational boats and small commercial vessels.

YDSA has been setting the standard in Yacht Surveying and Design since 1912 and every member is a Qualified, Experienced Professional.

So, for Pre-purchase, Insurance, Damage, Refit, Registration, MCA Coding, or Valuation Surveys look for the YDSA logo to ensure you get professional advice from a YDSA member.

MODULAR PONTOON SYSTEMS 8 Baars Confloat B.V./ Baars Charter Rivierdijk 276, PO Box 70, Sliedrecht, 3360 AB Tel: +31 184 415566 Fax: +31 184 411227 rental@baarsbv.com www.baarsbv.com 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.

MONITORING SYSTEMS Datum Electronics See under: Electrical systems

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8 GPLink 1500 Sensation Weigh, Beaufort NC, 28516 Tel: +1 252 504 5113 dwebb@gplink.com www.gplink.com GPLink is the most capable remote diagnostic tool available. Monitor high horsepower systems 24/7/365 and detect anomalies before they turn into problems. Minimize downtime and maximize vessel productivity with GPLink.

8 Radamec Control Systems Ltd Unit A1, Argents Mere, Cyril Vokins Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 5XB Tel: +44 1635 40528 Fax: +44 1635 47453 sales@radamec-controls.co.uk www.radamec-controls.co.uk Radamec Control Systems Limited (RCS) has been in operation over 50 years, (previously NDC until 1985) and has an established reputation for quality approved marine control systems.

MOORING & BERTHING - GENERAL Smith Berger Marine Inc 7915 10th Avenue So, Seattle, WA 98108 Tel: +1 206 764 4650 Fax: +1 206 764 4653 sales@smithberger.com www.smithberger.com We have a long history of providing excellent customer service, quality products and superior performance.

Our engineering and manufacturing experience allows us to furnish customised equipment to suit any application and environment.

In addition to our standard products being well received, our ability to furnish specially engineered.

MOORING & BERTHING EQUIPMENT 8 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.

8 Sealite United Kingdom 11 Pinbush Rd, Lowestoft, Suffolk Tel: +44 1502 588026 Fax: +44 1502 588047 uk@sealite.com www.sealite.com Sealite develops and manufactures high-tech marine Aids to Navigation, servicing customers worldwide to enhance the safety and efficiency of international waterways. Sealite’s innovative products include solarpowered LED marine lanterns, bridge, barge and area lighting, marine buoys and monitoring and control systems.

8 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 cost effective solutions for the maintenance of marine aids to navigation and the provision of marine data acquisition.

NAVAL ARCHITECTS & MARINE ENGINEERS 8 NED Project NED-Project Sp. z o.o., ul. Abrahama 1a, Gdańsk, 80-307 Tel: +48 732 406 501 office@ned-project.eu www.ned-project.eu NED-Project is a professional, independent privately-owned company offering highest quality services in ship design, salvage and plant design sector.

NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT 8 AMI Marine Ltd Unit 9, Crosshouse Centre, Crosshouse Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO14 5GZ Tel: +44 2380 480450 enquiries@amimarine.com www.amimarine.com Commercial vessel bridge safety and navigation systems with a global network of service engineers available 24/7 365 days a year. Providing turnkey solutions and continually delivering unrivalled quality and reliability 8 Navico UK Ltd (Simrad) Nyåskaiveien 2, Egersund, N-4374 Tel: +47 51 46 47 00 info.marine@c-map.com www.navico.com Navico’s Commercial Marine Division is comprised of two globally recognized brands Simrad and C-MAP is exclusively focused on the commercial marine electronics market.

NAVAIDS

NAVIGATION LIGHTS

JFC Marine Weir Road, Tuam, Co Galway Tel: +44 7792 772447 Fax: +353 93 24923 graham@jfcmarine.com www.jfcmarine.com JFC Marine offer an extensive range of Aids to Navigation, Navigation Buoys, Solar Marine Lanterns, Monitoring and Control systems to suit all marine applications.

8 Lopolight UK 9-11 Maritime street, Edinburgh, EH6 6SB Tel: +44 1312 853207 support@lopolight.co.uk www.lopolight.com Lopolight led navigation lights suitable for vessels from 7m. Compact design singe and stacked options, modular design. Lloyds and wheelmarked approved . Long life, 5 year warranty. Ice class compatible lights plus control and monitoring systems.

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INDUSTRY DATABASE OFFSHORE SUPPORT HVS Dredging Support BV Vijver 12, Harlingen, 8861 BS Tel: +31 653 663 292 info@hvsds.nl www.hvsds.nl HVS Dredging Support BV is a company specialized in supporting offshore dredging and Renewable energy projects worldwide. Throughout the years we have established a modern fleet in which we have built our over more than 40 years of experience Tidal Transit Limited Unit 2, Docking Rural Workshops, Station Road, Docking, Norfolk, PE31 8LT Tel: +44 1485 518 760 +447767 701 434 Fax: +44 1485 518 733 Leo@tidal-transit.com www.tidal-transit.com TTL offers fast, efficient, crew transfer using custom-built, stable, MCA category 1, high specification, wind farm support vessels, operated by qualified, local, knowledgeable professionals.

OIL POLLUTION CONTROL 8 Adler & Allan Ltd 80 Station Parade, Harrogate, HG1 1HQ Tel: +44 800 592827 sales@adlerandallan.co.uk www.adlerandallan.co.uk Emergency environmental spill response and planning services, accredited by the International Spill Accreditation Scheme - third-party Tier 2 Oil Spill Response Organisation for sheltered/enclosed waters, coastal & large estuary and shoreline clean-up 8 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.

Jotun Paints (Europe) Ltd Stather Road, Flixborough Industrial estate, Scunthorpe, DN15 8RR Tel: +44 1724 400000 enquiries@jotun.co.uk www.jotun.co.uk Jotun Paints offer a full range of antifoulings, anticorrosive protective coatings and decorative paints for steel, aluminium, wood and GRP surfaces.

PILOT & PATROL CRAFT 8 Stem Marine Strada Ghiaie, 12/D, Medesano (PR) Tel: +39 0525 430102 Fax: +39 0525 421341 info@stem.it www.stemmarine.it Stem produces a large range of high technology boats for emergency and work purposes fitted for special needs since 1998.

PILOT BOATS 8 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

PONTOONS Neptune Shipyards BV See under: Workboat Builders 8 Walcon Marine Cockerell Close, Segensworth West, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 5SR Tel: +44 1489 579977 Fax: +44 1489 579988 sales@walconmarine.com www.walconmarine.com Marine civil works including steel tube/ timber piling, pile extraction, sheet piling and jetty construction using selfpropelled barge. Manufacturers of high quality pontoon and associated equipment.

PR, MEDIA & ADVERTISING AGENCIES

POWER & PROPULSION

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.

8 Danfoss Vareseweg 105, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, 3047 AT Tel: +31 108082222 Fax: +31 102492070 cs@danfoss.nl www.danfoss.nl Discover Danfoss Drives' conventional and innovative technologies like hybrid propulsion, electrification and energy storage to support you reducing emissions, saving costs and improving safety for passengers and crew.

PAINTS & COATINGS MATERIALS

Datum Electronics See under: Electrical Systems

8 Beegrip c/o WeWork, No 1 Spinningfields, Quay Street, Manchester, M3 3JE info@beegrip.com www.beegrip.com Engaged in UK design and manufacturing with global sales and marketing. Beegrip supplies Bimagrip® – the only high performance, anti-skid coating system with a 25-year marine industry track record.

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8 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.

8 Marspec Engine Consultants 26 Carr Hill Lane, Sleights, Whitby, North Yorkshire Tel: +44 1947 810842 office@mar-spec.com www.mar-spec.com Marine propulsion and power generation large engine specialists covering all types of diesel and gas engines and exclusive official worldwide distributors of Hydro-Diesel fuel.

8 MJR Power & Automation 85 & 88 Willows Court, Teesside Industrial Estate, Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9PP Tel: +44 1642 762 151 info@mjrcontrols.com www.mjrcontrols.com We provide an extremely broad range of engineering services encompassing virtually every aspect of electrical power, automation and electronic engineering. Each individual area is covered by ‘in house’ specialists in their particular field with a wealth of experience and knowledge and we don’t subcontract. This enables us to provide a true ‘end to end’ engineering solution, from simple repairs to complex turnkey design, build, installation and commissioning projects.

8 Sleipner Motor Ltd 3 Kingswood Court, South Brent, Devon, TQ10 9YS Tel: +44 1364 649 400 Fax: +44 1364 649 399 www.side-power.com Sleipner are the market leaders in SE electric and SH hydraulic bow and stern, SEP DC proportional S-link Variable Speed Controlled, SX externally mounted, SR retractable and SEip ignition protected/waterproof tunnel thrusters.

PROPELLER DESIGN & MANUFACTURE

8 WaterMota Ltd Cavalier Road, Heathfield Industrial Est, 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 8 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) 8 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.

ROVS 8 France Helices 12 Allée des Gabians, Cannes, 06150 Tel: +33 4 93 47 69 38 Fax: +33 4 93 47 08 59 export@francehelices.fr www.francehelices.fr R&D calculations, CFD, 5 axis CNC machining, manufacture, repair, commission and worldwide after sales service. Custom propulsion packages (propellers, shaft lines, nozzles, rudders, Surface Drive Systems) for commercial, workboat, defence vessels and high speed crafts. 40 years of experience.

PROPULSION SYSTEMS 8 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, mixed-flow waterjets are used in many diverse applications, from fast military craft and passenger vessels to workboats worldwide.

Planet Ocean Ltd Unit 16 Camberley Business Centre, Bracebridge, Camberley, Surrey, GU15 3DP Tel: +44 8451 081 457 Fax: +44 8452 80 3349 sales@planet-ocean.co.uk www.planet-ocean.co.uk Deep Trekker Mini ROV’s - Affordable, Portable, Reliable. Data Buoys and systems. Position monitoring and tracking.

Port and harbour monitoring. Telemetry SystemsWater Quality sensors.

RECRUITMENT 8 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.

For the latest news and analysis go to www.maritimejournal.com/news101

INDUSTRY DATABASE ROPES

SEATING & CHAIRS

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

8 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.

Seago See under: Liferafts 8 Van Beelen Group PO Box 6, 1970 AA IJmuiden Tel: +31 255 560 560 Fax: +31 255 512 964 info@vanbeelengroup.nl www.vanbeelengroup.nl Manufacturer of rope and netting.

Specialist in ropes and nets with Dyneema®. For fishing, marine, offshore and yachting applications.

SAFETY AMI Marine Ltd See under: Navigation Equipment 8 Ocean Safety Ltd Saxon Wharf, Lower York Street, Southampton, Hampshire, SO14 5QF Tel: +44 2380 720800 Fax: +44 2380 720801 info@oceansafety.com www.oceansafety.com Ocean Safety is renowned for high quality customer care and specialises in the worldwide supply, distribution, manufacture, service and hire Marine Safety Equipment.

SAFETY HOOKS 8 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.

SANITATION & PLUMBING 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 wastewater they can specify a pump for all applications including all the peripherals that you may need.

8 SHOXS Seats 102-2932 Ed Nixon Terrace, Victoria, BC, V9B 0B2 Tel: +1 206 962 1986 bryanwood@shoxs.com www.shoxs.com Recently Selected by the Royal Navy following the most exhaustive evaluations in history, SHOXS ultra-light and versatile technology unequivocally beat out every other competitor on the planet. SAFETY. TRUST.

SHIP REGISTRATION SERVICES 8 Hubel Marine B.V. P.O.Box 3219, Rotterdam, 3033 AE Tel: +31 10 458 7338 Fax: +31 10 458 7662 www.hubelmarine.com Panama- Belize- St. Kitts - TuvaluKiribati- Nevis.Auth. to perform surveys and certification of vessels of any size or type. SOLAS/ MARPOL/ ISM/ ISPS/ ILO Audits & Certification. Special Delivery Registration for 3 months. Crew STCW Endorsements within 4 hrs. Offshore Corporations for vessel ownership.

Vessel re-activation and delivery service.

8 St Kitts & Nevis International Ship Registry Stolt-Nielsen House, 1-5 Oldchurch Road, Romford, Essex, RM7 0BQ Tel: +44 1708 380400 Fax: +44 1708 380401 mail@stkittsnevisregistry.net www.stkittsnevisregistry.net/ St. Kitts & Nevis International Ship Registry (SKANReg) commenced operation in 2005. By the end of 2019 had registered over 3000 vessels. It also has also issued seafarer documents to over 25,000 seafarers of many nationalities.

STABILISERS 8 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.

For the latest news and analysis go to www.maritimejournal.com/news101

8 Naiad Dynamics Unit 3 Nelson Industrial Park, Manaton Way, Hedge End, Southampton, Hampshire, SO30 2JH Tel: +44 2392 539750 Fax: +44 2392 539764 ukspares@naiad.com www.naiad.com Extensive range of motion damping equipment including Stabiliser fins, Interceptors, Trim Tabs and T-Foils.

Spares supplied for Vosper and PPJet Water jets. We also provide Spares support for the Halmatic range of boats.

8 Seakeeper Inc 44425 Pecan Court, Suite 151, California, MD 20619 Tel: +1 410 326 1590 Fax: +1 410 326 1199 sales@seakeeper.com www.seakeeper.com Seakeeper, the world leader in gyro stabilization, virtually eliminates boat roll at anchor and underway. Seakeeper stability is now available to the entire world of boating with a new series that stabilizes boats 30 feet and above. Ten years of non-stop innovation, research and development has led to the most effective stabilization system ever built.

We shrank it down. We upped the performance. We dropped the price.

Feel how Seakeeper will change your experience.

STEERING GEAR WaterMota Ltd See under: Propulsion Systems

TRAINING 8 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.

8 National Maritime Training Centre North Kent College, Lower Higham Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 2JJ Tel: +44 1322 629600 Fax: +44 1322 629667 nmtc@northkent.ac.uk www.northkent.ac.uk The National Maritime Training Centre is a leading provider of maritime education and practical training, providing up to date equipment and expert training using dedicated specialist classrooms, a Fire Training Ground and Thameside Jetty.

8 Marine & Towage Services Group Ltd (MTS Group) Kings Quay, King Street, 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.

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

TRANSPORT & LOGISTIC SERVICES 8 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, TOWING & SALVAGE

TUGS

8 DSB Offshore Ltd Riverbank House, 1 Putney Bridge Road, London, SW6 3JD Tel: +44 2073 842882 brokers@dsboffshore.com www.dsboffshore.com Specialist shipbrokers handling the sale & purchase and chartering of Tugs, Jack-ups, barges, Split hoppers, Dredgers and various Workboats etc.

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

Herman Sr bv Aventurijn 202, Dordrecht, 3316LB Tel: +31 78 619 25 07 info@hermansr.com www.hermansr.com Herman Senior is a family owned tug and workboats company and is established in Dordrecht the Netherlands. It is active in the Dredging, offshore renewables, oil & gas industry. With our versatile fleet of Shoalbusters and Multicats and over 30 years of experience we are specialists in: Towing, Anchor handling, Survey, Seabed ploughing, Dredging support, Offshore renewables support.

HVS Dredging Support BV Vijver 12, Harlingen, 8861 BS Tel: +31 653 663 292 info@hvsds.nl www.hvsds.nl HVS Dredging Support BV is a company specialized in supporting offshore dredging and Renewable energy projects worldwide.

Throughout the years we have established a modern fleet in which we have built our over more than 40 years of experience

TRANSMISSIONS WaterMota Ltd See under: Propulsion Systems

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INDUSTRY DATABASE

8 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

8 Sealion Services Brambles, Red Road, Wootton Bridge, Isle Of Wight, PO33 4PH, Tel: +44 7709 116223 info@sealionservices.co.uk www.sealionservices.co.uk Marine Outfitting and Interiors. Specialising in high speed lightweight vessels in the commercial and leisure market.

8 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.

8 Orkney Harbour Authority (OHA) Orkney Islands Council, Marine Services, Harbour Authority Building, Scapa, Orkney, KW15 1SD Tel: +44 1856 873636 harbours@orkney.gov.uk www.orkneyharbours.com Orkney Harbour Authority - One of the UK's Most Diverse Commercial Ports.

Scotland's longest commercial, Europe's largest natural harbour and a centre of excellence for marine activities.

VESSEL SALE & CHARTER

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

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

VALVES

WINCHES

8 LK Valves and Controls Ltd Unit 4 Arbour Place, Arbour Lane, Knowsley Ind 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.

8 ACE Winches Cheyne House, Towie Barclay Works, Turriff, Scotland, Aberdeenshire, AB53 8EN Tel: +44 1888 511600 Fax: +44 1888 511601 info@ace-winches.com www.ace-winches.com ACE Winches, a global leader in the design, manufacture and hire of specialist marine deck machinery and the offshore hire personnel, supporting oil and gas, marine and renewable energy industries.

VESSEL BUILD & REPAIR 8 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 8 Medtec Design Services Ltd RNLI Offices, Clarence Road, East Cowes, Isle Of Wight, PO32 6HB Tel: +44 1983 294974 dcarley@medtec.co.uk www.medtec.co.uk/ MedTec offer a CAD and engineering design service supporting clients through every stage of the design process, with the capability and knowledge to offer complete turnkey solutions.

8 Nero Pipeline Connections Ltd Unit 2, Union Road, Oldbury, West Midlands, B69 3EX Tel: +44 1216 653 900 Fax: +44 1216 653 909 info@nero.co.uk www.nero.co.uk Nero Pipeline Connections is a market leading distributor of stainless pipeline products and has been specialising in the supply of high quality pipe fittings and valves for over 25 years.

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Bezemer Dordrecht BV PO Box 154, Bunsenstraat 49, Dordrecht, 3316 GC Tel: +31 786 181000 Fax: +31 786 187019 info@bezemer.com www.bezemer.com Sales, Rentals, Services, Engineering Pipe Pulling Equipment, Mooring Systems, Winches, Storage Reels, Deck Sheaves, Anchor Fairleaders, Roller Fairleaders, Measuring Shackles, Line Tension Meters.

8 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.

Ibercisa Deck Machinery Molinos 25, (Pontevedra), 36213-Vigo Tel: +34 986 213900 Fax: +34 986 202779 sales@ibercisa.es www.ibercisa.es Total Integration with automatic control systems and remote monitoring.

Specialist in AC electric winches with energy regeneration for ECO-tugs, AHTS Vessels, Trawlers. Winches for AHTS Vessels with PM Electric motors.

Lebus International Engineers Ltd Pioneer House, Shorebury Point, Amy Johnson Way, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY4 2RX Tel: +44 1253 402402 Fax: +44 1253 345748 enquiries@lebusinternational.com www.lebusintengineers.com Experienced designers and manufacturers of special purpose and standard marine handling equipment inclusive of winches, windlasses, capstans, cranes, davits, reelers, fairleads, cable spooling systems etc.

Lemans Nederland BV PO Box 527, Bergen op Zoom, NL 4600 AM Tel: +31 164 680 097 Fax: +31 164 681 971 info@lemans-nederland.eu www.lemans-nederland.nl Lemans Nederland bv is a company situated in the south-west of The Netherlands.

We are specialised in hoist, lift, push and towing equipment. As well as deck, dock and quay equipment.

Our delivery program consists of for example: Winches, windlasses and capstans (standard and custom built; manual, electric or hydraulic; planetary gear unit, worm-gear, spur-gear, etc; to handle wire, umbilical, rope, chain-cable, etc; Either for anchor handling; mooring; fishing; dredging; towing; tug etc), some even from stock. Otherwise with quite short lead times.

WINDOW WIPERS 8 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.

WORKBOAT BUILDERS 8 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.

8 Ares Shipyard Antalya Free Zone, Antalya, Turkey, 07070 Tel: +90 242 261 61 61 ares@ares.com.tr www.ares.com.tr Ares design and build Workboat, CTV and Military vessels delivered to a variety of Operators, Navies, Coast Guard and Maritime Enforcement Agencies across the globe

8 BtB Marine 4 | 16-19 Driftwood Ct, Hervey Bay, QLD 4655 Tel: +61 7 4125 2034 info@btbmarine.com www.btbmarine.com/ For over 10 years BtB Marine has been servicing the marine industry, designing and building efficient commercial vessels, specialising in small craft up to 25m. New product: 7.5m Ultra Long Range Patrol Vessel powered by the reliable OXE Diesel outboard.

8 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) 8 Damen PO Box 1, 4200 AA Gorinchem, Gorinchem Tel: +31 183 639911 Fax: +31 183 632189 info@damen.com www.damen.com Damen Shipyards Gorinchem is active in the design and construction of various types of vessels (tugs, workboats, high speed craft, etc) for different clients.

8 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 8 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.

8 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.

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South Boats IOW Ltd Medina Shipyard, Pelham Road, Isle Of Wight, PO31 7PG, UK Tel: +44 1983 280030 bencolman@southboatsiow.com www.southboatsiow.com South Boats has a strong reputation for designing and building fast, offshore aluminium catamarans to DNV class and various flag states. It has the largest market share globally of offshore wind farm crew transfer vessels but builds for all commercial sectors. Has undertaken largest vessel hull shape research and development programme ever undertaken for commercial catamarans and utilises the findings in the development of new products.

New designs for 2015 include 22m and 28m vessels.

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

WORKBOATS 8 Baltic Workboats AS Nasva Harbour, Nasva, Kaarma v, 93872 Saare mk www.bwb.ee Baltic Workboats AS has a strong track record for the design, build and delivery of steel and aluminium workboats for professionals around the world.

8 Fastnet Shipping Ltd Marine Support Services Base, Bilberry, Waterford City, Waterford Tel: +353 51832946 Fax: +353 51851886 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.

8 Wolfard & Wessels Postbus 200, Hoogezand, 9600 AE Tel: +31 598 36 17 77 Fax: +31 598 39 68 87 info@wolfard.nl www.wolfard.nl Wolfard & Wessels Werktuigbouw bv is an international operating company, specialized in providing turn-key piping projects. Using the organisations wide knowledge, due to the in-house engineering department, multiple fields of operation are served.

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Jenkins Marine See under: Dredging Tidal Transit Limited See under: Offshore Support 8 Unst Inshore Services (Fluggaboats) Hagdale Industrial Estate, Balta Sound, Unst, Shetland, ZE2 9TW Tel: +44 1957 711881 Fax: +44 1957 711831 sales@fluggaboats.co.uk www.fluggaboats.co.uk Fluggaboats are a brand from Unst Inshore Services Ltd. We are a small family business that is committed to building very rugged and durable workboats using commercial grade materials and components.

Williams Shipping See under: Barges

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8 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.

8 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.

8 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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