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Are we all heading to London?

This month sees Oceanology International 2016 at Excel, London - really one not to be missed...

Welcome to the March 2016 issue of Marine & Maritime Gazette the monthly magazine aimed at Worldwide coverage of the commercial marine, shipping and waterbased renewables markets.

Well, this month it’s Oceanology International in London, the World’s premier event for marine science and ocean technology. There are over 520 exhibitors and an estimated 9,000 industry professionals, so if you can get to Excel this month, it will really be worth the effort.

Inside this issue, as usual, we will be covering a vast amount of topics including ‘Navigation, Communication & Radar’ on page 22, to the ‘ins and outs’ of ‘Deck Equipment, Lifting & Winching’ from page 36.

We also have a quick look at ‘Windfarms & Marine Renewables’ on page 28 and on page 16 we also have a ‘peek’ at ‘Welsh Marine Licensing’.

Anyway, we hope you enjoy reading Commercial Ma rine & Renewabl es Worldwide this edition and look forward to seeing some of you at one of the many upcoming maritime events around the globe.

If you have any news, reviews, product launches or absolutely anything else of interest across the whole marine market, please email it through to me at info@bljournals.plus.com for future consideration in our forthcoming issues.

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Cover story Del Norte Technology Ltd is a specialist supplier of hydrographic survey and dredging software.

p18 Macduff tug The “Marsden Bay” has now been delivered to North Tugz at Northport in New Zealand

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joins Salvare Worldwide

Nav aids JFC have invested heavily in their new, expanded range of marine aids to navigation

p20 Japanese offshore K2 Management has been appointed to provide its services for the Kashima offshore wind project

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Salvare Worldwide, specialists in the design, manufacture and supply of safety and survival equipment to the military, water sports, commercial & leisure marine industry, have announced their recent appointment of Mark Rees as Sales Director.

This appointment comes as part of the Hampshire, UK, based company’s ongoing expansion. Mark will be responsible for delivery of Seapod and Mini-Pod continuing the growth of sales across the UK and Worldwide, along with the introduction of some innovative new products for release during 2016.

Mark is a former Royal Marine Commando who has over the last few years been involved in introducing new products and solutions into a number of markets including land based and maritime defence, oil and gas and various commercial sectors. These products include communication and tracking platforms and the introduction and development of equipment for personnel operating in harsh environments such as Iraq, Afghanistan and West Africa.

Mark says: “I am delighted to join Salvare Worldwide, an organisation already building a great reputation within the industry for innovative solutions to lifesaving equipment. This is a great opportunity to be a part of the growth and future success of this company” Brett Wescott, CEO, adds: “We are delighted to welcome Mark to the team.

Mark has a great depth of experience in turning an idea into a viable, commercial product. This experience in recognising the requirements of a company, individual or situation with the understanding of commercial requirements in these areas, means that Mark can provide invaluable strength to our sales and marketing team.” www.salvare.co.uk

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Suez Canal industrial zone completed within ten months

Egypt has completed the building of the Suez Canal industrial zone within 10 months, completing the relevant infrastructure and implementing.

The Suez Canal area will be divided into four parts, which will be served by six ports, including Port Said and West El Qantara. The zone will have new special economic legislation and taxes, being more attractive to foreign investors. The infrastructure in the West El Qantara is expected to be ready in 2-3 months, while the development of Port Said east district, which covers more than a million square meters, will be ready in 6 months.

The development of Port Said will help expansion of the container terminals and Hambantota Port will improve its capacity.

Among the invited parties to invest in building plants and workshops in Suez Canal industrial zone is Russia, which might create production facilities within the next 2 years after the relevant infrastructure will be established. Egypt and Russia signed a Memorandum of Lloyd’s Register announced recently that it has been appointed by Understanding for establishment of LAUGFS Gas PLC (LAUGFS) to handle key safety and quality Russian industrial zone in Suez Canal, checks of the LPG terminal at Hambantota Port, some 240kms away from Sri Lanka’s capital city, Colombo. The contract is valued at GBP500,000.

“A valued long-term business partner, Lloyd’s Register has been meeting maritime needs of Sri Lanka since 1945. In 2015, we announced plans to build and operate a world class LPG terminal at Hambantota Port. After carefully evaluating different vendors’ proposals, we found Lloyd’s Register’s benchmark assurance and advisory services to be a sound value proposition that had clear competitive advantages,” said Mr. W.K.H. Wegapitiya, Chairman which will cover 2 million square meters east of Port Said, where the production of LAUGFS Holding.

“Once fully operational, the new Hambantona terminal will will be opened on specific sectors of the complete the backwards integration of our business value chain economy. and thus leave us perfectly placed to capitalize on lucrative LPG Another 18 million square metres of Port Said area will be given to logistics export markets.” companies, while 40 million square Lloyd’s Register’s service offerings under the LAUGFS contract will include initial Hazard and Operability, Hazard Identification, metres will be intended for light industry Safety Integrity Level rating and Fire and Explosion Evaluation safety enterprises. studies, plus inspection of pipe and plate mills at various pre- “We hope that within two years, Russia fabricators locations across China. The Lloyd’s Register teams will will be able to build shops and workshops also carry out complete site inspections of storage tanks and and set up production in areas where the pipelines stretching from the jetty to the storage field at Colombo. relevant infrastructure will be established”, Their work will include the design appraisal of tanks, process said Chairman of the Board of Directors of piping and pipe lines, together with the inspection of critical Suez Canal Economic Zone, Ahmed Darwish. equipment imported from the UK, France, Germany and the US. “This sizeable win underlines LAUGFS’ already strong confidence “If the Russian companies wants to run in Lloyd’s Register. We are pleased to be able to broaden our heavy industry, they can start now”, said service scope for this key client and to further strengthen our Ahmed. “Now under construction the foothold in the strategically vital South West Asia market,” second berth to increase capacity. This commented Pascal Coudeville, Senior Vice President, Lloyd’s area is preferred for logistics companies, light and medium industry”, he added.

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New Centa and Christie & Grey global alliance will be a real asset to ship and boat builders and repairers worldwide Centa Antriebe Kirschey has entered into a strategic alliance with long-established engine noise control specialists, Christie & Grey.

The alliance will enable Centa to supply complete engine and structure-borne noise and vibration removal packages that, as well as Centa’s flexible couplings, shafts, clutches and related products can now include Christie & Grey’s range of engine mountings, isolators and shock mounts.

Founded in 1914, Christie & Grey has been involved in the development and production of vibration, noise and shock control solutions for marine and industrial markets for over 100 years. This long experience in helping vessel builders overcome vibration and shock problems adds much additional expertise and product options to Centa’s extensive drive capability.

Add to this the fact that Centa is a leader in flexible couplings and carbon fibre shafting technology, engine builders, ship and boat repairers & builders can now get everything they need to combat noise and vibration from one single source.

Centa sales manager, Nigel Smith, says: “We have worked with Christie & Grey for some time but this new

working partnership means that our combined experience will provide even greater technical knowledge, resource and support to our marine and industrial drive customers.”

As one of the first companies in the world to specialise in structure-borne noise control, Christie & Grey has routinely designed ground-breaking installations for over a century.

And with Centa Transmissions’ 37 years’ experience in noise and vibration reduction, then a call to Centa will provide you with the option of a single component or a complete drive application and access to some of the most experienced engineers in the engine drives’ market.

Paul Turver, managing director of Christie & Grey adds: “We have undertaken many successful installations in partnership with Centa Distributors around the world. This new alliance will enhance our relationship with Centa and enable us both to offer superior engineered systems with guaranteed performance.”

As well as marine drives, Centa also has a wide range of industrial couplings, shafts, clutches and PTO drives for all types of industrial plant, manufacturing and processing equipment, for a myriad of applications and industries.

For more information, visit the website at www.centauk.co.uk, call Centa’s technical office on 01274 531034 or email post@centa-uk.co.uk.

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New Sea Lock gates for Bremerhaven

Work is on schedule in Bremerhaven for the completion this month of a unique repair and overhaul project involving a trio of giant gates from the German port city’s most important sea locks.

The gates are reserve units from Bremerhaven’s Nordschleuse, Kaiserschleuse and from the main chamber of the Fischereihafen-Doppelschleuse, all of which provide access from the North Sea to the port’s inner harbours. They were towed individually some months ago and placed end to end in Dock 2 at shipyard Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (LWB).

Dock 2 is LWB’s biggest dry dock. It is 335m long and 40m wide with an available 35m clear width. The dock has in the past been used for impressive cruise ship conversion and refurbishment but is now gearing up anew to build new cruise ships in the wake of the take-over of LWB last year by the Genting Group.

The three Bremerhaven lock gates in Dock 2 together weigh more than 4,300 tons.

The biggest is the 2,200 ton gate built for and installed in the new 305m long and 55m wide, Euro 233 million Kaiserschleuse inaugurated in 2011. The gate itself is 57.38m long, 11.6m wide and 21.23m high.

The new Kaiserschleuse replaced an old 215m long lock and was described as ‘a guarantee for the future of the port’ when it went into operation. But it has had more than its share of problems since then and its gates have been at the core of the trouble - something that has highlighted the importance of current gate overhauls.

The new KaiserschIeuse had to close in October 2014 - a little over three years after opening - when the discovery of extensive lock gate damage put it out of action.

Then, just as it was due to open again mid 2015 further lock gate damage was found which closed it down for a second time.

It was while the lock repairs were being carried out between 2014 and 2015 that the gate now being overhauled was replaced and parked ready for its yard overhaul.

The 47.2m long, 8.4m wide 19.5m high Nordschleuse reserve gate was the first of the three gates to be towed to LWB and has not been overhauled for ten years. It was built in 1929 and weighs in at 1,104 tons. The Nordschleuse itself, completed in 1931, is Bremerhaven’s biggest lock and also still one of the biggest locks in the world at 372m in length and with a chamber width of 60m and a passage width of 45m.

The Nordschleuse stood in for the damaged Kaiserschleuse during the 15 months it was out of action. It also was Bremerhaven’s only lock for big ships during the four years it took to enlarge the old Kaiserschleuse up to 2010. One of the reasons for enlarging the Kaiserschleuse was to ease the pressure on the Nordschleuse.

The original Fischereihafen double lock facility was built in the 1920s and extensively renewed and expanded between 1997 and 2001 to cope with increased traffic. The lock’s smaller 106m long and 12m wide chamber remained as was while the bigger chamber was expanded from 100 to 181m in length and from 30 to 35m in width.

The smooth running of all locks and their gates is imperative for Bremerhaven, Germany’s second biggest universal port which handles about 80 million tons of cargo a year. When they break down or are closed for repair the port loses serious business.

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Everyone’s heading to Southampton in June

Seawork International is Europe’s largest commercial marine and workboat exhibition. It is regarded as the industry’s one-stop-shop, providing buyers, legislators and influencers with direct access to the commercial marine and workboat market, its products, its innovations and its people, for three invaluable days every June.

Since 1998 Seawork International has delivered a unique on-shore and on-water trade exhibition.

Nowadays, Seawork comprises an exhibition, conference and awards, attracting 7,500 industry professionals, 10,000 products and services, together with over 70 vessels.

Seawork International returns this year on 14-16 June, at its new permanent home at the prestigious Mayflower Park in Southampton, UK. www.seawork.com

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The first of three 19m pilot boats built by Mainstay Marine has been delivered to the Port of Milford Haven, UK. The vessel, named ‘St Brides’, is the first of the total £3.6m contract and is a flagship project for Mainstay Marine Solutions with delivery for the second and third due in April and July respectively. The vessels are an upgraded version of the ‘Picton’ Pilot Boat built by the company in 2006.

The 48 tonne vessels, designed by Camarc Design, are capable of reaching up to 14 knots with 12 persons on board. The craft are designed to be used extensively in heavy weather and are likely to operate in swells up to 6m significant wave height. The vessels are expected to withstand 1,000 vessel boarding impacts over an average duty cycle of 2,500 hours per year.

Following a public competition administered by the Port, the pilot boats are to be named after three significant landmarks within Pembrokeshire - St Brides, St Govans and St Davids. The Harbourmaster at the Port of Milford Haven, Bill Hirst, commented: “The names have great local relevance and we will be proud to put them on the water”.

Alec Don, Chief Executive of the Port of Milford Haven said “This substantial investment will provide the port with three identical modern stateof-the-art boats with full parts interchangeability. These boats, together with our highly skilled and trained crews constitute the backbone of our ability to provide a safe and reliable service to our customers 24 hours a day 7 days a week. The boats have been built to the highest possible standard on time and to budget here in Wales by Mainstay”.

Stewart Graves, Managing Director of Mainstay Marine, commented: “Mainstay has always prided itself on our reputation for quality. The amount of positive feedback on the finish of the Pilot boats has been particularly overwhelming. Continued repeat business for our Pilot Boat build expertise is testament to our finished product. We are grateful for the continued support from the Port.”

Keel Marine were commissioned to superintend the build progress and report on key milestones. Mainstay says that the relationship has worked well throughout the build.

“We knew that delivering three pilots boats consecutively would be demanding but our comprehensive skill base, both in design and directly during the build, have been instrumental in keeping to a tight time schedule” stated Project Engineer, Jon Lewis. www.mainstaymarine.co.uk

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First of a three vessel order A Damen Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD) 1000 was launched at the Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard at the end of January. The TSHD, named Sommers, is the lead vessel of a series of three TSHDs 1000 being built for Rosmorport.

The TSHDs are scheduled for delivery this year, the contract between Rosmorport and Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard having been signed in April 2014. Keel laying of the Sommers was held in November 2014. The other two dredgers are to be named Kronshlot and Kadosh respectively.

The dredger is 62.6 metres in length, with a 14 metre draught, a hopper capacity of 1,000 m3, and a deadweight of 1,685 tonnes. The 500 mm diameter trailing pipe works at a maximum dredging depth of -20 metres. It is connected to a diesel-driven Damen dredge pump, type BP5045MD, designed for both hopper loading and discharging purposes. The TSHD 1000 series are able to operate at water temperatures o o between -2 C to + 20 C. All three of the vessels will be tailored to meet client requirements and to operate in local climatic conditions.

The TSHD 1000 vessels will feature a state-of-the-art package of dredging solutions, including dumping through bottom doors or a pre-dumping door and pumping ashore through a bow coupling unit as well as rainbowing.

The yard is on schedule to deliver all three TSHDs on time. The vessels will perform maintenance dredging in the basins and access channels of the ports of Ust-Luga, Big Port St. Petersburg and Tuapse. www.damen.com

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New 17m tug from Macduff Ship Design

The “Marsden Bay” has now been delivered and has entered service for North Tugz at Northport in New Zealand. The 17.00m tug was designed by Macduff Ship Design Ltd and built by Boustead Langkawi Shipyard.

The vessel was originally based on the successful “Sally Mcloughlin” however this new design, produced to the specific requirements of North Tugz, increased the overall size of the vessel to 17.00m length 8.00m breadth and 3.60m depth, boasting an impressive 28 tonne bollard pull. The vessel is driven by two Cat C32 main engines which drive 2.0m propellers in fixed nozzles supplied by Kort Propulsion.

Deck machinery comprises a forward towing winch with 30 tonne capacity, 5 tonne tugger winch and a 3 tonne Capstan all supplied by North Sea Winches, a deck crane with a 2.65 tonne capacity at 7.90m and a Hydraulic Windlass. The vessel is also fitted with two ‘Hi bitt’ bollards, one forward and a second aft of the wheelhouse, fitted with a 30 tonne tow hook supplied by Mampaey. All of the above leaves the “Marsden Bay” a highly capable vessel in the class of small harbour tugs, more than able to carry out her standard towing, pushing, surveying and lifting operations. Classed under BV and also built to conform to the stability regulations of Maritime New Zealand. The vessel is designed to be operated by a crew of two with overnight accommodation on board and large fuel and water capacities giving the vessel a lengthy endurance. www.macduffshipdesign.com

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Dartmouth, UK, celebrates large increase in ship bookings Dartmouth, UK, is celebrating one of its best years for cruise ship visits.

Following an increase in marketing activity by Dart Harbour that runs the port, eight ships are now booked to visit the area during 2016, starting with the expedition ship, National Geographic Explorer on April 16.

The vessel is National Geographic’s flagship, billed as ‘the world’s ultimate expedition ship’. It is able to accommodate 148 guests in 81 cabins and is outfitted with the latest tools for exploration.

The visit is part of an ongoing marketing drive by Dart Harbour to encourage cruise ships to visit the port. Much time and effort has been put into marketing the area as a destination and this work is coming to fruition with the marketing strategy paying off.

Last year four cruise ships were booked in, however unfortunately bad weather prevented two of the planned visits. Dartmouth did however still host two visits that were very successful along with several other notable vessels including the Tenacious, Pelican and TS Royalist. Passengers enjoyed a wide variety of shore excursions that included visits to Britannia Royal Naval College and the Agatha Christie residence at Greenway and contributed thousands of pounds to the local economy.

“A great deal of time and effort goes in to making the passengers feel welcome, with volunteers from Dartmouth on hand to provide information about the area,” explained Dart Harbour Harbourmaster Capt Rob Giles.

“Our cruise ship co-ordinator, Tricia Daniels has put in a huge amount of energy to ensuring the visits are a success and I know her efforts have been appreciated by both the passengers, captains and crew.

“Hopefully this year the weather will be kinder to Dartmouth allowing more visitors to enjoy the attractions of the area and aid tourism in the area.”

For 2016 a mix of ships is booked; in addition to National Geographic Explorer, there are two visits booked in from National Geographic Orion as well as old friends Serenissima, Sea Cloud ll and the exclusive 204 suite Europa owned and operated by Hapag-Lloyd that will be here during the music festival in May. Also due to arrive in May after a four year absence is Ocean Nova, whilst Aegean Odyssey will make her maiden visit.

Dartmouth is part of Destination South West of which the Isles of Scilly is also a member. DSW aims to increase the number of cruise ships that call at South West ports and increase the contribution from the cruise industry to the region’s economy.

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Damen delivers cable installer to Maersk Supply Service

Recently the DP2 cable installation vessel Maersk Connector was handed over from Damen Shipyards Group to Maersk Supply Service. The vessel is going directly on a long-term charter for subsea services provider DeepOcean. The on-time, on-budget delivery marks the successful cooperation between Damen, Maersk Supply Service and DeepOcean. Based on Damen’s DOC 8500 platform, the vessel has been customised to meet the challenges of reducing offshore renewables costs.

“We’ve already been awarded three UK and North Sea contracts for Maersk Connector, so we’re very satisfied,” reports DeepOcean Commercial Director Pierre Boyde. “The working relationship has been productive and Damen has delivered a state-of-the-art cable installation vessel. Maersk Connector is fine-tuned around DeepOcean’s 20 years’ experience of installing and trenching more than 1,000 kilometres of power cable and backed up with Maersk Supply Service’s long pedigree of superior marine operations.”

Owned and operated by Maersk Supply Service, the vessel is the latest addition to the 50plus strong Maersk offshore support vessel fleet. Søren Karas, Chief Commercial Officer of Maersk Supply Service, praises the constructive cooperation between the three parties.

“Maersk Connector is the result of a successful tri-party cooperation between a quality yard, an experienced subsea service provider and a leading vessel owner and marine operator.

Throughout the process there was close communication between all parties, focused on finding solutions. Maersk Supply Service is very happy with the outcome resulting from this cooperation; the vessel has been delivered on time, on budget and the quality is good. We are excited to embark on the long term cooperation with DeepOcean supporting their subsea operations.”

So far the vessel has been contracted to undertake marine works for three DeepOcean contracts: the Walney Extension Project, the Nemo Link interconnector and the Bligh Bank Phase II Offshore Wind Farm. In combination with new survey, trenching and installation equipment, much of which has been awarded to UK manufacturers, Maersk Connector enables DeepOcean to deliver more efficient, cost-effective and safer cable installation.

Contributing to production efficiency, the vessel is capable of grounding out with its seven points mooring system. This eliminates the need for a separate shallow water cable lay vessel and minimises the number of cable joints required. The bespoke 7000-tonne carousel system accommodates bundled installation of high specification cables with no requirement to coil the cables.

Built at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania, Maersk Connector is the second of a new generation of cable-laying vessels based on the proven Damen Offshore Carrier (DOC) platform. Developed as a flexible platform for both transport and installation work offshore, the DOC 8500 is 138 metres in length and has a beam of 27.5 metres. www.damen.com

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Construction begins on Bibby windfarm vessel Following the recent contract signing for the first ever Damen Service Operations Vessel (SOV) with walk-to-work capability, the first steel was cut this week at Damen Shipyards Galati. Damen is constructing the innovative vessel for UKbased client Bibby Marine Services. To be named Bibby WaveMaster 1, the vessel will be deployed in the North Sea to support forthcoming offshore wind construction and O&M projects.

Damen Sr. Project Manager René Hooijman said, “This is a significant moment for this vessel and for both Damen and Bibby Marine Services. The beginning of the physical construction process is a cause for celebration after years of planning and development. The SOV is the result of extensive consultation within the offshore wind industry that has led to the design of a completely new concept from the hull up. It is therefore great to see the project come to life today with cutting of the first steel exactly according to planning. Assembly of the hull will start in April and the launch of the vessel is planned for early next year.”

The SOV design provides a bespoke solution for operators involved in the transfer and accommodation of offshore wind personnel. In consultation with its partners in the offshore industry, Damen identified demand for a vessel capable of remaining at sea for long periods of time while continuously deploying and retrieving engineers and support workers along with their equipment and components. Keeping the personnel in good shape throughout the mission and the ability to operate in a wide range of weather conditions were also factored into the design as key requirements.

To achieve these goals, the development programme established that positioning the accommodation amidships, combined with a shallower draught made the vessel more stable, delivering optimal comfortable living conditions and more efficient dynamic positioning.

Primary access to offshore structures is via a motion-compensated gangway. The vessel has been laid out in such a way that workflow is highly efficient, whilst remaining separated from accommodation areas. To ensure reliability and fuel efficiency, Damen refined the design leading to a significant reduction in installed power alongside increased redundancy.

The overall result of this fresh approach to the design and layout of the SOV is a vessel that combines extreme efficiency with optimal comfort. The potential of the design was demonstrated at an early stage with a first-of-its-kind DP test at the Netherlands marine research institute MARIN. During these trials, a scale model was pitched against simulated, worst-case scenario North Sea conditions and exceeded all expectations. www.damen.com

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Trelleborg launches subsea China plans to develop nuclear powered vessels for the offshore vibration suppression system industry Trelleborg’s offshore operation has launched a new vortex The state-owned energy company CNOOC built a strategic cooperation framework agreement with China General Nuclear Power Corporation in development of new small modular nuclear reactor, for use in the maritime industry and in marine engineering.

The new reactor is called ACPR50S and will be built in collaboration with China’s shipbuilding giant ‘China Shipbuilding Industry’ and should be able to provide power for the offshore oil and gas exploration and production. The development is expected to be implemented into production of vessels within next 5 years.

The modular nuclear reactor ACPR50S can supply stable power for islands and offshore projects. According to the latest information China are proceeding with plans to integrate this reactor into marine engineering until 2020. The 200-megawatt ACPR50S reactor is able to provide safe and environmental power for vessels, making them more efficient and profitable.

“The 200-megawatt ACPR50S reactor, which can be equipped inside a section of the ship, is able to supply stable and reliable electricity and heat to islands and some projects, which need to be at sea for long periods without refueling, such as seawater desalination and offshore oilfield exploration”, said a spokesperson from China General Nuclear Power Corporation. “The project has broad applications in providing safe and stable energy for maritime resources exploration and development”, they added.

The company is also working for development of another small nuclear reactor ACPR100 with a capacity of 450 mW per unit, which can be used in some remote areas and large industrial clusters, as a supplement to the large-scale land-based nuclear power plants.

In October 2015 Lloyd’s Register signed strategic cooperation framework agreement with the Nuclear Power Institute of China for development and design of floating nuclear power plant

induced vibration (VIV) suppression system. The Tri-Strake Combi, developed to complement the high performance SLay capable Tri-Strake Stinger system and the cost effective Tri-Strake Lite system, not only eases installation but provides added resilience and load-bearing capacity, including stinger installation loads.

“Pipelines unsupported over free spans, such as steel catenary risers and rigid steel flowlines, are prone to VIV fatigue, which can lead to serious issues, such as pipe girth weld failure or premature pipe malfunction,” Jonathan Fox, senior product development engineer for Trelleborg’s offshore operation, said. “To combat this, the Tri-Strake Combi comprises interlocking moldings, with three-start helical strakes.”

Trelleborg utilized its offshore and VIV knowledge in the design of the Tri-Strake Combi and carried out extensive computational analysis and physical testing. The system’s lightweight construction provides operators with a simple and rapid assembly method. While the customized, highendurance material selected for the system not only provides added resilience and load-bearing capacity, it also eases installation. www.trelleborg.com

ROV completes offshore Middle East pipeline inspection

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CCC’s ROV manager Tavis Letherby said: “The Leopard can take larger tools than is usual for an electric ROV and its third vertical thruster gives it an advantage over other ROVs” “An important benefit of iCON is the added functionality of station keeping, allowing the operators to concentrate on the task at hand - thereby reducing the workload on the operator and ensuring the task is performed in an TWO COMMERCIAL PONTOONS FOR SALE efficient manner.”

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by Nicola Canty and Abi Tancock, Michelmores Solicitors

In Welsh inshore waters Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has been the regulatory body responsible for issuing marine licences on behalf of the Welsh Ministers under Part 4 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (MCAA) since April 2013 (this function was delegated by the Marine Licensing (Delegation of Functions) (Wales) Order 2013). Whilst MCAA applies equally in both England and Wales, Wales has its own set of exemptions for marine licensing, courtesy of the Marine Licensing (Exempted Activities)(Wales) Order 2011.

Now a new Welsh devolution settlement has been proposed in the Draft Wales Bill which was published in October 2015. This legislation would, if it is passed, extend NRW’s responsibility for marine licensing and conservation to the Welsh Offshore region and would further devolve responsibility for ports policy to the Welsh Assembly.

In addition, much of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 will have effect from April 2016. This Act will require sustainability to be considered by the Welsh Ministers and NRW in the performance of their functions, amongst other things.

Devolution The Welsh Assembly became a legislature in 2006, whereby Wales was able to pass legislation within its competence without being reliant on Westminster to pass all legislation. Initially, matters were devolved in Wales by virtue of being specified in legislation (the conferred powers model of devolution). However, in part due to the lack of clarity this introduced in practice, with many questions being referred to the Supreme Court for determination as to the extent of the Welsh Assembly’s competence, it is proposed in the Draft Wales Bill that this will be changed to a reserved powers model, which is the model used for Scotland.

This means that all matters would be devolved to the Welsh Assembly and Government unless they are specifically reserved to the UK Parliament at Westminster. Whilst the UK Parliament would remain sovereign and would have the power to pass new legislation even in areas for which it had transferred responsibility to the Welsh Assembly, it would be unlikely in practice to do so without first consulting the Welsh Assembly.

Future changes to the Welsh marine licensing regime If the Draft Wales Bill is approved and passes into law, responsibility for marine licensing in the Welsh Offshore region and the power to designate Marine Conservation Zones will move to the Welsh Ministers and ultimately NRW. In addition, NRW are continuing to develop the first Draft Welsh National Marine Plan, with formal consultation on a draft plan expected later in 2016.

There are also proposals to create six new marine protected areas in Wales (including Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) for the conservation of harbour porpoises and Special Protection Areas (SPAs) for the conservation of a number of species of seabirds). A consultation is running from 19 January until 19 April 2016, timed to run alongside current consultations for other proposed marine SACs for harbour porpoises in English waters and Northern Ireland’s offshore waters.

Furthermore, the Environment (Wales) Bill would give NRW, as the licensing authority for Wales, the power to charge fees associated with administering the marine licensing regime. The Bill is currently in the final stage of the legislative process and is likely to receive Royal Assent shortly after 1 March 2016.

Finally, with the introduction of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015, a new ‘Well-being Duty’ is placed on public bodies to carry out sustainable development. This means that a public body, such as NRW or the Welsh Ministers, must set and publish well-being objectives that are designed to maximise its contribution to achieving each of the seven well-being goals.

This is an exciting time for Wales, with a number of substantial changes afoot, though these may take some time to bed down in practice.

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Damen ASD 2810 delivered to Corima

In January this year, Corima, part of the Italy-based Gesmar Group, held an official handover ceremony for a Damen ASD 2810 tug. The festivities were attended by invited guests that included representatives from Ancona’s port and city authorities.

The family-owned Gesmar Group is the largest towage operator in the Adriatic Sea. The Group’s scope of activities reach to providing harbour assistance duties at eight Italian ports in addition to towing, escorting and offshore towage, safety and FiFi duties at a several offshore oil terminals.

Following the on-time and on-budget delivery in November 2015, Corima has mobilised the new 28.67-metre tug, called Musone, in the Port of Ancona, where it provides support services for two oil terminals and one SPM (Safe Point Mooring buoy) for large tankers, operated by API Refinery.

The Musone represents an important investment for the area and will contribute to the local economy of the Ancona. In addition to its role in the oil industry, the Port of Ancona also handles significant numbers of containers and dry bulk cargo. It is also an important location for the ferry and cruise industries.

Corima’s acquisition of the new tug was necessary due to infrastructure developments at the Port of Ancona. “This fleet renewal was required because the new port entrance makes it more difficult to manoeuvre there,” informs Riccardo Vitiello, Corima President and Managing Director Gesmar Group.

“Musone will replace one of our twin screw tugs, giving the fleet more flexibility and power.”

Damen’s ASD 2810 is a versatile design: one that is suited to harbour-based duties as well as operations in open water. The vessel’s twin Caterpillar engines deliver 1,865 kW resulting in a 60-tonne bollard pull.

Corima’s tug captains will put that power to optimum effect in what Mr Vitiello describes as the ideal towing arrangement, combining Tractor tug with ASD tug. “I think that the best towing configuration is to have a Tractor tug at the bow of the vessel and an ASD at the stern of the vessel. This way both tugs work heading forward.”

Since delivery, Musone has been operational at both the Port of Ancona and the oil terminal, Mr Vitiello goes on to say. “The feedback I have received from our tug masters has been very positive. They have many years’ experience on a Damen 3110 so they have good criteria when comparing these tugs. They have found the Musone much faster and more responsive during manoeuvring.”

“I would like to thank our client for their cooperation throughout this project,” states Damen Regional Sales Manager Andrea Trevisan. “The feeling of respect and esteem that Damen and Corima has for each other is reciprocal. This delivery will build on the foundations of our firm business relationship.” www.damen.com

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Hydrographic survey and dredging from Del Norte Del Norte Technology Ltd

Del Norte Technology Ltd is an ISO9001 2015 quality specialised Hydrographic Survey and Dredge company that supplies, installs, trains to support the industry. Together with Hypack Inc Hypack, Hysweep and DredgePack software the whole hydrographic capability is taken care of.

On display on our stand at Ocean Business and then at Seawork 2015 will be all the Hypack software, Ceehydro systems product range together with Tritech Sidescan Sonar, sub-bottom profiling instruments and a surprise package for Multi-beam Hydrographic surveys.

Equipment commonly supplied apart from the Hypack Single Beam, Multi-Beam and DredgePack software are Tide Gauges from Valeport, Echo Sounders such as Cee Hydro systems Ceescope product range, Sub-bottom profilers from Syqwest, Mini Swath systems from Ross Industries, Novatel RTK and Hemisphere DGPS receivers with all associated parts and cables to suite. WAASP Mult-Beam system is a new addition to our product line.

We will advise only quality products but also supply what the customer requires to satisfy the system requirements and purchased from UK representative companies where required.

Call Laurie Smith +44(0)1803 844555, Mob +44(0)7836 741288, or Neil Carter-Davies on Mob +44(0)7734165095 for a free consultation, advice and planning for you next project.

After Ocean Business exhibition we will hold a Hypack Multi-Beam training week using our friend and customers vessel and training rooms in ABP Southampton .

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Del Norte Technology Ltd is an ISO9001 2008 quality specialised Hydrographic Survey and Dredge company that supplies, installs, trains to support the industry.

This includes Hypack, Hysweep and DredgePack software. Ceehydro Systems Ceescope product range together with Tritech Sidescan Sonar, Syqwest sub-bottom profiling instruments and WAASP system for Multi-beam Hydrographic surveys.

Equipment commonly supplied with a system are Tide Gauges and velocity profile instruments from Valeport, Mini Swath systems from Ross Industries, Novatel RTK and Hemisphere DGPS receivers with all associated parts and cables to suite.

WAASP Multi-Beam system is a new addition to their product line.

The company will only deal with quality products but also supply what their customers require to satisfy the system requirements and purchased from UK representative companies where required.

Del Norte Technology Ltd will be at Oceanology International, Excell London with Hypack and WAASP from 15th to 17th this month.

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Expanded portfolio of marine aids to navigation “JFC Marine is delighted with the launch of their recently expanded portfolio of marine aids to navigation product solutions on the international market. Following several million euros of investment over the last few years in research and development of these products, we are optimistic about the opportunities in this market” commented John Concannon.

Since 2010, JFC has invested substantially in R&D, following a difficult period weathering the storms of recessionary years 2008 - 2009. Now in 2016 JFC Marine offer an extensive range of aids to navigation, navigation buoys, solar marine Lanterns, monitoring and control systems, to suit all marine applications. The latest larger sized additions are the Seagull and Gannet Navigation Buoy varieties. These range in size from 1.5m up to 3m sized buoys. Designed for use for both inshore and offshore applications these modular designed buoys aim to set a new standard in the market. JFC have collaborated with internationally recognised Carmanah Sabik as trade partners, who are worldwide experts in supplying self-contained solar powered LED marine lanterns for use with the navigation buoy range.

“With our new buoy design and with the advances in technology we are now capable of adding new technologies and sensors to our buoys to provide real-time information to pilots at sea, information such as wave height, wind speed and water currents. This gives the pilots more control on the shipping vessel and will contribute to the safe transport of imports and export,” stated Colin Concannon, Head of Sales JFC Marine.

The company has considered all aspects of the buoys life at sea which are designed and manufactured for the most demanding conditions using superior quality materials and considering ease of assembly both onshore or on deck of support vessels. They also boast excellent stability characteristics, power system versatility, and environmental credentials. By addressing key design criteria, JFC buoys can reduce costs and maximise servicing intervals. Safe access for maintenance personnel and ease of operation has been prioritised, as have all deployment, mooring, and retrieval requirements.

“The key to the product success and innovation of JFC Manufacturing is in the research and development phases and the production facilities we have established here in Galway, Ireland.

“We have built an excellent young expert and ambitious team who are capable of bringing the company through the next phase of growth to a new scale and to new market areas. The word ‘fear’ does not exist in the JFC vocabulary; we seek continuous improvement and progress onwards and upwards! We have tendered for contracts worth millions of Euro in the last 18 months and to win some of these contracts will take time. We know we can compete internationally at a very high level” commented John Concannon.

JFC Manufacturing was founded by John Concannon in Tuam, Co. Galway and is headed up by his son Colin Concannon who has been involved in the business for over a decade. With a track record of sales worldwide, JFC Marines success in the global maritime market to date demonstrates the level of expertise available in Ireland in the Maritime Sector which is continuing to strengthen and grow. www.jfcmarine.com Pictures show: (top) Colin Colcannon, Head of JFC Marine, (left) John and Colin Colcannon at Tuam, Galway with selection of new buoys.

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Alphatron river radar Alphatron Marine recently announced, together with its Italian distributor SIRM, an agreement with the Azienda del Consorzio Trasporti Veneziano (ACTV) authority for the delivery of 40 river radars for the public transport lines in Venice, Italy.

With Venice renowned for its many canals and low bridges, the river radar model JMA-610 was required to undergo special modifications. The scanner unit, positioned on top of the wheelhouse should, once the captain puts the radar into standby mode, stop rotating precisely at a fixed position. This way the scanner unit can be lowered at this specific position into a cutout allowing safe passage under the bridges.At the end of 2015 Alphatron reports that it successfully installed this first, 100% working river radar concept aboard the waterbuses with the owner truly satisfied.

This concept has been developed in-house with custom built mechanical foundation with appropriate electronics and software. Alphatron’s partner in Italy will take care of the installation process and will also be able to support the entire fleet fitted with the radar.

The 40 river radars will be delivered within a period of two years, the first one being installed next month. www.alphatron.com

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Rolec and Almarin sign distribution agreement for Spain The Grupo Lindley companies are targeting Spain as an area of growth for their harbour and marina equipment activity and a key step towards fulfilling this strategy is the signing of a three-year exclusive distribution agreement with Rolec Services for all Spanish territories.

The distribution agreement was signed by the Spanish company Almarin, Equipos y Servicios Portuarios S.L, reinforcing its range of products for recreational harbours and marinas. Almarin will support Lindley to develop products including electrical, lighting, water and emergency service pedestals, sanitation pump-out systems, and much more for marinas in the Iberian Peninsula.

Lindley is a turnkey marine and harbour equipment supplier which has been Rolec’s distributor in Portugal since 1997. Both Lindley and Almarin are part of Grupo Lindley, a marine equipment manufacturer and distributor founded in Lisbon in 1930 by a British engineer.

Rolec Services is a specialist manufacturer of outdoor service pedestals featuring water and electrical connections, as well as hook-up equipment and other accessories. The company was formed in 1990 and began supplying electrical panels for caravan parks, which was followed by expansion into the marina industry. Today, Rolec is a leader in the marina industry and offers a wide configuration of service pedestals that allow for electric and water connections as well as data and remote monitoring/control. Service payments range from simple prepaid systems to completely remote controlled systems accessed via a customized Smartphone App interface that offers real time information and alarms. In recent years Rolec has expanded its product line to include the EV (Electric Vehicle) industry - manufacturing and supplying more than 40.000 charging points across Europe, ensuring it is the global leader in outdoor connection points. www.almarin.es

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‘Next gen’ vessel tracking

BigOceanData, a new name in the sector, has joined the vessel tracking sector with a product that promises to set new standards in functionality and userfriendliness and outright performance.

BigOceanData is the new brand from Globavista, the professional vessel tracking and monitoring provider trusted by industry professionals and government agencies alike.

BigOceanData is a completely new service designed to meet the needs of today’s maritime sector. It is a web-based, full function, premium service that will meet the needs of the industry, all at a highly competitive price.

It is a completely new platform that has been under development for more than 12 months.

Accessed via a web browser, its designers have gone to great efforts to ensure that while a wide array of information can be accessed and overlaid on the world map, it always remains easy on the eye and intuitive to operate.

With its years of experience and the customer feedback that comes with it, BigOceanData has introduced a number of significant improvements to the standard vessel tracking model.

At the top of the list is the fact that, unlike most providers, BigOceanData delivers satellite AIS data as standard. Users have access to full, global, undelayed AIS data, both terrestrial and satellite, regardless of the size of their fleet. This is in recognition both of the falling costs of satellite data and of the belief that no professional monitoring service should offer anything less than a complete global view.

The BigOceanData system also uniquely draws on other sources of vessel data to maximise the accuracy of the vessel plot information, such as third-party on-board tracking devices including SSAS and fisheries VMS transponders.

“We believe that BigOceanData sets a whole new standard in vessel tracking monitoring,” comments BigOceanData Director Steve Jones. “In particular, the technology of satellite AIS tracking is advancing rapidly and we are committed to passing those improvements on to our customer as they happen, ensuring that they always have access to the most accurate data available. We invite all those involved in vessel operations and management to try our free, fully functional, 72-hour free trial and see it in action for themselves.” www.bigoceandata.com

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LiDAR comparison trial for offshore wind mapping

The Carbon Trust has announced the start of the world’s largest trial of scanning Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology which is taking place in Dublin Bay, Ireland.

This is the latest Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) project designed to help reduce the cost of energy from offshore wind. Over the next three months the most comprehensive test of scanning LiDAR technology will take place, where four different scanning LiDAR systems will be put through their paces, alongside three vertical profiling LiDARs for validation purposes. The project is being supported by independent renewable energy company, RES and maritime safety organisation, Commissioners of Irish Lights.

Accurate wind resource measurements are critical to wind farm development because they are used to calculate the potential energy yield from a wind farm, which dictates the terms of the project financing. This can be a significant proportion of the overall project cost, accounting for around 45 percent for the average wind farm.

Scanning LiDAR is not a new technology, it is already used extensively by the defence and aerospace industries to monitor for oncoming weather fronts. However, up to now, it does not have a proven track record in offshore wind.

Normally wind resource is measured using large steel towers called met masts, which require a large capital investment (£10-£12m) incurred at risk before a project gets the go ahead adding significant upfront costs - this can obviously inhibit the exploration of new sites. The OWA project aims to test how accurately scanning LiDAR technology can measure wind resource for potential wind farm sites, which could deliver significant cost savings in the early stages of wind farm development.

The OWA has been working for the past few years to support more cost effective solutions, focusing on the development and commercialisation of a number of floating LiDAR systems, to significantly reduce upfront capital expenditure. Yet measurements taken by both masts and floating LiDAR are limited in that they only provide a measurement of the wind resource at a single point in space. For an offshore wind farm covering an area of up to 200 square kilometres, this can create uncertainty on the wind speed at locations far from the measurement point. This is known as spatial variation, where measurements may not representative of the entire site. This is translated into risk incurring additional financing costs in all future wind farm developments.

Scanning LiDAR technology has the potential to reduce the risk associated with spatial variation. These systems are capable of scanning with a usable range of between 10 to 30 kilometres, to impressive levels of detail, taking over 100 measurements per minute. This allows developers to build a much more detailed picture of a site, not only significantly reducing uncertainty of spatial variation, but also allowing developers to better plan the layouts of the turbines to best exploit the individual wind conditions at the site. Increasing confidence on spatial variation could reduce risk to minimal levels, which can save millions of pounds on a project

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and reduce the cost of energy from offshore wind.

A difference of only 0.2 mph in wind speed can result in significant variation of yield calculations over the lifetime of a wind farm. It is therefore critical that the industry has confidence in scanning LiDAR devices being sensitive enough to detect such small variations.

The OWA trial aims to test the sensitivity of the devices to picking up these variations in wind resource.

The units involved in the trial are: 3 Leosphere WINDCUBE vertical profiling LiDARs, 1 Leosphere WINDCUBE 400S scanning LiDAR, 1 Leosphere prototype scanning LiDAR, 2 Lockheed Martin WindTracer scanning LiDARs. Megan Smith, Project Manager, Wakes Research at the Carbon Trust commented: “Many factors can impact available wind resource at a potential wind farm site including its proximity to shore, neighbouring wind farms, and as a result of tidal currents. This project forms a really important stage of the OWA’s efforts to increase the industry’s understanding of wind resource measurement and validate the technologies capable of delivering results. Project financing is a significant proportion of cost, so anything we can do to get a deeper understanding of yield will increase investor confidence and lower the cost of financing. Scanning LIDAR has the potential to take our understanding to a completely new level. In information terms it is the difference between taking a still photo compared to having a three dimensional video with full sound. The need to test the sensitivity of the technology is the next frontier in getting industry acceptance.”

“This is an ambitious project and has relied on a range of key partners including RES, Irish Lights and the technology developers, Leosphere and Lockheed Martin to get it successfully off the ground. We are looking forward to seeing what results and will be sharing them with the wider industry in due course.”

Simon Feeney, Commercial Manager for Measurement Services at RES commented: “RES is delighted to support the Carbon Trust and OWA in delivering this challenging and ground-breaking project. RES believes scanning LiDAR has the potential to radically change the approach to wind resource assessment for developers of offshore wind.”

Dave Ward, Commercial Services Manager at Irish Lights said: “Irish Lights is delighted to be associated with the Carbon Trust’s scanning LiDAR technology testing platform in Dublin Bay. It has been a great opportunity for us to leverage our expertise, experience and assets to support RES and their partners with advice and support on site selection, calibration, assembly and data streaming building on our own successful Dublin Bay Digital Diamond project which focuses on delivering offshore data and communications services. We recognise that every developing industry has its own unique suite of supply chain inputs which in their own right create spin off opportunities and we are excited about the potential of this test platform to strengthen innovation and collaboration in the offshore energy development.” www.carbontrust.com

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New Sabik self contained lantern Sabik Marine, of Canada, will introduce its new self-contained lantern SC 160 to the European market at Seawork 2016 Based on innovative LED 160 technology, this high performance lantern extends Sabik Marine’s already comprehensive series of Sabik and Carmanah self-contained lanterns.

SC 160 is a self-contained medium range LED lantern with best-in-class optical performance for fixed and floating structures. The lantern includes solar panels, a battery and a charge controller. This lantern is designed for harsh marine environments and for long uninterrupted operation. It is available in two different sizes SC 160I and SC 160II, where battery and solar panel size differs.

SC 160I has a range of up to 8 nautical miles and the SC 160II up to 10 nautical miles. The optical head used in the SC 160 is from the LED 160 and it has a new rugged injection moulded aluminium housing. An advanced and easy to use remote monitoring and control software, LightGuard Monitor is available as an option.

SC160 can also be controlled with Bluetooth Control, an advanced app enabling user to check lantern details from up to 50 meters away from your mobile phone, even onboard a vessel.

“We want to provide the best possible products to make waterways safer and therefore we develop our lanterns constantly to meet the increasing requirements for durability and optical performance. SC 160 updates its predecessor’s SC 155’s technology to meet today’s requirements”, said Jonas Lindberg, Head of Product Development of Sabik Marine. www.sabik-offshore.com

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K2 Management lands Japanese offshore wind contract

K2 Management has been appointed to provide its services for the 100 MW Kashima offshore wind project, which represents the company’s first contract in Japan.

The company Wind Power Energy, comprising Wind Power Group K.K, SB Energy and ORIX Corporation, which owns the offshore wind project, has hired K2 Management to support the development and construction phase to improve the overall CAPEX budget.

K2 Management will analyze the work carried out by the EPC contractor and use input and best practices from European offshore wind projects to suggest improvements on design, construction and scheduling.

“We are looking forward to be supported by K2 Management. Their consultants’ experience with offshore wind projects is second to none. We are confident this cooperation will improve the profitability and lower the risks for the project,” said Mamoru Komatsuzaki, CEO and President of Wind Power Energy.

Per K. Melgaard, Co-Founder and Senior Consultant in K2 Management, said: “We are honoured and proud being able to support ORIX and its partners developing the 100 MW Kashima offshore wind project. Building on existing knowledge and experience is the only way forward and we are pleased to be working with a client that truly understands that.”

The Kashima project involves the installation of twenty 5MW wind turbines off the Kashima port. www.k2management.com

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Between now and 2018 German tidal turbine specialist Schottel Hydro will deliver 16 Schottel Instream Turbines (SIT) with a capacity of 62 kW each to Sustainable Marine Energy (SME).

The UK company has signed a long term contract with the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and will build a platform array in Scotland, off the Orkney Islands. Following successful sea trials in the Solent last summer, the first PLAT-O system, which hosts two SIT, will be installed at EMEC in 2016. The next generation PLAT-O system will be large enough to host four turbines each. Four of these platforms will be deployed in 2016/2017 to complete the array. The installed power output of the array will be 1 MW and will be directly fed into the Scottish power grid.

During the sea trials off the Isle of Wight, Schottel says that SIT and PLAT-O have successfully proven to be a perfect match. Both the turbines and the platform are designed to be lightweight, robust, stable and simple. Together they provide an extremely efficient integrated solution.PLAT-O is intended to reduce the costs of delivering tidal energy considerably; one of the Earth’s most abundant and reliable renewable energy sources. PLAT-O is placed under the surface of the water and can flexibly adjust to the place with the strongest current.

Besides a marker buoy, the system is not visible on the surface and ships can pass safely overhead.

The buoyant platform is taut moored to the seabed using a tailor made anchoring solution that has also been developed by SME. The PLAT-O platform array will host 16 Schottel Instream Turbines.

The new turbine generation from Schottel Hydro purposely avoids complex subsystems to ensure a lightweight and solid device, which is easy to maintain. The SITs have a rotor diameter of four meters and are designed as downstream turbines which are self-aligning to the flow. The SIT design features hydrodynamically optimized passive-adaptive composite blades with no need for any active pitch mechanism. Their drive trains are standardized with a two-stage planetary gearbox, an induction generator and a mechanical brake.The scope of supply also includes the power electrics for the turbines and the interface management between turbines and platform. “With this system we offer SME a simple ‘plug and play’ solution for their PLAT-O platforms. We are very proud to be part of this project with 16 SIT turbines sold. The PLAT-O system provides Schottel Hydro with a route to market and we expect to deliver many more SITs to SME for these systems in the near future.” commented Niels A. Lange, Managing Director of Schottel Hydro. www.schottel.de

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Windcat’s Wingrip wins 2016 Health and Safety Award On the eve of the 12th annual RenewableUK Health & Safety Conference the winner of the Renewable Energy Health and Safety Award was announced at the recent conference reception in Birmingham, UK. This award scheme on behalf of RemewableUK and the Crown Estate is unique in the offshore wind industry.

Following the previous award-winners E.ON Climate and Renewables (2012), Technip Offshore Wind (2013), Centrica Energy (2014) and RWE Innogy UK (2015), the 2016 award was won by Windcat Workboats with its WindGrip system.

Developing the system broadly used to transfer personnel from a moving vessel to a fixed offshore structure using the friction of a bow fender, WindGrip (patent pending) is a simple solution to the challenge of providing safer access to offshore wind turbines in harsh and unpredictable seas.

By increasing the grip of the vessel’s fender on the boat landing using constant tension winches, Windgrip improves the safety of a transfer. The risk of the vessel breaking away from the boat landing during a transfer as a result of above average waves is reduced significantly as the grip of the fender is not only realised using the vessels propulsion at the stern of the vessel, but by adding additional force directly at the interface between the vessel’s fender and the boat landing on the wind turbine.

Neil Clarkson, Managing Director of Windcat Workboats received the award in Birmingham, commenting: “We are honoured to receive the 2016 Renewable Energy Health & Safety Award as recognition of Wildcat’s efforts to increase safety of offshore operations. We are happy to work in an industry which very health and safety conscious and glad the innovative WindGrip system can increase the safety even further.”

Clarkson further expressed that Windcat is thankful to their charterers who have worked with them to develop the system and put it through it’s first paces on the different offshore wind farms.

Windcat now has twelve vessels out of its fleet of 39 fitted with WindGrip and has already done close to 17,500 transfers using it. www.windcatworkboats.com

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Corpower tests in Orkney, UK

Swedish wave energy developer, CorPower Ocean, has signed up to test its novel resonant wave energy converter at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney.

The announcement followed CorPower’s success in Wave Energy Scotland’s (WES) power-take-off (PTO) call that, combined with funding from KIC InnoEnergy and the Swedish Energy Agency, completes a Euro 6.5m Stage 3 funding round for dry rig testing of a half scale prototype system followed by an ocean deployment at EMEC’s scale test site in Scapa Flow.

The project aims to deliver a highly reliable PTO solution using the innovative WaveSpring control technology offering a step-change improvement in performance and cost to the wave energy sector. The technology will be taken through a programme of structured verification guided by best practice support from EMEC, alongside the experience from offshore power generation company Iberdrola Engineering, the University of Edinburgh, and WavEC Offshore Renewables’ expertise in cost and performance modelling.

The project will involve a five-month programme of cyclical dry and wet testing of the system in Orkney, culminating in a performance assessment by EMEC. Prior to arriving in Orkney, the PTO will undergo a five-month dry test period in Stockholm using the same test rig, thereby significantly de-risking the ocean deployment. This novel approach to PTO development will incorporate the installation of a bespoke dry test rig at EMEC for hardware-in-the-loop testing. The test rig will have the ability to subject wave devices to the full range of wave loads corresponding to the most challenging sea conditions. EMEC Managing Director, Neil Kermode, comments “We’ve been working closely with CorPower throughout the WES call, and we’re thrilled to continue with that relationship as they progress through the development and testing of their novel PTO system.”

“This is a particularly exciting project for EMEC as it includes the installation of additional infrastructure, a PTO dry test rig, near the Scapa Flow wave test site. This test rig will act as a lasting legacy of Corpower’s test programme and WES’ foresight, as it will be available to support the development of other wave and tidal energy converters in the future.”

Patrik Müller, CEO at CorPower said: “We have the largest respect for the challenges presented by the ocean environment, and we are working closely with EMEC and the local supply chain on Orkney to make this project highly successful. We see a great opportunity to establish a long lasting presence in Scotland.”

Tim Hurst, Managing Director at Wave Energy Scotland added “The HiDrive PTO technology represents an exciting step forward in developing a successful wave energy technology and I’m looking forward to seeing the results.” www.corpowerocean.com

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Additional work in the Hywind contract for Aibel Statoil has awarded an additional scope to the Hywind contract with Aibel. Recently an amendment giving Aibel responsibility for procurement of material and equipment to the project was signed.

In the summer of 2014 Aibel was awarded a contract for a FEED study, Engineering, and Management Assistance for the Statoil project. Since then, detailed engineering of tower and EIT system, as well as overall responsibility for system integration, have been included in the contract.

“The procurement work will start immediately and proceed until next spring. We shall provide equipment and material for several fabrication sites,” said Project Manager Petter Sveindal.

The additional order means that Aibel will further expand its knowledge base within the Renewables business unit,” a company spokesperson commented.

“The participation in the Hywind project, which will continue until 2017, may open new possibilities for Aibel in a growing international market,” said EVP Renewables, Erling Matland. www.aibel.com

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Iceni Marine place new order with South Boats

South Boats IOW Ltd. and Alicat Workboats Ltd., builders of aluminium workboats recently received an order from Iceni Marine Services Ltd. for the purchase of a new build South Boats IOW 23m Offshore Wind CTV plus options for a further two vessels.

The first vessel will feature twin MAN V12-1400 main engines coupled to Hamilton HM651 water jet propulsion for speeds up to 30 knots and efficient cruising speeds coupled to high bollard pull capability. The vessel will have a resiliently mounted superstructure ensuring low noise and vibration levels for twelve industrial personnel whilst passaging to and from site and forward and after cargo decks capable of carrying fifteen tonnes of equipment. Existing 23m vessels, in service with Iceni Marine Services and others, have proven exceptional with class leading sea keeping and transfer capabilities.

This vessel, to be named ‘Iceni Defender’ is to be built at Great Yarmouth to satisfy Iceni’s delivery requirements and is essentially a repeat order for the 2015 delivered, ‘Iceni Vengeance’, which is currently working on O&M with RWE Innogy’s flagship Gwynt y Mor offshore wind farm.

Richard Thurlow of Iceni Marine Services Ltd.: “Having fully researched the market we have once again selected the South Boats IOW 23m. The capabilities demonstrated by the ‘Iceni Venture’ and ‘Iceni Vengeance’, our existing 23m vessels have been nothing short of remarkable.”

Ben Colman of South Boats and Alicat Workboats commented: “The South Boats IOW 23m design was developed following an extensive hull form research and development programme. The 23m offers very low noise levels combined with reduced vessel motions to ensure that crew and technicians remain within accepted guidelines for human factors and sea sickness ensuring that the vessel can operate in the harshest environment, delivering technicians fit and able to fulfil their tasks offshore. We are building this vessel at our Great Yarmouth facility, which is close to Iceni’s main office and ensures a timely delivery.” www.southboatsiow.com www.alicatworkboats.com

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Cost reduction is the constant aim of the marine renewable energy industry, and this year’s ‘Marine Renewables’ conference session on Tuesday 15 March, the opening day of Oceanology International 2016 (OI 2016), the world’s largest exhibition and conference for marine science and ocean technology (London’s ExCeL, 15-17 March), will be exploring some of the steps being taken to achieve this all-important goal. Like all the component parts of Oceanology International the conference is free to attend, online registration is at www.oceanologyinternational.com.

“Join the marine renewables session at OI 2016 and hear from industry professionals about how recent innovations in modelling, surveying and foundation design are helping the industry achieve real cost reductions,” urge the co-chairs of the day-long session, Nick Murphy, Head of Operations, SeaRoc and Tony Hodgson, Global Business Development Manager - Renewable Energy, Fugro.

“We will start by exploring some of the new techniques and technologies which are expanding our knowledge in offshore surveying, in areas such as underwater acoustics, quantifying turbulence, and dealing with WWII bombs and other unexploded ordinance.

“After lunch we have a panel of experts who will present some of the more novel foundation systems which are being deployed to support offshore wind, tidal and wave energy projects around the world, and who will talk about a variety of projects they have been involved with, from large bore submarine drills, rock anchors and suction caissons to self-installing substations from Germany.

“Finally we will wrap up with a session on new applications from existing technologies, at which we will hear from the European Space Agency on how space tech is being applied in offshore renewables (and vice versa),” they add. “These include the latest on floating LiDAR for offshore anemometry, and a commercial power application from wave energy today; as well as the fascinating world and complexities associated with physical modelling and replicating the environmental conditions of seabed scour.

“Personally I am really looking forward to learning about self-jacking substations from Germany and hearing from the European Space agency on how the technologies from offshore renewables are being used in space,” says Nick Murphy.

“Nick typifies our audience who will all pick on different topics within the session as their ‘must listen to’ presentations; our chairmen have done a magnificent job putting together a varied and stimulating day of presentations,” explains Event Director, Jonathan Heastie of organisers, Reed Exhibitions.

Including the chairmen there are fifteen speakers taking part in the ‘Marine Renewables’ conference stream which is divided into three sessions - ‘Surveying’, ‘Innovation in Foundations’; and ‘New Applications for Technologies’.

There are Canadian, French, German, Irish, Dutch and US national group stands at OI 2016, as well as a diving pavilion; and individual exhibitors come from 32 countries: Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UAE, UK and the USA. Together they take up over 8,000m2 of stand space making OI 2016 the largest ever held in its 47-year history. In 2014 there were 520+ exhibiting companies and total attendance over the three days of over 8,400 industry professionals.

OI 2016 is staged in partnership with the SUT and with The Hydrographic Society UK; the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST); the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA); the Marine Technology Society (MTS); and the Society of Maritime Industries (SMI) as endorsing organisations. www.oceanologyinternational.com

Imenco UK Ltd HD over Ethernet Camera at Oceanology International 2016

Imenco UK Ltd will be exhibiting at Oceanology International 2016 at ExCel Exhibition and Conference Centre in London where they will be sharing stand L150 with their Middle East Agent Indepth International Ltd. Imenco will be highlighting the world leading SubVIS Orca HD over Ethernet subsea camera along with the widest range of SD and HD subsea cameras, LED lights and green line lasers available from a single manufacturer. The range of Imenco electronics provides complete spreads for all classes of ROV, Trenchers, Ploughs, and for diver support.

The SubVIS Orca has undergone successful trials in the Northern North Sea over the last six months producing stunning video outputs for environmental research organisations and oil and gas companies alike. Imenco will be showing some of the results on a large video screen on stand.

The company will have sales and technical support available throughout the exhibition to answer any customer queries on existing and future HD over Ethernet ranges of subsea electronics, of which the SubVIS Orca is the first.

Rather than using a CCTV module in a subsea housing Imenco purposely designed and built hardware and software for the SubVIS Orca, which for the first time in the subsea industry, embeds the PC behind the camera in the same housing. This enables the image to be manipulated to customer requirements and fully optimised before being sent to the surface.

Stand L150 www.imenco.com www.indepth-international.com

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Hundredth crane from Huisman’s Zhangzhou facility Netherlands based heavy winch and lifting specialist Huisman has recently seen its Zhangzhou, China, facility, deliver its hundredth crane, which certainly underpins their belief in the supreme quality of the product, being the reason for the success.

The Huisman ethos is, quite literally, to keep their heavy lift design improving every year since the very first of the mast cranes left from the company’s European facility as far back as 1984.

The cranes are a substantially different from a scaled up version of a more standard crane - what makes them particularly useful for very heavy lifts is that the design consists of a fixed mast fitted with a rotating slew platform supporting the boom and mast head.

This means it contains an inherent safety feature - the load moment is carried by the mast and not by the slew bearings.

One of a pair of 1,500 tonne capacity cranes this latest is to be installed on the K-class heavy load carrier Fairmaster, owned by shipping and offshore transportation and installation contractor Jumbo. The two cranes will give the vessel a tandem lift capability of 3,000 tonnes. www.huismanequipment.com

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CraneKing boom cranes for Marine Harvest

Engineers from CraneKing recently completed the final commissioning on two HS Marine knuckle boom cranes, which they had supplied to Marine Harvest.

As well as the need to use purpose built marine cranes, capable of operating in harsh conditions, the ability to support their HS Marine cranes across the UK and Europe was a key factor in the decision to use Craneking. With full spares support provided by the factory and a dedicated Product Support Manager based in the UK, Craneking have been able to consolidate their relationship with Marine Harvest, securing further orders for three more knuckle boom cranes.

Doug Palmer, Product Support Manager at Craneking commented: “Having been tested at the factory, Marine Harvest and the shipyard requested that CraneKing conduct the final commissioning activity in Mallaig, Scotland. It demonstrates our commitment to supporting our customers with their HS Marine cranes, no matter they are within the UK.�

Craneking specialise in the supply and support of marine cranes across the whole of the marine sector, including workboat, fish farm / fishing, defence, offshore and quayside applications. www.craneking.com

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Lewmar winch and overside working range

Captive winch CW3200 The CW3200 under-deck winch is a versatile unit able to pull up to 3200 Kg. • 24V / 400V options • Enable an automatic system without the requirement for an hydraulic installation • Use proven worm gearbox from Lewmar windlass ranger • 14 meter line capacity • Various mounting options

Tender Garage Winch Lewmar have developed a new unit specifically to operate within a tender garage, although its use can be extended to other applications. The TW650 consists of an aluminium mounting frame and drum, hard anodised for durability and optimum protection against the harsh marine environment. The ABS motor cover is waterproof to IP68 standard. The TW650 is C.E. Certified, conforming to EN28846:1993/A1:2000 • Comply with EN 28846:1993/A1:2000 • Specification: Voltage 24V / Power 1kW • Drum can accommodate 9m of 8mm line (2 layers of wrap on drum) • Working load = 250kg @ 11m/min line speed, drawing 45 amps • Max working load = 750kg @ 8m/min line speed, drawing 150 amps • Lightweight - only 8.8Kg

Overside Working System Lewmar’s Overside Working System offers users a secure system allowing freedom of movement and the ability to lock into position while working on any project. The system is constructed of lightweight, onepiece machined cars aluminium with Torlon bearings for handling high loads and reducing friction. The cars run smoothly along an extruded track and can be securely locked in position with the integrated plunger mechanism.

CE standard certification exceeds EN 795 A superior, tougher test specifications was developed to cater for the Lewmar Overside Work Track System and its intended use. This includes higher load testing of the end stops and also anticipates the increase in loading generated when two persons are suspended from the track in a rescue scenario.

• Exceeds the requirements of EN 795: 1996/2012 • Torlon bearings • Plunger for ease of movement and lock-in position

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RUD ICE chain offers extreme resistance to temperatures

RUD ICE chain can be used across offshore, arctic projects and extreme materials handling at ports or construction: Innovation and product development is important at RUD, being the first manufacturer to be approved for Grade 120 chain you can be sure of the quality and design of our products and the advantages the innovative ICE chain has to offer.

RUD ICE chain offers extreme resistance to temperatures from -60oc to +300oc. The chain is coated with their innovative pink powder coating which acts as an overheating indicator, which shows the temperatures in which the chain can be safely used. The chain cannot be used in temperatures above 300oc. If the chain reaches temperatures of 300oc or above it will turn from a pink colour to brown, then black which indicates that the chain is unsafe to use and must be taken out of service. RUD ICE lifting chain is often used across polar and arctic projects due to its extreme resistance to temperatures.

The advantages of ICE chain are abundant. It offers a considerable 30% reduction in weight than Grade 80 hooks, using less material and energy used due to its light construction and easier handling.

It possesses a 60% higher breaking force than grade 80 chains, is extremely robust, tough and resilient to sharp and rough edges due to the chains increased strength.

ICE Chain offers the solution to your lifting requirements, from offshore, arctic projects to extreme materials handling at ports or construction sites where sharp and rough edges are present, RUD’s ICE Chain offers ultimate strength and resilience to varied environments. www.rud.co.uk

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Scottish based, Ace Winches have recently completed a contract to supply ‘single user’ winch systems for specific dockside use.

It is quite simple says Ross Cowie, project engineer of Ace Winches’ design team, “Electrically powered lifting gear, with electronic interfaces, offer better control.”

And this is exactly what some projects demand. The company has recently provided several winches that, amongst other things, will be used to help spool umbilical products onto a large carousel sitting in the hold of a new lay ship.

Mr Cowie explained, “Our clients wanted a system which could be completely controlled by a single operator so if at any point there was an issue, it would be possible to hit the emergency stop and safely bring the loading process, and the interlinked equipment, to a standstill with no tension building up that could strain the product.”

Its sophisticated technology, the seven winches (ranging from 10 tonnes up to 40 tonnes working load) are driven by variable frequency converters to give a smooth power uptake, further a number have a high-speed function which gives them the ability to increase their line speed from the normal 15m/m all the way to a very fast 60m/m. As the equipment interfaces with the vessel’s global control system, Ace Winches had to meet an exacting set of standards in order to allow the entire umbilical laying set to ‘clip together’ on installation. Most of these units will be used for more than helping spool product into the carousel. Mr Cowie explained that while using the main pedestal crane for heavy lift operations it’s normal to attach a pair of winch tagging lines at corners of the load, this prevents the payload turning in mid-air. Unfortunately, a vessel’s rolling or pitching motion has been known to cause the wire to snap.

These winches avoid the issue by including an automated control function, the operator enters a set point tension, a load cell then checks the actual tension in the wire against this set point and pays out or brings in the lines to match, sharing the load between them. However, fast response times are key to maintaining uniform tension in the wire rope. “The winch can accelerate from zero to full speed, which is up to 1,800 rpm, in less than a second. And a lesser variation will give you an almost instantaneous reaction time,” added Mr Cowie. He also commented, “In fact you can get an electric motor to accelerate faster than this, but in our experience if you speed up the reaction much beyond this it results in the winch being put in constant overdrive. If you drop it down a little it gives you a better overall damping effect.”

Ace Winches-also supplied the A frame which this has been positioned to allow a line from the 10 tonne winch to be diverted down through a moonpool, to deploy or retract smaller tools or messenger wires without tying up the large scale handling equipment.

As the vessel will potentially be deployed in Arctic waters Mr Cowie added, “When you design winches for -40oC it becomes a lot more difficult because you have to specify components that will survive in these kinds of temperatures.

As you can imagine most are not as readily available as those that are capable of working in North Sea conditions down to -20oC. Even the steel work requires additional testing and certification to prove it will be resistant to brittle fractures at such temperatures.”

Mr Cowie concluded that despite these issues, worldwide deployment introduces an additional consideration for hydraulically driven kit, “hydraulic oil must be changed out for a grade suitable to the climate. I’d say global operations present a strong argument for having all electric equipment.” www.ace-winches.com

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Surf lifesavers and other users could soon be diving to the ocean floor and zipping through the waves on motorised water scooters with the new technology being trialled on Queensland beaches.

The SeaBob scooters are among the new technologies being trialled by Surf Life Saving Queensland in the hope of improving rescue times.

They can hit speeds of up to 20 kilometres and dive up to five metres, Surf Life Saving Queensland spokesman Nathan Fife commented: “If someone is missing, you know, goggles on and the mask and you can go along the bottom of the ocean,” “You can dive down to five metres with it, so we’re definitely looking at that for search and rescue,” he added.

Surf Life Saving Queensland will review all trials, and the SeaBob could be rolled out for the lifesaving community within the next six months if it is approved There are two models available to both commercial users and the general public:

SEABOB F5 - for optimal handling with powerful thrust One particular distinguishing feature of the Seabob F5 is its low weight. The E-Jet Power System in the Seabob F5 is controlled in 4 power levels. These increments guarantee performance, fun and pleasure.

Its special degree of dynamism in the water results from the high performance of the craft coupled with the low power-to-weight ratio.

The outstanding properties of the Seabob F5 in terms of handling make it suitable for use in any water surroundings. It is at home in the sea. It demonstrates outstanding performance on the water surface and when diving. Owing to its high degree of manoeuvrability, the Seabob F5 can be used in both small and large pool complexes.

SEABOB F5 S - irrepressible and intense The Seabob F5 S is the ultimate high-performance craft. Weighing just 35 kg, the vehicle possesses extremely good handling properties out of the water. Its driving performance is second to none. The Seabob F5 S boasts an impressive propulsive force of 680 newtons. The E-Jet Power System is controlled in 6 power levels. These gears of the Seabob F5 S allow you to glide along at a relaxed pace in a low gear or, for more ambitious high-speed driving, switch up to 6th gear. The craft has a highly sporty character and stands out in terms of its extraordinary dynamism. Its sporty appearance is emphasised by elements in a matt chrome design. The Seabob F5 S is at home in the sea. Like the F5, its high degree of manoeuvrability also makes it ideally suited for use in larger pool complexes. www.seabob.com

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Damen delivers its first hybrid tug boat to the Royal Netherlands Navy The first of a series of three ASD TUGs 2810 Hybrid was navigated into the Den Helder harbour by the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) recently. This hybrid tug that bears the name Noordzee is almost 29 meters long and is the first standard hybrid tug supplied by Damen that the RNLN will employ.

The contract for the three ASD tugs emphasises the good cooperative partnership that exists between Damen and the RNLN, as well as their shared vision. Both parties believe in a durable future and have chosen a sustainable option with the ASD TUG 2810 Hybrid.

At this time, the RNLN has four conventional tugs in Den Helder at its disposal. However, these older vessels do not have sufficient power to tug new ships such as the HNLMS Karel Doorman, HNLMS Rotterdam and the HNLMS Johan de Witt. Furthermore, the old vessels still make use of normal propellers with rudders with a restricted manoeuvrability and no longer fit the vision of sustainability that the RNLN has for the future.

The state-of-the-art ASD TUG 2810 Hybrid is one of Damen’s standard tugs and, with its hybrid propulsion system, is powerful and durable. The vessel is provided with two rudder propeller units for optimum manoeuvrability and is able to sail on full electric power by means of a set of batteries and also diesel-electric on the generator set. When full pull is required, both main diesel engines are used, giving a maximum bollard pull of 60 tonnes, ensuring that all heavy duty tug jobs can be realised.

The RNLN was explicitly looking for a standard tug which was very environmentally friendly, as well as being powerful enough to realise heavy operations. The Navy contracted Damen for the project due to the fact that hybrids and sustainability are standard design concepts for Damen. In total, the RNLN, in cooperation with the Swedish Navy, has ordered five vessels, including the hybrid tugs. The two additional Swedish tugs are also of a standard design, but designed for operations in icy waters.

The Noordzee was sailed by the RNLN from Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania to the port of Den Helder. The two other ships, the Waddenzee and the Zuiderzee will be delivered in midMarch and mid-June. Damen is proud to have the opportunity to cooperate with the RNLN, in a partnership which emphasises the vision of sustainability and the diversity of both parties. www.damen.com

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Deep Ocean Engineering, Inc. of San Jose, USA, has revealed its newest addition to its family of underwater drones, the Phantom T5 ROV. The applications for use of the Phantom T5 span a broad spectrum of industries, but include port security, vessel inspection, salvage and SAR.”The Phantom T5 open-frame architecture makes mechanical integrations a breeze, while the dedicated expansion bulkhead connectors, used for both power and telemetry, are provided as standard. In addition, an optional tool skid allows the customer to ‘bolt on’ their sensors or tools by plugging into the expansion bulkhead connectors for nearly limitless, task-specific, expansion possibilities” comments John Bergman, Deep Ocean Engineering, Vice President of Engineering. Ben Kinnaman, President and CEO of Greensea Systems, Inc., appreciates what a great match the powerful T5 is with Greensea’s advanced controls. He said, “The (Deep Ocean Engineering) engineers are toptier, and we are happy to work with such a strong, resilient, and rugged vehicle. We know that integrating any of our navigation, control, and autonomy packages on their ROVs will result in high performance and increased capabilities.”

As standard the T5 comes equipped with full HD video (1080i & 0.35 lux) with 20X optical zoom, on-screen videographic overlay mounted on a tilt platform with angle feedback. It has a 300m depth rating (500m optional), LED Lights, and two person portability (39 kg/86 lbs. dry weight) Deep Ocean adds that user accessible power/telemetr y bulkheads and open frame architecture allow easy expansion and the device also offers minimal topside footprint for rapid deployment. The manufacturers also claim that the device’s magnetically coupled thrusters offer the highest thrust to weight ratio and reliability of any ROV in its class. www.deepocean.com

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Civitavecchia - the first of a new tug class from Sanmar Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards have delivered the first of a new class of Robert Allan Ltd designed ASD tugs to Italtugs for operation at a Sicilian oil terminal.

Delivery of the Civitavecchia marks another milestone in the flourishing cooperation between Sanmar and Robert Allan Ltd. Examples of the Canadian naval architect’s range of tugs regularly emerge from Sanmar’s building sheds.

This latest delivery is the first example of a new design designated the Ulucay Class and based on the RAstar 3200W. Sanmar’s Ali Gurun’s commented: “The RAmparts 3200 design, of 70-80 tonnes, has proved itself in previous years. We have constructed 11 sister vessels of this series. Then we started constructing the RAstar 2800 design, of similar bollard pull, our famous Sanmar Terminal series tugboats. These vessels have successfully responded to the demands of customers looking for 30m - 32m tugbboats. But in time, due to the changing demands of customers, we have felt the need for a new 32m design, under 500GRT, with 80-90 tonnes BP, and started developing it. The first sister vessels are 85 tonne versions of this design.”

Principle dimensions of the Civitavecchia include LOA of 32m with a beam of 13.2m and maximum draught of 6.4m. A forward bollard pull of ‘greater than 85 tonnes’ is provided via two MAN 7L27/38 main engines each developing 2,555kW at 800 RPM. These in turn power two Rolls-Royce type US25 CP Z-drive azimuth thrusters each with propellers of 2,800mm diameter turning within mild steel nozzles. They are driven by solid shafts with two Cardan joints and as well as the impressive bollard pull, a top speed in excess of 13 knots is also achievable.

MAN also supply two gensets each of 200ekW with fifi1 class provision from FFS via two monitors and water spray system powered by main engine driven Kumera gearboxes. Six ensuite cabins provide accommodation for ten persons with the galley and mess room built to the usual Robert Allan/Sanmar high standards.

The foredeck is home to a Rolls-Royce double-drum winch, each drum with a capacity for 200m of 64mm synthetic rope. Rolls-Royce also supply a single-drum towing winch aft with 800m of 52mm steel wire. Both have a brake load of 200 tons and the deck equipment instalation also includes a Nuova Covis knuckle-boom crane and a towing hook.

The Ulucay class is designed for escort as well as occasional conventional towage duties and enhanced by the ability to operate at LNG terminals through explosion-proof features, they also have oil recovery notation. www.sanmar.com.tr

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Twin Damen cutter suction dredgers for Canadian oil sands Damen Shipyards Group has completed an key construction contract comprising two electric-powered Cutter Suction Dredgers (CSD) for the Canadian oil sands industry. With both vessels built in Canada, the contract marks the close cooperation between Damen and Aecon, Canada’s largest publicly traded infrastructure development and construction company.

The 40.64-metre long vessels have commenced operations in Northern Alberta, Canada performing dredging duties in oil sands tailings ponds. These tailings are a by-product of oil sands mining (oil sands being a surface substrate that is saturated with bitumen - a heavy and sticky form of crude oil). The effective management of these tailing ponds is therefore of vital importance.

The considerable size of the project required two of Damen’s largest cutter suction dredgers: the Damen ECSD650. This vessel is capable of production levels of 7,200 m3 per hour at 6.5 bar. This electricallypowered design receives its power supply from a 13.8 kV ship-to-shore cable.

Fabrication of both vessels took place in Canada, involving close cooperation between Damen and Aecon.

With their broad scope of business interests including a shipyard in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Aecon had all the necessary shipbuilding skills to handle construction. Their scope included construction of all the structural steel components and piping for the dredgers.

Damen’s involvement concerned the overall vessel design and provision of all the major components including motors, steel package and electric and hydraulic installations. Damen Dredging Equipment provided the dredging engineering and design in addition to parts such as pumps, winches and cutter heads.

The Damen team also provided technical assistance during the building, outfitting and commissioning phases as well as on-site training of operations team.

Due to the location of the Aecon yard, approximately 5,000 km away from the oil production site, efficient transportation of the two vessels was vital. Damen’s solution was modular construction - facilitating transportation by truck as well as safe and fast assembly on arrival. The modularity of the design will also make any future relocations a more straightforward procedure.

The vessels - named Igor Mazursky and Fitzgerald - can dredge to a maximum depth of 10 metres. Their primary duty is to pump water back to the process plant and to maintain the capacity of the tailings ponds within their design specifications. Dredge production is flexible as the dredgers can be either controlled from the vessel itself or via remote control from the shore.

The dredging muscle comes from Damen’s BP6560MD dredge pump that features a variable-frequency drive with a 2200 kW electric motor. to The hydraulic installation is power by a 600 kW electric motor which feeds to the 250 kW cutter head and the winches.

With these two dredgers delivered in summer 2015, these two ECSD 650 vessels represent Damen’s growing presence in the North American market. “We are extremely proud to be active in Canada,” comments Damen Manager North America Jan van Hogerwou. “This important dredger contract not only represents a successful construction partnership with Aecon, but also a continuance of our long term strategy in this part of the world.” www.damen.com

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