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A very warm welcome to the start of a hectic season across the marine marketplace...

Welcome to the April 2018 issue of Marine & Maritime Gazette the monthly magazine aimed at Worldwide coverage of the commercial marine, shipping and water-based renewables markets.

At a busy time that sees much happening around the maritime world - with many of us off to Singapore Maritime Week from the 21st of the month, others en-route to Oslo, Norway on the 18th for the ‘Shippax Ferry Conference’, and still more off to London for the 8th Dredging and Land Reclamation World Summit from the 23rd to 26th.

In this issue, once again, we are covering a huge variety of topics, from ‘Power, Propulsion & Transmission’ starting on page 30 to ‘Dredging’ on page 20 and an extensive piece on Underwater, Subsea & Diving from page 24.

On page 16, you can read Lara Moore of Ashfords LLP, on the new UK Department for Commercial Ma Transport publication, ‘Good governance rine & Renewabl es Worldwide for ports’.

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

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Two Global Vice Presidents elected to prominent industry associations

Cover story WaterMota - is one of the oldest established marine engineering companies in the UK. They have been serving the industry since 1911.

p18 Offshore turbine GE Renewable energy unveil plans for the world’s most powerful offshore wind turbine.

Global Diving and Salvage is proud to announce that Daniel Pierson, Vice President of Operations has been re-elected to the Association of Diving Contractors International (ADCI) board for a new three-year term. In addition, Global Vice President of Casualty and Emergency Response, David DeVilbiss has been elected as the new American Salvage Association (ASA) Vice President.

Founded in 1968, the ADCI was created to

p7 Suction dredger Basra Gateway Terminal has taken delivery of a new Damen CSD500.

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p21 Engine repower MV ‘White Fury’ has been repowered with twin Ford Sabres from Mermaid Marine, UK. David DeVilbiss

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cultivate and promote commercial diving, establish uniform safety standards, and encourage industry-wide adherence to these standards. The association today includes more than 600 companies, schools and vendors, in more than 40 countries.

“The mission of the ADCI is so crucial to the work that we do, and the level of safety regulations that work requires,” said Pierson. “Because it is vitally important to our industry - and to Global - I am proud to serve on the board.”

The mission of the American Salvage Association is to be a unifying association of the commercial marine salvage industry. The ASA strives to ensure open communication and cooperation with regulatory authorities that result in prompt, effective response, meeting regularly with various federal and state agencies to exchange views on the improvement of salvage and firefighting response in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean Sea. “I look forward to working closely with the salvage industry and stakeholders in supporting the mission of the ASA,” commented DeVilbiss.

“The recent increase in association membership and various responses throughout the Americas has highlighted the true depth of services offered by our members. Whether it be protecting assets at sea, keeping navigable waterways open, or protecting the environment from pollution, our organizations’ members have much to offer.” www.gdiving.com

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Meercat launches workhorse M18 Innovative workboats manufacturer Meercat has launched its newest and most robust vessel to date.

The twin screw monohull Meercat M18 is a cost-effective, multi-purpose workboat designed and made in Hampshire to a high-build quality. Powered by two Doosan V158TIH engines, the 18.75-metre vessel has a large carrying capability and a top speed of 9.5 knots.

The launch comes as Meercat’s order book continues to grow following a management buyout in 2017 to create an independent company employing 16 people.

Meercat managing director Jason Coltman said: “The M18 is a cost effective multi-purpose workboat designed for the bigger projects such as port services, construction works, dredging support and offshore maintenance works.

“She was specifically designed to carry large amounts of cargo – up to 85 tonnes - and our best bollard pull (pulling capacity) to date of 12 tonnes, as well as offering superb all-round performance Jason added; “As with all our vessels in the M Range the M18 is a monohull and is a workhorse for those needing more from their workboats. She will outperform any of her Meercat predecessors.

“The M18 is largest in our M range, but we can build bespoke vessels up to 24 metres or tailor existing workboats to suit the exact requirements of clients in our purpose-built workshops.”

The M18 was designed and built at Meercat’s Hythe Marine Park, Southampton, base over an 8-month period as the company continues to compete globally with the best vessels in the workboat business.

The standard M18 comes as a completely new design and is based on the requirements of the users requiring a heavy duty workboat. The vessel can offer a variety of deck/internal arrangement options and the wheelhouse offers great all-round visibility to its surrounding area and the deck.

The vessel has an extremely stable working platform for a multitude of tasks and can operate to a range of 60 nautical miles from safe haven as standard.

Meercat relocated to its present purpose-built 1,600 sq m Hythe site in 2016. Facilities include two 20-tonne gantry cranes, a machine shop, an electrical workshop, a hydraulic workshop, aluminium welding bays and steel fabrication bays.

A management buyout in November and backing from a private investor secured the future of the firm as a restructured, wholly independent, operation. This followed the financial difficulties and subsequent collapse into administration of the firm’s former parent company.

Confirmed orders include a £500,000 oil spill response vessel for Europe, a 22-metre landing craft for a Scottish fish farm and an 18-metre utility vessel for the Shetland Islands.

Recent builds include the 15-metre, heavy equipment carrying Spartina for the Southampton’s Harbour Master of Associated British Ports Meercat boats are used for dive support, dredging support, cable and pipelaying, civil engineering support, moorings and pilings, port service, floating crane operation, fish farming, dry and liquid cargo carrying, oil spill response, wind farm support and towage.

M18 specifications: • M18 technical specifications • Vessel type – twin screw monohull workboat • Classification – UK MCA Workboat Code • Area of operation ¬– Cat 2 - 60nm from safe haven • Construction – welded steel • Length overall – 18.75m • Beam overall – 8.7m • Depth moulded – 2.5m • Draft loaded – 2.1m • Bollard pull – 12 tonnes • Speed ¬– 9.5 knots • Cargo capacity – 85 tonnes (total including liquids) • Main engines – 2 x Doosan V158TIH • Power ¬2 x 480hp (353kW) @ 1800rpm • Stern Gear – 1200 Ø props in thrust nozzles • Steering – twin rudder – 24v hydraulic • Fuel bunkers – 2 x 4.5m3 • Fresh water – 0.5 m3 • Black water ¬– 0.5 m3 • Liquid cargo ¬– 3 x 7.5 m3 • Generator – Beta 33kVA • Deck crane – Iron Fist IFG60000 3.8t@12.5m • Deck winch – 10t tugger winch www.meercatboats.com

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Multiple ports in sustainability pledge International port community commits to sustainable growth and development during Antwerp meet

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG acquires Estonian terminal operator

In an effort to expand regionally, Germany’s Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has decided to acquire Estonia’s biggest terminal operator Transiidikeskuse AS.

A contract between HHLA and Kantauro OÜ was signed on at the end of March and, under the terms of the contract, HHLA acquired 100% of Transiidikeskuse AS shares.

The transaction, which is still subject to a number of conditions, is expected to be completed in the second quarter of this year. The new subsidiary, located at the Port of Muuga (pictured above), will be allocated contractually and organizationally to HHLA International GmbH. Commenting on the acquisition of Transiidikeskuse AS, Angela Titzrath, Chairwoman of HHLA’s Executive Board, explained: “Estonia is one of the fastest-growing economies in Europe and a pioneer when it comes to digitisation. We are therefore pleased to be integrating Transiidikeskuse AS - already a profitable and high-performing company - into the HHLA family.”

“One of HHLA’s targets is to grow internationally. The acquisition enables us to enter a promising regional market that offers growth potential as a result of its geographic position and its link to the New Silk Road,” Titzrath continued.

“This transactions links Estonia and Muuga into the heart of Hamburg, where HHLA operates 3 terminals. The negotiations have not been easy but the knowledge that the company will be in good hands and that the new owner will open the next chapter in the history of Estonian transit history, made concluding the transaction easier,” Anatoli Kanajev, Transiidikeskuse AS Chairman of the Supervisory Board, added.

The Port of Muuga is the main port in Estonia and an important maritime location in the Baltic region. Transiidikeskuse AS operates a container and multipurpose terminal for breakbulk, bulk and RoRo cargo.

With the acquisition of Transiidikeskuse AS, HHLA said it is ‘expanding its regional diversification’. HHLA has also been operating a container terminal outside of Hamburg in the Ukrainian city of Odessa since 2005.

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Nearly 1,000 ports and port-related companies have committed themselves to achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations.

At a meeting in Antwerp, the companies agreed to focus on five practical areas, including developing robust infrastructure, ready to face the challenges of the future; climate and energy, with the emphasis on initiatives that contribute to achieving the objectives of the Paris climate agreement; societal integration, by improving relations between ports and cities; safety and security, including

cyber-security; and rolling out transparent, ethical policies and management.

“Ports all over the world are aiming for a future built around sustainable economic models,” declared Jacques Vandermeiren, CEO of Antwerp Port Authority and the host and keynote speaker at the event held under the auspices of the World Ports Sustainability Program (WPSP).

“This transition process includes the elements that will help us to respond not only to the global but also the local challenges currently facing us, such as climate change, mobility, digitalisation, migration and societal integration," Vandermeiren added.

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World’s most powerful offshore wind turbine

GE Renewable Energy recently unveiled plans to develop the world’s most powerful offshore wind turbine.

The turbine will be called the Haliade-X and will deliver 45% more energy than any other offshore turbine currently available.

Haliade-X will have a 12MW direct drive generator and an industry leading gross capacity factor of 63%, GE plans to invest more than $400 million over the next three to five years into the development and deployment.

John Flannery, Chairman and CEO of GE, said, "We want to lead in the technologies that are driving the global energy transition. Offshore wind is one of those technologies and we will bring the full resources of GE to make the Haliade-X program successful for our customers."

Haliade-X will tower 260 metres over the sea, and will be fitted with a 220 metre rotor. This rotor will be designed and manufactured by Denmark based LM Wind Power, which is a subsidiary of GE and the 107 metre long blades will be the longest offshore blades manufactured to date. One Haliade-X 12MW turbine will generate up to 67GWh annually, providing enough clean power for up to 16,000 households per turbine, and up to 1 million households in a 750MW wind farm configuration.

Jérôme Pécresse, President and CEO of GE Renewable Energy said, "The renewables industry took more than 20 years to install the first 17 GW of offshore wind. Today, the industry forecasts that it will install more than 90 GW over the next 12 years. This is being driven by lower cost of electricity from scale and technology. The Haliade-X shows GE's commitment to the offshore wind segment and will set a new benchmark for cost of electricity, thus driving more offshore growth."

The ability to produce more power from a single turbine means a smaller number of turbines in the total wind farm, which translates to less capital expenditure for the balance of plant and reduced risk in project execution as the installation cycle time is reduced. It also simplifies operation and maintenance of the wind farm. All of this reduces the investment and operation cost for developers, makes offshore wind projects more profitable, and ultimately lowers cost of electricity for consumers.

To design and build the Haliade-X platform, GE Renewable Energy is relying on the experience gained from having over 50,000 turbines currently operating. GE Renewable Energy aims to supply its first nacelle for demonstration in 2019 and ship the first units in 2021. www.gerenewableenergy.com

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Fairline Benelux to open biggest showroom in The Netherlands Fairline Yachts’ dealer in the Benelux and West Germany region, Jonkers Yachts, has revealed it is set to launch The Netherlands’ biggest boat showroom. Officially opening on Saturday 23rd June, the new 1,500 square metre showroom is situated in the stunning Marina Port Zélande, located on the largest saltwater lake in Europe, Lake Grevelingen.

Alexander Jonkers, Managing Director of Jonkers Yachts, says, “I am looking forward to officially opening our state-of-the-art showroom and welcoming clients both old and new to celebrate with us. These new facilities enable us to have all our boats inside all year-round, which helps to make the boat-buying experience more comfortable for all our clients. We can now warmly welcome them with a luxury sales experience, befitting of Fairline, where they can explore all the details of these beautiful yachts whatever the weather.”

A private VIP event for Fairline clients will be held in the evening of Friday 22nd June and will kick off a packed weekend of celebrations to unveil the new showroom with a fun and family-friendly boat show feel throughout. On the Saturday, the team from Fairline Benelux are hosting a photoshoot on Lake Grevelingen and are inviting all of their Fairline clients from across the region to join in.

Jonkers Yachts was appointed as a Fairline dealer in 2016. A full-service yacht broker, selling both new and used Fairline’s, alongside complementary boats by Linssen and Jeanneau. Jonkers Yachts offers a comprehensive range of services, including maintenance, financing, insurance, mooring and transportation. All pre-owned boats sold by Jonkers Yachts undergo an extensive refit programme before being sold. www.fairline.com

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Third new Damen tug taken into service by Kotug Smit Towage

Kotug Smit Towage has taken the newly-built Damen ATD 2412 Twin Fin tug Buffalo into service for its European harbour towage activities.

The Buffalo is the third tug that Damen has built for Kotug Smit Towage, following the tugs Rotterdam and Southampton. The ATD 2412 Twin Fin tug has a length of 25 metres, a width of 13 metres and with her 72 tonne bollard pull, she combines compactness with manoeuvrability. She is the fifth ATD 2412 Twin Fin in the Kotug Smit Towage fleet and joins over 20 Damen vessels operated by the company.

Kotug Smit Towage selected Damen for high performance and short delivery time. The characteristics of this tug match the fleet of tugs Kotug Smit Towage is currently operating and fit perfectly into its European harbour towage operations. Recently, the Buffalo commenced her harbour towage activities in the Port of Southampton.

David Slater, Kotug Smit Towage Commercial Area Manager United Kingdom, stated, “We welcome the Buffalo in the Port of Southampton to assist all types of vessels of our customers. We are pleased that the Buffalo will complement our existing fleet of tugs to respond to the continuing customer demands.”

Damen Regional Sales Director Mijndert Wiesenekker said, “I congratulate Kotug Smit Towage on the long-term view they take, investing in timely fleet renewal in order to keep their operations at the high standard for which they are known. We at Damen are very happy to be a part of this and wish Kotug Smit Towage all the best with the Buffalo.” www.damen.com

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The new WireWall tool will be used to assess overtopping at vulnerable locations on the 900-metre-long sea wall at Crosby in the North West of England, to inform its new design.

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Developing a new tool to optimise sea wall design

Sea walls are designed to protect people, property and infrastructure from large waves that can occur when a severe storm happens at the same time as a high tide.

When planning sea defences, a lot of data must be gathered in order to understand the potential hazards that might occur from the overtopping of these defences for many years to come. However, the field experiments used to gather this information can be costly, as well as limited in the amount of data they can provide. A new NERC-funded research project aims to take a low-cost instrument previously used to measure waves in the open ocean, and convert it into a system - WireWall - that can more confidently assess coastal overtopping hazards, and so help to optimise future sea wall design.

Many countries with a sea border need man-made defences to protect them from coastal hazards such as flooding. In the UK, over 3,000 kilometres of coastline are defended, particularly in seaside towns and cities, like Crosby in the North West of England, whose 900-metre long sea wall is nearing the end of its design life.

Existing prediction methods, such as EurOtop, are used to test suitable sea wall designs. The methods do this by predicting the average ‘overtopping hazard’ for each design, that is, they estimate the total volume of water that may come over the wall during storm conditions. The accuracy of these tools is assessed by checking outputs against measurements of overtopping during storms. Field experiments have previously used large tanks placed behind the sea wall to catch the water that comes over it. Not only can such experiments be costly and difficult to do, but crucially, they are unable to provide information on the speed of the water that overtops: an important factor for public safety.

This lack of measurements means that there is currently uncertainty in the prediction of these hazards, and this can result in sea defences being overdesigned to have large safety margins, which can mean they cost much more than they need to.

Dr Jennifer Brown Principal Investigator, NOC, explained: “The WireWall system works by employing a 3-dimensional grid of capacitance wires that sense contact with saltwater. This signal will be used to measure the volume and speed of overtopping at vulnerable locations along the length of the sea wall at Crosby.”

Dr Tim Pullen, Principal Engineer in Coastal Structures at HR Wallingford, and lead author of the EurOtop guidance manual, said: “We are using one of the flumes in our physical modelling laboratories to test different wire configurations in a prototype frame. To assure the accuracy of the measurements, known wave and storm conditions for the site at Corby are being re-created at a scale of 1:15 in the flume so that the system can be calibrated before it is deployed in the field.”

Dr Brown added: “We hope that the initial use of WireWall at Crosby will lead to the development of an overtopping monitoring system that could ultimately be integrated into new coastal schemes, as part of the UK's regional coastal monitoring programmes. A national dataset, obtained by WireWall, could provide an evidence base to assess the effectiveness of shoreline management policies and schemes used in support of flood hazard management. This would enable long-term cost savings in the implementation of further new defence schemes around the country.”

Partners involved in the WireWall project are: the National Oceanography Centre, Channel Coastal Observatory, HR Wallingford, Sefton Council, The Environment Agency, Balfour Beatty and Marlan Maritime Technologies. www.hrwallingford.com

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Pakistan Customs has taken delivery of two Damen Stan Patrol 1605 FRP patrol boats. The handover ceremony took place on 10th March at Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works Ltd (KS&EW). The celebration was attended by distinguished guests including Dr Miftah Ismail, advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance, Revenue & Economic Affairs, Mr. Iftikhar Ahmed, Collector Pakistan Customs, Rear Admiral Syed Hasan Nasir Shah, Managing Director of KS&EW and Mrs. Ardi Stoios-Braken, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

The vessels were built by KS&EW with technical and material support from Damen. The entire project took just eight months and was completed successfully thanks to the high level of cooperation and trust between the two partners.

The patrolling boats shall be used for monitoring and enforcement activities in Pakistan’s territorial waters.

KS&EW received the order for the two Stan Patrol 1605 FRP (Fibre Reinforced Polymer) craft from the Pakistan Customs in July last year. The bid was supported by Damen’s Technical Cooperation (DTC) programme, which cooperates with shipyards around the world.

Damen supplied prefabricated material kits along with the hulls to KS&EW. Knowledge transfer was also an integral part of the DTC programme, and for this project KS&EW production staff went to Damen Antalya for training in working with FRP by Damen’s experienced trainers. Technicians from Damen Antalya also travelled to Karachi to transfer knowledge during the production and testing phases.

These are the first Damen vessels to be built for Pakistan Customs, however KS&EW and Damen have a long history of working together. This has resulted in the delivery of four Damen Stan Tug 1605s for the Pakistan Navy and two more of the same type to the Karachi Port Trust, plus a Damen Multi Cat 1908, also for the Karachi Port Trust. The delivery of the two SPa 1605 FRPs to Pakistan Customs completes this order, however the agency is considering an expansion of their fleet in the future.

“It has been a great pleasure working with KS&EW once again,” said sales manager Teun Haverkort. “Our two companies have built a close relationship over the years and together we have combined Pakistan craftsmanship and Damen expertise to deliver a series of advanced vessels to leading Pakistan organisations. This latest project has been a great success and we look forward to cooperating again in the near future. We offer a wide variety of proven vessels under the DTC programme, ideal for all types of port and terminal, security and dredging activities.” www.damen.com

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UK Government seeks views to help maritime flourish In the UK recently ground-breaking new technology such as autonomous ships and digital ports was on the agenda with the appointment of a group of experts to help advise on the future of maritime.

UK Transport Secretary Chris Grayling announced the appointment of the team, who will work closely with industry contacts to help make sure the UK stays at the forefront of global shipping over the coming decades.

He has also launched a call for evidence on Maritime 2050 - the Government’s landmark strategy to make the most of future opportunities for the nation’s maritime industries to thrive, which will seek the views of those within the sector as well as those from outside.

Maritime 2050 will set out the challenges and opportunities to allow the Government and the UK shipping industry to plan for the long-term, encourage economic growth by giving certainty to investors, and is likely to include digital advances which can help make shipping more efficient, and the use of low-drag paint to reduce fuel consumption.

Mr Grayling commented: “The success of the UK depends on our shipping - it helps put food in our cupboards and fuel in our vehicles.

“We want to maintain our position as a world leading maritime nation and working with the experts from within maritime, as well as those with broader experience, will help us ensure we take every opportunity open to this vital sector.

“Maritime 2050 is a once in a generation opportunity to set an ambitious vision for the future of this key sector and I encourage all of those who depend on shipping to have their say.”

The Call for Evidence, which closes on 16 May, highlights a number of themes fundamental to the growth of UK maritime technology, trade, infrastructure, environment, people and security/resilience. As part of the strategy, a series of objectives will be set so that progress against each of these themes can be scrutinised.

The expert panel announced today will be chaired by Hugh McNeal, Chief Executive of RenewableUK, and will also made up of academic and industry leaders, including Lucy Armstrong, Chairman of the Port of Tyne, Sarah Kenny, Chief Executive of the BMT Group.

Alongside the views of the expert panel, the Department for Transport is also encouraging partners across the UK maritime sector to come forward with innovative and ambitious ideas to secure our maritime future.

Hugh McNeal, Maritime 2050 expert panel chairman, said: “I am honoured to be appointed by the Secretary of State to chair the Maritime 2050 Expert Panel, which will offer advice and look strategically at issues of critical importance to the maritime industry to 2050.

“The proposed long-term Maritime 2050 strategy is a recognition of the vital importance of the industry to the UK economy. Shaping the future of the sector is not only important for the maritime industry, but also for every UK business that uses maritime services.

“This is a unique opportunity to have a say in the direction of the UK maritime sector and I encourage the industry, its partners and academics with a stake in the future of UK maritime to respond to the call for evidence.”

The announcement comes a week before the UK will lead the push for the International Maritime Organization to adopt an ambitious strategy to reduce greenhouse emissions from shipping. This includes calling for zero-emission shipping across the global maritime sector to be achieved as quickly as possible.

The Government has also helped set up the Women in Maritime Taskforce, run by Maritime UK, which looks to increase the number of women employed in the sector. The current share of women is around 3% but more diversity in the workforce will also help the industry flourish.

THE EXPERT PANEL IS MADE UP OF: Chairman - Hugh McNeal, Chief Executive of RenewableUK, Dr Panagiotis Angeloudis, Senior Lecturer in Transport Systems and Logistics, Imperial College London Lucy Armstrong, Chairman, Port of Tyne Tom Boardley, Executive Vice President and Global Head of Corporate and External Affairs, Lloydís Register David Dingle CBE, Chairman, Maritime UK Professor Costas Grammenos CBE, DSc, Chairman, Costas Grammenos Centre for Shipping, Trade & Finance, Cass Business School, City, University of London Dr Grahaeme Henderson, Vice President, Shipping & Maritime, Shell International Trading and Shipping Company Limited Sarah Kenny, Chief Executive, BMT Group Professor David Lane CBE, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot Watt University Dr David Loosley, Chief Executive, IMarEST (Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology) Michael Parker, Global Head for Shipping, Logistics and Offshore Industries, Citigroup Neil Roberts, Lloyds Market Association (LMA) Martin Stopford, President, Clarkson Research

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New Good Governance Guidance for Ports published

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On 5 March 2018, the Department for Transport (DfT) published its new Ports Good Governance Guidance. The guidance is of significant importance to the Industry and applies to all in statutory harbour authorities (SHAs) in England irrespective of port ownership model, i.e. private, trust or local authority (LA) owned ports. The guidance will also apply to all SHAs in Wales until the devolution settlement comes into effect in April 2018 after which it will only apply to reserved trust ports in Wales.

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Statutory Harbour Authorities have a lot in common in terms of their broad aims and objectives, legal framework, responsibilities for safety, importance of engaging effectively with stakeholders and carrying out their business in an accountable way, and these similarities provide the basis for this new combined good governance guidance. However, there is also specific guidance for trust ports and local authority owned ports.

The guidance is largely aimed at SHAs whose harbour powers and duties are set out in legislation, but its principles are also relevant to all organisations that own or manage harbour and port facilities.

The guidance sets out the principles of openness, accountability and fitness for purpose in managing harbours in the broad public interest, and is set out into three main parts: •

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Guidance for all SHAs (Part A) provides guidance on corporate governance, stakeholder engagement, provision of information, safety and other duties, harbour dues and security; Guidance for Trust Ports (Part B); and Guidance for Local Authority Owned Ports (Part C).

The guidance recognises the ports' particular circumstances and covers corporate governance, stakeholder engagement, provision of information, and safety etc.

This guidance builds on previous regulation, such as the UK Corporate Governance Code, and signposts SHAs to other more detailed sources of guidance. It also replaces previous key guidance documents such as Modernising Trust Ports (second edition) published in 2009, and Opportunities for Ports in Local Authority Ownership published in 2006.

The guidance does not replace any legal duties or obligations that SHAs have in their local legislation or in general acts such as the Harbours Act 1964. However, the Department for Transport expects SHAs to carefully consider this guidance and implement its principles. As such all those responsible for running SHAs or other harbour and port facilities, should read and consider this important new guidance. www.ashfords.co.uk

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Serving the marine industry since 1911 UK-based WaterMota is a distributor for some of the world’s leading marine and industrial engine manufacturers and equipment suppliers. It offers unrivalled experience and expertise, gained from over a century of serving this market.

WaterMota is one of the oldest established marine engineering companies in Britain, first opening its doors in 1911. In the 1960s and 70s, it was probably best known for its conversions of Ford automotive engines however these days WaterMota is an exclusive distributor and stockist for Doosan, D-I Industrial, JMP Corporation and a UK supplier for AZCUE pumps.

These partnerships enable WaterMota to supply a comprehensive range of equipment suitable for all types of commercial vessels as well as industrial applications, we also have the in-house capability to create bespoke propulsion, Auxiliary and Power Generation packages incorporating many of the brands we support.

Available equipment includes marine heat exchanger/keel-cooled propulsion and auxiliary engines, reversing gearboxes, power take-offs, generating sets, custom-built power packs, seawater, bilge and engine cooling pumps, strainers & steering systems

Exclusive Distributors WaterMota is chosen by top manufacturers because of our leading market position in the field of marine propulsion and accessories, key contacts that we have built up over many decades, and our ability to promote and support the products.

We have regular contact with our suppliers and partners and work hard to build a good relationship with all the companies we represent. By doing this we can always provide good quality products at a realistic cost.

The Doosan range of heavy-duty propulsion engines and auxiliaries has been readily accepted in the commercial fleets, this can be put down too many factors including, competitive pricing, low fuel consumption, simplicity of design, easy servicing and replacement of parts and excellent support from Watermota’s expanding dealer network.

Dealer Network WaterMota currently employs 15 fulltime staff, all based at its head office in Newton Abbot, Devon, we are also very well supported by our network of 30 dealers located throughout the UK / Ireland & Iceland Historically a large proportion of Watermota’s engine and machinery sales were to fishing vessels which is still a very busy and important market for us although some of our biggest customers nowadays are in the work boat side of the marine industry, this has created many new opportunities as the Doosan engine range and D-I gearboxes / steering systems are well suited to these tough applications. www.watermota.co.uk

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Damen unveils Multi Cat Water Injection Dredger Damen Shipyards Group has recently unveiled a Water Injection Dredger (WID), courtesy of a plug & play system aboard a Damen Multi Cat. Such capabilities are typically found only on dedicated platforms, though Damen realised that the Multi Cat’s forward propulsion and manouevrability made it a suitable platform for this type of dredging.

“Damen invented the Multi Cat as the ideal dredge support vessel – what I like to think of as floating work bench – for Cutter Suction Dredgers (CSD). This is a logical step forward for a platform that has dredging in its DNA,” stated Damen Product Director Dredging Olivier Marcus.

The Multi Cat is typically used to assist CSDs on dredging projects, carrying out tasks such as anchor shifting and cutter teeth replacement. Damen realised that, with the addition of dredging components, the Multi Cat might actually be able to take on dredging functionality in a manner that proves the rule ‘the whole is greater than the sum of its parts’. In the words of Mr Marcus: “This is not just the equipment, this is one plus one equals three.”

This is not the first time the Multi Cat has demonstrated such versatility. In the past Damen has already fitted DOP pumps or a plough on the stern A-frame to carry out sand mining and maintenance dredging activities. The Multi Cat WID dredger will take a different approach. By injecting the silt with high volume, but low pressure water, the accumulated soil will become a density flow and by utilising the current and/ or gradient the silt will be removed from ports and waterways including rivers and channels, offering a cost effective, sustainable approach to dredging.

This very straightforward approach applies containers – 2 x 40ft for a 500mm system and 3 x 40ft for a 600mm system – on board a Multi Cat in a plug & play system that can be applied to an existing vessel for added versatility.

Mr Marcus explains: “After foundations are installed, the modular WID system can be attached or removed without drydocking. What’s more, as the system can also be applied to a modular Multi Cat, the WID can be easily transported anywhere in the world – even inaccessible, out of the way locations.”

The Multi Cat WID Dredger will be fitted with a Damen Dredge Pump – a wear resistant piece of equipment that is built to just keep going in the toughest of working environments. Its mechanical seal guaranteeing minimal maintenance requirements.

“We have previously customised tugs, fitting them with water injection capabilities in order to carry out port maintenance capabilities. This type of dredging represents an effective solution that, for just a small investment, delivers really significant additional benefits to a platform already well-suited to a diverse range of tasks,” Mr Marcus concludes www.damen.com

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Basra Gataway Terminal takes delivery of new Damen CSD500 Recently, a customised Damen Cutter Suction Dredger, type CSD500, has been named by her owner Basra Gateway terminal at the Damen Dredging yard in the Netherlands. Immediately after the ceremony, the dredger was made ready for transport and towed to Rotterdam, from where it was shipped to Port of Umm Qasr, Iraq. The dredger’s first job will be the port extension for Basra Gataway Terminal.

The blessing ceremony took place the 9th of January, when the stationary dredger received the name Ishtar – which translates as ‘Goddess of Love’. The owner, Basra Gataway Terminal (BGT), performed the honours. Mr Phillip Marsham, BGT executive officer, said, “We are proud to take delivery of our new cutter suction dredger. We have bought if from stock for short lead times, and have added a number of options, customising the CSD making it the perfect dredger for the job. Our choice for this Damen CSD is due to the two separate diesel engines on board, being the main engine for the dredge pump power and the auxiliary for the rest of the duties. We see this as an important efficiency gain.”

The CSD500 will work on the extension project of the Basra Gateway Terminal, at the Port of Umm Qasr, Iraq. The terminal operator, International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has started an ambitious port enlargement project. This port expansion has now reached the second phase, starting on deepening of the container terminal using the CSD500 Ishtar. It total some 400 metres of quay wall will be added to the port capacity.

Basra Gataway Terminal is supported by Dredge Maritime Consultancy for the on-site project management and project execution.

To maximise the production of the dredger, Damen added a spud carriage pontoon and anchor booms.

Moreover, a fully equipped accommodation unit was placed under the operating cabin. The cutter ladder was extended for a max dredging depth of -16 metres. To ensure immediate start up on site, the delivery includes a swivel hose as well as 400 metres of floating pipe line.

Damen prepared the suction dredger for transport and arranged towage to Rotterdam. The spud carriage pontoon and the eight containers with the pipe line followed separately. The complete delivery from Rotterdam to Port of Umm Qasr is a good example of a complete turnkey package delivery of fully customised dredger with a minimal lead time. www.damen.com

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xxx Boskalis to dredge at Tuas Terminal, Singapore

A consortium of three companies has secured a contract for the port development project Tuas Terminal Phase II in Singapore. The consortium includes dredging company Royal Boskalis Westminster from the Netherlands and construction companies Penta-Ocean Construction Company from Japan and Hyundai Engineering & Construction Company from South Korea.

The contract value is around SGD 1.46 billion (USD 1.11 billion). Boskalis said it has received a letter of award from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) for the project also referred to as Tuas Terminal Finger Pier 3. Boskalis’ share in the consortium is 30% with a corresponding contract value of approximately EUR 300 million.

The Tuas Terminal Phase II development is a part of the Tuas Port project and includes the design and construction of 387 hectares of land reclamation works bounded by 9.1 kilometers of caisson walls. The nearly 30 meter high caissons designed for this project will be amongst the largest ever used in the world, according to Boskalis.

Boskalis will undertake dredging and civil engineering works within the above scope. The dredging and land reclamation activities will be executed with a combination of a medium-sized trailing suction hopper dredger, grab and backhoe dredgers and longTel: +44(0) 2392 472710 distance bulk carriers.

Mob: +44(0) 7850 473713 E-Mail: info@fdsukltd.com “The construction activities will take place over a 9-year time frame and are Web: www.fdsukltd.com expected to be completed in 2027”, a Boskalis spokesperson added.

The Tuas Terminal project includes four phases scheduled to be completed in 2040. The first phase of the construction began in April 2016 and is still Diver R.O.V. & Crane Operated Dredging Systems. Multipurpose & ongoing.

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Skippers in Australia will find it easier to navigate waters at Ocean Reef Boat Harbor following the recent completion of maintenance dredging by the Department of Transport (DoT) ahead of schedule and under budget.

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According to DoT A/Director Maritime Planning Donna West, around $270,000 had been spent in order to remove 5,000 cubic meters of sediment from the entrance channel, near-shore areas and around the boat ramps.

“The five week campaign has restored depths at the facility to the correct levels and significantly improved safety for users,” Ms West said.

Previously DoT estimated the cost of the project to be $300,000 and had expected the work to take up to two months.

Ms West continued that the project had been assisted by the understanding and cooperation of skippers and beach goers who abided by the restrictions and special arrangements in place during the work.

“The work at the harbour is an important part of DoT’s regular maintenance dredging program along the WA coastline and provides ongoing safe access to and from the facility,” Ms West added.

As part of the works a cutter suction dredge was used to hydraulically pump sediment to the disposal site area located north-east of the boat harbour.

Testing confirmed that dredge material could be safely deposited on the allocated disposal site.

The site will be capped with mulch to help prevent wind blown sands.

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Lifting and lowering of loads in subsea operations is one of the most com- mon tasks required in the whole life cycle of an offshore oil and gas field. During the drilling, field development, and production phases, everything used and deployed underwater needs to be transported, handled, installed, and - when required - removed for maintenance, repair, and replacement. Equipment and tools need to be carried down to the seabed and lifted back to the surface when the work is done. All this requires the use of reliable and safe rigging equipment, such as slings, hooks, and lifting attachments - shackles, eyebolts, pad eyes, etc.

Normally a hook provides the immediate connection between the crane’s side sling and the load. Therefore hooks play an important role in ensuring the success of any subsea lifting or lowering operation.

The history of incidents involving hooks in the offshore industry is long. There is masses of documentation available evidencing the importance of paying attention to the risks related to the use of the most common types of hooks used in today's offshore operations. The two most common types of incidents are snagging of hooks and unintentional release of rigging from the hooks or shedding.

According to the Off- shore Safety Division of the UK's Health & Safety Executive (HSE), the dangers arising from both the snagging of hooks and the shedding of slings or pennants when operating in an offshore environment can be potentially lethal. lncidents were first identified in topside lifting operations, in particular in relation to crane operations when performing supply boat lifts. However, with increasing subsea operations requiring equipment to be moved to and installed on the seabed, the numbers of incidents related to hooks have also increased in this area of operations. All of these issues and incidents involving hooks occurring topside are also applicable to subsea lits. However, compared to the scenario where elements of the lift operation occur in air, lifting and lowering loads in a subsea environment introduces further hazards related to the same issues of snagging and shedding of loads.

SNAGGING OF HOOKS

The traditional ‘single point hook’ has a safety latch with a spring return safety latch. This type of hook has a protruding ‘nose’ on the tip of the hook that may snag on to objects such as scaffold tubes, hoses, small bore tubing or pipework, or divers’ umbilicals. It can also catch any section that forms a lip such as rectangular hollow sections, channels, and flat protruding edges.

A variation on this type of hook was designed for ROV attachment and detachment. This design is commonly referred to as the ‘snap hook’ as loads are easily ‘snapped’ into the hook through the spring operated latch. This ROV operable design included an increased nose protrusion to facilitate easy attachment of slings and master links, and the ability to release rigging from the hook by upending using a lanyard that simultaneously opens the safety latch. Whilst making it easier and quicker to attach loads using an ROV, this new design also increased the potential for accidental snagging.

SHEDDING OF LOAD

When lifting loads in a dynamic offshore environment it has been evident that certain circumstances allow rigging to release from the standard ‘single point’ hooks, including the ROV 'snap hook' version. There are two subtly different scenarios that can cause this to happen: one when lifting in air and another when lifting in water. The in-air incidents typically occur when there is rigging on the hook, but with little or no load attached. The hook may swing around violently, and the rigging thrown up into a position where it returns between the hook nose and the safety latch, thus releasing accidentally.

A similar release mechanism can occur subsea. In this case a heaving vessel may cause the load being lifted to go light and cause the rigging to slacken. This is particularly relevant to lighter loads with a larger horizontal area, and in conjunction with higher vessel heave and an increased speed of crane deployment.

There have also been reported releases of smaller synthetic round slings from self-locking ‘safety hooks’ where the sling has managed to slip between the tip of the hook and the locked gate due to the design not taking account of this failure mode and the manufacturing tolerance between the parts.

The snagging of hooks and accidental load detachment has been well documented and for this reason the use of the ‘single point’ hook - including the ROV snap hook - was identified as a significant hazard to diving operations. As a result the IMCA document recommends using self-locking or ‘safety hooks’ and not ‘single point’ hooks. This has long been established practice for diver operations.

Historically there is a lack of alternative hooks for diverless operations that are as quick and easy for ROV use, and this has meant that the ROV snap hook continues to be widely used.

These risks have typically been tolerated for diverless operations, and there is evidence that the acceptance of incidents has often been normalised within the sub- sea industry.

ALTERNATIVES TO THE ROV 'SNAP HOOK'

There are alternatives to the ROV snap hook, all of which generally work well for rigging release type operations. These include the ROV shackle and other proprietary type shackles and self-locking hooks. However those alternatives sacrifice the “ease of use” of the snap hook resulting in increased time for manipulation.

Jim Battersby, domain expert and Subsea 7's specialist lifting and rigging engineer comments: “In our company we have focussed on safety, and have accepted the ‘time penalty’ and increased costs, in order to maintain safety at a high level by using slower to operate but more secure equipment, such as shackles and safety hooks, for tasks where snap-hooks would have traditionally been used in the past”.

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The attachment of rigging using ROV’s has always been a challenge and it is this design issue that has provided the impetus for Subsea 7 and RUD to work together to design a product that meets both the operational safety and speed of use requirements that are currently missing from the market.

The speed of use requirement is important as the vessel’s operational cost is significantly high; any time saved on critical path ROV operations will have a cumulative saving in the long term. Over an extended period of operational use this can potentially accrue a large saving. In addition to the safety aspects and speed of use, the new design must be operationally robust and reliable.

The development of the new hook was completed within two years by German chain manufacturer RUD Ketten in cooperation with Subsea 7, who provided the user requirements and validated the design in all its stages.

During the design phase the simplicity, functionality, and robustness of the hook were put into focus. According to Subsea 7 the resulting hook fulfils all of the above requirements, and will set the new standard for safe and reliable lifting hooks in subsea operations.

The RUD Subsea Hook is a completely new style of hook: one that has never been seen before. It features an innovative outwards opening safety latch and a patented mechanism with only two moving parts.

“The simple but reliable functionality is based on the leveraging principle of rigid body physics to translate the movement of a trigger, when it is pressed or pulled by a lanyard into the opening of the hook's gate1 said David Jaramillo, Business Development Manager for Marine/Offshore at RUD Ketten and Leader of the project.

The design was tested and proven on real life subsea operations. According to Kenny Morrison, Operations Manager UK/Canada at Subsea 7; “The new RUD hook provides a greatly enhanced degree of load security compared to traditional snap hooks, while retaining the snap hook’s ease of use for both connection and disconnection tasks. The initial prototypes were enthusiastically received by our offshore teams during testing as they can be operated with a single manipulator, which can significantly speed up operations. Operational feedback also resulted in the design being further optimised for use with grabber arms as well as manipulators”.

All hook main parts are manufactured from forged steel, with a safety factor 4:1 with respect to its working load limit, 100% crack-tested, and withstanding a dynamic loading of more than 20,000 load cycles according to European Standard EN 1677. The hook will be initially available as a 10t WLL capacity hook. However, other sizes are planned and will be developed based on further demand from the market. www.rud.co.uk

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Board changes at Subsea 7 Subsea 7 plans to make changes to the board of directors, subject to approval at their forthcoming AGM. According to the company, Sir Peter Mason, currently senior independent director and chair of the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee, will not be standing for re-election.

Robert Long, currently a member of the Audit and Compensation Committees, will also be retiring from his Directorship.

In addition, the board of directors will propose David Mullen and Niels Kirk for election as independent non-executive directors.

David Mullen has over 30 years’ experience in the oil services business and is the chief executive officer of Shelf Drilling. Previously he held positions in Wellstream Holdings, Ocean Rig, Transocean, Schlumberger and Siem Offshore.

He holds a B.A. in Geology & Physics from Trinity College Dublin and an M.Sc. degree in Geophysics from University College Galway.

Niels Kirk, with 30 years of corporate and structured finance experience, worked at Citigroup/Citicorp for over 25 years. Prior to this, he worked at Banque Paribas for five years and completed a two year Maritime/Ship Broker apprenticeship in Denmark.

He holds an MBA in Finance and International Business from the Stern School at NYU and a Bachelor degree in Business Administration.

The board will also elect a new senior independent director and Committee members at the next meeting of the board in May 2018, plus it proposes Jean Cahuzac and Eystein Eriksrud to be re-elected as directors of Subsea 7 at the AGM. Cahuzac has been CEO of Subsea 7 since April 2008 and an executive member of the board of directors since May 2008 and has over 35 years’ experience in the offshore oil and gas industry, having held various technical and senior management positions around the world. He holds a Master’s degree in Engineering from École des Mines de St-Étienne and is a graduate of the French Petroleum Institute in Paris.

Eystein Eriksrud brings to his role extensive legal expertise in commercial and corporate affairs combined with senior executive experience in the offshore energy and shipping industries. He joined Siem Industries in October 2011 and is currently deputy chief executive officer of the Siem Industries Group and holds a number of Directorships within the Siem Industries Group. www.subsea7.com

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US patent for Scour Prevention Systems Scour Prevention Systems, Ltd has been granted a full US patent for its Scour Prevention Mattresses (SPM) which protects offshore structures, cables and pipelines from scour.

The company received a £7200 grant from the SCORE programme to fund its US patent. The UK-based product is already patented for the UK and other countries, including Japan and China.

Seabed erosion and scour around marine structures have been highlighted by offshore industry leaders as being among the biggest challenges facing the development of major offshore projects in shallow waters.

The SPM is uniquely constructed from a matrix of end-of-life vehicle tyres which traps sediment to form a stable protective layer on the seabed or over cables and pipelines. SPM’s have already been used to prevent scour and associated damage at subsea cable and foundation structures in the North Sea and are being considered for new projects offshore Africa and South East Asia.

“We are delighted with the award of this patent for the US and now free to openly work with key industry partners, industry bodies, agents and distributors, as well as directly to the end users. Our run of successes in getting a string of international patents awarded for the SPM over the past 12 months has given us a great platform to expand our offer internationally.

“We will be starting with the US Offshore Wind sector which is predicting rapid growth with more than 8GW of installed capacity by 2030. This will take hundreds of new larger capacity turbines and thousands of kilometres of cabling, all of which needs protection!” commented Sarah Niddrie-Webb, of Scour Prevention Systems.

This innovative solution of the SPM has applications across the offshore and coastal marine markets in the likes of offshore wind, oil & gas, telecoms, ports and harbours and decommissioning markets. The ‘mattress’ is formed from car tyres and thereby offers unique and dual benefits of preventing scour and recycling tyres.

Rob Bush, SCORE project manager, said: “We’re delighted to be able to help a company break into the young US offshore wind market with such an innovative way to upcycle tyres into this mattress system to create a versatile protection for pipelines and subsea structures.”

SCORE offers grants to help companies across England to develop new products, processes and ideas which bring economic benefit to the East of England. The programme is part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and is open to companies with fewer than 250 employees and an annual turnover of less than 50 million euros. www.scourprevention.com

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SeaZip and Deep put joint skills and expertise into the market using a sophisticated ‘DP1 Ice Class Survey and ROV’ vessel From mid-April 2018, Harlingen-based SeaZip Offshore Service and Amsterdam-based Deep Hydrography & Geophysics will jointly operate a DP1 Ice Class Survey and ROV vessel.

This means that hydrographic and maritime expert knowledge will be combined in a robust vessel of more than 42 metres long which can be used for any survey operations on the open sea. The vessel, the SeaZip Fix, manned with maritime professionals and can be supplemented with experienced surveyors. She has a high level of equipment for surface and underwater positioning. Specific survey equipment can be added to her standard equipment, such as multibeam echo-sounder, a side-scan sonar, a UXO gradiometer array and a subbottom profiler.

Now that the locations for building wind turbine parks tend to be at ever greater distances from the coast, both contractors and survey companies need larger survey vessels. Effective from 15 April, SeaZip and Deep will meet this need. Mr Jan Reier Arends, SeaZip's Managing Director/Owner, said: “The SeaZip Fix has the qualities which are required to conduct all kinds of surveys on the open sea 24/7. We take care of the ship management, while the Deep experts guarantee that the SeaZip Fix is rapidly customized to the needs of the specific survey operations.”

The DP1 Ice Class Survey and ROV vessel SeaZip Fix was built in Norway in 1981 and fully refitted in Denmark in 2015. The vessel is 42.24 metres long and 10 metres wide and has a draught of 5-metre. She boasts 9 single and 6 double berths. In 2015, all electronics and control systems were replaced and all class requirements were met before the transfer. The SeaZip Fix provides the stability required for safe operational processes at sea – even in challenging circumstances. Due to the large number of berths, the vessel can be deployed for 24/7 operations.

Mr Jurgen Beerens, Deep's Commercial Director, said: “We have been looking for a larger survey vessel for quite some time and are aware of the differences in demand with respect to ship management. We are seizing the opportunity to jump onto the bandwagon with SeaZip, because it provides us with an unparalleled proposition: a fully-fledged sea-going vessel with a high-grade level of equipment for conducting hydrographic, geophysical and geotechnical surveys. With a boost: the option to hire our experienced hydrographic surveyors and state-of-the-art equipment so as to add to the clients' own skills and expertise. Our aim is to minimize mobilisation and demobilisation periods for the hiring party.”

Messrs Arends and Beerens emphasize that they not only focus on providing full services to contractors who want to benefit from their joint know-how.

Colleague survey companies operating at sea can also hire the vessel with her crew and high-grade survey equipment.

For a long time, SeaZip and Deep have worked together on a project basis.

Their joint purchase and operation of the DP1 Ice Class Survey and ROV vessel is adding another dimension, generating synergy for the market between two unique kinds of expertise. It is the first and critical step to continually expanding offshore service provision as partners. www.seazip.com www.deepbv.nl.

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Prysmian invest in new vessel for submarine cable Picture: Existing Prysmian Group vessel - Ulisse

Prysmian Group, a world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, recently announced an investment in excess of 170 million euro in a new cuttingedge cable laying vessel.

This strategic asset will bolster Prysmian’s turnkey approach, under which it delivers end-to-end EPCI projects, from engineering, manufacturing and installation to full monitoring and diagnostic services.

In particular it will support long-term growth prospects in the submarine cable installation business, strengthening the Group’s interconnection and offshore wind project execution capabilities.

Prysmian Group’s new vessel is intended to be the most capable cable layer in the market and to offer enhanced project versatility thanks to advanced features such as: deep water installation capabilities for depths of more than 2,000m; increased cable loading capacity thanks to large cable rotating platforms; capability to perform complex installation operations supporting a variety of burial systems, including heavy duty ploughs; state-of-the-art positioning and seakeeping systems and a reduced environmental footprint. The cable laying vessel is expected to be delivered by the second quarter of 2020.

With three of the world’s most advanced cable laying vessels in its existing fleet - Giulio Verne, Cable Enterprise and Ulisse (pictured above) - and the widest range of high-tech installation and burial equipment, such as the Hydroplow, the PLB machines Sea Mole and Otter, and HD3 ploughing technology, this new strategic asset will consolidate the Group’s leadership in the submarine cables and systems business and will boost the capability of its submarine cable operations by insourcing installation activities while achieving on-time delivery and execution.

The Group’s submarine business secured several important contracts in 2017 with a robust order intake of approximately 1 billion euro developing a solid order book in excess of 2,400 million euro as at 31 December 2017. Recent main interconnection projects secured include IFA2 for a submarine link between Britain and France and an NGCP interconnection in the Philippines. In the offshore wind connections market, Prysmian has been awarded projects by RTE to link three offshore wind farms to the French electricity grid. www.prysmiangroup.com

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Propeller to cut CO2 emissions Japan’s NYK Line, MTI Co. Ltd., and Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) have developed a highly efficient propeller by analyzing the conditions surrounding vessel propellers in actual operation.

The propeller, which will achieve a 1.2 percent reduction in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by improving fuel efficiency, will be installed on two newly built containerships scheduled for delivery in 2019.

NYK informed that the project partners analyzed the condition of a propeller in operation on an oceangoing vessel.

Afterward, they confirmed that the simulation data matched the actual conditions to a high probability. The highly reliable simulation was then used to achieve further optimization of propeller design and thus improve fuel efficiency.

In collaboration with shipping companies and shipbuilders, the three companies “will continue to make use of their expertise to contribute to the realization of a sustainable society through the provision and operation of vessels demonstrating excellent environmental performance,� NYK said.

The analysis was conducted by observing the cavitation and measuring the flow velocity around the propeller. Cavitation is a phenomenon in which air bubbles are generated when the pressure in a liquid suddenly drops. Excessive cavitation on the propeller blade causes ship vibration and leads to erosion of the propeller. www.jmuc.co.jp www.nykline.com

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Caterpillar Marine announces open order board on new Cat® C7.1 commercial ratings Caterpillar Marine is delighted to announce they now have an open order board for the new Cat® C7.1 Commercial ratings as of 23, January 2018.

All Cat C7.1 engines have emissions certifications for IMO II, 97/68/EC Stage IIIA, RCD 2 and Marine EPA Tier 3, plus the new commercial ratings meet EPA Tier 3 Commercial.

“The Cat C7.1 has been developed over an accelerated NPI programme at Caterpillar predominantly due to customer demand for the new ratings,” said Jon Jackson, product director for Caterpillar Marine. “We are pleased to be starting Q1 2018 with the announcement of the open order board. Initial feedback during trials highlighted significant fuel savings, reliability and noise reduction. The C7.1 will be an outstanding choice for new and repowered vessels”.

The commercial ratings for use in recreational craft, military and patrol craft, light duty commercial fishing boats and sports fishing boats, and now with an open order board are: • 317 bkW (425 bhp) @ 2700 rpm D rating • 298 bkW (400 bhp) @ 2600 rpm D rating • 261 bkW (350 bhp) @ 2500 rpm C rating • 208 bkW (280 bhp) @ 2300 rpm B rating • 208 bkW (280 bhp) @ 2300 rpm B rating (Variable Speed Auxiliary C1) The engine provides superior response and strong acceleration from idle to full load while maintaining fuel efficiency at high speeds, as well as reduced combustion noise through advanced electronic control. The engine is available with a 12V or 24V electrical system, and it is compatible with Cat displays and electronics.

For cleanliness in the engine room, Caterpillar has incorporated a closed crankcase ventilation system. There is also a gear driven jacket water pump and seawater pump for superior reliability and the self-priming fuel system ensures a smooth start every time with no visible smoke during the start-up or whilst underway. The engine comes complete with a maintenance free valve train with hydraulic valve adjusters.

Also available on the open order board are the Cat C7.1 High-Performance ratings, these are for use in commercial fishing boats, pilot boats, ferries, lifeboats, and dredgers and include: • 373 bkW (500 bhp) @ 2900 rpm E rating • 336 bkW (450 bhp) @ 2900 rpm E rating • 298 bkW (400 bhp) @ 2900 rpm E rating The Cat 7.1 High Performance and Commercial rated engines are manufactured in the Caterpillar Marine Power UK Ltd facility in Wimborne, UK. In April 2017, the Wimborne officially opened their upgraded facilities, with a £5 million investment in a new administration building, engine production hall and warehouse, including the first new production test cells, with best-in-class data capture standards and a new world-class paint facility.

“As the manufacturing facility of the C7.1, we have been heavily involved throughout the NPI process,” said Andrew Goldspink, general manager at Caterpillar Marine Power UK Ltd. “This is a world class propulsion engine produced in our new production facility. We know this product will be viewed by our commercial customers as a leap above our competitors’ products in all aspects of performance.”

The new D, C, and B ratings will be on display at several key global commercial marine events throughout 2018. If you would like to see the engine sooner, please contact Caterpillar Marine to arrange a personal viewing.

To place your order for the new commercial ratings, contact your local Caterpillar Marine dealer: www.cat.com/en_GB/support/dealer-locator.html

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White Fury is repowered with Ford Sabre engines Having owned the historic motor gunboat MGB81, Phil Clabburn was no stranger to restoring classic boats.

His latest project is the classic motorboat White Fury that has is being reengined with twin Ford Sabres from Mermaid Marine.

“I’ve restored many different boats so am very familiar with this type of project,” said Phil. “The old engines were 180hp Ford Sabres and unfortunately one suffered a catastrophic failure so it was game over. It had age related corrosion that wasn’t detected on the survey.

“I spoke to a number of companies to try and help me fix the issue and Steve Atkins from Mermaid was the only person who talked any sense.

“Between us we’ve ended up with a solution other Omega owners would give their eye teeth for.”

The boat – built in 1976 – was underpowered for its day so while using it in the Solent was enjoyable, Phil found the cruising speed a little pedestrian for the hull design.

“It’s a brilliant design and goes well but the faster you go in her, the better she gets.”

The solution was a pair of 1992 225Ls that were modified by Mermaid Marine to fit.

“The mounting feet are the same as the original engines,” Phil explained.

“New engines were out of the question as I don’t have a bottomless pit of money and it would have taken away from the character of the boat. There was the danger of spending more money than the boat is worth.

“The engine installation is a very tight fit – it’s fag packet tight so after some clever and ingenious moving of a few components, the engines fitted.”

The engines were then returned to Mermaid for overhaul, power testing and painting and Phil is in the process of refitting them with expectations of them being ready for the summer season.

“Performance expectations are good,” he said. “A good friend of mine who ‘does propellers’ is expecting a top speed of 32-33kts, giving me a cruising speed in the high 20s.

“The previous performance was a top speed of perhaps 27-28 downhill with a cruise of 23 -24kts.”

Phil added: “Everyone is asking me about the engines. I think what Mermaid has done is superb.” www.mermaid-marine.com

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Wärtsilä acquires Transas

Wärtsilä Corp is continuing to expand with the acquisition of marine navigation solutions provider Transas in a deal worth EUR210m.

Wärtsilä said the move would speed up its Smart Marine Ecosystem vision and noted that Transas leverages the latest in machine learning and AI to create a unified cloud-based platform for managing operations across the entire marine ecosystem.

“Combining Transas with Wärtsilä will bring the Smart Marine Ecosystem many steps forward. We can now connect Wärtsilä’s product portfolio, the biggest in the Marine industry, with Ship Traffic Control, Simulators, Navigation solutions and fleet operation solutions from Transas,” said Roger Holm, president of Wärtsilä Marine Solutions “The combined package will further improve the way a vessel can sail in the most cost efficient and environmental friendly way for our customers.”

UK-headquarter Transas has 22 regional offices, and distribution in 120 countries.

The company's 1,000 staff will be integrated into Wärtsilä Marine Solutions. Transas annual net sales are around EUR140m.

The Transas team has significant competences in technology, along with a globally recognized leadership position in navigation, simulation and traffic control systems. Adding these to the extensive, world leading Wärtsilä portfolio of services and products, provides an unparalleled opportunity for a new ecosystem for maritime operations,” said Frank Coles, CEO of Transas (pictured above left).

Coles has been an outspoken critic of how slow the shipping and maritime industries have been to adopt smart technologies.

Wärtsilä has also been linked as a possible buyer for Rolls-Royce which has been making a strong push for autonomous shipping. www.wartsila.com

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Perkins provide auxiliary power to government project in China

Dependable power, has made the Perkins® 4.4TGM and E70 TAG3M the auxiliary power of choice for Guangdong Provincial Waterway Bureau, China.

Perkins marine engine distributor, Foshan Sime Darby Elco Power Equipment Ltd, has received positive feedback from their customer following the supply of four engines supplied to Yue Biao (粤标) 1608 and four engines to Yue Dao Zheng (粤道政) 210, two 10T crane vessels at 42m LOA, currently operating in the Pearl River Guangdong Province.

The 40 kW 4.4TGM provides the power for the emergency generator, while the three 120 kW E70 TAG3M engines provide the power for the prime generators when the vessels are in operation. The vessels are responsible for the installation and maintenance of navigation beacons and is the first government vessel Perkins engines have been involved with in mainland China.

The auxiliary engines were selected for their high reliability, excellent low noise Del Norte Technology Ltd is an ISO9001 2015 quality specialised Hydrographic Survey level, high power density, compact design and ease of installation. The Perkins and Dredge company that supplies, installs, trains to support the industry. Together with engines comply fully to the ship owner’s strict requirements.

Hypack Inc Hypack, Hysweep and DredgePack software the whole hydrographic Patrick Lam, deputy general manager at Foshan Sime Darby Elco Power capability is taken care of.

Equipment Ltd comments, “We have had very positive feedback on the reliability On display on our stand at trade exhibitions are all the Hypack software, Ceehydro systems product range together with Tritech Sidescan Sonar, sub-bottom profiling instruments and a and low noise level. With the great success of the 10T crane workboat, the ship surprise package for Multi-beam Hydrographic surveys. owner would like to choose Perkins for their future workboats. This is the first Equipment commonly supplied apart from the Hypack Single Beam, Multi-Beam and project in mainland China we have been involved with and we are delighted with DredgePack software are Tide Gauges from Valeport, Echo Sounders such as Cee Hydro the feedback we have had.” systems Ceescope product range, Sub-bottom profilers from Syqwest, Mini Swath systems from The Perkins® 1206 E70M is a turbocharged, charge-air-cooled 6 cylinder Ross Industries, Novatel RTK and Hemisphere DGPS receivers with all associated parts and common rail engine with ratings from 120 through to 240 kWm, with all ratings cables to suite. WAASP Mult-Beam system is a new addition to our product line. certified to EPA Tier 3, CCNR Stage 2 and IMO2 emission standards. It offers a We will advise only quality products but also supply what the customer requires to satisfy the system requirements and purchased from UK representative companies lifetime of low cost as the engine incorporates service free hydraulic tappets, gear where required. driven pumps together with serpentine auxiliary belts.

Coupled with a unique combustion system enabling high power output with low Call Laurie Smith +44(0)1803 844555, Mob +44(0)7836 741288, fuel consumption and competitively priced parts ensures the lowest possible cost for a free consultation, advice and planning for you next project. of ownership for the operator. It is a flexible solution available direct from the factory with keel, radiator or heat exchanger cooling configurations - together with the usual extensive list of options customers expect from a Perkins engine. Worldclass manufacturing capability and processes coupled with proven core engine designs assure reliability, quiet operation, and many hours of productive life.

Tritech Starfish With environmental considerations, the engine utilises the latest engine combustion Sidescan Sonar Syqwest Strata Box technology, which minimises fuel consumption whilst meeting all current emission standards.

The E70 and 4.4TGM Perkins marine engines are manufactured in the company’s Wimborne facility which has recently completed a £5 million upgrade and now Ceescope DGPS Mini SVP Profiler Ross Mini Swath Echo Sounder incorporates a new administration building, engine production hall and warehouse.

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Sanmar orders 42 Rolls-Royce thrusters Rolls-Royce has secured an extensive supply order from long-time collaborator Sanmar Shipyards for propulsion and deck equipment for tugboats the Turkish shipyard is building for various customers.

The scope of supply includes 42 Rolls-Royce US 205/255 azimuth thrusters for 21 harbour/terminal/escort tugs in the 60, 70 and 80 tonne bollard-pull range and high-pressure hydraulic towing winched for the 80 tonne models. All vessels are based on new designs developed by Canadian naval architects Robert Allan Ltd., exclusively for Sanmar.

“We have delivered 150 azimuth thrusters to Sanmar in a relationship that spans 15years,” said Andrea Cerutti, Rolls-Royce Vice-President Customer & Sales, South Europe. “In addition to this, we supplied various equipment to milestone projects such as Borgøy, the world’s first LNG-fuelled tugboat, and the 2017 delivered Svitzer Hermod, the world’s first remotely-controlled commercial vessel. This new contract is another significant milestone in the Rolls-Royce-Sanmar partnership.”

Unlike conventional supply agreements signed on a project-by-project basis, RollsRoyce and Sanmar have entered into a framework agreement whereby Rolls-Royce will supply standard specification products for all the vessels across a two-to-threeyear period. The agreement takes into account options on the standard product specification to cover specific demands and operational requirements.

“This new arrangement provides both parties with some significant advantages,” said Gary Nutter, Rolls-Royce Director Customer & Propulsion. “For Rolls-Royce it provides good visibility, allowing us to optimise production. The benefits for the customer are that we can offer shorter lead times, secure production slots and the flexibility to customise the equipment in line with specific requirements. It’s a winwin arrangement for both parties.”

Ali Gurun, Sanmar Projects Director and Member of the Board, added: “The current order book for Sanmar tugs lends itself to this new procurement arrangement. Rather than having to create new supply agreement for each newbuild project, this new arrangement allows to effectively have a constant supply of Rolls-Royce equipment that we can adapt to meet our customers’ requirements. This means we can potentially reduce build time and streamline the building process.”

Sanmar’s new portfolio of tug designs has two new additions, a versatile 25m Tractor tug that incorporates a hull that can be outfitted with 60 to 70 tonnes Bollard pull and a 29m ASD tug which can accommodate up to 90 tonnes of Bollard pull. www.rolls-royce.com

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WesCom Signal and Rescue has shown its support for UK sail training school, Sailing North East, by providing the organisation’s Bowman Corsair Ocean Racer, Black Diamond of Durham, with a full set of Pains Wessex emergency flares to ensure their crews are safe at sea.

Based in Hartlepool Marina in the North East of England, the RYA training centre specialises in enabling people from all backgrounds, ages and abilities to go sailing, often for the first time. With its iconic black hull, Black Diamond of Durham, takes young adults around the British Isles, across the North Sea and beyond, and provides them with the chance to compete in the prestigious, Tall Ship’s Race each year.

With such a wide variety of abilities on board, safety and enjoyment of the crew are of paramount importance at all times. In support of this, WesCom Signal and Rescue has donated a full set of Pains Wessex offshore pyrotechnic flares and a large polybottle for safe storage.

Calvyn Whitehand, Skipper of Black Diamond of Durham, explains: “Many of those who we welcome onto Black Diamond have never sailed on a boat before, so it is imperative they understand the importance of safety at sea. Before we set sail, we have an extensive safety briefing to cover all areas, including how to set off an emergency signal and how to dispose of out of date flares. We are extremely grateful to WesCom for their support; our focus is to provide people with hands on experience of the thrill of sailing, but we always believe that safety takes precedence above all else.”

WesCom Signal and Rescue is the world’s leading supplier of marine distress signals and is the parent company of Pains Wessex. Its brands have been helping to save lives for more than 100 years and are trusted for their reliability, high quality and consistent superiority by rescue services, navies, merchant ships and fishing fleets throughout the world.

Chris Feibusch, Director of Global Marketing and Communication for WesCom Signal and Rescue, says, “It is vital for those learning to sail that they understand the importance of safety at sea. Pyrotechnic flares, such as the set gifted to Sailing North East, are regulation and therefore it is essential that they are in date. As a vital component of the safety equipment inventory of any vessel, flares should be of the highest quality and it is paramount that everyone on board knows where they’re stored and how to use them. We are pleased to be able to support the education and development of so many sailors.” www.wescomsignal.com.

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Cyber safety, security and autonomous shipping addressed with new Bureau Veritas notations and guidelines Bureau Veritas has developed a comprehensive approach to support shipowners in addressing maritime cyber risks.

A new series of classification notations, guidelines and services enable owners to comply with regulatory requirements, safeguard their crews and protect their assets from both malfunction and malicious attack.

Bureau Veritas now offers two cyber notations: The first, SW-Registry, focuses on software change management ensuring that installations of tested new software versions are properly tracked. It requires the creation and maintenance of a certified register of software used in the ship’s onboard systems. SW-Registry is compulsory for newbuild ships using digital systems and enables owners to comply with IACS UR E22, applicable from 1 July 2017.

Existing ships may choose to create their own register and would benefit from the additional class notation to help indicate their cyber safety level.

A second new notation, SYS-COM, addresses cyber security, and is directed at preventing malicious cyber attacks. SYS-COM is a voluntary notation covering the exchange of data between ship and shore. Bureau Veritas is now the only classification society to offer a notation for this specific risk, identified as a key cyber security threat to digital ship data and systems. The experience from projects with shipowners and providers of ship equipment and technology systems has been vital in developing and testing the Bureau Veritas approach. Recent announcements of projects with Bourbon and Kongsberg are examples.

Gijsbert de Jong, Marine Marketing & Sales Director, Bureau Veritas: “As vessels become increasingly smart and reliant on digital systems, both cyber safety and security have become a major concern for shipowners seeking to protect their data, people, assets and operations. The approach developed by Bureau Veritas enables shipowners to address risks relating to digital onboard systems, including the major cybersecurity threat to communications between ship and shore.”

The new notations are supported by specialist testing services delivered by Bureau Veritas and its partners. Testing services for cyber safety include software code analysis for potential safety risks and simulations using a mathematical model of the ship to test the code in hazardous situations. Cyber security risks are addressed through a security risk assessment possibly completed by software penetration tests.

Jean-Francois Segretain, Technical Director, Bureau Veritas added: “Bureau Veritas continues to invest in developing specialist skills to help our clients leverage the power of digital systems to improve fleet efficiency and performance, while keeping their ships, crew and data safe.”

Additionally, NI 641- Guidelines for Autonomous Shipping was released at the end of December. This guidance note contains the basis for the risk assessment of ships including autonomous systems, the goal-based recommendations for a minimum level of functionality of autonomous and the guidelines for improving the reliability of essential systems within autonomous ships.

Further tools and services are planned for 2018, including a certification scheme covering all onboard systems and equipment and an additional class notation covering continuous monitoring of the state Gijsbert of the onboard systems and logging of de Jong security events to ensure traceability. www.bureauveritas.com/marine-and-offshore

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As well as multiple operating modes the LED units offer extended operating life of more than 60000 hours, lower current requirements and higher output levels. The typical light output level from the LED units is a very bright 338 candela, significantly higher than the 120 candela effective intensity of a 5J Xenon tube unit.

The LED beacons have five flash rates for warning beacon applications: 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 Hz and double and triple flashes. They also offer high and low steady outputs for status indicator use. DC voltage versions feature three remotely selectable stages, enabling multiple warnings to be signalled from one device. The same light engines and control electronics are common across all different product families: the STEx 316L stainless steel, the GNEx and E2x GRP and BEx and D2x marine grade LM6 aluminium enclosures, which provide a variety of mechanical protection, corrosion resistance, weight and price to suit different environmental requirements and applications.

For all families, the Amber, Blue, Clear, Green, Magenta, Red and Yellow Polycarbonate, UV stable lenses are available as separate items; whilst enhancing the light output, the lens filters are also field replaceable without disassembly, enabling the reassignment of beacon function to be a simple and quick process.

Also on show will be two manual call point families, the latest additions to E2S’s SIL2 capable products that meet the remote monitoring and testing requirements of SIL2 systems. The spark-resistant, corrosion proof GRP GNExCP6 and the marine grade, copper free LM6 (A413) aluminium BExCP3 explosion proof manual call points, which meet the design requirements of EN54-11, are available in break glass, push button or tool reset versions, are certified to ATEX and IECEx standards, carry many other local certifications and are approved for use in Zone 1, 2, 21 and 22 hazardous areas for the initiation of fire and gas alarm systems.

Darren Mann, UK-based International Sales Manager and Marcel Minns, Houstonbased Technical Sales Manager, will be manning the booth to meet existing customers and contacts, demonstrate products, answer questions and discuss upcoming new product developments www.e2s.com

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Rajant experts promote need to streamline seaport security at Container Terminal Automation Conference The recent conference included a keynote by its CEO, Robert Schena, who will address delegates on data integrity in seaport and maritime industries.

Rajant Corporation, the world leader of Kinetic Mesh networks, recently pushed its mission-critical connectivity capabilities to control moving port assets and drive autonomous applications from standing still at the Container Terminal Automation Conference 2018 in March.

Rajant CEO, Robert Schena

With the charge toward automation and the unrelenting need for a constant flow of goods, Rajant will hone in on how to successfully manage and eradicate risks such as security, interference and hindered reliability in seaport and terminal environments.

As a recognised expert for mission-critical networks in challenging industrial markets, Rajant CEO Robert Schena will highlight the correlation between data security and the quality of the network during his keynote speech, ‘How important is your data to you?’

“Ports are using technology to create better situational awareness, reduce losses and damage, and provide a speedy first response when security issues do occur,” Schena said. “With seaports from Abu Dhabi to Louisiana implementing drones and IP video surveillance devices, the number of interconnected devices, cameras and sensors is fast-growing, but this also increases the need to secure and authenticate the communication traffic moving in, out and around the network.”

Schena also explained how, while many are realising the importance of selecting wireless over fixed networks, traditional Wi-Fi networks and LTE suffer from limitations and connectivity challenges which can create several risks. In the event of loss of communication, even for a few microseconds, data sent from personnel or port equipment would be at best delayed, but often completely lost.

Rajant Kinetic Meshô networks, the only fully mobile and mission-critical network on the market today, use InstaMesh in tandem with BreadCrumb nodes to dynamically make peer-to-peer connections, leveraging multi-frequency radios. These wireless nodes can be interchangeably fixed or mobile, and dynamically adapt to self-optimize as environmental conditions change, providing a highly reliable and secure network with no single point of failure. By deploying Rajant’s ruggedized multi-radio BreadCrumb nodes, equipped with InstaMesh networking software, directly onto a port asset - be it a vehicle, quay crane, camera pole or drone - it essentially turns the asset into a network node.

Chris Mason, Director of EMEA Sales at Rajant, also solidified the company’s reputation as a world expert in a seaport’s automation demands. He delved into how automated processes can evolve and provide mission-critical connectivity to every corner of the seaport, in a panel presentation titled, ‘Automation with Exponential & Disruptive Technologies’.

“This panel session was a great opportunity for Rajant to explore and educate on the businesscritical implications and experiences of terminal automation, by using the knowledge of a port equipment manufacturer, digital services provider, port research organisation and Rajant’s mission critical communications capabilities,” Mason commented. www.rajant.com

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WesCom Signal and Rescue supports Ocean Youth Trust South WesCom Signal and Rescue has shown its support for Ocean Youth Trust South by providing the charity’s 30-metre vessel, Prolific, with emergency pyrotechnic flares to take young people to sea.

Ocean Youth Trust South is a UK youth charity which runs “Adventure Under Sail” – a development programme for young people aged 12-25, who may be disadvantaged or vulnerable in some way – to give them exciting opportunities on the water. The charity works closely with schools and social workers to ensure skills learnt on the water can be transferred into the individuals’ long-term development. Every voyage is designed to help develop confidence, understanding of others and how to cope in unfamiliar situations. Young crew members learn to sail the boat, keep watch and help to navigate, and also learn basic life skills such as cooking and healthy eating.

In support of Ocean Youth Trust South’s work, WesCom Signal and Rescue has donated a full set of Pains Wessex offshore pyrotechnic flares, to ensure Prolific meets safety standards and the charity can continue to give young people these life changing experiences.

Mark Todd, Chief Executive of Ocean Youth Trust South, comments on the charitable donation, saying, “A voyage on Prolific is not just about learning to sail, but about developing qualities which matter in everyday life. We are not permitted to sail without this safety equipment and are extremely grateful to WesCom for their continued support.”

WesCom Signal and Rescue is the world’s leading supplier of marine distress signals and is the parent company of Pains Wessex. Its brands have been helping to save lives for more than 100 years and are trusted for their reliability, high quality and consistent superiority by rescue services, navies, merchant ships and fishing fleets throughout the world.

Chris Feibusch, Director of Global Marketing and Communications for WesCom Signal and Rescue, says, “Many of these young people have never sailed before, and we believe in the importance of work the trust does. Of course, safety is paramount especially at sea, and we’re delighted to be able to continue our support of Ocean Youth Trust South and look forward to regular updates of how the crew are getting on.” www.wescomsignal.com.

For more information about Ocean Youth Trust South, please visit: www.oytsouth.org.

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Ardent Global has partnered up with Greek salvage company Vernicos and Environmental Protection Engineering S.A. to form the largest salvage alliance in the Mediterranean.

The three companies signed a cooperation agreement on March 20, 2018, to closely work together on future opportunities and at the same time retain their own corporate identities.

The alliance creation was assigned to shared values with regard to safety and performance.

The partnership combines the know-how and assets of a salvage expert, emergency response and wreck removal companies, enabling the alliance to handle casualties of all types and sizes by providing a wellrounded portfolio of services.

“The alliance allows us to be the most effective provider of salvage emergency response in the region, providing a well-rounded emergency response effort in a timely manner. It is a joint effort to pro-actively protect our seas by providing emergency response in the Mediterranean and surrounding regions,” said Jean Benzonana, Vernicos Tugs Chief Executive Officer. ‘’The synergies between the three companies will guarantee the provision of timely solutions in responding to marine incidents in the area of Eastern Mediterranean, and safeguarding the environment at the same time,” Vasilis Mamaloukas, EPE Director, commented.

Ardent, created through the merger of Svitzer and Titan Salvage in 2015, brings to the table experience in technically challenging salvage and wreck removal, along with specialized, proprietary equipment.

Greek Vernicos owns a large fleet of salvage and emergency response tugboats in the Mediterranean, while Environmental Protection Engineering has over 40 years of experience in responding to pollution incidents. www.ardentglobal.com

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Norwegian company Tveter Power has started extensive trialing of a pumping device driven by wave power at the Plocan test site off of the Canary Islands.

The trials will serve for taking measurements of the pumping capacity of the prototype depending on the height of the predominant wave, along with the assessment of device’s survival capacity.

One of the potential applications of the device would be to provide sea water for coastal desalination plants, without having to use electricity to pump the sea water.

Tveter Power was founded in 2011 with the aim to develop and market renewable energydriven devices, install and operate desalination plants, and carry out research and development of new technologies based on renewable energies.

The first stage of the project was implemented in 2016 and 2017 on the Atlantic coast of Norway, where a preliminary version of the device underwent several resistance trials.

The project is funded by Innovation Norway through Norwegian company RW Power. www.plocan.eu

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