Marine & Maritime Gazette July 2017

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Welcome to the July 2017 issue of Marine & Maritime Gazette the monthly magazine aimed at Worldwide coverage of the commercial marine, shipping and waterbased renewables markets.

With Seawork 2017 now safely behind us, we all start to look forward to an interesting and prosperous second half of the year.

Inside this issue, as usual, we will be covering a huge amount of topics including ‘Marine Finance, Insurance & Legal’ on page 20, to the ‘ins and outs’ of ‘Navigation, Communication & Radar’ from page 24.

We also have a ‘peek’ into ‘Safety, Security & Fire Protection’, plus ‘Marine Construction & Civils’ from page 38.

Anyway, we hope you enjoy reading this Commercial Ma edition and look forward to seeing many rine & Renewabl es Worldwide of you in and around events later this year.

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

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Cover story NAMJet recently developed a new concept for the water jet propulsion market.

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Lifetime Achievement Award for Casper

Coastal patrol Metal Shark selected by US Navy to build Near Coastal Patrol Vessels.

p14 Deepwater drone Blueye Robotics develop an underwater drone that can dive up to 150m.

p16 Deepwater Gdansk Port of Gdansk Authority receives the green light to start work on new deepwater facilities.

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Casper Vermeulen, who is retiring as UK Sales Manager for the Damen Shipyards Group, was recently presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2017 Seawork International commercial marine and workboat exhibition held in Southampton, UK. The presentation was made by Andrew Webster, Managing Director of Mercator Media, the company organising the event.

After handing over the award, Mr Webster declared that: "Casper is a very worthy winner of the Seawork European Commercial Marine Lifetime Achievement Award. I was delighted to present it to him. For 20 years he has represented Damen Shipyards with integrity, selling more than 120 vessels into the UK and Eire, and for each of those 20 years he has attended Seawork. He will be greatly missed by all his colleagues and friends.”

Casper himself was unaware that he was going to the receive the award right up until he was introduced to the gathering at the event.

Fortunately, as he was already on his way to a Damen-arranged party celebrating his long and illustrious career, he did at least have some suitable words prepared. “It’s the first time in my life I’ve had to give two speeches just ten minutes apart,” he said, followed by, “receiving this is a reward and an honour. It’s a little overwhelming.”

During Seawork Casper received many cards and gifts from members of the UK and Irish maritime industries with whom he has worked with over the years, as well as from many colleagues at Damen. These included the framed text of a speech he delivered some years ago on the delivery of the 80 metre semi-submersible, heavy lift barge Terra Marique to Robert Wynn and Sons, presented to him by Peter Wynn. The organisers of Seawork also gave him a large jug of Pimm’s No.1, a typically British way to celebrate such an occasion!

The Lifetime Achievement Award was a fitting conclusion to a long and productive career that has seen Casper sell Damen vessels to operators right around the coasts of the British Isles.

“Given my many visits to Seawork over the years, this was a fitting way to celebrate the end of my time at Damen, in the lovely British Sunshine, enjoying a drink or two surrounded by friends and colleagues,” concluded Casper.

Damen’s sales operations in the UK and Ireland will continue, undertaken by Arjen van Elk, already in position for a number of years, and Frederik van der Linde, who has worked closely with Casper these past few months. www.damen.com

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Cleaner energy solutions for DP World?

Kalmar for Chesapeake, US

Kalmar has signed a contract with Ports America Chesapeake LLC for the delivery of six Rubber Tyred Gantry (RTG) cranes.

The cranes will be delivered to Ports America's Seagirt Marine Terminal in Baltimore, USA, in January 2018 from Kalmar's new jetty at the joint venture Rainbow-Cargotec Industries in Taicang, China.

Bayard Hogans, general manager, Ports America Chesapeake, said, "We see Kalmar as a trusted supplier in the industry, and the addition of six new RTGs will help ensure we can maintain high levels of service for our customers, the trucking community and our port partners in the coming years.”

Troy Thompson, Vice President Sales, Ports and Terminals, Americas at Kalmar, added: "From our advanced anti-sway system to factory-fitted collision detection system, we have listened closely to Ports America and look forward to a solid relationship as we each move into the future of container handling."

Ports America Chesapeake's Seagirt Marine Terminal is currently handling an annual volume of approximately 800,000 teu. It is one of four U.S. East Coast ports currently able to handle superpost-Panamax container vessels that began transiting the newly opened Panama Canal locks in 2016.

This order is a part of the terminal's investment program focused on ensuring that the terminal is equipped with the right amount of equipment and the latest technologies to support future growth.

The delivery includes Kalmar SmartPort process solutions including SmartProfile, SmartRail, SmartStack, and SmartFleet.

Metro Ports for Burns Harbor

Metro Ports has been chosen as the new bulk terminal operator at the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor, the Ports of Indiana has announced.

The stevedoring company, which operates at 27 US ports and has roots dating back to 1852, will take over management of the loading and unloading of shipments along the port’s East Harbor for port tenants and outside companies shipping bulk cargoes from July 1.

The stevedore handles a number of different bulk and breakbulk cargoes, such as aggregates, ro-ro, steel, wind energy and project cargo.

Commenting on the decision, Michael Ferguson, president of Metro Ports, said: “We see tremendous potential here to leverage the port’s connections to ocean ships, Great Lakes vessels, river barges and multiple rail carriers, as well as the region’s powerful industrial base located within sight of downtown Chicago.”

Rich Cooper, chief executive for the Ports of Indiana, said: “Metro Ports is recognised as a worldclass stevedore and terminal operator for handling bulk commodities.

“We’re excited to partner with such a high-calibre team of professionals and are looking forward to working shoulder-to-shoulder with them to grow business at the port.”

The Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor, situated on the Lake Michigan shore of Indiana, opened in 1970 and is mainly concerned with steel manufacturing.

Maritime operations at the port create almost $4.9bn per year in economic activity and support over 39,000 jobs in total.

In 2016, the port handled nearly 2.6m tons of cargo, which completed the highest three-year total in its history.

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Dubai-based port and terminal operator DP World and Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company Masdar have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore clean energy solutions for DP World’s ports and free zones in the Middle East and Africa.

As informed, Masdar will work with DP World to address challenges related to the delivery of “sustainable, reliable and cost effective” power generation, with a particular focus on areas that are remote or off-grid.

Under the MoU, Masdar will provide project management services, from concept to implementation, including community projects to support DP World’s operations.

The first collaborative activity will be to review DP World’s operations at the

Port of Berbera in Somaliland, focusing on hybrid solar photovoltaic (PV) - diesel plants, water treatment and other technical advisory services for power generation. The agreement will also look at increasing energy efficiency across the company’s ports and terminals in the region.

“We strive to integrate sustainability into everything we do and I believe it is essential to modern business practice.

We look forward to this partnership … that will help reduce our carbon footprint in the region and develop long term energy solutions for the communities in which we operate,” Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, DP World Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented.

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New Delta 480 rescue rib

Delta Power Group recently launched its inshore 480 rescue RIB for independent lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland at last month’s ‘packed’ Seawork 2017.

The vessel has been designed as an equivalent to the RNLI’s D class vessels and has features not included on other rescue RIBs of its size, claims Delta.

Delta’s technical director, Rob Taylor, said: “It has a folding A-frame so it can pass under low bridges, while keeping a high gain when the tide is low on inland waterways including estuaries and rivers.

“It has full GRP console over the bow which enables rescues to be performed over the bow when the crew come alongside cliff faces and heavy swell.

“There’s a need among independent stations to replace their current boats. So, this has been developed for that reason.”

The boat is fitted with a gas assist trim and tilt 50Hp Mariner engine, with Post Immersion Restart System (PIRS) for restarting the engine after capsize. It can accommodate up to four crew and achieve a significant maximum speed of 27 knots.

The gas assist trim system enables the outboard to ‘kick-up’ in the event of a rock strike or fast beaching, protecting the propeller and gearbox from damage.

The craft is fully compliant with the MCA Rescue Boat Code, enabling operation as a designated UK Coastguard asset for inshore rescue.

The composite hull is a resin infused structure, affording weight saving and increased strength, it is equipped with a sacrificial Kevlar keel guard, protecting the hull from damage when beaching and running in shallow water.

The craft is blessed with a low draft, shallow water rescue design and an under deck fuel tank option or tube mounted fuel bladder option.

The 480 has a heavy duty, military grade hypalon inflatable collar and provides an incredibly stable platform for the recovery of casualties from the water. www.deltapower.co.uk

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Underwater Centre get Government funding Skills Development Scotland has awarded The Underwater Centre in Fort William funding to help ensure that Scotland is ready to supply the qualified workforce that the subsea industry will need in the future.

There is growing concern that the subsea industry could face major skills shortages in coming years. The downturn in the oil and gas industry has led to a reduction in training, both by individuals and companies. Without ongoing investment in training, skills will be lost to the industry as older workers retire without the skilled workforce to replace them.

The Scottish Government is taking action to support subsea training now so that the country’s workforce is ready to respond to positive market conditions when the oil price begins to recover, as well as being prepared for opportunities in decommissioning and the offshore renewables sector.

Starting last month, Scottish residents* will be able to get high-quality, industry-relevant closed bell and ROV training at The Underwater Centre for 50% of the usual cost. The other half of the fees will be paid by Skills Development Scotland.

With industry needs in mind, the financial support is targeted towards the specific areas where there are likely to be shortages. The support is not seeking to bring new people into the offshore industry but is aiming to increase the capability of the people already in the sector.

Steve Ham, Commercial Director at The Underwater Centre, believes that the support offers huge benefits to the Scottish subsea workforce: “While none of us have a crystal ball, there are increasing signs that the upturn is coming. We believe that this Scottish Government support for subsea skills training will help companies benefit more quickly and more effectively from that upturn. It will also help individuals advance their own careers by making it easier to invest in themselves.� *A resident is someone who has been resident in Scotland for at least the last 12 months.

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New subsea and topside products drive new business opportunities for Imenco

Aberdeen based Imenco UK Ltd has actively promoted various new products to successfully drive new business opportunities during the first 5 months of 2017.

Efforts over the last few years to provide diversification from the company’s traditional oil and gas background have led to new business in aquaculture, offshore renewable energy, marine survey and most recently in nuclear.

New electronic products include a range of Imenco subsea IP cameras building on the success of the SUBvis Orca HD over Ethernet (IP) camera launched in 2015. The developments undertaken by the technical and development team in Norway have provided a family of IP cameras with or without the Imenco ‘SMART brain’, involving smaller housings, low-light, wide-angle options, multiple cameras operations from a single source, and other innovative cost and time saving efficiencies. New LED light options have been developed in tandem to the camera family’s growth.

Beyond the successful introduction of the Piranha™ anode system (more than 1000 units sold to date), customer needs have been met on the corrosion protection front with the development of larger or bespoke anode systems to provide specific solutions to a diverse range of challenges presented in offshore wind installations in the North Sea and in late life asset extension work off the UKCS and off the coast of West Africa.

Responding to customer requirements for different helifuel options in offshore renewable energy, Imenco’s Aviation team have developed a smaller, lighter, modular based refuelling package than that normally provided to the oil and gas sector.

Imenco Bauer Hydraulics and Diinef are launching the world’s first High Torque Low Speed digital motor. This development is a significant step in the commercialization of digital motor technology offering unprecedented efficiency, double the power, advanced control functions via embedded electronics and sensors, and is controlled via a high speed Ethernet connection.

Promotion of the IP camera products at Ocean Business 2017 in Southampton in April this year provided positive feedback and the opportunity to develop products to meet customer’s actual project specific need. www.imenco.com

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7% rise in Irish shipping volumes

According to the latest iShip Index[1] published by the Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO), shipping and port activity in the Republic of Ireland rose by 7% in the first quarter of 2017 when compared to the corresponding period of 2016.

The latest analysis indicates that all five of the principal freight segments saw volume increases in the first quarter of 2017. Unitised traffic - which consists of Roll-on/Roll-off (Ro/Ro) and Lift-on/Lift-off (Lo/Lo) traffic - continued to rise, growing by 5% when compared to the first quarter in 2016.

The majority of Ro/Ro traffic moves between Ireland and Great Britain, meaning this freight segment is a simple but reliable indicator as to the level of trade between both economies. The Ro/Ro freight sector for the Republic of Ireland saw volume growth of 7% in the first quarter of 2017.This is the fifth consecutive first quarter increase in this freight category.

As for Lo/Lo (containership) traffic, Lo/Lo exports in the Republic of Ireland (ROI) rose by 6% compared to 2016, while Lo/Lo imports remained relatively unchanged - rising by 0.5%. Overall, Lo/Lo traffic in ROI increased by 3% to 174,248 TEU. When reviewing unitised traffic it should be noted that both Lo/Lo and Ro/Ro freight segments move in an all-island setting. Therefore, when Northern Irish (NI) ports are included, all-island Ro/Ro volumes grew by 6% in first quarter 2017. All-island Lo/Lo traffic grew by 0.7%, with all-island imports and exports rising by 0.4% and 1% respectively, compared to 2016. NI Ro/Ro volumes grew by 5%, while NI Lo/Lo traffic contracted by 6%. This was driven primarily by an 11% drop in NI Lo/Lo exports.

The Bulk traffic segment saw tonnage volumes grow by 8% (excluding transhipments) in the Republic of Ireland when compared to the same period last year. This was driven primarily by an11% increase in Dry Bulk tonnage, as well as 10% growth in Break Bulk volumes. This is the largest level of Dry Bulk volume recorded since the iShip index began in 2007. The relatively large expansion in Dry Bulk reflects the fact that a high degree of volume fluctuation exists in this market when viewed on a quarterly basis. As for Break Bulk volumes, this is the largest quarter on quarter increase in this segment since the second quarter of 2015.

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China unveils Maritime Silk Road plans

China recently unveiled plans for three ocean-based "blue economic passages" which will connect Asia with Africa, Oceania and Europe under the Maritime Silk Road venture viewed with concern by India over its impact on the Indian Ocean region.

The proposal was included in "Vision for Maritime Cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative," which was released by the National Development and Reform Commission and the State Oceanic Administration.

China is willing to engage in all-dimensional and broad- scoped maritime cooperation and build open, inclusive cooperation platforms with countries along the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, promoting mutually beneficial ‘blue partnerships’ and forging a ‘blue engine’ for sustainable development, according to the document.

China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) includes a maze of roads like the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) , Bangladesh, China, India, Myanmar (BCIM) Corridor, and the Maritime Silk Road.

While India backs the BCIM, it is opposed to the USD 50 billion CPEC and remains silent on the Maritime Silk Road due to security concerns over its impact in India's backyard.

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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 surprise package for Multi-beam Hydrographic surveys.

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

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SEA supports investigations into underwater acoustic emissions with University of Exeter

Perkins marine diesel auxiliary engines have been supplied to four RAmparts 3200-CL tugs built by Cheoy Lee Shipyards Ltd, Hong Kong.

Cohort company SEA is supporting the University of Exeter on a research project into how Acoustic Emissions (AE) signatures can be used to monitor the condition of synthetic mooring ropes widely used in securing floating offshore structures.

The research investigates using AE signatures to assess the degradation of mooring lines by subjecting the ropes to sinusoidal tension loading in a controlled environment, using a large-scale dynamic tensile test rig. AE is widely used for condition-monitoring in air, and shows great potential underwater.

With a linear array of 3 broadband (20 Hz to 50 kHz) hydrophones, four main signatures are identified: low-to high frequency, low-amplitude signals (50 Hz to 10 kHz), low-amplitude broadband signals (10 kHz to 20 kHz), high amplitude signals (10 Hz to 48 kHz) and medium-amplitude signals (500 Hz to 48 kHz). These AE types are related to different stages of rope behaviour, from bedding-in to degradation and failure.

The main findings are that the failure location and breaking load can be identified through the detection of AE. The occurrence of high amplitude AE bursts in relation to the applied tensile load allows the detection of an imminent failure, i.e. prior to the failure event, compared to most existing monitoring techniques which are capable of detecting the failure but not the degradation of mooring lines.

Using AE for remote monitoring could therefore become an attractive and less costly option than using submersible vehicles, where the task is often made more difficult when operations take place in challenging environments.

SEA supported the research with the provision of key sonar hydrophones. Ultimately the partnership will be supported with a NarcineArray low profile towed array, the commercial sister to SEA’s defence driven KraitArray.

Dr Philipp Thies, Senior Lecturer Renewable Energy - Offshore Reliability; Programme Lead Energy Engineering at the Exeter University: “We are delighted to work with SEA on this research project. They have been forthcoming with timely solutions wherever possible. The kind provision of their ball hydrophone enabled us to carry out these first of a kind experiments and we are very much looking forward to continuing our collaboration through future projects.” www.sea.co.uk

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Multico Power Drive Pte Ltd, the distributor for Perkins marine engines in Singapore, has supplied two Perkins® 6TWGM engines to each of the following tugs; Hawksbill, Flatback and Loggerhead and Limin ASD 55. Each tug is 32m L.O.A. and built to Lloyds’ requirements with special notations.

The Perkins 6TWGM is part of the 1006 Series. It is a turbocharged vertical inline six cylinder, six litre engine and is one of a family engines that range from 39.5 to 161 kWm. The engines come with a 500 hour service interval and offer clean, quiet and smooth operation, with excellent fuel economy. The FASTRAM combustion system incorporates an enclosed breather system, this makes the engines operator and environmentally friendly with low noise, rapid startability and low emissions.

“This project required 140 kVA, 112 kW, 415V, 3 phase, 50 Hz,” commented MT Lim, deputy general manager at Multico. “The 6TGWM was a perfect fit for their requirements in terms of auxiliary power needed, the space available and the delivery time.

The operators of these tugs need the reliability that Perkins has to offer, and they are pleased with the result.”

Caterpillar, which acquired Perkins in 1997, has also played a significant role in the project, supplying both the propulsion and auxiliary power

on board the RAmparts 3200-CL tugs. In addition to the Perkins 6TWGM auxiliary engines, each tug is equipped with a pair of Cat® 3516 diesel engines rated at 2682 bhp at 1600 rpm.

During sea trials the tugs met and exceeded performance expectations with a full running speed of 13.4 knots and a bollard pull of 71 tons.

The tugs have an operating crew of up to 10 people, with cabins for the Master and Chief Engineers as well as four double cabins for the remaining crew.

Perkins marine propulsion and auxiliary engines are distributed through Multico Power Drive Pte Ltd in Singapore.

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Mainprize Offshore Ltd has achieved 1000 vessel days free of LTI (lost time incident) while providing services for end client Dong Energy.

Mainprize Offshore Ltd are providing guard vessels direct to Dong Energy and indirect through their sub-contractors. LTI is one of many key point indicators that companies use to determine and analyze a company’s performance.

“The 1000 vessel day milestone also equates to over 60,000 person hours and is testament to the management and crews of the vessels and the support given by the Dong Energy teams and I would like to thank everyone involved in Mainprize offshore success in achieving this milestone.” Bob Mainprize The purpose of the guard vessel is to ensure the safety of all persons in and around the site and to protect the assets of Dong Energy, this involves notifying vessels of the safety zone and any updates on vessel movements, restrictions etc. This is usually undertaken by the guard vessel transmitting security messages on marine radio channels at intervals determined by the level of vessel traffic, it is also to contact vessels and advise of the safety zones and updates.

Mainprize Offshore Ltd have been operating on the Westernmost Rough and Race Bank offshore wind farms for some years. Mr Bob Mainprize of Mainprize Offshore Ltd commented that the high Health, Safety and Welfare standards that Dong Energy insists on is welcomed by Mainprize Offshore Ltd. “We pride ourselves in promoting the best practices and providing our clients with the best quality and safest possible service. We have therefore decided to award £1,000 to the Grimsby sea cadets, Grimsby sea cadets were chosen due to the marine nature and location of the Dong Energy hub in Grimsby. This I feel is a hand in glove approach that will benefit the local community and support the early training and development of the younger generation.”

On behalf of the Grimsby & Cleethorpes Sea Cadet Unit I would like to congratulate Mainprize Offshore on receiving this award and express our heartfelt thanks and gratitude for this generous donation.

The achievements of Mainprize Offshore limited in receiving this award will serve as an inspiration to our cadets and an example of what a career in the maritime sector can lead to.

Our unit currently has 56 cadets involved in marine training and engineering many of whom will hopefully gain employment in the maritime sector of which the renewable industry and DONG Energy in particular has grown rapidly in our area and have become very valued community partners.

This particular donation will go towards a major refurbishment of the unit due to start very shortly which will allow us to further increase our cadet numbers. www.mainprizeoffshore.co.uk

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Metal Shark wins $54 Million US Navy contract to build Near Coastal Patrol Vessels Louisiana-based shipbuilder Metal Shark has been selected by the US Navy to build Near Coastal Patrol Vessels (NCPVs) for United States partner nations through the Department of Defense Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program.

Metal Shark’s proposal was selected by Naval Sea Systems Command from a field of six competing shipyards.

Under the terms of the award, potentially worth upwards of $54 million, Metal Shark will build up to thirteen 85-foot Defiant-class welded aluminium cutters for the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and other United States partner nations. Additionally, Metal Shark will supply electro-optical infrared sensors, diagnostic equipment, in-country reactivation, crew familiarization, and test support to NCPV operators.

The new vessels are based on Damen Shipyards’ Stan Patrol 2606 design, tailored by Metal Shark to suit the requirements of the NCPV mission. The versatile cutter can accommodate a wide range of mission profiles including search and rescue, border patrol, police and customs duties, counter-narcotics operations, and securing waters of economic importance.

Key attributes of Damen’s Stan Patrol 2606 include excellent performance and seakeeping, large payload capacity, economical operating cost, and proven durability. Metal Shark has applied its own enhancements to Damen’s standardized patrol platform to provide the crew-friendly functionality found on other Metal Shark patrol craft.

“The NCPV award is the first result of a multi-year collaboration between Damen and Metal Shark,” said Metal Shark CEO Chris Allard. “The Damen team has consistently provided us with outstanding technical support, their designs are thoroughly proven in service across a range of markets, and their global service network has proven to be a very powerful selling feature. Metal Shark is eager to begin NCPV construction and showcase our capabilities as we quickly and efficiently build and deliver these state of the art patrol cutters.”

“Metal Shark has long impressed us with their ambitious growth and their considerable engineering resources,” said Jan van Hogerwou, Damen Shipyards’ North American VP of New Construction. “Damen is proud to now become a part of the Metal Shark growth story as we work together to deliver this newest fleet of Stan Patrol vessels to military operators worldwide. We look forward to working closely with Metal Shark not only on this program, but also as we continue to collaborate on other opportunities in the pipeline.”

The NCPV fleet will be built at Metal Shark’s Franklin, Louisiana waterfront shipyard, which recently completed the on-time delivery of six 88-foot, high-speed passenger vessels for New York City’s new NYC Ferry Service, and also delivered the first six of eighteen 45’ patrol boats to the Vietnam Coast Guard.

Other noteworthy Metal Shark builds include ongoing construction of the 500-boat Response Boat – Small (RB-S) contract for the US Coast Guard and 80-boat Force Protection Boat – Medium (FPB-M) contract for the US Navy, four 88' passenger vessels currently being built for the Potomac Riverboat Company division of Entertainment cruises for Washington DC, two 105’ high speed passenger ferries for the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority, and nearly 200 vessels either in production or delivered over the past three years to the militaries of over 20 United States partner nations across Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, the Middle East, and South America.

Established in 1986, Gravois Aluminum Boats LLC, and its government/commercial boat entity Metal Shark Boats are leading suppliers of custom boats for defense, law enforcement, and commercial entities. Key customers include the United States Coast Guard, Navy, Air Force, Army, foreign militaries, law enforcement agencies, passenger vessel operators, pilot associations, fire departments, and other operators worldwide. Under the direction of its owner/operator Allard and Gravois families, Metal Shark has produced over 500 vessels in the past three years at its two fully self-contained South Louisiana production facilities.

Metal Shark produces a wide range of custom monohull and catamaran vessels up to 250’. www.metalsharkboats.com

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Blueye Pioneer dives to new depths

Blueye Robotics have developed an underwater drone that can dive up to 150m and as such is helping those outside the science field to explore the ocean to new depths.

The HD wide-angle video camera Blueye Pioneer works in low-light conditions and has a colour filter design enabling it to communicate true-colour images, a feature designed to overcome the problem of how colours change below 16 feet underwater.

“Red colours start to fade, and the undersea world becomes green or blue,” explained Christine Spiten, co-founder and strategy director of Blueye Robotics. “A custom algorithm was developed to add colour back in to photos and video captured by Pioneer.”

The unit weighs just 15lb and earned Blueye Robotics the Seawork 2017 Innovation Showcase Spirit of Innovation award as well as the Diving and Underwater category award.

It is powered by three thrusters and travels at a speed of 2.5m per second (or 5 knots) and has a hydrodynamic balancing design enabling it to operate in low temperatures. The live video from the unit travels through a thin cable to a surface buoy and then wirelessly to the user.

As well as amateur explorers, the drone is designed to appeal to companies performing water, harbour or underwater hull inspections, plus fish farmers, owners of offshore wind parks and scientists undertaking environmental monitoring.

Organisations already using the device include The Norwegian Society for Search and Rescue, Redningsselskapet and WWF Norway.

The drone is currently in beta testing and will be in production in January next year. www.blueyerobotics.com

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US-based NAMJet LLC, the advanced marine propulsion company, recently developed a new concept for the water jet propulsion market.

Their goal is to be recognized as the market leaders in water jet technology and, with the slogan ‘A Sea Change in Water Jet Technology’ as a mission, they are driving towards the company’s main theme of constantly moving forward.

The new RAPTORJet range of water jets now feature, for the first time, iNAV electric actuation which eliminates the need for hydraulic tanks, valves, oil, hoses, maintenance and potential oil leaks. NAMJet believe that they are the first water jet manufacturer worldwide to achieve this breakthrough in water jet technology. iNAV, or Intelligent Navigation & Control, which also featured on their display at Seawork last month, is a comprehensive set of electronic controls from conventional throttle and joystick control through to glass helm operations.

The iNAV system can provide remote updates and upgrades with predictive maintenance and data logging capability.

Namjet have a 10m demonstration workboat called Raptor1 (pictured top of page) which has their newly designed RAPTORJet waterjets fitted - this also proved very popular at Seawork 2017.

The vessel has the fully integrated iNAV - Intelligent Navigation & Control system on board so that potential customers can witness firsthand the power, the unrivalled thrust and ‘A Sea Change in Water Jet Technology’ This demo boat, RAPTOR1, has achieved a speed of 40 knots and has a massive bollard pull of at least 4.2 tonnes. www.namjet.com

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by Ieuan Jones, Solicitor in Ashfords LLP's Marine Team

Recent changes in sentencing practice mean the penalties for breach of Health and Safety Regulations have in some cases become much harsher. If you are a marina or a boatyard we provide you here with a small reminder of your health and safety obligations, as well as some of your rights as well.

Boatyard and marina inspections are serious business, both for the yard and the inspectors. The HSE has wide powers of inspection, compulsion and, ultimately, prosecution. This can result in fines of up to £500,000 in extreme cases (depending on the size of the organisation). There is also the possibility that directors can be found personally liable and accordingly disqualified or even imprisoned. The marinas and boatyards, in turn, have their own rights which will usually be of assistance to them in certain circumstances.

By way of reminder, the most regularly enforced Regulations are the Work at Height Regulations 2005, COSSH Regulations 2002 and LOLER 1998. Taking each one in turn, the Work at Height Regulations cover work undertaken at such as height as to cause personal injury or death by falling from distance. This will include working above ground floor level, up ladders, harnesses, Mobile Elevated Work Platforms (MEWPs), on edges or fragile surfaces. The COSSH regulations cover substances that are hazardous to health. This not only covers dangerous chemicals but also dust, vapours, mists and gases. LOLER 1998 covers the operation of lifting equipment. This includes cranes, slings, hoists and MEWPs. Generally, the key to staying on top of what is required under these regulations is to: • Plan and organise the work to be undertaken properly and well in advance; • Make sure those working e.g. with hazardous materials or at height are competent and properly trained; • Carry out proper risk assessments of the work or equipment (lifting equipment for example should be examined every 6 months if it is used to lift people); and • Have an up-to-date Health and Safety Policy.

The HSE provides detailed guidance in respect of these Regulations and further details of the requirements and obligations can be found with them.

The HSE have powers in certain circumstances to enter a marine or boatyard to conduct a search, in order to make sure these Regulations are being adhered to properly. If a search s contemplated by them, you will be notified in advance. As part of its investigation, the HSE may require you to answer questions or produce supporting documentation, to prove your practices are in accordance with a specific Regulation. Other powers they have state that items may be seized, samples or photographs can be taken and, in extreme cases, the marina or boatyard could be closed while investigation continues.

Having undertaken the investigation, the HSE also has the power to issue: • Improvement notices, where it believes there has been a contravention of a Regulation, compelling the boatyard or marina to rectify the contravention within 21 days; or • Prohibition notices, prohibiting a specific piece of equipment, such as a crane, or an area of a yard from being used, where the inspector believes there is such serious risk of harm.

So, what rights do marinas and boatyards have in these circumstances? The Regulations do not give the HSE inspectors absolute powers to undertake their duties. A boatyard or marina should therefore consider the following if they are made aware of an inspection: • The basis for the inspector's attendance should have been clearly stated; • If the inspector is not present when the investigation is taking place (for whatever reason) you can refuse entry and demand it takes place another time; • If you are served with a notice, you have the right to appeal it within 21 days of the date of issue; and • You can appeal to modify or cancel the notice or to request an extension of time. Once the contravention is remedied, an application to cancel the notice may be made.

Above all else, if in doubt you should seek legal advice. This is important if you are under questioning or have been requested documentation by an HSE inspector. It is, overall, very important that you familiarise yourself with these Regulations and what they require before you are dealt an unwelcome surprise by an HSE inspector. www.ashfords.co.uk

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A Basket of Brexit Opportunities

By Duncan Mather, of Oceaness Ltd and Nigel Davis Solicitors Legal matters affect all businesses, but of course they are both hopelessly inter-twined with politics. There is a preponderance of negativity about the effect of the United Kingdom’s choice to remove itself from the European Union, which is understandable given the massively complex uncertainty that the Leave decision has now created.

But precisely because everything is now up for grabs, there exist a great many potentially lucrative opportunities.

EU Treaty Articles and Regulations apply directly in the UK without the need for implementation, and upon Brexit those will simply cease to apply. Substitute arrangements will need to be available and deemed to apply immediately from the moment that the UK leaves. EU Directives on the other hand operate differently and require direct UK’s legislative enactment under a UK Act or Statutory Regulation. Directives are framed, detailed and

Background photo (and inset) Shell Brent Delta, topsides at Hartlepool.

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demanded by the EU, but because they must become UK “branded” to make them effective, they will continue in full force and effect even after leaving. They will though be immediately open to direct modification by the UK’s legislature, presumably in ways which may retain useful objectives but could be shaped instead to benefit rather than disadvantage UK interests. If a Directive’s implementation is still pending at the time of Brexit it could simply disappear from the UK’s legislative agenda, or still be adopted as if it had been devised here in the UK. There is no copyright or intellectual property attached to the idea or wording of proposed legislation, and it would be foolhardy to discard good ideas simply because they were “not invented here”.

The way such legislation is applied in practise and interpreted by the courts is then determined by court case decisions. After Brexit cases which rest on points of law, even if originally created under an EU Directive, will no longer be subject to the over-riding authority of the European Court of Justice (the ECJ). Instead UK courts will probably look to EU case decisions which interpret EU based Directives, only as informative opinions, leaving final decisions in the hands of the UK courts. This means that in future it will be UK legal thinking that will decide how the law is meant to be applied, not EU legal thinking. It is impossible to succinctly explain how these differ, often saying one (EU) is Civil Law whilst the other (UK) is Common Law, but the UK approach may perhaps simply be described as being based on a much longer established collection of case principles.

Initially sticking to EU-created industrial frameworks set out in law will, after Brexit, create a whole host of new choices and so new opportunities. These are choices which if the UK had remained within the EU would simply not have existed.

Take one of the key EU regulatory frameworks formulated for the chemicals industry as an example. The EU’s REACH Regulations apply directly to the UK and impose a wide range of financially and administratively onerous obligations on manufacturer undertakings within the EU of a scale which does not exist anywhere else in the world. These will still apply to UK manufacturers if they export such goods to the EU, but they will not apply to domestic sales or if exporting elsewhere. REACH will only apply to chemical substances placed into the EU market. Manufacturers may therefore see the opportunity of establishing in the UK to serve target markets within and outside the EU. The UK has an established administrative, inside knowledge of the REACH requirements making compliance straightforward but, unless exporting into the EU, is also free of the burden to comply with them by virtue of its EU block departure. The opportunities for a more flexible manufacturing capability thus exist in the UK rather than within the EU. There is a caveat here, because the government may choose to keep many existing EU requirements as guidance after Brexit, as a form of transitional control to maintain stability and common understanding. For the present this is speculation, but “guidance” is very often synonymous with “required”, so we ought not be misled by the choice of wording.

Ship recycling is another example, more directly relevant to marine industries. The recent transit of the former Shell Brent Delta topsides to Hartlepool has been a major fillet to the industry and a highly visible recognition and acceptance of the industry’s environmental responsibilities. Worldwide best practise for such activities are set out in the IMO’s 2009 Hong Kong Convention. The EU though chose to “enhance” these requirements, making recycling demands more onerous for any EU-based business, and almost impossible for such businesses to economically undertake such activities within the EU. When the UK sits outside the EU, the core convention will remain, but those gold-plated EU additions will fall away, creating another significant opportunity in the UK whilst benefitting from still being physically located on the EU’s doorstep. Some may say this will make the UK into Europe’s dustbin, but such comments seem somewhat disingenuous.

Consider too that of approximately 319 ports in the EU network, about 43 are located in the UK. The Port Services Regulation ("PSR") was voted into effectiveness by the European Parliament in March 2016. This was widely supported in most EU countries, but not by the UK ports industry. Many EU ports are local authority established, controlled and funded, whereas the majority of ports in the UK are as good as privatised. The collective associations representing UK ports consider that the PSR will undermine the growth and success of the UK’s private ports and actively, but unsuccessfully, campaigned against its adoption.

It was claimed by its EU advocates that the PSR would improve the efficiency and competitiveness of EU ports, strengthening market access for port services, encouraging competition, assuring financial transparency, improving port coordination, and employee consultation. At its heart though, the PSR demands additional bureaucracy, of a kind which UK ports – some say – would singularly disadvantage them from operating as commercial businesses. In effect the PRS says that all ports must operate in “their” EU defined way.

With the UK sitting outside the EU, UK ports will be able to retain their cost efficiencies whilst EU ports will be subject to the additional PSR burdens. The opportunity then is for the UK ports to make the best of becoming unburdened from the PSR, and using their commercial advantage to make the UK a destination port of choice through which importers will prefer to direct traffic.

All of these examples are speculative and uncertain, and of course only a fraction of the whole picture.

Nobody knows yet how matters will resolve themselves, but we can all be sure that regulations will be created by lawyers for the authorities to control (and doubtless tax) much of the activity, whether in the UK or the EU.

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IUMI reports continued increase in frequency of major vessel casualties

Statistics released at the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) Annual Spring meeting in Hamburg have raised a series of issues that will continue to challenge marine underwriters for the foreseeable future.

The frequency of major vessel casualties rose again in 2016 for the second consecutive year. They had enjoyed a year-onyear decline until 2015 when they recorded a sharp upturn which was continued in 2016.

Accumulation losses both on board ship and in port also continued to cause concern for cargo underwriters.

The new generation Ultra Large Container Carriers were capable of carrying 20,000 TEU with a potential cargo value estimated at $985 million. This represented a significant risk for cargo underwriters and one that continued to increase. Put in context, MSC Flaminia which suffered a fire in 2012 carried a cargo valued at $115 million.

Accumulation risk in ports, particularly Chinese ports, was thought to be even greater. It was estimated that the value of cargo throughput at Shanghai could reach $1.6 billion a day, Shenzhen $681 million and Tianjin $477 million. The explosion at Tianjin in 2015 also resulted in a significant loss but might have been much worse. The total cargo estimated to be onboard the 754 ships in the port on the day of the incident would have amounted to more than $53 billion.

Speaking about the issues raised, Donald Harrell, Chairman of IUMI’s Facts & Figures committee said; “Marine risks continue to grow both in size and complexity and it is vital that underwriters fully understand the potential losses that they are being asked to insure. It is gratifying to see the year-on-year decrease in total losses, but we must take particular notice of the recent increase in major casualties and the reasons for this.” www.iumi.com

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system consist of a control unit, handset-unit, and antenna unit. A single coaxial cable connects the control unit with the antenna unit. Up to 500 metres of separation between the units can be obtained, giving freedom to mount the antenna in the best possible location, with free line of sight to the satellites.

The following features are available with the LT-3100: • Voice, SMS, Data, and Vessel tracking • 2.4 kbit/s and 10 kbit/s compressed data • Single antenna cable solution (up to 500 m) • High-performance GNSS/GPS receiver • Noise-cancelling microphone and equalizer for audio quality • Bluetooth interface supporting voice, SMS, and data • Large 4.3” TFT display supporting day and night modes • Connectivity of Smartphones, Softphones, and Apps Based in Denmark, Lars Thrane A/S specialises in design and manufacturing of high-performance satellite communications systems and navigation sensors using the latest, innovative and ground breaking technology. www.thrane.eu

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In a noteable step down the long road to fully autonomous workboats, Rolls-Royce and towage operator Svitzer have successfully demonstrated what they believe to be the world’s first remotely operated commercial vessel in Copenhagen harbour.

Svitzer’s 28m tug, the Svitzer Hermod, safely conducted a number of remotely controlled manoeuvres. From the quay side in Copenhagen harbour the vessel’s captain, stationed at the vessel’s remote base at Svitzer headquarters, berthed the vessel alongside the quay, undocked, turned 360 degrees, and piloted it to the Svitzer HQ, before docking again.

The companies have also signed an agreement to continue their cooperation to test remote and autonomous operations for vessels. The primary systems involved will be autonomous navigation, situational awareness, remote control centre and communication.

Mikael Makinen, Rolls-Royce, President - Marine who witnessed the event said; “It was an honour to be present at what I believe was a world first and a genuinely historic moment for the maritime industry. We’ve been saying for a couple of years that a remotely operated commercial vessel would be in operation by the end of the decade. Thanks to a unique combination of Svitzer’s operational knowledge and our technological expertise, we have made that vision a reality much sooner than we anticipated.”

The Svitzer Hermod, a Robert Allan ship design, was built in Turkey at the Sanmar yard in 2016. It is equipped with a Rolls-Royce Dynamic Positioning System, which is the key link to the remote controlled system. The vessel is also equipped with a pair of MTU 16V4000 M63 diesel engines from Rolls-Royce, each rated 2000kW at 1800rpm.

The vessel also features a range of sensors which combine different data inputs using advanced software to give the captain an enhanced understanding of the vessel and its surroundings. The data is transmitted reliably and securely to a Remote Operating Centre from where the Captain controls the vessel.

Throughout the demonstration the vessel had a fully qualified captain and crew on board to ensure safe operation in the event of a system failure. www.rolls-royce.com

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World’s biggest container ship eases into Felixstowe after pilot training using HR Wallingford’s navigation simulators

The Madrid Maersk, the latest in a long line of recordbreaking container ships, arrived in early June at the Port of Felixstowe’s newest quay, its first port of call in Northern Europe on its maiden voyage.

HR Wallingford used data provided

by Maersk to construct an accurate hydrodynamic model of the Madrid Maersk which was used by pilots to train and explore new ship handling techniques in its UK Ship Simulation Centre

As the world’s current biggest container ship (weighing in at 214,286 tonnes, and a massive 399 metres long, with a beam of 58.6m), the Madrid Maersk is expected to set a record for carrying the maximum number of standard-sized containers (TEU) on its return leg to Asia. Harwich Haven Authority Pilots and Svitzer Tug Masters used HR Wallingford’s UK Ship Simulation Centre to train and develop the best methods to handle the ship, and determine the limits of the conditions in which it could enter and leave the port safely.

Neil Glendinning, CEO of Harwich Haven Authority, said: “On 6th June, Harwich Haven Authority Pilots safely conducted the Madrid Maersk on her inaugural visit to the Port of Felixstowe in very challenging environmental conditions. Preparation for the arrival of this first of the second generation Maersk Triple E Class vessel had included detailed feasibility simulation studies at HR Wallingford, which gave our Pilots the confidence to safely handle the largest vessel in operation in such challenging conditions, and to deliver the highest level of service to one of our major customers.“ Pilotage on entry into Felixstowe was carried out by Captain Ian Love in adverse weather, with wind speeds of between 28 and 35 knots with occasional gusts above 40 knots, which had been shown to be feasible in the simulator. Initially two Svitzer tugs provided escort towage from the end of the main channel to the harbour where they were joined by a further two Svitzer tugs to conduct harbour towage and safely berth the vessel. Text book transit was achieved with one tug towing indirect and the other pushing indirect, using methods developed and training provided using the simulators.

HR Wallingford used data provided by Maersk to construct an accurate hydrodynamic model of the Madrid Maersk prior to the ship build being completed. Harwich Haven Authority Special Category Ship Pilots carried out familiarisation sessions with the Pilots working alongside Svitzer Tug Masters in integrated tug simulators within HR Wallingford’s UK Ship Simulation Centre in Oxfordshire, to determine how the ship would handle in comparison to other large container ships, and to determine the limits within which the new vessel could be manoeuvred safely.

Captain Love commented: “The hydrodynamic forces acting on these mega container vessels are enormous, often peaking at 900 tonnes. For a Pilot, the ability to understand, quantify, and use these forces to their advantage has never been greater. For the Ship Owner and Captain the knowledge that a full and accurate feasibility study has been carried out goes a long way to fulfilling their risk assessment and placing them at ease.”

Dr Mark McBride, HR Wallingford’s Ships Group Manager, said: “The state-of-the-art Ship Simulation Centre at HR Wallingford provides the perfect platform for the Harwich Haven Authority Pilots and Svitzer Tug Masters to carry out feasibility and design studies for the ever increasing size of container ships arriving at the port. We have developed accurate ship manoeuvring models to simulate close quarters operations, with the Pilots and Tug Masters using the integrated ship and tug simulators for their continued training and development. This level of precision enables us to continue to provide the highest level of service to satisfy the demanding requirements of the container ship industry.”

The Madrid Maersk is a Triple-E Mark II, the first of Maersk Line’s 2nd generation Triple-Es. The original Triple-Es have been regular callers at Felixstowe since 2013. Delivery of the remaining 10 Triple-E Mark II’s is expected to take place between now and the middle of 2018. www.hrwallingford.com

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OSIL integrated oceanographic observation system for Chilean project The University of Los Lagos (Chile) has recently installed an oceanographic observation system, manufactured by integrated systems providers Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL), in the Seno de Reloncaví (Reloncaví Sound) immediately south of Puerto Montt in Southern Chile, the first of its kind in the Patagonian region.

The sturdy 1.9m buoy system was specifically designed and produced by UK-based OSIL to accommodate and integrate the instrument package required by the university project. A uniquely designed deployment bracket holds an ADCP and a current meter 5m below the buoy on the mooring assembly and includes a swivel to prevent entanglements, while the secure top frame accommodates a compact weather station measuring wind speed/direction, temperature, relative humidity and barometric pressure, and includes a GPS unit. The buoy was supplied with two AML Metrec•XL multiparameter sondes to measure temperature, salinity, oxygen, pH, chlorophyll A, and turbidity; One mounted within the moon pool of the buoy to ensure the sensor is well protected, and the other supplied with a unique independent profiling frame with an external battery canister to allow standalone measurements to be taken throughout the water column from the side of a vessel when required. The Metrec•XL units are also equipped with UV•Xchange modules to prevent biofouling.

Data from the buoy is relayed to a shore side base station via GSM, with a range of telemetry and data handling options available from OSIL. The project, entitled "On-line oceanographic observation system for the prevention of environmental catastrophes in the region of Los Lagos,” is intended to detect early warning signs of harmful environmental changes such as red tides, algae bloom, fish mortality, volcanic eruptions, and extreme weather events, and the data gathered will also serve as a reference for all stakeholders in Los Lagos’ marine ecosystem. The system was supplied locally through Casco Antiguo.

OSIL produce integrated systems for environmental monitoring in all marine applications. Specialising in instrumented buoy platforms, current and wave measurement systems, dredge monitoring, oil spill detection, berth management and sediment corers, OSIL offers support for systems, including instrument calibration. www.osil.co.uk

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Autopilot developed for Autonomous Ships

VTT Technical Research Centre in Finland has developed an autopilot system for remotely-monitored, autonomous ships that is capable of taking evasive action according to International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREGS).

The Apilot autopilot, undergoing testing by VTT, has three modes: track, heading and slow joystick control - used for docking situations.

In 'track mode', Apilot steers the ship along a previously agreed route. If the ship detects another vessel, which must be avoided, the autopilot switches to 'heading mode'. This enables Apilot to avoid the other vessel with a small change in the ship's heading. Autopilot returns to track mode after the other vessel has been avoided.

In 'joystick mode', control and propulsion equipment are adjusted for low speeds manoeuvring. Apilot puts the ship into the desired operating mode, for example to manoeuvre sideways into a dock.

In all situations, the autopilot ensures that the ship remains within a set distance from the planned route. If these limits are exceeded, the autopilot gives a warning and remote control must be taken of the ship.

The researchers have connected the system to a simulator that models ship traffic. Two scenarios in the Helsinki sea area have been prepared to demonstrate different passing conditions and docking manoeuvres.

Senior Research Scientist Jussi Martio of VTT says unmanned ships will could be a reality in the 2030s, as it takes time to change international legislation.

Finland was among the countries that called on IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 98) recently to develop rules for safe autonomous shipping. Consequently, the IMO agreed to launch a study investigating the need to amend current regulations including the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) and Safety of Life at Sea convention (SOLAS), which have ingrained criteria requiring manned operations of vessels in international waters.

The proposal to include autonomous ships on the IMO agenda was submitted by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, South Korea, United Kingdom and the U.S. The Danish Maritime Authority is about to finalize a study of maritime regulations that will be affected by autonomous ships.

The discussion on autonomous shipping gave rise to a prolonged debate at MSC, highlighting that many safety and legal issues still need to be resolved. However, it was generally agreed that the IMO needs to start its work now. There was also general agreement that the IMO must take into consideration how developments will affect seafarers.

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Valeport reports surge in sales of Tide Gauges Valeport has reported a surge in sales of tide gauge equipment in its most recent quarter.

The UK’s leading manufacturer of oceanographic, hydrographic and hydrometric instrumentation said that sales of tide gauge equipment rose 22% over the same period in 2016. Valeport’s performance and reliability in tide gauges is well renowned and the firm confirm that sales across the portfolio of tide gauge instrumentation including TideMasters, Radar sensors and the TideStation are significantly ahead of forecast.

Valeport’s tidal observation hub, TideStation, optimizes performance of instrumentation and is designed to be flexible in its configuration and has Valeport’s industry leading tide gauge system at its core. The compact and robust TideStation unit offers pressure, radar and hybrid tidal observation techniques coupled with interfaces to other meteorological, telemetry and third party systems.

The Valeport TideMaster provides an accurate, versatile and easily deployed tide gauge for use in short or long term survey operations.

TideMaster is compatible with a wide range of hydrographic software and tools. A control/display panel, Bluetooth, SD card memory and an optional weather sensor provide unrivalled functionality. Low power consumption and a user selectable sampling regime allow for up to a year of autonomous operation, whilst optional telemetry packages extend the capabilities for real time operations.

Radar sensors developed by Valeport such as the VRS-20, which is a pulsed k-band radar level sensor, are designed to work seamlessly with the TideMaster tide logger and to operate standalone with optional integrated GPRS telemetry or interface to a third party data logger. Versatile and simple to install, the VRS-20 addresses a number of the issues traditionally associated with water level measurement. The non-contact technology removes the installation, corrosion and fouling issues of submerged sensors, while simplifying datum control. Accuracy and performance are unaffected by changes in water density and atmospheric conditions.

The positive sales performance for the tide gauge portfolio follows a similar rosy picture across all Valeport product sectors as Kevin Edwards, Valeport sales and marketing manager, commented: “We’re at the half way mark in our financial year and we’re delighted to see such an acceleration in sales, we’re ahead of target and production is extremely busy. Not only are we seeing our tide gauge products being incredibly popular at the moment, with us working at full capacity to meet deliveries, but we’ve also seen a significant step change in sales to the oil and gas sector – with SVX2s, IPS and Altimeters reporting strong sales.”

Valeport is the UK’s leading manufacturer of oceanographic, hydrographic and hydrometric instrumentation www.valeport.co.uk

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A comprehensive range of marine aids to navigation

JFC Marine, based in Eire, have over 29 years’ experience manufacturing innovative plastic products, including the manufacture and supply a complete range of precision engineered navigation buoys complete with Atons systems.

The company offer an extensive range of aids to navigation equipment including lanterns, AIS systems, battery and solar powered solutions. Having successfully trialled and tested the JFC Marine range these products are successfully being used worldwide to mark out shipping channels, hazardous waters, aquaculture sites and a variety of other marine installations.

Designed for use for both inshore and offshore applications the modular designed buoys aim to set a new standard in floating aids to navigation.

A member of IALA (Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities), JFC buoys and beacons are available in a wide range of IALA recommended colours and configurations. JFC have collaborated with internationally recognised Carmanah Sabik as trade partners, who are worldwide experts in supplying self-contained solar powered LED marine Lanterns for use with the navigation buoy range.

The latest larger sized additions to the range include the Seagull and Gannet Navigation Buoy varieties. These range in size from Ø1.5m to Ø3m sized buoys. JFC Marine have considered all aspects of the buoys life at sea which are designed and manufactured for the most demanding conditions using superior quality materials and considering ease of assembly both onshore or on deck of support vessels. They also boast excellent stability characteristics, power system versatility, and environmental credentials. By addressing key design criteria, JFC buoys can reduce costs and maximise service intervals.

Safe access for maintenance personnel and ease of operation has been prioritised, as have all deployment, mooring, and retrieval requirements.

JFC Seagull Buoys were recently awarded the “Excellence in Marine Technology Award” at the prestigious annual Marine Industry Awards. The Marine industry awards recognise and celebrate the most innovative companies in the Irish maritime sector.

“With our new buoy design and with the advances in technology we are now capable of adding new technologies and sensors to our buoys to provide real-time information to pilots at sea, information such as wave height, wind speed and water currents” commented Colin Concannon Head of Sales JFC Marine.

JFC Marine will showcase their latest range of aids to navigation to the international market at the upcoming UKHMA Spring Seminar 2017 in Edinburgh. www.jfcmarine.com

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Offshore suits from Viking

Viking Life-saving Equipment has recently introduced a new suit for those working in the offshore sector and who are exposed to more extreme conditions.

The PS4191 combines the roles of anti-exposure suit, work suit and as an immersion suit.

According to Soren Hansen, the manager for Viking Global Products embracing Personal Protection Equipment (PPE), the new suit is highly breathable, thus minimising the risk of heat stress and condensation buildup.

This new suit when fitted with the fully integrated inflatable buoyancy and various lining choices is both an ISO and SOLAS approved suit. Viking claims that it is a viable replacement for three individual pieces of PPE such as the summer suit, the winter suit and a lifejacket which are typically worn in the industry.

“The PS4191 is feature-packed and ergonomically enhanced unlike any suit seen before and compared with what people usually wear out there, it is a huge upgrade” said Hansen.

“We always strive to develop even better, safer and more efficient products. Everyone who wears protective gear offshore often does so for many hours a day and they are more than entitled to an opinion about it. We listen to what they have to say, and in fact, this helps us stay at the forefront of improving the wearer’s experience, safety and work-efficiency through better ergonomics and the best combination of features,” said Hansen.

This new range of PPE is particularly aimed at the crews of fast rescue boats and RIBs who often have to operate for long periods in adverse conditions. With the wide range of conditions in which crews have to operate the possibility of changing the inner linings to suit the conditions allows the suits to be quickly adapted without the cost of having separate suits for different conditions.

Viking has also upgraded its range of PPE for offshore aviation, continuing a flow of product innovations that have long made it the first choice of many offshore helicopter operators and for the crews who have to fly in the helicopters.

Viking also offers contracts for sourcing and servicing of safety equipment. ”Our safety agreements can be set up to manage all aspects of an offshore asset owner’s safety equipment sourcing and servicing tasks at predictable and transparent prices,” comments Benny Carlsen, the Viking Senior Vice President of Global Sales. “A wide range of safety equipment services can be added under the concept, including evacuation systems, liferafts, fire safety equipment, PPE and lifesaving appliances.” www.viking-life.com

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Over 80 maritime professionals attended two unique one day events focused on the sub IMO/sub 80 feet sector in Southampton UK in April.

The fast moving and dynamic MAN PREVENTION & OVERBOARD RECOVERY Workshop brought together an international group of experts armed with the latest knowledge to identify problems that affect the maritime sector worldwide.

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) investigates marine accidents involving UK vessels worldwide and all vessels in UK territorial waters. Inevitably, the MAIB have man overboard (MOB) accidents to investigate, many from commercial fishing vessels, but the lessons from these extrapolate easily to the small commercial sector. The presentation by Captain Andrew Moll, Deputy Chief Inspector of the MAIB, highlighted specific lessons learned from recent incidents that are relevant to all maritime sectors.

Captain Don Cockrill, Secretary General of the UK Maritime Pilots Association went on to consider the issues related to ‘Man Overboard around Ships, Workboats and Port Support Vessels’. Maritime Pilots are required to board and safely navigate vessels into and out of most ports around the world. The size of modern ships has increased, plus movements of the ship and the pilot cutter in heavy seas can be the equivalent of an elevator going up and down between floors in seconds. Unimpeded spilt second judgment is often required. This presentation looked at the potential suitability of the numerous workboats and support vessels operating in the modern port for locating and recovering a casualty in the water.

Every pilot’s nightmare is to fall off the ladder whilst boarding. Although such incidents are fortunately very rare, when it does happen there are lessons to be learned by everyone involved – including the casualty. In February 2011 Captain Jon Stafford, an experienced Pilot with the Port of London Authority, fell from a pilot ladder 6 miles off Margate while boarding a cargo ship at night. He recounted this MOB incident to help others, ‘I remember looking down to check whether I was falling onto the cutter or into the sea. Fortunately the cutter had moved clear of the ship and was running parallel, close to the ship’s side. I knew then that I wasn’t going to suffer serious injury from falling onto the cutter, but I was going into the icy North Sea in February between the ship and the cutter. As I hit the water my first thoughts were the propellers of first the cutter and then the ship. When I resurfaced I was at the stern of the pilot cutter but the water flow was pushing me hard up against the ship’s side and I knew that it was taking me towards the ship’s propeller.’ He estimated that he passed within a metre of the propeller. Once he had survived that close encounter the cutter crew had to locate him in the dark and get him back onboard.

At this point it was highly relevant to hear from William Mills, HM Coastguard Maritime Operations Controller, on how an MOB rescue evolves. Search and rescue (SAR) skills require a unique mix of experience, local knowledge and digital technology. This is linked with sophisticated communications between land, sea and air assets.

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, Chairman of Clipper Ventures, was the first person to sail single handed and non-stop around the world between June 1968 and April 1969. Amongst numerous sailing achievements he co-skippered ‘Enza New Zealand’ with the late Peter Blake to take the Jules Verne Trophy in 1994 for the fastest circumnavigation of the world. The 11th edition of the Clipper around the world yacht race starts later this year and will involve more than 700 crew on board twelve 70 foot yachts which comply with the MCA’s rules for commercially operated yachts. Sir Robin discussed actual incidents on the open ocean, the lessons learned and applied to prevent people falling over the side, finding them quickly in poor conditions and their recovery on board.

Maritime medical solutions consultant, Paul Savage of Saviour Global Solutions, is Chairman of the UK Search and Rescue Medical Group which shapes the future and direction of UK SAR medicine. Drawing on nearly 30 years of search and rescue service with the RNLI and HM Coastguard, combined with the very latest medical research, he explained the detail of what actually happens to the human body’s physiology when immersed or submersed in cold water. His presentation titled, ‘7 Ways To Die In Cold Water’ highlighted crucial factors that can help survival. www.shockmitigation.com

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Seapod lifesaving systems from Salvare

International safety expert, Salvare, has secured a number of orders for its Seapod and Mini-Pod lifesaving systems through its UK sales agent, SeaSafe, over the last year. The latest contract for five units went to a UK west coast fleet operator, which wants to kit out all of its vessels to help ensure its crews stay safe at sea.

Jeremy Dale, managing director, SeaSafe, said: “Since we took on the distribution of Salvare’s Seapod and Minipod, units have been sold worldwide from everywhere in between America to Germany. We have supplied a good mix of products to both fleet operators and to private individuals.”

“What’s so great about these systems is that they’re equally as applicable for large commercial vessels as they are for small pleasure craft.”

He added that the systems’ popularity speaks for itself.

“In MOB scenarios, the survival rate increases exponentially as the casualty is kept out of the water and this is what Seapod has been built to do.”

Salvare’s Seapod system is a lightweight, easily deployed, fully interlocking inflatable life-saving platform based on the Carley Liferaft concept. It aims to make reliance on lifejackets a thing of the past. www.salvare.co.uk www.seasafe.co.uk

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) welcomed recently the short term concession by the Home Office to immigration rules concerning seafarers joining vessels engaged in the construction and maintenance of offshore wind projects. However, IMCA noted that the recent change by the Home Office of immigration control over such seafarers (to resume after 21st October 2017) is a deviation from decades of common practice and is causing real operational difficulties.

Consequently, they would encourage the Home Office to reach out to industry in order that its new application of the legal framework relating to seafarers can be introduced in a way that is consistent with the operational needs of industry; without risk of damaging key projects that are critical to delivering renewable energy capacity in the UK. The success of such projects are schedule, technology, and safety dependent, and a tapered adoption of the new approach to immigration rules would be welcome in order to give industry certainty and stability in planning future investments.

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The ICE East of England ever popular Flood & Water Management Conference will take place on Thursday 19th October 2017.

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This is the fourth time the conference has been organised to provide members and industry professionals with the latest legislation, thinking and initiatives in flood prevention and water management. Sessions will cover: • SUSTAINABLE URBAN DRAINAGE SYSTEMS • RIVERS AND FLUVIAL FLOODING • COASTAL FLOODING • SURFACE WATER FLOODING • LOCAL CASE STUDIES An ideal forum for engineers and planners working in the field of flood prevention, it also provides an excellent networking opportunity.

The conference takes place at the AirSpace Conference Centre, Imperial War Museum, Duxford which has ample parking and excellent road and rail connections. Conference attendance also includes access to the AirSpace museum where Concorde is on display.

There are early bird discounts for reservations taken before 20 September. After then the standard rate for members is £130, non-members £150. This includes access to all the speaker presentations, an excellent buffet lunch, tea and coffee breaks. The speaker list will be announced at a later date. www.ice.org.uk

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The Port of Gdansk Authority (PGA) has received the green light to start design work on the new deepwater facilities called Central Port from the Polish Government.

At a recent meeting the PGA presented the development plan for the port. This included expansion of the port and its capacity with more deep-water transhipment quays and the establishment of the Central Port. There are also plans to build a new Ro-Ro terminal in the Outer Port. These projects, as pointed out at the meeting by the CEO of PGA SA, Lukasz Greinke, are in response to the accelerating growth in international trade, in which the role of the Port of Gdansk, especially in meeting the requirements of the Central and Eastern European market, is undeniably growing.

The construction of the Central Port is the first large-scale concept for the development of the Port of Gdansk in 40 years. The project involves reclaiming a large area between the river mouth and its breakwaters and the existing outer port. This will create land and berthing facilities at new deepwater terminals that will be able to handle the largest vessels entering the Baltic Sea. The Central Port will also serve as an infrastructure base that will allow for the further development of the distribution functions at the port for the whole of Central and Eastern Europe.

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Web: www.fdsukltd.com The Central Port project will embrace some of the existing infrastructure at the port with part of the reclaimed land also forming the outer protection for the facilities. It is expected that four separate terminal areas will be created with some allocated to container traffic, Diver R.O.V. & Crane Operated Dredging Systems. Multipurpose & some to ro-ro traffic and others to specific cargoes such as LNG and oil products.

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EMS-Fehn-Group has celebrated the successful completion of the TAP project in the port of Durres/Albania. Among the guests were the German ambassador in Tirana, Susanne Schütz, and high ranking officials from the Albanian transport and port authorities.

During a 15-months-period 135,000 tons of pipes and bends were discharged and transported without a single incident. “The performance of our teams both in Germany and in Albania has been outstanding“, said Manfred Müller, CEO of EMS-Fehn-Group. “Thanks to their commitment and expertise we reached our main goal and that is to satisfy the expectations of our customers.“ The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) is currently the most important infrastructure project in the Southern Balkan region and reaches from the Turkish-Greek border to Italy. TAP is part of a pipeline which covers a distance of 3500 kilometres and will connect gas fields in the Caspian Sea with Europe.

It took 15 shiploads to bring all pipes and bends for the 215 km long Albanian part of TAP from the German port of Brake to Durres in Albania. The pipes were discharged at the EMS APO terminal in the port of Durres and transferred from there to an intermediate storage area. www.emsship.de

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Damen prepares Columbus for summer cruise season Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam (DSR), part of Damen Shiprepair & Conversion has completed maintenance and repair works on the newest member of CMV’s fleet, the cruise ship Columbus. The full scope of works was concluded within a tight timescale, thus ensuring that the vessel could sail to the London Cruise Terminal in Tilbury, UK in time for her naming ceremony and inaugural cruise.

Several CMV vessels – the Astor, Marco Polo and the Magellan, for example – have made calls at various Damen repair yards in the past. The sheer size of the Columbus, however, meant that DSR was the suitable yard of choice in this instance. “Not only is the Columbus 245 metres long, she also has a draught of 8.2 metres,” explains DSR Project Manager Vincent van Rulo. “For such vessel dimensions, the facilities that we have here at DSR are ideal. We feel honoured to have been given the opportunity to work with CMV’s latest addition to the fleet.”

The Columbus arrived at the Rotterdam yard on 13th May and departed just over three weeks later on 5th June. With the overall aim of bringing the vessel into line with CMV’s high operational standards, Damen carried out a comprehensive scope of maintenance and repair jobs. “After docking, we started straight away with a complete painting programme.

This included the application of the company logos and markings of the new owners.”

Technical aspects included maintenance of the main engines, generators and thrusters as well as polishing of the ship’s propellers. Numerous valves and pipelines of various ship’s systems were maintained and renewed or modified if required. The work also included maintenance of all lifeboats, tenders and davits in addition to cleaning and repair of ship’s tanks.

“The key part of this contract was that we had a fixed timescale - the Columbus had to be in Tilbury for her naming ceremony and then to receive her first guests on 11th June,” Mr Van Rulo notes. “This called for anticipation and fast reaction to all issues that we came across.” Such issues were diverse in nature; ranging from organising the repair of the ship’s washing machines to the inspection and calibration of the passenger embarkation security and detection systems.

The complexity of the project was heightened due to the fact that up to 700 crew members were staying on board while the ship was docked at the yard. This substantial team of people was carrying out refitting and refurbishment of the vessel’s accommodation, shops, restaurants and recreational areas. Their work also included handling the final supplies and other preparations for the vessel’s first cruise.

“While this added to the logistical challenges of the project, we had good communication and organised everything with the ship’s crew so that we all could get the job done within the timeframe,” says Mr Van Rulo.

Since leaving Rotterdam, the Columbus is currently sailing on her first cruise under the CMV flag. “We are very pleased with this new addition to our fleet – the Columbus has been well received by her first guests and the industry as a whole,” says CMV Chief Executive Officer Christian Verhounig. “And, once again, we are very happy with the work that Damen Shiprepair has achieved in such a short space of time.” www.damen.com

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Damen Stan Pontoon 4512 delivered to Norway’s Skyssbåtservice Norwegian maritime transport company Skyssbåtservice has taken delivery of a Stan Pontoon 4512 from the Damen Shipyards Group. The 45-metre barge will be capable of fulfilling a variety of roles in both the general maritime transport sector projects and the oil & gas industry.

As well as carrying general cargo along the Norwegian coast on its 12 tonnes per m² deck, the barge is fitted with a bow ramp giving it full RoRo capability. Tug stoppers on the stern also allow it to be pushed as well as towed to its destinations.

Skyssbåtservice’s new Stan Pontoon 4512 is additionally classified as a fuel oil barge. Its double hull, covering both its bottom and sides, protects the six internal tanks capable of carrying a total of 540m³.

An encased manifold is fitted on deck. This capability will also make the barge eligible for inclusion in the permanent pool of vessels that supports Norway’s coastal oil contingency plan.

The barge will join four other vessels in the fleet operated by Skyssbåtservice. Established in 1983, the company has developed a niche from its base at Vestre Åmøy on the south west corner of Norway’s coastline. Particular areas of expertise include supporting construction projects in or alongside the sea, as well as servicing oil & gas installations. The new barge will add valuable capacity in the transport and storage of heavy machinery, including vehicles.

“We are certain that the Damen 4512 barge will prove to be a valuable and versatile addition to the Skyssbåtservice fleet,” said Remko Hottentot, Sales Manager Norway for Damen. “The combination of a strong stable platform and substantial tank capacity fits in well with Skyssbåtservice’s multifunction, full service business model. Our barges are built to give many years of trouble-free service, and our staff and facilities at Damen Shipyards Stavanger, just a short distance from Vestre Åmøy, are always available to provide any support necessary.” www.damen.com www.marineandmaritimegazette.com

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The 68.57m long Heligoland passenger ferry Funny Girl is back in service on the north German coast after extensive modernisation, the second major revamp since entering service 44 years ago.

The owners, Reederei Cassen Eils, used the ship’s scheduled yard visit at the Mützelfeldtwerft in Cuxhaven to undertake not only regular repair and maintenance but also renovation which turned into a comprehensive modernisation.

Managing Director Peter Eesmann explained that replacing upholstery had led to a complete renovation on the veteran passenger ship - which the owners say is the biggest and fastest Heligoland ship operating out of Büsum.

The work was centred on Funny Girl’s main passenger salon which was completely gutted and redesigned. In addition, the ship’s two lifeboats were replaced with a modern sea rescue system. “It all started with replacing the seating upholstery”, he said, “and ended with us dismantling everything”.

A spokeswoman for Cuxhaven based Cassen Eils, a subsidiary of AG Ems, added that the modernisation work was aimed at improving the ship’s safety and quality standards .

Safety was also at the core of a previous conversion in 2008, also at Muetzelfeldtwerft because Funny Girl did not comply with EU regulation 98/18 EG. During the conversion, the ship’s main deck windows were changed to portholes. The ship is now able to operate officially on the Heligoland route in bad weather and in Force 10 winds and 5m high waves.

Funny Girl was built at the Mützelfeldtwerft in 1973. Carrying 799 passengers and of 1017gt it is10m wide, draws 2.4m and has a propulsion system comprising two 16-cylinder MWM Diesels of combined 2206 kW operating over two fixed propellers developing 19 knots.

While the ship was being modernised at Mützelfeldtwerft this time, reports said sister ship Fair Lady carried out the regular service between Büsum on the German mainland and the island of Heligoland, some 60 kms offshore in the German Bight. Fair Lady, even older than Funny Girl and built in 1970, has in the meantime gone back onto its own regular route between Bremerhaven and Heligoland. www.cassen-eils.de

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