Marine & Maritime Gazette November 2018

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GAZETTE Commercial Marine & Renewables Worldwide

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It’s Metstrade this month in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and, although it’s more leisure than commercial, it’s still a great one for us all to visit...

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

Metstrade is the World’s largest marine equipment trade show. It takes place this month in Amsterdam RAI, from 13th to 15th and is the only international B2B exhibition for the leisure marine sector. However, as we all know, many products are used across-the-board, so if you are going, enjoy yourselves and have a good trip.

Inside this issue, we are, as usual, covering a vast amount of topics, from ‘Underwater, Subsea & Diving’ on page 20, to the ‘ins and outs’ of ‘Tugs, Workboats & OSVs’ from page 26. There is also a quick look at ‘Training, Commercial Ma rine & Renewabl Certification & Courses’ on page 42 and es Worldwide ‘Marine Civils and Construction’ from page 34..

Anyway, happy reading and 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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Marlin Environmental under new ownership

Superior surveillance and security solutions from high-tech company Sidus Solutions.

Marlin Environmental Services (Marlin), has recently undergone a Management Buy Out (MBO) and is under the new ownership of James and Richard Neno.

p18 Lloyds approved Bollardscan receive ‘Approved Service Supplier’ status from Lloyds of London.

p9 RNLI DuroWipers Hastings Lifeboat Station, UK, has new vessel, fitted out with Class 50 DuroWipers.

p14 Metal Shark USA shipbuilder announces its entry into towboat market with three riverboat contract.

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Established in 2003 by Alan and Linda Neno, Marlin Environmental Services began as the proverbial ‘man in a van’ small business and delivered maintenance and cleaning services to the Ministry of Defence and commercial customers. As the company grew, the family firm evolved from being a specialist cleaning provider, to delivering a range of innovative maintenance and engineering services.

James and Richard Neno were brought into the business by their father, Alan, early in the company’s existence and have established themselves at the helm of Marlin, with James taking the role of Managing Director in 2014 and Richard as Operations Director in 2017. The company has now changed hands to Alan’s sons, through an MBO during the 15th year of being in business.

Following 15 years of ownership, this anniversary year has already seen evolution in the business, with several marked changes being put into place for future growth. Changes have included the introduction of a Quality and Compliance administrator; the overhaul of Marlin’s marine safety training programme; the expansion into electrical engineering and ultrasonic cleaning as part of Marlin’s overall offering, as well as the implementation of a marketing strategy and a refreshed company logo and branding.

Managing Director James Neno, comments: “We have ambitious growth plans for Marlin over the next 15 years and the calibre and experience of our staff is paramount to delivering the high levels of service our customers expect of Marlin. These recent changes are the thin end of the wedge in terms of where we expect to get to as a company and we look forward to developing Marlin’s reputation for delivering a customer-driven service, even further.”

James and Richard Neno, Owners of Marlin Environmental Services

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Operations Director Richard Neno reflects on the last 15 years, commenting: “It strikes me how substantially Marlin has evolved and grown from a micro-business into a key supplier to the maritime industry, serving clients internationally.

The customer-focused values that our father had at the start, still drive us in running and developing Marlin now and I believe they will continue to do so into the future.”

The development of holistic services has always been driven by customer demand; with Marlin’s maritime customers including BAE Systems, Babcock International, Cammel Laird and Wight Link, as well as leisure boaters along the entire south coast, requesting additional and more sophisticated services from Marlin Environmental, as well as more integrated processes for delivery. www.marlinsvs.co.uk

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Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding announced as Fan sponsor of SAIL Amsterdam 2020 Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) will be a Fan sponsorship partner of SAIL Amsterdam 2020, which is one of the biggest maritime events in the world. Held every five years in the Dutch capital, an entire flotilla of tall ships dock in Amsterdam alongside many specialist vessels, and hundreds of thousands of visitors come to enjoy the spectacle. This maritime feast for the eye sails along the River IJ before docking in the heart of the city.

Managing Director of Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding, Hein van Ameijden and two representatives of the SAIL Beheer management board Michiel de Brauw (CFO of the Port of Amsterdam) and Jan Peter van Wijk (the Financial Director of SAIL 2020) signed the sponsorship partner agreement last month) at the National Maritime Museum (Scheepvaartmuseum) in Amsterdam.

At the signing ceremony Mr De Brauw commented: “SAIL Amsterdam 2020 is delighted to have Damen on board. It feels like the actual SAIL 2020 campaign has now started off!�

Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding is part of the family-owned, Damen Shipyards Group, the largest Dutch shipbuilder and a company with a rich maritime history. The company has two shipyards located in Amsterdam.

Some of the sailing vessels built at Damen may well be shown at the event such as the three-masted, square rigged clipper Cisne Branco and the three-masted steel clipper Shabab Oman II. The Royal Netherlands Navy is also expected to be present at SAIL 2020 with large navy ships, some of which have been engineered and built by DSNS. www.damen.com

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Moin receives first vessel

APM Terminals’ Moin Container Terminal (MCT) in Costa Rica has been granted permission by the National Council of Concessions (CNC) to start commercial operations at its first deepsea berth.

Port of Dover choose Sanderson Group software solutions for new Refrigerated Cargo Terminal

The permit will enable the transfer of all commercial container ships currently serviced at Puerto Limón and Puerto Moín to the MCT. This will take place once APM Terminals delivers the dock´s first phase, which includes two berths and 40 hectares of artificial island due in February 2019, which is when the terminal is scheduled to be fully operational.

"The authorisation from CNC to start receiving commercial vessels, represents a significant step change in maritime cargo handling logistics in Costa Rica and a huge

In another milestone for the Port of Dover’s flagship Dover Western Docks Revival (DWDR) development, Sanderson Group has been appointed to supply the Warehouse Management and Cargo Terminal Management software for the new Refrigerated Cargo Terminal (RCT).

The software solutions will be deployed throughout the newly constructed multi-purpose RCT which is uniquely positioned to deliver fast, dedicated and direct access to Europe on the shortest sea crossing.

Port of Dover Cargo specialises in the handling, storage and freight forwarding of temperature controlled commodities which include pineapples and bananas, but will also handle more than just the 5-a-day including break bulk, project cargo and abnormal loads for the energy industry across the UK Kent coast.

Shaun Pottage, Director of Finance & Operational Services, said: “The Sanderson solution will make a huge difference to our operation, allowing us to grow the business and boost our efficiencies to help us deliver service improvements to our customers.

“As part of the drive to provide state-of-the-art infrastructure to customers, Port of Dover Cargo has installed the Sanderson solution to provide customers with real time updates using barcode scanning and RF functionality from the point of receipt though to put away, order processing, pick and pack and dispatch with speed and accuracy.”

With excellent road networks and transport links to the UK, Port of Dover Cargo’s software solutions will manage the complete operation across the terminal to include ships unloading at the quay, dispatch from the warehouse to road traffic entering and leaving the site while integrating with the current systems at the Port. All vehicle and container movements on the site will be live-tracked.

Dave Renshaw, CEO at Sanderson Supply Chain and Logistics, said: “We are delighted to be working with the Port of Dover, who are delivering one of the most important cargo projects in North West Europe.

“It is really good to see how such a prestigious client will benefit from our strategy to offer a broad product capability with our solution covering Warehousing, Terminal Management and Transport related functionality.”

DWDR is the single biggest investment ever undertaken by the Port of Dover and represents the next exciting evolution of the Port, delivering long-term capacity for a key international gateway handling trade to the value of £122bn and representing up to 17% of UK trade in goods.

Dave Herrod, DWDR Programme Director at the Port of Dover, said: “The supply of the Warehouse Management and Cargo Terminal Management software signals a significant step towards the completion of Dover’s new Refrigerated Cargo Terminal, scheduled to open in 2019.”

leap towards improving national competitiveness," said Kenneth Waugh, managing director of APM Terminals Moin.

The first ship to arrive at the Moin Container Terminal on 27 October was Cap Beatrice, followed next week by Hamburg Süd’s Polar México containership, with a Nominal Capacity of 3,947 teus arriving from Panama.

Waugh explained that the Moin Container Terminal will enable the port to “receive today’s largest container ships with direct connections and reliable intermodal links to key markets.”

According to the most recent data from the World Economic Forum, Costa Rica ranks today in the 109 out of 140 countries in the global port infrastructure index. However, projections suggest that once the MCT starts operations, Costa Rica will become Latin America’s port leader.

Starting with this weekly service, the number of ships served will be increased gradually until February 2019, when the project will be completed and the TCM will be officially inaugurated. www.apmterminals.com

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Image shows: Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) can be used to provide an accurate simulation of the response of complex offshore floating structures under realistic sea states, including extreme weather conditions.

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New research produces toolkit to optimise the design of floating offshore renewable energy devices Being able to understand and predict the behaviour of offshore floating structures, under typical or extreme environmental loads, is central to being able to assess their viability. This is particularly important in the case of offshore renewable energy where devices are intentionally placed in highly energetic marine sites. Now, new research at HR Wallingford in collaboration with the Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) in the US, has developed a toolkit which can be used to optimise the design of floating offshore renewable energy devices, by accurately simulating the response of these floating structures under realistic sea states.

A variety of concepts for floating offshore renewable energy devices is under development around the world, and each one presents its own challenges. This is not only due to the marine environments in which the devices may be placed, where they will frequently be exposed to significant wave forces, known as hydrodynamic loads, but also due to their respective operating methods. While floating wind turbines aim to limit the response to wave loads, wave energy converters, for example, are tuned to have a high response to the most energetic waves.

Tristan de Lataillade, Visiting Researcher at HR Wallingford through the IDCORE programme, said: “What our new research shows is that by combining open-source numerical tools, we have the potential to simulate with accuracy the response of complex offshore floating structures to environmental loads in the marine environment.”

The toolkit consists of two main components: Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) using Proteus open-source software, and Multi-Body Dynamics (MBD) using the Chrono open-source solver. Both models have been thoroughly validated separately and together.

Dr Aggelos Dimakopoulos, Senior Engineer at HR Wallingford, added: “We have put a special focus on the fully dynamic simulation of mooring cables, as they can significantly affect station‑keeping and the overall response of the device, which in turn affects its energy extraction efficiency.”

Watch a simulation of the response of a floating offshore renewable energy device on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/GLytZYS2V9g Michael Case, Renewable Energy Lead at HR Wallingford, said: “Using a CFD model at an early stage can reduce costs in design optimisation, by performing full-scale simulations under realistic sea states, before performing laboratory tests which may be subject to practical limitations. This is important as it provides a further opportunity to drive down the Levelised Cost of Energy (LCoE).”

The research project has been sponsored by CHL and the Engineer Research and Development Centre (ERDC), and HR Wallingford, under a joint collaboration agreement. Additional support was provided by the IDCORE doctorate programme from the Energy Technologies Institute and the Research Councils Energy Programme.

The research paper was presented at EWTEC (European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference) Ireland, in 2017 and is available to download from the University of Exeter research repository: http://bit.ly/2QZyQIi www.hrwallingford.com

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New FRS Windcat subsidiary FRS Windcat Polska

FRS Windcat continues its growth with its recently established new subsidiary FRS Windcat Polska.

The new office is based in Oliwa district in Gdansk, which will be one of the major-cities in Polands future offshore-development. The main reason for this step is the upcoming development from political authorities in Poland in the last months giving hopes to the industry that Offshore wind energy will become an important part of the country’s energy-mix. Additionally FRS Windcat started to train Polish skippers on its Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs) which are operating in the Baltic Sea. This will bring the company the possibility to have experienced Polish crew having worked on the Windcats CTVs and also already known to the specific operational area of the Baltic Sea. The crew is especially trained on its first German flagged 26 Pax CTV “Windcat 42”. It started its operation in July in the Baltic Sea sailing out of Sassnitz/Rügen to the Offshore windfarms Arkona Becken Südost and Wikinger. The new hull shape, which is the basis for this MK3.5 vessel type, shows radical improvements in performance, comfort and efficiency compared with the present vessel designs in the industry. The joint-venture partner Windcat Workboats has put significant effort into developing cost effective vessels that fit to the ever-evolving demands for higher comfort and performance. However, the approach to make radical changes in the hull design for a new generation of vessels was a considerable risk.

The hull shape of the vessel which has been optimised for efficiency, comfortable sea keeping and performance has resulted in a highly efficient 23 meter vessel, with a top speed of 31 knots using only two 720kW engines, setting a new industry standard for efficiency. The result is high performance with low emissions and low fuel consumption, which creates cost savings for the end user. Additionally the passenger-area is built out of carbon, which radically reduces the noise-level for the technicians during their transfer. The vessel is built according to the latest technologies, rules and regulations to create a state of the art vessel carrying 26 technicians. The vessel is operating at 25knots with a consumption of only 250 litres per hour and at 30 knots with a consumption of 350 litres per hour.

The next CTV of this type will be delivered and available at the end of 2018. www.frs-windcat.pl

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Work on an oil terminal all equipment easy carried on a trolley or backpack.

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Bollardscan awarded ‘Approved Service Supplier’ by Lloyds of London

Severe necking 50 ton 1910 bollard

In addition to the recognition of the Bollardscan bollard integrity test by Vienna Consulting Engineers (VCE) they were recently given Approved Service Supplier status by Lloyds of London. In the America’s the appointing of local engineering companies interested in using Bollardscan is also in progress.

Until now they have tested around 600 bollards of different types, ages and sizes. Tests have taken place from Ports and Oil & Gas terminals in Europe to Africa and across the America’s. The company have noticed that in each and every port they are encountering problems ranging from age related defects to installation errors and the breaching of bollards foundation by retrofitting fendering systems.

All of the problems encountered can be resolved usually with relatively little effort and low costs. Because of the manageable size of their equipment it is highly portable and can be taken to the remotest of places.

An example of this is a recent contract on a number of 3 dolphins with Quick Release Hooks, in a tidal river which were tested in less than 2 hours!

The most time consuming part of the contract was actually the transit from dolphin to dolphin. With the introduction later this year of ATEX approved equipment the company will be able to work in any terminal at any time.

Quick Q&A for decision makers on when and how to use BollardScan Q: The bollards you test. Will they be insured A: All work undertaken by Bollardscan or their appointed franchisees will be insured. The only proviso is, is that the bollards are used in a responsible way and are Bollardscan issued guidelines are followed.

Q: Who will benefit from the testing of bollards on their integrity?

A: Port operators will be able to assure visiting vessels that their bollards are safe. Vessels will have the assurance that bollards will do what they are supposed to do. Boatman and deck crews will have a minimised risk when dealing with tested bollards.

Q: How long will a test be valid?

A: The test standard in the Maritime industry ranges from 3-5 years.

For bollards, provided a usage log is maintained, we suggest 5 years.

It is up to the port if they want to shorten this period.

Q: Are there any legal obligations to test bollards?

A: No. The test is purely voluntary. The fact that bollards are getting older and design criteria are superseded by the increase in vessel size it is recommended to test to make sure that they are fit for purpose.

Q: Are there currently any countries who are looking at legislation on bollards?

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Oil terminal shore bollard 100 ton single bit Pictures show some of the bollards and Quick Release hooks in various places.

The US coast guard has issued a safety warning on bollards and are making waves on the potential issuing of guidelines. So far there has been no action as such.

Q: Are the IMO and HSE in various countries working on legislation?

A: It is very difficult for any organisation to reach consensus on bollard safety and/or legislation mainly due to the fact that Health and Safety regulators do not know what kind of criteria should be used.

Q: What are the cost comparisons for testing using bollardscan or other means.

A: Bollardscan equipment in a transport case is no more than 20Kg. Other equipment for load testing is in excess of 5000Kg. There is an immediate transport cost. Bollardscan has been verified by load testing bollards and subsequently vibration tested. This to ensure that the Bollardscan results are in line with the far more expensive load test.

Example per bollard: Bollardscan US$ 350-400 Load test per bollards US$ 750-1000.

Q: Can bollardscan be used at any place in a port or terminal.

A: Due to the light weight of the equipment it can be used anywhere from the remotest dolphin to the busiest quayside. Working around shipping schedules has been proven in busy ferry ports in Europe. Oil and gas terminals can be serviced in Zone 2. Zone 1 equipment will be available on a case by case basis.

Q: When do you recommend to test bollards A: When newly installed to create a baseline for future maintenance planning. For existing bollards it is recommended that they are tested as an assurance for users.

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Overview of the BollardScan approach to bollard testing with Q&A Background: Over the years accidents and incidents with mooring bollards have taken place all over the world. The majority causing only structural damage but some also resulting into physical damage to bystanders. It has been noted that very often structural damage to vessels and/or infrastructure is dealt with by the parties concerned without making claims on insurers or reporting the case to authorities.

The main question is: What is the cause of the incidents and what can be done to prevent this happening?

BollardScan has looked at the problem from a predominantly maritime instead of the technical side and has come up with a solution which assures mariners and port staff of the safety of the bollards they work with. The method is also applicable to ships bollards.

The estimated age of bollards in Europe is 60+ years, bollards are by all users regarded as ‘safe’ quayside furniture and are therefore not regarded as a valuable asset (without bollards no ships can come alongside). The age of the bollard coupled with the age of the quayside and its usage will cause the bollard to deteriorate as any other man made object does.

What needs to be done is to determine the integrity of the bollard and its anchor in the quayside. In the past this was only done by destructive testing involving the risky operation of pulling the bollard with a tugboat and hope that nothing happens!

Non-destructive test and monitoring technologies are widely used in aviation, automotive and other industry sectors. A recent report published by ABS showed that in the maritime industry non-destructive technologies are hardly used.

In order to test the integrity of bollards and improve the safety when working with bollards BollardScan has developed a nondestructive way of determining the bollard integrity. They use multiple techniques: visual, ultra sound and vibration testing methods.

The combined results will give a reliable estimate of the bollards integrity and safety and a recommended working load.

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Bollardscan in action on 200ton Staghorn bollards

Introduction: BollardScan now propose a “three” step approach to bollard testing: 1. Consultancy and information gathering: • View the bollards concerned and determine the type of bollards on location.

• Determine general state • Photographs • Establish the bollards load rating, as and when installed and advise, if unknown, the estimated rating on installation

2. Based on the report compiled after the consultancy BollardScan recommend the General Survey: • Ultrasound test on bollard and bolts (If possible) • Record all findings as per the BollardScan report (dimensions, visual faults, decay (external and internal) • Photographs of all bollards • General description • Determine position/numerical identifier The outcome of the general survey is: A report on general state of bollards inspected. Followed by a proposal on the number and which bollards they advise the integrity test.

3. The detailed survey.

• Modal test of the agreed number of bollards.

• Analysis and comparison with recorded data.

• Final report In an ‘ideal’ world bollards on high asset quaysides (Oil & Gas, RoRo Container and cruise berths should be monitored permanently. It is also advised to test bollards after installation on new quaysides in order to set a reference level for future tests

Question & Answer Q: Is the non-destructive way of testing enhancing ships and shore staff safety?

A: Knowing the state of your bollard is important as there will be no warning of, if

mapped and monitored. Prolonged use of this approach will build up an extensive time-lapse history for each bollard’s performance and the value of the interpretation and predictive power from these data will grow with time and experience, making the approach even more powerful and of increasing value to the client.

and when a bollard or it’s anchoring will snap. Therefore for those who are working on a quayside to know that they do not have to fear the bollard breaking loss is important.

Q: By having the bollards submitted to an asset management regime can failures be

Q: Can we get an indication of the integrity of the bollard mounting on the quayside?

A:: Yes, once BollardScan analyze the recorded data, the resonances found, and

conditions, both the surveying and permanent monitoring approaches can predict when a bollard should be downgraded in terms of its loading capacity and can trigger its reconstruction. The risk of catastrophic failure will be reduced and managed. The intelligence gained from the use of such systems will help port management manage their resources in a better way and possibly influence future designs.

how this relates to the existing classifications of green, yellow and red bollards, the company can take those indicators from our data and deliver a traffic light indicator for the integrity of the bollard and its surrounding structure at the quayside. More detailed analysis can reveal more information.

Q: When continuous monitoring is used can the ‘possible’ life span of the bollard/total structure be predicted?

A: Continuous monitoring (and the transient surveying) will enable the possible lifespan of the bollard and its structure to be predicted. Trigger points for downgrading the bollard’s operational loading and its eventual reconstruction can be predicted. Continuous monitoring has the other useful benefit of indicating that a bollard is about to fail imminently (possibly due to an incidence of abnormal loading such as during a storm), so that urgent mitigation measures can be made, reducing the risk of injury and damage.

Q: Will regular monitoring give a good fault indication?.

A: Yes, each survey can reveal the current status of each bollard and its surrounding construction in its own right. Comparing calibrated data for the same bollard from a series of consecutive tests builds up a history of bollard performance, and the physical deterioration of the bollard and its surrounding concrete structure can be

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predicted and noticed in time?

A: Yes, by testing a large number of bollards in different and where possible known

Q: Is the BollardScan system endorsed by civil engineers acting as consultants to the world’s major ports?

A: These approaches are sound and based on elements of known technology that have been brought together from a number of different technical fields and adapted for the purpose of characterizing bollard and surrounding structural integrity. The approach is consistent with continuous integrity monitoring, as done and advocated by the likes of TNO (www.tno.nl) and Haskoning DHV in the Netherlands and VCE in Vienna who endorsed the system Q: What is an insurer’s view on bollard testing?

A: TT Club and the UK P&I Club are encouraging their members to work as safely as possible and see that a test regime for bollards is as much needed as the test regime’s for other assets and equipment used in ports. A risk focus on bollards has been produced for the UK P&I and TT club and is to be published soon. As per the 3rd of August 2018 this year, BollardScan’s methods are Approved by Lloyds Register.

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Can your bollards deal with this?

The vessel and mooring line raises the question: Are your bollards fit to take this?

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BollardScan in motion...

Ultra sound test Integrity test

Integrity testing by BollardScan will determine YES or NO.

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Chock Liner wins British engineering award

Engineering material and application specialists, Nylacast, recently made history at the prestigious 2018 British Engineering Excellence Awards, with its low friction marine technology the Chock Liner receiving the accolade for Materials Application of the year.

Nylacast Group CEO, Mussa Mahomed (Centre) collecting the British Engineering Excellence Award

The ten strong judging panel bought in from across the engineering spectrum to scrutinise each finalist, summarised the Chock Liner as being ‘A classic example of the right material finding the perfect application to create a successful product.’

Initially developed for LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) carriers in the oil and gas sector, the multiple advantages created by the Chock Liner today see it being used across the global maritime industry, featuring on a wide variety of vessel types including Navy, tugs, ferries, container vessels and cruise liners.

The low friction product is an engineering solution and application created to address the mooring challenges faced within the industry.

Developed using Nylacast’s leading materials technology, the custom-formulated polyamide 6 material, coupled with the patented product design results in an easily installed and retrofitted liner, delivering significant reduction of rope wear, abrasion and tearing. It also provides better equalisation of mooring loads, in addition to greatly reducing the need for routine and costly maintenance.

Taking place at County Hall in Central London, just a stone’s throw away from Parliament Square, the British Engineering Excellence Awards, hosted by writer and broadcaster Dr Kevin Fong, welcomed leading companies from across the UK to celebrate engineering success and innovation stemming from the region. The event saw the Materials Application of the Year Award being presented to Nylacast.

Having previously received The BEEA’s for its EPS Worm Wheel and Pipe in Pipe Spacers, records were set at this year’s prestigious ceremony when Nylacast took to the stage for a third time in the awards nine year history.

Nylacast Group Marketing Manager, Junaid Makda, commented, “The Chock Liner is great evidence of using engineering to combat challenges regularly encountered in key industries. We are honoured to have received a third British Engineering Excellence Award, which is testament to the teams, infrastructure and engineering know-how continuously developed at Nylacast.”

The Chock Liner functions to increase the performance and efficiency of mooring operations worldwide, whether it is on a ferry transporting vehicles and passengers, or on a container vessel transporting goods across the globe. The Chock Liner technology creates vast commercial value, increased mooring performance and significantly greater health and safety benefits for vessel builders, owners, operators, and crew members and subsequently their customers. www.nylacast.com

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Liverpool Waters’ Princes Dock receives deep clean from Water Witch

The high-profile site, which is an integral part of Liverpool’s waterfront, is currently undergoing a huge transformation as part of the £5 billion Liverpool Waters project, led by Peel Land and Property. The dock has also seen a rise in the number of popular summer events being held on the waterfront over the past few years, which has made the site a favoured spot those living in and visiting the city.

Jackie Caddick, director at Water Witch, said: “Our work in this location dates back to when the ambitious canal link was created, connecting the Leeds Liverpool Canal to the South Docks. This summer we’ve been working with Peel Land and Property on a weekly basis on cleaning up the waterways. This has included collecting algae which occurs naturally but blooms in the warm and sunny weather. We’ve also removed plastic bottles, Styrofoam and plastic cups, which are blown or washed into the water from all over the city. Our litter boats collect these which will prevent the plastics reaching the sea and causing further pollution.”

The Liverpool Waters regeneration project covers 60 hectares of Liverpool’s historic docklands and will create five distinct neighbourhoods with commercial, residential and leisure facilities for people to enjoy. Princes Dock is home to many high-profile organisations including KPMG, Malmaison Hotel and Cargill.

Princes Dock is also a well-known events space in the city, with the Liverpool Waters annual charity dragon boat race, the International Canoe Polo Tournament and the visit of the Disney Magic cruise liner making up just some of the many events that have already taken place this year. Still to come is the recently announced River of Light Festival and Creamfields Steel Yard which are both returning to Liverpool Waters again before the end of the year.

The area will become even more popular following the completion of three residential apartment buildings with work already starting on a number of developments including the 16 storey residential building, Plaza 1821. In addition to this work is due to start on the brand new Isle of Man ferry terminal and a new cruise liner terminal.

Liza Marco, asset manager at Peel Land and Property responsible for Liverpool Waters, said: “We have seen a considerable rise in the number of people visiting Princes Dock over the past few years, so it is paramount that the waterways around the dock are clean and free of debris. The work we undertake with Water Witch is essential, and we can see a big difference in the quality of the water space following the completion of this work.” www.waterwitch.com

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Hastings Shannon lifeboat gets the DuroWipers treatment PICTURE: RNLB Richard and Caroline Colton 13-28 COURTESY: Sid Saunders

Hastings lifeboat station has welcomed its brand-new Shannon class allweather lifeboat which is kitted out with the very best in marine equipment, including Class 50 DuroWipers.

The Richard and Caroline Colton is the latest to join the RNLI's fleet and boasts 50% more speed than the Mersey class lifeboat previously stationed at Hastings.

“The wipers come with a ten-year guarantee which makes them maintenance free", said Noel Gould, owner, DuroWipers. That’s how confident we are in the strength of our wipers and although it doesn’t do us any favours when it comes to future servicing and maintenance, it’s in new business where we do so well. The wipers’ reputation speaks for itself.”

DuroWipers originally secured the contract to supply 57 RNLI vessels, including the new Shannon class lifeboats, with wiper systems back in 2012.

This vessel is the third new Shannon class to be kitted out by DuroWipers in 2018.

In April, the newbuild Barbara Anne lifeboat went into service at Lytham St Annes and in May, the £2.2m Humfrey Berkeley 13-25 went into service out of Leverburgh equipped with the same top-quality wipers.

The Shannon class is the first modern all-weather lifeboat propelled by waterjets instead of propellers, making it the most agile and manoeuvrable all-weather lifeboat in the RNLI fleet.

Measuring just over 13m in length and weighing in at 18 tonnes, the Shannon is the smallest and lightest of current all-weather lifeboats. It can be launched straight off the beach via a new and improved Shannon Launch and Recovery System (SLARS), which will also be used at Hastings.

The new vessel Richard and Caroline Colton is named after the late Mr Richard Colton of Wellingborough and his late wife Caroline Colton.

Throughout his lifetime, Mr Colton was a supporter of the RNLI and when he passed away in March 2015, he left an extraordinary legacy to the RNLI comprising of two of the world’s rarest Ferraris.

The classic cars were sold at auction for an impressive £8.5 million – the most valuable items ever left to the RNLI – and the money was used to fund the new Hastings lifeboat.

Richard Colton’s legacy is also funding the new Shannon launch and recovery rig for Hastings, which will be named Richard and Mark Colton, after his late son Mark.

The current Mersey lifeboat Sealink Endeavour will stay operational at Hastings, being used for all call-outs, until the crew have been fully trained and passed out as competent to handle the new vessel. At this point the Mersey vessel will be retired.

Expect more to come from DuroWipers as more new Shannon class lifeboats are launched in 2019.

Away from the RNLI, DuroWipers also counts The Royal Navy, DFDS Ferries, Wightlink, Red Funnel, P&O, Damen, the Colombian navy and Norwegian operator Umoe Mandal, as previously satisfied customers. www.durowipers.co.uk

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CWind Taiwan completes inaugural Yunlin contract CWind Taiwan, a joint venture between CWind and International Ocean Vessel Technical Consultant (IOVTEC), providing offshore wind farm support services and training to Taiwanese offshore wind farm developers and owners, announced recently that it has successfully completed its first project, a bathymetric survey at wpd’s Yunlin offshore wind project in Taiwan.

The month-long project involved the CWind Taiwan team deploying an IOVTEC survey vessel equipped with multibeam echosounder (MBES) to map a 5.25km2 section of the wind farm project area. Additionally, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was commissioned to undertake shallow water and land surveys.

The Yunlin offshore wind farm, to be located approximately eight kilometres from shore in the Taiwan Strait, is expected to generate a capacity of 640 MW. Construction of the site will begin in 2020.

Tom Manning, Deputy General Manager, of CWind Taiwan commented, “This significant contract completion demonstrates the strategic fit of CWind and IOVTEC, combining our experience with their survey capability and local industry know-how. CWind has successfully completed projects at almost fifty European offshore wind farms, supporting twelve gigawatts of power, which is why we are passionate about sharing our knowledge with emerging markets such as Taiwan.”

Mr Manning continued, “Our successful project execution further aligns the Company as a key member of the domestic Taiwanese supply chain, providing a range of integrated services to offshore wind farm developers. We are pleased to have worked closely with wpd, and look forward to working with them on future projects.” www.cwind.global

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Superior surveillance and security solutions Sidus is a high tech company with expertise delivering superior surveillance and security solutions. They have achieved an excellent reputation for consistently and reliably providing sophisticated proprietary components and high calibre engineering to create comprehensive end-to-end solutions.

Sidus’ clients work in challenging working environments; Some require hazardous area surveillance to monitoring for spills and leaks, others where deep-water and corrosion lead the need for a robust video system.

The company was founded in 2000 and has earned its position as a trusted supplier for subsea, energy, marine and land based industrial applications. Their products are, by necessity put in extreme frontline situations for a wide variety of highly critical tasks.

Sidus are rightly proud of their engineering that consistently delivers dependable and reliable solutions to fit our customers’ specific needs. The company intention is to serve their customers with a full spectrum of support; from complete turnkey systems to providing best-in-class quality components.

“Our core mission at Sidus is to provide the utmost in safety and security for the hard working employees of our customers. Therefore, we are mandated and driven to provide the very best tools and the most reliable resources to ensure their well-being.”

Applications for the company’s products are many and varied and include, but are not limited to; • Drilling inspection • Remotely operated vehicles • Wellhead inspection systems • Acoustic systems • Nuclear and harsh environments • Dam and river inspections • Flare detection • Bop / guidewire / anchor inspections • Helicopter operations • Ballast control • Academic research applications • Specialty military applications Sidus customers take advantage of complete end-to-end solutions including; • Project Management • System Integration • Installation Support • Commissioning Services • Custom Manufacturing • Project Engineering • Research & Development • Superior Customer Support www.sidus-solutions.com

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Subsea International Ltd launches with two agency agreements Subsea International Ltd, the independent and privately-owned technology and systems provider has launched with agency agreements in place from two industry respected American OEM. Subsea International has become the UK agent for the San Diego headquartered Sidus-Solutions LLC, the US pan and tilt, underwater camera, light and laser manufacturer. They will also be the EMEA agent for San Jose based Deep Ocean Engineering Inc, the US AUV, USV and inspection/observation class ROV manufacturer. SidusSolutions currently have a range of pan and tilt units, SD, HD-SDi and IP cameras, laser and light options suitable for operations in Topside Survey, Aquaculture, Hydro Electric, Nuclear, Subsea, Oceanography and Surveying.

Deep Ocean Engineering has a range of 8 autonomous vehicles utilised across Scientific Research, Offshore Oil & Gas, Nuclear Inspection, Water, Military, Homeland Security and Emergency (First Responder) Service sectors.

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commented: ‘’We are delighted to have been chosen by both Sidus-Solutions and Deep Ocean Engineering to represent them in the UK and EMEA respectively. Raising the brand awareness of their products to make them competitive and increase sales in these regions is one of our core priorities. Their mix of standard products and bespoke options fits very well with where we wish to take the Subsea International brand in the coming years and they complement the specialist remote solutions we’re in the process of developing for our customers’’.

With offices in Fife and Aberdeen, Subsea International use existing technologies, existing technologies in novel ways, or completely bespoke solutions to answer problems their customers find in their project portfolio. With over 40 years of multi-sector, multi-industry experience, the business aims to be a genuine problem solver. It will undertake consultancy work when circumstances are appropriate to assist their customers resolve a range of business issues. Current activities involve Subsea International working in aquaculture, defence, nuclear, in offshore renewables, subsea, and in environmental survey sectors. www.subseainternational.co.uk

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Hybrid multipair custom cable to enhance

latest geophysical borehole acquisition systems

Novacavi has supplied a hybrid multipair data transmission custom cable for latest analog multistation borehole acquisition system used for S-wave borehole tomography or seismic downhole surveying.

Cable construction has been engineered and manufactured to further strengthen operational capabilities of an upgraded geophysical borehole acquisition system and its specific application.

Novacavi’s cable solution is skilfully composed by signal conductors, air hoses and inner LPC fibre strength member to guarantee required cable strength. 61XM466 cable is also characterized by its hydrolysis and UV resistant matt PUR outer sheath and an overall high flexibility.

Established in 1975 as a specialist cable manufacturer, Novacavi conceives, manufactures and provides in-house bespoke cables matching customers’ exact requirements - even if small quantities are needed in a variety of high-demanding applications. www.novacavi.it

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SBSS completes Stingray project S. B. Submarine Systems Co., Ltd. (SBSS) is Asia’s market leader in subsea cable installation and maintenance delivering a comprehensive set of subsea engineering services to multiple industries including telecoms, oil & gas, offshore renewable energy and utilities. The company has announced today the successful completion of the Stingray fibre optic cable installation project for Ifactors Sdn Bhd. The installation and subsequent burial of 72.4km of fibre optic cable was completed by the company’s experienced cable ship the Bold Maverick, utilising both the Hi-plough and ROV Sea Lion. The first cable was installed between Rompin to Pulau Tioman in Malaysia, with the entire length buried for enhanced cable protection, with a length of 5.5km buried by the Hi-plough to a depth of 3m. The second 61.9km cable was installed between Besut to Perhentian Kecil, in Malaysia with 13.4km buried to a depth of 3m. Both segments required significant protection to compensate against the challenging seabed environment.

“It’s been a pleasure having the opportunity to work with SBSS. We are extremely happy with the support and commitment offered by the SBSS team.” commented by Abu Bakar Sutan Taharudin, CEO of Ifactors Sdn Bhd. “The operational team is definitely well trained and experienced in their scope of responsibility and we look forward to working with SBSS in the future.”

Simon Hibberd, Managing Director of SBSS commented, “We’re really pleased to have executed this project successfully for our customer. Engineering a solution to provide appropriate levels of cable protection is a critical element for any installation project and essential in providing all our customers with peace of mind for the long-term resilience of their critical subsea assets.” www.sbss.com

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Southern Greece field test for $7M Shell Ocean Discovery Xprize Final Phase of Global Competition Puts Rapid, Unmanned, High Resolution Mapping of the Sea Floor to a Real-World Test Xprize, the global leader in designing and operating world-changing incentive competitions, recently announced the deep sea off Kalamata, Greece, has been chosen as the field testing location for finalist teams competing in the $7M Shell Ocean Discovery Xprize. Deep sea, real-world testing is a key stage in the three-year global competition challenging teams to advance ocean technologies for rapid, unmanned and high-resolution ocean exploration and discovery. In this final fieldtesting round for the Grand Prize of the competition, which starts this month and runs through December, the teams have up to 24 hours to map at least 250 km2 of the ocean seafloor - an area that is nearly three times the area of Paris - to depths down to 4,000 meters - a cold, dark and high-pressure environment that is more than twice as deep as the Grand Canyon.

On the southern coast of Greece, each team will launch and recover their autonomous underwater technologies from Xprize’s Mission Control in Kalamata. The competition area is approximately 500 km2 and includes a number of underwater features. Finalist teams have to launch from shore and their entries must travel to the competition location by water or air and, with restricted human intervention, map at least 50 percent of the area - 250 km2 - at five metres resolution and at depths down to 4,000 metres, identifying and imaging at least ten archeological, biological or geological features at any depth, all within 24 hours.

“We are excited to be bringing this Xprize to Greece, an amazing country with a long history of scientific and technological advancements that have benefited the world,” said Jyotika Virmani, Ph.D., prize lead and senior director of Xprize’s Planet and Environment team. “The Shell Ocean Discovery Xprize competing teams are creating breakthrough technologies designed to operate in extreme conditions, with the goal of rapidly mapping an area that has not previously been mapped at such high resolution; we are providing the teams with an environment that is full of mystery and geological features that will offer a true test of their technologies.”

The Shell Ocean Discovery Xprize has the support of the Government of Greece, including the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy, Education, Research and Religious Affairs, Shipping, and Culture and Sports. The operational team is also working with multiple other organizations, including the National Centre of Scientific Research Demokritos, Office of the Mayor of Kalamata, Municipal Port Fund of Kalamata, Hellenic Coast Guard/Central Port Authority, and the Hellenic Center for Marine Research to ensure smooth operations by providing logistical assistance.

Competition organizers also continue to work with Fugro, an industry leader in ocean mapping; and Esri, the global leader in geographic information system (GIS) software. Xprize is also partnering with Singularity University, which is hosting the SingularityU Greece Summit in November, at which Dr. Peter H. Diamandis, Xprize founder and executive chairman of Xprize, will give the opening keynote and Dr. Virmani will discuss the Shell Ocean Discovery Xprize.

“We are proud that Kalamata was chosen to be the host city to this international competition and are happy to be able to provide the infrastructure and logistics to support the demonstration of new and exciting technologies,” said Panagiotis Nikas, mayor of Kalamata. “The waters surrounding Kalamata provide teams in the Shell Ocean Discovery Xprize with a unique and varied underwater landscape for exploration, and we look forward to supporting their work in this important final round of real-world testing.”

At the end of the competition, a $4M Grand Prize and $1M Second Place Prize will be awarded to the teams that receive the top scores for demonstrating the highest resolution seafloor mapping. After the competition has ended, the highresolution seafloor map will be used by NCSR-Demokritos, the largest research center in Greece, and their Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics as part of a worldwide scientific collaboration to establish a new generation Neutrino telescope in the Mediterranean.

A secondary test location to support the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) $1M Bonus Prize will take place in early 2019, once the Grand Prize testing has been completed. This will give all Bonus Prize finalist teams an opportunity to test their technologies and will determine the Bonus Prize winner. In this prize, competing teams will need to demonstrate that their technology can ‘sniff out’ a specified object in the ocean by tracing a biological or chemical signal to its source.

For the latest information about the competition structure, important dates and the finalist teams visit: https://oceandiscovery.xprize.org

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ROVOP global expansion ROVOP, the independent provider of underwater remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), has purchased an entire fleet of 28 ROV systems from M2 Subsea.

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The fleet expansion will enable ROVOP to better support customer operations in the future by strengthening deployment capabilities across the world, with a particular focus on Latin America, Africa, Middle East and Asia.

“The addition of these ROV systems to the fleet will enable ROVOP to better support customers with the appropriate ROVs for their requirements based on capability and greater cost efficiency,” said Steven Gray, CEO, ROVOP. “Our service culture will remain at the heart of what we do, as we will continue to provide highly-experienced ROV operators trained in the ROVOP Academy - our own specialised in-house training facilities. Our strategy remains to be the global ROV service provider of choice.”

The acquisition of this fleet is consistent with ROVOP’s long held growth strategy of providing a focused ROV service to its customers in all markets and geographies. The fleet is expected to be deployed in the vessel and rig markets.

Following a technical review, 19 of these systems meet the ROVOP standard and will be added to its fleet, with the remaining ROVs either being decommissioned or sold. This will increase the number of ROVs that ROVOP operates to 51 - 34 hydraulic systems and 17 electric systems.

ROVOP is an independent provider of subsea ROV services to the oil and gas, offshore wind, telecoms and power transmission industries. www.rovop.com

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Damen’s 3rd Annual Workboat Festival showcases over thirty workboats to customers and industry partners Recently, Damen Shipyards Gorinchem hosted the Damen group’s third annual Workboat Festival.

The event brought together over 200 customers, media and industry partners, and 34 workboats, for an afternoon of presentations, demonstrations, product displays and interactive exhibits.

The workboats ranged in size from ten-metre Stan Launches and Stan Tugs up to a 72-metre Stan Pontoon. In between were Fast Crew Suppliers, Stan Pilots, Stan Patrols, additional Stan Launches and Tugs, plus an Interceptor and a RHIB. All were available for onboard inspections and some took guests out on to the water for demonstrations, including the high-speed craft.

A number of Damen suppliers were also present, covering specialist sectors including engines and other machinery, electrical integration and automation, and propulsion. Representatives from Alewijnse, Alphatron, DBR, Emigreen, MTU, Pon, Radio Holland, Reintjes, Rolls Royce, RotorTug, Schottel, Veth and Volvo were all manning stands and happy to discuss their products and services. Other attractions included a reversed sailing challenge arranged by André de Bie. Networking drinks got underway at 17:00, hosted by one of the Netherlands’ leading chefs, Herman den Blijker, with dancing later on for the more intrepid.

After the event Mijndert Wiesenekker, Sales Director Benelux, said, “I am very happy that the third Workboat Festival had again more visitors than the previous event and that many customers from abroad took the opportunity to meet us, learn about the latest developments, and experience a range of Damen-built vessels first hand.”

Wouter Lokker of Damen supplier Alphatron Marine also added, “It was a useful and dynamic event with many relevant players from our field. At Alphatron Marine we took the opportunity to present our ProLine total wheelhouse package. Our compliments for the organisation to Damen Shipyards Gorinchem. We will definitely be back next year!”

A short video is available at: https://vimeo.com/293922013 www.damen.com

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De Boer holds naming ceremony for Damen tugs The naming ceremony has been held for two custom tugs built by Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld for De Boer Remorquage SARL, a joint venture between Dutch Dredging and Iskes Towage and Salvage. The ceremony took place in the port of Cayenne in French Guyana. Both vessels represent innovative solutions and one of them has additional modifications that enable it to undertake dredging and other associated activities.

Present at the event where representatives from a number of French government agencies and the port authorities, plus guests from De Boer, Dutch Dredging, Iskes Towage & Salvage and Damen. Sarah Ringuet, as Miss Kourou 2018, christened the ASD Tug 2310 SD (shallow draft) Papillon and Ms. Ruth Briquet, as Miss Guyane 2018, did the same for the RSD WID Tug 2915 Fregate.

The Reverse Stern Drive (RSD) WID Tug 2915 Hybrid Fregate is a unique harbour tug that has been designed to provide a single vessel that is a fully-functional tug with 42.5 tonnes of bollard pull but is also fitted with a Water Injection Dredging (WID) system that enables it to maintain the depths of the harbours of Cayenne and Kourou in French Guyana.

The reason for the unusual design arose from the specific requirements of the contracting port authority GPM-Guyane, which manages the ports. It recognised that specialist tugs and dredgers could not be kept fully occupied at its locations and so in its 2016 renewal tender it specified that designs be submitted that combined both attributes in two separate vessels, one of which became the RSD WID Tug 2915 Hybrid.

To achieve this Dutch Dredging, which had been working with GPM-Guyane for 15 years, teamed up with tug experts Iskes Towage & Salvage to form De Boer Remorquage SARL. In cooperation with Damen and GPM-Guyane, the various parties contributed their specialist knowledge to the process of designing the RSD WID Tug 2915 so as to ensure that it could successfully undertake its multirole purpose, which includes fire-fighting (Fi-Fi1) and equipment transportation alongside dredging and vessel handling.

WID is a relatively new dredging technique that is particularly suited to smaller, tidal harbours. It works by fluidising the sediment layer using water jets and injecting air to bring the sediments to the surface where the air can escape and the sediment flow horizontally out of the harbour or channel using natural processes and forces. This removes the need for the physical extraction and transportation of the sediment and so causes much less disruption to traffic using the ports.

Working alongside the Fregate, is the Papillon, the second vessel that formed part of the tender. The smaller ASD 2310 SD (Shallow Draft) tug Papillon was also delivered by Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld. This is another modified design, having been fitted out with the equipment for surveying activities. www.damen.com

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16 metre Shoreham Harbour tug Macduff Ship Design is pleased to announce that the 16m Harbour Tug, ‘Acamar’, which was designed for Shoreham Port Authority for operation in their busy harbour, has successfully completed the delivery voyage from Macduff to Shoreham on the south coast of England.

The build process started in August 2017 with the first steel being cut for the vessel. The entire construction and outfitting of the vessel was supervised by Macduff Ship Design with the owners being kept updated regularly as to the vessel’s progress. ‘Acamar’ is constructed entirely from steel to a hard-chine hullform with a box skeg and Kort propulsion supply KT30 bow thruster. The final touches were completed on the vessel in July 2018 with delivery being achieved in early September. The design, inspired by the popular ‘Eileen Mcloughlin’ hull, was customised to suit Shoreham Port’s busy operations schedule and narrowed in order to fit through lock gates. The unusual but aptly named ‘Acamar’, which derives from an Arabic phrase meaning ‘end of the river’, complements Shoreham’s existing vessel ‘Adurni’ by adding extra capability to the Shoreham fleet.

The tug is equipped with everything that a busy commercial port requires. A Mampaey tow hook provides 150kN of capacity whilst the vessel achieved a bollard pull is 10 tonnes and free running speed of 10 knots on trials. An aft lifting gantry and 7 tonne winch provides plough-dredging capability. As well as dredging, the vessel’s other duties will include towing, pushing, surveying and lifting which is carried out with A Cormach 8700 E4 Marine Deck crane.

Below deck, Doosan V158 engines providing 480HP at 1800rpm are flexibly coupled to Twin Disc gearboxes with a reduction ratio of 6.10:1. The 1.7m twin propellers are driven through Kort nozzles. Above deck the vessel is fitted with an external fi-fi-monitor and pump, and the wheelhouse is fitted with the latest equipment such as Furuno electronics as well as a high precision GPS for carrying out survey work.

Macduff Ship Design is pleased to have had the opportunity to work with Shoreham Port on this project and at present is being kept busy with a full order book of new and repeat designs for owners both in the UK and abroad.

New web site launched Macduff Ship Design is pleased to announce that our new web site has now gone live. After many years it was decided that our old site was starting to show its age and so in line with recent corporate rebranding in adverts and other company information it was decided to take the plunge to upgrade and update the web site. The new site is generally aimed at showcasing more of the completed projects. There is now more up to date information on our new build projects with searchable designs. Whilst there has been a certain amount of reduction on the concept design data available we feel that the content is much improved and gives a better overview of Macduff Ship Design and its successful projects.

As always we are keen to meet and discuss projects with existing and new clients and we are always happy to provided further information upon request. www.macduffshipdesign.com

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Metal Shark Alabama now open for Business USA shipbuilder Metal Shark has announced its entry into the towboat market with a contract to build three 120’ x 35’ river towboats for Florida Marine Transporters, Inc. of Mandeville, Louisiana.

The four-decked, welded-steel, USCG Subchapter ‘M’-compliant towboats were designed by John W. Gilbert Associates, Inc. and will be powered by twin Cat 3512C Tier 3 marine diesel engines rated at 1,911 HP each. Construction is underway at Metal Shark Alabama, with deliveries commencing in 2019.

The contract signals Metal Shark’s expansion into the steel shipbuilding sector and formal entry into the inland towboat market following the company’s June acquisition of the assets of Horizon Shipbuilding. With that purchase, Metal Shark, best known as a builder of welded aluminium vessels, assumed ownership of a fully developed 35-acre Alabama shipyard and announced its intent to significantly expand its steel shipbuilding efforts.

“The first step in bringing our Alabama facilities online was to implement the technology, production and project management methodologies, and engineering-driven processes developed and perfected during the course of building over 1,000 vessels at our two Louisiana shipbuilding facilities,” said Metal Shark’s CEO, Chris Allard. “Now, with systems in place, multiple new steel vessels under construction, and strong demand for our refit and repair services, we can proudly say that Metal Shark Alabama is fully open for business.”

To support its growth plans, Metal Shark is aggressively recruiting in both Alabama and Louisiana to expand its workforce. Additionally, the company has recently fortified its executive management and business development teams with the addition of several notable veterans of the commercial shipbuilding sector, including: • Tim Scheib, former Shipyard Commander of the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, and more recently, President and CEO of leading barge manufacturer Brownsville Marine Products. Today, Mr. Scheib serves as President of Metal Shark, and directs the company’s production operations.

• Mike Hennessey, former Brownsville Marine Products VP of Sales and Marketing. Mr. Hennessey now serves as Metal Shark’s Director of Commercial Sales – Inland Waterways, and spearheads the company’s business development efforts in the freshwater/inland commercial sector.

• Billy Smith III, former founder, shareholder, and Vice President of Trinity Yachts, LLC., which began as a division of VT Halter Marine.

Mr. Smith now serves as a Key Account Manager for Metal Shark and was directly involved in developing the relationship between Florida Marine Transporters and Metal Shark.

• Doug Barrow, formerly General Manager of Great Lakes Towing Company and Great Lakes Shipyard. Mr. Barrow now serves as a Vice President at Metal Shark and directs operations at Metal Shark Alabama.

• Travis Short, formerly President and CEO of Horizon Shipbuilding, which built towboats for multiple inland waterways operators, including Florida Marine Transporters. Mr. Short was retained in Metal Shark’s acquisition of Horizon and now serves as an Executive Vice President at Metal Shark Alabama.

“Our significant and ongoing investment in Alabama underscores the extent to which we are committed to solidifying our status as a highly capable and competitive steel shipbuilder,” said Mr. Allard. “We will continue to aggressively recruit new employees, engage new clients, and push to set new standards for efficiency and reliability as we build on what is now the most diverse portfolio of vessels offered by any domestic shipbuilder.” www.metalsharkboats.com

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Dutch marine services provider Herman Sr. BV has announced at Offshore Energy 2018 that it has agreed with Damen Shipyards Group to order the first of a newlydeveloped Damen Shoalbuster type with full DP2 capabilities.

This will be the first of a new class within the Shoalbuster series and one of the largest available. The vessel will be built at Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld.

35 metres in length, nearly 14 metres wide and with a free deck space of 150m2, the Shoalbuster 3514 will be a substantial working platform. Her SD (Shallow Draft) notation is derived from her exceptionally shallow draft of 2.70 metres at full tank capacity and just 2.40 metres at 50%. Among the many roles that this first DP2 Shoalbuster will be capable of fulfilling will be anchor handling, for which she will have an open stern complete with roller, and towage.

With 60 tonnes of bollard pull she will be a powerful and effective towage asset.

Four Caterpillar C32 ACERT engines will deliver a total of 3,879 bkW (5,280 hp) to four 1900mm nozzles, an arrangement that contributes significantly to her shallow-waters capability. The vessel will carry a crew of five to six mariners, but she will have accommodation for up to 22 personnel, allowing her to support projects both ship-based and elsewhere.

Herman Sr. intends to use its Shoalbuster 3514 for wind farm support and maintenance, where its shallow draft will allow it to work both near as well as off shore. Its vessel will have a DP2 Kongsberg dynamic positioning system including ancillary thrusters to ensure precision position-holding on the open sea as well in the vicinity of turbines and other structures. Its open stern will also make the vessel suitable for cable-laying operations and a sturdy aft deck knuckle boom crane will be capable of lifting a wide assortment of cargo and equipment.

Jack van Dodewaard, managing director of Herman Sr, commented: “We are very happy to be continuing our more than 70 years of cooperation with the Damen group, in particular with Damen Hardinxveld. That was where in 1947 the first vessel, the HeGeJo with a 77 hp Caterpillar engine, was built for our family. Many more vessels have followed since.

“Our new Shoalbuster 3514 will be the first DP2 vessel in our fleet and will be named Brutus. With a bollard pull of 60 tonnes we are aiming for a versatile, dynamically positioned vessel, suitable for performing a wide range of works in shallow waters. These will include PLGR, ROV surveys, mass flow, UXO surveys, wind farm support and all the other services that our clients are used to receiving from Herman Sr. BV. With accommodation capable of taking more than 20 people she will also be able to work for extended periods offshore. And of course she will undertake many other functions such as towage, anchor handling and rig relocations. In addition, the vessel is able to dry out completely for cable handling and other works. We are looking forward in receiving the vessel built to Damen’s high standards, as always.”

“The 3514 represents an appreciable uplift in capability for the Shoalbuster class and is a very special vessel with a wide range of options available,” added Jos van Woerkum, managing director of Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld. “We are very pleased that Herman Sr is the launch client. They have been a longstanding client of Damen for three generations and we greatly appreciate the confidence that they have shown in us over all that time. This will be their fourteenth Damen vessel and at Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld our eleventh order, as well as their ninth and largest Shoalbuster to date. Other expressions of interest that we have received in the 3514 gives us confidence that it will be a successful addition to our offshore support vessel portfolio.”

Delivery of the Brutus is scheduled for spring 2020. www.damen.com

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A quartet of Sanmar’s very powerful latest development, the Bigaçay Series of fire-fighting ASDs, designed exclusively for Turkey’s leading tug builder by Robert Allan Ltd (and designated by them as the RAstar 2900 SX) recently commuted in convoy across the Mediterranean to North Africa and the Kingdom of Morocco to form the nucleus of Svitzer’s fleet at the Tanger Med 2 terminal. The four boats, the first in a newly launched series, are claimed by Sanmar’s project director, Ali Gürün, to be the most powerful to serve in the Mediterranean Sea region.

Svitzer Tanger, Svitzer Tetouan, Svitzer Chefchaouen and Svitzer Al Hoceima all measure 29.4m LOA with a beam of 13.3m and attain a bollard pull ahead in excess of 90 tonnes and a free-running speed of around 14½ knots. The propulsion plant consists of a pair of 2700kW MTU engines turning Schottel SRP560 CP Rudder propellers giving high performance yet still inside a relatively compact hull. Knut Müller, head of the marine and government business division at MTU, said: “This is the first time high-speed engines have been used to power harbour tugs in this power class. To date, it has only been possible to use medium-speed engines for harbour tugs with a bollard pull of over 85 tonnes. Electrical power is supplied by two 99ekW Caterpillar C4.4 generator sets.”

A variant of the well sought after RAstar range of tugs designed by Robert Allan Ltd, the Bigacay series has been exclusively developed for Sanmar. Giving high performance with exceptionally high bollard pull, these still compact tugs are aimed at ensuring efficient construction while still meeting the customization requirements of discerning clients. The RAstar escort/offshore terminal tug designation is reserved for a range of high performing ASD tugs with unique sponsoned hull form which has been proven to provide significantly enhanced escort towing and sea keeping performance.

The new tugs all have first class accommodation for eight persons. The master and chief engineer both have single en suite cabins on the main deck alongside a generous lounge and mess area with separate galley. Access from the aft deck is via a wet room with easily accessible head compartment. The lower accommodation deck comprises three twin berth cabins, all en suite, a storage area and a laundry. A switchboard room is accessed via the engine room.

Sanmar, an experienced operator in high ambient temperature conditions as well as a leading constructor with two custom-built shipyards, has taken special care to ensure crew comfort at all environmental conditions with a comprehensive HVAC system throughout the accommodation areas. Additional separate split type A/C units are fitted in the wheelhouse. Sound levels according to the requirements of flag authorities are achieved with the use of resilient mounts to engines and essential equipment including hydraulic pipes.

The vessel is equipped with tanks to accept 160m3 of fuel oil, 18.6m3 of fresh water and 2.4m3 of oily water.

Featured among the deck machinery items are an Ibercisa escort towing winch forward, and another from the same manufacturer aft. Other items include a capstan with 100 tonne towing hook by Data Hidrolik, a Data anchor windlass and a Palfinger deck crane. The main engine driven external fire-fighting system by FFS is to ABS FiFi1 notation with two forward bridge deck mounted monitors. www.sanmar.com.tr

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24 Damen stock vessels to arrive from China in the Port of Rotterdam via Arctic route The MV Tasmanic Winter has just finished its voyage from China to Rotterdam with 24 new vessels on board built at Damen yards in Changde and Yichang. In line with its standard practice, Damen is transporting these in batches to the Netherlands where most of them will be ready for sale to customers seeking the shortest possible delivery times, including customisation when required.

In a first for Damen, the Tasmanic Winter took the Northern Sea route along Russia’s north coast, which can reduce the journey time by up to eight days compared with the traditional southern route. On board is a selection of Damen’s most popular tugs, including ASD Tugs 2411, ASD Tugs 2009, ASD Tugs 3010 ICE, Stan Tugs 1606 and Stan Pontoons 4512. As well as a number of other, smaller, tug models, the consignment also has two Stan Launches 804 and the ever-versatile Multi Cat 1506.

This is Damen’s second batch-shipment in 2018. In April, the SAL heavy lift vessel MV Lone arrived in Rotterdam from Shanghai with 11 Damen Pontoons on board ranging in size from 41 to 72 metres in length. This form of transport is highly cost-effective and allows Damen to ensure that its clients continue to receive the keenest pricing as well as Damen’s trademark quality, at the shortest possible delivery time. The use of the Northern Sea route will only enhance that competitive edge. www.damen.com

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Funding for German waterways The German Government has earmarked €800 million for work on the country’s vital inland waterway system as users warn of lock breakdowns and aging infrastructures on the internationally important network, reports Tom Todd.

Announcing its 2019 budget, Berlin said the money would be spent on expanding and renovating Germany’s extensive canal and waterway network.

The BDB, the national association which groups German inland waterway operators, welcomed the pledge. It added that the investment was “urgently needed because waterway infrastructures are too old and visibly deteriorating”.

It said experts had estimated that about 100 ship locks on Germany’s most important waterways would need to be replaced with new structures inside the next twenty years.

Just how urgent the need is has been demonstrated by the opening of new or upgraded German ship locks in recent years to counter deterioration or accidents. Cases in point include repairs and planned upgrades on the strategic Kiel Canal and recently completed renovation of parts of the important Mittelland Canal.

Berlin has actually proposed a total allocation of €815 million for the waterways in next year’s budget because of what it described as Germany’s currently good economic situation.

Some €6 million is also being made available to modernise inland shipping and a further €9 million will go towards establishing shore-power facilities for ships operating to and from inland ports. That’s in addition to the same sum being made available this year. Successive German governments have promoted inland waterway shipping because of its environmental advantages over road cargo traffic. “On shore power plugs are the simplest and most efficient way of reducing ship emissions” said the BDB The German waterway network is now one of the most important ship transit systems in Europe linking many countries to main seaports via the Rhine, Danube, Elbe or via connected man-made canals.

There are some 7,300 kms of navigable waterways - canals, rivers, and lakes in Germany under the control of a national waterways and shipping administration (WSV). Some 4,500 kms – or nearly two thirds of that - are rated as of major significance for shipping to and from major seaports.

About a third of the waterways are free-flowing or regulated stretches, while 42% are lock regulated and about a quarter are man-made canal waterways.

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Land & Water UK Thames habitiat scheme UK based Land & Water are developing a habitat creation scheme on the River Thames at Rainham Marshes, the largest project of its type in the London area.

The project will involve working in partnership with the Port of London Authority (PLA) to create a significant area of new wetland habitat from re-engineered spoils, coupled with a strategic investment in riverside infrastructure to support significant projects along the Thames Corridor.

“The site will be filled with material dredged from the Thames and restored to create valuable new habitat appropriate for sustaining its status as a Site of Special Scientific Interest for wetland birds and wildlife,” said Tanya Ferry, environment manager at the PLA. “By increasing use of barges for freight transport, and creating new habitat, the development contributes directly towards delivering the Thames Vision, our plan to maximise the social, environmental and economic well-being of the river over the next 30 years.”

This scheme will see the importation of over six million tonnes of wet and dry spoil material which will form both the basis of a new landform and cover the site to collect rainwater to fuel the wetlands passively.

The site sits between Veolia's landfill site at Rainham and the RSPB's Rainham reserve. With the new area creating 1,000,000m2 of habitat, more than 5km2 of continuous habitats will be formed, providing East London with an oasis of wildlife owned and managed by the RSPB. This is Land & Water's most ambitious project to date, the roots of which go back more than five years, to a time when Land & Water undertook an options appraisal on behalf of the PLA.

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Works completed at West Calcasieu Dredging operations in the West Calcasieu Port’s west barge basin were completed recently and that all tenant operations in the basin have returned to full operations.

Coastal Dredging of Hammond, La., was the contractor on the $1.3 million maintenance dredging project that removed more than 140,000 cubic yards of spoils over a 10-week period. The port’s barge basin depth was returned to a minus-10 feet, and the spoils were relocated into the ports federally mandated spoils reception area located nearby on port property.

“It has been more than eight years since the port’s barge basin was last serviced, and over that extended period of time, the basin attracts a considerable amount of soil due to constantly moving currents along the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway where the port is located,” said Lynn Hohensee, port director.

“Periodic dredging of the basin is needed to keep the 75-90 barge spaces in a safe and operationally sound condition, so that our port tenants can efficiently fleet and service the shallow water barges that daily come in and out of our port fleet,” he added. “This is especially critical to our support for our port tenants who facilitate barge fleeting and cleaning/repair services for 120-150 barges daily.”

The initial phase of the project focused on increasing the height of the levees surrounding the port’s 39.5-acre spoils reception area, to ensure it could accommodate the additional spoils material.” Hohensee explained. “The new height of our spoils containment area levees is now at 17 feet above sea level.”

He explained that use of the spoils – as in the past dredging operations – has an economic beneficial use, because the port’s long-term strategic plan calls for the spoils area to eventually become a viable development site for future tenant occupancy.

Hohensee said that the West Cal Port and its tenants offer a variety of specialized services that accommodate our regional marine operations community.

“High on that list is commercial shallow-water barge fleeting operations along the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway by Devall Towing,” he explained. “Demand for barge fleeting facilities in Southwest Louisiana has grown over the last several years, and all regional economic indicators point to a continuing growth in that demand.

“For that reason,” Hohensee continued, “our port board of commissioners has led the way in applying for the state funding that made this barge maintenance project possible.

Tel: +44(0) 2392 472710 “Our expansion project would not have been possible without a Mob: +44(0) 7850 473713 $1,044,000 million Port Priority Fund grant awarded to the port by the E-Mail: info@fdsukltd.com Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development,” he said.

Web: www.fdsukltd.com “The Port Priority Fund grant is limited to 90 percent of the construction costs related to the dredging project,” Hohensee explained. “The port is using internal funding to cover the costs associated with the balance Diver R.O.V. & Crane Operated Dredging Systems. Multipurpose & of the construction costs as well as the engineering and permitting costs Mini dredging systems for the removal of fines, silt, mud’s, drill cuttings, associated with the project.” sand, grit, gravel, shingle, shale & general debris. Suitable for confined The port’s largest and oldest tenant, Devall Towing, currently operates space operations or locations where access is a problem. All on-shore civil applications. Shallow & deepwater offshore support operations. one of the largest barge fleeting operations along the Gulf Intracoastal Renewables. Complete ready to use self operational systems available Waterway, and the company has seen a marked increase in demand for use worldwide. Stillage packed or deepwater offshore containerised for barge anchorage in Southwest Louisiana. Also providing barge units. Long & short term rentals. Sales. Wide scope of operations. cleaning/stripping/repair services at the port are River Barge Works Lightweight, road & air transportable environmentally friendly units. and Tubal-Cain Marine Services.

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BMT’s maritime simulator Rembrandt receives full mission DNV certification for its integrated simulator solutions

Rembrandt, BMT’s industry-leading integrated navigation and manoeuvring simulator suite, has been awarded Class A, B and C certification from DNV GL. The certification further builds on BMT Rembrandt’s 30-year history as one of the maritime industry’s most recognised advanced project engineering support tools, supporting marine pilotage, ship operations, port design and risk management associated with complex transportation infrastructure systems.

Dr Phil Thompson, Director of Simulation and Training Products at BMT comments: “The combined DNV GL Class A, B, C and existing S certifications reflect that our simulators provide the highest levels of physical and behavioural realism. Our new generation of fully-certified simulation technology is more versatile, hydrodynamically accurate, visually superior and all at a significantly lower cost, thus widening the support and benefit that we already provide to our existing customer base.”

This classification award verifies BMT as a quality manufacturer offering a simulator system that complies with STCW 78 and the DNVGL-ST-0033 Maritime Simulator Systems standard. Rembrandt’s certification also includes the use of BMT’s tug simulator and for applications extending to inland waterways navigation. This is in addition to the DNV GL Class S accreditation which BMT REMBRANDT has held for over 5 years to carry out specialist project-based simulation.

DNV GL awards grade scale for levels of performance capabilities of maritime simulators. The classes are Class A (full mission), Class B (multi-task), Class C (limited task), whereas Class S (special tasks) is used for simulators where performance is defined on a case by case basis.

The Rembrandt software is already used by an impressive number of maritime companies and organisations for applications such as training of deck officers, port navigational risk assessments, mooring and understanding complex manoeuvres. More recently, it has been adopted by several statutory marine accident investigation agencies, including the UK’s MAIB. www.bmt.org

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WesCom Signal and Rescue showcases its commitment to safety training at Metstrade Global supplier of marine distress signals, WesCom Signal and Rescue will be exhibiting at Metstrade in Amsterdam from 13th - 15th November.

In support of its many distributors and partners around the world, WesCom Signal and Rescue has been developing a range of bespoke programmes to enhance training facilities. In the last 12 months, this has included providing more than 1,000 dummy products, and creating detailed animations and guidance materials for its branded SOLAS and non SOLAS products, for over 120 training establishments around the world.

Chris Feibusch, Director of Global Marketing and Communications at WesCom Signal and Rescue, comments, “It is imperative that seafarers know how to physically use safety devices onboard and understand how they work, should an emergency at sea occur. Our brand is committed to safety training and exceptionally high standards of products.”

The animations created by WesCom Signal and Rescue assist maritime training establishments both with classroom training, offering an alternative information source, and for the increasingly popular use of web-based training courses. They can also be included within ships’ digital training manuals on board and offer a highly effective method of teaching compared to traditional pictorial training manuals. They are now being trialed with the RNLI, and can be accessed by all of the 6,000+ volunteer crews as part of their initial and ongoing training.

The animations will be shown on WesCom’s stand during Metstrade.

WesCom Signal and Rescue will be showing these animations from its stand during the show. Chris adds, “METSTRADE provides our brand with the opportunity to showcase the life-saving work we’re doing at WesCom Signal and Rescue and highlight potential developments for the future. It also provides us with the perfect platform to meet with our global network of distributors and partners in one place.” www.wescomsignal.com

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Tug Training & Consultancy receives ISO 9001:2015 certification

Tug Training & Consultancy (TTC) has been approved by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance to the ISO 9001:2015 standards. The scope of the approval is applicable to providing nautical training and consultancy: TTC’s core business. Although the original approval was earlier this year, the Certificate was handed over at the recent International Tug, Salvage & OSV Convention and Exhibition (ITS) in Marseille.

Continuous improvement TTC got awarded with the certificate of approval because she has proven to meet the standards of ISO 9001:2015. This means delivering high quality training sessions and nautical consultancy, making use of outstanding and experienced trainers and consultants. Besides that, TTC is dedicated to set a new standard for nautical training. TTC’s high demanding customers only want the best, so it is essential to constantly demonstrate that both products and service level provided exceed the expectations of those clients. Safety is always a priority and risk management is strongly developed. Safe towing and responsible nautical activities are key priorities of TTC. According to the Lead Auditor, TTC has shown to have an enormous drive and ambition to be the best, and has her quality processes and procedures in place.

Tug Training & Consultancy (TTC) provides professional tug training and world-leading nautical expertise focussing on making the nautical industry safer, more reliable and more profitable for all: increasing Tug Master’s skill levels, optimising port infrastructure and enabling masters of other vessel types and pilots to get a better understanding of cooperating with tugs. 300+ captains and C/O’s have been trained so far. www.tugtraining.com

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NWA launches workboat apprenticeship to combat crewing challenges The National Workboat Association (NWA), the safety standards, skills and trade association for the workboat industry, announced recently that the Workboat Crewmember Apprenticeship standard has been finalised, paving the way for the scheme to be rolled out by training providers across England and Wales.

The development of the Apprenticeship comes in response to a growing skills and crewing challenge highlighted by NWA members and the wider maritime sector, as experienced seafarers leave the industry, often for retirement, and numbers of young people entering the industry have fallen. It will ensure that young UK seafarers benefit from the opportunities being created in the thriving Workboat sector - training as the next generation of offshore wind crew transfer, tug, multicat, survey and fast pilot vessel crew.

The Workboat Crewmember Standard and end-point assessment have already been published, and this month, the final piece of the jigsaw fell into place when the Minister for Education confirmed an Institute for Apprenticeships (IfA) recommended funding band of £20,000 per Apprentice (aged 24 and younger). This is the most significant funding that has ever been available for training workboat crewmembers.

This will mean that those companies in England and Wales already paying the Apprenticeship Levy can claim £20,000 funding per apprentice, while smaller companies not paying the levy are entitled to 90% of this figure.

The 18-24 month Apprenticeship, which includes all SCTW Basic Safety Courses and the Navigational Watch Rating, among other qualifications, will equip would-be seafarers with all of the skills necessary to work as a competent deckhand. Combining shore-based instruction with extensive time on board, it will ensure that successful apprentices are well-placed to meet the requirements of a number of highly-specialised maritime sectors.

“Following a lot of work by the Trailblazer Working Group, the NWA Training group and our contacts at the IfA, we’re very pleased that the Apprenticeship is now finalised and - crucially - has secured a good level of funding support,” said Mark Ranson, Secretary, NWA. “This Apprenticeship offers a standardised, high-quality programme, endorsed by the NWA, to drive training initiatives for the next generation of workboat crews.”

“It will contribute to a steady influx of trained personnel to support workboat operations in a range of marine industries throughout the UK and Europe, such as construction of offshore wind farms, servicing of ports and inland waterways, surveying, towage and salvage work.”

The full scope of the Workboat Crewmember Apprenticeship can be found by visiting the IfA website: www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeshipstandards/workboat-crewmember/

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Government of Barbados take in Orkney and Scotland’s marine renewables success

A delegation from the Government of Barbados have visited the Orkney Islands and Glasgow to learn how Scotland has become an international leader in marine renewable energy.

Left to right: Paul O’Brien (SDI), Fergus Tickell (Wood), Marcus Saul (Aggreko), Keisha Reid (Ministry of Energy and Water Resources), Simon Morris (Ricardo Energy & Environment), Mark Leybourne (ITP Energised), Nicky Cowan (Star), William Hinds (Ministry of Energy and Water Resources)

The 11-strong delegation undertook the technical tour under the Ocean Energy Component of the Public Sector Smart Energy Programme.

The delegation included representatives from the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Blue Economy, Town and Country Planning Development Office, Ministry of Transport, Works and Maintenance, and the Ministry of Environment and National Beautification. The Barbadian utilities were also represented, Barbados Light and Power Limited and Barbados National Oil Company, as well as the EU’s External Action Service.

Hosted by the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), the delegation spent two days touring world leading centre’s wave and tidal energy open sea test facilities, witnessing Wello’s Penguin wave energy convertor, Orbital Marine Energy’s (formerly Scotrenewables) record-breaking SR2000 tidal turbine, and EMEC’s onshore substations.

The delegation met with Orkney-based marine energy stakeholders including Aquatera, Green Marine, Wello, and the Orkney Islands Council to learn from Orkney’s marine renewables success story.

This was followed by a meeting with members of the Sustainable Islands International programme at Scottish Government’s offices at Atlantic Quay in Glasgow. This included ITP Energised, Aggreko, Wood, Star Renewables and Ricardo Energy & Environment who lead the Sustainable Islands International programme. www.siiscotland.com

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