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All off to Aberdeen? This month is Offshore Europe, Aberdeen, Europe’s leading E&P Event... Welcome to the September 2019 issue of Marine & Maritime Gazette the monthly magazine aimed at Worldwide coverage of the commercial marine, shipping and waterbased renewables markets. With Autumn now upon us many of us will be en-route to Aberdeen this month to see what Offshore Europe has to offer. If you are going, then we hope you enjoy yourselves, and find some useful information! Inside this issue, as usual, we will be covering a huge amount of topics including ‘Power, Propulsion & Transmission’ on page 26, to the ‘ins and outs’ of ‘Underwater, Subsea & Diving’ from page 20. We also have a ‘quick peek’ into ‘Windfarms, Renewables & Crew Transport’ on page 34. Anyway, we hope you enjoy reading this edition and look forward to seeing many Commercial Ma rine & Renewabl of you in and around events later this es Worldwide year. If you have any news, reviews, product launches or absolutely anything else of MARINE interest across the whole marine market, please email it through to me at info@bljournals.plus.com for future consideration in our forthcoming issues.

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Cover story Extensive range of modular designed navigation buoys with Aton systems from JFC Marine.

p18 Damen Stan Caspian Offshore take delivery of a Damen Stan Tug 1606 ICE in Kazakhstan.

p8 Saab first Saab achieve world first by docking autonomous vehicle to Equinor openstandard subsea docking station.

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Digital engine partnership

MAN Energy Solutions and Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. have signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the aim of defining a framework for a long-term strategic cooperation in order to develop technologies and systems for the digitisation of marine engines.

“Digital technologies and the business models based on these technologies will transform the maritime industry,” said Brian Østergaard Sørensen, head of R&D 2-Stroke Business at MAN Energy Solutions. The scope of the cooperation will be focusing on digitisation of marine engine solution data including auxiliary systems; data collection, diagnosis and visualization in relation to marine engine solution performance; design and

p20 Training ship Britannia Maritime Aid has ambitious plans to launch a £150m training and disaster relief ship.

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technology development of an architecture system for marine engine digitisation solutions including auxiliary systems; integration between marine engine solutions - smartship platforms and engine diagnostic solutions; and testing and verification of research and development results. Yong Lae Shim, vice president of SHI Ship and Offshore Research Institute, comments: “We are committed to providing smartship solutions that are useful to our customers. This agreement with MAN allows us to expand the ecosystem of the SHI's smartship SVESSEL, to further provide practically useful services to ship owners.” Digital partnerships are part of MAN Energy Solutions’ digital strategy. A key focus of the strategy is the MAN CEON platform that intelligently collects and evaluates operating and sensor data, and enables the real-time monitoring of marine or power-plant engines, turbines and compressors. PICTURE ABOVE SHOWS: Bjarne Foldager, senior vice president, head of two-stroke business at MAN Energy Solutions and Yong Lae Shim, vice president of SHI Ship and Offshore Research Institute.

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New floating wave attenuator in Walvis Bay Integrated in the development of the new container terminal in the Port of Walvis Bay, Namport has invested in the installation of a new floating wave attenuator to protect the basin for touristic boats in the area. Lindley has been selected by the contractor China Harbour to design and supply the concrete pontoons, as well as to supervise the installation on site. This 175-metre long and 4-metre wide wave attenuator is built of steel reinforced concrete and is fixed by concrete piles driven to the seabed. It can be accessed through a 15-metre long aluminium gangway and is equipped with electricity, water and emergency services. According to Namport, the goal of this container terminal is to boost trade in the southern part of Africa and create business opportunities in nearby countries without coast, such as Zimbabwe, Botswana and Zambia. www.lindley.pt

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Port of Hamburg continues its growth

Hamad Port joins list of world’s top container ports After a relatively short space of time since commencing operations, Hamad Port has been ranked among world’s top 120 container ports. QTerminals announced on its Twitter account recently that Hamad Port has been placed at number 114 in top 120 container ports ranking of 2018. “Hamad Port has entered the top 120 container ports ranking for 2018. Hamad Port is now ranked number 114 globally. The top 120 ports list is released annually by Container Management magazine,” said the tweet of QTerminals. Sharing some more information in the thread, QTerminals said: “Hamad port registered an overall container growth of 71 percent in 2018 over 2017. Having commenced commercial operations in December 2016 as a brand new port, Hamad Port achieved this milestone in just 25 months from the start of operations.” QTerminals is a terminal operating company jointly established by Mwani Qatar and Milaha to provide port services to Hamad Port. According to an earlier report of July this year, ports in Qatar have also registered impressive growth in cargo handling in the first half of 2019. The ports handled 218,330 tonnes of building materials in JanuaryJune period of this year, compared to 177,000 tonnes in the same period last year, showing a growth of around 24 percent. The ports received around 661,331 containers in the first half of 2019, which is around 2.5 percent more than the same period in the same period of last year, according to Mwani Qatar.

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Contrary to forward predictions for the rest of the country, the Port of Hamburg achieved a noticeable 4.1% advance to 69.4 million tons in seaborne cargo handling in the first half of 2019. Especially good growth trend in the general cargo segment, up 6.1 percent at 48.4 million tons, was the main contributor to the excellent figures for total and container handling. The total for bulk cargo handling was just 0.3 percent lower than for last year’s first half at 21.0 million tons. The 7.5% increase in container handling to 4.7 million TEU is primarily attributable to the four new liner services that have linked the Hanseatic City with ports in the USA, Canada and Mexico since the start of the year. The 283,000 TEU handled in Hamburg on container services with the USA since the beginning of the year took the United States into second place among Hamburg’s most important partners for container services. The

Port of Hamburg is now directly linked by a total of 14 liner services with 29 ports in the USA, Mexico and Canada. During the first half, the total number of container vessels calling Hamburg also rose. The total of 3,046 containerships berthing in the Port of Hamburg represented an increase of 3.7 percent. Among these were 89 ultralarge container carriers or 36.9 percent more, with a slot capacity of 18,000 TEU and over. www.hafen-hamburg.de

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International geoscience and offshore engineering support service contractor Next Geosolutions is proud to have been one of the first companies in the industry to have upgraded its multi-site Health & Safety Management System Certification by DNV GL from OHSAS 18001 to ISO 45001:2018 in early June, this year. ISO developed the new standard to help organisations to improve employee safety, reduce workplace risks and create better, safer working conditions all over the world and Next Geosolutions is certainly committed to OH&S. A fact well proven by the accrual of the best possible achievement in the first half of 2019 with a zero for both LTIF (Lost Time Injuries Frequency) and TRIF (Total Recordable Injuries Frequency), also confirmed by provisional results in July. The Next Geosolutions OH&S system is part of the organisation’s Integrated Management System (IMS) which embodies all aspects of QHSE Risk-based Thinking, Knowledge Management and Risk & Opportunities Management. The whole system has been certified by DNV-GL (Det Norske Veritas Germanischer Lloyd) according to ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018 international standards. Roberto Amoroso, QHSE Manager of Next Geosolutions, said: “The achievement of such outstanding results proves the rootedness of a high OH&S culture among our colleagues on the work-sites - driven and supervised by motivated Party Chiefs and as an expression of cascading OH&S commitment by CEO and Managers - all of whom we are proud of and thank very much for.” www.nextgeosolutions.com

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Caspian Offshore Construction takes swift delivery of Damen Stan Tug 1606 ICE Caspian Offshore Construction has recently taken delivery of a Damen Stan Tug 1606 ICE class in Kazakhstan. The company turned to Damen when a contract they secured required fast delivery of a small ice class vessel. Damen was able to have the vessel – named Caspian Flora – underway to the client just six weeks following contract signing. Damen sales manager Marc Tijssen explains: “Alongside proven credentials, this is one of the primary benefits of Damen’s business model. Building vessels in series for stock means we are able to respond extremely quickly when a client requires a vessel at short notice.” The vessel was built at Damen Shipyards Changde in China, to a design that has proven enormously successful, with over 80 sold in the last fifteen years alone. Despite its standardisation, Damen is able to customise the Stan Tug 1606 to its clients’ requirements. Caspian Flora, for example, has been outfitted with extra air-conditioning capabilities, crane, capstan and a Geographical Satellite and Radio Communication System (GMDSS) A2. To facilitate the short lead time, Damen carried out the installation of some of these options in Kazakhstan, following delivery. Caspian Flora’s main duties will involve transportation of marine-related project equipment, though she will also perform other roles. These will include, but are not limited to personnel transportation, deployment and retrieval of navigational aids, performance of channel inspections and removal of obstacles as required. Caspian Offshore Construction has been a client of Damen for some years now and counts a Multi Cat 1908SD, two FCS 3307 vessels and an FCS 1605 amongst its fleet. www.damen.com

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Diverse Marine contract ‘Seacat Rainbow’ with Seacat Services

Three months after signing a new build agreement for ‘Seacat Weatherly’ with Seacat Services Ltd., the yard is pleased to confirm that an option for a further identical vessel to be named ‘Seacat Rainbow’ has been contracted. Seacat Rainbow is the second vessel in the Chartwell Marine 24 series and will be powered by twin MTU 12V2000M72 1450hp main engines and Kongsberg Kamewa S56 water jet units. The vessel, built to BV class, under survey and HSC-OSC for 26px/industrial personnel, will be delivered Q3, 2020. Ben Colman, Director of Diverse Marine states‚ “We are proud to confirm that contracts have been signed with Seacat for a second new build, a very humbling experience for Diverse Marine. We are very grateful to Seacat for their commitment and look forward to working with them through the build and delivery of these two vessels”. “Seacat Weatherly is progressing quickly with the experienced team engaging Aluminium Marine Consultants to complete the fabrication and welding phases of the build. As we enter week 9 of construction, the structure is all standing, lower shell plates are in place and the vessel is scaffolded and staged ready for the upper shell plates to be welded into place. In parallel to this the fuel tanks and bow fender structure are in place and complete. Colman adds: “Choosing the right team is paramount to the success of this first of class project and we are very pleased with how the build is progressing. Of course, there are challenges, the usual first of class issues and delays in the supply chain, but we have worked through them using our experience and working with the supply chain to ensure timely and quality deliveries”. Seacat Weatherly and Seacat Rainboware the notable new builds but the yard has also recently delivered ‘HM1’, a new build 9m RIB to Cowes Harbour Commission and are currently building a 10m Survey Catamaran ‘Coastal Observer’ for Audacious Marine Services and a further 9m RIB ‘Sea Kitten’ for a private client. Diverse Marine is a brand now synonymous with high quality new builds and refits with a committed workforce and loyal supply chain capable of working on any project and overcoming any challenge with a quality, timely and cost effective solution. www.diversemarine.co.uk

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Damen wins UX Design Award for Human Machine Interface for Tugs

Damen Shipyards Group has won an award for the Human Machine Interface that it has been developing over the past two years for its Next Generation Tug Series. The UX Design Awards are intended to honour innovative solutions that add value to applications, technologies and services through positive experiences, thereby strengthening people's abilities, enabling novel applications and facilitating access to new fields of knowledge.

The Human Machine Interface (HMI) developed by Damen in partnership with VanBerlo has won a Product 2019 Award. The system was created in close consultation with captains and chief engineers to improve the safety and efficiency of Damen’s tugs by providing the crew with the information needed to control and operate the vessel in a format that is as easy to use as a mobile device. “During operations, decision making by the crew has to be quick, despite them being under pressure, so any information has to be clear and relevant to each particular stage of the operation,” explains Damen’s Jeffrey Jacobs, Technical Manager Tugs. “At the same time the ease of operating the system requires an intuitive and simple interaction. The HMI covers the full integrated class-approved Alarm, Monitoring and Control system and can be accessed from the wheelhouse control station, on the main deck and in the switchboard rooms of the tugs. The system is also future-ready having been designed to accept additional applications on multiple devices at a later stage.” The #UXDA19 expert jury nominated 51 projects from over 20 countries to participate in the UX Design Awards 2019. From those it selected ten winners based in two days of thorough testing and intensive deliberation. In making the award to Damen, the jury stated that: “the Tugboat Alarm, Monitoring and Control System stands out for its innovative visual design and user-centered development process, especially in the context of the maritime industry. The system balances visual material and data well. Being both context and role-sensitive, it is a flawless example of a tailor-made approach that meets the requirements of different user groups, including captains and engineers.” The awards will be presented during a gala ceremony taking place at the global technology show IFA in Berlin on 6 September 2019. Damen will also be demonstrating the system to the public as part of a special exhibition at the show. Users worldwide now have the opportunity to vote for their favourite solutions. Voting for the audience prize “UX Design Award | Public Choice” opened on 20 August and continues until 31 October 2019 on the UX Design Awards website: https://www.ux-designawards.com/en/teilnehmer/2019. The winner of the audience prize will be announced in November 2019. A short video is available at: https://youtu.be/obaTm3dWR28 www.damen.com

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Third S. T. Marine naming ceremony at Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld Recently Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld hosted a naming ceremony for S. T. Marine Support’s new Multi Cat, AUXILIA. The vessel brings the total of Multi Cats in the company’s fleet to three, following the delivery of Multi Cats 3013 ODIN in 2010 and NERO in 2013. AUXILIA is actually the first of her kind - a Multi Cat 3513. S. T. Marine Support approached Damen for a new Multi Cat with larger deck capacity and greater winch capacity. The contract was signed in February 2018 and Damen worked closely with the client in the development of the vessel. Co-founder and director of the company Vasco Tammes explains, “When we needed a Multi Cat larger than those we’ve used before, we approached Damen. We have every confidence in their reputation for the supply of high quality workboats and in their provision of globally available service support.” Jeroen van Woerkum, Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld commercial manager, said, “We are very pleased that S. T. Marine Support chose, once again, to come to Damen when they required a new workboat. This is the fourth Damen vessel they have ordered since commencing their operations and we have gone on to develop a strong connection. This, combined with the company’s clear understanding of what they wanted from their new vessel, played a significant role in the development of the Multi Cat 3513. The client put a lot of energy into designing the layout of the vessel and helping us to get everything arranged and organised in the pre-construction phase. As a result, the construction process was very smooth and efficient.” Damen sees growing interest in Multi Cats with increased winch capacity and deck space and expects to build models on this scale going forwards. www.damen.com

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China fronted Consortium to build LNG terminal in Cyprus

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A consortium fronted by China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Corporation (CPPEC) has been selected as the preferred bidder for the construction of an LNG terminal at Vassiliko Port in Cyprus.

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The consortium, comprising Wilhelmsen Ship Management Limited, Aktor S.A., Metron S.A. and Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, is to build the LNG import terminal that includes a floating storage regasification unit (FSRU), a jetty for the mooring of the FSRU, jetty borne and onshore pipelines as well as additional facilities. The consortium will now be invited in Cyprus, in order to finalize the process and sign the contracts with ETYFA (Natural Gas Infrastructure Company). Symeon Kassianides, Chairman of Cyprus Natural Gas Public Company (DEFA), commented that, if the procedure goes according to plan, contracts with the preferred bidder will be signed in mid-October 2019. The EUR 300 million project, scheduled for completion in 2021, is co-financed by a grant of 40%, or up to EUR 101 million, from the European Unionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) financing instrument. www.defa.com.cy

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ARCboat Lite launched to lighten the load Picture above: The new ARCboat Lite out on the river

HR Wallingford has introduced the compact new ARCboat Lite to enable safer and more efficient surveys. The ARCboat Lite is a more portable and compact version of HR Wallingford’s award-winning remote-controlled survey vessel, the ARCboat. Weighing only 15 kg and just 1.3 m long, the ARCboat Lite can be carried and deployed by a single person and easily fits inside the boot of a typical family hatchback. It can operate in flows of up to 2.5 m/s, in water as shallow as 22 cm, and it costs less than the larger ARCboat. Both ARCboats are safer than manned vessels as operators can survey from the bank rather than venturing out on to the water. They also minimise disruption to the environment, as they are operated by extremely quiet, zero emission electric motors. “We developed the new ARCboat Lite in partnership with the UK’s Environment Agency,” explains Peter Watchorn, Senior Surveyor at HR Wallingford. “A key driver for us was to ensure that the ARCboat Lite was perfect for our users’ requirements. Feedback from the ARCboat’s international user community also fed into the evolution of the design.” The UK’s Environment Agency will use the ARCboat Lite for its routine hydrometric and bathymetric surveying, primarily in rivers. By measuring the water levels and flow data, it will help mitigate against potential future flooding. The Environment Agency’s Nick Everard, Technical Advisor, Hydrometry, says: “The original ARCboat has helped transform our river discharge measurement and mapping activities, which are critical to our management of water in times of flood and drought and at all points in between. The boat has made this work safer, more efficient and more enjoyable, while also bringing significant improvements to data quality. The new ARCboat Lite will bring all of these benefits to our work on smaller watercourses, while making deployment easier and even allowing single-person operation where safe and practical.” The ARCboat Lite can carry the same broad range of third-party equipment as the ARCboat, so users will be able to seamlessly switch their existing instrumentation between the two vessels without needing additional adaptors or kit. The ARCboat will continue to be developed in parallel with the ARCboat Lite, as the larger version is needed to tackle surveys in faster flowing rivers and in situations where a higher speed vessel is needed. An autonomous control system has recently been added to allow the ARCboat to be preprogrammed with a survey line plan so the operator can concentrate on the quality of the data being collected. HR Wallingford is also integrating a wide angle swath sonar system, which covers a much wider area on each survey line, so surveys can be completed much more quickly. The ARCboat Lite (and ARCboat) are on display this week at the USGS National Water Data Conference in Columbus, Ohio, sharing the Hydrological Services America (HSA) stand (#220 & 222). Peter Watchorn will be on the stand. Further information about ARCboat Lite is available at: http://www.hrwallingford.com/expertise/arc-boat Watch the ARCboat Lite in action at https://youtu.be/DSgZiQ9NRvk

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Damen signs milestone pontoon order with Marc SA Damen Shipyards Group has recently signed a contract for the delivery of a pontoon to Francebased company, Marc SA. The contract is a significant one for Damen, being the 100th order for a pontoon since the company opened its dedicated Pontoons & Barges product department back in 2010. The client, is a leading civil works company in Brittany, located in Brest, Roscoff, Cherbourg and Lorient and serves the urban, rural, road, rail, maritime, industrial and environmental sectors. Marc uses pontoons to carry out its scope of work in the maritime arena, which includes harbour and quayside projects. When Marc was looking to upgrade its pontoon fleet, it approached Damen, as Damen sales manager Alexandre Richerd explains: “We already had an existing relationship with Marc; the company is very active in Brest and their pontoons sometimes visit Damen Shiprepair Brest for works and we have hired their pontoons to assist on projects on occasion. We are very much looking forward to continuing to develop this relationship.” The pontoon will also be used by the Société Cooperatives des Lamaneurs des Ports de BREST et de ROSCOFF, a cooperative society responsible for the berthing, docking and undocking of commercial vessels in the ports of Brest. The region is generally experiencing an increase in civil works projects, combined with the navy and marine renewables activity in the Port of Brest, that has signaled an increase in use of pontoons. Alexandre: “We see relatively high demand for pontoons in France generally at the moment; this is the second order in a very short space of time. We look forward to delivering more in the future.” Damen will deliver the 100th pontoon to Marc in spring 2020. “This is a purpose-built pontoon, which we will deliver to Marc’s requirements. We also build standard Damen pontoons in series for stock, which we are able to deliver in record times.” Damen builds pontoons for stock from 12 – 145 metres. The stock pontoons are built to proven designs and kept at strategic locations to ensure fast delivery. www.damen.com

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Welsh national rugby team visit Damen Antalya On 22 August, Damen Shipyards Antalya had the pleasure of a visit by members of the Welsh national rugby team. The team was invited to the yard by Tom Nevin, chief executive officer of High Speed Transfers Ltd, the crew transfer specialist that is based in Swansea, Wales, when he learned that they were attending a tenday, hot weather training camp near Antalya. Tom invited them to view HST’s third and fourth Fast Crew Supplier 2710s Harri and Euan as a two-way gesture of support ahead of the start of the Rugby World Cup 2019 taking place in Japan from 20 September. The timing was fortunate as Tom and his fellow director Chris Monan were scheduled to be in Antalya for the commissioning of the Harri, and the 14 members of the squad that joined them at the yard were given a tour on board as she lay alongside the dock. They also had the opportunity to see the Euan in build in one of the covered halls. The visit was rounded off with a cruise around Antalya Harbour on a pleasure boat followed by lunch. “It was just too good an opportunity to miss,” says Tom Nevin. “When I heard that they would be in Antalya at the same time that we were commissioning Harri I got in touch with the team management and they were more than happy to give some of their valuable time to support a Welsh company. They even signed a Damen / HST flag for us as a memento of the occasion! As number one in the current world rugby rankings Wales is one of the favourites to win the World Cup and we will be cheering them on all the way!” Coincidentally, Harri is due to be officially handed over to HST on the same day that the World Cup gets underway. Euan is scheduled for launch in mid-October. HST has grown rapidly since it took delivery of its first Damen FCS 2170 in early summer 2018. With an initial focus of supporting the offshore wind sector, the company has since completed a successful three-month evaluation with oil major Shell in the Black Sea. The Sofia demonstrated its ability to offer a low cost, high safety alternative to helicopter transfers and the two companies are now in discussions regarding future projects. www.damen.com www.marineandmaritimegazette.com

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Saab Seaeye has achieved a world first by successfully docking an autonomous vehicle to an Equinor open-standard subsea docking station (SDS) to recharge its batteries and download data. Saab Sabretooth

From the docking station at Sweden’s Lake Vättern. the Sabertooth was sent on various autonomous transits to undertake mock inspection tasks that included returning to the station for recharging and video data download. The operation sought to demonstrate the safety, cost reduction and carbon reduction benefits of the vehicle. Jon Robertson, managing director of Saab Seaeye Ltd, said: “For 30 years we have been in the forefront of developments and it’s brilliant to see a major advance in the future of the industry come to fruition.” The docking station at the demonstration was produced by Blue Logic and includes their inductive power and data connectors. Live video and vehicle control were made possible with Sonardyne’s BlueComm free-space optical modem. Much of the demonstration was run with pre-programmed autonomous route plans. Advanced motion controls via the BlueComm system, enabled operators to move the vehicle from an automatically held position by set amounts using a touchscreen user interface. The mating of a TMT electric torque tool to a valve panel was also performed with control and video relayed via the BlueComm system. Also demonstrated was an underwater simultaneous localisation and mapping (UWSLAM) that allows a pilot to ‘see’ the environment as a 3D map in real time whilst flying around. www.saabseaeye.com

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Saga Subsea land North Sea Link Suldal work for Nexans Saga Subsea was recently awarded the Suldal area site manager role by Nexans Norway for the North Sea Link (NSL) project. North Sea Link project is the new 400MW transmission capacity HVDC cable, between Kvilldal in Rogaland, Norway and Blyth, north of Newcastle, UK. The cable, spanning 720 km, is expected to become operational in 2021. It is a collaboration project between National Grid (UK) and Statnett (Norway). Nexans will undertake the work in Suldal area in 2020, with a proportion of the planning and preparations starting at the end of this year. Saga Subsea with the site manager role have been given the responsibility to lead and coordinate all the local work to be conducted in the Suldal area, on behalf of Nexans Norway. The work will consist of leading the overall work, follow up on local suppliers and see to that planning and start is according to applicable laws and regulations and according to QHSE requirements for the project, the company explained. “We are grateful for the contract awarded to us by Nexans Norway, and appreciate that they value our services and trust us to attend such a project of what is to be the world’s largest subsea cable,” a Saga Subsea spokesperson commented. www.sagasubsea.com

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Sonardyne demonstrates Sentinel diver and UUV tracking at ANTX Underwater maritime security specialist Sonardyne Inc. recently presented its advanced unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) tracking results at the Advanced Naval Technology Exercise (ANTX) last month in Newport, Rhode Island. The event’s attendees were shown the results of recent trials which tested Sonardyne’s Sentinel Intruder Detection Sonar (IDS) against elite US Navy divers and small UUVs. Specifically, the strength of Sentinel IDS’ combined active and passive intruder detection sonar for ship and harbour security, against even the smallest UUVs, were demonstrated. Sentinel is the undisputed leader in the IDS field. Since its introduction, it has been used in critical national infrastructure (CNI), vessel and VIP protection duties around the world. Sentinel IDS detects, tracks and classifies a wide range of threats including divers, swimmer delivery vehicles (SDVs) and UUVs, when approaching a protected asset from any direction. It then alerts security personnel to the threat. ANTX has become a key naval technology collaboration, development and demonstration event in the US calendar, bringing together more than 1,000 naval, academic and industry attendees at the US Naval Undersea Warfare Center’s (NUWC) Narragansett Bay Test Facility (NBTF) in Newport. The NBTF is a test and evaluation facility designed to support research and development work in advanced underwater weapons and weapons systems, weapon launchers, UUVs and oceanographic equipment. Ahead of the event, Sonardyne collaborated with the BAE Systems’ UUV team and navy divers to test its Sentinel IDS system. Dan Zatezalo, Technical Sales Manager, manager - US Maritime and Defense Sonardyne, says, “ANTX is a great event for collaboration. Not only have we had US Navy divers swimming against our Sentinel IDS system, but also BAE Systems put its Riptide vehicle in the water. This let us collect some really good data which we have already used to further improve our Sentinel algorithms for detecting UUVs. “This year’s theme at ANTX is ‘Prepare for Battle: Undersea Security’ and that’s exactly what we offer. We have the tools for navies, defence and security organisations to do just that. With the ability to detect targets at ranges of up to 1,500 m, Sentinel takes reliable, long-range underwater intruder detection to a new level.” www.sonardyne.com

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Subsea Innovation announces contract with TechnipFMC Subsea Innovation Ltd, part of Tekmar Group plc, has announced a contract win with TechnipFMC in Norway, building the company’s market presence in the region. In 2018 Subsea Innovation developed a next-generation seal for their Pipe in Pipe Waterstops. Waterstop Seals provide a solution for isolating a section of flooded annulus in offshore risers or flowlines by preventing water passage to the adjacent Pipe-In-Pipe sections during installation and normal operation. The new design addresses potential challenges experienced with High Frequency Welded (HFW) pipes and seam welded pipes being introduced within the industry as part of cost-saving measures. Subsea Innovation are one of the only suppliers in the world to have successfully tested Waterstop seals with a proven recorded on HFW and seam welded pipes. HFW or seam welded pipes often require localised polishing to improve the sealing ability; whereas Subsea Innovation’s next-generation SIStop® Waterstop Seal eliminates the need for this, sealing on pipes with greater surface defects and impurities. The contract win demonstrates the global demand for the next-generation seal. The product was designed and developed from Subsea Innovation’s head office in Darlington. Dave Thompson, Managing Director of Subsea Innovation, said: "Norway is a major market for us. Winning this project is recognition of the hard work of the team who develop equipment for the world’s most challenging environments for the world’s biggest customers.” Subsea Innovation is a global leader in the design, manufacture and supply of complex engineered equipment and technology used in the offshore energy market. Subsea Innovation Limited are one of Tekmar Group plc’s four primary operating companies; in addition to Tekmar Energy Limited, AgileTek Engineering Limited and Ryder Geotechnical Ltd. Tekmar Group’s vision is to become the partner of choice for the supply and installation support of subsea protection equipment to the global offshore energy markets. www.subsea.co.uk

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Upgraded SWiFT SVP launched by Valeport Valeport’s latest and most popular sound speed profiler, the SWiFT SVP, has now been upgraded to provide enhanced versatility and deployment. An improved depth rating and increased pressure accuracy will become standard on the SWiFT profiler. Following customer feedback, Valeport has introduced this evolution of the SWiFT profiler which is designed with the intention of a seamless workflow at its core, and delivers high accuracy sound velocity, pressure, temperature, salinity and density measurement coupled with the convenience of Bluetooth connectivity, rechargeable battery and an integral GPS module to geo-locate each profile. The improved SWiFT will now operate down to 500m as standard (previous depth rating was 200m), whilst retaining all its popular switching on/off action, LED status indication and Bluetooth communication features. Valeport has also increased the profiler’s pressure accuracy from 0.5% to 0.01% fitting only one 50bar pressure transducer. Constructed from Titanium for unrivalled durability and with a battery endurance of up to a week, the SWiFT SVP is intended for coastal, harbour and inland hydrographic survey use, and offers the highest quality sound velocity profiles in a compact, robust and portable package. Valeport has been leading the way in sound velocity technology for over a decade and the SWiFT incorporates Valeport’s world leading high accuracy sensor technology. As Valeport marketing manager, Guy Frankland, commented, Valeport is committed to pushing the boundaries of marine instrumentation to deliver ultimate accuracy: “The SWiFT is our best, professional and affordable SVP to date and is helping to lead the way in supporting hydrographic surveying. However, our focus is to grow and continually improve our portfolio of innovative instruments and these product enhancements to the SWiFT will increase the versatility and precision of this already well-liked profiler.” www.valeport.co.uk

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Global propulsion designer and manufacturer launch innovative new modular propeller The ‘Clamp on Blade’ propeller (CoB) has been designed by Teignbridge Propellers for use on merchant, commercial, military and leisure applications. It is a completely new modular propeller blade that can be changed underwater on small boats or alongside or at anchor on larger vessels Many vessels will be able to carry spare blades and if required trim by the head to make the propeller accessible and replace the blades using a barge & crane rather than Teignbridge Propellers’ having to use a dry dock. test boat HRV1 This will save time and cost deviating to a suitable dry dock that may be hundreds of miles away and costly. The propeller provides an economic and flexible option for smaller vessels and super yachts. If vessel owners are worried about downtime on charter, it is quite easy for them to carry spare blades and if they sustain any damage, they can change blades, wherever they are in the world. The propeller has been tested at sea on Teignbridge Propellers’ test boat HRV1 and the company already has a number of companies looking to place orders. Initial interest has come from vessel owners with fleets operating in regions where impact damage has occurred due to debris in the rivers and sea areas. The company expects to secure class approvals this year. The unique propeller is manufactured in aluminium bronze and is modular in design. Each blade can be removed and replaced if necessary. Individual parts fit into a standard container and the modular element of the design also means vessel owners only need to carry one or two spare blades, rather than a spare propeller, saving space and cost. Compared to existing bolt on blade designs this is a significant improvement. There is no oil used in the system, the removal and refitting of blades is rapid, but most significantly the propeller boss is much smaller. This equates to increased propeller efficiency, meaning the CoB will out-perform it’s more complicated and costly rivals. The world-wide patent is pending, and the UK patent was confirmed in June this year. The CoB has attracted huge interest with many ship owners requesting additional details with the intention of ordering. The CoB can be retrofitted to any shaft. An additional advantage is that propeller blades can be changed for different vessel operating conditions, such as changing for winter or summer work, changes for different cargo transportation, fast or slow speed operation, free running or towing. The individual components are CNC precision machined for a close tolerance fit. Each blade will also be fully CNC machined ensuring complete accuracy and balance. Spare blades will therefore be a perfect replica of the originals, whenever they are ordered. The blades are held into position with a clamp and super-bolt securing arrangement. Teignbridge have completed FEA and destructive testing on the CoB to ensure that the system is sufficiently robust for the often harsh operating environment. This will provide a more efficient means of vessel propulsion compared to all the other detachable blade propeller designs. There is a video available to view on You Tube showing propeller assembly: https://youtu.be/JWVCD4OtGVA www.teignbridge.co.uk

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Cox Powertrain successful outboard tests with US Navy Cox Powertrain, the British developer and manufacturer of high-powered diesel outboards, has reported the successful completion of the first round of in-field outboard validation tests for its CXO300 diesel outboard by the US Navy. Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA). The testing team were confident following the trial of two CXO300s on a 9m RIB, when the engines achieved a cruise speed of 43 knots at 3,600 rpm. Cox Powertrain’s global sales director, Joel Reid, commented: “NAVSEA’s testers seemed impressed by the smoothness of the engines and the absence of noise and smoke, which is historically associated with diesel engines. We were delighted that the two CXO300s went beyond their target to achieve a cruise speed of 43 knots” The CXO300 diesel outboard offers the ability to meet the demands of NATO’s single-fuel policy, as a safer alternative to gasoline, while also providing exceptional performance and greater range than equivalent 300hp gasoline outboards. With a four-stroke V8 architecture and a package of similar size and weight to a gasoline outboard equivalent, the CXO300 delivers the performance and efficiency of an inboard with the convenience and flexibility of an outboard. The CXO300 offers at least a 25% better range and 100% higher torque than leading 300hp gasoline outboards, enabling the craft to move higher displacement vessels more efficiently, said Cox Powertrain. Production of the CXO300 is now projected to commence later this year. www.coxmarine.com

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Watermota emergency engine support A long standing customer of Devon, UK based Watermota Ltd, who has a number of Doosan engines in their workboats recently required their immediate support. The project required an emergency engine rebuild to minimise vessel downtime. The Doosan L136T was in need of a full overhaul including fuel pump calibration. This testing engine support rebuild project was turned around in just seven days, much to the relief of the owners. Keith Booker, Watermota General Manager, commented, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We received a call from our customer requiring immediate assistant for unscheduled repairs to an engine. The engine was removed, completely overhauled in our workshop, tested, repainted and returned to the customer within seven days. The customer refitted the unit and our service engineers attended the site and carried out sea trials on the vessel.â&#x20AC;? www.watermota.co.uk

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ABB secured its first contract for ABB Ability™ Tekomar XPERT for fleet of 55 vessels with Hamburg based ship manager CPO Containerschiffreederei (CCPO) CCPO offers high quality service to its charter clients and professional ship management for 111 of own and third-party ships. They were an early adopter of the smart engine performance diagnostics software, Tekomar XPERT, during its initial release in 2015. The latest Tekomar XPERT for fleet web application launched in June this year at CIMAC Congress and incorporates all standard features found in the original Tekomar XPERT application with the additional fleet functionality specifically developed to support management decisions. Tekomar XPERT for fleet, features an easy-access web application interface, which provides accurate insight into engine performance from fleet to vessel level through key performance indicators (KPIs) such as engine health, optimization potential and fleet performance benchmarking. These KPIs provide a helicopter view of engine performance across an entire fleet regardless of engine make, type and age. Ships and fleets are listed according to current performance and provide the technical management with an immediate indication on their status. Poor performing vessels are less cost effective and emit more pollutants into the atmosphere than necessary. Tekomar XPERT for fleet, identifies the necessary adjustments required to reach optimum engine performance and efficiency at a fleet wide level, creating both fuel and emissions savings. “We are always looking to adopt the latest technological advances to minimize our environmental footprint; this is a key driver for us when procuring services and products,” said Christoph Gessner, Managing Director, CCPO “With Tekomar XPERT for fleet, through optimizing our engine health, we can minimize costs and the environmental footprint, and in return we can pass on these benefits to our customers.” Beat Güttinger, Head of Tekomar, ABB Turbocharging said: “We are continuously looking to improve our offerings to more advanced solutions and supporting our customers to differentiate themselves in the market. Our long-standing positive relationship with CCPO, being an early adopter of our latest web application on CCPO’s entire fleet, demonstrates their confidence in ABB’s ability to deliver innovative solutions to the market.” Tekomar XPERT for fleet solution for CCPO was delivered in July 2019 and includes additional e-learning, fleet administration and multiple access levels functionality. Tekomar XPERT for fleet enhances the proven Tekomar XPERT desktop application with its unique diagnostics and advisory on engine performance and allows companywide engine performance assessment with controlled and consolidated analysis across a fleet. It facilitates the benchmarking and ranking of engines, vessels and fleets and the user-friendly dashboard can be customized according to role. Tekomar XPERT can be used with any diesel or gas engine, irrespective of manufacturer, type, age or size. There is no hardware to install and the application can be dropped into the shipping company’s normal IT system. It is subscription-based solution. More than 1,500 vessels have been equipped with the software to date. www.abb.com

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ChesterBoat fits three JCB engines ChesterBoat has fitted three new JCB engines to its flotilla of leisure cruisers. The engines - supplied by JCB mariniser Mermaid Marine - have been installed on The Lady Diana, The Mark Twain and The Jackie and were chosen by ChesterBoat MD Brian Clarke primarily due to the fact that they are British built. “They were a good solution to what we were looking for,” said Brian. “We explored other possibilities but JCB ticked all the boxes. “They’re very high performance; we’re getting better fuel consumption and the great thing is that we have the same power output as the old engines but have gone from six cylinder to four cylinder engines which has given us more space.”

LOW EMISSIONS He added: “We were also looking at the environmental considerations. The engines have lower emissions and are quieter than the previous engines.” And Brian also explained that the decision to buy British played a big part as he felt the quality of the finish and standards met those of ChesterBoat. The engines also represent good value for both the business and passengers. The engines have been checked and approved as part of an annual survey undertaken by the MCA. The survey involved the checking of all paperwork to include service records, training manuals, drills and fault reporting systems, accident procedures and passenger handling procedures.

TOURIST BOATS The surveyors also inspected all the machinery, steering and safety equipment including the inflatable life rafts, emergency lighting and the means to recover a man overboard. ChesterBoat operates tourist boats on the River Dee, Chester, offering day time tourist trips and evening charters. Mermaid Marine supplied three x J444TA engines (93kW/125hp @ 2200rpm), two of which were supplied with PRM 750D2 (2:1) gearboxes. In addition, ChesterBoat bought a spare parts package to include a complete spare engine. “We can’t afford any downtime, reliability is a massive issue,” said Brian. “We’ve given the engines a good test and we’ve had no problems.” www.mermaid-marine.co.uk www.marineandmaritimegazette.com

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Orbital Marine 2MW Tidal Turbine A new multi million pound contract has been signed for the construction of the world’s most powerful tidal turbine. Orbital Marine Power Ltd has awarded the main manufacturing contract for the company’s first commercial O2 tidal turbine to the TEXO Group which will carry out the work at its quayside facilities in Dundee. The multi-million-pound contract marks the start of major construction for the company’s new tidal turbine, the O2, which builds on the hugely successful 2MW SR2000 turbine which generated over 3GWh in its first year of testing at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland. The O2, capable of generating over 2MW from tidal stream resources, will become the world’s most powerful tidal turbine when it enters operation later next year (2020) as part of a long term project at EMEC and features several innovations focused on further reducing the cost of energy from the company’s disruptive technology. Andrew Scott, Orbital’s Chief Executive Officer, said: “This is a flagship engineering project for the emerging tidal sector and we are delighted to be working with TEXO Group to showcase the very capable supply chain we are fortunate to have around us in Scotland and the wider UK.” “The results that we achieved with the SR2000 over the past two years are a convincing validation of our low-cost approach to generating clean, predictable power from tidal stream energy. The Orbital team are really excited to be building on that success with the O2 which we are confident will further reduce costs and cement our position at the forefront of this exciting new renewable sector.” Robert Dalziel, Managing Director, TEXO Group, said: ”We are proud and privileged to be awarded this prestigious contract. The O2 is a pioneering project that will transform the future of tidal energy on a global scale and will be a showcase for the very best in Scottish engineering.” Robert added: “Our team has a wealth of experience in marine engineering with particular expertise in offshore oil and gas - this project enables us to showcase our vast capabilities for the offshore renewables sector.” www.orbitalmarine.com www.marineandmaritimegazette.com

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Minesto resumes DG500 kite system testing Minesto, the marine energy developer, has resumed testing of its commercial-scale DG500 kite system at the company’s Holyhead Deep site off North Wales. “We are very pleased to be back in the water with the DG500 kite system, and we are looking forward to the continued testing operations. The team has made a great effort in upgrading the systems over winter and has executed the installation activities in an efficient and safe manner”, commented Minesto’s Chief Operating Officer David Collier. Following the recent re-installation of some of the offshore site infrastructure in the Holyhead Deep, the DG500 kite system was towed to site where the kite was re-connected to the seabed foundation. The operations this year build on last year’s commissioning program, especially looking at long-term operations. This will be used for optimisation and cost reduction of Minesto’s unique Deep Green technology. Bernt Erik Westre, Chief Technology Officer at Minesto commented: “It was great to see the upgraded DG500 start up and fly right away, as the current system is different from last year’s version in several key areas. The new method of installing the kite by towing and connecting it to the infrastructure at the foundation rather than on the surface worked really well. By eliminating offshore kite lifts, we have expanded our operational ability and capacity, while lowering the total cost level at the same time.” Minesto’s marine energy technology called Deep Green consists of a subsea kite carrying a turbine. The kite flies across the underwater current, significantly enhancing the water flow speed through the turbine. This makes Minesto’s product commercially viable in globally extensive sea areas where no other known, verified technologies can operate cost effectively. www.minesto.com

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Vattenfall turbine transport Vattenfall Group has signed a contract for the transport and installation of 72 8.4MW Siemens Wind Turbine Generators (WTG) for its Kriegers Flak Offshore Wind Farm in Denmark. “We are proud to have been awarded an offshore WTG installation project of this magnitude”, said Philippe Hutse, Offshore Director at Jan De Nul Group, the Luxembourg contractor that secured the contract. “It confirms that Jan De Nul is a trustworthy experienced partner in installing large wind farms at sea. Our investments in knowhow and equipment for offshore installation works bear fruit”. The Kriegers Flak OWF is located in the Baltic Sea in water depths varying between 15 and 30 metres, at 15 kilometres from shore. In 2017-18, Jan De Nul Group already built, towed and installed two large Gravity Based Foundations for the Offshore High Voltage stations of the Kriegers Flak OWF. The installation works should start at the beginning of 2021 and should be completed in around four months. https://group.vattenfall.com/ https://www.jandenul.com/en

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Wison Offshore & Marine (WOM) has announced an innovative new technology, Buoyant Tower Wind (BT Wind), to meet the growing demand of the new generation cost-effective deepwater offshore wind farm development. Worldwide the total wind capacity is expected to more than double between today and 2027, with global additions averaging 65 gigawatts per year. With the rapid maturing of shallow-water wind farms, the renewable energy industry demands for cost-effective deep-water wind technologies. For years, WOM has been investing in the development of deep-water wind technology. One major initiative of WOM is BT Wind, a patent technology that uses a truss buoyant tower for supporting a large wind turbine. This concept stems from Wison’s proprietary Buoyant Tower technology, which has been successfully applied to offshore oil and gas project for more than 6 years and has demonstrated excellent performance in both stability and motion. As offshore wind industry moves into deeper water, larger installation vessels are needed, and the associated installation costs have become a major concern. WOM’s BT Wind technology has made it possible to self-elevate a wind turbine offshore. Eliminating the need of high-spec installation vessels, BT Wind achieves the goal of minimizing costs in all phases of a wind farm project, from construction to installation. “BT Wind is another testimony of Wison’s unwavering determination to provide reliable and costcompetitive solutions. We are very confident that BT Wind technology is well suited for the next generation offshore wind projects, many of which will be in water depth greater than 100m.” commented by Dr. Weimin Chen, General Manager of WOM’s Engineering Centre. www.wison.com www.marineandmaritimegazette.com

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