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Royal IHC (IHC) is focussed on the continuous development of design and construction activities for the specialist maritime sector. It is the global market leader for efficient dredging and mining vessels and equipment, and a reliable supplier of custom-built ships and supplies for offshore construction. IHC has in-house expertise for engineering and manufacturing innovative vessels and advanced equipment, as well as providing life-cycle support. This integrated systematic approach has helped to develop optimum product performance and long-term business partnerships. Technological innovation will remain the company’s underlying strength through its continuous investment in research and development.

Prime Movers FUTURE-FOCUSSED FERRIES

JUMBO CSD ROYAL IHC TICKS ALL BOXES

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Power Play I ALWAYS LIKE PUTTING THE POST-SMM ISSUE OF SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY TOGETHER. AFTER A WEEK IN HAMBURG, OUR EDITORIAL TEAM returns to the office raring to go with their notebooks bulging with interviews and industry updates. They relish the challenge of fitting it all into one magazine.

Not surprisingly, one aspect this issue focuses on is Germany. We bring you an update on the German shipbuilding industry as well as highlighting some individual subjects of interest. Turn to pg 10 to read about one particular yard’s move into the offshore vessel market.

This issue is also inspired by power generation – looking at the latest sustainable ferry power generation solutions and news from key engine producers. It’s not all about power though, with the dredging industry also sharing centre stage. With dredging literally shaping the world in which we live, we sent one of our editors to Royal IHC for an exclusive interview and tour of their newest jumbo cutter suction dredger that will soon commence operations in the Middle East.

ShipBuilding Industry’s owners Yellow & Finch Publishers organised the 4th annual charity Maritime Golf Event last month. More than 100 professionals from the maritime industry helped raise over EUR 13,000 for KiKa – the Cancer-Free Children Foundation. You can read more about the golf event on pg 59.

On behalf of KiKa, let me take this opportunity to not only thank all those involved but also to invite you to the next event in September 2015. Check out our website for more details.

Last month we also released our 2015 Media Kit. Detailing next year’s editorial programme for all our magazines, the media kit allows you to maximise your marketing opportunities. We’ll be covering some great topics in future issues so feel free to contact me about your story ideas or just to ask how we can help with your media planning.

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10 German Insight – Update from a Recharged Industry 14 Key Moves – FSG’s Transition into the Offshore Market

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18 Al Bahar C/D Huta 12 – Royal IHC Ticks All the Boxes 41 Editor’s Picks – Dredging Technology POWER GENERATION

25 Celebrating 65 Years of Power – Bolier’s Birthday 26 Prime Movers – Four Future-Focussed Ferries

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30 All Cylinders Firing – MAN’s High-Speed Tier III Engine 37 Tug Testing – MTU & Fairplay Trial SCR Genset SHIP REPORT

32 Incat’s Quick Cat – World’s Largest Fast Crew Boat 48 Avalon Illumination – River Cruising at Its Finest

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38 MSC’s Renaissance – Fincantieri Performs Hull Extension 46 Raising Their Game – VDL Klima’s New Production Facility 54 Legal Slipway – The Growing Importance of Legal Experts EVENTS

59 Maritime Charity Golf – Network for a Cause On the Cover REGULARS

1 Publisher’s Note 5 News in Brief 45 Book Review 60 Outfittters Pages 62 Yellow & Finch Pages 64 Word on the Sea www. s h i p b u i l d i n g - i n d ustr y.eu

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Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) in northern Germany demonstrated its shipbuilding versatility this year by constructing three vessels from three sectors (Rolldock Storm for RollDock, the Loch Seaforth for ferry operator CMAL and the Amazon Warrior for WesternGeco). Reflecting the yard’s involvement in the offshore sector, FSG was recently taken over by Siem Industries. Read more on pg 14.

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Dredger Repair at Gibdock The IHC Merwede-built, BV-class trailing suction hopper dredger, Lelystad, recently needed extensive repair works that included steelwork, pipe, mechanical and painting work. Owner Van Oord decided to drydock the 137m vessel at Gibdock.

The yard renewed around 300m2 of internal doubler plates totalling around 15t of steel. The Lelystad’s deck crane also received extensive attention: all four bogies were renewed and its gearbox was overhauled. Hydraulic cylinders operating the bottom doors of the hopper, 12 units in all, were removed and taken ashore for overhauling by the manufacturer. The yard also renewed more than 170m of pipe, including 68m serving a new fuel oil mixing tank.

“This project went very well. Gibdock finished the job on time and were flexible in their work processes,” said Van Oord Ship Management Technical Superintendent Frank Dekeukeleire. “It is also clear that over the past few years they have put a lot of effort into improving their safety regime, and this is good to see because safety is a big priority onboard our ships.”

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NEWS IN BRIEF PrimeServ Clinches Service Deal

Strong Tensile Strength

MAN PrimeServ, MAN Diesel & Turbo’s service division, signed a service framework agreement with DOF ASA, the Norwegian offshore services company. MAN Diesel & Turbo reports that the successful conclusion of the service agreement came about as a result of intensive work carried out by PrimeServ teams in Norway, Holeby (Denmark), Brazil and Augsburg. Mikael Adler, Managing Director of MAN Diesel & Turbo, Norway said: “We are confident that the new framework agreement with DOF will be a great success and that it will form the basis for future agreements with other customers.”

DSR Corp, the Korean shipbuilding and offshore rope maker, recently launched its innovative fibre rope, SuperMax78. The special fibre rope of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) has stronger tensile strength and weighs less than an eighth of steel wire ropes of the same diameter. SuperMax78 is specially designed so that its life span and performance is not affected by a wide range of weather conditions. Recently, DSR was awarded a significant offshore project in Brazil where they provided 3,300t minimum breaking load slings.

Van Oord Orders SRI Vessel

Van Oord has ordered a new subsea rock installation vessel. At its Ningbo yard in China, Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group Shanghai will build the vessel which will be delivered in 2016. The vessel, which has a DP3 system, will be suitable for installation of a wide range of rock sizes through a fall pipe at the side of the vessel.

With a deadweight of 14,000t, a length of 154m and a beam of 28m, the vessel can operate in water depths of more than 600m.

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Hercules-2 Project The Hercules R&D programme to develop large engine technologies, which was initiated in 2004 as a joint vision by Wärtsilä and MAN Diesel & Turbo, is to continue with a new Hercules-2 project, pending approval under the Horizon 2020 EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation.

The Hercules-2 project is aimed at developing a fuel-flexible marine engine that is optimally adaptive to its operating environment. The work will focus on four areas of integrated R&D divided into Work Package Groups (WPG): WPG I – a fuel flexible engine, WPG II – new materials (for engine applications), WPG III – an adaptive power plant for lifetime performance and WPG IV – a near zero emissions engine.

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ROMETAL RECENTLY DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED A COMPLETE BUNKER BOOM FOR INLAND WATERWAY BUNKERING. READ MORE IN OUTFITTERS ON PG 60.

New Machinery for Abraservice

Unique Maritime Cooperation

Abraservice, the European distribution network for wear-resistant steel, has recently renewed its cutting capacity by buying four new plasma cutting machines and one new CNC machining centre. With a 5-axle HD plasma cutting machine in Germany, a HD plasma/oxy torch combination in Belgium and two HD plasma cutting machines in France, Abraservice can provide customers with short delivery times.

Stocks are shared for securing the availability of the widest range of articles.

MARIN (Maritime Research Institute Netherlands) has announced the formal investment of EUR 2 million in a large and fast Bull computer cluster, consisting of 4,000 computational cores. This supercomputer complements MARIN’s extensive model basins, simulators and full-scale monitoring tools.

MARIN wants to use this new facility to strengthen the cooperation with the maritime industry.

Walk-2-Work Speculation Damen has made the final touches to its Walk-2-Work vessel, an innovative design for the offshore support vessel market. Damen also decided to start building the vessel on speculation; this is marked with the start of the basic and consequently detailed engineering. The vessel will support and accommodate turbine maintenance crews at sea. Not only providing on-site work facilities and accommodation for voyages of up to one month, the vessel also comes with a helicopter platform, daughter crafts and has an 80 percent weather operability in the Central North Sea Area.

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NEWS IN BRIEF Get Ready for Europort Europort launched a new corporate image last month. Raymond Siliakus, Exhibition Manager for Europort, comments, “Europort is focussed on supporting maritime and offshore leadership by facilitating the development and distribution of ground-breaking technology, and we feel the new image reflects this goal.” The key themes of Europort in 2015 will hone in on both the opportunities and challenges facing the sector: technology leadership; ship efficiency; new market opportunities, and human capital. To date, over 85 percent of the available stand space has already been reserved and with a total area of 42,000m2, next year’s show will be 5 percent larger than the previous edition.

The Europort organisation recently awarded Y&F Services with the contract to produce the official Europort 2015 catalogue.

The contract draws on the company’s growing portfolio of strategic communication solutions that include customised press releases, brochures, newsletters and periodicals for the maritime industry. Y&F Services is part of Yellow & Finch Publishers, the maritime publishing house responsible for ShipBuilding Industry, Offshore Industry, Port Industry, SuperYacht Industry and the Maritime Services Directory.

DBR Completes Major Order

DBR has delivered the last units of a substantial order totalling 42 marine generator sets for Damen Shipyards Gorinchem. The generator sets will be installed on 14 ASD tugs that Damen is building at its Galaţi yard in Romania for a project in the Middle East. DBR performed the design and engineering work for the whole contract. “The generator sets are executed with double bearing generators and are started by compressed air,” explains DBR Managing Director Herwin Roodenburg. “The design characteristics will allow the tugs to operate effectively in harsh environmental conditions where ambient working temperatures can reach 65°C.”

Specialised DP2 Support Timblo Drydocks, part of the Panduranga Timblo Group, has delivered a specialised DP2 offshore construction support vessel built at its Goa shipbuilding facility, to clients of MarinOIL. Timblo Hull Y133, suitable for air diving, ROV support, accommodation and project roles, was handed over to its owner on the west coast of India on 20 August. Designed for shallow water subsea operations, equipped with a 30t crane and able to accommodate 75 personnel, the vessel features a moon pool for launch and recovery of ROVs and other equipment.

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Oasis at Keppel

Keppel Verolme completed maintenance and refurbishment works on the world’s largest cruise ship, the 362m Oasis of the Seas. The vessel was dry-docked to undergo modifications to its three azipod main propulsion units and four bow thruster propellers. In addition, two fin stabilisers were serviced and all 18 lifeboats were inspected.

The underwater part of the vessel was cleaned and coated with a painting system to improve the vessel’s operating as well as fuel efficiency. The most challenging scope was the replacement of one of the main engines – achieved by cutting a hole in the ship’s double bottom and lifting the 130t engine into the ship.

Environmentally Friendly Shore Power Havyard Ship Technology has replaced its diesel generators with power from shore during the building periods. The move will produce financial as well as environmental gains. The shoreside power system will reduce the noise load on the yard’s neighbours and it will also reduce the number of crew needed to tend the machinery, which will in turn reduce overtime costs. Havyard started using the shoreside power system in June, during the startup period for new build hull number 120.

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INSIGHT A LOOK AT THE GERMAN SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY

THE GERMAN SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY HAS TAKEN MORE HEADLINES THAN USUAL THIS YEAR – COVERING NOTABLE MERGERS AND TAKEOVERS SUCH AS SIEM INDUSTRIES ACQUIRING FSG, NORDIC YARDS TAKING OVER VOLKSWERFT STRALSUND AND MEYER WERFT TEAMING UP with STX Finland. There have been some prominent complex specials constructed too – Lloyd Werft is close to completing Ceona Amazon whilst FSG’s Amazon Warrior and Pella Sietas’ Aeolus are already in service proving their worth. To round up the year, Editor Tom Scott put his ear to the ground during his visit to Hamburg’s SMM to learn more about Germany’s shipbuilding industry.

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ermany is rich in know-how covering the entire shipbuilding and ocean technologies. The supply chain of the country’s maritime industry not only consists of shipyards and OEMs but also a broad array of design and engineering services. With a shipbuilding industry consisting of 2,800 companies bringing in an annual yield of around EUR 18 billion and providing 80,000 highly skilled jobs, Germany is therefore well positioned to benefit from the vast growth potential of the global maritime economy. In the wake of the global financial crisis, many German maritime companies have had to streamline their product portfolios and diversify into new market segments. “Leaving this demanding restructuring process behind, the industry is once again sailing in calmer waters and is able to take advantage of future growth potential,” says German Shipbuilding and Ocean Industries Association (VSM) Chairman Harald Fassmer (also Fassmer Shipyard CEO).

Politicians On Side

Political factors continue to influence the global competitive landscape significantly. For many national governments, strong engagement to support an industry of such strategic importance is a matter of course.

“We aim [for] a similar maritime awareness in Germany, in order for the country to make use of its enormous maritime know-how and expertise generating prosperity and employment for generations to come,” continues Mr Fassmer.

VSM has therefore welcomed the new German Federal Government’s coalition agreement, which repeatedly makes reference to the shipbuilding and ocean technology sectors, emphasising its role as a strategic industry.

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Lloyd Werft floated the 199m Ceona Amazon last month. The deepwater field development vessel is expected to enter service early next year.

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Industry Uwe Beckmeyer took the matter further when speaking recently at SMM in Hamburg. He stressed the importance of the maritime sector as an innovation driver and praised its willingness to embrace high technology.

Taking issue with the political environment, he emphasised: “We need a clear, internationally harmonised regulatory framework to support government backing for ship financing.” He encouraged the shipbuilding and offshore supply industries to make every effort to boost their competitiveness and reinforce their strong position in the global marketplace by maintaining their technology leadership.

Mr Beckmeyer also mentioned the German ‘National Master Plan for Maritime Technologies’ – a platform joining politics, science, the industry and the German state governments to form a supportive network. He left no doubts regarding the objectives of this initiative: “We want to maximise the potential of maritime technologies to help German companies grow their market share.”

Key Voices

SMM also presented the opportunity for other key members of the German shipbuilding industry to air their views. VSM General Managing Director Dr Reinhard Lüken said the exhibits of German shipbuilding and maritime technology companies were indicative of the exceptional competence of Germany’s maritime industry “with a host of innovative products demonstrating the high level of the technological development work done by this industry.”

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exhibitors from all around the world and 50,000 industry visitors, SMM demonstrated once again what it means to be the leading international trade fair of the maritime industry. As host country, Germany certainly did not sit quietly in the wings in Hamburg last month.

“German shipowners and operators are a key target group of this fair,” said CEO of the German Shipowners Association Ralf Nagel. “With billions invested in state-of-the-art technology for both new builds and ships in service they have made Germany the world’s third largest shipping nation.

This benefits German suppliers and developers in particular.”

From Hamburg’s Department of Economics, Transport and Innovation, Senator Frank Horch emphasised the city’s resolve to step up its efforts in support of the shipbuilding industry: “Our city owes so much to the shipping industry.

It goes without saying that Hamburg will continue to invest in the shipbuilding sector.” i. www.reederverband.de i. www.vsm.de i. www.smm-hamburg.com

In August, Meyer Werft floated out the Quantum of the Seas – the third largest cruise ship in the world – for thruster and stabiliser tests in the North Sea. Meanwhile, Meyer laid the keel for the third Quantum class ship for Royal Caribbean International, to be named Ovation of the Seas.

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German Shipowners Association CEO Ralf Nagel

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FSG’S TRANSITION INTO SHIPBUILDING FOR THE OFFSHORE MARKET

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Moves GERMAN SHIPYARD FLENSBURGER SCHIFFBAU-GESELLSCHAFT (FSG) HAS MADE A NAME FOR ITSELF OVER THE YEARS AS A LEADING PLAYER IN RORO AND ROPAX SHIP CONSTRUCTION. IT WAS THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS, ALONG WITH A SAGGING DEMAND FOR CHARTER TONNAGE THAT PROMPTED the yard to enter the offshore market. Major orders soon followed from WesternGeco, RollDock and Siem Offshore. The latter is most notable for making the uncommon transition from client to owner as Siem Industries began the acquisition process of FSG last month. ShipBuilding Industry’s Tom Scott rounds

FSG Managing Director Peter Sierk

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SG has designed, built and sold more than 760 ships in the last 143 years. For the last 14 of those years it has excelled in RoRo construction, cementing its global role recently with an order for the fabrication of the world’s first LNG-powered RoRo ferry from Australian shipping company SeaRoad.

This contract also represents FSG’s first Australian order. More recently, the yard has turned its sights on the promising offshore market and has succeeded in booking international orders for heavy load transport ships, seismic research ships and well intervention vessels. Making the most impact are major orders for two seismic

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vessels from WesternGeco, two vessels for Dutch operator RollDock and another two for Siem Offshore.

Go Anywhere

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FSG secured its position as a major offshore vessel constructor with the delivery of the Amazon Warrior to WesternGeco in June.

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propulsion system developed exclusively for seismic operations using a proprietary design provided by owner WesternGeco. As far as efficiency, safety, reliability and durability are concerned, the vessel meets the highest of demands and supports secure operation anywhere it operates, including Polar Regions, even in the most inhospitable weather conditions. FSG reports that WesternGeco is extremely satisfied with its new seismic research vessel – describing it as “the best ship in our fleet”. According to the yard, the ship’s captain had also spoken of the vessel’s extraordinary overall performance. www. s h i p b u i l d i n g - i n d ustr y.eu

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Streaming Research

June also witnessed FSG launching the Amazon Warrior’s sister ship – the Amazon Conqueror. Both new builds are special offshore seismic ships for WesternGeco and will search for oil and gas reserves below the seabed. At 127m long and 28m broad, the two sister ships are the biggest in WesternGeco’s fleet.

Ships of this type spend months, even years, at sea without a break – explaining why WesternGeco places so much value on accommodation and onboard working areas. The interior of each ship covers about 7,000m2 and there is room for 76 single

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cabins, leisure and community areas. Each ship has a large computer centre from where data from the ship’s geological investigations, taken by different types of cable streamers, are evaluated.

Enter Siem

FSG’s portfolio of offshore references continues with the order for two identical well-intervention vessels for Norway-based Siem Offshore. The WIVs, based on Salt Ship Design’s 307 WIV design, will have a length of 158.65m and a maximum service speed of 17 knots and accommodation for 150 persons. The two vessels will be owned

by Siem Offshore and chartered by offshore service provider Helix Energy Solutions Group off the Brazilian coast for Petrobras.

FSG will deliver the two vessels in February and June 2016 respectively. MacGregor is an important subcontractor – securing a contract from FSG to supply the vessels’ remotely operated vehicle (ROV) access doors and hatches. Likewise Kongsberg Maritime, who will provide integrated vessel control systems for both vessels – covering all key navigation, positioning and automation technology.

WesternGeco’s 127m Amazon Warrior, the 116m Loch Seaforth for CMAL and the 151m RollDock Storm close to completion at FSG earlier this year.

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FSG is enhancing its offshore portfolio by building two well-intervention vessels for Siem Offshore and charterer Helix Energy Solutions.

From Client to Owner

FSG’s relationship with Siem Offshore evolved into something new last month as parent company Siem Industries announced that it was making the transition from client to owner by taking over the yard. Siem Industries is a globally operating corporation with diversified industrial interests – the Siem Group of companies operates 145 vessels.

With the take-over, the yard’s two Managing Directors, Peter Sierk and Frank Bywater, expect FSG to become further established and hold a stronger position on the offshore market: “Siem Industries is a successful, globally expanding and financially strong family-owned enterprise. It allows us – the Flensburger Shipyard – to continue our successful developments in the global offshore market.”

Messrs Sierk and Bywater see the acquisition as a necessary development and a step in the right direction. “We are very glad about the new perspectives that open up as a consequence of this decision. We welcome Siem Industries on board: This time not as a client but as the new and

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rightful owner of the FSG. This means a great chance for all of us – the shipyard and its employees.” The two men have played major roles in getting the yard to where it stands today. Mr Sierk has been Managing Director of FSG for 9 years and was its head of finance for nine 9 before that. As head of planning between 1992 and 2005, Mr Bywater substantially shaped the way in which FSG operates today.

The new owners are coming in to a yard

with a healthy order book – in addition to the orders for SeaRoad, WesternGeco and Siem Offshore, FSG is also building a RoPax Ferry for Scotland-based CMAL. All in all, the yard will be operating at full capacity until Q3 2016. i. www.fsg-ship.de i. www.siemindustries.com

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Al Bahar

SPECS Builder Royal IHC, the Netherlands Length o.a.

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JOINING THE RANKS OF GLOBAL DREDGING MAJORS, SAUDI ARABIA-BASED HUTA MARINE WORKS TOOK THE DECISION TO BOLSTER ITS FLEET WITH ITS FIRST JUMBO CSD. UNSURPRISINGLY, THEY TURNED TO THE STRONG TRACK RECORD OF THE NETHERLANDS-BASED ROYAL IHC. HOWEVER, THEY CAME WITH A SET OF specifications that pushed Royal IHC to design and engineer an incredibly compact and well thought-out CSD ready to tackle the challenging climate and bedrock of the Middle East. ShipBuilding Industry’s Tom Scott went on board for an exclusive tour with Sven Bakker, Royal IHC Project Manager Division Dredging.

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resh from successful sea trials in Dutch coastal waters, where the vessel’s robustness was proven in a 48-hour endurance test, Saudi Arabia-based Huta Marine Works’ new self propelled CSD, Al Bahar C/D Huta 12, is getting ready to leave its construction yard. All the major work has been completed and Royal IHC’s dockside crane is now the busiest component – in constant motion loading pallets of spare parts. “Our contract also states we have to perform a 72-hour dredging test in Saudi Arabia,” says Mr Bakker. “Conditions will be different there – the substrate is rock and the temperatures are much higher.”

cutter needs to be cooled. We achieved this by installing a water jet system to cool the cutting surface.” The choice to dry cut also has implications on the propulsion system – Huta Marine Works chose to have the two 1,590kW ZF Marine azimuth thrusters placed at the stern, away from potential damage caused by the cutting process.

Huta Marine Works’ view of efficient working practices is also illustrated by using duplex filters at numerous locations on board so that filters can be changed without ceasing operations.

Long Lifespan

Another customer-specific request was to increase the total installed power mainly provided by twin MAN engines from the Royal IHC has previous experience building original specifications to 23,545kW without for Huta Marine Works with the delivery of making subsequent the Al Sakab, a stationary CSD. “The – SVEN BAKKER, ROYAL IHC PROJECT changes to the generators. biggest impact on the MANAGER DIVISION DREDGING – Consequently, the main design was the fact that engines don’t need to the Al Bahar is selfrun at maximum propelled,” continues capacity, which will Mr Bakker. “It is a very lengthen the lifespan of manoeuvrable vessel the motors as well as capable of 9 knots. The reducing engine noise two azimuth thrusters The dredging on board. Heinen & make it especially automation and Hopman supplied the versatile.”

HVAC system on board, Further design ship’s automation is further improving implications come from completely integrated. conditions for the the specific customer demands and how they 40 crew accommodated plan to use the vessel. Huta Marine Works in two separate areas. operates mainly in the Middle East – an environment posing very different Gravity Assist challenges to a dredging company operating The Al Bahar can dredge at depths of 28m. out of Europe, for instance. The The vessel is held in position during dredging combination of high operating by two spuds – the main spud and the temperatures, high water temperatures and auxillary spud – used to ‘walk’ the vessel hard bedrock all raise design issues. forward during dredging. “The spuds can be lifted and tilted so they can be stored horizontally on board during sailing,” informs Local Knowledge Mr Bakker. Winches pulling on two Stevshark During the early stages of the build, Huta anchors handled by two gravity-assisted Marine Works appointed a project team, anchor booms manoeuvre the vessel and which yielded numerous design thus the cutting tool. The vessel is equipped specifications. For example, as well as with three dredging pumps – one submerged standard submerged dredging, Huta Marine on the ladder with a 2,200kW capacity and Works will also use the Al Bahar for dry two onboard, each with a capacity of cutting. “This involves lifting the cutting 4,200kW. From the pumps, the dredged ladder out of the water to cut into walls sediment passes to the stern for discharge until they collapse,” explains Mr Bakker. via a swivel bend onto a floating pipeline.

“The consequences of this are that the

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Al Bahar’s two tiltable spuds ‘walk’ the vessel forward during dredging.

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Uniform Parts

Continuing with the idea of self-sufficiency, the Al Bahar’s extensive fuel tanks give it the capability to act as a fuel-bunkering vessel for its support vessels. The amount of diesel transferred can be measured and the refuelled vessels are allowed more time at the dredge site.

As the very essence of the dredging process consists of constant degradation of parts and equipment, effective maintenance is vital. “Dredgers have to be able to carry out their own maintenance and so a dredger always has extensive storerooms with spare parts,” stresses Mr Bakker. “And we have delivered a lot of spare parts for this vessel.”

To maximise the efficiency of spare part storage, all three of the Al Bahar’s dredging pumps – with a total pumping capacity of 10,600kW – use the same components.

An assured supply of fresh water is a must when working in the Middle East. Therefore, the Al Bahar is equipped with both fresh water tanks and water makers.

Telescopic Radar

Because the Al Bahar is a self-propelled vessel, the design had to take into account the need for safe navigation: “Radar images should ideally be free from obstructions and we had to look at the lines of sight from the

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wheelhouse,” explains Mr Bakker. “We achieved this by raising the wheelhouse and lowering the ladder gantry.” This, in turn, set up a number of further design challenges: the travelling deck crane needed to be raised to be able to pass over the wheelhouse and, to keep it out of the way of the crane, the design of the radar mast also needed a rethink. “We placed the radar on a telescopic mast. It can be lowered during dredging operations and raised and secured during sailing.”

The subject of having one travelling deck crane instead of, for example, two or three fixed cranes also has its pros and cons.

Perhaps most obviously, installing one travelling crane is indeed cheaper than installing more. In addition to that, the vessel’s Buitendijk crane can roll the whole length of the deck offering great flexibility.

With its 30t @ 21m capacity, it is clearly capable of performing its task effectively.

However, a travelling crane needs rails on which to roll and this imposes restrictions on deck layout.

Drives & Automation

Royal IHC’s scope of work also includes supplying maintenance software and a diverse range of training programmes ranging from equipment, staff and

The twin MAN engines produce almost 24,000kW installed power.

on-the-job training the latter aimed specifically at Huta Marine Works’ dredge masters. For the first time, Royal IHC’s Drives & Automation has installed both electrical and automation installations. “The dredging automation and ship’s automation is completely integrated,” says Mr Bakker.

With numerous other Royal IHC units involved, Huta Marine Works’ new vessel is clearly an example of how the company has efficiently cooperated. “We have delivered a powerful vessel within the right dimensions at the right budget.” i. www.ihcmerwede.com i. www.hutamarine.com

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Pon Holdings CEO Janus Smalbraak (left) congratulates Bolier’s Managing Director Christina Rehse and Service & Operations Director Ad Kranendonk.

BOLIER’S BIRTHDAY

Celebrating

65 YEARS OF POWER BOLIER HAS A LONG HISTORY IN THE NETHERLANDS, BUILDING ITS FIRST MAK ENGINE BACK IN 1955. TODAY, IN ITS ROLE OF OFFICIAL SERVICE EXCELLENCE Center for Caterpillar and MaK products, the company is still offering high quality solutions based on this extensive experience. Last month, it was time to celebrate as Bolier reached its 65th anniversary.

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n 4 September Bolier’s birthday celebrations were held in conjunction with the inauguration of the company’s new building that was officially opened by Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Pon Holdings, Fanja Pon. In her speech she looked back on the advances in the maritime industry and particularly at the developments within Bolier – a company that has grown to be MaK’s largest sales and service company in Europe.

Looking to LNG

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applications such as low emission engines.

By developing dual fuel engines, Bolier/MaK is responding to the increased demand for operating with LNG.

Golden Age

Bolier also hosted a seminar on the development of natural gas engines during which Caterpillar Director of Gas Engine Strategy Joel Feucht stated that ‘the golden age of gas’ had dawned because it offered more environmental benefits, as well as being economically advantageous. LNG is considered to be one of the most important solutions for the emission problem and is something that Caterpillar has invested extensively in. In addition, he suggested that the best strategy and the key to success was to work together in a broad context, i.e. with parties such as Pon, Bolier and Caterpillar/MaK along with customers, suppliers, shipping companies, designers and shipyards.

Instead of bringing the customary presents to such an event, Bolier requested that guests make a donation to Make-a-Wish Nederland: a charitable organisation that fulfils the wishes of children between 3 and 18 years of age who are suffering from a life-threatening illness. i. www.bolier.nl S BI 2014 | Vo l u me 8 | I s s u e 5 | 2 5

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FOUR FUTURE-FOCUSSED FERRIES

Prime Movers WHEN TRANSPORTING LOADS THAT CAN INCLUDE 1,750 PASSENGERS AND 350 VEHICLES, A FERRY OPERATOR MUST BE ABLE TO COUNT ON A RELIABLE AND SUFFICIENT POWER SOURCE. ADD STRENGTHENED ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS AND THE CORRESPONDING NEED TO go green to the equation and the industry has come up with some impressive and innovative results.

ShipBuilding Industry’s Tom Scott looks at four current ferry projects from around the world. Whether using 100 percent battery power like the vessel recently voted ‘Ship of the Year’ or dynamic gas blending to enhance fuel flexibility, all four demonstrate one or more sustainable technologies. Even solar panels are making an entrance.

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Fast Olympians

With the aim of meeting increasing transport demands during the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Caterpillar is providing fourteen Cat 3512 generator sets and fourteen Cat 9 generator sets, providing prime and auxiliary power to seven new build fast ferries.

One of the ferries will be equipped with Caterpillar’s new marine dual fuel solution and powered by compressed natural gas (CNG) – representing the company’s first order for Cat 3512C marine generator sets with dynamic gas blending (DGB). “The new Cat Marine dual fuel solution leverages the proven durability of the 3500 diesel engine while offering customers enhanced fuel flexibility and power redundancy to run diesel or gas,” notes Jason Spear, Caterpillar

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The ZeroCat 120, recently awarded ‘Ship of the Year’, is the world’s first new build battery-electric car ferry.

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Ideal for high speed applications, the Cat 3512 DGB generator set features a low pressure gas system with an approximately 70 percent maximum gas substitution rate across a wide load range. Afai Southern Shipyards in China is constructing the remaining six ferries with a retrofit option for the DGB.

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German ferry operator Norden-Frisia has once again selected Voith Schneider Propellers (VSP) to propel its new build double-ended ferry after many years using them on its ferry Frisia IV. The new 73.4m ferry, to be built at Cassens Shipyard in north west Germany, will serve the island of Norderney in the German Wadden Sea. With her draft of 1.75m, ideally suited to the region’s shallow waters, the new ferry will be equipped with four type 16R5 EC/100-1 VSPs based on a diesel-electric propulsion concept. Because the water is high in sediments in this area, the VSPs are equipped with special ceramic-coated ring seals to prevent damage caused by suspended sediments.

Voith is also supplying bow tooth couplings connecting engine and VSP, thus eliminating the need for intermediate gearboxes and additional shafts. The drivetrain is therefore more compact and efficient and eliminates considerable noise. The vessel’s eco-friendly design and exhaust gas after-treatment system consisting of an SCR catalyst and particulate filter has assured its Blue Angel eco-label compatible for operation in the Wadden Sea National Park. Furthermore, one VSP will be operated using biodegradable EG 2-150 oil. This represents a field test carried out in close cooperation between the shipping company, Voith and the oil manufacturer and will be used to validate the biodegradable oil prior to granting final approval for its use in future VSPs. The new ferry is expected to enter service in summer 2015.

Flexible Power Generation

Another example of a ferry that will soon be operating in the Wadden Sea (this time in Dutch waters) is the Texelstroom, Dutch ferry operator TESO’s new vessel currently under construction at Spanish yard LaNaval.

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by either low sulphur bio-diesel or CNG to transport up to 1,750 persons and 350 vehicles between the island of Texel and the Dutch mainland. The Texelstroom will also have over 700m2 of solar panels to reduce her dependence on fossil fuels.

What’s more, the ferry’s advanced energy management system will utilise 252 Corvus Energy AT6500 48V lithium ion modules.

The 1.6MWh battery capacity will be used to increase efficiency and for backup power.

This large battery reserve means that the entire ferry can be run on battery power alone in case of emergency. This energy storage system also enables the designers to specify smaller generators, as the batteries can be used to provide short power-up and power-down capabilities.

Sustainable solutions are not limited to onboard technologies: during embarkation, the Texelstroom will be held in postion by Cavotec MoorMaster vacuum pads. The automatic mooring system will save an estimated 173,000l of fuel per year.

Award Winner

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Texelstroom – the company also provided the energy storage system for the ZeroCat 120, recently presented with the ‘Ship of the Year’ award at SMM in Hamburg.

Constructed at the Norwegian Fjellstrand Shipyard, the vessel represents the world’s first newbuild battery-electric car ferry.

Corvus Energy contributed to the innovative ZeroCat 120 ferry with a high power lithium polymer energy storage system integrated with Siemens power electronics. The ZeroCat 120 has a Siemens power management system that contains 224 Corvus Energy AT6500 modules with a total capacity of 1.46MWh. The unique feature of the Siemens system is the fact that a significant portion of the battery capacity resides on shore allowing the vessel’s onboard battery to be replenished even during short turnarounds.

“The energy storage system is split into four parts; two vessel-mounted systems (one each end of the ferry) and two shore power stations (one each end of the route),” explains Corvus Energy Vice President Business Development Sean Puchalski. “This facilitates rapid recharging of the vesselmounted battery at either end of the voyage

Ferry operator Norden-Frisia has once again chosen VSPs to propel its new double-ended ferry.

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and reduces the need for expensive upgrades to grid infrastructure near the port.” The battery’s low impedance and advanced active cooling system, combined with Siemens’ high power charging equipment, facilitates rapid battery-tobattery power transmission.

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MAN DIESEL & TURBO UNVEIL HIGH-SPEED TIER III COMPLIANT ENGINE

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MAN DIESEL & TURBO HAVE RECENTLY UNVEILED THE FIRST 12-CYLINDER VERSION OF THE MAN12V127D HIGH-SPEED ENGINE. DEVELOPED EXCLUSIVELY FOR the maritime industries, the 12-cylinder version is part of a product initiative aimed at giving clients every power requirement, from high to low speed, and to meeting forthcoming IMO Tier III targets.

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The new engine will be offered with an output spectrum from 1,500 to 2,200kW and will be available to the first pilot customers in 2015.

Shipping in Mind

The 12-cylinder version of the MAN 175D was first showcased at the SMM exhibition in Hamburg recently. MAN have designed it with the needs of commercial shipping in mind. It is optimised for propelling ferries, offshore supply vessels, tugs and working vessels.

Additional specialist models cater for the requirements of the superyacht and marine application market segments.

Efficient Powerhouse

“The MAN 175D is compact, reliable and efficient – properties that are of essential importance for use on working vessels to allow safe manoeuvrability in the most challenging and roughest weather conditions,” says Dr Matthias Schlipf, the Project Lead responsible for the MAN 175D. “The business case behind it also has to be right for the customer. And this is where the engine sets standards in more than just fuel consumption. Our aspiration is to make the MAN 175D the overall most efficient engine throughout its lifetime.”

Thomas Seidl, Head of Product Line HighSpeed at MAN Diesel & Turbo sums up the engine’s design concept, pointing to userfriendliness as well as efficiency. “Simple commissioning, simple operation, simple

maintenance. Its compact dimensions and low weight make the MAN 175D an efficient powerhouse.”

Tried & Tested

The engine has also been designed to be as eco-friendly as possible. Its compact and modular exhaust gas aftertreatment system uses the SCR method and is based on the MAN Ad Blue technology that has already undergone thousands of hours of testing.

As a result of this, the engine will meet all the requirements of the IMO Tier III from the moment it arrives on the market next year.

Global Service

MAN report that customer focus was at the heart of their development process. Florian Keller, who has responsibility for the business development and market launch of the MAN 175D, says, “Time and again, we were asked to develop a high-speed engine with a true ‘MAN character’, i.e. a highspeed engine that works as reliable as a medium speed engine and which has been tailor made for maritime use. Throughout the development stage, we spoke to a number of customers across the whole world to get a detailed picture of their expectations and professional requirements.

This feedback has been pumped directly into the development process.”

Customers also have the benefit of MAN’s service concept for the MAN 175D engine.

The company says that this is based on their ‘one-face-to-the-customer’ strategy.

Customers can access MAN PrimeServ service networks with over 120 locations worldwide, with service points in all major ports. i. www.mandieselturbo.com

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INCAT BUILD WORLD’S LARGEST FCB FOR CASPIAN MARINE SERVICES

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A 70M FAST CREW BOAT (FCB) HAS RECENTLY BEEN CHRISTENED MUSLIM MAGOMAYEV AT A CEREMONY AT THE INCAT SHIPYARD, Tasmania. The Incat Crowther designed vessel will be the world’s largest catamaran operating in the oil & gas industry. Muslim Magomayev will be operated by Caspian Marine Services (CMS) serving offshore installations throughout the Caspian Sea as an efficient alternative to helicopter transfer.

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MS have confirmed their satisfaction with the vessel, with Managing Director Zamig Ismayilov saying, “We have heard a lot about the quality of the Incat ships before we came to Tasmania and now we have seen the finished ship we are very pleased that we decided on Incat. The Muslim Magomayev they have built for us will be the best vessel of its type in the Caspian Sea… CMS are very happy that we are taking delivery of our boat, not just on time, but looking and performing very well.”

Long & Thin The naming ceremony was attended by executives of owner CMS, as well as fourteen members of the company’s Azerbaijani crew. The ribbon cutting was performed by Hilary Clifford, the 10-year old granddaughter of Incat Chairman Robert Clifford.

Incat constructed the vessel during the past year at their Derwent Park, Tasmania shipyard. The concept design of the vessel comes from Incat Crowther of Sydney and production engineering from Revolution Design. She is the first vessel Incat have built to the DNV GL Clean Design Notation, which gives Muslim Magomayev a Green Passport.

The vessel has been constructed out of lightweight marine grade aluminium. She is a DP2 class vessel, 70m in length. Her beam – at 16m – is less than is typical for an Incat catamaran. However, this was determined by the need for the vessel to transit the narrow Volga-Don canal on her way from Tasmania to Baku, Azerbaijan.

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A PARTNERSHIP FOR THE FUTURE

Allard Europe is a reliable steel and iron foundry making large castings to customer specifications. All product castings can be machined in-house.

The machine shop is equipped with CNC milling and turning machines with a capacity up to 10m diameter.

CAD/CAM software (Unigraphics) adds up to the flexibility of the company.

In recent years Allard-Europe has experienced a dynamic growth based on the implementation of the highest quality standards, flexibility and reliable delivery times. Continuous investments in new technology, production equipment and people will ensure further growth.

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Cargo Carriage Capability Muslim Magomayev will carry up to 150 passengers to offshore installations throughout the Caspian Sea, joining eight Incat Crowther designed vessels already operating in the region. CMS will operate the vessel in fields such as Azeri-ChiragDeepwater Gunashli – the largest field in the Caspian Sea – and Shah Deniz.

The passengers are accommodated on both the main deck and the mid-deck. The main deck also features VIP rooms, vending machines, luggage space and a large workshop.

The accommodation for the vessel’s 14-strong crew is located on the mid-deck.

Although Muslim Magomayev’s primary function is the rapid transfer of crew, she also has the capacity to deliver hot-shot cargo services. Incat Crowther’s design has configured the vessel with 275m2 deck space for the transportation of up to 130t of cargo.

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uptime in conditions up to sea state 4.

Muslim Magomayev is the first catamaran to utilise this system and the first to have the stabilised access platform structure and supporting systems fully integrated into the design. As a redundancy measure, a crane lifted personnel transfer system is also provided. This can handle two groups of nine workers.

And Relax Incat Crowther have designed the vessel to provide those on board with a high level of comfort. All of the crew cabins have been built for ILO-compliance. The semi-SWATH hull design, along with active ride control and extensive vibration isolation are all features designed to reduce stress on passengers, whilst the high-speed of the vessel will reduce the time at sea, delivering workers to their offshore destination in optimal condition. Tank-testing validated the hull form for operation in sea conditions of 40 knots wind and 3m significant wave height.

Speaking of the comfort levels he personally encountered on Muslim Magomayev during sea trials, Mr Ismayilov said, “I was surprised… that we were moving… I hadn’t even heard the engines start, so not only will [she] carry all that is required, [she] is fast, quiet and comfortable.

Fast Mover And fast she certainly is. During sea trials, sailing lightship, she made 38.6 knots on her first day in the water. This exceeded the anticipated 36 knots. Expected service speed is an efficient 30 knots at full load and 90 percent MCR. The power for Muslim Magomayev is provided by four 2880kW MTU engines, each turning Hamilton HT 900 waterjets.

The vessel features extensive electric installations and an expansive wheelhouse to accommodate the systems required for

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the dynamic positioning system.

Muslim Magomayev features four TH300MLRN Thrustmaster retractable thrusters. The electric thrusters are fixed pitch propeller thru-hull azimuth thrusters, capable of retracting completely into the hull, configured for variable speed electric motor input.

This is the first time that four retractable thrusters have been used for a single crew boat application.

Steady Stroll Crew transfer is completed primarily by an Ampelmann walk-to-work stabilised access platform, providing a level platform and gangway to access offshore platforms. The system compensates for the vessel’s motion, using six hydraulic cylinders with a motion compensating control system. Four control stations, each utilising Hamilton Jet’s MECS control system integrating with the DNV DYNPOS-AUTR DP system and crew transfer will be performed with a 98.5 percent

Incat are convinced that the Muslim Magomayev will lead to the order of similar vessels in the future. Chairman Robert Clifford says, “We believe this fast crew boat will generate a lot of interest in the global oil & gas industry. It will pave the way for future orders for similar vessels as operators can take up an [alternative] to the very expensive option of [helicopter] transfers.” i. www.incat.com.au i. www.incatcrowther.com i. www.caspmarine.com

What’s in a Name?

During the construction over the past year, the vessel has simply been referred to as Incat hull 074. Since the christening she bears the name Muslim Magomayev.

Mr Magomayev was a renowned entertainer in Azerbaijan and the other states of the former USSR and was often referred to as the ‘Soviet Sinatra.’

Mr Magomayev died in 2008.

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MTU & FAIRPLAY TOWAGE TO TRIAL NOX REDUCTION GENSET

Tug Testing ROLLS-ROYCE BRAND MTU AND HAMBURG-BASED FAIRPLAY TOWAGE ARE TO TEST AN MTU GENSET WITH SCR exhaust aftertreatment in a harbour tug. The aim of the test is to verify compliance with IMO Tier III NOX regulations coming into force in 2016.

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peaking of the forthcoming tests, Dr Michael Haidinger, Chief Sales Officer of Rolls-Royce Power Systems, said, “This is one of the world’s first tests of high-speed diesel engines equipped with an SCR system to meet the NOX levels required by IMO Tier III. We are proud to have the opportunity to demonstrate to our customers a pre-series and cost-saving solution.”

Joining the Fleet

The tug that the test is being carried out on is a 90t bollard pull tug that is being built for Fairplay Towage at the Astilleros Armon shipyard in Spain. It is scheduled to go into service next year, joining the company’s fleet of around 40 vessels already in operation across Europe.

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genset rated at 1,520kW and the SCR system.

The exhaust system, with SCR technology, is connected to the diesel genset. An aqueous urea solution reacts with the nitrogen oxides in the exhaust gases in order to neutralise them.

Combined Propulsion

The 30m long tug is being equipped with a combined diesel-mechanical and dieselelectric propulsion system. When entering and leaving port, in most cases, the dieselelectric propulsion system with the SCR system will be used.

It will be supplemented by the two main propulsion engines to provide additional diesel-mechanical propulsion when full power is required.

The SCR system provides the tug with an environmentally friendly operating mode to provide the minimum possible emission levels for operations in urban areas.

The NOX emission controls apply to US coastal waters as well as the US Caribbean.

Separate SOX emissions control areas exist in the Baltic and North Seas.

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Emission Reduction Areas

When Tier III comes into force, newly built vessels operating in Emission Control Areas (ECAs) will be required to emit 90 percent less NOX in comparison with Tier I levels.

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FINCANTIERI ENHANCING MSC CRUISES VESSELS

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UPGRADE THE FIRST OF FOUR MSC CRUISES SHIPS HAS UNDERGONE THE RENASSIANCE PROGRAMME; A SERIES OF ENHANCEMENTS THAT HAS SEEN MULTI-NATIONAL SHIPBUILDER FINCANTIERI, AMONGST OTHER THINGS, EXTEND THE VESSEL 24M. THE EXTENSION OF MSC ARMONIA was a key milestone in the programme that will make the vessel environmentally cleaner, more comfortable and with increased services. Following MSC Armonia, going through the programme will be MSC Sinfonia, MSC Opera and MSC Lirica.

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he extra length is part of MSC Cruises’ Renaissance programme, an investment of EUR 200 million, through which the company is upgrading four vessels from their fleet of thirteen. The programme ensures the vessels have all the qualities required of a modern cruise ship, incorporating extreme comfort, efficiency and environmental credentials.

Separation & Extension

The extension of MSC Armonia was a major feat of engineering. The yard separated the 14,000t bow from the stern by 30m, on rails. This allowed them to insert a new 2,200t section mid-ships.

The elongation required much planning, which

Low Resistance

As well as extending the vessels, the Renaissance programme also makes the vessels cleaner and more energy efficient. MSC Armonia has received a new hull treatment to minimise drag and lower water resistance, which will dramatically reduce her fuel consumption. A new design of propeller blade, studied

by MSC Cruises’ blade manufacturer, will maximise efficiency and lower fuel consumption even further.

Fincantieri have also installed a variable speed driver. This is an energy– saving system that markedly reduces the ship’s electricity consumption by adjusting it in line with operational conditions.

Additionally, LED lighting technology has been

improved dining, spa and library areas and an increase of 193 cabins available.

Emilio la Scala, General Manager of MSC Cruises Technical Department, said, “MSC Cruises wanted to implement such a highly demanding programme for a long time, but we wanted to ensure that we would choose the best partner in the shipbuilding industry, to not only enhance the ships’ features, but also to bring technical, safety and environmental upgrades to the ships. Fincantieri has the proven expertise and experience in this type of operation, which was essential to satisfy our high standards, and have been long-standing partners for various maintenance and refitting operations on our fleet.”

high-value, naval and offshore vessels.

Headquartered in Trieste, the group has over 20,000 employees, working in 21 shipyards on four continents.

MSC Armonia is due to be launched on 17 November at Fincantieri’s yard in Palermo, Sicily, where the work on her has been carried out. By that stage she will have been in drydock for a total of 11 weeks.

She will return to service with a one-off inaugural Mediterranean cruise from Genoa to the Canary Isles. i. www.fincantieri.it

The 2,200t mid-ship extension of MSC Armonia adds 193 cabins to the vessel.

culminated in steel cutting commencing just one week prior to the separation. The first step was to precisely mark the cutting line so that grit blasting could be carried out.

The following day the vessel’s electrical systems were deactivated. Once cutting and separation were completed, the yard inserted the new section in just two days.

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applied to all public spaces on board, which will further reduce energy consumption.

Improved Amenities

Many areas of the vessel have also been refitted and received upgrades, which means that passengers will have access to better amenities and services once the vessel resumes operation. Included in this are additional family areas,

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Dredging Technology

ShipBuilding Industry’s Tom Scott highlights some innovative systems and technologies, ranging from composite components and high-tech IT solutions that increase efficiency and reduce operational costs and maintenance downtime in the dredging industry.

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POLYURETHANE DREDGE COMPONENTS FROM MATECS

Machine parts used in the dredging industry must be resistant to degradation caused by abrasion and seawater. As well as precision metalworking, Matecs manufactures a wide variety of rubber and polyurethane seals for the moving parts of mechanical suction and discharge systems.

Together with a supplier of polyurethane products, Matecs has developed a patented system that combines various wearresistant types of polyurethane with all kinds of other materials.

The combined properties of each

of the materials produce a new optimal product. The key advantages of these products are high quality, long service life and reduction of costs. The company’s manufacture of rubber and polyurethane parts ties in with their production of technical metal components such as bearings and valves allowing for comprehensive production of valves and sealing rings as well as wheels and conveyor belts. i. www.matecs.nl

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Compact & Clever

GEODREDGE FROM CT SYSTEMS

GeoDredge is a compact dredging computer that houses all necessary components in a rugged and compact housing, offering maximum installation and maximum user friendliness. Acting as a hardware platform for the tried and tested Viking software it achieves CT Systems’ goal that virtually any operator will be able to operate the system without extensive training.

The all-in-one system is targeted at dredging vessels and machines where installation room is limited.

Avoiding the need to install separate components, it utilises an

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internal industrial computer, fully featured (RTK/DGPS) GNSS receiver, UHF communication and industrial GSM/UMTS modem.

While initially built for hydraulic dredge excavators, CT Systems expanded the system to support operation on board grab and cutter-suction dredgers. The company also performs complete installations of the GeoDredge system, including all sensors, wiring, calibrations and project preparations. i. www.ctsystems.eu

Quick Connections

STRAATMAN’S BOW DISCHARGE INSTALLATION

Machinefabriek L. Straatman, the Netherlands-based engineering works, designs and fabricates specialist dredging components for the dredging industry. One of the company’s best known products is the bow discharge installation. This component is designed to make a quick connection between the dredging vessel and floating pipeline.

Constructed from steel and designed to be used in nearly all circumstances, the bow discharge installation’s three key components are the onboard female connection, a guiding ring

with gantry and the male coupling part with floater and pipe line connection.

As every ship is different, Straatman customises designs for inside pipe diameters between 400 and 1,100mm and varying operating pressures. With hundreds of hopper dredgers worldwide equipped with a Straatman bow coupling installation, the resultant design guarantees quick connection, low maintenance and safe working. i. www.mfstraatman.nl

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9 Years On & Still Going Strong THORDON’S SHAFT BEARINGS

Deterioration of on board parts and equipment is essentially a result of dredging activities.

Therefore, repair works are a crucial part of a dredger’s life history. Since her launch in 2005, DEME’s self-propelled cutter suction dredger, D’Artagnan, has been involved in some very heavy rock breaking. During dry-docking earlier this year, the 28,200kW vessel’s cutterhead shaft was removed and inspected. The water-lubricated Thordon composite cutterhead shaft

bearings needed to be replaced: “The bearings performed well and have shown a positive wear life compared to grease lubricated metallic bearings,” says Frederik Mertens, Assistant Vessel Manager at DEME. The same composite bearings are also installed on the intermediate ladder shaft bearings. Even after 9 years in operation, these showed less wear than the cutterhead bearings and were not replaced. i. www.thordonbearings.com

Maritime Ingenuity

GUNTERMANN & DRUNCK’S KVM TECHNOLOGY

Applying keyboard, video and mouse (KVM) technology on board dredging vessels facilitates operations as IT applications can be monitored and steered from a single central position.

To operate the rainbow, a dredger’s ‘pipeman’ needs to monitor and steer various processes all executed via hightech computer technology. He controls the mixture of sand and soil, the pump speed as well as controlling the pipe arms. Using ECDIS on-line visualisation, the

pipeman accurately controls and, if necessary, adjusts the discharge progress. The captain also has access to the computer information via the ship’s KVM network.

With computers installed in a safe technical room, their interfaces are extended up to the bridge or control room – Guntermann & Drunck’s KVM technology provides the link between computer and human operator. i. www.gdsys.de

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SHIP DESIGN & CONSTR UCTION

VDL Klima’s Heat Exchangers.

VDL KLIMA’S NEW HEAT EXCHANGER PRODUCTION FACILITY

Raising the Game THE NETHERLANDS-BASED VDL KLIMA DEVELOPS AND MANUFACTURES VENTILATION SYSTEMS AND HEAT EXCHANGERS FOR THE MARITIME AND OTHER INDUSTRIES. BY BUILDING A MODERN SUSTAINABLE production facility in Belgium, the company will own the most up-to-date production facility of heat exchangers in Europe. What’s more – by integrating its production processes with the R&D and Engineering departments as part of their strategy, the company is continuing to provide innovative and efficient heat exchange solutions.

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Environmental Synergy

“The overall intention is to use less materials and energy to reduce our carbon footprint,” says VDL Klima Director Wim Jenniskens while explaining how efficient and sustainable the 12,500m2 facility will be when it’s fully operational in the first quarter of 2015.

“The 21 heat and cold storage wells that we are sinking into the ground, the

incorporated daylight coordinated LED lighting and the sustainable adjustments that will be implemented during the realisation of the facility together with the efficient machinery are all contributions to our goal.”

Customer Cooperation

The production expansion was an absolute necessity for the company due to the

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The Heat Exchanger Group VDL Klima’s platform, called the Heat Exchanger Group, is the collective wherein all of the VDL companies serving the heat exchanger market are combined. This is just another example of their customer cooperation strategy as the heat exchanger market is very diverse, not only when it comes to the products but also in serving the customers.

Besides VDL Klima’s head office in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, they also have locations in Belgium (including the oil & gas/petrochemical industry focussed company VDL KTI) and sister companies in Lille, France and Berlin, Germany.

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results of its strategy, implemented almost 4 years ago, says Marketing & Sales Manager Erwin Nieuwenhuis.

“By realigning our organisation and looking at the competences within our organisation, we can focus even more on establishing extensive cooperation with our customers.”

Mr Nieuwenhuis goes on to highlight that the company has eliminated non-valueadded wastes within the organisation, bringing significant improvements to price and delivery performances. “The enthusiastic feedback of our customers, the quantities of heat exchangers ordered together with the increase of complex projects wherein our added value comes to its full advantage, proves that we are on the right track. This expansion and optimisation in production capability, economically as well as environmentally, is securing our ability to meet our customers’ ever-high expectations and supports their future growth. This again underlines our belief that by listening to, and cooperating with, our customers, we can achieve the best possible solution.”

VDL Klima’s generator cooler.

Global Marine Industry VDL Klima’s wide variety of heat exchangers is used on ships around the world for the direct or indirect cooling of cooling water, lubricant and hydraulic oils from engines. Their heat exchange solutions are also used for cooling podded electric propulsion systems, generators, transformers, converters, closed air circuits and hydraulic systems. In addition to traditional plate-type heat exchangers, the company also offers the economical VDL Klimarine V-shaped box coolers – for which the demand is increasing.

V-Shaped Box Cooler

“The V-shaped box cooler has a range of benefits,” explains Mr Nieuwenhuis.

“It has a compact design with a large cooling capacity. The specially designed V-shape of the tube bundle breaks the force of the incoming water more efficiently. Its coating is resistant to salt water, debris and chemicals, improving the heat transfer rate and protecting the tube bundle from galvanic corrosion. Our customers are automatically saving a

lot of money by choosing our Klimarine V-shaped box cooler because the entire secondary raw cooling water system onboard can be eliminated.” Such results demonstrate the benefits of enthusiastic R&D and engineering departments creating better heat exchange solutions that add savings rather than burdens to the operational costs of the vessel. Furthermore, the company guarantees cooling capacity, even when used in dirty or partly frozen water.

Integrated Knowledge & Skills

VDL Klima has gained a lot of knowledge and skills in the 100 years of its existence. “Our R&D and Engineering departments have always been the heart of our company,” Mr Jenniskens continues.

“These departments will also be expanding with the new production facility.

Customer cooperation starts with cooperation between our employees. In the end that is what meets our customers’ expectations and why these departments are fully integrated within our production process,” Mr Jenniskens concludes. i. www.vdlklima.com

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RIVER CRUISING AT ITS FINEST

Avalon Illumination BUILT IN 2014 BY DEN BREEJEN SHIPYARD, AVALON ILLUMINATION IS THE LATEST LUXURY RIVER CRUISE VESSEL TO JOIN THE AVALON FLEET. SHE WILL BE USED AS A RIVER CRUISER ON THE RHINE, DANUBE AND MOSELLE RIVERS AS WELL AS IN DUTCH AND BELGIAN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE IJSSELMEER, Zeeland waters and the Wadden Sea. Constructed to deliver a river cruising experience like no other, the 135m Avalon Illumination belongs to Avalon’s new Panorama class of ship and is part of the fast expansion of the Avalon Suite Ship concept. This innovatively designed vessel offers two full decks of suites, each with wall-to-wall panoramic windows that open to create open-air balconies.

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– and 26 crew cabins. Each panorama suite is sized at an incredibly spacious 18m2, 30 percent larger than the industry standard, and the placement of the bed allows guests to wake up in bed each day facing the magnificent river views.

Size, View & Design On entering the ship, guests will notice the open glazed, two-story lobby and the amazing views that sets the Avalon vessels apart from the rest. Onboard amenities include an alternative light dining option in the panorama bistro, an expanded fitness centre and complimentary Wi-Fi access. The spacious sky deck offers premium lounge chairs, a whirlpool and light al fresco lunches in the sky bistro. The dining room, lounge and other recreation areas are open and spacious with panoramic views all round. The cabin amenities include flatscreen TV, radio and mini-bar. No matter in which suite guests stay, they will find the very best in size, view and design.

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supply, the vessel is equipped with two diesel-driven rudder propellers, two dieseldriven main generator sets, one dieseldriven bow thruster generator that drives an electric-powered bow thruster and a diesel-driven emergency generator.

The two diesel engines drive two flexibly mounted counter-rotating rudder propeller units fitted with built-in reduction and hydraulically operated couplings. The auxiliary engine installation consists of three generator sets for the boardnet and the bow thruster and one emergency set.

Swiss Heritage Since the company started in 2004, Avalon Waterways have developed and christened more new ships in Europe than any other cruise company. According to Avalon Waterways, the company’s Swiss heritage of meticulous planning and attention to detail drives them to continue to reengineer luxury river cruising. Avalon Waterways continues to grow with the launch of sister ships Avalon Illumination

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and Avalon Impression. With the smaller ship Avalon Poetry II, also launched in 2014, there are now eight vessels of its type in the European fleet. The cruising company now offers more than 30 different river cruise itineraries on the great waterways of Europe, including the Rhine, Danube, Main, Moselle, Seine and Rhône. Further afield, the company also offers sixteen other itineraries on the Mississippi, Yangtze, Nile and Mekong rivers as well as among the Galápagos Islands.

Superior Travel Experience Avalon Waterways has been awarded many times for their ‘superior’ travel experience.

Their guests award them with a 97 percent satisfaction rating which the company says can be put down to luxurious comfort, uncompromising levels of service, sleek and spacious staterooms, fine cuisine and carefully-crafted itineraries along some of the world’s most beautiful waterways. New routes are continuously added to the existing journeys, which makes Avalon Waterways one of the most consistent cruise line operators in European waters.

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specialisation in constructing luxury river cruise vessels, they have produced all of Avalon Waterways’ Suite Ships over the years. Den Breejen communicates very closely with Avalon Waterways and the architect to ensure all vessels are built entirely to their specifications with guest comfort as top priority.

In cooperation with Avalon, the yard has developed a Silent Drive System at the stern of each ship to guarantee guests the most silent cruise experience. With extensive experience in building passenger vessels, ferries, container and dry cargo ships, Den Breejen Shipyard is well known in the Netherlands and surroundings. By delivering one more Avalon Waterways ship ahead of schedule, the company continues to do its fame justice. i. www.avalonwaterways.com i. www.breejen-shipyard.nl

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THE GROWING IMPORTANCE OF LEGAL EXPERTS IN THE SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY

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Slipway GIJS NOORDAM, OF TEN HOLTER NOORDAM LAWYERS, OFFERS THE BENEFIT OF HIS CONSIDERABLE EXPERIENCE IN MARITIME LAW. EXCLUSIVELY FOR SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY HE DISCUSSES, in plain English, the growing importance of legal experience that goes hand-in-hand with the increasingly technical nature of the sector.

Gijs Noordam of Ten Holter Noordam Lawyers

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hen I was young I always wanted to become a shipbuilder. I still have numerous drawings of different types of ships that I made during the sometimes boring school hours. Regretfully mathematics is not one of my talents so I would have never been admitted to studying naval architecture. I settled for maritime law and through that detour I luckily became involved with shipbuilding, either as a lawyer advising parties on shipbuilding contracts or as an arbitrator deciding shipbuilding disputes.

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Shipbuilding is a complex technical business, more so now than ever. A short glance at the many developments that are shown in this magazine proves this point. As a consequence the role of (independent) shipbuilding experts has become more and more important which is reflected in case law. I shall take you through a recent Dutch example.

In October 2007 a dredging company (the Principal) ordered a specialised dredger with a shipyard (the Yard) for delivery in December 2008. The Yard failed to meet the delivery date by a long way which caused the Principal to start proceedings against the Yard before the Summary Court Judge in January 2010, requiring delivery of the dredger by the end of that month. This claim was strengthened with a request for hefty financial penalties and bank guarantees if the Yard did not comply.

The Summary Court Judge ordered the Yard to deliver the dredger to the Principal on 15 February 2010. This date was based on a joint report that was prepared by two shipbuilding experts, one appointed by the Yard and the other by the Principal. In their opinion the dredger could be ready for delivery by that date, provided no force majeure or other unforeseen events would occur. The Judge ordered also that the Yard would forfeit heavy financial penalties if it failed to meet this new delivery date.

Calling the Penalties

As you may have guessed, the Yard failed to meet the date and delivered the dredger more than 1 month late, on 8 March 2010. Naturally the Principal started calling the financial penalties, as ordered by the Judge

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SHIP DESIGN & CONSTR UCTION Delivering a completed dredger involves careful legal arrangements between the shipbuilding parties. Note that the vessel pictured is not featured in this article.

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for late delivery. This time the Yard started summary proceedings against the Principal, claiming that the late delivery was caused by unforeseen events and that, as a result, it had not forfeited any penalties. The Summary Court Judge in the first instance dismissed the Yard’s claim but the Yard immediately appealed and found the Summary Appeal Court to be on its side.

What had happened since the Court Order that the dredger should be delivered by 15 February 2010? The Yard had proposed to the Principal that their mutual experts would monitor the progress of completing the dredger together, thereby reducing the likelihood of lengthy discussions about whether certain events would qualify as force majeure or unforeseen circumstances.

The Principal however, refused to cooperate, after which the expert appointed by the Yard unilaterally visited the dredger five times between the date of the Court Order and the final delivery. In doing so he reported a number of events that, in his opinion, qualified as unforeseen. These included an internal leakage in three hydraulic compensation blocs, instability of the primary pressure and failure of eight primary safety systems. These had been supplied by a specialised third party supplier. There was also incorrect functioning of the hydraulic system on the crane of the dredger that could not be stabilised until the same supplier had

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investigated and replaced various parts.

Various nuts and bolts of the hydraulic system that appeared not strong enough had to be replaced.

No Grounds for Complaint

Contrary to the first instance, the Summary Court Judge of the Appeal Court considered this report as sufficient evidence that the Yard had been faced with unforeseen defects in the hydraulic components that a well reputed supplier had delivered. The supply was already made before the date of the Court Order but these defects only materialised thereafter and could not have been detected any earlier by the Yard.

Consequently these events qualified as unforeseen and the Yard escaped paying the penalties to the Principal.

Generally such a unilateral report from the expert of only one of the parties in a dispute has no great legal value, but the Appeal Court thought differently under the circumstances of this case. The Principal had not disputed the great expertise of the surveyor acting on behalf the Yard and had actually used this surveyor’s firm quite regularly himself. Also, the Yard’s surveyor had specific knowledge in this matter as he draughted, together with the Principal’s surveyor, the earlier report on the possible delivery of the dredger by 15 February 2010.

The clincher for the Appeal Court appeared

to be the Principal’s refusal of the Yard’s proposal to have the progress of the completion monitored by their mutual experts. Under these circumstances the Appeal Court held that the Principal could not reasonably complain of alleged partiality on behalf of the Yard’s surveyor.

Expert Intervention

Although one has to take into account that Summary Court Orders are, by definition, only of a provisional nature and can be overturned in regular proceedings, this Order of the Appeal Court is, in my opinion, confirming long standing practice. In complicated technical operations, like the building of a specialised type of ship, a shipbuilding expert should always be part of the ship’s specifications and one should be very careful in refusing a proposal for a joint monitoring or survey. As this case shows, it may in the end also prevent a lot of litigation. i. www.tenholternoordam.nl

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Maritime Charity Golf Event 2014 THE FOURTH ANNUAL MARITIME GOLF EVENT, ORGANISED BY YELLOW & FINCH PUBLISHERS, WAS HELD ON 18 SEPTEMBER AT DE GOESE GOLF IN THE NETHERLANDS. OVER A HUNDRED maritime professionals from all over the world enjoyed a sunfilled day playing golf and networking. Moreover, the event raised over EUR 13,000 for KiKa, the Cancer-Free Children

From left to right: Steven van Straten, Hecotherm; Jacco Vermunt, Nicoverken; and Jeroen van Krugten, Nicoverken.

Foundation.

At the end of a very successful and pleasurable day, the CEO of Yellow & Finch Publishers, Charles van den Oosterkamp, handed a cheque to KiKa Fund Manager, Rien Schimmel. On behalf of all children suffering from this disease, Mr Schimmel thanked all the participants for their donations and spending a wonderful day together. Once again the charity golf event was full of socialising and networking, all while enjoying the beautiful surroundings of the golf course.

Yellow & Finch Publishers will continue to fund cancer research by organising another charity golf event next year. For more information about the 2015 Maritime Golf event and early registration, please contact the publishing house. i. www.ynfpublishers.com

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From left to right: Erik Michielen, Team Terminal; Josie Michielen-Gregorio, Team Terminal; Frank Notenboom, FMJ Group; and Dennis Nosset, FMJ Group.

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Service & Distribution Contract Aage Hempel Netherlands signed a contract with Navico Europe for service and distribution of SIMRAD products for the professional marine market in the Benelux – especially workboats and patrol, superyachts, fishery, passenger ships, OSVs and merchant vessels. Navico is a marine electronics company and is the parent company to marine electronics brands such as: Lowrance, Simrad and B&G. i. www.aagehempel.com

Motion plastics from igus reduce the costs and increase life expectancy in shipbuilding. Light and stable energy chains, Germanischer Lloyd-certified cables and corrosionresistant sliding, spherical and slewing ring bearings on a multitude of moving applications – on ships, cranes or in shipyards, whether above or below the water line. They are maintenance and lubrication-free, seawater, UV, chemical, and corrosion resistant as well as reliable and robust. Components constructed from high performance plastics work reliably even at high temperatures and under adverse climatic circumstances. i. www.igus.de

46” Multitouch Monitor North Invent is expanding its portfolio of high quality maritime displays with the introduction of the new Wave XL 46” multitouch monitor. The Wave XL is the first of its kind to pass the demanding IEC 60945 approval, allowing it to be mounted on the bridge as part of mission critical systems. It is suitable for any marine application such as digital route planning, radar, ECDIS and conning. The 10-point infrared multitouch technology, combined with a hardened antiglare glass, enables seamless operation and a perfectly clear view. Wave XL offers the same intuitive and user-friendly operation as the iPad, superseding it with a large 46” display. The monitor’s ability for a split screen view will allow two people to operate the monitor simultaneously. i. www.northinvent.com

Complete Bunker Boom Rometal, the Dutch high tension steel specialist for on- and offshore steel constructions, recently designed and manufactured a complete bunker boom for inland waterway bunkering. This loading arm with a total length of 27m has a 10 and 4” pipeline to transfer all volumes of all kinds of fluids. At the end of this year they will deliver and install a second bunker boom. i. www.rometal.nl

Service for BOA ABB Turbocharging’s proactive Maintenance Management Agreement (MMA) will service turbochargers onboard four BOA Offshore vessels, ensuring on-time servicing at agreed prices with a minimum of administration. ABB Turbocharging’s MMA gives turbocharger end users desiring close service support the chance to substantially reduce their administrative and technical workloads. The ABB turbochargers involved are six type TPL65, four type TPL67 and two type VTR250 units mounted on 3500 and 3600 series diesel engines from Caterpillar Marine. i. www.abb.com

Drying Systems & Containers Recently Pronomar received three orders from Van Oord for stainless steel drying systems, cabinets and workwear. The company is also working with Germany-based ELA Offshore to develop drying containers for on- and offshore use. All drying systems are made from solid stainless steel and therefore built to last. The drying systems dry from the inside out by means of a large amount of warm air entering from a powerful blower. The drying systems prolong the lifetime of the costly work outfits and from a health point of view, the amount of sick leave decreases as workers are more likely to get sick when working in wet or damp work wear. i. www.pronomar.com

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High Bending Force The new plate bending machine series PB from Schwarze-Robitec, is designed according to the double-sided initial bending principle – already equipped with eleven axes and high bending forces in the standard version. As the plates are completely clamped except for a small section, there are only minimal residual lengths. Due to the particularly stable design of the top roller, drive side and safety chuck side, the machine has the necessary bending force to bend such solid plates. When employing these modern PB machines, there is only very little excess material. i. www.schwarze-robitec.com

ZF Marine Friedrichshafen introduced the ZF 3300 PTI transmission. With the launch, ZF Marine Propulsion Systems expands its product offering in their hybrid-ready product portfolio. Designed to be powered through standard diesel engine input, or via an alternate power source through a Power Take In (PTI), this new transmission brings a hybrid ready solution suitable for all types of high speed pleasure and commercial applications.

The ZF 3300 PTI is designed with the flexibility to be integrated into a wide variety of hybrid vessel propulsion solutions. The ZF 3300 PTI is rated up to 1940kW (2600hp) at 2450rpm offering a wide range of basic ratios from 3.00 to 5.00 (including PTI ratio with spur gear up to 16.25).

The ZF 3300 PTI can be configured to any application in the appropriate power range, for both commercial and fast craft vessels. i. www.zf.com

Refurbishment of MV Red Osprey

Exhaust After-Treatment L’Orange has introduced L’ONOX, a new concept in the field of exhaust after-treatment. With this innovation, the subsidiary of Rolls-Royce Power Systems, is providing an important component for compliance with the strict emission limits for large engines beginning in 2016. L’ONOX injects a urea-water solution at a pressure of about 10 bar into the exhaust system through several dosing units. To ensure accurate dosage amounts, the L’ONOX system’s electronic components continuously monitor the signals from the integrated pressure and temperature sensors.

True to the proven common-rail principle, several injection units are supplied by a single delivery unit. The precise injection process ensures optimal mixing of the urea-water solution in the exhaust system. This supports the efficient reduction of nitrogen oxides into nitrogen and water in the SCR catalytic converter. i. www.lorange.com

Custom-Built Air Conditioning Systems

Trimline will refurbish the 94m passenger and vehicle ferry, MV Red Osprey. The refit works will see Red Osprey converted to match the new interior of her sister ship Red Falcon, which Trimline refurbished back in February 2014.

The work includes two brand new lounges on the Promenade Deck and a complete refurbishment of the ship’s interior. The planned work is due to take place in early 2015 with Red Osprey re-entering service in time for Easter 2015. In addition to the construction of the two new passenger lounges, Trimline will undertake a complete refurbishment of the galley area, including new equipment and appliances, electrical and air conditioning installation along with the extension of the existing lift and creation of new accessible toilets, cafes and bars. i. www.trimline.co.uk

Dometic Marine brand Condaria will equip French Navy vessels with its customised air conditioning systems for delivery by the end of 2014. The project includes the technical development and delivery of large chilled water systems with four semi-hermetic compressors, each with a cooling capacity of 1,600,000BTU/hr, for installation on each one of three military boats. The resulting customised water chillers, type WM 400004 with four compressors on each chiller, are designed to suit these particular vessels.

Condaria prepared various technical documents regarding schemes, data sheets and machinery, before collaborating with the customer to define the details of the order for delivery of materials later this year. i. www.dometic.com/marine.

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AncoferWaldram Steelplates bv P.O. Box 190 4900 AD Oosterhout The Netherlands T +31 (0)162 491 512 E joost.van.dijk@aws.dillinger.biz Contact: Mr Joost van Dijk AncoferWaldram Steelplates is a specialised supplier of heavy carbon steel plates and profiled parts since more than 35 years. The combination of comprehensive stocks of over 35,000 tons of heavy carbon steel plates plus the sophisticated profiling plant gives AWS a decisive lead in experience, product range and customer service.

CHEMETALL B.V. IJsselstraat 41 5347 KG Oss, The Netherlands T +31 (0)412 681 888 E ampak@chemetall.com I www.chemetall.com Ampak cathodic protection is a product group within the surface treatment business unit of the Chemetall group, based in Oss, The Netherlands.

Ampak is specialized in the design, production and application of cathodic protection and anti-fouling systems.

Our systems are mainly supplied to the marine and offshore industry.

Ampak is a prime producer of zinc, aluminium and magnesium alloy anodes at its own foundry.

Ampak also manufactures impressed current and anti-fouling systems to customer specification and requirements.

We maintain strict quality control procedures, which has enabled us to maintain our distinct reputation as a leading and worldwide supplier of corrosion prevention systems.

AMPAK, your worldwide specialist in cathodic protection.

Cramm HLS BV P.O. Box 510, 8901 BH Leeuwarden The Netherlands T +31 (0)88 457 0457 F +31 (0)88 457 0458 E info@crammhls.com I www.crammhls.com Contact: Paul Boelens p.boelens@crammhls.com Cramm HLS BV is a sister company of Cramm Yachting Systems (www. cramm.nl). Cramm HLS deliveres equipment for safe and secure landing and handling of helicopters. One of the products is the helicopter landing grid (www.heligrid.com), which is used for safe landing in rough conditions.

Besides this also Helicopter moving systems and the delivery of hangardoors are in the delivery-package. After 60 year anniversery we are proud to use: quality based on experience.

DBR BV Lelystraat 53 – NL-3364 AH P.O. Box 1039 – NL-3360 BA Sliedrecht – The Netherlands T +31 (0)184 613 200 F +31 (0)184 612 654 E info@dbr-bv.nl I www.dbr-bv.nl Contact: H.J. Hafkamp DBR BV is the Dutch specialist in diesel and gas generator sets up to 4,000kVA, pumps and diesel pump sets up to 2,000kW in the oil and gas, wind farm, dredging and shipping industry worldwide.

The well-engineered generator and pump sets are custom-built and assembled by DBR in accordance to high quality offshore standards and marine classification rules.

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T +31 (0)184 415 317 F +31 (0)184 415 582 E info@emigreen.eu I www.emigreen.eu Contact: Niko J. Dalpis Emission Control Technology Emigreen produces customised, integrated emission control solutions, for, among others, the maritime sector.

Emigreen also provides services including design, specification, production, installation instruction, training and aftersales. Emigreen has expertise in emission control technologies, flow dynamics, thermodynamics and noise and vibration control. Emigreen develops and tests components including catalytic converters, particulate filters, selective catalytic reduction systems and related instrumentation.

The Emigreen Alfa Alfa burner assisted soot filter system has set the standard for others to beat. All Emigreen solutions are highly efficient, highly reliable and highly controllable, whether designed for an inland barge, shortsea carrier or luxury yacht.

Emigreen links science and the market

Gebhard Electro Innovatiepark 14, 4906 AA Oosterhout PB 61, 4900 AB Oosterhout The Netherlands T +31 (0)162 452 888 F +31 (0)162 433 761 E info@gebhard.nl I www.gebhard.nl Contact: Ton Versluis / Richard van de Wiel Gebhard Electro is a globally operating company specialised in the design, production, installation and maintenance of electrical systems for the maritime shipping industry. We collaborate with leading shipyards on every continent.

Gebhard Electro has been specialised in the high-tech world of shipbuilding since 1946. Our activities vary greatly: from just one specific task to the execution of entire projects or the management and co-ordination of all activities of all participating contractors.

From our own facility in China we are in a position to deliver at competitive rates.

Gebhard Electro, your one-stopshop for development / engineering / production / installation / repair service

Klay Instruments b.v.

P.O. Box 13 7990 AA Dwingeloo The Netherlands T +31 (0)521 591 550 E info@klay.nl I www.klay.nl Klay Instruments is a Dutch manufacturer of ‘All Stainless Steel’ Pressure- and Level transmitters for the Marine & shipbuilding.

All our transmitters are ATEX and IECEx Ex ia certified and have five different Marine Type Approvals.

Our Pressure transmitters are available in threaded and Flanged process connections with flush diaphragm for all pressure applications.

The available accuracies are 0.2% (series 8000) or 0.1% (series 2000).

For Level measurement we manufacture Compact transmitters (series 8000 and 2000) and submersible level transmitters (series Hydrobar).

Typical applications: – Ballast Level – Oil / HFO and (waste) water level – Manifold pressure More than 30 years experience in the Marine and shipbuilding industry !

Kramer Marine Engineering BV Houtkopersstraat 46 3334 KD Zwijndrecht The Netherlands T +31 (0)78 61 00 112 F +31 (0)78 61 03 966 E info@kmebv.nl I www.kmebv.nl Contact: Marco Kramer Kramer Marine Engineering is a naval architecture and marine engineering company servicing a wide range of clients and shipyards. The service we provide includes concept design up to production information including cutting files.

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To enable this we make use of the latest 3D engineering software. We think along and aim for long lasting relationships with our clients.

Nicoverken Marine Services BV Algerastraat 20 3125 BS Schiedam, The Netherlands T +31 (0)10 238 0999 F +31 (0)10 238 0988 E info@nicoverken.nl I www.nicoverken.nl Contact: Jacco Vermunt Distributor, 24/7 service & spare parts agent of marine equipment.

In our programme there are stainless steel marine pipes and drains, filtration, anti-fouling & cathodic protection, reverse osmosis desalinators (water makers), wastewater treatment, vacuum sanitary systems for yachts, deck equipment (doors & hatches) and watertight sliding door systems.

Our Ship Repair department is specialised in the overhaul of all types of main and auxiliary engines, including attachments i.e. governors, turbochargers, fuel equipment and the sales of spare parts and engines. We are capable of crankshaft grinding.

Our service is 24/7 worldwide!

PTR Holland B.V. Dintelweg 107 3198 LB Rotterdam, The Netherlands T +31 (0)10 714 49 45 F +31 (0)181 26 28 13 E info@ptrholland.com I www.ptrholland.com Contact: Joris J. Stuip From the early days PTR’s core business has been the manufacture of a full range of rope ladders using wooden, metal-alloy and synthetic steps. Jacobs or Monkey ladders are produced, but the main production is the manufacture of PTR Pilot Ladders to the all-important MED certification.

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approved ladders are shipped locally and by sea and air to users around the world, for other items please visit us at www.ptrholland.com

Van Steenderen Mainport Lawyers B.V. Zeemansstraat 13 3016 CN Rotterdam, The Netherlands T +31 (0)10 266 78 66 F +31 (0)10 266 78 68 E arnold.vansteenderen@ mainportlawyers.com I www.mainportlawyers.com Contact: Arnold J. van Steenderen Considering to commission the construction of a luxury yacht in the Netherlands? Avoid the pit falls. We have vast experience in assisting owners through the negotiation and drafting process of a proper building contract. We can advise throughout the construction and we are also experienced litigators and mediators.

References on application.

Stone Marine Singapore Pte Ltd 4 Tuas Basin Close Singapore 638797 T +65 6863 2681 F +65 6863 2683 E office@stonemarine.com W www.stonemarine.com Contact: Simon Honeybone (Managing Director), Stephen Yeo (Technical Director) Stone Marine custom design and manufacture high-end propellers and sterngear equipment. We use the latest design and engineering technology, including simulation software and 5-Axis milling machines, providing accurate and precise propulsion equipment. You can rely on our long established history of delivering high quality propellers, optimised for maximum efficiency, with minimal noise and vibration levels.

Stone Marine propellers are produced to all the desired finishes from Class II to Class S for all types of vessels. The maximum propeller diameter we build in Singapore is 4.0m (diameter) with shafts up to 12.0m in length. We are approved by all the major classification societies.

Teus Vlot Diesel & Marine Baanhoek 182b 3361 GN Sliedrecht The Netherlands T +31 (0)184 493 888 F +31 (0)184 493 889 E info@teusvlot.nl I www.teusvlot.nl Contact: Jan Breedveld Teus Vlot Diesel & Marine is specialised in the repair, maintenance, overhaul as well as in the installation of diesel engines and the development of technical applications. Also service and construction of electrical installations, and trading in electricity related equipment are part of the company’s activities. They also design and develop all types of technical facilities for dredging and related material.

Cornerpoint is its worldwide supplier of a wide range of diesel engines, spare parts and related equipment.

WINEL B.V. P.O. Box 70 9400 AB Assen The Netherlands T +31 (0)592 366 060 F +31 (0)592 312 392 E sales@winel.nl I www.winel.nl Contact: Bert Knijp Since its foundation in 1956, Winel has grown into a leading global supplier of high quality products and services tot the world’s maritime industry. An experienced team of specialists offer

a wide range of doors, hatches, platforms, tank venting systems and special engineered products.

Winel’s strength is offering a complete in-house service package which includes 3D design, engineering, testing, manufacturing, assembly, project management, support & logistic services.

G.J.Wortelboer Jr. B.V. Quarantaineweg 5 3089 KP Rotterdam P.O. Box 5003 3008 AA Rotterdam Harbournr: 2637 The Netherlands T +31 (0)10 429 2222 F +31 (0)10 429 6459 E info@wortelboer.nl I www.wortelboer.nl Already in the shipping industry for more than 50 years, we are your reliable partner for quick deliveries of all types and weights of certified anchors and all diameters of certified chain cables. On our yard in Rotterdam we have more than 7 million kilograms in stock for immediate dispatch. We can get it to the destination you require whether it is by (special) truck, by sea freight or in very urgent cases by airfreight. Also we can arrange the fitting for you aboard of your vessel.

For more information, please look around on our new and improved website: www.wortelboer.nl!

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Photo courtesy of Damen Shipyards Group

SBI’s Charles van den Oosterkamp

From left to right: René Berkvens, CEO Damen Shipyards Group; Durk-Jan Nederlof, Managing Director Damen Shiprepair and Conversion Group; Jeroen Heesters, Managing Director Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen; and Bert van Hoepen, Director Damen/Royal Schelde Group.

HALF A CENTURY OF SHIP REPAIR Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen is part of Damen In October Damen celebrated 50 years of ship repair at its facility in East Vlissingen, the Netherlands. Shiprepair & Conversion – a network of 16 repair I was among the large crowd gathered to look and conversion yards worldwide, with dry docks back at the ‘Scheldepoort’ years and look forward ranging up to 420 x 80 metres. As well as repair and to continuing successes in the growing complex maintenance (DS&C handles 1,500 jobs annually), conversion market under the Damen Shiprepair & conversion projects range from vessel retrofits to the Conversion group. complete conversion of large offshore structures.

The yard has been a For example, this summer mainstay in ship repair since Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen 1964 when Queen Juliana completed three work scopes opened the newly dredged on the Rowan Viking, a Keppel deepwater port at East FELS N Class drilling rig. These Vlissingen. The yard was included a method never A method never seen known then, and still by many seen before to improve safety today, as ‘Scheldepoort’ after before to improve safety and reduce lead-time while the Western Scheldt estuary extending the jack-up legs from and reduce lead-time. where the yard is located.

170 to 180m. The project also Back then it was part of the included a Special Periodic Royal Schelde Group. Founded in Vlissingen in 1875, Survey and Acknowledgement of Compliance in Royal Schelde has a long history in naval shipbuilding. accordance with NORSOK regulations.

In 2000 Royal Schelde became a member of the Damen Shipyards Group and saw large investments in facilities and people at the East Vlissingen yard, which today offers some of the highest standards available in the industry. Royal Schelde’s other docks in the city of Vlissingen are now used by superyacht builder and Charles van den Oosterkamp refit yard Amels, also a part of Damen. charles@ynfpublishers.com

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BALLAST WATER TREATMENT INVASAVE 300 THE COST EFFECTIVE SOLUTION TO COMPLY WITH BALLAST WATER REGULATIONS. By combining our capabilities in Shipbuilding, Research and Services, we now are able to offer a cost effective alternative to retrofitting fixed BWT systems.

We developed our unique InvaSave Mobile Ballast Water Discharge Technology which enables port based ballast water management. The mobile solution means ballast water only needs treating at the point of discharge, in contrast to fixed onboard BWT installations that also need to treat ballast water at intake.

We can deliver the system as a self-sufficient mobile container, which can be put on board of a Damen Ballast Water Treatment Vessel or be moved around the port on a trailer, a pontoon or other type of vessel. Each Damen InvaSave 300 container unit handles 300m3/h, and it is easy to scale up by using multiple container units.

Damen is able to guarantee life cycle support through our Damen network worldwide.

WWW.DAMEN.COM | +31 (0)183 63 99 11 | GREEN@DAMEN.COM

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Royal IHC P.O. Box 204 3360 AE Sliedrecht The Netherlands T +31 184 41 15 55 F +31 184 41 18 84 info@ihcmerwede.com www.ihcmerwede.com

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Royal IHC (IHC) is focussed on the continuous development of design and construction activities for the specialist maritime sector. It is the global market leader for efficient dredging and mining vessels and equipment, and a reliable supplier of custom-built ships and supplies for offshore construction. IHC has in-house expertise for engineering and manufacturing innovative vessels and advanced equipment, as well as providing life-cycle support. This integrated systematic approach has helped to develop optimum product performance and long-term business partnerships. Technological innovation will remain the company’s underlying strength through its continuous investment in research and development.

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