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April 2013 Vol. 118, No. 4
10 departments 4 editOrial “Eco” stands for “economic,” right? 8 inland waterways In like a lion…
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statue cruises has been suffering since superstorm sandy closed the statue of liberty and ellis island to tourists
features 21 OffshOre spOtlight Dolphin stirs up seismic sector Norway’s Dolphin Geophysical is aiming to become the fifth largest seismic firm by doubling its market share over the next two years 25 OffshOre suppOrt Vessels stretching out Offshore support vessel operators, like Hornbeck Offshore, have significant programs underway to stretch existing OSVs plus: Offshore Energy Showcase 45 tugs & Barges refining a class Nichols Brothers Boat Builders and engineering firm Jensen Maritime have teamed up to upgrade Harley Marine’s new tugs 50 tugs & Barges shOw preView A look at this year’s Marine Log Tugs & Barges Conference exhibitors 2 MARINE LOG April 2013
52 passenger Vessels getting back to work after hurricane sanDy Its vessels were safe from Hurricane Sandy, but Statue Cruises operations took a huge hit following the super storm 59 pOrts expanDing for the expansion Readying itself for increased container traffic post Panama Canal Expansion, the Port Newark Container Terminal is investing $500 million to improve the terminal and its operations 61 paints & COatings International Paint unveils its latest quantum leap in hull paint performance— Intersleek 1100SR, a new foul release system, and Intercept 8000LPP, a new biocide hull coating
10 update NOL’s new “Eco-ship,” Deepwater Gulf of Mexico to boast Chevron’s oil production, HHI secures $2 billion order from TOTAL, Puerto Rico trade antitrust case goes on, Shell’s Arctic drilling operations gets reviewed, And much more… 18 washingtOn Schumer takes aim at “wild west” cruise industry 63 newsmakers 64 teCh news 67 COntraCts 72 shipBuilding histOry Jackson & Sharp: Rail cars and ships, by Tim Colton
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“Eco” stands for “Economic,” right? One Of the mOre lively discussiOns at Shipping 2013 last month was generated by “Here come the Eco Ships,” a session that examined how both existing and new ships can be refined and designed to operate more energy efficient, with the primary goal of reducing fuel consumption and ipso facto greenhouse gas emissions. The panel looked at both technological and operational measures being used to reduce fuel consumption such as slow steaming, trimming, propulsion and hull optimization and weather routing. The very well rounded panel was chaired by Robert “Bob” Kunkel, President, Alternative Maritime Technologies, with panelists, Tom Kirk, Director of Environmental Programs, ABS, Robert Bugbee, President, Scorpio Tankers, Simon Barham, COO, Bibby Ship Management Group, Ltd., Kishore Rajvanshy, Managing Director, Fleet Management Ltd., Albrecht Grell, Senior Executive Vice President, Maritime Solutions, Germanischer Lloyd, Tony Bingham, Technical Manager, LNG, Teekay Shipping (Canada)
Ltd., and Simon Brown Director, International Maritime Business, WR Systems. Bibby Ship Management’s Barham made the point that the existing fleet is relatively young, meaning that while new Eco ships may be being built now, “a high percentage of the vessels that are out there today are those which need to be managed efficiently.” To be successful, however, there has to be a cultural shift at your company. “Managing ships is all about teamwork,” said Barham, “and you need to get the buy-in across the board — especially from the guys onboard the ships. It is essential that the Masters and the Chief Engineers understand what we are trying to achieve here.” While super storm Sandy has faded from memory for most, it is still fresh for Statue Cruises, which has been unable to operate to Liberty Island and Ellis Island since last year. Associate editor Shirley Del Valle talked to Statue Cruises about how they are coping and just when they’ll be back to taking tourists to good old Lady Liberty.
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Some of our offshore energy coverage in this issue includes a profile by contributing editor Paul Bartlett who writes about the rise of Dolphin Group, which has its sights set on becoming a power in the seismic market by adding new high-end ships. In “Stretching out,” we examine lengthening programs being undertaken by offshore support vessel operators Harvey Gulf International Marine, Hornbeck Offshore and Gulfmark at U.S. Gulf Coast shipyards. The idea by the midbody insertions is to transform these workhorses into next generation DP2 vessels that have the flexibility and capacities to support deepwater E&P. And speaking of Hornbeck Offshore, they are also a sponsor of the 42nd Annual AT&T Bobby Hebert Golf Classic presented by Mercedes-Benz of New Orleans. The golf tournament, which will be at the Lakewood Golf Club, New Orleans, on June 14, is being held to raise donations to find a cure for cystic fibrosis. It’s a great cause and I hope that you’ll be able to join us.
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In LIke a LIon… At press time, the ides of March are soon upon us, but in the inland waterways industry, the near future has never looked more promising. While the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee, led by Chairman Barbara Boxer, considers a Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) that would address new funding for the nation’s lock and dam system, other positive developments are occurring. Another bill—S. 407, the Reinvesting in Vital Economic Rivers and Waterways (RIVER) Act of 2013—has been introduced by Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), and co-sponsors Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN). The new funding plan would establish a sustainable, cost-effective way to ensure that the inland and intracoastal waterways of the United States remain economically viable. This bill would modernize America’s inland waterways system, create jobs, relieve traffic congestion, and optimize American competitiveness through the most low-cost, energy-efficient transportation mode. The River Act of 2013, based upon the elements contained in the Inland Waterways Capital Development Plan, would: • Prioritize the completion of navigation projects across the entire waterways system; • Improve the Corps of Engineers’ project
management and processes to better deliver projects on time and on budget, in order to realize $8 billion in job creation; • Reform project cost allocations; • Recommend an affordable— and increased—user fee funding mechanism to meet the system’s needs, and, • Realize a sustainable annual appropriation of $380 million, of which a significant portion is paid for by commercial users of the system. The River Act of 2013 represents a new approach to meet the long-standing, recognized need for efficient delivery and timely completion of critical navigation projects and sustainable funding for the Inland Waterways Trust Fund. The nation’s transportation system and taxpayers would benefit from the completion of essential navigation infrastructure and the containment of cost overruns. More specifically, the River Act would: • Preserve the existing 50% industry/50% federal cost-sharing formula for new lock construction and major lock rehabilitation projects. • Include a cost-share cap on lock construction projects to incentivize keeping projects on budget and prevent shippers from bearing the burden of paying for unreasonable cost overruns. This will
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strengthen the ability of the Inland Waterways Trust Fund to fund more priority projects in the pipeline. • Increase by 45% (9 cents per gallon) the existing fuel tax of 20-cents-per-gallon that is paid by the barge and towing industry, the only users of the system who currently are taxed. At the same time, the recommended reforms to the Corps of Engineers’ project management and delivery process would ensure that these additional resources are spent wisely. WCI’s Executive Committee unanimously endorsed the plan and we applaud Senators Casey, Landrieu and Klobuchar’s efforts in devising the River Act—an Act that will modernize our critically important inland navigation system and its infrastructure. Modern waterways are critical to U.S. competitiveness in the world market, to environmental protection, to energy efficiency, to highway congestion relief and to the sustainment of well-paying American jobs. They benefit the U.S. agricultural sector, our construction industry, our energy sector, our environment, our economy, and all the beneficiaries of the nation’s waterways system. So in the inland navigation industry, the ides of March seem to bode well for a prosperous future. www.waterwayscouncil.org
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optimized bow and hull form that maximizes operating efficiency. NOL says the 14,000 TEU boxships could improve fuel efficiency by about 20% to 30% per TEU, and deliver an estimated 16 percent fuel savings between the speed range of 15 and 18 knots. This is equivalent to an estimated $3 million in annual bunker fuel savings per ship. Some of the ship’s green features will include the ability to connect to shore power, a ballast water treatment system, an online energy efficiency monitoring system and DNV’s Green Passport. By consuming less fuel, this new series of ships will also emit less carbon emissions. Its fuel efficiency, measured by the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI), is certified to be 33% better than guidelines set by the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The ship will operate between ports in China, Singapore and Europe.
Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), recently won orders worth $2 billion from Total E&P Congo for engineering, procurement, supply, construction, and commissioning of a $1.3 billion floating production unit (FPU) and a $700 million Tension Leg Platform (TLP). The two offshore facilities are to be deployed in Moho Nord field, 80 km off the coast of the Republic of the Congo. The 14,600-tonne vertically moored floating TLP will be used to extract oil and natural gas, and transport those to the floating production unit. The 62,000-tonne FPU, measuring 250 m in length, 44 m in width, and 18 m in depth, will process the received oil and gas, and send the products to onshore plants via subsea pipelines. The FPU has a production capacity of 100,000 barrels of oil and 2.5 million m3 of natural gas per day. The TLP and FPU will be installed at the Moho Nord field in the first half of 2015 and 2016, respectively.
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Cell phone photos, video provide evidence of pollution violations The U.S. DeparTmenT of JUSTice says that Columbia Shipmanagement (Deutschland) GmbH (CSM-D), a German corporation, and Columbia Shipmanagement Ltd. (CSM-CY), a Cypriot company have agreed to pay a $10.4 million penalty and be placed on probation for four years, under a multi-district plea agreement arising out of charges brought in the District of New Jersey and District of Delaware. Cell phone images, video and other evidence provided by crew members to the U.S. Coast Guard were critical in uncovering the 10 MARINE LOG April 2013
pollution violations. The two companies pleaded guilty last month to felony obstruction of justice charges and violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships related to the deliberate concealment of vessel pollution from four ships that visited U.S. ports in New Jersey, Delaware and Northern California. About $2.6 million of the $10.4 million penalty will be used to address environmental damage caused by Hurricane Sandy. During probation, the companies will be subject to the terms of an environmental
compliance program that requires outside audits by an independent company and oversight by a court appointed monitor. The companies admitted that four of their ships, the tankers King Emerald, Nordic Passat and Cape Taft and the containership Cape Maas, had intentionally bypassed required pollution prevention equipment and falsified the oil record books. In pleading guilty, the defendants admitted that illegal discharges of both sludge and oily bilge waste were discharged at night off the coast of Central America.
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Chevron Ceo John WatSon recently told CNBC that he expects the company to grow its oil and gas production by 25% by 2017. A large part of that growth, says Watson. will come from Liquefied Natural Gas projects in Australia and deepwater developments in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Chevron is one of the largest leaseholders in the Gulf of Mexico and is currently constructing the Jack/St. Malo and Big Foot projects, which are scheduled to begin production next year. The massive Extended Tension Leg Platform (ETLP) hull for the Big Foot project, shown above and this month’s cover, was recently loaded onto Dockwise Ltd.’s heavy-lift ship Mighty Servant 1 for transport from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, Silli-do Island, South Korea to Corpus Christi, TX. The Big Foot ETLP pushed the Mighty Servant 1 (MS1) to the vessel’s limits. For this project, the deck was enlarged with four outriggers and was opened to re-enforce the internal hull to support the mammoth cargo. “A great deal of engineering was required to ensure a safe and successful transport across the open ocean,” commented Bas Mabélus, Project Manager at Dockwise. The hull was loaded at the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering yard and transported 16,100 nautical miles in a total of 60 days. Currently, the Magnolia TLP is the deepest TLP installation to date at 4,700 ft water depth. The Big foot TLP will be pushing the boundaries to 5,330 ft water depth to be the deepest TLP installation.
ANOTHER DEEPWATER DISCOVERY Late last month, the San Ramon-California-based oil major announced a significant discovery at the Coronado prospect in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The Walker Ridge Block 98 Well No. 1 encountered more than 400 feet of net pay. The well is located roughly 190 miles off the Louisiana coast in 6,127 feet of water at a drilling depth of 31,866 feet. “The Coronado discovery continues our string of exploration successes in the Lower Tertiary Trend, where Chevron is advancing multiple projects,” says Gary Luquette, president, Chevron North America Exploration and Production Company. “It also highlights the importance of the deepwater Gulf of Mexico as a source of domestic energy for the United States.” The well results are still being evaluated, and additional work is needed to determine the extent of the resource. Chevron has a 40 percent working interest in the prospect and is the operator of the Coronado discovery well. ConocoPhillips has a 35 percent stake, a subsidiary of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, 15 percent and Venari Offshore LLC, 10 percent.
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wsf Newest ferries come together WaShington State FerrieS’ second 144-car ferry got underway last month thanks to some nifty welding by Washington Governor Jay Inslee. At a ceremony at Vigor Industrial’s US Fab facility in Seattle, WA, the governor burned the initials of his grandson, Brody Robert Inslee, into the keel of M/V Samish, the state’s newest 144-car ferry. The governor said he chose to weld the initials of his grandson because “these boats will last at least 60 years and I like to think of him taking his kids or grandkids on this boat.” The keel-laying ceremony for the Samish followed on the heels of a major milestone in the construction of its sister ship, M/V Tokitae, earlier in the week at US Fab. The 1,110-ton superstructure fabricated by Nichols Brothers Boat Builders, Whidbey Island, WA, was slid into place on the hull built by US Fab. A timelapse video of the impressive feat can be seen on our website, www.marinelog.com. Search for the story, “Washington State 144-car ferry newbuilds make progress.”
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Puerto rico trade antitrust case goes on
JapaN’s first hyBriD tuG enters into service Japan’s first hybrid tug, the Tsubasa, has entered into service for the NYK Group. Developed and manufactured with support from ClassNK, the tug is equipped with a motor generator, high-performance batteries and conventional diesel engines. Depending on what power is needed, the tug can operate solely on its diesel engines or electric-motors, making it fuel efficient and lowering CO2 emission. CO2 emissions are expected to drop by 20% in port. The tug is performing ship assist towing operations at the Port of Yokohama and Kawasaki.
LeSt you Forget about the Puerto Rico trade antitrust case, the Department of Justice served the world a reminder that it is still very much ongoing. Last month, a federal grand jury in San Juan, Puerto Rico, indicted former Crowley Liner Services executive, Thomas Farmer. The Department of Justice says, Farmer stands accused of participating in a conspiracy to fix rates and surcharges for freight transported by water between the continental U.S. and Puerto Rico. Farmer, who is the former VP of Price and Yield Management at Crowley, was charged with conspiring with co-conspirators to suppress and eliminate competition by agreeing to fix rates and surcharges for Puerto Rico freight service between as early as mid-2005 until at least April 2008. According to the allegations, Farmer violated the Sherman Act, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $1 million fine for individuals. The indictment alleges that Farmer and co-conspirators at tended meetings and engaged in conversations and
communications to: stabilize and maintain rates and surcharge for Puerto Rico freight services; to allocate customers of Puerto Rico freight services between and among the conspirators; and to rig bids submitted to customers of Puerto Rico freight services. At the time of the indictment, Bill Baer, Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, said, “the division will continue to vigorously pursue individuals who engage in anticompetitive behavior.” The ongoing investigation into price fixing, bid rigging and other anti-competitive conduct in coast water freight transportation industry has resulted in three companies—Crowley, Horizon Lines LLC and Star Line LLC—and six individuals pleading guilty and being convicted at trial. All parties, except for one individual —Frank Peake, who awaits sentencing this May 2013—have been ordered to serve sentences ranging from seven months to four years in prison and to pay more than $46 million in criminal fines.
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ARCTIC DRILLING GOES ON FOR CONOCOPHILLIPS Shell’s offshore Alaska drilling plans may be on hold, but ConocoPhillips says it “intends to drill one or two exploration wells within existing lease holding in the Chukchi Sea during the open water season of 2014.” The drilling project will include: drill rig mobilization and positioning; ice management; drill rig resupply; personnel transfer; refueling; oil spill response capability; a
number of VSP data acquisition runs and drill rig demobilization. The plan is to explore the Devils Paw prospect. The area, which is farther south than Shell’s prospects in the Chukchi Sea, will give ConocoPhillips a longer openwater season, since sea ice melts earlier in the spring and forms later in the fall. The company will use the Noble Houston Colbert, under a one-year contract with Noble through the fourth-quarter 2014.
Shell’S arctic drilling operations get reviewed Following the Kulluk grounding and Shell’s announcement that it would pause Arctic Sea exploration drilling for the rest of the year, the Department of the Interior released a report citing problems with the company’s Arctic operations. The review focused on Shell’s inability to obtain certification of the Arctic Challenger’s containment dome and on the marine transport issues associated with the drilling units, the Noble Discoverer and the Kulluk. The DoI report states that Shell entered the 2012 drilling season without having finalized key components of its drilling program. Among the issues was the pressure put on Shell’s operation and schedule thanks to the lack of certification for the Arctic Challenger’s containment system. Problems were further exacerbated by the weakness in Shell’s management of contractors—who, the report says, Shell relied on to develop the containment system, maritime operations and the emission controls to comply with air permits. “Working in the Arctic requires thorough advance planning and preparation, rigorous management focus, a close watch over contractors, and reliance on experienced, specialized operators who are familiar with the uniquely challenging conditions of the Alaskan offshore,” says Beaudreau. “In some areas Shell performed well, but in other areas they did not, and Alaska’s harsh environment was unforgiving.” In its final assessment the DoI report emphasized the need for an Arctic-specific model—a comprehensive, integrated plan describing every phase of its operation from preparations through demobilization. The report also recommends continuing work on safety and environmental practices appropriate for the Arctic and suggests that Shell complete a full third-party management system audit that will confirm that the company’s management systems are tailored for the Arctic.
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Despite maritime regulations that prohibited its use, asbestos remains a problem in shipping. Exposure can lead to mesothelioma, lung cancer and asbestosis –the three major asbestos-related diseases –as a result of occupational exposure. It is estimated that 107,000 people die each year from asbestos-related diseases. Ships often have an increased risk of asbestos exposure. The use of asbestos in shipbuilding has been unusually high over the years and some of the most dangerous asbestos application methods have been particularly prevalent in ship construction. A UK study estimated a 61% increased incidence of asbestos-related illness in shipyard workers. A similar study in Trieste, Italy, showed that of 153 men who had died of malignant mesothelioma 99 had worked in shipbuilding 19 had been in the navy/merchant marine and 7 had been dockworkers. Classification society Lloyd’s Register has addressed this issue with a recently published guide, Asbestos on ships—how to
manage it safely, to help shipowners, operators, shipyards and other stakeholders to understand how to deal with asbestos on ships and to support compliance with maritime asbestos regulations. The report’s author, Robin Townsend, Lloyd’s Register’s Regulatory Affairs Lead Specialist, says: “Far from being a problem of the past, asbestos is still produced in many countries and is still widely used, and it is present in many existing buildings and structures, including ships. It is imperative that we see further and substantial improvements in regulatory enforcement and a reduction in asbestos related mortality.” The guide explores asbestos’ history, composition and health effects to underline the vital importance of correct management. It also details asbestos-related regulation and suggests tools that can be used to achieve best practice in asbestos management. “What is vital is that we continue to guard against the risks of asbestos presents in the maritime industry,” says Townsend.
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Schumer takes aim at “wild west” cruise industry U.S. Senator CharleS SChUmer (D-NY) is clamoring for a cruise passenger bill of rights, following a series of recent incidents aboard foreign flag cruises, including the fire aboard the Carnival Triumph. Schumer says the Cruise Ship Passenger Bill of Rights would be modeled after the airline passenger bill of rights. Among the provisions under the air passenger bill of rights law, airlines can be fined for lengthy tarmac delays. “Cruise ships, in large part, operating outside the bounds of U.S. enforcement, have become the wild west of the traveling industry,” said Schumer in a statement. Most cruise ships, such as the Carnival Triumph, operate under a foreign flag. Schumer demanded a “bill of rights” to “ensure that passengers are not forced to live in Third World conditions or put their lives at risk when they go on vacation.” Schumer’s plan would guarantee that passengers get real time updates when a problem occurs, that every ship would be equipped with a back-up generator—they
already are—and that full refunds would be issued should any technical emergencies occur. Senator Schumer’s call for a bill of rights follows a series of incidents aboard Carnival Cruise Line ships subsequent to the Carnival Triumph engine room fire. The most recent of these appears to be a problem with one of the Carnival Elation’s Azipod units that caused the cruise line to provide it with a tugboat escort as a precautionary measure. As outlined, the bill of rights would give passengers: 1. The right to disembark a docked ship if basic provisions cannot adequately be provided onboard 2. The right to a full refund for a trip that is abruptly canceled due to mechanical failures 3. The right to full-time, on board professional medical attention in the event of a major health crisis 4. The right to real-time information updates as to any adjustments in the travel
plan of the ship in the event of a mechanical failure or emergency 5. The right to a ship crew that is properly trained in emergency and evacuation procedures 6. The right to backup power in the case of a generator failure Schumer sees the bill of rights as a twostep process, with the cruise industry voluntarily implementing the guidelines while the Secretary of State and IMO begin an investigation into the problems with the “flagged” countries of cruise ships that serve the United States passengers. Schumer said the goal of the investigation should be implementing at least these six protections. Schumer wrote a letter to both Christine Duffy, CEO & President of the Cruise Line International Association (CLIA) and Koji Sekimizu, Secretary-General, IMO, requesting that the cruise lines adopt the provisions of the cruise ship bill of rights. In 2011, CLIA member lines carried over 16 million passengers, and were expected to carry over 17 million in 2012.
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OFFSHORE SPOTLIGHT More complex surveys in more difficult locations require both new ships and the latest processing technology
Dolphin stirs up seismic sector
Newcomer plaNs to double its market share over Next two years by Paul Bartlett, Contributing Editor
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ominated by a mere handful of heavyweights, the global seismic business is becoming increasingly sophisticated, with barriers to entry rising steadily. But a newcomer from Norway is making waves by winning lucrative contracts with some of the sector’s key customers. Norway’s Dolphin Geophysical is aiming to become the fifth largest seismic firm by doubling its market share over the next two years. Listed in 2010, Dolphin was set up by a group of seismic professionals with experience at companies including CGG Veritas, Geoconsult, Western Geco and Wavefield. Clients include the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, Shell, Statoil and TGS. Dolphin currently operates a fleet of three 3D seismic vessels and an ice-class 2D unit, but the fleet will double to eight vessels between now and 2015 with the delivery of three high-end newbuildings and the 2002-built Geo Atlantic which is to be modified to pull 14 streamers, instead of eight, at an unnamed Singapore shipyard. The ships are owned by Norwegian owners GC Rieber and Sanco Shipping and are typically fixed on three- to five-year timecharters, with option periods at capped rates. A fifth new vessel, on which GC
Rieber is said to hold an option, is being considered. Dolphin’s sparkling financial performance has delighted its shareholders, sources report, and suggests that its executives have indeed hit upon a timely business strategy. Since its NOK2 shares were listed two-and-a-half years ago, they have risen nearly four-fold to more than NOK7. The outlook for the year ahead is positive, according to CEO Atle Jacobsen, with a $150 million backlog of work in hand. Based on preliminary figures, the company made a profit before tax of $39 million on revenue of $221 million and the book value of its multi-client seismic data library has climbed from zero to almost $40 million in two years. Dolphin now has a market capitalization of around $440 million. So what is the key to this success in a specialized sector not known for welcoming newcomers? Jacobsen says that fortunes in the seismic sector are closely linked to the oil price which, consistently more than $100 recently, bodes well for E&P spending and seismic survey requirements in the months ahead. But he also concedes that the company’s timing has been fortunate. More complex surveys in more difficult locations require both April 2013 MARINE LOG 21
OFFSHORE SPOTLIGHT new ships and the latest processing technology, he says, and it is difficult to convert or upgrade most old vessels. Meanwhile money is tight for new ones. The barriers to entry are rising and this is working in the company’s favor. Dolphin’s focus on client-specific seismic research, multi-client surveys and the latest data acquisition and processing facilities, both on board ship and at its processing center in the UK, is also paying off. It has developed its own seismic processing software and is wellplaced to provide clients with fast-track data.
“Charter rates for high-end seismic ships will continue to rise” —Dolphin Group CEO Atle Jacobsen One of the youngest fleets in the business is also a help because charterers’ expectations are rising and their focus is increasingly on high-end 3D units with good specs and fast data-handling capability. The fact that the ships are chartered in is another plus for Dolphin. This provides strong cash cost efficiency per streamer, Jacobsen says. Charter rates are set to continue rising in the months ahead, he predicts, and this suggests that the four new vessels are likely to deliver into a rising market. High-end 3D vessels have seen typical earnings rise from around $200,000 to $220,000 a day one year ago, to more than $300,000 today. The 16-streamer Sanco Swift, with a bollard pull of about 200 tons, is due to deliver from Kleven Maritime’s Myklebust yard in
The 2010-built Polar Duke is one three large sophisticated 3D seismic ships operated by Dolphin
July, while the Geo Atlantic will join the fleet following its Singapore upgrade late this year. The Sanco Sword, sister to the Swift, will be commissioned in March 2014, while the 22-streamer 250-ton bollard pull Super Duke, also under construction at Kleven, is scheduled for delivery one year later. High E&P spending means a broad geographical spread. Key target areas so far have included the North Sea, West Africa and Brazil but the company also plans to target waters off South Africa, East Africa and in the eastern Mediterranean. South America, the Gulf of Mexico and northern seas in Europe are also on the company’s radar. ■
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OFFSHORE SPOTLIGHT GC RIEBER INKS CHARTER DEAL FOR HIGH-END CSV has a total backlog of about NOK 3.5 billion ($600.2 million). GC Rieber Shipping ASA, Bergen, Norway, says that its Ulstein The high-capacity newbuild is an X-Bow construction supSX121 design construction support vessel being built by Ulstein port vessel (CSV) designed for operations in harsh and deep Verft has been chartered by Ceona Services (UK) Limited for at waters, with a length of 130 meters and a 25-meter beam. The least five years. vessel is built to the highest standard for dynamic positionLondon-based Ceona has ambitions to grow its position as a ing, DP-3, and is equipped with a 250 tonne AHC offshore global subsea company. crane. The ship is designed to operate in the SURF market, with “GC Rieber Shipping has strengthened its position in the capacity for pipe loads below deck and on main deck, and a high-end subsea segment over the last few years. We look forvertical pipe laying system above the moon pool. The ship can ward to cooperating with Ceona in the years to come,” says GC accommodate 130 crew, and is built Rieber Shipping CEO Irene W. Basili. according to the latest international GC Rieber Shipping currently environmental standards. Ceona operates 16 advanced special purwill equip the vessel with a 270 pose vessels for defined markets tonnes vertical lay system (VLS). within the subsea, ice/suppor t T he char ter ag reement with and marine seismic segments, of Ceona Ser vices (UK) Limited has which 11 are owned by the company. options for up to five years. The vesAdditionally, the company has two sel will be delivered from Ulstein vessels under construction for delivVerft in the first quarter of 2014. ery spring 2014 and spring 2015. Meanwhile, Ulstein announced it The newbuild contract for the had struck a deal to build two PX121 Ulstein SX121 was placed in June design platform supply vessels for 2012 at an investment of about NOK Dutch shipowner Vroon at China’s 800 million ($137.1 million), with GC COSCO (Guangdong) Shipyard Co., Rieber Shipping holding an option for Ltd. Those vessels will be delivered one additional vessel. After entering Computer rendering of Ulstein PX121 that will in the first quarter of 2015. into this contract, GC Rieber Shipping be built at COSCO for Dutch owner Vroon
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he search for oil and gas continues to push into deeper waters, requiring a new generation of larger, more flexible, higher specification support vessels. Besides adding new tonnage to meet the demands of deepwater drilling, offshore support vessel operators Hornbeck Offshore Services, Harvey Gulf International Marine, and GulfMark Offshore all have significant programs underway to stretch existing OSVs into beefier hulks, adding more clear deck space, below mud tank capacity and thruster upgrades for DP-2 Class. The most recent deal has Harvey Gulf International Marine, New Orleans, LA, adding 40-foot-long midbodies to five DP-2 OSVs that it acquired from Bee Mar, LLC, Broussard, LA, last year. “We’ve already ordered much of the equipment that will be needed for these conversions,” says Ben Bordelon, Executive Vice President, Ship Repair, Bollinger Shipyards. “STX Marine is performing the detailed engineering for these vessels.” Bollinger Shipyards will cut each of the boats just aft of the superstructure and insert the prefabricated midbody. According to Bordelon, the first two boats will arrive at Bollinger April 15 and May 15, respectively, with delivery to HGIM in September 2013. HGIM already has a charter lined up for the two boats. The vessels being stretched are what Bee Mar, LLC, had called its Busy Bee Class Platform Supply Vessel, which had built to ABS Class as DP2, Subchapter L, SOLAS boats. Each of the 210 ft x 56 ft vessels will be lengthened to 250 ft, with added deck space and liquid mud
tank capacity. Current liquid mud capacity is 6,300 bbl and 6,000 ft3 of dry bulk capacity. HGIM, which will call them its 270 Class, says liquid mud capacity will be 10,000 bbl and dry bulk 10,000 ft3. Bordelon says the lengthening of the HGIM boats is far less complex than the work its doing on six Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) boats, which are also being upgraded to DP-2. Bollinger Larose and Bollinger Morgan City are each handling three lengthenings, which will turn the Super 200 Class DP-1 vessels into 240 Class DP-2 boats. The liquid mud capacities on each of the boats will be about 8,000 bbl. Other owners are discussing similar stretches and upgrades, says Bordelon.
BOLLINGER ADDS DRY DOCK Harvey Gulf has also agreed to sell Bollinger one of its two dry docks, measuring 320 ft x 120 ft x 12 ft, with 10,000 tons lifting capacity. The dry dock will be moved to Bollinger Fourchon, LLC, where a major facility expansion is underway.
GULFMARK STRETCHES AT CONRAD GulfMark Offshore, Houston, TX, has been involved with two stretch programs with Conrad Shipyards, Morgan City, LA, the first stretching three vessels between 2010-2011 and the second stretching three vessels between 2012-2013. Both programs were very similar as all six vessels in both programs were virtually identical. The 190 Class April 2013 MARINE LOG 25
support vessels vessels were lengthened by adding a Gulfmark Offshore has contracted Conrad Shipyards to stretch prefabricated midbody section, resultsix 190 Class offshore supply vessels over the last three years ing in a 230 Class vessel. The process was relatively straightforward and efficient as the new generation vessels were already diesel-electric and DP-2. No major machinery changes were necessary so the conversions were cost effective and completed with a quick turnaround, reducing the amount of time out of service. As a result, five of the six vessels have already been completed and are back to work for GulfMark. The sixth vessel, having just entered the yard, will be completed in the first half of 2013. Gary Lipely, Conrad’s Director of Marketing & Sales, says Conrad 2008. The DP-2 210 ft x 54 ft x 19 ft vessels have three diesel-powered is competing with other bidders for the lengthening of Gulfmark’s generators including two 1,825 kW (2,447 hp) generators powered by Cummins QSK60 engines and one 910 kW (1,220 hp) generator ten 640 Class Platform Supply Vessels. As you might recall, the 640 Class PSVs were added to the Gulf- powered by a Cummins KTA38 engine. Current deck area is 6,120 ft2, with 5,147 ft3 of mud capacity. ■ mark Offshore fleet following the acquisition of Rigdon Marine in
Jackson offshore opts for two more platform supply vessels from Bae Jackson offshore, LLc, has exercised an option to build two more platform supply vessels at BAE Systems’ shipyard in Jacksonville, FL. Being built as Jones Actcompliant vessels for the Gulf of Mexico, the two platform supply vessels (PSVs) will each measure 252 feet long and 60 feet wide. BAE Systems’ Jacksonville shipyard recently commenced construction on the first of two PSVs as part of the original contract. Those two vessels will be completed in 2015. “It’s an exciting time for Jackson Offshore Operators, and the exercising of this option is an example of our confidence in BAE Systems as a quality shipbuilder,” said Lee Jackson, President and CEO of Jackson Offshore Operators, LLC. “Like our other previously announced vessels being built by BAE Systems, once delivered, these vessels will be deployed on multi-year contracts in the Gulf of Mexico.” The PSVs are based on a GPA 675J design by naval architecture and marine engineering firm Guido Perla & Associates, Inc. (GPA), Seattle, WA. GPA was awarded a contract to deliver the Design, Regulatory Design and Production Engineering for the vessels. Throughout the design and engineering process, GPA worked closely with Jackson Offshore to meet all operational requirements, giving the ships the features and functions that operators and crew members appreciate during operation and maintenance. The result is a customized vessel with optimized cargo capacity, improved
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vessels are under construction in Brazil. The GPA 675J PSV also incorporates notable features that GPA has utilized throughout the years on numerous offshore vessels, such as the location of the engine room on the main deck. The layout increases cargo capacity below deck and entails remarkable crew comfort improvements, achieved by adding an extra deck of attenuation between the accommodations and the bow thrusters and cargo machinery, two of the prime contributors of noise and vibration aboard these types of vessels. The main equipment on the 252 ft GPA 675J PSV includes an integrated Rolls-Royce ship systems package inclusive of low-voltage active front end diesel-electric system and a complete propulsion package with Azipull propulsion thrusters. The scope of supply also includes power and propulsion systems integration—including an advanced Acon automation system, an Icon Dynamic Positioning (DP-2) system and a fully integrated electrical detailed engineering package. The GPA 675J PSV will bear the class notation ABS, +A1, Circle E Offshore Support Vessel (SupplyHNLS), +AMS, DPS-2, FiFi-1, ACCU, SOLAS, USCG Subchapter I& L, Full Ocean, USCG EEP 150 Notation, MARPOL Annex I, II, IV and V and increa se s the number of GPA designed offshore vessels operating in the Gulf of Mexico to 22. The vessels Computer rendering of the the GPA 675J platform will enter into service in 2014. supply vessel from Guido Perla Associates Inc.
fuel consumption, ease of maintenance, redundancy, excellent maneuverability, superb seakeeping and highest safety and comfort standards for the 34 crew members the vessel can accommodate. For the GPA 675J PSV, GPA is using its new series of hull forms that provides a more efficient hull compared to previous designs. A new bow design has been developed that encompasses GPA’s special shaped bulb and forward sections that allows for better sea keeping on any sea direction. Many new bow designs offered recently are designed to favor head sea operations, but GPA’s design provides a more balanced bow that will enhance operation in head sea, as well as other sea directions. This balances the stern with the bow of the vessel. The f irst vessel with this new hull design has been tested in Brazil with the GPA 688SC PSV (PSV 4500). Eight of these
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Jensen Maritime is refining the Valor design for two new ASD tugs being built for Harley Marine Services
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rom 2006 to 2010, Whidbey Island, WA, shipbuilder Nichols Brothers Boat Builders constructed a series of exceptional 6,800-hp, 100 ft x 40 ft Azimuth Stern Drive tugs for Baydelta Maritime, San Francisco, CA. The Valor Class ASD tugs featured high horsepower in a compact design, large fuel capacity for long trips, and comfortable crew accommodations. Now Seattle-based naval architectural and marine engineering firm Jensen Maritime, a part of Crowley Maritime Corporation, is refining that classic Valor design for two new Azimuth Stern Drive (ASD) tugs being built for Harley Marine Services, Inc., Seattle. The first of those two new tugs, Robert Franco, was launched last month at Nichols Brothers Boat Builders. The tug was towed from Nichols Brothers’ Whidbey
Island yard to Nichols Langley for final outfitting, dock and sea trials, with delivery expected sometime this month. Both the Robert Franco and its sister tug, the Ahbra Franco, are destined to provide tanker escort and ship assist services on the U.S. West Coast. The Ahbra Franco will be delivered to Harley Marine Services in July. Both tugs are named after Harley Marine Chairman & CEO Harley Franco and his wife Lela’s two children. The new tugs will each be equipped with EPA Tier 3-compliant Caterpillar 3516C main engines that will drive Rolls-Royce US 255 Z-drives. The propulsion package will produce over 90 tons of bollard pull with a combined horsepower of 6,770, giving the tug exceptional pulling power and maneuverability.
The vessel is outfitted with Mackay Marine Electronics, Technicold by Northern Lights HVAC system, two Markey winches, one forward for ship assist and one aft for towing and a Smith Berger tow pin aft. The tugs will also feature an anchor windlass and chain locker, as well as a Markey TES-40 winch. Fur thermore, the new tugs w ill be equipped with some of the most advanced safety features in the industry, including a pair of 900 gal/min fire pumps and monitors that will be powered from an on-board generator. Ice plating has also been added to the hulls to ensure safety while working in light ice conditions.
NEW DECK BARGE Another addition to Harley Marine’s West Coast fleet will be the Illiuliuk Bay, a new April 2013 MARINE LOG 45
tugs & barges 250 ft x 70 ft x 15 ft 8 in deck barge being built by US Fab at Vigor Industrial’s Swan Island shipyard in Portland, OR. The versatile deck barge will transport everything from containers to heavy equipment in three-times-per-week service between Dutch Harbor and Akutan, AK. Akutan is home to Trident Seafoods, which operates the largest seafood production facility in North America. The deck barge, also designed by Jensen
Maritime, will be outfitted with D-rings to secure containers up to three high. Eight lashing bars running fore and aft will allow other cargo such as heavy machinery to be secured. A 230-ton lift capacity Manitowoc 4100 crawler crane housed onboard will facilitate offloading. It will replace an existing barge in the fleet of Pacific Coast Maritime, a Harley Marine subsidiary. Vigor Industrial Sales Manager Bryan Nichols, says, collaboration with both
Jensen Maritime and Harley Marine during the initial production design of barge “will allow us to have maximum efficiency during construction. We were able to combine shipbuilding best practices with Jensen’s considerable design expertise and Harley’s requirements to finalize a cost effective, [producible] design with a quick turnaround.” The Iliuliuk Bay is scheduled for delivery later this year.
BOUCHARD ORDERS SECOND ATB FROM VT HALTER MARINE Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc., Melville, NY, has exercised its option to build a second Articulated Tug Barge (ATB) unit at VT Halter Marine, Inc., Pascagoula, MS. Singapore’s ST Engineering, the parent of VT Halter Marine, says the value of this ATB unit is in the neighborhood of $100 million (about S$125 million). At 625 feet in length, the two new oceangoing tank barges would be Bouchard’s longest. With a beam of 91 feet and depth of 47 feet, the double-hull barge will have a reported 250,000-barrel capacity, and will be used to transport liquid petroleum. Only the B. No. 245, with a capacity of 252,000 bbl, can carry more clean products than the new tank barge. The new barge is ABS and USCG certified for Jones Act service. The 10,000 hp twin screw ATB tug is classed by ABS as A1 Towing Vessel, Dual Mode ATB, USCG Subchapter M, and will be equipped with an Intercon Coupler System. Construction on the first ATB, the M/V Bouchard Boys and B. No. 270, will begin this month in Pascagoula, MS, with delivery scheduled for mid 2015. This unit will enter into Bouchard’s fleet service in New York, NY. Construction of the second barge will begin in fourth quarter 2013 with delivery scheduled in first quarter 2016. “With the strong confidence and support from Bouchard Transportation, we will ensure that the two ATBs are built to the highest standards in a timely fashion and to the utmost satisfaction of our Customer,” said Ng Sing Chan, President, ST Marine. ■ 46 MARINE LOG April 2013
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Kotug adding hyBrids to growing fleet KOTUG InTernaTIOnal b.v., Rotterdam, the Netherlands, is known for being innovative and has been aggressively growing its fleet of modern harbor tugs with new construction orders in Europe and Asia. In 2012, for example, KOTUG’s RotorTug Adriaan was retrofitted for operation as Europe’s first hybrid tug in the Port of Rotterdam. Called an E-KOTUG, the vessel was certified by Lloyd’s Register. Now the Dutch operator is investing in additional hybrid tugs. In mid-2014, four RotorTugs ART 80-32 designed by KST B.V. and Robert Allan Ltd. will be built at shipyards in Europe and Asia. The revolutionary new ART 80-32 RotorTugs will be 32 meters long and have a minimum bollard pull of 80 tons over the stern and bow. The four new ART 80-32 RotorTugs will be built at Damen Shipyards in Europe and Cheoy Lee Shipyards in Hong Kong. The order marks the first time both ship builders will construct a Robert Allan design hybrid RotorTug. These RotorTugs will be equipped with Aspin Kemp & Associates’ (AKA) XeroPoint Hybrid Propulsion System, similar as the first E-KOTUG, RT Adriaan. All four vessels will be delivered in 2014. This month, KOTUG will also be adding two other Robert Allan Ltd.-designed tugs, the SD Salvor and the SD Sparta. The SD Salvor is a Rampart, 3200 Robert Allan design stern-drive deep-sea tug with a bollard pull of 67 tons. SD Salvor will join the fleet to strengthen KOTUG’s seagoing and offshore activities. SD Sparta, a Rampart 3200 Robert Allan design Stern-drive harbor tug with a bollard pull of 66 tons, is being built by Turkey’s Medmarine Shipyards. In June, KOTUG will add the Damen 3212 Stern-drive harbor tug SD Dolphin with a bollard pull of 80 tons. KOTUG needed an additional powerful harbor tug quickly and Damen could deliver the vessel from “stock.”
ships, acquisitions and organic growth. KOT UG ha s s t ar te d tow age oper a tions in Germany’s new deepsea Port of Wilhemshaven and will be serving its clients at the oil and gas terminals in London, England, on the River Thames, starting this July. Earlier this year, KOTUG began of fering its services in Cameroon, West Africa.
Australia is also a key growth market for KOTUG. To strengthen its position, KOTUG has formed the joint venture KT Maritime Ser vice Australia Pty Ltd. with Teekay Shipping Australia. KT Maritime has been established to provide marine towage solutions to the Australian energy and nature resources industry.
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The fleet additions will support KOTUG’s rapid expansion of its harbor towage, salvage, offshore and dredging services to ports and terminals and at sea in Europe, West-Africa and Australia. With a young and powerful fleet of 40 tugs, KOTUG’s strategic objectives include expanding its global presence through strategic partner-
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May 21-22, 2013 Stamford Marriott Stamford, Conn. An executive level two-day conference & expo focusing on best practices, best technologies for the inland and coastal tug and barge industry
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May 21, 2013
May 22, 2013
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Keynote address B. Buckley McAllister, Esq., President, McAllister Towing
Safety and Subchapter M William R. Mahoney, Managing Partner, Safety Management Systems, LLC
What’s happening in Washington? Joan M. Bondareff, Esq., of Counsel, Blank Rome LLP Tug and barge security: Training and exercises Jeffrey J. Milstein, Dir. of Operations, Moran Office of Maritime and Port Security (MOMPS) Coffee break | Sponsored by DNV | Expo open Panel presentations: Marine finance Moderator: Richard J. Paine Sr., National Finance Mgr., Commercial Marine Group, TCF Equipment Finance Adam Conrad, Dir. - Transportation Lending, CIT H. Clayton Cook, Esq., of Counsel, Seward & Kissel, LLP Luncheon | Sponsorship available | Expo open Panel presentations: Leveraging LNG technology for the tug and barge market John Hatley, PE, Americas VP Ship Power, Wärtsilä North America Bill Lind, Dir. of Technology & Business Development, ABS Americas John E. Graykowski, Principal, Maritime Industry Consultants
What’s the current market for tugs & barges? Hybrid propulsion Ron Burchett, Commercial Marine Mgr., Corvus Energy Ltd. Coffee break | Sponsorship available | Expo open Panel presentations: Environmental concerns Moderator: Stephen Gumpel, Regional VP, North America, ABS Joseph J. Cox, President & CEO, Chamber of Shipping of America Luncheon | Sponsorship available | Expo open Panel presentations: Shipyard safety Speaker from Signal International Robert A. Sampey, Business Development Manager, Conrad Industries, Inc. Speaker gifts sponsored by CENTA Corp. Program subject to change
Opportunities for LNG bunkering John Waterhouse, Chief Concept Engineer at Elliott Bay Design Group The next wave of ASD tug construction—coastal and inland towing vessels Captain Jeff Slesinger, Delphi Maritime, LLC Energy break | Sponsored by JonRie InterTech, LLC | Expo open Panel presentations: Articulated Tug Barges Robert P. Hill, President & Principal Naval Architect, Ocean Tug & Barge Engineering Corp. Cocktail reception | Sponsorship available | Expo open
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Armstrong Marine Inc. Armstrong Marine Inc. designs and builds welded aluminum boats. From turnkey vessels to custom designs and cut files, Armstrong actively meets clients’ expectations worldwide. www.armstrongmarine.com Baker Lyman / TSMS Strategic Alliance CORSAIR TVR, the affordable marine recordkeeping software solution includes: Auto Logbook, VGP Fleet, Sub-M Assessments, RCP, SIRE, Crew Records, Dispatch, Planned Maintenance and Document Management. www.bakerlyman.com CENTA Corporation CENTA is a global leader in the innovation and manufacture of flexible coupling solutions for the diesel-engine-driven equipment market. From torsional couplings that dampen harmful vibrations to complete carbon fiber shafting systems for main ship propulsion, CENTA is a drive component leader you can trust. With over 25 unique styles of flexible coupling and shafting products available, CENTA has the solution for all your ship propulsion and auxiliary drive systems. www.centacorp.com
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Identification Products Corp. Identification Products Corporation, a 3M preferred converter, manufactures custom labels, nameplates, graphic overlays, close tolerance machined panels, gaskets, insulators and shields, specialty die cuts, signage, nonskid treads. Mil Specs, UL/CSA approved, RoHS Compliant. www.idproducts.com John Deere / Bell Power Systems Bell Power Systems is a John Deere distributor serving the tug and barge industry through factory-trained dealers in applications ranging from generators, product pumps, fifi pumps, and propulsion packages. www.bellpower.com Krill Systems Krill Systems, Inc. is an environmentally aware company, designing products to enable operators of commercial marine vessels to monitor, record and analyze vessel operations and fuel consumption. Recognized as a technological market leader, we maintain flexibility and offer superior levels of customer service and support. www.krillsystems.com
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Shamosh equipment Corp. Shamosh Equipment is a leading supplier of barge pumps and hot oil heaters engineered for the tank barge industry. Established in 1979, we are authorized sales agents for: FlowserveByron Jackson, Leistritz Corporation and Volcanic Heaters.
Mack boring & parts Co. Mack Boring distributes Mitsubishi, Scania, Steyr, Yanmar and Isuzu diesel engines and related powertrain products. Application guidance, parts, service and training. The company also manufactures GPP diesel generators, eight to 100 kW, in enclosed, open frame and keel-cooled configurations. www.mackboring.com
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Milton CAt Milton CAT is the authorized Caterpillar dealer for Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and upstate New York. Milton CAT has special expertise in the design, selling and after-the-sale parts and service support of medium and heavy duty marine propulsion and auxiliary power for the work boat, barge, commercial fishing, and passenger ferry industries. www.miltoncat.com
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Multi-State electric Co. OUR GOAL: To become your partner. MultiState Electric Co. will not only provide and install the technology you need, but we also provide you complete understanding of its applications, use and maintenance. As contractors, we provide a wide scope of electrical installations. As engineers, we assist owners and end users in acquiring and utilizing the latest technologies to meet their specific needs. www.multi-stateelectric.com
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Reigniting hope
Statue Cruises struggles to get operations back to normal post Hurricane Sandy
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hen the cit y that never sleeps gets knocked down its immediate, inherent reaction is to get back up again. And that’s just what New York City did post Hurricane Sandy. Once the rain stopped, the winds died down and the waters receded, New Yorkers did what they do best—they got back to work. But for some, like operator Statue Cruises, the
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wounds from Sandy’s impact are still fresh, making getting back to work easier said than done. Operating a fleet that includes 13 ferries, in addition to two water taxis and four dinner yachts, Statue Cruises carries over 4.2 million passengers annually through the historical and famed New York City harbor. A subsidiary of Hornblower Cruises & Events, Statue Cruises is the official ferry
concessioner authorized by the National Park Service (NPS) to operate service to the Statue of Liberty. The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island are prime tourist hotspots, generating jobs and pumping money into the local economy. According to the Department of the Interior, 3.7 million visited Liberty Island in 2011, generating $174 million in economic activity and supporting 2,218 jobs.
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which includes historical artifacts, suffered no damage, the infrastructure was badly beaten. The NPS reports that doors and windows in the ferry building were severely damaged, and exhibits were toppled over. Beyond that, the mechanical systems and fire suppression systems were damaged; power and communications systems were destroyed; there was flooding throughout the Island, and standing water remained in the basement of the Immigration building, where the concessioners’ supplies are stored.
“Statue Cruises has not been able to take visitors to Liberty or Ellis Island since the storm hit.” —Michael Burke, Statue Cruises
STATUE CRUISES GOES INTO ACTION
By Shirley Del Valle, Associate Editor
DAMAGE AND LAYOFFS But since Hurricane Sandy made landfall on October 29, 2012, both Liberty and Ellis Island have been closed to the general public, disrupting Statue Cruises’ operations and causing tremendous losses for the operator. While touring Liberty Island late last year, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar estimated that repairs to both Ellis Island and Liberty Island could cost as much as $59 million.
According to the NPS, while Lady Liberty herself was not harmed, 75% of the 12-acre Liberty Island was submerged under water— the utilities and backup generator were damaged, and the island’s power systems destroyed. Sandy’s ferocity also uprooted the brick pathways around the island and damaged passenger and auxiliary docks. Over on Ellis Island the damage seemed far worse. While the museum collection,
Before Sandy made landfall, Statue Cruises put in place its Hurricane Contingency Plan, sending its fleet north to ensure the vessels would be protected from the storm. Unfortunately for the operator its lower Manhattan offices were flooded forcing it to relocate its base of operations to one of its very own ferries, docked by Liberty State Park, Jersey City, NJ. As for its operations, “Statue Cruises has not been able to take visitors to Liberty or Ellis Island since the storm hit,” explains Michael Burke, COO, Statue Cruises. The islands closure led to the loss of 70 percent of Statue Cruises’ revenue and the lay off 130 Statue Cruises employees, approximately 75 percent of the company’s workforce. In total, between staff on both Ellis and Liberty Islands, security screeners and Statue Cruises employees, 500 individuals were laid off. To keep business afloat, Statue Cruises has been operating 120 harbor tours a week. The hour-long tour departs from Battery Park, explains Burke, then “sails past the World Trade Center, Ellis Island, the Statue of Liberty, the South Street Seaport, around Governors Island and finally, under the Brooklyn Bridge before it returns to Battery Park.” The goal is to give passengers a taste of New York City and, of course, bring visitors as close as possible to Lady Liberty herself. To add to the experience NPS Rangers are on board to answer any and all questions for passengers. April 2013 MARINE LOG 53
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Paving bricks and pavement uprooted by Sandy are visible as a member of the Incident Management Team looks on
But while the harbor cruises are providing some stability and generating some much needed revenue for the operator, Burke reveals that “ongoing economic challenges [will] continue until the islands reopen.” Moreover, with the temperatures heating up in New York, Burke warns that he’s most concerned with “losing much of the peak visitation season,” which begins in the spring and stretches into 54 MARINE LOG April 2013
the summer, “when the Statue of Liberty can attract up to 20,000 people a day.”
A LIGHT OF HOPE You certainly can’t blame Burke for worrying. This year began with a sense of foreboding. Looming sequestration cuts threatened to further delay the reopening of both islands, and the NPS stated that
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One of the United States Park Police trailers that was severely damaged and moved from its original position on Ellis Island
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Passenger vessels no timeline was in place for either island to reopen. Making things bleaker, Salazar toured Liberty Island this past February, and suggested that once the landmark reopened, things wouldn’t exactly be business as usual—with the island, more than likely opening a few days a week, as opposed to a full seven-day week. But then a glimmer of hope came in mid-March, when the NPS, along with Secretary Salazar and Senator Charles E.
Schumer, (NY-D) announced that Liberty Island would reopen to the public by July 4—“The perfect day to reopen a symbol of our nation’s freedom,” proclaimed Senator Schumer. Not exactly a spring opening, but it’ll get Statue Cruises’ operations to Liberty Island back up and running at the height of the season, and most importantly it’ll put people back to work. According to the Department of the Interior, the decision was made after the parties
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The news for Ellis Island, however, isn’t so bright. At press time the island that was the entry point for millions of immigrants still had no power and subsequently no reopening timeline in sight. Although, some reports say Ellis will likely open its doors to visitors in 2014. And while tourists won’t get to tour the 27.5 acre Ellis Island in 2013, they will be able to step foot on the island after July 4 this year thanks to a change in security screenings. The NPS has decided, much to the NYPD’s chagrin, to house security screenings on Ellis Island before passengers move on to Liberty Island. For years the standard method of operation has involved passengers getting screened, before boarding a ferry, at Manhattan’s Battery Park or New Jersey’s Liberty Island. The new proposed procedures will eradicate passenger screening at Battery Park and instead, would have passengers board at either Battery Park or Liberty State Park then head to Ellis Island where they will disembark the ferry get screened and board another vessel to Liberty Island. By moving security screenings to Ellis Island the NYPD believes passengers would be left vulnerable to an attack.
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Passenger vessels But how exactly will the switch in screenings effect operations for Statue Cruises? Burke says it would likely mean that the operator would have to run additional ferries, since passengers will have to disembark one ferry at Ellis Island to get on another ferry for their voyage to Liberty Island. Its safe to assume then that the use of additional ferries will lead to higher costs.
Whatever the resolution may be between the NYPD and NPS regarding the security screenings, Statue Cruises is whole-heartedly on board. The operator’s hope is to get people back to work, get its vessels running and create an amazing experience for its passengers. With Lady Liberty’s light shining bright Statue Cruises will be doing just that come July 4th. ■
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ore than 5 million TEU and $175 billion in cargo moves through the Port of New York and New Jersey on an annual basis. With the expansion of the Panama Canal expected to be completed in 2014, New York City area container terminals are expected to reap substantial benefits. While the Panama Canal expansion offers enormous opportunities for increased containership traffic in New York, one major roadblock that has to be addressed is the Bayonne Bridge. The bridge spans the Kill Van Kull waterway, connecting Bayonne, NJ, to Staten Island, NY. Containerships serving Port Newark and the Elizabeth Port Authority Marine Terminals in New Jersey and the Howland Hook Marine Terminal on Staten Island must pass underneath the bridge, which has a current air draft of 152.4 ft at high tide. That makes it a tight
squeeze for today’s generation containerships of 7,000 TEU, which must wait for the right tide conditions to pass—with only inches to spare—underneath the span. Ships that use the port want to be in and out no more than 24 hours after they arrive at Ambrose Light. However, when the Panama Canal expansion is complete in 2014, New Panamax Ships 1,200 feet long, with capacities of 12,000 TEU could be sailing to the port. To accommodate these New Panamax behemoths, the bridge—or more precisely bridge deck—will have to be raised. The raising of the bridge was one of seven infrastructure projects selected by the Obama Administration to receive a streamlined federal review and permitting process under its We Can’t Wait Initiative. The PANYNJ plans to fund the $1 billion
to raise the air draft to 215 feet above mean high water, while still preserving the bridge’s historic arch. The project would be complete by 2016 and allow access to the port’s four main container terminals. “We’re absolutely banking on it,” says Jim Pellicio, President and CEO of the Port Newark Container Terminal (PNCT) of the Bayonne Bridge project. “The President has put it on the fast track. This is the time for us to make things happen.” When Pellicio says PNCT is “banking on it,” he’s not kidding. Under the terms of its lease with the PANYNJ, PNCT is committed to spending $500 million to improve the terminal and purchase equipment over the next 20 years. A joint venture of Ports America and TIL, PNCT leases 220 acres (including off‐ dock and rail) in Port Newark from the April 2013 MARINE LOG 59
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the New York Container Terminal in Staten Island and the Red Hook Container Terminal in Brooklyn. Like other terminals in the New YorkNew Jersey area, PNCT was not immune to the havoc wrecked when super storm Sandy hit last year on Oct. 29. A tidal surge covered the terminal in six feet of water. Commerce grounded to a halt as Port Authority of New York and New Jersey facilities were shutdown for a week. Rapid clean up efforts, however, allowed cargo to begin flowing again, with the first ship arrivals at PNCT on Nov. 5. Among the investments PNCT is making is the development of an additional 80 acres, with old warehouses and gates being torn down to make way for new expanded yard space and improved truck traffic flow. About 3,000 trucks move in and out of the terminal on a daily basis. According to Pelliccio, PNCT is doubling its capacity to be able to handle 6,000 cargo containers daily. “This project,” he says, “is going to have a substantial economic impact throughout the region.” A critical element of PNCT’s facility upgrade is intermodal infrastructure and at the heart of that is the new Corbin Street Rail Flyover Bridge. The bridge, which is nearing completion, will provide ready access to the CSX rail line adjacent to PNCT, improving truck traffic flow and cutting congestion— eliminating about 400 truck moves off of local roads. PNCT is also adding three $14 million new massive electric gantry cranes to unload the beamier New Panamax vessels. The cranes will be capable of lifting 65 tons, and carrying two 20-foot long cargo containers simultaneously. PNCT is also adding a new, “greener” fleet of Tier III-compliant 30-foot tall Straddle Carriers to transport cargo throughout the terminal. All the fork-lifts in the terminal already operate on LPG. PNCT will spend more than $200 million in equipment purchases over the next five years. While there is no requirement yet for shore-side power, the terminal will also be “cold ironing-ready,” with all of the ductwork completed. Other upgrades include an enlarged maintenance shop and the reconstruction of quay and dredging to accommodate vessels with 50 ft drafts. Currently, PNCT handles more than 600,000 shipping containers annually and expects volumes could reach 1.4 million annually, once the canal expansion opens. And when the time comes, Pellicio assures, “We’ll be ready.” ■
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Royal Caribbean’s Legend of the Seas has been coated with both Intersleek 1100SR and Intercept 8000LPP
By Paul Bartlett, Contributing Editor
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wo new hull coatings launched by International Paint (IP) could herald another quantum leap in hull paint performance. Each based on separate and patented technologies, Intersleek 1100SR and Intercept 8000LPP are the products of years of concentrated R&D by IP scientists and could lead to a boost in market share for the Akzo Nobel coatings subsidiary. The new products come at a critical time for many ship owners who face a range of formidable challenges including bunker prices close to all-time highs, and new requirements on improved ship energy efficiency and emissions. And all this against a backdrop of some of shipping’s weakest markets in decades. Intersleek 1100SR is the latest in IP’s foul release family of premium products which now coat the hulls of some 1,600 vessels in the world fleet. It joins Intersleek 900, a fluoropolymer coating and Intersleek 700, a silicon-based “non stick” hull paint. The significance of IP’s latest foul release product are the letters “SR” in its name. Standing for “slime release”, the new coating has been formulated specifically to prevent the settlement and adhesion of slime, a group term for many thousands of bacteria and diatoms
to which every surface submerged in sea water is potentially attractive—including ships’ hulls. Slime starts to grow as soon as a vessel enters the water and, depending on its location, speed, operating profile and the time of year, can significantly raise hull resistance and therefore fuel consumption and emissions. By growing its own slime in a specially developed “slime farm” at its UK laboratories near Newcastle, IP has been able to demonstrate that some vessels are more susceptible than others. Much depends on the variables above but IP believes it now has leading insight into slime formation, settlement, release and therefore its impact on operating efficiency. The polymer base of the new coating has been slightly adapted from that of Intersleek 900 to incorporate more hydrophilic (water-loving) properties. This helps to prevent the settlement and adhesion of slime. The new coating has already been tried and tested on more than 50 vessels, including 13 container ships, 12 LNG carriers, seven tankers and a number of cruise ships. Many of the vessels have their own performance monitoring systems on board and feedback has been positive. April 2013 MARINE LOG 61
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Carnival Cruise Lines’ Carnival Elation, for example, was found to be virtually slime-free following more than a year’s operation in the Caribbean, a high-risk fouling zone. Royal Caribbean, meanwhile, has opted to coat its Legend of the Seas with a combination of Intersleek 1100SR and IP’s second new product. Intercept 8000LPP, where the initials stand for linear polishing polymer, is a new biocide hull coating based on patented “Lubyon” technology. The product has been developed to provide ship operators with predictable coatings performance over a typical 60-month docking cycle—a feature which many post tributyl tin (TBT) antifouling products have not provided. Antifoulings based on metal acrylates, for example, polish more quickly to begin with, but performance trails off over time (see graph). Conversely, silyl acrylate polishes slowly after application, but more quickly as time goes on. Lubyon technology, IP claims, replicates the behavior of TBT-based antifoulings and polishes at a constant rate over time. Moreover, the biocide release rate is largely unaffected by sea water temperature. This enables ship owners and operators to plan and budget effectively throughout the docking cycle. Intercept 8000 is aimed at the deep-sea market for use both at newbuilding and repair. It has a “superhydrophilic” surface which attracts water. The polymer coating swells on contact with water and smooths out imperfections in the hull surface. In effect, water clings to the surface and acts as a lubricant. Intercept 8000 has been tried and tested on container ships, tankers, bulkers and LNG carriers representing more than four million dwt. Once again, feedback from ship operators has been positive, with favorable comments from technical staff at Frontline and StoltNielsen, among others. ■ Intercept 8000 is applied to an LNG carrier
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newsmakers Long serving Chairman of classification society ABS, RobeRt D. SomeRville, has retired. Somerville has served 20 years as either President or Chairman of the classification society. His retirement goes into effect at the end of this month. Under a planned two-year long leadership transition strategy, current president and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki will assume the Chairmanship of ABS subject to final election by the Board of Directors at its next meeting on April 22, 2013. C hair man and C EO of Crowley Maritime Corp., tom CRowley, has been named as an honorar y alumnus of the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), Kings Point, NY. The USMMA Alumni Association and Foundation, together with its affiliated Jacksonville Chapter, recognized Crowley for his years of support of the academy and its cadets. Crowley has supported the USMMA through the establishment of the USMMA Scholarship Program, funded by the T homa s B. Crowley Sr. Memor ial Scholarship and by providing internship and job opportunities to cadets upon graduation.
Marine transportation company, Stevens Towing Co., Inc., Yonges Island, SC, has named w. JohnSon StevenS, iii, as the new company president. He succeeds his father, William J. “Bill” Stevens, Jr., who will continue to serve as Chairman of the Board and CEO. Stevens is the fourth generation of the Stevens family to head the company. AnguS R. FRew has been named the new Secretary General and CEO of BIMCO. Frew, who is the current Chief Executive of the UK Chamber of Shipping, will succeed Torben C. Skannild. The change will take effect October 2013. SheilA lAFleuR has joined Florida-based Flagship Management, LLC, as a Senior Associate at the maritime recruitment firm. KRiStiAn SætRe has been appointed managing director of Ulstein Verft. He will take over the position effective June 2013. Sætre has 30 years of maritime background experience behind him. Most recently he w a s manag ing direc tor for S c ana Propulsion AS.
Worldwide manufacturer of specialty lubricants, Klüber Lubrication, has named Ron PeRSon its Director of Business Development for Oil and Gas for it North American operations. Person will be responsible for further developing application-specific support and customer service initiatives. He has 20 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Prior to joining Klüber, Person was a global subsea manager for BP Lubricants. Of fshore drilling contractor Rowan Companies plc, Houston, TX, has promoted Chief Operating Officer thomAS P. buRKe to President. Burke will remain as COO, while W. Matt Ralls will continue to serve as the company’s CEO until his retirement in 2014. It is expected that Burke will succeed Ralls as CEO. The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has appointed iAn monCRieFF CBE as the new Chief Executive. Moncrieff has been acting as interim Chief Executive since 2011, since the previous Chief Executive, Mike Robinson, left the organization.
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techNews W&O tO distribute USCG-approved marine plastic piping system
A model of sAfety
SimulatOrS are prOving to be the go-to solution for training future mariners and officers—offering students the opportunity to get hands-on experience, increase familiarity with the ship, and learn how to react when a sticky situation arises. Cruise ship operators have shown a keen interest in simulator training benefits. Last year, Transas worked closely with Floridabased Resolve Maritime Academy to develop several in-service vessel simulators for Resolve Maritime’s client, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCCL). The academy’s simulation division features a full mission bridge simulator, bridge wing and mini bridges. Transas developed a number of vessel models for the training program—they included the Celebrity Solstice, Freedom of the Seas, Vision of the Seas and TUI Mein Shiff 1. Additionally, Transas created models of two RCCL vessels currently under construction, the Quantum of the Seas and the TUI Mein Schiff 3. While the model’s benefits are plentiful, creating models of as-yet unbuilt vessels did pose a challenge. Neil Bennet, Vice President, Transas USA, says the “value of being able to train officers who will one day sail aboard that vessel, and to have the opportunity to run simulated trials of that vessel
entering some of the ports to which she will eventually sail, even before she is floated out, is immense.” Vessel models come with realistic environmental, bank, vessel and channel interaction effects, special hydrodynamic effects for pod-driven vessels, tug interaction, realistic ship-specific virtual control pages and hardware consoles.
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training fOr nOaa OfficerS The Maritime Simulations Institute will provide professional maritime training to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Corps Officers. The courses will include basic safety training, seamanship, electronic navigation, ship stability, Rules of the Road, and shiphandling. The end of the course will include Bridge Resource Management (BRM) training on full mission ship simulators. The simulations will be tailored to meet each student’s training needs and each simulator-training session will include instances of equipment failure, extreme environments, unusual navigation circumstances and other emergency situations.
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ClassNK approves ballast water VLCC design The IMO Ballast Water Management Convention may not yet be enforced, but the installation of ballast water treatment systems are presenting owners with challenges, both on the financial and technical front, says ClassNK. Luckily for owners, the classification society has granted Approval in Principle (AIP) to the Minimal Ballast Water Ship (MIBS) VLCC design developed by Namura Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. in cooperation with the Shipbuild-
W&O, in partnership with Georg Fischer, is bringing to market SeaCor—the first and only commercially available U.S. Coast Guard-approved (USCG) marine plastic piping system. ABS-approved SeaCor is the only plastic potable water piping system that meets both IMO and USCG requirements for flame spread, low smoke and toxicity. As the distributor, W&O will lead efforts to bring SeaCor to the commercial and military marine markets, as well as the upstream oil and gas industry. SeaCor provides a myriad of benefits to ship owners and operators and can be used in non-essential shipboard piping systems. Weight savings when using plastic versus copper piping is substantial, ranging from 36 percent savings for ½ inch pipe to 57 percent savings for 6 inch pipe. Additionally, weight savings can help vessel fuel efficiency, and also provide for a quicker installation process. The SeaCor piping system can lower costs for ship owners and operators, both up-front and over time. Costs for a SeaCor piping system are competitive to copper piping systems. Thermoplastic systems also have a longer lifespan than copper systems, sometimes as much as 25 years, making it a sound life cycle investment. USCG approvals require all individuals installing SeaCor to be trained and qualified. W&O offers this training to its customers on-site or at a W&O facility.
ing Research Center of Japan. The AIP certifies that MIBS satisfies all international requirements for hull strength and safety. The design uses a revolutionary new hull form that reduces the amount of ballast water necessary for safe operations by nearly 65%. MIBS based the new system in part on the previous Non-Ballast Water Ship (NOBS) design project that created a tanker design that could operate without the need for
www.classnk.or.jp ballast water. But while the NOBS design featured an extremely wide hull shape, which limited its commercial applications, the MIBS design contains a flatter bottom and standard breadth hull, lending itself to a dramatic reduction in needed ballast water. The specs for the MIBS VLCC are 324 m x 60 m x 30 m, dwt is about 300,300 tons and ballast water weight in normal ballast condition is about 30,000 tons.
techNews Herbert-abS to offer advanced Load Management Program for offshore rigs Herbert-ABS will release an advanced version of its Load Management Program (LMP) for use on offshore vessels. LMP 2.1 will offer a simple, yet featurerich set of displays and entry tools for offshore user’s day-to-day weight management, integrity monitoring, and regulatory compliance needs. LMP 2.1 will account for all loads and is available to semi-subs, SPARs, TLPs and jack-ups. Boasting a strong suite of features, LMP 2.1 will include calculation enhancements for robust multiple axis stability; ballast advisory recommendations; application of wind; current and wave forces; 6-degree of freedom equilibrium findings; and advanced tendon, riser, SCR and mooring load calculations. Additionally, robust monitoring and simulation modes and communications with other onboard systems will allow for always-on, integrity monitoring capabilities.
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Wärtsilä wins maintenance contract for world’s largest LNG passenger ferry
Wärtsilä has signed an agreement to provide the Viking Grace, the world’s largest passenger ferry operating on LNG, with maintenance services
after Signing a five-year maintenance agreement, Wärtsilä will provide maintainence service for Viking Line’s Viking Grace. The largest passenger ferry to operate on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), the Viking
Grace operates a regular schedule, operating on the Baltic Sea from Turku, Finland to Stockholm, Sweden. The vessel operates on LNG-fueled Wärtsilä DF engines, enabling it to sail without restriction in Sulfur Emissions Control Areas (SECAs) and upcoming Nitrogen Emissions Control Areas (NECAs). Under the agreement, Wärtsilä will maintain the ship’s four Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel main engines and the Wärtsilä LNGPac gas system’s safety valves. Additionally, Wärtsilä will provide a number of services, including: engine maintenance planning, maintenance work, condition monitoring, spare parts supply, technical support and workshop services. The goal of the contract is to extend the intervals between maintenance, further optimize the logistics of spare part deliveries, and to ensure the optimal operating efficiency and fuel consumption, which will all lead to lower operating costs. The Viking Grace can carry cars, trucks and road trailers. It has a passenger capacity of 2,800 and 200 crew members.
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techNews TerraMar and OrBcOMM join forces Global satellite data communications company ORBCOMM Inc. and TerraMar Networks Limited have entered into an agreement that they say will create one of the broadest and most complete maritime asset tracking offerings on the market. The partnership will merge ORBCOMM’s satellite AIS ser vice—a technolog y that receives a ship’s identification, position and other data, and uses the data to assist in vessel tracking—with TerraMar Networks’ fleet management por tal, tracpoint. The ORBCOMM’s satellite AIS data on the tracpoint service essentially blends maritime assets with tracked land assets, giving clients the ability to pull other asset type into the same mapping display. By merging the two technologies, the partnership will be able to provide clients with a number of applications, including: •Fleet monitoring •Maritime Domain Awareness •Competition Analysis •Trading pattern analysis •Logistics Scheduling and Optimization •Anti-piracy and other security applications
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Terresolve, RSC Bio Solutions to launch Safecare With the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expected to accept a new draft of the Vessel General Permit that will mandate the use of non-toxic and phosphate-free biodegradable cleaners and detergents during deck wash and above water line hull cleaning, Terresolve Technologies, Mentor, OH, and North Carolina-based RSC Bio Solutions have joined forces to launch Safecare for the marine and offshore industry. Safecare, a comprehensive line of nonhazardous cleaning and degreasing solutions suited for the marine and offshore industry, includes degreasers and solvents, and is readily biodegradable and compliant with the new VGP regulations. “Joining forces with RSC Bio Solutions gives us the unique opportunity to bring further value to our marine and offshore industry customers by giving them direct access to these highly effective and readily biodegradable solvents, cleaners and degreasers, as we have done for 17 years with readily biodegradable ENVIROLOGIC lubricants,” says Mark Miller, Executive VP the of combined RSC Bio Solutions/ Terresolve Technologies business.
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contracts Shipyard ContraCtS While every care has been taken to present the most accurate information, our survey gathering system is far from perfect. We welcome your input. Please e-mail any changes to: marinelog@sbpub.com. Some contract values and contract completion dates are estimated. Information based on data as of about March 1, 2013. (*) Asterisk indicates first in series delivered. A “C” after a vessel type indicates a major conversion, overhaul or refit. Additional commercial and government contracts are listed on our website, www.marinelog.com. Shipyard
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Colbert has 5,000 beenm3named Senior Greatgennaro pipoli was appointed the ManBay Shipbuilding Sturgeon Bay, WI hopper dredge Lakes Dredge Art of J .Torch Clary . . .& .Dock . . .for . . Imtech . . . 51.6 . . .marine . . 3Q/2001 . .2001 . 63 . . . .11 . . trailing .Vice .deepwater . .suction . . .vessel . . .C2 Bender Shipbuilding Corporation Mobile, AL . .extent MP 340 Marine ft Inc. .Director 30.0 inCertainTeed determining the cause and President of the Waterways Council aging SinDELIVERIES Bender Shipbuilding Mobile, AL 1 offshore tug 150 ft Otto Candies, Inc. 5.0 8/00 MMC International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 Coastal Marine Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 of machinery damage, fires, collisions, Inc. (WCI). Colbert previously served as gapore. Pipoli has an extensive track Bender Shipbuilding Mobile, WA AL offshore tug 150ft,ft 26 knots OttoTechnologies Candies, Inc. 5.0 10/00 APR12 All American Marine Bellingham, 1 1 survey vessel 134 ft x 37 C&C groundings, andLLC Media Blount Shipyard salvage Warren, tug 55 ftNAMjet stock . .SEAJON . . record, . . LLC . . . .having . . . . .worked . . . . . a . number . . . . . . of .2000 .years 16APR12 Commercial Marine ExpoRI . . . .and . harbor .Director . .tug . . . .of . .Communications .60 DonJon Shipbuilding Erie,operations PA 1 . .1 . ocean Blount Shipyard Warren, RI 1 oyster dredge 90 ft Tallmadge Brothers 7/00 APR12 otherShipbuilding marine incidents. Relations Sheton also serves as Pres-SEAJON with DonJon Erie, PA 1 ocean barge at WCI. 34,000 LLCgeneral electric (ge). Maritime . . . . . . . . . . . . 55APR12 Conrad Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C4 Blount Shipyard Warren, RI . . . . . .1 . . sightseeing dinner boat 64 ftNational 10 in ChicagoSalvage from the Lake,2013 Ltd. 4/01 Kvichak Marine Seattle, WA 1 patrol boat ft 11 in x 14 ft 7 in Seattle Police Dept. ident ofbarge Colbert44Communications. Bollinger Marine Fabricators Amelia, LA 1 oceangoing 400 ft McDonough Marine Service 2/01 Regions Financial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 CSD Sealing . . .association, . . .Lockport, . . . . .LA . Inter . . . .1 . . cement . . . .barge . . . 29-44 Bollinger Shipyards 295 ft LoneKvichak Star Industries 2000WA, The tanker owners’ marine Industries, Seattle, Bollingerreports Shipyards that itsLockport, LA 1 towboat 8,000 hp Riverway Company 8.0 3/01 tanko, council has lance Camarena has joined cruise comhas appointed Kevin Kirby as its Scania USA, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .new 1 Cystic Fibrosis Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 PENDING CONTRACTS NOTES Bollinger Shipyards Lockport, LA 1 utility vessel 166 ft Gilco Supply Boats, Inc. 8.0 10/00 appointed Katharina Stanzel to the panies holland america line and Seaproposal manager. Kirby brings with him Bollinger ShipyardsVeritas Lockport, LA . . . 8 . .1 . PSV utility vessel ft GilcoCompany Supply Boats, Inc. . . . . .$360.0 8.0 5/01 Eastern Shipbuilding Panama City, FL 300 ft 166 Schuyler Hornbeck Offshore options Rubber . . . . . . . . . . .66 Det Norske . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Shipyards Director Lockport, LA utility vesselas director, 145fttraining ft66in, in 23 cars Lytal22 Marine Operators 9/00 TBD 1 1 car ferry 115 ftfleet x 47 County del. end 2014 postBollinger of Managing of Intertanko. bourn and per-Wahkiakum years of experience in8.0the aluminum Bollinger Shipyards Lockport, LA . . . 1 . .1 . car utility vessel 145 ft 6 in Plaisance Marine 8.0 1/01 Signal International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Ship Don Jon Marine, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 TBD ferry 500 PAX, 60 vehicles Alaska Marine Highway Alaska Stanzel, who currently acts as WA Deputy1 Z-Drive formance management. boatbuilding industry. Brusco Tug & Barge Longview, tug 3,600His hp responsibili- Diversified Marine, Portland, OR 5.0 4Q/00 Drydock Conrad Shipyard Morgan 110 Smith ft undisclosed . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.0 . . . . . 1Q/00 . & . 65 Elliott Bay Design Group . .LA . .her . .1 . . lift .ties .boat . .will . . .include . . . 12overseeing Managing Director, will step City, in to the Berger deck andMarine Conrad Shipyard Morgan City, LA 1 lift boat 111 ft Global Marine 5.0 6/00general new role American on July 1. Insurance braemar Technical Services . . . appointed . . 1Q/00 .contractor . 16 Great .1 . . liquid .engine . .mud . . barge .fleet . . . training .22 team. Conrad Shipyard Morgan City,Co . LA 130 St ft Johns Shipbuilding undisclosed Inc . . . . . . . . . . .5.0 TBD Conrad Shipyards 20 vehicle/149 PAX WA DOT graeme Morgan City, LA 1 1 car dryferry dock 10,000 ton Conrad IndustriesTemple to the role 3.0 of Regional 4Q/00MAY13 Tugs 2013 . . .Services .for . . its . . .Far . . East . . . .8.0 . . . . 48,49 Gunderson Marine .Anacortes, . . . .Company .WA . . . 1 . .1 . ferry . Prevention/Response .evan . . . .efstathiou . . . . .Tug 65 TBD 65 ft, 49 140 PAX Townsend MAR/APR12 Dakota Creek Industries ft, 10,192& hpBarges Z-drives Port Crowley Marine 7/00 Nashville-based Ingram barge was named Executive Director region. Temple Derecktor Shipyards Mamaroneck, NY 1 2 Roll-On/Roll-Off pilot boats 56 ft aluminum NY/NJ Hawaii Sandy Hook Pilots Association 2.0 12/00option VT Halter Marine Pascagoula, MSMarine 692 ft, 26,600 dwt Industrial Pasha Transport $137.0 Vigor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Harvey Gulf International . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 has promoted Crystal Taylor to Senior Director of SpecTec america. He previwill be responsible for strengthening Eastern Shipbuilding Group Panama City, FL 1 Offshore Supply Vessel 204 ft Naviera Tamaulipas 7.0 6/00options VT Halter Marine Pascagoula, MS 24 PSVs 97.2m, DP2 Hornbeck Offshore $1,080.0 FirstWave/Newpark Shipbuilding Houston, TX 1 tank barge 30,000 bbl Blessey Marine Services 3.0 6/00 Vice President and Controller. Taylor will ously worked in Veson nautical as the the company’s surveyor network in this VT Halter Marine, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.8 . . . . . . .7/00 . 19 Hornbeck Offshore .Escatawpa, . . . . . .MS . . . .2 . . auto/pax . . . . ferries . . . . . . . 3 Friede Goldman Halter 300 passengers/40 autos North Carolina DOT succeed the retiring al oldham. Director of Client Services. region. Friede Goldman Halter . . . . .Pearlington, Harrah’s Entertainment 2Q/00 JLG Industries . . . . . .MS . . . .2 . . casino . . . barges . . . . . . . 11 Friede Goldman Halter Friede Goldman Halter Friede Goldman Halter Friede Goldman Halter Friede Goldman Halter Friede Goldman Offshore Friede Goldman Offshore Friede Goldman Offshore Friede Goldman Offshore Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding Gunderson, Inc. Gunderson, Inc. Houma Fabricators Kody Marine, Inc. 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MARINE AND OFFSHORE MANAGER We are accepting applications for the position of Marine & Offshore Manager. Located in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, this position will play a lead role in managing marine operations within the offshore sector. The successful candidate will work cooperatively with our management team and ideally would have a minimum of 10 years experience directly managing offshore vessel operations. For details on position duties, desired candidate qualifications and how to apply visit: http://www.oceanex.com/en/careers-at-oceanex.html Oceanex Inc. is committed to equity in employment and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. We thank all candidates for their interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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Jackson & sharp: rail cars and ships Jackson & sharp was formed in 1863, by Job Jackson, a tinsmith, and Jacob Sharp, a carpenter. They built the Delaware Car Plant, at the end of East Seventh Street, where Brandywine Creek meets the Christina River. This grew to be the largest railcar plant in the Americas, with a capacity of 400 passenger railcars a year. In 1875, however, the market for railcars fell off sharply, so they diversified by buying the adjoining Christina River Shipyards and started to build small cargo and passenger ships. Sharp died in 1888 and, when Jackson died in 1901, American Car & Foundry leased the facilities, buying them outright in 1911. ACF had been created in 1899 from the combination of 19 separate railcar builders and had no interest in shipbuilding, but they encouraged the Wilmington operation to continue in that business. As railcar manufacturers, Jackson & Sharp had specialized in customizing what was basically a standard product. With this approach to business, they set out to apply this philosophy to shipbuilding. There were already two large shipbuilders in Wilmington: Harlan & Hollingsworth and Pusey & Jones, who were two of the first iron shipbuilders, the former building ocean freighters and other large ships, while the latter supplied an apparently bottomless South American demand for side-wheel riverboats. Jackson & Sharp decided both to stay with wood and to target the markets for smaller ships, coastal freighters, ferries, tugs and the like. Their first contract was for the U.S. Government but after that, most of
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their customers were coastal shipping companies. It appears that they attacked this market by offering standard designs that could be tailored to meet individual companies’ needs, thus anticipating a standard practice of the post-WWII years. After the turn of the century, when ACF took over, they diversified further, adding fishing vessels and lumber schooners to their portfolio, and by the time WWI arrived, their hull numbers had passed 500. During the war, along with 37 other yards, they built sub chasers for the Navy but afterwards promptly returned to the world of standard designs, adding a line of luxury yachts. They were ready, therefore, for WWII, during
which they built a host of LCMs as well as minesweepers, salvage ships and net layers. Faced with uncertainty, ACF closed the yard at the end of the war. Pusey & Jones closed then too, while Harlan & Hollingsworth, which had been taken over by Dravo in 1926, continued as a barge builder until 1965. The railcar construction business did not continue much longer and the 30-acre site was closed in 1950 and sold as a terminal in 1952—it is now a collection of miscellaneous businesses. The portion of the site that was occupied by the shipyard is believed to be where Wilmington’s original Swedish settlers came ashore, now home to the Kalmar Nyckel Foundation Museum. ■
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