Maritime Journal January 2020

Issue No.382

JANUARY 2020

Marine plastics | Geert Hendriks | Marine Civils | Emden developments

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CONTENTS NEWS

FEATURES

14 Plastics crisis

18 Emden

Algae, crabs and prawns could be the keys to unlocking solutions to the marine microplastics crisis

German vehicle handling port developing fast to accommodate first LNG car carriers

16 Hydraulics expertise

22 Tug safety Independent, confidential incident reporting system flags up handling of heavy towlines

UK’s Port of Blyth has new resource for onsite service and inspection

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18 Fire safety Viking acquisition increases its global reach, volume and competencies in marine firefighting equipment

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11 Wind foundations

Norway is leading the way in low carbon mobility solutions

32 Electric ferry Carbon neutral alternative to expensive new bridge

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36 Winter repair work

As offshore wind turbines grow, what will replace the monopile and what will load it?

Fassmer’s €180 million ocean going patrol boats for Germany

12 WorkFloat on tour

48 Counter piracy

Self-propelled work platform will be demonstrated around the UK this February

UKHO is working with Seychelles government to help clear up the Indian ocean

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Marine plastics | Geert Hendriks | Marine Civils | Emden developments

DECK EQUIPMENT Power & Propulsion Vessel Repair & Maintenance

Toughest test awaits Spanish BlueSath floating wind turbine prototype

28 Hybrid ferries

19 Profile: Geert Hendriks Small movements can, together, have a very large and unexpected impact

26 Floating wind

The pictured Bogacay XXXVIII tug is the 200th Robert Allan design for Turkish builder Sanmar and represents a milestone for the designer and the builder.

The vessel has been built at Sanmar’s Altinova Yard and will join the company’s own towage fleet in Izmit Bay, Turkey.

The tug has been painted with a green hull and the colourful flower graphics on the deckhouse have been inspired by Andy Warhol’s famous “Flowers” print.

Based on Robert Allan’s RAmparts 2400SX design, this tug is equipped with Caterpillar’s Advanced Variable Drive (AVD) propulsion.

Sanmar’s Vice President Ali Gurun commented: “Innovation, respect to the environment, quality, form,

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function, aesthetics and art are all essential parts of this new tugboat and these watchwords also describe Sanmar’s company ethos. We are proud that this boat is joining our fleet and improving the quality and efficiency of our operations in Turkish ports” Sanmar has been a leading tugboat manufacturer for 40 years; building tugboats and workboats and providing tugboat services for its global customers.

Sanmar also supports its customers with technical consultancy services by providing recommendations on tug boat and workboat designs and equipment that will meet the highest standards and their customers’ operational needs.

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BRIEFS Crosby Group The Crosby Group, a specialist in lifting, rigging, and material handling hardware, has completed the acquisition of Feubo, a global leader in offshore mooring components for the oil and gas and wind energy markets. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

The acquisition, effective January 14, 2020, includes the Feubo facility located in Hattingen, Germany that will become Crosby’s centre of excellence for mooring components, as well as a key engineering and innovation centre.

ShipServ ShipServ, a leading maritime e-procurement platform, has announced that Henrik Hyldahn has been appointed as its new CEO, effective from January 1, 2020. Former CEO, Kim Skaarup will join the board as Vice Chairman. Henrik Hyldahn was previously ShipServ’s Chief Solutions Officer and will be charged with taking the company through its next phase of growth, following a very successful period of development over the past few years. 2019 also saw ShipServ migrate its entire infrastructure to Microsoft’s Azure cloud, increasing scalability.

MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY COULD SOLVE PLASTICS CRISIS New advances in marine-based biotechnology involving algae, crabs and prawns could help tackle the global plastic crisis according to an ongoing EU study.

A detailed report released by a consortium of leading European scientists shows that biodegradable biopolymers created from the sea have the potential to compete with traditional plastics - while crucially offering a more environmentally friendly alternative.

The study on 'Marine Industrial Biotechnology' is part of the €1million KETmaritime project, funded by the Interreg Atlantic Area Program, via the EU's European Regional Development Fund.

Project coordinator Ana Vila from the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL) said the global bioplastics and biopolymers market is projected to surpass $5Billion by 2021.

“We are witnessing a major global movement as countries around the world are looking to prohibit or limit the use of conventional plastics,” she said.

“There is growing pressure to find more sustainable and environmentally friendly alternatives. Recent advances in

8 KETmaritime is a €1million project that aims to transfer Key Enabling Technologies

the production of biopolymers from marine sources such as algae, crabs, shrimp and prawn waste are proving hugely successful. A key attraction is the 'biodegradability' factor which could help reduce the problem of marine litter considered by the European Commission as one of the largest current threats to the environment.

“Our latest study highlights a number of companies who are already putting the technology into practice including Netherlands firm Studio Klarenbeek & Dros working

alongside Atelier Luma in France to develop algae-based biopolymers. The material can be applied on an industrial scale and processed like traditional plastic. It has proven to be suitable for injection moulding with 3D printing processes. Meanwhile, in Italy, Algamoil and Teregroup are also working on the development of 100pc biodegradable plastic made with algae in the form of filaments.”

CALL FOR FAIR SHIPBUILDING MEASURES 8 Sea Europe says there are no effective tools to deter unfair practices or respond to unfair foreign competition

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Sea Europe says there are no international trade tools to address overcapacity and its root cause, plus no effective tools to deter unfair practices or respond to

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SEA Europe also calls upon the EU to adopt new effective trade defence and competition rules to ensure equal treatment and safeguard the strategic European maritime technology sector.

These rules should fully take into account the global competitive environment and international trade developments.

This environment and developments also need to be taken into consideration when assessing mergers.

“If the EU does not take any actions, a strategic sector for Europe generating 1 million jobs across Europe will be in danger,” it warned.

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BRIEFS Finnish carbon The Port of Helsinki has committed to the Carbon Neutral Helsinki 2035 programme and has created its own associated programme: Carbon Neutral Port 2035. Its main objectives are for the Port of Helsinki’s own operations to be carbon neutral by 2035 and to reduce emissions in the entire harbour area by 32 per cent (compared to 2015).

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HYDRAULICS EXPERTISE FOR PORT OF BLYTH Industrial and Marine Hydraulics has opened a new facility at the Port of Blyth, UK which is equipped to provide full onsite service and inspection operations.

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who have worked closely with IMH for many years.

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Viking has increased its global volume, reach and technical competencies for marine firefighting equipment services.

Viking Life-Saving Equipment the global safety solutions and service provider, announced its acquisition of Drew Marine's Fire Safety and Rescue division this month. “Welcoming on board one of the top three marine fire service providers in the world, the acquisition is in alignment with Viking's long-running strategy to be the world's leading one-stop solutions and service provider, and a trusted safety partner for the marine and offshore industry,� said Viking CEO, Henrik Uhd Christensen.

This deal follows last year's major acquisition of Norsafe, which saw Viking achieve its status as a high-quality lifeboat, rescue boat and davit OEM, while boosting the company's profile as a multi-brand lifeboat service provider.

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PROFILE

GEERT HENDRIKS ROYAL HASKONINGDHV Small movements “can, together, have a very large and unexpected impact”, explained Geert Hendriks of Royal HaskoningDHV. That applies equally to grains of sand and the softskills of diplomacy.

His port consultant and project directorships have taken him far from his native Holland, to the Middle East, Asia and Africa: the latter presenting its own, physical challenges: “One thing about working on the African coastline is that you always have to face sand movement. The waves reach the beach at an oblique angle, so the particles go on the move,” he said. “Therefore, build a structure out into the water, and one side you'll get accretion, the other erosion, but not necessarily where you'd expect it. If you put in a breakwater to protect a port, several kilometres downstream you can suddenly find you're gaining - or losing - thousands, sometimes millions, of cubic metres of sand.”

Accurate mathematical models have replaced experience and intuition. But rather than the unwieldy and somewhat slow instruments of decades ago that could take days to find a solution, artificial intelligence is, says Hendriks, ready to edge into the development arena: “We have to begin letting

the computer design for us, giving it information on these currents, these winds and so on... of course we have to check the results, but it should reduce lead time.”

Happily, AI can also support innovation: “Nature, for example, can help you do a job more cleverly, but you have to know how the tides will move the sand if you're going to let the water distribute it for you.” Although 'building with nature' is becoming more established, he admitted there's still a tension “between traditional engineering which tends just to want to get the job done... and new concepts which need space to develop”.

However, in other ways the human role is growing rather than diminishing.

Many times it provides the personal connection: Hendriks relates one of his most memorable projects as it required “prostrating myself face down in front of 'the King of Badagry', to show respect for his authority”.

Others weren't quite so easy to accomplish.

When he was put “right in the middle, between the Chinese contractors and Sri Lankan authorities” during a large-scale land reclamation project, he soon realised his focus had to change: hard engineering was coming

Nature, for example, can help you do a job more cleverly, but you have to know how the tides will move the sand if you're going to let the water distribute it for you. Although ‘building with nature’ is becoming more established second to softer diplomacy skills. To be blunt, given the potential for escalating tensions, Hendriks had to find new reserves of tact. He explained: “I never before had a project where it was so necessary to be thoughtful about how to communicate.”

While it may have been the first of such experiences, it's not been the last. Therefore Hendriks believes there's a role-shift ahead for independent engineering and project management consultants that will take them far beyond the 'tonnes moved' metric: “These days, you still have to be hard on the technical side, but know how to give a little on the human level - without compromising standards.”

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WHAT COMES AFTER THE MONOPILE - AND WHAT WILL LOAD IT? As offshore wind turbines get heavier there are now more questions than ever about what could take the monopile's place, writes Stevie Knight First of all, Siemen's 3.6MW nacelles and hubs weighed in at just 225t. But jump to the 12MW Haliade-X and the head reaches a massive 825 tonnes.

What's interesting is that the technology beneath is very site specific “and given shallow waters with good soil you could still see bigger turbines on 8m or 10m diameter monopiles”, said Karl Davis of Empire Engineering. However, as Henning Carlsen of DNV GL pointed out, “if you are to put 12MW monopiles in deeper waters, it could, depending on the site, require huge penetration into the seabed... I'd expect these projects could meet some tough issues”.

Further, there's signs the industry is about to begin looking at 14MW turbines - and it will likely move on from there. “Some are now saying that we should be mentally prepared for 20MW capacity turbines,” said Carlsen's colleague Arnstein Eknes.

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FOUNDATIONS Therefore, given the mixed pressures of deeper water, less than ideal soils and heavier turbines, other foundations may simply “prove more cost effective”, said Carlsen. Certainly jackets, suction buckets, gravity-based or hybrid varieties are already established alternatives, and some offer time advantages: Vattenfall's triple suction-bucket bases for Scottish 8.4/8.8MW turbines were each installed inside a couple of hours.

Other ideas are being explored: float-and-submerge, 7,500t gravity foundations were used at Blyth by BAM, while the Elican project towed out a concrete, telescopic installation, again ballasting down onto the seabed. It doesn't always work out: snags have delayed the mono-buckets destined for the Deutsche Bucht, and BAM has exited the foundations business altogether.

However, according to Eknes, “the weight of these submerged structures is increasing significantly”; for example, Vattenfall's suction bucket support structures weighed in at 1,800t each.

Therefore, deployment of the new 12MW to 14MW varieties further offshore may well entail foundations over 2,000t. But, according to Jan de Nul, current installation vessels are already experiencing difficulties handling the new components.

It's also worth noting that floating foundations won't provide a solution to the challenge, at least when there's an alternative.

Despite media interest, Davis is sceptical about the comparative cost - even given deployment reductions associated with towing out a prefabricated structure: “The engineering is far, far more demanding, and this is not readily levelled out by economies of scale,” he explained. As for viability

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in deeper water, jackets still win: “They are already proven at 150m by the oil and gas industry... and may still be competitive against floating solutions at 80m or 90m depths.”

8 Vattenfall's triple suction-bucket bases, fabricated by Smulders

8 Loading the massive 12MW Haliade-X for demo installation

TURBINE INSTALLATION While lift innovations such as fibre ropes “could dramatically reduce the weight of the total system” said Eknes, he pointed out the second challenge “is how high do you need to reach?”

These 12MW turbines will likely have nacelles 130m or 140m from the sea surface.

Could this provide an entry point for completely different approaches? Dynamic positioning vessels are already answering some of the challenges: Parkwind's Arcadis Ost 1 farm will see the 9.5MW turbines assembled onboard, saving time and avoiding problems on the seabed because the vessel will mount both tower and then completed nacelle, all without putting its feet down.

Likewise, last year a slip-joint connection allowed the fully assembled Delft Offshore Turbine (DOT) to be lifted, complete, onto a monopile by Hereema's heavy-lift Aegir under DP. Possibly in anticipation of the trend, Jan De Nul's latest order, Les Alizés, is also a DP vessel with a lifting capacity of 5,000t.

But the scale calls into question the established economics, which have to be considered against the volatile nature of the market: “To be honest, in the past the wind industry has been able to turn over the risks of creating new solutions to the supply chain,” says Eknes: “But costs are going up and up with the size, so I think it could force a discussion about collaboration with windfarm developers.”

It may result in some consolidation among contractors, but it could also open up the design horizon, as well as giving this cyclic industry a little more certainty.

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MARINE CIVILS

Mammoet/ALE merger creates heavy lift giant A recent merger has created industry's largest global provider of engineered heavy lifting and transport services.

Mammoet has confirmed that as of January 8, 2020, the acquisition of ALE has been completed, and the businesses will now operate as one company under the Mammoet brand.

Over the coming months a fully developed integration plan will be rolled out that will focus on bringing the two organizations together while maintaining safe and world-class service levels to customers.

The global coverage of the combined business runs to over 140 offices and branches worldwide.

Paul van Gelder, Mammoet CEO, commented: “Mammoet's combined team of dedicated professionals as well as its fleet of heavy equipment are now the world's largest. This significantly enhances scalability, innovation capabilities and efficient mobilization, like no one else in the industry. This enhances its ability to deliver in the safest, most efficient and cost-effective way possible, from single day local jobs to multi-year megaprojects.”

WORKFLOAT GOES ON TOUR

WorkFloat, a self-propelled floating work platform that 'folds' up to tow behind a 4x4 on the road or slides into a standard shipping container, has just confirmed dates for a Grand Demo Tour around the UK this February.

The Cornish team behind WorkFloat launched the concept at Seawork last year, not only did they receive some very strong feedback from the industry, but their clever folding work barge also won the overall 'Spirit of Innovation' award at the European Commercial Marine Awards.

After the show, they returned to Cornwall and have since been busy building a prototype of the WorkFloat Lite model. This was

launched just before Christmas and is now undergoing sea trials, inclination tests and its surveys for the Workboat Code under which it will be licenced.

With so much interest in the product, the team have decided to hitch it up behind their 4x4 and tow it around England, Scotland and Ireland on a Grand Demo Tour.

They will be visiting and launching at over twenty harbours around the coast as they go, inviting anyone interested in buying or hiring one to come down and see it in operation at their nearest demo site.

The team will leave Falmouth at the end of January and head East, calling at Plymouth, Poole,

8 WorkFloat ‘folds’ up to tow behind a 4x4 on the road

Southampton & London before turning North. You can find a full list of dates on their website: www.workfloat.co.uk Toby Budd, founder and director said, ''We are really looking forward to the tour, we have over fifteen serious customers booked in so far, and when we release the full video in a couple of weeks, we expect this to at least double. We are really, really, really pleased with the way it's turned out, it's a very cool thing and we're looking forward to showing her off and putting her through her paces as we tour the UK''

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CEO, Nick Offord, comments: “The marine skill shortage is something the industry has faced for years and we are excited to be at the forefront of trying to change this. With Red7Marine's reputation for safety and highquality work, the course provides the perfect addition to the company as well as offering new opportunities to young people throughout the industry and local area.”

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MODULE CARRIER INVESTMENT FOR HEAVY LIFT OPERATOR A heavy lift shipping operator has just announced the addition of another module carrier into its fleet following purchase of a pre-owned 2015-built vessel.

8 Artist impression of future design of BigRoll Biscay

With a length of 146m, a width of 32m and 12,285t deadweight, Roll Group's latest Module Carrier is slightly smaller than the current Module Carriers in the fleet - BigRoll Bering and BigRoll Beaufort - but has a wider deck space than the RollDock dock type vessels.

The newly acquired vessel will soon be painted in Roll Group livery and renamed as BigRoll Biscay. The vessel will perfectly integrate into the existing fleet and underlines the strategy of Roll Group to grow as the provider of choice offering a unique land/sea combination. Adriaan Aarts, Roll Group CEO commented: “We are convinced this is a good investment considering the improving outlook for the years ahead. We expect many developments in the near future and have identified a need for additional tonnage to serve our clients in the Oil & Gas and Offshore Wind markets. Our current Module Carriers are perfectly suited to serve these markets but given the large scale of some of the upcoming projects, further

expansion of our fleet is necessary. The acquisition of the BigRoll Biscay is the next step in the development strategy of Roll Group.''

Although this new vessel is a little smaller in length than the first two BigRoll ships, it has many similarities. The flush cargo deck of the BigRoll Biscay measures an impressive 123.8 x 32.2m, compared to 125 x 42m on the BigRoll Bering and Beaufort. The overall deck load capacity of all Module Carriers is 20mt/m2. The BigRoll Biscay isn't ice class certified - but in contrast, the Biscay does have DP2. Peter Rondhuis, Roll Group CCO stated: “This new vessel will enable us to serve clients that require DP capabilities for their projects and also provides more flexibility and back-up for our existing fleet. Our existing Module Carriers are DP ready and can be upgraded to full DP if so required.” In the coming years Roll Group intends to further expand its fleet and heavy lift equipment as well as strengthen its organisation with carefully selected partnerships in order to handle larger scale projects.”

Dredging plans for Scottish harbours Aberdeenshire Council in Scotland has made a firm commitment to a three-year dredging contract for maintenance dredging in three of the many harbours that come under its control writes Dag Pike.

As statutory authority for these harbours, the council has a legal obligation to provide safe navigation for users of the harbours and the planned dredging will cover the three main harbours under their control, Banff, MacDuff

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and Stonehaven. It has been reported that to maintain the required access maintenance dredging is required on an annual basis at these harbours to avoid excessive sediment from accumulating in the basins.

Banff on the north coast caters almost exclusively for leisure users whilst nearby MacDuff is an important port for the fishing industry with the MacDuff shipyard established there. Stonehaven to the south caters for a mix

of leisure and commercial operators.

Director of Infrastructure Services at the Council, Stephen Archer, commented, “This procurement will enable Aberdeenshire Council to appoint a specialist contractor to carry out maintenance dredging at Banff, Macduff and Stonehaven harbours on a threeyear framework contract with the option of an additional 12-month extension, subject to the satisfactory performance of the supplier.”

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SEAWORK INTERNATIONAL

MOVING ON UP Restructuring, recruiting, resourcing - Seawork exhibitors set their plans in motion As plans for the twenty third edition of Seawork come together, we take a brief look at some of the changes being implemented by exhibiting companies and welcome the latest recruits to Seawork’s unique combination of undercover exhibition space, open air demonstrations and floating displays.

FROM PREPARATION TO IMPLEMENTATION Arnout Damen has become the new CEO of Damen Shipyards Group. The move is seen as a logical transformation with Arnout having been a member of the group’s Executive Board, responsible for operations and commercial affairs for the last few years. The first priority for the new CEO is to implement a new structure.

“Preparations for this have been going on for several months," explains Arnout. “Damen is known as an innovative and dynamic company that works very closely with its clients. With the growth of recent years, the switch to a divisional structure has become logical to remain close to the various markets and to further expand our leading position in the fields of quality, digitalisation and sustainability.”

STRENGTHENING PRESENCE Lalizas is a worldwide organisation with a commercial presence in more than 129 countries, now including the UK. Launched late last year Lalizas UK has opened a new warehouse and sales office offering an extensive range of products for the leisure, military, and commercial marine markets.

Charlie Mill, MD of Lalizas UK comments ‘We are delighted to be moving forward with our plans to strengthen our presence in the UK marine market. This move demonstrates our commitment to our customers, ensuring that they are fully supported and better served through quicker product availability.”

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE DRIVING GROWTH Jochen Engelmann joins Torqeedo as vice-president sales EMEA, responsible for expanding sales of the company’s marine electromobility systems and driving growth. Jochen was previously Volvo Penta’s Head of Sales - Central Europe for the industrial engine division.

"With Jochen's international experience in the sales of technically sophisticated drive systems, we will sustainably deepen our interaction with existing and new customers and strategically advance Torqeedo's market presence and steady growth,” said Dr. Christoph Ballin, CEO of Torqeedo.

Torqeedo recently announced a partnership with ZF Marine to drive electric mobility for sustainable waterborne passenger transport.

NEW FACILITIES FOR NEW RECRUITS A dynamic armour company with over 30 years’ experience globally across marine, land and airborne vehicles ASL GRP (Air Sea Land Group) has unveiled its extensive new factory, five new recruits and a new maritime division.

Jonathon Diffey, Founder and Managing Director of ASL GRP, comments, “This is a really exciting time for ASL GRP. We have made significant progress within the marine industry and the past year has been a game changer for us. The new facility and recent recruitment drive give us a more streamlined production process, ensuring we can meet and exceed the requirements and expectations of all our clients.” The new production site is a third bigger than the previous site, with plans for further development this year.

WELCOME TO FIRST TIME SEAWORK EXHIBITORS Based in Ravenna. Italy, Ceredi SNC specialises in the production of steel, aluminium and plastic accessories including tailor-made tanks for small and large boats.

Kloeckner Metals UK is the largest mill independent multimetal stockholder and distributor in the UK; offering a wide range of extruded aluminium products for aeronautical, marine and automotive projects.

It’s nearly 200 years since Josiah Stone developed his design for a screw propeller and now Stone Marine Group companies are among the world’s leaders in the design, manufacture, service and repair of propulsion equipment for commercial, naval and leisure vessels.

Established in the 1970s in the UK’s North East, MJR Controls has seen demand for its experience in complex electrical & electronic repairs expand rapidly over recent years and now provides service cover worldwide.

Oldham Seals Group is a global leader in specialist rubber pipe systems found in naval ships and submarines around the world. For 70 years the company has been constantly improving and widening its product range, driven by rigorous in-house testing and development of innovative solutions.

Founded in 1990 by Mikael Blomqvist in his garage in Karlskrona, Sweden, Roxtec experienced impressive growth following the invention of Multidiameter™, and now provides complete sealing solutions for a wide range of applications in many industries.

Glamox is the leading supplier of lighting solutions to the world’s marine and offshore markets. Innovative and energy efficient solutions for extreme applications are developed and tested in house including interior and exterior lights, explosionproof luminaires and navigation lights.

Founded in 1924 by Jean Pennel & Joseph Flipo who began by coating textiles with rubber, the Belgium-based Pennel & Flipo now supplies ORCA® fabrics and NAUTA® accessories for professional RIBs, inflatables and a range of other uses.

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M&CCEE EXPO

POISED TO DELIVER With the new year now rapidly progressing, civil contractors are apparently poised to deliver on the new UK government’s commitment to infrastructure Projects that have been on hold could now be poised to get the go ahead, opening new opportunities for civil contractors as a result of Brexit. M&CCE Expo supporter CECA (Civil Engineering Contractors Association) has called for action on the new UK government’s commitment to infrastructure to ‘ensure shovel-ready projects move forward to delivery…’.

Marie-Claude Hemming, Director of External Affairs for CECA, said, “The new Conservative majority government has come to power on the back of extensive promises of future infrastructure investment in all parts of the UK. We have long argued for more gross public funding support for infrastructure… We would like the Prime Minister to seize the bull by the horns, guarantee these schemes as expeditiously as possible, and unleash the ‘infrastructure revolution’ his party has promised.”

CECA is to exhibit at M&CCE Expo and will be supporting its members and regional organisations with a number of national meetings to be held on site during the Expo.

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY AT M&CCE EXPO Eleni Antoniadou is the second keynote speaker to be announced for this year’s M&CCE Expo and will head up the new Environment & Sustainability day to be held on Wednesday 10 June. Taking the UN Sustainability Goals as a keynote, Eleni will explain the issues around Sustainability and Shipping as seen at policy level and how they impact at industry level.

Eleni is a lawyer with experience in the field of sustainability, green shipping, offshore oil & gas and renewable energy sectors. She has worked as a Legal Officer for the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United Nations specialised agency for shipping, and as the Policy & Regulatory Affairs Adviser for the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA), focusing on international legislative affairs, energy performance, emissions management, as well as MLC and MRV compliance. She has voiced the interests of around 1,000 companies in over 60 countries companies at an international, regional and national level, representing the sector to governments and regulatory bodies. Prior to joining IMCA, Eleni was Regulatory Analytics Manager for eRevalue, a data analytics firm, assisting companies to stay abreast of emerging regulatory, reputational and competitive risks in sustainability reporting. She currently works for the Standard P&I Club.

The daily Keynote talks will take place on the floor of the M&CCE Expo and Seawork exhibition in a dedicated theatrestyle presentation area.

RE-PARTNERING This year’s M&CCE Expo sees organisers delighted to partner again with the international organisation, Big Blue Ocean Cleanup.

Promoting healthy oceans and marine biodiversity, last year was an important year for the charity which has bases in the UK, Canada, Malaysia and Australia. Big Blue Ocean Cleanup describes 2019 as “…an incredible year for us distributing free cleanup equipment across the planet, launching our education programme, raising global awareness for healthy oceans, collecting data and supporting new technology.”

Rory Sinclair, Chief Executive of the Big Blue Ocean Cleanup, is looking forward to this year’s M&CCE Expo and Seawork, "We are delighted to have M&CCE Expo and Seawork as our official event partners for another exciting year, the organisers and

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8 Keynote speaker Eleni Antoniadou will head up the new Environment & Sustainability day at this year’s M&CCE Expo

exhibitors really care about the protection of the oceans. This has already been demonstrated by a number of companies providing active support across our non-profit activities."

LANDMARK ACHIEVEMENT M&CCE Expo supporter ICE (Institution of Civil Engineers) has reached 2,500 Technician Members (EngTech MICE), a landmark achievement for its members and for the Institution.

Liam Roche is the 2,500th Technician Member. “It’s an honour, said Liam. "Achieving the qualification was a proud moment in its own right; being part of this landmark figure just makes it that extra bit special.

Steve Feeley, ICE Director of Membership Recruitment, said: “I am delighted for Liam and for all of our professionally qualified Technician Members who have gained their EngTech MICE.” “ICE has been working closely with industry and partners over recent years to raise the profile of civil engineering technicians, their contribution to society, and the EngTech qualification. This progress highlights that EngTech MICE is now widely – and rightly – recognised as a mark of professional excellence in the built environment.”

ICE states that, whether an apprentice or an experienced technician, gaining EngTech MICE can boost your status at work, increase your earning potential and open the door to a great career.

BOOK YOUR ACCOMMODATION NOW Destination Southampton has just added the new Moxy Hotel to its selection of fantastic accommodation bookable for M&CCE Expo and Seawork. The new hotel in Harbour Parade, Southampton opened just a month ago.

Mercator Media Ltd is working with Destination Southampton to offer advice and rates for M&CCE Expo, making life even easier for visitors and exhibitors. Destination Southampton has a superb selection of graded and inspected establishments for you to choose from; high quality guest houses to 4-star luxury hotels, whatever your budget.

Visit mcceexpo.com to access the list of all available hotels and the latest offers and deals - put in the dates and how many nights you want to stay then book online.

8 Keep up to date with the latest developments and news at www.mcceexpo.com. Seawork and M&CCE Expo 9-11 June 2020

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WORKS IN PROGRESS

TWIN ANCHOR ARRAYS FOR 11,000 TON CAISSON GATES A new anchoring system installation, designed to accommodate and secure the concrete caisson gates at a large Scottish dry dock facility, has been successfully deployed Highland marine equipment firm Gael Force Group was awarded the £1m contract by Kishorn Port Ltd (KPL) to manage the specification, sourcing and delivery of mooring equipment for the dry dock facility. The moorings were designed to allow the gates to be safely secured whilst the dry dock is open. Gael Force also oversaw the installation of the equipment, selecting Green Marine Energy Services of Orkney to carry out deployment and positioning of the hardware in Loch Kishorn.

The two dry dock gates are of a considerable size each measuring 83 metres in length and weighing 11,000 tonnes when floated. The Dock is believed to be among one of the largest in the world, with up to 13.8m MHWS. For the installation comprising two anchor arrays, 10 tonne High Holding Power Bruce anchors were specified.

Photo: Colin Keldie

Our commitment to invest in upgrading the dry dock facility with a new anchoring system is a further indication of the enhanced position Kishorn Port holds as a leading decommissioning and fabrication destination. As the port’s facilities strengthen, so do the prospects for increased rural employment and opportunities for growth in the local area

significant magnitude and we are pleased that KPL placed their trust in us and our reputation as an experienced moorings supply partner. Our chosen installation partner Green Marine were completely professional in their approach to installation, carrying out their tasks on time and without issue. It is satisfying for us, as a Highland business, to be playing a part in the continued development of these first-class port and dry dock facilities in the area.

Alasdair Ferguson, a Director of KPL commented; “Our commitment to invest in upgrading the dry dock facility with a new anchoring system is a further indication of the enhanced position Kishorn Port holds as a leading decommissioning and fabrication destination. As the port's facilities strengthen, so do the prospects for increased rural employment and opportunities for growth in the local area”.

Mr Ferguson continued; “We are delighted with the work undertaken by Gael Force, the delivery and the outcome of this project by all those involved in the installation which was conducted in a professional, safe and timely manner.”

Previous well-known construction projects to have taken place at the facility includes the Ninian Central oil and gas platform, the formation of two caissons for supporting the Skye Road Bridge and most recently the port welcomed the Ocean GreatWhite drilling rig for pre-drilling preparation work. The ongoing investment by KPL to upgrade the dry dock strengthens its position as a first-rate location for major decommissioning projects for oil and gas assets and for construction of offshore floating wind structures.

Commenting on the successful completion of the project, Sales Director Jamie Young said; “This was a project of a

8 Gael Force Group subcontracted Green Marine Energy Services to carry out deployment and positioning of the hardware

8 Kishorn dry dock is believed to be one of the largest in the world

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Photo: Colin Keldie

Photo: Colin Keldie

8 10 tonne High Holding Power Bruce anchors were specified

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WORKS IN PROGRESS

EMDEN READIES FOR LNG RORO SHIPS German vehicle handling port Emden has deepened its outer harbour and is expanding elsewhere to meet the challenge of bigger ships in 2020, Tom Todd reports Deepening of the port's 400m long and 45m wide Emspier car handling basin in the Outer Harbour from 9.12m to 10.92m has just been completed. Officials at Niedersachsen Ports (NPorts), which owns the port, said that will enable the handling in future of ships drawing up to 10.3m. “In this way Niedersachsen Ports are responding to the development of ever bigger ships involved in the export and import of vehicles”, they said.

Emden is Germany's westernmost seaport and Europe's third largest vehicle port after Zeebrugge and Bremerhaven, handling 1.36 million vehicles in 2018. Total handling was over 5 million tons in 2017.

DREDGING ACTIVITIES “By deepening the Emspier basin we are creating sufficient water depths for bigger ships with greater draughts and that strengthens our location on the Ems and in this region” said Holger Banik, Managing Director of NPorts.

The company said it had invested about a million Euros in deepening and that more than 50,000m3 of material were removed from the basin by the hopper dredger Causeway.

Assisting in work closer to the quayside was a long-arm dredger mounted on a pontoon. Dredged material was deposited at special sites inland.

Drawing a reported 8.65m, the new VW ships in Emden should be quite at home in the deep new Emspier basin.

Carrying about 4,700 vehicles on 13 decks they are powered by MAN B&W S60ME-gas injection, dual-fuel, two-stroke main engines delivering 12,600 kW and 16.5 knots in eco mode.

Two tanks on each ship hold 1,800 m3 of LNG apiece and the ships also operate on biogas NPorts also reported that, over the past months, the administrative, legal, safety and inland shipping foundations for future operations had been laid. With immediate effect, LNG fuelled ships can now be tanked at the Emspier, the company said, noting this was a climate-friendly alternative to ships' engines.

At the same time, however, NPorts spokeswoman Dörte Schmitz noted in comments to Maritime Journal in late November that legal complications concerning land conservation were holding up approval for a separate but associated project in the Outer Harbour. It concerns the filling in of the current gap between the Emspier and the adjacent Emskai - both located directly on the tidal Ems Estuary. That will create an 860m long quayside and a new berth capable of handling ships of 265m length as well as a new 22,600m2 terminal area. It will take about two years to build the new facility, which will cost an estimated €55 million.

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Dörte Schmitz said that while the legal difficulties were being sorted out, preparations for the planned project were continuing. The area had already been surveyed for wartime ordinance she said - a regular port development procedure in this part of Germany. An operator for the new terminal had not been named as of November, but that was also “under preparation”, she told Maritime Journal.

8 Filling the gap between Emspier and Emskai will create a new Emden terminal

LNG CAR CARRIERS NPorts said late last year that all was now in place in Emden for the expected arrival and handling in January of the first LNGfuelled car carriers to use the German port's revamped facilities.

The 200m long and 38m wide Siem Confucius - along with sister Siem Aristotle, expected in spring - are the first LNG ships of their type in the world. They are also described as the largest RoRo ships with LNG propulsion ever built, and the first to be deployed overseas. Although the same length as the conventionally powered ships they replace, they are almost six metres wider than the previous 32.5m car carriers.

The Chinese-built duo are on charter from Siem Car Carriers with major Emden vehicle transport customer Volkswagen.

They replace the conventional ships currently used by VW on the Atlantic route between Emden and Mexico.

Drawing a reported 8.65m, the new VW ships in Emden should be quite at home in the deep new Emspier basin.

Carrying about 4,700 vehicles on 13 decks they are powered by MAN B&W S60ME-gas injection, dual-fuel, two-stroke main engines delivering 12,600 kW and 16.5 knots in eco mode. Two tanks on each ship hold 1,800 m3 of LNG apiece and the ships also operate on biogas.

MAN says the L28/32DF auxiliary engines are the first to be approved for Tier III operation without SCR and the first of their type to be built in a 7-cylinder variant. Each ship is driven by a four-bladed MAN Alpha fixed pitch, Kappel design propeller of 6.95m diameter.

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WORKS IN PROGRESS

A 10.3GW DEVELOPMENT LOOKING FOR WIND TECHNOLOGY TO STEP UP Polish waters are to see four new wind farms with a substantial 10.3GW output, coming from “up to 1,000 turbines”, Jakub Budzyński of the Polish Offshore Wind Energy Society told MJ

Image: Ulstein

Image: Ulstein

“The development period, with construction starting in 2024 and commissioning beginning in 2024/25, means the time for the present 8MW and 9.5MW turbines will be passed, so we are looking at 10MW and above,” says Budzyński. In fact, the Baltic development should make the most of a technology race: a demo version of GE Renewables 12MW Haliade-X has already been constructed on a Rotterdam quay. But as Budzyński pointed out, Siemens Gamesa and MHI Vestas are also working on their own 10MW-plus designs.

These technologies promise to help Poland lower the Levelised Cost Of Energy (LCOE) which he admitted currently stands at a rather high EUR120/MW. “For each offshore megawatt installed the current CAPEX comes between EUR2.5m to EUR3m,” he added. While around 20% of this is due to the cost of transmission infrastructure, much of the rest is simply down to a lack of economies of scale.

So, for PGE and its 1.5GW Baltica 2 and 1.05GW Baltica 3 development (which could see Orsted taking a stake) as well as for the 1,440MW Bałtyk II and III Equinor/Polenergia JV, size matters.

Whichever turbine manufacturer is chosen, these will be big installations. The blades will likely be over 105m, which means 230m-plus long, 10m diameter towers and far heavier foundations, demanding more in weight, height and reach capacities from installation ships.

The challenge is that while a handful of jack-ups could be upgraded, there are relatively few 10MW-capable vessels currently on the market, he said. So, while many areas have taken advantage of mature technologies to drive down their LCOE to the point where offshore wind is “beating down new nuclear and even gas” said Budzyński, it could still be hit by a peak in installation costs. Further demand is set to rise to the point where “there may be queues for the XXL turbines”, he added.

“The European fleet will certainly need to be built up” he concluded, but added a handful of new vessel designs hold promise “especially those that can go out to site with components for six complete units onboard... as this will result in a significant cost advantage”. These include Jan de Nul's mega-vessel Voltaire, the kite-shaped SOUL (SeaOwls/Ulstein) concept to the OHT semisubmersible under build in China. This

8 The Offshore Heavy Transport (OHT) semisubmersible is currently under build in China

last can complete heavy lift operations with a submerged main deck, yielding stability without standing.

But while the teams are 'keeping an eye' on innovation, the supporting technologies will likely prove to be more evolution than revolution: “I believe we will tend toward an established installation approach... even if the vessels are bigger”, he concluded.

Scaling up also demands more of ports like Gdynia, which sees itself as a main contender and is already forming MOUs with other stakeholders. While it has experience in heavy, barge-delivered project cargo and is already established as an onshore wind facility “the challenge is a matter of size, so the port will need investment in access infrastructure, lifting equipment, reinforced wharves and so on”, he explained.

Not all the challenges are related to size. The area is also notable for its ecological diversity - and vulnerability - with environmental permits granted only in the case of very complete mitigation strategies, “for example noise pollution” he underlined.

However Budzyński outlined one further issue: “The area is rich with unexploded ordanance, so we are making sure that we look very hard at this during campaigns... when we put down the jackup's legs, we want to know there isn't an UXO beneath one of its feet.”

It will be a long game: these wind farms should be in place by 2040 and then there's the O&M industry that will follow on the heels of construction: the maintenance round is expected to create work for at least 18 years from the first switch on.

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8 The SOUL concept sprang from SeaOwls and Ulstein

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HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

SCHMIDT OCEAN SHARES OVER MILLION KM2 OF SURVEY DATA An agreement, signed at the Royal Society in London, will see the not-for-profit organisation release all its data to the initiative to create a detailed, freely available chart of the entire global seafloor over the next decade.

GEBCO (General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans) is the only organisation with a mandate to map the ocean floor. Schmidt Ocean, which is dedicated to advancing understanding of the ocean through the use of cutting-edge science and technology and intelligent observation, is one of more than one hundred organisations now formally supporting Seabed 2030.

The project has four Regional Centres, strategically located around the world, which feed data into a Global Centre hosted at the British Oceanographic Data Centre in Southampton, UK. Since the publication of the 2014 GEBCO map, Seabed 2030 has seen the available bathymetric data for its objective more than double.

Schmidt Ocean's data now accounts for 3% of the 15% of the seafloor which has now been mapped, and has resulted in the identification of 14 new underwater features e.g. mountains and canyons, exotic hydrothermal vent forests. Owing to its focus on mapping remote regions which require high resolution seafloor imagery to aid expansion or protection, it offers something unique to the project. Some of Schmidt Ocean's largest projects have focused on the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument (Hawaii), Cocos Island National Park (Costa Rica) and Phoenix Islands Protected Area (Kiribati).

Additionally, Schmidt Ocean has also established dedicated

Courtesy of John Cobb | The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project

Schmidt Ocean Institute recently completed the mapping of its first million square kilometres of ocean floor and simultaneously committed to sharing its data. Helen Atkinson reports

expeditions on its 83-metre research vessel, Falkor, to 'Map the Gaps' in previously collected datasets.

This announcement coincides with new Seabed 2030 Project Director, Jamie McMihael-Phillips, taking up his position at the head of one of the most challenging projects of the next decade. With previous roles in the Royal Navy and UK Hydrographic Office, he also chaired the International Hydrographic Organization's Worldwide Electronic Navigational Charts (ENC) Database working group.

8 Eric King, Schmidt Ocean Institute and Graham Allen, Seabed 2030.

Inset: New Director of Seabed 2030 Project, Jamie McMichael-Phillips

CodaOctopus releases new survey software

XOCEAN acquires 4D Ocean

Sonardyne proves longendurance in Loch Ness

CodaOctopus has recently issued software updates for its Survey Engine (SE) range and Underwater Survey Explorer and a new automated seabed classification package.

Survey Engine v6 enables the export of north aligned snapshots and can fill polygons with colour in the GIS window. The Automatic Object Detection Package (SEADP) v2.2.0 offers improved visualisation and display of duplicate interpretations from overlapping survey lines. its enhanced model reduces false positives and improves performance with linear or rippled features. Early trials detected 4,600 boulders in 3km in nine minutes, with 91% accuracy.

Integrated with Survey Engine, the beta automated seabed classification package uses AI to interpret sidescan sonar data. It currently recognises six seabed compositions; others can be added on request. Extent boundaries are available for QC, export for chart generation or import into GIS or further processing software.

4D Ocean, a survey company founded by industry stalwart Duncan Mallace which championed the use of autonomous technology in hydrographic, coastal and pipeline surveys, has been acquired by Ireland-based XOCEAN. That survey expertise will complement the ocean data company's innovative technological proficiency. XOCEAN has been using USVs to transform ocean data collection and provide services such as seabed mapping, environmental monitoring and inspection of subsea structures. Such ultralow emission platforms offer significant cost savings and efficient 24/7 operations, with the added safety benefits of the operators remaining ashore.

Prior to the acquisition, XOCEAN revealed that it had been successful in a â‚Ź7.9 million funding round. As a result, it now plans to build an additional 22 unmanned surface vessels (USV) and recruit an additional 140 employees during the coming year.

New long-endurance underwater navigation and automated subsea positioning standards were established by the completion of a joint project led by Sonardyne International and its partners the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and L3Harris.

Part-funded by Innovate UK, the two-year Precise Positioning for Persistent Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (P3AUV) project integrated existing and emerging technologies to deliver a step-change in unmanned platform endurance and navigational precision.

Additionally, it sought to increase the use of autonomy in offshore survey positioning using unmanned surface vessels (USV) and, thereby, reduce risk to personnel, environmental impact and operating costs.

The team was able to prove underwater platforms can make more of their available onboard power and maintain navigational accuracy over long distances. They also demonstrated autonomous calibration of seafloor positioning transponder networks with a USV.

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TUGS, TOWING & SALVAGE

TUG DELIVERY AND ORDER ROUND-UP Following a busy 2019 for deliveries and orders, 2020 starts somewhat quieter and includes further investment by Boluda following its takeover of Kotug Smit Towage last year

fixed-point pulling capacity and the qualities that the escort class notation provides by design.”

8 SAAM Huasteca is a Damen ASD Tug 2813 design

ESCORT TUGS Turning to a notable order beyond Europe but with European contributions, New Orleans-based E.N. Bisso & Sons Inc recently announced the launch of C.D. White, first of two shipassist/escort tugs to a Robert Allan Ltd RApport 2400 design. It is similar to the tug Gladys B delivered to Bisso in 2016 and includes modifications to accommodate the owner's operational requirements, regulatory changes and different main machinery.

The new addition is classed by ABS and conforms to USCG Subchapter M rules with main dimensions including length 80', moulded beam 38' and maximum draught 16' 10”. Two Tier 4 certified Caterpillar 3512E main engines drive Kongsberg US205 P20 FP Z-drives delivering an expected bollard pull (ahead) of 62t and free running speed ahead 12.7kn. John Deere gensets are included in the machinery package, one providing power for an off-ship firefighting system via a front end PTO drive incorporating a Logan clutch.

Towing provision is provided by a single-drum Markey electric escort winch forward and a towing post and Washington Chain & Supply towing hook aft.

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8 Boluda’s livery is now appearing on former Kotug Smit vessels

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BOLUDA EXPANSION Boluda's takeover of Kotug Smit's European operation was arguably the most significant item of news from the European towage scene in 2019 but life goes on for the Valencia-based company's global operations and Pontemar, a Boluda Latam company which provides towing services in Argentina has ordered two tugs from SYM Naval shipyard in Barcelona to operate in Buenos Aires from mid-2020.

Pontemar consider the order to be a major fleet renewal to provide “fourfold higher security, quality and power” than current levels. The tugs will operate in narrow and shallow locks including handling containerships on the Paraná-Paraguay waterway. Given the specific operational requirements, SYM Naval tugs are custom designed including for river ports such as Buenos Aires requiring vessels with reduced dimensions to manoeuvre safely.

Further news of Boluda's international fleet expansion plans is evident with its order with Damen Shipyards for two tugs to be named VB Gallardo and VB Galante for its Mexico fleet. The pair will join the 32-strong fleet of Boluda Towage Mexico and follows the recent port service contract awarded to Boluda Mexico subsidiary Pacific Maritime Company to provide services in four ports of the State of Baja Southern California: Pichilinque and La Paz as well as in the Pemex terminals in San Juan de La Costa and Punta Prieta.

Damen's quick delivery times often mean ordering and delivery can span the reporting period of this column and a recent tug order about to turn into a delivery is the 85tbp SAAM Huasteca, a Damen ASD 2813 from The Netherlands-based shipbuilder's Song Cam Shipyard in Vietnam.

SAAM Huasteca will join SAAM's Veracruz fleet with once again changes in a port's requirements prompting a rethink and following studies, a “new terminal entry criteria” identified the need for more powerful tugs with specific manoeuvrability characteristics with Pablo Cáceras, technical manager at SAAM Towage saying: “In a few months we will be able to satisfy this requirement with our SAAM Huasteca, which has a tremendous

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Tugs & Towing reported on 84 tug and workboat deliveries last year along with orders for 59 vessels. The coverage was not definitive of course with some deliveries passing unannounced but concentrated on news with a strong European influence, and from beyond where significant on a global scale.

Given that many of last year's orders will translate into deliveries this year there is unlikely to be any let up in new vessels performing in front of the cameras for their proud owners. There is little sign that the chain of orders and deliveries is about to reduce.

Improved operational efficiencies with shiphandling tugs will continue to influence owners responding to pressures on towage rates partly due to consolidation within ship owning groups. An important influence with investment in new tonnage will be the drive for 'greener' operations, particularly where tugs operate in built-up areas. There is certainly no shortage of options here and the prospects for tug designers and builders, while continuing to be competitive must be a positive one.

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CHIRP INCIDENT REPORTING SYSTEM FOCUSES ON TUG SAFETY Personnel on a container ship raised the issue of handling heavy tow lines through a panama lead and onto bollards preferred by the pilot and tug which are remote and not accessible from any of the ship's mooring winches; the line's size and weight make it impossible to take in by hand The person reporting the issue stated that pilots and tugs (at a specific port) are “extremely reluctant to make the tugs fast at the vessel's mooring stations fore and aft, where the mooring winches could be used to lift the tug's line.” This particular ship's solution was to use a small portable gasoline-powered winch originally used in the forestry industry which in practice is unable to safely hoist the tug's line.

Another problem is where the eye splice has chafing rope in place making it inflexible and difficult to be squeezed through the panama chock increasing tension on the messenger line occasionally requiring a crew member to lean outboard to feed the line through, an obviously unsafe measure.

The reporter also suggests regulation should govern the maximum size and weight of a tug line a ship's crew has to manhandle adding that if large tug lines continue to be used, they should only be used where there is suitable mechanical lifting capacity. It is recognised that ships built with panama fairleads and mooring bits in remote locations not serviced by mooring machinery is a design issue to address that would naturally take time for the owner, equally trying to change the size and arrangement of the tug's lines is not in the vessel's immediate control.

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The independent and confidential CHIRP maritime incident reporting system has focused on tug safety issues particularly including problems handling heavy tow lines

CHIRP suggests a formal risk assessment carried out on board should be forwarded to the company who in turn could communicate with the port adding “risk assessments carried out on board are your friend.” It also suggests the panama lead could be sealed up prior to arrival at the specific port and could also be marked “not for harbour towage”.

While lighter tug lines are available CHIRP board members recognise that the reporter's company has no direct control over the tug operators.

8 Connecting the tow line is a particularly hazardous part of shiphandling operations

Marin Tug & Pilotage has praised the influence of Sanmar Shipyards in its success after it was named one of the winners in the recent tug licence allocation in Turkey.

Marin Tug & Pilotage was founded in 1998 by a number of leading players in Turkey's marine community with the aim of increasing the quality of service in Turkish ports. It provides ship towage services in Izmit Bay, Nemrut Bay and the Aliaga region and pilotage services in Tekordağ and Ambarli port regions. The Istanbul-based company also offers open sea towage, offshore, salvage and wreck removal services on an international basis.

Exactly half of Marin's 16 strong tug fleet have been built by Sanmar Shipyards at its Tuzla and Altinova facilities and the partnership's effectiveness is reflected by Captain Kazim Bakan of Marin Tugs who says: “We can honestly say that in all the work we perform with Sanmar tugs, we are fully satisfied and, most importantly, so are our customers.”

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8 Half of Marin’s tug fleet are Sanmar-built vessels

Its most recent additions, five vessels built

by Sanmar in 2019 alone, were all to Robert Allan Ltd exclusive designs and include two 60tbp Boğaçay class, probably Sanmar's most successful series of ASD tugs. A third slightly more powerful 70tbp example is due at the time of writing. Included in Marin's range of Sanmar tugs are a 50tbp, 24m compact

Sirapinar class vessel and a powerful 80tbp, 28m Sanmar Terminal class tug.

The most recent additions to the Marin Tug fleet are being deployed to fulfil the new port operation licences acquired by the company in Izmit and Nemrut Bay. Background to the thinking behind the tug licencing process is provided by Ruchan Civgin, Sanmar's commercial director who says: “The new regulations encouraged the operators to own and operate more powerful tugs. These operators with the more powerful ASD or tractor tugs had a greater chance of being awarded towage licences in the busier ports.”

Sanmar was a winner with the Turkish towage licencing process themselves because as well as a successful tug builder, it has its own operational division with its own “home” fleet and has been awarded several new harbour towage licences. Tug construction is Sanmar's best-known line of business with its Robert Allan Ltd-designed completions fast approaching 200.

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ISU LOOKS IN THE MIRROR

Captain Nick Sloane of Resolve Marine Group has been proposed to the membership as ISU vice president and talking to MJ on the subject of the value of the industry he stressed the difference in cost to owners and underwriters between resolving a situation through a salvage operation and dealing with a wreck removal including of course where in addition to the increased costs, particularly environmentrelated the owner actually loses the asset itself.

The survey was international with more than 100 respondents from shipowners, P&I Clubs, ISU members and associates but while some property insurers participated it was not as much as hoped for, described as a “missed opportunity” by ISU. The headline results of the survey show that the “overall satisfaction” with ISU was 7.44 out of a maximum score of 10. Mr Janssen stated that the company that did the survey said this was a good result, something he gladly accepted.

The responses showed that ISU is considered credible and trustworthy and thought to participate in appropriate forums and that it

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The International Salvage Union has reported a positive reaction from respondents to research commissioned to properly understand how itself and the salvage industry is regarded.

The news was reported at the ISU journalists' lunch in London (attended by MJ), an event held annually providing a valuable opportunity to gauge the state of the salvage industry and hear about the work of the organisation that represents some 55 marine salvage companies from more than 30 countries.

As well as promoting the value of a wellfinanced salvage industry, ISU also encourages high standards of operation and conduct by its members with ISU presidents elected from within the industry, appointed for a period of two years. In September 2019 Mr Richard Janssen was appointed to the role, succeeding the previous president Ms Charo Coll who continues as a member of the ISU executive committee. Mr Janssen is managing director of Smit Salvage with 25 years' experience of the marine salvage, towage, offshore and energy sectors and presented the briefing on the day.

ISU is responding to the realities of the current business environment including its work last year to “re-position” the industry to no longer dwell on the past and the era of tugs on salvage station and the pursuit of LOF above other considerations. It considers its members to be part of the owners and underwriter's risk mitigation chain with the aim of being credible and trusted, promoting the value of its members who trade by providing services which save life, protect the environment, mitigate risk and reduce loss.

Ardent (see Towlines) came about from the merger of Svitzer Salvage and Titan Salvage in 2015 and is an example of the approach by such organisations to provide emergency preparedness, in its words aiming to be “the maritime industry's long-term loss mitigation partner.”

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promotes the industry, has an international outlook and provides networking opportunities.

For the overall perception of the industry (as opposed to ISU) the highest scores were for the industry being competent, reliable and safe.

There were some lower scores however “though still not bad” for professional salvors being trustworthy and providing value for money.

Commenting on the survey, Mr Janssen said: “Our interpretation of the results suggests that we need to increase our interaction with owners and insurers about their present and upcoming challenges and how salvors can support them in that. We also must continue our drive to ensure high ethical and operational standards.

But then again, it takes two to tango.”

Returning to the involvement of emergency preparedness with ISU positioning its members as part of the owners and underwriter's “risk mitigation chain” one is reminded of the eighteenth and nineteenth century when metal fire insurance plaques were attached to buildings to indicate the insurance status of the property to the insurance company's fire brigade in the days prior to taxpayer funded fire and rescue services.

The global, and geographically scattered nature of the world of shipping mean that when a ship gets into trouble it will be the best available salvage company backed up by adequate investment and highly-skilled, professional and properly trained personnel (not to mention the essential 'tug of opportunity') that saves the day meaning lives, the environment and property.

8 Professional salvage services are always cheaper than dealing with a wreck removal

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8 Svitzer has announced its acquisition of Port Towage Amsterdam, a joint venture between Svitzer and Iskes Towage and Salvage formed in 2014.

The agreement takes effect this month and sees 39 shore and seagoing personnel along with seven Iskes tugs joining the Svitzer family and another example of the changing make-up of the European towage industry. A few days previously Svitzer announced the purchase of the 82tbp Damen ASD Tug 3212 Mercurius from Iskes Towage, reflagged to the UK and renamed Svitzer Mercurius to complement its fleet at Southampton.

8 Emergency management and wreck removal company Ardent has announced a refocus of its strategy and a relocation of its headquarters.

It is to refocus its strategy away from decommissioning towards it core business of emergency management and wreck removal, sectors it intends to build on further. It will also move its headquarters from Houston, USA to IJmuiden in The Netherlands where new CEO Oliver Timofei and CFO Jans Jaeger are based.

Ardent's response hubs in The Netherlands, USA, Singapore and Australia along with offices in Korea, Brazil, South Africa and the UK will continue to offer customer services.

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TOWLINES

8 Iskes’ Mercurius is now part of Svitzer's Southampton fleet operating as Svitzer Mercurius

8 Following a public vote Orkney Towage has chosen the names Odin of Scapa and Thor of Scapa for its two new tugs due to be delivered this year by Sanmar Shipyards replacing two of the three tugs currently operated by Orkney Islands Council Marine Services.

Of 566 votes cast 315 contained the names Odin, Thor and Vale and the name Vale of Scapa will be reserved for if a third tug is ordered.

Isobel Thompson from Westray was selected as the winner in a draw and has been invited to take part in the naming ceremony with a family trip on the new tug also on offer.

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The 10-year service agreement named Global Frame Value Care Agreement will see the cost of maintenance services being tied to engine up-time preserving engine availability for Svitzer while contributing to optimal life-cycle costs. The vessels involved operate in Morocco, Brazil, Costa-Rica, Denmark, Great Britain and Germany and include Svitzer Hermod, the first commercial vessel to demonstrate remote operation.

The 10-year service agreement named Global Frame Value Care Agreement will see the cost of maintenance services being tied to engine up-time preserving engine availability for Svitzer while contributing to optimal lifecycle costs. The vessels involved operate in Morocco, Brazil, Costa-Rica, Denmark, Great Britain and Germany

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FLOATING WIND PROTOTYPE FACES TOUGHEST TEST A medium scale prototype of a new floating wind concept is scheduled to start sea trials off the Spanish coast early in 2020 in order to validate the concept writes Dag Pike This new concept for floating wind, BlueSATH, has been developed by Spanish engineering company Saitec Engineering which is one of the leading engineering firms in Spain. Like other floating wind concepts, BlueSATH is designed to be fully constructed ashore and then floated out to its installation site fully erected which minimises the installation costs. BlueSATH's test turbine is scheduled to go online during the first quarter of 2020 in the open sea waters off Santander for a 12 month period of evaluation.

This real sea environment testing of BlueSATH will be with a 1:6 scaled prototype of a 10MW wind turbine using SATH floating technology. SATH is an acronym for Swinging Around Twin Hull, which uses a catamaran design with tubular side hulls connected by a steel lattice structure to support the turbine. It is claimed to be an innovative, competitive and costefficient solution for the floating offshore wind industry and the concept has been proved over several years of tank testing.

For this prototype that is being tested the whole structure, in its ready to tow out state, weighs in at 50 tonnes and it supports a turbine mast with a hub height of 17.45 metres and a turbine rotor diameter of 15 metres supporting a 13kW generator The tubular hulls of BlueSATH are constructed from reinforced concrete with the remaining structure using steel.

For this prototype that is being tested the whole structure, in its ready to tow out state, weighs in at 50 tonnes and it supports a turbine mast with a hub height of 17.45 metres and a turbine

rotor diameter of 15 metres supporting a 13kW generator. The results and findings from these trials will then be used for a full scale 2MW turbine that is scheduled to be installed on the Basque Marine Energy Platform in 2021.

The main objectives of this prototype testing will be the validation of its response and dynamic behaviour in waves. This will allow for both structural optimisation and cost reduction on the full scale unit as well as validating the structural turbine integrity. Additionally, a series of sensors will enable the structural life cycle to be forecast and the logistic and transport risks to be monitored during manufacture and assembly as well as transport to its installation location.

8 SATH is an acronym for Swinging Around Twin Hull, which uses a catamaran design with tubular side hulls connected by a steel lattice structure

A new European tidal energy joint venture (JV) aims to provide an end to end service for developers and customers.

The JV between QED Naval Ltd and Inyanga Marine Projects comes with the acquisition of Netherlands-based tidal turbines business Tocardo. The JV will offer a standardised, off-the-shelf catalogue of tidal turbines, platform foundation solutions, marine operations including installation, retrieval operations and cable laying as well as design, support and service expertise.

Richard Parkinson, CEO of Inyanga Tech, said: “This bigger, long term, end to end vision is quite unique in that it brings a pool of expertise and collaboration across European tidal energy that no other company has.”

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solution combining the benefits of QED Naval's Subhub tidal platform and Inyanga's HydroWing tidal device, improvements of over 25% site yield are achievable as well as cost savings of over 50% on operational deployment and ongoing maintenance, said the companies.

The JV will now aim to combine its technologies in new tidal projects for island communities and dedicated industrial applications, beginning this year. The companies intend to scale up production and capacity of their tidal turbines to make a real contribution to global net zero CO2 ambitions.

Tocardo will continue investing to develop more powerful and cost-effective tidal turbines. This will be done in partnership with QED Naval and Inyanga.

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THREE MORE HYBRID FERRIES IN BUILD IN NORWAY Norway currently shows the path for many other countries when it comes to low carbon mobility solutions, a position that will only be reinforced when three new hybrid ferries hit the water Norwegian boat yard GS Marine Production AS is in the process of building the three hybrid and hybrid-ready ferries - all powered by Volvo Penta.

GS Marine built its first boat in 1993 and it made quite a splash in the market for being the largest GRP pleasure boat in Norway at the time. This became the precursor to its first cruise ship - Nordic Lady - which was delivered in 1998. Now a major boatyard, GS Marine is delivering hybrid solutions to operators such as Strandfaraskip Landsins and Norled AS, with the help of Brunvoll- a single-source supplier of propulsion, positioning, and maneuvering systems - and Volvo Penta.

GS Marine is currently building a new ferry for Faroe Island operator, Standfaraskip Landsins. This ferry will have a speed of 20 knots and be powered by two of Volvo Penta's engines.

The D13-700 IMO III engines have a power output of 515kW at 2,250rpm and will be coupled with a Brunvoll hybrid control system - allowing the vessel to run on the engines or electric alone, and even both in unison. Still under construction, this ferry will not be fitted with diesel gensets, as the engines will, through the electric motor connected to the gear, act as generator. This means that the Volvo Penta engines will supply all energy on board - in addition to plug-in facility when in port.

Delivering near-zero-emissions, as well as high speed at sea, this ferry will be a welcome addition to Strandfaraskip's growing fleet of hybrid boats.

SERIOUS ABOUT HYBRIDS But this isn't GS Marine's first time building a hybrid boat. In April 2019 the company delivered the first of two, hybrid and hybridready ferries to Norwegian operator Norled AS. Having recently signed a 10-year contract to operate the Haugesund-RøværFeøy route Norled invested in this new technology. The Fjordled ferry is the first hybrid boat operating in Norway, and her sister vessel Fjordöy is set to join her late this year.

These ferries are powered by two Volvo Penta D13 MH engines - both producing 441kW at 1,900rpm. Fjordled uses Volvo Penta IMO Tier III emissions compliant engines. Volvo Penta's IMO III engine and after-treatment concept is a global solution for commercial marine operators. The Selective Catalytic Reduction System (SCR) is based on both Volvo Penta's own experience in powering industrial off-road applications and the wider expertise of the Volvo Group.

8 The D13-700 IMO III engines have a power output of 515kW at 2,250rpm

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In addition to the engines, the boat has two electric motors with power outputs of 85kW at 2,100 rpm - that are mounted directly on gears. The battery pack consists of three strings with a total of 140kWh capacity (110kWh usable capacity). Due to the large battery capacity, there is no need to use standard generators to provide electric energy, allowing an uninterrupted power supply to electric and electronic systems on board.

8 Fjordled uses Volvo Penta IMO Tier III emissions compliant engines

But this isn’t GS Marine’s first time building a hybrid boat. In April 2019 the company delivered the first of two, hybrid and hybrid-ready ferries to Norwegian operator Norled AS SILENT MODE “In Battery mode, the Fjordled is capable of 11 knots, but only 6-7 knots are required for harbour steaming,” explains Ingebjørn Aasheim, Naval Architect at GS Marine. “In Battery mode the boat is close to silent, which is much appreciated by locals and when passing popular marinas. Harbour steaming is approximately 30% of the operation, using electro-propulsion gives a better load profile on the engines, which in time results in less maintenance.”

These new hybrid vessels are equipped with SCR exhaust after treatment certified for IMO tier III, and meet future environmental requirements. Overall, these vessels emit 80 percent less NOx than the previous ferries traveling this route.

“Additionally, the Volvo Penta engines can run on HVO fuel as well as diesel,” explains Richard Johansson, Area Sales Manager at Volvo Penta. “When you combine the SCR technology with HVO fuel you not only reduce NOx you also reduce CO2 significantly. Add the fact that they can also be powered by batteries and you have an extremely efficient system.”

These moves towards electromobility are vital if Norway is to achieve its long-term goal of becoming a 'low carbon society' by 2050 - with an 80-95% reduction below its 1990 carbon levels.

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NEW TAKE ON DIESEL OUTBOARD BOASTS RUGGED SIMPLICITY A novel type of diesel outboard that will challenge the existing engines currently on the market has been developed by Hyundai Seasall writes Dag Pike Called the S30-OB this new drive system features many of the advantages of an outboard motor and combines this with a rugged simplicity of a tried and tested conventional inboard shaft drive system. This new diesel unit is powered by Hyundai's 270hp diesel engine but it is the way this power is transmitted to the propeller that is new. The engine is close coupled to a drop-down reverse gearbox that not only lowers the drive shaft below the engine but also reverses its direction. This allows the propeller shaft to exit below the engine at a shallow angle to produce the thrust.

The whole unit is housed in a casing that is bolted to the transom with the casing allowed to hinge vertically under the control of two hydraulic rams. This allows the trim to be adjusted when underway and also allows the whole unit to be tilted out of the water. Rather than have the unit swivel for steering like a conventional outboard, the steering is by means of a rudder mounted behind the propeller in the conventional way with the actuating mechanism inside the engine housing. A narrow strip under the propeller helps to protect it from ropes and debris.

The engine is close coupled to a drop-down reverse gearbox that not only lowers the drive shaft below the engine but also reverses its direction. This allows the propeller shaft to exit below the engine at a shallow angle to produce the thrust With a power output of 270hp this new diesel 'outboard' challenges the existing diesel outboards on the market and there are plans to produce a unit with a higher power of 360hp that will make it the most powerful diesel outboard on the

market. A smaller 140hp unit is also planned to offer a range to meet many workboat requirements. An option with the unit is to add a side thruster attachment and a hydraulic power takeoff is also possible.

This new outboard system was originally developed for use

by South Korean fishing boats where it is already in use. It is now planned to market it worldwide where it is likely to be attractive to workboat and fishing boat operators where diesel fuel, reliability and torque, rather than high speed are the users' main criteria.

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New sales channel for Hatz engines From January 2020, German diesel engine manufacturer Motorenfabrik Hatz will provide direct support for its new and existing customers in Belgium and Luxembourg and their subsidiaries.

Area Sales Manager Igor Hahn will be responsible for the markets.“We are taking this step to further reinforce and intensively expand our market presence in Belgium and Luxembourg�, said Igor Hahn.

The change entails a lot of advantages for customers. It guarantees faster and more direct support from the manufacturer and ensures that customers always have access to the full product portfolio in the central warehouse when making inquiries.

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Motorenfabrik Hatz will be on hand in Belgium and Luxembourg to provide both new and existing customers with comprehensive support for all products and components.

8 Hatz specialises in small diesels

In the wake of these developments, the former general importer BIA is transferring its responsibility back to the head office of Hatz.

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PROPULSION SOLUTION FOR GROUNDBREAKING ELECTRIC FIREBOATS

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Following the delivery of Europe's most modern fireboat, the Branddirektor Westphal, the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) has ordered two more firefighting vessels with the same propulsion packages.

As with the previous order, both vessels will be fitted with Schottel thrusters - in this case, two Schottel Rudderpropellers and one Schottel Transverse Thruster. These will enable maximum manoeuvrability in the restricted fairway of the Port of Hamburg.

This mobility is also guaranteed in situations that require fast response times. The special vessels, operated by Flotte Hamburg, a wholly owned subsidiary of the HPA, are currently under construction at Damen Shipyards.

Each of the fireboats features two rudderpropellers type SRP 150 L FP (380kW each) with a propeller diameter of 1.10m and a transverse thruster type STT 60 FP (100kW). Each of these is driven by an electric motor. The rudderpropellers type SRP 150 are equipped with Schottel's new highly efficient SDC40 nozzle. This thruster configuration achieves a free running speed of 12 knots.

The two new vessels will primarily be used for fighting ship fires in the Port of Hamburg and for supplying fire-fighting water to industrial plants

Transfluid has announced that it is the first company in the world to have obtained two DNV-GL Type approvals for its hybrid technology.

The first, for its complete range of marine parallel hybrid modules and secondly for its LiFePO4 battery banks.

The battery type-approval also includes the Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) extension, a stricter list of requirements making Transfluid able to claim that its batteries are the safest, worldwide. The total absence of carbon and graphite, avoid profoundly destructive “thermal runaway”, which is one of the most extensive tests required to be undertaken to obtain DNVGL and NMA approvals.

8 Branddirektor Westphal has just been delivered to the Port of Hamburg. Right: Each of the fireboats features two rudder propellers type SRP 150 L FP (380kW each)

located at the port. In addition to the fire brigade's technical duties, the two ships will also be used for other HPA fleet management tasks, such as bridge inspections and material transport. They will have a water cannon capacity of 30,000 litres a minute over 110m and have accommodation for 16 firefighters.

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ELECTRIC FERRY AS BRIDGE ALTERNATIVE A commuter ferry powered by a pair of 8kW electric motors could provide a carbon neutral alternative to building an expensive new bridge writes Dag Pike.

Electric boats specialists Grove Boats has supplied a solar powered catamaran ferry for operation on the River Seine in Rouen. This carbon neutral project is aimed primarily at providing a commuter service across the river where it will operate on a continuous basis with less frequent crossings at quieter times. The ferry has been operating since July of 2019 and is scheduled to cease operations later this year to allow an assessment to be made of the viability of the operation as a substitute for building a new bridge across the river which would be a major project.

The boat that has been supplied by Grove Boats is the one that was originally supplied by Grove for use at a major exhibition in Spain.

Since her time at that exhibition the boat has been operating a variety of services as a carbon neutral shuttle in Paris and sightseeing boat in

8 The Felix de Azara is powered by a pair of 8kW electric motors

Lille, near Lyon in France. Now named Felix de Azara this 16 metre long catamaran design is based on the same concept as the Sun21 which was the first solar powered boat to have crossed the Atlantic entirely by solar energy back in 2008.

The Felix de Azara is powered by a pair of 8kW electric motors and these in turn are supplied with electricity from 50 sq metres of solar panels that are mounted on the roof of the passenger cabin giving 9 hours of autonomy.

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also a key sponsor of the zero emission Energy Observer hydrogen ship, is responsible for the solar electric energy management systems on board the Felix de Azara.

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HYDROGEN FUELLED ENGINES GAINING TRACTION A new joint venture aims to commercialise dual fuel diesel/ hydrogen engines as well as mono-fuel hydrogen engines for vessel propulsion writes Dag Pike The major Belgian shipping company CMB has announced the formation of BeHydro, a joint venture with Belgian engine manufacturer ABC. BeHydro's engines are aimed at tugs, ferries and other small commercial craft and for use as auxiliaries on larger ships. This development comes after CMB announced its acquisition of hydrogen engineering specialist RTL which aims to put hydrogen at the front of the company's research development.

While much of the focus of using hydrogen as a fuel is by way of converting hydrogen into electric current via a fuel cell, BeHydro is focussing on the use of hydrogen as a combustion fuel for conventional diesel engines While operation of large commercial vessels remains the core business of CMB, its CMB Technologies division has been involved in developing the use of hydrogen as a marine fuel for some time. CMB said that the first hydrogen medium speed engine should be available in the course of 2020. Engines currently under development by ABC have a power range between 0.8 and 2.8 MW and will be available in 6, 8, 12 and 16 cylinder configurations all based on the same common engine design.

8 BeHydro's engines are aimed at tugs, ferries and other small commercial craft

CMB Technologies has announced two European projects that will use the ABC engines as the main propulsion. Working with Windcat Workboats they plan to develop hydrogenpowered crew transfer vessels for use in Dutch offshore wind

While operation of large commercial vessels remains the core business of CMB, its CMB Technologies division has been involved in developing the use of hydrogen as a marine fuel for some time. CMB said that the first hydrogen medium speed engine should be available in the course of 2020

8 'Hydrotug' is driven by combustion engines that burn hydrogen and with diesel as an alternative fuel

farms. The hydrogen CTV, named HydroCat, will be able to transport 24 service engineers from the coast to the offshore wind farms at a cruising speed of 25kn, propelled by 2 x 1000 hp ABC engines that will consume 170kg of hydrogen per day and be emission free.

The Port of Antwerp has ordered a tug fuelled by hydrogen, the first in the world. The unique 'Hydrotug' is driven by combustion engines that burn hydrogen and with diesel as an alternative fuel. These ABC engines comply with the very strictest emission standards, the EU Stage V, making them the lowest-rated for emissions on the market. The hydrogen fuel will be stored on board in a bank of small pressurised cylinders rather than one large tank as a more economical solution.

Voith’s carbon neutrality pledge From 2022 onwards, none of the Voith locations around the world will leave a carbon footprint going forward. In this way, the Voith Group is making a significant contribution to climate protection.

With a view to implementing carbon

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neutrality quickly, Voith is going to switch to purchasing carbon-neutral electricity in the near future as well as offsetting unavoidable carbon emissions with compensation measures. At present, Voith already purchases one third of its electricity needs from

renewable resources. The Company will gradually increase the share of renewable energies, both in its own generation and in its purchasing. Furthermore, Voith is going to invest five million euros each year in energy efficiency, including its locations' own generation.

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DIEDRICH TACKLES ENGINE AND LENGTHENING JOBS Two out-of-season re-engining projects and a lengthening job have kept Germany's Schiffswerft Diedrich even busier than usual this winter, reports Tom Todd Leaving the shipyard before winter's end, yard spokesman Thomas Janssen told Maritime Journal, was the 57.13m long and 8.9m wide island ferry Frisia IX, belonging to Reederei Norden Frisia. The nearly 40-year-old ferry, which carries 740 persons in regular service between the north German mainland and Germany's Frisian islands, docked in October for re-engining.

Its original two Volvo Penta 300kW engines were replaced by more powerful 368kW Volvo Penta units. The ship also underwent minor repairs and maintenance.

WSA spokeswoman Claudia Thoma praised the Diedrich work on Leerort. In comments to Maritime Journal she said the new engine configuration had proved to be very successful The Frisia IX work followed another re-engining project on the 35.17m long and 9.66m wide floating dredger Leerort.

Diedrich installed two Hydro-Armor liftable rudder propellers Type 2400 HD, driven by 221kW Volvo diesels. They replaced two Schottel rudder propellers driven by 114kW Deutz diesels.

Leerort, built in 1977 operates with the Waterways and Shipping Agency (WSA) in the port of Emden.

Along with the re-engining, maintenance work on the old dredger's hull and deck were also carried out and the fuel tank was enlarged, Janssen reported.

WSA spokeswoman Claudia Thoma praised the Diedrich work on Leerort. In comments to Maritime Journal she said the new engine configuration had proved to be very successful.

Thomas Janssen said the shipyard, which is on the River Ems

just inland from the port of Emden and regularly full of seasonal ship repair and overhaul projects, was this winter also lengthening the Wega II for owners AG Ems. He said the work on the 20.27m long and 6m wide excursion passenger boat involved a 4.5m extension and was due for completion in the new year.

Other winter visitors to Diedrich have included the 42.4m passenger ferry ship Langeoog III for routine annual repairs and maintenance as well as underwater hull and external surface conservation. Other work has included propeller, shaft, rudder and bow thruster inspections, an annual DNV-GL class survey and air conditioning unit overhaul.

The 44.1m passenger ferry Baltrum I was spending the winter months at Diedrich for similar repair, maintenance and conservation work. The much smaller 13.44m water taxi Baltrum IV also spent several months at the yard. It was given new underwater coating and has spent the winter on land.

8 Installation of bigger engines on Frisia IX

SMS Southampton has completed a major dredger refit in ABP's Port of Southampton in the UK. The ship repairer completed the major refit of 'City of Chichester' in the port's Western Docks for the Chichester-based aggregates company Tarmac Marine. The refit was completed in a dedicated, controlled berth alongside at Williams Shipping's berths.

Dave Chaffers, general manager of SMS in Southampton, said: “The package of works was extensive with some significant emerging challenges; that said the team at Tarmac, both on and off the ship, supported the refit tremendously.”

Duncan Payne, ship manager at Tarmac Marine Ltd, said: “Given the challenges of the project we're very pleased with the outcome

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8 SMS Southampton has completed a major refit of ‘City of Chichester’

and look forward to future works with The SMS Group.” SMS took ownership of the site, to include permits-to-work and site security,

as well as the programme of repair works.

The programme of works undertaken was extensive; to include, but not limited to, the Feeder Hopper refurbishment (completed in SMS's nearby workshops), the Discharge Grab replacement, a routine number of general repairs to the dredge and discharge equipment and a significant quantum of pipework repairs, renewals and bespoke fabrication/manufacturing.

SMS also completed numerous packages of electrical inspection and systems testing.

SMS is a specialist in ship repair, marine engineering and major fabrication projects in the commercial marine, defence and superyachts sectors. The company also operates a diving and sub-surface marine engineering business.

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One of Germany's busiest research ships -the 56.5m Elisabeth Mann Borgese - was returning to duty in January after “comprehensive” technical maintenance, writes Tom Todd.

The 10.8m wide, multi-purpose ship was leaving the Peene Werft in Wolgast in eastern Germany after the stay, which began in late November.

Elisabeth Mann Borgese is owned by the coastal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV). MV spokeswoman Kathrin Siegert listed for Maritime Journal the extensive scope of work undertaken on the now more than 30-year-old ship. Although it included a mid-term two and a half year class check, many non-routine jobs were also tackled, she reported.

Non-routine work included complete external hull paint removal and recoating along with the modernisation of radar equipment and work on the transverse thruster's electrical control system. Other non-routine work covered modernisation of the ship's central hydraulics and the power distribution system's circuit breaker along with improvements in the ship's scientific laboratories and routine tank coating work. No specifics were given.

Unlike many other purpose-built German research ships, Elisabeth Mann Borgese started its life unconventionally. Built at the Kroeger Werft in 1987, it served initially with the Bundesmarine as the naval research auxiliary Schwedeneck. It was purchased by MV and converted from naval use and renamed in 2011 at the Peene Werft, these days part of the Lürssen Group.

Now the main workhorse of the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea research (IOW) in Warnemünde, it is managed by Briese Research and reportedly spends up to 305 days a year at sea. MV Science Minister Bettina Martin described it as “an indispensible tool” for the IOW scientific community.

The single prop ship has diesel electric propulsion comprising three SCANIA DI16-55M generators each of 532kW and transverse 147kW thrusters at bow and stern. When the

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Non-routine work included complete external hull paint removal and recoating along with the modernisation of radar equipment and work on the transverse thruster’s electrical control system ship was converted in 2011 the SCANIA units replaced three original 520kW MTU diesel generators, Type 6V 396 TB 53. Current service

8 No plans to replace busy research ship Elisabeth Mann Borgese

speed is 11 knots and the ship has a cruising range of 4000nm and carries a crew of eleven and up to twelve scientists.

Several prominent older German research ships are currently being replaced.

However Siegert told Maritime Journal there were no plans to take Elisabeth Mann Borgese out of service or replace her with a newbuilding.

A new series of engineering health checks and service work carried out by diesel power specialist Royston on deactivated marine engines has enabled an Azerbaijan offshore support vessel operator to bring laid-up vessels back into operational service.

Caspian Marine Services Limited (CMS) operates a fleet of 26 vessels - which include OSVs, supply ships and tugs - servicing the offshore oil and gas exploration and production sectors across the Caspian Sea region.

Alex Reilly, Royston's marine service manager, said: “This contract shows our strong experience and capability in engine health check, diagnostics and repair work.”

Baku-based CMS brought in Royston earlier in 2019 to carry out in-depth health checks on a

series of GE 16VFDM228 diesel engines on-board five of its vessels, which were laid up in the Port of Sunderland in the UK by the previous owner.

Initial investigations into the condition of the power units were carried out and a plan for engine overhaul prepared. Rather than complete the engine work in the UK, the owners decided to tow the vessels to dry dock facilities in Baku on the Caspian Sea. The work in Baku, undertaken by a fourstrong Royston engineering team, saw engine power packs removed, main and bottom end bearings fully inspected and where necessary, replacement parts fitted. The fuel injection systems were fully stripped and cleaned, and all fuel pumps replaced with new, before comprehensive timing checks were completed.

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8 Royston carried out extensive service and repair work on vessels including Savalan

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CRUISE SHIP REPAIR SURGE AT BLOHM + VOSS SHIPYARD A trio of cruise ships from Fred Olsen dominated end-of-year repair, class and and overhaul activity at Hamburg's Blohm + Voss Shipyard, writes Tom Todd Completing the Olsen Cruise Line visits, each lasting about a week, was the 28,613gt Black Watch - booked to dock a day after the 43,537gt Balmoral, the biggest of this year's trio. The smallest, the 24,344gt Braemar, called earlier.

All three are regular annual visitors to the giant German shipyard and underwent “multi million pound” engineering, maintenance and refurbishment work this time. The ships are popular with European customers despite - or perhaps simply because of - their age and relatively small size compared to today's cruise newbuildings, and are among the most frequent annual repair, overhaul and refurbishment visitors to Blohm + Voss.

The 47 year old, 205.47m Black Watch underwent maintenance and class work, blasting and repainting and tail shaft and rudder work. Electric motors were overhauled and engine room electrical equipment was repaired. Stabilisers, thrusters and valves were overhauled and unidentified work was carried out on the ship's hull. Finally, steel works were on the docket along with tank inspection, Blohm + Voss reported.

The youngest of the three cruise ships, the 26 year old Braemar also underwent five-year class renewal and its scope of work also covered hull blasting and painting, tail-shaft and rudder works as well as engine overhaul The 217m long Balmoral, which entered service in 1988, docked this time at B+V for five year class renewal as well as general repair, maintenance and refurbishment and upgrade work. Other work listed by the Hamburg yard included hull blasting and painting, tail-shaft and rudder works, the overhaul

of electric motors, thrusters and valves as well as engine maintenance. Tanks were inspected and steel work carried out.

In addition, general superstructure steel and pipe repairs were part of the scope of work along with lifeboat maintenance and the upgrading of fire-screen doors.

The youngest of the three cruise ships, the 26 year old Braemar also underwent five-year class renewal and its scope of work also covered hull blasting and painting, tail-shaft and rudder works as well as engine overhaul. What was billed as complete rudder and shaft “reconditioning” was also carried out. Piping was renewed, valves overhauled and maintenance carried out on the ship's propulsion system. Steel works on the tank tops, tank inspection, steel repairs, lifeboat maintenance and the renewal of an AC air supply duct completed the long list, according to the Hamburg yard.

8 Braemar in dock at Blohm+Voss in advance of Olsen sisters Black Watch and Balmoral

Transport for London has reported that problems with the hybrid power management systems fitted to two new hybrid electric ferries have been resolved writes Dag Pike.

The power management systems have been a major factor in reliability problems that have affected the ferries since their launch.

The two new ferries were introduced onto the route at the beginning of 2019 after a major refurbishment of the terminals and it was hoped that the hybrid ferries would improve reliability and reduce noise and pollution. The vehicle and passenger ferries link the two sides of the Thames and included in the upgrading was an innovative automatic magnetic mooring system developed by Mampaey in Holland.

The contract for the new ferries went to the

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Power management issues on Woolwich ferries resolved

8 Woolwich ferry Ben Woollacott

Remontowa Shipyard in Poland which has reported that the problems experienced with the new ferries are mainly issues with the functioning of the power management system. Following a period of adjustment of the system it is now reported that the ferries are operating as planned. Each ferry was

fitted with a propulsion system comprising battery packages provided by Corvus, two diesel generators provided by Cummins with the propulsion comprising four electrically powered Hydromaster thrusters. These units were coupled into two hybrid electrical systems supplied by Norwegian Electric Systems to provide redundancy through converters forming a DC-grid system with four battery packages, two on each side of the DC-bus.

The required adjustments have now been completed successfully and currently both vessels are reported to be now operating as planned. Both TfL and London Mayor Sadiq Khan have publicly apologised for the delays and inconveniences created by problems with the vessels.

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100% BIOFUEL OPERATION FOR BOSKALIS DREDGER Dutch dredging major Royal Boskalis Westminster and biofuels supplier GoodFuels are set to take the next key step in the 'Boskalis on Bio' programme for the testing of sustainable biofuel oil Following earlier successful tests with 'drop-in' blends of light biofuel and marine gasoil, Boskalis' trailing suction hopper dredger Willem van Oranje' will be the first dredging vessel in the world to operate on 100% biofuel oil. The sulphur-free sustainable residual fuel consists wholly of used cooking oil and contains no fossil fuels. This allows a substantial carbon reduction of 90%, thereby contributing to a reduction of Boskalis' carbon footprint.

This world first for Boskalis is the result of the 'Boskalis on Bio' pilot programme launched in 2015 in cooperation with engine manufacturer Wartsila and GoodFuels. With this programme Boskalis aims to realise a substantial reduction in carbon emissions from both its vessels and its dry earth moving equipment and trucks. Since the launch of the programme, Boskalis has successfully used various biofuel blends on both dredging and offshore installation vessels and on dry earthmoving equipment as an alternative to fossil fuels on domestic projects such as the creation of the Marker Wadden nature area and the installation of export cable to the Borssele offshore windfarm.

The 143m LOA Willem van Oranje, which entered service in 2010, has a hopper capacity of 12,000m3 and a total installed power of 13,780kW. Further from home, Boskalis has been awarded a contract by the Ministry of National Planning and Infrastructure, Republic of Maldives, for the development of the port of Gulhifalhu, located some 4km from the national capital, Male. The contract, valued at some â‚Ź45 million, forms part of the Ministry's strategic plan

to improve and develop the port infrastructure, providing a climate adaptive solution making this part of the Maldives resilient to rising sea levels. Boskalis will reclaim an area with an initial volume of six million m3 of sand using a mega-trailing suction hopper dredger. The scope of works, due to start in the fourth quarter of this year and finish in the second quarter of 2020, also includes rock revetment work for the shoreline.

Boskalis has already executed a number of climate change adaptive dredging and reclamation projects in the Maldives since the turn of the century.

8 The trailing suction hopper dredger Willem van Oranje

IHC launches Meuse River for DEME Netherlands based shipbuilder Royal IHC has launched the 7,950m3 capacity trailing suction hopper dredger Meuse River for Belgium's DEME Group from its Krimpen aan den IJssel yard.

Meuse River has the same innovative design as its IHC-built sister ship Scheldt River, which joined the DEME fleet in 2017 and has since operated non-stop on waterways and access channels in Europe.

The 115.8m LOA sisters have a beam of 25m and are capable of dredging to depths of 60m. The dual fuel vessels are capable of 14 knots and can accommodate 20 people. They feature several energy smart technologies developed by DEME and IHC, such as a hybrid dredge pump drive system to reduce the effect of load variations. For automation of the dredging process, IHC developed the intelligent IHC ECO automation package,

8 The dual fuel Meuse River features several energy smart technologies developed by DEME and IHC

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ensures fuel savings when sailing at lower speeds. Another innovation is a wing shaped bow thruster tunnel. The new shape is the result of extensive hydrodynamic analysis which improves bow thruster performance.

Speaking to celebrate the launch of Meuse River, DEME CEO Luc Vandenbulcke said: "With our multi-year investment programme, we aim to operate the most technologically advanced fleet in the industry. We want to make sure our fleet is future-proofed by continually pursuing enhanced productivity and efficiency goals. Building on the success of our pioneering Scheldt River we can provide our customers with an identical, versatile and highly efficient vessel for a wide range of dredging activities."

The LNG capable Meuse River will join the DEME fleet when it is commissioned during 2020.

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SUSTAINABILITY CRITERION FOR FLEMISH DREDGING CONTRACTS Belgium's Jan De Nul has equipped its trailing suction hopper dredger Alexander von Humboldt to sail on 100% renewable biofuel from certified and sustainable waste streams

8 The dredger Alexander von Humboldt has been equipped to sail on 100% renewable biofuel

As part of its ambitious CO2 reduction objectives, Jan De Nul also wants to collaborate with the Flemish government to introduce a minimal CO2 reduction obligation of 15% for 80% of maintenance dredging contracts in Flanders by 2022 at the latest.

By 2050 the European Union wants to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases by 80% to 95% compared to 1990, with at least 40% of the reduction to be realised by 2030.

"Why wait until tomorrow when it's already possible today?", said Bart Praet, head of Jan De Nul's Dredging Benelux department. " this intervention makes us at least 80% CO2 neutral. With this we want to prove to governments and to our clients in the Benelux that if they have climate ambitions and incorporate these in the selection procedures, the market is ready for it now. At the same time, we are urging our colleagues in the sector to follow our example in a renewable and climateneutral trajectory. We are continuing to work hard on our energy transition, relting on innovative solutions."

Freddy Aerts, head of the Maritime Access division at the government's Department of Mobility and Public Works responded: "The Flemish government is glad about the use of this renewable fuel and will definitely include a sustainability criterion for the procurement of the dredging contract for the evaluation of offers."

The Alexander von Humboldt will carry out maintenance

The Alexander von Humboldt will carry out maintenance dredging works in maritime access routes on the North sea and in Flemish seaports using the second generation of biofuel, supplied by market leader GoodFuels, which reduces CO2 emissions by at least 80% and is also sulphur-free dredging works in maritime access routes on the North sea and in Flemish seaports using the second generation of biofuel, supplied by market leader GoodFuels, which reduces CO2 emissions by at least 80% and is also sulphur-free. GoodFuels pioneered in the development, commercialisation and supply of renewable fuel in the shipping industry. Jan De Nul Group entered into a multi-year agreement with them because of their innovative technology and verifiable sustainability guarantees.

"Our energy transition can start today", said Michel Deruyck, head of Jan De Nul's Energy Department. "As we are in continuous consultation with engine manufacturers and other suppliers, we know what is technically feasible. We continue to innovate to remain sustainable and viable in our sector, and to be able to offer our clients alternatives."

Autonomous Underwater Maintenance Dredger Netherlands based C-Job Naval Architects has revealed its concept design for an Autonomous Underwater Maintenance Dredger (AUMD), specifically created for maintenance dredging roles in port environments.

The AUMD is equipped with a 16MWh battery pack, providing enough power for up

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to 12 hours of maintenance dredging. The vessel requires 55% less propulsion power than a conventional trailing suction hopper dredger and submersing the AUMD allowed the designers to reduce the suction cutting head and dredge pump power by 80%.

Submersion mitigates wave motions, and the vessel needs to surface only for repair,

maintenance and battery changing.

C-Job technical director Tim Vlaar said: "In order for autonomous vessels like the AUMD to become reality more work is needed and requires all stakeholders such as class, port authorities, autonomous technology companies and launching companies to come together."

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AUV LAUNCH AND RECOVERY SYSTEM FOR SMALLER RIBS The launch and recovery of a 780kg Hugin Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) from a RIB has been demonstrated using a new system The new LARS (Launch and Recovery System from H. Henriksen AS. Is capable of being used by a wide range of small manned or un-manned auxiliary craft.

The system can be deployed by any craft capable of supporting its weight and that of the AUV. The Hugin AUV used to test the system was 5.5 metres long and weighed 780kg yet with the Henriksen launch system, it was well within the capabilities of the RIB (Rigid Inflatable Boat) chosen to carry it.

UNMANNED POTENTIAL The initial test was performed with a modified launch and recovery system designed for bigger ships. H Henriksen is now designing the first-generation system dedicated for use on smaller boats such as an unmanned surface vehicle (USV). The new system will optimise weight, have a lower centre of gravity and reduce hydrodynamic drag when extended into the water.

By using the smallest boat capable of carrying the AUV and its launch system the user benefits from lower operating costs combined with the increased manoeuvrability that smaller boats provide.

The key feature of the system is its use of a radio or AUV controlled hook that is fitted into the nose of whatever vehicle is being deployed. The Launch System can be adapted to fit whichever boat the operator decides to use and can be employed to pick-up or launch any AUV that has been equipped with the remotely operated nose hook.

Launch operations see the new system's stinger extended over the stern of the boat with the AUV carried on its bed. The stinger is then tilted to position its end just under the water. The operator then uses a radio signal to open the AUV's nose hook which releases the retaining line and enables the AUV to slide down the stinger into the water and start work.

Recovery of the AUV is possible in active sea conditions

regardless of whether it is under power or not. The deployment boat will capture the AUV with its stinger extended into the water. The boat is manoeuvred so that the nose of the AUV moves onto the stinger bed where the hook on its nose automatically captures a self-tensioned winch line. This is used to pull the AUV out of the water and up onto the stinger bed.

The stinger is then raised and retracted bringing the AUV inboard where it is made fast and transported to the mother ship. When the launch boat is alongside, the ship's davit is then used in conjunction with a fitted Henriksen dual point lifting hook so that it can be hoisted back onto the ship along with its launch and recovery system and the AUV. The system was designed and built by the Maritime Unmanned Systems Division at the Henriksen factory in Tønsberg, Norway. The system has been developed and tested in close cooperation with Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI).

8 The system can be deployed by any craft capable of supporting its weight and that of the AUV

Launch and recovery device for profiling and sampling A Danish designed and manufactured LARS provides a complete package for easy installation and removal of a CTD (Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth) rosette sensor suite of underwater instrumentation.

Working with Environment and Climate Change Canada, a government-affiliated department, MacArtney Canada have supplied a Launch and Recovery System (LARS) for freshwater oceanography in the Great Canadian Lakes.

Installed aboard a Canadian Coastguard multi-purpose vessel, the deployment and retrieval of the equipment for the water column sampling via the CTD rosette fell to MacArtney to devise.

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Devising the full LARS scope of supply MacArtney Canada provided a CORMAC Q5 high-speed winch, MERMAC A10 A-Frame, Hydraulic Power Unit and Remote Control System.

Designed to function as a complete system, the LARS includes the high-speed CORMAC Q5 stainless steel winch. Self-contained in a protective frame the winch is engineered for optimal durability and minimal maintenance.

Including several intelligent features, the CORMAC Q5 allows for accurate and effective equipment handling and is perfect for the variable applications required by WST. Paired with the CORMAC Q5, the MERMAC A10, is designed for efficient handling. The compact and portable A-frame

8 Macartney MERMAC A10 A-Frame with CORMAC Q5 high-speed winch

handling system is easy to control and provides the outreach needed for safe launch and recovery.

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DECK EQUIPMENT & LIFTING GEAR

One of the pilot vessels of Nederlands Loodswezen BV, has been equipped with three new davit systems for deployment and recovery of their Fast Launch Craft.

The Fast Launch Craft transfer pilots to and from seagoing vessels. Nederlands Loodswezen BV and SMST took just a year to deliver the newly designed and built davit systems. After the sea trials beginning of July, the Procyon is back at work at the Dutch pilot stations in the North Sea. Nederlands Loodswezen BV, the Dutch maritime pilots' organization, has chosen the SMST davit systems to replace the existing systems and increase the efficiency and reliability of the fast launch operations. With their high speed hoisting configuration, the davit systems safely and smoothly handle a maximum weight of 4.5t in sea conditions up to a significant wave height of 3.5m (4.0m in an emergency). The davit systems are equipped with a wave compensation system to extend the workability. An improved cable spooling set up is part of the design.

“SMST has delivered a perfectly working product that is easy and faultless to operate.

The davit systems have been extensively tested in the factory and at sea,” says Jos de Nooijer, captain at Nederlands Loodswezen BV, “We

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appreciate that SMST has listened to us carefully; all our wishes have been carried out as desired.”

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8 The Fast Launch Craft transfer pilots to and from seagoing vessels

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Okeanus Science & Technology, a US-based international provider of equipment and handling systems has announced delivery of a self-contained, rapid mobilization ROV launch and recovery system.

The fully integrated system, designed and built to launch and recover a freeflying ROV, contains a winch / levelwind assembly, selferecting A-Frame, docking head / over-boarding sheave assembly and electro-hydraulic power unit, all mounted to a single skid.

This innovative design allows the entire system to be placed into an ISO flat rack for ease of transport and deployment. To further facilitate rapid mobilization, the ROV is stored on the skid assembly during transport.

AMPELMANN STEPS UP NORTH SEA ACTIVITY A global leader in offshore access solutions has strengthened its position in the North Sea after being awarded four new contracts and two extended scopes of work in the basin.

The projects will see Ampelmann deploy six E-type gangway systems for planned shutdown campaigns and ongoing fabric maintenance support by different major operators across the UKCS. “Our Walk to Work systems offer a safe, costeffective and efficient alternative to traditional transfer methods providing operators significant commercial benefits for planning campaigns,” said Lorenz Nehring, Ampelmann Operations (UK) Business Development Manager.

CREW TRANSFER One of the contracts includes a three-year extension to support maintenance operations in the Southern North Sea and will be operational all year round. This is Ampelmann's longest standing contract in the North Sea. Another award for a short shutdown campaign to allow production-enhancing work to take place has now been completed.

Since the Netherlands-headquartered company was founded a decade ago, it has helped close to 300,000 offshore workers commute safely to and from vessels and assets and has transported more than

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8 The projects will see Ampelmann deploy six E-type gangway systems for planned maintenance support across the North Sea

80,000 kilogrammes of vital equipment and cargo in the North Sea. Utilising motion compensation technology, Ampelmann's E-type is the largest system in the company's portfolio and is able to compensate high sea states up to 4.5m Hs. The gangway, which can transfer a full shift of up to 40 people in 15 to 20 minutes, enables offshore workers safe and easy access to a variety of assets, including Floating Production Offloading Storage (FPSO) units and fixed structures.

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UK HELPS THE SEYCHELLES TACKLE PIRACY The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) is working with the Seychelles Government to help tackle piracy in the Indian Ocean by delivering training to support maritime security and safety of navigation

By working together with the Seychelles to improve Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) in the region, and by building awareness of the legalities and obligations placed upon nations when broadcasting maritime safety information, we can help tackle the issues that threaten the safety of our merchant mariners

Cyber security MOU The Korean Register and Hyundai LNG Shipping have signed a memorandum of understanding, agreeing to conduct joint research on the application, verification and development of Guidance for maritime cyber security systems.

The MOU brings together KR's globally recognized maritime cyber security certification capability and HLS's expertise in cyber security technology. Under the agreement, the two companies will jointly verify cyber security solutions applicable to new ships and will develop risk analysis and design safety evaluations for cyber security systems.

The IMO's Resolution of MSC.428(98) adopted at the 98th meeting of the Maritime Safety Committee in June 2017 will increase demand for cyber security risk management from 2021. From this date, Administrations will be obliged to ensure that cyber risks are appropriately addressed in safety management systems no later than the first annual verification of the company's

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Funded by the UK Government's Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF), the bespoke Security of Navigation, Stabilisation Advice and Training (SONSAT) will help the Seychelles to share vital maritime safety information with ships and partners in the region.

Paul Merchant, SONSAT capability development manager at UKHO, said that threat of piracy and illegal and unregulated fishing in the Indian Ocean is of huge concern to the Seychelles.

“By working together with the Seychelles to improve Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) in the region, and by building awareness of the legalities and obligations placed upon nations when broadcasting maritime safety information, we can help tackle the issues that threaten the safety of our merchant mariners,” said Mr Merchant.

UKHO experts delivered a series of maritime security capability development seminars and intelligence briefs to

government officials in the Seychelles in 2019. One area of focus included raising awareness of existing infrastructure and services, such as the World-Wide Navigational Warning Service (WWNWS) and Rescue Coordination Centres (RCCs), that could help them to circulate vital security information in the region.

UKHO delegates provided advice and guidance on how to coordinate operations between these services effectively and within the realms of the required legal framework.

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KR established its own maritime cyber security certification system last year and provides a cyber security certification service for companies and ships, and cyber security type approval services for networks and automation systems of ships.

Hybrid surveillance vessel delivered A shipyard in the Netherlands has delivered the first of two hybrid multi-purpose surveillance vessels to Blue Octagon/ Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).

Shipyard De Hoop's delivery took place in the Eems harbour near Delfzijl. Having successfully completed her sea trials in midOctober this year, De Hoop's yard number 457, named DB Abuja, is now ready to perform her tasks, set by NIMASA, in Nigeria's waterways.

In the final week of November, the second vessel for NIMASA - yard number 459, named DB Lagos, was towed to the Eems harbour for

8 UKHO experts have delivered a series of maritime security capability development seminars and intelligence briefs to Seychelles officials

the final stages of completion and sea trials to be performed.

The goal of Israeli securities solutions firm Blue Octagon, under the Deep Blue Project, is to assist the government of the Republic of Nigeria, through NIMASA, to establish Integrated National Coastal Surveillance and Waterways protecting solutions, with command and control infrastructure, in the nations territorial waters; within which Blue Octagon will design and implement equipment, Hi-Tech systems and solutions, as well as training and operating periods.

The Deep Blue project is based on an “early detection” approach for High-Tech coastal security. It aims to prevent illegal activity through the shifting of the defensive perimeter away from the maritime frontiers of the Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) of the country, by identifying and analysing suspicious activity at the earliest possible moment.

Using a range of sophisticated sensors, Deep Blue creates a multi-layered security grid that is employed by fully equipped special mission vessels.

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CHARTS & PUBLICATIONS I.C.Brindle & Co Ltd See under: Man Overboard Retrieval Systems

CIVIL ENGINEERING CONTRACTORS 8 Herbosch-Kiere Marine Contractors Ltd Power Road Studios, Studio 3.4, 114 Power Road, Chiswick, London, W4 5PY Tel: +44 2089 879995 Fax: +44 2089 879994 info.HKMC@eiffage.com www.herbosch-kiere.com Specialist marine contractor for main contracts, sub-contracts and charter works. Large selection of marine plant available incl. barges, rock-dumper, jack ups and heavy lift/salvage cranes. See our website for details.

CRANES CraneKing Ingsdon Barn, Bodden, Shepton Mallet, BA4 4PU Tel: +44 1749 347093 info@craneking.com www.craneking.com Representatives for Marine Equipment Pellegrini and Iron Fist marine cranes.

Craneking, working with our partners, can deliver a comprehensive range of marine cranes for all sectors of the industry, including both standard supply or bespoke solutions. Design, installation, service support and training can be provided by our team of highly trained engineers.

8 HS Marine Via G. Marconi, 33 Sabbioneta, Italy, MN 46018 Tel: +39 0375 254 819 info@hsmarine.net www.hsmarine.net HS.Marine is a leading ship and offshore cranes manufacturer with the world's widest range of models ranging from 5 to 1.000 tm capacity. All crane models are specifically designed, masterly built and assembled to provide our customers top quality.

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Fluidmecanica C/Coruña 37, P.O. Box 5220, 36.208 Vigo Tel: +34 986 21 33 29 Fax: +34 986 29 85 18 fluidmecanic@fluidmecanica.com www.fluidmecanica.com From 1977 we design, manufacture and install deck equipment. Towing winches (standard or escort), anchor windlasses, cranes, davits, thrusters, towing hooks, power packs and steering gears.

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DESIGN 8 Island Computer Systems Ltd 41 Horsebridge Hill, Isle of Wight, PO30 5TJ Tel: +44 1983 827100 info@maxsurf.net www.maxsurf.net Maxsurf provides naval architects, surveyors, offshore engineers and shipbuilders with a complete range of software tools for all phases of the vessel design, analysis and construction process.

8 Southerly Designs 2 Carrol St, Port Denison, 6525 Tel: +61 8 9927 2750 info@southerly.com.au southerly.com.au Southerly Designs is a leading designer of high speed aluminium working vessels. Specialists in high and medium speed monohull vessels. Patrol and Military vessels. Pilot Launches. Fast fishing vessels. Utility vessels and work boats. Landing craft. Offshore support and crew boats. Over 600 vessels in service. southerly.com.au

DIESEL ENGINES & SPARES 8 Diesel Engines Online BV Augustapolder 11, 2992 SR Barendrecht Tel: +31 180 699273 Fax: +31 180 699274 www.dieselenginesonline.com Diesel Engines Online B.V. is an independent supplier for Genuine Cummins spare parts and Cummins diesel engines.

Macduff Diesels Ltd Old Gamrie Road, Macduff, Aberdeenshire, AB44 1QD Tel: +44 1261 831122 Fax: +44 1261 831133 macduffdieselsltd@hotmail.co.uk www.macduff-diesels-ltd.co.uk Macduff Diesels Ltd are authorised distributors of Mitsubishi marine diesel engines and generators throughout Scotland and we have more than 25 years' experience installing, servicing and maintaining engines and generators to the very highest of standards.

8 Mitchell Powersystems Unit 1 The Quadrangle, Abbey Park Ind Est, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 9AQ Tel: +44 1794 518744 / +44 1623 550 550 Fax: +44 1794 518766 sales@mitchells.co.uk www.mitchells.co.uk The largest Volvo Penta Centre in the UK, supported by nationally located branches and Dealer Network.

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8 Volspec Ltd Woodrolfe Road, Tollesbury, Nr Maldon, Essex, CM9 8SE Tel: +44 1621 869756 Fax: +44 1621 868859 enquiries@volspec.co.uk www.volspec.co.uk Volspec Ltd the UK’s premier Volvo Penta Centre with the UK’s largest stock of genuine spare parts, engines and accessories for the marine, commercial and industrial markets. Competent factory trained workshop based or mobile engineers ready to assist whenever required to both UK and international customers. Our online web shop available for UK and many European markets at www.volvopenta.com/volspec/en-GB WKM Cornelisse Trading BV Leerbroekseweg 43, PO Box 146, Gorinchem, 4200 AC Tel: +31 345 517122 Fax: +31 345 684230 info@wkmcornelisse.com www.wkmcornelisse.com Replacement parts for Caterpillar, Cummins, Detroit Diesel, John Deere, Deutz, FP Diesel. Buying and selling engines, pumps, separators, fenders, winches, cranes, governors, tools, gensets second hand. Separators.

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INDUSTRY DATABASE DISTRESS SIGNALS & PYROTECHNICS 8 Dacon AS Gamle Ringeriksvei 6, Stabekk, Oslo, 1369 Tel: +47 21 06 35 10 rescue@dacon.no www.dacon.no/ Norway's leading supplier of lamps and portable lighting for professional use, transport boxes, portable fans, inspection equipment for visual condition control, man-overboard boarding systems etc.

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8 Baars Confloat B.V./ Baars Charter Rivierdijk 276, PO Box 70, Sliedrecht, 3360 AB Tel: +31 184 415566 Fax: +31 184 411227 rental@baarsbv.com www.baarsbv.com Hire and Sale on a wide range of dismountable split and hopper barges.

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DIVING & MARINE CONTRACTORS

8 Dredging International NV Scheldedijk 30, Haven 1025, Zwijndrecht, B-2070 Tel: +32 3 250 52 11 Fax: +32 3 250 56 50 info.dredging@deme-group.com www.deme-group.com/dredging Dredging, land reclamation, port construction, offshore construction and installation services, environmental techniques, marine aggregates, coastal civil structures, wind farms, foundations and quay wall rehabilitation.

Medway Diving Contractors Ltd 215 City Way, Rochester, Kent, ME1 2TL Tel: +44 1634 829818 Fax: +44 1634 408195 meddive@aol.com www.medwaydiving.co.uk Established over 31 years 24hr service. All aspects of underwater work and inspection BS EN ISO 9001:2000 approved Bureau Veritas Classification.

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8 Jenkins Marine New Harbour Road West, Hamworthy, Poole, Dorset, BH15 4AJ Tel: +44 1202 668558 Fax: +44 1202 669209 office@jenkinsmarine.co.uk www.jenkinsmarine.co.uk Dredging contractors, owners and operators of self-propelled dredge pontoons, split hopper barges, Workboats, tugs and flat deck barges (available with spud legs)

8 Northern Divers (Eng) Ltd Oslo Road, Sutton Fields Industrial Estate, Hull, Yorkshire, HU7 0YN Tel: +44 1482 227276 Fax: +44 1482 215712 contact@northerndivers.co.uk www.northerndivers.co.uk Established in 1963 we are one of the leading diving contractors in the UK with divers and management experienced in all aspects of underwater work to a maximum depth of 50 metres. We can offer a full complement of diving equipment and a various range of marine craft to cover your requirements.

8 Rohde Nielsen A/S Forge Meadow, London Street, Whissonsett, Dereham, Norfolk, NR20 5ST Tel: +44 1328 701300 Fax: +44 1328 701590 mail@rohde-nielsen.dk www.rohde-nielsen.com.

Specialising in capital and maintenance dredging, land reclamation and coast protection. As Scandinavia's largest dredging contractor, we thrive on low cost timely and efficient solutions.

8 Quest Underwater Services Ltd Ferryman’s Way, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 9YU Tel: +44 1929 405029 Fax: +44 1929 405472 info@questmarine.co.uk www.questmarine.co.uk Diving and marine contractors. Full civils underwater package withal boats, plant and equipment in-house. Specialist in mooring work, salvage and use of explosive, welding and burning. 24-hour availability, over 30 years of experience.

8 UK Dredging Queen Alexandra House, Cargo Road, Cardiff, Glamorgan, CF10 4LY Tel: +44 2920 835200 Fax: +44 2920 835216 ukd@abports.co.uk www.ukdredging.co.uk UK leader offers efficient solutions to dredging requirements throughout Europe. Modern vessels feature latest technology, in-dock dredging maintenance, capital works, buoy lifting and hydrographic/land surveys.

8 Sub Marine Services Ltd The Docks, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 4NR Tel: +44 1326 211517 Fax: +44 1326 211757 sms@submarinesevices.com www.submarineservices.com Underwater engineers and marine contractors. Full classification society approvals for in-water ship hull survey and maintenance. Range of floating plant for dredging, piling and marine civils. 30 years’ experience.

Wyre Marine Services PO Box 555, Fleetwood, Lancashire, FY7 6GE Tel: +44 7712 200200 info@wyremarine.co.uk www.wyremarine.co.uk Grab hopper dredgers. Water injection dredger. Ideal for marinas. Ploughing/bed levelling etc. Road transportable workboats and safety boats for marine construction and dredge support

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8 Damen Dredging Equipment PO Box 1021, 3860 BA Nijkerk, NL Tel: +31 33 2474040 Fax: +31 33 2474060 contact.dde@damen.com www.damendredging.com Dredger Builders, cutter suction dredgers, trailing pipe systems, DOP submersible dredge pumps and dredging components, partly deliverable from stock and all designed to withstand the harsh dredging environment.

Neptune Shipyards BV See under: Workboat Builders 8 Seadrec Ltd Blackhall House, Blackhall Lane, P O Box 45, Paisley, Renfrewshire, PA1 1HH www.lobnitz.com We specialise in dredge and associated ship construction based on over 150 years of experience in designing and supplying all types of dredges, dredging systems and components to the Civil Dredging Industry, e.g. Port Authorities, Dredging Contractors & Marine Aggregate Producers.

8 Vosta LMG Dredging Technology PO Box 37194, Amsterdam, 1030 AD Tel: +31 20 493 6666 Fax: +31 20 493 6670 info@vostalmg.com www.vostalmg.com Vosta LMG is specialized in the design and delivery of a wide range of dredging-related components, which include highly innovative solutions with unmatched advantages in terms of wear, flow performance, efficiency, satefy and environmental impact.

ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS & REPAIRS Neyland Marine Services Limited Unit 52, Honeyborough Business Park, Neyland, Pembrokeshire, SA73 1SE Tel: +44 1646 600358 Fax: +44 1646 600323 neylandmarine@aol.com www.neylandmarine.co.uk Fault finding, repairs and servicing and all electrical and electronic equipment, communication and navigation systems, motor servicing, windlasses, winches, switchboard and generator specialists, circuit breaker (primary and secondary injection testing), full thermal imaging analysis and reports.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS 8 Datum Electronics Castle Street, East Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO32 6EZ Tel: +44 1983 282834 web@datum-electronics.co.uk datum-electronics.co.uk Datum Electronics is a world-leading manufacturer and supplier of shaft power measurement solutions and torque measurement devices.

EXHAUST SYSTEMS 8 Halyard (M&I) Limited 86 Cobham Road, Ferndown Industrial Estate, Wimborne, Dorset, UK, BH21 7PQ Tel: +44 1722 710922 technical@halyard.eu.com www.halyard.eu.com Exhaust Systems - Noise & Vibration Control - Environmental Protection specialists, Halyard, designs and manufactures high quality, technically advanced equipment. Halyard also distribute: Aquadrive, Emigreen DPF & SCR, Seatorque shaft systems, Siderise noise insulation and Wave filtration.

FENDERS / FENDERING Battley Marine Ltd East End House, Billingford, Dereham, Norfolk, NR20 4RD Tel: +44 1362 668641 Fax: +44 1362 668930 battleymarine@gmail.com www.battleymarine.com Fenders - New and second-hand: all types. Pneumatic (to ISO 17357), Foam, Rubber & Plastic. First Yokohama approved fender repair company worldwide in 1976. Inspection, refurbishment, renetting services also available (no fix, no fee). Batmar Super Sliding Fender (HDPE): the recycled plastic alternative to timber. Pneumatic and Foam fenders available for Hire at competitive rates – all sizes. ISO 9001:2008 certified.

8 Dunlop GRG Holdings Limited Trelleborg Applied Technologies, Eagle Way, Rochdale, Manchester Tel: +44 161 653 5964 ray.jeffries@trelleborg.com www.trelleborg.com Dunlop GRG manufactures a comprehensive range of low pressure fenders for berthing and mooring, antiboat barrier systems specifically designed for each installation and dracone barges for the transportation of bulk liquids including fuel and crude oil.

8 Fender Innovations Westrak 240, 1771 SV Wieringerwerf Tel: +31 22 37 64 170 info@fenderinnovations.nl www.fenderinnovations.nl Tailor designed and produced Fender Systems specifically adapted to the field of operation. Shared properties of the systems are a minimal weight and long lasting durability. Various mounting options. For almost every application such as: tenders, fast rescue, research and survey, wind farm support Vessels, heavy duty ribs, superyacht tenders, unmanned marine systems 8 Manuplas Unit 18 Estover Road, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 7PY Tel: +44 1752 771740 sales@manuplas.co.uk www.manuplas.co.uk Manuplas design and manufacture vessel fendering, quayside fenders, navigation buoys, mooring buoys and subsea buoys. Manuplas supply to ports, harbours, navies, boat builders and operators and the offshore energy market.

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INDUSTRY DATABASE FINANCE 8 Shawbrook Bank Prospero, 73 London Road, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 1LQ Tel: +44 7789 685 357 / +44 7799 134 682 paul.ratcliffe@shawbrook.co.uk www.shawbrook.co.uk/marine Specialist marine finance provider for UK based SME companies. Marine mortgages available for workboats, WFSV’s, tugs, barges, dredgers, ferries, Thames river craft, hire fleets, coastal ships and other commercial vessels.

FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEMS 8 Aksis Fire - Marine Fire Protection Deri O.S.B. Kazlıçeşme Cad. No: 5 Çarşı, Kompleksi Kat : 1 No : 23, Tuzla Deri Sanayi, Tuzla / Istanbul, 34956 Tel: +90 216 306 82 16 Fax: +90 216 504 06 35 aksisfire@aksisfire.com.tr www.aksisfire.com.tr Aksis formed by engineers who have extensive proven experience since 1994 in fixed based internal and external fire protection systems in the Marine and Offshore Industries, including Oil/Chemical Tankers, Cargo Vessels, Offshore Vessels, Fishing Vessels, Fi-Fi Tugs and Luxury Boats.

We are proud to announce that we have delivered 1000 Fire Extinguishing Systems to 475 ships by 2017.

8 Marine Fire Safety Limited Hays Bridge Business Centre, Brickhouse Lane, Godstone, Surrey, RH9 8JW Tel: +44 1342 844379 Fax: +44 1342 843172 info@marinefiresafety.co.uk www.marinefiresafety.co.uk Marine Fire Safety are the UK and Europe’s No1 supplier of Marine Approved Stat-X Aerosol Fire Suppression Systems. We offer Supply, Installation and Maintenance for protecting engine rooms and machinery spaces using Stat-X, CO2, FM200 and Novec. We also do Nobel K Galley Systems, Portable Fire Extinguishers, Fire Blankets, Hoses, Connections and Nozzles. All at competitive prices.

FIRE PROTECTION 8 Global Insulation (European) Ltd Unit 84, Station Road, Hayling Island, Hampshire, PO11 0EL Tel: +44 2392 462113 globalinsulate@btconnect.com www.globalinsulation.co.uk Suppliers and Installers of Thermal and Fire Insulation on Aluminium & Steel Structures. 20 years, involvement in marine projects for thermal, acoustic and passive fire protection to many prestigeous vessels.

GALLEY AND LAUNDRY EQUIPMENT 8 Angel Marine Limited Unit 013, Solent Business Centre, Millbrook Road West, Southampton, SO15 0HW Tel: +44 2380 700246 sales@angelmarine.co.uk www.angelmarine.co.uk Source/supply catering, laundry and other spares for commercial and marine use.

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GENERATORS, GEN SETS & AUXILIARIES

HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING

8 Sulzer Electro Mechanical Services (UK) Ltd Southampton Service Center, Centurion Industrial Park, Bitterne Road West, Southampton, SO18 1ZA Tel: +44 2380 631611 service.uk@sulzer.com www.sulzer.com Sulzer is one of the leading independent electromechanical maintenance providers and repairers of all types of motor, generator and their auxiliary equipment.

When pumps, turbines, compressors, generators, and motors are essential to operations, we offer technically advanced and innovative solutions.

We support you by delivering specialized services for vessels in dock or at sea.

A full range of services are available from our UK based hub in Southampton, or from any one of our global electromechanical facilities.

8 Webasto Webasto House, White Rose Way, Doncaster Carr, South Yorkshire, DN4 5JH Tel: +44 1302 322232 Fax: +44 1302 322231 info-uk@webasto.com www.webasto.co.uk Webasto offers robust heating and air conditioning solutions for retrofitting or as original equipment. they do this for any type of commercial boat, patrol craft, cargo vessel, passenger boat or naval vessel. We are also now the sole distributor of WhisperPower in the UK.

8 Atlantis Marine Power Limited Western Wood Way, Langage Science Park, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon, PL7 5BG Tel: +44 1752 208810 sales@atlantismarine.com www.atlantismarine.co.uk/ UK distributors for Kohler generators from 5 to 500 kw prime power.

Kohler’s patented P-Gen load share system facilitates smaller generators increasing redundancy and reducing fuel consumption.

WaterMota Ltd See under: Propulsion Systems Webasto Webasto House, White Rose Way, Doncaster Carr, South Yorkshire, DN4 5JH Tel: +44 1302 322232 Fax: +44 1302 322231 info-uk@webasto.com www.webasto.co.uk Webasto offers robust heating and air conditioning solutions for retrofitting or as original equipment. they do this for any type of commercial boat, patrol craft, cargo vessel, passenger boat or naval vessel.

We are also now the sole distributor of WhisperPower in the UK.

HEAT EXCHANGERS & MARINE TUBING EJ Bowman (Birmingham) Ltd Chester Street, Aston, Birmingham, B6 4AP Tel: +44 1213 595401 Fax: +44 1213 597495 info@ejbowman.co.uk www.ejbowman.co.uk E J Bowman is a leading manufacturer of heat exchangers for a wide range of marine cooling applications.

The product range includes heat exchangers, oil coolers and charge air coolers for marine engines, gearboxes, thrusters, stabilisers, power steering, generators, hydraulic power packs, winches and other deck equipment.

HYDRAULIC COMPONENTS & SYSTEMS 8 Advanced Component Technology Ltd Unit 4, Ryefield Way, Silsden, Yorkshire, BD20 0EF Tel: +44 1535 650010 Fax: +44 1535 657674 sales@adcomtec.co.uk www.adcomtec.co.uk ACT are the UK hub distribution centre for Kawasaki hydraulic products, a full range of Staffa motors, Kawasaki pumps, Staffa brakes, Staffa gearboxes are stocked in our new purpose built warehouse.

8 Brimmond Group Tofthill Avenue, Midmill Business Park, Kintore, Aberdeenshire, AB51 0QP Tel: +44 1467 633805 www.brimmond-group.com/ At Brimmond Group we specialise in mechanical, hydraulic or electrical solutions. Our highly qualified engineers can design, manufacture, service and repair a vast range of equipment to meet any client’s needs.

INSURANCE SERVICES 8 Everard Insurance Brokers 21 Queen Street, Liberty Square, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4DA Tel: +44 1732 224680 Fax: +44 1732 873393 Gareth.evans@everardinsurance.co.uk. www.everardinsurance.com Specialists in every aspect of marine insurance for over 40 years, we pride ourselves on our professional and independent advice and in-house claims service 24/7. Brokers at Lloyds.

Knighthood Corporate Assurance Services Ltd Knighthood House, Imberhorne Lane, East Grinstead, Sussex, RH19 1LB Tel: +44 1342 327111 Fax: +44 1342 319575 enquiries@knighthoodcorporate.com www.knighthoodcorporate.com Leading specialist Marine Underwriting Agents & Insurance Brokers to the maritime industry, offering a range of bespoke insurance policies for commercial passenger craft, tugs, workboats and marine service operators throughout the UK and Europe

JACK-UP BARGES Fastnet Shipping Ltd See under: Workboats

LIFE SAVING EQUIPMENT Adec Marine Limited 4 Masons Avenue, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 9XS Tel: +44 2086 869717 Fax: +44 2086 809912 sales@adecmarine.co.uk www.adecmarine.co.uk Servicing and hire of liferafts, boats and lifejackets. Sales of a complete range of marine safety and firefighting equipment to Solas and Med. UML Limited c/o Ocean Signal Limited Unit 4, Ocivan Way, Margate, CT9 4NN Tel: +44 1843 282930 sales@oceansignal.com www.UML.co.uk The UML range of ISO:12402-7 approved Lifejacket Inflation Systems and Solas approved SeaFlash Lifejacket Lights are used extensively in the leisure, commercial and military sectors throughout Europe, Scandinavia and Asia Pacific.

LIFERAFTS 8 Marine Fire Safety Limited Hays Bridge Business Centre, Brickhouse Lane, Godstone, Surrey, RH9 8JW Tel: +44 1342 844379 Fax: +44 1342 843172 info@marinefiresafety.co.uk www.marinefiresafety.co.uk Marine Fire Safety are UK distributors for CSM liferafts. Offering Hire, Supply and Maintenance throughout the UK. ISO and SOLAS Shipswheel marked liferafts available to suit all small commercial vessels.

8 Seago Deanland Business Park, Golden Cross, East Sussex, BN27 3RP Tel: +44 1825 873567 sales@seagocommercial.co.uk www.seagocommercial.co.uk Seago Commercial specialise in sale and hire of SOLAS and ISO approved liferafts. With a range of products including lifejackets, fire extinguishers, pyrotechnics, industrial fibre ropes, wire ropes and chains.

LIFTING GEAR 8 DAS Hydraulic Service Ltd 20 Tennyson Street, West Yorkshire, Pudsey, LS28 9HA Tel: +44 7515 526841 dave@dashydraulics.co.uk www.dashydraulics.co.uk/ DAS Hydraulic Service Ltd offers service and repair of your hydraulic system and components plus maintenance contracts and commissioning.

MAN OVERBOARD RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS Energy Marine (International) Ltd 12 Clipstone Brook Ind Estate, Cherrycourt Way, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4TX Tel: +44 1525 851234 Fax: +44 1525 852345 info@engmar.com www.engmar.com The UK importers and distributors of the Markusnet MOB retrieval systems manufactured by Markus Lifenet in Iceland and applicable for all types of boats, ships and offshore installations.

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INDUSTRY DATABASE

8 I.C.Brindle & Co Ltd 15 Moor Road, Broadstone, Dorset, BH18 8AZ Tel: +44 1202 657814 info@icbrindle.com www.icbrindle.com I.C.Brindle & Co Ltd , specialise in man overboard, lifesaving equipment and waterside safety for the commercial shipping industry as well as being one of the leading publishers of Maritime training publications

MARINE CIVILS 8 Walcon Marine Cockerell Close, Segensworth West, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 5SR Tel: +44 1489 579977 Fax: +44 1489 579988 sales@walconmarine.com www.walconmarine.com Walcon Marine is a market leader providing quality design, products, construction and installation of yacht harbours and berthing facilities worldwide together with a first class service to its customers.

MARINE CONSTRUCTION 8 Land & Water Group Ltd Weston Yard, Albury, Surrey, GU5 9AF Tel: +44 844 2251958 Fax: +44 844 8751261 enquiries@land-water.co.uk www.land-water.co.uk With forty years’ experience, we bring reassurance, innovation, inspiration and future-proof results to projects in the sensitive habitats where land and water meet.

Medtow Marine Ltd Kent, DA37LS Tel: +44 7831 168996 Fax: +44 1474 833336 medtowmarine@yahoo.co.uk Piling, jetty maintenance/demolition, floating crane hire, tugs, workboats, lighter hire, pontoon hire, welding, river transportation of materials and equipment, licensed Boat masters watermen and lightermen.

8 TMS (Teignmouth Maritime Services Ltd) Unit 22B Dawlish Business Park, Exeter Road, Dawlish, Devon, EX7 0NH Tel: +44 1626 866066 Fax: +44 1626 864288 info@tmsmaritime.co.uk www.tmsmaritime.co.uk TMS Ltd have many years of expertise in Marine and Civil Engineering. We operate throughout UK and Europe, where we utilise our unrivalled abilities and professionalism to successfully complete marine and civil engineering projects.

MARINE RENEWABLES 8 Outreach Ltd Abbots Road, Middlefield Industrial Est, Falkirk, FK2 9AR Tel: +44 1324 889000 Fax: +44 1324 888901 mailbox@outreach.plc.uk www.outreach.plc.uk We provide versatile hydraulic lifting equipment solutions for offshore platforms, wind energy installations, shipbuilding and marine sectors. Offering comprehensive offshore and onshore service support, the provision of original OEM parts, global maintenance and inspection, as well as operator training.

MARINE SURVEYORS Associated Maritime Consultants 63 Rufus Gardens, West Totton, Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 8TB Tel: +44 2380 873295 Fax: +44 2380 768529 surveys@amcsurvey.co.uk www.amcsurvey.co.uk Consulting Marine Surveyors and Dredging Engineers offering a full range of Hull, Machinery and on/off hire surveys, Valuations of vessels, specialists in the Towage/Stowage Certificates in both Commercial and Insurance fields of floating and land based Contractors plant.

Approved examiners for the Scms Certifying Authority for small commercial vessels under 24m length. Surveyors at Southampton, Liverpool and Rotterdam.

Yacht Designers & Surveyors Association The Glass Works, Penns Road, Petersfield, GU32 2EW Tel: +44 1730 710425 Fax: +44 1730 710423 jane@ybdsa.co.uk www.ydsa.co.uk YDSA (Yacht Designers & Surveyors Association) Members provide design and surveying services to all recreational boats and small commercial vessels.

YDSA has been setting the standard in Yacht Surveying and Design since 1912 and every member is a Qualified, Experienced Professional. So, for Prepurchase, Insurance, Damage, Refit, Registration, MCA Coding, or Valuation Surveys look for the YDSA logo to ensure you get professional advice from a YDSA member.

MODULAR PONTOON SYSTEMS 8 Baars Confloat B.V./ Baars Charter Rivierdijk 276, PO Box 70, Sliedrecht, 3360 AB Tel: +31 184 415566 Fax: +31 184 411227 rental@baarsbv.com www.baarsbv.com Hire & Sales of containerised modular (spud) pontoons with a height of 4, 6 and 8 ft, modular multipontoons. See Baars Charter at Dredging Equipment for barges.

MONITORING SYSTEMS Datum Electronics See under: Electrical systems 8 GPLink 1500 Sensation Weigh, Beaufort NC, 28516 Tel: +1 252 504 5113 dwebb@gplink.com www.gplink.com GPLink is the most capable remote diagnostic tool available. Monitor high horsepower systems 24/7/365 and detect anomalies before they turn into problems. Minimize downtime and maximize vessel productivity with GPLink.

8 Radamec Control Systems Ltd Unit A1, Argents Mere, Cyril Vokins Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 5XB Tel: +44 1635 40528 Fax: +44 1635 47453 sales@radamec-controls.co.uk www.radamec-controls.co.uk Radamec Control Systems Limited (RCS) has been in operation over 50 years, (previously NDC until 1985) and has an established reputation for quality approved marine control systems.

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MOORING & BERTHING - GENERAL Smith Berger Marine Inc 7915 10th Avenue So, Seattle, WA 98108 Tel: +1 206 764 4650 Fax: +1 206 764 4653 sales@smithberger.com www.smithberger.com We have a long history of providing excellent customer service, quality products and superior performance. Our engineering and manufacturing experience allows us to furnish customised equipment to suit any application and environment. In addition to our standard products being well received, our ability to furnish specially engineered.

MOORING & BERTHING EQUIPMENT 8 Péguet & Cie Maillon Rapide, 12 rue des Buchillons, B.P.205, Annemasse, F-74105 Tel: +33 450 95 58 23 Fax: +33 450 92 22 06 d.durand@peguet.fr www.peguet.fr Product range fully certified: Self certification in permanent connections as machinery part.-EN 362 certified product range in PPE industrial safety – connectors. Over 200 items available, made in France.

NAVAIDS JFC Marine Weir Road, Tuam, Co Galway Tel: +44 7792 772447 Fax: +353 93 24923 graham@jfcmarine.com www.jfcmarine.com JFC Marine offer an extensive range of Aids to Navigation, Navigation Buoys, Solar Marine Lanterns, Monitoring and Control systems to suit all marine applications.

8 Sealite United Kingdom 11 Pinbush Rd, Lowestoft, Suffolk Tel: +44 1502 588026 Fax: +44 1502 588047 uk@sealite.com www.sealite.com Sealite develops and manufactures high-tech marine Aids to Navigation, servicing customers worldwide to enhance the safety and efficiency of international waterways. Sealite’s innovative products include solarpowered LED marine lanterns, bridge, barge and area lighting, marine buoys and monitoring and control systems.

8 Trinity House The Quay, Harwich, Essex, CO12 3JW Tel: +44 1255 245121 Fax: +44 1255 245009 Commercial@trinityhouse.co.uk www.trinityhouse.co.uk Trinity House offers customers cost effective solutions for the maintenance of marine aids to navigation and the provision of marine data acquisition.

NAVAL ARCHITECTS & MARINE ENGINEERS 8 NED Project NED-PROJECT Sp. z o.o., ul. Abrahama 1a, Gdańsk, 80-307 Tel: +48 732 406 501 office@ned-project.eu www.ned-project.eu NED – Project is a professional, independent privately-owned company offering highest quality services in ship design, salvage and plant design sector.

NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT 8 AMI Marine Ltd Unit 9, Crosshouse Centre, Crosshouse Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO14 5GZ Tel: +44 2380 480450 enquiries@amimarine.com www.amimarine.com Commercial vessel bridge safety and navigation systems with a global network of service engineers available 24/7 365 days a year. Providing turnkey solutions and continually delivering unrivalled quality and reliability 8 Navico UK Ltd (Simrad) Nyåskaiveien 2, Egersund, N-4374 Tel: +47 51 46 47 00 info.marine@c-map.com www.navico.com Navico’s Commercial Marine Division is comprised of two globally recognized brands Simrad and C-MAP is exclusively focused on the commercial marine electronics market.

NAVIGATION LIGHTS 8 Lopolight UK 9-11 Maritime street, Edinburgh, EH6 6SB Tel: +44 1312 853207 support@lopolight.co.uk www.lopolight.com Lopolight led navigation lights suitable for vessels from 7m. Compact design singe and stacked options, modular design. Lloyds and wheelmarked approved . Long life , 5 year warranty.

Ice class compatible lights plus control and monitoring systems.

OFFSHORE SUPPORT HVS Dredging Support BV Vijver 12, Harlingen, 8861 BS Tel: +31 653 663 292 info@hvsds.nl www.hvsds.nl HVS Dredging Support BV is a company specialized in supporting offshore dredging and Renewable energy projects worldwide. Throughout the years we have established a modern fleet in which we have built our over more than 40 years of experience Tidal Transit Limited Unit 2, Docking Rural Workshops, Station Road, Docking, Norfolk, PE31 8LT Tel: +44 1485 518 760 +447767 701 434 Fax: +44 1485 518 733 Leo@tidal-transit.com www.tidal-transit.com TTL offers fast, efficient, crew transfer using custom-built, stable, MCA category 1, high specification, wind farm support vessels, operated by qualified, local, knowledgeable professionals.

OIL POLLUTION CONTROL 8 Adler & Allan Ltd 80 Station Parade, Harrogate, HG1 1HQ Tel: +44 800 592827 sales@adlerandallan.co.uk www.adlerandallan.co.uk Emergency environmental spill response and planning services, accredited by the International Spill Accreditation Scheme - third-party Tier 2 Oil Spill Response Organisation for sheltered/enclosed waters, coastal & large estuary and shoreline clean-up

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INDUSTRY DATABASE

8 Lamor Corporation UK Ltd 3 Medina Court, Arctic Road, Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO31 7XD Tel: +44 1983 280185 Fax: +44 1983 280056 uk.info@lamor.com www.lamor.com Lamor is the world leader in the manufacture of products and services for the Oil Spill Response Industry. We design and produce Booms, Skimmers, Pumps, Dispersant systems, Vessels and we also design recovery systems to be built into new and older vessels.

MCA/IMO Training, Design and Consultancy on a worldwide basis.

PR, MEDIA & ADVERTISING AGENCIES Sue Stevens Media Ltd 7 Foxhills, Ashurst, SO40 7ED Tel: +44 2380 292992 suestevens@suestevensmedia.co.uk www.suestevensmedia.co.uk 25 years’ experience specializing in Commercial Marine. Media buying, strategic PR campaign planning and implementation, press releases compilation and distribution, newsletters, company brochures and clients’ magazines and social media management.

PAINTS & COATINGS MATERIALS 8 Beegrip c/o WeWork, No 1 Spinningfields, Quay Street, Manchester, M3 3JE info@beegrip.com www.beegrip.com Engaged in UK design and manufacturing with global sales and marketing. Beegrip supplies Bimagrip® – the only high performance, anti-skid coating system with a 25-year marine industry track record.

Jotun Paints (Europe) Ltd Stather Road, Flixborough Industrial Est, Scunthorpe, DN15 8RR Tel: +44 1724 400000 enquiries@jotun.co.uk www.jotun.co.uk Jotun Paints offer a full range of antifoulings, anticorrosive protective coatings and decorative paints for steel, aluminium, wood and GRP surfaces.

PILOT & PATROL CRAFT 8 Stem Marine Strada Ghiaie, 12/D, Medesano (PR) Tel: +39 0525 430102 Fax: +39 0525 421341 info@stem.it www.stemmarine.it Stem produces a large range of high technology boats for emergency and work purposes fitted for special needs since 1998.

PILOT BOATS 8 Safehaven Marine Ashgrove, Cobh, Cork Tel: +353 86 8054582 info@safehavenmarine.com www.safehavenmarine.com Builders of the Interceptor Pilot Boat range, 11.5m, 13m, 14.5m & 16.5m. For when you demand strength and exceptional seakeeping. Also builders of GRP Crew transfer, Patrol & SAR boats, Hydrographic survey vessels, Work boats and Passenger Vessels

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Uzmar Shipping & Trading Co. Ltd See under: Vessel Build & Repair

PONTOONS Neptune Shipyards BV See under: Workboat Builders 8 Walcon Marine Cockerell Close, Segensworth West, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 5SR Tel: +44 1489 579977 Fax: +44 1489 579988 sales@walconmarine.com www.walconmarine.com Marine civil works including steel tube/ timber piling, pile extraction, sheet piling and jetty construction using selfpropelled barge. Manufacturers of high quality pontoon and associated equipment.

POWER & PROPULSION 8 Danfoss Vareseweg 105, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, 3047 AT Tel: +31 108082222 Fax: +31 102492070 cs@danfoss.nl www.danfoss.nl Discover Danfoss Drives' conventional and innovative technologies like hybrid propulsion, electrification and energy storage to support you reducing emissions, saving costs and improving safety for passengers and crew.

Datum Electronics See under: Electrical Systems 8 Hamilton Jet EMEA Unit 26, The Birches Industrial Estate, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 1XZ Tel: +44 1342 313437 Fax: +44 1342 313438 marketing@emea.hamiltonjet.com www.hamiltonjet.com HamiltonJet waterjets provide highly efficient propulsion for high speed vessels operating in the world’s most demanding marine environments.

8 Sleipner Motor Ltd 3 Kingswood Court, South Brent, Devon, TQ10 9YS Tel: +44 1364 649 400 Fax: +44 1364 649 399 www.side-power.com Sleipner are the market leaders in SE electric and SH hydraulic bow and stern, SEP DC proportional S-link Variable Speed Controlled, SX externally mounted, SR retractable and SEip ignition protected/waterproof tunnel thrusters.

PROPELLER DESIGN & MANUFACTURE 8 France Helices 12 Allée des Gabians, Cannes, 06150 Tel: +33 4 93 47 69 38 Fax: +33 4 93 47 08 59 export@francehelices.fr www.francehelices.fr R&D calculations, CFD, 5 axis CNC machining, manufacture, repair, commission and worldwide after sales service. Custom propulsion packages (propellers, shaft lines, nozzles, rudders, Surface Drive Systems) for commercial, workboat, defence vessels and high speed crafts. 40 years of experience

PROPELLERS & STERN GEAR

RIBS (Rigid Inflatable Boat) 8 Specialised Marine Support Ltd Specialised Marine Support Ltd, Easdale, Oban, Argyll, PA34 4RF Tel: +44 1852 300341 info@specialisedmarinesupport.com www.specialisedmarinesupport.com Accredited and Achilles FPAL registered company specialising in personnel and equipment transfers, safety and guard boat duties, survey and logistical support to the emerging offshore renewables and offshore construction industries throughout Europe.

ROVS Planet Ocean Ltd Unit 16 Camberley Business Centre, Bracebridge, Camberley, Surrey, GU15 3DP Tel: +44 8451 081 457 Fax: +44 8452 80 3349 sales@planet-ocean.co.uk www.planet-ocean.co.uk Deep Trekker Mini ROV’s - Affordable, Portable, Reliable. Data Buoys and systems. Position monitoring and tracking.

Port and harbour monitoring. Telemetry SystemsWater Quality sensors.

RECRUITMENT 8 Teignbridge Propellers International Ltd Great Western Way, Forde Road, Brunel Industrial Estate, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 4AW Tel: +44 1626 333377 Fax: +44 1626 360783 info@teignbridge.co.uk www.teignbridge.co.uk World leaders in innovation, design and manufacture of high performance, high quality propellers and sterngear for 40 years. Approved by all major classification societies. Propellers to 2.55m, shaftlines to 400mm

PROPULSION SYSTEMS

8 Marspec Engine Consultants 26 Carr Hill Lane, Sleights, Whitby, North Yorkshire Tel: +44 1947 810842 office@mar-spec.com www.mar-spec.com Marine propulsion and power generation large engine specialists covering all types of diesel and gas engines and exclusive official worldwide distributors of Hydro-Diesel fuel.

8 Marine Jet Power AB Hansellisgatan 6, Uppsala, SE-754 50 Tel: +46 10 164 10 00 sales@marinejetpower.com www.marinejetpower.com For more than 30 years, Marine Jet Power (MJP) has been redefining the waterjet market with innovation and unsurpassed quality. Engineered and built in Sweden, MJP’s proven stainless steel, mixed-flow waterjets are used in many diverse applications, from fast military craft and passenger vessels to workboats worldwide.

8 MJR Power & Automation 85 & 88 Willows Court, Teesside Industrial Estate, Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9PP Tel: +44 1642 762 151 info@mjrcontrols.com www.mjrcontrols.com We provide an extremely broad range of engineering services encompassing virtually every aspect of electrical power, automation and electronic engineering. Each individual area is covered by ‘in house’ specialists in their particular field with a wealth of experience and knowledge and we don’t subcontract. This enables us to provide a true ‘end to end’ engineering solution, from simple repairs to complex turnkey design, build, installation and commissioning projects.

8 WaterMota Ltd Cavalier Road, Heathfield Industrial Estate, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 6TQ Tel: +44 1626 830910 Fax: +44 1626 830911 dm@watermota.co.uk www.watermota.co.uk WaterMota has been supplying the marine industry with engine room packages since 1911. Heat exchanger / keel cooled propulsion engines from 5.8 to 22 litres, auxiliary engines, generating sets and custom built power packs, heavy duty reversing gearboxes, hydraulic and power steering systems and power takeoff units, heavy duty sea water pumps for most makes of engines, strainers, impellers and accessories, installation and servicing.

Supplying Azcue, D-I, Doosan, Hyundai SeasAll and JMP.

8 Seamariner Ltd The Square, Fawley, Southampton, Hampshire, SO45 1TA Tel: +44 2380 840374 admin@seamariner.com www.seamariner.com Seamariner Limited are Marine Recruitment Specialists and have been established since 1992. We hold ISO 9001:2015 accreditation by Lloyds Register and are MLC, 2006 compliant.

We supply temporary and permanent seafarers to shipping companies worldwide and our expertise is the basis of our continued success. Having dedicated Recruitment Consultants for each discipline, ship owners will often be guided by our in-depth knowledge.

Our logistical support team ensures the recruitment process is smooth and efficient.

RORO SOLUTIONS Retro Bridge BV Bruistensingel 152, 5232 AC, Hertogenbosch Tel: +31 73 640 87 70 Fax: +31 73 644 23 69 sales@retrobridge.com www.retrobridge.com Come to us to Rent, Lease or Buy a RoRo facility. We look forward to helping you.

ROPES Cotesi UK Ltd 10 Ripponden Business Park, Oldham Road, Ripponden, UK, HX6 4DJ Tel: +44 1422 822000 Fax: +44 1422 821007 enquiries@cotesi.co.uk www.cotesi.co.uk Cotesi UK is a manufacturer / supplier of Mooring ropes in different materials from Polypropylene to HMPE Dyneema, Nylon, Polyester, Polysteel, Tow lines, winch lines. Polyform Buoys, Fenders, floats Seago See under: Liferafts

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8 Van Beelen Group PO Box 6, 1970 AA IJmuiden Tel: +31 255 560 560 Fax: +31 255 512 964 info@vanbeelengroup.nl www.vanbeelengroup.nl Manufacturer of rope and netting.

Specialist in ropes and nets with Dyneema®. For fishing, marine, offshore and yachting applications.

SAFETY AMI Marine Ltd See under: Navigation Equipment 8 Ocean Safety Ltd Saxon Wharf, Lower York Street, Southampton, Hampshire, SO14 5QF Tel: +44 02380 720800 Fax: +44 02380 720801 info@oceansafety.com www.oceansafety.com Ocean Safety is renowned for high quality customer care and specialises in the worldwide supply, distribution, manufacture, service and hire Marine Safety Equipment.

SAFETY HOOKS 8 H Henriksen Trleborgveien 15, Tnsberg, 3101 Tel: +47 33 37 8400 Fax: +47 33 37 8430 hooks@hhenriksen.com www.hhenriksen.com H. Henriksen AS is a technology Company with a long and proud history within the maritime and offshore sector.

Henriksen has a strong position within safe MOB boat lifting operations, Launch & Recovery systems for offshore vessels, oil Spill Recovery and Entering and Boarding Systems for maritime and urban environments.

SANITATION & PLUMBING Lee Sanitation Ltd Wharf Road, Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, CV47 2FE Tel: +44 1295 770000 Fax: +44 1295 770022 sales@leesan.com www.leesan.com LeeSan, leaders in marine sanitation (now a Pump Technology Ltd Group Company) have over 25 years’ experience designing, specifying and supplying equipment for seagoing and inland waterways craft of all sizes. Extensive stocks of spares and replacement components are available for most marine toilets. Now promoting their “One Stop Pump Shop” so whether it be clean or waste water they can specify a pump for all applications including all the peripherals that you may need.

SEATING & CHAIRS 8 Capital Seating 1 Forward Park Sheene Road, Gorse Hill Industrial Estate, Beaumont Leys, Leicester, LE4 1BF Tel: +44 1162 169910 Fax: +44 1162 169920 info@capitalseating.co.uk www.capitalseating.co.uk Distributors for Grammer Nautic.

Marine seating of the highest performance and quality. Full suspensions optimised for arduous marine environments, high shock mitigation performance, comfort, ergonomic design and DNV-GL Type approval.

8 SHOXS Seats 102-2932 Ed Nixon Terrace, Victoria, BC, V9B 0B2 Tel: +1 206 962 1986 bryanwood@shoxs.com www.shoxs.com Recently Selected by the Royal Navy following the most exhaustive evaluations in history, SHOXS ultra-light and versatile technology unequivocally beat out every other competitor on the planet. SAFETY. TRUST.

SHIP REGISTRATION SERVICES 8 Hubel Marine B.V. P.O.Box 3219, Rotterdam, 3033 AE Tel: +31 10 458 7338 Fax: +31 10 458 7662 www.hubelmarine.com Panama- Belize- St. Kitts - TuvaluKiribati- Nevis.Auth. to perform surveys and certification of vessels of any size or type. Solas/ Marpol/ ISM/ ISPS/ ILO Audits & Certification. Special Delivery Registration for 3 months. Crew STCW Endorsements within 4 hrs. Offshore Corporations for vessel ownership.

Vessel re-activation and delivery service.

8 St Kitts & Nevis International Ship Registry Stolt-Nielsen House, 1-5 Oldchurch Road, Romford, Essex, RM7 0BQ Tel: +44 1708 380400 Fax: +44 1708 380401 mail@stkittsnevisregistry.net www.stkittsnevisregistry.net/ St. Kitts & Nevis International Ship Registry (SKANReg) commenced operation in 2005. By the end of 2019 had registered over 3000 vessels. It also has also issued seafarer documents to over 25,000 seafarers of many nationalities.

STABILISERS 8 Humphree Grimboasen 16, Gothenburg, 417 49 Tel: +46 31 744 3577 Fax: +46 31 744 3573 humphree@humphree.com www.humphree.com Humphree, based in Gothenburg on the west coast of Sweden, is a company dedicated to providing: “Speed at sea” through innovative technology solutions for high performance vessels.

Specialized in Trim and Stabilisation our Product portfolio consists of Interceptor systems and Fin stabilisation systems.

8 Naiad Dynamics Unit 3 Nelson Industrial Park, Manaton Way, Hedge End, Southampton, Hampshire, SO30 2JH Tel: +44 2392 539750 Fax: +44 2392 539764 ukspares@naiad.com www.naiad.com Extensive range of motion damping equipment including Stabiliser fins, Interceptors, Trim Tabs and T-Foils.

Spares supplied for Vosper and PPJet Water jets. We also provide Spares support for the Halmatic range of boats.

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8 Seakeeper Inc 44425 Pecan Court, Suite 151, California, MD 20619 Tel: +1 410 326 1590 Fax: +1 410 326 1199 sales@seakeeper.com www.seakeeper.com Seakeeper, the world leader in gyro stabilization, virtually eliminates boat roll at anchor and underway. Seakeeper stability is now available to the entire world of boating with a new series that stabilizes boats 30 feet and above. Ten years of non-stop innovation, research and development has led to the most effective stabilization system ever built.

We shrank it down. We upped the performance. We dropped the price.

Feel how Seakeeper will change your experience.

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STEERING GEAR

8 DSB Offshore Ltd Riverbank House, 1 Putney Bridge Road, London, SW6 3JD Tel: +44 2073 842882 brokers@dsboffshore.com www.dsboffshore.com Specialist shipbrokers handling the sale & purchase and chartering of Tugs, Jack-ups, barges, Split hoppers, Dredgers and various Workboats etc.

Our services also include Towage, heavy lift transport and Valuations.

WaterMota Ltd See under: Propulsion Systems

TRAINING 8 Lloyds Maritime Academy KNect House, 30-32 Mortimer Street, London, W1W 7RE Tel: +44 2070 174483 learning@knect365.com www.lloydsmaritimeacademy.com Lloyd’s Maritime Academy is the world’s largest provider of professional development courses and academic education qualifications for the maritime industry 8 National Maritime Training Centre North Kent College, Lower Higham Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 2JJ Tel: +44 1322 629600 Fax: +44 1322 629667 nmtc@northkent.ac.uk www.northkent.ac.uk The National Maritime Training Centre is a leading provider of maritime education and practical training, providing up to date equipment and expert training using dedicated specialist classrooms, a Fire Training Ground and Thameside Jetty.

TRANSMISSIONS WaterMota Ltd See under: Propulsion Systems

TUGS

Van Wijngaarden Marine Services BV Buitenweistraat 15, 3372 BC Hardinxveld-Giessendam Tel: +31 184 490 244 info@wijngaarden.com www.wijngaarden.com A company with over 40 years of experience in the service of: Chartering tugs / workboats / launches for Inland and Sea-going towage, Assistance- and Supply services to provide services for dredging-, construction- and offshore companies, on projects all over the world, 24/7 – 365 days a year.

TUGS, TOWING & SALVAGE

HVS Dredging Support BV Vijver 12, Harlingen, 8861 BS Tel: +31 653 663 292 info@hvsds.nl www.hvsds.nl HVS Dredging Support BV is a company specialized in supporting offshore dredging and Renewable energy projects worldwide.

Throughout the years we have established a modern fleet in which we have built our over more than 40 years of experience 8 Med Marine Omer Avni Mah. Inebolu Sok. No:21, Setustu-Kabatas, Beyoglu, Istanbul, 34427 Tel: +90 2123111800/01 info@medmarine.com.tr www.medmarine.com.tr Thanks to its experienced maritime pilots and high quality tugboats all built in its large-capacity shipyards, Med Marine is Turkey's leading towage and pilotage operator and had been serving its clients for their newbuilding projects since 1995 8 Orkney Harbour Authority (OHA) Orkney Islands Council, Marine Services, Harbour Authority Building, Scapa, Orkney, KW15 1SD Tel: +44 1856 873636 harbours@orkney.gov.uk www.orkneyharbours.com Orkney Harbour Authority - One of the UK's Most Diverse Commercial Ports.

Scotland's longest commercial, Europe's largest natural harbour and a centre of excellence for marine activities.

Herman Sr bv Aventurijn 202, Dordrecht, 3316LB Tel: +31 78 619 25 07 info@hermansr.com www.hermansr.com Herman Senior is a family owned tug and workboats company and is established in Dordrecht the Netherlands. It is active in the Dredging, offshore renewables, oil & gas industry. With our versatile fleet of Shoalbusters and Multicats and over 30 years of experience we are specialists in: Towing, Anchor handling, Survey, Seabed ploughing, Dredging support, Offshore renewables support.

VESSEL BUILD & REPAIR

8 Marine & Towage Services Group Ltd (MTS Group) Kings Quay, King Street, Brixham, TQ5 9FW Tel: +44 1803 882214 Fax: +44 1803 882579 brixham@mtsgroupltd.com www.mtsgroupltd.com Owners and operators of a comprehensive fleet of modern tugs, workboats and crew transfer vessels specialising in marine construction support, coastal, sea and port towage etc.

8 Dixon Group Europe Ltd 350 Leach Place, Walton Summit Centre, Lancashire, PR5 8AS Tel: +44 1772 323529 sales@dixoneurope.co.uk www.dixoneurope.co.uk Dixon is a premier manufacturer and supplier of marine fluid transfer products including a range of water strainers, inlet scoops, thru hull fittings, valves, couplings, pipe fittings and hose assemblies.

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8 Medtec Design Services Ltd RNLI Offices, Clarence Road, East Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO32 6HB Tel: +44 1983 294974 dcarley@medtec.co.uk www.medtec.co.uk/ MedTec offer a CAD and engineering design service supporting clients through every stage of the design process, with the capability and knowledge to offer complete turnkey solutions 8 Nero Pipeline Connections Ltd Unit 2, Union Road, Oldbury, West Midlands, B69 3EX Tel: +44 1216 653 900 Fax: +44 1216 653 909 info@nero.co.uk www.nero.co.uk Nero Pipeline Connections is a market leading distributor of stainless pipeline products and has been specialising in the supply of high quality pipe fittings and valves for over 25 years.

8 Uzmar Shipping & Trading Co. Ltd Kosbas Kocaeli Serbest Bolgesi, Sepetlipinar SB Mah., 102. Cad. No:14-16 Basiskele, Kocaeli, 41090 Tel: +90 262 341 45 10(pbx) info@uzmar.net www.uzmar.com Harbour & ship assist, terminal, escort & offshore tugs and supply vessels; shallow draft utility workboats and river push boats, tugs up to 170 meters in length, any power range whether direct diesel, diesel-electric or hybrid propulsion technology along with wide range of numerous type vessels.

VESSEL SALE & CHARTER Uzmar Shipping & Trading Co. Ltd See under: Vessel Build and Repair

WINCHES 8 ACE Winches Cheyne House, Towie Barclay Works, Turriff, Scotland, Aberdeenshire, AB53 8EN Tel: +44 1888 511600 Fax: +44 1888 511601 info@ace-winches.com www.ace-winches.com ACE Winches, a global leader in the design, manufacture and hire of specialist marine deck machinery and the offshore hire personnel, supporting oil and gas, marine and renewable energy industries.

Bezemer Dordrecht BV PO Box 154, Bunsenstraat 49, Dordrecht, 3316 GC Tel: +31 786 181000 Fax: +31 786 187019 info@bezemer.com www.bezemer.com Sales, Rentals, Services, Engineering Pipe Pulling Equipment, Mooring Systems, Winches, Storage Reels, Deck Sheaves, Anchor Fairleaders, Roller Fairleaders, Measuring Shackles, Line Tension Meters.

8 Gemmell and Prout Marine Ltd Swann Street, Hull, Yorkshire, HU2 0PH Tel: +44 1482 329600 Fax: +44 1482 216296 enquiries@proutmarine.co.uk www.proutmarine.co.uk Designers and manufacturers of winches, windlasses and capstans.

Hydraulic, electric, diesel, pneumatic and manually driven, along with ancillary equipment. Also hydraulic towing winches.

Ibercisa Deck Machinery Molinos 25, (Pontevedra), 36213-Vigo Tel: +34 986 213900 Fax: +34 986 202779 sales@ibercisa.es www.ibercisa.es Total Integration with automatic control systems and remote monitoring.

Specialist in AC electric winches with energy regeneration for ECO-tugs, AHTS Vessels, Trawlers. Winches for AHTS Vessels with PM Electric motors.

Lebus International Engineers Ltd Pioneer House, Shorebury Point, Amy Johnson Way, Blackpool, Lancs, FY4 2RX Tel: +44 1253 402402 Fax: +44 1253 345748 enquiries@lebusinternational.com www.lebusintengineers.com Experienced designers and manufacturers of special purpose and standard marine handling equipment inclusive of winches, windlasses, capstans, cranes, davits, reelers, fairleads, cable spooling systems etc.

Lemans Nederland BV PO Box 527, Bergen op Zoom, NL 4600 AM Tel: +31 164 680 097 Fax: +31 164 681 971 info@lemans-nederland.eu www.lemans-nederland.nl Lemans Nederland bv is a company situated in the south-west of The Netherlands. We are specialised in hoist, lift, push and towing equipment. As well as deck, dock and quay equipment. Our delivery program consists of for example: Winches, windlasses and capstans (standard and custom built; manual, electric or hydraulic; planetary gear unit, worm-gear, spur-gear, etc; to handle wire, umbilical, rope, chain-cable, etc; Either for anchor handling; mooring; fishing; dredging; towing; tug etc), some even from stock. Otherwise with quite short lead times.

WINDOW WIPERS 8 Durowipers Unit 20, Oldends Lane Industrial Estate, Stonehouse, Glos, GL10 3RQ Tel: +44 1453 820972 Fax: +44 1453 820979 sales@durowipers.co.uk www.durowipers.co.uk Design and manufacture of high performance window wipers. Three year Warranty. DuroWiper Pantographs and Pendulums have a Patented twin drive rotary transfer box giving a remarkable smooth, powerful and reliable performance.

WORKBOAT BUILDERS 8 Aister C/Baixada do Cocho, nº 228, A Guia – M, Meira – 3, MOAÑA, 6955 Tel: +34 986 240 294 Fax: +34 986 240 157 i.defrancisco@aister.es www.aister.com/en Safe, reliable and designed for work aluminium boats: bespoke patrols, SAR boats and passenger catamarans.

8 Damen PO Box 1, 4200 AA Gorinchem, Gorinchem Tel: +31 183 639911 Fax: +31 183 632189 info@damen.com www.damen.com Damen Shipyards Gorinchem is active in the design and construction of various types of vessels (tugs, workboats, high speed craft, etc) for different clients.

8 Diverse Marine Medina Ship Yard, Pelham Road, Cowes, Isle of Wight Tel: +44 1983 300656 info@diversemarine.co.uk www.diversemarine.co.uk DM acquired the assets of equipment of South Boats IOW and trade from Cowes, IOW specialising in the design, construction, refit, repair and maintenance of workboats, military and patrol craft, lifeboats, pilot boats, fishing boats, commercial and pleasure craft

8 Ares Shipyard Antalya Free Zone, Antalya, Turkey, 07070 Tel: +90 242 261 61 61 ares@ares.com.tr www.ares.com.tr ARES design and build Workboat, CTV and Military vessels delivered to a variety of Operators, Navies, Coast Guard and Maritime Enforcement Agencies across the globe

8 Macduff Shipyard Limited The Harbour, Macduff, Aberdeenshire, AB44 1QT Tel: +44 1261 832234 Fax: +44 1261 833541 info@macduffshipyards.com www.macduffshipyards.co.uk Complete service from design to completion, including kit profiling, fabrication, engineering and outfitting.

Major conversion work undertaken, Full repair facilities and crane hire available

8 BtB Marine 4 | 16-19 Driftwood Ct, Hervey Bay, QLD 4655 Tel: +61 7 4125 2034 info@btbmarine.com www.btbmarine.com/ For over 10 years BtB Marine has been servicing the marine industry, designing and building efficient commercial vessels, specialising in small craft up to 25m. New product: 7.5m Ultra Long Range Patrol Vessel powered by the reliable OXE Diesel outboard.

8 Neptune Shipyards BV Rivierdijk 586, 3371 ED, Veerdam 1, Hardinxveld-Giessendam, 5308 JH Tel: +31 184 621423 Fax: +31 184 612741 info@neptunemarine.com www.neptunemarine.com We design, build, repair, convert and mobilize vessels for the maritime industry. It is our aim to offer you the best solution through innovation, creativity, cooperation and flexibility.

8 Cheetah Marine OceanBlue Quay, The Esplanade, Ventnor, Isle Of Wight, PO38 1JR Tel: +44 1983 852398 mail@cheetahmarine.co.uk www.cheetahmarine.co.uk Now in our 25th year of production, Cheetah Marine continues to lead Europe in the specialist design and construction of power commercial catamarans. (hydrographic workboat/catamaran)

8 SMS Group Ltd Unit 1 Ocean Quay, Belvidere Road, Southampton, Hants, SO14 5QY Tel: +44 2380 141010 info@sms-marine.co.uk www.sms-marine.co.uk Southampton Marine Services specialise in ship building, ship repairs and steel fabrication across all aspects of the marine industry.

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South Boats IOW Ltd Medina Shipyard, Pelham Road, Isle Of Wight, PO31 7PG, United Kingdom Tel: +44 1983 280030 bencolman@southboatsiow.com www.southboatsiow.com South Boats has a strong reputation for designing and building fast, offshore aluminium catamarans to DNV class and various flag states. It has the largest market share globally of offshore wind farm crew transfer vessels but builds for all commercial sectors. Has undertaken largest vessel hull shape research and development programme ever undertaken for commercial catamarans and utilises the findings in the development of new products.

New designs for 2015 include 22m and 28m vessels.

Uzmar Shipping & Trading Co. Ltd See under: Vessel Build and Repair 8 Wolfard & Wessels Postbus 200, Hoogezand, 9600 AE Tel: +31 598 36 17 77 Fax: +31 598 39 68 87 info@wolfard.nl www.wolfard.nl Wolfard & Wessels Werktuigbouw bv is an international operating company, specialized in providing turn-key piping projects. Using the organisations wide knowledge, due to the in-house engineering department, multiple fields of operation are served.

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WORKBOATS-ALUMINIUM

Jenkins Marine See under: Dredging

8 Baltic Workboats AS Nasva Harbour, Nasva, Kaarma v, 93872 Saare mk www.bwb.ee Baltic Workboats AS has a strong track record for the design, build and delivery of steel and aluminium workboats for professionals around the world.

8 Fastnet Shipping Ltd Marine Support Services Base, Bilberry, Waterford City, Waterford Tel: +353 51832946 Fax: +353 51851886 info@fastnetshipping.com www.fastnetshipping.com Specialists in Marine Plant Hire, Charter & Sales. Bespoke marine access solutions, CTV / Survey Vessels, Jack up Barges, Pontoons, Tugs, Crane Barges, Dredgers and various other workboats.

Tidal Transit Limited See under: Offshore Support 8 Unst Inshore Services (Fluggaboats) Hagdale Industrial Estate, Balta Sound, Unst, Shetland, ZE2 9TW Tel: +44 1957 711881 Fax: +44 1957 711831 sales@fluggaboats.co.uk www.fluggaboats.co.uk Fluggaboats are a brand from Unst Inshore Services Ltd. We are a small family business that is committed to building very rugged and durable workboats using commercial grade materials and components.

Williams Shipping See under: Barges

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8 Habbeke Schelphoek 103, 1621Mk Hoorn Tel: +31 2993 62182 Fax: +31 2993 67464 info@habbeke.nl www.habbeke.nl Habbeké Shipyard, established in 1966, has almost fifty years’ experience of quality shipbuilding. The wharf builds exclusively in aluminium, and enjoys an excellent reputation for innovation, quality and service. The shipyard builds aluminium workboats, & both open and closed vessels for rescue, pilot or general work duties.

8 Incat Crowther P O Box 179, Terrey Hills, HQ Sydney, NSW 2084 Tel: +61 2 9450 0447 Fax: +61 2 8006 5783 info@incatcrowther.com www.incatcrowther.com Incat Crowther is a diversified marine design business with offices in Australia, USA and the United Kingdom.

Stormer Marine Aambeeldstraat 32, 1021 KB, 1000CA, Amsterdam, Postbus 2017 Tel: +31 20 693 4006 info@stormermarine.nl www.stormerworkboats.com Stormer Marine is a young Dutch shipyard that builds workboats for discerning professional clients worldwide.

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WIGHT SHIPYARD CO – A CUSTOMER VIEW In 2018, Wight Shipyard Co (WSC) won a milestone order placed by Ultramar, the largest ferry operator in Mexico. The first UK built ferries in Mexico in living memory, consisting of two 37m fast ferries which were transported to Cancun Mexico in July 2019.

For Ultramar, there was good reason for choosing WSC and Incat Crowther for its new ferry builds, most importantly because of their reputation for on-time builds.

greatly as the vessels were not operating and making revenue for the company.

Ultramar history The operator, originally established in 1986 as a diving, fishing and tourist excursions operator, made a step change in 2001 when it wanted to build a new vessel in order to diversify into the passenger ferry market.

Back then Ultramar’s founders, Germán Orozco CEO and Mauricio Orozco COO, had already been building aluminium boats with an American builder in New Orleans since 1989. Later in 2006 the American Yard mentioned Ultramar of the existence of the Australian naval architect Incat Crowther. This relationship led to the build of what is now a large ferry fleet comprising of fourteen vessels.

However, the drawbacks to having so many vessels in build was slow delivery, at times running close to two year’s late. This cost Ultramar

CHANGING TIMES Fast forward to a chance meeting during a bus excursion at Interferry 2017, when Germán Orozco found himself sitting next to Peter Morton, CEO of WSC. Germán and Mauricio Orozco attending the 2017 conference to experience the event as they had been chosen to host the 2018.

This meeting developed into a great relationship, with Peter Morton visiting Ultramar in Cancun to understand how the company worked and gain the best understanding of its needs and work ethos. Then a reciprocal meeting with Mauricio Orozco arriving in the UK to visit WSC and experience the superior build quality and efficiency of the shipyard, with a particular focus on the RedJet 6 and 7 builds and the Thames Clippers. What was most impressive to Mauricio Orozco

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was the on-time delivery WSC had achieved for customers with no difference in build cost.

The only additional expense was the transportation from the UK to Mexico, but this was a drop in the ocean compared to the revenue they would achieve with on time deliveries and ferries being put to work sooner than they have ever experienced.

TOP REPUTATION During the build process Mauricio Orozco said that although he was thousands of miles away it was a great comfort to be able to log into the time lapse cameras WSC has running in the build hall to view the progress being made every day.

With the two new ferries nearing completion, the communication with the yard was increasing.

“It has not taken long for me to feel like a member of the WSC family,” said Mauricio Orozco.

“Throughout the build the communication has been exceptional,

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the atmosphere very friendly and open.

The yard and team have made me feel like nothing was too much trouble, their response was always on time with clear explanations how each detail or addition could be achieved with concise definition of time and cost implications.. The professionalism was outstanding with each department leader managing a specialist team of handpicked craftsmen, all exceptionally skilled. This translates into the best possible outcome where nothing is left to chance or missed. WSC has exceeded all expectations in both build quality and professionalism. The finish and performance of the vessel is exceptional and greater than I could have ever anticipated. It is a delight working with every member of the team.”

Jo Daly COO, WSC commented “I am very proud of the whole team to have such a happy customer, providing such a superior build quality, exceeding expectations on weight loss to increase profitability and length of services for the customer. Having done all of this to plan and on time is an absolutely outstanding achievement.”

The vessels will arrive in Mexico by early August. Mauricio Orozco concluded “There is a need for more vessels and no question that WSC will be building them.”

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