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44 Foiling ferries

18 Canal upgrade

45 Shore power

27 Rescue tow

Belfast’s ambitious plan for hydrofoil ferries gets a step closer to reality

€500 million widening project just inaugurated on Germany’s Kiel Canal

Stena Line ferries are plugged in, cold ironing in Kiel as we speak

ETV SA Amandla has completed a 4,220-mile round trip rescue in hurricane force winds

46 Time to repower?

Marine industry professionals have met virtually to discuss fleet decarbonisation

29 EU Strategy

The EU has launched a bold new strategy on the development of oﬀ shore renewable energy

33 Bladebug

FEATURES 12 Profile

Bård Haug: Cleaning up marine litter using techniques from the oil spill industry

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13 Silt curtains

As recently demonstrated in the Middle East, this technology is for more than just dredging

Inspection and repair robot successfully carried out its first ‘walk’ on an operating turbine

35 Research vessel

A shipyard on the tiny island community of the Faroes has stunned the commercial marine world

46 Autonomous challenge

BMT wins the first Admiralty Marine Innovation Programme challenge

14 Italian development

A programme of major developments is underway at the Italian Adriatic port of Ravenna

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The Nour class is a 46ft (14m) twin screw Aluminium tug, line handler, supply boat and pilot boat. Another brainchild of the cooperation between Mapso Marine Technology, and Lomocean Ltd, the Nour class is built in Port-Said, Egypt, under Lloyds Register +100 A1 SSC G2, by the Canal Naval Construction shipyard, a daughter company of the Suez Canal Authority. She is a true Swiss Army Knife for smaller harbours, or as a multipurpose back-up vessel for larger ones. The 12 knot speed combined with high bollard pull is exceptional, as most tugs of this size reach 10 knots with diﬃculty. This is achieved thanks to aluminium construction and the CFD (computational fluid dynamics) optimized hull shape designed by

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Lomocean. At the heart of the propulsion system is a pair of Scania DI13s, coupled to ZF gearboxes, and Clements open propellers. This gives a speed over 12 knots and a bollard pull of 8 tons. Future versions with Kort nozzle propulsion will reach over 10 tons bollard pull. The propellers are fully protected above baseline, and a distinctive feature of this tug is the remarkably smooth and silent propulsion noise under way. A very substantial skeg located far forward, together with large fishtail rudders, gives the vessel an incredibly tight turning radius. Nour means ‘light’ in Arabic, as she belongs to the Canal Mooring and Lights company. They are reportedly delighted with her performance.. 8 Further Information: www.mapso.com

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NEWS

BRIEFS Hall build

UK shipbuilder Babcock International Group has awarded a £31.5 million contract to Robertson Construction for the development of a new Assembly Hall at its Rosyth site, which will initially be used for the Type 31 general purpose frigate programme.

BREXIT buster

Stena Line will add an additional freight-only vessel to its Rosslare to Cherbourg route from 4th January 2021. The Stena Foreteller will join the Stena Horizon which already operates on the route, doubling the freight capacity as well as the frequency of sailings between Ireland and the Continent.

Coastal award

The Southsea Coastal Scheme has been hailed as a best practice example of investing public money at the 2020 Flood and Coastal Excellence Awards, run by the Environment Agency. The Portsmouth City Council-led project in the UK took the ‘Best Investment Business Case’ category.

Totally safe

Total E&P UK Ltd has presented Fugro with their prestigious ‘Partnership of the Year 2019’ award at their annual HSE award ceremony. Fugro won the award after completing 122 days of successful inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) operations using their remotely operated vehicle (ROV) support vessel Skandi Carla.

SUT CEO

Dr Cheryl Burgess will join the Society for Underwater Technology as Chief Executive in January 2021, bringing over three decades’ experience in the energy industry including oil & gas (both oﬀshore and onshore); renewables; and utilities.

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Høglund Marine Solutions has set up a new oﬃce in Europe to support its growing base of customers in the Baltic. The automation, gas and system integration specialist’s Helsinki oﬃce will be led by Anders Backlund, with the aim of strengthening relationships with partners, customers and suppliers in this major shipping region. Mr Backlund is a 30-year veteran of the marine technology industry and joins Høglund as General Manager for Høglund Finland after three years as Senior Principal and Business Development Manager for global ship design and engineering service providers, Hebert Engineering Corp. “I’m very happy to be joining Høglund as representative in Finland, with the aim to support the regional clients and develop supplier relationships in this key

NEW EUROPE OFFICE FOR HØGLUND MARINE 8 Anders Backlund, general manager for Høglund’s new Finland branch

maritime technology region,” said Mr Backlund. KEY SUPPORT Mr Backlund will support Høglund’s operations in Finland providing essential systems for newbuild and retrofit vessels. From automation and information systems to gas handling and

cargo handling, His diverse background has seen him involved in projects ranging from designing propulsion systems and managing complex installation projects to sales, marketing and business development. Before working at Hebert Engineering Corp., he held sales and managerial positions at Rolls Royce Marine, where he was responsible for sales and customer relations throughout the Scandinavian and Baltic region. He started his career as a naval architect and marine engineer with Kværner.

FOILING FERRIES PROJECT APPOINTS BOARD A supervisory board has been appointed to oversee the Belfast Maritime Consortium’s ambitious project to develop revolutionary zero-emission ferries in the city. Earlier this year, the 13-partner syndicate, headed by Artemis Technologies, won a £33 million government innovation grant for the plans from the UK Research and Innovation’s flagship Strength in Places (SIP) Fund. Working closely with the SIP Programme Director, Prof. Mark Gillan, the supervisory board will provide strategic leadership and support to the Belfast Maritime Consortium UKRI Strength in Places project, and oversee its successful completion. Former Transport Minister, Nusrat Ghani MP, will chair the supervisory board which will include members from consortium partners, Dr Iain Percy

OBE, CEO of Artemis Technologies, Nick Laird, Director, Advanced Air Programmes, Spirit AeroSystems, and Joe O’Neill, CEO, Belfast Harbour. The board will be completed by independent members Dr Jayne Brady MBE, Digital

8 Foil-supported battery ferries: coming soon to Belfast Lough

Innovation Commissioner, Belfast City Region Deal, David Morant, Managing Director, Scorpio UK, and Harry Theochari, Partner and Global Head of Transport at Norton Rose Fulbright LLP.

NORMANDY PORTS ‘AS BREXIT READY AS THEY CAN BE’ After successfully completing the work to ensure customs checks can be carried out whilst keeping traﬃc flowing as smoothly as possible and after several dry runs, the Normandy channel ports - Le Havre for HAROPA and Caen-Ouistreham, Cherbourg and Dieppe for Ports of Normandy - have joined

forces to help supply chain actors to be as ready as they can be for Brexit when it comes into force on 1 January, producing a series of handy fact sheets and organising site visits. The border crossing process will rely on the smart border system, which is designed to keep port traﬃc moving in spite of the

tighter controls due to Brexit. Trial runs have confirmed that the entire process is operational: from pairing at the port of embarkation to inspection of the goods, if required. All the equipment has been tested: information systems, port layouts and flows, on-board information, and personnel communication.

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NEWS The inauguration of a new shore power facility in Kiel means that Stena Line now has the possibility to connect 14 vessels at seven terminals to on-shore electricity during port stays. The new connection in Kiel will reduce the CO2 emissions from the two vessels Stena Scandinavica and Stena Germanica by 2,700 tonnes per year. In total Stena Line claims it will reduce its CO2 emissions with shore power by 13,000 tonnes per year. The Kiel facility provides 100% green electricity, thus also avoiding NOX-, SOX- and particle emissions for the connected vessels. Aside from Kiel, Stena Line has the possibility to connect to shore power supply at its two terminals in Göteborg, as well as in Karlskrona, Norvik, Trelleborg and Hoek van Holland, thus saving upto 13,000t of CO2 per year in its network. Of the 36 vessels in the Stena Line fleet, 14 are now equipped with High Voltage Shore Connection systems (HVSC).

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BRIEFS CMAL

Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL), the owner of 26 ports, harbours and slipways across the West of Scotland and the Clyde Estuary, has appointed ABPmer as its Designated Person under the requirements of the Department for Transport Port Marine Safety Code (PMSC). “Shore power supply is important for us for two reasons,” says Niclas Mårtensson, CEO Stena Line and member of the Swedish Government Electrification Commission. “Firstly, we want to have an immediate positive impact on the air quality in the ports we use. Secondly, we expect an even higher share of electrification in

8 Stena Scandinavica connected up in Kiel

ports in the future - of cars, trucks, port vehicles and not the least the ships. With our battery and power bank projects, we are developing our ferry services further in that direction, and we learn something new each day. In 2030 we expect to launch a 100% battery powered and fossil free vessel”,

Gdansk

The Port of Gdansk says it will handle more than 48million tonnes of cargo in 2020. It handled 36.2million tonnes in the first three quarters of the year to September and is on course to handle the same amount of cargo it did in 2018 and just under 52.2million tonnes it managed in 2019.

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BRIEFS Optimisation

ZeroNorth’s voyage optimisation software will be integrated with Veson Nautical’s Veson IMOS Platform, unlocking market-leading insights that reduce bunker spend and CO2 emissions for more tramp shippers.

Towage

Towage operator Svitzer Europe has announced that Mattias Hellström has taken up the role of Chief Commercial Oﬃcer from 1st December 2020, reporting to Svitzer Europe’s Managing Director, Lise Demant.

Publishing

Witherbys, the maritime publisher, has welcomed Royal Navy and industry stalwart David Balston as non-executive director (Deputy Chairman) to provide specialist sector expertise and support the company’s continued growth ambitions.

British ports

ABP has welcomed Simon Brown to the company, as he has been appointed as Divisional Port Manager for Wales & South West in ABP’s Wales & Short Sea Ports (W&SSP) region. Simon will have responsibility for port activities across all five of ABP’s ports in South Wales, in Cardiﬀ, Newport, Barry, Port Talbot and Swansea and ABP’s two ports in the South West, in Teignmouth and Plymouth.

EMEC

James Ferguson, Research and Development Engineer, at the European Marine Energy Centre (an ocean energy test site) in Orkney has won the Scottish Renewables Young and Inspiring Award at the 2020 Green Energy Awards. The awards ceremony was hosted virtually at the end of November.

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TO REPOWER OR NOT? Commercial marine industry professionals met virtually to discuss practical solutions to meet the fleet decarbonisation regulations that are coming thick and fast from January 2021. The second session of the Commercial Marine Network’s five session Decarbonisation conference, sponsored by Southerly Designs, was based around the subject area of refitting the fleet. 250 delegates were registered for the event. Following the usual introductions from Moderator Kerrie Forster of the Workboat Association and Chairman Andy Page of Chartwell Marine, Andy Osborne of the Port of London Authority got the ball rolling with some real world experience of integrating the regulations in a very mixed fleet of vessels. The PLA runs a fleet of 30 powered craft, some of which are decades old, and the organisation has taken on some quite serious targets for itself, quite apart from the overarching legislation. Most notable of these is to reduce its annual carbon output by 60% (from 2014 figures) by 2025. There is also an air quality strategy and a tight decarbonization roadmap that have been implemented. While some of this will call for repowers, Andy was quick to point out that many of the vessels simply do not have room in their engine compartments for the Tier III solutions with their bulkier aftertreatment components. There’s clearly also not budget available to replace the fleet. So there has been a large exercise at the PLA of seeing what options are available from the manufacturers, for each vessel and which vessels will require more temporary workarounds. Andy was quick to point out that especially for the smaller vessels, Teir III engines that could fairly directly replace the existing engines, in some cases, were impossible to find from any manufacturer. Cedric Merveillaud, the Europe Sales Director of Cummins Marine was on hand to fight the

corner of one of the manufacturers at least. Of the various aftertreatment options to meet the Teir III NOx limits, Cummins has gone for SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction). It’s a low back pressure system that Cummins are happy to supply a two-year warranty with. One sobering fact that Cedric provided was that the reduction in NOx between Tiers II and III is 70%, so no surprise that the reworking of products has been a major job for all the manufacturers. The gaps in what new engines are available versus the PLA’s new engine wish list, began to make sense, as Cedric pointed out that for certain engine families the business case was just not yet there for introducing a Tier III variant. Cedric provided two interesting Cummins-powered case studies; a Norwegian hybrid ferry and a series hybrid food delivery catamaran in the USA, both of which were already demonstrating significant benefits to their operators. Owen Preece of Bureau Veritas clarified matters on what the new rules are and when they are coming in with a useful timeline from where we are now all the way through to 2050. BV’s also had to do some fast work to keep up with the changes, and Owen was able to share three new vessel notations that the classification society has introduced: ELECTRIC HYBRID, BATTERY

8 Clockwise from top left: Owen Preece, Andy Page, Andy Osborne, Cedric Merveillaud

SYSTEM and ULEV (Ultra Low Emission Vessel). Back on the original subject of repowering existing vessels, Owen clarified the rules. A repower is usually considered, as far as the IMO rules are concerned, the same as a new vessel. Ie., any keel laid after January 2021 needs Teir III power. But for older vessels there is one workaround, in that an exact like-for-like engine replacement does not count for this. The problem will increasingly be finding exact replacements for engines for older vessels where the engine might no longer be in manufacture, but for older fleets, it could be a temporary option to keep boats working. A similar workaround solution is to rebuild engines instead of replacing, and in older workboat fleets there is going to be plenty of that going on in the next few years. Don’t miss the next sessions in the Commercial Marine Network’s decarbonization webinar series in the new year, when we will be stepping ahead into the 2030s where drop in fuels, repowering with cleaner diesels and rebuilding engines will no longer be realistic options. 8 Missed this webinar or any of the others? Watch them (free of charge) at www.maritimejournal. com/events/commercialmarine-network

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ONLINE SERVICE CONNECTS OWNERS AND CHARTERERS A newly launched online service has been designed to better connect vessel owners with prospective charterers. The service, called MarineDash, will cater initially to vessels for hydrographic and geophysical survey, ROV and dive support, geotechnical sampling and environmental studies. The company owners believe MarineDash will satisfy a growing industry need, particularly within the offshore renewables sector. With considerable experience within the industry, they understand the difficulties faced both by charterers and vessel owners. Company director Heather Blackford comments: “During my time managing tenders for a geophysical survey company, finding the right vessel for a project was an ongoing challenge. We never had a complete picture of the available vessels in the market, and the overall uncertainty influenced our tender responses. We anticipate the demand for spot charter vessels to continue to intensify as more contractors move towards a chartering business model and offshore wind farms become larger and further offshore.”

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BÅRD HAUG SpillTech

It all started when Norway’s SpillTech were posed a question: “OK, we know you can clean up oil, so can you apply the same thing to marine litter?” “Sandefjord Port were very interested, so this was the start of the very first PortBin,” Bård Haug told MJ. Others picked up the idea, and calls came in for a bigger, 1,000 litre model, along with a shorter 90cm version for shallow corners. A look into the catch meant that Haug originally a marine biologist - also became advocate for the natural environment. For example, despite a deserted winter waterside, “Ålesund’s PortBin was still working hard... the litter was being blown in from the town’s MacDonalds.” So, a quiet word was in order. However, it’s not just an issue for the coast: after all, you can still find rivers running, vein-like, though built up urban city scapes. Originally “just a ‘wish’ by the Oslo municipality”, the Trash Trawl is a passive boom device which uses the current to direct flotsam into a net. But there’s a secondary interest for the authorities: “It allows them to take the city’s blood test,” he explained. “The catch includes

wrappers, shoes, cans, bottles, a lot of balls.... and syringes,” he added: it may be the darker side of city life, but it’s worth revealing. More happily, salmon fingerlings don’t get harmed by the device, “as their swimming speed is faster than that of the river”. So, what about the stuﬀ that doesn’t end up in the net? The answer is a high-tech, intelligent robot that can hunt the litter down. Developed by SpillTech, the University of South Eastern Norway and its old partner the Port of Sandefjord, it’s clever enough to manoeuvre round obstacles “and follow the line of a pontoon as that’s where litter will often get caught”, he explained. After which it will come home for a charge and change of net at the docking station. Interestingly, the robot’s summer job at Larvik was helping the cruise lines co-exist with the local timber mills “by picking up the sawdust from the water before it clogs up the ships’ cooling systems”, he said. As a diver, Haug has looked beneath the surface of many apparently pristine waters - and from below, it can be a very diﬀerent story.

Originally “just a ‘wish’ by the Oslo municipality”, the Trash Trawl is a passive boom device which uses the current to direct flotsam into a net. But there’s a secondary interest for the authorities: “It allows them to take the city’s blood test”

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Therefore, coming oﬀ the drawing board at time of writing, the Seabed Collector can both cope with the smaller stuﬀ, as well as bikes, tyres, shopping carts and “and abandoned fishing gear, which does cause problems”, he noted. So, while SpillTech is “still earning” from its oil spill products Haug concluded: “The company has evolved - is evolving - a larger purpose.”

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BEYOND DREDGING: NEW WAYS WITH CURTAINS

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Silt curtains - turbidity barriers - ‘are typically used to contain silt spread around dredging and land reclamation sites’, said Chris Reeder of Ecocoast

want sediment in the cooling water” he pointed out), holding back the algae cover on reservoirs and even preventing silt flowing from storm water outlets. They could also play a part in answering agricultural challenges: “There are a lot of narrow waterways and trenches cut into farming lands in the Netherlands and Germany, but people are now becoming aware that fertiliser run-off can be a pretty large problem,” said Reeder. He added that installing silt curtains “will reduce the flow washing down from the banks, and therefore the pollutants entering the reservoirs”. Other applications are rather imaginative: for example, these curtains have been used to encircle the area around a glass viewing platform, allowing the public to see further into the underwater environment. As a result, Reeder and the Ecocoast team are now actively exploring the crossover potential. However that, inevitably, demands further change, over and above the usual demands of current, waves, depth, silt type, regulations and so on. “The products are evolving,” he said: for example, those that stay in place permanently are more robust than those on temporary sites “and saltwater environments need a slightly different handling to freshwater”. But the company is prepared to push the envelope even further: “I see the products being adapted to specific projects,” he said. “We aren’t afraid of getting into different areas, working with customers to come up with new solutions.”

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8 The silt curtain barrier provides a clearly visible line, showing the dramatic diﬀerence in turbidity

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Firstly, it’s worth noting there’s no need to fully enclose the area to have “a significant impact” he underlined. These curtains act as a settlement pond: “Since the movement inside is much lower than outside, the particles have time to settle from the upper water body,” he explained, reducing the area of spread and chances of the silt being re-suspended. He added: “As a result, a curtained area can contain the majority of the turbid water.” While they are often temporary installations to mitigate the impact of dredging or reclamation works - Ecocoast’s have been utilised in the Middle East’s massive port construction projects - they are also finding a place in Europe’s well-used, but often historically polluted waterways. The silt on the bottom can contain heavy metals or other chemicals, including antifouling deposits from less enlightened times, so transport into ecologically sensitive areas downstream has to be minimised. But they’ve begun to extend their reach, and Reeder admitted initial surprise at “how far these silt curtains are moving from their traditional roles”. Take their adoption in dewatering projects: one interesting example is their use in the construction of the innovative Louvre in Abu Dhabi, UAE. This extraordinary architectural wonder comprises no less than 55 buildings and has been described as a ‘museum city in the sea’. But creating it was tricky: firstly a broad footprint was reclaimed then, after construction, the surrounding earth was dug away, the water returning to lap against the courtyard walls. However, given the 3m depths outside, there was just a chance that something might spring a leak during the reflooding operation. While the pumps could be reactivated and the issue eventually resolved, the potential for wet mud to despoil these pristine, art gallery spaces “was a risk not worth taking”, said Reeder. Therefore, 700m of silt curtains were installed around the buildings to prevent the worst of the potential damage. The possibilities go on and on. Some are pragmatic: keeping the sediment out of power plant inlets (“you don’t

8 Ecobarrier curtains were used during the reintroduction of water around the Abu Dhabi Louvre

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MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS AT RAVENNA A programme of major developments at the Italian Adriatic port of Ravenna has been announced that will include dredging and quay development The Port of Ravenna is the only port serving the EmiliaRomagna Region of Northern Italy as well as being the port that services much of Italy’s offshore oil and gas industry that is located close offshore. The port comprises shipyards, multipurpose terminals, bulk cargo terminals and a containerized cargo terminal. More recently there have been developments in the outer harbour that include a cruise ship terminal and one of the largest marinas on the Adriatic coast. The major contract for the construction of what will be known as the Ravenna Port Hub has been awarded to a consortium that includes Dredging International, a subsidiary company of the Belgian contractor DEME and Italian construction company Consorzio Stabile Grandi Lavori. The tender requirements were announced a year ago and the contract award follows a tender procedure for the Ravenna Port Hub. With a total value of €197,8 million the project is financed by the Italian Inter-ministerial Committee for Economic Planning (CIPE), the European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Union and the Port System Authority. The basic requirement of the contract is to develop the necessary port infrastructure which will allow the port to handle larger vessels of 75,000dwt and containerships of up to 8,000TEU, as well as higher traffic volumes. This in turn is expected to have significant socioeconomic effects in the region. According to DEME the dredging work is due to get underway in the first quarter of 2021. This dredging work is aimed to deepen the entrance channel from its current maintained depth of 10.5 metres to 12.5 metres. This first phase of the project includes the excavation of 5 million cubic metres of sediments in the both the outer and inner

channels to create the deeper channel. Included in the project will be the reconstruction of the existing quays over a length of 6.5 kilometres to allow them to adapt to the new channel depths and the construction of a 1,000-metre long quay for the Peninsula Trattaroli. Currently the Peninsula Trattaroli is an undeveloped area in the port and it is hoped that the new quays will attract further investment.

8 The dredging work at Ravenna is due to get underway in the first quarter of 2021

Southampton’s fifth cruise terminal nears delivery Associated British Ports is to open a new next-generation-ready and open access cruise terminal for the 2021 cruise season in Southampton. No doubt sitting quite comfortably within the category: ‘Contracts signed before we knew there would be a worldwide pandemic’, the fifth dedicated cruise terminal at the port will benefit from roof-mounted solar power and will also have Shore Power connectivity installed. This further commitment to sustainable operations at the port will enable cruise ships, with the right onboard technology, to ‘plug in’ while they are alongside, helping to alleviate some of Southampton’s currently problematic air quality issues.

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In strategic partnership with MSC Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd, the Port of Southampton’s newest terminal will ‘support a developing industry welcoming the next generation of ships in terms of size, capacity and technology’.

8 The projected design of the fifth cruise terminal

The project has received support from the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) through the Government’s Getting Building Fund with an £8 million grant.

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WIND FARM BASE FOR FÉCAMP The harbour of Fécamp on the French north coast has been selected as the base for use during the construction and operational phase for the Fécamp oﬀshore wind farm

8 CTVs will moor bow-in to allow cargo loading on the foredeck from shore cranes

This new facility will first serve as the construction base for the 500MW wind farm project, with the offshore construction work scheduled to start in 2022. From 2023, the building and facilities will accommodate the wind farm’s operation and maintenance teams. The development includes pontoon berths for up to three support vessels which will be used to transport maintenance technicians and supplies to the offshore wind turbines. The construction of the maintenance base, which is scheduled to start in December is being carried out by Eiffage, one of the major French civil engineering companies and is expected to be completed in less than fourteen months. With a surface area of around 2,000m², including 1,200m² for offices and crew and staff facilities and 800m² of warehouse space, the building is located on the Coastal Fishing Quay side on the Grand Quai peninsula in Fécamp harbour. This is close to the harbour entrance and away from the large marina that occupies the western side of the

harbour. The harbour has a maintained depth of 3 metres at low water, allowing access for the CTVs at any state of tide. The pontoon work will be carried out by ETPO’s Le Havre agency and the pontoons will be manufactured by Manche Industrie Marine in Dieppe with the CTVs mooring bow-in to allow cargo loading on the foredeck from shore cranes. It is anticipated that the base will employ around one hundred people during the operating life of the wind farm. Developed by EDF Renouvelables, Enbridge, and wpd Offshore, the Fécamp offshore wind farm will consist of 71 Siemens Gamesa SWT-7.0-154 wind turbines located from 7 to 11 miles offshore. “This maintenance base for the Fécamp offshore wind farm is the result of long-standing collaborative work with the municipality, local residents, port stakeholders and port users,” said Bertrand Allanic, the Director of the Fécamp offshore wind farm project. This will be one of the first maintenance bases for offshore wind power in France.”

Wavewalker jack-up on site at Dawlish Network Rail has started work on the second section of the new, bigger sea wall at Dawlish, Devon, UK. Construction of this next section of the £80 million upgrade will take around two years to complete and follows years of detailed studies, designs and joint working between world-leading marine, coastal and railway engineering experts. The first part, from Dawlish station to the Coastguard breakwater east of the station is expected to be completed in late 2021.The final part between the station and the Colonnade breakwater, which will link up the new wall at Marine Parade, will start to be built shortly after. A major aspect of this work involves the use of an innovative eight-legged, self-

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8 The Wavewalker is the only ’walking’ jack-up of its type in Europe

contained walking jack-up barge, known as a Wavewalker. The Wavewalker is only one of its kind in Europe and it will be the first time this type of barge has been used to maintain the UK rail network.

This innovative piece of equipment will be used by contractors BAM Nuttall to safely access the sea face of the railway embankment along Marine Parade and help deliver the piling at the sea wall. The Wavewalker benefits from being able to operate across high tidal ranges that particularly impact the south Devon coastline, that would otherwise restrict the number of hours it is possible to safely work on the sea wall. Once complete the 415 metre section of new sea wall will be higher than the existing wall; have a curved edge to send waves back towards the sea; have a high-level, wider and safer promenade; pedestrian access to the beach and an accessible station footbridge with lifts.

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Another ongoing major project is the Fifth Lock in Brunsbüttel on the Elbe Estuary to the south. It has been under construction since 2015 but plagued by delays and rising costs, many blamed on challenging construction and disputes. The latest word is that the planned new 360m x 45m x 16m Fifth Lock will open late 2026 and cost €830 million - nearly three times the original estimate. A consortium grouping Wayss & Freytag Ingenieurbau, BAM Civiel and Wayss & Freytag Spezialtiefbau are handling the project for the WSV. North on the Baltic, the historic and much deteriorated double-chamber small lock in Kiel-Holtenau has been filled in with 130,000m3 of sand for stabilisation. Work on a replacement lock is not expected to begin there until at least 2023. The plan is to replace the 125m x 21.5m chambers with bigger 155m x 22.5m locks costing some €315 million. They would be capable of handling up to 70% of traﬃc diverted during the later renovation of the parallel 310m x 42m double lock. The likely cost of that lock is not known. With time it will cope with expected sea level rises and higher water levels. Other projects are also taking their time elsewhere on the waterway. Work on replacing the important Levensauer Bridge could start next year, take five years to complete and cost €68 million. The completion of a €90 million renovation project on the Rendsburg Canal Tunnel, expected this year, has now been delayed. So too - probably until next year - has the €11.5 million rebuilding of the historic Rendsburg Transporter Bridge, damaged in a ship collision in 2016.

8 Traﬃc improvement tipped after Kiel-Canal widening

8 Sand-filled locks in Kiel-Holtenau just part of a bigger renovation picture

Photo WSA-Kiel

Widening work on a 20km stretch at the northeastern end of the canal oﬃcially opened in October marking the start of what is billed as the biggest current German waterway network investment. Lasting ten years, it is the responsibility of the government’s Waterways and Shipping Administration WSV. Built 125 years ago, the 98km Kiel Canal links the North Sea and the Baltic across Schleswig-Holstein saving ships a long detour north through the Skagerrak. As many as 30,000 ships a year normally use it but that has declined of late. In 2019 less than 29,000 of 83.5 million tons sailed through it - 5% fewer ships and 4 million tons less than in 2018. Accidents, many involving locks, as well as aging facilities are among the main reasons for decline and are motivating current upgrading. The stretch now being widened is between Grosskönigsförde and Kiel-Holtenau and is described as the last remaining bottleneck on the waterway. At this point the canal is just 44m wide. It is being widened by some 40m to provide a minimum bottom width of 70m, improving traﬃc flows and minimizing delays. Curve radii easing will also make it easier for ships to pass each other. German Transport Minister Andeas Scheuer points particularly to significant improvements for international shipping. “The canal is already a fundamental part of the global transport network”, he says. “Its advantages are obvious: lower costs, less travel time and less CO2. Every single investment in the Kiel Canal is a contribution to climate protection and to strengthening the German economy”, he adds. A €120 million contract was awarded earlier this year covering the dredging, widening and landscaping of the first 4kms of the 20kms upgrade stretch. About two million m3 of soil are being moved, some 58,000 m² of revetments installed and over a million m3 of soil dredged and relocated by the end of 2023. The WSV told Maritime Journal the work was being tackled by a consortium grouping DEME subsidiaries Nordsee Nassbagger und Tiefbau and Dredging International. Also involved are the Dutch firms Depenbrock Bau and Van den Herik Kust- En Oeverwerken.

Photo WSA-Kiel

A €500 million widening project just inaugurated on Germany’s Kiel Canal is but one part of an extensive €2.6 billion upgrade of the world’s busiest man-made waterway, writes Tom Todd

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IMPROVING DATA QUALITY FOR ON-DEMAND SURVEYS According to Sören Themann, CEO, Subsea Europe Services GmbH, finding the right hydroacoustic equipment at short notice can be challenging With the growing oﬀshore wind energy sector adding significantly to the demand for commercial marine survey vessel hours, it’s becoming increasingly important to ensure the readiness of vessels of opportunity to capture accurate, high quality marine data. These usually small and fast vessels are available for hire in most ports, but finding the right hydroacoustic equipment, having it delivered, installed and calibrated can be challenging especially for urgent, on-demand surveys that could come about for countless reasons; such as re-checking data prior to starting dredging and subsea construction, or locating equipment that has been lost on the seafloor. Often referred to as ‘gap-filler’ surveys, these projects are usually defined by the need for industry standard multibeam solutions with little notice prior to the day of the survey. This demands a certain flexibility in the logistics chain, which too often isn’t available. Even clearly urgent projects can be forced to wait due to equipment not being available locally or even in the same country. Subsea Europe Services developed the integrated Hydrographic Survey System (iHSS) to address these problems. Able to acquire data to the new IHO S-44 Exclusive Order standards, the iHSS is a ready to mobilise solution including an R2 Sonic 2024 multibeam echosounder, workstation, software, I2NS inertial navigation system and flexible mounting. Available virtually next-day anywhere in Europe, it can take less than an hour to mobilise the system on almost any vessel.

The project was completed within two days of Nicola Engineering receiving its brief and the survey finished in a single day out of a small port in the Netherlands. Mobilisation and calibration of the whole system took about 2 hours and the iHSS successfully located and identified the feature faster and at a considerably lower-cost than using a commercial survey ship.

ONE POLE MOUNT Uniquely, the iHSS has an all-in-one pole mount design with multibeam, Inertial Motion Unit and GNSS antennas in one reference frame, which simplifies installation and reduces potential errors from inconsistent or wrong offsets, contributing to the iHSS’ ability to deliver data of the highest quality. The combination of technical solution and streamlined logistics means that short jobs, long transit times and highquality data are no longer a contradiction in terms for the marine survey world. This was shown in October when marine survey company Nicola Engineering GmbH was tasked by an offshore wind company to carry out a ‘rapid survey’ to locate and identify a small feature on the seabed in the North Sea. With no commercial survey vessel availability, Nicola Engineering turned to Dutch shipyard and charter company ProMarine BV to mobilise a small, fast survey boat, and Subsea Europe Service for survey capabilities. The unique combination of the iHSS, a class approved survey boat with offshore permits in place and skilled operators met the requirement for an ad-hoc high resolution multibeam echosounder survey of a small subsea feature approximately 1m in length in water depths exceeding 30m.

PROGRESS CHECKING Nicola Engineering selected the same vessel and system in support of a dredging company operating at the mouth of the river Elbe in November. Here the system was used for a pre-site survey and daily progress checking, all of which were performed with incredible accuracy to the ‘aQua Norm’ of the Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration (WSV) of Germany. Clearly, surveyors would prefer to know where they are going and what they will be doing months in advance, but the dynamic nature of marine operations ensures that there will always be the need for oﬀ-plan surveys and urgent turnarounds. The iHSS has allowed Subsea Europe Services clients, including Nicola Engineering to achieve survey readiness in hours, as opposed to the more standard days and weeks. The November addition of a new variant - the iHSSCompact - to Subsea Europe Services’ rental pool, subscription service and sales portfolio extends the concept with a smaller solution for on-demand shallow-water projects. The system is delivered in a single, ‘person-portable’ Pelican case for fast deployment and streamlined set up and is based on the R2 Sonic 2020 multibeam echosounder.

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8 The iHSS workstation is pre-configured with a complete BeamworX suite for fast and reliable data processing Inset: The iHSS Pole Mount contributes to data quality and allows the sonar head to be retracted from the water when in transit

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DELIVERY AND ORDER ROUND-UP Thomas Services Maritimes’ fleet expansion activities have been featured recently in MJ and the Rouen-based maritime service provider’s diverse range of tugs and workboats has gown further with addition of another Damen vessel in the form of the ASD Tug 2810 TSM Houat. The marque is described by Damen as its ‘most successful ASD tug’ with over 175 delivered since 2002 with the 60tbp TSM Houat delivered in just over six months despite Covid-19 restrictions preventing the vessel’s crew travelling to Albwardy Damen in Dubai where the tug was constructed. Situated in southern Italy, Gioia Tauro is considered one of the most important transhipment ports in the Mediterranean and its shiphandling tug fleet has been boosted with delivery of the Damen ASD Tug 2813 Gioia Star. The 85tbp vessel is to the account of Con.Tug, a JV between Scafi and TIL and while a standard ‘next generation’ Damen vessel options include fifi1 and oil recovery capabilities, it is also Tier III-ready via Damen’s modular NOx reduction system. Turning to Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards, Seaspan of Canada has taken delivery of Seaspan Raptor, a 75tbp Bogacay-class RAmparts 2400SX tug. First of a pair for Seaspan, the second due in Q2 2021, they were built in 2015 and 2016 having previously operated in Sanmar’s own fleet.

Credit: Damen

SIZE INCREASE Seaspan are no stranger to Sanmar-built tugs, these latest escort rated, fifi1 examples joining Seaspan Raven, Eagle, Osprey and Kestrel delivered between 2010 and 2012 and reported to be ‘performing admirably’ in and around Vancouver. Like many similar fleet upgrades, Seaspan cite an increase in average vessel size requiring shiphanding services as the reason for expansion. At the time of writing another Sanmar-exclusive RAmparts 2400SX carrying the builder’s name Bogacay XLI is in the Gulf of Aden on passage to its new owners Seychelles Ports Authority where its new name will be unveiled. It will be the first non-conventional drive tug for Seychelles and part of expansion plans including extending Port Victoria’s quay by 40m which at 600m long will be able to accommodate two ships of 250m in length. Caterpillar 3512C main engines each developing 1,765kW

8 IJmuiden-based Vletterlieden has ordered a Stan Tug 1004 the smallest tug in Damen’s portfolio

Credit: Sanmar

This month’s review of newbuild tug deliveries and orders focuses on two of the best known and most prolific builders of such vessels, Damen Shipyards Group and Sanmar Shipyards

drive Rolls-Royce US 255FP thrusters with carbon shafts turning 2.4m diameter propellers in nozzles. Caterpillar also supply two gensets and the port main engine powers a pump feeding an FFS-supplied 1,200m3/hr monitor on the bridge deck forward. A DMT double-drum winch is located forward and performance figures include 60tbp and freerunning speed 12kn. Finally, news from Sanmar involves more of a re-delivery than delivery with modernisation and restoration of the 1985-built, 24m long tug Ozgur for Turkish Safety & Salvage Co. The ceremony accompanying completion was reported by Sanmar to have ‘further cemented the friendship between Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which regards Turkey as its motherland, expressing their relationship as two states, but one nation.’

8 Sanmar’s restoration of Ozgur has given the 35-year-old tug a new lease of life

SMALLEST TUG Turning to orders and returning to Damen, Corps van Vletterlieden has ordered the smallest tug in Damen’s portfolio, a Stan Tug 1004. Vletterlieden are based in IJmuiden and this first Damen-built vessel for the company will carry out a wide range of tasks including mooring, supply, crew transfer and diving support. Modifications to the standard version includes installation of a crane, generator set and coupling winches and the vessel, which was built at Damen Shipyards Changde in China and completed at the yard’s Hardinxveld facilities in the Netherlands is due for delivery imminently. Finally, and at the other end of its catalogue a significant item of news is where Damen is to design a new offshore terminal tug for Edison Chouest Offshore, Chouest initially building two ASD Tugs 5016 at its Louisiana yard. The order builds on an established partnership where 12 Damen ASD Tugs 3212 and five ASD Tugs 4517 have been built by the yard to date. The 120tbp tugs will provide escort, hold-back, hosehandling and maintenance duties offshore Guyana, facilitated by a 27m long aft deck, hose-flushing equipment and a full width sump. A workboat will assist hose-handling operations and the tugs, which will feature a hybrid system for when loitering, will also meet fifi1 and oil spill response requirements.

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LNG BUNKERING - THE TUG AND BARGE METHOD

Photo: Cummins

A project with European involvement will see LNG bunkering services in the US provided by an articulated tug and barge unit (ATB). As the number of ships powered by LNG increases so does the demand for LNG bunkering services. The bunkering of conventionally fuelled ships favours the mooring of a barge alongside the ship while in port working cargo, a model being adapted for LNG with sophisticated bunkering tankers built specifically for the task. This development from New Orleans-based Q-LNG Transport provides the flexibility of ATB units, an established method of cargo transportation in US waters. The 128’ long tug element, named Q-Ocean Services and designed by Jensen Maritime fits into the stern of the 4,000m3 capacity, 324’ long barge unit designed by Waller Marine. VT Halter Marine carried out detailed design under mutual agreements. The tug is powered by twin 2,548hp Wabtec 6L250 MDC EPA Tier 4 and IMO III compliant main engines driving Wärtsilä Z-drives and providing a bollard pull of 65 tons and speed 10kn. The ABS-classed ATB has DP1+ notation with accommodation for up to 12 crew including those operating the bunkering element of the operation. Diesel fuel capacity

8 The tug-barge unit has two Wabtec main engines and nine Cummins auxiliary engines

for the tug is 105,686 gallons, the barge having capacity for 13,890 gallons. Two reverse osmosis water makers supply 2,000 gallons of fresh water per day. Both tug and barge have large power demands which are met by no fewer than nine Cummins auxiliary engines. Two QSM11-DM engines powering gensets on the tug are fitted with through shafts that can also run fire pumps including those supplying oﬀ-ship monitors. The gensets are complemented by a QSB7-DM

Two reverse osmosis water makers supply 2,000 gallons of fresh water per day harbour generator with another QSB7-DM powering an emergency generator. The barge has five QSK19-DM 450kW generators powering four mooring winches and two hose handling cranes. Two stores cranes, one forward and one aft are included and a ballast water treatment plant is supplied by Wärtsilä. The ATB meets US flag requirements along with the IMO International Gas Carrier Code and the ATB combination will be employed servicing vessels including cruise ships in Florida and the Caribbean. Initial customer will be Carnival Cruise Line’s two new dual-fuel cruise ships along with two Siem Car Carriers vessels under charter to the Volkswagen Group transporting vehicles from Europe.

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KOTUG DEBUTS IN SOUTH AMERICA

Credit: Kotug

Kotug has acquired a powerful anchorhandling tug on the back of a long-term oil field support contract in Guyana. Kotug, along with other similar towage companies have in the past been best known for traditional shiphandling operations in their domicile country. The changing nature of this sector, including consolidation has however seen major operators expanding into new markets abroad, bringing their skills and experience to areas including both onshore and offshore oil and gas operations, an industry demanding high standards in areas including safety and efficiency. This latest contract for Kotug will see the Rotterdam-based towage service provider operating for the first time in South America with the awarding of a long-term contract by Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited for offshore terminal towage support at the Liza Field. Working under the entity Kotug Guyana Inc, work will involve supporting existing and upcoming FPSOs, providing towage assistance to export tankers, infield support and cargo duties. To support the contract, Kotug has acquired the Norwegian DP-2 anchor-handling tug BB Power. Built in Romania in 2015 it was previously operated by Bukser og Berging and

8 Kotug has acquired the ex Norwegian tug BB Power, renamed SD Power for the contract in Guyana

as SD Power is now flying the Bahamas flag from its previous Norwegian registry. At 42.5m in length with a breadth of 15.6m it is a significant vessel oﬀering a bollard pull of 130t and speed 15kn from two ABC 6DZC main engines developing 6,188kW (8,414hp) driving

two directional propellers, manoeuvrability aided by two bow tunnel thrusters. Ard-Jan Kooren, CEO of Kotug states: ‘Being part of the growing oﬀshore oil and gas activities in the cooperative republic of Guyana and working together with one of world’s largest oil majors ExxonMobil for us is an important milestone and in line with our long-term strategy to grow our business in the FPSO support business. Kotug believes that with its innovative and customer focused approach it can help clients meet their global commitments.’ As mentioned, Kotug is a global operation with a presence in Europe, Russia, Australia, Africa, Middle East, the Caribbean, North America and now South America. A representative example of Kotug’s infield support activities is where the 100tbp Rotortugs RT Beagle Bay, RT Kuri Bay and RT Roebuck Bay are supporting Shell’s Prelude FLNG facility 475km oﬀ Western Australia.

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SMIT SALVAGE WORKING GLOBALLY

PARBUCKLING Back in Europe another weather-delayed operation saw Smit along with fellow ISU member Multraship complete a complex operation in a particularly sensitive environment following grounding and partial submerging of the fishing vessel Northguider late in 2018 on Sparreneset in the Nordaustlandet nature reserve in the northern part of Svalbard. Following bunker removal by Ardent Global, Smit was awarded a wreck removal contract in June 2019 based on preparing, parbuckling and patching of the wreck for a supported refloating. The pristine and sensitive environment and wildlife required particular attention involving major mitigation measures. During parbuckling however it became clear that hull damage was far more extensive than anticipated which combined with the worst ice season in 30 years, led to the operation being halted. Four diﬀerent removal methods were subsequently developed, the salvors able to draw on the knowledge previously gained. The biggest risk however was posed by forecasting ice conditions while for the client, certainty of removal of the wreck for whom the whole episode was becoming a protracted aﬀair was essential so cutting-up in situ with subsequent disposal of the Northguider was the eventual method selected. In July 2020 Smit returned to the site, mobilising nine vessels including two barges, an accommodation vessel and tugs along with heavy machinery, equipment and a team of

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40 salvage and demolition personnel. The wreck was successfully cut up and loaded onto barges for onward transport well ahead of schedule and in ‘excellent cooperation’ with the owners P&I Club Gard, local authorities and Governor of Svalbard.

8 Removal of the Northguider involved salvors working in extreme climate conditions

SENSITIVE ENVIRONMENT Smit clearly faced two associated challenges with this operation. Apart from the requirement and desire to preserve the sensitive environment the conditions at the location presented challenges, Smit stating: ‘Working in one of the most hostile and remote locations on the planet was no mean feat.’ Conditions required the managing and mitigation of the impact of high winds and low temperatures on personnel and machinery, compliance with the polar code for vessels, ice in the water and inside the wreck itself and the presence on polar bears. Two of the examples mentioned here concern wreck removals rather than traditional salvage, operations still requiring the same level of professional attention and skill. Coastal states are increasingly aware of the negative impact in the eyes of the public of just abandoning wrecks to the elements and ISU statistics for 2019 show that of a total gross revenue for ISU members of US$482M, wreck removal income totalled US$284M from 101 services compared to US$208M from 71 services in 2018 with ISU President Richard Janssen commenting that ‘Gross income [from all services] has rallied somewhat ... driven by large scale wreck removals.’ 8 Here in Rotterdam under its previous name Sovereign was mobilised for a salvage oﬀ Brazil

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Early in 2020 Smit Salvage’s parent Royal Boskalis Westminster announced its acquisition of Ardent Americas LLC, at the time a leading player under OPA90 for provision of marine emergency response services in the US. Boskalis’ position in the US was thus further strengthened with its existing OPA90 services with Donjon-Smit through Smit Salvage and its partner Donjon Marine. An operation here marks the first salvage in the USA since the acquisition. Closer to home for Smit, demonstrating that not all salvages occur on the high seas, Smit was called in when the 120m inland vessel Pampero allided with a gate at Sablons lock on the Rhone River in France. The vessel was loaded with 2,000 tons of highly flammable vinyl chloride and with local organisations reportedly not equipped to deal with the situation Smit successfully removed the cargo, advising insurers and authorities on measures to mitigate the situation. Back in 2013 the 75m OSV Ramco Crusader sank 45km oﬀ Fortaleza, Brazil settling upside down in 25m of water. Subsequently, Smitbarge 1 was mobilised in 2019, salvors applying patches making a large number of tanks airtight, work including installation of pipes and connections. Bad weather halted work until spring of 2020 when Smit’s tug Sovereign returned with Smitbarge 1 and in an operation described as ‘extremely complicated and risky’ the vessel was refloated. Smit’s first US post-acquisition salvage involved refloating the 12,959dwt general cargo vessel Nomadic Milde following grounding in the Mississippi in Louisiana.

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Norway’s coastline now has an increased layer of protection with the arrival of two additional Emergency Towing Vessels (ETVs). The Norwegian coastline is beautiful yet rugged with a rich wildlife while at the same time a busy sea route with the risk of significant potential pollution from passing shipping when things go wrong. Earlier this year the process was started to enhance the country’s already impressive ETV provision further with addition of two powerful AHTSs, a process now complete with the two tugs in operation. The arrangement is a collaboration between the Norwegian Coastal Administration and Coast Guard, the former being the responsible authority for state towing preparedness, the latter responsible for the operational side of the service. For this additional provision tugs Boa Jarl and Boa Bison have been chartered from Boa Oﬀshore initially for a five-year period with possible extension options and renamed KV Jarl and KV Bison, their transition including their previous red and white hull receiving the grey livery of Kystvakten. These are significant vessels, Boa Oﬀshore’s

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literature stating the 91m long tugs have a designed bollard pull of 275t from two Wärtsilä main engines developing 19,830kW in total driving twin CP propellers in nozzles in a conventional arrangement. Built in 2014/15 by Bergen Group the pair are VS 491 CD designs, specifically intended for anchor-handling and deepsea towing for the oﬀshore oil and gas industry in the harshest of conditions. They are ice-classed and DP2 capable with an extensive anchor-handling/towing winch from National Oilwell Varco including a 600t main drum with capacity for 3,800m of 92mm wire.

8 Norway’s coastal protection is enhanced with the two additional ETVs KV Jarl and KV Bison

They will also carry out regular coastguard operations joining the four other Coast Guard vessels KV Bergen, KV Sortland, KV Barentshav and KV Harstad. The first three are 93m long Barents Sea class VS 794 CGV design vessel owned by Remoy Management and while listed as patrol vessels their profile gives away their ETV capabilities with towing listed in their notation. They are each powered by a single main engine delivering 4,000kW driving a CP propeller with maximum speed 20kn.

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TUGS & TOWING Propulsion manufacturer Schottel is busy supplying propulsion units to anchor-handling tugs in Russia and a salvage tug in Kenya. The first project involves two newbuild shallow-draught, ice-strengthened anchorhandling tug supply vessels designed by V Denge Technology for Russian owners to support drilling platforms and pipe-laying vessels including ERRV service in the Caspian Sea. To be name Polar and Polus the pair will be provided with a comprehensive package of Schottel propellers and thrusters. At the heart of each vessel are three type SCP 65 4-XSG CPP propellers, each with an input power of 1,740kW. The 2.1m diameter propellers have an optimised hub for feathering mode and deliver a bollard pull of 70t and speed 12kn to the vessels, Schottel stating: ‘The flexibility and versatility of the SCP allow the propulsion power to be optimally adapted to the required operation profiles of the Russian AHTS vessels at all times.’ The propellers are ice-strengthened to Finnish-Swedish Ice Class 1A Super rules, manoeuvrability of each 73.3m long tug enhanced (to DP1 standard) by a Schottel type STT 1 FP transverse bow thruster delivering 400kW: the vessels will have a minimum draught of around 2m.

SCHOTTEL EQUIPS RUSSIAN AND KENYAN TUGS A very diﬀerent operating climate awaits a powerful ‘salvage tug’ under construction at Turkey’s Med Marine for Kenya Ports Authority (KPA). The RAL RAstar 4200 (MED-A4212) tug will provide a formidable 120t bollard pull and like the Russian references be provided with a Schottel propulsion package. Main components are a pair of Rudderpropellers type SRP 710 with an input power of 3,700kW, each fitted with propellers of 3.4m diameter and a hydraulically-driven transverse bow thruster type STT 170 (250kW). It is claimed the vessel will be the largest tug on the East African coast, to be based at Mombasa and providing shiphandling and

A very diﬀerent operating climate awaits a powerful ‘salvage tug’ under construction at Turkey’s Med Marine for Kenya Ports Authority

8 Kenya Ports Authority’s new RAstar 4200 will be the largest tug in East Africa

coastal towing services with its capabilities enhanced by extensive towing provision, firefighting capabilities, external bilge systems, workshops, ship cranes and dinghies. Med Marine quotes Rashid Kassim Salim, KPA acting CEO saying that salvage tug services will in essence be a commercial venture available worldwide as a new revenue stream of maritime chartering services when commissioned by October 2021 in a strategic initiative to exploit the blue economy including providing SAR services along the eastern coast of Africa and beyond.

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MARATHON RESCUE TOW FOR SOUTH AFRICAN ETV

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South Africa’s ETV SA Amandla has completed a 4,220-mile round trip in hurricane force winds to recover a disabled fishing vessel in mid-South Atlantic. More details have emerged of a rescue tow carried out by South Africa’s ETV earlier in 2020 which went largely unnoticed at the time but subsequently reveal the challenges faced by such vessels’ professional crews and the high specifications required by ETVs typified by the now 44-year old iconic SA Amandla. African Marine Solutions (AMSOL) is contracted to South Africa’s National Department of Transport for provision of emergency response services including the ETV and was sub-subcontracted by Resolve Marine to assist the 53m long South Korean trawler Kostar which had lost its rudder around 2,000 miles south west of Cape Town. The crew were transferred to another fishing vessel in extreme weather conditions and SA Amandla set out immediately for the stricken vessel. Saying that Kostar was taken in tow and redelivered to Cape Town (its cargo of fish intact and still able to be exported) hardly gives justice to the operation, described by AMSOL as ‘one of the toughest tows ever undertaken’ by SA Amandla in weather conditions ‘of the washing machine type’ with wind speeds over

Beaufort force 12 and swells up to 14m. With no rudder, steering of Kostar was erratic resulting in the trawler’s fairlead collapsing and a jury tow having to be rigged which lasted well for SA Amandla’s journey back to Cape Town, a round trip lasting 25 days, 15 of which was with the tow covering a distance of 2,146 miles.

8 SA Amandla’s rescue tow involved a 4,220 mile round trip lasting 25 days

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8 Turkey’s Uzmar Shipyard has cut the first steel for the new RAL RAmparts 3000 tug for Port of Aarhus. Covid restrictions limited guests to representatives from just builder and client at the milestone event which will eventually see Hermes replace a tug of the same name. The new Hermes will be somewhat diﬀerent to the tug it replaces oﬀering 65tbp compared to 20tbp currently and from an ASD configuration compared with the single screw arrangement now. It also features a mechanical hybrid function, Uzmar

I believe that we will build a large number of many special, advanced technology and high quality tugboats with this harmony, as we have done with Sanmar so far

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8 First half year 2020 results indicate positive results for the towage and salvage division of Royal Boskalis Westminster NV. Revenue from the segment increased to €94.6M in the first half compared to €70.6M in H1 2019 equating to an EBITDA of €24.9M up from €22.8M in H1 2019, Boskalis describing salvage as having an ‘exceptionally good’ half year with important contributions from Brazil, Indonesia and the Middle East. These include settlements from projects executed in previous years and the figures include net results from JVs including Smit Lamnalco and Keppel Smit Towage, contributions down slightly from €7.5M in H1 2019 to €7.0M in H1 2020.

8 Wreck removals are an increasingly active sector for the salvage industry

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8 Svitzer A/S has a new COO in Ingrid Uppelschoten Snelderwaard who comes to the operation from her previous role as Global Head of Equipment and VP at Maersk. She will report to CEO Kasper Friis Nilaus who states: ‘today innovative thinking and a digital mindset are critical to succeed as a global towage operator and this is precisely what Ingrid stands for.’ Ms Snelderwaard holds a degree in economics and languages and a degree in business management from Nyenrode University in the Netherlands and has served in Maersk Line positions covering eastern central Europe and North America regions.

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EU LAUNCHES OFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENERGY STRATEGY The European Union (EU) has launched a bold new strategy on the development of offshore renewable energy writes Andrew Williams The strategy proposes significant increases in the capacity of the offshore wind and maritime energy sector over the next three decades. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION Published in late November, the Strategy on Offshore Renewable Energy sets out detailed plans for increasing offshore wind capacity across the continent from its existing level of 12GW to ‘at least’ 60GW by 2030 and to 300GW by 2050 - with plans for an additional 40GW of capacity from ocean energy and other emerging technologies such as floating wind and offshore solar by 2050. In order to achieve these targets, the European Commission intends to buoy up the expansion of offshore energy capacity by promoting international cooperation between EU Member States in activities such as long-term planning and deployment - including through the integration of offshore renewable energy development objectives in the National Maritime Spatial Plans that coastal countries are scheduled to file with the Commission by March next year. The EU’s executive arm will also put forward a framework as part of the reworked TEN-E Regulation for long-term offshore grid planning, involving regulators and the Member States across EU sea basins, which include the North Sea, the Baltic Sea, the Black Sea, the Mediterranean and the Atlantic. KEY ACTIONS The Commission estimates that around €800 billion of investment will be required to achieve the proposed objectives and targets between now and the middle of the century. In order to help ‘generate and unleash’ this investment, the Commission plans to carry out a number of key actions as part of a coordinated effort across the EU. Key Actions of the EU Strategy on Offshore Renewable Energy (2020) Provide a clear and supportive legal framework 5 Clarify electricity market rules (via an accompanying Staff Working Document). 5 Assess whether more specific and targeted rules are needed. 5 Ensure revisions of State aid guidelines on energy and environmental protection and Renewable Energy Directive facilitate cost-effective deployment of renewable offshore energy. Help Mobilise Relevant Funds to Support Offshore Renewable Energy Sector Development 5 Encourage Member States to use the Recovery and Resilience Facility. 5 Encourage Member States to work together with European Investment Bank and other financial institutions to support investments in offshore energy through InvestEU. 5 Mobilise Horizon Europe funds to support research and development, particularly in less mature technologies.

Ensure a Strengthened Supply Chain 5 Underline need to improve manufacturing capacity and port infrastructure and increase appropriately skilled workforce to sustain higher installation rates. 5 Establish a dedicated platform on oﬀshore renewables within the Clean Energy Industrial Forum to bring together all actors and address supply chain development.

8 Tidal and wave power are a key part of the European strategy

GLOBAL LEADER According to an EU spokesperson, offshore wind ‘has developed into a story of undisputed European technological and industrial leadership,’ and offshore renewable energy as a whole is viewed as something of a success story in Europe - especially since over 90% of the offshore wind capacity across the continent has been generated by EU companies and more than 40% of the world’s current offshore wind capacity is in EU waters. The EU is also a trailblazer in the development of marine energy technologies - with the trading bloc possessing some thirds of global patents in tidal energy and 44% of patents in wave energy technology. “In terms of value added and employment growth, the offshore renewable energy sector is now outperforming the conventional energy sector,” says the spokesperson. “This Offshore Renewable Energy Strategy will underpin the further expansion of this industry, and will stimulate further progress towards meeting our ambitious climate targets for 2030 and beyond,” they add.

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SELF-ALIGNING FLOATING WIND TURBINE A new concept of floating wind turbine allows the whole floating unit to weathercock to the wind direction thus potentially saving on costs and complexity The SelfAligner concept is based on a passive wind tracking system with the turbine connected to a turret buoy mooring, allowing the entire platform to rotate freely around the mooring point and has shown considerable promise during early tank test trials. An airfoil cross section shaped tower rather than a round one, provides the necessary forces for the alignment using the prevailing wind direction. The Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) has investigated and optimised the concept for the self-aligning floating wind turbine platform, with the investigations carried out in cooperation with several scientific and industrial partners. “The nacelle of the wind turbine is mounted directly on the tower because no yaw bearing is required to allow the rotor mounting to turn. The rotor is arranged downwind behind the tower and due to the aerodynamic shape of the tower, its wind wake is reduced, which has a positive eﬀect on the dynamic load on the rotor blades. “Thus, the blades experience a significantly lower impact load as they pass the tower,” a spokesperson from TUHH explained.

The rotor is arranged downwind behind the tower and due to the aerodynamic shape of the tower, its wind wake is reduced, which has a positive eﬀect on the dynamic load on the rotor blades

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The semi-submersible structure of the platform that forms the floating section, can be installed in water depths of more than 40 metres, and its passive wind aligning is made possible through the profiled tower and downwind rotor configuration. The lightweight construction of the platform allows it to be constructed at conventional shipyards without modifications to the production facilities and it is claimed that this makes the concept cost-eﬀective, according to

TUHH. Also highlighted by the developers is the easy installation and removal of the floater due to its detachable single-point mooring, as well the SelfAligner’s reduced environmental impact. The project partners include CRUSE Oﬀshore, the TUHH with the Institute for Fluid Dynamics and Ship Theory and the Institute for Ship Structural Design and Analysis, DNV GL, Aerodyn, and Jörss-Blunck-Ordemann. For the investigations and optimisation, the project partners used resources such as the panMARE method from the Institute for Fluid Dynamics and Ship Theory, as well as a 1:45 scale model of the platform in a wave tank.

8 The nacelle of the wind turbine is mounted directly on the tower because no yaw bearing is required to allow the rotor mounting to turn

Vi Maris award winner announced Jason Hayman, CEO of Sustainable Marine Energy, is the winner of this year’s Vi Maris Award, presented during the annual Ocean Energy Europe Conference & Exhibition, held online. Jason Hayman was nominated for over a decade of tireless work for the ocean energy sector. At the helm of Sustainable Marine Energy since 2009, Jason has navigated both the Plat-O and Plat-I floating tidal devices

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through their demonstration phases, and is now gearing up to install one of the world’s foremost tidal energy projects in Canada. The Pempa’q In-stream Tidal Energy Project is a multi-device array to be deployed in the Bay of Fundy, home to the world’s highest tides. The project recently secured €18.4m in funding from the Canadian government and is destined to provide up to 9MW of clean, predictable tidal energy into the grid.

A shortlist of five nominees was considered by a panel of Ocean Energy Europe board members, who voted by secret ballot for the winner. The other nominees recognised for their valuable work in the sector were Mario Iglesias Casal (Magallanes Renovables), Audrie Jourdan (formerly GEPS Techno), Tim Cornelius (SIMEC Atlantis Energy) and Tony Lewis (OceanEnergy Ltd).

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WAVE ENERGY PTO PROJECT MOVES INTO FABRICATION The EU Horizon 2020-funded SEA-TITAN project continues to make strong progress in the development of an innovative next-generation Power Take-Off (PTO) solution The system is designed to reduce the life-cycle environmental impact and technological risks associated with developing wave energy generation technology, and significantly increase technology performance. STEP CHANGE The SEA-TITAN project is a Spanish-led initiative that aims to achieve a ‘step change’ in the wave energy sector by designing, building, testing and validating an innovative direct-drive Power Take-Off (PTO) solution - called an Azimuthal Multi-translator Linear Switched Reluctance Machine (AMSRM) - to be used with multiple types of wave energy converter. In doing so, the project team aims to achieve high continuous and peak force densities, as well as high efficiency levels applicable to multiple wave energy conversion technologies, through collaboration with a number of wave energy developers and industrial partners with a strong track record in the sector. As Aleix Maria Arenas, Project Manager at SEA-TITAN coordinator Wedge Global, explains, the AMSRM solution is based on a new configuration and geometry of the firstgeneration W200 - a Rectangular Multi-translator Linear Switched Reluctance Machine PTO deployed alongside the novel W1 wave energy converter and a heaving point absorber by the SEA-TITAN coordinator, Wedge Global, at the PLOCAN test site in Gran Canaria in 2014. “During these sea trials, over 3,000 hours of operational data was obtained, and important hydrodynamic and overall performance parameters were validated,” says Arenas. “From the early stages of the PTO development, the team was aware of the importance of achieving high force densities in the generator and this concern led them to develop the concept of a Multi-translator Linear Switched Reluctance Machine, a patented novel idea that allows a significant increase in force density,” he adds. PROJECT PROGRESS Although different wave energy technologies harvest wave energy in a variety of ways, PTO devices are generally responsible for converting this energy into electricity, typically via a pneumatic-electrical, hydraulic-electrical or mechanical-electrical process. Such conversions can also

From the early stages of the PTO development, the team was aware of the importance of achieving high force densities in the generator and this concern led them to develop the concept of a Multi-translator Linear Switched Reluctance Machine

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be further simplified by using a linear electric generator and a direct-drive PTO system. As Arenas explains, direct-drive PTO solutions are viewed as very attractive because they avoid the need to for intermediate stages when converting wave energy to electricity - eliminating common failure sources such as those that might occur in hydraulic or mechanical components. “They also improve the overall efficiency of the facility and increase the overall controllability of the WEC since modern power electronics and control systems greatly improve the performance of all electrical machines - a point that is becoming increasingly important because it allows the implementation of more efficient strategies to increase the energy that can be harvested from the waves,” he says. According to Arenas, the key advantage of the SEA-TITAN PTO is that the novel azimuthal topology ‘enables more compact and efficient PTOs, increasing the amount of energy that can be extracted from the sea waves with smaller, cheaper and easier to maintain wave energy converters.’ Arenas also reveals that the SEA-TITAN team has successfully completed the modelling and design project phases resulting in a complete software simulation tool called a ‘wave-to-wire model’ and a complete set of fabrication drawings and bill of materials for fabrication - and has now moved on to the fabrication and testing phases. Although all activities up to this point have been carried out by consortium partners - including Wedge Global, CorPower, Centipod, HydroCap, OCEM, Columbus, ENGIE, EDP CNET, CIEMAT, WAVEC and UNE - Arenas reveals the team will also work with Siemens-Gamesa throughout the fabrication phase. “We started this collaboration in the first quarter of 2020, but have sadly been delayed due to the COVID-19 impact on access to industrial facilities and reduced operating staff,” he says. “We are still working on the manufacturing process at steady pace but are still somewhat worried by the ‘second wave’ of COVID-19. If we don’t face any additional impacts, we expect to receive the new prototype for testing by midJanuary 2021,” he adds.

8 Sea Titan W1 launch in Gran Canaria

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SUCCESSFUL TURBINE BLADE WALK FOR BLADEBUG A wind turbine blade inspection and repair robot being developed in Britain has successfully carried out its first blade walk on an operating turbine writes Dag Pike Conceived as a method of checking out the blades of wind turbines remotely without requiring as many humans to work at height, the BladeBUG development represents a major step forward in the technology for this challenging operation that is proving increasingly important in the oﬀshore wind turbine industry. Currently the inspection of turbine blades is carried out by rigging ropes on the turbine to allow manual access. The BladeBUG attaches itself to the composite turbine blade by means of vacuum suction pads attached to the legs of the robot. The six legs of the robot can be operated sequentially to allow the robot to ‘walk along the blade and the body of the robot can carry a variety of ‘cargoes’ that can be used for inspection and repair work. ORE Catapult’s 7mW Levenmouth Demonstration turbine which is located oﬀ the coast of Fife in Scotland was used for the demonstration. Over two days in mid-October, the sixlegged robot repeatedly scaled blades on the turbine and during the demonstration, BladeBUG walked 50m on a vertically positioned blade on the turbine which is 84m long, with the tip reaching 195m above the sea when upright.

Over two days in mid-October, the six-legged robot repeatedly scaled blades on the turbine and during the demonstration, BladeBUG walked 50m on a vertically positioned blade on the turbine which is 84m long According to ORE Catapult, the technology demonstrated perfect adherence of its vacuum-padded feet to blade surfaces in oﬀshore conditions, as well as the ability to navigate the varying curvatures of the blade surfaces in a variety of scenarios. BladeBUG is anticipated to enable a 30% cost reduction on current blade inspection techniques, whilst for the larger next-generation turbines, ORE Catapult predicts that the cost savings could reach as much as 50%.

“This is an incredibly significant technology that we know is being keenly watched by the industry as a potential gamechanger. It has a clear potential for cutting costs, reducing human oﬀshore deployment and increasing blade lifetimes,” said Chris Hill, ORE Catapult’s Operational Performance Director. The robot is a key component of the £4.2 million MIMRee project which is designed to demonstrate a fully autonomous inspection and repair mission to an oﬀshore wind farm with the robot operating from autonomous support vessels. The final MIMRee system technology trials are set to take place in mid-2021.

8 BladeBUG uses suction and robotics to walk its way along the turbine blade

Vattenfall provides Council Co-Chair A new Oﬀshore Wind Industry Council Co-Chair has been appointed to lead the next phase of job creation in UK’s green economic recovery. Thousands of new jobs are being created in oﬀshore wind which is one of the UK’s most successful growth industries. The sector is attracting billions in private investment over the course of this decade, as we quadruple

our current capacity to meet the Prime Minister’s target of 40 gigawatts (GW) of oﬀshore wind by 2030. Vattenfall’s UK Country Manager Danielle Lane is taking over from Ørsted’s Benj Sykes, who has successfully led the oﬀshore wind sector as Co-Chair of the joint Government and industry body for the past six and a half years. UK Energy Minister Kwasi Kwarteng said:

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“With record amounts of oﬀshore wind on the grid, and plans underway to support 60,000 jobs in the industry by 2030, it has never been more crucial for government and industry to work hand in hand. “That’s why I am delighted to welcome Danielle to her new role as Co-Chair of the Oﬀshore Wind Industry Council, and I look forward to working with her.”

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COMMERCIAL GRADE CABIN RIB PROVIDES SAFE WORKING Originally planned for exhibition on the water at Seawork 2020, the South Africa- based Gemini Marine has now launched a new version of its Waverider WR1060 GRP Cabin RIB This cabin RIB has been developed specifically for professional use in coastal waters by, among others, emergency services, and marine contractors. It has been designed to meet the demand from the commercial market to be able to protect their crew better against weather and environmental conditions during longer stays on the water. The Gemini Cabin is available in a standard version (WR880 & WR1060) and in an extended version (WR1060 only). The standard version can comfortably seat up to 6 people, while the extended version can take up to 10 people. The wheelhouse can be supplied with an open rear or with a closed rear bulkhead including access door and rear windows. The foredeck can be safely accessed via a front door in the cabin’s forecastle. The Gemini Cabin RIBs are ideally suited for use in patrol activities, for support with shipping guidance, for carrying out security tasks, as a safety boat, for calamities and evacuation intervention, for Search & Rescue tasks, for support during diving work, or tender/light cargo duties.

In common with other Gemini models, this RIB has a full CE-B marking, the certification of which has been carried out by a notified body designated and recognized by the EU. In addition, this RIB complies with the English MCA Workboat Code 2 TAKE A SEAT This first demo Gemini WR1060 GRP Cabin RIB has been equipped by Novi marine with Ullman Echelon shockabsorbing seats with 3-Dimensional suspension technology, described as being capable of absorbing even the hardest side impact when landing at unfavourable angles. They are fitted on sliders with 300mm of travel to accommodate perfect driving ergonomics in both sitting and standing positions. Passengers are provided comfortable Ullman Biscaya suspension seats with the new MK3 storage base allowing additional 36 litres of compartment space per seat and narrow handles to free up space in the aisle. 50 KNOTS The propulsion is provided by two Yamaha F300BTEX outboard engines, good for a top speed of over 50 knots and with the help of a Vetus BowPro 42 kgf proportional and brushless thruster, this 11 metre long and 3.15 metre wide Gemini can even manoeuvre accurately to the centimetre in strong crosswinds. For the hull, Gemini uses vacuum infusion technology with foam core to keep the weight down while not compromising on strength. The well-known UK based company Seaglaze was chosen for the windows and entrance doors.

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In terms of navigation and communication equipment, you will find the latest version of the Simrad NSS16 EVO3S HD multi-functional displays, the latest Simrad Halo 20+ pulse compression radar dome and a FLIR M232 thermal camera, mounted on a folding navigation bracket. This example also features washing facilities and a toilet in addition to useful items including a heavy-duty bow fender with hand-held radiation for safer transfers, a Jason’s Cradle for MOB recovery and a sturdy diving ladder on the A-frame. In common with other Gemini models, this RIB has a full CE-B marking, the certification of which has been carried out by a notified body designated and recognized by the EU. In addition, this RIB complies with the English MCA Workboat Code 2 and can optionally be supplied with a Category 2 60nM certificate of class. A class certificate for the hull by an IACS is also available on request. Prices in Europe start from €99,000 excl. VAT for the standard Gemini WR880 Cabin RIB with single outboard engine. This Gemini WR1060 Cabin RIB is now on display and available for demos, sea trials and for the use of non-profit charities, in addition to being available for sale and rental for the professional market.

8 The propulsion is provided by two Yamaha F300BTEX outboard engines, good for a top speed of over 50 knots

8 The boat carries Simrad NSS16 EVO3S HD multi-functional displays

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RESEARCH VESSEL SHOWCASES FAROESE SHIPBUILDING A shipyard on the tiny island community of the Faroes has stunned the commercial marine world by turning out a cutting-edge research vessel The research vessel Jákup Sverri was built in the Faroese MEST Shipyard and recently classed by Bureau Veritas who have been widely singing its praises. The vessel’s primary task will be to survey in and around the Faroe Islands. Measuring 54 metres in length, Jákup Sverri, which will conduct work for the Faroe Marine Research Institute, is packed with the latest specialized and highly automated equipment for oceanographic and fishing research activities, including pelagic and bottom trawling, underwater acoustic research, hydrographic, seismic, ROV operations, and plankton and bottom sampling. To support its wide-ranging operational profile the vessel - which features four scientific laboratories has also been equipped with a dynamic positioning (DP) system and is outfitted for operation in ice and cold climates.

A real stand-out feature is that as confirmed by underwater noise measurements. This is primarily achieved by diesel-electric propulsion with elastically mounted diesel generators and an electrically driven five blade ultra-silent propeller

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Bureau Veritas was involved with the project from its early design stages, with the vessel’s characteristic RV5414 design developed in-house by MEST Shipyard. Close cooperation with MEST Shipyard enabled BV specialists to provide

technical and regulatory expertise helping ensure compliance with the applicable class rules and statutory regulations. The design review process has been coordinated by the Nordic plan approval oﬃce in Copenhagen, which is fully qualified for newbuilding projects. Local surveyor presence on the Faroe Islands enabled BV to support the shipyard throughout the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, without any denial or postponement of survey requests. Gijsbert de Jong, recently appointed Marine Chief Executive for Bureau Veritas’ Nordic region, explained: “A real stand-out feature is that the vessel is among the quietest ships ever built to facilitate marine research activities as confirmed by underwater noise measurements. This is primarily achieved by diesel-electric propulsion with elastically mounted diesel generators and an electrically driven five blade ultra-silent propeller. During sea trials, the ship has proven to have excellent seakeeping characteristics to the satisfaction of the owner and crew.”

8 The vessel is among the quietest ships ever built to facilitate marine research

A compact electric propulsion system is the star feature of a new 23m long aluminium ferry from Baltic Workboats. ‘Ferry 22 Electric’ is fully electric and charged via automatic charger. Designed for the transport of 100 passengers, the model has a highly compact electrical propulsion system that is half the size of a conventional diesel-electric propulsion system, due to its smaller, highly eﬃcient, and lightweight electrical motors, explained Baltic Workboats. “The charging tower and pantograph are located on shore on a floating pontoon. The vessel is secured via fixed length mooring lines and small amount of thrust is kept on propulsion. For charging purposes the vessel position will be checked by an automation system,” stated the company.

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Ferry features compact electric propulsion

8 Baltic Workboats’ ’Ferry 22 Electric’ has a highly compact electrical propulsion system

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whole energy need of the vessel except the propulsion system. The propulsion system can also be run from the diesel genset. The generator is used to fully charge the batteries in the absence of shore power. Baltic Workboats has also introduced the ‘Ferry 30 Cat’ model. The aluminium catamaran ferry is 30m long and supplied with two independent propulsion units. Power is transferred from Volvo Penta D13 main diesel engines trough ZF gearbox to shaft lines and FPP propellers. The propulsion configuration also allows to sail with only one engine in case of an emergency. Solar panels are installed and come with a solar charger controller for optimum eﬃciency. The vessel is also equipped with a genset.

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SHIP & BOATBUILDING The first of a versatile trio of small, singlehold Eco Trader cargo ships with some unusual characteristics has joined the fleet of Hamburg-based Alster Ship Chartering, writes Tom Todd. Elke K is small at 86.93m loa and 15.00m wide and is described as a modern, new-generation and environmentally friendly cargo carrier. Built by Dutch shipyard Royal Bodewes, it is the first of three Type Eco Trader 5,150 DWAT bulk/breakbulk newbuilds for Bodewes new German customer Alster Ship Chartering. The owner operates a listed fleet of ten coastal vessels carrying mainly bulk and breakbulk cargo. The ships are box-shaped single-deckers of 3,500-5,000tons, strengthened for heavy cargo. Elke K is 84.98m bpp and has a maximum draft of 6.35m. Of 2,999gt, it has a MaK 6M25C main engine of 1740kW/720rpm operating on MGO rather than HFO - which reports said was to allow more space for cargo. The engine provides about 12 knots via Siemens 350kW gearing and a nozzle mounted CPP Caterpillar propeller. Also on board are two unidentified 129kW/1500rpm Caterpillar generators and a 66kWe emergency engine. The rudder is from

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Benes, the steering gear from Rolls Royce and the 300kW bow thruster from Veth. Of special note on the Dutch-flagged and BV-classified, Elke K is its generously sized 60 x12.40m single hold with a free height of 8.68 and total capacity of 221.000 cft. The hold is covered by ten pontoon type hatch covers

from Coops & Nieborg operated by a gantry crane and is billed as particularly suitable for bulk and breakbulk cargo. There are two grain bulkheads. Builders Bodewes also draw attention to what is described as the newbuild’s “distinctive” energy-saving bow. The stem is straight with an upper slope, which the yard says enables the ship “to slice easily through the waves facing less resistance”. Elke K’s double hull design is characterized by the bulbless straight bow, with an almost vertical stem profile. “Combining these ship features results in improved seagoing characteristics”, the yard says, as well as lower fuel consumption and reduced CO2 emissions. The new German trio was described by oﬃcials as “an important step towards a green future” and as “part of a shared mission to reduce CO2 emissions and ... commit to protecting and maintaining the marine environment”.

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HIGH-SPEED PLATFORM AIDS TECH DEVELOPMENT Autonomous systems development could be given a boost with a new high-speed technology demonstrator vessel currently nearing the end of a refit project

RANGE OF APPLICATIONS The VSV could be used for testing electronics, navigation systems, communications systems, and autonomous systems. It could also be used for high speed support and even yacht race chase boats. “Ambex is in contact with a number of autonomous systems manufacturers to use the vessel as a potential test and trials platform,” said Mr Smith, but added no deals have been confirmed yet. COMPLEX REFIT Ambex has spent around GB£250,000 on the refit. Already familiar with the vessel as it fitted its original systems, the company gutted these attachments, redesigned the engine room and replaced the original Seatek diesels with a pair of Caterpillar C7.1s, each pushing 507hp through ZF gearboxes to France Helices surface drives. Ambex carried out all engineering work, including installation of the new drivetrain, electrics, hydraulics and fuel tanks, as well as fitting features such as a carbon fibre galley. The interior now includes six SHOXS shock-mitigation seats

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From 2021, Ambex Ltd’s 50-knot British Venture Very Slender Vessel (VSV) demonstrator is expected to be available for commercial charter. The ex-military composite VSV features a unique wave piercing hull form that enables it to act as a stable test and trial platform, even while operating at top speed. The VSV is thought to be only the second of its type in non-military ownership. As the VSV is prepared for sea trials in December, William Smith, director of Ambex, explained: “It’s quite rare for the industry to have access to a 50-knot trial platform.” provided by Allsalt Maritime. The initial work was carried out in Shoreham, West Sussex, then the vessel was moved to the Isle of Wight, where it was painted and bow teak decking was installed. Following this, the vessel moved to Hythe, Hampshire, where Ambex is renting space from Fairline to complete the engineering and fit-out ready for launch this month.

8 Ambex is in the process of preparing the British Venture demonstrator vessel for sea trials

CORE SUPPORT Navico and Allsalt Maritime are both supporting the project. Navico will use the VSV as the Simrad Technology Demonstrator boat during 2021, hosting key customers/ prospects and using it for events. Allsalt Maritime will use the VSV to demonstrate its SHOXS seats, while Ambex will use it for testing and R&D trialling their own products. Based at Portsmouth Harbour, next to Ambex’s 16.5m aluminium monohull vessel for testing and trialling electronics, the VSV can be used globally and is transportable by sea and air. British Venture will be on show at the Simrad stand during Seawork 2021, and present at Speed@Seawork.

An offshore energy support vessel (OESV) operator has ordered two further Chartwell Marine 24 catamarans that will be the first equipped with a new foil optimisation and stability system (FOSS) designed by BAR Technologies. This system will help dampen pitch and roll on Seacat Services’ new vessels, further enhancing stability and manoeuvrability, and improving comfort for offshore wind technicians. Vessel optimisation also contributes to reduced fuel burn and emissions, with efficiency savings of up to 15%, representing a valid alternative to hybrid designs. Ian Baylis, managing director at Seacat Services, said: “The Chartwell 24 platform has already proven itself a versatile solution as we

Photo: Seacat Services

FOSS system aids Chartwell efficiency

8 Seacat Weatherly was launched earlier this year and is already working at UK oﬀshore wind sites

invest in our fleet to meet the demands of our broadening project portfolio. With the FOSS addition, Chartwell and BAR Technologies have helped us to take another step forward, while retaining the familiar vessel qualities that contribute to our proven formula.”

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This deal closely follows Seacat’s double order for the new BARTech 30 vessel in September, with the build contract for all four boats awarded to Diverse Marine. Delivery of the vessels is scheduled for the spring of 2022 and 2023. The pair of FOSS equipped vessels - to be named Seacat Sceptre and Seacat Sovereign - will bring increased versatility to Seacat’s fleet, particularly for testing deep water charters. They will also further the company’s commitment to pursuing solutions for more fuel-eﬃcient vessel operations that do not compromise performance at sea. Seacat’s first Chartwell 24 vessels, Seacat Weatherly and Seacat Rainbow, were launched earlier this year and are working at UK oﬀshore wind sites.

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COMPLETION FINALLY IN SIGHT FOR NEW GERMAN DREDGER A four-year, €95 million dredger newbuilding project in Hamburg could now be entering its final stage, reports Tom Todd

Osteriff will draw 6.9m and have a dredging depth of maximum 25m. It will be capable of loading 7,500m3 and have eight Bodenventile for offloading, a hold pumping system and a dredging pump capacity of maximum 1,945kW capacity Delivery of Osteriff is now expected next year - when it will also be officially named - but exactly when is still not certain. WSV spokeswoman Claudia Thoma told Maritime Journal: “According to the Pella Sietas Shipyard, the handover of the dredger will take place at the earliest in the second quarter of 2021”. The ship will see service mainly on the Lower Elbe and in Hamburg and will “strengthen the WSV’s fleet of owned ships and its dredging capacity”, Thoma declared. Osteriff will draw 6.9m and have a dredging depth of maximum 25m. It will be capable of loading 7,500m3 and have

Photo: Pella Sietas

The 133.27 loa, 23m wide trailing suction hopper dredger Osteriff was ordered from Elbe shipyard Pella Sietas in December 2016 by the German Government for operation with its Waterways and Shipping Administration (WSV). Originally it had been due for delivery in December 2018. However, the yard itself said when the order was placed that meeting the deadline would be “challenging given the complexity of the ship”. And so it has been. The 12,036dwt Osteriff is only now being outfitted and finished off at Pella Sietas after floating out this autumn, an operation delayed by almost a year. The reason for the delay was a silt buildup, now cleared, preventing ship movement at the yard, which is located where the River Este meets the Elbe near Hamburg.

eight Bodenventile for offloading, a hold pumping system and a dredging pump capacity of maximum 1,945kW capacity. The WSV and Pella Sietas have already reported that the newbuild will have what is described as a low-emission and “particularly eco-friendly”, 14,000kW diesel-electric drive for Elbe tidal operations providing up to 13 knots. The WSV told Maritime Journal late 2020 that Osteriff’s propulsion and energy generation configuration will comprise “five identical MAK 8M25E engines each of 2800kW. Of similar size to the new Osteriff at 131.75m x 23m, the WSV’s only existing suction dredger, Nordsee, has a smaller loading volume of 6,100m3. It has been in service since 1978 and its diesel-electric propulsion system comprises two MaK 8M552AK diesels for a total 7,060kW and a top speed of 11 knots.

8 WSV dredger newbuild Osteriﬀ after floating out

USWE project concludes In November 2018 the EU Social Partners of the Shipbuilding and Maritime Equipment sector, SEA Europe and industriAll Europe, together with Tknika, the Basque VET Applied Research Centre, and Turku University of Applied Science, launched a joint project for Upskilling Shipbuilding Workforce in Europe (USWE). The social partners were mandated to undertake this important project by their national members of the EU Social Dialogue

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Committee for Shipbuilding. The aim of the project was to continue the important work and recommendations of the previous joint EU social dialogue skills projects. In particular, the project sought to further identify the main skills gaps in the sector in relation to the adaptation to industry 4.0 and green technologies and the further digitalisation of the workplace. The project, co-financed by Erasmus+, has involved 70 organisations including shipyards,

suppliers, industrial associations, trade unions and education providers from across Europe. The USWE project has delivered an innovative methodology for managing sectoral skills and profiles in the shipbuilding industry. It identified the main skills and occupational needs, both now and in the next 5 and 10 years, and analysed the impact of 4.0 technologies on existing occupations and skills while identifying new ones that will be in high demand in the future.

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regulations will be required to ensure safety. Moving transport from the roads will, naturally, increase traffic on the waters. Of course, the idea is to share the load and create a steady flow rather than bottlenecks. But it is crucial that this transformation does not come at the cost of the safety of seafarers and other maritime workers in ports and harbours. Coastal waters and ports are inherently dangerous places, which means they need marine aids to navigation, such as buoys and lights, to mark safe lines of passage and prevent accidents — in much the same way signs, central reservations and other markings are used on our roads. With the waters around the UK coasts potentially become busier in the future, the reliability and effectiveness of these marine aids will become even more crucial. Founded in 1994, Hydrosphere claims to be the UK and Ireland’s leading supplier of marine aids to navigation, providing high-quality, reliable and cost-effective solutions to the marine industry.

8 Moving transport from the roads will, naturally, increase traﬃc on the waters

Enhanced digital connectivity for navaids Australian navaids supplier Sealite, has announced that it will soon launch a new protocol convertor called Universal Gateway. Sealite’s release of satellite and GSMenabled devices has made digital connectivity, asset monitoring and control seamless. But what about the ability to connect other types of devices? The soon to be released Universal Gateway allows connection to a much wider range of marine assets. AtoN managers will gain full visibility and control of their devices via the Star2M asset management platform, or can choose to integrate into their existing management systems. The Sealite Universal Gateway (SL-UGW) is

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8 The soon to be released Universal Gateway allows connection to a much wider range of marine assets

a standalone protocol converter. It connects to products of various protocols and allows it to talk to an entire system. As a result, devices and systems are able to work together to

access, exchange, integrate and cooperatively use data in a coordinated manner. It is bi-directional, meaning the system can then communicate and command back to the asset for control or monitoring purposes. It includes fully configurable interface mapping. This can be implemented by an integrator or end-user to align with their products. The product can be used to supplement existing Sealite Aids to Navigation products as well as other lighting products. It is also optimised for third-party equipment integration and is SATCOM enabled. The Universal Gateway hardware is supplied as a complete mechanical assembly with multiple options available to connect to third party devices.

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NORWEGIAN STATE BACKING FOR LOANS AT DOGGER BANK Dogger Bank offshore windfarm partners Equinor and SSE Renewables recently reached Financial Closure on the first two phases of the development As part of the package, Norwegian state-backed Export Credit Guarantee Agency GIEK is providing Triple-A loan guarantees totalling NOK 3.6bn (GBP 300m) in support of contracts awarded to Norwegian exporters Aibel and OHT Alfa Lift. “Equinor truly appreciates the collaboration with GIEK and the tremendous support provided to Dogger Bank. GIEK’s participation is instrumental in the financing of Dogger Bank and in promoting Norwegian contractors - both for this as well as future projects” says Mads Holm, Senior Vice President & Head of Finance in Equinor. GIEK is participating in the international bank syndicate that is financing the Dogger Bank transactions, working alongside the Swedish Export Credit Agency (EKN) and their French equivalent, BpiFrance Assurance Export. “Dogger Bank will increase the UK’s access to renewable energy, and I would like to congratulate Equinor and SSE on all their hard work. I am also happy that GIEK is contributing to strengthen Norwegian suppliers, not just in this project but in the entire offshore wind sector,” says Norway’s minister of trade and industry, Iselin Nybø. “GIEK’s pragmatic and collaborative approach has been an important factor in enabling Financial Close to be reached, and the sponsors look forward to continuing to work closely and productively with GIEK throughout the term of the financing,” says Oliver Cass, Finance Director at Dogger Bank Wind Farms. HIGH-VOLTAGE TRANSMISSION Offshore service specialist Aibel will supply High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) transformer platforms in a concept developed jointly with ABB. The transmission system will be HVDC because of Dogger Bank’s distance from shore - it lies over 130 kilometres off the Yorkshire coast. Aibel is already working on a transformer platform for the Dolwin wind array in the German sector of the North Sea. INSTALLATION VESSEL Traditionally involved in oil and gas, OHT is going through a major transition and will deliver transportation and installation of monopiles and transition pieces using its Ulstein-designed semi-submersible newbuilding Alfa Lift. When delivered

next year from China, the 51,000-dwt vessel will be the world’s largest vessel for installing oﬀshore wind foundations. Equinor and SSE will be using the largest wind turbines on the market, with tough demands on both the technology and the ship required to install the monopiles. MacGregor Norway and Kongsberg Maritime are supplying the ‘smart deck’ technology, including advanced dynamic positioning (DP), that will make the process quicker, safer and more cost eﬀective.

8 Oﬀshore service specialist Aibel will supply High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) transformer platforms

TRIPLE-A INSTRUMENTS GIEK’s AAA-rated instruments are among the most valuable guarantees internationally, and its role in extending banks’ lending capacity often makes it easier to finalise funding for large projects. GIEK guarantees are conditional on participation by Norwegian exporters. GIEK managing director Ms Wenche Nistad urges Norwegian exporters and all their sub-suppliers seeking a market share in the global offshore wind market to approach their banks and GIEK. “Offshore wind promises significant opportunities for the future, and together we can find the optimal funding solution to help you grow your business,” she says. Sister agency Export Credit Norway (Eksportkreditt) is also participating in the Dogger Bank line-up, providing loans of around NOK 900m under the GIEK guarantee. GIEK and Export Credit Norway are set to merge next summer. “That will result in an even more efficient, user-friendly organisation and streamlined process,” said Nistad.

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To develop your product concept, you will be given access to a world-leading Admiralty navigation products and data that is used to support international shipping. The winner will receive around £75,000 worth of prizes, including hands-on support and marine geospatial data from the UKHO to develop an alpha product to test in the market.

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MYTON LAW ADVISES ON GB£3m CONTRACT

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Specialist shipping, rail and logistics firm Myton Law has advised a UK boat builder on a vessel build and export contract with an Irish fishing company worth over GB£3m. Parkol Marine Engineering’s 27m trawler order is the first boat the company has ever constructed for export. Parkol has boatyards in Whitby and Middlesbrough, and the vessel build at Middlesbrough is already underway with completion expected by April 2021. Sally Atkinson, director of Parkol Marine Engineering, said: “Winning this export deal was an important milestone for our company. Now that we have this export experience under our belts, we aim to win more business overseas and have another build for export in the pipeline.” Hull-based Myton Law wrote and negotiated the vessel build contract and wrote or advised on various cross guarantees involving UK Export Finance and Natwest. “As always Myton Law is delighted to have supported Parkol in putting in place the various agreements required. Building for export was new territory for Parkol and required appropriate revisions to its build contract,” commented Myton Law’s John Habergham.

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8 The vessel build at Parkol’s Middlesbrough shipyard is underway

Myton Law also acted for Parkol Marine Engineering to negotiate build contracts, worth in total over GB£5m, for two new vessels launched for sea trials in September. These were the 200t twin-rig trawler Reliance III, destined for Banﬀshire, Scotland, to work netting prawns and white fish, and the 260t Havara, a salmon feed support vessel headed for the Shetland Islands in Scotland.

The International Salvage Union’s (ISU) long-standing legal adviser, Rob Wallis, consultant to, and former partner of international law firm, Hill Dickinson, is to retire from the position in early 2021. The Executive Committee of the ISU has selected Richard Gunn, partner of international law firm, Reed Smith LLP, to take on the role. The timing of Mr Wallis’ move is to be determined but it is expected that the two will begin their handover towards the end of this year. Mr Gunn is Reed Smith’s global head of marine casualty. He is a qualified master mariner and served in the merchant navy for 12 years before coming ashore to work in shipping operations. He then trained as an English solicitor and qualified in 1996.

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MAINTAINING MARITIME LAW AND ORDER OFF NORWAY Viking Life-Saving Equipment A/S has carved out a niche for itself as a trusted and influential supplier of maritime safety solutions. The acquisition of the Norwegian lifeboat manufacturer Norsafe in 2018 further bolstered Viking’s reputation and market presence; and this expansion was rewarded when Viking Norsafe secured a contract from the Norwegian police the following year to construct a new patrol boat, winning out over five other boatbuilders in the process. The 12m vessel, a Viking Norsafe Munin S1200 Pilot is laid out to maximise its suitability for police patrol and law enforcement duties in the area encompassing the 38 municipalities between Gardermoen and the Swedish border. A key aspect of the vessel’s fit-out is an extensive, state-ofthe-art navigation and communications package from Raymarine. “Several meetings were held between police representatives and senior technical personnel from Viking Norsafe to look at different setups,” remembers Eirik Møllergaard, Senior Sales Manager, Defence & Professional at Viking Norsafe. “A number of different suppliers were evaluated, and it was decided to move forward with the complete package solution offered by Raymarine’s Norwegian sales team.” Mr Møllergaard highlights a combined emphasis on reliability and versatility in the decision to adopt the Raymarine solution. “The Norwegian Police selected this specific configuration due to the extensive variety of uses and conditions their Munin S1200 Pilot will be expected to handle. When working in a variety of sea states, stretching from the River Glomma all the way out to Skagerrak, they need equipment with proven capabilities and the flexibility to cope with both day and night operations.” The Munin’s helm integration is based on a full navigation suite that centres around Raymarine’s Axiom multifunction display system. Two glass bridge Axiom systems have been installed and integrate seamlessly with the extensive inventory

Photo: Alphatron Marine

An impressive new Norwegian Police patrol boat benefits from a state-of-the-art navigation and communications package from Raymarine

of Raymarine electronics that have been installed to deliver superior visual navigation for a variety of different situations. Clear vision for both day and night-time operations, safety and situational awareness at night is optimised with FLIR thermal camera technology, capable of detecting other vessels or obstacles within a 360° radius of the police boat. The magnitude and scope of this equipment delivery for the boat inevitably begs the question of whether the installation and commissioning process was complicated and timeconsuming; but Eirik Møllergaard observes that the procedures went very smoothly. “The support provided by Raymarine’s Norwegian team made all the difference,” he remarks, “both in terms of sharing information and supporting Viking Norsafe’s work. This support, combined with the manuals and the straightforward design of Raymarine’s plug-and-play systems, ensured a time-efficient and safe installation.” Mr Møllergaard is pleased to report that the Raymarine solution has been well received.

8 Viking Norsafe Munin S1200 Pilot

Technology stakeholders sign MOU Two technology stakeholders have formalised their partnership by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Alphatron Marine and Terma signed the MOU on 24 November to reaﬃrms the long-lasting cooperation between the two companies and expresses a mutual intention to strengthen and expand the partnership. “As part of the agreement the parties will start planning how to set the framework for the cooperation within sales, integration, and service related to Terma’s C-Series, C-Flex Patrol and SCANTER radar solutions within the naval and maritime sector,” said the companies. “With Terma as provider of mission

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8 Erik van Boom (left), managing director of Alphatron Marine and Arjen Vos (right), Terma vice president &amp; general manager ( Europe) during the signing ceremony

critical systems and solutions and Alphatron Marine as multi-brand navigation/ communication system integrator, effective and affordable solutions can be offered and supplied to our customers.”

In addition, further mutual business potential will be investigated as part of a long-term healthy partnership in current challenging economy. Netherlands-headquartered Alphatron Marine, owned by Japan Radio Company (JRC) is a supplier of integrated bridge solutions, and producer of unique complementary products on the JRC portfolio. Denmark based high-tech Terma Group develops products and systems for defense and non-defense security applications; including command and control systems, radar systems, self-protection systems for aircraft, space technology, and aerostructures for the aircraft industry.

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AFFORDABLE DIGITALISATION FOR SMALL VESSELS

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IEC Telecom has joined forces with a global satellite operator to bring affordable quality satcom technology to smaller vessels that have limited onboard space. The France-based satellite communications company has partnered with Thuraya to offer Orion Edge V, which enables a VSAT-like communications experience over L-band with access to a cloud-based system offering a wide range of telecom services. Digitalised vessels have a competitive advantage when it comes to adapting to challenges and optimising business opportunities, but until now such benefits have been unavailable to smaller crafts. Jassem Nasser, chief strategy & marketing Officer, Thuraya Telecommunications, said: “Orion Edge V operates using a combination of Thuraya’s Orion IP broadband and the MarineStar circuit-switch voice terminals, providing a compact connectivity digital solution that can easily be transferred to another vessel if needed.” Incorporating IEC Telecom’s OneGate system into the pre-existing Orion Edge solution has brought communications to a new level with all telecom

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8 IEC Telecom has partnered with Thuraya to oﬀer Orion Edge V for smaller vessels

services now available via a virtual platform. ICT managers can monitor and control the network across all vessels of their fleet remotely via a user-friendly set of dashboards. New services, including telemedicine, videoconferencing, and remote maintenance, can be added on demand via IEC Telecom’s application store.

Garmin International’s high-resolution relief shading coverage has been expanded to countries in Europe and Australasia. Vessel operators in the UK, Ireland, Belgium, France, Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, and New Zealand and Australia, can now download relief shading chart content to exclusive BlueChart g3 Vision cartography products for an easy-to-interpret, clear view of the ocean floor. Relief shading combines rich colour and shadow, created from multibeam surveys and high-definition data, for a multidimensional illustration of bottom structure.

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AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGY WINS CHALLENGE The UK Hydrographic Oﬃce (UKHO) has announced BMT as the winner of the first Admiralty Marine Innovation Programme challenge Launched earlier this year in collaboration with RE_SET, the programme aims to help start-ups and innovators develop new solutions that support safe, secure and thriving oceans. The programme’s first innovation challenge focused on ‘Unlocking Autonomous Navigation’ and tasked participants with identifying how marine geospatial data can support the safe navigation of commercial autonomous ships. For this challenge BMT created a new navigation system, which combines their Rembrandt and Tuflow simulation technologies to enhance autonomous operations planning and real-time navigation safety in busy waterways and ports. The system successfully simulated the navigation of a 140m part-autonomous ferry in Plymouth port using multiple Admiralty data sets, including bathymetry, tidal streams and heights, seabed composition and ship routing. This new application by BMT can also be linked to other external and environmental data sources, including satellite and AIS receivers, to ensure safety and eﬃciency. As the challenge winner, BMT will collaborate with the UKHO, utilising its marine geospatial data and expertise, to develop an alpha product for the autonomous shipping sector. In addition, as part of this challenge, BMT has won a seat at the IoT Tribe Space Endeavour Accelerator to further develop technologies using satellite-derived data. The UKHO plans to roll out more challenges to help tackle

a number of vital issues, including renewable energy generation, blue carbon sequestration and sea-level rise modelling. The next challenge on Transforming Maritime Risk and Insurance is currently open for entries.

Unmanned vessel for safer ocean research The US Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute (OECI), funded by NOAA’s Oﬃce of Ocean Exploration and Research (OER) recently signed a purchase contract to acquire a DriX Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) from high-tech company iXblue. Signed over the summer, this contract consists of one DriX USV along with a novel custom-designed Universal Deployment System able to launch and recover the USV as well as other AUVs. The autonomous solution is expected to be put to sea by mid-2021. Along with the innovative Universal Deployment System, other features that led to the selection of the DriX were its mission endurance, ability to operate at high-speed and excellent oﬀshore seakeeping ability. “The ability to launch and recover unmanned surface vessels as well as other autonomous systems like AUV’s from the same launch and recovery system allows us to support a range of collaborative ocean exploration operations from a single research

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8 This contract consists of one DriX USV along with a novel custom-designed Universal Deployment System

vessel, said Larry Mayer, Director of the Center of Coastal and Ocean Mapping and the University of New Hampshire’s co-PI on the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute. The University of New Hampshire will operate the new DriX.

Unmanned piracy detection RIB Star International has launched a new unmanned surface vessel based on a standard RIB hull that has been designed for use by shipping operators to help identify piracy threats writes Dag Pike.

8 Plymouth Sound, as ’seen’ through BMT’s Rembrandt and Tuflow simulation technologies

The Narwhal Star USV is a highly eﬀective, ocean going RIB that is designed to improve the safety of passengers and crew as well as safeguarding vessels, cargo and other valuable assets on-board ships. Based on a proven RIB design the USV is a highly versatile surveillance platform that can be piloted via a remote Ground Control System (GCS), or used as a conventional, manually piloted vessel. The USV has been designed for rapid deployment from a parent vessel and can be launched using a standard davit or cargo crane. The USV would be launched from the mother ship allowing it to scout ahead of the ship to detect any threats from pirates or other craft using its advanced technology. Information gained is then transmitted back to the mother ship which can then report threats or take evasive action. This USV RIB can also be used for a wide variety of patrol and surveillance duties and it can be operated in both manned and unmanned modes. The technology behind the USV is the product of a long-term research and development project between RIB manufacturer Narwhal and UTEK, a specialist in unmanned control systems.

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22 DAY UNMANNED ATLANTIC MISSION ACCOMPLISHED Since late July the USV has mapped over 1000sq km of ocean floor, controlled around-the-clock by Sea-Kit via satellite communications from its Remote Operation Centre in Essex. Notably, the uncrewed vessel returned to Plymouth with its fuel tank still around a third full. The successful completion of this project is a major achievement for the British SME, clearly demonstrating the capabilities of their remotely-controlled USV design in terms of over-the-horizon (OTH) operation, endurance and oceangoing ability. Peter Walker, Director of Technology at Sea-Kit, expressed delight at welcoming Maxlimer back to Plymouth: “It has been a tense but exciting few weeks. The project’s overall aim was to demonstrate the capabilities of current technologies to survey unexplored or inadequately surveyed ocean frontiers and we have absolutely done that. It is a ground-breaking achievement to prove true over-the-horizon capability and the team are elated to have successfully pushed the boundaries of our USV design once again.” Named UTAS (Uncrewed Trans-Atlantic Survey) and cofunded by the UK Space Agency through the European Space Agency’s Business Application programme, the project was originally planned to be trans-ocean. However, due to travel restrictions and other planning complications resulting from COVID-19, this was ultimately not possible. Sea-Kit worked collaboratively with a number of industry partners on the UTAS project. Fugro, Global Marine Group, Map the Gaps, Teledyne CARIS, Woods Hole Group and The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 project all played a part in its successful completion. The Nippon Foundation/GEBCO Alumni through Map the Gaps, with their global distribution, allowed for 24 hour bathymetric surveying as they remotely operated the

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Sea-Kit’s 12m Uncrewed Surface Vessel Maxlimer has returned to Plymouth after 22 days of remote survey operations on Europe’s continental margin

multibeam and ensured optimised data acquisition. The proven ability to conduct remote survey operations with USVs has many beneficial applications across the oﬀshore sector. For example, critical tasks such as trans-ocean cable route surveys, needed to meet the increase in demand for data communications, can be completed without risk to personnel and with significant savings on mobilisation and operational costs when compared to executing the same task with crewed vessels.

8 Maxlimer en route back to Plymouth

A new project to design an eﬃcient and environmentally friendly high-speed planing boat has been launched. The AUTOPLAN (Automatic Navigation Assistance System for Planing and Semiplaning Crafts) project kick-oﬀ meeting was held on 10 September. In the short to medium term, the companies involved in the project will focus on developing an intelligent navigation assistance (INA) system for increasing the operational safety of planing boats by prediction of critical situations. The project will look at integrating autonomous systems to increase safety and comfort while reducing the impact of the

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Eco efficient planing boat in development

8 A new planing boat will be designed as part of the AUTOPLAN project

human factor in marine accidents. After numerical simulations and model tests for validation, an optimised prototype boat will

be built and extensive full-scale sea trials will be carried out. Included in the project is project coordinator Uzmar Shipyard, the Technical University of Berlin, Friendship Systems AG, OES-Oﬀshore Engineering Solutions Inc., Mersin University, SVA Potsdam, and Piri Reis University. AUTOPLAN is funded by the German federal ministry for economic aﬀairs and energy and Tubitak Turkey. It will be run in the framework of the MarTera (Maritime and Marine Technologies for a new Era) initiative, an ERA-Net Cofund scheme, part of the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme.

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SECURITY

ONE CRAFT CONQUERS AIR, SEA AND SUBSEA DOMAINS SubSea Craft Ltd is partnering with IrvinGQ, to develop a parachute deployment option for its surface-submersible craft, VICTA Aerial delivery is one of a number of standard methods open to commanders of maritime, joint and special operations, whether they are conventional, counter-terrorism, counterpiracy or coastal defence in orientation. Adding the potential for aerial dispatch to VICTA”s portfolio complements its highly flexible deployable options, which include launch from a road trailer, port of opportunity, heavy-lift helicopter or suitable surface platform. As a consequence, working in close partnership with IrvinGQ is an exciting prospect. VICTA is focused primarily on the defence market and one of her hallmarks is the inconspicuous insertion and extraction of ‘task-oriented force packages’ (ED: military euphemism of the month) at range. Extending that range by including airborne delivery oﬀers further flexibility and so enhances the potential of the craft.

VICTA can reach speeds of up to 40 knots on the surface over a range of 250nm, whilst submerged the craft has an endurance of up to 4 hours The IrvinGQ Maritime Craft Aerial Delivery System (MCADS) allows fast surface craft of various types to be air-dropped in concert with their crews and operators. Once married-up they can be underway in minutes. SubSea Craft is working closely with its other partners, BAR Technologies, SCISYS (CGI), Sonardyne and Diverse, alongside IrvinGQ to explore how these systems could support VICTA for its marine customers in the future.

VICTA is a unique and innovative craft, described as the world’s most sophisticated Diver Delivery Unit (DDU). Its distinctive form combines the characteristics of a LongRange Insertion Craft (LRIC) with those of a Swimmer Delivery Vehicle (SDV). Over the past two years the company has harnessed novel, market-leading technology to bring the vessel to life and VICTA is now in fit-out ahead of comprehensive trials and testing which will take place in 2021. VICTA can reach speeds of up to 40 knots on the surface over a range of 250nm, whilst submerged the craft has an endurance of up to four hours - suﬃcient to cover 25nm with two crew and six operators.

8 The prototype VICTA is currently in build

Ships sailing in US waters could be detained if they are found not to be complying with the IMO’s cyber risk management guidelines, according to cyber experts. The guidance to inspectors on how to enforce the guidelines, which come into eﬀect in January, states that serious deficiencies will require fixing and an external audit carried out within 90 days, or risk detention. Minor deficiencies will need an internal audit within 90 days and the deficiencies to be fixed prior to departure. Robert Dorey, chief executive of cyber risk management and insurance company, Astaara, said the USCG’s position is a

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Flout cyber security and risk detention

8 Shipowners are being urged to ensure cyber security is up-to-date

warning to shipowners that non-compliance is not an option. “The US Coast Guard have fired the first salvo and have put

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operators of foreign flagged vessels on clear notice that if they arrive in a US port without the required cyber security/hygiene, they risk being impounded, or at the very least being required to undertake rapid remediation,” he said. Astaara has a number of services aimed at getting shipping companies ready for the IMO guidelines deadline, including the Astaara Cyber SMS Review and introductory level, Marine CyberStaart. “Our latest product gives shipping companies a very clear picture of where they stand, where their weaknesses lie and how they would stand up to a cyber-attack,’ said Mr Dorey.

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INDUSTRY DATABASE AIR CONDITIONING & DEHUMIDIFIERS Webasto See under: Generators, Gen Sets & Auxiliaries

ALIGNMENT & TEST EQUIPMENT 8 Spectrum Metrology Unit 8, Ireton Avenue, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE4 9EU Tel: +44 116 276 6262 sales@spectrum-metrology.co.uk Electro optical metrology company selling alignment telescopes and precision electronics levels for alignment, flatness, angle, level, squareness and parallelism (shipbuilding and repair - propeller shaft and engine alignment)..

ALUMINIUM STOCKHOLDERS 8 Aalco Metals Limited Test Lane, Nursling, Southampton, SO16 9TA Tel: +44 2380 875200 Fax: +44 2380 875275 southampton@aalco.co.uk www.aalco.co.uk Aalco, a dedicated metals supplier to the Marine Industry, is the UK’s largest independent multi-metals stockholder, with an extensive inventory of aluminium, stainless steel, copper, brass, bronze and nickel alloys in all semi-finished forms. 8 Righton Blackburns Building 38, Second Avenue, The Pensnett Estate, Kingswinford, West Midlands, DY6 7UE Tel: +44 1384 276400 sales@rblimited.co.uk www.rightonblackburns.co.uk Universally acknowledged as market leader for the supply of raw materials to the marine industry, Righton Blackburns is your first choice for aluminium, stainless steel, copper alloys, plastics, composites and s teel products.

ANCHORS 8 Schmitt Anchors and Chain Cables B.V. Post Box 5500, Rotterdam, 3008 AM Tel: +31-88-0 234 100 info@schmitt-anchors.com www.schmitt-anchors.com A 24 hour worldwide service for new anchors, chaincables and other marine supplies. All available from stock. Trillo Anclas y Cadenas SLU Parque Empresarial de Coiros, Parcela 10, 15316 Coiros (La Coruna) Tel: +34 981 173478 Fax: +34 981 298705 info@rtrillo.com www.rtrillo.com Chain Cables, Shackles, Swivels, Mooring Gear and Mooring Ropes.

BARGES Neptune Shipyards BV See under: Workboat builders

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8 Williams Shipping Manor House Avenue, Milbrook, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 0LF, United Kingdom Tel: +44 2380 529555 marine@williams-shipping.co.uk www.williams-shipping.co.uk Providing marine and logistics services for over 120 years. Pontoons, Tugs, Workboats, Fast Launches, Multi-purpose Barges with cranes. Road-transportable Multicats, full operational base facilities, craneage and open storage. Our group includes marine services & vessel charter, road transport & heavy haulage, container hire & sales, warehousing & storage, and marine lubricants distribution.

BOW & STERN THRUSTERS WaterMota Ltd See under: Propulsion Systems

BUOYS & BEACONS 8 SABIK Marine Höylänlastu 2 A, Porvoo, FI-06150 Tel: +358-19-560 1100 sales@sabik-marine.com www.marine.sabik.com/ Sabik Marine design and manufacture high-quality LED marine signals and Aid to Navigation, AtoN, solutions with remote monitoring and control. JFC Marine See under: Navaids

CHAINS 8 Carlier Chaines SA 37 Rue Roger Salengro, 59733 Saint-Amand cedex Tel: +33 3 27 48 12 00 Fax: +33 3 27 48 95 27 info@carlier-chain.com www.carlier-chain.com/ CARLIER Chaines SAS Is producing chain for 90 years. We have many years of experience in manufacturing all kinds of chains, anchors & lifting accessories for any use. Our production facilities are based in North of FRANCE on 10 000 m², where we produce sizes from 10mm to 120 mm diameter. Our quality system is ISO 9001 since nearly 20 years. Our Forging dept can forge standard & on drawing items (shackles, swivels, fittings, hooks.) Our mecano welded dept can make any metal structure of maxi 12T (anchor, buoy, port & quay equipment.) This make CARLIER CHAINES SAS the most reliable partner for chains, fittings, recognize for the quality of the products, service.... MacSalvors Limited Agar Road, Pool, Redruth, Cornwall, TR15 3RS, United Kingdom Tel: +44 1209 212125 Fax: +44 1209 211084 macsalvors@btconnect.com www.macsalvors.com Suppliers of new and used anchors, chains, buoys, kenters, wire rope and shackles etc. We also purchase anchors and chain. Full chandlery. PPE suppliers including helmets and protective clothing.

CIVIL ENGINEERING CONTRACTORS 8 Herbosch-Kiere Marine Contractors Limited Power Road Studios, Studio 3.4, 114 Power Road, Chiswick, London, W4 5PY nited Kingdom 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.

CONTROLS & CABLES 8 Briggs Marine Contractors Ltd Seaforth House, Seaforth Place, Burntisland, Fife, KY3 9AX, Scotland Tel: +44 1592 872939 Fax: +44 1592 873779 marketing@briggsmarine.com www.briggsmarine.com Our services include; vessel charter, renewable energy services, offshore windfarm maintenance solution, submarine cable installation, repair and maintenance, marine engineering, marine salvage, pollution response, environmental consultancy, oil and gas terminal operations, aids to navigation services, and third party vessel management.

CRANES 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.

DECK EQUIPMENT 8 IBERCISA DECK MACHINERY Molinos 25, (Pontevedra), 36213-Vigo, Spain Tel: +34 986 213 900 Fax: +34 986 202 779 ibercisa@ibercisa.es www.ibercisa.es IBERCISA is a technological company. Founded in 1969, has been dedicated to the design and manufacture, under its own technology, a widest range of deck machinery for all kind of marine markets (fishing, tugs, oceanographic, navy, offshore, civil, merchant, research and dredging). Lemans Nederland BV See under: Winches

8 Atlas Winch & Hoist Services Ltd Old Station Yard, Station Road, Biggar, Lanarkshire, ML12 6DQ Tel: +44 1899 221577 Mobile: +44 7836 545117 Fax: +44 1899 221515 info@winchhire.com www.winchhire.co.uk Hirers and Suppliers of 2/4/6/8-point mooring sets available, single, double and triple drum winches available. Fairleads, deck sheaves, anchors, diesel or electric driven hydraulic power units. Air tugger winches, wire ropes, slings and shackles. New or reconditioned equipment available. 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.

DESIGN 8 Deri Jones & Associates Ltd Llwyngwyn, Forge, Machynlleth, SY20 8RR Tel: +44 1654 702001 info@djaweb.co.uk / www.djaweb.co.uk We focus on the engineering and design of construction systems for complex, large structures, providing accurate parts for CNC cutting and comprehensive assembly instructions. 8 Southerly Designs 2 Carrol St, Port Denison, 6525 Tel: +61 8 9927 2750 info@southerly.com.au www.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 8 Island Computer Systems Ltd 41 Horsebridge Hill, Isle of Wight, 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.

DIESEL ENGINES & SPARES 8 Beta Marine Ltd Davy Way, Waterwells, Quedgeley, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL8 8LT Tel: +44 1453 723492 Fax: +44 1453 883742 sales@betamarine.co.uk www.betamarine.co.uk Since 1987 Beta Marine has developed an enviable reputation for providing quiet and smooth-running marine diesel engines and generating sets to suit a wide variety of applications. They are renowned for durability, longevity, reliability and deliver an excellent return on investment.

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INDUSTRY DATABASE WKM Cornelisse Trading BV Leerbroekseweg 43, PO Box 146, Gorinchem, 4200 AC Tel: +31 345 517122 Fax: +31 345 684 230 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. Distributors for J.A.McDermott Corp 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. WaterMota Ltd See under: Propulsion Systems 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. 8 RK Marine Ltd Hamble River Boatyard, Bridge Road, Swanwick, Hampshire, SO31 7EB Tel: +44 1489 583572 Fax: +44 1489 583172 sales@rkmarine.co.uk www.rkmarine.co.uk RK Marine is the South Coast’s main Volvo Penta Centre. Specialists in supporting the commercial marine industry. Services include engine sales, repairs, overhauls, parts sales and boat yard services. 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. 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

DIESEL POWER & PROPULSION 8 Motorenrevisie Spaarnestad Nijverheidsweg 27G, Haarlem, 2031 CN, Netherlands Tel: +31 23 531 03 17 revisie@spaarnestad.nl www.spaarnestad.nl With over 30 years of experience in the field of maritime & industrial diesel engines. We are official dealer of Bosch Diesel Center | John Deere | Yanmar | Balmar | Zenoro | Delphi | Caterpillar | MTU (Service dealer)

DISTRESS SIGNALS & PYROTECHNICS 8 Dacon AS Durudveien 35, HASLUM., 1344 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. 8 WesCom Signal & Rescue Langstone Technology Park, Langstone Road, Havant, Hampshire, PO9 1SA Tel: +44 2392 415700 Fax: +44 2392 415701 info@wescomsignal.com www.wescomsignal.com/ The world’s leading manufacturer of Pains Wessex & Comet SOLAS approved pyrotechnic marine distress signals. Products are available in all major ports through our global distribution network.

DIVING & MARINE CONTRACTORS 8 Northern Divers (Eng) Ltd Oslo Road, Sutton Fields Industrial Estate, Hull, Yorkshire, HU7 0YN, United Kingdom 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. Medway Diving Contractors Ltd 215 City Way, Rochester, Kent, ME1 2TL, United Kingdom 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. Approved UK and Worldwide service to 50 metres. Full range of equipment. ADC Member.

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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 Today Quest provides a large range of diving and marine related services and owns and operates a comprehensive fleet of marine plant and equipment from our operations base at Portland Harbour Dorset

DREDGING BP Norse Marine (UK) Cleverley Cottage, Bishops Waltham, Southampton, Hampshire, SO32 1FX Tel: +44 1489 890031 Fax: +44 1489 890031 jan@bpnorsemarine.co.uk www.bpnorsemarine.co.uk Coastal towing, tug with 12 tonne BP, 160 cubic meters Hopper Barge, 16x8m Crane barge/dredger - Barge Norse 2, silt disposal, quayside maintenance & fendering, and fully crewed deliveries. Based in the Solent area, with 25 years' experience in the marine industry. 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 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 Rohde Nielsen A/S Nyhavn 20, Copenhagen K., DK-1051 Tel: +45 33 91 25 07 Fax: +45 33 91 25 14 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 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.

DREDGING EQUIPMENT 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, safety and environmental impact. 8 Seadrec Ltd Blackhall House, Blackhall Lane, P O Box 45, Paisley, R enfrewshire, PA1 1HH Tel: +44 1418 874131 seadrec@aol.com 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. Neptune Shipyards BV See under: Workboat Builders 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. See Baars Confloat BV at Pontoons and or Modular Pontoon Systems 8 Damen Dredging Equipment PO Box 1021, 3860 BA Nijkerk, Netherlands 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.

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.

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INDUSTRY DATABASE ELECTRICAL PROPULSION SYSTEMS 8 MJR Power & Automation 85 & 88 Willows Court, Teesside Industrial Estate, Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9PP Tel: +44 1642 762151 sales@mjrcontrols.com www.mjrcontrols.com For over 25 years, MJR has delivered turnkey marine power, electrical and automation projects to the commercial, energy and renewable marine sectors providing consultancy, engineering, construction, installation and commissioning services.

ELECTRONICS Neyland Marine Services Limited See under: Electrical installations & repairs

ELECTRONICS – GENERAL 8 BPX Electro Mechanical Unit 3 Rothley Lodge Commercial Park, Leicester, LE7 7NL Tel: +44 1162 999100 www.bpx.co.uk For over 50 years we have been proudly stocking, selling, supporting and servicing automation and control components, devices and solutions, operating as distributors for many of the world’s leading electrical, electronic and pneumatic manufacturers.

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 8 Buoyant Works Unit 4, Little Trethew Industrial Estate, Horningtops, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 3PZ Tel: +44 7850 778109 andrew@buoyantworks.com www.buoyantworks.com/ Buoyant Works is an innovative designer and manufacturer of high performance, lightweight fendering and offshore wind farm impact protection products. 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

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8 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 1616 535964 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 Manuplas Unit 18 Estover Road, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 7PY Tel: +44 1752 771740 sales@manuplas.co.uk www.advancedinsulation.com 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.

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, Turkey 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.

FIRE PROTECTION 8 Global Insulation (European) Limited Unit 84, Station Road, Hayling Island, Hampshire, PO11 0EL, United Kingdom 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.

FINANCE

GALLEY AND LAUNDRY EQUIPMENT

8 Shawbrook Bank Prospero, 73 London Road, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 1LQ Tel: +44 7789 685357 / +44 7799 134682 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.

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

FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT

GENERATORS, GEN SETS & AUXILIARIES

8 Marine Fire Safety Limited Unit D1-D4, 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 plus SOLAS liferafts. All at competitive prices.

8 Kohler Power Systems 1 Kristallaan, Zevenbergen, 4761 ZC, Netherlands Tel: +1 800-544-2444 Muriel.HUGUET@kohlereurope.com Kohler Power Systems, provides complete power systems, including generators (residential, industrial, mobile, portable, and marine), automatic transfer switches, paralleling switchgear, monitoring controls, and accessories for emergency, prime power and energy-management applications. Kohler has delivered energy solutions for markets worldwide since 1920 WaterMota Ltd See under: Propulsion Systems

8 Sulzer Rotating Equipment Services UK Southampton Service Center, Centurion Industrial Park, Bitterne Road West, Southampton, Hampshire, SO18 1ZA, United Kingdom Tel: +44 2380 631611 service.uk@sulzer.com www.kohlerpower.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 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. 8 Webasto Webasto House, White Rose Way, Doncaster Carr, South Yorkshire, DN4 5JH,United Kingdom 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, United Kingdom 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.

HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING Webasto See under: Generators, Gen Sets & Auxiliaries

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INDUSTRY DATABASE 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 With over 25 years experience in hydraulic engineering we supply and distribute the full range of Staffa Motors and Kawasaki Hydraulic Pumps 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 clients needs.

INSURANCE SERVICES 8 A-Plan Insurance 2 Foregate Street, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR1 1DB Tel: +44 1905 930760 sales@aplan.co.uk www.aplan.co.uk A-Plan Commercial Marine is a long established Specialist Insurance broker providing insurance solutions to the UK Marine market. 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. 8 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 8 Jo Bird & Co Ltd Factory Lane, Basonbridge, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 4RN Tel: +44 1278 785546 Fax: +44 1278 780541 info@jobird.co.uk www.jobird.co.uk Jo Bird and company have been making safety equipment cabinets from composite materials for over 30 years.

8 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 fire fighting equipment to SOLAS and MED.

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 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 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.

MARINE CIVILS 8 JD Marine & Sons Ltd Lock Head, Kings Dock, Swansea, SA1 1QR Tel: +44 1792 457174 enquires@jdmarineandsons.com www.jdgroupservices.com/ JD Marine and Sons is a specialist marine company based in Swansea and supporting the marine industry across the UK. We provide a range of services and equipment to for the marine sector using our own fleet that continues to grow alongside our business. These vessels are our own and are deployed from our Swansea base in the Bristol Channel – but work around the UK coastline. 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.

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MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MONITORING SYSTEMS

8 Land & Water Group Ltd Weston Yard, Albury, Surrey, GU5 9AF Tel: +44 8442 251958 Fax: +44 8448 751261 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.

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 TMS (Teignmouth Maritime Services Limited) 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 Estate, 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 8 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.

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: Selfcertification in permanent connections as machinery part.-EN 362 certified product range in PPE industrial safety – connectors. Over 200 items available, made in France.

NAVAIDS 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. 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.

NAVAL ARCHITECTS & MARINE ENGINEERS

MODULAR PONTOON SYSTEMS

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. Offshore Support

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.

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

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INDUSTRY DATABASE

8 Tidal Transit Limited Unit 6 North Creake Airfield Business Park, Bunkers Hill, Egmere, Walsingham, Norfolk Tel: +44 1328 854 225 charter@tidal-transit.com www.tidal-transit.com Tidal Transit provides access solutions to the offshore energy industry. Via its fleet of purpose built vessels, Tidal Transit transports people and cargo to and from offshore assets. The company's fleet is focused on increasing efficiency and time on structures with the aim of reducing the LOCE

OIL POLLUTION CONTROL 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 8 Sue Stevens Media Ltd 7 Foxhills, Ashurst, SO40 7ED Tel: +44 23 8029 2992 suestevens@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 Jotun Paints (Europe) Ltd 7 Stather Road, Flixborough Industrial Estate, Scunthorpe, DN15 8RR Tel: +44 1724 400 000 marineenquiries@jotun.co.uk www.jotun.com Jotun is the global leading provider of marine coatings, with established positions in protective, decorative and powder coatings worldwide. It has 39 production facilities and representation in over 100 countries.

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.

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

PIPE COUPLINGS Marine Ventures Ltd - Straub Pipe Coupling – Repair Clamps Marven House, 1 Field Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 6AP Tel: +44 118 950 3707 Fax: +44 118 950 4066 straub@marineventures.co.uk www.straub.co.uk Straub pipe joining system and wraparound pipe repair clamps concept. A well proven means of joining plain-end metal (carbon, cunifer, stainless) pipework in minutes.

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 OXE Marine Metallgatan 17 b, Ängelholm, SE-262 72 Tel: +46 431-37 11 30 info@oxemarine.com www.oxemarine.com The OXE Diesel is designed and built for commercial users. Endurance, Reliability, Power and Control is key. The world’s first commercial diesel outboard combines the reliability and endurance of marine inboards with the flexibility and agility of outboard engines, offering unprecedented efficiency, range and torque. We are driven by the ambition to transform the outboard motor; impacting the journey towards a more sustainable and ecologically positive marine environment. 8 Vulkan Industries Ltd Archer Rd/Armytage Road Ind Est, Brighouse, HD6 1XF Tel: +44 1484 712273 www.vulkan.com/en-us/holding The VULKAN Group, into which the VULKAN company founded in 1889 is integrated today, is composed of three company divisions: VULKAN Couplings, VULKAN Drive Tech and VULKAN Lokring.

8 Danfoss Vareseweg 105, Rotterdam, ZuidHolland, 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.

8 Marine Jet Power AB Hansellisgatan 6, Uppsala, SE-754 50 Tel: +46 10 164 10 00 sales@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 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.

PUMPS, COMPRESSORS & HYDRAULICS

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 8 Teignbridge Propellers International Limited 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 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 Besenzoni Via Molere, Sarnico BS, 24067 Tel: +39 035 910456 Fax: +39 035 4261633 info@besenzoni.it / www.besenzoni.com Besenzoni offers an incomparable range of products: hydraulic gangways, cranes of every capacity for stowing tenders on deck, hydraulic platforms, sliding roof systems, pilot seats, table and seat pedestals, boarding equipment such as simple ladders or articulating stairs that deploy from the hull of the vessel by touching a button, and many more articles.

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 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 8 Planet Ocean Ltd Unit 16 Camberley Business Centre, Bracebridge, Camberley, Surrey, GU15 3DP Tel: +44 845 1081457 Fax: +44 845 280 3349 sales@planet-ocean.co.uk www.planet-ocean.co.uk Deep Trekker Mini ROV’s – Affordable, Portable, Reliable. Data Buoys and systems. Positon monitoring and tracking. Port and harbour monitoring. Telemetry SystemsWater Quality sensors.

RECRUITMENT 8 Seamariner Ltd Seamariner Ltd, The Square, Fawley, Southampton, Hampshire, SO45 1TA Tel: +44 23 8084 0374 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 indepth knowledge. Our logistical support team ensures the recruitment process is smooth and efficient.

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INDUSTRY DATABASE 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. 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 Ocean Safety Ltd Saxon Wharf, Lower York Street, Southampton, Hampshire, SO14 5QF Tel: +44 2380 720800 Fax: +44 2380 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.

SALVAGE & WRECK REMOVAL 8 Subsalve USA P.O Box 2030, North Kingstown, Ri 02852 Tel: +1 401 88408801 Fax: +1 401 884 8868 Richard@subsalve.com www.subsalve.com Subsalve is the worldwide leader and innovator in the design and manufacture of buoyancy engineered inflatables. Our underwater lift bags are specified to meet the toughest challenges in recreational, commercial, scientific, and military applications.

SANITATION & PLUMBING 8 Lee Sanitation Ltd Wharf Road, Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, CV47 2FE, United Kingdom 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 Allsalt Maritime 2952 Ed Nixon Terrace, Victoria, BC, V9B 0B2 Tel: +1 206 962 1986 info@allsalt.com www.allsalt.com Allsalt Maritime is a design, manufacturing, and R&D firm specializing in marine shock mitigation technology whose mission is to create products that give you more days on the water. Allsalt is the owner of the Shoxs and Kinetix product lines. 8 Capital Seating 1 Forward Park Sheene Road, Gorse Hill Industrial Estate, Beaumont Leys, Leicester, LE4 1BF, United Kingdom Tel: +44 116 216 9910 Fax: +44 116 216 9920 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.

SHIP REGISTRATION SERVICES 8 St Kitts & Nevis International Ship Registry Stolt-Nielsen House, 1-5 Oldchurch Road, Romford, Essex, RM7 0BQ, United Kingdom 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.

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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.

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. 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.

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

TRANSMISSIONS WaterMota Ltd See under: Propulsion Systems

TRANSPORT & LOGISTIC SERVICES 8 Southampton Freight Services Ltd Units E,F&G, Griffin Industrial Park, Totton, Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 3SH Tel: +44 2380 860999 Fax: +44 2380 661444 sales@sotonfreight.co.uk www.sotonfreight.co.uk Southampton Freight Services Ltd today remains a fully independent, family run freight forwarder and logistics provider, offering global services by air, sea, road and international courier. They are dedicated to the marine industry, serving ship owners and suppliers to the industry alike, providing detailed solutions globally.

TUGS Uzmar Shipping & Trading Co. Ltd See under: Vessel Build and Repair Herman Sr bv Ebweg 56, Barendrecht, 2991LT 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.

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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.

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.

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.

STEERING GEAR WaterMota Ltd See under: Propulsion Systems

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INDUSTRY DATABASE TUGS, TOWING & SALVAGE 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. Uzmar Shipping & Trading Co. Ltd See under: Vessel Build & Repair 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. 8 HVS Dredging Support BV Vijver 12, Harlingen, 8861 BS, Netherlands 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, Turkey 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

VALVES 8 LK Valves and Controls Ltd Unit 4 Arbour Place, Arbour Lane, Knowsley Industrial Park, Liverpool, L33 7XG, United Kingdom Tel: +44 151 548 3300 Fax: +44 151 548 3311 sales@lkvalvesandcontrols.co.uk www.lkvalvesandcontrols.co.uk LK Valves & Controls are ISO 9001:2015 accredited marine valve & actuator stockist & distributer, representing carefully chosen, high end, market leading European principles, with many products having classification Society type approval.

VESSEL BUILD & REPAIR 8 Solarglide Ltd Unit 8 The Stottie Shed, Bakers Yard, Christon Road, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, NE3 1XD Tel: +44 1915 970543 Fax: +44 1670 898614 theteam@solarglide.com www.solarglide.com Solarglide are a UK based manufacturer and supplier of exceptional quality and innovative marine tested solar screens, curtains, blackout blinds, dimout blinds, wipers, and adhesive window films. 8 Exalto Wiper Technologys PO Box 40, 3370 AH, Hardinxveld -Giessendam Tel: +31 184 615 800 Fax: 31 184 614 045 sales@exalto.com www.exalto.com Marine Exalto produces the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best professional marine wiper systems. Exalto makes wiper systems for all kind of vessels in the commercial and leisure sectors. 8 Sealion Services 2 Brittania Way, East Cowes, Isle Of Wight, PO32 6EG Tel: +44 7709116223 info@sealionservices.co.uk www.sealionservices.co.uk Marine Outfitting and Interiors. Specialising in high speed lightweight vessels in the commercial and leisure market.

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. 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 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.

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

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Lebus International Engineers Ltd Pioneer House, Shorebury Point, Amy Johnson Way, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY4 2RX, United Kingdom 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. 8 Gemmell and Prout Marine Limited Swann Street, Hull, Yorkshire, HU2 0PH, United Kingdom 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. Bezemer Dordrecht BV PO Box 154, Bunsenstraat 49, Dordrecht, 3316 GC Tel: +31 78 6181000 Fax: +31 786 187 019 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 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.

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

8 Baltic Workboats AS Nasva Harbour, Nasva, Kaarma v, 93872 Saare mk Tel: +372 452 1140 contact@bwb.ee www.bwb.ee Baltic Workboats AS has a strong track record for the design, build and delivery of steel and aluminum workboats for professionals around the world.

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 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.

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)

WORKBOATS 8 Commercial Rib Charter Unit 6 Dell Buildings, Milford Road, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 0ED Tel: +44 1590 607103 info@commercialribcharter.co.uk www.commercialribcharter.co.uk Large fleet. Sizes from 6m to 15m. Solas open ribs to MCA CAT1 wheelhouse CTV and survey ribs. Crew transfer, Dive Support, Survey, Cable Lay Support, Police and Military. Bareboat available.

Tidal Transit Limited See under: Offshore Support

WORKBOATS – ALUMINIUM 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 Stormer Marine Aambeeldstraat 32, 1021 KB, 1000CA, Amsterdam, Postbus 2017 Netherlands 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.

Jenkins Marine See under: Dredging Williams Shipping See under: Barges 8 Fastnet Shipping Ltd Marine Support Services Base, Bilberry, Waterford City, Waterford Tel: +353 51 832946 Fax: +353 51 851886 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.

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.

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