Maritime Journal January 2022

Issue No. 406

January 2022

MARITIMEJOURNAL COMMERCIAL MARINE BUSINESS

Joost Mathôt | Fleet decarbonisation | Deck equipment & lifting gear | Ocean sciences | Dredging

POWER & PROPULSION Tugs & Salvage Vessel Repair

CONTENTS NEWS

FEATURES

44 Decarbonisation

18 Greener tugs

Tech startups are being invited to join the second edition of an accelerator programme

World’s first methanol fuel cell tug and conversions to burn carbon neutral marine biofuel

46 Fleet roadmap

29 Hydrogen production

In-depth sustainability study across 44 offshore infrastructure support vessels

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48 Cable layer

A new visitor broke records for offshore wind industry when it recently sailed into Middlesbrough

30 Pilot performance Kewatec has handed over its latest Pilot 1630, to pilot boat operator Gdańsk Pilot in Poland

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FEATURES 10 Joost Mathôt

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Director of products for Damen’s Workboats Division on making the low carbon future work

42 Planning pays

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Joost Mathôt | Fleet decarbonisation | Deck equipment & lifting gear | Ocean sciences | Dredging

POWER & PROPULSION Tugs & Salvage Vessel Repair

Cox Marine, has joined SHAPE UK, to help transition Portsmouth into a zero-emissions maritime hub

Geoquip Marine has successfully completed offshore windfarm geotechnical investigation

Heavy lifter Mammoet has completed load-out of five floating wind platforms

Issue No. 406

36 Diesel to hydrogen

39 Ocean sciences

13 Heavy load-out

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The fast patrol vessels built by Italy’s Vittoria Shipyard for the Hellenic Coast Guard are 36 metres long and 7 metres wide with a full-load displacement of 156 metric tons.

The ships travel at a maximum speed of 37 knots thanks to a propulsion system comprising two Rolls-Royce Kamewa S71-4 waterjets, and they are able to accommodate a 16-member crew.

Notable pieces of equipment that will be installed are two remote-controlled weapon stations and two advanced surveillance and navigation systems. The vessels have been designed and built according to standards set by RINA (Italian Naval Register, a member of the IACS), obtaining the highest class notations.

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Jan De Nul’s most powerful cutter suction dredger, the 41,346 kW Willem de Rubroeck

Vittoria Shipyard, which was established in 1927, works in all sectors of naval construction, with a production of more than 800 boats such as: cargoboats, fishing vessels, tankers, dredgers, ferry boats and passengers ships. Production is sustained with a diversity of materials: aluminium alloy, high performance carbon steels, Duplex type stainless steel resistant to all chemical agents, and epoxy or polyester resins reinforced with fibreglass, carbon or Kevlar.

Vittoria’s ships are designed by the Shipyard’s technical department. The choice of designer is based upon the ship to be built: in this way the shipyard can always count on the most solid and up-to-date expertise and know how.

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NEWS

BRIEFS Propulsion

Seçkin Uz has been appointed Managing Director for Schottel Turkey.

After earning a degree in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, he began his career with Berg Propulsion in the Asia/Pacific and Middle East region.

Upon joining Caterpillar Marine as Managing Director for the entities in Dubai and Istanbul, he steadily pursued to enrich his knowledge and capabilities in the fields of market development, new sales, technical sales and after sales service.

In his recent positions, he gained additional insights into the shipowner and operator side, as well as shipbuilding.

Composites

UK Company GRP Solutions has announced the appointment of composite specialist Tommi Buckley in the newly created role of Technical Manager.

Tommi joins the company with significant specialist knowledge of the manufacture of GRP & FRP products in the marine industry and beyond. He will be responsible for providing technical customer service and sales support across an expanding portfolio.

Teignbridge

As part of a planned succession strategy, the New Year saw a change at the top of Teignbridge Propellers International Ltd. Mark Phare has moved to the position of Group Managing Director, succeeding David Hunt.

Hunt remains a Director and shareholder of the company along with David Duncan the Chairman.

Phare who has been with Teignbridge for 19 years previously held the positions of Operations Director and Group Sales & Marketing Director.

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DECARBONISATION ACCELERATOR PROGRAM

Tech startups are being invited to join the second edition of an accelerator program which focuses on decarbonising the maritime industry.

The three-month tailored Yara Marine X accelerator program offers selected companies a unique opportunity to develop and pilot innovative clean technologies while supported Yara Marine’s industry expertise.

“At Yara Marine, we are committed to enabling a clean transition to a decarbonised future,” said Thomas Koniordos, CEO of Yara Marine Technologies.

“We are innovators at heart and always pursuing the improvements we need to make real sustainable change. I believe that to achieve this, we must encourage fresh approaches to longstanding problems and welcome new voices within our industry.”

The Yara Marine X program is designed to facilitate partnership opportunities, possible investments and forge a collaborative future with Yara Marine and its network.

Mr Koniordos said that even with the proliferation of cuttingedge clean technologies being proposed and tested, the needs of the industry are likely to outweigh the timeline, financial capital, production capacity and/ or market availability for recent technology startups. ”It is therefore crucial that those of us with experience in this process act as hubs to facilitate rapid development and entry to market,” said Per Bjärkby, chief technology officer of Yara Marine Technologies.

A Yara Marine X screening team will select ten applicants from the startups that complete the

8 The three-month tailored Yara Marine X accelerator program offers selected companies a unique opportunity to develop and pilot innovative clean technologies

application process. These startups will be invited to an event, currently scheduled for midMarch 2022, where they have the chance to present their business model to a panel of industry experts and receive feedback.

The winner(s) will receive the opportunity to participate a two-week, highly facilitated, on-site bootcamp in Oslo and/or Gothenburg and a three-month tailored accelerator program.

Based on individual startup needs, Yara Marine will provide competency guidance and mentorship to the winner(s) enrolled, as well as the chance to work hands-on alongside the Yara Marine X team.

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Nominations are now open for the following six categories Marine Civils Best Project Award, Maritime Professional of the Year Award, Young Person’s

Development Award, Maritime Sustainability Award, Green Technology Award and Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Each winner will receive coverage via the Seawork, Marine

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NEWS

BRIEFS NAVTOR

NAVTOR and Ingenium Marine have signed a term sheet under which NAVTOR will acquire Ingenium Marine. The transaction is subject to execution of definitive agreements. Once completed, Ingenium will become a fully integrated NAVTOR company and continue to operate from Mumbai, India. NAVTOR is looking forward to integrating digital logbooks into its innovative e-Navigation and performance product portfolio.

Naming

Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL) has announced the name of its newest fleet member following a public vote.

Over 1000 votes were cast, with Loch Frisa coming out as favourite, Glen Forsa in a very close second place, and Torosay in third.

MV Loch Frisa, previously known as the MV Utne, was purchased by CMAL from Norway in October, and will bring extra resilience to the network. She is currently at Dales Marine Services Ltd in Leith, undergoing modification work to bring her in line with UK maritime regulations..

Electrification

Swedish company Echandia, a leader in zero-emission energy solutions for heavy-duty maritime electrification, opens a business development hub in Aberdeen to serve the UK market. The UK market for maritime electrification is growing with increased demand for maritime battery systems. Echandia sets up local presence to meet that demand.

The UK hub will be headed by former Caterpillar executive Richard Davidson, a senior maritime and industrial professional.

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FLEET’S ROADMAP TO NET ZERO The UK’s largest ship operator servicing the oil and gas industry, has kick started its ambitious fleet decarbonisation plans with an in-depth sustainability study across its 44 offshore infrastructure support vessels.

The results will deliver a roadmap to help North Star futureproof its tonnage, enhance operational performance, and meet its net zero 2040 target.

The firm has commissioned independent design and engineering consultants, Houlder Ltd, to determine the carbon emission reduction opportunities on its existing fleet and recommend the most effective green innovations for the firm to invest in over the next decade.

The engineering design, clean technology and technical consultancy has extensive experience in supporting marine clients to adapt their fleets to improve environmental performance and meet the decarbonisation challenge.

As part of the three-stage analysis, Houlder will evaluate North Star’s fleet of emergency response and rescue vehicles, platform supply vessels, as well as its future renewables fleet.

The first will establish greenhouse gas emissions and carbon intensity across its existing assets and onshore operations. It will then identify the

most suitable clean technologies to improve each vessel’s efficiency and reduce environmental impact.

The final phase will assess all potential energy efficient and low emission propulsion solutions which could be retrofitted to the existing fleet in line with operational requirements, available space, displacement, power demand and endurance requirements. Alternative fuels of the future will also be considered. The assessment and results are due to be completed in Q1 next year.

Chris Bell, senior consultant at Houlder said: “There are many proven energy efficiency

8 North Star CEO Matthew Gordon

adaptations and technologies that can be deployed today to support the transition to net-zero emissions operations.

There is no single best solution to the decarbonisation challenge. What’s important is to determine how they can best be packaged together for greatest effect. This study not only determines the viable technology options for the North Star fleet, but also highlights specific ships to target and prioritise. This approach turns a tough challenge into an achievable and actionable process.”

TERMINAL OPERATOR BERA REBRANDS FOLLOWING EFG INTEGRATION Port terminal operator BERA has been rebranded to EFG Port Papenburg following its complete integration into the EMS-Fehn-Group.

The company, primarily known for its storage and handling facilities, will now offer additional services in response to an increase in demand for logistics services.

“We offer our customers all services from one single source,” said EMS-Fehn-Group’s chief executive, Manfred Müller.

“Precisely because we have our own terminals, vessels, cranes and trucks and the

expertise that comes along with operating them, we are able to quickly supply tailor-made solutions,” he added.

The multimodal EFG Port Papenburg terminal plays an important role as interface between sea and land transports.

With an area of around 160,000 square metres, about a third of which is warehouses, the port is able to handle peat, wood, steel and alternative fuels using its berth which allows the simultaneous mooring of two seagoing vessels.

“We constantly invest in order to always stay up-to-date,” said

managing director, Holger Wedemann. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, demand for services has remained high.

“We are in a perfect position to win new customers and to draw further port handling activities to Papenburg,” said Holger Wedemann.

One example of this new closer cooperation is Lübeckbased EFG Heavy Haulage’s recent move alongside colleagues in Papenburg.

“This will enable us to react even faster and more flexibly to our clients’ requirements,” said Holger Wedemann.

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CABLE LAYER BREAKS RECORDS AT MIDDLESBROUGH A new visitor broke records for the region’s offshore wind industry when it recently sailed into the UK’s Port of Middlesbrough The 171-metre ship set a new record as the largest offshore wind vessel ever to pass under Middlesbrough’s famous Transporter Bridge when it completed its recent voyage to AV Dawson’s Port of Middlesbrough.

Built this year, by Prysmian Group, world leaders in the manufacture and installation of subsea cable, the Leonardo da Vinci is actually a record breaker herself. The ship is the most advanced cable-laying vessel in the world. It has the highest cable carrying capacity in the market and a very large bollard pull to allow for ploughing in very challenging seabed conditions. It can also operate for extended periods in challenging weather and work to the deepest depths.

Peter Watson, Prysmian’s installation manager said: “The vessel allows us to offer an ever wider and more versatile range of installation services and strengthen our leadership position in this highly competitive sector.”

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Mr Watson said: “The Leonardo da Vinci will be a key enabler of a carbon-neutral world by 2050. We are delivering most of the biggest projects in the world and the Leonardo da Vinci has a critical role to play in ensuring that our market share grows in the future.”

Gary Dawson, AV Dawson’s managing director said: “It was an amazing sight to watch the Leonardo da Vinci coming into berth at Port of Middlesbrough. It’s all been very top secret so we’ve not been allowed to talk about it until today, but now we really do want to tell the world as it just illustrates how Teesside and the River Tees is evolving to embrace and lead the way in exciting new industries such as offshore wind.”

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As Director of Product’s for Damen’s Workboats Division, Joost is playing a key role in driving the Netherlands-headquartered shipyard group into a sustainable future.

But is it the job of the shipyard or the customers to set the decarbonisation agenda: “It’s a shared responsibility”, Joost offers, “We have some customers literally banging down our doors to ask us how we’re going to take our next steps, but there are other customers who are simply not aware of the things that are coming, and don’t have the demand for it”.

While the perception in some circles of running low emission or even zero emission workboats might be that crews will need to massively alter operational methods, Damen’s all electric ‘Sparky’ tug for Ports of Aukland, that has recently completed successful its seatrials is already suggesting otherwise: “The crew were really surprised by the different atmosphere and experience onboard; the pleasing quiet of not having two diesel engines chugging away down below. But the vessel was specifically designed for the operations in New Zealand, and they can do

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Some tugs have an emergency response role too, and will continue to need their full bollard pull for extended periods, such as to keep a vessel off the cliffs”.

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As Damen moves up the scale towards full zero emissions, which it can offer right now for low range/ low speed applications- the electric technologies they are investing in are modular and scaleable: “We’ve set up the architecture of our electrification systems, including how we perform the power management so it works well across multiple vessel types. For example, elements of the electric tug technology have been equally successful in five electric ferries we are delivering for Copenhagen and a large concession of nine ferries for Rotterdam.”

For cleaner, longer range, higher speed scenarios Damen is looking at methanol followed by hydrogen, but developments elsewhere in the industry are dictating the progress: “The engine manufacturers are just starting now to come up with their timelines for when they can have marinized production ready for these technologies.”

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OCEANOGRAPHY SERVICES (1) France (2) 261,180 EUR (3) Office Francais de la Biodiversite, Vincennes, France (4) To carry out on-board observations, to carry out an inventory of accidental catches of species of community interest made by professional vessels active in the perimeter of the Arpegi project (5) 2 (6) Bureau Veritas Living, Cesson Sevigne, France HIGH SPEED VESSELS (1) Greece (2) 15,997,845 EUR (3) Ministry of Defense, Papagou, Greece (4) The supply and initial support of 41 high speed craft (5) 1 (6) Viking Norsafe Life - Saving Equipment Hellas S.A., Thiva, Greece OFFSHORE ENGINEERING (1) France (2) 6 000,000 EUR (3) Meddtl, Paris-la-Defense, France (4) The authorization procedure for the construction of an offshore wind farm project and its connection is made up of several stages, including the realization of the current state of the environment of the area to which the competitive tendering procedure will relate (5) 7 (6) Sinay, Caen, France; Setec in Vivo, Paris, France VESSEL R&M SERVICES (1) Italy (2) 1,170,400 EUR (3) Ministero Dell’Interno, Rome, Italy (4) Modernisation/ refitting service of n.1 naval unit called P201, owned by the State of Libya (5) 2 (6) Cantiere Navale Vittoria SPA, Adria, Italy TRANSPORT SERVICES (1) Norway (2) 68,551,712 NOK (3) Skyss, Bergen, Norway (4) The objective of the call for tenders was to establish a contract with an operator for the boat route between Floro and Maloy in Kinn municipality, and Selje in Stad municipality (5) 6 (6) Norlead AS, Stavanger, Norway OCEANOGRAPHIC BUOYS (1) Croatia (2) 7,500,000 HRK (3) Institut Ruder Boskovic, Zagreb, Croatia (4) The supply of Oceanographic buoys (5) 1 (6) MOBILIS S.A.S, Aix en Provence, France

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DREDGING WORKS (1) Romania (2) 1,449,000 RON (3) Administrata Fluviala A Dunarii De Jos Ra Galata, Galati, Romania (4) Dredging works on the river Danube (6) Rapide Transport & Logistics SRL, Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Romania RO-RO VESSEL (1) Spain (2) 2,755,800 EUR (3) Subdireccion General de Adquisiciones de Armamento y Material DGAM, Madrid, Spain E (4) The acquisition of 3 pushers to provide support to the S80 submarines (5) 4 (6) Alcantara Systems, S.L., Cartagena, Spain BREAKWATER CONSTRUCTION (1) Poland (2) 21,664,178 PLN (3) Dyrektor Urzedu Morskiego w Gdyni, Gdynia, Poland (4) Reconstruction and demolition works of the northern island breakwater in the Northern Port in Gdansk (5) 5 (6) PORR S.A., Warsaw, Poland WIND TURBINES (1) Netherlands (2) 9,000,000 EUR (3) Waterschap Rijn en IJssel, Doetinchem, Netherlands (4) The supply of 2 or 3 wind turbine generators and 2 or 3 wind turbine foundations at the location’s Zutphen and Duiven (5) 1 (6) Enercon GmbH - Dutch Branch, Zwolle, Netherlands ICEBREAKER SERVICES (1) Poland (2) 2,973,504 PLN (3) The State Water Holding Polish Waters - Regional Water Management Authority in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland (4) Contract for the operator service for 3 L-1000 icebreakers with a capacity of 780 KW, along with maintenance and technical service for 5 L-1000 icebreakers and 1 L-401 type of icebreakers owned by PGW Woda Polskie (5) 1 (6) Przedsiebiorstwo Budownictwa Wodnego w Warszawie Spolka Akcyjna, Warsaw, Poland; EFB Partner Jerzy Kruczynski, Serock, Poland

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MARINE CIVILS

PIONEERING ANCHOR COMPLETES ON-LAND TRIALS A new marine anchor solution has successfully completed on-land trials validating the technology and sealing approval for full-scale production and ocean deployment The UMACK (Universal Mooring, Anchor & Connectivity Kit) Project has developed a unique mooring and anchoring solution in a bid to supersede traditional ‘gravity-based’ and tubular monopile anchors – reducing CAPEX, installation and O&M (Operational & Maintenance) costs by more than 50%.

After undergoing rigorous field trials in northern Portugal, the novel technology is now rapidly advancing through fullscale production ahead of ocean deployment. The UMACK system will be integrated with wave energy developer, CorPower Ocean’s first commercial-scale WEC (Wave Energy Converter), as a key part of the overall flagship HiWave-5 Ocean Demonstration Project.

The UMACK system provides us with a series of unique benefits, including quickconnection and full-surface operation, removing the need for dive support

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This recent field trial build upon previous successful stages of the anchor test programme at the world-class scaled anchor centrifuge testing facility at University of Dundee (UoD), and on-land testing at the world-renowned Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy System (IWES) in cooperation with the Test Centre for Support Structures (TTH) of the Leibniz University of Hannover.

CorPower Portugal Country Manager Miguel Silva said the HiWave-5 ocean deployment project is now gathering pace, with teams being mobilised on the ground in northern Portugal.

“The initial anchor lay is pivotal, providing a solid foundation

for our wave energy converter to operate in extreme Atlantic conditions,” said Miguel. “The UMACK system provides us with a series of unique benefits, including quick-connection and full-surface operation, removing the need for dive support. This not only streamlines marine operations for the installation process but also the retrieval of our WECs for maintenance, helping maximise operational windows.”

The UMACK Project is led by a European consortium including geotechnical specialist Ternan Energy, wave and tidal energy developers CorPower Ocean and Sustainable Marine, mooring experts TTI Marine Renewables, EMEC (European Marine Energy Centre) and marine renewable energy modelling experts from the University of Edinburgh.

UMACK is funded by Scottish Enterprise and the Swedish Energy Agency with co-funding from the OCEANERA-NET COFUND (via the European Commission under Horizon 2020).

8 The system underwent rigorous field trials in northern Portugal

Thames jetty renewal awarded Belgian construction major Herbosch-Kiere NV and its British subsidiary Herbosch-Kiere Ltd have recently been awarded a contract for the renewal of Thunderer Jetty on the Thames in Dagenham (near London, UK).

The jetty is owned by the international organisation Stolthaven Terminals, which is making significant investments in modernization of the jetty and the terminal.

The project will start in January 2022 and will take over a year and a half to complete.

Thunderer Jetty was originally built in the early 1900s and is operated today by Stolthaven Terminals. Smaller refurbishments were previously undertaken to adapt the jetty to the changing needs of shipping, but this time a thorough and complete renewal

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8 Thunderer Jetty is situated on the Thames in Dagenham

has been chosen. New mooring structures, scaffolding platforms and access bridges are being built, along with the installation of new pipe-racks, piping and electromechanical equipment. The works have to be carried out in various complex phases as the terminal

must remain operational throughout the project. To bring the project to a successful conclusion, Herbosch-Kiere will call on its own extensive fleet of vessels and equipment and the expertise of its staff.

In recent years, Herbosch-Kiere NV has successfully constructed several similar jetties within the port of Antwerp, and the experience they have gained there, will now be applied in the United Kingdom.

Bas Verheul, Stolthaven Terminals said: “Upgrading our historic jetty is a significant milestone for Stolthaven Dagenham. After significant modernizations and expansion onshore, this is a crucial next step to making Stolthaven Dagenham the most respected terminal in the UK.

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Life extension for ageing offshore assets

HEAVY LOAD-OUT FOR KINCARDINE Heavy lifting specialist company Mammoet has completed load-out of five floating wind platforms for the Kincardine Offshore Wind Farm.

Mammoet completed the load-outs at the Navantia Fene Shipyard in Spain. Having previously delivered similar load-out operations at the Navantia Fene Shipyard, Mammoet had existing knowledge of the quay and was awarded the contract for the load-outs of the five floating foundations. The offshore floating market is currently experiencing large growth, and the success of these five operations demonstrates how Mammoet can support this growth.

Considering platforms weights, the surface conditions on the quay were of paramount importance. To minimize operational risk, Mammoet prepared the quay by installing hundreds of steel plates to level the surface in places where it had previously been uneven.

Furthermore, coordinating with various stakeholder groups flexibly was also required to execute each operation on schedule. This included

organizing each operation to meet the appropriate tide levels and weather conditions and marrying these with the availability of the specialist seagoing vessel contractor and Navantia Fene Shipyard.

Once the quay was prepared and the specialist seagoing vessel docked, Mammoet had only a short window in which it could execute each operation.

Mobilizing 100 axle lines of SPMTs split between the three columns of the triangular footprint, the floating foundation was loaded onto the three sets of SPMTs, transferred 100m across the quay, and transversely loaded onto the vessel using 54m of RoRo ramps. Once unloaded and stabilized using

sea-fastening equipment, the load-out was complete.

Mammoet successfully completed this operation five times over several months.

“Having worked at this quay before doing similar complex operations, it was the key factor to deliver the floating wind platforms successfully on time”, explained Mammoet Spain Sales Manager, Javier De Pablo Arenzana. He continued: “In addition to our pool of resources and equipment, this meant we were able to offer our client a high degree of flexibility in terms of the project schedule.”

“We believe these capabilities make us well-suited to supporting the growth of the offshore floating sector,” he concluded.

Having worked at this quay before doing similar complex operations, it was the key factor to deliver the floating wind platforms successfully on time. In addition to our pool of resources and equipment, this meant we were able to offer our client a high degree of flexibility in terms of the project schedule

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ABS has further developed its approach to aging offshore assets with publication of the Guide for Life Extension of Floating Production Installations.

The guidance supports operators looking to extend the operational life of a floating production installation (FPI) by outlining clear Class requirements with a focus on safety. It is informed by lessons learned from ABS-supported life extension projects and the findings of a series of FPI life extension joint development projects.

Critical issues addressed include pre-life extension data collection, hull corrosion rate, mooring fatigue assessment, rapid corrosion areas, wire rope, tendon, and composite repairs.

The Guide is applicable to existing FPIs of all hull forms, including Ship-Type, Column Stabilized, and Tension Leg Platforms.

8 Life Extension of Floating Production Installations

The Guide is the latest ABS initiative to support the industry with aging assets after bringing together leading companies in the Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) sector in August 2021 to address the safety challenges produced by a fleet where more than half of the ship type vessels are over 30-years-old and a quarter are over 40-years-old.

The Guide for Life Extension of Floating Production Installations is available for download here.

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WORKS IN PROGRESS

SOLENT GATEWAY EYES RENEWABLES OPPORTUNITIES Solent Gateway in the UK is marketing itself squarely at the renewables sector with its designated Freeport status complemented by sea, road and rail access The Sector Deal between the offshore wind industry and the UK Government in 2019 created certainty – unmatched by other European governments – that the UK will remain the anchor market for offshore wind. In the Solent region, this has created the potential for businesses to increase their involvement in key services such as designing, building and operating offshore wind farms, as well as manufacturing blades, turbine towers and cables.

The region is proving to be well-positioned to support the growth in exports and, since the Sector Deal was made, the government has developed regional offshore wind clusters, which includes Solent, and has the ambition to increase the industry’s productivity, competitiveness and innovation while helping to grow the coastal economy.

MARCHWOOD Part of this growth includes Solent Gateway’s 225-acre Marchwood Port on the south coast of England, which offers a convenient and versatile strategic base for commercial stakeholders in the renewables supply chain. Solent Gateway already has a successful track record in the sector, handling wind blades that have been shipped to the port from Vestas on the Isle of Wight, where the company manufactures the largest offshore wind turbine blades in the world for the record-breaking V164-8.0 MW turbine.

When the Freeport tax and customs site status is confirmed, it will be cheaper and easier for many raw materials to enter the UK for use in manufacturing within the Freeport. Teamed with simplified planning rules, this can help us quickly build or adapt our premises where needed

We are fortunate to be one of the very first Freeport tax and customs sites with new space available for business, so it’s a unique and cost-effective opportunity.

“Being both a customs and tax site with over 64 hectares at our disposal, it’s likely that the businesses that will benefit most from using a site like Solent Gateway, under the Freeport status, would be those which want to develop new facilities and operations. This would see them benefiting from incentives to attract new business: importing goods and components to the UK; storing goods for as long as they want without facing customs duties after 90 days; and manufacturing or assembling products, as import duties are paid on final product or component parts when they leave the Freeport, whichever is cheaper. Any organisation that wants to import, manufacture and export within a customs site will avoid all duties. Any business that wants to store items for more than 90 days may also benefit.”

Richard Parkinson, port director at Solent Gateway said: “The facilities we have at the port for handling abnormal loads, together with our experienced operations team, means we have the flexibility and capability to handle complex bespoke project lifts. We are seeing more businesses take advantage of us having the capability to move large parts safely from the quayside to a suitable holding area before being transported throughout the UK or transhipped onto other ocean-going vessels.

“When the Freeport tax and customs site status is confirmed, it will be cheaper and easier for many raw materials to enter the UK for use in manufacturing within the Freeport. Teamed with simplified planning rules, this can help us quickly build or adapt our premises where needed.

CAPACITY AVAILABLE Marchwood Port started life as an MoD cargo port in 1943 and was only partially developed. There is much opportunity to use the capacity available and until now there has never been access to commercial business. The added bonus of being a former MoD site is the high level of security for the cargo.

The dedicated rail line is a relatively unusual offering, which allows loads to go straight from vessel to rail and move goods across the UK through the national rail network whilst reducing the traffic on the roads. In the current climate, it is also proving popular in alleviating some of the stress associated with the current HGV driver shortages. The rail connectivity takes freight to the main line at Totton and from there north into the UK’s industrial heartland.

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8 Solent Gateway’s 225 acre Marchwood Port

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UNMANNED HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY OPERATIONS Amsterdam-based survey company Deep BV will upgrade one of its survey vessels with a Sea Machines SM300 autonomous control system The Sea Machines system enables remote command of the vessel, including navigation and positioning, the control of on-board auxiliaries and sensors, and ship-to-shore data flow.

The vessel, operating in multiple areas of the Wadden Sea, will be commanded by personnel in the Amsterdam office.

The SM300 autonomy system offers a new world of operational productivity and capability, bringing 21st century task optimization to the marine sectors. Sea Machines reduces and eliminates a number of inefficiencies that have too long been accepted as standard. The technology enhances the value of vessel operations by shifting fullmission vessel control effort from manual to autonomy system, thus enabling personnel to focus less on recurring and repetitive tasks, and more on value advantages.

This Sea Machines system can be installed on new or existing vessels, allowing a fleet manager to leverage stateof-the-art technology without requiring the added expense and time consumed by purchasing a new vessel.

With the SM300, surveyors can remotely monitor and command multiple autonomous vessels from a shipboard or shore-based centre located anywhere with network connectivity. This remote capability increases operational health and safety by reducing or removing high-risk activities generally associated with crew working aboard small survey craft in dynamic marine environments. By breaking the 1:1 crew-to-vessel relationship, companies can better utilize their technical experts across multiple concurrent projects.

Deep will initially deploy the Sea Machines-enabled vessel for a mission to survey the Wadden Sea, a challenging shallow body of water with tidal flats and wetlands located north of The Netherlands. With no surveyors on board the

vessel for this project, Deep operators will command and control the autonomous vessel and all on-board payloads (including survey sonars, hydrophones, winches, cranes and davits) from its shoreside Survey Control Room, which has been equipped to facilitate several multi-beam surveys simultaneously. Deep will then transfer all collected data from the vessel to the control room via 4G and satellite connection. The combination of Sea Machines’ technology and the Survey Control Room will enable Deep to transition from minimally manned missions to unmanned missions in the near future.

8 Deep will initially deploy the Sea Machines-enabled vessel for a mission to survey the Wadden Sea

Subsea equipment rental partnership Global subsea equipment rental company Seatronics, an Acteon company, and hydrographic equipment provider Subsea Europe Services GmbH (SES) have signed a reseller agreement.

The Scotland and Germany-headquartered companies will share capabilities, mutually expand their rental and sales portfolios, and optimise access and logistics for in-demand marine and subsea equipment rental.

Seatronics has strengthened its network in mainland Europe through the partnership with SES. Likewise, Hamburg-based SES will leverage Seatronics’ global footprint to improve availability of its integrated Hydrographic Survey System (iHSS) – an innovative proprietary solution which integrates everything needed for multibeam

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8 iHSS is an innovative proprietary solution which integrates everything needed for multibeam surveys in a single pre-configured package

surveys in a single pre-configured package.

“Our partnership with SES positions us strategically to optimise services and continue to meet demand in Europe with streamlined logistics post-Brexit,” said Brett Laurenson, Sales Director, Seatronics. “We

are also keen to bring the SES-engineered iHSS into our portfolio as it fits a global need for technology that simplifies the deployment of hydroacoustic technology for multibeam surveys on diverse vessels of opportunity.”

“Joining forces with Seatronics is in line with our ambition to simplify the acquisition of marine data through innovation in both technology and logistics,” adds Sören Themann, CEO, Subsea Europe Services Gmbh. “Critical to this is our transformation to the one-stop-shop model where in collaboration with Seatronics, we can provide all the required equipment and support for any marine survey campaign, as a single supplier from our facility in Northern Europe and through our Partner serving the Mediterranean market.”

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TUGS & TOWING

TUG DELIVERY AND ORDER ROUND-UP This month’s review includes five vessel deliveries and one order all with European connections and reflecting the popularity of standard designs from established shipyards specialising in tugs and workboats A regular feature in Neptune Marine’s news is its EuroCarrier multi-purpose workboat series and UK-based Sustainable Marine recently took delivery of Tidal Pioneer a EuroCarrier 2611 design for operation in the Canadian renewable energy market. The 26m long, Tier III compliant vessel develops 34.7tbp from twin Caterpillar main engines and features Heila deck cranes forward and aft, anchor-handling, towing and tugger winches and a powerful four-point mooring system for operation in currents of seven knots.

Tidal Pioneer is classed by Bureau Veritas and flies the Canadian flag.When Perth, Western Australia-based Engage Marine was awarded the towage contract at Abbot Point under a licence awarded by North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation, the towage provider turned to Damen Shipyards Group for three newbuild tugs for the operation and recently, Damen’s Song Cam Vietnam shipyard delivered the ASD tugs Engage Raider, Engage Rogue and Engage Rebel to Engage Marine. The trio, yard numbers 512568, 512569 and 512570 respectively are examples of Damen’s ‘next generation’ ASD Tug 3212.

The ASD Tug 3212 has evolved over time since yard numbers 512501 and 512502 Baladha and Bulgu were delivered by Song Cam in 2012, also to Australian principles. The latest iteration retains a slender waterline with a relatively low wheelhouse, slope frames and bilge keels which Damen states provide good seakeeping characteristics guaranteeing low accelerations delivering improved crew comfort and better stability. Typical specifications include length 32.7m, beam 12.82m and maximum draught 5.9m. Twin Caterpillar main engines drive Kongsberg US255 azimuth thrusters delivering a bollard pull of 83t ahead and 78t astern and speed 13.5kn.

Damen has welcomed a returning customer in Ports of Jersey Ltd who has taken delivery of the Shoalbuster 2711 Duchess. The Shoalbuster is arguably Damen’s most successful recent series of tugs, available in various versions and this example follows the slightly smaller Shoalbuster 2709 Duke of Normandy delivered to Ports of Jersey in 2005.

The extra stability from additional two metres beam keeps it in compliance with MLC regulations and easier to operate for clients working under the UK Workboat Code. With a bollard pull of 43t, a large deck crane and extra space on and below decks Duchess is well suited for a range of operations including marine construction, anchor-handling, dredge assistance and surveys with windfarm operations in UK and French waters and up into the North Sea among its list of capabilities.

Canadian naval architect Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) is wellestablished as a prolific designer of tugs and has introduced a new variant to its portfolio with delivery of the RAstar 2800CL escort tugs Svitzer Suez 1 and Svitzer Suez 2 both built

by Cheoy Lee Shipyard and ordered for operation in the Suez Canal, the second of the duo recently arriving in the Suez canal region following its delivery voyage.

Svitzer Suez 1 and 2 may be the first examples of the new design but a sign of the confidence the market has in RAL tugs is evident with a further nine tugs to this marque already on

order with Cheoy Lee. The design started with a blank sheet of paper with the aim of having the flexibility to allow for various propulsion options, Tier III solutions, deck machinery choices and accommodation layouts, all allowing Cheoy Lee to accommodate clients’ requirements even late in the construction process. The RAstar 2800CL complies with IMO escort stability criteria up to speeds of 10kn and exceeds many flag and/or owner safety requirements including 45’ stair angles throughout. Svitzer’s 28m long LR-classed, fifi1-equipped example is powered by a Caterpillar/Kongsberg main engine/ thruster combination providing 82tbp with MacGregor providing escort and towing winches forward and aft.

Finally, an order announcement MJ will doubtless return to sees Sicily-based Rimorchiatori Augusta SrL placing an order for two Bogacay-class (RAmparts 2400X) design tugs with Sanmar Shipyards. The 60tbp pair include upgraded propulsion systems making them Tier III compliant and powered by 1,901kW Caterpillar 3512E main engines and Kongsberg US205 thrusters. The vessels carry the building names Bogacay LII and LIV and are due to be delivered to Augusta Port in Sicily towards the end of 2022.

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8 Duchess is the second Shoalbuster tug for Ports of Jersey

8 Svitzer Suez 1 and Svitzer Suez 2 were both built by Cheoy Lee Shipyard

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TUGS & TOWING

METHANOL FUEL CELL AND BIOFUEL TUGS FOR SVITZER Svitzer Towage has announced what it states will be the world’s first methanol fuel cell tug and conversion of its London and Medway fleet to burn carbon neutral marine biofuel

Along with its shipping giant parent company A.P. Moller Maersk, Svitzer has signed an agreement with naval architect Robert Allan Ltd to design the world’s first fuel cell tug for harbour operations, running on green methanol The involvement of Maersk is reflective of the trend in shipping in general, including with container ships towards carbon neutral operations and Svitzer points out that fuel cells will be applicable as main propulsion power for tugs earlier than for larger vessels with build times for the former significantly less than for say a container vessel.

Ingrid Uppelschoten Snelderwaard, Svitzer global COO describes Maersk’s “decarbonisation journey” stating: “The objective is to extract and apply knowledge and operational experience of methanol feasibility from the near shore small scale tug onto larger ocean-going container vessels.”

The 80tbp newbuild escort tug will include a hybrid electrical propulsion system with fuel cells delivering a specific bollard pull using fuel cells alone with batteries providing additional power for the short but often frequent peaks that characterise towage. A feature is where the fuel cells will charge the batteries when the tug is berthed reducing the need for shoreside charging facilities. The tug will be a pilot design for future Svitzer newbuilds and its operation in Svitzer’s European region is planned by Q1 2024.

Svitzer has also announced that following a successful pilot, it is to convert its fleet of 10 shiphandling tugs operating in London and the Medway to be powered by marine biofuel.

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Credit: Svitzer

Reporting on the towing industry’s drive to create a cleaner image for what is by nature an activity demanding high power requirements relative to the size of the vessel is becoming a regular item in the Tugs & Towing column. A range of incentives exist to entice tug owners to develop environmentally friendly operations including: greater efficiencies; local and national regulatory pressure; demand from their ship owning clients and creating a cleaner image in the eyes of local communities who often live and work alongside these vital service providers.

Along with its shipping giant parent company A.P. Moller Maersk, Svitzer has signed an agreement with naval architect Robert Allan Ltd to design the world’s first fuel cell tug for harbour operations, running on green methanol. The project involves close cooperation between Svitzer and Maersk to jointly explore the combination of methanol fuel cells, batteries, storage/handling systems, electric drives and propulsion units as a carbon neutral alternative to conventional fossil-fueled arrangements.

The company now offers a new towage solution to customers named Ecotow which it states will unlock about 90% CO2 reduction in Scope 3 emissions from its towage operations and provide the opportunity for global customers to facilitate fossil-fuelled towage elsewhere by calculating the emissions impact of towage operations for Ecotow customers and matching this impact with a volume of biofuel to be delivered to the London-based fleet.

Operational viability was confirmed by five tugs (initially on Svitzer Intrepid) running on hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) biofuel and serving the Isle of Grain LNG terminal on the Medway with all 10 Svitzer tugs in London running on HVO by January 2022. Lise Demant, Svitzer Europe MD states the use of HVO is: “A crucial first step in the roadmap towards a carbon neutral towage sector; a requirement increasingly being driven by customers’ demands.”

Built as the Innovation Damen’s first RSD 2513 (Reversed Stern Drive) tug is no stranger to MJ’s readership, your correspondent experiencing a day in the life of the 75tbp tug in Rotterdam in 2019 (see MJ June 2019). The final piece of news from Svitzer reports that Innovation has now become part of its Immingham-based operation following the end of a chartering agreement with Damen Marine Services and now bears the name Svitzer Eleanor. The naming theme follows that of other Svitzer tugs at Immingham, Svitzer Josephine, Svitzer Kathleen and Svitzer Laura; suffixes that have long historical connection with the region dating back to the days of Humber Tugs. It is named after Eleanor Wright, daughter of training master Sam Wright who has worked on board the tug since first chartered from Damen. Since first introduced in 2018, the RSD 2513 has been well received within the industry with around 30 examples listed as either delivered or allocated building slots in Damen’s various shipyards globally.

8 Svitzer Meridian is part of Svitzer’s Thames and Medway Fleet

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BOSKALIS SELLS KST AND MAJU MARITIME In another step in its divesting of harbour towage activities Boskalis has signed an agreement for the sale of its towage interests in Singapore and Malaysia to Rimorchiatori Mediterranei S.p.A. The agreement is in conjunction with co-shareholder KS Investments Pte Ltd (Keppel) and involves Keppel Smit Towage Private Limited (KST) and Maju Maritime Pte Ltd (Maju). Under the terms of the agreement, Boskalis expects to receive approximately EUR 80 million in cash for its 49% equity stake. The contribution of KST/Maju to Boskalis’ net profit over the last two years was EUR 4 million per-annum.

KST has been a major player in the Southeast Asia harbour towing scene since establishment in 1991 following the joint venture between Keppel and Smit, a wholly owned subsidiary of Boskalis. During this period KST has operated a combined fleet of 58 tugs in Singapore and through its joint venture in Malaysia.

In 2019 Boskalis took the strategic decision to pull out of harbour towage divesting its stake in both Saam Smit Towage and Kotug Smit Towage in 2019. One such operation is its terminal towage company Smit Lamnalco established after Boskalis bought Smit International to bring the terminal support operations under a single brand. Boskalis recently announced it was reviewing its position as 50% stakeholder in Smit Lamnalco along with the remaining shareholder The Rezayat Group.

Rimorchiatori Mediterranei is a subsidiary of Genoa-based Rimorchiatori Riuniti Group. Established in 1922 the new operator has a fleet of over 100 modern vessels in more than 20 major ports and employs approximately 900 personnel.

The agreement is subject to regulatory approval with the transaction expected to close in the first half of 2022.

These changes do not mean that Boskalis no longer has a presence in the world of towing. It is heavily involved in the offshore energy sector including offshore windfarms and can call on a fleet of sixteen modern anchor-handling tugs with bollard pulls between 70t and 205t including the 180tbp AHTs Princess and Sovereign, built in 2002 and 2003 respectively by Yantai Raffles for JP Knight Lowestoft specifically for charter as ETVs to the UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency. Its fleet also includes the 205tbp ocean towing tugs Boka Alpine, Boka Expedition, Boka Glacier, Boka Sherpa and Boka Summit built between 2005 and 2007 by Niigata Shipbuilding & Repair.

8 Boskalis is selling its interest in Keppel Smit Towage and Maju Maritime

New president for International Salvage Union The Annual General Meeting of the International Salvage Union (ISU) has appointed Captain Nicholas Sloane as its new president with James Herbert selected as next secretary general.

Captain Sloane, a director of international salvage service provider Resolve Marine has taken over as ISU president from Richard Janssen who continues as an ISU executive committee member. Mr Janssen reflected that most of his presidency was during the covid pandemic where ISU rose to the challenge acting as the global voice of the industry including “working on the important issues facing – if not threatening – our sector.”

Captain Sloane, a well-known figure in the salvage industry hails from South Africa and is a Fellow of the Nautical Institute and International Institute of Marine Surveyors.

He has a commendable track record in the salvage world after starting his sea career in 1980 in many roles, primarily salvage and towage, rising to become master of the

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South African super-tugs John Ross and Wolraad Woltemade and then salvage master. His involvement in casualties and wrecks include all classes of ships and oil rigs but probably his most notable, and highest profile reference was leading the team that raised the cruise ship Costa Concordia from the Italian island of Giglio between 2012 and 2014.

At the same meeting John Witte, president and CEO of New Jersey USA-based Donjon Marine was elected ISU SU vice president; Mr Witte is a past-president dent of both the American Salvage Association ssociation and ISU. The final appointment ment will see James Herbert succeed ISU U general secretary Roger Evans who retires ires at the end of Q1 2022. After a career as a British army officer Mr Herbert trained ass a BBC journalist later joining Shell and rising ng to head of group media relations, including uding handling tanker incidents. After a period iod as a senior civil is own communications servant, he formed his

consultancy including crisis communications services to shipowners working with coastal states authorities including the MCA and USCG. Mr Herbert has transformed the way in which the ISU presents itself, in particular providing a more open approach to communicating with mainstream media, particularly at times of reporting on casualties where a lack of specialist in-house knowledge of marine salvage can lead inadvertently to mis-reporting. He will combine the secretary general and corporate communications role.

8 ISU President Nick Sloane

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KOTUG AND SHIFT TO DEVELOP E-PUSHER BATTERIES Kotug International and Shift Clean Energy have formed a partnership to use Shift’s new PwrSwäp swappable batteries on Kotug’s E-Pusher tugs.

8 Kotug will use Shift’s swappable batteries

In 2021 Kotug established an inland shipping division featuring modular and scalable electric powered pusher tugs and smart AI-driven dispatch and route planning applications for the inland waterways transportation industry. The tugs are powered by swappable energy containers deployed on a pay-as-you-go basis.

The signing of the MoU between Kotug and Vancouver BCbased Shift coincided with COP26 in Glasgow, the partners stating the combined services will support the maritime industry in reducing greenhouse gas emissions today, without requiring any upfront capital costs and at competitive rates.

Shift states its pay-as-you-go service is “a first of its kind” avoiding capital expenditure and providing the batteries when and where they are needed.

Fully charged ePod battery cartridges, connected through cloud-based services and management centres are installed on the principle of being sized per trip, not for the size of the vessel. The batteries are swapped at automated PwrSwäp stations “within minutes.”

Shift’s energy storage systems are intended for a wide range of applications both maritime and shore based including ports and ferry terminals but it is perhaps the product’s modular nature that fits with the similar nature of Kotug’s E-Pusher tug concept.

Kotug offers three E-Pusher models in the series ranging

from 5.5m to 22m in length and maximum depth of 0.45m to 1.35m resulting in draughts 30% less than conventional pusher tug designs. As well as battery power, the swappable energy containers offer Stage V diesel, biogas and hydrogen options.

Kotug’s OptiPort dispatching, route planning and reporting tool optimises expected departure and arrival times, routing and speed control reducing energy usage allowing just-intime operations and is currently in use in Australia, Japan, Belgium, Canada, US and the Netherlands. An S-type E-Pusher marketed as CityBarge is now in use transporting waste on the historic canals in Leiden, the Netherlands.

The message of COP26 is clear; we have to make changes now, with no time to waste

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Shift CEO Brent Perry said: “The message of COP26 is clear; we have to make changes now, with no time to waste.

Shipping accounts for significant GHG emissions, contributing to climate change, as well as particulates that are unhealthy for communities living near ports and inland waterways.

PwrSwäp and E-Pusher bring zero emissions solutions today.

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WÄRTSILÄ TO DEVELOP ADVANCED TUGS IN CHINA

8 Tianjin Port is part of the partnership

Wärtsilä Voyage has signed a MoU with China Classification Society (CSS) and Tianjin Port to develop China’s next-generation intelligent tug in line with CSS intelligent ship standards.

Intelligent tugs are developing in several forms including adapting established technology as reliability and functionality improves through potentially to future autonomous unmanned vessels. These advances allow the journey along the road to be a gradual one and this project has a larger aim to research, develop and adopt relevant technologies to enhance safety and efficiency with Tianjin being the reference case port and includes wider ambitions to develop intelligent ship standards for domestic vessels.

Wärtsilä Voyage is the intelligent marine technology arm of the Helsinki-based company and the project’s scope includes delivering advanced situational awareness technology and highly advanced digital simulators to enhance and expedite vessel concept testing, including intelligent and autonomous algorithm testing, training and safety. Wärtsilä Voyage states it will: “conduct systematic and human-centric user research to help optimise workflow and improve overall work performance and safety.” Developing the

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Wärtsilä Voyage is the intelligent marine technology arm of the Helsinki-based company and the project’s scope includes delivering advanced situational awareness technology and highly advanced digital simulators to enhance and expedite vessel concept testing, including intelligent and autonomous algorithm testing, training and safety standards will also involve establishing international collaboration and knowledge exchange on safety standards and best practices of such smart vessels. The newbuild tug, expected to begin operation in Q4 2023, will be equipped with an advanced situational awareness system to detect small objects in low visibility conditions providing decisionmaking support to the crew. Looking at operations beyond the harbour wall, the aim is for the technology to be extended to domestic vessels in the future.

The ‘advanced technologies’ grabbing attention of late have potential mileage not only for tug owners and operators themselves but also their customers, ship owners who

want to present a green image within their own operations. Ports also have an interest and with nine out of ten of the world’s busiest ports in Asia, seven of which are in China, Tianjin Port is also looking to benefit from any potential efficiency gains for their own operation. Increasing traffic, congestion, weather unpredictability and emissions have presented challenges for ports worldwide, Wärtsilä stating vessels in Asia are facing waiting times of five to seven days. This has acted as catalysts for ports to adopt innovative technologies to help mitigate delays and disruptions, including in Tianjin’s example shoreside activities as well as shiphandling tug operations.

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Ocean Investigator was towed from Greece to Turkey

An operation from last year reported recently

by Tsavliris Salvage underlines the complexity of such incidents requiring the skill and resources only professional salvors can provide.

The incident involved the 2008-built, 58,735dwt bulk carrier Navios Amaryllis which ran aground on Rasfaree Reed in the Kaafu Atoll, Maldives. The vessel was in ballast at the time and on passage from Tuticorin, India to Saldanha Bay, South Africa; on the same day of grounding Tsavliris was appointed salvor and tasked to assist. The anchor-handling tugs Virgo and Maha Wewa were mobilised to the location, the task developing into a major operation involving an extensive fleet of auxiliary local craft including high speed workboats, two landing craft, two barges, forklift and crane-equipped trucks along with a typical array of marine salvage equipment including antipollution booms, skimmers and Dyneema ropes and of course the required complement of skilled personnel.

Protection of the environment was as always high on the list of priorities for the salvor in what was considered an environmentally sensitive area and all the necessary precautions were adopted including close cooperation with local authorities and subcontractors including Cyprus-based environmental pollution specialist Polygreen (Polyco Group) who Tsavliris described as “first class.”

Preparations for refloating Navios Amaryllis included the transfer of 1,600t of bunker fuel and lubricants from lower to topside tanks to minimise the risk of any potential pollution along with sealing of underwater cracks by divers. After ten days the vessel was successfully refloated and anchored at the port of Male where preparations were made for a tow to a repair yard. Fate had not finished

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with Navios Amaryllis however when the vessel began dragging its anchor in adverse weather and the tug Virgo was mobilised to assist and tow it back to its initial anchoring position.

Arguably a less dramatic operation for Tsavliris was towing the rescue/survey vessel Ocean Investigator from Ambelaki, Salamis Island, Greece to Tuzla Shipyard, Turkey. The Greek-owned tug Foteini Z was tasked from

8 Navios Amarylis aground

Piraeus for the job but once again the weather decided to intervene and three days after setting out shelter was sought for a further two days. During the Canakkale Strait passage, a coastal safety tug provided escort services with arrival at the destination marking another successful operation for Tsavliris.

Protection of the environment was as always high on the list of priorities for the salvor in what was considered an environmentally sensitive area and all the necessary precautions were adopted including close cooperation with local authorities and subcontractors including Cyprus-based environmental pollution specialist Polygreen (Polyco Group) who Tsavliris described as “first class”

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TOWLINES

8 US-based T&T Salvage has removed the last remaining section of the vehicle carrier Golden Ray which capsized in St Simons Sound near the port of Brunswick in September 2019.

T&T Salvage was appointed to remove the wreck and started work in January 2020 after Donjon-Smit provided an initial response. A unified command was established involving USCG and other stakeholders and T&T Salvage mobilised the Versabar heavy lift vessel VB-10,000 for the task which involved cutting the vessel which was lying on its side into sections and lifting onto barges for

8 Piltun is fourth in a series of similar vessels

Credit: Nevskiy Shipyard

8 Russia’s Nevsky Shipyard has started sea trials with its latest arctic rescue tug Piltun.

The shallow-draught multipurpose tug, part of the MPSV12 project is fourth in a series of similar vessels built for Federal Agency of Maritime and River Transport of the Russian Federation. With ice class Arc5 notation, Piltun is equipped for emergency towing and salvage duties including firefighting, personnel evacuation and transportation of general and liquid cargoes along with ship repair work to a depth of 80m. Its multipurpose features include underwater research with work class ROV capabilities up to a depth of 3,000m.

transfer to shore and disposal. The complex operation has also involved extensive measures to mitigate pollution from the more than 4,000 vehicles on board 8 Turkish tug operator and shipbuilder Med Marine has signed a memorandum of understanding with Emirates classification society TASNEEF. The agreement signed recently in Abu Dhabi between Med Marine chairman Recai Hakan Şen and TASNEEF’s general manager Waleed Altamimi aims to create prospective collaborations in the maritime and shipbuilding industries including to “create value and business opportunities for the mutual benefits and interests of both companies.”

8 The towing industry, particularly the tug building sector is mourning the loss of Captain Altay Altuğ, founder of Turkey’s Uzmar Shipyard and described as the “doyen of Turkish Maritime.”

Graduating from today’s Istanbul Technical University in 1952 Captain Altay Altuğ had a career at sea on passenger and cargo ships until 1961 before becoming a harbour pilot in İzmir port rising to the role of İzmir Port Chief Pilot and later president of Uzmar Shipyard.

During his pilotage career he established the first modern pilot station in İzmir on a floating pontoon with VHF radio communication facilities. In the meantime, he played a significant role in establishing pilotage services at İzmir Aliağa Refinery.

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BASQUE WIND POWER FORUM The Basque Energy Cluster has met up to share the latest on its activities in person Bilbao One of the highlights of The Basque Energy Cluster’s Wind Power Sector Forum was a visit to the construction of the prototype of the DemoSATH floating platform by Saitec Offshore Technologies.

The DemoSATH prototype is the first Spanish floating marine wind turbine connected to the grid.

Saitec Offshore Technologies and RWE Renewables have joined forces to deploy this pilot project that aims to test a marine wind turbine off the Basque coast in 2022, using SATH technology.

DemoSATH The aim of the pilot project is to compile data and acquire real knowledge of aspects such as its construction, operation and maintenance over a period of three and a half years. The first 18 months will be devoted to the design and construction and the following two years to its operation.

When completed, DemoSATH will be equipped with a 2MW turbine, will have a beam of 30 metres and length of 64 metres. It will be installed on the BIMEP testing platform, two nautical miles off the Basque coast, at a site with a depth of 85 metres.

The support received from institutions, such as the Basque Energy Agency, the Port of Bilbao and the Basque Government, has facilitated the development of this initiative from the outset, which is aligned with the Basque energy strategy.

THE CONFERENCE The Basque Energy Cluster’s Wind Power Sector Forum, coordinated by Siemens Gamesa, was held on 17 December at the Port of Bilbao and was attended by 50 wind power companies.

It kicked off with several presentations related to the international expansion of the offshore wind power sector and the connection with the Basque value chain by the three driving entities, Siemens Gamesa, Iberdrola and RWE. The

aim was to showcase the positive prospects of the market and internationalisation opportunities for Basque companies.

The Basque Energy Cluster also used the conference as an opportunity to go through the activities scheduled for the international WindEurope Annual Event Bilbao 2022 event to be held in April 2022.

During the conference’s second session, the focus of the recently announced Strategic Project for Economic Recovery and Transformation (PERTE) for Renewable Energies, Renewable Hydrogen and Storage was reviewed, in relation to it being a special opportunity for the Basque industry.

Siemens Gamesa also shared its proposals for the EU Next Generation fund and gave presentations on the progress of three R&D projects of special interest for the sector: WATEREYE (H2020), FLOAT&M (HAZITEK) and NEOMAT (ELKARTEK).

8 The DemoSATH prototype by Saitec Offshore Technologies is the first Spanish floating marine wind turbine connected to the grid

Safety risks for the world’’s first offshore hydrogen production facilities will be studied.

DNV will undertake workshops and technical sessions to assess the main environmental, safety and operational risks for the SEM-REV site, off the coast of Le Croisic, France. Risks to be investigated include the floating barge, fuel cells and hydrogen production. A regulations and standards review will also be included as part of the study.

A partnership between green hydrogen producer Lhyfe and French School of engineering and research Centrale Nantes, the SEM-REV project is a green hydrogengenerating electrolyser intended to be powered by electricity from a floating wind turbine, with a target start-up date in 2022.

Santiago Blanco, executive vice-president

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Hydrogen safety study

8 The SEM-REV project has a 2022 target start-up date

and regional director Southern Europe, MEA and LATAM, energy systems at DNV, said: “This is potentially a watershed project, one we are excited to be supporting during the FEED stage. Proving the safety of such activities, particularly with new technologies, to gain acceptance and move them closer

to adoption, is vital for the industry and stakeholders.

“Working with Lhyfe and Centrale Nantes to further their ambitions is something we are pleased to announce, as we believe green hydrogen at-scale is the ultimate destination for the future of energy storage.”

The offshore electrolyser will be installed on GEPS Techno’s floating platform and connected to the various sources of Marine Renewable Energy (MRE) available on the offshore test site, including the Floatgen floating wind turbine. This unique production process only emits oxygen, no CO2 during the operation.

Centrale Nantes is also making its research facilities available and providing support for the various regulatory, experimental and logistical phases.

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ØRSTED AND JAN DE NUL SIGN OFFSHORE WIND FARM DEAL

Photo: Jan De Nul

Ørsted Wind Power and Jan De Nul Group have signed the final contract for the transport and installation of 107 monopile foundations and one offshore substation topside at Gode Wind 3 and Borkum Riffgrund 3 Offshore Wind Farm.

The transport and installation will start in 2023 and will be the first assignment for Les Alizés, the next generation offshore installation vessel of Jan De Nul Group, a milestone for the company according to Peter De Pooter, manager offshore renewables at Jan De Nul Group.

“It will be the maiden project for our new NextGen Heavy Lift Vessel Les Alizés,” he said. “Together with other projects in preparation by Jan De Nul, we are proud to contribute to the global transition to renewable energy by installing foundations and wind turbines in the most efficient way using the best environmentally friendly technologies,” he added.

The 242 MW Gode Wind 3 and 900 MW Borkum Riffgrund 3 Wind Farms are owned and developed by the Danish renewable energy company Ørsted Wind Power. Both wind farms will use 11 MW Siemens Gamesa turbines and are located in the German North Sea.

French expertise in demand in Japan

8 Les Alizés is equipped with a crane with a lifting capacity of 5,000 tonnes

Jan De Nul’s scope includes the transport and installation of 106 wind turbine monopile foundations and one offshore substation foundation, including associated topside. For the first time, Ørsted will be using monopiles without the need of installing a transition piece for connecting turbine and foundation. Before installation, scour protection will be installed at all 107 monopiles locations.

French company BW Ideol has signed a joint development agreement with ENEOS Corporation, Japan’s largest oil refiner and distributor, to develop a site-specific commercialscale floating offshore wind farm off Japan based on BW Ideol’s patented Damping Pool® technology.

The two companies will collaborate very closely and contribute to the early commercialization of cost-competitive floating offshore wind power in Japan.

ENEOS’ renewable energy business is central to the group strategy and it is developing mega solar power plants (18 sites, approx. 46MW), wind power plants (2 sites, approx. 4MW) and biomass power plants across Japan.

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THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEADACHE OF USED TURBINE BLADES We’re all onboard with the increasing carbon reduction benefits of moving to ever larger and more efficient offshore wind turbines, but what do we do with the thousands of scrap blades?

At the moment one environmentally disastrous option is landfill, and industry body WindEurope has recently called for a Europe-wide landfill ban on decommissioned wind turbine blades by 2025. Europe’s wind industry actively commits to re-use, recycle, or recover 100% of decommissioned blades. This comes after several industryleading companies announced ambitious plans for blade recycling and recovery. A landfill ban would further accelerate the development of sustainable recycling technologies for composite materials, says WindEurope.

At the Spanish Wind Energy Association (AEE)’s Annual Congress Giles Dickson, CEO of WindEurope, and Juan Virgilio Márquez, General Director of AEE, called upon the European Commission to propose a Europe-wide ban on landfilling decommissioned wind turbine blades. The ban should enter into force by 2025 and also apply to other large composite components in the nacelles of modern wind turbines.

Today the standard lifetime of an onshore wind farm is around 20-25 years. 85-90% of the total mass of a wind turbine can already be recycled. Most of the components – including steel, cement, copper wire, electronics and gearing – have established recycling circles. However, wind turbine blades are more challenging to recycle. They contain complex composite materials - a combination of reinforced fibres (usually glass or carbon fibres) and a polymer matrix.

These composites boost the performance of wind turbines.

They allow for lighter and longer blades with optimised aerodynamics. But their configuration also poses challenges for recycling.

There are some technologies available to recycle the composite materials in blades, and an increasing number of companies offer composite recycling services, but these solutions are not yet mature enough, widely available at industrial scale and/or cost-competitive Such composites are not only used in wind turbine blades.

They are important materials in sectors such as aviation, automotives, marine transport, aeronautics, leisure and sports equipment, construction and building.

There are some technologies available to recycle the composite materials in blades, and an increasing number of companies offer composite recycling services, but these solutions are not yet mature enough, widely available at industrial scale and/or cost-competitive. Making these

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technologies commercially viable will require commitment from policy makers, other composite users and the recycling industry.

WindEurope expects around 25,000 tonnes of blades to reach the end of their operational life annually by 2025.

Germany and Spain will see the highest number of decommissioned blades, followed by Denmark. Towards the end of the decade Italy, France and Portugal will also start to significantly decommission blades and the annual decommissioned volume could double to 52,000 tonnes by 2030.

Governments can play a decisive role in driving the circularity of wind turbine blades. They should increase funding on Research and Development (R+D) in the commercialisation and scale up of different blade recycling technologies. These include mechanical grinding, pyrolysis, microwave pyrolysis, high-voltage pulse fragmentation, solvolysis and fluidised bed. The EU should also provide R+D funding to foster the development and use of new circular blade materials.

8 Moray East sent its first power to the grid last week, but the turbines will last only about 25 years

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INDUSTRIAL HYDROGEN PIONEER The world’s first industrial site for renewable green hydrogen production using wind turbines has been inaugurated.

French hydrogen producer Lhyfe said its plant in Bouin (Vendée), France is now producing the first renewable green hydrogen in the world made using an electrolyser powered directly by wind turbines, and in industrial quantities (up to a tonne a day).

Matthieu Guesné, CEO and founder of LHyfe, said: “A year after laying the foundation stone, we are extremely proud to be launching this site, which is symbolic of course for us, but also for what it represents for energy transition. Our gratitude goes to our five initial partners, who have made this “mad” project to change our energy model possible. Now we have succeeded this first step, we are ready to move faster.”

VOLUME TO RAMP UP The site currently produces 300kg a day, but will ramp up to a tonne a day in the coming months. Lhyfe’s hydrogen will supply four refuelling stations in western France.

Some fifty or so heavy vehicles, buses and

refuse collectors will be powered by renewable green hydrogen in LoireAtlantique, Sarthe, and Vendée at first. Further rollout will happen eunder the VHyGO project in particular.

Lhyfe will soon reveal the names of other operators that it will be supplying, in sectors such haulage, logistics and industry.

Lhyfe’s first R&D centre, adjacent to the production site, is dedicated primarily to optimizing its production process and to

offshore development work. It is already prepared to produce hydrogen at sea, through a first renewable hydrogen production demonstrator that will be implemented in a few months off the coast of Loire-Atlantique.

The company has already confirmed around sixty projects throughout Europe. Lhyfe has raised €50m to support Lhyfe’s development in France and abroad, through the strengthening of its teams and the funding of R&D and new projects.

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PERFORMANCE PARAMOUNT FOR POLISH PILOTS Finish specialist aluminium shipyard Kewatec, has handed over its latest Pilot 1630, to pilot boat operator Gdańsk Pilot in Poland The fast pilot boat is self-righting and designed with extraordinary safety performance for both the pilots and boat operators.

This is the second Pilot 1630 that Kewatec has handed over.

Kewatec Pilot 1630 has a large wheelhouse, and it is flexible mounted to the hull for minimum noise. The boat is equipped with two Caterpillar C 18 marine engines and CJR FPP propellers. There is a separate galley and sleeping bunks in the downstairs. The extensive navigation equipment is supplied by Furuno and communication from Cobham Sailor.

The boat is set to join the established fleet of Gdańsk Pilot, which also consists of the sister ship ‘Pilot 23’ that was delivered to the customer last year.

Oy Kewatec AluBoat Ab is a Finnish company with a history dating back to the 1970s. The business is based on strong boat expertise and is today one of the nordic region’s leading manufacturers of professional aluminium boats. A large proportion of the boats are exported.

The company has delivered hundreds of professional boats to meet diverse customer needs. Kewatec’s customer base consists of public actors such as sea rescue and coastguard organisations, fire brigades, police authorities, and defence forces, as well as other companies and associations that need work boats for professional use.

The wide range of products includes professionally designed work boats, passenger boats, Fire Fighting and Oil Recovery boats, pilot boats and patrol vessels, which can be easily modified to meet each customer’s specific needs.

The company also offers professional boat docking services and associated maintenance, repair, and renovation

8 Kewatec Pilot 24 handover

services as well as modifications.

Turnover is approximately EUR 27 million and the business employs approximately 100 peoplein facilities at Kokkola and Porvoo in Finland and Bergen in Norway. The company is headquartered in Kokkola.

Double-ended electric ferry Turkey’s Tersan Shipyard Inc. has successfully delivered the 7th Double-Ended Electric Car and Passenger Ferry to Norwegian ferry operator Fjord1 ASA. The Multi Maritime designed ferry, named Rødvenfjord is the third in the series of which the first one was delivered in August 2019.

She is the seventh ferry delivered to Fjord1 ASA by Tersan Shipyard. 107.47 metres long and 17.7 metres beam, the ferry has a capacity of 299 passengers including crew, 120 cars and 12 trailers.

Rødvenfjord has electric propulsion with fast charging batteries using rapid shore connection during the disembarkation of passengers. In line with the latest environmental demands, she is also arranged with a diesel-electric back up system and can operate in fully electric

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mode, hybrid mode or diesel-electric mode. She can also navigate autonomously on the most optimum route with an Auto crossing feature to reduce fuel/energy consumption.

Tersan Shipyard has successfully delivered seven 100% electric ferries to Fjord1 ASA

from 2017 until today. Two newly designed ferries NB1113 and NB1114; will be the eighth and ninth vessels which Tersan Shipyard will build for Fjord1 ASA as proof of a long-term cooperation. The latest in this long line of ferries are planned to be delivered in the second quarter of 2023.

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NEPTUNE CYBER TOOL Neptune Cyber has also launched a new online tool to ensure marine operators stay ahead of new cyber risk regulations that come into force in January 2021.

The ‘MV Neptune Cyber’ ship allows visitors to go

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A new interactive infographic summarises the key considerations owners and operators should make when building a cyber security plan.

The Shipowners’ Club infographic is based on the IMO’s recommendation of a cyber security risk management framework based in five functional elements: Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond and Recover.

‘Identify’ - which systems are vulnerable to attacks, which systems are vital to operations and who is responsible for them.

5 Protect - the plan should define measures to prevent attacks from taking place.

5 Detect - if an attack does happen, recognising it can mitigate damage 5 Respond - plan a clear means of getting back up and running as quickly as possible using a second system.

5 Recover - get the primary system back running and analyse the cause.

Security focus for new Installation Standard

8 The ‘MV Neptune Cyber’ ship allows visitors to go on a virtual exploration of a vessel and understand potential cyber risks

on a virtual exploration of a vessel and understand potential cyber risks.

In June 2017, the IMO laid out its ‘Guidelines on Maritime Cyber Risk Management’. Shipowners and managers now have until 1 January 2021 to build cyber risk management into their ship safety initiatives - or risk having their ships detained.

Gwilym Lewis, CEO of Neptune Cyber, said: “Our quick-start guide includes clear action steps to help you prepare for the new IMO regulations. Depending on the complexity of your vessel more steps may be needed to adequately protect against cyber attacks.”

Educational information about preventing theft and improving vessel security has been added to the next version of a voluntary standard that clarifies and defines competent installation practices.

The National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) aims to help prevent the theft of marine electronic displays and systems with its NMEA 0400 Installation Standard. The Installation Standard additions describe marine electronic display installations using specialty security through-bolts and nuts along with other best practice recommendations that make removal of a display from the vessel more difficult.

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HYDROGEN ENGINE RETROFIT PAYOFF One offshore wind crew transfer operator has benefitted from reduced fuel usage and emissions with catalytic hydrogen technology

CLEVER TECH Ecomotus is a UK research and development company and its EcoPro system is designed to inject pure hydrogen into the vessel’s engines through the air filter, thereby ensuring a 100% fuel burn in the combustion chamber and a quicker combustion cycle.

Adrian Bartlett from Ecomotus explained that retrofitting the system to Kitty Petra’s MAN engines and its Kohler generator has enabled the company to work closely with Tidal Transit helping its skippers to use the data provided by the system to achieve the best balance of vessel performance and fuel economy.

“Using Kitty Petra’s wi-fi we can monitor the EcoPro system in real time and, if necessary, adjust it to ensure the efficiency of the vessel’s engines.”

“A dashboard is also provided to enable vessel owners or fleet managers to monitor the system’s operation at any time,” he said.

Source: Tidal Transit

Tidal Transit’s offshore wind energy crew transfer vessel Kitty Petra was fitted with the Ecomotus EcoPro catalytic hydrogen system in 2020 and Leo Hambro, commercial director, believes that the reductions in vessel fuel consumption and CO2 and NOx emissions have been tangible.

“We are very excited to have another ‘industry first’ on the road to decarbonising the marine industry. Ecomotus’s intelligent system has shown that it reduces fuel usage and resultant CO2 emissions by 20% while also slicing 67% of our NOx emissions. It is phenomenal and I only wish we had invented it!,” he said.

8 Kitty Petra was fitted with the Ecomotus EcoPro catalytic hydrogen system in 2020

With over 400 CTVs currently operating in the offshore energy marine sector, Mr Hambro has calculated that if each vessel uses approximately 1,500 litres of fuel per day for 250 days per year, a 20% reduction in fuel would save a staggering 30 million litres of diesel (78,000 tonnes of CO2) annually, with over 60% reduction in NOx emissions.

He said: “I believe the Ecomotus system is now ready for mass adoption by the offshore energy crew transfer vessel sector to reduce Scope 1 and Scope 3 emissions and save fuel costs.”

Two Nowegian ferry connections are being kitted out with autonomous charging solutions.

The electrification of another two Norway ferry connections will be realised thanks to Zinus’ autonomous charging solution selected by the automation group, SEAM. “Together with Zinus, SEAM has previously delivered charging systems to several ferries.

In our opinion, Zinus offers efficient technology with good charging capacity. The Zinus system is also very elegant in appearance and the charging tower’s footprint makes it both easy to place and space-saving on the quay,” said Karl Norheim, project manager at SEAM. “Furthermore, the solution is very flexible in relation to installation height, which is an advantage in ferry connections with large tidal differences.”

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Source: Zinus

Autonomous ferry charging solution

8 The electrification of another two ferry connections in Norway will be realised with Zinus’ autonomous charging solution

This latest order adds to the company’s order history of supplying electrical charging infrastructure to the ferry traffic along the Norwegian coast. Supply includes four

telescopic charging towers of the Charging Telescopic Autonomous type to be installed on the ferry quays, as well as four charging connections to be installed on board the two ferries that operate the fjord crossings.

When combined, the charging tower and connection form an autonomous system that charges electric ferries fully automatically at call. Connecting the ferries to the power supply only takes around 20 seconds and the system can transmit a current of as much as 4,400 amperes. In total, Zinus now has delivered or to order Charging Telescopic Autonomous systems for 24 ferry connections, spread across several nations.

Zinus specialises in the supply and fabrication of handling systems for shore power and charging to a wide on and offshore market.

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POWER & PROPULSION The Fastwater project aims to build on Methanol’s numerous references as a simple to adopt sustainable marine fuel.

The Fastwater Consortium and the Swedish Maritime Administration (SMA) recently successfully demonstrated a pilot boat which has been converted to operate on Methanol fuel.

The demonstration in Stockholm Harbour follows the successful bunkering of the vessel at the SMA pilot station in Oxelösund, Sweden, where the pilot boat will be based.

The event was addressed by Members of the Swedish National Parliament Johan Büser and Anders Hansson who spoke to the importance of alternative fuels like Methanol in reducing carbon and pollution emissions on a local and national basis. Low carbon energy available to shoreside facilities using renewable electricity are hard to replicate onboard ship so for the myriad of small craft - tugs, enforcement vessels, dredgers and pilot boats - other sustainable solutions are needed.

Faced with the problem of needing to cut emissions quickly, port and harbour authorities are examining and investing in methanol as an option that can virtually eliminate air pollution and contribute towards lower carbon.

PILOT BOAT SUCCESSFULLY RUNNING ON METHANOL

8 The Fastwater Consortium and the Swedish Maritime Administration (SMA) recently successfully demonstrated a pilot boat

Methanol single or dual fuel engines are very similar in design to conventional diesel engines with the Methanol fuel supply system designed to meet prevailing safety standards.

The GreenPilot project run by SSPA has demonstrated that it is feasible to convert a pilot boat to methanol operation using available technology. Spark ignited engines with port injected methanol were found to

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have engine efficiency similar to diesel engines. Emissions reductions were substantial compared to conventional fuel oil.

With funding from the European Commission, Fastwater focuses on high impact outcomes, designing retrofit solutions for existing ships and designs for newbuildings, employing Methanol as a future-proof alternative marine fuel to create a fast track to carbon neutral shipping.

The project aims to commercialize medium and high-speed Methanol-fuelled engines for shipping. Consortium members, including OEMs, shipyards, naval architects, ship owners/ operators, port and maritime authorities, classification, fuel producers, and research institutes, will demonstrate feasibility on three vessels running on methanol fuel: a harbour tug, a pilot boat, and a coast guard vessel.

In addition, Fastwater will provide training programs for vessel crew and portside staff, develop rules and regulations for Methanol marine fuel use and demonstrate the complete value chain for bunkering methanol.

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HYDROGEN PROPULSION SYSTEM LAUNCH A full scale hydrogen based propulsion system has been launched by Kongsberg The HySeas III is a tested and verified full-scale, zeroemissions ship drivetrain powered by hydrogen fuel cells.

“With a verified and tested hydrogen-based propulsion system, we take the next step in zero-emission solutions at sea. This project is another example of our world-leading Norwegian maritime cluster succeeding when we face the most demanding technological challenges,” said Geir Håøy, president of Kongsberg.

EU PROJECT The project is the third and final part of the EU funded project “HySeas” which has been running since 2013 to prepare and demonstrate a scalable hydrogen system for ships and ferries.

This project is another example of our worldleading Norwegian maritime cluster succeeding when we face the most demanding technological challenges

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In this final stage, Kongsberg has built a full-scale electric propulsion system based on hydrogen-powered fuel cells at Ågotnes outside Bergen. The system will now undertake a four-month testing program for validation purposes with the aim of verifying the final design for an H2-powered RoPax ferry. Testing is intended to demonstrate the ease with which H2 fuel cells can be successfully integrated with a proven marine hybrid electric drive system.

The testing mirrors the operational loads which would be experienced by a vessel on a route between Kirkwall and Shapinsay in Orkney. It will confirm safe operation and power

and fuel capacity requirements, together with other valuable information to feed back to the vessel design team at Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL) in Scotland. CMAL plans to complete the design in March 2022. Hydrogen fuel will be generated through wind power at the ferry port.

“If we are to succeed with hydrogen investment in Norway, both to reduce national emissions and create new, green and sustainable jobs, we are dependent on being able to show complete pilots on a full scale,” said Egil Haugsdal, CEO of Kongsberg Maritime. ”This means that the next step will be to show the technology in operation, and then quickly put in place the surrounding infrastructure. Orkney will be the first practical usage of this technology while the Norwegian maritime cluster has the opportunity develop our own pilots and projects here in Norway.”

This project is the third and final part of the EU funded project “HySeas” which has been running since 2013 to prepare and demonstrate a scalable hydrogen system for ships and ferries.

8 HySeas III is dedicated to the design and manufacture of hydrogen powered drivetrains

Waterjet variant offered for diesel outboard

8 The OXE Jet-Tech waterjet performance is claimed to be equal to or better than propeller version

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Jet-Tech Propulsion LLC has partnered with Diesel Outboards LLC to introduce a highperformance waterjet option for the OXE diesel outboard.

The Jet-Tech unit is manufactured as a direct bolt-on replacement to the standard lower unit on OXE Diesel models by OXE. It is a single stage compact high performance waterjet which combines mixed-flow properties within an axial design build, with a hybrid stator for high torque diesel outboard engines and others. One jet fits every OXE Diesel model manufactured.

This approach is claimed to combine the key benefits of excellent high-speed efficiency with superior cavitation margins at lower speeds and high load conditions.

The Jet-Tech waterjet’s performance is claimed to be equal to or better than propeller versions and is matched 1:1 to the unit horsepower-driven prop outboard. “By using advanced proven waterjet engineering and design capabilities, augmenting the innovative OXE Diesel design, we completely redefined outboard motor propulsion and performance. The Jet-Tech unit is designed to grow with our expanding product line as it is a fully scalable product. The patented design will expand into the vertical shaft diesel/gas outboard waterjet applications and inboard waterjets” said Douglas Natoce, President Jet-Tech Propulsion LLC, and Diesel Outboards LLC

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SILENT SAILING THROUGH ANTARCTIC ICE The new Antarctic Supply & Research Vessel (ASRV) Nuyina for the Australian government has arrived at its home port of Hobart in Tasmania

8 Antarctic Supply & Research Vessel (ASRV) Nuyina for the Australian government

Bakker Sliedrecht supplied the flexible electric propulsion for the special (Damen built) vessel, enabling the Nuyina to sail both electrically and in hybrid modus and break through the Antarctic ice at full power.

The Nuyina can sail in temperatures of forty degrees below zero and break through 1.65 meters thick ice at a speed of three knots. The name Nuyina is the Tasmanian Aboriginal word for southern lights.

The hybrid propulsion enables the Nuyina to sail in different modes. It can sail entirely on diesel to get from A to B as quickly as possible. Fully electric for quiet and economical sailing or on a diesel engine and an electric motor, where the other diesel engine generates energy. In the icebreaker mode, the diesel engines as well as the electric motors and thrusters can be used at full power. In DP mode, those thrusters hold the ship in position.

Bakker Sliedrecht supplied four water-cooled frequency drives that can be deployed multifunctionally, for the two propulsion motors 3700kW each or for the three thrusters with 1300kW electric motors at the stern, three thrusters with 1300kW electric motors for the bow and two transformers for the Power Take Off/Power Take In system. (PTO/PTI). This generates power for propulsion as well as for other purposes, such as on-board voltage. The thrusters are used for both propulsion and the Dynamic Positioning (DP) system that keeps the ship in position. Bakker Sliedrecht provided training for the Australian crew to help them get to know the

installation and to operate all the modes of electric propulsion. Due to the corona measures, the training was given online.

“From the first application in 2013 to completion in 2021, Bakker Sliedrecht was directly involved in every phase of this complex project. The vessel had to be able to sail under very difficult circumstances and heavy weather conditions. It also needed a hybrid propulsion. That made it technically very complex and the project very challenging,” says project manager Arie de Jong of Bakker Sliedrecht. “That is reflected in the construction time. We received the first order in 2016 and it was delivered in the summer of 2021. However, the Nuyina has become a state-of-the-art ship with unique features. We as Bakker Sliedrecht and its project team are proud of that.”

The vessel had to be able to sail under very difficult circumstances and heavy weather conditions. It also needed a hybrid propulsion. That made it technically very complex and the project very challenging

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DIESEL OUTBOARD TO RUN ON HYDROGEN Diesel outboard engine manufacturer Cox Marine, has joined SHAPE UK, a consortium looking to transition Portsmouth International Port into the UK’s first zero-emissions maritime hub As part of this project, Cox will be working with the University of Brighton to convert one of the company’s CXO300 diesel outboard engines to operate as a dual fuel hydrogen engine and to demonstrate the engine operating in the port environment.

The conversion and demonstration form part of the wider Shipping, Hydrogen & Port Ecosystems UK (SHAPE UK) project which aims to demonstrate an achievable modular green hydrogen generation system within Portsmouth International Port (PIP). Maritime operations are paramount to the efficient movement of goods nationally and globally but are often high contributors of CO2 emissions and air pollutants. The adoption of decentralised energy systems offers the potential to support the necessary transition of ports and their operations to carbon net-zero operations.

Tim Routsis, CEO of Cox Powertrain said: “I am delighted that Cox has been invited to participate in SHAPE UK. I see

I see the development of effective and useable hydrogen-based marine propulsion systems as essential if we are to drive down emissions while continuing to provide essential transportation systems.

This is an area where the UK is excellently placed to develop the technologies and infrastructure which will both reduce pollutants and give birth to a vibrant new UK-based economic sector

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the development of effective and useable hydrogen-based marine propulsion systems as essential if we are to drive down emissions while continuing to provide essential transportation systems. This is an area where the UK is excellently placed to develop the technologies and infrastructure which will both reduce pollutants and give birth to a vibrant new UK-based economic sector.”

James Eatwell, Head of Research and Development for Cox Powertrain and SHAPE project lead for Cox said: “The maritime sector as a whole and Cox in particular, recognise the need to make a positive contribution to the significant challenges of reducing worldwide CO2 emissions. From Cox’s perspective, Hydrogen represents a highly promising option for the reduction of marine CO2 emissions, and we are delighted to be a part of this exciting project, bringing together as it does such a comprehensive range of expertise from across industry.”

8 Cox Marine is working with the University of Brighton to convert its CXO300 diesel outboard engine to operate as a dual fuel hydrogen engine

Modular emissions reduction solution for high speed diesels Emissions control specialist Eminox is showcasing its scalable, modular emissions reduction solution for high-speed diesel engines at the Europort exhibition.

Eminox’s exhaust aftertreatment system (EATS) ensures operators can meet more stringent International Maritime Organisation (IMO) emissions targets around nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulphur oxides (SOx) and particulate matter (PM), both within emission control areas (IMO III) and on inland waterways (Stage V).

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The modular platform is easily adaptable to a wide range of high-speed diesel engines, bringing down development and certification costs for manufacturers and operators. By effectively integrating with the engine, it optimises emissions reduction and ensures compliance. Combined with Eminox’s in-house design and manufacturing capabilities, the platform enables rapid development of complete, end-to-end solutions for marine diesel engines and power generators.

“Meeting tightening emissions control regulations is a key challenge for the maritime industry,” said Brian Bates, Head of Technical Sales, Eminox.

“Manufacturers need to ensure cost-effective compliance across their product ranges – our modular emissions control platform has been designed to easily adapt to their needs, providing a complete, high-quality solution for high-speed marine diesel.”

The EATS can be deployed for new engines and as a retrofit to existing vessels.

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VESSEL REPAIR & MAINTENANCE

FERRY MODERNISATION ON TRACK

Photo: Stena Line

Making OSVs greener

COVID-19 hasn’t slowed the ferry modernisation plans of one ambitious industry player.

Swedish ferry company Stena Line has taken delivery of its newest RoPax ferry, Stena Scandica (ex Stena Lagan). The vessel is the first of two Visentini vessels to be lengthened and modernised by Stena RoRo at Sedef Shipyard in Tuzla, Turkey.

Stena Line CEO, Niclas Mårtensson, said: “Taking delivery of the large, modern and efficient vessel Stena Scandica is a major milestone for Stena Line and enables us to continue to grow together with our customers in the Baltic Sea.” The Stena Scandica is being

lengthened with a 36m midsection. After the conversion it is 222m long, with a capacity of 970 passengers and 2,875 freight lane metres.

To increase the loading efficiency, the vessel has been modified with drive through capabilities on two levels.

The vessel has also been fitted with several sustainable features and fuel efficiency improvements, such as hybrid scrubbers, ballast water cleaning systems, twisted leading edge rudder with costa bulb.

Sister vessel Stena Baltica (ex Stena Mersey) will undergo the same modifications.

Per Westling, MD at Stena

8 The Stena Scandica modifications will enable more capacity and improved efficiency

RoRo, pointed out the new capacity and efficiency measures result in a reduction of emissions for the lorries transported on the ferries and a shorter port turnaround time for a lower speed at sea.

Stena Scandica will start operating on Stena Line’s route between Nynäshamn in Sweden and Ventspils in Latvia in the beginning of July. Later this year, Stena Baltica will join Stena Scandica. With both vessels in place, the total capacity increase on the route is 30%.

Greentech expansion drives Poland investment Yara Marine’s new site in Gdansk will serve turnkey deliveries as part of the company’s green tech expansion, such as shore power and WindWings, as well as onboard repairs and upgrades.

This marks a milestone for Yara Marine Technologies as they move into installation.

Aleksander Askeland, CSO at Yara Marine Technologies said: “When introducing new and

unfamiliar technologies to the maritime industry, we experience that we need to be able to supervise and cover some of the installations ourselves, if only to get local installation and commissioning teams on the right track. We often send our engineers to help on particularly difficult tasks, and now we can send our installation team as well”.

To start with, the installation

team will focus on conversions, assembly, welding and repairs.

The new site will also function as a complementary addition to Yara Marine’s suppliers in the after-sales part of the business. This enables the company to further strengthen its service capabilities and add value to its long-term service agreements. The facility is located at Budowlanych no 17L, 80-298 Gdańsk.

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Offshore support vessels (OSVs) serving the offshore wind sector will become greener with a new initiative.

Columbia Group member, CSM Energy and Hydrus Engineering have joined forces to assess and retrofit OSVs involved in offshore installations and operations, turning them into hybrid ships powered by battery and fuel.

Lambros Nakos, partner at technical consultant Hydrus Engineering, said: “The current order book for new OSVs has declined since 2016, with fewer than 50 vessels ordered since the beginning of 2020. Given that OSVs already in operation will likely run for another 25 years, retrofitting them is the best option for ensuring vessels in the offshore wind farm sector are eco-friendly.”

What’s included in the deal?

Services include a feasibility assessment, pre-financing evaluation, budgeting and procurement control, engineering, retrofitting, supervision and commissioning.

The upgraded vessels will use significantly less fuel, reducing emissions and cutting maintenance costs for the diesel generators that power the ships.

Retrofitting existing vessels will be far quicker and much more cost-effective than building greener OSVs from scratch, according to a joint CSM Energy and Hydrus Engineering statement on the expected demand for greener ships in the offshore sector.

The OSV market has struggled in recent years because of the oversupply of vessels and the declining need for oil. But demand for these ships is expected to grow as investment in the offshore wind market continues to rise.

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VESSEL REPAIR & MAINTENANCE

8 The SMS Group has completed a refit of Hanson Aggregate Marine’s 68m ‘Arco Dart’ trailing suction hopper dredger

The SMS Group has started 2021 by successfully completing a D Class dredger refit job that included hydraulics works, electrical works and repairs.

This refit of Hanson Aggregate Marine’s 68m ‘Arco Dart’ trailing suction hopper dredger included shell plate and stiffener renewals and repairs; the manufacture and installation of new life raft frames; modifications to breather pipework; removal and renewal of dredge pipe assemblies; bi-annual hydraulics works; motor rewinds and replacements; renewal of portside mooring bollards; various machining projects; electrical works to the main switchboard; bilge cleanings; and various pipeworks.

Alistair Rockett, general manager for Bristol port-based SMS Group in Avonmouth, said: “The refit was the first of the year for us in Avonmouth, and it was a great, great success.

“Special thanks to Antonios Chatzistefanou from Hanson. He and has team ensured the refit ran very smoothly.

“Given the Covid ‘challenge’ all parties, including Antonios, the crew and the supply chain, genuinely pulled together to complete the refit on time and on budget. It was a pleasure to work for Hanson.”

Other planned and preventative maintenance took place alongside too, resulting in a comprehensive repair schedule.

Tony Body, West Coast Regional Manager for The SMS Group, said the COVID-secure work was completed by bio-fogging the vessel pre-handover.

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RETROFIT SEES 24% REDUCTION IN FUEL USAGE A retrofit on a small passenger vessel has resulted in reduced fuel consumption of 24% and reduced emissions.

Swiss shipowner CGN retrofitted Hull Vane B.V’s Hull Vane and a bulbous bow from a local subcontractor on the 30m passenger vessel Valais. The main engines were also replaced with new common-rail V8 MAN engines. After launching of the vessel, ballast was added in the bow to bring the ship to the appropriate draught.

Irwin Gafner, technical director of CGN, said: “We are extremely pleased with the results of this retrofit. Improving the hydrodynamics of a vessel makes perfect sense, regardless of which fuel we will be using in the future.

Using less fuel makes a future energy transition easier and more affordable, and in the meantime, we have the benefit of lower fuel costs, less CO2 emissions, less noise and less waves.”

Photo: Hull Vane B.V

SMS Group completes dredger refit

ECO-BENEFITS In spite of the significant amount of added weight, including Hull

Vane, bulbous bow construction and ballast, the results showed that the fuel consumption of the vessel was reduced by 24%.

Additionally, the company calculated that the retrofit will reduce CO2 emissions by 129t per year, plus reduce diesel particles and NOx emissions by 24%.

Noise measurements on board also showed that the improved efficiency, lower rpm’s and new engines made the vessel quieter:

Dutch dredging major Van Oord has signed a threeyear agreement with ABB Turbocharging to provide fleetwide maintenance and optimization services.

The agreement comes as two Van Oord vessels receive the first turbocharger upgrades of their kind in the dredger sector, saving thousands of tons in fuel and carbon emissions over the next decade.

The service agreement, which marks more than thirty years of

cooperation between Van Oord and ABB Turbocharging, will help the owner minimize lifecycle costs and improve emissions across its fleet. As well as offering full technical support and access to the latest turbocharger technologies and digital solutions, ABB Turbocharging will provide maintenance planning and budget control based on a ten-year strategic outlook.

Ron Vlasblom, General

8 Hull Vane B.V’s Hull Vane and a bulbous bow were retrofitted on the 30m passenger vessel Valais

the noise level was reduced by 2 dB(A) in the wheelhouse and by 6 dB(A) in the passenger lounge.

The vessel now also makes significantly less waves, while the added weight and added submerged surfaces also improve the stability and seakeeping of the vessel.

Turbocharger service agreement Manager Turbocharging Benelux, ABB Turbocharging said: “Turbocharger maintenance and upgrades play an important role in keeping vessels operating at optimal efficiency. Multi-year agreements give extra certainty and a long view that you cannot get when working on an ad hoc basis. This is the third such agreement we have signed with Van Oord and we are delighted to have earned their trust over our many years of working together.”

Van Oord’s largest trailing suction hopper dredging vessel was the first dredger to receive an upgrade to ABB’s TPL-A turbochargers. A similar upgrade will be performed on a second large dredger. The two upgrades are projected to save thousands of tons in fuel and carbon emissions over the next decade.

8 Van Oord trailing suction hopper dredger Contender

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OCEAN SCIENCES Geoquip Marine has successfully completed a highly challenging offshore windfarm geotechnical investigation in harsh environmental conditions off the coast of Japan.

Geoquip and strategic partner Fukada operated the highly capable Poseidon 1 for the project for Influx Offshore Wind Power HD. Poseidon 1 is a DP2 vessel with a twin tower derrick permanently installed over a central moonpool.

The presence of rock below mudline made standard push sampling and CPT testing techniques impractical to complete the boreholes. As a result, Geoquip Marine chose to utilise a wireline core barrel to recover rock cores and progress boreholes. Geoquip was able to perform coring in rock utilising the standard API drill string because the Geoquip system enables the use of wireline core barrels without the need to recover the drill string.

“The fact that sampling, CPT testing and coring was able to be completed with a single drill string when changing mode from sampling and CPT testing to coring meant that the process was completed very rapidly and highly efficiently,”

CORE BARREL TECHNOLOGY FOR CHALLENGING WIND POWER SITE INVESTIGATION

A new laboratory testing facility will offer fast and accurate analysis of all types of geotechnical data.

Offshore geotechnical engineering and drilling company, Geoquip Marine has unveiled an in-house onshore testing laboratory in Bristol, UK that includes eight separate laboratory areas. The analyses undertaken include sample logging, classification/index testing, consolidation, shear, triaxial and effective stress testing.

“This is a highly significant development for our company following a sustained period of remarkable growth,” commented Geoquip Marine chief executive, Stewart Higginson. “Up to now we have been working with external partners for our onshore laboratory testing and there is no secret in the market that the shortage of suitable providers was becoming ever more of a problem as demand has increased.”

By providing this laboratory, Geoquip Marine aims to present

Geotechnical data analysis lab

“Given the challenging conditions experienced throughout the duration of the work, the time saved by not having to recover the drill string to perform coring, improved safety by reducing the risk exposure of the drill crew whilst allowing operations to be completed in shorter weather windows, which contributed to the contract being completed with no safety concerns whatsoever,” he concluded.

explained Project Manager Torran Purchase.

“Utilising the wireline core barrel in these circumstances provided us with really excellent recoveries – whilst allowing us to change back to sampling and

customers with a comprehensive end-to-end service, worldwide.

Higginson added: “Our objective was to be able to provide our clients with the accurate and reliable data possible, delivered to meet their project timelines, and I’m delighted that we have succeeded in that.”

8 Poseidon 1 was used for this project

CPT testing if necessary.

Ultimately it provided excellent quality rock cores in very difficult conditions with less than one per cent downtime.

Geoquip Marine provides the offshore renewables, nearshore civil infrastructure, scientific research, gas hydrates, offshore mineral exploration, and offshore oil & gas markets with accurate profiles and conditions of the sub-seabed, from the shoreline to depths of 3,500m.

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Lidar buoys will fact find for energy islands Floating wind lidar measurements will be taken for what will be the world’s first offshore artificial energy island, which is being constructed for the Danish Government.

Fugro will install and operate four SEAWATCH wind lidar buoys at two locations, Energioe Nordsoen and Energioe Baltic, that will act as hubs connecting several offshore wind farms.

From October, these buoys will record continuous wind measurements for a minimum of 1 year to support wind-resource mapping for the two islands, and the engineering and design of the future wind farms. Fugro is already performing geophysical surveys for the Energy Island project under a separate contract to provide Energinet with a reliable derisked site interpretation.

The SEAWATCH wind lidar buoy can record wind measurements up to 250m above sea level, and wave measurements and current profiles down to the seabed. The buoy also acts as a multipurpose platform for additional metocean sensors and, on this project, will be fitted with sensors to capture Geo-data on environmental impact parameters, including bat monitoring.

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STANDARDISING CLIMATE CHANGE DATA CSA and GEO Marine strategic alliance CSA Ocean Sciences Inc., an international provider of marine environmental and geomatics services, has announced that it is teaming with GEO Marine Survey Systems.

GEO Marine is a global provider of geophysical products, software, and personnel focused on innovative high resolution seismic sparker systems, 24-bit recording, and ultrahigh resolution (UHR) streamers for 2D and 3D operations.

This strategic alliance will provide the US offshore renewables, marine engineering, government, and oil and gas markets with access to UHR seismic equipment and surveyors.

The equipment will be housed at CSA’s Rhode Island facility, which offers direct vessel access to the heart of the US renewable market.

Commenting on the new partnership, Gordon Stevens, Vice President and General Manager for CSA said: “Having recently completed a successful 90-day campaign for a major offshore renewable energy company, during which this seismic equipment performed flawlessly aboard our newly outfitted R/V Dolphin, it made perfect sense to extend our partnership with GEO Marine to continue offering this bundle of cutting-edge technology to the Northeastern offshore industries.”

The equipment can be rented with an operator direct from GEO Marine and installed onto a vessel of opportunity or chartered with the R/V Dolphin where fit-for-purpose mounting and operational apparatus have been fabricated and are permanently installed for efficient mobilization and operation.

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RTSys and IFREMER have jointly developed a new system that helps standardise data collected during studies into the impact of global warming on the oceans.

The European Multidisciplinary Seafloor and water column Observatory (EMSO) researches deepwater ecosystems, generating data on marine, tectonic, volcanic, hydrothermal and gravity processes as well as monitoring associated natural risks to coastal areas such as earthquakes and tsunamis.

The EMSO Generic Instrument Module (EGIM) aims to standardise these measurements obtained at a variety of locations by using the same equipment, sensor references, methods of qualification and calibration, data formats and maintenance procedures.

At the heart of the EGIM system is COSTOF2, a datalogger than can reach depths of up to 6,000 metres, sourcing data from

8 The EGIM can reach depths of 6,000 metres 8 The COSTOF2

a wide range of sensors of different make, model and type. It has been designed to continuously measure environmental parameters, providing data on marine changes in Europe, and will soon be deployed by the Portuguese

Institute for the Sea and the Atmosphere off the southwest coast of Portugal, at a depth of 4830 metres.

COSTOF2 allows the data for up to 12 sensors to be synchronised via acoustic modem or by WiFi and can be operated on mooring lines, seabed stations and surface buoys.

Energy harvesting smart buoy prototypes Nagasaki University and Kyocera Corporation have announced their joint development of an Energy Harvesting Smart Buoy.

The new technology combines Nagasaki University’s tidal current power generation technology with Kyocera’s IoT technology to collect reliable ocean data.

The buoys can collect a wide range of marine data using self-generated energy.

Marine pollution and climate change have become serious societal issues. To solve these issues and help create a more sustainable world, scientists need more reliable ways to monitor and visualize various sea conditions.

However, maintaining a stable power supply is a big challenge for continuous data collection at sea. Therefore, Nagasaki University and Kyocera developed the “Energy Harvesting Smart Buoy,” which generates its own electric power for continuous ocean data collection using a

tidal-current power generation system in the buoy.

The new Smart Buoy combines tidal-current power generation technology from Nagasaki University and IoT-related technology from Kyocera. In addition, Kyocera has future plans to monitor fisheries and aquaculture, conduct ocean surveys, and more.

Each prototype is equipped with two different tidal-current power generation systems: SLTT (Small Lens-type Tidal

Turbines) - The buoy and power generation are separate, and a diffuser is installed around the turbine. In addition to protecting the turbine, the diffuser has the effect of increasing the flow of water for better power generation.

VTT (Vertical-axis Tidal Turbines) - The power generation element is directly connected to the buoy. Its AI-guided design incorporates a tilted axis to optimize turbine rotation amid heavy ocean swells and waves.

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BIDS READY FOR FIRST OFFSHORE ENERGY ISLAND Belgium’s DEME Group and Royal Boskalis Westminster of the Netherlands have joined a consortium to develop an energy island in the Danish North Sea They join contractors ACCIONA and MT Hojgaard International to form the NJORD Group, which has signed a partnership agreement with Denmark’s Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), a global fund manager focused on renewable energy investments. The Danish Energy Agency is currently in dialogue with potential bidders for the energy island tender, which is expected to be launched by Q3 of this year The energy island will be located some 80-100km off the Danish west coast, where conditions for green energy production based on offshore wind are optimal. The island will be able to connect 10GW of offshore wind to Denmark and other neighbouring markets, host an innovation zone with potential for large scale energy storage and Power-to-X technologies, and provide accommodation and operation and maintenance services from onsite harbour facilities.

The signing of this agreement marks a significant step towards realising the world’s first energy island, a project conceptualised by CIP. CIP acts as project developer on behalf of an investor consortium composed of PensionDenmark and PFA, two of Denmark’s largest pension funds, and Denmark’s largest utility company, Andel. The grouping is collectively known as the Vindo consortium.

The realisation of offshore energy islands could herald an era of symbiosis and new opportunity for the four major global dredging contractors (DEME, Bosklais, Van Oord and Jan De Nul), all of whom have diversified heavily into marine offshore energy.

Luc Vandenbulcke, CEO of the DEME Group said: “We are proud to join CIP and the Vindo consortium, which gathers a

core group of global leaders in maritime engineering solutions for offshore renewable energy production, storage and transmission. DEME Group has been pioneering the concept of energy islands off the coast and is currently involved in designing, planning and executing similar projects in different parts of the world.”

Royal Boskalis Westminster CEO Peter Berdowski added: “We look forward to taking the development of renewables further offshore to create a sustainable new horizon for millions of European households.”

8 The island will be able to connect 10GW of offshore wind to Denmark and other neighbouring markets

Sustainable biofuel for Boskalis dredgers Dutch dredging major Royal Boskalis Westminster has taken delivery of its largest ever consignment of drop-in biofuel which will be used to power two trailing suction hopper dredgers on upcoming projects in northwestern Europe.

The use of biofuel will result in a CO2 reduction of approximately 90% for the 12,000 m3 capacity Willem van Oranje and approximately 45% for the 4,500 m3 capacity Strandway.

The delivery of some 1,000 m3 of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO), a sustainable biofuel derived from used cooking oil, was in collaboration with Boskalis’ long term partner and fuel supplier, Goodfuels.

Boskalis’ own testing programme with GoodFuels and engine manufacturer Wartsila that began in 2015 has demonstrated that

8 Biofuel use in the Boskalis dredger Willem van Oranje will result in a CO2 reduction of approximately 90%

drop-in marine biofuels can reduce CO2 emissions by up to 90% compared to fossil fuels. In 2019, as part of the ‘Boskalis on Bio’ programme, the Willem van Oranje became the world’s first dredging vessel to operate on 100% biofuel oil. Since then, Boskalis has successfully used various biofuel blends as

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an alternative to fossil fuels on both dredging and offshore installation vessels as well as for dry earth moving equipment, resulting in considerable emissions reductions.

Through its agreement with GoodFuels, Boskalis enables clients to opt for biofuel powered vessels to reduce their carbon emissions on projects. In 2020, 80% of Boskalis’ project tenders in the Netherlands included sustainabilty measures, including options to use biofuels.

Willem van Oranje has recently been deployed for dredging works on the Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link, an immersed tunnel crossing the 18km wide Fehmarn Belt in the Baltic Sea. The works are being undertaken under the auspices of Fehmarn Belt Contractors (FBC), a joint venture between Boskalis and fellow Dutch dredging contractor Van Oord.

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PLANNING PAYS IN WILLEM DE RUBROECK’S DEBUT Belgian contractor Jan De Nul’s most powerful cutter suction dredger, the 41,346 kW Willem de Rubroeck, has successfully completed its maiden project in Mauritania The Willem de Rubroeck was instrumental in delivering the new ARISE port terminal in the harbour at Nouakchott for the northwest African country. The vessel was required to work in large Atlantic Ocean swells dredging hard seabed and also worked near existing port infrastructure in shallow waters. Willem de Rubroeck worked in tandem on this project with Jan De Nul’s trailing suction hopper dredger James Cook.

Together the vessels deepened the access channel to the capital city’s port, as well as the port basin and alongside at the new ARISE port terminal. Willem de Rubroeck pre-cut the hard seabed which was then dredged by the James Cook with assistance from the barges Pinta, Boussole, L’Aigle, and Le Gurrier. A total of some three million m3 of hard soil was removed.

Willem de Rubroeck was designed to dredge hard, rocky soils in difficult sea and weather conditions which can adversely affect project planning and impact budgets. For a cutter suction dredger to work effectively the spud and cutter head must remain in the same position at all times. Jan De Nul made design adjustments to the spud carrier and the flexible suspension of the Willem de Rubroeck’s cutter ladder which allowed for greater movement of the vessel’s structure and absorbed vibrations, enabling work to continue in adverse conditions.

The spud carrier travelling cylinder was given a dynamic and active component , meaning the work spud in the spud carrier is suspended by shock absorbers. When forces on the spud become too great, the shock absorbers protect the spuds from becoming overloaded.

The cutter ladder moves up and down with the help of two winches. Unlike most cutter suction dredgers, where the ladder is attached by wire to the ladder gantry, the Willem de Rubroeck’s ladder suspension rests on air cushions. Vibrations are absorbed by the air cushions, reducing the risk of damage to the vessel. Willem de Rubroeck is capable of dredging to an impressive depth of 45m.

Pre-planning for the project included geological studies and analysis of long-term average wave conditions at the site to determine the most opportune start time.

8 The Willem de Rubroeck was required to work in large Atlantic Ocean swells dredging hard seabed and also worked near existing port infrastructure in shallow waters

Dredging starts Ardersier Port transformation Dredging works have started in Scotland which will enable the reopening of a repurposed Ardersier Port as Europe’s first fully circular Energy Transition Facility.

In the 1970s Ardersier, a vast and currently unused port 14 miles east of Inverness, was one of the largest oil rig fabrication yards in the world, employing up to 4,500 workers.

Covering an area of 162ha and with more than 1km of quayside, Ardersier is the largest brownfield port in the UK. The port’s new owners have an agreement with floating offshore wind developer BW Ideol guaranteeing the latter exclusive access to the port for the manufacture of their concrete floating wind foundations.

The nine month, £20m dredging works will enable the creation of an oil rig decommissioning facility which will recycle

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8 Ardersier is the largest brownfield port in the UK, providing an area of 162ha served by 1km of quayside

oil rigs of the past to make the foundations for future floating offshore windfarms. Some 2.5 miilion m3 of sand dredged to reopen the port will be beneficially reused in an onsite concrete production plant.

Decommissioning of old oil rigs is expected to provide some 100,000 tonnes of scrap steel yearly, which will be recycled in a £300 million ‘green’ steel mill utilising an electric arc furnace powered by renewable energy, the UK’s first new steel mill in half a century. The recycled steel produced will be used as reinforcement for concrete floating wind foundations. The entire scheme will contribute substantially to an offshore wind market which is predicted to deliver 29,000 jobs and £43.6 billion to the UK economy by 2050.

“At Ardersier we can lead the UK’s Green Industrial Revolution by using circular eceonomy practices to deliver new low carbon infrastructure built on the byproducts of our oil and gas past”, said Ardersier Port owner Steve Regan.

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WORLD’S FIRST INLINE ACTIVE HEAVE COMPENSATOR With 62 hours of rigorous offshore testing, tech scale-up Seaqualize successfully completed offshore trials for its inline Active Heave Compensator (iAHC), the ‘Delta600’ Together with testing partners Van Oord and nautical research institute MARIN, the offshore lifting tool was tested for fixed-to-floating, floating-to-fixed and floatingto-floating transfers of 300mT loads. The Delta600 is now DNV certified and ready for work.

Seaqualize started developing the world’s first iAHC: a tool specifically designed for heavy lift, in-air load control in late 2019. The tool can balance and transfer loads of up to 600mT in mid-air, while the barge or crane vessel is heaving up and down in heavy seas of up to Hs2.5m.

INCREASED UPTIME This functionality is of great benefit during offshore wind turbine installations or when lifting delicate loads to and from floating supply vessels or barges. By engaging the Delta, the operational time for installation contractors greatly increases, especially in the hard-to-work winter, autumn or spring seasons. It offers contractors greater planning flexibility, and lifting crew a higher level of control, safety and efficiency. With the worldwide increase in demand in the offshore wind sector, increased capacity and efficiency is greatly needed. In the wider offshore community, perfectly controlled lifts are equally essential to safe, timely and efficient operations.

The offshore tests showed that the unique technology in the Delta will enable controlled offshore lifts during challenging feeder barge operations

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During the trials, the Delta600 lifted a test weight to and from the floating supply vessel REM Trader, using Van Oord’s jack-up crane vessel Aeolus in both jacked and floating configuration. These floating-to-floating and floating-to-fixed lifts were operational tests of typical challenges in the offshore wind industry: installing turbine components using a floating vessel, or picking up components from a floating supply vessel. Such ’feeder barge’ operations are essential in for example the US wind market. Transferring the most delicate parts of a wind turbine offshore is new to the market, and such operations comprise demanding lifting conditions and a new set of tools.

Wouter Dirks, Innovation Manager at Van Oord said: “The offshore tests showed that the unique technology in the Delta will enable controlled offshore lifts during challenging feeder barge operations”.

5CM ENVELOPE During the tests, several very gentle set downs and quick liftoffs were performed. MARIN observed that the tool is able to control the load within an envelope of 5cm, with minimal accelerations and dynamic crane forces. Liftoffs where performed with a solid 90% of the load already in the hook of

the crane before liftoff, while still fully compensating all waves. This significantly reduces impact loads on the load, crane and rigging and results in a controlled and stable liftoff.

Finally, the tool showed off its “follow-mode”, where the test weight could actively match all heave motions of the target vessel, to further minimize set-down impact for floating to floating set downs.

This offshore trial was also the last step in full DNV product certification as a standard offshore lifting tool. The research project was executed with a grant from the Ministry of Economic affairs of the Netherlands, and included Dutch research agency TNO besides the offshore testing partners MARIN, Van Oord Offshore Wind and Seaqualize.

8 The world’s first inline Active Heave Compensator (Delta600)

NEXT STEPS 600mT Lifting may seem like a lot (e.g. it’s equivalent to 3 Boeing 747’s), but offshore wind turbine sizes are growing explosively, thus requiring ever bigger lifting tools for still very delicate components. Currently Seaqualize is designing the next version, the Delta1000, equipped for all next generation wind turbine components. Further conceptual improvements include the addition of single lifting points for quick-connect systems, and smart controlled tugger winches for supreme control in the horizontal plane. At the same time, the company will further develop its offshore operational support capabilities, by deploying the Delta600 in the field.

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TECHNOLOGY FOCUS AT LEAA There’s a new chair for the The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association who is technology focused.

Kat Moss will succeed Richard Money as chair of The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) in January 2022 having been a member of the Board for almost six years.

“Covid has made us do things in different ways and has, to a certain extent, brought forward LEEA’s digitalisation plans,” said Ms Moss, who cites technology and a general modern approach to operations as key principles she wants to promote.

“We need to ensure this continues. We have transitioned from the traditional face-to face, in-person meetings to new forms of communication.

Those who may have questioned ‘doing a Zoom meeting’ prior to the pandemic are so much more open to the possibilities offered by

the technology, to the point where in person meetings now need to be justified.” ”Digitalisation is also spreading into LEEA’s courses and audits. We have lots of individual projects for which I’ve been at the start of the ideas process. I want to focus on their delivery and keep them on track for the next 2-years.”

While Covid has undoubtedly been the biggest trend for members globally, UK LEEA members have also been contending with Brexit.

“They need LEEA’s support in terms of explaining how relevant standards are being changed and tweeked. The Association’s technical team has put a great deal of effort into ensuring they are visible and accessible to members and are looking at these issues with a LEEA and UK perspective. I am pleased that LEEA has been active in taking measures to tackle issues created by both Covid and Brexit,” Ms Moss said.

Away from Covid and Brexit, Ms Moss has been the driving force behind the Lifting Equipment Technician apprenticeship. She said that the LEEA is looking to target those leaving school with some good observational skills and a hands on attitude who can be tailored for an industry that is “unfortunately too often overlooked but is nevertheless massive.”

Recruitment is one of those challenges lifting shares with other sectors and every company in every territory wants solutions, so Ms Moss said that the experience with the apprenticeship scheme in England can inform similar programmes in other territories including Scotland and Australia.

This is a priority for LEEA’s recently established Regional Council in Australia and New Zealand, part of LEEA’s strategy to be come more global through devolved management.

Ms Moss started out as Business Development & QA Manager at Catena Inspection and Engineering Services on a week’s hire in administration back in 2010.

Oliver Auston will take Ms Moss’s previous role of Vice Chair.

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SIMULATION CONTRACT EXTENSION

Big cranes for big turbines

Heerema Marine Contractors has renewed its Long-Term System Support Program contract with Kongsberg Digital for another five years.

The LTSSP is in support of a K-Sim Offshore Crane simulation system, which features digital twins of HMC’s semi-submersible construction vessels, ships and barges. HMC’s simulation centre is located at the HMC headquarters in Leiden, the Netherlands.

Renewal of the LTSSP ensures Kongsberg Digital’s continued commitment to maintaining Heerema’s simulators at the leading edge of available technology, from hardware upgrades through to additional ship models, library objects and equipment models. Installed in 2015 as one of the world’s most advanced offshore heavy lift crane simulators, its usage ranges from confirming feasibility of new methods and equipment to optimizing efficiency and safety performance for current execution methods.

Heerema’s simulator platform was developed specifically by Kongsberg Digital to meet Heerema’s requirements. As a leading marine contractor in offshore renewables and oil and gas, specializing in transporting, commissioning, and decommissioning offshore facilities. The Simulation Center is a real-time offshore environment where offshore crew

Huisman has been awarded a contract from COSCO Shipping (Qidong) Offshore Co., Ltd. for the design and construction of two >2,000mt Leg Encircling Cranes.

The cranes will be installed on the two Cadeler new build X-class vessels. Huisman LECs are characterised by their lightweight, yet robust crane designs, with a high level of reliability, energy efficiency, and a limited tail swing, making them ideal for offshore wind construction. The scope for Huisman consists of the design, engineering and construction of the two LECs at its production facility in Zhangzhou, China.

8 Heerema Marine Contractors has renewed its LTSSP with Kongsberg Digital for an additional five years

and project teams examine all project aspects and associated risks. It includes two offshore crane operator domes and a bridge with K-Sim DP simulator, based on the same Kongsberg Maritime K-Pos DP systems used on HMC’s vessels. Detailed models of Heerema’s SSCVs, Heavy Lift Vessel, tugs and barges ensure realistic scenarios and enable detailed pre-mission training for heavy-lift projects

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ALIGNMENT & TEST EQUIPMENT n Spectrum Metrology Unit 8, Ireton Avenue, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE4 9EU Tel: +44 1162 766262 sales@spectrum-metrology.co.uk www.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 n 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 steel products.

ANCHORS n 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 n Williams Shipping Manor House Avenue, Milbrook, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 0LF 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, Multipurpose Barges with cranes.

Road-transportable Multicats, full operational base facilities, craneage and open storage.

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n 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.

n 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.

BOW & STERN THRUSTERS WaterMota Ltd See under: Propulsion Systems

BUOYS & BEACONS n JFC Marine Weir Road, Tuam, Co Galway Tel: +44 7792 772447 uk@jfcmarine.com jfcmarine.com/ JFC Marine offer an extensive range of aids to navigation solutions including navigation buoys, lanterns, AIS systems, battery and solar powered solutions that are used by mariners and port authorities worldwide. n Sabik Marine Höylänlastu 2 A, Porvoo, FI-06150 Tel: +358-19-560 1100 sales@sabik-marine.com marine.sabik.com/ Sabik Marine design and manufacture high-quality LED marine signals and Aid to Navigation, AtoN, solutions with remote monitoring and control.

CHAINS n 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.

COMPRESSORS n Bauer Kompressoren UK Ltd 410 Haydock Lane, Haydock Industrial Estate, St Helens, Merseyside, WA11 9TH Tel: +44 1942 724248 Fax: +44 1942 725640 sales@bauer.uk.com www.bauer-kompressoren.de/en/ Bauer Kompressoren UK Limited serves the shipping industry in the UK and Ireland and is Bauer Group’s global centre of excellence for the packaging of containerised, custom-engineered packages.

DECK EQUIPMENT n 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.

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Fluidmecanica C/Coruña 37, P.O. Box 5220, 36.208 Vigo Tel: +34 986 21 33 29 Fax: +34 986 29 85 18 fluidmecanic@fluidmecanica.com www.fluidmecanica.com From 1977 we design, manufacture and install deck equipment. Towing winches (standard or escort), anchor windlasses, cranes, davits, thrusters, towing hooks, power packs and steering gears. n Global Services Ltd Global House, 28 Trade City, Apple Lane, Exeter, Southampton, UK, EX2 5GL Tel: +44 7493 978533 commercial@globalservicesltd.co.uk www.globalservicesltd.co.uk/ commercial Market leader in Marine Procurement.

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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).

DESIGN 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.

n 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. n Macduff Ship Design Ltd Low Shore, Macduff, Aberdeenshire, AB44 1RE Tel: +44 1261 833825 Fax: +44 1261 833835 info@macduffshipdesign.com www.macduffshipdesign.com Macduff Ship Design Ltd are proven industry leaders in the Naval Architecture and Marine Survey sectors, having worked for more than 25 years with owners, operators and shipyards globally. n Southerly Designs 2 Carrol St, Port Denison, 6525 Tel: +61 8 9927 2750 info@southerly.com.au southerly.com.au Southerly Designs is a leading designer of high speed aluminium working vessels. Specialists in high and medium speed monohull vessels. Patrol and Military vessels. Pilot Launches. Fast fishing vessels. Utility vessels and work boats. Landing craft. Offshore support and crew boats. Over 600 vessels in service. southerly.com.au

DIESEL ENGINES & SPARES n 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. n Scania Power Solutions Scania (Great Britain) Limited, Delaware Drive, Tongwell, Milton Keynes, UK, MK15 8HB Tel: +44 8450 343034 engines.sgb@scania.com www.scania.co.uk/powersolutions The Scania marine solution is based on our marine engine range, and provides an array of flexible options regarding ratings, equipment, transmissions, and instrumentation. From the compact 9- and 13-litre inline engines up to the powerful 16-litre V8, the comprehensive range covers a wide spectrum of applications.

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INDUSTRY DATABASE n 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.

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DIESEL POWER & PROPULSION n Motorenrevisie Spaarnestad Nijverheidsweg 27G, Haarlem, 2031 CN 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)

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

DREDGING

DREDGING EQUIPMENT

FENDERS / FENDERING

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.

n Baars Confloat B.V./ Baars Charter Rivierdijk 276, 3360 AB, Sliedrecht, 3361 AV Tel: +31 184 415566 Fax: +31 184 411227 rental@baarsbv.com www.baarsbv.com/en/ Hire and Sale on a wide range of dismountable split and hopper barges.

See Baars Confloat BV at Pontoons and or Modular Pontoon Systems

Force Dredging Systems UK Limited PO Box 945, Hampshire, Portsmouth, PO69DW Tel: +44 2392 472710 info@fdsukltd.co.uk www.fdsukltd.com For hire: Diver & crane operated subsea dredging systems for the removal of fines, silt, mud, sand, gravel, shingle, shale, aggregates.

ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS & REPAIRS

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.

n 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) n 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.

DIVING EQUIPMENT

n Smals Dredging Ltd Highbridge Enterprise Centre, Isleport Business Park, Bennett Way, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 4AL Tel: +44 7510 530150 pco@smals.com www.smals.com Royal Smals; inland dredging company cleaning and maintaining inland waters. With 20 very accurate, all road transportable cutter suction and deepwin dredgers in various measures we clean your harbours, navigation channels, lakes, inland waters in an eco-friendly environmental friendly way.

Moreover, we are always searching for the best way to reuse the dredged up sediment nearby; for flood protection, as farmland fertiliser, by strengthening the quays, or recovering the eroding salt marshes. And much more! Want to know more? Please contact us via www. smals.com

n Spyderco 820 Syderco Way Golden, Colorado Tel: +1 1303 279 8383 Fax: +1 1303 278 2229 www.spyderco.com Spyderco pioneered the modern folding knife, introducing features like pocket clips, serrations and one-handed opening. That innovation and quality are the heart of Spyderco’s distinctive folding knives, fixed-blades and sharpeners.

n 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.

n 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

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Neptune Shipyards BV See under: Workboat Builders

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

ELECTRICAL PROPULSION SYSTEMS n 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.

ENGINES - OUTBOARD n Suzuki GB Plc Steinbeck Crescent, Snelshall West, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK4 4AE Tel: +44 1243 388940 suzuki@mindworks.co.uk www.marine.suzuki.co.uk Suzuki is a manufacturer of an automobiles, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and outboard marine engines for the global market.

n 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 n 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 n 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.

EXHAUST SYSTEMS

FINANCE

n 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.

n Shawbrook Bank Prospero, 73 London Road, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 1LQ Tel: +44 7799 134682 / +44 7342 085974 Jason.crump@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.

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INDUSTRY DATABASE FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT

WaterMota Ltd See under: Propulsion Systems

n 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; who are well known and trusted by many for supplying, installing and maintaining firefighting equipment within the commercial marine sector, have teamed up with Lalizas UK to extend their services and support to both new and existing customers.

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

n Seago Deanland Business Park, Golden Cross, East Sussex, BN27 3RP Tel: +44 1825 873 567 sales@seagocommercial.co.uk www.seagocommercial.co.uk Seago Commercial specialise in sale and hire of SOLAS and ISO approved life rafts. With a range of products including lifejackets, fire extinguishers, pyrotechnics, industrial fibre ropes, wire ropes and chains.

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

FIRE PROTECTION GENERAL Adec Marine Limited See under: Life Saving Equipment

GENERATORS, GEN SETS & AUXILIARIES n 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. n Kohler Power Systems 1 Kristallaan, Zevenbergen, 4761 ZC Tel: +1 800-544-2444 Muriel.HUGUET@kohlereurope.com kohlerpower.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 energymanagement applications. Kohler has delivered energy solutions for markets worldwide since 1920

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

HYDRAULIC COMPONENTS & SYSTEMS n Brimmond Group Tofthill Avenue, Midmill Business Park, Kintore, Aberdeenshire, AB51 0QP Tel: +44 1467 633 805 www.brimmond-group.com At Brimmond Group we specialise in mechanical, hydraulic or electrical solutions. Our highly qualified engineers can design, manufacture, service and repair a vast range of equipment to meet any client’s needs. n Hypro Marine Mount Pleasant Lane, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 8LS Tel: +44 1590 681445 info@hypromarine.co.uk www.hypromarine.com As a leading designer and manufacturer of power-assisted steering systems, Hypro Marine has an enviable reputation in the industry for the quality and performance of its products. Specialists in finding unique solutions, we are able to offer a bespoke design and manufacturing service for Integrated Hydraulic Control of single or multifunction hydraulic operations for series-produced power craft.

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

JACK-UP BARGES Fastnet Shipping Ltd See under: Workboats

LIFE SAVING EQUIPMENT Adec Marine Limited 4 Masons Avenue, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 9XS Tel: +44 2086 869717 Fax: +44 2086 809912 sales@adecmarine.co.uk www.adecmarine.co.uk Servicing and hire of liferafts, boats and lifejackets. Sales of a complete range of marine safety and fire fighting equipment to SOLAS and MED. n 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.

MODULAR PONTOON SYSTEMS n Baars Confloat B.V./ Baars Charter Rivierdijk 276, 3360 AB, Sliedrecht, 3361 AV Tel: +31 184 415566 Fax: +31 184 411227 rental@baarsbv.com www.baarsbv.com/en/ 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.

MOORING & BERTHING EQUIPMENT

LIFERAFTS

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

Adec Marine Limited See under: Life Saving Equipment

NAVAIDS

Spinlock Ltd See under: Life Jackets

MARINE CIVILS n DiveCo Marine Ltd Head Office, Marine House, Upnor Road, Lower Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4UY Tel: +44 1634 566560 info@diveco.co.uk www.diveco.co.uk DiveCo Marine are award winning, multi-disciplined experts in the project management and delivery of inland and inshore marine engineering, construction and commercial diving solutions for private and public sector projects. n Walcon Marine Cockerell Close, Segensworth West, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 5SR Tel: +44 1489 579977 Fax: +44 1489 579988 sales@walconmarine.com www.walconmarine.com Walcon Marine is a market leader providing quality design, products, construction and installation of yacht harbours and berthing facilities worldwide together with a first class service to its customers.

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

n Navmoor Ltd The Innovation Centre, Ebbw Vale, Gwent, NP23 8XA Tel: +44 2922 638222 info@navmoor.com navmoor.com/ We supply, install, maintain, and refurbish aids to navigation of any type, manufacturer, and age. We Hold stock of lanterns, buoys, mooring, sinkers, and monitoring equipment, to ensure the prompt response to any outage, anywhere in the UK or Ireland. And if you’re thinking about monitoring, you’ve come to the right place, with an online monitoring portal coupled with our own monitoring modules that will blow your mind! n 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 costeffective solutions for the maintenance of marine aids to navigation and the provision of marine data acquisition.

NAVAL ARCHITECTS & MARINE ENGINEERS n 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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INDUSTRY DATABASE NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION

PAINTS & COATINGS MATERIALS

PROPELLERS & STERN GEAR

n Pharos Marine Ltd Automatic Power Inc Unit 14, Castle Mews, Hampton, London, TW12 2NP Tel: +44 7535 094337 jcorio@pharosmarine.com www.automaticpower.com Pharos Marine is one of the oldest and only UK Based manufacturer of Aids to Navigation in the world. With factories in the UK we have your AtoN needs covered.

n Jotun Paints (Europe) Ltd 7 Stather Road, Flixborough Industrial estate, Scunthorpe, DN15 8RR Tel: +44 1724 400000 marineenquiries@jotun.co.uk www.jotun.com/uk/en/b2b/ paintsandcoatings/ships/ 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.

n Teignbridge Propellers International Ltd Great Western Way, Forde Road, Brunel Industrial Estate, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 4AW Tel: +44 1626 333377 Fax: +44 1626 360783 info@teignbridge.co.uk www.teignbridge.co.uk World leaders in innovation, design and manufacture of high performance, high quality propellers and sterngear for 45 years.

Approved by all major classification societies. Propellers to 2.55m, shaftlines to 400mm

OCEANOGRAPHIC / HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY n Briggs Marine Contractors Ltd Seaforth House, Seaforth Place, Burntisland, Fife, KY3 9AX Tel: +44 1592 872939 Fax: +44 1592 873779 enquiries@briggsmarine.co.uk 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

OFFSHORE SUPPORT n Tidal Transit Limited Unit 6 North Creake Airfield Business Park, Bunkers Hill, Egmere, Walsingham, Norfolk Tel: +44 1328 854225 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 n Lamor Corporation UK Ltd 3 Medina Court, Arctic Road, Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO31 7XD Tel: +44 1983 280185 Fax: +44 1983 280056 uk.info@lamor.com www.lamor.com Lamor is the world leader in the manufacture of products and services for the Oil Spill Response Industry. We design and produce Booms, Skimmers, Pumps, Dispersant systems, Vessels and we also design recovery systems to be built into new and older vessels. MCA/ IMO Training, Design and Consultancy on a worldwide basis.

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

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

POLLUTION CONTROL n Ecocoast Bolina Ltd, an Ecocoast company, Bridge End, Elm Grove Road, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0EJ Tel: +44 1392 877 991 www.ecocoast.com Ecocoast, founded by two Australian entrepreneurs with now offices in the United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom, is a global leader in engineered products for the protection of coastlines and waterways.

PONTOONS Neptune Shipyards BV See under: Workboat Builders

POWER & PROPULSION n 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. n Stone Marine Propulsion Ltd Dock Road, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH411DT Tel: +44 1516 522372 Fax: +44 1516 522377 sales@smpropulsion.com www.smpropulsion.com/ Stone Marine Propulsion design and manufacture a complete range of high quality propulsion equipment for commercial and naval vessels of all types and sizes. Our latest propeller designs significantly lower fuel consumption and emissions

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PROPULSION SYSTEMS n Marine Jet Power AB Hansellisgatan 6, Uppsala, SE-754 50 Tel: +46 10 164 10 00 sales@marinejetpower.com www.marinejetpower.com For more than 30 years, Marine Jet Power (MJP) has been redefining the waterjet market with innovation and unsurpassed quality. Engineered and built in Sweden, MJP’s proven stainless steel, mixedflow waterjets are used in many diverse applications, from fast military craft and passenger vessels to workboats worldwide. Over 100 million running hours strong, n 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.

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

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

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

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

ROPES, NETS & CORDAGE n English Braids Ltd Spring Lane, Malvern Link, Worcestershire, WR14 1AL Tel: +44 1684 892222 Fax: +44 1684 892111 eboffshore@englishbraids.com www.englishbraids.com English Braids is a family run business established in 1968, now a leading UK manufacturer of bespoke project-based HMPE rope solutions and mooring lines for over 50 years. Official Dyneema partner. With an extensive technical team and a longstanding trusted supply chain we manufacture dyneema winch rope slins, winch ropes and mooring lines from Dyneema HMPE. We have the ability to test an manufacture a range of products in different materials depending on your requirements.

SAFETY n Johnson Controls Plc The Security House, Hanworth Rd, Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 5DA Tel: +44 1932 743333 www.johnsoncontrols.co.uk Johnson Controls formally TYCO & ADT is a market leader in providing integrated security solutions such as Building Management Systems, Fire Detection, Fire Suppression, HVAC and Security Systems.

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INDUSTRY DATABASE Spinlock Ltd See under: Life Jackets

SAFETY HOOKS n 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.

SAFETY SIGNAGE Adec Marine Limited See under: Life Saving Equipment

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

SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS n Applied Satellite Technology Ltd (AST) Head Office: Satellite House, Bessemer Way, Harfreys Industrial Estate, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR31 0LX Tel: +44 1493 440011 Fax: +44 1493 249721 info@theastgroup.com www.theastgroup.com AST is a global supplier of satellite and end-to-end remote communications.

We provide a comprehensive range of devices, voice and data connectivity and empower our customers to optimise their operations.

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SEATING & CHAIRS n 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. n Capital Seating 1 Forward Park Sheene Road, Gorse Hill Industrial Estate, Beaumont Leys, Leicester, LE4 1BF Tel: +44 1162 169910 Fax: +44 1162 169920 info@capitalseating.co.uk www.capitalseating.co.uk Distributors for Grammer Nautic. Marine seating of the highest performance and quality. Full suspensions optimised for arduous marine environments, high shock mitigation performance, comfort, ergonomic design and DNV-GL Type approval.

STABILISERS n 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.

STEERING GEAR WaterMota Ltd See under: Propulsion Systems

TRAINING n 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 n Thames Marine Academy Upnor Road Lower Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4UY Tel: +44 7703 842852 www.thamesmarineacademy.co.uk The sea is a challenging and at times physically exhausting environment in which to work – not for the faint-hearted.

TRANSMISSIONS WaterMota Ltd See under: Propulsion Systems

TRANSPORT & LOGISTIC SERVICES

TUGS, TOWING & SALVAGE

n Rubb Buildings Ltd 246 Dukesway, Team Valley Trading Estate, Tyne and Wear, Gateshead, NE11 0QE Tel: +44 1914 822211 info@rubb.co.uk www.rubbuk.com Rubb marine and port structures can be custom designed to meet a variety of bulk handling methods. Relocating and extending is easy and cost effective in a busy environment.

n 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, Jackups, barges, Split hoppers, Dredgers and various Workboats etc.

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

n 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 n Marine & Towage Services Group Ltd (MTS Group) Kings Quay, King St, 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. n NH Towage Frederiksø 8, Svendborg, 5700 Tel: +45 62 22 29 11 info@nhtowage.dk www.nhtowage.dk/?

We perform long- and short-range towages. We have a broad experience in towages of hulls, dredgers, pipes and barges. If the need arises, we can also provide assistance in salvage operations, such as towing vessels in distress to a nearby port of safety. Our fleet is employed in marine construction projects. From offshore wind farms to bridges, piers, and jetties to harbour extensions, assisting dredgers to cablelaying operations, our experience and the flexibility of our fleet can provide a valuable source of assistance to a diverse range of construction projects.

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

n Herman Sr bv Ebweg 56, Barendrecht, 2991LT Tel: +31 78 619 25 07 info@hermansr.com www.hermansr.com Herman Senior b.v. is a family-owned company based in Barendrecht, The Netherlands.

Although the company was founded in 1992, the roots of the company go back all the way to 1976. With our versatile fleet of Multicats and Shoalbusters, Herman Senior offers a wide range of marine services to our customers on a worldwide basis. n Med Marine Omer Avni Mah. Inebolu Sok. No:21, Setustu-Kabatas, Beyoglu, Istanbul, 34427 Tel: +90 2123111800/01 info@medmarine.com.tr www.medmarine.com.tr Thanks to its experienced maritime pilots and high quality tugboats all built in its large-capacity shipyards, Med Marine is Turkey’s leading towage and pilotage operator and had been serving its clients for their newbuilding projects since 1995 Uzmar Shipping & Trading Co. Ltd See under: Vessel Build & Repair

UNDERWATER SERVICES n Nemo Power Tools Unit 3 Landscape Close, Weston on the Green, Oxfordshire, Bicester, OX25 3SX Tel: +44 1869 934333 nemo@fairlocks.co.uk www.nemo-underwatertools.co.uk Nemo Power Tools are the first of their kind and the world’s only completely submersible battery-operated power tools. n Oceanscan Ltd Denmore Road, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen, AB23 8JW Tel: +44 1224 707000 Fax: +44 1224 707001 sales@oceanscan.co.uk www.oceanscan.net Oceanscan is a leading international equipment company providing the very latest and most advanced technology to the oil and gas, defence, petrochemical, renewables and nuclear industries.

We supply advanced hydrographic survey equipment, ROV Sensors, nondestructive testing and inspection systems to more than 1000 customers throughout the world.

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INDUSTRY DATABASE n Propspeed 23 Akatea Road, Auckland, New Zealand, 0602 Tel: +44 7766 056 911 info@propspeed.com www.propspeed.com Ensure operational readiness while reducing cost and saving fuel with Propspeed®. Superior in-field performance, technical support, and over 21 years in the marine industry.

n Sealion Services 2 Brittania Way, East Cowes, 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.

UNDERWATER TOOLS

n 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.

n Miko Marine AS Vollsveien 4, Lysaker, 1336 Tel: +47 46 90 5000 Fax: +47 22 83 6515 info@mikomarine.com www.mikomarine.com Miko Marine AS (Miko) is an innovative solution-provider to the marine industry.

Solutions based on the use of the company’s original idea - a patented magnetic patch called Miko Plaster® have been supplied to clients worldwide, including navies, governmental institutions, ship owners, diving companies, subsea contractors and oil service companies. Since 1996, Miko has developed a range of effective solutions to reduce the risk of oil spill, increase effectiveness and increase safety in the marine industry. Miko is part of Miko Group of Companies and co-located with our 50% owner, Buksér og Berging AS just outside Oslo, Norway

VALVES n LK Valves and Controls Ltd Unit 4 Arbour Place, Arbour Lane, Knowsley Industrial Park, Liverpool, L33 7XG 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 n 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 n Naval Rocha Estaleiro da Rocha Conde de Óbidos 1399, lisboa, 036 Tel: + 351 213 915 900 navalrocha@navalrocha.pt www.navalrocha.pt Navalrocha offers a complete ‘onestop-shop’ shiprepair service providing a full range of turnkey solutions. These services are delivered in cooperation with a series of long-standing and trusted partners with offices located within the yard.

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

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

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

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

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WINDOW WIPERS n 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. n Exalto Wiper Technologys PO Box 40, 3370 AH, Hardinxveld -Giessendam Tel: +31 184 615 800 Fax: +31 184 614 045 wipers@exalto.com www.exalto.com Marine Exalto produces the world’s best professional marine wiper systems.

Exalto makes wiper systems for all kind of vessels in the commercial and leisure sectors.

WORKBOAT BUILDERS n 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. n 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)

n 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.

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

WORKBOATS n Baltic Workboats AS Nasva Harbour, Nasva, Kaarma v, 93872 Saare mk Tel: +372 452 1140 contact@bwb.ee 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. n 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.

Jenkins Marine See under: Dredging Tidal Transit Limited See under: Offshore Support

WORKBOATS-ALUMINIUM

n 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

n 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.

n 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.

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

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