Maritime Journal July 2023

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UZMAR was founded in 1984 by senior Pilot Captain Altay Altuğ (1925-2021) as the first privately established pilotage and towage company in Turkey to serve at various private ports and harbors on the Aegean Sea, Turkey.

Today, UZMAR serves public safety at four different ports in Turkey; pilotage at Nemrut Port, Izmir, pilotage and towage at Akcansa Port, Canakkale, towage at Ambarli Port Istanbul, and Iskenderun Port, Hatay.

In 1996 UZMAR started to build tugboats and workboats for its own fleet requirements and later for international markets using compact tugboats and offshore vessel designs. Through the achievement of building numerous tugs and workboats, in 2005,

FEATURES

14 Panel calls for standards

The IMCA is leading calls to standardise marine contracting in offshore wind

16 Hornsea 4 agreed UK government gives go-ahead to another Ørsted wind farm

18 Venice works

Addressing limited port accessibility

22 New CTV design

Aircat promises comfort and efficiency

30 Electric multi-cat Spotlight on Damen's new vessel

38 Seawork Review

Europe's largest on-water commercial marine show

UZMAR established a modern shipbuilding facility at Kocaeli Free Zone, near Istanbul Turkey.

UZMAR Shipyard is invested in new technologies like autonomous vessels, methanol-powered tugboats, and electric-powered tugboats to extend its product line with a highly competitive in-house design and to conduct its know-how to the future.

Having built more than 200 vessels and delivered them to more than 25 countries on 6 continents, today, UZMAR Shipyard has grown into a world-class pioneer shipbuilder. The Shipyard has become the first choice of the leading tug owner and operator companies of the world for their significant new-built projects.

n UZMAR Web Site: www.uzmar.com

BRIEFS

First offshore wind auction

The US will hold the first offshore wind energy lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico, the Department of the Interior has announced. The auction, on August 29, is being held with the aim of generating 3.7GW in the area, to power 1.3 million homes. Last month a third major offshore wind farm near Atlantic City, Ocean Wind 1, was approved.

Peters & May pops champagne

Marine logistics firm Peters & May popped the corks in July to celebrate half a century in business. The company has become a prominent business and thought leader in the port of Southampton, where it has become well known and respected for its expertise in transporting heavy marine and offshore energy vessels and equipment.

Boluda boss wins gold

Boluda Towage boss

Vicente Boluda Fos has been awarded the Gold Medal of the City of Bruges for his contribution to the towage industry. “Boluda Towage’s bold sustainable initiatives fit perfectly with Zeebrugge’s clean port strategy,” said Mayor Dirk De Fauw, presenting the medal.

UK launches ship credit scheme

The UK government has launched a Shipbuilding Credit Guarantee Scheme, in which it will act as guarantor for companies who need finance to buy vessels.

Launching the SCGS on July 26, minister for Industry and Economic Security Nusrat Ghani said shipbuilding was an integral part of the country’s industrial identity and contributes £2.8 billion to the national economy.

ONE DIES, MANY INJURED AS FIRE RAVAGES CAR CARRIER

One crew member was killed and several hurt in a massive ongoing cargo ship fire in the North Sea off the coast of the Netherlands on July 26.

All 23 crew were removed from the vessel by helicopter and lifeboat and taken to hospitals, the Dutch coastguard said.

The 18,500 tonne Fremantle Highway, which had set sail from the German port of Bremerhaven for Egypt’s Port Said, was carrying 3,000 vehicles, reports said.

Citing a Dutch coastguard official, Reuters said that although only 25 of the cars on board were electric vehicles, it was one of them that caught fire.

The crew attempted but failed to put out the fire, which started at around midnight but at the time of writing a day later was still not out.

Shipping company Noordgat has sent its salvage vessel Hunter to keep the ship under

control and out of a busy shipping lane, the coastguard tweeted.

“Several parties, including salvage companies SMIT Salvage and Multraship and Rijkswaterstaat, are currently looking at the best possible way

to limit the damage as much as possible,” a later Tweet said.

“The Guardian and Nordic are trying to cool the sides of the ship with fire extinguishing systems. The Nordic will soon be replaced by the Fairplay 30.”

DECAYING OIL TANKER SALVAGE BEGINS

After decaying off the coast of Yemen for 30 years, work began yesterday to empty a decaying supertanker of more than a million barrels of oil.

Boskalis’ subsidiary SMIT Salvage is working with the United Nations Development Programme to remove oil from the FSO Safer in Yemen, following fears that she could explode after so many years

decaying in the Red Sea.

SMIT’s salvage vessel Ndeavor has been used to stabilise the FSO Safer since arriving at the scene at the end of May in preparation for the replacement tanker Yemen, formerly called Nautica, to come alongside for a ship-to-ship oil transfer. The UN says the transfer could take up to three weeks.

“In the absence of anyone else

willing or able to perform this task, the United Nations stepped up and assumed the risk to conduct this very delicate operation,” said UN secretary general António Guterres. “The ship-to-ship transfer of oil which has started today is the critical next step in avoiding an environmental and humanitarian catastrophe on a colossal scale.”

ROTTERDAM TERMINAL PARTNERS SAMSKIP IN SHORE POWER

Rotterdam Shortsea Terminals (RST) and Samskip have launched a new shore power connection to tackle CO2 emissions produced by vessels at the dock.

The shore power solution is the first of its kind for a container terminal in the Netherlands.

“RST is committed to be a frontrunner in energy transition and is taking a leading role in the port of Rotterdam to work on practical solutions to serve the

planet and RST’s customers,” said CEO Arno Storm.

“I am truly proud to be able to say that we are the first container terminal in the Netherlands which has a shore power connection. For me, keying in on the path towards CO2 neutrality means partnering with customers and suppliers and I am thrilled that together with Samskip, HES and Jolectra, we have been able to take a first step.”

The new shore power endeavour was largely possible

through the expertise of Harbour Electronical Services (HES) which both prepared and outfitted Samskip’s shortsea vessel “Innovator” to receive shore power.

The power supply unit at the quay of RST has been installed by Jolectra.

The European Commission has made clear that onshore power supply systems are a critical step towards the decarbonisation of the shipping sector.

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UKHO appoints hydrographer

The UK Hydrographic Office has appointed Rear Admiral Angus Essenhigh OBE as its new national hydrographer. He will take on the role of director, Defence and Data Acquisition, supporting efforts to fulfil its public task and ensure Safety of Life at Sea, among other things. He replaces Rear Admiral Rhett Hatcher, who retires after two years.

IMO hires new secretary-general

Arsenio Antonio Dominguez Velasco has been appointed secretary-general of the International Maritime Organisation with effect from January 2024. Velasco is from Panama, and has been director of the Marine Environment Division since January 2022. His experience includes chairing the Piracy and Armed Robbery Working Group.

BW Ideol secures €40 million

French floating wind firm

BW Ideol has agreed finance of €40 million with ADEME Investissement to develop offshore wind floating technology. BW Ideol has two full-scale such projects in operation in France and Japan, and says it has a ‘significant project pipeline’. The first cash from ADEME will amount to €17.9 million and will be made available in September.

Loire calls river mariners

The Festival de Loire will be held on September 20-24 on les quais d’Orléans in the Loire valley region. More than 200 traditional boats, 700 sailors and half a million visitors are expected at the festival, which celebrates the Loire River and its waterway transport traditions along Europe’s last wild river.

German press has reported that a car carrier in the port of Bremerhaven tore lose from its moorings and crashed docks before knocking over a crane, causing hundreds of thousands of euros’ damage, police said.

The Nordsee-Zeitung (North Sea Newspaper) reported that the Wallenius Wilhelmsen carrier, Don Quijote, which hit the crane last Sunday night, had caused ‘much greater damage in the overseas port than was previously known’.

CAR CARRIER CAUSES THOUSANDS OF EUROS’ DAMAGE

“The Kaiserdock II of the Lloyd Werft shipyard cannot be used,” the paper said. “As a result of the accident in the storm, divers have to go into the water.”

The 227m vessel, which was built in 1998 and was sailing under the Norwegian flag, was en route to Antwerp, reports said.

During a storm, she was torn from her moorings along

with the bollard and crashed into a floating and dry dock at the Lloyd Werft shipyard, damaging them as well as the quay, before knocking over a crane.

The damage is into the hundreds of thousands of euros, police said, but no one was hurt. She was eventually secured by tugs and returned to berth.

VATTENFALL AXES 1.4GW OFFSHORE WIND FARM

Swedish energy firm Vattenfall has axed one of its offshore wind farm projects off the English east coast after recording a loss of €480 million.

The Norfolk Boreas wind farm, which was designed to have a generating capacity of 1.4GW, was to have been installed 72km off the Norfolk coast and would have comprised 100 turbines with tip-to-tip blade length of 236 metres by Siemens-Gamesa.

Vattenfall confirmed its decision in an earnings report, in which it said ‘the offshore wind power project Norfolk Boreas in

the UK gave rise to a negative impact on earnings of SEK 5.5 billion (€480 million)’. Intelligence firm 4COffshore said lower electricity prices was one of the reasons given by Vattenfall, with Q1-Q2 sales decreasing by 14% compared with 2022.

“The offshore wind industry has seen cost increases up to 40% which in combination with increased cost of capital puts significant pressure on all new offshore wind projects,” says 4COffshore. “So far, financial frameworks have not adapted to reflect the current market

conditions. Vattenfall will investigate the best way forward for the whole Norfolk zone, which in addition to Boreas also includes the projects Vanguard East and Vanguard West.”

“Vattenfall’s statement in its second-quarter results underscores the challenges faced by the offshore wind sector,” said Johnathan Reynolds, managing director of Opergy Group, a Norfolk-headquartered leading consultancy in the UK’s clean energy sector. Vattenfall has not responded to MJ’s requests for comment.

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CHEETAH MARINE LAUNCHES

‘EV-READY’ RIB

RS Marine CEO Jon Partridge talks to MJ about the voyage to electric RIBs – and how Cheetah Marine’s latest RIB is targeted at people who are environmentally conscious but not ready to go full electric just yet.

The R630 has the same cathedral hull form as the company’s fully-electric Pulse 63, a fully electric RIB launched last year with no diesel genset at all, and batteries placed beneath the deck.

Cheetah Marine says the 6.3m vessel, which when not running on electric power still runs with lower emissions than a conventional RIB, is the first in a new range of RIBs being brought to market over the next few years.

“The reality is that the vast majority of customers aren’t ready to commit to fully electric yet,” says Jon Partridge, RS Marine Group CEO. “However that doesn’t mean they are not environmentally aware, so they want fewer emissions even if they’re not ready to go full electric yet.

“It’s also because they think the technology will advance over the next three years or so. Actually we’ve got to a very good place and what’s coming to the market now is going to be around for a while before the next revolution. Every step from here is going to be a lot smaller – battery technology will probably get slightly better but they will be marginal gains.”

the emissions created by buying something new. If in six years’ time someone can use a RIB by doing a conversion from our boat rather than buying a new one, it’s very positive.”

Debunking risk

There’s been a lot in the press in recent months over what appears to be an increasing number of incidents in which lithium-ion batteries catch fire, and because of their chemistry are tricky to put out.

“In the car industry there are more fires with combustion engine vehicles by far, proportionally,” he says. “I’ve also witnessed boat fires with petrol fires on board and they don’t get put out either, until the boat sinks.

“Low-cost lithium batteries age rapidly and are extremely dangerous,” he admits. “There are certain products made in the Far East used in the water sports industry that pull people through the water at a relatively low cost but are known to have issues – in fact it’s recommended that they are not charged inside the boat but on deck. But It’s widely accepted that the problems lie in the quality of the battery rather than the type of battery.”

Battery quality and having a decent battery management system (BMS) to monitor any issues are key, he says.

Looming legislation

Partridge suspects that at some stage, legislation will be introduced that will mean every new boat bought in the UK will have to be ‘EV ready’ – ie able to convert to electric propulsion.

“Of course it will be very easy to meet that kind of legislation because you can unbolt a combustion outboard and put a battery on the deck somewhere and still deliver that, but it won’t be very good,” he says. “But we have a product which is truly EV ready, and the conversion from combustion to a zeroemissions battery electric drive system is straight forward because the boat’s been designed to take it.

“We all know that as we race towards zero emissions it’s not only the emissions from the equipment in use, it’s also

BMSs can be very complex now so that problems are identified immediately and the battery gets switched off,” he says. “From our experience they are almost too sensitive.”

For small commercial workboat operators, says Partridge, a fully electric 6-7m RIB has got to be the answer.

“They don’t need a boat that size with a massive engine on the back,” he says. “If you are a small operating port that needs a new RIB to help with everyday activities then this fits the bill.”

n Cheetah R630

Of course it will be very easy to meet that kind of legislation because you can unbolt a combustion outboard and put a battery on the deck somewhere and still deliver that, but it won’t be very good. But we have a product which is truly EV ready, and the conversion from combustion to a zero-emissions battery electric drive system is straight forward because the boat’s been designed to take it

Fischer Panda UK has supplied power and climate control solutions for a £25m Japanese Griffon Hovercraft project.

Their latest collaborative project will see Fischer Panda supply three 12000TD craft to Japan with power generation and climate control solutions.

”We are delighted to be working with British manufacturer, Griffon, again on supplying and installing an onboard system solution for this vital passenger service project for the people and visitors of Oita in Japan,” said Chris Fower, sales and marketing director at Fischer Panda UK.

”It was important for Griffon to work with a trusted, knowledgeable and local partner who could offer the most efficient and reliable technology for this high value project. This was a very specialist system design and involved working closely with Griffon to meet the needs of this unique craft along with expertise in system solutions from our partners such as Dometic.”

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During this project, a specialised approach was required for power generation using a vehicle type Panda 15 Mini PVMV-N 12kW/15kVA 120v 60Hz generator.

FISCHER PANDA POWER FOR JAPANESE HOVERCRAFT PROJECT

A standard water-cooled marine generator was not suitable for this application being a hovercraft with no water intake, so the Panda 15 Mini generator was marinised to meet the demands of this system design.

Dometic is a long standing, trusted partner of Fischer Panda UK and the onboard climate control of the 23.7m long craft included seven

Dometic Brisk II Evolution 15k units installed on each craft.

The HVAC system was designed to enhance the experience of those on the hovercraft, which replaces an old ferry service linking Oita airport to the city, where temperatures can be hot and humid in the height of summer but reach lows of -7C in the winter months.

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n Griffon Hoverwork opted once again for Dometic air conditioning units and Fischer Panda diesel generators on its Oita 12000TD project

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An EcoTow agreement between Svitzer and an LNG Terminal in the UK will see a five-tug fleet switch from using marine gas oil (MGO) as fuel to hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO). The agreement has been struck between Svitzer and the LNG Terminal at South Hook, Milford Haven in Wales, where the five tugs service the LNG discharging operation.

Svitzer says there will be no modifications to equipment or engines required.

FIVE TUGS SIGNED UP TO ECOTOW FUEL SOLUTION

In 2021, the firm announced that it would convert its entire fleet of 10 tugs in the UK to run on biofuel, a solution it called EcoTow and

said reduced CO2 emissions by about 90%. The fuel is produced entirely from waste material like cooking oil.

“We are committed to providing sustainable marine services, and delighted to be working with a partner like South Hook LNG Terminal to deliver a more sustainable fleet of towage vessels in Milford Haven,” said Mattias

Hellström, European chief commercial officer at Svitzer Europe. “We look forward to continuing working with South Hook to operate vessels that benefit the local port environment through reduced particulate emissions. Running these vessels on HVO also means Svitzer is able to continue cutting carbon emissions across its UK operations.”

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The 25th edition of Europe’s largest commercial marine and workboat exhibition, is a proven platform to build business networks.

Seawork delivers an international audience of visitors supported by our trusted partners.

Seawork is the meeting place for the commercial marine and workboat sector.

12,000m2 of undercover halls feature 400 exhibitors with over 70 vessels, floating plant and equipment on the quayside and pontoons.

Speed@Seawork on Monday 10 June in Cowes offers a sector specific event for fast vessels operating at high speed for security interventions and Search & Rescue.

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The European Commercial Marine Awards (ECMAs) ceremony celebrates individuals and innovative companies on Tuesday 11 June.

The Conference programme, chaired by industry experts, helps visitors to keep up to date with the latest challenges and emerging opportunities.

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The Careers & Training Day on Thursday 13 June 2024 delivers a programme focused on careers in the commercial marine industry.

PANEL CALLS FOR OFFSHORE CONTRACT STANDARDISATION

A recent panel discussion hosted by the IMCA has reiterated calls to standardise contracts and allocate risk more fairly within the offshore wind industry.

Ulstein Verft to build twin stern CSOV duo

Bernhard Schulte Offshore has contracted Ulstein Verft to design and built two commissioning service operations vessels (CSOV) of type ULSTEIN SX22, with the option for a further four.

The vessels use the TWIN X-STERN with two sterns and main propellors located fore and aft. This twin design is said to enhance manoeuvrability whilst improving fuel efficiency and reducing unwanted motion.

“The reliability and characteristics in design and construction work that we have experienced in previous newbuilding and conversion projects have led us to Ulstein again,” said Matthias Müller, managing

director at Bernhard Schulte Offshore.

The 89.6m vessels can accommodate up to 132 crew and have a large walk-to-work motion compensated gangway and lift tower for personnel and cargo. A 3D compensated crane capable of 5-tonne lifts is also on board.

The newbuilds will have hybrid battery propulsion and be methanol-ready. They complement Bernhard Schulte Offshore’s current fleet of three offshore service vessels currently supporting the offshore wind market as well as the oil and gas segment.

“After the first newbuild contracts in 2015 and again in 2018, and the upgrade of the ‘Windea Leibniz’ which we completed this year, we are very pleased to now sign a shipbuilding contract at Ulstein Verft for vessel numbers four and five for Bernhard Schulte Offshore,” said Kolbjørn Moldskred, sales manager at Ulstein Verft.

The vessels are planned for delivery in 2025.

n Bernhard Schulte Offshore has ordered two new ULSTEIN SX22 CSOVs

Oil giants BP and Total Energies have been awarded offshore wind projects totalling 7GW in the German North Sea.

BP’s award of two projects, 130km and 150km offshore in depths of about 40 metres, mark its entry into offshore wind in Europe. These farms are predicted to have a generating capacity of 4GW.

They will be fixed-bottom turbines and the target is to connect them to the grid by the end of 2030.

“These awards are a huge milestone for BP’s decarbonization plans in Germany and are a strong reflection of our wider strategy,” said Anja-Isabel Dotzenrath, BP’s executive vice president, gas and & low carbon energy. “The renewable power we aim to produce will anchor the significant demand we expect for green electrons for our German operations, from a whole host of products and services including green hydrogen and biofuels production, electric mobility growth and refinery decarbonization.”

Initial payments totalling €678 million, equivalent to 10% of the bid amount, will be paid by July 2024. The remaining 90% will be paid over a 20-year period when the projects become operational in the next decade, bringing the total to €6.78 billion.

OIL GIANTS DIG DEEP TO WIN MASSIVE OFFSHORE WIND PROJECTS

TotalEnergies has been awarded two projects and has also agreed to pay 10% of the total lease cost of €5.82 billion.

TotalEnergies’ concessions, N-12.1, which is 170km off the coast and should generate 2GW of electricity and O-2.2, which is in the Baltic Sea 40km from the coast, should generate 1GW. These have a contracted life of 25 years that can be extended by a further 10 years.

“TotalEnergies is proud to leverage its

expertise in offshore and large-scale projects to build these giant wind farms, which will make a significant contribution to the development of renewable electricity in Europe by 2030,” said TotalEnergies chairman and CEO Patrick Pouyanné. “Our entry into offshore wind power in Germany, Europe’s largest electricity market, is a key step in the implementation of our strategy to become an integrated profitable player in the electricity markets.”

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HORNSEA 4 OFFSHORE WIND FARM GETS GO-AHEAD

The wind farm will cement the UK’s position as number 2 in the world after China in terms of offshore wind, and Hornsea’s four farms will have a total of 531 wind turbines - each needing operations and maintenance over the long term.

They will cover more than 2,000 square kilometres, at a distance of 69 kilometres from the coast at the closest point.

Ørsted has 13 operational UK offshore wind farms already, having first bought the rights to develop Hornsea in 2015.

“It’s great to see one of the UK’s largest offshore wind farms getting the green light from the government, at a time when we urgently need to get cracking on building new clean energy projects to generate the cheapest power for bill payers and enable us to bolster domestic supply chains,” said RenewableUK’s executive director of Policy Ana Musat.

“Hornsea Four will strengthen Britain’s energy security significantly, helping us to move away from the volatility of international gas prices and closer towards energy independence, as well as enabling us to take a major leap forward towards net zero”.

“The government has set the offshore wind industry an ambitious target to more than treble the UK’s offshore wind capacity from 13.66 gigawatts now to 50GW by 2030,” RenewableUK’s head of Supply Chain Ajai Ahluwalia told Maritime Journal.

“This creates huge opportunities for the maritime sector in terms of the number of engineers, marine contractors and vessels we’ll need to build out massive new projects over the course of this decade. The industry already employs 32,000 people and that’s set to rise to more than 104,000 by 2030. But other countries are also looking to increase their offshore wind capacity exponentially, so international competition for

a whole range of maritime services supporting the roll-out of offshore wind is intensifying worldwide”.

While 8 gigawatts might seem a lot, in fact it’s a drop in the ocean in the UK’s offshore wind pipeline, which now has a total of almost 100GW awaiting installation.

China, says RenewablesUK, has 150GW in operation or in the pipeline.

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A venture has been launched that the firm says represents a bold step into offshore wind.

Newport Shipping, better known for its ship repair facilities, has launched NAV Engineering and Technology.

In fact the first design from NAV’s drawing board – a 25.7m hybrid CTV with 4MW main engines complemented by 2MWh battery –will likely be both built and operated through industry joint ventures, said board member Linghui Xia.

The confidence for the move stems from “strong growth” in the offshore wind segment, said Xia, and added that while the UK and Northern Europe industry is already

very mature, “the Asia and US market is now coming up”.

This, he said, will require not just more, but different types of CTV design to take into consideration the variety of transit speeds and distance to site.

Although this first CTV design runs the generated power through an electrical distribution to four waterjets at the rear, which allows optimal loading of the engines, there is scope for alternate designs, said R&D naval architect Turgay Colak, Some of the power, for example could be moved to a drive shaft in a parallel hybrid configuration or the water jets could be swapped another propulsion system.

While there’s a balance between battery installation and the hydrodynamic, fine entry bows, all this can still be tailored to suit different operations.

Ørsted’s Hornsea offshore wind farms project has been given a boost with consent given for a fourth, bringing the total generating capacity of all of them to more than 8GW when they are completed

A new UK consortium being led by hydrogen developer Tower Group aims to build two new hydrogen powered marine vessels in conjunction with the University of Exeter.

The vessels will be fuelled by hydrogen produced at a new 5 MW electrolyser facility in Northern Devon, which will ultimately powered by electricity by offshore wind from the Celtic Sea where the Crown Estate is finalising plans for what will be the largest floating offshore wind project in the world.

“The project has the potential to create an entirely sustainable and circular ecosystem where wind turbines are maintained by boats powered by hydrogen produced using renewable energy,” said Prof Chris Smith, professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Exeter and director of the Centre for Future Clean Mobility.

“It will act as a leading example for how the marine and renewable industries can work together and decarbonise, benefitting each other and the country as a whole.”

Hydrogen powered

The newbuild vessels, which will benefit from Zero Emissions Vessels & Infrastructure (ZEVI) funding from the UK Government, will be operated by OS-Energy and Severn Seas

POWERING THE OFFSHORE SECTOR WITH HYDROGEN VESSELS

Shipping Co. Among the new ships’ uses will be the maintenance of those very floating wind turbines that helped power them.

The 5 MW hydrogen facility meanwhile will be operated south-west based Oort Energy, with on-site energy provided by Hydrogen Future Industries PLC’s green hydrogen system. Further specialist technological input will be provided by Ecomar Propulsion.

The same area will also soon be home to the Appledore Clean Maritime Innovation Centre,

which recently received UK£15.6 million of Levelling Up funding from Government.

The University of Exeter’s Centre for Future Clean Mobility, which is at the forefront of the race for clean propulsion and decarbonisation, is set to be based at the centre when it opens in early 2026.

n Appledore Clean Maritime Innovation Centre at Appldore Docks (pictured) will put Devon on the map for marine innovation

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WORKS NEEDED TO KEEP VENICE PORTS ACCESSIBLE

The “Channelling the Green Deal for Venice” project seeks to address the problem of limited nautical accessibility to the ports of Venice and Chioggia

The €1.7 million project, conceived and developed by the North Adriatic Sea Port Authority – Ports of Venice and Chioggia, is co-financed by Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). It was recently presented to members of the European Parliament and EU officials in Brussels, at the headquarters of the Veneto Region.

“The sustainable development of the port system in the Veneto area is already possible; scientific research and technology allow to identify the necessary balance between the development of the ports of Venice and Chioggia and the delicate lagoon environment,” said Fulvio Lino Di Blasio, president of the North Adriatic Sea Port Authority.

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Under the auspices of the project, the port authority has coordinated a working group, counting on some of the best national and European organisations in the field of scientific research.

Collectively they have identified the solutions necessary to revitalise and rewild the central lagoon and at the same time cut down maintenance of the Malamocco-Marghera canalincluding topping the dispersion of sediments and protecting the sandbanks.

guarantees the quality of the water, protection of the landscape and maintenance of port activity.

There are four defence barriers; two at the inlet of Lido (made up of 20 and 21 sluice gates), which are are connected to each other by an intermediate island. There’s also one barrier at the port mouth of Malamocco and one barrier at the port mouth of Chioggia.

At the port mouths of Lido and Chioggia, small navigation basins allow the admission and transit of pleasure boats, rescue vehicles and fishing boats, even with the sluice gates in operation. At the mouth of Malamocco a navigation basin was built for the transit of ships to guarantee the operation of the port even with the sluice gates in operation.

When they are inactive, the floodgates are full of water and lie completely invisible in housings placed in the backdrop. In the event of a particularly high tide, compressed air is introduced into the sluices, which empties out the water.

It’s easy to see how this project fits in with the wider aim to keep Venice commercially viable as a port and tourist destination all year round, especially as it follows the construction of the Mose flood barrier system in 2020, which was spurred on by the need to defend the lagoon territory from increasingly frequent high water levels.

Mose is part of a general plan of interventions to safeguard Venice and the lagoon. The project was begun in 1987 by the Ministry of Infrastructure through the Venice Water Authority.

On 3 October 2020, the barriers were activated for the first time in the occurrence of a high tide event, preventing some of the low-lying parts of the city from being flooded. Since then, Mose has been activated at least 49 times.

The gates work by isolating the lagoon from the sea and are designed to attenuate the levels of the most frequent tides and the rise of the banks and pavements, by up to +110 cm.

They create an extremely functional defence system that

As the water exits the sluice gates, they rise up to emerge and block the flow of the incoming tide in the lagoon. The sluice gates remain in use only for the duration of the high water event. When the tide falls, and the same water level is reached in the lagoon and the sea, the sluice gates return to their housings.

In parallel with the construction of Mose, the Venice Water Authority and Venice Local Authority have been raising quaysides and paving in the city to protect built-up areas in the lagoon from medium high tides (below 110 centimetres, the height at which the mobile barriers come into operation).

n The new channeling project is part of a general plan of interventions to safeguard Venice and the lagoon, which also includes the Mose flood barrier project, pictured

n Venice

Source: Consorzio Venezia Nuova

Collectively they have identified the solutions necessary to revitalise and rewild the central lagoon and at the same time cut down maintenance of the Malamocco-Marghera canalincluding topping the dispersion of sediments and protecting the sandbanks

Green Ports and Shipping Congress will identify and prioritise the areas that ports-based organisations and shipping companies need to collaborate on to reduce emissions.

Green Ports & Shipping Congress will cover a range of topics addressing the aspects of energy transition plans and implementation as they affect port operations and ships.

Sessions and streams will focus on the required infrastructure, alternative fuel options/bunkering, technical solutions and how these align with the shipping lines and logistics chains.

It is a must-attend event for policy makers, ports and terminal operators, shipping companies, shippers and logistics companies, fuel & propulsion providers, classification societies and associated decarbonisation clusters.

ROTTERDAM HIRES CONSORTIUM FOR 500m QUAY CONSTRUCTION

Major marine civil engineering works will be carried out by the consortium made up of Van Oord, Hakkers and De Klerk to allow even bigger vessels to use Rotterdam

Five hundred metres of new quay in the Yangtze Canal in the Port of Rotterdam will provide space for 12 tugs to berth when completed by the consortium of Van Oord, Hakkers and De Klerk.

The Yangtze Canal is used by the world’s largest container ships as they sail to and from terminals in the Maasvlakte II section, and this work will accommodate the latest generation of such vessels.

The quay wall, which will be a composite wall, will be at the south entrance to the canal near to the largest container terminals.

The Yangtze Canal is the access channel to various terminals at the port, including the Prinses Amaliahaven, Prinses Arianehaven and Prinses Alexiahaven.

The consortium of Van Oord, Hakkers and De Klerk has a lot of joint projects under its belt, and won this contract ’for measures designed to prevent nuisance and damage’.

Existing bed and bank protection will be removed and replaced with new materials, with about 800,000 square metres of sand and clay dredged to widen the canal and make space for the new quay.

“The project is located directly adjacent to existing port users,” said a spokesman from Van Oord. “Minimisation of hindrance is very important. Special measures will be in place to prevent nuisance and damage. Also, a substantial effort will be made to improve sustainability on the construction site itself. This includes deploying a trailing suction hopper dredger equipped to operate on the more sustainable fuel LNG, and using equipment powered by electricity to reduce emissions significantly during construction.”

The work is due to be completed in spring 2025.

Masters Marine salvages collapsed crane and jetty

Netherlands-based Marine Masters has revealed details of the salvage work it has completed to clear a collapsed 1,200 tonne coal transfer crane and jetty in Israel.

Extreme weather conditions caused the crane to collapse and a portion of the jetty at Ashkelon to be damaged in March, and operations had to be carried out to minimise environmental impact as much as possible.

All debris and crane components had to be removed from the remaining structure and from the seabed before precise locations could be located for making the necessary subsea cuts by salvage divers.

Challenges with the entanglement of the crane and bridge components had to be overcome with specialised underwater cutting techniques, which were made more difficult because of restricted access.

Marine Masters was contracted to do the

work by the EDT Group, which provided crane barges, anchor-handling tugs, diving systems and other equipment to enable single point lifts wherever possible to save dive time and make the process quicker.

“Following the removal of the 25t electric house lift and the 80mt heavy mechanical house, a controlled collapse of the remaining crane parts was performed and then all the sections were extracted,” said EDT Group manager Miki Peleg. “The team also removed a 200t damaged section of the jetty and related debris from the seabed.

“Skilled personnel, combined with a collaborative approach and a flexible mindset, create the right formula for success, particularly in a complex endeavour. Our joint efforts on this project have allowed normal operations in the area to resume.”

n Yangtze Canal at the Port of Rotterdam

n Site on arrival at Ashkelon, Israel. Below: Work in progress

Skilled personnel, combined with a collaborative approach and a flexible mindset, create the right formula for success, particularly in a complex endeavour. Our joint efforts on this project have allowed normal operations in the area to resume

UK's LARGEST PORT PROJECT NEARS COMPLETION

Scotland’s Port of Aberdeen is about to complete major works on an expansion project that will give one of the UK’s busiest ports much greater capacity for larger vessels in the cruise and offshore wind industry

The £420 million (€490 million) project expanding Aberdeen’s South Harbour is being touted as the largest marine infrastructure in the UK, and with the North Harbour as well, will have an impact on the entire country, Port of Aberdeen says.

More than two million cubic metres of material has been dredged using Goliath, the world’s largest backhoe dredger, which is owned by Van Oord.

“Port of Aberdeen supports activity throughout the offshore wind life cycle, from planning to decommissioning,” said Jordan Harkins, with Port of Aberdeen. “We are the operations and maintenance base for two local wind farms – Kincardine and Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm. We are ideally positioned to support marine logistics for the next generation of offshore wind from ScotWind, INTOG etc.”

The port is looking at shore power and alternative fuels as ‘an important role in assisting the International Maritime Organisation and the global maritime industry in their ambitious to reduce emissions by providing cleaner, alternative marine fuels’.

“We have two projects under way to provide shore power for vessels berthed alongside – one for platform supply vessels and one for ferries,” says Harkins. “The phased roll-out will see first power at three berths next year, and it will then be scaled up across the port. This will allow vessels to turn off their generators when berthed and significantly reduce emissions.

“We are exploring a number of exciting opportunities in hydrogen, which includes advanced discussions with hydrogen exporters and building a blueprint to develop the required infrastructure. We were recently awarded £150,000 (€175,000) from the Scottish government to explore the feasibility of subsea hydrogen storage at South Harbour.

“Turning discussions/feasibility studies in action and infrastructure investment will require close collaboration and partnership between the public and private sector to ensure we are meeting the requirements of industry.”

Aberdeen is a popular cruise destination, with a record 39 due this year and 50 already booked for 2024. With the ability now to take ships of more than 200 metres in length, foot traffic to the northern Scottish city is bound to increase substantially.

‘Isaac Newton’ redeployed for cable-laying project

Jan De Nul will roll out its 2015-built cablelaying vessel Isaac Newton to connect offshore wind farms to the German grid.

Jan De Nul and Hellenic Cables have been awarded offshore grid connections between TenneT’s DolWin kappa platform and the N-3.7 and N-3.8 Offshore Wind Farms in Germany, which will consist of three 155kV HVAV cables.

The 658MW connection should supply more than 700,000 households with windgenerated electricity, with one 16.5km cable from N-3.7 and two 10km cables from N-3.8.

Hellenic will design and supply the cables and Jan De Nul will transport and install them as well as provide protection for them.

“The project has a large similarity with the export cable projects Trianel Windpark Borkum II and Borkum Riffgrund II that Jan

De Nul and Hellenic have delivered to TenneT back in 2018,” said Wouter Vermeersch, Manager Offshore Cables at Jan De Nul Group. “Following the recent completion of the export cable installation scope for TenneT’s Hollandse Kust Noord and West Alpha projects and TenneT’s recent award to Jan De Nul of a German 525 kV cable system portfolio, we look forward to yet another successful collaboration.”

When Isaac Newton was built she was said to be the largest cable-laying vessel of her kind, capable of transporting and installing more than 10,000 tonnes of cable in a single trip.

The largest out of two carousels on board has the ability to carry up to 7,400 tonnes.

n Port of Aberdeen South Harbour expansion

n Jan De Nul Group - Cable-laying vessel Isaac Newton

AIRCAT CTV DESIGN PROMISES COMFORT AND EFFICIENCY

What would you say to a 24 passenger CTV that could reach a top speed of 52 knots – but could be run in economy mode at 40kn drinking only 11.4 litres of diesel per nautical mile? And one with better push-on safety - and transit comfort - than many of the current crop of windfarm service vessels? Stevie Knight takes a sail through the underpinning technology

n WindFarmer heading back from windfarm

SALVAGE ACTIVITY ROUND-UP

Reports from the International Salvage Union (ISU) of activity by four of its members clearly indicate how this vital sector continues to contribute to saving property and protecting the environment

When major ship casualties grab the mainstream media’s attention, immediate information can be sketchy for reasons such as remoteness of location and commercial considerations for those involved. If activities lead for example to a separate wreck removal phase it can be several months, even years, before the story can be told in full.

Resolve Marine, Smit Salvage, Tsavliris Salvage and Multraship Towage & Salvage are four major players in the marine salvage community and they have provided an interesting insight into recent activities, much of which does not attract the mainstream media’s attention but is nonetheless important in minimising losses for owners and insurers and protecting the environment.

Resolve Marine

Next to saving life, removing potential pollutants from vessels is a priority in today’s environmentally conscious society, and the focus of attention for US-based Resolve Marine in three reported incidents.

The grounding of the bulk carrier OS 35 following collision off Gibraltar in August 2022 is an ongoing story involving Koole Contractors (MJ May 2023). Resolve Marine was initially involved with tugs, salvage teams and equipment responding from its Gibraltar location. A dive survey was carried out within hours of the collision and subsequently a Lloyd’s Open Form (LOF) including SCOPIC was agreed, whereafter the vessel was stabilised and all pollutants removed from it.

Later in 2022, Resolve responded when a general cargo vessel started taking on water near Abaco Island, Bahamas. The tug Resolve Commander was tasked from Freeport and an LOF (including SCOPIC) was agreed after the situation deteriorated. Resolve’s 300’ salvage/crane barge and additional salvage equipment was despatched from its Fort Lauderdale base, whereafter all hydrocarbons were removed from the vessel.

Another pollutant removal task followed for Resolve after a fishing vessel caught fire and sank off Buenaventura, Colombia. Working with its local partner, Resolve removed the hydrocarbons including “battling tough diving conditions” with strong currents and near zero visibility.

Smit Salvage

Smit Salvage has reported a busy start to 2023, with eight simultaneous global emergency response and wreck removal projects. One long-running project that demonstrates the equipment and specialist skills essential to the industry involved a 180,000dwt bulk carrier laden with coal in Northeast Australia.

During scheduled repairs while at anchor, problems led to flooding the vessel’s engine room. An initial survey identified a leaking valve and Smit Salvage was contracted to seal the hole on the inside so the water could be safely transferred to a ballast tank.

Few shipyards in the region are able to accommodate vessels of this size, so a tow to Singapore was required for permanent repairs and the 200tbp oceangoing tug Boka Summit (owned by Smit’s parent company Boskalis) was engaged for the near 5,000nm tow.

The tow, involving a voyage of more than 40 days, was

completed successfully, Smit saying there was “great cooperation” with the authorities in an environmentally pristine area in the middle of the Great Barrier Reef. The task for Smit was completed in cooperation with personnel from parent company Boskalis and its Australian JV company Smit Lamnalco.

A similar operation for the Dutch-based salvor occurred off South Kalimantan, Indonesia, when another coal-laden bulk carrier (54,000dwt) suffered water ingress into the engine room via the sea chest. The oily water was pumped into ballast tanks but due to “various complexities and dynamics in the circumstances” an LOF was signed with Smit.

A salvage team along with craft and equipment was mobilised and the sources of the leak patched. After the oily water was offloaded to a tanker and disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner, the vessel was stabilised and redelivered to its owners.

Meanwhile, some 17,000km away, another bulk carrier (82,000dwt) laden with soy grounded in Sao Francisco do Sul, Brazil. Smit once again responded with a salvage master and team coordinating an operation to refloat the vessel using six local harbour tugs. The salvor said main challenges consisted of dealing with strong and highly unpredictable tides and currents.

Other activities for Smit during the reporting period include the final phase of large wreck removal projects in India.

Tsavliris

At the start of 2023 the 46,493dwt bulker Adastra, en-route from Riga, Latvia to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, laden with agribulk, reported being adrift with main engine problems off Yemen. Tsavliris despatched the AHTS Hercules (67tbp) from Berbera, Somalia and after establishing a towing connection delivered the vessel safely to Duqm in Oman, where it was berthed with the assistance of port tugs.

Also at the start of the year, the bulk carrier Ability was on passage from Vancouver to East Africa, loaded with 55,000t of wheat, when it was immobilised due to fuel contamination while 350nm north east of Kuril Islands, Japan.

n Resolve was involved at the early stages of the OS 35 sinking at Gibraltar

Source: Resolve Marine

A Japanese tug hired by the vessel’s owners was unable to reach the disabled ship due to technical problems and heavy weather, and Tsavliris was contracted to assist. It despatched the 250tbp tug Lian He Qi Rui (ex-Norwegian owned Normand Mariner) from Shanghai.

In severe weather conditions with 8m waves, Lian He Qi Rui took the bulker in tow and delivered it to Yokohama 11 days later, the tug providing stand-by services until the operation was complete.

Multraship

The winding River Scheldt presents particular challenges for vessels navigating to and from the port of Antwerp and other havens and inland waterway connections, a region providing regular work for Terneuzen-based Multraship Towage & Salvage.

ISU reports two incidents in the river, first when the tanker Torm Signe ran aground at 12.2kn on an ebb tide after it turned hard to starboard to avoid a barge that had lost power upstream from Terneuzen.

The vessel was hard aground and required tug assistance for refloating and in a joint operation with Boluda Towage, tugs were immediately mobilised and the stranded vessel was “pushed and pulled” by nine tugs and refloated two and a half hours before low water.

In the same month another vessel grounded on a breakwater near Antwerp just after high water and the precarious circumstances meant the vessel could not be refloated on the same tide. The tug Echo and rescue vessel Multraship

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Rescue 2 mobilised immediately along with a salvage master and equipment including oil booms and pumps.

close cooperation with the owners and insurers, a salvage plan was developed and the vessel was subsequently refloated and redelivered to its owners.

n Resolve’s crane barge removes hydrocarbons from a vessel near Abaco Island, Bahamas

KOTUG DELIVERS JOBS FOR CANADIAN SEAFARERS

First Nation Canadians have formed ties with Dutch towage and maritime giant Kotug

Kotug Canada and Sc’ianew First Nation have formed a partnership to foster a closer relationship and provide local jobs as part of the provision and operation of two escort tugs and an oil spill response vessel for the Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMEP).

The partnership is an example of Dutch expertise in towing and related maritime sectors that has been exported globally for generations, and in fact some companies can be more active collectively beyond the borders of their domicile country than within.

When operating overseas, local involvement is a key factor so when, for example, a tug operator provides towage provision, a local subsidiary may be established to develop local crews and staff as part of the venture.

Making this happen is a two-way affair. As well as passing on their skills and experience to the local community, the service provider will need to understand the community’s own requirements, local culture and traditions. This aspect will be a natural consequence of the Mutual Benefits Agreement (MBA) between Kotug Canada Inc and Sc’ianew First Nation.

Described as a “unique and meaningful partnership”, the MBA is a long-term project for the TMEP and in basic terms encompasses provision and operation of an oil spill response vessel and two escort tugs to support the TMEP in close cooperation with the Sc’ianew.

Canada’s only oil pipeline to the west Trans Mountain Corporation operates Canada’s only pipeline system transporting oil products to the West Coast. Around 300,000 bpd (barrels per day) of petroleum products are delivered through 1,150km of pipeline in Alberta and British Columbia, and 111km of pipeline in Washington state.

The TMEP will provide increased capacity, including around 992km of new pipeline (delivering an additional 590,000 bpd) along with new, modified facilities, including pump stations and terminals along with a new dock complex at the Westridge Marine Terminal in Burnaby, British Columbia.

Kotug has an extensive global presence and is a good choice to provide the marine support element of the project. In December 2021 a partnership between Rotterdam-based Kotug and Canada’s Horizon Maritime Inc was awarded a long-term agreement with Trans Mountain to provide escort towage to tankers loading at Westridge.

Under a separate agreement between Kotug Canada and Western Canada Marine Response Corporation, the OSV K.J. Gardner has been equipped for 24/7 oil response services.

The Havyard 842-design, 2009-built vessel is typical of the anchor-handling tug supply vessels operating in the offshore oil and gas industry. Previous industry names associated with the 208tbp vessel include Simon Mokster Shipping, Stril Offshore and Siem Offshore. Secunda Canada LP was listed as operator and technical manager from 2019, with Kotug Chartering BV and Horizon Maritime Services Ltd becoming owner and operator in 2021.

Details of the two escort tugs that will be at the centre of the operation are not yet available.

Respect for local traditions

The MBA commits Kotug Canada to respecting Sc’ianew culture, traditions and historical connections with the Nation’s territorial waters. Also included is related training and development of Sc’ianew community members to ensure they gain the necessary experience and knowledge in advanced safe tug operations and marine response.

In preparation for the project, Kotug has worked with the Beecher Bay community to create new career opportunities and train Sc’ianew marine cadets on Kotug Canada and parent company vessels to provide indigenous cadets with the mandatory experience and knowledge required. As part of the cadets’ learning experience, they travelled to Europe to train on Horizon Maritime’s large Vard 2 12-design AHTS Horizon Arctic along with K.J. Gardner in the North Sea, an unforgiving region that will provide valuable experience for operating such vessels in their own region.

A second aspect of the MBA involves installation and operation of a new floating dock facility at Cheanuh Bay Marina in Beecher Bay, British Columbia. The facility consists of an existing barge that will be refitted and transformed to provide a breakwater and berthing facility for the oil spill response vessel and accompanying two escort tugs.

Major milestone

Kotug Canada says the signing of the MBA represents “a major milestone” in its partnership with the Sc’ianew First Nation on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, strategically located along the Trans Mountain shipping lanes. Using Beecher Bay as Kotug Canada’s home base will allow for faster response times in case of emergencies. An additional benefit is where the barge itself supports further enhancement of the Cheanuh Marina’s commercial activities in Beecher Bay within Sc’ianew Territory.

n Signing of the Mutual Benefits Agreement

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Protecting the environment via enhanced safety for shipping from provision of high-specification escort tugs is a particular area of Kotug’s expertise, and the capability of responding to oil spills if and when they happen are at the heart of TMEP and Kotug’s mission.

The desire to protect the environment and delicate marine life includes coating all of Kotug Canada’s vessels with a “revolutionary” non-toxic hull coating developed in Canada by Graphite Innovation & Technologies. The coating reduces underwater noise and compliments Kotug’s strict policies to reduce any impact on the environment.

The venture will allow Kotug staff in Canada to expand their own local knowledge and appreciate the value of local content.

Steve Widmeyer, Kotug Canada’s director, said: “At Kotug Canada, we know that reconciliation is an ongoing process and that our work is to continue to learn and implement new ways of thinking and doing business.

“This partnership advances local career opportunities for indigenous seafarers. Most importantly, it will give our crews

Netherlands-based Multraship Towage & Salvage has celebrated the arrival of two new tugs with a naming ceremony at the company’s base in Terneuzen.

Multraship returned to Damen during a period of wider fleet expansion, with the shipyard’s build-for-stock policy allowing speedy delivery of the Stan Tug 1205 Multratug 5 and ASD Tug 2810 Multratug 6, both entering service in the River Scheldt area following the ceremony.

Damen’s standard designs allow modifications to suit customers’ needs and the larger of the two, Multratug 6, includes a winterisation package, fifi1 class notation and an aft winch along with other additional features.

Multratug 6 also has the distinction of being the last ASD Tug 2810 to be built, Damen describing the series, of which more than 200 have been built, as “the most successful design to date and can be found operating in harbours all around the world”.

The naming ceremony was attended by guests from Damen including sales director Benelux Mijndert Wiesenekker and sales manager Benelux Vincent Maes.

The owner’s fleet expansion includes two powerful (200tbp) ETVs, Multraship Commander and Multraship Protector, both built in 2006 and chartered to the Netherlands government to patrol the country’s coastline including areas seeing expansion into the offshore wind sector.

The 2015-built Multi Cat 2613 Multrasalvor 6 and 2016-built ASD Tug 2810 Multratug 9 are also recent additions to Multraship’s fleet. Captain Leendert Muller, managing director,

a unique opportunity to learn traditional knowledge and operate with respect and appreciation for the natural habitat of British Columbia’s coastal environment. We value the Sc’ianew First Nation’s important role as ocean protection advocates.”

For the local community, Kotug’s expertise will serve their own ambitions and efforts to operate a safe and sustainable operation.

“We are very proud to take this next step in strengthening our partnership with Kotug Canada,” said Chief Russ Chipps, Sc’ianew (Beecher Bay). “The MBA allows Sc’ianew First Nation to meet a broad range of objectives in relation to the changing reality of the west coast marine economy.”

DOUBLE TUG NAMING FOR MULTRASHIP

Multraship, said: “We work hard to ensure that our fleet reflects the needs and requirements of our customers and that we are best equipped to provide rapid, reliable and safe towage and salvage services at any time. For this, we need to have high-quality tugs with a range of operational capabilities. We know we can rely on Damen to meet our specifications and deliver high-spec vessels and we are very pleased to formally welcome Multratug 5 and Multratug 6 to our fleet.”

“It’s a pleasure to be here to witness this special occasion,” said Damen’s Benelux

Vincent Maes. “The event is made even more poignant with Multratug 6 being the last ASD Tug 2810 to be delivered. The design of the tug, like all vessels in our portfolio, has been developed with lots of valuable input from our clients. Multraship, as a long-standing customer of many years, has provided with us many useful insights that have been incorporated into the evolution of our tugs.”

n Pictured being prepared earlier in Rotterdam KJ Gardner will provide oil spill response services

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KONGSBERG’S UT722 DESIGN LIVES ON IN TWO NEWBUILDS

Kongsberg Maritime has secured a contract to provide the design and equipment package for two powerful salvage tugs for the Suez Canal Authority (SCA)

Demonstrating that a proven ship design can attract interest long after its introduction, SCA has chosen Kongsberg’s UT722, an anchor-handling tug supply vessel (AHTS) first developed by Ulstein 30 years ago and becoming a standard workhorse in the offshore O&G sector, particularly in the hostile environment of the North Sea.

The duo, CDT variants, will be built by Alexandria Shipyard, which bid successfully for the contract in cooperation with Kongsberg after a tendering process described by the Norwegian technology giant as “going for a long time”, adding that a large number of designers, suppliers and shipyards were involved in the international competition. Kongsberg will provide technical support including vessel design, main equipment deliveries, maintenance systems and crew training for the vessels, due for completion in 2025 and 2026.

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Early details indicate a similarity to the original UT722 design, including a length of 71.6m, bollard pull of around 200t and the capability of operating independently for 35 days as long-range towing vessels in the Suez Canal and Mediterranean Sea.

The vessels’ integrated Kongsberg equipment package includes: Promas propulsion systems with “twin-in-single-out”

reduction gears; bow and stern thrusters; propulsion, joystick, integrated bridge and power electric systems including switchboards; dynamic positioning; passive stabilisation systems; deck machinery and K-Fleet maintenance software systems.

That such an important order for a high-spec salvage tug has revisited an AHTS design with a proven history working in demanding locations indicates the importance SCA places on maintaining the canal’s integrity, an artery with around 70 vessel transits daily, responsible for about 12% of global trade by volume.

It continues SCA’s steady expansion of towage provision before and following the much publicised grounding of the container ship Ever Given in March 2021. At just over 20,000teu capacity, Ever Given is by no measure a small vessel but it will be in the SCA’s minds that there are now more than 120 such vessels with a greater capacity either in service or in build.

“The equipment and systems we are providing will ensure these tugs have trustworthy and precise handling and control, as well as the muscle needed to keep the Suez Canal open,” said Jørn Heltne, Kongsberg Maritime Vice President for Sales and Contracts.

Svitzer tugs contracted for first Greek project

Towage giant Svitzer has signed a 15-year agreement to provide services for LNG operations at a new import terminal in Greece, the company has announced.

The terminal, at Alexandroupolis in northern Greece, is the first offshore LNG project in the country and is run by Gastrade, which is the first company in Greece to get an independent natural gas system licence.

The LNG operations include a Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU) with pipeline system that will connect it to the Greek natural gas transmission system for consumers in Greece and the Balkans. Four of Svitzer’s new ASD tugs will be provided and crewed by Greek mariners to support

the FSRU and carriers to deliver the LNG.

“The long-term agreement will allow Svitzer to grow within its core business, expand geographically and deliver safe and efficient marine services to a new customer,” said Svitzer Europe’s managing director Lise Demant. “This includes providing a truly

n Konsberg’s proven UT722 design has been chosen by Suez Canal Authority for its salvage tug requirements

customised solution for Gastrade, with the delivery of four brand new tugs. We look forward to being part of the first offshore LNG project in Greece and to welcome new Greek colleagues to Svitzer, who will help deliver reliable and high-quality towage service to Gastrade and its customers.”

Source: Kongsberg

It continues SCA’s steady expansion of towage provision before and following the much publicised grounding of the container ship Ever Given in March

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DAMEN’S NEW ALL-ELECTRIC MULTI CAT - THE DETAILS

Damen unveiled its new electric Multi Cat at the recent Seawork exhibition and conferencePeter Barker has the lowdown on this new vessel and its potential

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Shipyards has a new addition to its Multi Cat range with the introduction of the 1908 E Electric zero-emissions variant workboat. With the recent unveiling of this latest marque at the Seawork commercial marine exhibition at Southampton and release of its detailed specification,

Damen is no stranger to the production of batterypowered vessels, but notable with this latest excursion into a growing trend is that many all-electric vessels operate on fixed routes, for example ferries where shoreside charging facilities can be provided to suit their operational envelope. Similarly, the reality now is that all-electric tugs can fit certain operating profiles as evidenced by the Damen-built allelectric tug Sparky for Auckland Ports, New Zealand.

Workboats, however, typically move from one location to another, where suitable shoreside charging points may not always be available. And this is where the Multi Cat 1908 E fills a gap – it can operate for up to 12 hours on a single charge. Damen also says that the battery life will last up to a decade following delivery.

The Dutch shipbuilder has an extensive customer support network offering tailored service packages, which in the case of electric vessels can include consultancy and advice, for example relating to the local electricity supply and infrastructure required.

It can also provide additional equipment, including onshore charging facilities along with training to familiarise the crew with operating an electric vessel.

The Multi Cat 1908 E is designed to operate in both shallow and deeper waters inland, in harbour and along the coast up to 20nm from shore, with potential roles typical of the standard Multi Cat range.

Devil in the detail

Looking in detail at specifications for the BV-classed vessel, approximate main dimensions include LOA 19.05m, beam overall 19.05m, beam moulded 8m, draught aft 1.85m, deck area (wooden) 35m2 and 37dwt. Tank capacities include fuel oil 15m3, fresh water 15m3 and technical water 2.5m3

Performance figures indicate maximum bollard pull 7t and speed 7.5kn. A new addition to performance information now appearing with all-electric vessels relates to endurance and the Multi Cat 1908 E is listed as having an endurance of eight hours (or 100km) at 6.5kn (12km/hr).

It is in the machinery space that main differences over conventionally powered workboats are noticeable, with a complete absence of any fossil fuel burning combustion engines, either auxiliary or for harbour provision, although an option of such for extended range is included.

The battery pack is an EST Floattech Octopus High Energy 1,820kWh 700VDC arrangement. Two shore connections are listed, one 200ekW 400VAC with power lock connection sockets along with one 63A 400VAC connection. An electrohydraulic powerpack with two 30ekW 400VAC pump units is also included. The electrical cooling system comprises three UV-C coolers with UV light anti-growth protection and

secondary systems include two Azcue bilge/transfer pumps and one Libellula sewage pump.

Propulsion comprises two Veth VL200-si thrusters with fixed-pitch propellers in 900mm diameter VOB50 nozzles. ‘Engine’ power is listed as 2x 265ekW at 1,500rpm with 2.57:1 reduction gear.

The specification returns to more familiar ground with deck layout details. A DMT 100-E16K2 anchor winch handles two HHP 180kg anchors and 110m of 16mm stud link chain. An HS Marine AKC100 HE3 deck crane rated at 5.81tons at 11.89m is included, with an optional 5t pull crane winch with 40m of wire on the drum.

Another DMT product is an AHW-H150kN anchor-handling winch, providing 15tons pull at 5m/min and a BHL of 20tons. A 0.86m diameter, 2.5m long bow roller is included with an optional 150kN manual release towing hook.

The general arrangement indicates the standard Multi Cat layout with deckhouse on the port side, bridge at the upper level and below at main deck level a day-room, pantry and sanitary space with workshop/deck store forward.

Below main deck, again the layout is understandably different, the main space being the battery room, which is to starboard of the longitudinal centre-line with an auxiliary room aft between the battery room and thrusters. Beneath the portside deckhouse is a dry store/laundry, forward of which is air-conditioned accommodation for four persons.

n No fossil fuel burning combustion engines are included as standard in Damen’s latest Multi Cat

Source: Damen

n Damen unveils its Multi Cat Electric at Seawork

n Fairplay Towage has celebrated a quarter of a century operating shiphandling tugs in the port of Rotterdam.

A 25th birthday party was held recently at the Stadshaven Brouwerij in Rotterdam’s Merwehaven, where guests were welcomed by Fairplay’s Rotterdam manager, Mr Set van den Bout, with speeches from Mr Richard Borchard and former managing director Jörg Mainzer and a ‘tug ballet’ staged by members of Fairplay’s Rotterdam-based fleet. The Hamburg-based towage service provider’s presence in Europe’s largest port has gradually increased in recent years, with currently around a dozen shiphandling tugs operating in Rotterdam.

n Saam Towage Brazil has concluded the purchase of 21 tugs from Brazilian company Starnav.

Saam provides port, logistics and towage services in the Americas and Starnav’s assets, valued at US$198 million, includes 19 tugs currently in operation and two additional vessels in the final phase of construction. Saam describes the deal as “one of the largest transactions in Saam’s history and part of our strategy to continue advancing our leadership in the towage industry”. The new additions will

see Saam operating 69 tugs in 19 Brazilian ports, completing 140,000 towing operations for 40,000 vessels each year.

n Svitzer has won the Innovation of the Year award at Riviera Maritime’s recent Tugtechnology ’23 conference in Rotterdam.

The award was in recognition of Svitzer’s TRAnsverse tug, a next-generation multipurpose tug design that is being developed in conjunction with naval architect Robert Allan and features an omnidirectional hull form and inline propulsion systems. The design will have escort capabilities and

Lifetime Achievement Award

provide “safe, swift and seamless” transition between direct and indirect towing modes.

n Another well-deserved award at Tugtechnology ’23 saw Ton Kooren, founder of Kotug and inventor of the Rotortug, honoured with the ITS Lifetime Achievement Award.

At 86, Ton Kooren is the third generation of the Kooren family in the towage business and renowned for bringing innovation to the international tug world. ‘Tugnology’ is how Kooren describes his inventions and reacting to the award said: “I am deeply humbled and honoured to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award.

“To everyone who has been a part of my journey, thank you for your unwavering support and belief in my vision. This award is as much yours as it is mine. I encourage the next generation of Kotuggers to continue to forge ahead and pushing boundaries, in a sustainable way.”

n A tug ballet was part of Fairplay Rotterdam’s 25th birthday party

I am deeply humbled and honoured to receive the

OCEAN SIGNAL LAUNCHES SAFETY BEACONS AT SEAWORK

Personal and vessel safety beacons that were unveiled at Seawork have now been launched on the market

The EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon) units have Return Link Service (RLS) and mobile connectivity, which ensures the beacon owner receives a notication to confirm when a distress message has been received by the international satellite system.

Owners can also connect to a smartphone app to check battery life and beacon diagnostics.

The beacons have GNSS (Clobal Navigation Satellilte System) positioning, 406 MHz Cospas-Sarsat distress signal with MEOSAR compatibility and 121.5 MHz local homing signal.

The beacons have GNSS (Clobal Navigation Satellilte System) positioning, 406 MHz CospasSarsat distress signal with MEOSAR compatibility and 121.5 MHz local homing signal

The personal rescueME unit has an infrared strobe as well as its visible light for poor visibility scenarios and the vesselcarrying EPIRB is activitated in any life-threatening event, such as sinking, collision or even medical emergency.

The rescueME EPIRB2 and EPIRB2 Pro safety beacons were finallists in the Innovations Showcase at Seawork.

The Ocean Signal rescueME EPIRB2 series has received Cospas-Sarsat approval, equipment authorisation from the US Federal Communications Commission, approval from the US Coast Guard and RED (Radio Equipment Directive) compliance.

SOLAS vessels that are now required to comply with the new AIS EPIRB carriage requirements mandated by the International Maritime Organization, the new Ocean Signal Category I SafeSea rescueME EPIRB3 Pro is available and fully approved worldwide.

Decom deploys largest yet Chopsaw

Decom Engineering has developed its largest Chopsaw to date in response to increased demand for larger sized subsea pipe cutting.

The C1-46 Chopsaw has been designed to cut tubulars and other materials up to 46 inches, making easy work of a wide range of materials, including inconel alloys, duplex and concrete.

The company says it invested £1 million (€1.175 million) in this latest model.

“Our commitment to research and development is a differentiator and making this significant investment to bring the C1-46 Chopsaw to market was a result of clients indicating they would welcome larger sized cutting options,” said managing director Sean Conway.

“The saw clamps are designed to penetrate the seabed/sediment and to minimise the need for trenching.”

The C1-46 Chopsaw can be operated in water depths of up to 2km and is currently deployed on its first project on a UK North Sea workscope, which involves cutting large surface laid 36” pipelines with 57mm concrete coating, along with other large pipelines.

With the ability to cut in any orientation, the C1-46 is capable of 20 to 100 cuts per blade with a range of setting to suit different needs.

Multiple lifting points mean the tool can be used at a range of angles, and cuts can be completed whilst subsea or held in wet storage, without returning to the surface.

The tungsten carbide tipped saw can be operated topside or by remotely operated vehicle (with hot stab capability).

n RescueME EPIRB by Ocean Signal

n The C1-46 is Decom’s largest Chopsaw to date

Take charge of zero emissions.

We aim to enable our clients to stand at the forefront as the maritime industry continues to advance towards sustainable shipping solutions. This is why we have created a versatile, dependable, fully electric Multi Cat.

Based on the firm foundation of generations of Multi Cat construction, the Damen Multi Cat 1908 Electric is suited to a broad range of operations in shallow and deeper waters inland, in port and along the coast. Potently combining this with cutting-edge digital and electrical technology, the MuC 1908 E paves the way to fully electric, zero emission workboat operations fit for the future.

Pictured here: Multi Cat 1908 Electric

OPINION: THE ‘WILD WEST’ OF FENDER VENDORS

Fenders may not hold the glamour of digital technologies, but they are still part of smart operations for ports and ships

If a fender fails during a collision or heavy berthing, it can be hugely damaging to a company’s performance, profitability and reputation.

At a time when environmental responsibility is paramount, these unassuming systems can also be on the front line for preventing oil spills, especially if oil tankers experience a heavy berth.

For ports, inferior fender performance can result in incidents or damage that can cause significant downtime and berth under-utilisation, costly insurance claims and repairs, injuries and dissatisfied customers.

Fenders are usually selected in good faith and it’s only when port operators hear on the grapevine about incidents at other ports that experts are brought in to test their own performance. For example, prior to undertaking upgrade works, extensive testing at the Davao International Container Terminal in the Philippines revealed that they could not guarantee the load-bearing requirements of existing reefer vessels because of their existing fender structure. This investigation was driven by reports that another port in Davao had upgraded its berth using poor quality fender systems that had cracked and corroded within months of installation.

When thinking about budgets, choosing the lowest cost option for fender systems can be a false economy.

Aside from being a potential operational liability, cheaper products might only last two to three years. In contrast, high quality systems developed and implemented by providers that can advise on lifecycle issues can last for around 20 years. Care should be taken with detailed fender system design, fender production and quality control, installation, operations and maintenance.

Rubber differences

Despite its common use, the term ‘rubber’ is ambiguous, as it covers a variety of types and grades, and can be natural, synthetic or a blend. Different types of rubber are suitable for different applications. Natural rubber has a much lower velocity factor, and an increase in reaction force at highspeed compression compared to synthetic (styrenebutadiene) rubber.

Blended ethylene propylene diene rubber is ideal for high temperatures, and synthetic rubber shows lower crack growth.

Designing an effective rubber fender for the conditions of a specific site therefore requires a thorough understanding of rubber type and its effect on a fender’s base performance factors, such as force and temperature.

However, no guidelines for quality control practices are followed when selecting, specifying or determining rubber type for a fender.

This lack of specification can mean that manufacturers use different types of rubber, including low-quality recycled rubbers, to minimise costs, while designers remain unaware that the product might not deliver the desired performance for an application.

A lack of rigorous, independent testing and standardised certification is exacerbating the issue. It is still acceptable for manufacturers to conduct their own performance tests and self-certify products. This conflict of interest and lack of standardisation means that customers have no benchmark or third-party quality assurance regarding the design and components of fenders.

The situation has led to a disparity between ports that implement strict guidelines, such as many in Europe, and those in developing markets where there can be no requirements at all.

As a result, vessel owners and operators are facing varying risks to the safe berthing of their ships depending on which ports they visit.

New, rigorous testing processes need to be standardised with input from credible certification bodies.

This needs to be prioritised in guidelines such as those provided by PIANC, the revision of which is a work in progress.

However, unlike BS 6349, the PIANC guidelines aren’t enforceable for manufacturers, so port authorities, operators and marine engineers need to hold fender designers and manufacturers accountable by demanding that best-in-class testing and design standards are met.

If mindsets and standards shift, there is a real opportunity to unlock innovation for improving port resilience and ship safety from even these unassuming assets. It’s time to tame the Wild West.

Mishra Kumar, business unit director - R&D at Trelleborg Marine & Infrastructure

n Fender in Tema Port, Ghana

PSD PORTS SNAPS UP €27m ‘FUTURE-PROOF’ DREDGER

PD Ports has dug deep to buy a dredger for the River Tees to replace its 50-year-old workhorse

Already named Emerald Duchess, the new dredger has been ‘future proofed’, PD Ports says, with the capability of swapping between battery power to hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), which some call ’renewable diesel’.

“It is also ready for future innovation, with hatches above the engine room to allow power units to be swapped out for modern fuel cells as the technology matures, using methanol or ethanol fuel,” PD Ports says.

“Extensive modelling, using computational fluid dynamics, has taken place to create a hull that is as refined as possible while moving through the water to minimise fuel consumption.”

Emerald Duchess will be 71 metres long and is currently under construction at a shipyard in Poland. She will be able to carry 2,500 tonnes and hold up 2,000m3 of dredged material.

“The Emerald Duchess represents a major investment in our conservancy operations as SHA and shows our high level of commitment to the socio-economic development of the River Tees and the wider region,” said Frans Calje, chief executive officer of PD Ports: .

“The vessel is a step ahead in terms of crew safety and sustainability, using low-emission fuel and an innovative layout to make it more fuel efficient.

“Every investment we make is targeted to keep our

environmental impact to a minimum, while also supporting the growth and success of the region and the commercial operators who rely on the river.”

“The battery and DC-bus system-based power management system is an expansion of Neptune Marine’s innovative approach to future proof sustainable shipbuilding and operation,” said Benjamin Grefkens, director Neptune Marine.

The new vessel is due to be delivered after trials in the Netherlands in 2024. She will be crucial for legally agreed levels to allow commercial vessels along the Tees for vessels at depths of up to 17 metres.

The Cleveland County will be stood down after 50 years on the Tees.

Two crew found dead in dredger in Bulgaria

Reports have been coming in on the deaths of two sailors on a trailing suction hopper dredger off the Port of Varna in Bulgaria last week.

The Milford vessel, sailing under a Belize flag on its way to Constanta in Romania from Burgas in Bulgaria, was crewed by 14 Russians, reports said, two of whom were found dead in the cargo on the night of July 3.

Bulgaria’s national TV channel BNT (Bulgaria National Television) said the two men were aged 32 and 58, one of whom was a cook.

No official cause of death has been given, but the TV channel quoted Valentin Enchev, director of the Maritime Administration of Bulgaria, as saying that initial information gathered said there was a pipe in the hold of

the ship that was connected to the ‘overboard water’.

“How did they get there?” he was quoted as asking. “Was it suction, did they get into that pipe on their own and what they were doing there is the job of the investigating authorities. Everybody has a different version. Initial information has been gathered, a forensic examination has been assigned. Varna District Prosecutor’s Office is working on the case.”

According to BNT, the bodies of the men were pulled out by Varna firefighters.

Milford was built in 1983 and owned by Jollanta Corp.

The dredger, which was working on a port extension at Varna, will remain in the port until the investigation is complete.

n Emerald Duchess

The vessel is a step ahead in terms of crew safety and sustainability, using low-emission fuel and an innovative layout to make it more fuel efficient

n The Bulgarian Port of Varna, where the Milford dredger will remain until investigations into the deaths of two crew are complete

TURKISH PORT IN FIRST WITH REMOTE-CONTROLLED CRANES

the world to use remote-controlled, electric cranes in a bid to improve safety during operations

Eight remote-controlled quay cranes and eight remotecontrolled electric gantry cranes have been commissioned, and while DP World did not reveal the equipment manufacturer, it said they were equipped with collision sensors, which prevent cranes from colliding with each other, and provide an additional layer of protection for terminal employees.

“Integrating remote-controlled cranes has also reduced the number of pedestrians in the terminal area, which in turn has eased terminal traffic and protected vehicle drivers inside the port,” the company says.

The port, which can accommodate the world’s longest vessels at its two berths, is holding itself up as a ‘national leader’ in employee safety and wellbeing with a project named ‘Zero Tolerance’.

The project, which was launched in 2018, aims to raise awareness of health and safety measures and increase adherence to such regulations. DP World says that since the

project was launched, the number of accidents resulting in ‘lost time incidents’ at Yarimca has halved, and that this will only improve figures further.

“The drive to introduce new technologies and equipment at DP World’s European footprint is part of the company’s move towards increasing safety while simultaneously upskilling its terminal employees,” said a company statement. “Investment in employee training – be it training in safety measures or operating remote-controlled cranes –contributes in no small part to inching the industry ever more closely from a man-powered to a future brain-powered one.”

MacGregor chalks up access equipment order for cruiser

MacGregor has received a large order for a comprehensive package of access equipment for a cruise vessel, which will be built at a French shipyard.

Scope of supply for the vessel being built at Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard includes design, hardware and commissioning of lifting and other platforms, shell doors, hatch covers and automatic gangways.

“I’m happy to see the cruise business starting to recover after the Covid pandemic and that the shipowners yet again want to invest in new vessels,” said Magnus Sjöberg, senior vice president, Merchant Solutions, MacGregor.

”I’m proud to see that the shipowner and Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard trust us in delivering access solutions to this new cruise vessel.”

Slow recovery

In the cruise sector, MacGregor specialises in equipment that works to safeguard the fast and safe embarkation of passengers and enable easy loading and unloading of ships.

The manufacturer offers a comprehensive

n Safer operationsDP World’s Yarimca Port now has remote-controlled cranes in what the company is calling a world first

range of shell doors, tender platforms, lifting and loading platforms, service cranes and passenger gangways.

There is also a range of electrically driven versions of its products, which are marketed as being energy and cost efficient, quiet and need little maintenance.

For its hydraulic operated equipment, MacGregor offers GreenFluid hydraulic lubricants, an Environmentally Acceptable Lubricant (EAL).

Because the lubricant is fully compliant with US Environmental Protection Agency Vessel General Permit legislation, it allows shipowners to choose a greener alternative over conventional lubricants.

The MacGregor-equipped vessel is scheduled to be delivered to the shipowner during the fourth quarter of 2025.

DP World Yarimca says it is the first port in

Source: DP World

Integrating remotecontrolled cranes has also reduced the number of pedestrians in the terminal area, which in turn has eased terminal traffic and protected vehicle drivers inside the port

n Scope of supply for the vessel being built at Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard includes electric cruise doors

DEALS, LAUNCHES AND INNOVATIONS AT SEAWORK

Mercator Media’s annual Seawork spectacle at Mayflower Park was witness to a host of launches, demos, vessel displays, agreements struck and controversial conference themes –all under one roof and outside on the water in glorious June sunshine

The three days of Europe’s largest on-water commercial marine and workboat exhibition was officially opened by Nusrat Ghani, the minister of state at the UK government’s Department for Business and Trade.

“The British maritime industry is one of the most innovative, with a pace of development and willingness to embrace new technologies that very few can match,” she said. “The shipping technology sector is already a £4 billion industry and estimated to more than triple in value by the end of the decade.

“I’m looking forward to talking to businesses about boosting investment and unlocking opportunities to export the UK’s innovative technologies, services and designs around the world.”

Awards evening

One of the key and most popular events during Seawork is the annual Innovations Showcase and awards.

They are split into two parts – the European Commercial Marine Awards (ECMAs) and Innovations Showcase, and were given out as follows:

European Commercial Marine Awards

n Sustainability – Windcat, for its retrofittable hydrogen system, demonstrating a cleaner way to run CTVs

n Marine Civils – Teignmouth Marine Services, for a complex deepening project testing a range of engineering techniques

n Young Person’s Development – Seren Nix won it for ‘enormous commitment to her career’.

n Maritime Professional of the Year – Jason Parker, of Farra

Marine, for championing his crew without treating them ‘as disposable components’.

n Lifetime achievement – for the first time, an organisation scooped the award instead of an individual. The UK Harbour Masters’ Association was recognised for being such ‘a vital part of the commercial marine industry’, Mercator Media owner Andrew Webster said.

Innovations Showcase

When it came to Innovations the judges had just as much of a challenge to pick from a quality bunch of entries.

n Diving and Underwater: Frog Environmental’s Bubble Tubing, minimising sounds from unwater projects, which can affect marine life, by creating a sound screen of bubbles

n Vessel Design & Construction: HST Marine’s HST Frances for its hull form and bow height that allows comfortable transers at more than 1.75m and a hybrid power arrangement for silent travel

n Marine Power & Propulsion: ePropulsion’s I-series electric inboard for small to medium boats, with the potential of ‘filling a gap in the market’

n Vessel equipment: Dacoma for its Airkeel stabiliser, which the company claims reduces wave motion and increases hull efficiency across the speed range

n Safety & training: Searchmaster, for a searchlight that the judges called ‘a true lifesaver’ – it has the ability to gimbal as well as track anyone overboard by integrating modern shipboard systems and a host of other capabilities. Because there can be nothing more important than saving lives, the judges thought, they also awarded Searchmaster the Spirit of Innovation award.

SEAWORK CONFERENCE WATCH

Spotlight on two of the conferences held at this year’s event

Predictions of a showdown were realised at one of the Seawork’s most popular conferences, the UK’s Maritime & Coastguard Authority (MCA) Workboat Code 3 Update, where the Workboat Association teetered close to expressing a vote of no confidence in the UK’s statutory body.

A Technical Working Group has been working on a consultation process to ensure any new regulations are realistic and workable for those who will ultimately have to operate by them, and according to Workboat Assocation CEO Kerrie Forster, the process has not gone well, with members leaving in protest because of the direction the MCA was taking the regulations in, particularly with vessels already operating under older codes.

“I have to report to the wider industry that many original members of the working group stopped attending throughout the process, due to the disagreement with the process,” he said. “And the draft was delivered by a small skeleton group of industry and small commercial vessel experts together with the MCA Codes team.”

Questions

Of the several issues expressed by these industry stakeholders, a major one is the lack of clarity on how workboats operating under earlier codes such as Brown Code can meet the updated code without, in certain cases, prohibitively expensive structural work. If this is the case, part of the issue was that this was not being adequately communicated to the industry.

The MCA has estimated the cost of changes to existing vessels to meet the new code at £800,000 for the entire UK workboat fleet, but the WA suggests that this is miles short of the mark with the overall fleet cost as upwards of £1 billion.

If this is the sort of error that has been made it is a major attack on the MCA’s credibility from a key industry body, as it suggests a fundamental lack of practical knowledge within the MCA of how workboats are built, refitted and operated.

“Taking a workboat from Brown Code up to Workboat

Code 3 presents a seriously steep hill for some vessel owners and operators to climb,” said Ben Sutcliffe, chairman of certifying authority YDSA.

For the first time in its history, WA is not only having to consider whether it should continue to sit on MCA working groups, but also whether to even continue advising its membership to code vessels under the UK flag state. While it wasn’t quite an official WA statement of no confidence in the MCA, it was just about as close to this bombshell as you could get and clearly suggests some stormy waters ahead for UK workboat industry.

Consumers will pay price for offshore wind, IMCA tells delegates

The new CEO of the International Marine Contractors’ Association, Iain Grainger, told Seawork attendees that if offshore wind is to have a future, consumers will inevitably have to foot the bill.

After a decade in which government subsidised new developments, followed by a decade in which the supply chain has effectively been subsidising it, there will be no other option but for consumers to pay more for their energy, he said.

“We won’t sustain it unless the supply chain starts making decent returns,” he said. “Without reasonable profitability no one is going to invest. We are already seeing offshore wind projects being cancelled – in the US, a project by Shell

and Ocean Winds will not now go ahead because it is no longer economically sustainable. The Hornsea 3 project is at risk, Orsted is asking for government support.

“The three OEMs – GE, Siemens-Gamesa and Vestas – collectively lost $4 billion last year. This is clearly unsustainable.”

One of the causes was the moves by government to drive down the cost of energy to between £30 (€35) and £40 per kWh.

“The supply chain cannot supply the people and materials to build it while they are making losses,” he said. “The further you go down the supply chain the worse it gets. When you get to the bottom, you’re even betting your house on it.”

n Standing room only at the MCA conference at Seawork

n Iain Grainger at Seawork

THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF SPEED

Jake Frith took a trip aboard every boat offering sea trials at Speed ’23. Here are some of his lasting impressions.

n Protector Boats 380 Targa was a polished heavyweight

n Far left: Suzuki’s duoprop 325 is a popular commercial choice. Lft: l-r Gemini WR880, Protector 380 Targa, Zodiac Milpro SRA900, Gemini WR780

AROUND THE BOOTHS

n M&H takes Stage V engines to the next level

M&H Engineering is on a mission to take Stage V marine engines to the next level with its new power range unveiled at Seawork.

The company’s brand new M&H 6068 range meets all known and future emissions regulation wordwide. That includes EU and the US EPA Tier V regulations.

”Our commitment is to develop products that not only meet but are also certified to the very latest stringent worldwide emission standards,” Barry McCooey, managing director, M&H Engines, told Maritime Journal.

”Our new engine range has been five years in development. By running on ultra low sulphur diesel they are much cleaner than their predecessors.”

In fact, based on a 130 to 560KW NRMM engine power range, they give a 99.78% reduction in carbon emissions, 99.79% reduction in NOx and 99.81% reduction in particulate matter.

n Damen unveils electric Multi Cat at Seawork

“It’s not a boy, it’s not a girl, it’s not pink, it’s not blue - it’s electric,” is how commercial director Jeroen van Woerkum introduced Damen’s ‘new baby’ at Seawork.

Unveiling a model of the Multi Cat 1908 Electric multipurpose workboat, commercial manager Jeroen van Woerkum said the vessel ’combines heritage with innovation’, and boosts maritime’s sustainability while drawing on 25 years of Damen’s Multi Cat designs.

“Lots of marine construction aquaculture, oil recovery, anchor handling, buoy recovery - there are many close-toshore applications for this vessel,” he said. “It’s a no-brainer to use a fully electric vessel up to 20 nautical miles from shore.”

The MuC 1908 E can run for 12 hours on one battery charge, the company claims, and has a life expectancy of around 10 years.

n Pioneering revolution in electronics, power management

Seawork saw Danfoss take to the podium to talk how it is spearheading revolutionary technology behind hybrid and electric vessel systems and power converters.

The company has been perfecting its new marine drives and power management systems quietly for years, but it wants to shout about its new IC7 drive and Editron drivetrain system now as it equips a multitude of new vessels.

”Robust, lightweight, efficient and reliable, those are the unique selling points of our new products,” Alan Baird, country manager, UK and Ireland told Maritime Journal.

The IC7 drive can be used to power main vessel propulsion up to 6MW, it can also be used to power deck machines, cranes, bells active heave systems, anything where a constant torque is required.

It uses a 100% water cooled water thermal management system and because it’s modular, the system is scaleable for both large and small vessels and machinery.

The system is being used onboard the Wasoline LNG/ battery hybrid ferry Aurora Botnia. It’s estimated that the new ferry will cut CO2 emissions by 50% compared to its predecessor.

n Venture launch revealed at Seawork

A venture has been launched that the firm says represents a bold step into offshore wind.

Newport Shipping, better known for its ship repair facilities,

has launched NAV Engineering and Technology.

The first design from NAV’s drawing board – a 25.7m hybrid CTV with 4MW main engines complemented by 2MWh battery – will likely be both built and operated through industry joint ventures, said board member Linghui Xia.

With the Asian and US markets “now coming up”, he said, it will require more, different types of design for the variety of transit speeds and distance to site.

Although this first design runs the generated power through an electrical distribution to four waterjets at the rear, which allows optimal loading of the engines, there is scope for alternate designs, said R&D naval architect Turgay Colak. Some of the power, for example, could be moved to a drive shaft in a parallel hybrid configuration or the water jets could be swapped for another propulsion system.

While there’s a balance between battery installation and the hydrodynamic, fine entry bows, all this can still be tailored to suit different operations.

n Kongsberg and Penguin sign contract at Seawork

Singapore-based Penguin Shipyards will build its largest vessels yet, two 56m passenger ferries designed by naval architect Incat Crowther.

The company announced a $40 million contract with Kongsberg Maritime, shaking hands on the maritime equipment manufacturer supplying Kamewa S71 S4 waterjets for the vessels, which will take four each.

The ferries, which will have a speed of 34 knots, are specifically for people and cars and will operate between Abu Dhabi and a nearby island.

Speaking to Maritime Journal, Penguin managing director James Tham said Penguin had been selected to build the vessels out of a list of about 16 candidates in a two-year tender process.

Penguin then selected old favourites Kongsberg to deliver the waterjets.

Propulsion & Engines Sales, Kongsberg Maritime; James Tham, managing director, Penguin Shipyard; Magnus Fahlén, senior vice president, Waterjets, Propulsion & Handling; and George Philip, general manager, Group Commercial and Fleet, Penguin Shipyard

n rom left: Ottar Ristesund, senior vice president,

n Green Marine cash injection boosts growth

Siemens Financial Services is helping Orkney-based Green Marine to grow its business whilst focusing on its sustainability commitments.

Launched in 2012, Green Marine says it is keen to reduce its carbon footprint by working with local companies and wanted to find the ideal financing partner which shared its ambitions.

The UK arm of Siemens Financial Services launched its new Marine Service at this year’s Seawork, helping companies order newbuilds, buy second-hand vessels, refinance existing debt, release equity and invest in new, cleaner technologies.

“We’d been building a portfolio of options and talking to our current financiers about various options when the Marine Finance team at Siemens Financial Services got in touch with us directly,” said Jason Schofield, managing director at Green Marine.

“They were able to offer us a finance package that far outpaced the other funders we were considering.”

n Award winner launches electric inboards

ePropulsion launched a series of electric inboards at Seawork and as it did so, scooped the Innovations Showcase award for Power and Propulsion.

The engines, which could be used in workboats up to 12 metres, are sized between 10kW and 40kW, which equates to about 30 and 80 diesel horsepower, says Ricky Cole, who runs technical development.

The batteries used are lithium iron phosphate, which are far less prone to exploding than their lithium-ion counterparts, and although they are less energy dense they have a much longer life span.

Cole said Seawork had been very successful and people had been coming to the booth throughout the entire event.

“It is more viable than petrol,” said Bruce. “There are no maintenance or fuel costs. If it’s not very far or doesn’t have to be very fast, electric will always win.”

n Chartwell signs brace of contracts

Engineering consultant Chartwell Marine has signed contracts with North Star and Alicat and another with Manor Marine and Volvo Penta.

The first is to design two new hybrid propulsion workboats for the offshore wind industry and the second brings Volvo Penta on board, adding its Quad IPS 30 engine to Chartwell’s existing Brevity Class crew transfer vessel.

The hybrid-propulsion workboats 5 & 6 bolster the ongoing partnership between North Star and Chartwell following the delivery in 2021–2024 of four service operation vessels and four daughter craft.

The diesel-electric hybrids are being built by Alicat Workboats.

Andy Page, Director and Naval Architect at Chartwell Marine, said: “We are excited to be able to apply our expertise on such a monumental offshore wind project — not just in the UK, but globally.”

n Another game changer launched at Seawork

Waterjets for slower speed vessels can compete for fuel efficiency with traditional propulsion systems, says designer Hamilton Jet.

The company has launched a jet for slow to medium speed craft in a move away from the convention that waterjets propel higher speed craft.

Although the largest segment that the company provides water jets for – the military, coastguard and police boats –usually requires a high-speed vessel, other segments such

as crew transfer vessels are now looking for a slower speed, both to save fuel and to provide greater comfort for crew to avoid having to take time off for sickness.

Managing director Ben Reed says the LTX series of waterjets is the first waterjet to compete with performance, fuel efficiency and bollard pull of the bet traditional propeller systems at around 25 knots, and can be used on diesel, electric or hybrid vessels.

n From kayaks to crane barges

Just eight years ago, Rebel Marine was hiring out kayaks and paddleboards from a waterside yard on the Isle of Wight.

Now it’s chartering crane barges for large civil engineering projects.

First-time exhibitors at Seawork ’23, Rebel Marine has got behind its local event with a substantial three-berth on-thewater exhibit, featuring an aluminium open workboat, a configurable Versadock crane barge and Anchorman, their largest vessel: a 10m Blyth Catamaran.

Going through some of Rebel Marine’s extensive and rapidly growing fleet of 16 vessels, numerous pontoons and plant equipment is perhaps the greatest illustrator of this company’s diversity.

“We’ve always walked the floor at Seawork and always highly rated the quality of visitors here,” said Randall. “If you are a commercial marine professional, it is simply the place to be every June. The recent growth of Seawork into the Marine Civils side matches our own aspirations and we’ve had some encouraging meetings here this year.”

n Hamilton Jet managing director Ben Reed

n Mathew Randall Rebel Marine MD at Seawork 2023

"We have made sooo many new connections! Buzzing for day two, but not before a cheeky celebratory wine to finish an incredible day.

Diverse MarineA great first day at seaworkinternational in Southampton! Meeting the Minister of State,

STAR AND TARMAC MARINE IN SAFETY EQUIPMENT SERVICE DEAL

Star International has partnered with Tarmac Marine to provide the annual maintenance of the fire, safety, and life-saving equipment on board its fleet of suction dredgers.

The deal, which also includes the annual hire of the life rafts, covers four vessels – the MV City of Westminster, MV City of London, MV City of Chichester, and MV City of Cardiff.

The news comes as the specialist marine and offshore service supplier announced that it will be opening a 5000sqft facility in Hillington, Glasgow to serve the whole of Scotland.

Managing director Matthew Ball said the company was delighted to work alongside Tarmac Marine. “As we continue to grow and expand our UK operations, more developments are planned before the end of the year. We will be sharing details of these in coming months,” he said.

The new branch will have a dedicated firefighting

equipment (FFE) service team, using the purpose-built workshop which the company says is capable of hydrotesting and refilling all suppression gases, as well as maintaining and repairing all FFE equipment including fire extinguishers, breathing apparatus, and emergency escape breathing devices.

The Glasgow team will also have the capability to service life-saving equipment such as lifejackets, immersion suits and rescue boats.

The company’s head office is in Wirral, Merseyside, with branches in Southampton and Falmouth, as well as the new one about to open in Glasgow.

Aegir-Marine opens office in Turkey

Dutch marine repair services firm AegirMarine has opened an office in Turkey with seven service engineers now stationed there ‘to better serve customers in rthe region and reduce the need for flights from the Netherlands’, it says.

The office is in the heart of shipbuilding opposite the shipyards at Tuzla in Pendik Istanbul.

Aegir provides parts and services for stern tube seals (bow) thrusters, CPP’s and azimuth thrusters.

“We are excited to open our newest setup in Türkiye and expand our global reach,” said Jaap de Lange, CEO of AEGIR-Marine.

Aegir has its own R&D department which it opens to technical universities to carry out research into the properties and chemical behaviours of stern tube seals, bio-

lubricants and other materials.

“By researching the optimum performance of any stern tube sealing system, we want to increase the lifespan of our products,” the

company says. “Knowing the behaviour of the materials also allows us to predict the lifespan of stern tube seals more precisely, saving ship owners time and money.”

n Pictured: Matthew Ball, Director, Star International; Daniel Penfold, Marine Fleet Manager, Tarmac Marine; Paul Antley, Director, Star International

n Team Aegir-Marine, Turkey

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LARGEST OCEAN SPECIES DISCOVERY PROJECT LAUNCHED

The largest programme in history dedicated to ocean species discovery has been launched by The Nippon Foundation with the aim of strengthening marine conservation

This new partnership between The Nippon FoundationGEBCO ‘Seabed 2030’ Project and The Nippon FoundationNekton ‘Ocean Census’ has the shared goal of unravelling the mysteries of the deep and enabling sustainable management practices.

“The partnership between Ocean Census and Seabed 2030 marks a pivotal moment in ocean scientific exploration and marine conservation. By integrating seafloor mapping data with a deeper understanding of where and what lives in our ocean, we can gain a holistic understanding of ocean ecosystems, their role in oxygen production, climate regulation and food security,” said Yohei Sasakawa, chairman of The Nippon Foundation.

“In combination, we will be able to identify areas of high conservation priority so we can develop effective strategies to safeguard ocean life - the life that makes all life on Earth possible.”

A unifying force

The Nippon Foundation and Nekton launched Ocean Census in April this year, with the aim of revolutionising our understanding of marine life.

Scientists maintain that we have discovered slightly more than 10 per cent of the species that live in the ocean, despite it being home to an estimated 2.2 million species.

The rate of discovery has remained relatively unchanged since the 1800s, with approximately only 2,000 new ocean species described per year.

However recent technological advances in high resolution imaging, DNA sequencing and machine learning mean that

scientists can now considerably accelerate the process, and Ocean Census has set itself the ambitious target of discovering 100,000 new species over the next decade.

This will be achieved through expeditions to the ocean’s biodiversity hotspots, with species discovered on expeditions sent for imaging and DNA sequencing at Ocean Census Biodiversity Centres.

Seabed 2030 is a collaborative project between The Nippon Foundation and GEBCO to inspire the mapping of the world’s ocean by 2030 and to compile all bathymetric data into the freely available GEBCO Ocean Map.

AI funding could game change underwater monitoring

RS Aqua has won funding to develop a new AI system which for the first time will allow remote monitoring of the underwater environment.

In collaboration with the University of Southampton and funded by Innovate UK, the MARLIN project will develop an underwater sensor that uses machine learning to identify harmful environmental activities and transmits information in real time to a web app.

“This technology will revolutionise how we scientifically monitor our ocean environment. Currently we have to leave instruments underwater for months at a time and recover them before accessing their data,” said Dr Ryan Mowat, research director at RS Aqua.

”MARLIN will get that data to the internet in real time and its implications are huge. It

will help ensure that offshore construction is sensitive to marine mammal activity and will enable the monitoring of marine protected areas through the real time recognition of illegal fishing activity.”

Machine learning

MARLIN will develop several new technologies: new machine learning techniques to distinguish between ambient and unusual environmental noise (such as marine mammals), new real-time data connections suitable for the remote ocean and a new user-friendly interface.

Ultimately, this system will enable the remote monitoring of animal, human and environmental activity anywhere in the ocean.

It will enable better conservation of marine mammals during offshore windfarm

n The Nippon Foundation is seeking to revolutionise our understanding of marine life

construction. It will also detect illegal fishing activities, leading to better protection of fishing grounds and marine protected areas.

“Using the power of artificial intelligence to monitor sound in the underwater world, combined with the ability to rapidly relay information ashore, will enable us to provide tools to protect fragile marine ecosystems and detect a range of illegal activities,” said Paul White, professor of statistical signal processing, from the University of Southampton MARLIN could also play an important role in growing the blue ocean economy. Currently, large marine vessels often need to be used for ocean monitoring missions. Remote real time monitoring systems like MARLIN will reduce the need for ship time at sea, potentially reducing vessel CO2 emissions by up to 75%.

PIONEERING MACHINE-BASED SURFACE COLLISION AVOIDANCE

Robosys and SEA.AI have created a first of-its-kind machine vision-based maritime autonomous surface collision avoidance system

Developed for an Indian shipping operator operating in the Mumbai region, this is the first commercial vessel to feature this integrated perception system to support both crewed and uncrewed operations, including for remote and autonomous maritime operations.

“In 2022 Robosys and SEA.AI first identified the need to provide the additional optical reassurance to crewed and uncrewed vessels, through providing the visual aspect of watchkeeping, thereby supporting COILREGS Rule 5 Visual Lookout, without fatigue and enhanced consistency,” said Nigel Lee, CSO, Robosys.

”It is great to experience the first vessel now utilising this unique and essential solution, which will contribute to helping create safer seas and potentially save lives.”

Intelligent navigation

Integration of Robosys’ Voyager AI intelligent navigation software, together with SEA.AI’s Sentry, enables vessels to benefit from obstacle and collision avoidance that is further enhanced by non-fatigue optical algorithms.

The Robosys-SEA.AI’s systems integrate via software interfaces to provide early alerts to crews and remote operation hubs regarding objects on the surface of the water. Using the latest camera technology in combination with artificial intelligence (AI), SEA.AI detects and classifies objects, including those that are not obvious when using conventional systems like radar or AIS.

Whilst the machine vision system primarily enhances safety, provides superior, no fatiguing, 360° situational awareness and surveillance for commercial vessels, government craft, first responders and motor yachts, Voyager AI itself also brings wider benefits such as improved fuel efficiency through smart path planning.

The integrated SEA.AI machine vision system analyses all the pixels coming from the set of thermal and low light cameras to detect and assess the level of risk of the floating objects around the vessel. This technology uses latest deep learning capabilities and ever-growing proprietary database of 9+ millions of annotated marine objects to classify the type of floating hazards detected.

The Voyager AI system then either recommends or manoeuvres the vessel taking in to account all navigation, shipping and ENC hazards. Voyager AI is proven onboard vessels up to 320m.

Installation of the integrated Robosys’ Voyager AI and SEA. AI’s system is now complete, with the first vessel due to start sea trials.

Navigation studies under way for ScotWind projects

Specialist shipping, navigation and maritime risk consultancy NASH Maritime has been commissioned to undertake a package of shipping and navigation studies for two offshore wind projects that are being developed by Thistle Wind Partners (TWP).

Ayre Offshore Wind Farm, a floating foundation project, will be located 33km from the nearest inhabited point on Orkney, Deerness, and 36km from Kirkwall. The site is in the NE2 leasing zone, which covers an area of 200 km².

The project will be developed in two phases, ensuring that learnings on floating foundation installation from phase 1, scheduled for 2029, are taken through to

phase 2, which will run from 2030.

Bowdun Offshore Wind Farm, a jackettype fixed foundation project, is 44km off the coast of Aberdeenshire in the E3 leasing zone, which covers an area of 187 km².

n Robosys and SEA. AI have created a first of-its-kind machine visionbased maritime autonomous surface collision avoidance system

Ian Taylor, project director at TWP, said the company was looking forward to continuing its collaboration with NASH Maritime.

“It is important to us that we work with innovative UK businesses throughout our project lifecycle,” he said.

NASH Maritime is part of the team working on the environmental impact assessments (EIA) under TWP’s primary consenting consultancy RPS. NASH was also part of the team that helped secure the leases from Crown Estate Scotland at the ScotWind bid stage.

The company will be providing input to project development activities as well as undertaking risk assessments, and both wind farms are expected to be operational by 2033.

Source: Robosys

n Two new offshore wind farms are being planned for the North Sea

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).

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

Providing marine and logistics services for over 120 years. Pontoons, Tugs, Workboats, Fast Launches, Multi-purpose Barges with cranes. Road-transportable Multicats, full operational base facilities, craneage and open storage.

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

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.

n HS Marine

Our business is built around two core competencies: gathering accurate data and producing accurate solutions. We focus on the engineering and design of construction systems for complex, large structures, providing accurate parts for CNC cutting and comprehensive assembly instructions.

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.

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

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 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

Via G. Marconi, 33 Sabbioneta, Italy, MN 46018 Tel: +39 0375 254 819 info@hsmarine.net www.hsmarine.net Hirers and Suppliers of 2/4/6/ 8-point mooring sets available, single, double and triple drum winches available. Fairleads, deck sheaves, anchors, diesel or electric driven hydraulic power units. Air tugger winches, wire ropes, slings and shackles.

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

n Deri Jones & Associates Ltd Llwyngwyn, Forge, Machynlleth, SY20 8RR

Tel: +44 1654 702001 info@djaweb.co.uk www.djaweb.co.u

Chain Cables, Shackles, Swivels, Mooring Gear and Mooring Ropes. With more than 100 years of experience, Trillo Anclas y Cadenas is a leading company in the supply of anchoring for ships, floating artifacts & marine farms.

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

Our business involves increasing and maintaining safety on sea. We provide coast guards, marine authorities, navies, and ports around the globe with world-class aids to navigation (ATON) solutions. Our products have earned a global reputation for being class performance in the world’s harshest environments.

n SABIK Marine Höylänlastu 2 A, Porvoo, FI-06150 Tel: +358-19-560 1100 sales@sabik-marine.com marine.sabik.com/

DMT Marine Equipment is a world renowned deck equipment supplier. We design, produce, and test our winches in-house with high precision and attention to detail, and an understanding that the equipment we deliver must be fully reliable, highly performance and operative under harsh sea conditions.

n SDMT Marine Equipment Costi, Vanatori, Galatai, 807325, Romania

Tel: +40 7267 07514 marketing@dmt-winches.com www.dmt-winches.com

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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 Macduff Ship Design Ltd Low Shore, Macduff, Aberdeenshire, AB44 1RE

Tel: +44 1261 833825

Fax: +44 1261 833835 info@macduffshipdesign.com

www.macduffshipdesign.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 000m2, where we produce sizes from 10mm to 120 mm diameter.

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/

IBERCISA is a technological company. Founded in 1969, has been dedicated to the design and manufacture, under its own technology, a widest range of deck machinery for all kind of marine markets (fishing, tugs, oceanographic, navy, offshore, civil, merchant, research and dredging).

n SIBERCISA DECK MACHINERY Molinos 25, (Pontevedra), 36213-Vigo

Tel: +34 986 213 900

Fax: +34 986 202 779 ibercisa@ibercisa.es www.ibercisa.es

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.

n Southerly Designs

2 Carrol St, Port Denison, 6525 Tel: +61 8 9927 2750 info@southerly.com.au southerly.com.au

DIESEL ENGINES & SPARES

Since 1987 Beta Marine has developed an enviable reputation for providing quiet and smoothrunning 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 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

We specialize in Cummins diesel engines and Cummins components and also the exclusive distributor of DI Industrial gearboxes.

n Diesel Engines Online BV

Augustapolder 11, 2992 SRBarendrecht, Netherlands

Tel: + 31 (0) 180 699273

Fax: +31 180699274 info@dieselenginesonline.com https://dieselenginesonline.com/

DIESEL ENGINES & SPARES

Hendy Power is the award-winning industrial and marine engine division of the Hendy Group offering an extensive range of services from new engine supply, 24-hour engine breakdown callouts, outstanding aftermarket service support, and OEM parts.

n Hendy Power 22 Segensworth Roundabout, Brunel Way, Fareham, PO15 5SD Tel: + 44 1489 568165 mdean@hendy-power.com https://hendypower.co.uk/

DIESEL POWER & PROPULSION DISTRESS SIGNALS & PYROTECHNICS DIVING & MARINE CONTRACTORS

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).

n Motorenrevisie Spaarnestad Nijverheidsweg 27G, Haarlem, 2031 CN

Tel: +31 23 531 03 17 revisie@spaarnestad.nl www.spaarnestad.nl

Norway’s leading supplier of lamps and portable lighting for professional use, transport boxes, portable fans, inspection equipment for visual condition control, man-overboard boarding systems, etc.

n Dacon AS Durudveien 35, Haslum, Norway1344

Tel: +47 21 06 35 10 rescue@dacon.no www.dacon.no/

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.

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

CHAINS CRANES DREDGING

North East based inshore diving Company established in 1993, working all over the UK. Based in South Shields on the River Tyne and with good access to the River Tyne, River Tees, Port of Sunderland and the Port of Blyth.

n Wapping Street, South Shields Tyne & Wear, NE33 1LQ, UK

John Fletcher & Ryan Wilkinson

Tel: 0191 4552793 info@ sealaneinshore.co.uk www.sealaneinshore.co.uk

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.

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

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 Spyderco 820 Syderco Way Golden, Colorado

Tel: +1 1303 279 8383

Fax: +1 1303 278 2229 www.spyderco.com

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 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

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 ABP 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

ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS & REPAIRS

Volspec Ltd the UK’s premier Volvo Penta Centre with the UK’s largest stock of genuine spare parts, engines and accessories for the marine, commercial and industrial markets. Competent factory trained workshop based or mobile engineers ready to assist whenever required to both UK and international customers.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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 & secondary injection testing), full thermal imaging analysis.

n Neyland Marine Services Ltd Unit 52, Honeyborough Business Park, Neyland, Pembrokeshire, SA73 1SE

Tel: +44 1646 600358

Fax: +44 1646 600323 neylandmarine@aol.com

www.neylandmarine.co.uk

ELECTRICAL PROPULSION SYSTEMS ELECTRONICS ENGINESOUTBOARD

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.

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

FENDERS/

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).

n 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

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.

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

For more information visit: seawork.com contact: +44 1329 825335 or email: info@seawork.com

C&T Marine electronics services, supply and support equipment 24/7, 356 days a year. Our efforts are focussed on helping you keep your vessels safe, compliant, on hire and on the move. No matter where you operate, we have the strength in-depth to deliver a quality service.

n Charity & Taylor Navigation House, Wilford Bridge Road, Woodbridge, IP12 1RJ Tel: +44 1493 804371 rodger.perks@charityandtaylor.com www.charityandtaylor.com

Buoyant Works design and manufacture performance driven fendering and offshore wind farm impact protection. Fender applications: Crew Transfer Vessels, Tugs, Commercial Vessels and Quaysides. Outstanding durability maximises protection and increases operational performance.

n Buoyant Works Unit 4, Little Trethew Industrial Estate, Horningtops, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 3PZ Tel: +44 7850 778109 andrew@buoyantworks.com www.buoyantworks.com/

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 customers.

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

UK distributors for 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 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/

Suzuki is a manufacturer of an automobiles, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and outboard marine engines for the global market. Suzuki’s innovative, industry-leading technology allows them to continue motors in terms of drivability, performance and reliability.

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

EXHAUST SYSTEMS

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 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

Fender Innovations is specialized in 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. Poly Marine Fender Systems for Bollard and Shore tension protection.

n Fender Innovations and Poly Marine Fender Systems Westrak 240, 1771 SV Wieringerwerf Tel: +31 22 37 64 170 info@fenderinnovations.nl www.fenderinnovations.nl

FENDERS/ FENDERING

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.

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

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.

n Seago Deanland Business Park, Golden Cross, East Sussex, BN27 3RP Tel: +44 1825 873 567 sales@seagocommercial.co.uk www.seagocommercial.co.uk

Kohler Power Systems, provides complete power systems, including generators (residential, industrial, mobile, portable, and marine), automatic transfer switches, paralleling switchgear, monitoring controls, and accessories for emergency, prime power and energy-management applications. Kohler has delivered energy solutions for markets worldwide since 1920.

n Kohler Power Systems

1 Kristallaan, Zevenbergen, 4761 ZC Tel: +1 800-544-2444 Muriel.HUGUET@kohlereurope.com kohlerpower.com/

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.

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

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 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

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 Brimmond Group

Tofthill Avenue, Midmill Business Park, Kintore, Aberdeenshire, AB51 0QP

Tel: +44 1467 633 805 www.brimmond-group.com

Jo Bird and company have been making safety equipment cabinets from composite materials for over 30 years.

n Jo Bird & Co Ltd

Factory Lane, Basonbridge, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 4RN

Tel: +44 1278 785546

Fax: +44 1278 780541 info@jobird.co.uk

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.

n Péguet & Cie Maillon Rapide, 12 rue des Buchillons, B.P.205, Annemasse, F-74105

Tel: +33 450 95 58 23

Delivering navigation safety since 1988. Todd Navigation is an International ADMIRALTY Chart Distributor, appointed by the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO). All our Admiralty standard navigation charts are corrected to the latest Notices to Mariners via the Print-on-Demand (POD) service.

Hypro Marine, leading designer and manufacturer of power-assisted steering systems. 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.

n Hypro Marine

Mount Pleasant Lane, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 8LS

Tel: +44 1590 681445 info@hypromarine.co.uk www.hypromarine.com

KNIGHT H D

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.

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

www.jobird.co.uk Hubel Marine is a Netherlands based firm. Its focus lies on the full range of advice: Registration of Vessels, Corporation Services, Crew Endorsements and Classification Surveys.

n Hubel Marine B.V.

P.O.Box 3219, Rotterdam, 3033 AE

Tel: +31 10 458 7338

Fax: +31 10 458 7662 info@hubelmarine.com www.hubelmarine.com

Fax: +33 450 92 22 06 d.durand@peguet.fr www.peguet.fr 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.

n Navmoor Ltd

The Innovation Centre, Ebbw Vale, Gwent, NP23 8XA Tel: +44 2922 638222 info@navmoor.com navmoor.com/

n Todd Navigation Navigation House, 85 High Street, Bangor, BT20 5BD United Kingdom Tel: +44 28 9146 6640 Sales@toddnav.com www.toddnav.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.

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

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 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

Robosys Automation is a leading developer of AI powered Autonomous Marine Systems including Remote Piloting and Advanced Autonomous Navigation, Remote and Autonomous Platform Control and Remote and Autonomous Payload Control.

n Robosys Automation Ltd

W1/ 38, Marine Robotics Innovation Centre (MRIC), European Way, Southampton, SO14 3ZH

Tel: +44 7500 276555 nigel.lee@robosysautomation.com robosysautomation.com/

DESMI develop, manufacture, sell and service pumps and pumping solutions including a wide range of environmental equipment for oil spill, seaweed and clean waterways.

n DESMI Pumping Technology A/S Tagholm 1, 9400 Nørresundby, Denmark Tel: +45 9632 8111 Fax: +45 9817 5499 desmi@desmi.com www.desmi.com

Servicing and hire of life rafts, boats and lifejackets. Sales of a complete range of marine safety and firefighting equipment to SOLAS and MED.

n 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

MODULAR PONTOON SYSTEMS

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.

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/

CRANES

Incat Crowther is a diversified marine design business with offices in Australia, USA and the United Kingdom.

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

OIL POLLUTION CONTROL

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.

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

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.

n SAFEHAVEN MARINE Ashgrove, Cobh, Cork Tel: +353 86 8054582 info@safehavenmarine.com www.safehavenmarine.com

PROPULSION SYSTEMS

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.

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

One of the uk’s leading spill solutions specialists. We stock and supply ABSORBENTS, SPILLKITS, OIL SKIMMERS, OIL BOOMS and PORTBINS and provide a Total waste management service that includes spill clean up. We aim to make the environment a better place.

n 308 Woodside Way Springvale ind. Est., Cwmbran NP44 5BR, United Kingdom Tel: +44077860717461 sales@zwannyltd.com www.zwannyltd.com/

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.

n Sue Stevens Media Ltd

7 Foxhills, Ashurst, SO40 7ED Tel: +44 2380 292992 suestevens@suestevensmedia.co.uk www.suestevensmedia.co.uk

HamiltonJet waterjets provide highly efficient propulsion for high speed vessels operating in the world’s most demanding marine environments.

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

Ocean born. Tech bred. Sleipner creates world-leading technical solutions that consistently improve safety and comfort at sea, setting the benchmark for the boating of tomorrow.

n Sleipner Motors Unit 1, Darcey Court, South Brent, TQ10 9EW Tel: +44 1364 649400 Sales@Sleipner.co.uk www.sleipnergroup.com

Rotec Hydraulics is a leading UK specialist provider of hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical mechanical components and engineering services to a wide variety of organisations operating across both public and private sectors.

n Rotec Hydraulics Ltd Rotec Hydraulics Ltd, Unit 1, Venture Way, Priorswood Industrial Estate, Taunton, TA2 8DE Tel: +44 01823 348 900 sales@rotec.net www.rotec.net

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.

n Stone Marine Propulsion Ltd Dock Road, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH411DT

Tel: +44 1516 522372

Fax: +44 1516 522377 sales@smpropulsion.com www.smpropulsion.com/

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, custom built generating sets and powerpacks. Supplying Azcue, D-I, Doosan, Hyundai SeasAll and JMP.

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

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.

n Specialised Marine Support Ltd Easdale, Oban, Argyll, PA34 4RF Tel: +44 1852 300341 info@specialisedmarinesupport.com www.specialisedmarinesupport.com

For more information visit: seawork.com contact: +44 1329 825335 or email: info@seawork.com

PROPELLERS & STERN GEAR

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.

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

ROPES

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.

n 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

Markus Lifenet Ltd. is specialised in development and manufacture of a man overboard recovery products, made for all types of boats, ships, offshore installations, quay areas and similar land based water sides. We also provide crew training program and onboard inspection guidelines.

n Markus Lifenet Ltd.

Hvaleyrarbraut 27, IS-220 Hafnarfjörður, Iceland Tel: +354 864 3559 Sales@markusnet.com www.markusnet.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.

n Seamariner Ltd

The Square, Fawley, Southampton, Hampshire, SO45 1TA Tel: +44 2380 840374 admin@seamariner.com www.seamariner.com

Lockinex is a UKAS ISO-accredited leading UK supplier of industrial safety solutions for over 22 years. We pride ourselves on offering the UK market with a diverse range of effective safe flooring and barrier systems at competitive prices.

n Lockinex Works

Hammonds Drive, Eastbourne East Sussex BN23 6PW Tel: 01323 737626

sales@lockinex.com

www.lockinex-store.com

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 Island computers

Nursling Industrial Estate, Majestic Rd, 41 Horsebridge Hill, Isle Of Wight, PO30 5TJ, United Kingdom Tel: +44 1983 827100 info@maxsurf.net www.maxsurf.net

1329 825335 or email: info@seawork.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. Official Dyneema partner. We have the ability to test an manufacture a range of products in different materials depending on your requirements.

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

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.

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

SEATING & CHAIRS

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.

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

Lloyd’s Maritime Academy is the world’s largest provider of professional development courses and academic education qualifications for the maritime industry

n Lloyds Maritime Academy

KNect House, 30-32 Mortimer Street, London, W1W 7RE Tel: +44 2070 174483 learning@knect365.com

www.lloydsmaritimeacademy.com

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.

n Johnson Controls Plc

The Security House, Hanworth Rd, Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 5DA Tel: +44 1932 743333 www.johnsoncontrols.co.uk

LeeSan, leaders in marine sanitation, 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.

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

STABILISERS

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.

n HUMPHREE

Grimboasen 16, Gothenburg, 417 49 Tel: +46 31 744 3577 Fax: +46 31 744 3573 humphree@humphree.com www.humphree.com

Scania is a world-leading provider of transport solutions. With sustainability a key focus area for the organisation today. Scania works with its partners and customers to drive the shift towards more sustainable transport systems.

n Scania (Great Britain) Limited Delaware Drive, Tongwell, MK15 8HB

United Kingdom

Tel: +44 845 034 3034

www.scania.co.uk/powersolutions

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.

n H Henriksen

Trleborgveien 15, Tnsberg, 3101

Tel: +47 33 37 8400

Fax: +47 33 37 8430 hooks@hhenriksen.com www.hhenriksen.com

SUBSEA EQUIPMENT

Oceanscan Limited and group companies supply highly advanced subsea and NDT equipment as well industries such as oil and gas, defence and renewables.

n Oceanscan Group Denmore Road Bridge of Don AB23 8JW

United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0)1224 707000 sales@oceanscan.co.uk www.oceanscan.net

Incat Crowther is a diversified marine design business with offices in Sydney, Australia; Lafayette, USA; Portsmouth, UK.

n Incat Crowther

P O Box 179, Terrey Hills NSW 2084

Australia

Tel: +61 2 9450 0447

www.incatcrowther.com

INDUSTRY DATABASE

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.

n LK Valves and Controls Ltd

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 Macduff Ship Design Ltd

VESSEL BUILD & REPAIR

The Trafalgar Group is a young, dynamic group of businesses operating in the leisure boating, commercial shipyard and property sectors, based at the top of Portsmouth Harbour.

n Trafalgar Shipyard

For more information visit: seawork.com contact: +44 1329 825335 or email: info@seawork.com

A family owned company with over 45 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, 24/7.

n CVan Wijngaarden Marine Services BV Buitenweistraat 15, 3372 BC Hardinxveld-Giessendam Tel: +31 184 490 244 info@wijngaarden.com www.wijngaarden.com

TUGS, TOWAGE & SALVAGE

Specialist shipbrokers handling the sale & purchase and chartering of Tugs, Jack-ups, barges, Split hoppers, Dredgers and various Workboats etc. Our services also include Towage, heavy lift transport and Valuations.

n DSB Offshore Ltd

Riverbank House, 1 Putney Bridge Road, London, SW6 3JD Tel: +44 2073 842882 brokers@dsboffshore.com www.dsboffshore.com

TOWAGE & SALVAGE

Herman Senior b.v. is a familyowned 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 Herman Sr bv Ebweg 56, Barendrecht, 2991LT Tel: +31 78 619 25 07 info@hermansr.com www.hermansr.com

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

Low Shore, Macduff, Aberdeenshire, AB44 1RE

Tel: +44 1261 833825

Fax: +44 1261 833835 info@macduffshipdesign.com www.macduffshipdesign.com

Trafalgar Wharf, Hamilton Road, Portsmouth, PO6 4PX

Tel: +44 23 9238 7833

info@thetrafalgargroup.co.uk

www.thetrafalgargroup.co.uk/

ASL GRP (the Air Sea Land Group) is a dynamic armour company with over 30 years’ experience in the armour, security and defence industry. We are based on the Isle of Wight, on the South coast of England.

n ASL GRP Leigh House, Main Road, Rookley, Isle of Wight, PO38 3NL Tel: +44 1983 400730 sales@aslgrp.com www.aslgrp.com

At NR Marine we pride ourselves on our offshore wind industry experience of more than 20 years’, including management of crew transfer vessels, turbine management in construction, commissioning and operational phases.

n NR Marine Unit 1, Pump Lane, Caister On Sea NR30 5TF United Kingdom Owen Nutt Tel: 7860771998 www.nrmarine.co.uk/

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 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

Naval architects including design & engineering specialised in metal workboats up to 25m length, from concept idea up to production data and supply of pre-cut building kits.

n Bruce Roberts Europe bv PO Box 250, Veersedijk 59, Hendrik Ido Ambacht, Zuid-Holland, 3340AG

Tel: +31 7868 49990

Fax:+31 7868 13590 Edgar@BREbv.com www.brebv.com

& REPAIR

In-house expertise, a huge selection of products to meet a very broad range of applications. Specification, through technical advice, manufacture and after-sales support, a comrehensive, valued service to the power transmission and hydraulics industries.

n jbj Techniques Limited 28 Trowers Way, Holmethorpe

Industrial Estate, Redhill, RH1 2LW

Tel: +44 1737 767493

Fax: 01737 772041 info@jbj.co.uk https://www.jbj.co.uk

VESSEL BUILD & REPAIR

Safehaven Marine are designers and builders of FRP Pilot and crew transfer boats, Patrol boats, S.A.R. vessels, Hydrographic craft, Naval & Military designs and unique custom private motor yachts from 11-22m in Monohull, Catamaran and unique hybrid forms.

n Safehaven Marine Ashgrove, Cobh, Ireland Tel: +353 86 8054582 www.safehavenmarine.com

VESSEL SALE & CHARTER

New business start-up operator Aquatic Towage and Marine Ltd brings together over 50 years of combined towage and work boat experience from its key staff team.

n Aquatic Towage and Marine Ltd 24 Raynes Road, Lee-On-The-Solent, Hampshire, PO13 9AL Tel: +44 (0) 7876251409 inquiries@aquatictowage.com

www.aquatictowage.com

WINCHES

Seaward boats are hand crafted in the UK, with an established reputation gained through our commercial boat building heritage. Using ‘Best of British’ design and build quality we deliver first class boats for which Seaward is renowned world-wide.

n Seaward

1 Prospect Road, Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO31 7AD Tel: +44 1983 280333 nickward@seawardboat.com www. seaward.com

Designers and manufacturers of winches, windlasses and capstans. Hydraulic, electric, diesel, pneumatic and manually driven, along with ancillary equipment. Also hydraulic towing 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

WINCHES

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 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

WINDOW WIPERS

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 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

WORKBOAT BUILDERS

Now in our 25th year of production, Cheetah Marine continues to lead Europe in the specialist design and construction of power commercial 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

WORKBOATS

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 Baltic Workboats AS Nasva Harbour, Nasva, Kaarma v, 93872 Saare mk

Tel: +372 452 1140 contact@bwb.ee bwb.ee/

Lemans Nederland bv is a company situated in the southwest of The Netherlands. We are specialised in hoist, lift, push and towing equipment. As well as deck, dock and quay equipment.

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 www.lemans-nederland.nl/

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.

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

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 Diverse Marine Medina Ship Yard, Pelham Road, Cowes, Isle of Wight Tel: +44 1983 300656 info@diversemarine.co.uk www.diversemarine.co.uk

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.

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

MELCAL designs and manufactures advanced deck handling solutions and provides professional life cycle services for the marine and offshore industry. MELCAL offers expert consultation, reliability and performance to shipyards, ship designers & ship owners worldwide.

n Zona Industriale c/da Fegotto

S.P. 11 Km 0,6, Calatafimi Segesta (TP) 91013, Italy

Federica Calandrino

Tel: +39 0924 506974 www.melcal.com/

WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY

Blue Wireless is the first global service provider for managed wireless connectivity, with a single focus on helping organisations succeed in a wireless world. Our team of hands-on experts uses the latest LTE/5G technologies to design and deliver high-speed and cost-effective networks for maritime vessels.

n 60 Paya Lebar Road, #13-18 Paya Lebar Square, 409051, Singapore Tel: +65 6910 6250 enquiries@bluewireless.com www.bluewireless.com

WORKBOAT BUILDERS

Safe, reliable and designed for work aluminium boats: bespoke patrols, SAR boats and passenger catamarans.

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

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 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

WORKBOATSALUMINIUM

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 Habbeke Schelphoek 103, 1621 Mk Hoorn

Tel: +31 2993 62182

Fax: +31 2993 67464 info@habbeke.nl www.habbeke.nl

Southampton Marine Services specialise in ship building, ship repairs and steel fabrication across all aspects of the marine industry.

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

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