Maritime Journal September 2020

Issue No.390

September 2020

MARITIMEJOURNAL INSIGHT FOR THE EUROPEAN COMMERCIAL MARINE BUSINESS

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NEWS 44 Wilhelmsen expansion

FEATURES 19 Kiel expanding

Kiel planning to further expand its major Ostuferhafen handling facility by 14 hectares

Norwegian maritime major has announced that it will acquire 25% of Østensjø Group

24 Covid crews

46 Creative solution

Crew changes, pandemics and missing out on family time for Kotug’s tug crews

Alphatron has come up with a solution for demonstrating its radars when there are no trade shows

34 2 for 1

Bergen has signed with Maritime Partner for a combined work- and security boat

48 Appledore Shipyard

InfraStrata’s latest acquisition follows that of Harland & Wolff Shipyard in Belfast last year

FEATURES

37 Pontoon feedback

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46 Bright ideas

Herman Jorgensen, MD of GAC UK has learned a lot from running remote supply chains

Meritaito’s plans to make Finland’s 5,000 Aids to Navigation work smarter, not harder

15 Rhyl defences

53 Fleet metrics

Work started on site in April and is on target to be completed by December 2022

Reygar is to provide an integrated system for CTV operator High Speed Transfers

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Turkey’s Uzmar Shipyard launched this Multipurpose Oil Spill Recovery and Offshore Support Vessel for Kuwait Oil Company in August 2020.

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NEWS REVIEW

BRIEFS German office

Norway-headquartered Navtor, a provider of maritime e-Navigation solutions, is opening a new office in Germany.

The Hamburg-based division will allow Navtor to work closely with key local shipowners.

Cork

The Port of Cork Company has made the announcement that Mr. Eoin McGettigan has been appointed to the role of Chief Executive of the company. Eoin replaces Brendan Keating who retired recently after 18 years of service as CEO.

Service centre

A new service centre is planned for Saint Petersburg to strengthen German propulsion major Schottel’s market position in Russia.

The Board of Management has already approved the acquisition of a 3,000m2 plot of land.

The future facility’s portfolio will cover local content requirements as it will allow local assembly of units with components such as propellers and nozzles.

WILHELMSEN CONTINUES EXPANSION INTO RENEWABLES Norwegian maritime major Wilhelmsen has announced that it will acquire 25% of Østensjø Group’s expanding offshore wind company Edda Wind.

Launched in 2018, Edda Wind owns and operates service vessels supporting the maintenance work conducted during the commissioning and operation of offshore wind farms.

“The Wilhelmsen group’s strategy is very clear, to further expand into renewables, by working together with partners, and leveraging our expertise and assets. So, finding an opportunity like this to work with Østensjø and invest in Edda Wind, a growing company, rapidly expanding its fleet with futurefocused emission free vessel technologies is ideal,” says Thomas Wilhelmsen, CEO of the Wilhelmsen group.

Reflecting the rapid development of the offshore wind market, Edda Wind currently has two vessels in service, and four cutting edge, low-emission service vessels on order with yards. Long-term

charter agreements are in place for two of the newbuilds ahead of their expected delivery in 2022. Østensjø Rederi will continue to manage the Edda Wind fleet.

With clear ambitions to target growth regions such as the US East Coast and Asia, the time was right for Norwegian towage and offshore service vessel owner Østensjø to join forces with a forward looking, experienced global maritime partner like Wilhelmsen, willing and able to play an active role in taking Edda Wind to the next level.

The parties have agreed not to

8 Wilhelmsen and Østensjø management shake on the deal at social distance

disclose any details related to the financial transaction. As part of the shareholder agreement, it has been decided that Håvard Framnes, Johannes Østensjø, Jan-Eyvin Wang and Geir Flæsen will head up the board with two directors from each owner.

Kenneth Walland will be Chief Executive Officer and Ervin Horn will be Chief Financial Officer.

Wilhelmsen has also secured an option to buy another 25% before June 2021.

CALL FOR INVESTIGATIONS INTO FATALITIES

Robert Courts MP has appointed as a minister at the UK’s Department for Transport. This following Kelly Tolhurst’s move to Housing Minister to fill a gap created by the surprise resignation of Simon Clarke.

Insurance

Specialist P&I insurer in the smaller and specialist vessel sector, The Shipowners’ Club, has announced the appointment of Peter Sydenham and Jan Vermeij to its Board of Directors. The co-option was agreed at the Club’s Board meeting on the 4 September.

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The recent spate of grim casualties cannot simply be written off as bad luck and deserve investigating, said an international centre for advancing the legal protection of seafarers.

Seafarers’ Rights International (SRI) has pointed out that the failure to treat seafarers as keyworkers during the COVID-19 pandemic is having devastating effects on individuals, who are now at risk of being caught in a

8 Gulf Livestock 1 was lost with around 40 crew members and nearly 6,000 cattle in Typhoon Maysak

“perfect storm of exhaustion” from extended employment agreements, increasing numbers of accidents, maritime casualties, and unfair criminal investigations.

“The response to this seems to be to blame the seafarer,” said Deirdre Fitzpatrick, executive director of SRI. “The spotlight should be on how the industry

responds to these recent casualties. Has COVID-19 played a part in these situations? Will there be fair investigations - as mandatorily required under the IMO Code for Safety Investigations - so lessons can be learned to prevent further tragic loss of seafarers’ lives and damage to the marine environment?”

Panamanian-registered bulk carrier Wakashio ran aground on a coral reef south of Mauritius in July, spilling an estimated 1000t of oil in the following weeks. Two crew members of the tugboat involved in the oil spill clean-up died.

This month, Panamanianregistered Gulf Livestock 1 was lost with around 40 crew members and nearly 6,000 cattle in Typhoon Maysak, while a fire onboard Panamanian-registered oil tanker New Diamond saw the death of one crew member, with another injured.

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BRIEFS Hull skating

Jotun has signed the first commercial contract for container vessels with its ground-breaking hull cleaning package Jotun Hull Skating Solutions.

The contract was signed with global container shipping and logistics leader MSC.

Baltic crewing

Danica Crewing Specialists has opened a new office in Riga, Latvia – giving access to a large and growing pool of highly competent officers from the Baltic countries.

Announcing the opening, Danica Managing Director Henrik Jensen said: “These countries boast large pools of highly competent officers.”

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NO TRADE SHOWS: NO PROBLEM A Netherlands-headquartered marine electronics company has come up with a creative answer to the covid-driven temporary rest period for most B2B events.

Alphatron Marine is introducing the revolutionary new JMR-611 radar this autumn as a successor to its popular JMA-610 radar. In the current COVID-19 situation, this requires the necessary creativity for such an important introduction and that is why Alphatron Marine has set up a complete demobus. Instead of inviting customers to one of the trade fairs, Alphatron now goes to dealers and end-users.

The demobus is fully equipped with working setup, including a rotating radar scanner on top. In addition to the new JMR-611 radar, also other products are present in the demobus. The bus also provides demonstration of Alphatron’s inland shipping

products on location such as the AlphaRiverTrackPilot, AlphaConning, new VHF, MFM-line instruments, and a setup in which the JMR-611 glass monitors are incorporated.

The company stresses that it

8 The Alphabus is fully equipped with working setup, including a rotating radar scanner on top

follows the COVID-19 guidelines drawn up by the government and RIVM and has taken the necessary measures for this.

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NEWS REVIEW UK-based Prior Diesel has become Prior Power Solutions as it widens its focus to develop and supply electric, hybrid, gas and hydrogen powered products.

It has also signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Manchester Metropolitan University to work together using the university’s GB£4.1m hydrogen fuel cell technology centre to develop engines utilising hydrogen injection which will significantly reduce overall emission levels.

“Our team is our strength and with four decades of industryspecific experience, our ambition is to secure our position as a leading global player in the field of alternative power solutions,” said James Rix, managing director of Prior Power Solutions.

“We see hydrogen as a key component of the future energy mix. Our exciting collaboration with the MFCIC demonstrates our ability as a credible British

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BRIEFS SMS move

UK vessel repairer The SMS Group is relocating its Southampton headquarters as part of a longer-term plan to ensure both sustainability and commercial longevity. The business says it will now proudly become the only ship repairer based within the Port of Southampton.

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Naval architecture and marine engineering company Foreship Ltd has appointed Benjamin Sward as President of Foreship LLC to take responsibility for the company’s U.S. activities, their growth and a renewed pursuit of opportunities in the commercial shipping and offshore sectors.

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BRIEFS Market values

VesselsValue, an online valuation and data provider has announced a new data partnership with leading InsurTech, Concirrus. This partnership will enable real-time fluctuations in global shipping fleet market values, demolition values and newbuild values to be added to Concirrus’ predictive risk models.

First decade

UK-headquartered offshore wind industry project services company CWind, is celebrating its 10th anniversary. As a globally recognised name in the offshore wind industry, the company reports that it is very proud to offer a wide range of project services.

InfraStrata plc’s acquisition of Appledore Shipyard follows its acquisition of Harland & Wolff Shipyard in Belfast last year.

The deal has been announced as the UK faces the challenge of tackling a prevailing situation of insufficient shipbuilding capacity to meet demand.

“We see Appledore playing a key role in an exciting new era for UK shipyards and shipbuilding; supporting our industry and revitalising economic growth,” said InfraStrata CEO, John Wood.

“Globally, there is an estimated £6bn pipeline of opportunities over the next five years, which we expect both yards to benefit from.”

Opened in 1865, H&W (Appledore) has a covered drydock length of 119m and can accommodate some of the smallest vessels. There are very few shipyards in the UK that can offer this type of undercover building dock and repair facility, said InfraStrata.

“Belfast is perfectly positioned

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By leveraging both yards we can provide flexible capacity management and economies of scale,” explained Mr Wood.

Appledore will provide complete lifecycle management from technical services, fabrication & construction, to

8 John Wood: ”We see Appledore playing a key role in an exciting new era for UK shipyards and shipbuilding...”

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VESSEL & EQUIPMENT NEWS

COMPETITIVE CREWS AND CLEAN RUNNING COASTERS The fact is, the country is soon going to run into problems.

Not only are its several thousand coastal ships ageing, so are its (cabotage-protected) Japanese crews, Exeno Yamamizu (EY) Corporation senior architect Yasumasa Suetsugu told MJ. Therefore, the e5 Labs collaborative venture brings together EY, Asahi Tanker, Mitsubishi, MOL and others to target clean, green and low-to-no emission coasters while also allowing alternative manning patterns, all at a competitive price.

First up is a 60m, fully electric bunker tanker, with big twin batteries and two permanent magnet motor generators running a pair of fully azimuthing thrusters and bow unit. This yields just over a 10kn pace and a 100nm range given an overnight charge from a shoreside connection, sufficient for the Tokyo Bay market or similar.

However, as the price is around 50% to 80% more than a typical ship, e5 has also developed two ‘stepping-stone’ general coaster hybrids of about 70m and 80m long that will cost just 5% over their traditional counterparts when released in 2022.

The #1.0 ROBOSHIP designs give owners the opportunity of investing in current low emission technology but with a flexible pathway forward to zero. So, rather than being fully electric, these have enough battery power for clean running close to the coast or in harbour. While retaining the PM motors and other efficiency-related elements, the battery is a little smaller and is connected to three gensets, granting the vessels the same range as traditional vessels. However, the DC grid is configured to allow for swapping out for fuel cells (or other low-environmental burden technologies) in future.

Further, it incorporates a transferrable, intelligent ‘package’ that can be dropped into other designs. The ROBOSHIP BOX brings together telecommunications, the

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Coastal shipping is benefiting from focused development on clean running, thanks to a cross-industry Japanese innovation hub and a large streak of pragmatism

First up is a 60m, fully electric bunker tanker, with big twin batteries and two permanent magnet motor generators running a pair of fully azimuthing thrusters and bow unit

8 E5 designs include fully electric vessels, but there are also pragmatic hybrid offerings, plus importantly, the ROBOBOX: an easy to integrate digital/ remote solution

Internet of Things (IoT), and innovative AI. The idea is to be able to run with either lower numbers or more generalised crew, having both maintenance and real time navigation support from onboard software and remote shoreside centres connected by 4G/5G networks.

Overall, the idea is that by lowering the investment bar and providing an easy to integrate digital solution, e5’s offerings will help accelerate innovation.

Autonomous workboat research platform Danish composite boatbuilder Tuco has recently supplied a ProZero 8m Full Cabin outfitted as a fast and flexible multi mission workboat for autonomy research.

The boat has been built to the desired specifications of UiT (Arctic University of Norway), after an extensive tendering process, and has been taken over by the University after successful sea trials.

This boat is set-up specifically for the University researchers’ needs for a boat to perform their research in autonomous shipping.

In addition to the spacious driver and control cabin, that has room for the full research crew, the boat is equipped with well-organized working decks. The cabin

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to hold all the sensor and camera equipment used by the University during the research missions.

Gudmund Johansen, Lecturer in navigation and maritime polar operations at UiT is delighted with the boat, stating that; “After the sea trials we have had, I have to highlight the boat’s performance at sea, manoeuvrability and wave performance.

I have operated many vessels in my career, and what I have experienced here so far is some of the best performance I have ever seen in this class”.

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PROFILE

HERMAN JORGENSEN GAC UK

Herman Jorgensen, MD of GAC UK has learned a lot from running remote supply chains: after all, “there’s no ordering missing small spares” when you’re in the Kara Sea, “four days sailing from the coastlines of Norway or Russia”.

Not only are the distances longer, but the infrastructure is often absent: “On the Yamal Peninsula, you don’t even have accommodation for crew rotation... so people need charter flights via Moscow with all that entails.”

Despite this, the development of the wind industry has taken him far from his experience as “an oil and gas man, where everything used to be coordinated right to the petrol pump”. To start with, “European wind has grown much faster than anticipated”, he said.

Further, “it is a lot more fragmented - there are many, many suppliers”.

But the culture is also very different.

“It has a more ‘factory mentality’ and cost focus than the spending sprees we were used to in oil and gas,” he explained: “Every possible saving has been seen as a way to

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reduce the bottom line.” Inevitably, “it’s been a learning curve for subcontractors coming from other industries and customers with expectations based on that cost-saving approach... so it’s sometimes involved a bit of head butting”.

However, he expects the dynamics to change and for wind to benefit from the diversity: “Windfarms started close to shore, allowing quick turnarounds, but as it moves outward then O&G’s experience in deeper water supply chains will be useful, and survey and subsea expertise will become more relevant. The health and safety experience of the oil and gas industry will also have a positive impact on wind’s H&S.” Moreover, he sees a release from subsidies and a move to full commercialism potentially resulting in a more mature approach to costs.

And, he added, less chopping-and-changing of contractors: “It’s hard for any one player to set up for a single project, so I see partnerships growing, consortia providing a far more settled service.”

Interestingly, these apparently competing energy industries are finding other synergies: O&G “is starting to utilise wind power to electrify its assets”, says Jorgensen: “You might find it ironic, a gas field using renewables... but there will definitely be more hybrid installations in future.”

But while the two industries may see a converging approach, a particularly touchy subject has given rise to “some very big questions” for wind’s future and its ability to draw on international expertise. “We are at a point where there’s a tension between local content and efficiency. Yes, you can see why people want self-sufficiency and a domestic industry, but that won’t always be as competitive as going to a specialist technology cluster.”

“You simply can’t create a local supply chain from scratch - and expect projects to become active as quickly.

Would getting a windfarm up and running earlier and cheaper be better for the economy in the longer term? That’s something that will need answering.”

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FAIRWAY DEEPENING AT GOTHENBERG FULLY FUNDED

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Gothenburg City Council has now passed a resolution to grant more than 1,2 billion kronor (€120,000,000) to finance the Skandia Gateway project.

The project is aimed at deepening the fairway leading into the Port of Gothenburg. The sum was matched by the Swedish Transport Administration as part of the national infrastructure plan, and as a result the project is fully funded.

The three parties now have a firm basis for entering into an implementation agreement.

Direct services to and from the Port of Gothenburg across the oceans of the world without the need for transshipment are vitally important if Swedish companies are to reach global markets in a way that is both climate-friendly and cost-effective. However, as ships continue to grow in size and require a deeper draught, development of the fairway is crucial. At present the very largest ships can only call at the Port of Gothenburg half loaded, and the ships that are required to keep pace with global maritime expansion are becoming bigger by the year.

“This is a race where we need to keep up if we are to maintain our position as a major international port here in Sweden. Without the largest ships the port will be

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marginalised, forcing many Swedish companies into using inefficient alternatives that are damaging to the environment and with a resulting loss of competitiveness,” said Elvir Dzanic.

Skandia Gateway is a joint project being run by the Gothenburg Port Authority, the Swedish Maritime Administration, and the Swedish Transport Administration. With funding now in place, the three organisations can move forward and enter into an implementation agreement for this much sought-after project.

1.5 billion cheaper than anticipated According to previous

8 MSC Viviana and other giant mainliners will be able to call at the Port of Gothenburg fully loaded as of 2026

estimates, the cost of deepening the fairway to accommodate ships with a draught of 16.5 metres would be around 4 billion kronor. More detailed calculations now reveal the cost to be around 2.5 billion kronor and achieving a draught of 17.5 metres. The difference can be attributed to the application of more modern construction solutions that emerged during the early stages of the project, coupled with meticulous fairway.

Floating offshore wind pioneer Ideol and Bridon Bekaert Ropes Group (BBRG) have signed a strategic partnership aiming at developing a new synthetic mooring solution.

This partnership will combine Ideol’s pioneering implementation and unique return on experience of permanent synthetic mooring solutions on floating offshore wind turbines and BBRG’s extensive expertise in developing innovative mooring products while taking full advantage of BBRG’s historic presence and production capabilities in Scotland in light of the ScotWind upcoming lease tenders and future floating offshore wind farms off the coast of Scotland.

Paul de la Guérivière, CEO of Ideol, stated that “ Mooring solutions and offshore installation have a significant impact on a project’s CAPEX and OPEX and it is imperative for ideol to leverage its pioneering efforts with synthetic mooring and further reduce the LCOE of floating wind.

Ideol recently teamed up with Elicio, a leading offshore wind farm developer and operator in the Belgian North Sea, and BayWa r.e. a leading global renewable energy business, to submit proposals for the ScotWind tender launched by Crown Estate Scotland.

GNSS receiver module goes global 8 Digi-Key now offers Septentrio’s mosaic-X5 globally

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A global distribution partnership has been announced between two technology companies which means customers can more easily access a high-tech GNSS receiver module that offers reliable centimetre-level positioning.

GNSS positioning solutions company Septentrio has partnered with electronic components distributor Digi-Key Electronics to enable the latter to offer Septentrio’s mosaic-X5, designed to provide secure and reliable high-accuracy positioning in a compact and low-power form factor.

“Our mosaic-X5TM is an advanced GNSS receiver module without performance compromises. With its small form factor

and low-power design, mosaic-X5TM brings high-performance positioning to volume applications,” said Francois Freulon, head of product management for Septentrio.

“Having Digi-Key as a distributor enables us to scale and reach out to find new markets

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and applications where secure high accuracy positioning is required.”

Septentrio’s mosaic-X5TM features complete multi-frequency multi-constellation technology and tracks every existing and future signal from all Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) constellations. Such signal diversity coupled with advanced anti-jamming technology allows mosaic-X5TM to deliver centimetre-level positioning with maximum availability, even in challenging industrial environments. This makes mosaic-X5TM a suitable positioning solution for applications such as robotics, automation and telematics.

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EAST RHYL COASTAL DEFENCE SCHEME Work on a major flood defence scheme along the North Wales coastline in Rhyl is scheduled to start in October with the aim of providing protection for 1,650 properties writes Dag Pike The East Rhyl Coastal Defence Scheme is estimated to cost around £27 million and will be funded through the Welsh Government, combined with part funding by Denbighshire County Council. Work started on site in April to create access points and is on target to be completed by December 2022.

The scheme will see the main contractor, Balfour Beatty, work to place 128,000 tonnes of rock armour in front of the existing sea defences at East Rhyl. In addition, the contractor will construct 600 metres of new sea defence wall and promenade. These defences will help protect the area not only from current storms but also from the anticipated impact of climate change which could see sea levels rise and also an increase the frequency of storms.

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Work is progressing well and the preliminary works will have been completed on forming the first of three permanent beach access points. Contractor Balfour Beatty has been able carry on with the work as planned, whilst fully adhering to the Welsh Government’s Coronavirus regulations and guidance, since work started in April The material which includes large rocks is in the process of being delivered to the site and this will enable the construction of the rock armour revetment, which is scheduled to commence in October. The revetment is expected to take around eight months to build.

Cllr Brian Jones, the Council’s Lead Member for Waste, Transport and the Environment, said: “Work is progressing well and the preliminary works will have been completed on forming the first of three permanent beach access points.

“Contractor Balfour Beatty has been able carry on with the work as planned, whilst fully adhering to the Welsh Government’s Coronavirus regulations and guidance, since work started in April.”

A site haul road has been created using the existing promenade between East Parade and Splash Point and a temporary stone track between Splash Point and the Garford Road car park. A stone ramp has been formed at Splash Point to allow access to the beach for the heavy machinery that will be required to carry out the work while a visitor centre has been set up at the site compound and members of the public are welcome to drop by to discuss the scheme with the public liaison officer.

8 Balfour Beatty will place 128,000 tonnes of rock armour in front of the existing sea defences

McLachlan adds 19 metre multicat Scottish workboat operator McLachlan Marine has added a 19-metre Multicat to its flotilla of workboats in order to widen the capabilities of it increasing fleet.

The Ocean Supporter marks a new departure for this active company and the versatile capability of the Multicat will open up new opportunities in the renewables and marine construction sectors. Previously the activities of the company’s boats were mainly focused on crew transfers and safety boats but the Multicat is equipped to play an active part on marine construction work as well as cargo transfers.

8 The Ocean Supporter marks a new departure for this active company

Claimed to be the only vessel of its type in the area, Ocean Supporter is coded by the MCA as Cat 2 for operations up to 60 miles from its base. The open deck of the catamaran can carry up to 40 tonnes of

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cargo on deck and it has already used this capability to transfer cargoes to vessels at anchor off Aberdeen and those employed on the expansion project of Aberdeen Harbour.

The Ocean Supporter is equipped two Furakara 500 hydraulic deck cranes at the bow which have extending booms and a further Iron Fist crane can lift 3000kg at 3.4 metres. These cranes are capable of handling lifting operations over the bow such as moorings and pipelines.

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MARINE CIVILS

3,500T LIFT USED BARGES, PONTOONS AND MULTICAT Ocean Kinetics has now safely removed all of the remaining structure of the Buchan Alpha oil platform from the water - some 3,500 tonnes of material - from Dales Voe in Shetland The pontoons are now on decommissioning pads at the Greenhead Base in Lerwick and will be dismantled and sent away for recycling over the coming months by subcontractor, John Lawrie.

Managing director of Ocean Kinetics, John Henderson, said: “We are very pleased to have completed the project safely and ahead of schedule, and it is good to see Dales Voe landscape restored to its natural state.

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The project was much more than just mobilising the heavy lifting barge. We spent several weeks on preparatory work, from initial surveying, then the planning and modelling of the lifting steps “The project was much more than just mobilising the heavy lifting barge. We spent several weeks on preparatory work, from initial surveying, then the planning and modelling of the lifting steps. We then moved to the preparation of the rig for demolition while still maintaining the structural integrity. We cut away excess steel, carried out underwater repairs to the pontoons, and attached 24 lifting points each rated to 300 tonnes SWL, to allow the safe removal and placement of all pieces onshore. The multicat vessel Whalsa Lass was used as the main vessel along with various barges and pontoons.

“Utilising the heavy 800-tonne sheerleg crane Hebo Lift 9, we completed all the heavy lifts, both at the salvage site and

at the Greenhead Base in Lerwick Harbour. Most of the lifts were between 200 and 600 tonnes with the heaviest lift being 765 tonnes.

“The swift and safe completion of this project - in under eight weeks - is testament to the skills and breadth of experience that we have in our team. It also demonstrates our ability to undertake other projects of this complexity, safely, on time and on budget.”

Ocean Kinetics was awarded the contract for the safe removal and recycling of the Buchan Alpha production rig in Shetland by Veolia.

8 The pontoons are now on decommissioning pads at the Greenhead Base

Southsea scheme commences Portsmouth’s Southsea Coastal Scheme in the UK is finally set to get underway on 7 September with the construction of coastal defences beginning between Long Curtain Moat and Clarence Pier.

The first of six phases in the Portsmouth City Council-led project comes after more than seven years of planning and public consultation. Works will include the demolition of the existing seawall and the construction of a compound area.

Councillor Hugh Mason, Cabinet Member for Planning Policy and City Development, said: “History shows that Southsea has suffered from extreme weather, causing seafront damage and flooding in the past. As our flood defences are ageing,

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8 A visual of beach replenishment at Southsea

this project is essential if people are to be kept safe.”

The Scheme’s contractor is VSBW, a joint venture between VolkerStevin and Boskalis Westminster.

Neil Dorling, VSBW Project Manager, said:

“We are very pleased to be starting work on the coastal defence scheme in Southsea.

VSBW will begin the first phase of work between Long Curtain Moat and Clarence Pier in the coming weeks, whilst we finalise plans. We are keen to make a start on this project that will both enhance and protect the area and the community.”

The Southsea Coastal Scheme was given the green light in early 2020 after being awarded nearly £100m of government funding to the project.

In its entirety, the scheme will directly protect more than 4,000 residential and 700 non-residential properties in Southsea from the risk of coastal flooding.

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BELGIAN INSTALLATION PROWESS IN DEMAND IN TAIWAN Jan De Nul Group is well on track in its key parts in the construction of the ‘Taiwan Power Company Offshore Windfarm Phase 1 Project - Demonstration’.

The very first jacket foundations have been installed in Taiwanese waters, approximately 10km off the coast of Fangyuan in Changhua County.

Onshore, the civil works for the connection of the offshore wind farm have been completed.

At time of writing a total of nine jacket foundations, weighing approximately 1,100 metric tonnes each, have been installed by the offshore installation vessel Aegir, which Jan De Nul Group has chartered from Dutch Heerema Marine Contractors for the foundation installation campaign.

In total, the TPC Offshore Wind Farm will comprise 21 offshore wind turbines, each installed on a jacket foundation, which are anchored to the seabed by four steel pin piles. Installation of these pin piles started in June this year. After installing the jackets on the pin piles, the void between these two is grouted to create a firm connection.

The 21 jackets have been manufactured at the South Korean Samkang Shipyard Company, and measure between 55m and 62m in overall height.

8 Nine jacket foundations, weighing approximately 1,100 metric tonnes each, have been installed

Jan De Nul Group has also completed all the onshore civil works needed for the connection of the offshore wind farm to the Taiwanese power grid. For the connection of the subsea cable at the landfall with the onshore substation of Changhua County, Jan De Nul Group constructed 13km of duct banks in collaboration with the Taiwanese company Star Energy Corporation.

Turbine component installation will commence in August with Jan De Nul’s Offshore Jack-Up Installation Vessel Taillevent.

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Teignmouth boatyard plans Teignmouth Maritime Properties Ltd has unveiled its plans for the multimillion pound regeneration of the Riverside Boatyard in Teignmouth, UK with a first 3D visualisation of the project.

Plans for the Riverside Regeneration Project would see the existing Riverside Boatyard at Bishopsteignton Road on the edge of the town be converted into a mixed-use development combining housing, holiday accommodation, industrial units and offices, while vastly improving the existing boat storage and repair facilities.

In the plans which have been unveiled publicly, the development will provide inclusive, accessible living plus working accommodation.

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WORKS IN PROGRESS

CANALS AND RIVERS PRESENTING ACCESS CHALLENGES Urban centres are increasingly overcrowded, presenting challenges to contractors completing construction projects in these locations With many of these works situated along waterfronts, floating plant - boats and boat-based construction equipment - may offer a unique solution to this issue. With this in mind, Ian Rothen, founder of The Rothen Group, discusses the benefits of utilising Britain’s waterway system in construction.

It is widely accepted that space in London and many other UK cities is increasingly at a premium, yet construction continues unabated. Combined with the ongoing trend towards waterfront living, shopping, and dining, contractors face a unique challenge.

Construction companies can find themselves undertaking work in crowded urban areas, with at least one side of the building works taking place adjacent to water. Many rarely work in close proximity to water meaning many of the processes they take for granted, such as transporting materials to and from the site, become significantly harder.

Additionally, waterside locations pose unique challenges for restoration and maintenance work. This is especially true for buildings with an exterior wall directly along the banks of a waterway, which may require a unique approach.

Aside from practical building and maintenance considerations, there are several waterway-specific restrictions that contractors need to be aware of. Many UK canal towpaths are very old, and were originally designed to bear the weight of horses. As such, construction teams must be careful navigating these paths - something which may prove unfamiliar.

USING THE WATERWAYS Although building alongside waterways can be challenging, incorporating them into construction processes can bring benefits. Indeed, Britain’s waterways were once the arteries of UK industry, and they can still be very useful to construction companies.

For example, site material transportation can be solved using the UK’s historic canal network. It can serve as a convenient line of transport for specialised marine vessels, allowing construction equipment to reach awkwardly-located sites.

Floating plant positioned in site-adjacent water can prove ideal when moving materials or waste, or acting as a platform to undertake works from. Oftentimes, floating plant can reach sites inaccessible by road, offering tremendous versatility to contractors operating in remote or difficult-to-reach locations.

Similarly, using the waterways to their full potential can help construction teams to complete maintenance and restoration projects more quickly and easily. A range of equipment exists to assist in multiple applications - for example, contractors can use floating pontoons as platforms for scaffolding, from which they can undertake repairs on brickwork or windows, or use survey boats to provide a unique vantage point for site surveyance.

engage experts to maximise their potential. This is key for locations close to historic towpaths where there are numerous restrictions, ranging from machinery use to pedestrian access.

Aside from potential damage heavy equipment and debris can cause, pedestrian access must often remain open if construction occurs in busy towns and cities. Naturally, this can present issues when carrying out works.

Experienced marine contractors like The Rothen Group can help to navigate the various waterway regulations and restrictions. For construction teams coming into contact with towpaths for the first time, this advice can prove invaluable, opening up new avenues to complete waterside building works.

It is also worth highlighting the range of marine construction equipment that exists to parallel its land counterparts. For almost every aspect of a construction project, there is a marine equivalent, including diggers, cranes, scaffolding, and laying cables - all of these are possible by using floating plant.

By viewing the UK’s waterways as a solution, not an obstacle, contractors can quite literally approach waterside construction from an entirely new angle. The breadth of marine equipment that is able to complement and mirror its land equivalent ensures that construction teams can continue to work on projects in crowded urban areas.

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8 Rothen wide beam crane pontoon

ENGAGING EXPERTS There are exciting opportunities around using Britain’s waterways in construction, but it is crucial that contractors

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WORKS IN PROGRESS Kiel plans to acquire and develop part of a 14 hectare former power plant site to further expand its major Ostuferhafen handling facility, writes Tom Todd.

Port spokesman Ulf Jahnke told Maritime Journal the German port intended to acquire 6.5 hectares of the Kohlekraftwerk site, which once housed a now-decommissioned coal-fired power plant. It lies directly on the Kiel Fiord, the port city’s main Baltic shipping access route, and adjacent to the Osthafen cargo handling and logistics facility Ostuferhafen with eleven ship berths.

Jahnke said it was planned to use the prime site initially to expand Ostuferhafen logistics such as the storage of forest products - a major local cargo category.

“The site could be available to the port in about five years, after dismantling has taken place”, he said. He added however that it could be the end of the decade before comprehensive plans for the site’s utilisation were finally known.

Local reports say it will take at least two and a half years to dismantle the old power plant site.They add that prior to the construction of any new facilities, considerable time will also be needed to clear the area of any remaining unexploded ordinance from WW2.

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The site could be available to the port in about five years, after dismantling has taken place

8 Ostuferhafen access area during reconstruction. Sights are now set on further expansion

The Ostuferhafen and its surrounding areas were home to shipbuilding and submarines during WW2 and were one of the most heavily bombed areas of much-targeted Kiel. The ruins of wartime submarine bunkers lie buried under the quays of the Ostuferhafen.

The Jahnke comments on future plans to develop the Kohlekraftwerk site came as the port completed a two and a half year

project to restructure the approach and access area to the expanding Ostuferhafen.

Costing €7.78 million the restructuring has involved the partial demolition of a grain storage facility to free up 2.8 hectares and create an expanded pre-stacking and stand-by area for trucks and trailers.

Since the mid 1980s the Ostuferhafen has been expanded in five phases into the Port of Kiel’s premier cargo and logistics facility. Ferry and RoRo services into the Baltic and to Russia now use its quays as do ships at a new cruise terminal. Bulk goods like grain, scrap and project and heavy lift consignments are handled.

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HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The Nippon FoundationGEBCO Seabed 2030 Project has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with REV Ocean, to work together to advance understanding of the ocean floor and support the United Nation’s Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.

Seabed 2030 is a collaborative project between The Nippon Foundation and GEBCO to inspire the complete mapping of the world’s ocean by 2030, and to compile all bathymetric data into the freely available GEBCO Ocean Map. GEBCO is a joint project of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), and is the only organisation with a mandate to map the entire ocean floor.

REV Ocean is a not-for-profit company created with one overarching purpose and ambition - to make our oceans healthy again. Established in Norway in 2017, REV Ocean’s mission is committed to recovering the negative pressures currently affecting the oceans with a particular focus on dealing with the issues of plastic pollution, climate change, and the environmental impacts of fishing and overfishing.

The MOU will see REV Ocean contribute bathymetric data to Seabed 2030, as well as promote practices in technological innovation, infrastructure and solutions for ocean mapping and bathymetric data management challenges.

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TETRA TECH INVESTS IN SMART USV TECHNOLOGY Tetra Tech’s marine services division has taken delivery of an Inception Class MKII Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) with a bespoke cooling system and two additional survey instrumentation pods for harbour survey projects.

The equipment has been supplied by UK company Unmanned Survey Solutions (USS). The first payload pod has been fitted out with an R2SONIC 2020, SBG Ekinox-D, Valeport SVS and Hypack Hysweep software for undertaking high-resolution multi-beam data acquisition. A second pod will be fitted with an EdgeTech side-scan sonar and the third with a single-beam echo-sounder, both for subsequent operation in the US. James Williams, director of USS, said: “Our customers often have many different applications for our Inception Class USVs, but it’s almost impossible to fit small platforms with so many different sensors at the same time. That’s why we designed the MKII to incorporate an easy swappable payload pod system which was perfect for Tetra Tech, who had

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multiple requirements for installing a complete singlebeam, multi-beam and side-scan sonar package on one USV. “However, the most challenging aspect of this delivery was the extreme operating temperatures in country of over 40 degrees C. To meet this requirement, our engineers designed and upgraded the USV hulls with active cooling across heat sinks

8 Inception Class MKII Unmanned Surface Vessel

and the primary pod was fitted with watertight air vents, active circulation cooling and a unique solar radiation heat shield.”

Tetra Tech also purchased a modified launching trolley for slip way deployment and to act as a Launch and Recovery System (LARS) when working from high-sided quay ways.

ACCURATE SUBSEA TRACKING WITH USBL SYSTEM A new inertially aided Ultra Short Baseline (USBL) system is capable of accurate subsea tracking with survey grade performance.

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A spokesperson for SBG Systems commented: “AAE and SBG Systems have collaborated for several years on different projects and have established an excellent relationship. We are thrilled that Applied Acoustics has selected our Navsight

8 Pyxis USBL combines AAE’s Sigma 2 acoustic protocols and SBG Systems’ Navsight Apogee marine INS

Apogee OEM high performance system to be integrated into the first-ever USBL to embed a MEMS INS.” EASY TO HANDLE Pyxis USBL is a portable, calibration free system able to immediately operate from any vessel as soon as the work site has been reached. The MEMS

based INS does not fall under ITAR regulations, and the range restricted option means the whole system can be shipped unhindered and without export control to almost anywhere in the world. A feature of the Pyxis system is the ability for the operator to deactivate the range restriction in the field under an export-controlled regime.

Available with short range omni-directional or long range directional transceiver options, the versatility of Pyxis USBL makes it ideal for very shallow operations such as diver monitoring, for deeper applications where ROV’s and AUV’s might be deployed, and for tracking short or long range towed sensors such as magnetometers and side scan sonars.

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TWO SEA-KIT USVS FOR FUGRO A UK builder of uncrewed surface vessels has passed a significant milestone with an order of two vessels from a worldwide geo-data specialist

8 The two new USVs are the first of multiple planned builds for Fugro

Fugro has ordered two 12m SEA-KIT X class Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs); with one bound for their AsiaPacific region and the other for North Sea operations.

Ivar de Josselin de Jong, Director Remote Inspection at Fugro, said: “This order cements Fugro’s strategy to lead the development of remote and autonomous solutions, which is key to delivering a safer, more sustainable and more efficient approach to the construction and maintenance of marine assets. Integration of the new USVs into our global network of remote operation centres (ROCs) will allow us to provide our clients with an entirely remote controlled inspection solution for the first time in history. In addition to applications in the oil and gas industry, we specifically foresee an important role for our new remote inspection solution in the rapidly growing offshore wind sector.”

The two new USVs are the first of multiple planned builds for Fugro as part of the partnership, with the schedule also

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This order cements Fugro’s strategy to lead the development of remote and autonomous solutions, which is key to delivering a safer, more sustainable and more efficient approach to the construction and maintenance of marine assets including the design, build and delivery of SEA-KIT’s 24m Omega class USV in 2021. The first order is already under construction at SEA-KIT’s bespoke facility in Tollesbury, Essex, where the fit-out of the hull and the integration of the onboard systems and sensors will take place.

Survey software for FarSounder’s sonars Users of FarSounder’s Argos Forward Looking Sonars (FLS) can now benefit from valuable survey software.

Quality Positioning Services (QPS) has integrated FarSounder’s Argos FLS into its Qinsy survey software package. Argos sonar users are now able to display their FLS bathymetric data in the Qinsy platform along with the rest of the survey data they are capturing.

“The ability to stream data from

FarSounder’s sonars into Qinsy will allow operators to not only use their Argos systems to navigate in real-time, but also monitor bathymetry and detected hazards in Qinsy,” said Heath Henley, FarSounder’s hydrographic & advanced solutions specialist. “Users will now be able to incorporate bathymetric data collected using FarSounder’s forward looking capability into their workflow.”

Users will also have the ability to explore

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the area they are about to survey and check for hazards in real-time. Target and bathymetry data can also be imported into Qinsy to use as a guide when later performing a high resolution survey. With this integration into the QPS ecosystem, FarSounder data can now be included in the full survey data workflow.

QPS’s hydrographic software products are used by a variety of commercial, military and scientific survey vessels.

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TUGS & TOWING

DELIVERY AND ORDER ROUND-UP Kotug International has secured a technical partnership with Brunei’s SPHI Marine following the latter’s awarding of a 10 + five-year LNG terminal support contract with Brunei LNG Sdn Bhd. Actual vessel details are not yet to hand but the contract includes provision of three newbuild advanced Rotortugs and a newbuild hybrid RAmpage 4500 AHTS. The vessels will be between 65 and 80 tonnes bollard pull.

The quartet will be owned by SPHI Marine and managed initially by Kotug. Based on a transition plan, management of the vessels will be handed over to SPHI Marine during the second part of the contract. The Rotortugs RT Champion, RT Leader and RT Tasman will continue operating until arrival of the new vessels.

It will be the first time a local Brunei company has owned and operated Rotortugs and they will be built under a financial arrangement with a Bruneian bank and Brunei flagged.

Following Boluda’s acquisition of Kotug Smit’s European operation there have been changes in its fleet disposition and recent developments include the renewal of an existing partnership between Boluda Towage Europe and Port of Zeebrugge covering the concession of towage services at the Belgian port.

Late last year Antwerp port ordered the world’s first hydrogen-powered tug and it has followed this initiative with an order for two Tier III compliant Damen RSD 2513 tugs Contract duration is five years, extendable for a further three years and includes sustainability initiatives where the RAmparts 3200 tug Union Panda will be retrofitted to IMO Tier III standards following similar upgrading of the Union Koala last year. Emissions of the remaining vessels will be reduced in the first two years of the contract with shore power provided for moored tugs.

Soon after, Boluda reported the ordering of two Damen ASD Tugs 2813 for the Zeebrugge operation. To be named VB Bolero and VB Rumba the Tier III standard tugs were launched recently from Damen’s Vietnam shipyard and due to join Boluda’s 81-strong northwest European fleet in December this year.

The news above highlights increasing enthusiasm among ports to achieve environmentally sustainable operations.

Green or brown buffer zones between industrial and urban areas are not always possible requiring understanding for the two (often inter-dependant) communities to live in harmony and Port of Antwerp is one example where measures are being taken to reduce the environmental fallout of its operations.

Late last year Antwerp port ordered the world’s first hydrogen-powered tug and it has followed this initiative with an order for two Tier III compliant Damen RSD 2513 tugs, an example of its Next Generation Tugs series. Damen’s Innovation, lately operated by Boluda and Multratug 6 (formerly Biz Viridis) and operated by Multraship are the first two of this class and currently in the Netherlands region with an increasing number of other RSD 2513s joining the list.

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Each month MJ looks at recent tug orders and deliveries, this month’s content involves just four orders of interest, writes Peter Barker

They will each provide 70tbp and a feature of the design is where it has two bows allowing ‘optimal performance in both bow and stern assisting operations’ always allowing a bow first approach. The RSD 2513 incorporates a higher freeboard than usual for a tug of this size resulting in, according to Damen no water on deck, improved seakeeping and increased safety.

Tier III compliance is provided by Damen’s in-house developed marine NOx reduction system and the pair will also meet fifi1 standards.

Finally, elsewhere in this month’s column there is sad news from Targe Towing but on a more positive note the Montrose-based tug owner, a regular customer for Sanmar Shipyards having taken delivery of three Boğaçay class RAL 2400SX tugs over the last three years has returned to the yard with an order for two RAL RAmbler 1200 multi-purpose ‘mini tugs’ based on the twin-screw RA1600 design.

The pair will have a bollard pull of 6t with accommodation for 12 passengers internally and provide line handling operations for large crude oil tankers at INEOS FPS’s Hound Point Marine Terminal. They will also support pollution response, carry out safety patrols and transport crews and light stores to and from the terminal.

Targe Towing MD, Tom Woolley said: ‘Whilst these new multi-role workboats are an addition to Sanmar’s portfolio of vessels, the builder’s proven quality of build supported by Robert Allan’s internationally recognised reputation for design excellence were important factors in awarding this contract to Sanmar’.

8 Port of Antwerp’s new tugs will be Damen RSD 2513 designs

8 Targe Towing’s new line-handling tugs will have multipurpose roles

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TUG CREWS LIVING WITH COVID-19 Take Patrick van der Klooster, after a skiing holiday he joined RT Magic in Mozambique. After two weeks he realised it would be a long tour stating at the time: ‘At first it’s a matter of adjusting your mindset. We knew it was going to be a long stay, so we set our minds to two months, maximum three ... we’re starting to long for home it’s at the front of our minds, we take it with us to sleep and it’s right there when we wake up.’

Unable to leave the tug there was a ship next to them with three crew making a community of six. Mostly they keep themselves to themselves, the occasional barbeque breaking the monotony but when not on duty they usually watched movies in their own cabins, Patrick commenting: ‘... that’s fine but it does add to the loneliness I guess.’

Weekends were hardest: ‘Life has pretty much picked up at home, and on Saturdays and Sundays my friends and family go out and about to enjoy themselves. I am happy for them, but it makes me realise even more that we are stuck here.’

Kotug organised charter flights for crew changes, Patrick commenting: ‘I can’t wait to drive my car. I bought a new car before I came to Mozambique and haven’t been able to drive it yet. When I come home that is the first thing I am going to do, after hugging my girlfriend of course. Then I am going to enjoy my brand-new kitchen, I haven’t seen that yet either.’

Agus Supriyanto’s tour is usually two or three months and at the time wrote of his experiences on board RT Leader in Brunei a tug with six crew, half national and half international, the latter unable to return home: ‘We are a team, not just during but also after work. We eat together, exercise together, watch movies together. We try to keep things light in this period with the pandemic, so we joke a lot, sometimes we even sing together. We have a karaoke set on board, my favourite song is The Wind of Change by the Scorpions.’

RT Leader’s monthly berthing was stopped and while he missed going ashore for shopping, Agus’s thoughts were with home: ‘Sometimes it does get tough though, I have three children of eight, five and three years old. I am grateful that communications are good, and we can call each other on WhatsApp every day, but it’s hard to hear when there are even the smallest problems at home. At such times I really want to be there and help them, from such a distance there is only so much I can do.’

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With a global operation Kotug had to adapt to Covid-19, including the very human side of how seafarers were affected by disrupted crew changes

Tomasz Blaszczyk was en-route to join RT Raven in Darwin when he learned of Covid-19 stating there was some anxiety from those on board afraid of the new crew joining. The news meant stress and anxiety for his crew, Tomasz stating: ‘They were worried about their families, perhaps not their children or wives but their parents and grandparents, the people that were at risk.’

As master, he ensured only reliable news was passed to the crew and organised meetings asking for suggestions saying: ‘Please tell me what you need to keep you in good spirit so we can withstand this period.’ Keeping busy but avoiding fatigue was important: ‘Even if it would take a few months more, we should still remember that we are seafarers, this is what we do, we keep the vessels running.’

He was eventually relieved: ‘After five months you really want to get home. You want to see your kids, your family, the trees, the grass, the flowers, you really miss that at sea. You start missing things that are obvious in daily life like seeing other people, or seeing something green, or brown. Or to see something that is not water.’

Final words are with Tomasz: ‘I am worried about people, and there are thousands of them who now spend more than 12 or 15 months on board and are still stranded. We were lucky, we spend nearly five months on board, there are a lot of people that are in much worse condition than we were, even without the pandemic.’

8 Pictured in Rotterdam, RT Leader was Agus Spuriyantos’s Covid home in Brunei

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At first it’s a matter of adjusting your mindset. We knew it was going to be a long stay, so we set our minds to two months, maximum three … we’re starting to long for home it’s at the front of our minds, we take it with us to sleep and it’s right there when we wake up

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TARGE TOWING MOURNS THE LOSS OF TUG MASTER P&O Bulkers. In the next decade he served eight years offshore in the North Sea and two as assistant harbourmaster at Scrabster.

Targe Towing’s MD, Tom Woolley said: ‘We were so fortunate to have Chris with us for 24 years: his professionalism and leadership and unfailing loyalty were way beyond our greatest expectations, a true friend.’ Adding: ‘He spent a year in our office following his first wife Helen’s death so that he could support and attend to their son’s and daughter’s schooling: his management skills matched his ship handling.

We were so glad when he found a loving companion and happiness again and marrying his childhood sweetheart Diane.’

Tugs Towing & Salvage compiler and all at MJ pass on our condolences and prayers to Mr Stuchbury’s family, friends and work colleagues at Targe Towing along of course with the family and friends of the train driver Brett McCullough and conductor Donald Dinnie.

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Directors and staff at Targe Towing are mourning the tragic loss of one of their longest serving tug masters in a rail accident in a remote area of Scotland.

Captain Christopher (Chris) Stuchbury was travelling south to join Targe Towing’s tug Dalmeny on the Firth of Forth for one of his final tours of duty before retiring on 9th September when the train he was travelling in derailed in a remote area south of Stonehaven.

The accident also claimed the life of the train’s driver and conductor, Captain Stuchbury was the only passenger on the train to lose his life.

Targe report that the out-pouring of grief and messages of sympathy for Chris’s family and his work colleagues have been cascading in from the wide maritime world in general including: The Chief Executive of Forth Ports, Aberdeen Harbour Board, INEOS FPS Ltd, UK Chamber of Shipping, harbour masters, pilots and a host of others, some known and some unknown to Chris.

An indication of the close-knit nature that many local maritime communities are is where he was described as ‘an exceptionally popular ship mate and highly respected on the Forth’.

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CAMERA TRANSFORMATION FOR WILSON SONS TUGS 8 Wilson Sons operate 75 tugs in the major ports and terminals of Brazil

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In a project already underway, 480 CCTV cameras and a local internet network are being installed across Wilson Sons’ Brazilian tug fleet.

The expression ‘digital transformation’ is a phrase heard regularly nowadays and as the towage industry explores remote and autonomous tug operations, digital technologies will of course form the foundation of such and while Wilson Sons reporting of this project does not mention such developments it can perhaps be seen as a part of future-proofing its tug fleet with a host of operational advantages.

The company state the camera system brings even more security to the fleet by allowing real-time visualisation of operations and manoeuvres, accessible also by customers. Storage and retrieval of images for 30 days allows accident and incident investigation along with tug and crew performance studies. Wifi spots on the bridge and in the galley and engine room allows connection to Wilson Sons systems by cell phone or tablet including video conferencing.

The equipment has already been installed in almost half the fleet distributed in the main ports of Brazil, the remaining vessels receiving the new system this year in a schedule

including relevant Covid-19 precautions.

Several systems previously inaccessible on board will be integrated into the online platform with information presented to the crews on a dashboard including water, oil and fuel levels along with inspection cycles, maintenance activities, purchase orders and other onboard processes.

The project involves Tuglab, Wilson Sons’ innovation laboratory in partnership with IT

management of the company’s towage division. Tuglab was formed in 2017 with around 10 professionals from different areas such as IT, engineering (maintenance, operations, HSE), human resources and administration. An indication of the foresight Wilson Sons sees in such technology (and a clue as to what is possible) is where the company state many projects are in progress, such as the use of artificial intelligence, QR code, and other solutions to streamline and increase the security of operations.

Juliano Maia, Wilson Sons towage division IT manager said: ‘Today the speed of technological change is much higher than 20 years ago. We need to be prepared for this new scenario in the naval sector. Our goal is to make our processes more agile allowing all resources and information to be on board at the right time, making them more efficient.’

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8 The renamed GT Victory leaves the slipway at Ramsgate

8 Ibercisa Deck Machinery has been selected to provide towing equipment for the two RAstar 2900SX tugs in build at Sanmar for Directorate General of Coastal Safety in Turkey.

The machinery will fulfil escort and port towage activities for the tugs which are based on four similar Sanmar-built vessels for Svitzer operating at the Tanger Med 2 terminal in Morocco: these 90tbp tugs also have Ibercisa deck machinery. The equipment for the Turkish order has been adapted to meet specific demands of Turkish Coast Guard Command and is due for delivery to Sanmar early in 2021.

8 While not directly tug related, tug and waste barge combinations are an integral part of life on London’s river Thames and Cory Riverside Energy has reaffirmed its commitment to this service with an order for 21 barges over a seven-year period.

The barges, to be built by A&P Tyne will replace nearly half of the existing 50-strong fleet replacing the existing four types of barge with two types, 20 and 30 box, each transporting between 270 and 400 tonnes equating to around a million tonnes of waste removing 100,000 truck journeys from London’s roads annually.

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8 Griffin Towage has announced an important addition to its fleet in the ex MTS tug MTS Victory now renamed GT Victory.

While not the largest of tug operators, Poole-based Griffin Towage’s tugs have been regular sights throughout Europe for over 20 years and following a spell on the slipway at Ramsgate the newly renamed vessel was moved to Poole for integration into its new owner’s fleet. The 1976 Dutch-built, 35tbp GT Victory was originally owned by Norwegian principals before joining MTS Group in 2011 and will be seen as a significant addition to Griffin’s fleet.

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FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND COSTS STUDY BEGINS A three-year collaborative research project on the costs around floating offshore wind has been launched The ‘Improving the Bankability of Floating Offshore Wind Projects’ project will result in a tool designed to assist in key decision making for floating offshore wind projects. It will also create guidance to assist with project finance decision making and to reduce uncertainties in floating offshore wind energy yield assessments.

Scott Hamilton, renewables division manager at Xodus, said: “We have a strong track record of engaging with leading academic research and are proud to be leading this collaborative project in floating offshore wind. It’s important for us to be investing in future skills that the industry needs.”

OPEN CALL Led by Xodus Group through the IDCORE programme, the study is a collaborative partnership between the Universities of Edinburgh, Strathclyde and Exeter as well as the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS). To enable the best industry outcomes, Xodus is issuing an open call to developers and technology suppliers to engage with the study from the outset.

The study will tackle the challenges and risks that project developers have in acquiring finance for floating wind

Offshore wind farm to be built off Italy A new offshore wind farm will be developed in the Adriatic Sea following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between three European companies.

Italy-headquartered Saipem signed an MoU with AGNES, a company that develops renewable energy projects in the Adriatic Sea, and QINT’X, an Italian company specialising in renewable energy, to co-develop the wind farm off the coast of Ravenna, Italy.

This project will involve the installation of approximately 56 turbines on fixed foundations on the seabed at two different sites: one located more than 8 nautical miles from the shore, and the other more than 12 miles from the shore. The overall installed power will be approximately 450MW. Alberto Bernabini, CEO of QINT’X, commented: “Our vision is to create a new green energy hub in the Adriatic Sea, integrating multiple technologies to generate clean energy from the wind, sun and hydrogen.”

The project will incorporate floating solar technology based on the technology of Moss Maritime, which is part of Saipem’s XSIGHT

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projects and develop a methodology to use floating LIDAR data for bankable energy yield assessments.

The study will explore the impacts of floating structures on modelling wind resource and incorporating the impact of met ocean conditions on site considerations.

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In this respect, the XSIGHT division has already begun developing integrated solutions for using renewable energy and for producing ‘green’ hydrogen. The project will offer the opportunity to find an alternative solution to decommissioning O&G platforms in the Adriatic Sea. Mauro Piasere, COO of the XSIGHT division, commented: ‘Saipem has long launched a process to strengthen its presence in the renewable energy sector.”

Saipem is planning to launch similar projects in Sicily and Sardinia as well, using floating foundations for wind turbines.

Next generation turbine testing facility The Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult and Advance Northumberland are working in partnership to develop a new facility for testing the next generation of advanced offshore wind turbines.

This move is designed to attract inward investment into the UK North East County linked with the rapidly expanding offshore renewable energy sector.

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The Energy Central Offshore Wind Demonstrator project is being proposed in addition to Energy Centrals £30m Energy Park that is already under development. Located on a brownfield site to the north of the former Blyth power station, the facility will prove a key attraction for investors considering locating turbine manufacturing facilities in Northumberland, which could lead to the creation of hundreds of jobs and an investment of millions of pounds into the local economy.

The site will be designed to host one large prototype turbine for testing at a time, in an easily accessible location, hoping to attract the sector’s leading equipment manufacturers to test innovations at the component level.

The turbines that will be tested at the proposed facility would be up to 300m in height and would each have the potential to generate enough electricity to power up to 9,000 households, when operating.

The Demonstrator site will be locally managed by ORE Catapult’s National Renewable Energy Centre in Blyth. ORE Catapult has extensive experience of operating and maintaining offshore wind turbines through its ownership of the 7MW Levenmouth Demonstration Turbine in Fife, Scotland.

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FLOATING WIND TEST MODEL INSTALLED AND COMMISSIONED A 1:6 prototype of the BlueSATH floating wind platform has been installed and commissioned in its final deployment site in El Abra del Sardinero (Santander, Spain) The Spanish engineering company Saitec Offshore Technologies has towed the device from Astander’s Pontejos Dock, where it was moored for its set-up, towards its destination 800 metres away off Cantabrian coast. The pre-laid mooring lines were retrieved from the seabed and the platform hook-up was accomplished in less than 3 hours.

Testing will take place in real sea environment with the deployment of a 1:6 scaled prototype of a 10 MW wind turbine using SATH floating technology, (Swinging Around Twin Hull) an innovative, competitive and cost efficient solution for theoffshore wind industry which has been validated in several water tank tests since 2014.

The location in El Abra del Sardinero has been chosen due to its ideal characteristics to carry out the tests as it offers scaled conditions that are perfectly adapted to the BlueSATH platform.

David Carrascosa, CTO Saitec Offshore Technologies, has commented that this is ‘the definitive step to test the technology in real conditions’. He has also affirmed that this kind of energy has a very high local content, so it is a lever to generate employment. In addition, he has remarked that this is an emerging market that has huge possibilities by removing the depth barriers. And he concluded by saying that “we are facing a very good opportunity for Spain to once again be a pioneer in renewables”.

Spanish port looks to renewables A Spanish port has held its first roundtable addressing the future of marine renewable energy.

Cádiz Port addressed the possibilities around development of the renewable energy industry in the area with its ‘Renewable Energies and the Industry of the Bay of Cádiz. A look at the future’ roundtable on 1 July.

This is an initiative that forms part of the Neo Cádiz Bay project, formed by stakeholders associated with Cádiz-Port, with the support and collaboration of Cádiz Bay Port Authority, to increase business opportunities, create a logistics park in Cádiz and grow the competitive capacity of the maritime sector.

The port said the goal is to create “a debate on the current scenario of renewable energy in Spain, and the strategic and legal mechanisms necessary to transform the Bay of Cádiz as a logistical vector in this sector”.

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The BlueSATH tests conclusions will be applied to a subsequent full-scale DemoSATH (2MW) version. A project that has the support of RWE Renewables and that will be installed in the Basque Platform for Marine Energies (BIMEP) in Armintza in 2021.

Cádiz-Port association. Mr Bernal stated that that there has been more than a hundred registrations of interest in the project from a total of five countries.

Seminars dates have yet to be arranged to address the naval and offshore industries, which are the other two sectors on which the project focuses.

Offshore wind body biggest in Scotland The largest offshore wind representative body in Scotland now has over 360 members drawn from industry, academia and the public sector.

The DeepWind supply chain cluster covers a geographical area that stretches along the Scottish coastline from Wick in the far north to Montrose in the North East. This geography is based on the offshore wind projects that are currently covered by the DeepWind offshore wind developers who are the core members of the cluster. This includes EDP Renewables/Engie, SSE, Vattenfall, Equinor and KOWL (Kincardine Offshore Wind Limited).

8 Towing the 1:6 prototype of the BlueSATH floating wind platform into position

Due to the introduction of the ScotWind offshore leasing round, which opened on 10 June, DeepWind’s ports and harbour members now extend around the North Coast, Northern Isles, Western Isles and West Coast as far south as Campbeltown in Argyll & Bute and across to Hunterston PARC (Port and Resource Centre) in North Ayrshire. This now encompasses 21 port and harbour members and represents coverage of over 80% of the Scottish coastline.

The 17 strong developer group within the cluster is now the largest of any supply chain cluster in the UK and, besides the five core members, includes Scottish Power Renewables, RWE Renewables, Mainstream Renewable Power, Red Rock Power, Simply Blue Energy, Quaybridge, RIDG, wpd Offshore, Univergy International, Sumitomo Corporation, Total E&P UK and Shell New Energies subsidiary EOLFI. The cluster specialises in fixed and floating offshore wind in deeper waters, usually considered to be greater than a 40m depth.

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by One2Three Naval Architects. Jo Daly, COO, WSC, said: “We are proud of being able to produce four large ferries within a year, despite the restrictions and changes to working brought about by the worldwide pandemic. This is testament to the outstanding team that made such a quick completion possible whilst still achieving the same high build standards and attention to detail that WSC has become synonymous with.”

BESPOKE DESIGN Valletta’s Grand Harbour is both steeped in history and a geological site of significant interest dating back to prehistoric times where many of the ancient wharfs still exist. Creating a vessel that could operate within these parameters was led by One2Three Naval Architects, the clients, and the design team at WSC. The bespoke vessels for Captain Morgan Holdings Ltd, a subsidiary of Fortina Investments Ltd, have been created to be lighter and more fuel efficient than anything that the yard has built before. WSC specialises in the build of lightweight ferries with the subsequent benefit of lower fuel burn. Meticulous attention is paid to the weight of every element of the materials and equipment used on the builds, which has led to outstanding weight reductions on all four of the ferries offering substantial fuel savings. Every one percent of weight saving equates to one percent of fuel saving.

THE 20M The two newbuild 20m harbour catamarans will replace existing vessels which already service the historic harbour cruise around the two natural harbours surrounding the capital city of Valletta and the 3-cities. The 20m is designed to be a slower harbour waterbus for frequent stopping in ports surrounding the sheltered waters around the capital. It is designed for optimum efficiency achieving speeds of between 8-10 knots, with a top speed of 20 knots. It is powered by two MAN D2676 LE434 rated to 2 x 270kW = 540kw total @ 1800rpm coupled to ZF500 marine transmissions and twin CJR 5 bladed dynamically balanced fixed pitch propellers. The vessel’s layout provides for seated passengers on both the main and upper decks whilst providing excellent comfort levels in an open-plan deck arrangement. The wheelhouse main steering station is located on the second deck level for excellent visibility. It can carry 197 passengers and three crew.

THE 33M The two 33m medium speed vessels meanwhile will service a new commuter/tourist hop-on hop-off service along the east coast of Malta as far as the island of Gozo. These vessels are also replacing a number of old existing vessels which transport commuters between the islands of Malta, Gozo and Comino. The main aim for these vessels is to move commuters and tourists quickly in and out of different locations around

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the coast and offer commuters flexibility and comfort. Whilst operating below 20 knots and under high speed code it can achieve a top speed of 30 knots. This vessel requires more power than the 20m ferry with two MAN D2862 LE466 marine diesel engines rated at 2 x 749kw = 1498kw total @ 2100rpm coupled with two ZF3050 marine transmissions and two CJR 5 fixed propellers. The layout of the 33m is slightly different to the 20m. The main deck features an enclosed airconditioned cabin with seating and a kiosk/bar located at the aft end of the cabin, while the open upper deck provides protection for the passengers from rain with a large overhanging roof. It can carry 298 passengers and four crew. Top service Despite the changes to safe working practises and subsequent problems brought about by the worldwide pandemic, the builds have been received in good time and on budget. Compared to the older boats they are replacing the vessels will achieve considerable fuel savings and reduced operating costs. They will also help to achieve sustainability targets and obtain lower emissions across the fleet. It is anticipated that current traffic congestion around Malta will be eased by large volumes of people using water transport not cars or buses.

Going forward, these vessels shall form an integral part of Fortina Investments’ innovative iSeeMalta concept, which provides visitors with access through a single pass to the ferry service, city sightseeing buses and public transport, as well as to Heritage Malta sites and other attractions.

8 Two of the the four ferries delivered to Valletta, Malta

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Denmark-headquarterd Viking Life-Saving Equipment has delivered its first Viking Norsafe Munin-S1200 ambulance boat to the Hellenic Coastguard. Stationed in Naxos, the largest of the Cyclades island group, the vessel is the opening installment in a three-boat order that will change the face of regional healthcare provision.

For many years, the Coastguard and EKAB have worked together to support patient transfer requirements from the Greek islands to larger hospitals. Today, a call for transport services is almost a daily occurrence.

As the largest boat currently offered by Viking, the Munin-S1200 can carry 10 persons, all seated, while its 1,150-litre fuel tank supports a range greater than 350 nautical miles at a cruising speed of 35 knots. The S1200 is equipped with twin sterndrive Mercury diesel engines supplying a combined 740hp to enable a top speed of 45 knots at full load.

The S1200 comes complete with shock mitigation

8 The new S1200 design incorporates knowledge gained from its existing closed-cabin S1200 counterpart

technology, ensuring safe patient transport and allowing highquality medical services to be provided in transit. Certified by RINA (Registro Italiano Navale), the boat operates safely up to Beaufort force 8 and at a wave height up to 4m. It also features latest generation, Lowrance-branded navigational equipment from Navico, while its onboard diesel generator powers air conditioning/heating with capacity of 26,000 btu/h.

The new S1200 design incorporates knowledge gained from its existing closed-cabin S1200 counterpart and has passed a series of tests involving user groups representing the Hellenic Coast Guard, border patrol, customs and other governmental authorities, says VIKING’s Endre Eidsvik, VP Sales, Boats & Davit.

“Crucially for this order, the design and construction of the boat have been found to meet the exacting requirements of the EKAB and the Hellenic Coastguard for a high-performance, low-maintenance boat that supports Emergency Support operations day and night, in all weather conditions.”

Many wheels make light work An 83 metre long high-speed trimaran ferry recently got from the production hall to the water thanks to 80 SPMT axle lines.

The Queen Beetle, a high-speed trimaran ferry, will soon connect the Japanese city of Fukuoka with the South Korean port metropolis of Busan and will reach a speed of 37 knots (almost 70 km/h) during the crossing. But before it could be used for the first time, the 83.5-metre-long and empty 770-ton ship had to get from the production hall to the water. It was less rapid. This made the demands of the valuable goods in terms of safety and precision all the higher. Austal, manufacturer of the Queen Beetle,

8 The Queen Beetle safely came from the production hall to the ship lift on two Scheuerle SPMT platforms

commissioned the heavy goods specialists from Tutt Bryant Heavy Lift & Shift (TBHLS) to carry out the transport on the site of the shipyard in Henderson in Western Australia.

The TBHLS experts used two 40 SPMT axle

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lines (Self Propelled Modular Transporter) from Scheuerle, a company of the Transporter Industry International Group (TII Group), to bring the 1130-ton transport, including the axle lines and transport racks, to the water. In addition, two PPU (Power Pack Units), which also come from Scheuerle, were used to generate the drive power for the two SPMT transport platforms. The SPMT axle lines are part of the vehicle fleet of the Australia Marine Complex (AMC), which manages the vehicles while TBHLS operates them.

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PATROLLING WORKBOAT WILL REPLACE TWO EXISTING VESSELS Bergen in Norway has entered into an agreement with Norwegian boatbuilder Maritime Partner AS for the delivery of a new work- and security boat that will replace the two boats The boat - an Alusafe 1500 MPV - will be powered by a hybrid system, using diesel for long range/high speed and electric propulsion for slower speed and station keeping.

“The new boat we are ordering is an important step towards the goal of a zero-emission port, said Port of Bergen Director Johnny Breivik. When the boat operates in the inner port limits, it will always use battery power. The port area is quite large, and some facilities are remote, and sailing longer distances requires higher speed. This is achieved by using two of the most efficient diesel engines in the market.

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When the boat operates in the inner port limits, it will always use battery power. The port area is quite large, and some facilities are remote, and sailing longer distances requires higher speed. This is achieved by using two of the most efficient diesel engines in the market The Alusafe 1500 MPV has a large front deck, bow ramp and crane as well as a spacious bridge. The boat is built to handle most tasks in maintaining the port facilities. Towing

and handling of other small craft, personnel transport, rescue missions and oil pollution duties. As such it is suitable for most tasks a modern port is faced with.

The propulsion is by twin water jets which are connected to the diesel- and electric motors via a marine gear. The top speed is over 27 knots. Batteries can operate the vessel at speeds in excess of 5 knots for 2-3 hours.

The boat will be delivered and taken into use in May 2021.

Gibraltar patrol partnership

Ship designer BMT has partnered with builder Marine Specialised Technology (MST) to provide two state-of-the-art highspeed fast patrol vessels for Gibraltar.

BMT is also providing a comprehensive Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) package for the 19m vessels. This latest contract for a government customer is a significant milestone for the international design consultancy in the market for high performance patrol vessels.

Built by Marine Specialised Technology (MST), the two high performance naval assets will be capable of operating in the most demanding of conditions and will be delivered over the course of the next three years.

Sarah Kenny, Chief Executive at BMT commented: “We are excited that our design has been selected for this technically challenging project. This contract is a great reflection of the way our teams can combine

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8 This latest contract for a government customer is a significant milestone for the international design consultancy

expertise to produce a winning design, as well as a tailored ILS package. The 19m vessels will provide a step forward in enhancing operational capabilities for the Royal Navy’s Gibraltar Squadron.”

Structural rules update Common Structural Rules Software LLC, a joint venture company formed by Lloyd’s Register (LR) and American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), has updated two its software products used by naval architects.

8 The Alusafe 1500 MPV for Bergen Havn

Common Structural Rules (CSR) Prescriptive Analysis (PA) and CSR Finite Element Analysis (FEA) have been updated to comply with the latest Rule Change Notice (RCN) from International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) that entered into force on 1 July 2020.

The CSR software products support users with creating designs that will comply with the latest 1 July 2020 RCN for CSR FEA and PA applications.

This follows improvements to CSR PA and CSR FEA software products launched earlier this year by LR and ABS, which included new functionalities. CSR PA now has the flexibility to allow users to directly import the NAPA cross sectional structural data and the FEA software has been enhanced to carry out local model analysis.

The software provides users with an easy way to evaluate ship designs against CSR and is employed by more than 600 users.

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FIRST FEEDBACK FOR VERSATILE FLOATING WORK PLATFORM The team behind an innovative modular floating platform product have said they are really pleased with the first ‘real world’ test result A 4m x 4m ScaffFloat pontoon has just completed its first commercial hire in the UK port of Felixstowe. The patented ScaffFloat™ system utilises a set of custom made plastic floats that have been specifically designed to integrate with standard scaffolding parts to make strong floating pontoons and versatile floating structures.

WorkFloat™, the company that won the European Commercial Marine Awards at Seawork last year with their folding work platform, launched the new product online a few months ago and were immediately contacted by Keynvor MorLift Ltd (KML), a marine contractor that had been awarded the contract to decommission a ro-ro facility in the port of Felixstowe.

CONFUSED WATERS For the project, they needed access to individual piles so that they could cut them away from the concrete structure above, and then weld on reinforcements before craning the piles out.

Initially, they hired a plastic modular pontoon but soon found it was too unstable to work from in the confused waters in the harbour. They considered a number of alternatives but needed a very specific-sized pontoon that was big enough to work from, but also small enough to fit in between the tight pile pattern, while giving full access to the outside of the pile.

They contacted the ScaffFloat™ team who proposed a custom 3.8m wide x 4m long pontoon with a recess that could accommodate the pile while it was being worked on.

The proposal was approved on a Friday and the pontoon was built onsite the following Tuesday.

EASY TWEAKS Project Manager from KML, Gary Brown, said ‘’There are a few things that really impressed us about the ScaffFloat pontoon. First, was versatility, we had to make a number of tweaks to the layout when it arrived on the dockside in Felixstowe. Being scaffolding, these changes were easy to accommodate by quickly cutting tubes and boards to fit.

Second, was the safety aspect, normally we don’t get any real paperwork with a pontoon hire but the ScaffFloat team’s Naval Architect provided a full and comprehensive set of structural, buoyancy and stability calculations for the pontoon, which greatly assisted risk assessment of processes and procedures. Third, was general performance: it weighed around a ton so was surprisingly stable, the solid handrails were used to lash equipment to and it generally stood up very well over three winter months in what was quite a harsh environment. An impressive piece of kit, we are planning to have it back later this year.’’

have been surprised how well the scaffolding parts stand up to corrosion. It was interesting to see the KML pontoon when I collected it, there was some surface rust on a few of the couplers, but certainly, nothing that came close to affecting the integrity of the structure - so yes, we were really pleased it stood up so well, and all the parts can be used again.’’

He added ‘’It’s busy, we have ScaffFloat bookings coming in and are just about to start phase two of our R&D where we will be building and testing a range of what we call ‘bolt-ons’ - modules like spud legs, propulsion, welfare huts, lifting A-frames, deck cranes and loading ramps.’’

Uses for ScaffFloat span several sectors including survey, drilling, geotechnical, renewables, oil & gas, civils, events, disaster relief and access.

Particular interest has also been shown for bridge projects, where ScaffFloat™ pontoons are lifted up under a bridge to provide access for maintenance or scaffolding installation.

8 For the project, they needed access to individual piles so that they could cut them away from the concrete structure above

8 A 4m x 4m ScaffFloat pontoon has just completed its first commercial hire in the UK port of Felixstowe

RUST? One of the concerns raised by customers has been corrosion of the scaffold parts in the marine environment, so this threemonth test was invaluable for this concern.

Toby Budd, Founder and MD said ‘’We have had scaffold parts submerged in Falmouth Harbour for months now and

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SHIP & BOATBUILDING An early hand-over to German operators was being predicted in August for Atair - billed as Europe’s first government-owned LNG-fuelled survey, wreck location and research ship, writes Tom Todd.

Wiebke Rabe, a spokeswoman for builders Fassmer Werft on the Weser, told Maritime Journal the delivery of the 75m x 16.8m Atair was “expected by the end of August” to the BSH - Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency.

The newbuild has just completed an extended final series of sea-trials in the German Bight and waters off the Faroes and Norway. BSH spokeswoman Susanne Kehrhahn-Eyrich had earlier tipped a possible delay in delivery -originally due earlier this year - because of Corona-related problems. She told Maritime Journal the lengthy sea-trials had “involved companies from abroad whose employees had to return to their home countries after becoming aware of the dangers posed by the virus”.

Detailing some of the final work on the state-of-the-art, €113.8 million Atair during its final trials Kehrhahn-Eyrich said a first stage had involved testing hydrographic equipment such as sonar, echo-sounding,

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8 Atair on final trials in Norway this summer

positioning and CTD sensors as well as data transmission function checks.

In a further stage, new scientific winch and lifting gear with rosette and deep water samplers had been tested in depths of around 2000m. Finally underwater sound measurements had been taken to confirm Silent R class notation.

“The equipment trials went well”, reported Kehrhahn-Eyrich. She added that

minor propulsion and drive equipment defects were being rectified at Fassmer prior to hand-over.

The construction of the complex Atair has been a tall-order since it was ordered in 2016 to replace a still-serving namesake. A further technological challenge has been the decision to change initially stipulated diesel-electric propulsion to diesel-LNG-electric drive. Atair has two Wärtsilä 20DFand one Wärtsilä 6L20 engines developing max.13 knots as well as Schottel STT bow and stern thrusters.

The latest Atair developments come just after the conversion by the German Government of an option with Abeking and Rasmussen for a third 95m LNG- fuelled multi-purpose emergency response and pollution control ship.

Together worth some €600 million they are for delivery up to 2025 to replace smaller old ships in the North Sea and Baltic, They will have LNG-electric propulsion developed by RRPS and based on gas-shielded Bergen B36:456AG engines.

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HAMBURG FERRY UPGRADE DELAYED A Europe-wide invitation to tender for three plug-in hybrid ferries for Hamburg is now expected later this year after being delayed by the COVID pandemic, writes Tom Todd.

Originally the invitation to bid for the construction of the new Type 2030 trio plus at least one option was set for early this year with the first newbuild for delivery at the end of 2021 or the start of 2022.

Ferry operator HADAG’s Chairman Tobias Haack told Maritime Journal late August that the process had been delayed by the COVID pandemic. The “first phase” in the invitation to bid procedure had ended on July 7th, he said, adding that a “second phase”, during which presumably bid assessment is being made, was now due to end later this year.

It was not known immediately if or how the delay might affect the delivery schedule.

Haack also explained that for contract reasons he could not say who had so far put in offers to build the boats. German shipyards are expected to be among the main bidders.

Local Hamburg yard Pella Sietas has already built boats in HADAG’s 2020 Class.

“We are stepping into new territory here”,

8 HADAG’s new Type 2030. Fleet revamp is still on, despite tender delay

Haack declared. “To date, there have been no comparable concepts for port ferries either in Germany or indeed Europe. So, we are curious to see just what the tender offers will look like”.

Once a shipyard has been selected and orders placed, the three newbuilds plus one option were - prior to this year’s delays expected to be in service by 2030 boosting the current HADAG fleet from 26 to 30 vessels.

In earlier comments to Maritime Journal Tobias Haack said the Type 2030 hybrids would be about 33.3m long, 7.2m wide and draw 1.8m.

Developed jointly with the Flensburg-based ferry design and consultancy firm NaValue, they will carry some 250 passengers.

The first of them will have a Tier V combustion engine configuration with reduced CO2 emissions. Later vessels however will be equipped with hydrogen fuel cells instead, enabling zero-emission operation. Provision has already been made for retrofitting the first Type 2030 with hydrogen fuel cells later.

HADAG explained that the two-step approach is because of what it called a “time-consuming approval process”.

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SHIP & BOATBUILDING Undergoing final outfitting at Damen Shipyards in the Netherlands are two 35m hybrid fire-fighting ships reports Tom Todd.

Kai Gerullis, a spokesman for the customers, Hamburg Port Authority (HPA), told Maritime Journal in August that internal cabling and pipe installations were being completed and external paint work finished on the two 8m wide newbuilds in Gorinchem. He also reported the installation of containers housing specialist fire-fighting equipment as well as deck houses and specialist fire-fighting and diving platforms.

The work in the Netherlands follows hull completion at Damen’s Kozle shipyard in Poland and tug transfer lasting some three weeks to the Netherlands, Gerullis added.

The new multi-role ships, together costing €19.5 million, have already been named Prag and Dresden. Delivery is expected before year’s end prior to service in 2021 with Flotte Hamburg.

That subsidiary of the HPA, created in 2017, manages, charters and is responsible for replacing some 50 specialist ships and workboats in Hamburg. They include ships of the fire-brigade, the waterways police and specialist road and bridge maintenance authorities.

Prag and Dresden are follow-up newbuilds to the superlative 43.5m Fassmer-built

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8 Dresden after hull completion in Poland.

Like sister Prag - small but very versatile

fire-fighting ship Branddirektor Westphal operating since early 2019 for the HPA and the Hamburg Fire Brigade. Costing €18 million it is billed as the most powerful boat of its kind in Europe. Built to cope with multi-storey modern container ships, its water and foam cannon project 120,000 litres a minute to 110m over a distance of 180m.

Prag and Dresden, with a water cannon

capacity of just 30,000 litres a minute over 110m, are much less powerful. But because of their smaller size they are more versatile and available for a wider range of work including HPA bridge inspection and maintenance.

Like Branddirektor Westphal, the newbuilds also impress with their engine configuration.

Each has two Schottel SCD 150 380kW rudder propellers and an STT 60 LK 100kW transverse bow thruster. Reports said the rudder propellers will also have new Schottel SDC40 nozzles making for a thruster configuration free-running speed of 12 knots.

Also like Branddirektor Westphall, Caterpillar generators have been chosen. Prag and Dresden will each have two 345kW C18 units and one 250kW C9.3 generator. Their plug in drive battery systems are from EST-Floattech.

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Penryn, UK-based naval architect, Jack Gifford Marine Design Studio has designed the recently delivered 15m workcat, Obervargh the Cornish word for ‘work horse.’

Designed in response to a brief from Falmouth firm, Seawide Services, to augment and futureproof its current fleet of high-speed work platforms Obervargh is a highly capable MCA (Maritime & Coastguard Agency) code compliant workboat, built to DNV (Det Norske Veritas) class regulations with a MECAL (Marine Engineers Certifying Authority Limited) approved stability book.

Seawide Services has over 40 years’ experience of both inshore and offshore operations, from commercial diving projects, fast crew transfer services and provisioning stores to larger ships to towing, salvage, on-site lifting, transporting heavy loads, subsea repairs and rapid reaction support in challenging marine conditions.

The design brief was for the craft to cater for this diverse range of functions and be of maximum use to the business.

“Seawide Services’ diving team maintains a huge number of moorings, so we incorporated a heavy-duty bow roller within the design to enable the lifting of giant granite mooring blocks,” explains Jack Gifford. “The vessel also

8 Obervargh is a highly capable MCA code compliant workboat

required a deck load capacity of up to 20 tonnes for the delivery of crew and supplies to ships at anchor in Falmouth Bay; a large winch for towing and salvage jobs; a Hi-Ab deck crane for on-site lifting; spud legs for working in shallow waters, crew accommodation and large fuel tanks to provide UK coastal range.

Incorporating all of these specifications into a useful and MCA-compliant package required a lot of careful design. MultiCats (Multicategory craft) are by their very nature versatile, but Obervargh is particularly well-suited to the multi-faceted operations

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CHALLENGING NAVAIDS UPGRADE WORK AT BUSY COASTAL RESORT Southbay Civil Engineering Limited with its specialist delivery partner Red7Marine have been undertaking critical works to three Aids to Navigation structures in New Brighton, UK A collaborative working relationship has been maintained with the council’s project manager, Coastal Engineering UK, to deliver this technically and operationally challenging contract during the height of the tourist season.

New Brighton is a seaside resort forming part of the town of Wallasey within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside. Located within an area of foreshore known as Fort Perch Rock, the three Aids to Navigation structures were constructed in the 1980s to mark submerged offshore coastal defences, providing safe navigation within the Mersey Estuary.

Following several recent inspections of the structures by client Wirral Borough Council, significant corrosion was identified, resulting in a decision to replace the existing structures, an obligation under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995. The project was subsequently awarded to Southbay Civil Engineering Limited as a two stage ECI contract. Phase 1 involved the agreement of target cost and finalising the design of the new structures. Phase 2 involved the onsite construction of the Navigation structures.

The final design involved replacing the tripod arrangement with a single 508mm diameter, concrete filled monopile complete with sleeve.

The navigational structures are being installed from Red7Marine’s 250 tonne Haven Seariser 1 jack-up barge, due to the need to work within the intertidal zone. This includes a twotier piling gate mounted on the side of the barge. In addition to a piled foundation, the Navigational Aids also includes a superstructure, which consists of a gantry complete with handrailing. The superstructure was prefabricated off-site, allowing it to be installed in a single lift, thereby minimising the

onsite programme. The new navigational structures include a fixed light which can be seen for three nautical miles. Upon completion the existing structures will be demolished.

A significant effort has been made to engage with the local supply chain in accordance with the councils ‘Community Wealth Building Agenda’. Carmet Marine, based in the Wirral, were awarded the contract to supply all supporting vessels, and to co-ordinate the movements of specialist marine plant.

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The SL-ODSL features high quality LEDs and enhanced refractive optics which enables the ODSL to be more efficient and ensure light is only projected where it is needed. This allows for greater optical range as well as power efficiency.

It is designed and manufactured to withstand the tough marine environment, providing years of reliable, low-maintenance service. The two tier design allows for multiple sector configurations for many channel marking and leading line applications.

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8 The navigational structures are being installed from Red7Marine’s 250 tonne Haven Seariser 1

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The International Foundation for Aids to Navigation (IFAN) has announced the appointment of Louise Evans to its Board of Directors.

Headquartered in London, IFAN’s objective is to promote safety at sea and protect the marine environment by contributing to the efforts of a number of other maritime organisations, through education and the funding of global Aids to Navigation initiatives.

Ms Evans brings considerable experience to IFAN. She is currently a non-executive director and audit committee chair of AB Dynamics plc and Gooch & Housego PLC and is also a Board advisor to the SCB Group.

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BRIGHT IDEAS GAIN POWER Image: Meritaito/Kine Robot Solutions

There are over 5,000 Aids to Navigation in the waters around Finland, so AtoN manufacturer Meritaito had the bright idea these could work smarter. One issue, however, is onboard power.

“These AtoN are already remotely linked to a cloud service that monitors position, battery charge, light function and allows pilots to switch to higher than normal luminosity in bad or foggy conditions,” explained Nina Savijoki of Meritaito: “So, it makes sense to use them to return other information that can be shared to increase navigational safety and environmental awareness: wave height, current, water and air quality, and so on.” Therefore, Meritaito joined with the ports of Naantali (Finland) and Stockholm (Sweden) to form the EU/ CEF-funded Intelligent Sea project.

Even though it means expanding the AtoNs’ remit, rechargeable batteries linked to a photovoltaic system provide adequate power as these sensors are optimised for very light electrical loads. For example, the Meritaito/ Kine Robot Solutions’ air quality and emission monitoring Sniffer Buoy is covered in solar cells, backing up an 8kWh battery. “It works well for locations such as the UK or further south, as the battery will give you a week’s power,” explained Savijoki.

However, locations like the Finnish

8 Solar power is sufficient for smart AtoNs in typical climates around Europe and the UK but in the Far North, these devices will gain fuel cell support

Archipelago are notable for long winters with little-to-no sun and further, solar panels are also at risk from the annual ice covering.

So, while the photovoltaic panels will take care of the electrical demand during the summer months, a methanol powered, PEM fuel cell backup is being developed for the winter. “When the battery charge drops below a certain level, these fuel cells will be activated,” she explained.

However, a few points need consideration.

Firstly, these need filtered air: salt is a killer for

PEM fuel cells. For the same reason, the device has to include a watertight lock that will stop seawater ingress if the buoy is overtopped by a wave.

And then there’s the cold: at these latitudes temperatures below -30C are not uncommon.

Fortunately, the AtoN’s robust polyethylene walls are very effective insulators “so we are beginning to look at creating an ice-free moonpool inside the buoy”, she said.

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Law firm HFW has recently advised Swiss shipowner Massoel Shipping SA on eight separate vessel sale transactions, representing 40% of all Swiss-flagged commercial maritime vessels.

The firm also provided completion services on each of the transactions.

A number of the closings took place in the height of the Covid-19 outbreak, which required the company to solve a number of logistical and legal issues with port lockdowns, restrictions on underwater inspections and crew changes, and of course virtual closing meetings.

The firm also provided completion services on each of the transactions, assisting Massoel and the purchasers with closing and the holding of deposit and balance.

BANK LOAN KEEPS FIRM AFLOAT DURING COVID-19 One manufacturer of instruments for the marine industry has secured a bank loan to help it trade through the COVID-19 pandemic.

PSM Instrumentation has obtained a six-figure loan from HSBC UK through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). As shipyards across the world closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the company’s shipments were put on hold until operations could be restarted. The funding is now helping the company trade through this difficult period.

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NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION

NEW 250W OPEN-ARRAY PULSE COMPRESSION RADARS Garmin has launched its highest-powered solid-state marine radar: the new Fantom 254/256 series It uses Garmin’s signature MotionScope™ technology to detect and highlight moving targets in different colours, helping users avoid potential collisions, find flocks of birds and track weather.

Now with more than double the power of the existing Fantom 124/126, new features include scan-to-scan averaging and improved MARPA with Automatic Acquisition, providing improved target precision and more visibility of what lies ahead to further a user’s situational awareness on the water.

“We know that the demands of offshore navigation require the most reliable and feature-rich marine radars, which is why we are excited to offer customers our highest-powered solidstate radar series on the market,” said Dan Bartel, vice president of global consumer sales. “The increased power and pulse compression technology of the new Fantom 254/256 radars gives best-in-class target detection range and image resolution, making them the ideal radar solution for anyone desiring to equip their vessel with the highest end marine tech.”

With a target range of 5 metres to 96 nautical miles, the Fantom 254/256 is claimed to outperform even 25kW magnetron radars by maximising energy and range resolution using pulse compression technology. Narrow horizonal beam width also assists in creating a high-resolution image and high-sensitivity target detection capabilities. Equipped with MotionScope technology and adjustable speed threshold, this series instantly detects moving targets in realtime—such as other boats, flocks of birds or the weather ahead—with easy-to-see, coloured highlights as targets approach or retreat from the vessel. True echo trails take boat speed into account to help captains quickly identify potential collision threats.

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8 The 4-foot Fantom 254 or 6-foot Fantom 256 open-array are available now

sea clutter and interferences in the display view for a clear, visual scope of water ahead. Together with Dynamic Auto Gain, Multi-level target size, and Dynamic Sea Filter features, scan-to-scan averaging is claimed to strengthen long-range performance and stationary target detection by eliminating the clutter that might interfere with positioning and target detection consistency.

Also new to Fantom 254/256, mini-automatic radar plotting aid (MARPA) Automatic Acquisition lets users simultaneously trigger and track up to 30 targets with no user prompting on all returns, boundary zones, guard zones, or MotionScope.

An easier way to debug NMEA2000 networks works Marine electronics NMEA 2000 networks are based on a robust Canbus architecture, but one bad device, cable or termination can have a detrimental effect on performance.

Fault finding can be time consuming and tricky, so having a diagnostics device in the toolkit, could save time, money and frustration.

New from Seawork exhibitor Digital Yacht, the NAVDoctor is simply a portable NMEA 2000 network diagnostic tool/tester. It allows technicians or vessel owners to quickly check the NMEA 2000 network. It combines the functionality of existing NMEA 2000 display programs and test equipment into a single, cost effective, simple plug ‘n play box.

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It’s self powered from the network and creates a local wifi point for a mobile phone, e, tablet or PC to connect. Once connected, users can simply access functions through the mobile’s web browser so there’s no complicated software to install. View and drill down on devices as well as the data on the network which is transmitted in n packets called PGNs. It can even monitor physical characteristics of the network including bus voltages and load and detect frame errors.

NAVDoctor also offers the capability of printing a network health check certificate to validate an installation. It’s available now priced at £300 plus vat ($450).

8 NAVDoctor promises quick diagnosis of NMEA 2000 network issues

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FEATURE-LADEN VHF RADIO LAUNCHED Vesper Marine, a New Zealand marine electronics manufacturer has announced that its latest hero product, Cortex, has completed certification requirements and is shipping now Vesper claims that Cortex is the world’s first marine VHF radio with wireless touchscreen handsets, built-in Class B SOTDMA smartAIS transponder and remote vessel monitoring and will be available through Vesper Marine’s network of distributors and dealers.

“With the intention of completely changing the paradigm of on board VHF communications, the development of Cortex has been years in the making,” said Carl Omundsen, Chief Technical Officer, Vesper Marine. “We are delighted to announce Cortex has received regulatory approvals for North America, Europe and Australasia (FCC, IC, CE). Boaters will soon get the full benefits of the most advanced, featurerich VHF on the planet.”

Cortex alerts for collision risks, providing key information about nearby vessels and making it easy to communicate directly with them. The handset’s touchscreen makes typically complicated VHF functions easy to use. For example, touching a vessel onscreen and pressing “call” makes a DSC call directly to that vessel. Cortex continuously calculates crossing situations and even allows trial manoeuvres - all while talking on the VHF radio. Up to 10 handsets, either tethered or portable, provide up to 85dBA of crystal-clear audio and are built to survive the harsh marine environment. A 10W output enables audio and alerts through an external speaker, even while handsets are turned off.

Cortex includes dual-watch, favourite channels and onehanded operation via the click-wheel. Pressing the dedicated man overboard (MOB) button activates a track back mode on all handsets and marks the MOB waypoint on NMEA 2000® connected multi-function displays (MFDs).

Cortex also includes remote vessel monitoring. Standard monitoring is available at no charge to all owners. An upgrade

plan offers more advanced monitoring features such as Anchor Watch, control of on board devices and real-time updates. All users receive a free 3-month trial of the upgraded plan.

“As if bringing to market the most advanced VHF in the world wasn’t enough of a challenge, COVID-19 certainly threw a curve ball at the team,” said Brady Cox, CEO, Vesper Marine. “Having completed our rigorous in-house and thirdparty testing and certification, we look forward to shipping Cortex to the many customers eagerly awaiting its arrival.”

Cortex will be available from authorized Vesper Marine resellers along with a selection of installation accessories.

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First compliance for bridge safety standard

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8 eGlobe G2 on a vessel’s bridge

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An ECDIS manufacturer has become the first in the world to comply with a new critical safety standard intended to reduce the number of similar alert signals on a vessel’s bridge.

ChartWorld has gained type-approval revision of its eGlobe G2 ECDIS with DNV GL. In an industry first, eGlobeG2 has been certified compliant with IEC62923-1 and IEC62923-2 standard alert and cluster identifier for Bridge Alarm Management (BAM).

Oliver Schwarz, ChartWorld’s business development director, said: “This is a significant achievement for the ChartWorld team. Two of our key promises to shipowners and managers are that your ECDIS will always be compliant and it will always be up-to-date. Having our eGlobe G2 units

certified, delivers on this commitment.

“Achieving revised type-approval was a complex and thorough process and we believe a number of ECDIS manufacturers may drop out of the market as the industry scrambles to meet the certification deadline.”

IEC 62923-1:2018 specifies the operational

and performance requirements, methods of testing, and required test results for the bridge alert management (BAM) in support of IMO resolution MSC.302(87). It is applicable to all alerts presented on and transferred to the bridge.

IEC 62923-2:2018 specifies standard alert identifiers and reserved cluster identifiers to be used when applying bridge alert management. The intent is to reduce the number of different identifiers used for similar alerts as much as possible. The new certificate was issued on the 5th of July 2020 and is valid for 5 years.

All ECDIS installed after 1 September 2021 need to comply eventually.

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MONITORING, CONTROL & AUTONOMY

NEW PARTNERSHIP DELIVERS DETAILED CTV FLEET METRICS Remote monitoring and reporting platform supplier; Reygar Ltd., will collaborate with CrewSmart to provide an integrated system for windfarm CTV operator High Speed Transfers Vessel operators are investing in expanding their fleet and operational capabilities in response to increased demand for crew transfer vessels (CTVs) to meet Europe’s burgeoning offshore wind capacity. Central to facilitating this rapid expansion is the extent to which these vessel operators are able to digitalise their operations.

Christopher Monan, COO, HST, said: “HST has commissioned an integrated system to deliver complete oversight over our fleet and personnel compliance, as well as to stay on top of vessel health. Having a central point of access for fleet-wide performance and operational reporting has significantly cut our administrative burden across the board - enabling crews to focus on maximising ‘time on turbine’ whilst empowering the shore team to expand our operational capabilities with innovative new vessels like the HST Ella, a hybrid Chartwell 24.”

Christian Adams, Managing Director, CrewSmart, said: “Crew managers have one of the hardest jobs in the industry - a challenge which is compounded as an operator expands.

CrewSmart is designed to support them by adding flags and safeguards around ongoing crew and vessel compliance, streamlining the process of allocating the right crew to the right vessels and the right vessels to the right projects.”

BareFLEET and CrewSmart’s integrated reporting function also supports HST’s aim to be as open and communicative as possible with its clients, a positive relationship building exercise that the firm believes is key to its ongoing success.

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Chris Huxley Reynard, Managing Director, Reygar Ltd, said: “While BareFLEET was initially created to drive operational and commercial efficiencies for vessel operators, a key feature of the platform that has emerged over the last couple of years is how it allows leading operators like HST to respond directly to their end customer’s priorities. We are able to support HST’s focus on operator-to-project owner transparency by creating client-specific reporting templates that bring each company’s KPI’s front and centre.

“The BareFLEET system also leaves HST well placed to bring innovative new vessels into the fleet. For example, HST have commissioned the largest battery bank option for its new Chartwell 24, HST Ella, and our vessel health and performance monitoring function will support HST in demonstrating that it is possible to eradicate fuel burn in ports and when moving between turbines by relying on electric propulsion alone - this will cut emissions, engine noise, and fuel costs.”

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U-Ming and StormGeo partnership StormGeo, a specialist in weather intelligence, ship routing and fleet performance management solutions, has announced an expanded partnership with Taiwan shipping giant U-Ming Marine.

The new partnership combines U-Ming’s platform with StormGeo’s ship-to-shore

fleet and voyage management solutions, FleetDSS and ECO Insight. This move represents a significant first step in U-Ming’s strategy to integrate its entire digital platform, and will apply to 33 of their vessels.

U-Ming and StormGeo already have a

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strong relationship through the integration of StormGeo’s weather and route optimization software, BonVoyage System (BVS). The integration of FleetDSS and ECO Insight expands U-Ming’s digitization to improve safety, fuel efficiency, compliance and sustainability.

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MONITORING, CONTROL & AUTONOMY

SMART NETWORK TECHNOLOGY ENABLES REMOTE CONTROL A fully redundant and cyber secure satellite communication system has been installed on the first testbed of a remotely operated offshore support vessel Marlink is providing a special purpose highly resilient satellite network solution for the Remotely Operated Service at Sea (ROSS) project developed by offshore services operator SeaOwl. SeaOwl successfully demonstrated the concept to strategic partners including French energy major Total in early September. The ROSS project aims to bring down the cost of operations by remotely controlling a vessel from shore, initially in the offshore sector with potential application to other civilian and military craft.

The project has focused first on achieving the regulatory acceptance needed to operate without crew onboard. This has involved close work with France’s Directorate of Maritime Affairs in order to secure the navigation license necessary for a demonstration voyage.

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SeaOwl was founded three years ago by former merchant

navy officer Xavier Genin, in partnership with state environmental promotion body ADEME which financed 50% of the Euro4m R&D investment. With regulatory approval in place SeaOwl plans to make its first vessel orders and ultimately build around 20 remotely operated, electrically powered ships between 2023 and 2028, which will be used for underwater inspections of oil and gas fields and windfarms.

“Unlike an autonomous vessel, the vessel’s crew will pilot the ship from land to achieve cost savings and minimise a range of operational risks safer operations,” says SeaOwl CEO Xavier Genin. “There are already remote-controlled or autonomous military ships, but we are the first to obtain the ‘grey card’ which gives us permission to sail as a merchant navy vessel.”

8 SeaOwl successfully demonstrated the concept to strategic partners including French energy major Total in early September

Lockdown was ideal for marine noise study

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8 AutoNaut’s wave foil propulsion technology produces virtually no underwater noise

Photo: VLIZ

The Flanders Marine Institute, (VLIZ) seized upon the quiet of lockdown to map the underwater soundscape of the Belgian section of the North Sea. Using its near silent AutoNaut USV research vessel, Adhemar, VLIZ has been able to record current noise levels, which will be compared with the marine soundscape once normal sea traffic and marine activities recommence. This will help to determine the impact of manmade noise on natural sea life and the marine environment, building a picture of the marine soundscape in conditions that may never again be possible.

Following a 15% fall in shipping intensity in the North Sea since the start of the pandemic,

VLIZ put its AutoNaut USV robot Adhemar into action to carry out measurements of the underwater noise in the turbid and shallow coastal waters of Ostend-Bredene.

Using Seiche’s MicroPAM monitoring and mitigation system, developed specifically for autonomous surface vehicles (USVs),

underwater sound was captured using two hydrophones trailed on an 8m in-water cable with depth sensor. The onboard Seiche electronics module acquired and recorded all data.

Supported by AutoNaut’s wave foil propulsion technology, which produces virtually no underwater noise, VLIZ utilised its USV Adhemar as a non-invasive, flexible method of capturing sound data, deploying Seiche Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) technology to build a sound-map of the waters for future comparison.

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Coda Octopus Group, Inc. has announced that the Company and program lead, NAVSEA 00C3, have restarted the GEN 1.0 Diver Augmented Vision Display (DAVD) system roll-out program to the U.S. Navy fleet.

The DAVD technology, when coupled with one of CODA’s real-time 3D Sonars, commercially branded Echoscope®, allows both divers in the water and supervisors on the surface to simultaneously visualize the diving environment in real time. The DAVD system was developed by CODA in conjunction with NSWC PCD and NAVSEA 00C3.

The Office of Naval Research (ONR), the project’s sponsor through an ONR Future Naval Capabilities program, is pleased that the roll-out program of the ground-breaking diver management system is moving ahead with swift and eager adoption by the diving community. The first Navy Team to complete field training and receive delivery of a DAVD GEN 1.0 system is the NAVSEA Southeast Regional Maintenance Center (SERMC) Dive Locker, in Mayport, FL. This Dive locker specializes in Underwater Ships Husbandry diving to support the Fleet based in the Mayport area and, according to NAVSEA, the DAVD will be part of the dive locker team’s routine and daily diving operations.

Kongsberg Maritime is celebrating the signing of a contract with Vard to deliver its SS1221 sonars to the Norwegian Coastguard.

The sonars will be used on three new craft planned for launch from 2022, replacing the existing Nordkapp vessels. Kongsberg will equip the new 136-metre, ice-strengthened vessels with its SS1221 sonars, which boast acoustic properties which make them ideally suited for multiple operations safeguarding Norwegian territorial waters, especially those requiring deployment in shallow water environments. The SS1221 is principally devised for ASW operations and capable of detecting torpedoes or other small objects.

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

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

ALUMINIUM STOCKHOLDERS 8 Aalco Metals Limited Test Lane, Nursling, Southampton, SO16 9TA Tel: +44 2380 875200 Fax: +44 2380 875275 southampton@aalco.co.uk www.aalco.co.uk Aalco, a dedicated metals supplier to the Marine Industry, is the UK’s largest independent multi-metals stockholder, with an extensive inventory of aluminium, stainless steel, copper, brass, bronze and nickel alloys in all semi-finished forms.

8 Righton Blackburns Building 38, Second Avenue, The Pensnett Estate, Kingswinford, West Midlands, DY6 7UE Tel: +44 1384 276400 sales@rblimited.co.uk Universally acknowledged as market leader for the supply of raw materials to the marine industry, Righton Blackburns is your first choice for aluminium, stainless steel, copper alloys, plastics, composites and steel products.

ANCHORS 8 Schmitt Anchors and Chain Cables B.V. Post Box 5500, Rotterdam, 3008 AM Tel: +31-88-0 234 100 info@schmitt-anchors.com A 24 hour worldwide service for new anchors, chaincables and other marine supplies. All available from stock.

Trillo Anclas y Cadenas SLU Parque Empresarial de Coiros, Parcela 10, 15316 Coiros (La Coruna) Tel: +34 981 173478 Fax: +34 981 298705 info@rtrillo.com www.rtrillo.com Chain Cables, Shackles, Swivels, Mooring Gear and Mooring Ropes.

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Neptune Shipyards BV See under: Workboat builders

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

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

BOW & STERN THRUSTERS WaterMota Ltd See under: Propulsion Systems

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CHAINS 8 Carlier Chaines SA 37 Rue Roger Salengro, 59733 Saint-Amand cedex Tel: +33 3 27 48 12 00 Fax: +33 3 27 48 95 27 info@carlier-chain.com www.carlier-chain.com/ Carlier Chaines SAS Is producing chain for 90 years. We have many years of experience in manufacturing all kinds of chains, anchors & lifting accessories for any use. Our production facilities are based in North of France on 10 000 m², where we produce sizes from 10mm to 120 mm diameter. Our quality system is ISO 9001 since nearly 20 years. Our Forging dept can forge standard & on drawing items (shackles, swivels, fittings, hooks.) Our mecano welded dept can make any metal structure of maxi 12T (anchor, buoy, port & quay equipment.) This make Carlier Chaines SAS the most reliable partner for chains, fittings, recognize for the quality of the products, service.

MacSalvors Limited Agar Rd, Pool, Redruth, Cornwall, TR15 3RS Tel: +44 1209 212125 Fax: +44 1209 211084 macsalvors@btconnect.com www.macsalvors.com Suppliers of new and used anchors, chains, buoys, kenters, wire rope and shackles etc. We also purchase anchors and chain. Full chandlery. PPE suppliers including helmets and protective clothing.

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

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

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

DECK EQUIPMENT Lemans Nederland BV See under: Winches 8 Atlas Winch & Hoist Services Ltd Old Station Yard, Station Road, Biggar, Lanarkshire, ML12 6DQ Tel: +44 1899 221577 Mobile: +44 7836 545117 Fax: +44 1899 221515 info@winchhire.com www.winchhire.co.uk Hirers and Suppliers of 2/4/6/8-point mooring sets available, single, double and triple drum winches available.

Fairleads, deck sheaves, anchors, diesel or electric driven hydraulic power units.

Air tugger winches, wire ropes, slings and shackles. New or reconditioned equipment available.

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

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

DIESEL ENGINES & SPARES WKM Cornelisse Trading BV Leerbroekseweg 43, PO Box 146, Gorinchem, 4200 AC Tel: +31 345 517122 Fax: +31 345 684 230 info@wkmcornelisse.com www.wkmcornelisse.com Replacement parts for Caterpillar, Cummins, Detroit Diesel, John Deere, Deutz, FP Diesel. Buying and selling engines, pumps, separators, fenders, winches, cranes, governors, tools, gensets second hand. Separators.

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

WaterMota Ltd See under: Propulsion Systems 8 Diesel Engines Online BV Augustapolder 11, 2992 SR Barendrecht Tel: +31 180 699273 Fax: +31 180 699274 www.dieselenginesonline.com Diesel Engines Online B.V. is an independent supplier for Genuine Cummins spare parts and Cummins diesel engines.

Deri Jones & Associates Ltd Llwyngwyn, Forge, Machynlleth, SY20 8RR Tel: +44 1654 702001 info@djaweb.co.uk We focus on the engineering and design of construction systems for complex, large structures, providing accurate parts for CNC cutting and comprehensive assembly instructions.

8 RK Marine Ltd Hamble River Boatyard, Bridge Road, Swanwick, Hampshire, SO31 7EB Tel: +44 1489 583572 Fax: +44 1489 583172 sales@rkmarine.co.uk www.rkmarine.co.uk RK Marine is the South Coast’s main Volvo Penta Centre. Specialists in supporting the commercial marine industry. Services include engine sales, repairs, overhauls, parts sales and boat yard services.

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

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

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8 Volspec Ltd Woodrolfe Road, Tollesbury, Nr Maldon, Essex, CM9 8SE Tel: +44 1621 869756 Fax: +44 1621 868859 enquiries@volspec.co.uk www.volspec.co.uk Volspec Ltd the UK’s premier Volvo Penta Centre with the UK’s largest stock of genuine spare parts, engines and accessories for the marine, commercial and industrial markets. Competent factory trained workshop based or mobile engineers ready to assist whenever required to both UK and international customers. Our online web shop available for UK and many European markets at www.volvopenta.com/volspec/en-GB

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

DISTRESS SIGNALS & PYROTECHNICS Seago See under: Liferafts 8 Dacon AS Durudveien 35, HASLUM., 1344 Tel: +47 21 06 35 10 rescue@dacon.no Norway's leading supplier of lamps and portable lighting for professional use, transport boxes, portable fans, inspection equipment for visual condition control, man-overboard boarding systems etc.

8 WesCom Signal & Rescue Langstone Technology Park, Langstone Road, Havant, Hampshire, PO9 1SA Tel: +44 2392 415700 Fax: +44 2392 415701 info@wescomsignal.com www.wescomsignal.com/ The world’s leading manufacturer of Pains Wessex & Comet SOLAS approved pyrotechnic marine distress signals.

Products are available in all major ports through our global distribution network.

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

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

Approved UK and Worldwide service to 50 metres. Full range of equipment. ADC Member.

8 Quest Underwater Services Ltd Ferryman’s Way, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 9YU Tel: +44 1929 405029 Fax: +44 1929 405472 info@questmarine.co.uk www.questmarine.co.uk Today Quest provides a large range of diving and marine related services and owns and operates a comprehensive fleet of marine plant and equipment from our operations base at Portland Harbour Dorset

DREDGING BP Norse Marine (UK) Cleverley Cottage, Bishops Waltham, Southampton, Hampshire, SO32 1FX Tel: +44 1489 890031 Fax: +44 1489 890031 jan@bpnorsemarine.co.uk www.bpnorsemarine.co.uk Coastal towing, tug with 12 tonne BP, 160 cubic meters Hopper Barge, 16x8m Crane barge/dredger - Barge Norse 2, silt disposal, quayside maintenance & fendering, and fully crewed deliveries.

Based in the Solent area, with 25 years' experience in the marine industry.

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

8 Jenkins Marine New Harbour Road West, Hamworthy, Poole, Dorset, BH15 4AJ Tel: +44 1202 668558 Fax: +44 1202 669209 office@jenkinsmarine.co.uk www.jenkinsmarine.co.uk Dredging contractors, owners and operators of self-propelled dredge pontoons, split hopper barges, Workboats, tugs and flat deck barges (available with spud legs) 8 Rohde Nielsen A/S Nyhavn 20, Copenhagen K., DK-1051 Tel: +45 33 91 25 07 Fax: +45 33 91 25 14 mail@rohde-nielsen.dk www.rohde-nielsen.com.

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

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

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

8 Seadrec Ltd Blackhall House, Blackhall Lane, P O Box 45, Paisley, Renfrewshire, PA1 1HH Tel: +44 1418 874131 seadrec@aol.com We specialise in dredge and associated ship construction based on over 150 years of experience in designing and supplying all types of dredges, dredging systems and components to the Civil Dredging Industry, e.g. Port Authorities, Dredging Contractors & Marine Aggregate Producers.

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

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

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

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

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

EXHAUST SYSTEMS 8 Halyard (M&I) Limited 86 Cobham Road, Ferndown Industrial Estate, Wimborne, Dorset, UK, BH21 7PQ Tel: +44 1722 710922 technical@halyard.eu.com Exhaust Systems - Noise & Vibration Control - Environmental Protection specialists, Halyard, designs and manufactures high quality, technically advanced equipment.

Halyard also distribute: Aquadrive, Emigreen DPF & SCR, Seatorque shaft systems, Siderise noise insulation and Wave filtration.

FENDERS / FENDERING 8 Fender Innovations Westrak 240, 1771 SV Wieringerwerf Tel: +31 22 37 64 170 info@fenderinnovations.nl Tailor designed and produced Fender Systems specifically adapted to the field of operation. Shared properties of the systems are a minimal weight and long lasting durability. Various mounting options. For almost every application such as: tenders, fast rescue, research and survey, wind farm support Vessels, heavy duty ribs, superyacht tenders, unmanned marine systems Battley Marine Ltd East End House, Billingford, Dereham, Norfolk, NR20 4RD Tel: +44 1362 668641 Fax: +44 1362 668930 battleymarine@gmail.com www.battleymarine.com Fenders - New and second-hand: all types. Pneumatic (to ISO 17357), Foam, Rubber & Plastic. First Yokohama approved fender repair company worldwide in 1976. Inspection, refurbishment, renetting services also available (no fix, no fee). Batmar Super Sliding Fender (HDPE): the recycled plastic alternative to timber. Pneumatic and Foam fenders available for Hire at competitive rates – all sizes. ISO 9001:2008 certified.

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

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8 Manuplas Unit 18 Estover Rd, Plymouth, PL6 7PY Tel: +44 1752 771740 sales@manuplas.co.uk Manuplas design and manufacture vessel fendering, quayside fenders, navigation buoys, mooring buoys and subsea buoys. Manuplas supply to ports, harbours, navies, boat builders and operators and the offshore energy market.

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

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

FIRE PROTECTION 8 Global Insulation (European) Ltd Unit 84, Station Road, Hayling Island, Hampshire, PO11 0EL Tel: +44 23 9246 2113 globalinsulate@btconnect.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.

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

GENERATORS, GEN SETS & AUXILIARIES 8 Kohler Power Systems 1 Kristallaan, Zevenbergen, 4761 ZC Tel: +1 800-544-2444 Muriel.HUGUET@kohlereurope.com Kohler Power Systems, provides complete power systems, including generators (residential, industrial, mobile, portable, and marine), automatic transfer switches, paralleling switchgear, monitoring controls, and accessories for emergency, prime power and energy-management applications.

Kohler has delivered energy solutions for markets worldwide since 1920

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WaterMota Ltd See under: Propulsion Systems 8 Sulzer Rotating Equipment Services UK Southampton Service Center, Centurion Industrial Park, Bitterne Road West, Southampton, SO18 1ZA Tel: +44 2380 631 611 service.uk@sulzer.com Sulzer is one of the leading independent electromechanical maintenance providers and repairers of all types of motor, generator and their auxiliary equipment. When pumps, turbines, compressors, generators, and motors are essential to operations, we offer technically advanced and innovative solutions. We support you by delivering specialized services for vessels in dock or at sea. A full range of services are available from our UK based hub in Southampton, or from any one of our global electromechanical facilities.

8 Atlantis Marine Power Limited Western Wood Way, Langage Science Park, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon, PL7 5BG Tel: +44 1752 208810 sales@atlantismarine.com UK distributors for Kohler generators from 5 to 500 kw prime power. Kohler’s patented P-Gen load share system facilitates smaller generators increasing redundancy and reducing fuel consumption.

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

HEAT EXCHANGERS & MARINE TUBING EJ Bowman (Birmingham) Ltd Chester Street, Aston, Birmingham, B6 4AP Tel: +44 121 359 5401 Fax: +44 121 359 7495 info@ejbowman.co.uk www.ejbowman.co.uk E J Bowman is a leading manufacturer of heat exchangers for a wide range of marine cooling applications. The product range includes heat exchangers, oil coolers and charge air coolers for marine engines, gearboxes, thrusters, stabilisers, power steering, generators, hydraulic power packs, winches and other deck equipment.

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

HYDRAULIC COMPONENTS & SYSTEMS 8 Advanced Component Technology Ltd Unit 4, Ryefield Way, Silsden, Yorkshire, BD20 0EF Tel: +44 1535 650010 Fax: +44 1535 657674 sales@adcomtec.co.uk www.adcomtec.co.uk With over 25 years experience in hydraulic engineering we supply and distribute the full range of Staffa Motors and Kawasaki Hydraulic Pumps 8 Brimmond Group Tofthill Avenue, Midmill Business Park, Kintore, Aberdeenshire, AB51 0QP Tel: +44 1467 633 805 At Brimmond Group we specialise in mechanical, hydraulic or electrical solutions.

Our highly qualified engineers can design, manufacture, service and repair a vast range of equipment to meet any clients needs.

INSURANCE SERVICES 8 A-Plan Insurance 2 Foregate Street, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR1 1DB Tel: +44 1905 930760 sales@aplan.co.uk A-Plan Commercial Marine is a long established Specialist Insurance broker providing insurance solutions to the UK Marine market.

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

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

UML Limited c/o Ocean Signal Limited Unit 4, Ocivan Way, Margate, CT9 4NN Tel: +44 1843 282930 sales@oceansignal.com The UML range of ISO:12402-7 approved Lifejacket Inflation Systems and SOLAS approved SeaFlash Lifejacket Lights are used extensively in the leisure, commercial and military sectors throughout Europe, Scandinavia and Asia Pacific.

Adec Marine Limited 4 Masons Avenue, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 9XS Tel: +44 208 6869717 Fax: +44 208 6809912 sales@adecmarine.co.uk www.adecmarine.co.uk Servicing and hire of liferafts, boats and lifejackets. Sales of a complete range of marine safety and firefighting equipment to SOLAS and MED.

LIFERAFTS 8 Seago Deanland Business Park, Golden Cross, East Sussex, BN27 3RP Tel: +44 1825 873 567 sales@seagocommercial.co.uk Seago Commercial specialise in sale and hire of SOLAS and ISO approved liferafts. With a range of products including lifejackets, fire extinguishers, pyrotechnics, industrial fibre ropes, wire ropes and chains.

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

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

JACK-UP BARGES

MARINE CIVILS

Fastnet Shipping Ltd See under: Workboats

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

LIFE SAVING EQUIPMENT 8 Jo Bird & Co Ltd Factory Lane, Basonbridge, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 4RN Tel: +44 1278 785546 Fax: +44 1278 780541 info@jobird.co.uk www.jobird.co.uk Jo Bird and company have been making safety equipment cabinets from composite materials for over 30 years.

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INDUSTRY DATABASE MARINE CONSTRUCTION 8 Land & Water Group Ltd Weston Yard, Albury, Surrey, GU5 9AF Tel: +44 844 225 1958 Fax: +44 844 875 1261 enquiries@land-water.co.uk www.land-water.co.uk With forty years’ experience, we bring reassurance, innovation, inspiration and future-proof results to projects in the sensitive habitats where land and water meet.

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

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

MONITORING SYSTEMS

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

MOORING & BERTHING GENERAL

MARINE RENEWABLES 8 Outreach Ltd Abbots Road, Middlefield Industrial Estate, Falkirk, FK2 9AR Tel: +44 1324 889 000 Fax: +44 1324 888901 mailbox@outreach.plc.uk www.outreach.plc.uk We provide versatile hydraulic lifting equipment solutions for offshore platforms, wind energy installations, shipbuilding and marine sectors.

Offering comprehensive offshore and onshore service support, the provision of original OEM parts, global maintenance and inspection, as well as operator training.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT 8 Navico UK Ltd (Simrad) Nyåskaiveien 2, Egersund, N-4374 Tel: +47 51 46 47 00 info.marine@c-map.com Navico’s Commercial Marine Division is comprised of two globally recognized brands Simrad and C-MAP is exclusively focused on the commercial marine electronics market.

8 AMI Marine Ltd Unit 9, Crosshouse Centre, Crosshouse Road, Southampton, Hants, SO14 5GZ Tel: +44 2380 480450 enquiries@amimarine.com Commercial vessel bridge safety and navigation systems with a global network of service engineers available 24/7 365 days a year. Providing turnkey solutions and continually delivering unrivalled quality and reliability

NAVIGATION LIGHTS 8 Lopolight UK 9-11 Maritime street, Edinburgh, EH6 6SB Tel: +44 131 285 3207 support@lopolight.co.uk Lopolight led navigation lights suitable for vessels from 7m. Compact design singe and stacked options, modular design. Lloyds and wheelmarked approved. Long life, 5 year warranty. Ice class compatible lights plus control and monitoring systems.

OFFSHORE SUPPORT HVS Dredging Support BV Vijver 12, Harlingen, 8861 BS Tel: +31 653 663 292 info@hvsds.nl HVS Dredging Support BV is a company specialized in supporting offshore dredging and Renewable energy projects worldwide. Throughout the years we have established a modern fleet in which we have built our over more than 40 years of experience 8 Tidal Transit Limited Unit 6 North Creake Airfield Business Park, Bunkers Hill, Egmere, Walsingham, Norfolk Tel: +44 1328 854 225 charter@tidal-transit.com Tidal Transit provides access solutions to the offshore energy industry. Via its fleet of purpose built vessels, Tidal Transit transports people and cargo to and from offshore assets. The company's fleet is focused on increasing efficiency and time on structures with the aim of reducing the Loce.

OIL POLLUTION CONTROL 8 Adler & Allan Ltd 80 Station Parade, Harrogate, HG1 1HQ Tel: +44 800 592827 sales@adlerandallan.co.uk Emergency environmental spill response and planning services, accredited by the International Spill Accreditation Scheme - third-party Tier 2 Oil Spill Response Organisation for sheltered/enclosed waters, coastal & large estuary and shoreline clean-up 8 Lamor Corporation UK Ltd 3 Medina Court, Arctic Road, Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO31 7XD Tel: +44 1983 280185 Fax: +44 1983 280056 uk.info@lamor.com www.lamor.com Lamor is the world leader in the manufacture of products and services for the Oil Spill Response Industry. We design and produce Booms, Skimmers, Pumps, Dispersant systems, Vessels and we also design recovery systems to be built into new and older vessels.

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

PR, MEDIA & ADVERTISING AGENCIES Sue Stevens Media Ltd 7 Foxhills, Ashurst, SO40 7ED Tel: +44 23 8029 2992 suestevens@suestevensmedia.co.uk 25 years’ experience specializing in Commercial Marine. Media buying, strategic PR campaign planning and implementation, press releases compilation and distribution, newsletters, company brochures and clients’ magazines and social media management.

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

8 Jotun Paints (Europe) Ltd 7 Stather Road, Flixborough Industrial Estate, Scunthorpe, DN15 8RR Tel: +44 1724 400 000 marineenquiries@jotun.co.uk Jotun is the global leading provider of marine coatings, with established positions in protective, decorative and powder coatings worldwide. It has 39 production facilities and representation in over 100 countries.

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

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

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

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

POWER & PROPULSION 8 OXE Marine Metallgatan 17 b, Ängelholm, SE-262 72 Tel: +46 431-37 11 30 info@oxemarine.com The OXE Diesel is designed and built for commercial users. Endurance, Reliability, Power and Control is key.

The world’s first commercial diesel outboard combines the reliability and endurance of marine inboards with the flexibility and agility of outboard engines, offering unprecedented efficiency, range and torque. We are driven by the ambition to transform the outboard motor; impacting the journey towards a more sustainable and ecologically positive marine environment.

8 Vulkan Industries Ltd Archer Rd/Armytage Road Ind Est, Brighouse, HD6 1XF Tel: +44 1484 712273 The Vulkan Group, into which the Vulkan company founded in 1889 is integrated today, is composed of three company divisions: Vulkan Couplings, Vulkan Drive Tech and Vulkan Lokring.

Datum Electronics See under: Electrical Systems

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

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

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

PROPELLER DESIGN & MANUFACTURE 8 France Helices 12 Allée des Gabians, Cannes, 06150 Tel: +33 4 93 47 69 38 Fax: +33 4 93 47 08 59 export@francehelices.fr www.francehelices.fr R&D calculations, CFD, 5 axis CNC machining, manufacture, repair, commission and worldwide after sales service.

Custom propulsion packages (propellers, shaft lines, nozzles, rudders, Surface Drive Systems) for commercial, workboat, defence vessels and high speed crafts. 40 years of experience

PROPELLERS & STERN GEAR 8 Teignbridge Propellers International Ltd Great Western Way, Forde Road, Brunel Industrial Estate, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 4AW Tel: +44 1626 333377 Fax: +44 1626 360783 info@teignbridge.co.uk www.teignbridge.co.uk World leaders in innovation, design and manufacture of high performance, high quality propellers and sterngear for 40 years.

Approved by all major classification societies.

Propellers to 2.55m, shaftlines to 400mm.

PROPULSION SYSTEMS

RECRUITMENT

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

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

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

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

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

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

ROPES

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

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

ROVS Planet Ocean Ltd Unit 16 Camberley Business Centre, Bracebridge, Camberley, Surrey, GU15 3DP Tel: +44845 1081457 Fax: +44845 280 3349 sales@planet-ocean.co.uk www.planet-ocean.co.uk Deep Trekker Mini ROV’s - Affordable, Portable, Reliable. Data Buoys and systems. Positon monitoring and tracking.

Port and harbour monitoring. Telemetry SystemsWater Quality sensors.

Seago See under: Liferafts Cotesi UK Ltd 10 Ripponden Business Park, Oldham Road, Ripponden, UK, HX6 4DJ Tel: +44 1422 822000 Fax: +44 1422 821007 enquiries@cotesi.co.uk www.cotesi.co.uk Cotesi UK is a manufacturer / supplier of Mooring ropes in different materials from Polypropylene to HMPE Dyneema, Nylon, Polyester, Polysteel, Tow lines, winch lines. Polyform Buoys, Fenders, floats 8 Van Beelen Group PO Box 6, 1970 AA IJmuiden Tel: +31 255 560 560 Fax: +31 255 512 964 info@vanbeelengroup.nl www.vanbeelengroup.nl Manufacturer of rope and netting.

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

SAFETY AMI Marine Ltd See under: Navigation Equipment 8 Ocean Safety Ltd Saxon Wharf, Lower York Street, Southampton, Hampshire, SO14 5QF Tel: +44 2380 720800 Fax: +44 2380 720801 info@oceansafety.com www.oceansafety.com Ocean Safety is renowned for high quality customer care and specialises in the worldwide supply, distribution, manufacture, service and hire Marine Safety Equipment.

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

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

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

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

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

8 Capital Seating 1 Forward Park Sheene Road, Gorse Hill Industrial Estate, Beaumont Leys, Leicester, LE4 1BF Tel: +44 116 216 9910 Fax: +44 116 216 9920 info@capitalseating.co.uk www.capitalseating.co.uk Distributors for GRAMMER Nautic.

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

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

Offshore Corporations for vessel ownership. Vessel re-activation and delivery service.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Feel how Seakeeper will change your experience.

STEERING GEAR WaterMota Ltd See under: Propulsion Systems

SHIP REGISTRATION SERVICES

TRAINING

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

8 National Maritime Training Centre North Kent College, Lower Higham Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 2JJ Tel: +44 1322 629600 Fax: +44 1322 629667 nmtc@northkent.ac.uk www.northkent.ac.uk The National Maritime Training Centre is a leading provider of maritime education and practical training, providing up to date equipment and expert training using dedicated specialist classrooms, a Fire Training Ground and Thameside Jetty.

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8 Lloyds Maritime Academy KNect House, 30-32 Mortimer Street, London, W1W 7RE Tel: +44 20 70174483 learning@knect365.com Lloyd’s Maritime Academy is the world’s largest provider of professional development courses and academic education qualifications for the maritime industry

TRANSMISSIONS WaterMota Ltd See under: Propulsion Systems

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

TUGS Uzmar Shipping & Trading Co. Ltd See under: Vessel Build and Repair Herman Sr bv Ebweg 56, Barendrecht, 2991LT Tel: +31 78 619 25 07 info@hermansr.com Herman Senior is a family owned tug and workboats company and is established in Dordrecht the Netherlands. It is active in the Dredging, offshore renewables, oil & gas industry. With our versatile fleet of Shoalbusters and Multicats and over 30 years of experience we are specialists in: Towing, Anchor handling, Survey, Seabed ploughing, Dredging support, Offshore renewables support.

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

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

TUGS, TOWING & SALVAGE 8 Orkney Harbour Authority (OHA) Orkney Islands Council, Marine Services, Harbour Authority Building, Scapa, Orkney, KW15 1SD Tel: +44 1856 873636 harbours@orkney.gov.uk Orkney Harbour Authority - One of the UK's Most Diverse Commercial Ports.

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

Uzmar Shipping & Trading Co. Ltd See under: Vessel Build & Repair 8 DSB Offshore Ltd Riverbank House, 1 Putney Bridge Road, London, SW6 3JD Tel: +44 207 384 2882 brokers@dsboffshore.com Specialist shipbrokers handling the sale & purchase and chartering of Tugs, Jack-ups, barges, Split hoppers, Dredgers and various Workboats etc.

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

HVS Dredging Support BV Vijver 12, Harlingen, 8861 BS Tel: +31 653 663 292 info@hvsds.nl HVS Dredging Support BV is a company specialized in supporting offshore dredging and Renewable energy projects worldwide. Throughout the years we have established a modern fleet in which we have built our over more than 40 years of experience 8 Med Marine Omer Avni Mah. Inebolu Sok. No:21, Setustu-Kabatas, Beyoglu, Istanbul, 34427 Tel: +90 2123111800/01 info@medmarine.com.tr Thanks to its experienced maritime pilots and high quality tugboats all built in its large-capacity shipyards, Med Marine is Turkey's leading towage and pilotage operator and had been serving its clients for their newbuilding projects since 1995

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

VESSEL BUILD & REPAIR 8 Exalto Wiper Technologys PO Box 40, 3370 AH, Hardinxveld Giessendam Tel: +31 184 615 800 Fax: 31 184 614 045 sales@exalto.com www.exalto.com Marine Exalto produces the world’s best professional marine wiper systems.

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

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INDUSTRY DATABASE

8 Sealion Services 2 Brittania Way, East Cowes, Isle Of Wight, PO32 6EG Tel: +44 7709 116223 info@sealionservices.co.uk Marine Outfitting and Interiors.

Specialising in high speed lightweight vessels in the commercial and leisure market.

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

8 Dixon Group Europe Ltd 350 Leach Place, Walton Summit Centre, Lancashire, PR5 8AS Tel: +44 1772 323529 sales@dixoneurope.co.uk www.dixoneurope.co.uk Dixon is a premier manufacturer and supplier of marine fluid transfer products including a range of water strainers, inlet scoops, thru hull fittings, valves, couplings, pipe fittings and hose assemblies 8 Medtec Design Services Ltd RNLI Offices, Clarence Road, East Cowes, Isle Of Wight, PO32 6HB Tel: +44 1983 294974 dcarley@medtec.co.uk MedTec offer a CAD and engineering design service supporting clients through every stage of the design process, with the capability and knowledge to offer complete turnkey solutions 8 Nero Pipeline Connections Ltd Unit 2, Union Road, Oldbury, West Midlands, B69 3EX Tel: +44 1216 653 900 Fax: +44 1216 653 909 info@nero.co.uk www.nero.co.uk Nero Pipeline Connections is a market leading distributor of stainless pipeline products and has been specialising in the supply of high quality pipe fittings and valves for over 25 years.

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

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

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Lemans Nederland BV PO Box 527, Bergen op Zoom, NL 4600 AM Tel: +31 164 680 097 Fax: +31 164 681 971 info@lemans-nederland.eu www.lemans-nederland.nl Lemans Nederland bv is a company situated in the south-west of The Netherlands.

We are specialised in hoist, lift, push and towing equipment. As well as deck, dock and quay equipment.

Our delivery program consists of for example: Winches, windlasses and capstans (standard and custom built; manual, electric or hydraulic; planetary gear unit, worm-gear, spur-gear, etc; to handle wire, umbilical, rope, chain-cable, etc; Either for anchor handling; mooring; fishing; dredging; towing; tug etc), some even from stock. Otherwise with quite short lead times.

Ibercisa Deck Machinery Molinos 25, (Pontevedra), 36213-Vigo Tel: +34 986 213 900 Fax: +34 986 202 779 ibercisa@ibercisa.es www.ibercisa.es Total Integration with automatic control systems and remote monitoring.

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

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

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

Bezemer Dordrecht BV PO Box 154, Bunsenstraat 49, Dordrecht, 3316 GC Tel: +31 78 6181000 Fax: +31 786 187 019 info@bezemer.com www.bezemer.com Sales, Rentals, Services, Engineering Pipe Pulling Equipment, Mooring Systems, Winches, Storage Reels, Deck Sheaves, Anchor Fairleaders, Roller Fairleaders, Measuring Shackles, Line Tension Meters.

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

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

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

8 Ares Shipyard Antalya Free Zone, Antalya, Turkey, 07070 Tel: +90 242 261 61 61 ares@ares.com.tr Ares design and build Workboat, CTV and Military vessels delivered to a variety of Operators, Navies, Coast Guard and Maritime Enforcement Agencies across the globe 8 Aister C/Baixada do Cocho, nº 228, A Guia – M, Meira – 3, MOAÑA, 6955 Tel: +34 986 240 294 Fax: +34 986 240 157 i.defrancisco@aister.es www.aister.com/en Safe, reliable and designed for work aluminium boats: bespoke patrols, SAR boats and passenger catamarans.

8 Diverse Marine Medina Ship Yard, Pelham Road, Cowes, Isle of Wight Tel: +44 1983 300656 info@diversemarine.co.uk DM acquired the assets of equipment of South Boats IOW and trade from Cowes, IOW specialising in the design, construction, refit, repair and maintenance of workboats, military and patrol craft, lifeboats, pilot boats, fishing boats, commercial and pleasure craft 8 SMS Group Ltd Unit 1 Ocean Quay, Belvidere Road, Southampton, Hants, SO14 5QY Tel: +44 2380 141010 info@sms-marine.co.uk Southampton Marine Services specialise in ship building, ship repairs and steel fabrication across all aspects of the marine industry.

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

8 Cheetah Marine OceanBlue Quay, The Esplanade, Ventnor, Isle Of Wight, PO38 1JR Tel: +44 1983 852398 mail@cheetahmarine.co.uk Now in our 25th year of production, Cheetah Marine continues to lead Europe in the specialist design and construction of power commercial catamarans. (hydrographic workboat/catamaran) South Boats IOW Ltd Medina Shipyard, Pelham Road, Isle of Wight, PO31 7PG, United Kingdom Tel: +44 1983 280030 bencolman@southboatsiow.com South Boats has a strong reputation for designing and building fast, offshore aluminium catamarans to DNV class and various flag states. It has the largest market share globally of offshore wind farm crew transfer vessels but builds for all commercial sectors. Has undertaken largest vessel hull shape research and development programme ever undertaken for commercial catamarans and utilises the findings in the development of new products. New designs for 2015 include 22m and 28m vessels.

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

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

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

Williams Shipping See under: Barges

Jenkins Marine See under: Dredging

Tidal Transit Limited See under: Offshore Support

8 Fastnet Shipping Ltd Marine Support Services Base, Bilberry, Waterford City, Waterford Tel: +353 51 832946 Fax: +353 51 851886 info@fastnetshipping.com www.fastnetshipping.com Specialists in Marine Plant Hire, Charter & Sales. Bespoke marine access solutions, CTV / Survey Vessels, Jack up Barges, Pontoons, Tugs, Crane Barges, Dredgers and various other workboats.

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

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

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

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