Maritime Journal Sept 2022

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Sanmar Shipyards has delivered its seventh tugboat to SAAM Towage which has joined the world’s third largest operator’s fleet of tugs operating in Panama Canal Waters. She has been renamed SAAM QUIBIAN by her new owners.

The twin Z-drive tugboat is a sister to five of the six other tugs that Sanmar has delivered to SAAM Towage and, like them, is based on the exclusive-toSanmar RAmparts 2400SX design from renowned Canada-based naval architects Robert Allan Ltd.

Matía de Luiggi, SAAM Towage Panama Country Manager, said: “This is the third tugboat we are adding to our fleet in Panama from SANMAR, evidencing how satisfied we are with this already successful RAmparts 2400SX versatile and

energy-efficient design. We have received very good feedback from customers, pilots and our captains. The compact design and power are appreciated in Panama Canal Waters.”

Like all modern tugs in Sanmar’s popular RAmparts 2400SX series, SAAM QUIBIAN’s high standard of machinery automation maximises efficiency and reduces its impact on the environment.

Ruchan Civgin, Commercial Director of Sanmar, said: “Energy efficiency and the need to minimise negative impact on the environment are rightly increasingly important factors when it comes to choosing which tug to buy. At Sanmar we are leading the way to a sustainable future for our industry.

8 For further enquiries www.sanmar.com.tr

Kongsberg Digital announces CEO and MoU

As a new CEO joins the software firm, Kongsberg announces an MoU with an oil giant.

Software developer for maritime and oil and gas sectors Kongsberg Digital has appointed a CEO, the firm has announced.

Shane McArdle (below) steps into the job, replacing Hege Skryseth, who left to join Equinor last week. McArdle was formerly head of Digital Energy at the firm, where he has built a customer and product portfolio and ‘secured a leading global position’, Kongsberg says.

The software firm followed the announcement with another revelation a couple of days later –that they had joined forces with oil giant Shell ‘to help decarbonise the maritime industry’.

“The new partnership will see KDI bring its digital data infrastructure solutions, applications and open ecosystems together with Shell’s portfolio of technical and digital services, which improve performance and reduce running and maintenance costs for its marine customers,” says a statement – without giving details of what this will actually entail.

The statement did go on to say that Kongsberg already provides a digital twin for Shell on several of its assets, including the Nyhamna gas facility in Norway.

FULLY-ELECTRIC BATTERY FERRY DELIVERED

The zero-emission Wellingdorf, the fifth in a series of six hybrid and fully-electric vessels for the German tug and ferry operator SFK, was designed and built by Holland Shipyards Group. The last vessel, Schilksee, is expected to be delivered in early 2026.

The 24.7 metre Wellingdorf can transport 140 pedestrians and 60 cyclists. The split battery system removes the need for a diesel engine and the propulsion system does not require power when moored, resulting in even lower energy consumption.

The vessel also has an automated electric-hydraulic mooring system and 20 solar panels on its roof to meet onboard power requirements.

Earlier this year Holland

Shipyards Group, in collaboration with Holland Ship Electric and EST-Floattech, delivered the hybrid ferries Friedrichsort, Gaarden and WIK

The series of six also includes the emission-free passenger ferry Dürstenbrook and is part of SFK’s fleet renewal plan focusing on lower environmental impact and upgraded services. This plan is tied to the City of Kiel’s environmental goal of being carbon neutral by 2050.

MoU SIGNED FOR GREATER SECURITY

Tech companies have agreed to work together for better security.

British marine technology company Kraken Technology has signed an MoU with Thales to develop bespoke systems for Kraken’s maritime precision engagement platform.

The K50 has been developed for modern green-water security operations, and is just the first area of collaboration between the two firms.

“Further areas of collaboration

and development will include the development of advanced composite high-performance craft, in addition to bespoke electric and advanced hybrid powertrain solutions, all of which will be built at a new advanced engineering and technology centre,” the firms say.

Thales will provide the ability to integrate a range of sensor and weapons equipment with scalable command and control,

communication and networking systems.

“We are exceptionally pleased to be teaming with one of the most well-respected names in the defence and security industry and looking forward to working together to address the growing requirement for advanced powertrain and modular composite structure solutions for the precision engagement sector,” said Mal Crease, Founder and CEO of Kraken Technology Group.

INCAT CROWTHER BUILDS DINNER BOAT FOR SYDNEY

Land and marine tourism and public transport provider the Kelsian Group has launched a dinner cruise vessel built by Incat Crowther.

The Jackson can accommodate 700 passengers and 60 crew and was envisaged for dinner and cocktail-style events to be held in

Sydney Harbour. From the design phase onwards, Kelsian and Incat worked together Kelsian general manager of Business Development Marine and Tourism Anthony Haworth said.

The Jackson has a steel hull and aluminium super structure engineered to navigate the

waters of the harbour in an environmentally sensitive way, the firms say.

Inside it has ‘pillarless accommodation spaces’ with high ceilings, a multi-level galley configuration and integrated drainage, water, electricity and communications systems.

8 The Jackson dinner cruiser in Syd ney Harbour

Photo: EST-Floattech

8 The zero-emission Wellingdorf

Caterpillar takes step towards methanol as a fuel

WIth the future fuels scene heating up, Caterpillar says it has developed its engines to be more climate friendly.

Caterpillar Marine says it can modify its Cat 3500E-series engines to run as dual fuel methanol in its drive to reduce greenhouse gases.

The announcement follows a March statement, in which the company said it intended to develop alternative fuels with a focus on methanol.

“Today’s energy transition represents a significant opportunity to support customers with solutions that advance sustainable operations,” said Brad Johnson, Caterpillar Marine vice president. “For the past decade, Caterpillar has worked with customers to reduce GHG emissions through biodiesels such as FAME and renewable diesels like HVO, and we are taking the next step to continue offering sustainable solutions for further emissions reductions.”

Caterpillar says it intends to offer similar modifications to other 3500 series engines in the future, ”By providing a range of solutions for alternative fuels and powertrain integration, Caterpillar Marine can offer pathways to support customers’ emissions reduction targets,” the firm says. ”Caterpillar Marine will share more information as development continues, with the understanding that an expanded methanol portfolio is required for success.”

KOTUG COMPLETES SEAWAYS TAKEOVER

Kotug International has successfully completed its acquisition of Seaways International.

The acquisition brings together the assets, expertise and people of two companies specialising in the global floating facility sector.

With all customary, governmental and other required approvals in place, Kotug says it can now focus on the integration of Seaways and strengthening its presence in the floating offshore market.

The founder of the familyowned Seaways, Captain Ashish Nijhawan, will be stepping down from his role as managing director with immediate effect, having built up the company from scratch. Today it operates a fleet of DPS-2 capability AHTs, fast crew suppliers and cargo barges as well as providing terminal management services.

“It is with great respect that we

say goodbye to Captain Ashish Nijhawan, his sons and wife, whose accomplishments have been outstanding,” said Ard-Jan Kooren, president and chief executive of Kotug.

“Today, we welcome 340 new colleagues into the family-owned Kotug Group, whose corporate cultures and values are very similar and compatible.”

Captain Ashish Nijhawan said

he was very proud of the company and thankful to everyone who had worked to support its journey.

“I have deep trust in a bright future for Seaways under the leadership of Kotug executing their vision to be the world’s leading towage and maritime service provider,” he said.

AGREEMENT SIGNED TO ELECTRIFY EUROPE

Danfoss Power Solutions’ Editron division and TESYA Group have signed an agreement to help electrify the European marine industry.

The partnership will begin with a focus on the electrification of passenger vessels, workboats and yachts.

“Mediterranean countries are increasingly developing their shipbuilding industries, while

looking for alternative, more sustainable marine solutions. By combining our skills and technologies, we’ll be able to offer our local customers a turnkey solution for the best possible operation of their vessels,” said Philipp Fedorov, marine sales director at Danfoss’ Editron division.

Danfoss’ Editron will combine its hybrid-electric marine

SAAB SEAEYE TO CHECK OUT MALDIVES

The UK firm’s underwater robot will be sent to the island nation of Maldives to collect data.

A ‘baseline health check’ will be carried out for the first time on the status of the Maldives ocean and provide data to scientists and policy makers worldwide to enable the protection of critical nurseries, spawning habitats and related ecosystems.

UK-based Saab Seaeye will be donating its Falcon underwater robotic vehicle to join a fleet of submerisbles on the Nekton

Maldives Mission, which is doing a systematic survey and sampling of the islands from the surface to depths of 1km.

The Maldives state is 99% ocean and 1% land, sitting on average 1.5 metres above sea level. It is thought to be facing a growing threat from rising seas.

The Nekton Maldives Mission will help create extensive new protected marine areas and ensure the ocean continues to provide for the Maldivian people.

Nekton is a not-for-profit

UK-based research foundation working with the University of Oxford and a wide range of partners to accelerate the scientific exploration and protection of the ocean.

Saab Seaeye’s Falcon is a metre-sized, five-thruster vehicle equipped with the company’s iCON intelligent control system, and has been used for multiple operations, including inspecting dams and underwater structures, such as in France for inspection specialist IDCBPT.

propulsion system with TESYA Group’s products, which include CAT diesel engines, propellers and control systems.

“The Mediterranean region is one of our traditional markets and we are thrilled to help it accelerate its sustainable transition,” said Enrico Dari, group sales marine director at TESYA Group.

8 Seaways 24, the latest DP2 asset of the Seaways fleet

Photo: Kotug

The commercial marine industry is taking decarbonisation extremely seriously, with barely a booth at the exhibition not mentioning clean goals in one way or another.

Under the same umbrella is diversity – of fuels, that is, with the only clear agreement being that there will have to be a whole range of options for the sector. Gone are the days when it was diesel for all.

Opening the conference on September 5, MAN Energy Solutions CEO Uwe Lauber added that in the current drive for sustainability, more focus needed to be placed on converting existing vessels to new alternative propulsion systems and fuels rather than simply replacing old vessels with new.

One of the new features of this year’s SMM was three ‘transition stages’ (Green, Digital and Cruise & Ferry), which each had 10-minute speaker slots on the stages at the conference as well as the usual networking opportunities.

Speaking at the Green Transition Stage on Wednesday, Rasmus Stute, DNV’s vice-president, area manager, appealed to the shipping industry to do its bit to help keep the global climate to a minimum increase of 1.5oC by 2050 in accordance with the Paris Agreement.

“We need to accelerate technology development, and significant effort needs to be made on the policy side,” he said.

No ‘one size fits all’ Stute said there had to be a shift to low-carbon fuels by at least 75% - currently, 78.9% of orders for new vessels were for vessels that will run on diesel, he said.

For smaller vessels, he said methanol was on the verge of becoming available, with rules and regulations in place.

“The new thing on the block is ammonia, which we are discussing quite a lot because it’s a relatively easy molecule, it’s easy to build, with relatively less energy compared to methanol, but it has a big disadvantage, and that’s its toxicity,” he said, which was why rule making was much more difficult

DECARBONISATION AND DIVERSITY DOMINATE SMM AROUND THE BOOTHS

than for methanol, which is already ready for application.

It was a similar story with hydrogen, he said, which would not be ready before 2028, fuel cells not before 2025, regulations not until at least 2030.

“The last important thing for the decarbonisation journey is carbon capture and storage, especially onboard technology, like washing CO2 out of the exhaust stream. We do not expect large-scale application until 2030.”

“To reach the 1.5 degree target, the regions and sectors need to move much faster, much stronger,” he said. “The fuel mix will get more diverse and fuel readiness and fuel flexibility is the key to reach this. Be ready for the fact that ships will change over the lifetime of the ship with the type of fuel that they are consuming.”

With the exhibition spreading across 11 massive halls, it would be impossible to cover it all –so here is just a taste of what we’ve seen at SMM.

Wärtsilä strengthens its hand in future fuels Tech firm Wärtsilä has pledged the modular engine it launched at SMM is future fuel proof.

The medium-speed, four-stroke engine, unveiled on September 7, can already operate on diesel, LNG, or on either gas or liquid carbon-neutral biofuels, and can easily be upgraded to operate with future carbon-free fuels as they become available, the firm says - keeping an eye on what could be coming but making it clear that it intends it to be the first Wärtsilä engine to run on ammonia.

“We are renewing and restructuring our portfolio and the aim is decarbonisation, obviously, so we are moving towards fuel flexible or agnostic engines as a way of future proofing our assets,” vice president Power Supply Stefan Nysjö told Maritime Journal

“We all know the so-called future fuels, which everyone talks about, will be limited for many years and therefore hard to come by and also expensive. This is why we believe there will be a wide assortment of different types of fuels in use and for that reason the vessels have to be flexible, so technology has to be flexible enough to cope with it.”

To allow maximum optimisation, says Nysjö, everything is fine tuned every second with feedback loops, which has meant that methane slip has been cut by half.

The technology builds on engines that Wärtsilä has already brought out, such as the 46, he said, and this is the smallest one so far.

8 How DNV would like to see the shipping fuel mix

8 Rasmus Stute, DNV Area Manager

MAN Energy launches dual-fuel engine

A dual-fuel engine capable of running on LNG, diesel and HFO was launched by MAN Energy Solutions, which has added it to its four-stroke engine portfolio, ‘clearing pathways to emissions compliance’, the company says.

The MAN 49/60DF can also run on biofuel blends or synthetic natural gas, the company says, adding that it ‘sets a benchmark in terms of fuel efficiency within four-stroke engines – both in gas and diesel modes – and therefore minimises fuel costs’.

“Dual-fuel engines are the ticket to the maritime energy transition,” said Wayne Jones, Member of the Executive Board – Global Sales & After Sales. “As we enter a new era of decarbonisation, the 49/60DF is a great, new choice for vessel owners that have ambitious, emission-reduction targets on their agenda. In essence, it offers full fuel flexibility to operators who can then choose from the various decarbonisation paths that open up as new fuels make their way into the marine industry.”

MAN has developed its engine for the cruise, RoPax, RoRo, dredger and LNG carrier segments, it says.

Schottel propulsion all the way

Propulsion system firm Schottel launched the latest in its rudder propellers at SMM, also reiterating its commitment to expansion with two recent purchases.

The surge in offshore wind has prompted the need for different vessel designs, said Roland Schwandt, vice president Sales, which is why the company has developed a new rudder propeller – the SRP-D (‘D’ for ‘dynamic’).

The SRP-D has three main new elements: a faster steering reaction time; a tilted gear box, allowing the thrusters to be placed closer together and thus afford more manoeuvrability in a wider area safely; and the placing of the electric motor on top, which eliminates a gear step, he said.

“We are concentrating on propulsion systems,” said Schwandt. “If you look to the larger competitors they have a very diverse portfolio – but we are focusing on propulsion.”

Life saving from smaller vessels

Survitec’s new evacuation system for smaller vessels was launched at the event, with videos of the new helical slide that gets passengers off a ferry or smaller cruise ship and into one of four life rafts that can accommodate 150 people each.

At the same time as the first life raft is deployed, which takes 60 seconds from pressing the button to being fully inflated on the water, a second is deployed and floated alongside the first one.

Passengers then move to the second raft, which can detach and take them to safety while the process continues with a third and fourth.

Richard McCormick, technical sales director, said one of the key features was that the new MES did not need as regular checks and maintenance as former versions.

It was also granted Lloyd’s Register approval in July.

Marine batteries with a modular approach

Marine battery maker Corvus demonstrated its modular idea at its stand, with SVP commercial product manager Kjetil Dent Traberg saying the company’s approach had already worked for the world’s first fully electric fast ferry, the MS Medstraum, built at the Fjellstrand shipyard in Norway and operated by Kolumbus.

The company’s Dolphin Power system can be stacked in various directions and sizes according to the vessel’s space and power requirements, and are ideal for high-speed propulsion to reach maximum speed quickly or that need to be recharged frequently.

“Our modular approach means we can be at the forefront of new technologies that come to the market and don’t need to do different work on each component,” he said.

In brief:

8 DNV’s Emergency Response Service launched a new drift prediction feature to mitigate risk with disabled and drifting vessels and to predict the path of oil spills and floating objects, including man overboard and containers. “The drift prediction feature is a powerful addition to the toolbox of dataenhanced services within ERS supporting a fast and effective emergency response demonstrated across 741 maritime incidents over the past three decades,” says DNV’s ERS Principal Engineer Rossen Panev.

8 Intellian launched its Iridium Certus C200 Maritime terminal – which it says is more compact and lighter than any that have gone

before, small enough to be fitted to any vessel – even unmanned surface vessels –and with a satcom system for all maritime segments. A single engineer can install the system, which is capable of running several lines of communication at once, and the firm says it ‘provides the perfect basis for future Iridium Certus-based safety services like the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System’.

8 Using AI-based route optimisation, vessels can save at least 7% of their fuel, start-up Deep Sea Technologies says, announcing a deal with Wallenius that could see its AI analysing the best real-time routes for 120 ships. Communications director Angus

Whiston says it’s taken 18 months and a couple of trips around the globe, but a deal has finally been reached whereby the firm will provide optimisation for Wallenius’ fleet using weather data, tides and currents as well as the condition of the vessels’ hulls to plot routes.

8 ABB has launched a SACE Infinitus circuit breaker that enables shipping and marine vessels to run on sustainable and energyefficient DC power grids, it said, premiering the system at SMM. SACE Infinitus is the world’s first IEC 60947-2 certified circuit breaker with semiconductor technology, optimized for low losses, providing an all-in-one device for DC power protection and control.

PROFILE

ALEXANDRA EBBINGHAUS Shell interview

Dr Alexandra Ebbinghaus talks to Maritime Journal about how Shell is looking for ways to decarbonise its shipping fuel offering.

For oil and gas firms, the rising tide of renewable energies and alternative fuels must be a bit of a headache.

Governments worldwide are not only giving huge subsidies to renewable energy technologies, they are also implementing policies to eliminate the use of fossil fuels entirely, country by country, in one sector after another – Denmark, for example, cancelling all North Sea licensing rounds in 2020 in a bid to end oil and gas production completely by 2050.

A single realistic alternative to diesel as a shipping fuel has yet to emerge, so for now the oil companies do have a market – but they are awake to the threat and Shell, for one, is ramping up its work in alternative fuels to ensure it has a future.

Exploring LNG

Alexandra Ebbinghaus is Shell’s general manager for Decarbonisaion. She says it is vital to start looking at the options.

“Nobody knows what the future looks like, so we are looking at having a closer relationship with some of the key customers to discuss different options,” she says.

“LNG is a fuel we have been pushing and selling for a long time – it’s taken off very slowly, which shows how difficult it is to introduce a new fuel technology and find customers. There are just a few hundred LNG vessels today out of 50,000 commercial vessels. When you look at the orders of new vessels, depending on the sector, eg car transporters, overall 20-30 per cent are choosing LNG.

“But there are problems – the tanks need to be cryogenic, and converting older vessels isn’t worth the cost. A modern engine could be updated relatively cheaply, but the lifespan of an older vessel is smaller so the investment needs to be paid back in a much shorter time.”

In a Memorandum of Understanding signed with shipping firm CMA CGM, Shell has agreed to explore the practicalities of LNG.

Under the MoU, Shell will start supplying liquefied natural gas to CMA CGM’s 13,000 TEU vessels in the Port of Singapore, with LNG bunkering undertaken at the same time by FuelLNG, a joint venture between a unit of Shell Singapore (Shell Eastern Petroleum) and Keppel Offshore & Marine.

It will use the bunkering tanker FueLNG Bellina, which fuelled the CMA CGM containership Scandola with 7,100m3 of LNG for the first time as a ship-to-ship transfer.

An 18,000m3 bunker vessel will come into service in 2023 to strengthen the reliability of bunkering operations, Shell says.

“CMA has decided to invest in an LNG vessel and we are looking at how we can improve the performance and emissions, so Shell is looking at catalyst solutions. At the moment you still have methane emissions –unburnt methane going through the engine (methane slip),” Ebbinghaus says.

The MoU also encompasses work on liquid biofuels, bio/e-methane (to LNG), and bio/e-methanol for new and existing vessels.

It will also look at hydrogen blending, methane slip abatement technologies and fuel cell development.

Biomass option

In September 2021, Shell confirmed a final investment decision to build an 820,000 tonne/year biofuels facility at the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park, Rotterdam –formerly known as the Pernis refinery.

The facility, it is claimed, will avoid nearly 3 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions by producing so much renewable diesel that it would be the same as taking more than 1 million cars off the roads.

“You’re benefiting from nature, taking the biomass, compressing it – all you have to do is take it out of the ground and refine it,” says Ebbinghaus.

But of course there are many downsides –it’s more expensive than crude oil and you don’t get as much out of it, and while costs might come down long term – “people are kidding themselves if they think it will be cheaper than oil.”

There’s also the competition from other sectors, which could leave only scraps for maritime.

“A farmer could easily grow enough biomass to fulfil all the requirements of oil marine fuel. However, currently, only 20% goes into transport. At the moment biomass is used for power – a lot is used in developing countries for cooking. You have chemical, building industries using biomass. And it’s very voluminous – you can’t transport it so you’d have to co-locate your ethanol plant.

“For shipping, you could use a number of treatments – thermochemical treatment, gasify it, use a thin gas to make a liquid fuel, like methanol, which Shell is also trialling.”

Moving on to methane, Ebbinghaus says

8 FueLNG Bellina, Singapore’s first LNG bunkering vessel

We cannot afford to wait to decarbonise shipping until the mass availability of zero-carbon fuels, and so shipping needs to use the low-carbon alternatives that are available now, such as LNG and biofuels, in combination with all energy efficiency measures ‘‘

Courtesy FueLNG

that the losses during the upstream and downstream of engines leaking it mean that the best engine has an improvement of just 23% over conventional diesel engines – and can be as low as 5%.

Yet the costs are competitive to a marine gas oil, unlike biodiesel, which may be three times more expensive.

Accepting a fuel mosaic

“Nothing can beat fossil fuel on all counts, and it never will,” says Ebbinghaus. “Diesel is cheap to manufacture. Biomass, for example, is already as expensive or more than crude oil but you don’t get as much out of it.

”No fuel alternative has the same scale, energy density, comparative cost and therefore competitiveness as fuel oil. We therefore expect different ship types or shipping sectors to transition from today’s fuel oil to different zero emission fuels and to use different fuels in the transition – this what we call the fuel mosaic.

”We cannot afford to wait to decarbonise shipping until the mass availability of zerocarbon fuels and so shipping needs to use the low carbon alternatives that are available now, such as LNG and biofuels in combination with all energy efficiency measures.

“The only low-carbon fuel we have today which is genuinely competitive is LNG. It’s another fossil fuel but it’s a lower emissions option. The advantage is it’s just methane, CH4 – the energy comes from carbon and hydrogen, so the CO2 emissions are much

lower than when you’re burning a longer chain, which has more C compared to H. It’s a 30% reduction.

“We like to say we are data driven, experience driven – we don’t work on what we believe to be true. This is why we’re saying we don’t have enough data yet to say ammonia works or doesn’t work, hydrogen works or doesn’t work.”

And there’s always perception to take into account. Cruise ships, says Ebbinghaus, are extremely unlikely to opt for ammonia as a power source.

“If you knew you were going on a cruise ship that was powered by ammonia, and that the ammonia might kill you, you might be a little less eager to go on that cruise,” she says. “It’s the same for ferry operators.”

Shell is looking at ammonia to monitor and understand how it can be used as a marine fuel, with a particular focus on ensuring the safety requirements are met, she says.

”Shell is involved in working consortiums to share our technical expertise and assess how shipping can overcome the toxicity challenge. We will continue to monitor the relevant signposts for safety, these include dispersion studies indicating the minimum safe distance for bunkering activities, combustion efficacy and safe operations in bunkering, risk containment and response procedures.”

For larger ships, bunkering outside ports could be possible, where it wouldn’t be an option in short-sea shipping, which on the other hand might work on hydrogen or compressed hydrogen.

“We are definite that by 2050 we will be a net carbon company,” she says. “Overall, all of the products we sell will be net zero, so that any of the fossil fuels we are selling will be offset with other products.

“We know a lot about shipping. We have our own fleet of vessels, tankers and so on. And it’s important to get the different views and work with technical departments and operations to develop new solutions that each can then take out and use.

“We are seeing a fuel mosaic. There isn’t going to be one fuel for all. Our strong message is that there’s not going to be a single fuel and people should not wait for that fuel to emerge.”

8 Dr Ebbinghaus has worked with Shell for more than 25 years, including fuel R&D and commercialising alternative energies, before joining Shipping & Maritime in 2013 in the strategy team to focus on environmental aspects, policy and advocacy. In 2021 she was appointed GM Decarbonisation. She has a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Sheffield, UK, and a Master’s degree in business studies from the University of Hagen, Germany.

8 Diesel

If you knew you were going on a cruise ship that was powered by ammonia, and that the ammonia might kill you, you might be a little less eager to go on that cruise. It’s the same for ferry operators ‘‘

8 Shell LNG carrier

DIESEL OUTBOARD WILL RUN ON H2 AT THE FLICK OF A SWITCH

UK-headquartered diesel outboard engine manufacturer Cox Powertrain is a key player in the SHAPE UK project, which aims to transition Portsmouth International Port to a zero emis sions hub. (SHAPE is the acronym for the snappily named ‘Sustainable development pathways achieving Human well-being while safeguarding the climate And Planet Earth’.) by Jake Frith

Chatting to James Eatwell, Cox’s Head of R&D and project leader for Cox’s hydrogen diesel outboard engine aspect of this large project, it’s clear that getting hydrogen, stored as a high-pressure gas and injected into the engine intake system, accepted as a fuel for small, fast craft, is as much of a hearts and minds exercise as it is a technical challenge.

“When you mention hydrogen as a vehicle fuel, people often still bring up the Hindenburg disaster,” says Eatwell. “Whilst it’s tempting to point out to people that they’ve been happily putting an equally flammable fuel in the form of petrol in their cars for the last 130 or so years, it’s still good to recognise that there’s been an awful lot learnt in the intervening century around the use of hydrogen as a fuel that renders the safety side entirely manageable.”

Under pressure

One obvious area in which these huge strides have been made is how you store the pressurised gas. The prototype boat for the project, which we took a look over at Cox Powertrain’s factory at Brighton City Airport is a pretty standard looking Humber 8.5m deep V hulled RIB.

In this prototype context, the gas cylinder is stored centrally in the boat, above floor level for the purposes of easy monitoring and rapid removal and refitting. It is also in the open air, which adds a further safety layer to the many layers already in place; being a lighter-than-air gas, hydrogen released into the atmosphere dissipates very rapidly, causing no environmental harm.

Any future production interpretation of the technology would of course not store this bulky cylinder exactly where you would wish to put people or other cargo. It would also be a larger cylinder as the 150 litre cylinder on the prototype is just a proof of concept and enough to get the boat up and running for, Eatwell anticipates, about half an hour.

Immutable numbers

We can’t get far into the subject of decarbonisation before we speak about energy density. This is one of the immutable numbers that governs, especially in the context of small, fast boats, whether a vehicle is going to be able to meet a usable duty cycle.

Our Gold Standard for this is the diesel we already have,

which has an energy density of just over 45 megajoules per kilogram (MJ/kg). Hydrogen, being a gas at atmospheric pressure, and usefully for any pub quizzers, the lightest gas in the universe, looks very impressive on paper when we consider its energy density by weight.

At around 120MJ/kg, it’s three times that of diesel. But diesel fits into a tank of any shape that can be moulded into an existing hull structure. Hydrogen has to be put in a much heavier tank, and that tank has to be cylindrical in profile, so unless you can store it in an otherwise cylindrical part of the boat, it is undeniably much bulkier.

More significantly though, the numbers above are the gravimetric energy density, but when we consider gasses, we need to consider the volumetric energy density (VED) more closely. The VED of hydrogen, when compressed at 350bar, is 2.7 MJ/litre, but this is an early prototype and there are road vehicles already safely running 700bar hydrogen tanks such as Hyundai in its Swiss rental trucks. This VED is still, however small beer compared with diesel’s 36.9 MJ/litre figure

So, while the weight of the tank is well offset by the lighter weight of the fuel in it volumetrically, boats, particularly small boats, will have a tough job to operate well on the amount of hydrogen they can viably find space aboard to carry.

As Eatwell explains, it is these practicalities and others that means there is no real substitute for getting an engine, on a boat, running on hydrogen and testing in the field.

“We’ve worked closely with Lloyds to build a safety case to make running a small boat on hydrogen legislatively viable and insurable. There have needed to be some pragmatic decisions and workarounds to get this far.

“When we start the full on-water testing programme, we think this will be the first diesel outboard to run on hydrogen so there will be important findings around matters such as engine behaviour, reliability and tractability, along with all the

8 James Eatwell, Cox’s Head of R&D and project leader to

8 Possibly the first RIB with a hydrogen-diesel outboard

infrastructural and bureaucratic matters, plus the as yet ‘unknown unknowns’.”

Diesel dosage

It’s important to note that, unlike diesel, hydrogen will not ignite under compression ignition alone, so Cox’s hydrogen outboard is, more correctly a hydrogen/ diesel dual fuel motor.

The exact level of diesel required to ignite the hydrogen each time the engine fires is another one of those unknowns as yet (when we spoke, the engine was due to commence full testing a fortnight hence), but Eatwell says the calculations point at about 20% diesel.

Part of the task once it’s up and running will be to get this 20% figure down, but it’s not initially critical as 80% hydrogen, if green hydrogen (electrolysed using renewable power) still represents a massive reduction in carbon footprint. With a significantly reengineered engine (it would need sparkplugs and an ignition system for starters), it could run on 100% hydrogen.

The clever ECUs (Electronic Control Units) on the Cox CXO300 diesel outboard motor have done a lot of the work for the hydrogen injection by themselves.

While doubtless a gross simplification, the hydrogen, once reduced down to 10bar, is simply injected into the inlet manifolds and the ECUs do the rest.

The boat throttle is fly by wire, straight to the ECUs, and Cox has built a control system that changes the ratio of fuels at a screen on the dash anywhere from 100% diesel to 80% Hydrogen and 20% diesel. The ECUs then make sure it runs

right on the chosen ratio. Importantly for rapid testing and fact finding, this requires no adjustments at the engine, no swapping out of components and can be done as the engine is running in the water.

Flexibility

This is a key benefit of such a dual fuel solution.

Certain ports might have hydrogen, others not, so in future, an operator could get the decarbonisation benefits of hydrogen where and when it is available, but still have an engine that operates perfectly on diesel where required.

The only remotely complicated looking part of the system (granted, I didn’t have the lids off the ECUs!), was the safety related venting pipework mounted on a bulkhead between the tank and engine. This has been built to fail-safe specifications with several layers of redundancy. The pipework between tank and engine vents to atmosphere in the case of a failure, and still does so even in the event of total electrical failure.

Cox is justifiably getting good penetration already into the commercial markets with its 300hp diesel outboard, thanks to its 30-40% better economy (or range), higher reliability and lower long-term cost of ownership than a comparable gasoline engine. So it’s likely that Cox will find ready access to real world partners who can take the project into use cases of running hydrogen as a dual fuel in outboards commercially.

It is heartening to see this relatively small UK manufacturer not shying away from looking at the next level in the decarbonisation journey and slotting its own key piece into the future fuels mosaic.

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The USA is using European expertise in order to further grow it’s offshore wind market.

Atlantic Wind Transfers (AWT), the first US offshore wind farm support company, has ordered six Ambitious-class Crew Transfer Vessels (CTV) designed by UK-based vessel designer, Chartwell Marine.

“The US offshore wind market is expanding rapidly and AWT’s pioneering vision to support this growth aligns well with our own ambition to bring versatile, high-performance crew transfer vessels to the markets that need them most. With its performance and versatility, the Ambitious delivers on the needs of the growing US market,” said Andy Page, director and naval architect at Chartwell Marine.

Significant experience

Orders for Chartwell’s flagship CTV design, the Ambitious, a 25.2m aluminium catamaran with capacity to transport 24 personnel, are now well into double-figures, with boats currently operating in Scotland, France and Virginia.

“Our recently launched range of offshore energy support vessel designs builds on the successes underpinning the Ambitious, adapting its proven formula to service the variety and complexity of offshore energy requirements,” says Page.AWT’s order

CHARTWELL CTVS FOR US OFFSHORE WIND MARKET

comprises six CTVs, and will be built by St John’s Ship Building at its shipyard in Florida.

The first two vessels are expected to be delivered in summer 2023 and January 2024, with four further builds in the pipeline.

These vessels will be the first US-built CTVs to be compliant with the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Tier 4 regulations, which rank among the most stringent emissions rules for marine engines in the world.

They will also be US Jones-Act Compliant

8 Orders for Chartwell’s flagship CTV design, the Ambitious, a 25.2m aluminium catamaran with capacity to transport 24 personnel, are now well into double-figures

vessels certified under US Coast Guard Subchapter L, meaning they will be able to operate on any windfarm in the United States up to 150 miles offshore, under the strict standards of the US Coast Guard.

AWT currently operates the only two crew transfer vessels in the US.

Source: Chartwell Marine

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Cargotec handling specialist MacGregor will supply all-electric RoRo equipment for four PCTC (Pure Car Truck Carrier) vessels, the firm has said.

The vessels are scheduled to be delivered to the owner, H-Line Shipping in Korea, by the second quarter of 2025.

MacGregor will supply quarter ramps, side ramps, internal movable ramps and rampway doors to each of the four vessels. All will be fully electric.

“The order also consists of the patented Load Monitoring System, which can boost the load capacity of the ramp and thus provide more flexibility for heavier project cargo,” says MacGregor. “MacGregor’s scope of supply encompasses design and key components including installation assistance.”

“They will contribute to progress towards reaching the common goal that we as an industry have for more sustainable shipping,” said Magnus Sjöberg, senior vice president, Merchant Solutions, with MacGregor.

“Our strong and the most important goal is to expand our fleet list, especially PCTC vessels, and we hope that MacGregor can be a part of our business model in the near future as well,” said Younghoon Sun, vice president, Business Planning Division, with H-Line Shipping.

MACGREGOR TO SUPPLY RORO EQUIPMENT FOR 4 VESSELS

8 Magnus Sjöberg, Senior Vice President, Merchant Solutions Division, MacGregor

BAR TECH OFFICIALLY LAUNCHES ‘SEACAT COLUMBIA’

BAR Technologies has officially launched crew transfer vessel Seacat Columbia after completing sea trials earlier this month.

The vessel was design with two priories in mindaddressing vessel efficiency by reducing emissions, and improving comfort for crew to avoid sea-sickness and therefore downtime during projects.

Seacat Columbia, whose design had input from Chartwell

Lifeboat named after 3-year delay

The RNLI held a naming celebration in Rhyl to officially launch its newest lifeboat and SLARS.

The naming ceremony of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution’s newest vessel has finally been held after being delayed since 2019 because of Covid-19 lockdowns.

Anthony Kenneth Heard has been on service at Rhyl, Wales since 2019. A Shannon Class lifeboat, the vessel has a Shannon Launch and Recovery System (SLARS), which was developed to launch and recover the 18-tonne lifeboat from rugged and harsh environments.

The system has tractor and carriage to negotiate steep beaches or gullies, and a pivoting swan neck that connects hydraulic motors that power the tractor and rear carriage. The vehicle can be operated in calm water up to a depth of 2.4m, and shut down to withstand full submersion in water up to 9m deep if stranded on an incoming tide.

Anthony Kenneth Heard can be launched

Marine, has active foiling systems to correct for pitch and roll, and with its minimised motion it also burns less fuel.

“Additionally, with the vessel able to operate in more challenging conditions than the current catamaran designs, offshore wind turbines may be serviced over a greater number of sea states, ensuring wind farm owners have more opportunities to better and more cost effectively provide turbine maintenance,” says BAR Tech.

and recovered bow first. The cradle that carries the lifeboat rotates through 180º using a unique turntable feature built into, the carriage, which reduces the time and space needed to prepare for relaunch.

The carriage and tractor have identical hydraulically-driven track systems with low maintenance rubber tracks and road wheels, with a pivoting capability that allows them to paddle over uneven ground. The vehicle’s winch, used to recover the lifeboat onto the cradle and for self recovery, uses a synthetic rope.

Jamie Chestnutt, RNLI Director of Engineering and Supply, accepted the SLARS and the lifeboat into the fleet on behalf of the RNLI and handed them into the care of Rhyl lifeboat station. They were then accepted by Rhyl RNLI Lifeboat Operations Manager Darrel Crowther.

“This naming ceremony has been a long time coming so it was very special to officially launch the boat after the ceremony and show the gathered audience the launch system and some of the capabilities of the boat,” said coxwain Marin Jones.

8 From left: BAR Technologies chairman Martin Whitmarsh; Chartwell Marine naval architect Andy Page; BAR Tech CTO Simon Schofield; Seacat Services founder Ian Baylis; BARTech CEO John Cooper; Diverse Marine director Ben Colman

Kewatec delivers for Finnish Navy

The first fast-speed service boat has been delivered to the Finnish Navy by Kewatec.

Kewatec Shipyards has delivered the first of nine service boats to the Finnish Navy in a naming ceremony on Tuesday.

The boat class has been named Utö, and the first vessel, fast workboat Kewatec Work 1920, is ideal for sea transport of the navy’s materials, supporting troops.

The 19.2m x 15.3m Utö class is described as ‘versatile’, with water jet propulsion by Kongsberg ( two Kamewa S36-3) and a speed of 25 knots, run by two Scania DI13 engines. Among other equipment, it has a deck crane.

”The order is significant for Kewatec and has a major employment impact as an individual project, especially for our unit in Kokkola and its surroundings,” said Kewatec. ”At the same time, Kewatec will gain valuable expertise in the Navy’s expectations of fleet performance and functionality, as well as learn from cooperation with the Navy.”

BAR Tech’s new CTV promises a 70% increase in vessel stability and 30% reduction of emissions

The last ITS was due to be held in Singapore in 2020 but the pandemic led to it being cancelled and the ABR Co Ltd, which has organised the event since its inception, also fell victim to Covid and was forced into receivership.

ITS, along with the alternating biennial Tugnology conference, has now come under the ownership of Riviera Maritime Media, whereby the future of these popular industry events will hopefully be secured into the future.

ITS 2022 will be the 26th ITS Convention, Exhibition & Awards and takes place in Istanbul from 28-30 September.

Described as a “premier” event, ITS brings the towing and salvage community together, where delegates discuss and analyse the latest commercial, operational, regulatory and technical advances.

Exhibition and awards

ITS also includes an exhibition where companies showcase their latest products and services. Industry awards are presented, including a new award Salvage Company of the Year Award that recognises achievements in the salvage industry. A spouse and partner programme, along with a gala dinner, allows attendees to mix some pleasure with their all-important industry business.

With the industry facing myriad pressures and Riviera’s reporting finding safety, profitability and sustainability top of the agenda, the conference aims to address these issues and highlight solutions designed to future-proof the entire industry supply chain. Next-generation tug designs will be examined from the drawing board to the towing deck, including latest IoT and digitalisation developments.

Decarbonisation will naturally be a hot topic, where options for tug owners wishing to venture down the green transition pathway will be examined.

The salvage of alternatively fuelled vessels is on the agenda, including what the associated challenges mean for the salvor. Training and simulation, sustainability and the port interface are among other subjects to be covered in a programme that promises to continue to provide the conduit for all corners of the towage and salvage industry to get together both for business and socially.

Conference highlights

The conference is the ‘main event’ of the three-day convention and the programme indicates a similar pattern to previous ITS occasions involving quality speakers from the towage and salvage industry, including operators/owners, shipyards and component manufacturers.

With decarbonisation at the top of every agenda now, ITS is no exception and sustainability or ‘green’ topics are themes throughout.

From Tamer Geckin, Director R&D and Electrical Systems of Sanmar Shipyards, who in the third session will present a

paper on the ElectRA Class: Environmentally friendly and fully electric battery-powered tugboats, to the penultimate Session 9, ‘Getting to zero: Making ambition a reality’, presented by Svitzer Head of Decarbonisation Gareth Prowse, there will be no getting away from arguably the main driver in the industry today.

However there are other important topics explored in between, with sessions such as the second one looking at strategies that deliver competitive advantages, including span powering, voyage and vessel optimization as well as emissions reduction. Port interface will be discussed in Session 7, with infrastructure likely to see big changes as fuel requirements change, and how tugboats will fit in with port operations.

There are two sessions on next-generation design, encompassing machine learning, energy saving and alternative fuels, which will be explored by Robert Allan naval architect Robert Gage in Session 3 in terms of harbour, escort and salvage tug design.

Svitzer Group head of Technical Innovation Thomas Bangslund and director Project Development for Robert Allan will jointly present on the TRAnsverse tug and underwater hull choices, manoeuvring characteristics and automation elements, before Med Marine Pilotage and Towage coworkers Sidar Gökce and Mehmet Fatih Ucak talk about converting tugs for future fuels such as methanol and hydrogen.

The fifth and first of two sessions will explore ‘Technology Pathways to 2050’, with critical analysis of fuel and electric options facing tug owners and operators.

All in all, Riviera is promising a comprehensive and varied programme throughout, alongside the usual networking, exhibition and gala dinner opportunities.

8 ITS will be held in Turkey and includes a towing and salvage industry exhibition

POPULAR TUG & SALVAGE CONVENTION RETURNS a break of three years due to the pandemic, the highly regarded International Tug & Salvage Convention (ITS) is returning under new ownership, heading for Turkey

In a move aimed at increasing operational agility and optimising service delivery across the region, Svitzer is merging its UK north and south clusters.

When interviewed recently by MJ, Lise Demant, Managing Director, Svitzer Europe, spoke of how the Denmark-based towage provider is facing challenges from various disparate directions, some not directly associated with the industry as such, for example the Ukraine situation, the ripples of which extend beyond the region’s geographical borders.

Svitzer’s operation is global and includes a regional presence in Europe, where 58 ports and five terminals are served by 148 vessels and around 1,100 employees.

Its UK presence has involved two clusters, north and south, which are being merged into one unified team, Svitzer saying that bringing the teams together will enable it to streamline its operations, optimise customer service and manage the continued complexity in the region more effectively.

The company lists the effects of Covid-19, the war in Ukraine and, in the UK specifically, the implications of Brexit as challenges that have had to be addressed. In addition there is the increased competition and continuously

SVITZER UK’s NORTH AND SOUTH CLUSTERS MERGE

The unified cluster will support improvements in reporting and operational agility by establishing a single UK management team. Port Managers, Cluster Technical Managers, the head of UK Crewing and the head of the UK Customer Service Centre will all report to the Cluster MD.

developing customer demands that have increased the need for regional alignment.

“Empowering the local organisation and enabling faster decision making is key to remaining highly competitive and maintaining high customer satisfaction in the UK market,” says Svitzer.

“The UK North and South clusters have built a strong business foundation with wellfunctioning local teams and a solid market position,” says Demant. “However, to navigate the increasing market complexity and thrive as a business going forward, we need more unified operations. Merging our UK clusters will further support us in optimising the use of our assets, increase operational agility and continue improving our service levels in the region.”

Svitzer’s presence in the UK is extensive, covering around 14 ports/areas ranging from Greenock and Grangemouth in the north to Southampton in the south, Harwich and Felixstowe in the east, Milford Haven in the west and Belfast in Northern Ireland.

The Maritime Operations Centre Controller works under the direction of the Senior Maritime Operations Centre Controller. The post-holder is responsible for performing duties associated with the Maritime Search and Rescue Service, Coastal Radar Surveillance (VTS) and Marine Communications Service which includes channel clearance to ships and the processing of foreign recreational vessels arriving and departing Bermuda. The post-holder will be responsible for communicating with all vessels, with a strong emphasis on preventative SAR with non-commercial vessels.

The post-holder must possess a minimum of a Deck Officer Certificate of Competency with GMDSS Communication training certification to a Commonwealth standard or alternatively a merchant marine Maritime Radio Communications General Certificate (MRGC) or Electro-Technical Officer Training with Radio and Radar modules. The post holder must possess a minimum of five years’ experience in the marine industry either at sea or in a related shore side position ideally with specific experience in marine communications, traffic management and / or SAR case management. Coast Guard watch standers or those persons with a military (naval) background and the demonstrated competencies in the above areas (i.e. Communications, Radar/VTS and SAR planning) can also be considered.

Familiarity with the COSPAS/SARSAT system is required so as to assist with the beacon registration process and to permit timely response to 406 MHz Beacon distress alerts and ship security alerts from Bermuda registered ships and aircraft operating worldwide.

This position involves a single person watch rotation in order to cover the Centre’s 24 hour operations, with the roster based upon a 35 hour working week. This post is offered on a three-year contract, with potential for further extension.

Qualified persons wishing to be considered for the post may apply online at http://www.govtcareers.gov.bm/ by the closing date of 28 September 2022.

Credit: Svitzer

DAMEN INTRODUCES SUSTAINABLE PUSHER TUG

Mainland Europe’s river and waterway system is a vast natural feature put to good use transporting goods over long distances and taking freight off the road network.

Pusher tug/barge operations are a popular option and a look at such combinations often reveals a pusher tug of modern appearance. But look closer and you may find a vessel sometimes between 50 and 100 years old (Damen saying 85% of the more than 1,500 European fleet of pusher tugs are well over 40 years old), lovingly restored and re-engined, often several times, long paid for but still earning a living.

Managing emissions regulations is nothing new for the towing industry in general, but Damen has identified particular challenges facing inland pusher tug operators making traditional retrofitting difficult if not impossible.

Typical challenges are the lack of machinery space to accommodate bulky after-treatment systems and a similar lack of interior space for sound insulation to protect the crew from engine noise. Conversion costs are often not in line with the age and market value of the vessel, all of which has led Damen to develop the new model designated Riverbuster 1909 as operators are forced to decommission vessels.

Regulations and sustainability

So what of the regulations? European Stage V non-road emission standards are now in effect, along with new crew comfort (noise) regulations.

The design will conform to CESNI’s ES-TRIN 2021 technical rules along with BV inland notation, including coastal notation as an option.

to be a “fully-configurable modular platform” fitted out with project-specific equipment, including forward and aft towing or anchor-handling winches; crane options; two sets of container twist locks; towing pins and foldable A-frame for plough-dredging.

Much of the deck equipment is supplied by Damen Marine Components, the tug’s design described as “destined to serve inland and coastal waters in a wide variety of operations such as towing, barge handling, marine construction and dredging support.”

Azimuth thrusters and other equipment

A change from traditional fixed shaft/screw design sees well-proven azimuth thrusters included, subsequent enhanced manoeuvrability assisted by a forward thruster.

Several diesel-direct and diesel-electric options are available, driven by either Volvo Penta or MAN Rollo engines ranging from 750 to 1,500kW, delivering 12.5 to 25tbp. Genset options from 75 to 118kW and a 17kW harbour generator are included, and fully electric propulsion involves swappable battery containers on deck, allowing zero-emission transport along fixed routes.

The Riverbuster will be eligible for voluntary Ultra Low Emission Vessels notation by BV. Lower fuel consumption is another plus, Damen saying the regulations will provide “… a foothold for the modernisation of the market, and with the announcement of a future emission labelling system for inland waterway transport vessels, will undoubtedly increase day rates in the long-term.”

While sustainability is a target, it is always a challenge if a vessel operates without a fixed route and in remote locations. Damen has therefore chosen the path of optimisation with hull shape, emissions reduction and fuel consumption optimised to reduce carbon footprint and lower operating costs.

Damen is known for its standard designs, which can be modified for particular roles, and the Riverbuster is intended

A telescopic wheelhouse provides a viewing height of 11m while also conforming to a shallow-draught design of 1.75m and air draught 4.2m, with an aft skeg allowing it to take the ground, useful for dredging assist duties.

An impressive range of nautical and communications equipment is offered, reflecting the coastal capabilities for the 19m LOA, 9.08m beam vessel with heated and airconditioned living space provided for up to six crew consisting of two (optional three) cabins, a galley/mess room, dry store and sanitary facilities.

Maarten van Willigen, Sales Manager, Damen Trading & Chartering, said: “The inland and coastal pusher tug markets that the Riverbuster has specifically been designed for have always been quite conservative, with high investments in ageing equipment and relatively few newbuilds delivered in the past four decades.

8 The pusher tug features low airdraught capabilities

Damen has introduced a new pusher tug design aimed at addressing the challenges faced by inland tug/barge operators in keeping up with emissions regulations

Pusher tug/barge operations are a popular option and a look at such combinations often reveals a pusher tug of modern appearance. But look closer and you may find a vessel sometimes between 50 and 100 years old

GLOBAL TRENDS IN MARINE SALVAGE

The International Salvage Union (ISU) has published its Annual Review 2021 along with industry statistics showing a modest recovery in gross revenues

“The ISU wants to be open and transparent about its activities and to keep its members and stakeholders informed and engaged in its work,” said ISU President Captain Nicholas Sloane, reflecting on a year still dominated by Covid and subsequent difficulties for salvage contractors who continued to work largely dispersed and responding to ship casualties – which of course continued regardless of the pandemic.

On a positive note, the period provided the opportunity for salvors to demonstrate their problem solving and “can do” attitude, a feature of the industry that is taken for granted but not a given when considering that salvage teams will often be climbing aboard ships that have been understandably and rightly abandoned by their crews in the face of danger.

The grounding of the Ever Given in the Suez Canal in 2021 highlighted the value of one of ISU’s key messages - “keeping trade flowing and keeping ports open”. The focus on potential pollution posed by containerised cargo is highlighted by Captain Sloane, so-called “plastic nurdles” being of particular concern, the tiny plastic pellets becoming toxic when released into the sea and very difficult to clean up when washed ashore.

Danger and guidelines

Increasing numbers of batteries being transported in car carriers is seen as a factor with fires in such vessels, a risk the ISU sees as increasing as more electric vehicles are shipped around the world. Again, Captain Sloane’s words reflect the dangers responders face: “If you ask any salvor what kind of casualty they most fear, it will almost certainly be a burning ship with a cocktail of unknown cargoes.”

ISU’s legal adviser Richard Gunn recounts the ISU’s “great surprise” when Lloyd’s considered withdrawing support for Lloyd’s Salvage Arbitration Branch (LSAB), the unit that supports and administers Lloyd’s Open Form (LOF). After considerable efforts by the ISU to address Lloyd’s concerns and near universal support along with letters of petition, Lloyd’s recognised the global support for LSAB and LOF and initiated a consultancy process with various industry groups to develop LOF use, a works-in-progress for all involved.

Guidelines on Places of Refuge were successfully introduced by the EU several years ago, adopting the principle of “no rejection without inspection” for casualty vessels. The process, supported by ISU to adopt similar guidelines by IMO, has been “lengthy and, so far unsuccessful”, with reluctance to adopt the guidelines by a small number of IMO members.

The working group considering revisions to BIMCO’s standard wreck removal contracts continues with “slow but gradual progress” reported. Differences of opinion within the group have led to a pause while they consider their positions, with work due to restart this year.

Good progress is reported between the ISU and International Group of P&I Clubs on the LOF Code of Practice, the code now applying to all LOF contracts whether SCOPIC is incorporated, or invoked, or not. With discussions continuing, the revised document is expected to be published this year.

Revenue stats

Annual statistics indicate a 26% increase in gross revenue for ISU members in 2021, at US$391 million (US$301 million in 2020), showing the variability year-on-year with 189 services provided compared to 182 in 2020.

LOF recorded 29 cases in 2021 compared with 40 in 2020 and at a historic low.

Wreck removal income for 2021 was US$108 million from 56 services compared to US$98 million from 101 services in 2021, figures indicating income continuing to be at lower levels than typical in the past. The figures are gross income from which all the contractors’ costs must be paid.

The figures have to be taken in context and allude also to the challenges of modern-day salvage, Captain Sloane says: “Economic conditions are challenging and activity and income for our industry is volatile year-on-year. The general trend towards a smaller number of larger and more complex cases enhances that annual variability.”

Finally, returning to Captain Sloane’s foreword, he sums up by encouraging “all those involved in marine salvageprincipally the contractors, authorities, ship-owners and their respective insurers - to recognise the mutual benefit of a strong and properly funded salvage industry, and to work together to mitigate potential loss and environmental damage from marine casualties.”

8 Salvage activity requires heavy investment in specialist vessels

Credit: Peter Barker

8 Ship fires pose particular dangers to salvage crews

Indian Coast Guard

TUG DELIVERY ROUND-UP month we explore five notable tug deliveries with European connections including a US-built Rotortug, a design with roots in Dutch expertise

Two of the deliveries are on the way from Damen Shipyards Group and first to examine is Plis Fos, an ASD 2813 tug and one of Damen’s larger vessels, to an order from SOMARA for operation at the Port of Fort de France on the Caribbean island of Martinique. At time of writing Plis Fos was passing Honolulu on its delivery voyage on its own keel from Damen’s Song Cam Shipyard in Vietnam to Martinique, a distance of around 20,000km. SOMARA’s confidence in choosing Damen was based on its satisfaction with a recently delivered Multi Cat.

The new tug will handle the largest ships using the port, and with a length of 27.59m on a beam of 12.93m provides a bollard pull of approximately 85 tonnes ahead and 80 tonnes astern via Caterpillar main engines developing 5,050kW in total, driving 3m diameter propellers turning in nozzles.

Reducing the environmental impact of tugs is important now with new fleet additions, a requirement particularly relevant in Caribbean waters, and Plis Fos’s specification includes exhaust gas after-treatment, making it IMO Tier III compliant. The inclusion of an aft winch indicates the vessel’s capability for offshore towing and ship salvage, Damen saying it will be the “strongest and most modern tug in the Caribbean”.

Another similar 28m tug delivery from Song Cam Shipyard has seen the TSM Odet, an ASD Tug 2811 design delivered to Thomas Services Maritimes (TSM) for operation at Séte on the French Mediterranean coast and another delivery under its own power involving a voyage of 50 days, consuming just over 3m3 of fuel per day.

Caterpillar main engines and Kongsberg thrusters featuring slipping clutches provide 60 tonnes bollard pull and as with SOMARA’s new addition, TSM includes sea towage (with aft deck winch) as well as port and terminal operations in its capabilities.

TSM Odet also benefits from Damen’s digital Alarm, Monitoring & Control System, which integrates data from onboard systems connected by sensors and controls, connectivity allowing for remote monitoring ashore.

A winterisation package is included to increase overall energy efficiency and the vessel joins two other Damen vessels in TSM’s fleet, the 2021 delivered RSD 2513 Tugs TSM Rouen and TSM Honfleur.

MJ has been reporting regularly on Svitzer’s gradual buildup of its tugs operating for the Suez Canal Authority, and the latest addition to the fleet Svitzer Suez 3 has been delivered by Turkey’s Med Marine. This brings the number of Svitzer tugs serving the canal to six, three with Suez and three with Port Said suffixes in their name based at each end of the canal.

Svitzer Suez 3 is a MED-A2885 design based on Robert Allan Ltd’s (RAL) RAstar 2800 marque. Classed with Lloyd’s Register, its notation includes Escort Tug and Fire-fighting Ship 1; its vital statistics include LOA 28.4m, beam moulded 13m and design draught 4.1m. Caterpillar 3516C main engines develop 4,200kW in total, delivering a bollard pull of 75 tonnes and speed approximately 12kn.

Another prolific Turkish builder, Sanmar Shipyards has reported delivery of the RAL-designed RAmparts 2400SX tug Albatros to SAAM Towage which will operate out of the port of

Callao, Peru alongside its previously delivered sistership Saam Condor. Pablo Caceres, technical director of SAAM Towage, said: “Following the experience with our previous acquisitions, SAAM Towage is certain that we will not only exceed our clients’ service expectations, but at the same time deliver our crews a seaworthy and safe vessel to operate.”

Rotortug was established in 1996 by Rotterdam-based Kotug International, who in 2012 teamed up with Robert Allan Ltd to develop the Advanced Rotortug. Robert Allan has reported delivery of Hermes, the second of these impressive tugs joining sistership Nike to US-based Seabulk Towing and built by Master Boat Builders of Alabama.

Rotortugs feature three thrusters (two forward and one aft) providing precise manoeuvrability and enhanced redundancy. The 29.8m long vessel provides 87.4 short tonnes bollard pull with Jonrie Intertech supplying a single-drum winch forward and double-drum example aft.

Hermes has fire-fighting capabilities and accommodation is provided for a crew of up to eight and the new addition

8 Plis Fos will be ‘the strongest tug in the Caribbean

Credit: Damen

8 Saam Condor and Albatros are products of Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards

Credit: Sanmar

8 Co. Donegal-based Foyle Marine Dredging Ltd has boosted its fleet with acquisition of the Damen Shoalbuster 2208 Afon Lligwy from Holyhead Towing Ltd.

Foyle Marine had chartered the vessel from Holyhead Towing for six months for a civil engineering project in the Irish Sea and the vessel boasts an impressive pedigree, built in 2002 as Herman for van Doodewaard JL (NL) before passing into ownership of Holyhead Towing in 2006.

The new owner reports it was “absolutely pleased” with its performance during the charter, citing its multipurpose proven design and quality making it suitable for various operations.

8 Interest in salvage from BBC

It is often noted the industry does not get the publicity it deserves with the general public in averting maritime disasters and protecting the environment, because what little knowledge they do have may be negative reflecting a very different past era. Following a substantial feature on its website the international broadcaster BBC is now planning a new series and seeking to speak to ISU members and others willing to participate, including where possible, filming on current jobs.

prevention and control of oil spills.

The exercises are carried out in different ports of the Canaries: Las Palmas, Lanzarote, Tenerife and Fuerteventura. This particular exercise took place off Lanzarote and was part of European Maritime Safety Agency’s project aiming to reduce the risk of maritime accidents and deal with marine pollution.

8 The world of towing is mourning the loss of Captain Brian A. McAllister, Chairman Emeritus of McAllister Towing, who has passed away aged 89.

Captain McAllister served in the US Navy during the Korean War and was a member of the fourth generation of the family business

TOWLINES

Dutch towage and salvage service provider Multraship has won the tender to enhance safety in the southern North Sea with provision of two further Emergency Towing Vessels (ETV).

Dutch coastal waters are busy not only with vessels using ports and waterways in the Netherlands, but traffic transiting through its waters.

The increasing presence of offshore windfarms presents additional potential hazards as witnessed earlier in 2022, when after encountering problems in heavy weather a bulk carrier allided with two fixed structures, part of the Hollandse Kust Zuid windfarm off IJmuiden. It is in this vicinity and at the Borssele windfarm to the south that the two ETVs are now stationed and are in addition to the ETV Guardian, also operated by Multraship since 2016 from Den Helder.

The contract runs for 4.5 years with options to extend and Multraship has procured two virtually identical and highly capable anchor-handling tugs for the role. Multraship Commander and Multraship Protector were built by Muetzelfeldtwerft Gmbh of Cuxhaven in 2006 and 2007 respectively as Magnus and Taurus for Harms Bergung Transport. In 2015

founded in 1864. He kept the company running during highs and lows, including commanding vessels and piloting ship operations in US ports.

He subsequently became the first sole owner of McAllister Towing and later in his career discovered the beauty and importance of maritime history, including involvement in industry books and serving on the boards of numerous related museums and historical societies.

He received many awards and honours, including in 2015 an induction to the International Maritime Hall of Fame.

INCREASED TUG PROTECTION FOR DUTCH WATERS

draught of 5.82m. A conventional arrangement of twin controllable-pitch propellers and high performance Becker rudders produce 192tbp and a noteworthy speed of 17.5kn. Bow and stern thrusters enhance manoeuvrability, features important when operating close to casualty vessels and a 300t brake electrically driven towing winch and deck equipment typical of this class of vessel are included aft. While primarily providing towing service they are also equipped for SAR operations.

they passed into ownership of ALP Maritime Service and were renamed ALP Ace and ALP Ippon before embarking on this latest stage in their career where they will guard the Borssele and Hollandse Kust windfarms under direction of the Netherlands Coastguard.

Typical of anchor-handling tugs built in the period to service the offshore oil and gas industry, the pair are 58.55m LOA with a

Nicole Kuipers, Netherlands Coastguard Director, said: “With the arrival of the emergency tugs, we have found a good way to limit the safety risks associated with these offshore windfarms for shipping in the years ahead.

“In particular, the Borssele and Hollandse Kust windfarms are surrounded by shipping lanes and anchorage areas. This will be the primary focus of the deployment of these two extra ETVs.”

8 Following a period on charter Afon Ligwy has joined Foyle Marine Dredging’s fleet

8 Boluda’s tug VB Guanche has taken part in the Canary Islands’ quarterly exercise for the

Credit: Damen

8 Multraship operates the Netherlands’ two latest emergency tugs

Credit: Flying Focus

SURVEY ORDERED FOR FIRST LARGE NORWEGIAN WIND FARM

Fugro has been awarded a marine site characterisation contract by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) for the Sørlige Nordsjø II offshore windfarm.

“Being awarded this project highlights our ability to provide services to the evolving Norwegian energy market,” said Robert Abelsen, service line manager for Norway, Fugro.

“We have already provided services to the smaller Norwegian floating wind test sites, and with our global experience in large-scale wind development areas, we’re looking forward to supporting the growing Norwegian offshore wind market.”

Extensive survey

The contract will include mapping the seafloor and subseafloor to expand understanding of the site’s geological features and support future developmental phases of the project. Fugro will mobilise its largest state-of-the-art survey vessel, Fugro Venturer, for the project. A total area of 900 km2

will be surveyed along the eastern side of the site, with Fugro expected to acquire over 5,400 km of geophysical data.

To gain insight into seabed conditions, Fugro will use a suite of hydrographic surveying technologies and acoustic sensors including full bathymetry and side scan sonar, an ultra high resolution seismic (UHRS) survey, sub-bottom profiler and magnetometer.

Additionally, water column data from the multibeam bathymetry system will also be recorded.

Development of the Sørlige Nordsjø II will be divided into two phases of 1500 MW each and will be one of the country’s

Demand rises for hydrographic survey tech

Global demand for hydrographic surveys and bathymetric analysis has boosted the market for equipment, a report finds.

The global hydrographic survey equipment market will shoot up from $1.3 billion in 2020 to $5.3 billion by the end of the decade, Research and Markets predicts.

The market will grow at a CAGR of 5.73% by 2030, the analysts say.

Dominated in 2020, the report says the Asia-Pacific region is growing most quickly, driven by China.

“The hydrographic survey equipment industry holds great potential in the near

future due to the rise in the global maritime industry,” the report says. ”The arrival of unmanned vehicles that can be remotely piloted and the engagement of machine learning technologies to support complete

autonomous operations notably impact the business dynamics.

“In addition, the rise in awareness about global warming, rising ocean levels across the globe and increasing carbon footprint has proliferated the need for hydrographic surveys in the research community to study the effect of such changes on ocean beds. Hydrographic surveys also allow researchers to gauge the quality of water and the impact of pollution on marine ecosystems.”

New 3D and 4D technologies also mean any developments in and around ports as well as the open sea can be better planned

8 Fugro’s work will support future developmental phases of the Sørlige Nordsjø II offshore windfarm

Fugro is to survey the first large-scale offshore wind farm in Norway

Being awarded this project highlights our ability to provide services to the evolving Norwegian energy market ‘‘

WILDLIFE HAVEN CREATED BY MAJOR SEWAGE WORKS

Nearly 1.5 million tonnes of underground material have been removed by waterway from central London and deposited on a site that could be the largest habitat-creation scheme inside the metropolis.

It’s been possible because of a huge project to build a new sewer for London, whose current system was built for a population less than half its current size.

The project is being run by Tideway, a consortium of investors, which has contracted civil engineering firm Land and Water to carry out a lot of the heavy lifting.

It’s a massive operation.

Tunnel boring machines working underground loosen material which is then removed from the tunnel on a series of conveyors to bring it to ground level.

From there it is loaded on to barges usinng MHL360 material handlers and shipped to the various sites for re-use - 1.4 million tonnes to the habitat restoration scheme in Rainham; almost half a tonne to cap landfill; and 2.2 million tonnes to cap ash fields in Ingrebourne valley.

Contractors AC Bennetts and Walsh Marine operated a range of barges to transport material by river, ranging from a small 500t barge running material between cofferdams at Albert Embankment to 1,800t barges removing the main tunnel spoil from Kirtling Street and Chambers Wharf.

Eight new barges were commissioned for the Tideway West Project and Land & Water unloaded, transported and received it, and in the East, Walsh Contracting managed the offloading and haulage at L & W’s coldharbour jetty.

“Due to the nature of the projects - significant volumes of material for a sustained period of time - the Tideway contracts (East and West) have formed the majority of Land and Water Remediation’s business over the last four years,” said Merryn Rodwell, senior account executive with Land and Water.

The contractors also used pontoons to assist in delivering the ‘more by river’ strategy by transporting steel reinforcement, precast panels, and main tunnel segments.

Habitat creation

The Rainham wildlife area lies between a landfill site and a site belonging to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, and is 1 million square metres in area. It is already becoming home to a number of bird species.

Clay is being used to line pits and create wetlands on Rainham Marshes and chalk laid on top as part of the import of six million tonnes of wet and dry material from the excavation works digging out the new Super Sewer.

”We have a target to beneficially reuse at least 85% of our spoil,” says media relations manager Taylor Geall. ”To date, we have beneficially reused 97.7%.

”Our use of the river has kept 650,000 HGVs off the road network and led to a 90% reduction in CO2, 86% reduction in NO2, and a 54% reduction in NOx emissions (compared to the HGV equivalent).”

Dredged material will form the landform, with restoration soils over laid to act as a ‘rainwater harvesting blanket’ that will feed the low-land wetlands.

”The final landform consists of a patchwork of habitats,” says Land and Water. ”These include upland/dry/sandy areas ideal for some ground-nesting species, with shallow valleys and damp swales, and collecting ditches that eventually channel surface waters to the permanent wetlands.”

Sewer history

In the grand scheme of things it’s not that long since London’s sewage was simply dumped in the Thames. As the river also served as the city’s drinking water, it wasn’t really surprising that cholera was rife, and thousands died as a result.

Eventually, in 1865, 85 miles of sewers running parallel to the river were built by Joseph Bazalgette, who was later knighted, as well as street sewers dug throughout London.

But nothing has been done to the sewage system since, and with London’s population now around nine million, Bazalgette’s designs to cope with the waste from four million people clearly need updating. Raw sewage, in fact, regularly spills over into the river even when there is low rainfall because the system is so clogged up.

Thames Tideway is promising the new £4.2 billion (€5 billion) sewer will reduce the amount of raw sewage finding its way into the iconic river by 95%.

8 London Super Sewer engineering

The largest infrastructure project ever undertaken by the UK water industry is helping to create new habitats for wildlife

PORTS EXPAND TO ACCOMMODATE MEGASHIPS

The growing size of today’s container ships is resulting in port expansion projects worldwide, not least Lyttleton Port in New Zealand

One of the most comprehensive marine civil engineering projects in New Zealand’s history has been completed with the help of advanced sensor equipment that can discard incorrect readings and provide immediate real-time data on complex water level fluctuations.

Incidents like the grounding of the Ever Given in the Suez Canal in April 2021, and sister vessel Ever Forward in Chesapeake Bay earlier this year, have not only brought the need for marine salvage to the fore, they have also highlighted an urgent need for port infrastructure to accommodate these ‘mega ships’, which now carry up to 24,000 containers. According to global financial services firm Allianz, capacity for TEU containers has increased by 1,500% in the past 50 years.

To accommodate just a tiny fraction of such shipping, Lyttelton Port has had to undertake a deepening project to lengthen the 7km shipping channel by 2.5km and widen it by 20m, increasing maximum vessel draft from 12.4m to more than 13.3m.

Wave problems

In 2018, major works at Lyttelton Port, on New Zealand’s South Island, began with deployment of one of the world’s largest hopper dredgers, Boskalis’ 230m x 32m, 33-tonne Fairway, which was built in 1997 and modified in 2013.

“The port commissioned a dynamic under-keel clearance system to minimise the impact of dredging to a depth not previously undertaken,” said Emilie Dorgeville, VP Business Development, Ports & Renewables at Norway and Scotlandbased Miros Group.

“This used observations and environmental forecasts to analyse the effects and predict safe transit for vessels calling at port. Water level variations in Lyttelton harbour are known to be complex as a result of tide, wind-driven waves, swell, tidal surges, and long waves covering a wide range of frequencies which may differ greatly in space and time.

“Infragravity waves are especially a threat to the safety of operations and transit in most harbours: these long waves are difficult to dampen by port protective structures, such as dykes or breakwaters, due to their large wave length.

“Once they enter a harbour, they can be amplified and excite semi-closed port basins and/or cargo-type moored vessels.”

Miros solution

Dorgeville says that Miros’ RangeFinder SM-140 has been selected by the project managers to provide real-time measurements of airgap, tide, water level and draught with what he says is millimetre accuracy.

Two radar gauges were installed at separate locations in the harbour, one at the port entrance and one in the sheltered inner basin, to measure these complex fluctuations across the frequency spectrum from wind waves, long waves and tidal surge, he says.

Unlike laser sensors, RangeFinder is an IoT-based sensor and is not therefore affected by fog, rain or water spray. It is dry mounted and uses a frequency-modulated continuous wave

approach that discards erroneous measurements and makes 50 measurements per second to provide real-time data.

“To provide guidance on the expected long wave climate at sites of interest, a combination of numerical and empirical modelling was performed to establish simultaneous wave measurements at several sites,” says Dorgeville.

“These equations, fed with forecast offshore wave conditions, provided reliable estimates of the operational long wave climate at sites within the port.”

With the RangeFinder continuously measure the sea state, the scheduling of dredging works could be more accurate, thus reducing the duration of the work, minimising impact on vessel accessibility and cutting overall costs.”

“Whilst the initial channel design predicted a dredge volume of 9.7 million cubic metres, the DUKC optimised channel only required a dredge volume of 5.5 million m3, a reduction of 4.2 million m3, or 43%, which resulted in a significant saving in capital expenditure and an ongoing reduction in operating risk,” says Dorgeville.

As shipping grows in size – economies of scale means it makes more sense to increase vessel size – works like this are bound to increase in number. Lyttleton Port is scheduled to be completed by the middle of next year.

8 Lyttelton Port

8 RangeFinder by Miros

MAJOR OFFSHORE MILESTONE ACHIEVED James Fisher partners NMDC in civils work

A new floating installation vessel has been deployed to complete the installation of 28 XXL monopile foundations.

DEME Offshore has reached a major milestone with the completion of a project in the Baltic Sea to install 28 foundations weighting 2,000 tonnes each.

Deploying its floating installation vessel Orion for the first time, the firm says the foundations are the largest ever installed, with a diameter of 9.5m and a length of up to 110m.

Project developer Parkwind, based in Belgium, has taken on the installation in collaboration with the German government. The plan is to generate 257MW of electricity to power 290,000 households by the end of 2023.

Parkwind said DEME Offshore’s floating turbine installation method ’is one of the most significant innovations in offshore wind energy and creates new offshore development opportunities throughout the world’. The Vestas V174 wind turbines will be delivered later this year.

An entire set of new specialist tools have been used during this maiden project for Orion. These tools include an adjustable monopile sea fastening system, a newly-built automated monopile lifting spreader beam to enable the horizontal lifting of the

XXL monopiles, automated quick-lifting tools to avoid manual handling on deck, and several new noise mitigation systems, says DEME.

“We are extremely thrilled to see Orion and her motion-compensated pile gripper doing what the vessel has been created for, installing huge monopiles in extreme circumstances,” said Hugo Bouvy, DEME Offshore managing director. ”This pushes the boundaries of the offshore wind industry over the horizon and shows that DEME’s smart solutions and equipment are ready for the next generation of foundations and wind turbines.”

Parkwind;s country manager for Germany, Manfred Dittmer, said that with the monopiles in place, the secondary steel structures would soon be installed.

Two global marine engineering companies have partnered to expand their capabilities in civils.

James Fisher and Abu Dhabi’s NMDC Group will work together going forward to identify and execute projects in the oil and gas sector as well as in decommissioning, offshore wind and marine civil construction industries.

“Our alliance will allow us to co-develop more efficient and cost-effective solutions and capabilities to create value for customers at a scale and breadth that we could not do alone,” said Eoghan O’Lionaird, chief executive officer, James Fisher and Sons plc.

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8 DEME Offshore’s floating installation vessel Orion

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FLOATING WIND PROTOTYPE PROJECT PROGRESSES

A wind technology developer is ready for final installation of its floating wind prototype after successful dynamic cable deployment

X1 Wind has successfully laid its dynamic cable and is now ready for final installation of its fully functional floating wind prototype PivotBuoy at the PLOCAN Test Site in the Canary Islands.

“The 20kV dynamic cable will allow us to fully validate the floater and wind turbine performance, feeding the electricity to PLOCAN’s smartgrid, as well as transmitting data through its fibre optic connection,” said Adrian Oliva, electrical engineering manager, X1 Wind.

”Also, we will be able to validate the cable’s dynamic behaviour. Understanding how our TLP mooring system reduces motions and loads on the cable, compared to catenary systems, is crucial as it will reduce fatigue and potentially extend the lifetime of this critical component.”

Unique approach

X1 Wind’s X30 platform offers a unique approach to floating wind, fitted with a turbine in a downwind configuration, enabling the structure to ‘weathervane’ and orientate passively to maximise energy yields.

Because there is greater structural efficiency with a light and flexible design, it supports future mass production at lower cost. The platform uses a Tension Leg Platform (TLP) mooring system which reduces the platform and cable dynamic motions and minimises the footprint on the seabed, allowing for installation in deep waters.

“Our X30 platform is fully equipped with all the electrical systems that our commercial platforms will incorporate. The Vestas V29 turbine, originally designed for fixed foundations, has been retrofitted using a full-converter supplied by ABB and the control has been optimised to floating conditions,” said Mr Oliva.

”The voltage is increased to 20kV with a transformer, to allow the connection to PLOCAN’s smartgrid with the 1.4kmlong dynamic cable. The dynamic cable will be connected to our platform using an innovative connector supplied by

Ditrel. Once installed, we will be monitoring the platform in real-time with multiple sensors integrated in our in-house SCADA system.”

X1 Wind said that a strong collaboration with international and local supply chain partners including Noatum Logistics, Hengtong, Trames, Ditrel Industrial, Electrimega, Partnerplast and Gateway, was instrumental in the successful installation of the dynamic cable.

Supported by €4million from the European Commission H2020 Program, with a consortium coordinated by X1 Wind including leading companies EDP NEW, DNV, INTECSEA, ESM and DEGIMA and world-class research centres WavEC, DTU and PLOCAN, PivotBuoy aims to substantially reduce the current Levelized Cost Of Electricity (LCOE) of floating wind.

With the trade-winds now blowing strong in the Canary Islands until mid-September, X1 Wind’s team will wait for a suitable weather window to complete the towing and hookup of the prototype.

Million pound funding for geotech firm

A Cornish UK engineering firm that specialises in innovative solutions for subsea has secured a £1 million (€1.1 million) growth loan.

The loan from the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Investment Fund (CIOSIF) will enable Feritech Global Ltd to increase lease/hire stock of technical equipment enabling it to meet demand which has increased significantly.

“Feritech is a Cornish success story creating bespoke advanced engineering equipment for customers all over the world.

8 Feritech’s is expanding its offering to geotechnical and geophysical companies which operate across the marine sector

With an eye on the future, they are already helping to meet the demands of new and fast-growing sectors like floating offshore

wind, autonomous vehicles and space,” said John Acornley, LEP non-executive director and chair of the CIOSIF Advisory Board.

With exports accounting for 95% of turnover, Feritech is a global business with ambitions to expand into new territories this year.

Feritech designs, manufactures and sells a market leading range of marine geotechnical equipment, ancillaries and consumables to a global market. Its customers are geotechnical and geophysical companies which operate across the marine sector in a variety of offshore operations.

8 X1 Wind is now ready for final installation of its fully functional floating wind prototype PivotBuoy at the PLOCAN Test Site

Dredging of the River Rhine could take 10 years before it’s enough, says Germany’s Transport Minister.

Media outlets have reported Germany’s Transport Minister Volker Wissing calling for major dredging to be carried out along the River Rhine as water levels fall in the dry weather, threatening trade routes.

Some ships are already unable to navigate the river fully loaded, said Wissing, who added that long-term dredging would be essential as more freight was going to shift from road and rail to waterways.

”We need to eliminate bottlenecks on the Rhine at certain points. We need the waterway,” he said, and confirmed that planned dredging of the river was a project that had come out of a recent German study to become a long-term strategy.

Completion would take until the early 2030s, he said, at a cost of around €180 million.

Campaign to dredge

Before the summer droughts, Wissing had already campaigned to deepen the Rhine between St Goar and Mainz to allow around 200 tonnes more cargo to be carried.

“We continue to sail, but can only load about 25-35% of the ship’s capacity,” said

DREDGING VITAL TO SAVE RHINE TRADE

reactors, further challenging the country’s power crisis.

In Italy, it says, the Po is ’too low to water rice fields and sustain clams for “pasta alle vongole”.’

Europe’s rivers and canals, Bloomberg says, convey more than a tonne of freight per person per year, and contribute around $80 billion to the region’s economy just as a mode of transport.

Roberto Spranzi, director of the DTG shipping cooperative, which operates about 100 vessels on the Rhine.

“That means customers often need three ships to move their cargo instead of just one.”

News agency Bloomberg paints a gloomy picture of the situation in Europe as a whole, saying that the 1,800-mile River Danube is also ‘gummed up’, hampering trade.

It also claims that the Rhone and Garonne rivers in France are too warm to cool nuclear

“It’s not just about commercial navigation. It’s about freshening up when it’s hot, it’s about irrigating and so many other things,” Bloomberg quoted Cecile Azevard, director at French water operator VNF, as saying. “Rivers are part of our heritage.”

Exacerbating the problems is the war in Ukraine, as a result of which Germany has decided to increase its coal use to generate the power that it will not now receive in gas from Russia. It means demand for cargo ships is rocketing, as are costs.

SOLAR PROJECT COMPLETED AT NETHERLANDS PORT

In collaboration with Verbrugge Terminals, KiesZon has delivered one of the largest solar roof projects in the world. The project in Vlissingen will create the equivalent amount of electricity as the consumption of approximately 9,000 average Dutch households.

“As a Zeeland company, we are very happy to realise this impressive project on our roofs. In this way we contribute to achieving the objective of the RES (Regional Energy Strategy) in Zeeland. We must continue to focus on clean energy sources,” said Martin Verbrugge, director of Verbrugge International.

Clean power

The solar roofs were installed by KiesZon after Verbrugge Terminals took the initiative to use its many sheds to generate sustainable electricity.

For KiesZon, part of the Greenchoice Group, the project was a first. Erik Snijders, general manager of KiesZon, said: “We have applied something that has never been seen before, we have worked on a large scale with lightweight solar panels that we glued directly to the roofs. In total we are talking about about 3 megawatt peak.”

”The flexible, lightweight panels have been carefully placed, tested and the way in which we mount them has been optimised. This extra element makes this already very special and beautiful project all the more special.”

Connecting the solar panels required an enormous effort and multimillion-dollar investment from network company Enduris, now Stedin.

The company laid new cables from the distribution station in Vlissingen-Oost, partly through deep drilling under the port of Vlissingen.

“Making the impossible possible. That is what we have done together and of which we can be incredibly proud,” said Machiel Joosse, who as key account manager was involved in this enormous sun-on-roof project from the very beginning in 2018.

“As grid operator Enduris (now Stedin), we have managed to avert threatening congestion by combining things in a creative and smart way in this unique project. This has led to this win-win-win situation for all parties involved.”

The total number of solar panels installed at two Verbrugge locations in Vlissingen-Oost amounts to 77,250 which together will achieve an annual CO2 reduction of 15,000 tonnes.

Shetland wind farm bidders appointed

Mainstream Renewable Power and Ocean Winds have been appointed preferred bidders for the development of a 1.8 GW offshore wind farm off the Shetland Islands.

The two companies now have the opportunity to enter into a 50/50 option agreement for the site, located east of the Shetland Islands in approximately 100m water depth. The output is expected to provide power for the equivalent of more than 2 million homes and save 3 million tonnes of carbon emissions each year.

Mainstream has already developed the 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wineferrd Farm off the Fife coast. “This is a very significant win for Mainstream which plays to our key strengths as a global leader in floating offshore wind technology as well

8 Mainstream and Ocean Winds have an option to bid for the development of a new wind farm off the Shetland Islands

as our track record in offshore wind project development,” said Mainstream’s chief executive, Mary Quaney.

Ocean Winds was created as a 50-50 joint venture in 2020 by EDP Renewables and ENGIE. The company has 950 MW currently in operation at Moray East and 882 MW in late development stage at Moray West.

8 The total number of solar panels installed at two Verbrugge locations in Vlissingen-Oost amounts to 77,250

“As Ocean Winds, we are looking forward to using our more than 10-year expertise as pioneer in floating offshore wind farms from development to operation to progress this large floating project awarded with Mainstream, as well as the 500 MW floating project also awarded to Ocean Winds during this clearing round,” said chief executive, Bautista Rodriguez.

Mainstream recently joined forces with Aker Offshore Wind, creating a renewable energy company with more than 27 GW net portfolio. The company has already partnered with Ocean Winds in the joint venture KF Wind in South Korea and are in consortium to bid in the upcoming leasing round for floating wind at Utsira Nord in Norway.

A solar roof project has been completed in the Netherlands which will produce 25 million kWh of power per year

CORPOWER COMPLETES

‘IRONMAN’ TESTING

The first commercial-scale wave energy converter by CorPower Ocean has completed a year’s dry testing with a final ‘Ironman’ endurance exercise in preparation for final assembly in Portugal and deployment.

The Sweden-headquartered firm, with offices in Portugal, Norway and Scotland, has been testing its technology on a purpose-built test rig in Stockholm, which is now a full test facility for wave energy converters.

This C4 device was tested with simulated wave loading in conditions akin to several ocean settings, with the final Ironman scenario replicating full storm conditions.

It was heavily instrumented and engineers used 500 sensors to collect more than one terrabyte of data to monitor changes in the characteristics of mechanical, electrical and pneumatic systems during sustained operation.

“The function and performance of the novel PTO (Power Take Off) technology has been well characterised, with the data confirming conversion efficiency on target, with power export up to 700kW,” the firm says.

“A series of significant milestones have been recorded in recent weeks, with the completion of the composite hull and

on-land testing of the PTO,” said Jean-Michel Chauvet, Ocean Director of Integration & Test. “Site preparation work is well advanced for the deployment of our flagship HiWave-5 demonstration project. This will lay the foundations for one of the world’s first grid-connected wave energy arrays, in turn helping demonstrate wave energy’s potential to bring greater stability to the global energy system and provide a future powered entirely by renewables.”

For the last decade CorPower Ocean has been steadily undergoing a five-stage product development and verification process, which initially started with small scale tests in Portugal and France.

It later progressed to a half-scale C3 WEC prototype, which also underwent dry testing prior to sea trials in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, leading up to the design, build and testing of the first commercial scale C4 system in 2022.

Fugro wins wind farm contract

Fugro has been awarded a new marine site investigation contract by Vattenfall for their Norfolk Boreas offshore wind farm located off England’s east coast.

The 1.4 GW wind farm forms part of Vattenfall’s Norfolk Zone and will generate enough clean energy to power 1.5 million UK homes while offsetting 2.3 million tonnes of carbon emissions a year.

“Fugro is uniquely positioned to provide a range of resources – vessels, equipment and experienced engineers and geoconsultants – to support complex offshore infrastructure projects,” commented John ten Hoope, Fugro’s marine site characterisation director for Europe and Africa.

“Using innovative technologies, we will provide critical, high-quality geo-data to help de-risk future developmental phases of the Norfolk wind farms, supporting the UK’s energy transition.”

Starting in August this year, Fugro will conduct full coverage surveys across the

Norfolk Boreas wind farm, inter-array cables and export cable routes. In the first phase of the project, geophysical surveys and unexploded ordnance surveys will be completed followed by a 2D ultra highresolution seismic survey.

These operations will include the use of Fugro’s SEACALF Mk V DeepDrive system for seabed cone penetration tests (CPT) and Fugro’s Blue Snake geotechnical system which integrates CPT and sampling technology.

The resulting geo-data from Fugro’s investigations will be used in the ground model for the wind farms to help optimise foundation and cable design.

8 Dry testing CorPower’s C4 Wave Energy Converter

’Inspired by the human heart’ - CorPower’s motion mimics the pumping principle of the heart

It was heavily instrumented and engineers used 500 sensors to collect more than one terrabyte of data to monitor changes in the characteristics of mechanical, electrical and pneumatic systems during sustained operation

Construction equipment manufacturer Huisman says it has come up with a solution to the gap in energy supply with an offshore drilling rig that it says reduces emissions and cost.

In a statement released, the company says its Harsh Environment Semi-Submersible Drilling Rig aims to extract fossil fuels as sustainably as possible while the transition to renewable energy goes ahead.

The rig demonstrates ’holistic optimal efficiency’, says Huisman, with a low-drag electrified robotic drilling system, hybrid power system, 40% reduction of onboard personnel and the option to be powered by wind turbines. The drilling system offers a unique heave-compensated drilling floor that can operate in rough seas, meaning increased productivity and uptime.

”Together with the rig’s sustainabilityfocused hybrid power system, including energy storage systems storing regenerated energy, this ensures that emissions can be reduced by 30-40% per well,” Huisman says. ”Ideally, the rig is powered with onshoreproduced hydroelectricity, via a power cable from a nearby platform. Alternatively, it can be powered by two floating wind turbines, moored next to the rig.

Boat builder Ulstein has contracted marine storage system developer Corvus Energy to equip two CSOVs.

Marine energy storage firm Corvus Energy has been contracted by boat builder Ulstein to provide battery systems for two construction service operation vessels (CSOVs) for Norwegian shipowner Olympic.

The two CSOVs will be based on the Ulstein SX222 design, says Corvus Energy, with a Twin X-Stern that is designed for low-energy consumption.

“During operation, the offshore wind service vessels stay positioned at the turbines most of the time, and with the main propellers fore and aft, these vessels will reduce the energy requirement to a new level when on dynamic positioning,” the company says.

Ulstein has selected the Orca Energy system by Corvus, which has been installed on more than 250 vessels worldwide, Corvus says.

Developed in 2016, it can be deployed in applications ranging from ferries to port cranes, yachts to tugs, partly because of its modular design, which means it can easily be scaled up or down.

According to the industry association WindEurope, Norway aims to allocate 30GW of offshore wind capacity by 2040, although licensing schedules have already proved problematic, with doubts over Havsul I and II.

”The construction of the new wind farms will take place over the next 20 years,” says WindEurope. ”Norway doesn’t have any commercial-scale offshore wind farms today. But they have already identified two zones for development and are planning to run an

HUISMAN OFFERS SUSTAINABLE FOSSIL FUEL EXTRACTION

energy for the time being, this is going to involve consumption of oil and gas,” said Huisman poduct manager Dieter Wijning. ”We think it’s important that this exploitation of fossil fuel reserves is done as efficiently and cleanly as possible. It is our vision to drive the growth of renewable energy while making fossil fuel extraction more sustainable.”

”Both radical but realistic solutions offer extreme low emissions per well. With inclusion of the wind turbines, the reduction in emissions can be increased to as much as 86%.”

Despite the global shift towards trying to eliminate the use of fossil fuels, they will be essential for a long time to come until renewables technology can realistically to replace them.

”If Europe is to have a reliable source of

”Huisman is working towards the energy transition, developing numerous solutions for the harvesting of renewable energy,” the statement says. ”This includes those for offshore and onshore wind as well as geothermal energy. However, to ensure energy security during the long transition, the company continues to develop increasingly sustainable solutions for conventional energy production.”

Huisman says that in light of today’s geopolitics threatening traditional energy supply lines, Europe has to consider the potential of sources like North Sea gas reserves - particularly as this requires less of a ‘carbon footprint’ to produce than options such as LNG and coal.

CORVUS AGREES TO INSTALL BATTERIES ON CSOVs

auction for a 1.5GW floating wind farm in one of them next year.

”They’ll now start working to identify other zones and to simplify the permitting procedures for offshore wind farms.”

“This is a very important market for Corvus Energy as we see increased interest for batteries from the entire offshore wind segment along with larger and larger battery installations,” said Vice President Sales, Pål Ove Husøy. ”This contract will be the largest battery installation for SOVs so far.”

The vessels are prepared for methanol fuel and have available space for additional battery capacity for full-electric repowering when the infrastructure for such is available.

8 Huisman’s Harsh Environment Semi-Sub

8 Corvus Energy storage system

They’ll now start working to identify other zones and to simplify the permitting procedures for offshore wind farms ‘‘

AWARD-WINNING SEATS ON WAY TO AMERICA’S CUP

Seawork Innovation Showcase winner SHOCK-WBV has signed a deal with America’s Cup racing team American Magic for its Omega Shock seat inserts.

Manufactured by Sea Sure, the shock absorbers work by Omega cells interacting with each other under load to remove small, fast shocks caused by wave impacts.

The latest LT series used high speed bearing technology and the most advanced FOX shock absorber to be used in a marine suspension seat - which is why it won the award for Electronics, Equipment and Materials in the Innovations Showcase awards at this year’s Seawork event.

The goal from the beginning was to build the best performing suspension seat that enables boat users to have the best ride quality and comfort in the harshest of conditions, and to reduce fatigue and the risk of injury caused by wave impacts ‘‘

“To have all three parts of our product range selected by American Magic for their chase boat fleet shows that we have the range of products that is needed to cater for different seating types on-board high-speed craft such as Chase 1,” said Daniel Henderson, Sales Director at WBV (which stands for Whole Body Vibration).

”The goal from the beginning was to build the best performing suspension seat that enables boat users to have the best ride quality and comfort in the harshest of conditions, and to reduce fatigue and the risk of injury caused by wave impacts.

”Knowing that our products will be playing a part in delivering athletes and technical staff to and from American Magic’s race boat in the best physical condition possible is a proud achievement for the team here at WBV.”

“American Magic set out to find the best performance shock mitigation seat on the market to upgrade our chase fleet for the 37th Cup and found that in SHOCK-WBV’s new LT Series Seats,” said Dustin Burrell, American Magic Chase fleet Captain. ”We sought a seat to give our team the best platform to perform their roles at 60 knots even in large seas states, and found that in the LT series. Comfort and crew safety is a priority for the 25 crew members on the water daily, and WBV has answered that.”

WBV’s LT Series suspension seats and Omega shockmitigating inserts will be fitted to the Chase 1 boat fleet in Pensacola, US later this month.

Cooler launched that avoids dry docking

A cooler designed by the Netherlandsbased anti-fouling and anti-corrosion firm CORROSION negates the need for dry docking and is already a hit with large tugboat manufacturers, the firm claims.

The UV-C Cooler has been redesigned so that the UV-C lamps from within a vessel can be replaced by using a double enclosure rather than having to dry dock.

“The simple process can be undertaken in less than 20 minutes per cooler, making it quicker and more efficient,” says chief commercial officer Bart Wessels. ”It is a huge step forward in terms of efficiency.”

The coolers on the new design have pillow-plates at an angle, which stimulates the natural convection, maintaining hot spots from forming between the plates and preventing debris and other sediment from settling on the plates.

”What’s more, by staying clean and free from fouling, engines continue to perform at an optimum level,” he said. ”Less CO2 is therefore released, meaning the coolers are a sustainable and environmentally friendly solution.”

CORROSION will be exhibiting its new cooler at the upcoming SMM show in Hamburg.

8 SHOCK-WBV seats and inserts on the way to American Magic

A Seawork award winner will install its suspension seats and shock-mitigating seat inserts in an America’s Cup fleet

8 CORROSION’s new UV-C Cooler

Cruise ships are ending lengthy lay-ups with hulls completely free of biofouling thanks to Nippon Paint Marine’s antifouling system.

The company reports that a pair of cruise ships treated with a full application of AQUATERRAS have returned to service following an enforced 18 month anchorage with hulls in conditions that exceeded expectations.

“Some cruise ships had so much fouling when they started operating again that they suffered vibration as well as significant drag and excess fuel-consumption,” said John Drew, director, Nippon Paint Marine in Europe.

“However, despite extensive idling and static operation in warm and temperate waters, this coating kept the hulls of these ships extremely clean,” he added.

The biocide free coating was introduced to the market in November 2017 and Nippon Paint Marine is now having to up production to meet increasing demand.

Ships coated with silicone-based paints, hard coatings and regular self-polishing coatings, including the company’s own A-LF-Sea range, were unable to compete with the performance of the AQUATERRAS coated hulls, says the company, with extensive growth build up commonplace during the pandemic hiatus.

A propulsion manufacturer has won a contract to supply a first in kind wind installation vessel.

Steerprop will supply the complete propulsion package for a state-of-the-art Wind Installation Vessel (WIV) being built by Singapore-based Sembcorp Marine Ltd.

”At Steerprop, we are committed to working closely with our customers during the design stages of each project,” said Olli Knihti, sales manager at Steerprop.

“This project emphasises our capabilities to deliver a broad package of high quality solutions that meet the latest design requirements and operational needs. We are also able to support customers throughout the lifecycle of the vessel with our Resolve to Perform approach.”

Fit for purpose

For Steerprop, the order builds upon Steerprop’s successful track record in delivering fit-for-purpose solutions to the offshore renewables sector.

The order was placed in May 2022 by Sembcorp, which has secured a contract for the construction of the vessel for Maersk Supply Service of Denmark.

Steerprop specialists have worked in close cooperation with Sembcorp Marine throughout the design process.

The company’s scope includes six of Steerprop’s ducted L-drive azimuth propulsors with an output power of 4500 kW and two 900 kW Steerprop Tunnel Thrusters for dynamic positioning, manoeuvring and transit operations.

To support safe and reliable operations

DEMAND RISES FOR NIPPON ANTIFOULING

Aside from the fuel and emissions reducing potential from a ship with zero fouling, AQUATERRAS contains no active biocides.

“We anticipate it will become the benchmark eco-friendly antifouling, allowing ship-owners to reduce underwater cleaning, save fuel, lower carbon emissions and mitigate the

ecological damage from biofouling and species migration,” said Mr Drew.

The company is reporting interest not only from major cruise brands but also from some of the world’s largest container lines and navies.

STEERPROP TECH TO PROPEL FIRST-IN-KIND VESSEL

with low lifecycle costs, Steerprop Care condition monitoring is also included as part of the package.

Maersk’s jack-up type WIV features a first-of-its-kind design with a patented load transfer system. The design also takes into consideration the need to operate safely and efficiently in the harsh sea conditions the vessel is likely to face while serving the Empire Offshore Wind project off the eastern coast of the USA.

8 Nippon Paint Marine’s AQUATERRAS is keeping hulls free of fouling

Photo: Nippon Paint Marine

This project emphasises our capabilities to deliver a broad package of high quality solutions that meet the latest design requirements and operational needs ‘‘

8 An illustration of first-of-its-kind Wind Installation Vessel for Maersk Supply Service with Steerprop propulsion package

LUXURY AND SCIENCE ONBOARD ARCTIC VESSEL

PONANT’s new science-focused exploration vessel will collect Arctic Ocean data using a high-tech multi-parameter water measurement system

Sea water sensor manufacturer 4H-JENA engineering’s FerryBox system has been installed onboard PONANT’s Le Commandant Charcot, the hybrid-electric luxury icebreaker powered by LNG to evaluate the role of global warming and glacial meltwater on the North Pole.

“There is relatively little ocean data from the Arctic and Antarctic available, but with FerryBox alongside the laboratory facilities and other scientific sensors and equipment aboard Le Commandant Charcot, we plan to change that,” said Vladislav Sidorenkov-Duprez, science program coordinator, PONANT.

“Le Commandant Charcot’s itinerary takes FerryBox further North than the current highest FerryBox installation in Svalbard, allowing us to extend the geographical scope for autonomous water measurements even further using a solution that we can rely on to deliver accurate readings in any conditions.”

Eco-tourism

Le Commandant Charcot provides a luxurious environment for guests seeking adventure away from the traditional cruise destinations in addition to providing extensive facilities for scientific projects with two research laboratories, one of which is open to the sea.

The FerryBox will monitor temperature, salinity and sound velocity, in addition to measurements that determine the concentration of dissolved oxygen and CO2, which provides insight into bio productivity and the concentration distribution of CO2. The latter is especially important to the study of global warming, ocean acidification and the CO2 absorption function of the oceans.

With its inaugural Arctic voyage starting early in June and a sell-out 2022 season ahead, Le Commandant Charcot’s dual exploration voyage and scientific research approach is paying

off. While guests get to reach the geographical North Pole and go kayaking on pristine waters, they can also participate through workshops and seminars hosted by the scientists on board conducting important research, which in addition to projects using FerryBox data, includes the study of ocean plastic pollution and analysis of humpback whale behaviour.

Alfa Laval methanol LFSS chosen for 6 vessels

In this year’s largest methanol order to date, Alfa Laval FCM Methanol has been selected as the low-flashpoint fuel supply system (LFSS) on board six dual-fuel container vessels.

The company will provide the LFSS for six 1,170 teu container vessels ordered by Eastaway, a member of the X-Press Feeders Group. The new vessel series, to be built at Ningbo Xinle Shipbuilding Group and New Dayang Shipbuilding, will have two-stroke MAN B&W ME-LGIM engines that can run on methanol as well as conventional fuels.

“With their ability to sail on green methanol, these vessels will be front-runners in the move to carbon-neutral operations,” said Peter Nielsen, president, Alfa Laval Marine

Separation & Heat Transfer Equipment.

“Methanol is a major advance on the path to decarbonisation, and the FCM Methanol can be instrumental for shipowners in making the leap.”

The FCM Methanol safely supplies methanol within the flow rate, pressure, temperature, and filtration parameters specified by the engine maker, reports Alfa

Laval. It can be adapted to any engine and vessel design, enabling turnkey LFSS deliveries for easy installation. Since 2015, the system has been chosen in nearly 20 methanol projects for more than 10 large shipping companies.

“Over years at sea, the FCM Methanol has established a leading position in the industry,” said Alfa Laval’s Viktor Friberg, head of Marine Separation & Fuel Supply Systems.

“Shipowners can count on its proven automation to keep methanol operations safe and secure, but the design advantages are equally strong for engineering companies and shipbuilders. From integration to operation, the FCM Methanol makes it simpler to work with this new green fuel.”

8 Le Commandant Charcot has a dual role as a cruise and scientific research vessel

Source: PONANT/Mike Louagie

SHIPWRECK! THE HIDDEN COSTS OF SALVAGE

Failing to plan properly in wreckage removal and disposal can have dire consequences –as international law firm Vinson & Elkins (V&E) explains

With today’s increased scrutiny of the environment, wreck salvage and removal firms have to really focus on every aspect of their work, especially with contaminated wreckage.

There’s an increased appetite for regulation to protect our oceans, and they are beginning to bite contractors who fail to consider the risks when bidding for or negotiating such projects. Failure to plan proper disposal can lead to significant delays, resulting in huge increases in costs that may not be recovered.

Fail to Plan, Plan to Fail… Case Study

V&E recently represented Party A in relation to claims arising out of a contract for the removal of a large vessel from the seabed.

The vessel was carrying a large cargo of hydrocarbons and hazardous substances and Party B was appointed to carry out the removal and disposal in a complicated operation that Party B changed throughout the project, resulting in delays.

In view of the substantial volume of hydrocarbons, environmental risks were paramount to both parties even before entering into the contract.

Party B agreed to take on the risk of the removal and disposal of any and all hazardous materials, including hydrocarbons, and took on the risk of all disposal costs.

Party B was provided with enough information to understand the risk of the significant volume of hydrocarbons but failed to properly plan for this risk. In particular, it failed to plan for the removal of large volumes of hydrocarbon sludge and contaminated soil.

As a result, Party B not only faced significant hurdles onsite (in respect of contamination of the surrounding water and clean-up costs) but also when it came to scrap disposal.

Two months into the project, by not seeking or receiving the proper clearances, Party B was forced to use a scrap yard in a different country – Malaysia - than the original one planned - India. The barge with the scrap had to travel a long, unplanned distance and was required to clean scrap on its barges before landing.

When it attempted to dispose of the wreck in Malaysia, it faced clean-up costs for leakage in the port and was finally only able to dispose of the final piece eight months after removal.

The cost of failing to plan was more than US$20 million.

Key lessons

The risk of failing to plan for environmental issues can be costly, depending on the allocation of risk in the contract.

One of the key issues to consider in a tender is how much detail is provided regarding the volume and type of

hazardous substances.

If an employer is providing any relyupon information as part of a tender package, they should carefully consider any information as to the level and type of hazardous substances on board. The contract will need to allocate the risk of removal and disposal, and the provision of rely-upon information could impact who takes responsibility for any hazardous substances over and above the information provided.

If an employer cannot give accurate information about the hazardous substances, it should be careful in providing assumptions in relation to removal and disposal. The salvor should carefully review all information, and take care to raise any issues prior to agreeing with the risk allocation. For example, the salvor may wish to put a volume limit on the amount, or type of hazardous materials to be disposed of.

If the wreck is carrying significant volumes of hydrocarbons or hazardous substances, both parties should consider the provision of information regarding the environmental plan for the safe removal of such substances but also the safe, lawful disposal of any substances and contaminated wreckage.

The parties should consider the allocation of risk if the original scrap yard becomes unavailable (increased costs and delays).

Specifically, the parties may wish to consider the risk allocation for any change in regulations/law resulting in a change of scrap yard. This may be particularly relevant for state parties, where disposal is planned at a scrap yard within

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ACOUSTIC BUOYS DEPLOYED TO SAVE WHALES

French shipping firm CMA CGM, working with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), deployed the first one 33 miles off the coast of the US state of Virginia, a heavily trafficked route, in July.

French shipping firm CMA CGM, working with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), deployed the first one 33 miles off the coast of the US state of Virginia, a heavily trafficked route, in July.

A second buoy has now been installed off the coast of Georgia, another busy route that puts ships directly in the paths of migrating whales.

“Each species of whale creates its own unique calls, and the buoys are equipped with an instrument that transmits information about detected sounds to shore every two hours,” says the technology developer WHOI.

”The technology can detect, classify, and report the sounds of marine mammals in near real-time, and the data is analysed by an acoustician to determine which species are present.

“Results are displayed publicly and shared with mariners. This enables dynamic protections, including NOAA’s Slow

Zones for Right Whales, which are areas with voluntary vessel-speed restrictions along the eastern seaboard that are established when right whales are detected.”

According to the US National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), there are fewer than 400 right whales - so named because they move slowly and float once killed, therefore were considered the ‘right’ whale to hunt - left in the North Atlantic.

National Geographic says right whales are the rarest of all large whales, with several species all identified by enormous heads. they can grow to 50 feet in length and 70 tonnes in weight.

Whaling is no longer the main reason for the animals’ decline - this is down to being hit by vessels or getting entangled in fishing gear, the NOAA says, adding that humanmade ocean noise could also interfere with communication.

The new buoys will bring the total number along the east coast of North America to eight, stretching from Martha’s Vineyard in northern Massachusetts down to Savannah in Georgia.

8 Whale-saving buoy. Inset: Eubalaena glacialis, or right whale, with calf

Newly installed acoustic monitoring buoys are helping to alert mariners to the existence of right whales in a bid to protect the endangered animals

REPLICA SAILING SHIP EMBARKS ON 18-MONTH VOYAGE

The world’s largest ocean-going wooden sailing ship will have the latest satellite communications technology to help streamline its operations along the way.

The Götheborg of Sweden is a 1-1 replica of an 18th century Swedish East India Company ship that sank in 1745.

She was the most advanced merchant sailing ship of the time, and ‘a symbol of Sweden’s entrepreneurial spirit’, according to the owner.

The new 47m x 11m vessel has been built without the help of any original drawings, and was finished in 2005 after many years. The keel was laid in June 1995 after several years of preparation, and in total, 4,000m3 of oak and pinewood was used on the hull. She has 26 sails that make a total area of almost 2,000m2, including the main top sail at almost 250m2 In total there are nine square rigs, totalling 1,300m2

The vessel is fitted with adjustable propellers and two 404kW engines, supplied by two 180kW generators alongside an emergency generator. The engine room also has pumps, a boiler, bilgewater separator and air compressor.

The fuel room is in the aftmost tank room and has a 36,000 litre capacity, which would last just under two days.

Satellite technology

Norwegian firm NSSLGlobal will install its communications network to the vessel to allow crew to check its daily position and weather outlook as well as all the other features of modern digital technology, such as monitoring critical systems like temperature, pressure, fuel and water levels.

Broadband communications will be enabled with NSSLGlobal’s VSAT IP@SEA system, with a network operations centre providing remote technical support.

“Although the Götheborg resembles a vessel from the 1700s, it’s essential we have the latest vessel communications technology on board to ensure the safety of our professional crew,” said Lars Ringnér, Ship Director of SOIC Ship Management, the ship’s owner.

“Spanning over 300 years of technological development, the ship is a fascinating hybrid of historic and modern, with its traditional wind-powered sails alongside the very latest IT and satcoms innovations, enabling remote diagnostics, technical support and communications.”

Kristian Ryberg, General Manager, NSSLGlobal Scandinavia, said: “The Götheborg is a remarkable project, combining the pride of maritime history with the best of modern-day maritime technology. We are honoured to be providing the satcom technology to help the ship on its journey with 21st century communications capabilities.”

The ship, which SOIC says is a ’unique platform to promote trade relations and create business opportunities’, has just arrived on London in the first leg of a voyage around Europe and Asia that will last for 18 months.

New e-navigation system launches

Sperry Marine and NAVTOR have teamed up to launch a new integrated e-navigation solution aimed at improving cyber security and reducing the administration associated with chart updates and route planning.

Sperry Marine Navigation Charts and Voyage Planning is the latest service addition to the SperrySphere platform which provides navigators with all critical voyage information in one integrated application.

“We believe e-Navigation is the future of shipping because we truly understand the problems of wasted time, unnecessary

workload and lack of integration when using paper charts and manual voyage planning,” said Tor Svanes, managing director, NAVTOR.

“This partnership with Sperry Marine will deliver an integrated solution, ensuring customers unlock the full potential of e-Navigation in a smart, safe and simple way.”

The new system analyses the planned route and compares navigation data with the vessel’s water and air draught and other specifications. Manual planning is reduced thanks to automatic update and distribution of permits and the ENC chart service simplifies workflow

through the use of NAVTOR’s NavTracker chart management and ordering tool.

The PAYS model enables shipowners to better manage their costs with no need to pay for unused charts and Sperry Marine’s Secure Maritime Gateway provides multiple firewalls and a zone between front and back of bridge to enhance cyber security.

The Charts and Voyage Planning module is deployed and managed through the SperrySphere smart navigation platform, a one-stop-shop back-of-bridge digital platform incorporating operations and remote support.

8 Götheborg of Sweden

The replica of a ship that sank in 1745 has embarked on a historic voyage through Europe and Asia

Credit: Robin Olsson

SMALLER VESSEL VSAT SERVICE LAUNCHED

Marlink has unveiled a new Ku-band VSAT service aimed at smaller merchant, offshore and fishing vessels

Created in response to the growing demand for regional VSAT coverage requiring a smaller antenna, Sealink 60 provides regional connectivity to vessels seeking to upgrade from L-band services.

“The introduction of Sealink 60 marks a further evolution of Marlink’s VSAT services, since it will exclusively cater for vessels requiring reduced antenna size and maximum flexibility in terms of coverage and throughput,” said Tore Morten Olsen, president, maritime, Marlink.

8 Marlink created Sealink 60 in response to growing demand for flexible connectivity from smaller vessel operators seeking to upgrade from L-band services

“We understand that these smaller ships may regularly switch areas of operation or spend planned time in lay-up and we have designed our plans to deliver maximum value to our customers in these markets.”

Sealink 60 comes in a choice of two 60cm antennas and is available with different service plans, with or without guaranteed bandwidth. It can be provided to vessels in several regional coverage areas as well as during transits between areas.

The service is offered with unlimited usage, data speeds up to 5 Mbps and a choice of maximum information rate (MIR)-only or combined MIR/committed information rate (CIR) plans. The service can also be upgraded from regional

to global coverage, with short term bandwidth upgrades and up to six months of lay-up per year also available.

Sealink 60 is ‘hybrid-ready’, ie it can be combined with low-latency, high-bandwidth terrestrial technologies including 4G to create a hybrid network solution, and is managed by Marlink’s onboard Xchange server.

Trials verify collision avoidance autonomy

Successful sea trials in Singapore of a harbour tugboat have verified the collision avoidance capabilities of ABB’s autonomous technology.

The Maju 510 tug became the first vessel in the world to receive Autonomous and Remote-Control Navigation Notation from ABS following initial remote operation trials in April 2021.

These latest trials of the 32 metre harbour tug have verified the next level of autonomy, demonstrating automated situational awareness, collision avoidance and manoeuvring control provided by ABB Ability Marine Pilot Vision and Marine Pilot Control.

Keppel Offshore & Marine is the project lead for the autonomous solutions on the Maju 510, which is owned and operated by

Keppel Smit Towage. “I had the pleasure of being aboard Maju 510 during the collision avoidance trials and experiencing how smoothly the tug performed in autonomous mode,” said Romi Kaushal, managing director, Keppel Smit Towage.

“The vessel performed as if it was

operated by an experienced tug master.”

By liberating the crew of time- and energy-consuming tasks and improving accuracy during critical manoeuvres, autonomous solutions increase safety in even the busiest of ports. The system can be both upgraded to provide higher levels of autonomy depending on local regulations and vessel requirements as well as be adapted to a variety of vessel types such as wind turbine installation vessels, cruise ships and ferries.

In an earlier successful demonstration of ABB’s autonomous technology, the ice-class passenger ferry Suomenlinna II was remotely piloted through Helsinki harbour. Like Maju 510, Suomenlinna II had been retrofitted with ABB Ability Marine Pilot Vision and ABB Ability Marine Pilot Control.

8 The Maju 510 tugboat on autonomous manoeuvres

Sealink 60 comes in a choice of two 60cm antennas and is available with different service plans, with or without guaranteed bandwidth

Katya Zotova Harland & Wolff

Harland & Wolff, the multisite fabrication company with over 160 years of maritime and offshore engineering pedigree, has appointed a new non-executive director.

Katya Zotova, who has 25 years’ experience in strategy and business development, investment banking and private equity, will join the company’s board from 1 September 2022.

“Katya brings with her a wealth of knowledge across a number of functions - larger listed companies, private equity and banking,” said John Wood, Group CEO, Harland & Wolff.

“As we move from being a small company to a large company, Katya will be helping us with this transition.”

Zotova currently acts as an adviser at Antler, a global earlystage venture capital fund. Until recently, she was managing director at Mizuho International PLC, a major financial services company and has previously held positions as principal at LetterOne Energy LLP, principal at Pamplona Capital LLP, head of international acquisitions and divestments at Citigroup plc and various strategy and M&A roles at Shell PLC.

Ship recycler and rig decommissioner Grieg Green has appointed Pia Meling as its new managing director.

Meling joins the firm from Massterly, a Kongsberg and Wilhelmsen joint venture offering services for autonomy in shipping, where she was vice president of Sales and Marketing.

“She has a long management career in shipping, working for heavyweights like Wilhelmsen and Torvald Klaveness,” says Grieg Green. “She is a director of several boards and was the president of WISTA Norway for two years from 2019.

“Pia is a much soughtafter speaker who advocates sustainability, innovation and diversity.”

Meling replaces Ulrik Engelschiøn, who took the reins during an interim period in the company’s restructure. Meling will fully take over on October 1. ”In a world of resource scarcity, I am excited and grateful for this opportunity to work with the highly competent team in Grieg Green and with our customers to create new business models towards a circular economy,” said Meling.

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n Global Services Ltd Global House, 28 Trade City, Apple Lane, Exeter, Exeter, Southampton, UK, EX2 5GL Tel: +44 7493 978533 commercial@globalservicesltd.co.uk www.globalservicesltd.co.uk/commercial Market leader in Marine Procurement. 25 years’ experience in supporting Commercial vessels with ship supplies & services.

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

Tel: +34 986 213 900 Fax: +34 986 202 779 ibercisa@ibercisa.es www.ibercisa.es

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

DESIGN

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

Tel: +44 1654 702001 info@djaweb.co.uk www.djaweb.co.uk We focus on the engineering and design of construction systems for complex, large structures, providing accurate parts for CNC cutting and comprehensive assembly instructions.

n Island Computer Systems Ltd 41 Horsebridge Hill, Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, PO30 5TJ

Tel: +44 1983 827100 info@maxsurf.net www.maxsurf.net

MAXSURF provides naval architects, surveyors, offshore engineers and shipbuilders with a complete range of software tools for all phases of the vessel design, analysis and construction process.

n Macduff Ship Design Ltd

Low Shore, Macduff, Aberdeenshire, AB44 1RE

Tel: +44 1261 833825

Fax: +44 1261 833835

info@macduffshipdesign.com www.macduffshipdesign.com Macduff Ship Design Ltd are proven industry leaders in the Naval Architecture and Marine Survey sectors, having worked for more than 25 years with owners, operators and shipyards globally.

n Southerly Designs 2 Carrol St, Port Denison, 6525 Tel: +61 8 9927 2750

info@southerly.com.au southerly.com.au

Southerly Designs is a leading designer of high speed aluminium working vessels. Specialists in high and medium speed monohull vessels. Patrol and Military vessels. Pilot Launches. Fast fishing vessels. Utility vessels and work boats. Landing craft. Offshore support and crew boats. Over 600 vessels in service. southerly.com.au

DIESEL ENGINES & SPARES

n Beta Marine Ltd Davy Way, Waterwells, Quedgeley, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL8 8LT

Tel: +44 1453 723492

Fax: +44 1453 883742

sales@betamarine.co.uk www.betamarine.co.uk

Since 1987 Beta Marine has developed an enviable reputation for providing quiet and smooth-running marine diesel engines and generating sets to suit a wide variety of applications. They are renowned for durability, longevity, reliability and deliver an excellent return on investment.

n 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

WaterMota Ltd

See under: Propulsion Systems

DIESEL POWER & PROPULSION

n Motorenrevisie Spaarnestad Nijverheidsweg 27G, Haarlem, 2031 CN

Tel: +31 23 531 03 17

revisie@spaarnestad.nl www.spaarnestad.nl

With over 30 years of experience in the field of maritime & industrial diesel engines. We are official dealer of Bosch Diesel Center | John Deere | Yanmar | Balmar | Zenoro | Delphi | Caterpillar | MTU (Service dealer)

Distress Signals & Pyrotechnics

n Dacon AS Durudveien 35, Haslum, Norway1344

Tel: +47 21 06 35 10 rescue@dacon.no www.dacon.no/ Norway’s leading supplier of lamps and portable lighting for professional use, transport boxes, portable fans, inspection equipment for visual condition control, man-overboard boarding systems etc

DIVING & MARINE CONTRACTORS

n Northern Divers (Eng) Ltd Oslo Road, Sutton Fields Industrial Estate, Hull, Yorkshire, HU7 0YN

Tel: +44 1482 227276 Fax: +44 1482 215712 contact@northerndivers.co.uk www.northerndivers.co.uk

Established in 1963 we are one of the leading diving contractors in the UK with divers and management experienced in all aspects of underwater work to a maximum depth of 50 metres. We can offer a full complement of diving equipment and a various range of marine craft to cover your requirements.

n Quest Underwater Services Ltd Ferryman’s Way, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 9YU

Tel: +44 1929 405029 Fax: +44 1929 405472 info@questmarine.co.uk www.questmarine.co.uk

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

DIVING EQUIPMENT

n Spyderco 820 Syderco Way Golden, Colorado Tel: +1 1303 279 8383 Fax: +1 1303 278 2229 www.spyderco.com

Spyderco pioneered the modern folding knife, introducing features like pocket clips, serrations and one-handed opening. That innovation and quality are the heart of Spyderco’s distinctive folding knives, fixed-blades and sharpeners.

DREDGING

n BP Norse Marine (UK) Cleverley Cottage, Bishops Waltham, Southampton, Hampshire, SO32 1FX Tel: +44 1489 890031 Fax: +44 1489 890031 jan@bpnorsemarine.co.uk www.bpnorsemarine.co.uk

Coastal towing, tug with 12 tonne BP, 160 cubic meters Hopper Barge, 16x8m Crane barge/dredger - Barge Norse 2, silt disposal, quayside maintenance & fendering, and fully crewed deliveries. Based in the Solent area, with 25 years’ experience in the marine industry.

n Jenkins Marine New Harbour Road West, Hamworthy, Poole, Dorset, BH15 4AJ

Tel: +44 1202 668558 Fax: +44 1202 669209 office@jenkinsmarine.co.uk www.jenkinsmarine.co.uk

Dredging contractors, owners and operators of self-propelled dredge pontoons, split hopper barges, Workboats, tugs and flat deck barges (available with spud legs)

n Rohde Nielsen A/S Nyhavn 20, Copenhagen K., DK-1051

Tel: +45 33 91 25 07 Fax: +45 33 91 25 14 mail@rohde-nielsen.dk www.rohde-nielsen.com. Specialising in capital and maintenance dredging, land reclamation and coast protection. As Scandinavia’s largest dredging contractor, we thrive on low cost timely and efficient solutions.

n Smals Dredging Ltd

Highbridge Enterprise Centre, Isleport Business Park, Bennett Way, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 4AL Tel: +44 7510 530150 pco@smals.com www.smals.com Royal Smals; inland dredging company cleaning and maintaining inland waters. With 20 very accurate, all road transportable cutter suction and deepwin dredgers in various measures we clean your harbours, navigation channels, lakes, inland waters in an eco-friendly environmental friendly way. Moreover, we are always searching for the best way to reuse the dredged up sediment nearby; for flood protection, as farmland fertiliser, by strengthening the quays, or recovering the eroding salt marshes. And much more! Want to know more? Please contact us via www.smals.com

n 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.

DREDGING EQUIPMENT

Neptune Shipyards BV See under: Workboat Builders

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 PROPULSION SYSTEMS

n MJR Power & Automation 85 & 88 Willows Court, Teesside Industrial Estate, Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9PP

Tel: +44 1642 762151 sales@mjrcontrols.com www.mjrcontrols.com

For over 25 years, MJR has delivered turnkey marine power, electrical and automation projects to the commercial, energy and renewable marine sectors providing consultancy, engineering, construction, installation and commissioning services.

ELECTRONICS

n Charity & Taylor Navigation House, 4 Wilford Bridge Road, Woodbridge, IP12 1RJ

Tel: +44 1493 804371 rodger.perks@charityandtaylor.com www.charityandtaylor.com Our business is about helping you sustain yours. We do so by sourcing, supplying, and supporting bridge electronics 24/7, 356 days a year.

ENGINES - OUTBOARD

n Suzuki GB Plc Steinbeck Crescent, Snelshall West, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK4 4AE Tel: +44 1243 388940 suzuki@mindworks.co.uk www.marine.suzuki.co.uk

Suzuki is a manufacturer of an automobiles, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and outboard marine engines for the global market.

EXHAUST SYSTEMS

n Halyard (M&I) Limited 86 Cobham Road, Ferndown Industrial Estate, Wimborne, Dorset, UK, BH21 7PQ Tel: +44 1722 710922 technical@halyard.eu.com www.halyard.eu.com

Exhaust Systems - Noise & Vibration Control - Environmental Protection specialists, Halyard, designs and manufactures high quality, technically advanced equipment. Halyard also distribute: Aquadrive, Emigreen DPF & SCR, Seatorque shaft systems, Siderise noise insulation and Wave filtration.

FENDERS/FENDERING

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

n Buoyant Works Unit 4, Little Trethew Industrial Estate, Horningtops, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 3PZ

Tel: +44 7850 778109 andrew@buoyantworks.com www.buoyantworks.com/ Buoyant Works design and manufacture performance driven fendering and offshore wind farm impact protection. Fender applications: Crew Transfer Vessels, Tugs, Commercial Vessels and Quaysides. Outstanding durability maximises protection, increases operational performance and lowers running and maintenance costs.

n Fender Innovations and Poly Marine Fender Systems Westrak 240, 1771 SV Wieringerwerf

Tel: +31 22 37 64 170

info@fenderinnovations.nl www.fenderinnovations.nl

Fender Innovations is specialized in Tailor designed and produced Fender Systems specifically adapted to the field of operation. Shared properties of the systems are a minimal weight and long lasting durability. For almost every application such as: tenders, fast rescue, research and survey, wind farm support Vessels, heavy duty ribs, superyacht tenders, unmanned marine systems. Poly Marine Fender Systems is specialized in Heavy Duty fender systems for, Pilot Vessels, Crew Tenders, Pontoons and specials such as Bollard and Shore tension protection.

n Manuplas

Unit 18 Estover Road, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 7PY

Tel: +44 1752 771740

sales@manuplas.co.uk www.advancedinsulation.com Manuplas design and manufacture vessel fendering, quayside fenders, navigation buoys, mooring buoys and subsea buoys. Manuplas supply to ports, harbours, navies, boat builders and operators and the offshore energy market.

FINANCE

n Shawbrook Bank

Prospero, 73 London Road, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 1LQ

Tel: +44 7799 134682/ +44 7342 085974

Jason.crump@shawbrook.co.uk www.shawbrook.co.uk/marine Specialist marine finance provider for UK based SME companies. Marine mortgages available for workboats, WFSV’s, tugs, barges, dredgers, ferries, Thames river craft, hire fleets, coastal ships and other commercial vessels.

FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT

n Marine Fire Safety Limited Unit D1-D4, Bridge Business Centre, Brickhouse Lane, Godstone, Surrey, RH9 8JW

Tel: +44 1342 844379

Fax: +44 1342 843172

info@marinefiresafety.co.uk www.marinefiresafety.co.uk

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

n Seago Deanland Business Park, Golden Cross, East Sussex, BN27 3RP

Tel: +44 1825 873 567

sales@seagocommercial.co.uk www.seagocommercial.co.uk

Seago Commercial specialise in sale and hire of SOLAS and ISO approved life rafts. With a range of products including lifejackets, fire extinguishers, pyrotechnics, industrial fibre ropes, wire ropes and chains.

FIRE PROTECTION

n Global Insulation (European) Ltd Unit 84, Station Road, Hayling Island, Hampshire, PO11 0EL

Tel: +44 2392 462113 globalinsulate@btconnect.com www.globalinsulation.co.uk

Suppliers and Installers of Thermal and Fire Insulation on Aluminium & Steel Structures. 20 years, involvement in marine projects for thermal, acoustic and passive fire protection to many prestigeous vessels.

FIRE PROTECTIONGENERAL

Adec Marine Limited

See under: Life Saving Equipment Generators, Gen Sets & Auxiliaries

n Atlantis Marine Power Limited Western Wood Way, Langage Science Park, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon, PL7 5BG

Tel: +44 1752 208810 sales@atlantismarine.com www.atlantismarine.co.uk/ UK distributors for generators from 5 to 500 kw prime power. Kohler’s patented P-Gen load share system facilitates smaller generators increasing redundancy and reducing fuel consumption.

n Kohler Power Systems 1 Kristallaan, Zevenbergen, 4761 ZC

Tel: +1 800-544-2444

Muriel.HUGUET@kohlereurope.com kohlerpower.com/

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

WaterMota Ltd

See under: Propulsion Systems

n Webasto

Webasto House, White Rose Way, Doncaster Carr, South Yorkshire, DN4 5JH

Tel: +44 1302 322232 Fax: +44 1302 322231 info-uk@webasto.com www.webasto.co.uk

Webasto offers robust heating and air conditioning solutions for retrofitting or as original equipment. They do this for any type of commercial boat, patrol craft, cargo vessel, passenger boat or naval vessel. We are also now the sole distributor of WhisperPower in the UK.

HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING

Webasto

See under: Generators, Gen Sets & Auxiliaries

HYDRAULIC COMPONENTS & SYSTEMS

n Brimmond Group

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

Tel: +44 1467 633 805

www.brimmond-group.com

At Brimmond Group we specialise in mechanical, hydraulic or electrical solutions. Our highly qualified engineers can design, manufacture, service and repair a vast range of equipment to meet any client’s needs.

n Hypro Marine Mount Pleasant Lane, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 8LS

Tel: +44 1590 681445

info@hypromarine.co.uk www.hypromarine.com

As a leading designer and manufacturer of power-assisted steering systems, Hypro Marine has an enviable reputation in the industry for the quality and performance of its products. Specialists in finding unique solutions, we are able to offer a bespoke design and manufacturing service for Integrated Hydraulic Control of single or multifunction hydraulic operations for series-produced power craft.

INSURANCE SERVICES

n A-Plan Insurance 2 Foregate Street, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR1 1DB

Tel: +44 1905 930760 sales@aplan.co.uk www.aplan.co.uk

A-Plan Commercial Marine is a long established Specialist Insurance broker providing insurance solutions to the UK Marine market.

n Knighthood Corporate Assurance Services Ltd Knighthood House, Imberhorne Lane, East Grinstead, Sussex, RH19 1LB

Tel: +44 1342 327111 Fax: +44 1342 319575 enquiries@knighthoodcorporate.com www.knighthoodcorporate.com

Leading specialist Marine Underwriting Agents & Insurance Brokers to the maritime industry, offering a range of bespoke insurance policies for commercial passenger craft, tugs, workboats and marine service operators throughout the UK and Europe

JACK-UP BARGES

Fastnet Shipping Ltd See under: Workboats

LIFE SAVING EQUIPMENT

Adec Marine Limited 4 Masons Avenue, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 9XS

Tel: +44 2086 869717

Fax: +44 2086 809912 sales@adecmarine.co.uk www.adecmarine.co.uk

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

n Jo Bird & Co Ltd

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

Tel: +44 1278 785546

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

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

Spinlock Ltd See under: Life Jackets

LIFERAFTS

Adec Marine Limited

See under: Life Saving Equipment

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MARINE CIVILS

n DiveCo Marine Ltd Head Office, Marine House, Upnor Road, Lower Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4UY

Tel: +44 1634 566560 info@diveco.co.uk www.diveco.co.uk

DiveCo Marine are award winning, multi-disciplined experts in the project management and delivery of inland and inshore marine engineering, construction and commercial diving solutions for private and public sector projects.

n Walcon Marine Cockerell Close, Segensworth West, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 5SR

Tel: +44 1489 579977

Fax: +44 1489 579988 sales@walconmarine.com www.walconmarine.com

Walcon Marine is a market leader providing quality design, products, construction and installation of yacht harbours and berthing facilities worldwide together with a first class service to its customers.

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

n TMS (Teignmouth Maritime Services Ltd) Unit 22B Dawlish Business Park, Exeter Road, Dawlish, Devon, EX7 0NH

Tel: +44 1626 866066

Fax: +44 1626 864288 info@tmsmaritime.co.uk www.tmsmaritime.co.uk

TMS Ltd have many years of expertise in Marine and Civil Engineering. We operate throughout UK and Europe, where we utilise our unrivalled abilities and professionalism to successfully complete marine and civil engineering projects.

MODULAR PONTOON SYSTEMS

n Baars Confloat B.V./Baars Charter Rivierdijk 276, 3360 AB, Sliedrecht, 3361 AV

Tel: +31 184 415566 Fax: +31 184 411227 rental@baarsbv.com www.baarsbv.com/en/ Hire & Sales of containerised modular (spud) pontoons with a height of 4, 6 and 8 ft, modular multipontoons. See Baars Charter at Dredging Equipment for barges.

MOORING & BERTHING EQUIPMENT

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

Tel: +33 450 95 58 23 Fax: +33 450 92 22 06 d.durand@peguet.fr www.peguet.fr

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

NAVIGATIONAL AIDS

n Navmoor Ltd

The Innovation Centre, Ebbw Vale, Gwent, NP23 8XA

Tel: +44 2922 638222 info@navmoor.com navmoor.com/ We supply, install, maintain, and refurbish aids to navigation of any type, manufacturer, and age. We Hold stock of lanterns, buoys, mooring, sinkers, and monitoring equipment, to ensure the prompt response to any outage, anywhere in the UK or Ireland. And if you’re thinking about monitoring, you’ve come to the right place, with an online monitoring portal coupled with our own monitoring modules that will blow your mind!

n Robosys Automation Ltd

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

Tel: +44 7500 276555

nigel.lee@robosysautomation.com robosysautomation.com/ Robosys Automation is a leading developer of AI powered Autonomous Marine Systems including Remote Piloting and Advanced Autonomous Navigation, Remote and Autonomous Platform Control and Remote and Autonomous Payload Control.

n Trinity House

The Quay, Harwich, Essex, CO12 3JW

Tel: +44 1255 245121

Fax: +44 1255 245009

Commercial@trinityhouse.co.uk www.trinityhouse.co.uk

Trinity House offers customers cost-effective solutions for the maintenance of marine aids to navigation and the provision of marine data acquisition.

NAVAL ARCHITECTS & MARINE ENGINEERS

n Incat Crowther P O Box 179, Terrey Hills, HQ Sydney, NSW 2084

Tel: +61 2 9450 0447

Fax: +61 2 8006 5783 info@incatcrowther.com www.incatcrowther.com

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

NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION

n Pharos Marine Ltd Automatic Power Inc Unit 14, Castle Mews, Hampton, London, TW12 2NP

Tel: +44 7535 094337

jcorio@pharosmarine.com www.automaticpower.com

Pharos Marine is one of the oldest and only UK Based manufacturer of Aids to Navigation in the world. With factories in the UK we have your AtoN needs covered.

OCEANOGRAPHIC/ HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

n Briggs Marine Contractors Ltd Seaforth House, Seaforth Place, Burntisland, Fife, KY3 9AX

Tel: +44 1592 872939

Fax: +44 1592 873779 enquiries@briggsmarine.co.uk www.briggsmarine.com our services include; vessel charter, renewable energy services, offshore windfarm maintenance solution, submarine cable installation, repair and maintenance, marine engineering, marine salvage, pollution response, environmental consultancy, oil and gas terminal operations, aids to navigation services, and third party vessel management

OFFSHORE SUPPORT

n Tidal Transit Limited

Unit 6 North Creake Airfield Business Park, Bunkers Hill, Egmere, Walsingham, Norfolk

Tel: +44 1328 854225 charter@tidal-transit.com www.tidal-transit.com

Tidal Transit provides access solutions to the offshore energy industry. Via its fleet of purpose built vessels, Tidal Transit transports people and cargo to and from offshore assets. The company’s fleet is focused on increasing efficiency and time on structures with the aim of reducing the LOCE

OIL POLLUTION CONTROL

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

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

n Lamor Corporation UK Ltd 3 Medina Court, Arctic Road, Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO31 7XD

Tel: +44 1983 280185 Fax: +44 1983 280056 uk.info@lamor.com www.lamor.com LAMOR is the world leader in the manufacture of products and services for the Oil Spill Response Industry. We design and produce Booms, Skimmers, Pumps, Dispersant systems, Vessels and we also design recovery systems to be built into new and older vessels. MCA/ IMO Training, Design and Consultancy on a worldwide basis.

PR, MEDIA & ADVERTISING AGENCIES

Sue Stevens Media Ltd 7 Foxhills, Ashurst, SO40 7ED

Tel: +44 2380 292992 suestevens@suestevensmedia.co.uk www.suestevensmedia.co.uk

25 years’ experience specializing in Commercial Marine. Media buying, strategic PR campaign planning and implementation, press releases compilation and distribution, newsletters, company brochures and clients’ magazines and social media management.

PAINTS & COATINGSMATERIALS

n Jotun Paints (Europe) Ltd

7 Stather Road, Flixborough Industrial estate, Scunthorpe, DN15 8RR

Tel: +44 1724 400000 marineenquiries@jotun.co.uk www.jotun.com/uk/en/b2b/ paintsandcoatings/ships/ Jotun is the global leading provider of marine coatings, with established positions in protective, decorative and powder coatings worldwide. It has 39 production facilities and representation in over 100 countries.

PILOT BOATS

n SAFEHAVEN MARINE Ashgrove, Cobh, Cork

Tel: +353 86 8054582 info@safehavenmarine.com www.safehavenmarine.com

Builders of the Interceptor Pilot Boat range, 11.5m, 13m, 14.5m & 16.5m. For when you demand strength and exceptional seakeeping. Also builders of GRP Crew transfer, Patrol & SAR boats, Hydrographic survey vessels, Work boats and Passenger Vessels

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

POLLUTION CONTROL

n Ecocoast Studio1.1, Nest@Mallard, Express Park, Bristol Road, Bridgewater TA6 4RN

Tel: +44 1392 877 991 www.ecocoast.com www.bolinabooms.com Ecocoast, with now offices in the United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom, is a global leader in engineered products for the protection of coastlines, waterways, critical marine assets and infrastructure.

PONTOONS

Neptune Shipyards BV See under: Workboat Builders

POWER & PROPULSION

n Hamilton Jet EMEA Unit 26, The Birches Industrial Estate, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 1XZ

Tel: +44 1342 313437

Fax: +44 1342 313438 marketing@emea.hamiltonjet.com www.hamiltonjet.com

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

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

Tel: +44 1516 522372

Fax: +44 1516 522377 sales@smpropulsion.com www.smpropulsion.com/ Stone Marine Propulsion design and manufacture a complete range of high quality propulsion equipment for commercial and naval vessels of all types and sizes. Our latest propeller designs significantly lower fuel consumption and emissions

PROPELLERS & STERN GEAR

n Teignbridge Propellers International Ltd Great Western Way, Forde Road, Brunel Industrial Estate, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 4AW

Tel: +44 1626 333377

Fax: +44 1626 360783 info@teignbridge.co.uk www.teignbridge.co.uk

World leaders in innovation, design and manufacture of high performance, high quality propellers and sterngear for 45 years. Approved by all major classification societies. Propellers to 2.55m, shaftlines to 400mm

PROPULSION SYSTEMS

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

For more than 30 years, Marine Jet Power (MJP) has been redefining the waterjet market with innovation and unsurpassed quality. Engineered and built in Sweden, MJP’s proven stainless steel, mixedflow waterjets are used in many diverse applications, from fast military craft and passenger vessels to workboats worldwide. Over 100 million running hours strong.

n Sleipner Motors Unit 1, Darcey Court, South Brent, TQ10 9EW Tel: +44 1364 649400 Sales@Sleipner.co.uk www.sleipnergroup.com Ocean born. Tech bred. Sleipner creates world-leading technical solutions that consistently improve safety and comfort at sea, setting the benchmark for the boating of tomorrow.

n WaterMota Ltd Cavalier Road, Heathfield Industrial Estate, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 6TQ

Tel: +44 1626 830910 Fax: +44 1626 830911 dm@watermota.co.uk www.watermota.co.uk

WaterMota has been supplying the marine industry with engine room packages since 1911. Heat exchanger / keel cooled propulsion engines from 5.8 to 22 litres, auxiliary engines, generating sets and custom built power packs, heavy duty reversing gearboxes, hydraulic and power steering systems and power takeoff units, heavy duty sea water pumps for most makes of engines, strainers, impellers and accessories, installation and servicing. Supplying Azcue, D-I, Doosan, Hyundai SeasAll and JMP.

PUMPS, COMPRESSORS & HYDRAULICS

n Rotec Hydraulics Ltd Rotec Hydraulics Ltd, Unit 1, Venture Way, Priorswood Industrial Estate, Taunton, TA2 8DE

Tel: +44 01823 348 900

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

RIBS (RIGID INFLATABLE BOAT)

n Specialised Marine Support Ltd

Specialised Marine Support Ltd, Easdale, Oban, Argyll, PA34 4RF

Tel: +44 1852 300341

info@specialisedmarinesupport.com www.specialisedmarinesupport.com

Accredited and Achilles FPAL registered company specialising in personnel and equipment transfers, safety and guard boat duties, survey and logistical support to the emerging offshore renewables and offshore construction industries throughout Europe.

RECRUITMENT

n Seamariner Ltd Seamariner Ltd, The Square, Fawley, Southampton, Hampshire, SO45 1TA

Tel: +44 2380 840374

admin@seamariner.com www.seamariner.com Seamariner Limited are Marine Recruitment Specialists and have been established since 1992. We hold ISO 9001:2015 accreditation by Lloyds Register and are MLC, 2006 compliant. We supply temporary and permanent seafarers to shipping companies worldwide and our expertise is the basis of our continued success.

Having dedicated Recruitment Consultants for each discipline, ship owners will often be guided by our indepth knowledge. Our logistical support team ensures the recruitment process is smooth and efficient.

ROPES

n Cotesi UK Ltd

10 Ripponden Business Park, Oldham Road, Ripponden, UK, HX6 4DJ

Tel: +44 1422 822000

Fax: +44 1422 821007

enquiries@cotesi.co.uk www.cotesi.co.uk

Cotesi UK is a manufacturer / supplier of Mooring ropes in different materials from Polypropylene to HMPE Dyneema, Nylon, Polyester, Polysteel, Tow lines, winch lines. Polyform Buoys, Fenders, floats

ROPES, NETS & CORDAGE

n English Braids Ltd Spring Lane, Malvern Link, Worcestershire, WR14 1AL

Tel: +44 1684 892222

Fax: +44 1684 892111

eboffshore@englishbraids.com www.englishbraids.com

English Braids is a family run business established in 1968, now a leading UK manufacturer of bespoke project-based HMPE rope solutions and mooring lines for over 50 years. Official Dyneema partner. With an extensive technical team and a longstanding trusted supply chain we manufacture dyneema winch rope slins, winch ropes and mooring lines from Dyneema HMPE. We have the ability to test an manufacture a range of products in different materials depending on your requirements.

SAFETY

n Johnson Controls Plc

The Security House, Hanworth Rd, Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 5DA

Tel: +44 1932 743333 www.johnsoncontrols.co.uk

Johnson Controls formally TYCO & ADT is a market leader in providing integrated security solutions such as Building Management Systems, Fire Detection, Fire Suppression, HVAC and Security Systems.

Spinlock Ltd

See under: Life Jackets

SAFETY HOOKS

n H Henriksen

Trleborgveien 15, Tnsberg, 3101

Tel: +47 33 37 8400

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

H. Henriksen AS is a technology Company with a long and proud history within the maritime and offshore sector. Henriksen has a strong position within safe MOB boat lifting operations, Launch & Recovery systems for offshore vessels, oil Spill Recovery and Entering and Boarding Systems for maritime and urban environments.

SAFETY SIGNAGE

Adec Marine Limited

See under: Life Saving Equipment

SALVAGE & WRECK REMOVAL

n Subsalve USA P.O Box 2030, North Kingstown, Ri 02852

Tel: +1 401 88408801

Fax: +1 401 884 8868 Richard@subsalve.com www.subsalve.com

Subsalve is the worldwide leader and innovator in the design and manufacture of buoyancy engineered inflatables. Our underwater lift bags are specified to meet the toughest challenges in recreational, commercial, scientific, and military applications.

SANITATION & PLUMBING

n Lee Sanitation Ltd Wharf Road, Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, CV47 2FE

Tel: +44 1295 770000

Fax: +44 1295 770022 sales@leesan.com www.leesan.com

LeeSan, leaders in marine sanitation (now a Pump Technology Ltd Group Company) have over 25 years’ experience designing, specifying and supplying equipment for seagoing and inland waterways craft of all sizes. Extensive stocks of spares and replacement components are available for most marine toilets. Now promoting their “One Stop Pump Shop” so whether it be clean or waste water they can specify a pump for all applications including all the peripherals that you may need.

SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS

n Applied Satellite Technology Ltd (AST)

Head Office: Satellite House, Bessemer Way, Harfreys Industrial Estate, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR31 0LX

Tel: +44 1493 440011

Fax: +44 1493 249721 info@theastgroup.com www.theastgroup.com

AST is a global supplier of satellite and end-to-end remote communications. We provide a comprehensive range of devices, voice and data connectivity and empower our customers to optimise their operations.

SEATING & CHAIRS

n Allsalt Maritime

2952 Ed Nixon Terrace, Victoria, BC, V9B 0B2

Tel: +1 206 962 1986 info@allsalt.com www.allsalt.com

Allsalt Maritime is a design, manufacturing, and R&D firm specializing in marine shock mitigation technology whose mission is to create products that give you more days on the water. Allsalt is the owner of the Shoxs and Kinetix product lines.

n Capital Seating

1 Forward Park Sheene Road, Gorse Hill Industrial Estate, Beaumont Leys, Leicester, LE4 1BF

Tel: +44 1162 169910

Fax: +44 1162 169920

info@capitalseating.co.uk www.capitalseating.co.uk

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

STABILISERS

n HUMPHREE Grimboasen 16, Gothenburg, 417 49

Tel: +46 31 744 3577

Fax: +46 31 744 3573 humphree@humphree.com www.humphree.com

Humphree, based in Gothenburg on the west coast of Sweden, is a company dedicated to providing: “Speed at sea” through innovative technology solutions for high performance vessels. Specialized in Trim and Stabilisation our Product portfolio consists of Interceptor systems and Fin stabilisation systems.

STEERING GEAR

WaterMota Ltd

See under: Propulsion Systems

TRAINING

n Lloyds Maritime Academy KNect House, 30-32 Mortimer Street, London, W1W 7RE

Tel: +44 2070 174483 learning@knect365.com www.lloydsmaritimeacademy.com

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

For the latest news and analysis go to www.maritimejournal.com

n Thames Marine Academy Upnor Road Lower Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4UY

Tel: +44 7703 842852 www.thamesmarineacademy.co.uk The sea is a challenging and at times physically exhausting environment in which to work – not for the faint-hearted.

TRANSMISSIONS

WaterMota Ltd

See under: Propulsion Systems

TRANSPORT & LOGISTIC SERVICES

n Rubb Buildings Ltd 246 Dukesway, Team Valley Trading Estate, Tyne and Wear, Gateshead, NE11 0QE

Tel: +44 1914 822211 info@rubb.co.uk www.rubbuk.com

Rubb marine and port structures can be custom designed to meet a variety of bulk handling methods. Relocating and extending is easy and cost effective in a busy environment.

TUGS

n NH Towage Frederiksø 8, Svendborg, 5700 Tel: +45 62 22 29 11 info@nhtowage.dk www.nhtowage.dk/?

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

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

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

A family owned company with over 45 years of experience in the service of: Chartering tugs / workboats / launches for Inland and Sea-going towage, Assistance- and Supply services to provide services for dredging, construction and offshore companies, on projects all over the world, 24/7 – 365 days a year

TUGS, TOWING & SALVAGE

n DSB Offshore Ltd Riverbank House, 1 Putney Bridge Road, London, SW6 3JD

Tel: +44 2073 842882 brokers@dsboffshore.com www.dsboffshore.com

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

n Herman Sr bv Ebweg 56, Barendrecht, 2991LT

Tel: +31 78 619 25 07

info@hermansr.com www.hermansr.com

Herman Senior b.v. is a family-owned company based in Barendrecht, The Netherlands. Although the company was founded in 1992, the roots of the company go back all the way to 1976. With our versatile fleet of Multicats and Shoalbusters, Herman Senior offers a wide range of marine services to our customers on a worldwide basis.

n MED MARINE

OMER AVNI MAH. INEBOLU SOK. NO:21, SETUSTU-KABATAS, BEYOGLU, ISTANBUL, 34427

Tel: +90 2123111800/01 info@medmarine.com.tr www.medmarine.com.tr

Thanks to its experienced maritime pilots and high quality tugboats all built in its large-capacity shipyards, Med Marine is Turkey’s leading towage and pilotage operator and had been serving its clients for their newbuilding projects since 1995

Uzmar Shipping & Trading Co. Ltd

See under: Vessel Build & Repair

UNDERWATER SERVICES

n Nemo Power Tools

Unit 3 Landscape Close, Weston on the Green, Oxfordshire, BICESTER, OX25 3SX

Tel: +44 1869 934333

nemo@fairlocks.co.uk www.nemo-underwatertools.co.uk

Nemo Power Tools are the first of their kind and the world’s only completely submersible batteryoperated power tools.

n Propspeed 23 Akatea Road, Auckland, New Zealand, 0602

Tel: +44 7766 056 911 info@propspeed.com www.propspeed.com

Ensure operational readiness while reducing cost and saving fuel with Propspeed®. Superior in-field performance, technical support, and over 21 years in the marine industry.

UNDERWATER TOOLS

n Miko Marine AS Vollsveien 4, Lysaker, 1336

Tel: +47 46 90 5000

Fax: +47 22 83 6515 info@mikomarine.com www.mikomarine.com

Miko Marine AS (Miko) is an innovative solution-provider to the marine industry. Solutions based on the use of the company’s original idea - a patented magnetic patch called Miko Plaster®have been supplied to clients worldwide, including navies, governmental institutions, ship owners, diving companies, subsea contractors and oil service companies. Since 1996, Miko has developed a range of effective solutions to reduce the risk of oil spill, increase effectiveness and increase safety in the marine industry.

Miko is part of Miko Group of Companies and co-located with our other owner, Buksér og Berging AS just outside Oslo, Norway

VALVES

n LK Valves and Controls Ltd

Unit 4 Arbour Place, Arbour Lane, Knowsley Industrial Park, Liverpool, L33 7XG

Tel: +44 151 548 3300

Fax: +44 151 548 3311 sales@lkvalvesandcontrols.co.uk www.lkvalvesandcontrols.co.uk

LK Valves & Controls are ISO 9001:2015 accredited marine valve & actuator stockist & distributer, representing carefully chosen, high end, market leading European principles, with many products having classification Society type approval.

VESSEL BUILD & REPAIR

n Dixon Group Europe Ltd

350 Leach Place, Walton Summit Centre, Lancashire, PR5 8AS

Tel: +44 1772 323529

sales@dixoneurope.co.uk www.dixoneurope.co.uk

Dixon is a premier manufacturer and supplier of marine fluid transfer products including a range of water strainers, inlet scoops, thru hull fittings, valves, couplings, pipe fittings and hose assemblies

n Locate Supplies

Nursling Industrial Estate, Majestic Road, Nursling, Southampton, SO16 0AF

Tel: +44 2380747822

Sales@locatesupplies.co.uk www.locatesupplies.co.uk

A leading metal and plastic supplier within the UK, Locate Supplies is proud to support the marine industry with a range of products including alloy metals, polymers, and specialist materials.

n Navalrocha

Estaleiro da Rocha Conde de Óbidos 1399, lisboa, 036

Tel: + 351 213 915 900 navalrocha@navalrocha.pt www.navalrocha.pt

Navalrocha offers a complete ‘onestop-shop’ shiprepair service providing a full range of turnkey solutions. These services are delivered in cooperation with a series of long-standing and trusted partners with offices located within the yard.

n Uzmar Shipping & Trading Co. Ltd KOSBAS Kocaeli Serbest Bolgesi, Sepetlipinar SB Mah., 102. Cad. No:14-16 Basiskele,, Kocaeli, 41090

Tel: +90 (262) 341 45 10(pbx) info@uzmar.net www.uzmar.com Harbour & ship assist, terminal, escort & offshore tugs and supply vessels; shallow draft utility workboats and river push boats, tugs up to 170 meters in length, any power range whether direct diesel, diesel-electric or hybrid propulsion technology along with wide range of numerous type vessels.

VESSEL SALE & CHARTER

n Aquatic Towage and Marine Ltd 24 Raynes Road, Lee-On-The-Solent, Hampshire, PO13 9AL

Tel: +44 (0) 7876251409 inquiries@aquatictowage.com www.aquatictowage.com

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

Uzmar Shipping & Trading Co. Ltd

See under: Vessel Build and Repair

WINCHES

n Gemmell and Prout Marine Ltd Swann Street, Hull, Yorkshire, HU2 0PH

Tel: +44 1482 329600 Fax: +44 1482 216296 enquiries@proutmarine.co.uk www.proutmarine.co.uk

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

Lebus International Engineers Ltd Pioneer House, Shorebury Point, Amy Johnson Way, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY4 2RX

Tel: +44 1253 402402

Fax: +44 1253 345748 enquiries@lebusinternational.com www.lebusintengineers.com

Experienced designers and manufacturers of special purpose and standard marine handling equipment inclusive of winches, windlasses, capstans, cranes, davits, reelers, fairleads, cable spooling systems etc.

n Lemans Nederland BV PO Box 527, Bergen op Zoom, NL 4600 AM

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

WINDOW WIPERS

n Durowipers

Unit 20, Oldends Lane Industrial Estate, Stonehouse, Glos, GL10 3RQ

Tel: +44 1453 820972

Fax: +44 1453 820979 sales@durowipers.co.uk www.durowipers.co.uk

Design and manufacture of high performance window wipers. Three year Warranty. DuroWiper Pantographs and Pendulums have a Patented twin drive rotary transfer box giving a remarkable smooth, powerful and reliable performance.

n Exalto Wiper Technologys PO Box 40, 3370 AH, Hardinxveld -Giessendam

Tel: +31 184 615 800 Fax: 31 184 614 045 wipers@exalto.com www.exalto.com

Marine Exalto produces the world’s best professional marine wiper systems. Exalto makes wiper systems for all kind of vessels in the commercial and leisure sectors.

WORKBOAT BUILDERS

n Aister C/Baixada do Cocho, nº 228, A Guia – M, Meira – 3, MOAÑA, 6955

Tel: +34 986 240 294 Fax: +34 986 240 157 i.defrancisco@aister.es www.aister.com/en Safe, reliable and designed for work aluminium boats: bespoke patrols, SAR boats and passenger catamarans.

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

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

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

n SMS Group Ltd Unit 1 Ocean Quay, Belvidere Road, Southampton, Hants, SO14 5QY Tel: +44 2380 141010 info@sms-marine.co.uk www.sms-marine.co.uk

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

Uzmar Shipping & Trading Co. Ltd

See under: Vessel Build and Repair

WORKBOATS

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

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

Baltic Workboats AS has a strong track record for the design, build and delivery of steel and aluminum workboats for professionals around the world.

n Fastnet Shipping Ltd Marine Support Services Base, Bilberry, Waterford City, Waterford

Tel: +353 51 832946

Fax: +353 51 851886 info@fastnetshipping.com www.fastnetshipping.com

Specialists in Marine Plant Hire, Charter & Sales. Bespoke marine access solutions, CTV / Survey Vessels, Jack up Barges, Pontoons, Tugs, Crane Barges, Dredgers and various other workboats.

Jenkins Marine See under: Dredging

Tidal Transit Limited See under: Offshore Support

WORKBOATSALUMINIUM

n Habbeke Schelphoek 103, 1621Mk Hoorn

Tel: +31 2993 62182

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

Habbeké Shipyard, established in 1966, has almost fifty years’ experience of quality shipbuilding. The wharf builds exclusively in aluminium, and enjoys an excellent reputation for innovation, quality and service. The shipyard builds aluminium workboats, & both open and closed vessels for rescue, pilot or general work duties.