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Welcome to the September issue of Dockyard, the

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Contents & Welcome

In this issue we are covering a huge variety of topics, ranging from from Engines and Transmissions, Dredging, Safety, Marine Civils and Training & Certification So as usual, a good array of interesting features for all our readers. In our Engines and Transmissions feature on Pg 24, The MAN & PME Group look at their phenomenal growth in the UK from 2014 to the early half of 2015. Our Dredging feature starting on Page 28 looks at the launching of the 5,500m³ trailing suction hopper dredger Llembe from its shipyard at Kinderdijk in the Netherlands Norsafe on Page 34, in our Safety feature, have set a new world record when they dropped a 70 passenger lifeboat from 40 metres with 10 people on board!! In Marine Civils, we look at the Construction work starting soon on a three-year €35.6 million project to expand and modernise the German Baltic seaport of Wismar. And finally in our Training feature, on Page 45 Clyde Marine together with the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMAREST) have announced a partnership to support the initial professional development of all CMT’s cadets If you have any news, reviews, product launches or anything else of interest in the marine market, please email it to me, editor@dockyard-mag.com for consideration in our future issues.

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Slipways project boost for Port of Grimsby aids offshore industry

Strainstall successfully designs and delivers a load measurement solution for the world’s largest floating wharf at Port of Dampier.

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Damen DOP250 dredge pumps on Brazilian harbour construction project

Peel Ports has introduced a state-of-the-art ‘virtual’ training simulator

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Port News

Slipways project boost for Port of Grimsby aids offshore industry A £1.8 million project to completely overhaul vessel repair facilities at Port of Grimsby East is being brought forward to aid the offshore wind farm industry , helping the town further capitalise on the economic opportunity. The 80-year-old slipways are to be refurbished, with the focal point a new 200 tonne marine hoist – nearly 17m high and more than 11m wide – capable of handling almost anything that enters the lock gates. It means that not only will Grimsby be a hub for offshore wind farm servicing and maintenance, but the facilities will be in place to tend to the vessels, too. Grimsby Fish Dock Enterprises (GFDE) has secured matchfunding from the Growing the Humber Regional Growth Fund pot, and is working closely with North East Lincolnshire Council, Grimsby Slipway Ltd and Grimsby Ship Repairers and Engineers Association. Martyn Boyers, Chief Executive of GFDE, said: “We have collectively recognised the requirement to improve the facility in the light of the change to the type of vessels that now come in to Grimsby.

“The current system was commissioned in 1935 and has been a great servant, but it is not financially viable to maintain it. We have decided to pursue a modern alternative, which will be a boat hoist able to lift out of the water the majority of vessels that come into Grimsby now. It will also continue to provide facilities for the fishing vessels. This will create a facility that will attract more vessels into Grimsby, create more commercial activity and jobs. Grimsby historically has a skills base in marine engineering and this can only increase as the facility adds to the potential for work here. It is a significant commitment by this company and North East Lincolnshire Council, backed by the confidence in offshore

renewables which has been underpinned by recent announcements by Dong Energy.” As reported, Race Bank offshore wind farm will now be built, operated and maintained from the town, following the completion of the far smaller Westermost Rough. The company has today announced it is looking to develop a significant base at Able Marine Energy Park at North Killingholme too. In Port of Grimsby East, two 80m runways will extend out from the quayside, with the giant marine hoist and travel lift using them as a track.The vessels will then be brought onto the strengthened quay, allowing multiple vessels to be worked on at once, as opposed to the current single position. Nigel Stinson, Chairman of Grimsby Ship Repairers and Engineers Association, and director of R&N Services, one of seven companies directly involved with the association, said: “This is a big step forward locally for the industry. We are very hopeful with all that is happening here, as well as with Able and Siemens in Hull.” Mr Stinson said not only was the infrastructure old, but highly inefficient, making the current offer uncompetitive. “A lot of vessels go elsewhere for the services we can offer,” he said. Marine consulting engineer Beckett Rankine has been appointed, and is working with the local authority and GFDE on engineering, procurement and construction. Survey work has been completed and tenders will be sought for the work still required which will be expected to take 10 months. Several buildings and existing plinths and rails will be demolished, with new workshop, offices, welfare and storage facilities built. Recent years have seen Centrica, Dong Energy, E.ON and RES all arrive, aided by turbine manufacturers Siemens and Vestas, and a wealth of contractors, with specialist vessel operators supporting. More than 40 vessels a day have been using Port of Grimsby East at peak times, with construction of Westermost Rough, Race Bank and Humber Gateway taking place alongside the operations of Lincs, Lynn and Inner Dowsing, as well as initial expeditions to Hornsea and Dogger Bank. Cllr Oxby said: “The upgrading of the slipways and facilities is critical for Grimsby in terms of being able to offer an essential service to companies who have chosen to locate here, particularly the offshore wind companies who need to maintain and service their transfer vessels. “Major companies have chosen Grimsby for their long term base, and I’m pleased to be able to support this great project, in response.” This is one of a series of improvements led by GFDE, with modernised lock gates to improve capacity one of the major steps forward, together with outer berth crew transfer facilities.

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Servocore Amc Receives Lloyd’s Register Type Approval

ServoCore, the commercial-off-the-shelf alarm, monitoring and control solution (AMC) Servowatch Systems introduced last year, has today received type approval from classification society Lloyd’s Register. UK-based Servowatch, a business unit of the Electrical & Automation division of India’s Larsen & Toubro, adapted the technology inherent to its bespoke automation and integration solutions supplied to the naval sector to meet the commercial requirements of the merchant shipping industry. Certification follows the successful type approval in July of SevoSentinel, Servowatch’s advanced embedded computer module for marine applications where more extensive system integration and platform management is required. Successful type approval of the computer module was crucial to Servowatch receiving LR certification for the ServoCore solution. Wayne Ross, Chief Executive Officer, Servowatch Systems, said: “To have received LR type approval for both systems in the space of just four weeks is a remarkable achievement for Servowatch. Not only does it mark an important step forward in the development of systems automation and integration for the merchant ship sector, it also gives shipowners the confidence needed to benefit from high-end system integration without the high costs.

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“The development of ServoCore means that we can deliver the same functionality and flexibility as our tailor-made ServoFusion range but for significantly less investment, making it a more commercially attractive AMC option to operators of standard tonnage.”

The plug-in and play ServoCore system has been specifically developed to deliver a COTS solution for all merchant shipping sectors, offering shipbuilders faster installation and shorter lead times that conventional solutions.

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First Yemen aid ship under ESCGS protection

Angus Frew, Secretary General of BIMCO, said:

ESC Global Security (ESCGS), one of the world’s leading independent security consultants, was chosen by shipping agents to protect Han Zhi, which was chartered by the UNHRO to deliver vital supplies to Yemen.

BIMCO, the world’s largest shipping association, will focus on cyber security and how to handle a maritime casualty crisis at its next annual conference in Hamburg on November 18 2015

“Hamburg is one of the shipping capitals of the world and home to many BIMCO members – which is why we have chosen it for our annual conference this year. “We will run two very interactive and engaging sessions on cyber security and on managing a crisis in the aftermath of a maritime casualty using the latest technology and involving leading experts in each field.

Dometic Announces New Engineering Team For Ship-Wide Ventilation

Marine-industry veterans Neil Norton and Nelson Frolund lead dedicated team delivering custom solutions for boat builders, integrators and owners worldwide

World leading marine equipment manufacturer Dometic has announced a new, dedicated team of ship-wide ventilation experts, who specialise in providing customised design, engineering support and consultation services to the global marine industry. Led by Dometic application engineers Neil Norton and Nelson Frolund, the Dometic Marine ship-wide ventilation team will focus exclusively on designing and implementing installation of smoke and fire dampers, axial fans and blowers, mist eliminators and accessories for boat builders, integrators and owners. The products are designed to improve safety, extend engine life, optimise performance and efficiency for oil and gas vessels, tugs, OSVs, military vessels, ferry boats, cruise ships, superyachts, crew boats, pilot boats, patrol boats, fireboats and more.

The first UN aid ship to arrive in war-torn Yemen for more than four months was under the armed protection of ESC Global Security while it unloaded more than 7,000 tonnes of food and medicine in Aden.

The ship docked in the devastated port city of Aden with ESCGS personnel onboard ensuring the safety of the crew and cargo during the offloading and the UN food agency described the arrival as a “major breakthrough” since the internal war in Yemen began in March. The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP), which chartered the ship, had tried repeatedly in past weeks to deliver aid to the wartorn city but failed because of security concerns. Early in July a humanitarian ceasefire was declared by the UN but failed to hold and the World Food Programme recently described the truce as the “final hope” to deliver desperately needed aid. With the region just “one step away from famine” according to the UN, ESC Global Security was appointed to protect the ship on the hazardous journey into Aden. Jaanus Rahumägi, CEO of ESC Global Security, believes the deployment of armed security was vital to ensure the safe delivery of these vital food supplies and medicines. “The internal conflict in Yemen and the dangerous conditions for shipping arriving in Aden was the driving factor in ESC Global Security being contracted to protect the ship. Each operation is significantly different from others but we understand the needs of the maritime industry in protecting not only vessels and crew, but also the cargoes and dockside operations surrounding such ventures. Our prime concerns are safety and operational integrity. In this case it required confidence and experience which we provided for the ultimate benefit of thousands of desperate people in Yemen.”

News In Brief.... Renovated Marion Dufresne II sets sail on time

“The excellent cooperation between the yard and the vessel’s crew was important in this project’s successful planning, coordination and execution. We rebuilt a large part of the vessel within 4 months to extend her life by 20 years. The client was satisfied with our performance, cooperation and the end result,” explains Head of Marketing & Sales at Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque, Khalil Benjelloul. Mr Benjelloul sums up the work carried out by the yard. “We replaced the vessel’s most important scientific apparatus, the multi-beam sonar. We scrapped the existing equipment, rebuilt the hull and installed a new gondola and control room. Furthermore we completely renewed the ILOT capstan, a system used to take sea water samples, and installed new equipment. The hull has been blasted and repainted as well as some of the ballast tanks. The vessel’s accommodation areas have been redone in cooperation with the client’s subcontractor, this included laboratory facilities used by IPEV scientists. Marion Dufresne II can accommodate 114 passengers or scientific researchers and 46 crew.” Besides her research and scientific capabilities, this multi-purpose vessel has a heli-deck and can be used as a supply vessel to transport containers and fuel to remote areas.

Tug operators Smit Lamnalco Towage (Australia) Pty Ltd. (SL) and Svitzer Australia (Svitzer) have entered into a three-year tug-outsourcing Service Level Agreement for the Ports of Newcastle, Sydney (Port Botany) and Melbourne. The deal follows discussions between the two parties with the purpose of seeking to ensure the optimal utilisation of existing towage vessels in each of the relevant ports.

“Under the SLA Svitzer will provide towage services to SL on an arms‐length basis. This will ensure that both Parties are able to continue competing for customers and to carry out harbour towage operations consistent with the requirements of the relevant ports, with a view to improving the productivity and efficiency in each of the ports and the port‐related supply chain,” SL said in an emailed statement.

Nautilus Applauds Progress on Seafarer Rights International maritime union Nautilus has welcomed news that the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has agreed to provide expert help to boost the implementation of its 2006 guidelines on the fair treatment of seafarers after a maritime accident. The IMO’s legal committee agreed the expert help after considering the results of a survey conducted by Seafarers’ Rights International charity (SRI) on member states’ progress towards implementation. The committee concluded that the next step is for its technical cooperation committee to provide the expert help for those members who need it.

Dsm and large global e-commerce platforms collaborate to stamp out dyneema® trademark infringements

DSM Dyneema, owner of the Dyneema® brand, takes trademark infringement very seriously and continues to make strong progress in its vigorous global efforts to defend the Dyneema® brand against unauthorized and illegal use.

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The renowned French research vessel, Marion Dufresne II left Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque (part of Damen Shiprepair & Conversion) in northern France on 28 July having recently undergone sea trials and a complete renovation. Delivered on time, the oceanographic research vessel set sail for the Port of La Réunion where she will resume her logistic and scientific journey to the French Southern and Antarctic Lands.

SL, Svitzer Strike Deal on Tug Outsourcing

Given the rise in digital commerce, DSM Dyneema has stepped up legal actions against online marketplaces by more aggressively enforcing the removal of advertisements in which the Dyneema® trademark is used without DSM’s permission. Some of the web portals have featured thousands of adverts infringing the Dyneema® brand. Citing just-released data, DSM Dyneema is pleased to report that its collaboration with the online marketplace owners has led to the removal of more than 22,000 adverts that had been illegally using the Dyneema® trademark. It is notable that this enforcement activity has been continuing for a year, and these numbers show that continuous and diligent action pays off. “Although Chinese websites are often notorious for offering counterfeit products,” noted Nathali Donatz, DSM Dyneema’s Director of Branding & Communications, “a number of online marketplaces – such as Alibaba.com – have shown a cooperative attitude toward trademark owners such as DSM.” The Alibaba group has a strict approach toward parties that infringe multiple times. If the offending party does not “clean up” its actions, it will be banned from placing advertisements on their websites.

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“Promotion of the Dyneema® trademark or logo in relation to an end product provides users of that product with a guarantee that they are investing in performance and quality,” said Ms. Donatz. “It represents a valuable mix of know-how, service and innovation that is protected and leveraged for the benefit of our customers and licensees, as well as for the end users in the various market segments we serve.” she stressed.

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Versatile workboat is a windfarm winner Delta Marine’s vessel Whalsa Lass has demonstrated its versatility during recently completed works on the large windfarm off the coast of Grimsby UK for one of the ‘Big 6’ energy contractors. The windfarm consists of 73 Vesta V112 3MW turbines located in water depths of some 15m and is now providing electricity sufficient to power up to 170,000 homes. When the Shetland based operator chartered its Damen 2611 Multicat for a basic remit to serve as anchor handler for the cable laying vessel it had no idea what further scope of services the vessel would be called upon to perform. The 26m Whalsa Lass features an 11.5m beam for great stability and a shallow 2.25m draft, advantageous for bringing cables to shore. Three Caterpillar C32 TTA main engines generate 1,902 bkW to provide a powerful 37 tonne bollard pull and a speed of 10 knots. A 100 tonne winch and twin Heila3 SL 230t/m knuckleboom cranes further add to a specification which informed client and operator alike that the vessel was capable of making a broader contribution to the project than was first envisioned.

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Work started with Whalsa Lass handling a six by 7.5 tonne delta flipper anchor spread for the cable lay vessel, with the anchors pre-laid and the Multicat hooking up to cable lay vessel wires in up to 3 knots of tide. Soon Whalsa Lass was delivering water and provisions to other project vessels within the 25sq/km work area. She was then conducting cardinal buoy inspections, retrieving and returning them to shore for maintenance and subsequently re-deploying them. She was called upon for the delivery of cable protection systems and the deployment of rock bags over cables in shallow water, deploying a 4 tonne bag every 14 minutes. She could be equipped as a dive support platform, with a full dive spread encompassing decompression chamber, welfare, quads, a dive shack and three point mooring, all whilst still conducting anchor handling duties with the dive spread onboard. This allowed her to work with the divers moving boulders clear of the cable lay route. A full ROV spread was also brought onboard, with a 20’ ROV container, control shack, provision of 120A power from ship’s generators and three point mooring, again whilst concurrently still anchor handling. Also performed were PLGR works, dragging a grapple train along the cable route checking for other obstructions which could affect the subsequent cable lay. Whalsa Lass was even called upon to salvage containers lost overboard from a passing cargo vessel which were drifting and posed a collision risk to the windfarm, then transporting them ashore.

Delta Marine created method statements, risk assessments and storyboards for all the above tasks, reducing the workload for the client’s management and minimising delay to works proceeding. Delta sourced all rigging and anchors, replaced all worn or damaged components and provided a weekly inventory to the client detailing the location and condition of each individual component. Delta even extended the push knees at Whalsa Lass’s bow, allowing crew transfer vessels to push on for optimised safe passage of project personnel whilst on site.

Such comprehensive efforts by Whalsa Lass and Delta Marine did not go unnoticed. The client’s cable package manager told Delta: ‘All your efforts have been successful and executed safely and professionally. It was a pleasure having you and your team involved in mobilisation and execution meetings to gain your advice and input. Your team’s positive attitude and ambitious nature have prevented vessel and project down time on a number of occasions. We always knew that the task would be executed professionally when given to Whalsa Lass.

‘From the entire construction team we would like to thank you and your team for all your hard work and efforts over the past year.’

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Strainstall successfully designs and delivers a load measurement solution for the world’s largest floating wharf at Port of Dampier.

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● Strainstall commissioned to develop bespoke load measurement solution for the Dampier Floating Deck ● Provides critical data analysis of wharf performance in challenging marine environment ● System is world’s first load monitoring solution configured for a floating structure Strainstall, part of James Fisher and Sons plc, was commissioned to design and deliver a load monitoring system for the Dampier Floating Deck - the world’s largest floating wharf at the port of Dampier, Western Australia.

The wharf, located in some of the most challenging marine operational conditions, is a new concept in jetty extension and Strainstall’s bespoke solution has been designed to monitor the load between the floating deck and the main cargo jetty piles during mooring operations. The system offers reassurance during critical operations by providing engineers with detailed data and analysis on the performance of the structure, as well as indicating when load thresholds have been exceeded to significantly increase operational safety.

“For our customers, this means that a vessel can now come to the Port of Dampier without fear of berth shortages, and will not only be able to complete a cargo exchange but also take on all of the consumables and fluids it needs in one stop, rather than have to move or endure a lengthy wait,” said Damian Burton, regional manager at Patrick Bulk Port Services – owner of the floating wharf. “It’s a welcome and decisive market advantage that our Pilbara-based team is embracing.”

The fully bespoke system comprises 64, 200 tonne diaphragm load cells which feed into Strainstall’s analogue to digital load cell amplifiers (recently developed for use with TLP tendon tension monitoring systems), a full software package and a traffic light overload warning system. Operating in real-time, a radio data link will also enable port staff to permanently monitor the status of the deck from a remote location in the port allowing any remedial action to be taken when necessary. Strainstall’s monitoring system manager for the region, Dr Phil Cutter, said “We are pleased to have worked on this project, in what was a world first. This is a great example of our ability to provide a bespoke monitoring system for projects in demanding environments and one of this scale really is something special.” The wharf will extend the length of the existing jetty by an additional 100m and allow two platform supply vessels to berth at the same time to support offshore operations in the region. Dampier is a cyclone risk area, which was a key consideration in the design of the monitoring system that was engineered to withstand such weather conditions. In the event of a cyclone, the wharf’s brackets can be retracted and the structure can be towed away to a safe mooring area. “The Dampier project has seen the adaption of some of our cutting-edge technologies, reconfigured and applied to this floating structure.” explained Dr Cutter. A number of James Fisher group companies have had significant involvement in the Dampier Floating Deck project, including Maritime Engineers which was instrumental in the design and motions analysis of the floating wharf. Fendercare Australia also supplied 22 Yokohama fenders to the project.

Van Oord installs Gemini wind project’s first monopile Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel Aeolus has successfully installed Gemini wind project’s first monopile.

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The offshore wind project, one of the largest in the world, will consist of 150 monopiles. The project is expected to be fully operational by 2017 generating clean and renewable energy for 1.5 million people in the Netherlands.

Pieter van Oord, CEO: ‘We are pleased that after fourteen months following the financial close, the first Gemini monopiles are being hammered into the seabed, exactly as per the original planning.’ Four project partners have joined forces to make Gemini a reality: Canadian

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In order to get the best performance

Graph 1: Surface smoothness comparison between polished stainless steel and Belzona 1341 (Supermetalglide)

reduction in flow resistance and friction, the hydraulic performance of the pump can be increased. Graph 2 shows the performance curves of a single stage, end suction centrifugal pump with a 250 mm suction and discharge branches before and after being coated with Belzona 1341.

Graph 2: Performance curve of a new pump before and after coating with Belzona 1341

This test was performed by the British National Engineering Laboratories (N.E.L.) and the pump, in uncoated condition and running at 1,300 rpm, was originally found to deliver 875 m3/h at 26.5 meters head and with overall peak efficiency of 83.5% (overall efficiency defined as the ratio of water power output to mechanical power input at the shaft).

possible, pump manufacturers seek to create the smoothest surface possible to reduce the turbulence of the fluid. This can be obtained by the polishing of the selected metal, such as stainless steel; however, this method is extremely time consuming and expensive.

Testing of the Belzona 1341 coated pump gave a maximum of 6% increase in the peak efficiency and a reduction in power consumption of 5.1 kWh at duty point. Assuming a 5,000 hours operating cycle/ annum, the power savings over this period would amount to 25,500 kWh.

A smooth surface finish can also be obtained by applying an erosion-corrosion resistant efficiency coating on the pumpâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s volute and impeller. These polymeric coatings are specifically designed to improve efficiency on fluid handling systems and protect metals against the effects of erosion-corrosion. Their unique combination of properties such as self-leveling application, hydrophobicity and hydraulic smoothness makes these coatings ideal candidates for lining the hydraulic passages of pumps. These coatings possess a low electronic affinity towards water molecules and result in a smooth glossy finish once applied onto a metallic surface. This allows the water or other aqueous solutions to easily slide on the surface of the coating.

Similar results have been measured by many pump manufacturers around the world, and feedback on industrial equipment protected with this coating show that it is possible to achieve a return in excess of new pump.

The smoothness of these hydrophobic epoxy coatings is demonstrated on Graph 1 below, where the surface condition of Belzona 1341 (Supermetaglide), a high performance coating designed to improve efficiency of pumps, pipes, valves and other fluid handling equipment while protecting them from the effects of erosion-corrosion, was measured as fifteen times smoother than polished stainless steel. As a result of the smoother surface and

Pump efficiency enhancement with 4 months return of investment In 2013, a water elevation plant in Portugal was looking for a solution to improve its hydraulic efficiency. This plant was chosen because of its high energy consumption and costs, with an annual consumption of 1.7 GWh/year and a volume of water propelled of 1.2 Mm3/ year recorded in 2012.

Picture 1: Pump impeller before application

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Picture 2: Pump impeller repaired and coated

Graph 4: Power consumption KW / m3 depending on the flow

Picture 3: Pump before application

Picture 4: Belzona 1341 (Supermetalglide) applied

The client was looking for a reliable and long-term solution to restore the damaged pump while reducing internal friction in the impeller and volute to

was used to reconstruct the areas damaged by corrosion, rebuilding the original surface profile. This solvent free composite provides excellent corrosion

The pump was disassembled and all internal surfaces were grit blasted to remove the previous coating, creating a substrate cleanliness of at least SA2,5 and a surface profile of at least 75μ. The surface was then cleaned and examined to ensure that it was free of dust and other particles.

Within the two-hour over coating window, the first coat of Belzona 1341 (Supermetalglide) was applied by brush, followed by a second coat to obtain a total dry film thickness of 500μ. This coating was specified because it provides protection against erosion and long-term corrosion of equipment, whilst improving the efficiency of the pump.

enhance hydraulic efficiency. An internal pump coating was chosen to maximize water flow and reduce energy consumption while reducing internal wear and minimize future maintenance actions.

After grit blasting, the application areas were masked for the application of Belzona 1111 (Super Metal), an epoxy paste grade composite for metal repair. Simply applied using an applicator provided with the product, this material

resistance and ensures the substrate is protected when it comes in contact with an abrasive material.

The main results after coating the pump and changes to the programming of the water elevation plan were: • Reduced energy consumption during non-peak hours 44.9% to 39.3% (-12.5%) •R educed energy consumption by 14.9% (kW / m3), 147,247 KW/h recorded in eight months • 20.3% cost reduction • ROI: 4 months of operation www.dockyard-mag.com

Graph 3: Energy consumption comparison

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Ship Efficiency Pioneers Have their eye on the prize Fathom Maritime Intelligence have reported a staggering 60% increase in nominations for the Ship Efficiency Awards 2015 compared to the inaugural Ship Efficiency Awards held last year. Over 95 nominations across the five award categories have been received. Although these awards are relatively new to the industry, an independent, highly-reputed judging panel equipped with rigorous judging criteria for six different award categories have ensured that these awards are acknowledged as a significant recognition for excellence in efficient operations, technological innovation and energy efficiency throughout the shipping industry.

The Ship Efficiency Awards are divided into six different categories: Energy Efficiency Solution, Environmental Technology, Initiative of the Year, Sustainable Ship Operator of the Year, The One to Watch and The Outstanding Contribution to Ship Efficiency Award (as voted by the public). The winners of the 2015 Ship Efficiency Awards, hosted by Lloyd’s Register, will be announced at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in London on September 9, 2015 during an afternoon awards ceremony. This award ceremony promises to be a great highlight of both Ship Efficiency: The Event, and London International Shipping Week.

The highly-esteemed judging panel for the 2015 awards consists of Lars Robert Pedersen, Deputy Secretary General/COO BIMCO; Oskar Levander, VP Innovation, Engineering & Technology Rolls-Royce; Roger Strevens, VP Global Head of Environment Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics; and Tristan Smith, Research Associate, University College London. The judging proceedings will be overseen by the awards’ Chairman Katharine Palmer, Environmental Manager, Lloyd’s Register.

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platforms. Effer models that suit client individual projects are the reason for their popularity within the Naval, Offshore, Subsea, Renewable & Marine & industries.

This helpful, honest and without hard selling approach, is the reason for our ever-increasing project involvements and client base. We make the entire process of purchasing, installing, and maintaining marine cranes easy and trouble-free. Whether requiring, OEM parts, in-house refurbishment, testing, technical information or even simple straightforward advice, Preffered Marine are the crane specialists ready to assist. Preferred marine keep brand new cranes in stock in the UK available for immediate delivery.

Preffered Marine is the sole Effer marine crane supplier for the UK and Ireland. Only through Effer’s fully trained global agents, can you receive technical information, acquire new parts or purchase their full range of worldwide renowned marine cranes. Preffered Marine’s experienced engineers, sales and parts specialists receive full annual training from the Effer headquarters in Bologna Italy.

Effer Marine cranes are one of the most robust, reliable and proven cranes in the market place. The ability to modify Effer models to suit client individual projects is the reason for Effer popularity with the Naval, Offshore & Marine industries.

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If you are already purchasing Effer OEM parts in the UK & Ireland from another company, the probability is they have been receiving your order from Preffered Marine. We welcome all new customers and offer the best un-surpassed prices. Effer cranes are engineered and modified to suit individual customers requirements. This results in customer having an entirely bespoke marine crane. All new cranes are supplied with a complete book of the precise parts fitted and a full service manual is available to assist. Some crane distributors are selling “marine cranes” that are simply truck cranes that have been modified. True marine cranes work on a platform that rolls and moves. Listing, pitching and rolling occur at sea, and although less pronounced, even in the harbour. This movement induces a swing in the lifted load, which creates a side load onto the structure of the crane. Effer designs and builds its marine cranes with numerous measures to withstand these harsh marine/offshore conditions.

Hamburg tackles illegal ship waste dumping the marine ecosystem. Plastic takes hundreds of years until it breaks down. Degrading microplastic enters the food chain and kills seabirds,”

much larger vessels call at the port of Hamburg.

Jens Kerstan, Hamburg Minister of the Environment.

For the first time, a quantitative limit for sanitation has been introduced. In addition, the allowances for oil residues have been increased.

An estimated 20,000 cubic meters of ship waste gets dumped in the North Sea every year.

The adopted ship waste charges regulation were realigned to meet the changes in fleet structure since fewer but

The disposal of residues from gas cleaning systems (scrubber sludge) will be subsidised with up to EUR 450 in future.

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All ships calling at the Port of Hamburg are now allowed to dispose of the six-times higher amount of waste at no extra charge as an incentive to prevent waste from ships being dumped illegally into the sea.

The cost of a standard disposal of waste from the shipping industry at the Port of Hamburg, including the ship sanitation, remained between EUR 10 and 105, dependent on vessel size. This has been determined by the new Ship Waste Discharge Regulation (SchiffAbgV) introduced by the Hamburg Senate on July 3, 2015.

”Plastic waste pollutes the oceans. Up to 600,000 cubic meters of garbage is suspected alone to cover the seabed of the North Sea. Ship waste on the seabed is a major problem for fish, plants and

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Sanmar Delivers Tug Trio to Jordan’s LNG Terminal Turkish tug builder Sanmar Shipyards has delivered three more vessels to the Aqaba Port Marine Services Company (APMSCO) for the Sheikh Subah Al Ahmad Al Subah LNG terminal at Aqaba, Jordan. The overall contract comprises four 80-tonne bollard pull specially modified Terminal RAstar 2800 ASD tugs, two conventional twin screw Rascal 1500 line-handling tugs, all designed by Robert Allan Ltd of Canada, and a pilot boat designed by Camarc Ltd in the UK. This latest delivery comprises the second RAstar, named Petra 3, a RAscal 1500 line-handling tug, Aldaem, and a 16.7m Pilot boat called Al Sanad. The first RAstar of the contract, Hashim 3 has been operating at the port since late May.

Al Sanad is a 16.7m, 20 knot twin-screw pilot boat, powered by two 500kW Caterpillar C18 diesels.

Petra 3 and her sisters are all suitable for use in a Zone 2 LNG environment and are equipped with a gas detection system and a ventilation gastight damper control system to isolate the ship from gas leakage throughout the vessel.

Aldaem is the first example of the Rascal 1500TS class, twin screw, diesel-powered line-handling tug, designed for maximum efficiency in the performance of line-handling, ship-handling and related terminal support activities.

First Offshore Contract Awarded For Aco Marine’s New Clarimar Mf ACO Marine has signed a contract to supply a bespoke version of its new Clarimar MF wastewater treatment plant to the CFT 623 wellhead platform under construction for Dubai’s Dragon Oil. The specially adapted Clarimar MF-2 has capacity to treat 3.5m3 of black and grey wastewater a day and features a sludge tank for liquid discharges from drilling operations.

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“The offshore oil and gas sector is an important market for ACO Marine,” said Managing Director Mark Beavis. “We have delivered a number of systems for installation to offshore rigs in the past, but this is the first offshore contract we have received for the new Clarimar MF. This prestigious contract will open the door of opportunity to supply equipment to other offshore projects.” Due to the platform’s location, the enduser required a system proven to meet the stringent environmental regulations governing oil and gas production in the ecologically sensitive Caspian Sea. ACO Marine’s system, type-approved by Bureau Veritas according to new IMO MEPC 227 (64) requirements, incorporates

a unique “Bio-Sword” filtration technology capable of replacing the settling and chlorination stages found in more traditional biological wastewater treatment systems.

September has double piping and system componentry, and is manufactured from durable PPFR composite which, unlike coated black steel, is light weight and completely resistant to corrosion.

“The Bio-Sword allows the system to operate in environments with bio-mass concentrations up top four times greater than conventional plants, greatly reducing activation tank volume, system footprint and maintenance requirements,” said Beavis.

In February 2014, Dragon Oil was awarded a contract for the engineering, construction, and installation of the Dzheitune (Lam) E wellhead and production platform and associated pipelines. Detailed engineering and fabrication is underway with the platform due for completion in 2016.

The system ACO Marine will supply in

Acoustic Pingers Help Contestants in Robosub Competition

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The Robosub competition was started 18 years ago to advance the development of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV).

successfully completed.

Teams from high schools, colleges, and universities from around the world compete in this annual event. Participants learn how to work together to create an autonomous system that will accomplish a variety of challenging tasks. The underwater vehicles they construct must navigate a complex course which involves visual and acoustic sensing elements, small and large object manipulation, dropping markers into specific bins, and launching torpedoes at particular targets; all without human control or intervention. Points are awarded for the number and difficulty of the tasks

A newcomer to Robosub is the SASAUV team from Shanghai American School, an international high school based in China. Their group is divided into three parts, each responsible for different tasks; navigation and software, hardware, and multimedia. At a time when many modern AUVs are exploring new and sometimes radical exterior designs, their design philosophy is the underwater vehicle should have the shape of a conventional submarine. To accelerate the development of the AUV’s acoustic sensing capability, the team used parts of JW Fishers PR-1 pinger receiver, a device that finds acoustic

Other teams using Fishers acoustic devices to help design their AUVs for Robosub are from Kasetsart University in Thailand, University of Colorado Boulder, National University of Singapore, and India’s Underwater Robotics Society. Other educational institutions using Fishers pingers in their projects are the University of Delaware, University of Texas Austin, University of South Florida, Texas A&M, Lester B. Pearson College, Inha University in China, Coastal Carolina University. Louisiana State University, and Pukyong National University in Korea. For info on the Robosub competition go to www.auvsifoundation.org. For more information on JW Fishers complete line of underwater search equipment go to: www.jwfishers.com.

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Co-sponsors are the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) and the U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR). The goal is to challenge a new generation of engineers to accomplish realistic missions in an underwater environment and get young people excited about careers in science, technology, engineering and math. The hope is that Robosub will inspire these young men and women to pursue STEM careers, and create opportunities to enter the rapidly expanding field of maritime robotics.

One returning competitor is North Carolina State University Underwater Robotics Club, a student run organization that designs and builds autonomous submersibles. Their vehicle Seawolf was designed to be capable of maneuvering through an underwater obstacle course, retrieving and dropping payloads, and navigating to locations marked by an acoustic pinger. To test their vehicle’s ability to maneuver to an acoustic beacon, the team needed a pinger for trials. They choose JW Fishers SFP-1 single frequency pinger for its low cost, and because its specifications met the Robosub requirements. The SFP-1 transmits a preset frequency between 22 and 37.5 kHz which can be detected at a distance of several thousand feet.

pingers and guides the operator to the pinger’s location. Team captain Kylin Daniel reported, “The equipment JW Fishers supplied was absolutely phenomenal to work with, and we plan on using additional equipment from Fishers next year.” He went to say, “Although we were unable to accomplish all of the required tasks, our team still managed to score more points that many notable college teams. This project has given us high schoolers an incredible experience, and we look forward to competing again in the future.”

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If you have any type of mechanical drive problem, Centa can help you solve it Mechanical power transmissions experts, Centa Transmissions, will be showing examples of their extensive range of products for diverse offshore applications at Offshore Europe in September. Promoted on stand 4E80 will be ATEX Approved flexible couplings, the new range of electromagnetic clutches, the CENTAWAVE coupling for testing of Multi MW wind turbine drives, robust couplings and shafts for offshore service vessels, plus gears for winches, cranes and other heavy duty applications.

CENTAFLEX-A flexible couplings

CENTAFLEX-A is one of Centaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most versatile shaft-to-shaft, torsionally soft flexible couplings, offering the ability to twist giving excellent misalignment correction capacity thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s far greater than other dual type couplings. The twist also gives significant damping under transient load conditions and with a single compressed rubber element, it is easily adaptable to a variety of different applications. ATEX Approved and safe to use in potentially explosive atmospheres, CENTAFLEX-A is ideal for all types of electric and diesel drives. Having high performance variable high-speed range capabilities, it is perfect for all types of front PTO drives. Also, its simple yet robust configuration allows for easy in-situ replacement, overcoming all types of misalignment problems. CENTAFLEX-A (top right) is compatible with any kind of electric or diesel engine and typical applications include plant and

industrial equipment, generator sets, compressors, pumps, hydraulic drive and marine drives.

CENTA Electromagnetic Clutch range

This new range of electro-magnetic clutches (EMC) is designed to make life easy for engineers and engine packagers in the industrial, marine, offshore and power generation industry, where remote clutching of ancillary drives or equipment is required. With seven different sizes from 250 to 10,600, the new Centa EMC can be fitted directly to the engine SAE flange via a torsionally flexible coupling onto the flywheel, or assembled as a stand-alone unit for auxiliary drives, from the non-flywheel end. Given the correct application factors, all items of drive can be accommodated, from high inertia fan drives, to hydraulic pumps. Its versatile design allows generators or hybrid motors to be added to the clutched or drive end. All PTO requirements can be accommodated with this one compact unit. Design benefits include easy integration into any propulsion drive and application, with varying power for large capacity operations. The control electronics are fully sealed in a watertight unit, which

New additions to the EMC range include the EMC-1 unit with a YASA generator, which provides a range of options for auxiliary power in a single unit. Complementing the range is the new EMC compact option which now has alternative hydraulic pump or electric drive options for even greater operating flexibility.

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Partnered with the World’s foremost gear manufacturers, Centa creates innovative drive solutions that may integrate any type of gearbox, from small precision face gears by ASS-AG, (above) Precision Planetary, low backlash gear units from Sumer, high precision robotic drives and Cycloidal speed reducers by Sumitomo (top right) and industrial planetary gears by Dinamic Oil (below) and bespoke gear drives, for a multitude of applications, from Katsa.

Engineers and designers looking for reliable, cost effective and robust drive solutions based on more than 36 years experience in the marine, offshore and industrial engineering sectors, means that Centa has encountered and overcome almost every type of drive problem, including vibration and noise caused by misaligned drives. This means that when you have any mechanical drive problem, Centa is capable of solving it.

CENTAWAVE

‘CENTAWAVE’ is a torsionally stiff and homokinetic link coupling that facilitates for angular misalignments of up to 12 degrees and torques from three to 20,000 kNm. It is used primarily to test wind turbine drives and offshore renewable products and is suitable for many test rig applications, from petrol/diesel engines to marine gearboxes and anything in between. Using a CENTAWAVE coupling (far left), any component, subassembly or full assembly can be tested before final assembly to ensure the application will function correctly, giving manufacturers increased versatility during the build process and ultimately, complete peace of mind. For more information about ATEX Approved flexible couplings, electromagnetic clutches, shafts, gears, brakes and other mechanical drive products for simple or complex problem solving in all types of marine and offshore applications, please visit Centa on stand 4E80 at Offshore Energy.

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means the EMC can be utilised on all types of vessels, rigs and offshore installations. It can be operated in all conditions and weathers.

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Business as usual on Amsterdam’s canals Time to comply with new emissions output regulations has now expired for Amsterdam’s famous sightseeing ferries, but, thanks to Volvo Penta, it’s still business as usual on the canals of the Dutch capital — and now NOx emissions are down by as much as 45%. In 2005 Amsterdam’s local governing body laid down an ultimatum for operators of the city’s famous glass sightseeing water ferries — as of January 1 2015, all boats of this kind had to either be fitted with a repowered engine and aftertreatment system, or replaced by an electric alternative. Terlouw Rotterdam, the Volvo Penta Center in the Netherlands, worked with Slot Jachtbouw, an Amsterdam shipyard, between 2012 and 2014 to systematically swap out many of the old engines and replace them with repowered new ones that are fitted with STT Emtec’s marine DNOx® after-treatment system. Since repowering ended at the beginning of this year, a total of 50 out of 150 canal boats operating on Amsterdam’s waterways are powered by Volvo Penta D5A TA marine diesel engines. Ferry companies now enjoying the benefits of a Volvo Penta engine include Canal Company, Blue Boat, Rederij Kooij and Rederij Lovers. “The canal boat operators needed to find an engine and aftertreatment combination that met the requirements of the local authorities and didn’t result in a long repowering process that would cause costly downtime. Volvo Penta and STT Emtec proved to be a winning combination.” Said Jeroen van Liefland, sales manager for Terlouw Rotterdam Cleaning up Amsterdam

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The Volvo Penta D5A TA engine is a highly reliable, type-approved marine diesel engine that boasts low exhaust emissions and excellent fuel efficiency. Because of the high level of tourist trade in the Dutch capital, canal boat operators required an engine that they could trust — and Volvo Penta offered just that.

Prior to the repowering operation — which fitted the ferries with 4-cylinder engines — the ferries ran on 6-cylinder engines. This additional power was less of a help and more of a hindrance; because the speed limit on the Amsterdam canals is only 6 kph, the sightseeing vessels had a very low specific load profile. But, thanks to Volvo Penta’s engines, which are smaller with a lower maximum output, the ferries can now run at a higher load at low speed limits, resulting in higher exhaust temperatures. These high exhaust temperatures allowed for the use of the DNOx® aftertreatment system, developed by STT Emtec.

The aftertreatment system

The D5 engines were fitted with a marine DNOx® system, which reduces NOx by diluting the charge air with recirculated exhaust gas. The amount of NOx being produced since the repowering project has significantly declined — thanks to Volvo Penta and fellow Swedish company STT Emtec. The exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system operates with a patented EGR value, which precisely controls the exhaust and inlet air mixture. In addition, the CCT active uses the on-board fuel as a reacting agent to help control the soot loading in the diesel particulate filter (DPF). Soot can be burned automatically when exhaust temperatures are high enough but, given the low speed limit in the city, which prevent the exhausts from consistently reaching high temperatures, the CCT active controls soot buildup at lower temperatures. Using the system, the engine’s carbon monoxide, hydro carbon and carbon particle emissions are all reduced by up to 90%, and NOx emissions are reduced by up to 45%. Together, Volvo Penta and STT Emtec tested the D5 engine with and without the DNOx® system, and found the results to be exceptional. The D5 engine’s lower fuel consumption and cleaner performance, coupled with STT Emtec’s advanced system, are helping Amsterdam work towards its goal of becoming a zero emission city by 2025.

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2015 Heralds a period of phenomenal growth for MAN & PME Group partnership PME Group as the longest serving MAN marine partner in the UK has seen a phenomenal growth from the latter half of 2014 and the opening half of 2015 in service and parts. Jade Chalk [PME’s Commercial Director] commented that since the company move last year to larger premises at their Poole headquarters it has allowed PME to expand it service support facilities Having worked closely with MAN in the WFSV commercial workboat market since 2012, undertaking all MAN powered vessel commissioning and initial customer support it has given us a rare opportunity to look at how best to serve the market and this has been at the foremost in our expansion plans. We understand the need for flexibility and response, that cost and timing are specific stresses to the industry and we have worked closely with fleet managers and ship managers to provide an emergency and scheduled repair package that suits the needs of this industry.

Satisfied Customers such as Malcolm Nolan Vessel Operations Manager testifies:

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‘At Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm. We have Man engines on two of

our vessels. PME Group, as one of our clients, have offered outstanding back-up, professionalism and dedication, they have responded quickly and efficiently whilst strictly adhering to North Sea Services safe working methods, and practices. No matter the pressures we can all find ourselves under. The engineering team at the forefront of the company have been a credit, giving us a professional, friendly but helpful service at all times. The odd concerns we have raised, have been dealt with quickly and efficiently by the management or engineering team. PME Group from the top level down, to the staff in the office

and on the phones, have been a real pleasure to be associated with. I would highly recommend them.’ With MAN market share in the WFSV steadily growing with their popular and very reliable D2862 range of engines from 1000hp to the new 1650hp which offers excellent power to weight ratio and outstanding fuel efficacy PME Group have grown its service support to meet customers’ needs and expectations. Each customer knows that they have a flexible support package tailored to them. To this aim we have increased our engineering support team who are fully trained in MAN product. Because we only specialise in MAN Powered units – our staff have acquired very specific skills and expertise. All of our engineers have been empowered as part of the team to use their expertise and liaise with the customer direct to ensure that the customer is responded to quickly and with the best commercial advice. This relationship resulted in PME Group being awarded employer of the year 2014 by the BMF. PME also run a full apprenticeship program and currently has four engineering apprentices progressing well. In addition to the WFSV market, PME group have used their expertise to provide support to MAN in new fields such as agriculture, defence and uniquely new generation hovercraft for the UK market. The lastest project undertaken by our Sister Company, PME Energies will see us moving into the CHP and renewable biogas and fuels power generation market

Reich-Kupplungen Reich-Kupplungen established since 1946 understands how industry works and how each differing market sector has its own unique specific needs.

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In addition to our standard range of products providing all kinds of diverse industries, our innovative “D2C - Designed to Customer” approach completes our portfolio and provides couplings specifically tailored for customer’s individual requirements. Reich-Kupplungen – the right solution for all industry’s requirements. Reich-Kupplungen: has nearly 70 years of experience working in the marine industry. These couplings are used in a broad range of marine applications: in main propulsion drives between the diesel engine and the gearbox, in auxiliary drives such as rudder and propeller drives and onboard power supply generator sets, pumps and winches. Type approvals from renowned classification societies are available for various coupling types. Products for these applications include: ARCUSAFLEX | ARCUSAFLEX-VSK | FLEXDUR | MULTI CROSS FORTE | MULTI MONT SELLA, DEKA, GIGANT | TOK-coupling system Please visit: www.reich-uk.com for further details or alterntively contact our sales office on: 0161 714 4191.

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Will the delivery in 2017 of the world’s first seabed mining ship to Nautilus Minerals herald a new Klondike, opening up a new market for the shipping industry? When China’s Fujian Mawei shipyard delivers its high-end PSV (production support vessel) to Dubai-based Marine Assets Corporation in 2017 for deployment under charter to the Solwara 1 site in the Bismarck Sea, it won’t be the ‘black stuff’ this revolutionary vessel will help exploit but something much more alluring – gold. The 0.11km2 Solwara 1 project, 30km offshore Papua New Guinea (PNG) and the first ever deep sea mine, is expected to open up a hitherto unexplored frontier for the extraction of base and precious metals and, potentially, a lucrative new market for seabed mining vessels.

Yet despite these seemingly favourable factors, together with international declarations permitting the mining of the seabed for the “benefit of mankind”, falling metal prices and technological infancy has put large scale seabed mining on hold – until now. Today, perhaps a consequence of the recent technological advances made in offshore oil and gas EDP, the technology is now readily available to make seabed mining economically and environmentally viable. Regulations are also being developed for this new industry by a number of countries.

An offshore gold rush has long been mooted given the rich abundance of minerals in the peaks, valleys and plains of the seafloor and higher ore concentrations.

“Given that 70 per cent of the planet is covered by water and that significant high-grade mineral resources have been identified on the ocean floor, the mining industry is prepared to move offshore in much the same way that oil and gas industry moved offshore 40-50 years ago,” said Mike Johnston, the CEO of Nautilus Minerals, the Canadian mining contractor that will charter the world’s first seabed mining support vessel.

What’s more, the cost of developing a seafloor mine is significantly less than a land-based equivalent, due to reduced machinery and development costs. There is no direct impact on communities and mining infrastructure can be easily relocated.

“Together with the scientific community we have carried out extensive research into understanding the environment at Solwara 1 and have developed mitigation strategies to reduce the impact of mining operations, in particular the fully enclosed riser and lifting system that ensures the

copper resource taken from the seafloor never comes in contact with the seawater above the mining operation.” Once bulk cutters have cut the seabed rocks to manageable sizes, the mineralised slurry is pumped though the fully-enclosed riser pipe to the production supply vessel on the surface, where the ore is separated. The Fujian Mawei yard, in China has now started work on the ShipTech Solutionsdesigned vessel. Based on a large offshore construction vessel, the 227m long, 40m wide the first of a kind vessel will be built to ABS Comfort Class rules. To accommodate an array of heavy lift equipment topside, the 68,000t vessel’s deck has a 1000m2 working area strengthened to 7.5t/m2 to accommodate one 200 tonne subsea crane, a 100 tonne ship-to-shore crane and two 20t deck cranes.

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Golden Tides – The Final Frontier

The Solwara1 mine offshore Papa New Guinea, will be the world’s first deep sea mining project. (Image courtesy Nautilus Minerals)

Propulsion equipment will be supplied by Rolls-Royce and is arranged in a dieselelectric configuration, based around the new Bergen B33:45 medium-speed engine range producing 600kW per cylinder. Six 9-cylinder 5MW Bergen B33:45 gensets with SCR technology will feed consumers that include a number of Rolls-Royce thrusters - three 3,000kW underwater mountable azimuth thrusters astern, and two 2,000kW tunnel thrusters and two 3,500kW retractable thrusters at the bow. The propulsion arrangement meets DP2 requirements with a service speed of 12knots. John Knudsen, Rolls-Royce, President – Commercial Marine, said: “This multiengine delivery to long-standing customers Fujian Mawei and MAC is a major step for our new medium-speed engines and we are exceptionally proud that the first Bergen B33:45 gensets have been selected to power this pioneering ship. They offer a 20 per cent increase in power per cylinder, while fuel consumption, emissions and through-life operating costs are substantially reduced. “Deep sea mining is an exciting new industry and we are pleased to be

Six Bergen B33:45 generator sets will provide a total power output of nearly 30MW. With selective catalytic reduction the vessel is Tier III compliant and meets the American Bureau of Shipping’s (ABS) Comfort Class notation. (6 cyl B33:45 illustrated) at the forefront of a new chapter in underwater exploration. Demand for natural resources continues to rise as developing countries emerge and land resources becoming increasingly stretched. With our extensive pedigree in the offshore oil and gas sector, we look forward to working with Marine Assets Corporation and Nautilus Minerals in enabling them to become first movers in the extraction of valuable minerals from the seabed.” The vessel will operate under a five-year time-charter with options to extend or purchase the vessel. It will serve as the operational base for the joint venture (Solwara 1 JV), formed by Nautilus and the Independent State of Papua New Guinea’s nominee, Eda Kopa (Solwara), a wholly owned subsidiary of Petromin PNG Holdings, which has taken a 15

per cent stake in the Solwara 1 mine by contributing $120 million towards operational costs. Nautilus expects that mining the Solwara 1 site will take three to four years, with an annual yield of 1.3 million tonnes of ore. Having a moveable infrastructure means as other prospective deposits are identified the mining operations can be moved to the new site. “Our goal is to set the standard in how companies extract minerals from the ocean and ensure the continued sustainability of this valuable resource for the future,” said Johnston. Marine Assets Corporation’s Chief Operating Officer, Mark Reeves said: “We are not so familiar with the mining industry itself but since becoming involved in this project it is certainly apparent that there is huge potential in subsea mining.

“For MAC, this is very exciting to be building a ‘world’s first’ again, and we have a long history with Rolls-Royce and Bergen equipment, so we know the vessel will perform well.”

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“Nautilus is the market leader in this segment and I believe Solwara 1 is the first project that has actually come off the drawing board. Obviously these water depths are unknown territory for most of us, but site surveys and sampling has proven that the subsea mining sector can be extremely lucrative compared to land mining, with mineral content per tonne of ore considerably higher.

MAC will take delivery of the world’s first seabed mining vessel from Fujian Mawei in 2017. (Image courtesy MAC)

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Below deck, ore storage holds are arranged amidships. Ore will be transferred to incoming handy size bulk carriers. All of the below deck mining equipment will be installed in the 180-passenger capacity vessel to minimise equipment integration on delivery in 2017.

Dredging

Largest South African dredger launched Royal IHC has launched the 5,500m³ trailing suction hopper dredger Ilembe from its shipyard at Kinderdijk in the Netherlands. The dredger is being built for Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA), the national port authority of South Africa.

Ilembi measures 101.5m LOA with a beam of 22.4m and a draft of only 6m. It will be capable of dredging to depths of 30m through a single 900mm diameter dredge pipe. A total installed power of 7,660kW will enable it to sail at 11.9 knots. As one of the five operating divisions of Transnet SOC Ltd, TNPA is responsible for

the safe, effective and efficient economic functioning of the South African national port system. It manages eight commercial ports along the country’s 2,954km coastline in a ‘landlord’ capacity, with two main service categories: the provision of port infrastructure; and the provision of maritime services such as dredging and marine operations.

IHC was selected as the supplier after a successful submission into an open tender process for what will be the largest dredging vessel of its kind operating in South Africa. The contract for the design, construction and delivery of the vessel was signed between TNPA and IHC in March 2014. The keel was laid on 8 January 2015 at Kinderdijk and the vessel will be delivered to its homeport at Durban in early 2016. The new vessel will join TNPA’s existing fleet of IHC built vessels, which includes the 4,200m3 trailer Isandlwana (delivered in 2010) and the grab hopper dredger Italeni (delivered in 2014). The new dredger will be deployed to work mainly in the international seaports of South Africa, but may also be deployed elsewhere on the continent.

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Damen DOP250 dredge pumps on Brazilian harbour construction project

Damen delivered two complete DOP packages to Acciona Infraestructuras, S.A., a Spanish construction company. The DOP submersible dredge pumps are being used in a large harbour construction project in Brazil. The DOP pumps empty concrete caissons to be able to reposition these as a breakwater. This is a job perfectly suited to the DOP, which fits into confined spaces.

DOP250 has a mixture capacity of 1,250 m3/h, and is used to empty each partition of the caisson. The sand is put to good use as it is pumped to a nearby beach.

The harbour construction project, at Sao Joao de Barra, 150 miles North of Rio de Janeiro, started a few years ago. Acciona was awarded the contract for the engineering, design and construction of two artificial breakwaters. Acciona decided to use its pioneering system of concrete caissons built in an auxiliary dock. Five of these sand-filled caissons now have to be emptied to be moved to their final position, together with another 37 caissons which have already been positioned.

The caisson job is another example of the versatility of Damen DOP submersible dredge pumps.

Damen has delivered two DOP packages, which both include a DOP submersible dredge pump, type DOP250, a 403 kW diesel hydraulic power pack, a separate diesel driven jetwater pump feeding the dredge pump’s suction head plus a number of hoses, connections and spares. The DOP is connected to a crane. Each

The DOP submersible dredge pumps arrived on site mid-January. A Damen Field Service Engineer assisted during the startup and instructed the crew. All caissons were finished and emptied by the middle of May. Then Acciona finished the repositioning of the caissons and completed the breakwater construction.

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Winter is always a busy time for dredging with Marinas traditionally having less boats on the pontoons, as owners take their vessels ashore for maintenance; working in the winter avoids disruption to marina and harbour users. This year is no exception…. So far this season has seen Jenkins Marine dredge and dispose of over 40,000m3 of material from the South Coast of the UK. Works have included dredging an access channel for Lafarge aggregates in Langstone Harbour, Marina Dredging for Dean and Reddyhoff

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Dredging works continue into the new year with further projects already confirmed in Chichester Harbour, Southampton and Poole, with a combined total exceeding another 20,000m3 of material for dredging and disposal.

in East Cowes, and harbour maintenance of marinas and harbours. Client satisfaction dredging for Yarmouth Harbour is especially important to me where the are UKsame leading commissioners on the Isle of Wight.We Other workexperts will needin: to be repeated every Design, construction maintenance of our dredging projects have included works at few years, soand we need to make sure ports and waterways Royal Motor Yacht Club and Parkstone Yacht clients will pick up the phone to us first! Land reclamation Club in Poole, and facilities in Lymington. To ensure our commitment to quality in Coastal defence and protection all aspects of river our business we recently Terminal and harbour towage services which I The new year sees a busy start. 30m obtained ISO9001 accreditation, Heavy lifting, services marine Dredger ‘Doreen Dorwood’ and 300m3 hopesubsea will reassure our and clients that we will towage Split Barge ‘NAB’ are undertaking a deliver the service they expect”. Salvage 20,000m3 dredge in January for marina operators Marina Developments Limited, in For more information regarding our Woolverstone Marina on the river Orwell, dredging services please contact Jenkins near Ipswich. This will be the third time Marine or visit our web site - www. Jenkins Marine have dredged this marina jenkinsmarine.co.uk and navigate to the in the last 5 years, which is a testament relevant section.

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Boskalis Westminster wins QEC contract UK Boskalis Westminster has been awarded a contract from the Defence Infrastructure Organisation on behalf of the Ministry of Defence for the capital dredging of the approach channel to the port of Portsmouth in the United Kingdom. The contract has a value of approximately £30 million and the activities are due to commence in the second half of 2015. The dredging activities are related to the deepening and widening of the 4-5 mile long approach channel. A total volume of approximately three million cubic metres of

hard clay, sand and gravel will be removed over an eight month period. For this project, medium-sized trailing suction hopper dredgers and backhoe dredgers will be deployed. Customised working methods and continuous monitoring will be applied in order to meet the stringent environmental requirements. Founded in 1933, Boskalis Westminster is one of the most experienced dredging and marine contracting companies in the UK. Along with our group subsidiaries, we have the capability to undertake any type of dredging and marine construction work including coastal, seabed protection, immersed tube tunnel construction, offshore services, rock and breakwater construction, environmental projects, marine drilling and blasting, port and waterway engineering and pipeline installation.

CEDA Dredging Days 2015 29 Jun 2015 The CEDA Dredging Days conference and exhibition returns to the Ahoy Rotterdam on 5-6 November 2015 in conjunction with Europort 2015. The primary international dredging conference in the CEDA region, Dredging Days is an invaluable forum for leading researchers and industry experts to discuss and share dredging challenges, solutions and experiences.

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The 2015 conference will focus on innovative dredging solutions for ports, presenting the latest technical and scientific developments. In addition, CEDA Dredging Days 2015 will cover best practice relating to maintenance and capital dredging in ports and access channels and the management of sediments, including the sediment balance of the broader port environment.

All papers presented at CEDA Dredging Days are peer reviewed and published in the conference proceedings. They can also be accessed through the CEDA Digital Library free of charge for CEDA members. To complement the conference, a technical exhibition will be located in the area adjacent to the technical session room. The central location of the exhibition area will provide organisations with an excellent opportunity to present their products and services to a select and focused group of international experts and decision makers. The exhibition will be open throughout the conference.

The customary Dredging Days technical visit will take place the day before the conference begins, on Wednesday 4 November 2015 from 12:00 to 17:00. This year’s technical visit is hosted by Room for the River programme of the Rijkswaterstaat, which is part of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment responsible for the design, construction, management and maintenance of the main infrastructure facilities in the Netherlands. The Room for the River programme deals with flood protection, restoring Dutch rivers’ natural flood plains in places where it is least harmful in order to protect areas that need to be defended. The visit will be to one of the Room for the River project sites in the vicinity of Rotterdam For further information contact Sylvia Minten,CEDA Dredging Days 2015 Conference Secretariat, at Email: sylvia@ mintenprojectmanagement.nl

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European Dredging Summit 2015 ACI’s European Dredging Summit 2015 will take place in Antwerp, Belgium on 7th and 8th October 2015. The event will focus on discussing essential dredging strategies and environmental monitoring for project approval, providing a global analysis of dredging projects, environmental regulation and essential recommendations for dredging activity, including equipment and contractor selection.

A site visit the day before the conference, 6th October 2015, will be made to the APEC-Antwerp/Flanders Port Training Center, DEME headquarters, and Antwerp City Hall. There is no extra charge to attend the site visit, but spaces are limited and allocated on a first come first served basis.

● How Are Recent Regulatory Changes Affecting Dredging Projects? ● Effective Sediment Balance & Waste Management ● Latest Developments & Innovations in Dredging Technologies & Techniques ● Effective Maintenance Dredging ● Strategies for Trade-Type Dredging Projects ● Qualified Human Resources Training & Development ● Economic Outlook of the Future Dredging Projects (Europe, Global) ● Project Financing & Budget Management

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Aimed primarily at senior management based in Europe, but not limited to those from dredging companies and port authorities, participants will have a chance to learn how to solve the major problems when developing a successful dredging project, discover global opportunities of future project locations and to network with other industry professionals.

Key topics to be covered at the conference include:

For further information contact: Mado Lampropoulou, Tel: + 44 (0)20 3141 0607, Email: mlampropoulou@acieu.net

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Grangemouth dredging In order to accommodate larger vessels the Scottish Port of Grangemouth has commissioned a feasibility study to assess the viability and cost of deepening the shipping channels within the port. Located on the Firth of Forth, Grangemouth is Scotland’s premier container port and the study for the deepening of the entrance channel is has been commissioned in response to changes in the container shipping market where there is a trend towards larger capacity feeder vessels which require deeper water to access the port’s quaysides.

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“Some vessel sizes have increased significantly over the past 10 years from around 300-500 TEU per ship to modern feeder container ships that have a 1,700 TEU capacity. The bulk cargo ships that use the port have also increased in size and require a deeper draft,” said a

spokesperson for the port. This deepening project, which would see the dock water depth taken from 7.5 metres to over 10 metres, is expected to entail a multimillion pound capital investment and would take around three years to complete. Grangemouth has experienced increased siltation in its entrance channels in recent years that has required maintenance dredging. In order to minimise the dredging requirements, the port commissioned the consultancy company APBmer to undertake a study of the historical siltation and dredging work. The result of this study was to find solutions that would minimise the dredging costs. In addition to these projects Grangemouth, which is owned by Forth Ports Ltd, is undertaking a project to increase the terminal’s capacity for storing containers. This involves significant surface upgrading works on an area of some 6,325 square metres. The investment is designed to increase the busy container terminal’s total capacity to

12,000 TEUs, a 50% increase since 2005 which is claimed, will deliver operational efficiencies to its landside and shipside operations. The resurfacing at the terminal will see the construction of a heavy duty concrete pavement and other works which will create additional storage lanes for laden containers in addition to improved equipment access to landside and shipside operations. This work is expected to be completed and ready for business in October 2015 and represents the second phase of a five year investment plan to improve the storage capabilities of the terminal. It is expected that the capacity will grow by a further 10% over the 5 year period in line with market demand. Grangemouth currently handles over 9 million tonnes of cargo per year with much of it being generated by the nearby Grangemouth refinery. Considerable quantities of dry bulk cargo and timber are also handled at the port.

Safety

World record for lifeboat testing Norwegian lifeboat builder, Norsafe, has set a new world record when it dropped the 70 passenger GES50 MKIII lifeboat from 40m with ten people on board. This is the first time a staffed lifeboat has been dropped from this height. “The feeling of diving into the water was amazing. It was even more exciting to know that no one else has done this before”, said Michael Røssland, vice president, Norsafe Academy, Rosendal. The free fall model used in the drop was a Norsafe GES50 MKIII with a capacity of 70 passengers, which is one of the largest and most advanced lifeboats in the world. As previous world record for highest drop without passengers on board, this new record is 66m.

largest tower for lifeboat testing in the North Sea”, said Norsafe CEO, Geir Skaala.

Norsafe’s newly opened training and test centre in Rosendal is capable of performing such unique drop tests. The new tower for free fall boats is 60m high and can perform drops up to 40m with crew onboard. Standard training drops using free-fall lifeboats are usually at 19m high. “We are today the only lifeboat manufacture who can offer both production, service and certified training. It was a milestone to establish Norsafe Academy in Rosendal, which today has the

At the Rosendal centre, course participants receive training with the newest equipment. Crew who works on ships and offshore rigs and installations must take refresher courses every fifth year to maintain certificate validity. Norsafe has an Academy located in Greece offering similar training, and plans to build academies in other global locations in the next few years. Norsafe is an international leader in manufacturing, delivery and service of maritime security equipment for the shipping and offshore business. The company received approval from NOROG and the Norwegian Maritime Authority to become a certified course provider in accordance to the STCW Code.

Ocean Signal introduces new rescueME MOB1 with range of products for commercial sector Ocean Signal introduced its new rescueME MOB1 for the first time at Seawork International this year as the latest product in its range of devices integral to the safety of crew in the commercial environment. The communication and safety at sea specialist will present the world’s smallest AIS MOB device with integrated DSC, in addition to SafeSea products the S100 SART, V100 VHF and E100G EPIRB.

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The award-winning rescueME MOB1 forms part of the Ocean Signal product portfolio developed to meet the needs of all commercial shipping, offshore industries and fishing sectors and designed to operate in the harshest marine conditions.

Integrating easily into even the most compact life jackets, the rescueME MOB1 will provide commercial workers and crew with the reassurance that they can be located quickly and recovered in the event of a man overboard situation. Once the rescueME MOB1 is activated, AIS (Automatic Identification System) transmissions will provide accurate position information on the vessel’s chart plotter. The plotter will show a red circle plus longitude, latitude, and distance

and bearing to the person in distress. In addition, the DSC VHF alarm will also be triggered. The integrated strobe light with moulded lens ensures the survivor can be seen easily in poor light conditions. At 30% smaller than other similar products, the lightweight and easy-to-use rescueME MOB1 measures just 134mm (height) by 38mm (width) by 27mm (depth) and weighs 90g. Operating within a temperature range of -20°C and +55°C, the Ocean Signal device has a comprehensive self-test facility and features a seven-year battery life. The rugged and fully waterproof SafeSea V100 VHF exceeds the requirements of IMO, SOLAS and GMDSS and is the ideal choice for mandatory and voluntary carriage. With ergonomic design, durable laser etched keypad, high contrast backlit LCD and backlit keys, the radio is supplied with all the 21 international simplex channels required. A highly efficient transmitter helps to maximise the battery life. The SafeSea S100 SART is designed to assist in the rescue and recovery of the crew in liferafts and survival craft and transmits a series of pulses which provide a bearing. A dedicated radar transponder which complies with IMO SOLAS regulations, the S100 SART has a user replaceable battery which

to +55°C.

is classified as non-hazardous for shipment and gives 96 hours operation in standby. It is waterproof to a depth of 10 metres and operates between -20°C

Used to alert search and rescue services in the event of an emergency at sea, the SafeSea E100G EPIRB has the longest quoted operational battery life in the industry with enough capacity to operate the EPIRB continuously, typically for four whole days (96 hours), even using the E100G with GPS fix. Certified for use on-board all European and US-registered vessels, the SafeSea E100G is a Cospas– Sarsat EPIRB operating in the 406MHz satellite band. Safety and communication products from Ocean Signal offer exceptional value, meeting or exceeding international technical and safety standards. Careful design and innovation provides commercial shipping, offshore industries, fishing and recreational users the confidence that their Ocean Signal equipment will work to, and beyond, their expectations when it is needed most.

Crane simulator investment

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The custom-designed software package on the simulator incorporates highly visual, real-life landscape graphics

training of our employees and workforce partners. We fully recognise the importance of a highly-skilled and competent workforce to the continued success and growth of the business.

In anticipation of the arrival of five of the world’s largest cranes at the Port of Liverpool, UK in the autumn, Peel Ports has introduced a state-ofthe-art ‘virtual’ training simulator from Swiss automation specialist ABB, designed to ensure all operators are ready to manoeuvre the giant structures from day one of installation.

“We are continuing to make significant investments in the latest phase of infrastructure during 2015, including the Navis N4 Terminal Operating System (TOS) and 10-lane AutoGates. Our investment in advanced driver simulators will further benefit our customers through improvements to operational efficiency as we reach the next phase of construction for Liverpool2 These investments will make Liverpool2 one of the most operationally efficient and modern terminals in Europe.”

Peel Ports has been working closely with ABB to produce a customised, high-tech training simulator tailored to interactively test the abilities and skills of drivers by presenting them with realistic, operating scenarios. The Company has invested over £500,000 in developing the simulator and the associated software.

The custom-designed software package on the simulator incorporates highly visual, real-life landscape graphics depicting the Liverpool skyline, including the iconic Liver Building and the river Mersey. David Huck, Port Director said: “Peel Ports are committed to providing the best facilities and opportunities available in the

Once completed in late 2015, it will be able to accommodate most of the world’s current fleet of container vessel types and will offer shipping lines a unique opportunity to connect ships of up to 13,500 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) directly to the heart of the UK. The cranes will be capable of handling two 380m vessels simultaneously and ultimately will have a capacity of over one million TEU. With semi-automated remote-controlled operation, the cranes will reduce the time taken to transfer containers from ship to road or rail. They will also have the ability to operate at speeds in excess of 30mph and wind speeds of up to 55mph (88kmph).

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The crane simulator reproduces the equipment layouts and behavioural movements of the actual Ship-To-Shore (STS) and semi-automated Cantilever Rail Mounted Gantry cranes (CRMG) which have been manufactured by Zhenhua Port Machinery Company (ZPMC) and are the tallest cranes built by the Chinese manufacturer to date.

The fleet of STS and CRMG cranes are part of the £300 million investment programme by Peel Ports to expand and develop the existing Port of Liverpool which will see Liverpool2, as it is called, become the UK’s largest transatlantic deep-sea port and container terminal.

RNLI lifeboat centre due to open

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The ALC should save the charity in excess of £3m a year when fully up and running The UK’s RNLI will open its Allweather Lifeboat Centre (ALC) on Friday 21 August to take over production, maintenance and refit of the charity’s allweather lifeboat fleet in-house for the first time in the charity’s 191-year history. Following the official opening, the RNLI will hold an open weekend over the 22 and 23 August so that the general public will have the rare opportunity to tour the new world-class boatbuilding factory.

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Angus Watson, head of construction and refit, said: “It is an impressive facility which will allow the charity to build six Shannon-class lifeboats a year and maintain our other all-weather boats. Having a state of the art facility which will see the charity produce, maintain and refit all-weather lifeboats in-house and under one roof is a first for the charity.”

The ALC, which was given the green light by RNLI trustees after concerns about future lifeboat building supply chains, is based on-site at the RNLI’s Headquarters in Poole, Dorset and will secure a supply of Shannon all-weather lifeboats for future generations of lifesavers.

out and refit lifeboats and a visitor’s centre.

It will also give the RNLI greater control of costs and quality and has created 90 new employment opportunities in Poole, including apprenticeships in marine engineering and boatbuilding. It is expected that the ALC will save the charity in excess of £3m a year once the facility is fully up and running.

The build project itself was complex. Prior to laying the first brick, the sea wall had to be raised and the ground works completed by Bam Nuttall. The RNLI was able to source a large amount of the fill material needed locally, including 25,000 tonnes of sand dredged by subcontractor Jenkins Marine, from sandbanks in Poole Harbour. This will also save on future dredging costs for the harbour commissioners.

The building itself was designed by Rambol, with architectural design being carried out by Ellis Belk Associates and the main contractor being J.B. Leadbitter & Co Ltd. It includes some impressive features such as three spray booths used to apply primer, coats of paint and antifoul to the lifeboats, moveable platforms which will improve ergonomics and efficiency for accessing fit-

PV panels on the roof of the ALC combined with the PV provision on the rest of the RNLI campus means that up to 8% of the RNLI’s energy requirements can be provided by solar energy.

The material was delivered to the site by barge, which avoided 2,500 truck journeys in and out of Poole. In addition, the RNLI recycled useable material from the demolished buildings for the new foundations saving money and 250 additional truck journeys. It also ensured the material did not end up in landfill.

Marioff launches HI-FOG® 3000 High Pressure Water Mist Sprinkler Series for the Marine Industry FOG brand, and is a part of UTC Building & Industrial Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp.

Marioff, which operates in Finland as Marioff Corporation Oy, is a leading developer of water mist fire protection technology and supplier of system solutions worldwide under its innovative HI-

The new generation HI-FOG 3000 sprinkler series is designed to protect private accommodations as well as public and service areas on ships. It replaces and provides even greater efficiency and wider coverage than earlier HI-FOG 1000 and HI-FOG 2000 sprinkler series. Marioff has carried out comprehensive testing of the new generation HI-FOG 3000 sprinkler series, which is designed, tested and type approved according to International Maritime Organization (IMO) Res.A800(19) as amended in IMO Res.MSC.265(84).

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Marioff has launched the new generation HI-FOG 3000 sprinkler series for marine applications.

“With the launch of this new generation of HI-FOG 3000 sprinklers, we are offering to our marine customers enhanced HI-FOG systems with faster activation, more efficient suppression and improved passenger and crew safety,” said John Hemgård, director of marine business, Marioff Corporation Oy. “We take reliability and robustness of sprinkler systems to the next level, leveraging our three decades of field experience in marine fire protection systems.”

Lifting boats safely Henriksen Hooks of Norway has introduced two new systems to improve the safety of singlepoint boat launching and recovery. The new LiftView system has been developed so boat crews can know the weight of their boat and ensure that it is within the limits of their lifting system, while the Awarelight provides a simple visual indication of whether the hook is connected or not. LiftView uses a load cell that can be fitted into any of the hooks in the Henriksen range. This is linked to a clear wheelhouse display that graphically shows the boat’s coxswain the exact weight on the hook. This is important as the boat’s weight can increase significantly when cargo and equipment is being delivered, if passengers have joined it or if large voulmes of water have been shipped in rough sea conditions.

VISUAL INDICATOR The Awarelight has also been introduced by Henriksen to provide a visual indicator that improves communications between the boat and the davit operator. These can be difficult if a boat is being launched or recovered from a substantial height, especially in bad weather.

With the entire weight of the boat, its passengers, crew and its cargo being dependent upon a single, relatively small piece of metal, Henriksen engineers believe that the importance of safety data should not be underestimated.

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Before the arrival of LiftView a coxswain would need to calculate mathematically the weight of any additional load items taken on board. Because the dynamic motion of the boat in the water also adds to the stresses on the hook and davit, LiftView also measures the additional loading due to pitch and roll. These are difficult calculations for the boat’s crew so the new system can provide reassurance by showing that they will be within the system’s safety limits when they are high above the water.

The Awarelight can be used with or independently of a LiftView installation if desired and uses a bright LED light positioned where it will be clearly visible to the crane operator, even in bright sunlight. When the hook is closed around the lifting ring and the boat is secure, the coxswain will press the indicator button located beside his helm position. The AwareLight will then show a continuous light to indicate that the boat is ready for launching and may be lifted off its cradle. As the boat nears the water and the hook is activated and made ready for its automatic off-load release, the light begins to flash slowly. When the boat is on the water and the hook has been opened the flashing becomes rapid. During boat recovery the sequence is reversed.

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Ijmuidenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new sea lock The harbour at Ijmuiden on the Dutch coast north of Rotterdam is a port in its own right with direct access to the sea but it is also the access point for ships that want to enter the North Sea Canal. Preparations for the construction of a new larger sea lock at the Ijmuiden complex are now well under way. The North Sea Canal canal is a major Dutch waterway which allows ships into the dock complex at Amsterdam. To protect the water levels in the canal and the docks, there is an entrance lock to the canal at Ijmuiden and it is the size of this lock that dictates the size of ships that can enter the waterway. The current lock complex at Ijmuiden comprises four locks with the Northern lock being the largest with a length of 400 metres, a width of 50 metres and a depth of 15 metres. These measurements are the actual size of the lock and obviously the size of ship that can use the lock

will be somewhat smaller with the draft restricted to 13.72 metres. When it was built in 1929 this lock was the largest lock in the World. The other locks in the complex are smaller at 220, and two at 110 metres in length, the latter two being mainly designed for inland waterway craft. Now the port operators at Amsterdam are finding that the size restrictions imposed by these lock dimensions are restricting trade at the port, particularly the size of cruise ships that can reach Amsterdam. Preparations for the construction of a new larger sea lock at the Ijmuiden complex are now well under way. Havenbedrijf Amsterdam NV, the Amsterdam port authority is participating in these preparations jointly with the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, the Dutch DirectorateGeneral for Mobility and Transport, the Dutch Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management, the City of Amsterdam and the Province of North Holland. The Rijkswaterstaat will oversee the whole project.

The Noordersluis lock, the largest of the group of locks in Ijmuiden will reach the end of its useful technical life in 2029 after 100 years of service and therefore needs to be replaced. This will ensure the safety of the lock as an important water barrier that controls water levels over much of the region and the accessibility of the North Sea Canal Area. The new lock will be located between this Northern lock and the other locks and this location will allow the lock system to remain in operation whilst the construction work is carried out. The size of the new lock which is scheduled to have an overall length of 718 metres will accommodate the trend towards increasing ship dimensions and will ensure that the Amsterdam port area remains accessible for the new generation of larger-sized vessels such as cruise ships, bulk carriers and container ships, all of which currently use the port. A larger, tide-independent lock will also limit waiting times for ships and provide opportunities for capacity expansion of the sea lock.

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Construction work is starting soon on a three year €35.6 million project to expand and modernise the German Baltic seaport of Wismar. The project includes the construction of a new 332m quayside and the creation of 41,500 m2 of additional fill-in port handling areas along with new rail track and access roads. Port chief Michael Kremp said work would be getting underway in October and was expected to be completed by mid 2018. Funding of the project has just been approved by the City of Wismar, which owns 90% of the port, and the German coastal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV) which owns the other 10%. The Berlin Government and MV are together putting up €23.5 million of the cost while the port itself is paying the remaining €12.1 million. Reporting “very satisfactory” handling in the first half of this year, Kremp said the latest investment was an important step for the future of the port, which handles some 4 million tons of cargo annually. The second most prominent seaport on the eastern German Baltic coastline after Rostock, Wismar covers 66 hectares and boasts 2,500m of quays, 15 berths and 27 kms of own rail track, Ships of up to 240m length drawing maximum 8.5m can access the port.

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Visiting MV First Minister Erwin Sellering said the port was important for the whole state as an industrial location and

pointed to new quayside offshore wind farm supply links as well as traditional timber trades. During his visit Sellering also discussed another major marine engineering project for Wismar - the deepening of the port’s approach channel. Plans are to deepen from 9.5m to 11.5m and he said he would push for the realisation of the project. The importance of deepening was pointed up just recently when a 185m long cargo ship loading salt in Wismar for the US could only take on 22,000 tons instead of a possible 35,000 tons because of channel depth. Part of ongoing equipment expansion in the Port of Wismar is the addition in August of four new mobile port cranes from Finland’s Mantsinen. Two are 120R tracked units with an outreach of up to 27m. The others are of 70m and 90m outreach. The port said their introduction meant more flexible and efficient utilisation of existing ship-handling berths and space. The cranes’ modern and efficient diesel engines also reduce fuel consumption and thus emissions. The port of Wismar emerged from relative obscurity after German unification in 1990 and has developed steadily since then. It has seen its handling rise along with its regional economic significance as part of a shipping and transport chain between Scandinavia and the Baltic in the north and Austria, Italy and the Mediterranean in the south.

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The Maritieme Academie Holland has selected VSTEP as simulator partner for their new Inland Navigation Center in Harlingen. The deal includes the purchase of a Full Mission Inland Navigation Simulator along with three Inland console trainers. The simulator centre will be the first to provide simulator training in full accordance with the requirements for Inland simulators by the Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine (CCNR). The Maritieme Academie Holland is a renowned training academy and one of the longest-standing maritime training institutes in the Netherlands. The academy’s educational curriculum includes training and education courses for professional fishermen, inland

shipping personnel and seafarers. The addition of this VSTEP Nautis Inland Vessel Simulator to the center means students will be able to practice their skills efficiently and in a safe virtual environment. Arjen Mintjes, Director of the academy said: “The Maritieme Academie Holland, as one of the leading educational institutions in European inland and maritime navigation has always been a forerunner in terms of providing state of the art learning facilities for our students and clients such as Europe’s most advanced inland training vessels. We are proud to have VSTEP as our partner to introduce the very first Full Mission Inland Navigation Simulator Center built entirely in accordance to the currently developed requirements for Inland Simulators by the Central Commission for the Navigation on the Rhine (CCNR). The Maritieme Academie Holland found the innovative technology and professional approach of VSTEP particularly convincing. The Nautis simulators are more efficient and require less hardware than simulator solutions of competitors.” Implementation, delivery and installation of the simulator will take place in Q4 2015 in different phases. Following delivery, VSTEP will provide instructor training for the inland vessel simulator to academy simulator instructors. The history of the Maritieme Academie Holland stretches back over a century, making it one of the oldest maritime training institutes in the Netherlands.

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Over recent years, LEEA has invested heavily in the development of its training courses. The newly-launched LEEA Academy provides sophisticated online training for students working towards Diploma qualifications. This is supplemented by an ever-expanding portfolio of handson courses held either at LEEA’s dedicated training facility in Huntingdon, or suitable premises worldwide.

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Mark 2 Tritex Multigauge 3000 uses multiple echo to ignore coatings Tritex produce ultrasonic metal thickness gauges to measure the thickness of metal through coatings, and they have recently developed a product which uses multiple echo to completely ignore coatings up to 20mm thick, only the metal thickness is measured. All measurements are error checked to ensure only accurate readings are displayed, even on uncoated metal. The gauge is simple to use, with little operator input, and has a large bright 10mm display to ensure it can be easily read by the diver, even in poor visibility. The gauge uses multiple echo and single crystal probes in accordance with class society regulations. One probe type can be used for all applications, including extremely corroded metal, with no probe zeroing. It is built to withstand the harsh conditions of the underwater industry and has an integral battery with 55 hours runtime on a single 2 hour fast charge.

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Seaway Powell Marine has revealed a new design of capstan. These new winches build on the Seaway Powell Marine reputation for quality and robustness, but the real changes are inside with modern bearing technology minimising servicing requirements. All capstans in this range are available in 2000lb, 3000lb and 4000lb configurations and can be supplied with either 12V or 24V motors in vertical or horizontal motor arrangements. The new modular construction simplifies installation and is suitable for any vessel. Winch drums can be supplied in aluminium or bronze, anodised or chromed; bronze drums can be polished.

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Details from the latest sea trials of a brand new marine propulsion system that its makers claim can dramatically cut operating costs – while producing more thrust with less noise and vibration was revealed at Seawork International this year.

Comparative trials of the Voith Linear Jet, which has taken seven years to develop, are currently taking place with twin boats – one fitted with the Voith Linear Jet and the other using conventional waterjet technology. German propulsion giant Voith hopes that the sea trials will further demonstrate the technology’s outstanding performance as well as cost savings to operators in several marine market segments. The “world-first” propulsion system has been fitted to the new Turbine Transfers’ Trearddur Bay, a 21-metre long, seven-metre beam support catamaran designed by BMT Nigel Gee and built by Aluminium Marine Consultants.

Following trials outside the Isle of Wight at the end of last year the Voith Linear Jet received glowing tributes for its speed, handling, power, and efficiency, as well as reduced noise, vibration and cavitation.

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