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Diversifying our Economy, one Ship at a time©... Happy Carnival 2009! The "Greatest Show on Earth" It is that time of the Year where Trinidad and Tobago plays host to the "Greatest Show on Earth", known as Carnival. Carnival has always been about social expression and the voice of society which is displayed on the streets of our country in an highly-spirited celebration of energy. Many people like to play traditional characters (mas) on the streets from the past, which help to preserve the various social customs of an evolving culture, which provides a vital and essential link to Trinidad and Tobago’s rich heritage. The Old Sailor Verse It is also common to hear around this festive time, the old sailor verse:
The Sailor mas character was introduced during the 1880s when American, French and English naval ships came to Trinidad. Today it is one of the most dominant Carnival characters in our Carnival and it has been modified into many different styles. Examples: Sailors Ashore, Fancy Sailor, Flour Bag Sailor, Fancy Sea Bees, Suck Me Nose, Fireman, Red Head Sailors. Do have a safe and enjoyable Carnival. Sincerely, T&T Shipbuilding and Repair Cluster.
Wilfred de Gannes Deputy Leader. E-mail: degstt@hotmail.com
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MSC’S MEGA-BOXSHIP GOES TO TOP OF THE CLASS
The split accommodation and engine room will mean further distances for the engineers to go when alarms sound during unmanned periods, and also more systems cabling between the two areas.
Mediterranean Shipping Co. has taken possession of one of its largest containerships to date. The post-panamax “MSC Daniela” has the capacity to carry 13,800 teu. This is over 2,500 teu more than the published capacity of “Emma Maersk” (built 2006), which gained so much attention when it was launched two years ago. “MSC Daniela” is the first of eight being built by Samsung Heavy Industries in Korea for the shipowner. But despite the increased nominal capacity, “MSC Daniela” is 32 m shorter, narrower by 5.2 m and of a similar depth to “Emma Maersk”. Classed by Germanischer Lloyd, the vessel has seven main cargo holds and deck connections for 1,000 40 ft reefer containers. The most visible difference between the two is that “MSC Daniela” has a ‘twin island’ configuration. While leaving the engine room area aft, the narrow accommodation and bridge housing has been brought forward. Continued on Page 4 Page 3 of 18
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ISSUE #017 – FEBRUARY 2009. Safeties of Life at Sea regulations stipulate how far forward of the vessel the sea must be visible from the bridge. On the majority of containerships with the single superstructure much further aft, the result is a tapering of container stack heights to achieve this. By bringing the bridge further forward, this leaves the majority of the stacks, which are now aft of the bridge, able to be loaded higher. The vessel has also been built using higher-tensile steel, allowing plate thickness to be reduced to give a more lightweight construction. Germanischer Lloyd said the design allows less bending and increased hull stiffness.
Measuring 366 m in length and 31.8 m width the vessel will be able to fit into the new Panama Canal locks when they are completed, something the Maersk E-class, even with a lower nominal 11,000 TEU, can not do.
The vessel’s fuel tanks, in keeping with the latest regulations, are fitted inside a protected area beneath the deck house. The aft engine room also means a shorter propeller shaft and therefore more of the potential 98,280 bhp from the 12-cylinder MAN B&W engine transferred to the propeller — a six-bladed Mecklenburger propeller weighing 93.8 tonnes in front of a Becker-type rudder. Germanischer Lloyd said the vessel’s design requires less ballast water, and it has been designed to have ballast treatment fitted. ************************ Page 4 of 18
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CONFIDENCE GROWS FOR BANGLADESH'S ANANDA SHIPYARD
L-R: Germanischer Lloyd chief operating officer Torsten Schramm, Dr Hermann J Klein, member of the executive board, Germanischer Lloyd country manager for Bangladesh Choudhury Zaman, Ananda Shipyard managing director Afruja Bari and Ananda chairman Dr Abdullahel Bari
A fast-growing orderbook has Bangladesh's private Ananda Shipyard dreaming up a major new facility and turning a nation known for ship breaking into shipbuilders. Ananda signed its latest order during last week's SMM exhibition in Hamburg, where chairman Dr Abdullahel Bari and managing director Afruja Bari secured two more contracts. They are for 7,250-dwt multipurpose (MPP) ships for German owner Komrowski, with whom it has a close relationship, and partner Herrmann Lohmann. Ananda's backlog now totals 30 ships for delivery before 2011 and the majority are for German owners. The yard's growing income has allowed it to invest upward of $40 million in a covered slipway, a paint shop and automated cutting equipment in preparation for its next expansion. The yard employs 50 certified welders but that number should swell to 120 by the end of this year. The facility covers some 80,000 square metres, has two slipways with the largest at 190 metres by 50 metres and employs 1,120 workers. Experience continues to grow at Ananda, which built high speed aluminium ferries in the past and has successfully delivered its first export order to a European owner - the 2,900-dwt “Stella Maris” (built 2008). Continued on Page 6
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ISSUE #017 – FEBRUARY 2009. Bari believes Ananda is well positioned to break into the handymax segment and sophisticated offshore vessels. He adds that the close relationship it has developed with classification society Germanischer Lloyd (GL) on technical capability and quality control will allow it to expand and meet international standards. He said: "We are interested in handymaxes and are looking for orders in 2009. We have a cost-effective, intelligent and dedicated workforce and the government wants to develop shipbuilding in Bangladesh. "One of the best things that has happened is that GL has taken a big hand in guiding us and adding good quality not only with supervisors but teaching us how and what to do," he added. "GL has given us a lot of support not only in reduced fees but for the development of the company and for shipbuilding in Bangladesh." Ananda believes it is capable of competing in the offshore market for anchor-handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels and platform supply vessels (PSVs). These ship types not only offer a price premium, but as building capacity is limited and the price of oil remains high, demand will continue to grow. While Ananda has high hopes for its future in shipbuilding, funding continues to be a major roadblock. Interest rates are around 15% with 7% to 8% in bank fees. Financing costs for newbuilding projects are sometimes up to 25%. Adding to the pressure, refund guarantees from local banks are not accepted in Europe and to secure a second bank adds another 4% to the bill. Bari says government support to help Bangladeshi yards secure competitive funding and grow as an export industry are essential. The Bangladeshi government wants to support export industries. In shipbuilding, there is enormous scope to earn foreign currency and build up an industrial infrastructure. We are hopeful that the government will help and we would like to see them offer sovereign guarantees to support shipyards on financial costs, Bari added. GL country manager for Bangladesh Choudhury Zaman, who has worked closely with leading yards such as Chittagong based Western Marine, believes the country has what it takes to make its mark as a shipbuilder. Ship quality is excellent but we need to train more people to meet the expectations of export customers. The workers have the capability. Bangladeshi labour has been working in Dubai and Singapore with distinction. Why can't they do the same here?" ************************
‌greatness is never a given. It must be earned.
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T&T SHIPBUILDER & REPAIR NEWS ISSUE #017 – FEBRUARY 2009.
STRATEGIC MARINE DELIVERS BASE FOR WORLD-CLASS DRY DOCK
The 4,400 tonne steel base was delivered from Strategic Marine’s Vietnamese facility at Dong Xuyen Industrial Zone had completed construction of the 99m long and 53m wide steel structure.
The dock base was then lifted aboard the Dockwise submersible vessel MV “Teal” for its 16-day journey to the AMC’s Common User facility at Henderson where it was installed with the help of tugboats.
Western Australian shipbuilder Strategic Marine has delivered the base pontoon of the world’s most technologically advanced floating dry dock to the Australian Marine Complex (AMC) at Henderson, south of Perth. Once the AUD$63 million dock is handed over to the AMC in July, it will achieve a global “first” with a newly developed digital memory to give it a fully automated capability. Continued on Page 8
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ISSUE #017 – FEBRUARY 2009. Developed by Californian company IDAC West, this smart technology will allow the AMC to bid for a range of major construction and repair projects across the marine, defence and resources sectors, which is expected to inject billions of dollars into the WA economy over the next 25 years. A project team of over 20 technicians, engineers and contractors at Strategic Marine’s yard at Henderson has already prepared most of the 840 tonnes of superstructure to be fitted onto the dock’s base at the AMC. Project Manager Kalevi Savolainen said his team had two months to install the superstructure – the touchscreen computer equipment, generators, fuel tanks, topsides, side walls and cranes. “After that, we have about four months to ensure that all of the machinery functions properly and that the computer system works perfectly,” said Mr. Savolainen. “We will have one month to get the dock fully functioning before handover in July next year, so the last month will be spent practicing, driving it up and down and moving it about the place,” he said. Strategic Marine, which was founded only seven years ago, has rapidly evolved into a global shipbuilding player, with yards in Western Australia, Vietnam, Singapore and Mexico. The company, which employs around 1,700 personnel worldwide, currently has orders for more than 130 vessels on its books, worth an estimated US$280 million. While the shipbuilder has focused until recently on high-speed aluminium patrol boats for government agencies and crew boats for the offshore oil and gas industry, it has recently branched into the construction of larger steel vessels at its 135,000 square metre Vietnamese yard. Strategic Marine has won a slew of industry and business awards this year, with its chairman and founder Mark Newbold recently receiving the Ernst & Young Australian Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the Products Category. In the past 12 months, the company also won the Australian Chamber of Commerce Vietnam Business Excellence Award, the Large Advanced Manufacturer Award in the WA Export Awards, taking it to the national finals, as well as the WA Business News “Rising Star” Award. ************************
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS Bangladesh Shipbuilding To Get 5 Year Tax Holiday – February 16th 2009 The Bangladesh government is set to declare a five-year tax-holiday benefit for the booming shipbuilding industry to transform the labour intensive sector into a major export earner, officials said Saturday. "We've decided in principle that the emerging shipbuilding sector should get tax-holiday facility. We will make recommendations so that the government can act fast," National Board of Revenue chairman Abdul Mazid. Mazid is leading a high-powered body, which is working on details of the benefit. As per committee's recommendation, every shipbuilding company will obtain the tax exemption for five years from the date of its first export. Shipbuilding industry has emerged as a booming export sector in a span of two years, grabbing orders to make 45 small ocean-going ships at a cost of US$600 million from top European and Singaporean buyers. Leading exporter Abdullahel Bari of Ananda Shipyard and Slipways Ltd hailed the government move saying tax holiday for ship makers will transform Bangladesh into a major shipbuilding hub, like that of ready-made garments. "Even some unimportant export sectors get tax holiday benefit from the government. Why shouldn't the ship-builders, whose capacity for growth can only be matched with ready-made garments?" Bari, chairman of Ananda, said.
US Stimulus Includes $100 million for small Shipyard Grants - Feb 16th 2009 The just-passed American Recovery and Reinvestment Act includes $100 million for the U.S. maritime Administration to distribute as supplemental grants for the assistance of small shipyards, $60 million to states for ferry and ferry terminal projects, $450 million for the Coast Guard for acquisition, construction and improvements--and a whopping $456 billion for the Corps of Engineers. The $100 million for the small shipyards program is a massive increase. In April last year, Marad announced $9.8 million in grants to 19 shipyards-- the largest being $863,515 to Derecktor, Bridgeport, for a welding tank, welding machines, air casters, and hydraulic bender and the smallest being $66,000 to Leevac for software. The purpose of the grants is to make capital and infrastructure improvements that facilitate the efficiency, cost-effectiveness and quality of domestic ship construction, conversion or repair for commercial and federal government use. The grants cover a maximum of 75-percent of the estimated cost of improvements. The companies are responsible for the remainder.
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China to Aid Financing for Shipbuilding Industry - Feb 12th 2009 China's State Council, has approved a stimulus package for the country's shipbuilding industry in a bid to help the emerging sector weather the global economic downturn. The government will encourage financial institutions to expand financing to purchasers of ships and extend fiscal support for domestic buyers of long-range ships until 2012. The country will also support the industry with technology upgrades, the State Council said.
Good Year for Singapore – January 16th 2009 The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore says the country's maritime and port sector “defied economic gravity” in the later half of 2008 to hit new highs in vessel arrival tonnage, container throughput, cargo throughput, bunkering volumes and fleet size. According to Maritime Global Net, the port has retained its global lead in vessel arrival tonnage, containers handled, and bunkers lifted, while the Singapore registry of ships is currently the fourth largest in the world. Singapore is also now “home” to more than 100 international shipping groups now. The maritime cluster as a whole employs more than 100,000 people and contributes some 7% to Singapore's GDP.
Pakistan Shipbuilding to be Developed on a Grand Scale - Jan 14th 2009 Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the government has adopted a 'vision' for new shipyards and development of shipbuilding industry on a grand scale. He said that the government would move in this direction at a very fast pace, and added: "Together, we will ensure that Pakistan becomes a leading shipbuilding country in the region, in line with its true potential and ideal location". The Prime Minister said that the shipbuilding is an industry which can act as a catalyst for overall industrial development, leading to economic development, large-scale employment generation and poverty alleviation. "This is a labour-intensive industry, and is best suited for developing countries like Pakistan," he added. He said that Pakistan has a great commercially strategic location at the mouth of the Persian Gulf and abundance of hardworking manpower, best suited for shipbuilding industry. "We need to take advantage of these strengths", he said, and added that all people involved in the shipbuilding industry "have a great future and prospects" ahead of them.
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£90 MILLION CONTRACTS FOR NEW UK CARRIERS AWARDED
Illustration of the HM Ship “Queen Elizabeth”
£90m worth of contracts have been announced for steelwork, modular cabins, galley equipment and other components for the Royal Navy's new aircraft carriers, HM Ships “Queen Elizabeth” and “Prince of Wales”. The key contracts were announced on January 16th 2009, which are expected to sustain some 190 jobs nationwide at peak production, include: • • • • • • •
£50m for steelwork for bow sections of the two carriers, to be carried out at Babcock's Appledore Shipyard in Devon, sustaining some 150 jobs at peak production; Galley equipment, £3.4m, Kempsafe Ltd (Southampton); Modular cabins and wet spaces, £23m, McGill Services Ltd, sustaining about 40 jobs at peak production (Billingham, County Durham); Furniture to be installed throughout the ships, £4.4m, McGill Services Ltd; Windows, £1.3m, Tex Special Projects Ltd (Ipswich); Doors and hatches, £3.9m, McGeoch Marine Ltd (Inchinnan, Renfrewshire); Aircraft electrical supplies equipment, £4m, Ultra Electronics PMES (Rugeley, Staffs).
Steelwork for the bow unit of “Queen Elizabeth” commenced in Appledore in December 2008. Continued on Page 12
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ISSUE #017 – FEBRUARY 2009. After visiting Appledore Shipyard in North Devon, MOD Defence Equipment and Support's Director of Capital Ships, Tony Graham, said: "Later this year we will see production start in the main shipyards, where the overall scale of the carriers will become clear. Just days into 2009, there is a real sense of excitement among the partners and confidence in the momentum behind this project."
Carrier Build Strategy
Geoff Searle, Programme Director of the Aircraft Carrier Alliance, on the tour of the site, said: "After many years of design, engineering and planning work across the whole of the Aircraft Carrier Alliance, it is fantastic to be in Appledore to see physical proof of the project moving into the next phase. It is also an excellent example of how this iconic project will involve companies in many parts of the UK, creating and sustaining thousands of jobs, like those of the 14 new apprentices taken on here in Appledore, the first for six years." These announcements form part of the £3 billion manufacture contract, which was awarded by MOD to the Aircraft Carrier Alliance in July 2008. The Aircraft Carrier Alliance – a single integrated team formed from BVT Surface Fleet, BAE Systems Marine, Babcock, Thales UK and Ministry of Defense – will deliver the carriers HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales. Work on the ships is expected to create or sustain 10,000 jobs in the UK at its peak. ************************
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NORTHROP GRUMMAN NAVIGATION SYSTEMS FOR T&T PATROL BOATS Northrop Grumman Corporation has been selected to supply integrated bridge systems (IBS) for six fast patrol craft being built by Austal Shipyards in Australia for the government of Trinidad and Tobago. Northrop Grumman’s Sperry Marine business unit will supply the equipment, which will be installed and commissioned by Electrotech Australia Pty Ltd.
The IBS will be based on Sperry Marine’s new-generation VisionMaster FT™ technology.
The scope of supply includes radars, electronic chart display and information system, high-speed autopilot, heading and speed sensors, echosounder, DGPS receiver and voyage data recorder. “The advanced features and capabilities of our VisionMaster FT navigation technology are ideally suited for the requirements of high-speed patrol craft, and Sperry Marine is rapidly becoming the preferred IBS supplier for international navies and coast guards,” said J. Nolasco DaCunha, vice president of Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine. “VisionMaster FT represents a major advance in marine navigation technology, replacing discrete stand-alone single-task workstations with integrated multi-function consoles, greatly enhancing situational awareness for the bridge watch team,” added DaCunha. The 30-meter patrol boats for Trinidad and Tobago will have top speeds of 40 knots and a range of more than 1,000 nautical miles. They are designed to support a number of missions. ************************
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LLOYD'S REGISTER ADDRESSES POTENTIAL USE OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO HELP REDUCE MARINE FUEL CONSUMPTION AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. Fuel cells will be a long term sustainable energy solution for ships but, for immediate fuel savings, reduced environmental impact and reduced operational costs, many options are available now for incorporation in new designs. At SMM Istanbul, Lloyd's Register explored in detail the potential use of new technologies to help in reducing both marine fuel consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Dr. Zabi Bazari, Ship Energy Services Manager for Lloyd's Register Marine Consultancy Services, said that energy savings as high as 40% can be achieved by incorporating new systems and approaches into the design of new ships. Looking ahead, he said that fuel cells could eventually become the main energy unit in commercial ships when low-carbon technologies and renewable sources of energy are firmly in place. In his speech, Zabi reviewed existing and potential technologies in two main categories: hull and propulsors; and engines and auxiliary machinery.
To achieve a reduction in a ship's hydrodynamic resistance, Dr. Zabi advocated options such as optimised hull forms.
Hull and propulsors To achieve a reduction in a ship's hydrodynamic resistance, Zabi advocated options such as optimised hull forms, latest foul release paints, the use of air cavity or air bubble systems, the use of sails for capturing wind and solar energies. He underlined how the energy lost in propulsors can be mitigated by the use of contra-rotating propellers, flow-wise integrated propeller-rudder systems and propeller boss cap fins as well as hull mounted fins upstream of propeller for streamlining flow at entry to propeller. Continued on Page 15
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ISSUE #017 – FEBRUARY 2009. Engines and auxiliary machinery Zabi identified the use of waste heat recovery systems, alternative fuels and electronic control common rail fuel injection system as the most effective and immediate means of reducing fuel consumption and emissions with existing engines. But he considered fuel cells as the most important and most likely long-term low and zero-carbon alternative. He brought the audience up to date with developments in fuel cell technologies and the likely timeline for practical shipboard application. He said that after a further three year period of research and development, we will see a period of adoption of fuel cell technology - primarily to gradually replace auxiliary power generation engines. But full replacement of existing engines/fuels combinations to fuel cell would not be likely for 20-30 years yet, he advised. He reviewed options for rotating machinery including high efficient electric motors and variable speed drives. Zabi also advocated improvements in measurement and monitoring, especially wide-scale ship-board energy metering to facilitate subsequent operational energy management. The wider use of smart sensors and control systems, in particular for heating ventilation and airconditioning systems (HVAC) and lighting systems, are now appropriate for new ships. In a reference to current IMO initiatives on ship's 'energy efficiency design index', Zabi stated that regulatory changes will be the main driver for use of energy efficient and clean technologies. New technologies will support future compliance and will deliver financial benefits if energy efficiency is taken into account at design stage. ************************
MY FAVORITE MARITIME MOVIE
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) Rating 8.4/10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFedhcc190w
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Possibly the most anticipated film of 2008, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a curious film indeed. It's got an intriguing and completely absorbing story, as well as my favorite director, David Fincher, on the top of his game. With "Button", Fincher cements his place as one of the best directors alive, as his film is nothing short of magical, mesmerizing, riveting, ground breaking, and ultimately, timeless.
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CONTACT INFORMATION Mr. Wilfred de Gannes, Deputy Leader, T&T Shipbuilding and Repair Cluster, Post Office Box 2853, Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago. Tel: (868) 753 - 6057 Fax: (868) 662 - 6326 E-mail: degstt@hotmail.com Website: www.tts-r.com
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T&T TO BENEFIT FROM SUMMITS Prime Minister Patrick Manning hammered the point that the 5th Summit of the Americas and the Commonwealth Heads of Government Conference to be held in April and November 2009 would bring immeasurable economic benefits, as well as international political exposure for Trinidad and Tobago. Specifically, through bilateral and multilateral agreements, already signed and in the pipeline, Manning said: "We can further the diversification of our economy through encouraging foreign direct investment in the non-energy sector of Trinidad and Tobago." http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_news?id=161429382
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