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[WWW.OFFSHOREAUSTRALIA.COM.AU] WEEK 48 | NOVEMBER 2014
RANGLER A FRESH APPROACH TO LNG

FUELLED TUGS
nal support or escort towing, the aft deck is essential-
ly redundant. A well-designed modern terminal tug
should be able to tow and manoeuvre equally well
going in either direction, hence has no need for an
aft winch. The aft deck space on many tugs is thus
often just a large empty area. We considered this to
be prime real estate for locating the accommodation
facilities displaced by the LNG tanks. After numer-
ous iterations and concept exploration studies a com-
pletely fresh idea for a truly modern LNG powered
tug design was born; the RANGLer Series. (Robert
There is no question that LNG is presently emerging

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Allans Natural Gas (Liquefied) [tug]!) Departing
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from traditional diesel tug designs, the RANGLer
as the most viable alternative fuel to conventional
diesel for many classes of ships, and in the tug market
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deckhouse is biased aft to provide excellent visibility
from the wheelhouse and an efficient working deck
this is certainly also the case. The principal attraction
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forward The spacious crew accommodations are lo-
of LNG is the ability to achieve low emission stan-
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cated within a stern castle replacing the below deck
dards without the costly and bulky after-treatment
components required on diesel engines, which also
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accommodations of conventional tug designs. The
space forward of the engine room is used for maxi-
result in much larger casings and exhaust trunks, thus
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mum LNG storage capacity, and is configured to al-
impeding operational visibility. The downside in a
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small vessel such as a tug however is the large vol- tank system as an LNG Fuel Module. The LNG
Fuel Module includes not only the IMO Type C LNG
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storage tank and gas processing equipment, but also
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controls, gas-related ventilation fans, enclosures and
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the same dimensions. LNG tug concepts promoted to access ways. By integrating all the key LNG-related
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date all take the traditional tugboat configuration and equipment into a single module that can be tested and
squeeze in the storage tanks, most typically severe- approved ahead of time, the final installation of the
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ly impacting the space available for storage and the
crew accommodation. After studying many options
LNG fuel system is made a much more straightfor-
ward and time-efficient and less risky process than if
for LNG-fueled tugs, the design team at Robert Allan equipment is installed separately in a more piecemeal
Ltd decided to take a completely fresh approach to an way. The first of this new series, the RANGLer 3600
LNG tug design and not be constrained by conven- Class, illustrated on the accompanying drawings is a
tional tug layouts. Starting with the essential basics twin Z-drive terminal support and tanker escort tug,
of tug design and operations, we first looked careful- designed specifically to maximize the benefits of nat-
ly at the primary working deck layout and ensured ural gas as fuel. The RANGLer Series also embod-
that was not compromised. The next priority was to ies the now very well-proven sponsoned hull shape
examine the LNG storage and distribution require- of the popular Robert Allan Ltd. RAstar Series, pro-
ments with the associated engines etc., and determine viding truly enhanced indirect escort towing perfor-
where in the tug that was most efficiently located. mance and highly effective motion damping in a sea-
Then we worked to fit the rest of the design require- way. Working with closely with both Bureau Veritas
ments (accommodations, control rooms, stores etc) (BV) and American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) on the
into available spaces in a logical and sensible manner. LNG safety aspects of the design, Robert Allan Ltd is
One primary target for review was the aft deck. On pleased to announce that the RANGLer 3600 Class
many tugs today, especially those dedicated to termi- concept has received Approval in Principle from both
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classification societies for either single gas fuel or Pull, ahead - 80 tonnes, approx. The use of LNG in
dual fuel engines. The particulars of this new LNG smaller vessels such as tugboats is an extreme chal-
tug design are as follows: Length, Overall: 36.5 m; lenge. Simply adapting existing design configurations
Beam, Moulded: 15.4 m; Depth, Least Moulded: to this new fuel does not appear to offer very effective
7.1 m: Draft, Navigational: 5.8 m (above bottom of working arrangements on the tug. Fresh, innovative
drives); Installed Power: 2 x 2430 kW; Complement: thinking as illustrated by the RANGLer design con-
up to 10 crew; LNG Capacity: 80 m (gross). The pre- cept is required to make LNG a truly viable fuel op-
dicted performance of the RANGLer 3600 is as fol- tion in working vessels of this type. (Press Release)
lows: Vessel Speed, ahead - 14 knots, approx. Bollard
GREENPEACE: OIL RIG DAMAGED IN

PECHORE SEA STORM
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It is reported that the 1973 built Australian registered
with call sign VHN5718 Bundaberg based tug Ballina
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(Imo 7324467) is now laid up in Brisbane and has had
its LR class withdrawn, Svitzer no longer has a pres-
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ence in Bundaberg or the Port Alma, ports. The tug
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has a grt of 261 tons and a dwt of 126 tons. (Source:
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. OF Princess. When the automatic winch control system
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winch mode. Harris said the master on Dawn Prin-
W cess turned down the offer to berth the ship via Ta-
puhis manual winch mode and immediately sailed
out of Wellington harbour for Akaroa. Dawn Prin-
cess, which can carry almost 2000 passengers, was
scheduled sail for Akaroa tonight at 6pm. Ironically
The Cruise ship Dawn Princess sailed out of Welling- the problem with Tapuhi occurred just two days af-
ton Harbour this morning when it could not berth be- ter CentrePorts long-serving little red tugboat sisters,
cause of a winch failure on one of CentrePorts new Toia and Ngahue, sailed out of Wellington Harbour
tugs, Tapuhi. Dawn Princess was scheduled to berth for the last time. Ngahue, now known as Delta 300
on Aotea Quay at 8am but was unable to do so as new and Toia, now known as Delta 200 left on their two
tugs Tapuhi and Tiaki made no attempt to get lines month delivery voyage to Dubai on Thursday after-
on the ship. With a CentrePort pilot on board, Dawn noon. They have been sold to Delta Offshore Interna-
Princess sailed parallel to Aotea Quay, preparing to tional in Dubai for an undisclosed sum. On Thursday
berth, before the skipper made the decision to head Tapuhi and Tiaki escorted their old workmates Toia
immediately for Akaroa. CentrePorts General Man- and Ngahue as the little red tugboat sisters made their
ager, Operations, Steve Harris, said the tug crew on final journey out of Wellington Harbour. (Source: The
Tapuhi became aware of the automatic winch prob- Dominion Post)
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VADIM SEYIDOV TOWED PREFAB FLOATING

JETTY
The 1985 build Russian registered with call sign
4JKN tug Vadim Seyidov (Imo 8422230) was seen
on tow with prefab floating jetty extension leaving the
Baku Deep water Jacket Factory heading for Socar
Oil Field at the Azerbaijan sector, of the Caspian Sea.
The Anchorhandling tug is owned and managed by
Specialized Sea Oil Fleet Baku; Azerbaijan. She has
a grt of 2,737 tons a dwt of 1,329 tons and is classed
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping. (Source &
Photo: Gerard Maijntz)
GOM OFFSHORE PLATFORM EXPLODES,

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incident. The Echo Platform was not in production
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lution reported. BSEE is coordinating with the U.S.
H O Coast Guard during the response. BSEE will inves-
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The Bureau of Safety andFEnvironmental Enforce-

one employee of a contractor was killed and a second
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Delta 105 in theW

ment (BSEE) is responding no explanation for the discrepancy in the number of
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miles off the coast of New Orleans. The offshore oil
injured, reports Reuters. Fieldwood said the platform
was undamaged and that it had few details about the
and gas operator, Fieldwood Energy, reported the ex- accident. This was an isolated incident that has been
plosion on its Echo Platform just before 3 p.m. on fully contained, it said. (Source: Marex)
GROUNDING
Unfortunately the vessels name who was grounded
at the entrance breakwater of Baku Deepwater Jack-
et Factory area today dated 25th November 2014,
was not mention by Harbour Authorities from BAKU
Deepwater Jacket factory Harbour. AHTV Caspian
Endeavour went over to assist here, connected towing
line and pulled here of escorted here in to the Chan-
nel. Vessel dispersed at the Horizon and we do not
know what further ongoing with here? (Photo: Capt.
Kees van Assem).
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FIRST VESSEL FOR KUMA IS LAUNCHED

The first hull of the P128 design for Hong Kong
based Kuma Shipping was launched in China on 13
November. This is a new PSV design developed to
support drilling barges and rigs, and is the first vessel
out of two for Kuma. The next process in line will be
to install the superstructure. (Source: Ulstein)
VOS HERA JOINS ABERDEEN FLEET

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craft, tanker-assist and Fi-Fi 1 capabilities. In addi-
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can be employed in three additional core activities:
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ing or disconnecting at an offshore installation; - Sin-
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Vroon Offshore Services Aberdeen fleet. Following
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direction of a tankers approach. VOS Hera is the sec-
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erdeen fleet this year, joining her sister vessel, VOS
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shore Italia SRL, the vessel has now been reposi-
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tioned within the Vroon fleet to Aberdeen. She will Hades. On arrival in Aberdeen she will be prepared
operate under the UK flag, with Aberdeen as home for ERRV duties, before starting her first charter next
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port. VOS Hera was built in 2010 at Fujian SouthEast
Shipyard in China. She is a 65-ton bollard pull class
Thursday, 27 November. We wish her and all who sail
on her safe and successful voyages. (Source: Vroon)
VOS FAITHFUL AND VOS FAMOUS NAMING

CEREMONIES
We are pleased to announce that two of our newbuild- wife of Mr Eric Rikken, Vroon Group Technical Di-
ing ERRVs, VOS Faithful and VOS Famous, have rector. These two 50m ERRVs (emergency response
been named in ceremonies held today, Monday 24 and rescue vessel), currently under construction in
November, at Nanjing East Star Shipyard in China. Nanjing, are part of a ten-vessel newbuilding pro-
VOS Faithful was christened by Mrs Monique Haver- gramme, with six 50-m ERRVs being built at Nanjing
beke, Crewing Assistant at Vroon Ship Management and four 60-m vessels under construction at Fujian
B.V., who has worked for Vroon for 37 years. VOS Southeast Shipyard, also in China. All these vessels
Famous was named by Mrs Hanneke Rikken-Taat, have a revolutionary, wave-piercing bow shape that
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has been specially designed for Vroon. The first two

vessels, VOS Fabulous and VOS Fairness, have al-
ready been delivered to the company and are oper-
ating out of Aberdeen for Vroon Offshore Services.
VOS Faithful and VOS Famous are scheduled for
delivery to Vroon in the coming months and will be
operational in the North Sea next spring. (Source:
Vroon)
BEACH ENERGY TAKES FURTHER INTEREST

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Newell commented: The technical and commercial
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fundamentals of gas exploration in this area are very
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strong. We consider the fact that a large Australian
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operator like Beach Energy has increased its stake in
T49P is a strong validation of the potential of per-
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mit. It is also gratifying that Beach has confidence in
AU our joint venture and in TDOs operatorship of the
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of the 974 sq km Flanagan survey is underway north-
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west of King Island and, subject to weather and sea
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3D Oil Limited (TDO) has announced
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conditions, it is expected to be completed by mid-De-
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ergy Limited has agreed to increase its funding of the
OOtway Basin, Australia. Ac-
cember. The Polarcus Asima is a state-of-the-art seis-
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expanded Flanagan 3D seismic survey in the T/49P
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permit in the offshore
mic vessel which is towing 10 recording streamers
in an array approximately 1km wide and 6km long
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cording to the company,
programmed to record 974 sq km of full-fold data,
in order to record seismic data for the survey. T/49P
covers an area of 4,960 km2 in water depths generally
significantly above the 755 sq km permit commit- no greater than 100m. The permit is lightly explored
ment. Beach will earn an additional 10% interest in covered by a broad grid of 2D seismic data of vary-
T/49P by paying an increased share of the expanded ing vintages and has two exploration wells drilled in
Flanagan survey costs. The final cash contribution of 1967 and 1970. Since acquiring the permit in May
the parties will be determined by the final cost of the 2012 TDO has continued to expand its assessment of
acquisition and processing of the survey. The T/49P the prospectivity. TDO says that this work has only
joint venture will then be TDO 70% and operator, enhanced the its view that the permit potentially con-
with Beach Energy at 30%. TDO says it intends to tains significant gas volumes. The Flanagan survey is
leverage the results of the Flanagan survey to attract designed to mature a number of leads in northern part
the best possible farm-in terms for future exploration of the block which are located adjacent to the neigh-
in this highly prospective gas exploration area. TDO bouring Thylacine and Geographe producing gas
adds that this current deal with Beach allows TDO to fields which have a combined gas in place (GIP) of
retain a large pre-drilling interest and operatorship in over 2 TCF. Of particular note are the Whalebone and
T/49P, while reducing cash exposure and at the same Flanagan leads which have a combined best estimate
time acquiring additional seismic coverage over the Prospective Resource of 7.8 TCF GIP. (Source: Off-
targeted T/49P leads. TDO Managing Director Noel shore Energy Today)
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BENTHIC INKS GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGA-

TION DEAL WITH ANADARKO
Operated Drill), operating from the MPSV Jaya Vigi-
lant, will perform rotary rock coring and piston coring
in water depths up to 2,500 meters. In addition, an
extensive program of Cone Penetrometer, Ball Pene-
trometer, Seismic Probe and pore pressure dissipation
tests are planned, Benthic says. Core transportation
logistics and laboratory testing will be coordinated by
Benthic during the offshore operations. This project
follows the initial geotechnical investigation Benthic
executed at the Golfinho Field earlier this year. Vice
President of Operations, Greg Fyffe stated, We are
pleased that PRODs proven superior performance in
Benthic, a global geosciences company, has been
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the challenging ultra-deepwater geologies in Mozam-
awarded a contract by a subsidiary of Anadarko Pe-
troleum Corporation for a deepwater geotechnical
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bique in 2014 has given us the opportunity to deliv-
er another successful project for Anadarko in 2015.
investigation in the Golfinho field off the coast of
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Benthic will begin mobilization onto the Jaya Vigilant
Mozambique. Benthics PROD (Portable Remotely
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in January 2015. (Source: Offshore Energy Today)
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VOS NEWBUILDINGS NAMED S T IN FUZHOU
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and Executive Officer of Century Tokyo Leasing
H O Godmother of VOS Prime is Mrs El-

len Niemeijer, wife of Mr Ronald Niemeijer, Vroon
F S Head HRM. VOS Glamour was christened by Mrs
O F Renza Stanga, aunt of Vroons Managing Director,
W. Coco Vroon. VOS Glorys godmother is Mrs Carina

Doggen, partner of Mr Rudy Snouwaert, who is Op-
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agement B.V. and has been a Vroon employee since
1978. VOS Gorgeous was christened by Mrs Mirei
Notebaart, partner of Vroons Managing Director,
Coco Vroon. VOS Pride and VOS Prime are the first
MPSVs in a series of ten sister vessels ordered during
2012 and 2013 by Vroon Offshore Services. All ten
We are delighted to announce that, during ceremo- MPSVs have full (under-deck) supply capabilities,
nies held today, Tuesday 25 November, at Fujian that include stainless-steel tanks for the carriage of
South East Shipyard (FSES) in Fuzhou, China, five methanol, but also provide accommodation and work
of Vroons newbuilding vessels have been named. space for up to 40 client staff. The unique vessel con-
The vessels christened were VOS Pride and VOS cept is based on a free deck space of 720 sqm, which
Prime, two multi-purpose platform-supply vessels can also be equipped with a walk-to-work system
(MPSV), plus VOS Glamour, VOS Glory and VOS or active heave-compensation crane, while leaving
Gorgeous, three 60-m field-support vessels (FSV). ample space for a variety of extra services. These
VOS Pride was named by Mrs Rie Nakajima, wife new-generation vessels are based on a Khiam Chuan
of Mr Koichi Nakajima, Deputy President, Direc- Marine (KCM) design. KCM, Vroons Newbuilding
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able motion and sea-keeping ability and efficient fuel

consumption (both in DP mode and during transit).
To further enhance on-board comfort for clients per-
sonnel and crew members, the latest developments
in computational noise and vibration analysis were
incorporated. VOS Glamour, VOS Glory and VOS
Gorgeous are the first three vessels in a series of four
FSVs being built at the Shipyard for Vroon. They fea-
ture a revolutionary, wave-piercing bow shape. All
five vessels will be delivered to the company in the
next few months, with the MPSVs to be operated in
South-East Asia by VOS Singapore and the ERRVs
heading for the North Sea, where they will be man-
Engineering Department, the world-renowned yacht aged by VOS Aberdeen. The company has ordered a
designer KER Yacht Design & Engineering and Force total of 22 offshore-support vessels at Fujian South-
Technology in Copenhagen worked closely together east, with delivery between 2014 and 2016. (Source:
to fully optimise the design in order to ensure favour- Vroon)
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HELIX CONTRACTS DAMEN SHIPREPAIR . C
VLISSINGEN FOR MAJOR UPGRADE L IA SEA-
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AUproven track record DSV has with Helix were decision
R E making factors states Edwin Ruppert, Area Manager
H O UK for Damen Shiprepair & Conversion. The upgrade
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O F foundations, overhaul of all thrusters and azimuths,
W. replacement of 2 cherry pickers and the existing twin

slewing cranes by a new single boom 50T crane with
W W active heave compensation. All switchboards will be

renewed and the accommodation will be dealt with
thoroughly. One of the long leading items is the de-
molishing of the existing derrick and installment of
a new derrick with all associated equipment. Next to
After having successfully docked and repaired the the installation of the derrick lots of adjustments will
MSV Seawell in 2012 and DSV Well Enhancer ear- be made on the functioning and operation of the moon
lier this year Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen (part of pool doors, winches and other equipment. The statu-
Damen Shiprepair & Conversion) is awarded by Helix tory docking will also commence during this refit pe-
UK, for a major upgrade on MSV Seawell (light well riod. Jeroen Heesters, Managing Director of Damen
intervention/dive support vessel). The Seawell is ex- Shiprepair Vlissingen is very pleased to be awarded
pected at the yard second half of December 2014. As for this refit after 2 years of hard work together with
the upgrade will be executed over the winter season, the Helix project team. The successful completion
Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen (DSV) has offered their of the Rowan Viking upgrade earlier this year gave a
covered dry-dock with a 300 tons overhead crane. significant step upwards in DSVs project organiza-
Continuous work without weather delays are of the tion and will contribute to the successful completion
essence for such project. This in combination with the of the Seawell upgrade. (Press Release Damen)
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FUGRO REPORTS FOR HORNSEA DUTY

later this month. Dong UK wind power vice president
Benj Sykes said: Dong is committed to increasing
the UK supply chain content in future offshore wind
farm projects and this contract represents an import-
ant step in the right direction. It will also help us make
significant progress on the journey to reduce the cost
of electricity produced by offshore wind farms. Fu-
gro project manager Daniel Deen said: We are very
pleased to bring our skilled team and specialist re-
sources to this significant renewable energy project.
Our geotechnical vessels will undertake seabed cone
penetration testing and borehole drilling as part of the
detailed site investigation. He added: Subsequent
Dong has awarded Fugro a 13m contract to carry soil testing at our laboratory facilities will also sup-
out geotechnical surveys at the 1.2GW Hornsea 1 off-
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port development of the project infrastructure at this
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shore wind farm in the east of England. The Danish
company is planning to bring the project off Yorkshire
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site. Hornsea 1 was developed by Smart Wind. It is
currently awaiting a development consent decision
online by 2020 and work by Fugro will contribute to
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and was awarded a Financial Investment Decision
ongoing development. Fugro will use vessels Great-
ship Manisha and Bucentaur to tackle the job starting LI A
Enabling Contracts for Difference by the UK govern-
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LR TO CLASS MAERSK AUSUPPLY SERVICE AN-
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F S Plougmann Andersen, said, With this contract,
O F Maersk Supply Service is once again placing a new-
W. building order in Norway, and with this we have taken
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renewing our fleet with focus on large Anchor Han-
dling Tug Supply and Subsea Support Vessels. The
contract now concluded with Kleven is an important
part of the realization of our ambitious growth strate-
gy, Morten A. Jensen, Marine Client Mananger, LR
in Copenhagen commented, It is great to see yet an-
other order placed by Maersk Supply Service to LR
class, confirming the very good and close relationship
between Maersk Supply Service and the business
The six vessels (plus four options) placed in the Nor- development department in Copenhagen office. It is
wegian yard will be assigned Lloyds Register (LR) rewarding to see that our hard work has ensured that
class notations 100A1, Offshore Supply Ship AHTS, LR is again the preferred choice for classification by
Fire Fighting Ship 1 (2400), Ice Class 1A PS, RD Maersk Supply Service. Stle Rasmussen, CEO of
(2.8), IWS. Steel cutting is expected to begin in June Kleven, said, We are proud of the fact that Maersk
2015 with the first two vessels delivering in Q4 2016 Supply Service has chosen Kleven to build their new
and subsequent deliveries at two-monthly intervals range of anchor handlers. This proves that Klev-
thereafter. Maersk Supply Service CEO, Carsten en is competitive worldwide, based on our quality,
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punctuality and price. We look forward to working testing and delivery will be at Kleven in Ulsteinvik,
closely with both Lloyds Register and Maersk Sup- Norway. The Kleven order follows Maersk Supply
ply Service on this large and important project, to Services recent order for four Subsea Support Ves-
ensure it is a success for all parties involved. Leif sels, also to Lloyds Register class, at COSCO Da-
Gunnar Sandvik, LRs Senior Marine Representa- lian. The key to a successful completion of such a
tive for Norway said, It gives us great pleasure to complex project is to have excellent communication
confirm class to LR for these OSVs (Offshore Sup- lines between Yard, Designer, Owner and, not least,
port Vessels). Lloyds Register sees this as a great Class. It is vital that all stakeholders have the required
opportunity to support yard industry in Norway and transparency in all processes affecting the quality of
is looking forward to supporting Kleven, Salt Design the vessel and certainly also the critical parts of the
and the owners throughout this project. We are grate- schedule. On previous projects Maersk Supply Ser-
ful for the assignment and are looking forward to a vice has enjoyed such level of co-operation with LR,
long and successful co-operation with Kleven Verft. and shall be looking forward to once again working
Designed by Salt Ship Design based in Stored, west- together with them, said Head of Special Projects &
ern Norway, initial block assembly for the AHTS will Newbuilding, Maersk Supply Service, Director Peter
be in Poland but final erection of blocks, outfitting, Kragh Jacobsen. (Source: MarineLink)
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TWO MORE ICEBREAKERS FOR HAVYARD
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delivery in Q1 2015.I According to Ulstein, a total of
the ULSTEIN PX121 has been ordered
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around the world. Golden Energy Offshore is a fully
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Norway with all management functions in-house and
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Fagervoll, CEO in Golden Energy Offshore. He adds:
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Norway based Golden Energy Offshore has entered we believe recognizes our commitment to deliver-
into management contracts for two PX121 designed ing safe, strong and reliable operational excellence
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platform supply vessels under construction at Ulstein through our teams both offshore and onshore.
Verft for Blue Ship Invest. The vessels are due for
MIDDLE EASTS FIRST LNG FUELLED HAR-

BOUR TUG TO FEATURE FULL SCOPE OF
WRTSIL SOLUTIONS
Drydocks World (DDW) based in Dubai, UAE, has to operate on gas. The order was signed in Novem-
contracted Wrtsil to design and supply the pro- ber. The 29 metre long tug is the first of a series of
pulsion and other equipment for a new harbour tug nine such vessels to be built and operated by DDW.
that will operate on liquefied natural gas (LNG). This The project is part of a green initiative launched
will be the first harbour tug in the Middle East region by the Dubai government, and is intended to set an
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example for promoting environmental sustain- cess equipment, as well as the control and monitoring
ability throughout the region. We are happy to system. With the Wrtsil WST-18 thrusters, this tug
work with Wrtsil to promote a green image for will be equipped with one of the most advanced prod-
our harbour work. Wrtsil is a solution provid- ucts in the marine industry. These units, which are
er with vast experience and expertise in gas fuel part of the new Wrtsil Steerable Thruster (WST)
systems. The company has a strong local presence Compact series, provide optimal efficiency, high hy-
and is capable of providing the support needed, drodynamic performance and easier maintenance. By
says Mr Khamis Juma Buamim, Chairman DDW. achieving outstanding efficiency at different power
outputs, the WST Compact series reduces fuel con-
sumption, thereby further lowering the vessels en-
vironmental footprint. The shift towards the use of
LNG fuel is building up speed across the world. We at
Wrtsil feel proud that we have been at the forefront
of this movement, first through the development of
dual-fuel engine technology, and then by developing
a full range of integrated solutions serving the com-
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plete gas value chain. This will be the first harbour
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tug in the Middle East to operate on gas, which indi-
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everywhere, says Mr Ibrahim Behairy, Sales Direc-
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tor, Middle East, Wrtsil Ship Power. The Wrtsil
20DF engine The Wrtsil 20DF is a medium-speed
Wrtsil is to provide a full scope of solutions for this
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dual-fuel engine that can be run on either natural gas,
Eco tug, emphasising both the companys leading po-
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marine diesel oil (MDO), or heavy fuel oil (HFO).
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sition in enabling the use of LNG as a marine fuel, and The engine can smoothly switch from gas to MDO/
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its unique capability to provide a full range of solu- HFO and vice versa during operation without power
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tions from initial design to lifecycle support. In all,
Wrtsil will supply the ship design, two 9-cylinder
interruption. The use of Wrtsils dual fuel engine
technology enables vessels to sail without restrictions
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Wrtsil 20DF dual-fuel engines, Wrtsil Steerable in Sulphur Emission Control Areas (SECAs) and Ni-
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Thrusters (WST), type WST-18 Compact thrusters,
the automation equipment, and the Wrtsil LNGPac
trogen Emission Control Areas (NECAs). Natural gas
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system. The Wrtsil LNGPac is a complete fuel gas
is the most environmentally sound fuel today, and it
fulfils current actual and known future marine emis-
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handling system for LNG fuelled ships. It includes sions legislation. (Source: Wrtsil)
the bunkering station, the LNG tank and related pro-
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AUSSIE TUG ENGINEERS TAKE DEAL, CAN-
CEL STRIKE
Tug engineers withdrew plans to strike at Port Hed- But Teekay said AIMPE has agreed to a new enter-
land, Australias biggest iron ore port, tug operator prise agreement and withdrew its notice of industrial
Teekay Shipping said on Thursday, removing a threat action. It did not disclose terms of the new agreement.
to exports from BHP Billiton and Fortescue Metals The AIMPE have endorsed the proposed enterprise
Group Ltd. The Australian Institute of Marine & Pow- agreement, which will be provided to the engineers
er Engineers (AIMPE) a day earlier had given notice for their review and vote to approve it, Teekay said
of a four-hour stoppage to come on Nov. 22, after in a statement. AIMPE assistant federal secretary
rejecting an enterprise agreement offering additional Martin Byrne told Reuters his organisation called
annual leave and three annual 2 percent wage hikes. off the strike after Teekay agreed to several changes
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times work. We have agreed settlement with the

company, (and) I have formally notified the company
that the action will not proceed, Byrne said. AIMPE
members have been sent a recommendation that the
new agreement should be approved, he added. Tug
boat captains, engineers and deck hands have been
demanding higher pay and more leave from Teekay
following a one-third increase in iron ore shipments
through Port Hedland over the past year that has
stretched their work hours. Australian shipments of
including extra pay for engineers who work over- iron ore to China from Port Hedland, rose 6.5 percent
time on dry docks and efforts to limit work days to to a near-record in October, port data released Nov. 4
12 hours, rather than the 14 hours engineers some- showed. (Source: Maritime Global News)
A PAIR OF RAMPARTS 3300AV CLASS ASD

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TUGBOATS FOR KEPPEL-SMIT M. O
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tations, with KST Pride producing an average ahead
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bollard pull of 71.5 tonnes and achieving a maximum
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speed of 14.03 knots. These vessels have been outfit-
ted to high standards for a normal operating crew of
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ten. The Masters cabin, Chief Engineers cabin and a
AU double crew cabin are located on the main deck, and
R E three double crew cabins are located on the lower ac-

commodation deck. Also included at that lower level
H O are the galley stores, laundry and common W/C. The
F S deck machinery includes an electric hydraulic pow-
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recently delivered to their owner, Keppel-Smit Tow-
ered escort-rated ship assist hawser winch on the bow,
and a towing winch on the aft deck. Open aft bulwarks
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age Pte. Ltd of Singapore in October 2014. These two and a heavy duty aft staple with tow hook are in-
vessels are the first in the new RAmparts 3300AV stalled on the aft deck to facilitate towing operations.
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series of tug designs by Robert Allan Ltd., and were
constructed at the AVIC Zhenjiang Shipyard Marine
A capstan is also fitted on the aft deck to assist with
line handling operations. The wheelhouse is designed
Pte Ltd., Singapore at its facilities in China. Par- for maximum all-round visibility with a forward con-
ticulars of the RAmparts 3300AV Class tugs are as trol station providing maximum visibility to forward
follows: Length overall, moulded: 33.00 m; Beam, and aft deck working areas. Main propulsion for each
moulded: 12.20 m; Depth, moulded (hull): 5.40 m; tug comprises a pair of CAT 3516C diesel engines,
Draft, Summer Load: 5.23 m (above bottom of skeg). each rated 2,000 kW at 1600 rpm, and each driving a
The tugs were designed and constructed to American Rolls-Royce, US255 fixed pitch Z-drive unit in ASD
Bureau of Shipping classification requirements with configuration. The electrical plant comprises two (2)
the following notation: identical diesel gen-sets, each with a power output of
A1 Towing Vessel, Escort Vessel, AMS, Unrestricted 120 ekW. Ship-handling fenders at the bow consist of
Navigation, Fire-Fighting Vessel Class 1 Tank capaci- one row of 800 x 400 cylindrical fender at the main
ties are as follows: Fuel Oil: 202.3 m; Potable Water: deck level, with 300 mm W fenders between the main
42.6 m; Main Engine Lube Oil: 2.5 m; Sludge Tank: deck and the knuckle. A 300 x 300 hollow D fender
3.8 m; Grey Water: 4.7 m; Sewage Holding Tank: provides protection at the main and focsle deck sheer
4.7 m; Foam: 10.0 m; Dispersant: 10.0 m. On trials, lines, and 300 mm W block type fendering is fitted
both vessels met or exceeded all performance expec- at the stern. (Press Release Robert Allan)
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YARD NUMBER 571712 COMMENCED TRAILS

number 571712 Shoalbuster 3209 (Imo 9688867)
commenced trails in the Rotterdam Europort. The
tug is designed for multiply roles undertaking varied
assignments in diverse working envitonments. Espe-
cially designed to work in shallow as well as deeper
water, often in areas of limite manoeuvrability and
designed for heavy duties with an optimum bollard
pull in combination with a shallow draft. She has a
length of 32.00 mtrs a draft of 3.30 mtrs The total
power output is 2,460 bkW and result in a bollard pull
of 48 tons and a free running speed of 11 knots. (Pho-
Last week the Damen Hardinxveld new building yard to: Ruud Zegwaard)
SVITZER BOXER BOUND FOR OMAN . AU

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On the 19th November in the afternoon under a total
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grey and dark sky Svitzer Boxer (Imo 9577989) sailed
from Zwijndrecht bound for Oman. She is ex-Osprey
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U completed by Damen Gorinchem; Netherlands tug
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was delivered to Osprey Maritime Ltd. Bristol. She is
O R a Damen StanTug 2208 with a length of 22.64 mtrs

a beam of 7.84 mtrs and a depth of 3.74 mtrs. The
S H two Caterpillar 3512B-TA develops a total output of
F F 2,028 kW (2,756 bhp) at 1,600 rpm. She has a free

running speed of 11.8 knots and a bollard pull of 39.5
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NORMAND VISION WINS WORK ON DELTA
HOUSE DEVELOPMENT IN GOM
marks the construction support vessel (CSV) Nor-
mand Visions first SURF contract in the Gulf of
Mexico (GoM). The scope of work includes umbil-
ical transpooling, pre-lay survey, installation of um-
bilical with dynamic and static sections and umbilical
pull-in to the semisubmersible. Normand Vision will
use the 1800te carousel on the back deck of the vessel
to install the umbilical for the Son of Bluto 2 discov-
ery in approximately 2000m water depth. The off-
Ocean Installer has been awarded a contract for an shore installation will start approximately on January
umbilical installation project with Oceaneering for 15, 2015. The project management and engineering
LLOG on the Delta House project. The location of is located in Ocean Installers Houston Office. (Press
the project is in the Mississippi Canyon Area. This Release)
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TECHNIPS EYES ON CGG

vides a strong strategic and industrial logic, which
the integration and development of CGGs reservoir
and data processing and seismic equipment activities
within Technip. CGG, a provider of geological and
geophysical services to the international oil and gas
industry, has confirmed the Technip approach but said
that the conditions to pursue (the transaction) were not
met. This combination would create a unique value
proposition in our industry, offering technology, en-
gineering, equipment and project management from
the reservoir across the entire production system,
says Technip. The company further explains that it
would reinforce and then separate the Acquisition
French oilfied services provider Technip has made a
move to buy CGG, a seismic acquisition specialist,
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Division of CGG. Given the intrinsic strengths of this
division and its people, Technip expects this business
also based in France. Technip says that the proposed
transaction would take the form of a public tender of- O M
to become a sustainable leader in a sector that has its
own characteristics. According to the companys
fer in cash for CGGs shares at a price of 8.30 euros . C
press release, Technip is confident that its project can
per share. According to The Wall Street Journal, this
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be completed under conditions that create value for
values CGG at 1.46 billion ($1.83 billion). CGG
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its shareholders, while maintaining a strong balance
shares jumped 22% following the announcement.
Strong logic behind Technip also said that it would
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sheet and its current credit rating. However, Technip
adds, the company is unable to indicate at this stage
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like to enter into a constructive dialogue with CGGs whether such transaction will occur. (Source: Off-
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Board of Directors concerning its project that pro-
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an oil and gas operator to commence work across
their assets in the Southern North Sea region later this
month. The deal will see Harkand mobiliz its dive
support vessel the Harkand Atlantis to excavate and
remove existing spools and install a flexible jump-
er at an open water, existing subsea well location. It
will also commence engineering work for production
tie-back scope at the site of a new subsea well at an-
other location. Earlier this year, Harkand delivered a
successful multi-well fault-finding campaign across
the Operators subsea assets off Humberside in the
Southern North Sea. (Source: Maritime Global News)
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MV OLYMPIC CANYON HELPS IN TRV 72

WRECK SEARCH
ography of TRV 72 , the torpedo recovery vessel that
sank about 38 nautical miles off Visakhapatnam coast
on November 6. On November 18, 2014 MV Olym-
pic Canyon, equipped with an ROV that can operate
up to 1000 meters depth, performed a videography
mission. MV Olympic Canyon was chartered by M/s
Reliance Industries for offshore work in the Krish-
na-Godavari Basin. Videography by ROV was com-
pleted by the evening. The wreck of TRV 72 has been
observed to be in upright position in about 370 meters
depth of water. It is now planned to analyse the cap-
The Indian Navy had sought assistance of M/s Reli- tured video footage and determine further course of
ance Industries Ltd in undertaking underwater vide- action. (Source: Subsea World)
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terms of marine assets and equipment such as DP2
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Diving Services, Light Work Class ROV and other
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doubt, Carimin Engineering is not obliged to provide
R E project financing. Both companies will where pos-
H O sible continue to collaborate in joint tender bidding
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tinue to support Carimin Engineering to complement
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Carimin Engineering to get support from Bermuda
Subsea for underwater services requirements within
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Carimin Engineering has on November 19, 2014 en-
tered into a collaboration agreement (COA) with Ber-
HUC projects. Carimin Engineering on best effort ba-
sis shall ensure the offshore support vessels acquired
muda Subsea. Carimin Engineering has experience to support HUC projects will be upgraded/ enhanced
and expertise on HUC, topside facilities maintenance to qualify for underwater services requirements as
of oil and gas platforms while Bermuda Subsea has much as possible. Both parties will share resources
been predominantly focusing in underwater services on the DP2 vessel technical specifications during the
for Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) and Diving design stages to ensure the capability of the support
Services. According to the release, Carimin Engi- vessel will cover both HUC, topside and subsea ser-
neering and Bermuda Subsea want to combine their vices requirements. The joint collaboration on the de-
resources and expertise in order to pursue selective sign stages shall transform Carimin Engineering ves-
opportunities involving HUC, topside and subsea ser- sel into a DP2 Multi-Purpose Support Vessel which
vices which are often executed simultaneously in the will be sufficient to support HUC and other topside
Malaysian market subject to the terms of the COA. requirements as well as for underwater services re-
Bermuda Subsea is currently bidding for the provision quirements. The COA has taken effect on 19 Novem-
of underwater inspection, repair and maintenance ser- ber 2014 and will continue to be valid and binding
vices projects. Should Bermuda Subsea be successful until the expiry of a period of one year. The compa-
in the bids, it will consider support from Carimin En- nies also agreed that the COA can be terminated or
gineering to provide the project financing support in extended upon mutual agreement. (Press Release)
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SIEM DAYA 1
In the early morning of the 20th November the 2013
built Cyprus registered with call sign 5BXQ3 Off-
shore Support Vessel Siem Daya 1 (Imo 9660102)
visit the port of Rotterdam. The OSV is owned by
Siem Offshore Rederias Kristiansund; Norway and
managed by Siem Offshore AS Kristiansund; Nor-
way. She has a grt of 8,594 tons and a dwt of 5,000
tons. The vessel is classed Det Norske Veritas. (Photo:
Reinier van de Wetering)
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The 2006 built Italian registered with call sign IFMG2
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anchor handling tug/supply vessel Med Otto (Imo
9270074) was seen entering Grand Harbour, Malta on
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Friday 14th November, 2014 bound to Palumbo Mal-
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ta Shipyard Ltd. The AHTS is owned and managed
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of 1,471 tons and a dwt of 1,200 tons. (Photo: Capt.
O R Lawrence Dalli - www.maltashipphotos.com)
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NIMROD BUYS
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FS Cygnus and FS Scorpius (both built 2014), will
be chartered to Aberdeen-based Fletcher Shipping
W and will work in the North Sea. It is bareboat char-
tering the PSVs for a seven year period with purchase
options that begin in year four of each charter and
contain a profit sharing arrangement. Fletcher Ship-
ping, which is privately owned, currently operates
four PSVs and focuses on stable long-term contracts
Nimrod Sea Assets Limited has acquired major- with North Sea focused exploration and production
ity stakes in two PSV newbuildings on the back of companies. The company is run by Keith Fletcher
long-term charters. The UK-listed company has paid who built up SBS Marine into a significant North Sea
$24.4m for a 75% stake in Aberdeen DIS: a project PSV operator and then sold it to Viking Supply Ships.
for two Simek Yard-built UT 755 design PSVs. The Guernsey-based Nimrod Sea Assets has plans to build
investment will be drawn down in two stages as each a portfolio of assets comprised of eight to ten offshore
vessel delivers with the first payment of $12.75m due vessels located in the North Sea region or South East
immediately and a further $11.65m in mid April 2015. Asia. It says the underlying assets will span seismic
Senior debt financing for both vessels has been final- vessels, PSVs, AHTS, offshore construction support
ised and is being provided by Sparebanken AS for vessels, dive support vessels and jack-ups. (Source:
65% of the contract value of the vessels. The ships, the TradeWinds)
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FINANCING WIND VESSELS

Options in Vessel Sharing. With a drive towards re-
newable forms of energy, the last few years has seen
huge investment on a European wide scale in creat-
ing large wind farms off the coast of a number of Eu-
ropean countries. The result has been the need for a
specialised fleet of vessels to install and service these
wind farms. The need to transfer both equipment and
manpower in a safe and efficient manner has led to
calls for more stringent health & safety guidelines
and industry wide debate on how best to apply ex-
isting IMO instruments on operational activities. The
conference will give a special focus to operational
techniques used within this specialised area, highlight
It has been announced that Active Communications the developments in IMO regulation as well as con-
Internationals Operating Specialist Wind Vessels
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sidering these contractual and financing options for
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Summit 2015 will include three specific modules
covering finance & contract options for offshore wind
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new vessels. Delegates will be drawn from vessels
owners, managers and operators, shipbuilders, ship-
vessels.The event takes place in Aberdeen, UK from
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yards, designers, energy companies, charterers, naval
25th-26th March 2015, and has the following three
presentations geared to financial considerations: - LI A
architects, engineers, classification societies, brokers,
repairing companies and vendors. (Source: Maritime
Contract Options for Offshore Wind Projects. - Fi-
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STEEL CUT FOR YAMAL R E
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O F lift specialist Fairstar had a Red Box strategy, aimed
W. securing high value, high frequency business. Its no

surprise, then, to find that the CEO of ZPMC Red
W W Box is former Fairstar CEO Phil Adkins, who stepped

down in July 2012, after the hotly contested takeover
battle, constrained by a two-year non-compete clause.
The design of the PC 3 module carriers has been de-
veloped by Aker Arctic and ZPCM-Red Box Energy
Services and provides the basic design for Guangzhou
Shipyard International Co. Ltd. Deltamarin is assist-
ing Aker Arctic by carrying out work that includes
the development of plans and drawings for the class
approval phase of the building process. The contract
Chinas Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) has includes all disciplines: hull, outfitting, interior, ma-
cut steel for two ice-class ARC7 28,500 dwt PC-3 chinery and electrical. Deltamarin says the carriers are
module carriers. They are on order for ZPMC-Red heavy cargo ships with a wide cargo deck designed
Box Energy Services and are intended for carrying for the very special circumstances of the Northern
heavy project cargoes in large modules to the Yamal Sea Route. Their main dimensions are 206.6 m in
LNG plant construction site on the Russian Yamal overall length and 43.0 m in beam, and they can carry
peninsula. Prior to its acquisition by Dockwise, heavy a deck load of maximum 21,800 tons. To keep the
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construction of the LNG plant on schedule the ships & Gas at Deltamarin. The carriers follow the ze-
are designed for year-round operation and exception- ro-dumping principle as all solid and liquid wastes
al ice conditions. The ice class is therefore Polar Class will be stored on board and discharged to shore.
3, explains Oskari Jaakkola, Director, Offshore Oil (Source: MarineLog)
SEA RESCUE SERVICE OF RUSSIA TO GET

TWO ICE-CLASS MULTIPURPOSE SALVAGE
VESSELS OF PROJECT MPSV06 IN 2015
Sea Rescue Service of Rosmorrechflot will get two
7MW ice-class multipurpose salvage vessels of proj-
ect MPSV06 in 2015. According to IAA PortNews
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journalist, this was announced by Vasily Korenev,
Adviser to Director of the Services Northern Branch,
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(Germany) will be operated in Murmansk, the other
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tection of environment in case of oil spills. The lead
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vessel of the project was laid down at Amur Shipyard
in 2010. The German shipyard is building the third
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on the first of the two giant SX165 design construc-
tion vessels ordered by Edison Chouest Offshore
and Island Offshore through Island Ventures II LLC.
Sections for the ship (hull 302) have arrived at the
Ulsteinvik shipyard and Ulstein says its shipbuilders
are getting to practice big scale Lego construction in
the dock hall. Ulstein says that the vessel has been
redesigned in the engineering phase and, as a result,
has increased both in length and beam. The vessel
will be 159.8 m long with a beam of 30 m, compared
with the original stated. Presumably the second ship,
to be built at at Edison Chouests LaShip shipyard in
Houma, LA, will also be built to the new, larger size.
The deadweight will be approximately 14,000 tonnes,
resulting in increased deck area and tank capacity.
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Ulstein Verft has a unique position by the in-house

multidisciplinary know-how of ship designs and a
large technical department. This give our customers
added value in which it enables us to take on such
major change orders, says project manager in Ul-
stein Verft, Per Svein Brekke. The total steel volume
is about 8,800 tonnes, or approximately the same as
five platform supply vessels. Of this volume, Ulstein
Verfts department in Vanylven will produce approx.
1,520 tonnes - the largest steel volume delivered to
one project from this department. Most sections for
the fore ship are now ready to be assembled and out-
fitted at Ulstein Verft. Due to the massive change or-
der, delivery has been pushed back from third quarter
to fourth quarter 2015. (Source: MarineLog)
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Statoil has decided to.cancel the Stena Carron rig con- been plugged and abandoned.Statoil is participating
W Wthe work commitments in Blocks in eight commitment wells across five Blocks in the
tract after fulfilling
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38 and 39 in the Kwanza basin offshore Angola. The Kwanza basin. So far four wells have been completed
rig contract will cease with effect from 21 November and one well is ongoing in Block 40 operated by To-
2014. Statoils first well results from the area have tal.The costs of terminating the operations and associ-
been disappointing and although the company still ated services including the Stena Carron rig contract
sees remaining prospectivity in the basin and on the will be onerous contract and expensed in Q4 amount-
Statoil acreage, more time is needed to evaluate the ing to approximately US$ 350 million.The 2014
well results and mature new prospects before decid- guiding for organic exploration expenditures of US$
ing on future activities.The first two Statoil-operat- 3.5 billion remains, including the Jacar well cost in
ed wells in this pre-salt play, Dilolo and Jacar, have Block 38, which will be expensed in Q4. In addition
been drilled safely and very efficiently. These two it is expected that the signature bonus in Block 38 will
wells also fulfil the drilling commitments on these be impaired. Source : energyglobal
two Blocks. The Jacar well in Block 38 has now
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FUGRO SECURES GBP 13 MLN HORNSEA

SURVEY DEAL
decision, Hornsea Project One is one of three projects
for which Dong Energy was awarded Financial In-
vestment Decision Enabling Contracts for Difference
by the Government in April this year. Benj Sykes,
Dong Energy Vice President Wind Power UK and
Co-Chair of the UKs Offshore Wind Industry Coun-
cil, said: Dong Energy is committed to increasing the
UK supply chain content in future offshore wind farm
projects and this contract represents an important step
Dong Energy has awarded a contract for one of the in the right direction. It will also help us make sig-
largest seabed investigation campaigns in the history nificant progress on the journey to reduce the cost of
of the offshore wind industry to Fugro GeoConsult-
ing. Worth 13 million, it covers geotechnical inves-
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electricity produced by offshore wind farms. Daniel
Deen, Senior Project Manager at Fugro GeoConsult-
tigation work in preparation for Hornsea Project One,
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ing said Our geotechnical vessels will undertake sea-
scheduled to go into operation by 2020 when it will
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bed cone penetration testing and borehole drilling as
become the worlds first gigawatt scale far from shore
wind farm. The park is located 120km off the York-
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part of the detailed site investigation. Subsequent soil
testing at our laboratory facilities will also support de-
shire coast and, when completed, will be able to meet
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velopment of the project infrastructure at this site.
the electricity needs of around 800,000 UK homes.
Hornsea Project One is being developed by Smart
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and best equipped geotechnical vessels available on
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Wind a consortium of Mainstream Renewable Pow- the market M/V Greatship Manisha and M/V Bu-
er and Siemens Financial Services (SFS) and Dong centaur to undertake the investigation work which
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SPIONEER PELAMIS SINKSH

WAVE POWER F F
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INTO ADMINISTRATION
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Scotlands pioneering Pelamis wave power compa- ergy technology. As a result of this the board has re-
ny has sunk into administration after failing to find luctantly moved to appoint an administrator to assess
further funding to develop its technology. Earlier this the options for securing the future for the business
year, the company, based at Leith docks, Edinburgh, and employees of Pelamis.Blair Nimmo and Gary
celebrated the 10th anniversary of the installation of Fraser of KPMG have now been appointed as Joint
the worlds first offshore wave power machine con- Administrators of Pelamis Wave Power. They hope to
nected to the National Grid the prototype Pelamis sell the business, which employs more than 50 peo-
machine was installed at the European Marine Energy ple. Last year, German power giant E.On announced
Centre (EMEC) in Orkney n 2004. This was hailed it was pulling out of a marine energy research proj-
as a breakthrough for the wave-power industry and ect involving Pelamis in Orkney. E.On blamed the
demonstrated the feasibility of harnessing the pow- decision on delays in the development of wave en-
er of the waves around Scotlands coasts. However, ergy technology. Pelamis was one the worlds most
Richard Yemm, Chief Executive, Pelamis Wave Pow- advanced wave energy technology and companies. It
er Ltd, announced that the company has since been recently received a strong endorsement of this leading
unable to secure the additional funding required; for position from independent consultants following a se-
further development of our market leading wave en- ries of due diligence exercises.
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This work included detailed assessments of the on- the uncertainty facing the energy sector more widely,
ward commercial viability of the technology and de- following reforms of the UKs electricity market. Our
signs. Yemm said that the combination of over 350 belief in the future success of wave energy is undi-
man-years of experience in the team, some 15,000 minished.Neil Kermode, Managing Director, Euro-
hours of real grid connected test data and intensive pean Marine Energy Centre, said: We have known
parallel R&D work gives Pelamis a unique platform many of the Pelamis team for years and all of us at
from which to develop and demonstrate the viabil- EMEC are dismayed by this announcement. As a test
ity of its technology for commercial deployment at site we have seen the clever, heroic, innovative work
scale. Earlier this year, Yemm said: The progress they have done to bring an idea to reality over the last
we have made in the last 10 years has been excep- decade. As a Scottish world leader Pelamis have been
tional, with the decade of development experience one of the icons of the marine renewables industry,
including the design, build and operation of six full so we are absolutely gutted at this setback.It is all
scale machines.Developing any new technology is the more galling when we know that marine energy
challenging, in the marine environment even more has the potential to be a major supplier of power to
so, but having established this leading position and the UK. But just like anybody who has been to sea,
with so many of the key milestones behind us, we we know how hard it is out there, and trying to build
can now look forward with confidence to delivering
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a new power source was never going to be easy.This
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announcement is undoubtedly a big setback in the
years.Among a handful of non-executive directors
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mission to learn how to harvest energy from the sea,
was Stuart Deed, who was appointed to the Board of
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but the prize is still there. The waves will keep pound-
Pelamis to represent the Scottish Investment Bank.
Although disappointed at the company going into ad-
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using precious and irreplaceable fossil fuels at an in-
ministration, Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing
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creasing rate.We know marine energy will have its
said the Scot-Government remains committed to re-
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day. It just looks a bit harder today.A spokesman for
newable wave power technology. He said: Clearly
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the news that PWP has gone into administration is a ation said: Pelamis contribution to this emerging
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and an anxious time for employees and their fami-
industry has helped cement Scotlands position as a
global leader, and it is important to remember that the
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stage technologies such as this can be difficult, but
that a viable way forward can be found for the busi-
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the development of wave energy has been blighted by
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ITF SLAMS PANAMA CANAL AUTHORITYS AT-
TACK ON UNION
The ITF (International Transport Workers Federa- and supports, our colleagues in the UCOC against the
tion) today branded moves by the Panama Canal Au- Panama Canal Authority. The PCA is trying to shut
thority (PCA) an open attack on trade unions which the union down, using tortuous and opportunistic tac-
is in clear breach of the countrys international com- tics its currently seeking to appeal against a Labor
mitments. The global union federations condem- Relations Board decision which was taken as a result
nation came as the PCA sought to use the courts to of a Supreme Court decision in 2009 and, in doing so,
close down the ITF-affiliated Unin de Capitanes y to seek de-recognition and invalidation of the UCOC.
Oficiales de Cubierta (UCOC - Panamanian Tugboat The PCAs petition also calls for the Supreme Court
Captains Union). ITF president Paddy Crumlin ex- to immediately suspend, as a precautionary measure,
plained: The whole ITF stands in solidarity with, the recognition of the union pending its final decision
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and to seize and freeze the unions assets. ITF gen- including the UCOC, made a formal complaint to
eral secretary Steve Cotton added: This is a classic the ILO over the PCAs behaviour (see www.itfglob-
case of union busting and a fundamental breach of al.org/en/news-events/press-releases/2014/august/
the International Labour Organization (ILO) princi- campaign-for-justice-for-panama-canal-workers). As
ples of freedom of association which the Panamanian ITF seafarers section chair David Heindel comment-
government rightly adopted. The PCA is acting like a ed: The PCA will not escape the suspicion that this
state within a state. It is impossible to avoid the suspi- move is at least in part motivated by that complaint.
cion that behind its legal submission is a particularly It also looks like an attempt to distract attention from
drastic attempt to avoid having to negotiate a collec- the delays and problems with the opening of the third
tive bargaining agreement with the UCOC with a set of locks in the canal and to cover up the substan-
side helping of revenge for trade unions rightful at- tial safety and operational issues arising from the wa-
tempts to question the PCAs behaviour. In August of terways current operation.
this year the ITF and four Panamanian trade unions,
OFFSHORE AND MARINE SECTOR IN DIRE

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The offshore and marine sector appears to be sailing
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of the new supply here has yet to be contracted. As a
into a perfect storm of sinking oil prices, rig over-
supply and cuts in capital spending by oil compa-
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result, we expect drillers to defer their new-rig orders
in 2015, the report said. Even if oil rebounds above
nies, prompting Maybank Kim Eng to downgrade
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US$100 a barrel, a short-term rig oversupply may still
the sector to underweight from neutral. Oil and gas
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cap an immediate return in new orders as this was
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stay below US$80 (S$103) per barrel the threshold Yeak said.We estimate that the market has factored
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price for deepwater project profitability for a sus-
tained period, according to its report.Brent, the global
in $9 billion to $11 billion of new orders for Singa-
pore rigbuilders for fiscal 2015. We believe these are
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benchmark, rose US$1.23 to US$79.33 a barrel on now unattainable as a supply glut in a lower oil price
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ICE Futures Europe on Thursday. Shaky oil prices
as oil companies head into their year-end budgeting
environment could curtail new orders, he said. Al-
though orders for production assets such as offshore
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season could cloud decision-making. This could lead floating production, storage and offloading modules
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to more cautious budgets, Mr Yeak Chee Keong, a are expected to be strong, they may not be enough to
Maybank Kim Eng analyst, said.We also expect a make up for weaker rig orders.Reflecting this, we cut
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broad slowdown in orders for asset builders, which fiscal 2015 and 2016 order intake for Sembcorp Ma-
are more capital-expenditure sensitive. Although as- rine by about 20 per cent, the brokerage said, down-
set owners with operating expenditure exposure are grading the rigbuilder to sell from hold.Mean-
less likely to disappoint on earnings, they may not be while, DBS Group Research downgraded offshore
spared either from a sector de-rating. When concerns support vessel provider PACC Offshore Services to
over deepwater supply and global oil firms capital hold from buy, citing lacklustre third-quarter re-
spending cuts surfaced earlier this year, offshore drill- sults as margins declined in key operating segments.
ers felt sustained high oil prices could return the mar- But despite the overall sector downgrade, Maybank
ket to equilibrium in 12 to 18 months. Lower oil prices Kim Eng sees average upside of 34 per cent for Ezi-
have now foiled hopes of a 2015 recovery, the report on Holdings and Nam Cheong, its top picks.OCBC
said. And if oil prices stay below US$80 a barrel Investment Research also maintained a buy call
for a sustained period, we see risks of order cancella- on Ezion and Nam Cheong. OCBC noted that Ezion
tions. Recent fixtures indicate that deepwater rigs are has entered into a subscription agreement in which
being renewed at 25 per cent to 40 per cent lower day Triyards Holdings will issue 29.5 million non-listed
rates on a perceived supply glut. The jackup rig mar- warrants to Ezion for $1. Each warrant shall carry
ket looks increasingly vulnerable. About 86 per cent the right to subscribe for one share of Triyards at an
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exercise price of 56.3 US cents a share.Offshore ma- profit more than doubling to RM126.3 million. The
rine group Nam Cheongs third-quarter earnings beat firm has seen a record year so far in terms of new or-
estimates, with revenue rising 81 per cent year on ders, OCBC said. Source: The Straits Times
year to RM618.6 million (S$238.8 million) and net
MAERSK LINE PLANS FRESH WAVE OF ME-

GASHIP ORDERS WORTH $1BN
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Maersk footed a $3.8bn bill for 20 megaships. That
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order was trimmed from 30 vessels, with the firm
letting options expire on 10 ships, so the deal under
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poised to splash out close to $1bn on its first order negotiation goes some way to reinstating the original
for megasize vessels since placing a groundbreak- blueprint.Global container volumes are predicted to
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ing order for EEE-class vessels three years ago. rise in the region of 5% per year, with the major east-
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Industry players say the Danish company is planning west trades where the largest ships are deployed
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to book up to half-a-dozen ships of 19,000 teu with
South Koreas major yards. The Korean shipbuild-
picking up the slack in recent months. Maersks
status as the largest shipping operator has been under
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Industries (HHI), Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) teu and larger. The operators 2M partner Mediter-
and DSME understood to have been invited to sub- ranean Shipping Co (MSC) is set to charter a doz-
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mit bids for the project. The pending order sends a
clear signal to rivals seeking to challenge Maersks
en megaships, mostly from Chinese finance houses.
position as the dominant industry player, with 2.88

million teu of container capacity including vessels on
order, according to Alphaliner figures. The number
of firm and optional vessels under discussion has not
been disclosed but Maersk is understood to be seek-
ing delivery of the newbuildings in 2017.Shipyard
officials declined to comment when contacted. Mar-
ket players believe the containerships will cost the However, the main challenge so far comes from the
company more than $155m each as the most recent rival Ocean Three alliance comprising United Arab
deal for 19,000-teu boxships, comprising three units Shipping Co (UASC), China Shipping Container
for Chinese leasing company Minsheng Financial Lines (CSCL) and CMA CGM, as well as pending
Leasing, was sealed at around that price. That is way orders under negotiation by members of the G6 Alli-
down on the huge $185m to $190m price per vessel ance, including Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and Orient
when the first EEE-class 18,340-teu orders were Overseas Container Line (OOCL).CSCL will phase
placed at DSME in February and June 2011, when in the 19,100-teu CSCL GLOBE (built 2014),
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Mc-Kinney Moller in June 2013. The value of using

larger ships with lower slot costs is partly borne out
in Maersks expectation of a $2bn profit this year.
Maersks interest in booking newbuildings was made
known in the summer. Company chief executive
Soren Skou revealed that Maersk intends to spend
$15bn over the next five years on new tonnage, new
boxes and retrofitting existing ships. Early this month,
Maersk was reported to have issued a tender to yards
for up to 10 ice-strengthened new feeder contain-
the first of five ships ordered in May 2013 at HHI, erships to maintain its operations in the Baltic Sea.
into service on the Asia-North Europe trade at the end Maersks decision to order the 3,400-teu vessels was
of the month. partly made to help the company cope with trading
However, Maersk retains first mover advantage within sulphur emission control areas (ECAs), where
and has already harmonised its Asia-Europe (AE-10) a 0.1% limit on the sulphur content of fuel will apply
service using 12 of the EEE-class vessels. The 13th from January. The 3,400-teu newbuildings are esti-
ship, MORTEN MAERSK, was recently delivered
from DSME, while the remaining seven vessels will
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be delivered by September next year, completing a
programme that began with delivery of the Maersk Source : Tradewinds
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OWNERS LOOK AT FIXED PREMIUM
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AUin the past year, driven both by its cargo claims oper-
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Marines Middle East office is solely focused on han-
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consult and assist cargo underwriters under subroga-
tion and handle the claim on their behalf. We look
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DGS Marine, a P&I management provider and man-
ager for the British European and Overseas (BE&O)
after all sorts of cargoes, including perishable cargo,
steel cargo, bulk cargo and container cargo. We do
P&I facility, has highlighted the benefits of fixed pre- this on a no cure, no pay basis. This means if we do
mium P&I cover for shipowners and operators in the not succeed in recovering the claim on our clients be-
Middle East. David Skinner, managing director of half, they do not have to pay any fees or charges. We
DGS Marine Group, said: The need for certainty and also have a lot of in-house maritime expertise, with a
transparency is the driving force behind the signifi- considerable number of our team having served spent
cant growth in the fixed premium P&I market, both at sea.This has been accompanied by a growth in the
here in the Middle East and globally. Fixed premium client base of the wider DGS Marine Group in the last
cover gives owners complete certainty over their in- year. In fact, the Middle East has been one of our fast-
surance costs. In other words, the figure they are giv- est growing regions. P&I renewals in February 2014
en when they purchase the policy is the full and final resulted in a 22% growth in premiums in the Middle
insurance cost. Then, when it comes to the renewal East for DGS Marine Group, in our capacity as a P&I
process, the key determining factor is an assessment provider and exclusive manager for the BE&O P&I
of the owners own claims record. facility. Source : GulfshipNews
DGS Marine Group has seen growth in the Middle East
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AHTS SPOT RATES NOSEDIVE BY 70% AS

IDLE SHIPS CLUSTER IN NORTH SEA
Norwegian spot rates for anchor handlers have just another batch of ships is returning to the North Sea
fallen by about 70% but it is not a sign of pending soon, including AHTS vessels from the Pechora Sea
Armageddon for the North Sea, say brokers Spot rates project, which means as many as 19 ships could be
for anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels on the sitting prompt on the NCS by the weekend.So many
Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) have seen a sharp anchor handlers are idle right now and owners know
drop this week by about 50% overnight and 70% the Pechora ships are coming back, said one bro-
over four days but offshore brokers describe the ker.If an owner is sitting in the market with so many
fall as a standard feature of the volatile North Sea and prompt ships, then everybody knows that the fight for
not a major market shift. Ever-lower oil prices, cost utilisation is on.Thats a big reason why rates fell so
cutting, project delays and high-profile reductions in much so quickly because owners are in hurry to get
budgets for exploration and production (E&P) among covered. It is better to lose some money on a low rate
oil companies have all worked together to ratchet up
uncertainty across the spectrum in the offshore sector
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than to lose a ton of money by sitting prompt.Sev-
eral brokers believe the current situation for AHTS
this year.
As TradeWinds has reported, drilling companies and
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vessels is likely to last for several weeks. One bro-
ker says there could be a rates spike, because of un-
shipowners both have been increasingly expressing
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foreseen circumstances, from now until the end of
concern for the fate of the rig market, which accounts
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the year but he is looking to January before things
for most of the demand for the core global fleet of
platform supply vessels (PSVs) and anchor handling
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change to any large degree.Despite the sharp falls this
week, brokers are unanimous in declaring the situa-
tug supply (AHTS) units. For this week, the most
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recent NCS spot fixtures for AHTS vessels show a
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roughly 70% decline in rates over about four days. that worries over the rig market have been building
along with falling oil prices.That big drop in AHTS
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vessel Normand Prosper (built 2010) for a rig move spot rates is really just normal North Sea stuff, one
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of the Songa Trym at NOK 170,000 per day ($25,143) broker told TradeWinds this week.There is a danger
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ture, three days earlier, when DOF Subsea took Havi- about the market right now but I think people are just
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la Shippings 25,432-bhp Havila Jupiter (built 2010) way too pessimistic at the moment, and maybe the
for heading control at NOK 350,000 ($51,765) per drillers more than anybody because they see all these
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day. Just two days before that, Wintershall fixed KL
Offshores 34,000-bhp KL Saltfjord (built 2011) for
rigs being delivered into a very tough rig market.We
all need to keep looking at the long term and, when
pre-lay work at NOK 600,000 ($88,731) per day. For I say long term, I mean the next 18 months. Regard-
a direct rig-move comparison, just a day before the ing the drilling market, the broker says moving rigs
$25,000-per-day charter of the Normand Prosper, BP into layup is still work for AHTS vessels, although it
took four vessels at around 32,500 ($51,000) per day is a more serious blow to PSVs but he is so far not
on the UK continental shelf (UKCS). This is quite un- expecting extended layups.Statoil has released about
usual because the UKCS has significantly lower op- five rigs this year but, remember, it is also taking in
erating costs than the NCS, where rates are almost four new ones from Songa Offshore next year, said
always higher as a rule of thumb.Brokers blame the the broker.Statoil has also indicated that it is try-
rates fall on low demand from drilling requirements ing to put some of the suspended rigs back to work.
coupled with too many idle vessels, six of which have Drilling activity is still there now and there will
returned after the end of the season from high-profile be activity. Cheaper rig day rates also make drilling
work in the Kara Sea. The UK AHTS market remains more affordable for the independent oil companies,
fairly tight. However, at the time of the Normand too, so we could see some movement there. Source
Prospers charter, Statoil had about 10 idle AHTS : Tradewinds
vessels to choose from on the NCS. Some brokers say
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THE ULTIMATE REEFER RORO SHIP DESIGN
After the release of the Reefer RoRo Ship design in hence an ordinary RoRo ship. With the new refined
September last year, we have continued the develop- design, the ship has a capacity of about 12,500 HC
ment of the new Reefer RoRo Ship design, version pallets 6,800 HC pallets on cassettes inside the ship
II. The ship is intended for world-wide operation as and other 5.700 HC pallets in refrigerated containers
a Reefer RoRo Ship in the banana trade with spe- on the weather deck. The ship can be loaded, resp.
cial emphasis on a very low box rate by very fast and discharged in twelve (12) hours. On the back haul, the
efficient cargo handling in port which enables slow
steaming. CLICK on the above drawing to watch the AU
ship has 4,400 lane meters, equivalent to about 900
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1,000 cars, but with the new design general project
video ! The Reefer RoRo Ship and its machinery have
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cargo can be transported as well.
been designed in line with the highest environmen-tal
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Loading in two ports in Central America and discharg-
standards. In order to optimize the cargo handling on
the under deck areas the bridge and engine have in LI A
ing in Antwerp plus one port more, and back haul to
Central America, the ship is burning an average of 42
version II been positioned forward of the ship, and
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tons HFO per day. The box rate is calculated to 2.50
as we found that there is a very large back haul car-
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US $ per banana carton full liner terms equivalent on
go potential to Central America, we have increased
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the height of the four inside decks to 4.5 m to allow on http://youtu.be/6lOs_p3dDEo?list=UUlT4t4E6N-
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for general RoRo cargo. On the back haul, the ship is 4poudiJ5pCSpxg
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SHIP QUEUEFAT
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COAL PORT
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Group and Port Waratah Coal Services, or PWCS,
and another nine ships were waiting off the port for
loading slots, said the port authority in its report.The
35 ships that entered Newcastle port last week to load
coal cargoes had waited an average of 5.6 days for a
berthing slot, said the report.The rise in the number
of ships steaming towards the port coincides with a
five-day shutdown of the Hunter Valley rail system
for coal exports, which started 6:00 am Sydney time
The number of ships sailing towards eastern Austra- Monday (1900 GMT Sunday) and will last till 8:00 pm
lias Newcastle port to load coal cargoes this week has Friday this week, according to the railways operator
increased to a four-week high of 46 from last weeks the Australian Rail Track Corp.In addition to regular
38, the Newcastle Port authority said in an operating maintenance tasks, this Hunter Valley shutdown will
report Wednesday, November 19 An additional eight allow important final works to be undertaken at major
ships were berthed at Newcastle ports three coal ter- infrastructure projects throughout the Hunter Valley
minals operated by Newcastle Coal Infrastructure rail corridor for coal, said an ARTC spokesman.
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More than 150 individual projects are being complet- To date ships have nominated to lift 1.4 million mt
ed under the rail closedown including maintenance at of coal at the PWCS terminals in December, and
a cost in excess of A$20 million ($17.3 million).Over coal exporters expect this level to rise to 11 million
one thousand workers will be on the corridor, includ- mt in the weeks ahead, said HVCCC A total of 27
ing local contractors and suppliers, stretching from ships loaded 2.4 million mt of cargo at the PWCS
the port in the south out to the Ulan in the west, and coal terminals in the week period ended Sunday, and
Narrabri in the north, said the ARTC spokesman. up from 1.9 million mt in the preceding week period,
Coal stockpiled at Port Waratahs coal terminals for according to HVCCCs report.Loading rates for the
arriving ships dropped to 1.7 million mt as of Tues- PWCS terminals are running at an annualized level of
day, down from 2.3 million mt seen on Sunday. With 125 million mt, currently, said the Hunter Valley Coal
the Hunter Valley rail system shutdown, fresh cargoes Chain Coordinator.
will not be delivered to the port until late Friday.In a Meanwhile, the Australian Rail Track Corp. said in
notice to customers PWCS said Monday that repairs a statement Wednesday that it had appointed Wayne
had been completed to its smaller Carrington coal ter- Johnson as its new general manager for customer
minal at Newcastle, and plans were ongoing to return service and operations at its Hunter Valley rail busi-
the terminal to its full ship-loading capacity as soon ness unit, and he starts his new post in January.With
as practically and reliably possible.The shipping
queue for the PWCS terminals at Newcastle port had
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more than 20 years experience in the coal industry
in New South Wales and Queensland on the opera-
risen to 28 vessels Tuesday from 22 ships Sunday,
and is expected to return to around the low-20s by
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tions side and in coal chain and infrastructure man-
agement, Johnson will be responsible for optimizing
the end of the month and to only 18 ships on Decem-
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network capacity for coal shipments, said ARTC.He
ber 31, said the HVCCC in a report released Monday.
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is currently working as capacity planning manager at
Data on the Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Groups
coal shipments and vessel queue for last week was
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the Hunter Valley Coal Chain Coordinator, and was
formerly operations manager for the NCIG coal ter-
not available, although Platts calculates from New-
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RORDERS 5 OIL SPILL RE- EA

DAMEN WINS CMM
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sel to reach offshore oil platforms in half the time it
takes traditional Oil Spill Response Vessels. The ves-
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deep seas. Three vessels will start operating by end
of December 2015 and two by end of June 2016. The
four-year firm contract has a value of $130 million
and is mutually extendable for a further four-year
term. All of the vessels are being built by Damen, and
Compagnie Maritime Mongasque SAM has recently will have state-of-the-art guidance and propulsion
secured contracts with Petrobras Brazil to charter five systems with built-in redundancies. Christophe Van-
new-build Fast Oil Spill Response Vessels with a new cauwenbergh CMMs CEO said: This is our second
and innovative, highly fuel-efficient Damen axe-bow Brazil project and we look forward to further build-
design. ing and developing our partnership with Petrobras.
CMM has secured contracts with Petrobras to charter CMMs track record in managing and executing proj-
five new-build Fast Oil Spill Response Vessels using ects of this nature, working closely with the client,
a new innovative and highly fuel-efficient Sea Axe was key to our success in securing this contract.
design by Damen Shipyards Group, allowing the ves-
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COSL TAKES DELIVERY OF NEWBUILD SEIM-

SUB COSLPROSPECTOR FROM CIMC RAF-
FLES
drilling rigs [COSLPioneer (mid-water semisub),
COSLPromoter (mid-water semisub) and COSLIn-
novator (mid-water semisub)], COSLProspector adds
ICE-T, CLEAN and WINTERIZATION, to satisfy
ice-class, environmentally-friendly and low-tempera-
ture requirements. COSLProspector is made up by
112 blocks, over 700 mechanical equipment, more
than 2.624,671 foot (800,000 meter) cable and 35,000
pipes. There are 46,500 test points of MCR, which
is increased by 45 percent compared with three semi
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hundred and eighteen significant technical improve-
ments have been made. In addition, weight deviation
Wednesday that COSLPropsector (mid-water
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between inclined test and theoretical calculation is 80
semisub), the fourth deepwater semisubmersible
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tons and the noise level is controlled less than 45 dB
drilling rig built by CIMC Raffles for China Oilfield
Services Limited (COSL), has been delivered in Yan-
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in the living area. The alignment tolerance of global
mating of upper and lower hull is limited to within
tai, Shandong, China. Adopting the most advanced
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design concept and being satisfied with the global
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strictest standards, it can work in the harsh Norwe- ident of CIMC Raffles, said, The construction pe-
riod of COSLProspector is the shortest one since
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erating depth of 4,921 feet (1,500 meters), a drilling construction. It is regarded as the Quality Project,
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depth of 24,934 feet (7,600 meters) and a designed which means high position, high standard, high qual-
operating temperature of minus 20 degrees Celsius. ity and high efficiency, built by CIMC Raffles and
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A maximum variable deck load of 5,000 tons, the
multifunction platform is also able to accommo-
COSL.Li Yong, CEO of COSL, said that the deliv-
ery of COSL improves our capabilities in deepwater
date 130 personnel. It is classed by DNV and CCS, operating and international market competence and
and satisfied with the strictest standards of PSA and completes COSL deepwater drilling facility building.
NORSOK. Equipped with 10,000 controllers and We are confident to manage and operate COSLPros-
alerts, the remote monitoring can be achieved in this pector efficiently. COSLProspector is the 7th deepwa-
high-automatic unit.On the base of GM-4000 series, ter semisubmersible drilling rig built by CIMC Raf-
COSLProspector is jointly designed by AG (Agil- fles. CIMC Raffles has always been supporting COSL
ity Group), COSL and CIMC Raffles. Furthermore, in facilities towards deepwater exploration. With four
CIMC Raffles is responsible for all detailed design, semisubmersible drilling rigs built for COSL, three of
construction and commissioning work. It adopts the which are six-times rewarded as Rig of the Month
most advanced power management and environmen- by Statoil due to their outstanding performance. The
tally-friendly design concept, and facilities with DP3 successful delivery of COSLProspector is a milestone
close bus-tie, variable frequency drive, escape chute for Chinese deepwater drilling rig going into the glob-
system and auto ice-cleaning technology. Compared al mainstream market, for the new connotation of the
with last delivered COSL series semisubmersible 21st century Maritime Silk Road. Source : Rigzone
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[WWW.OFFSHOREAUSTRALIA.COM.

AU] WEEK 48 | NOVEMBER 2014

RANGLER A FRESH APPROACH TO LNG

There is no question that LNG is presently emerging

GREENPEACE: OIL RIG DAMAGED IN

. OF Princess. When the automatic winch control system

W W failed on Tapuhi, the crew then switched to manual

VADIM SEYIDOV TOWED PREFAB FLOATING

GOM OFFSHORE PLATFORM EXPLODES,

AU at the time of the incident. The facility damage was

R E limited to the explosion area and there was no pol-

H O Coast Guard during the response. BSEE will inves-

F S tigate the incident. In a statement, Fieldwood said

The Bureau of Safety andFEnvironmental Enforce-

. O to an explosion at West contractor employee was seriously injured. There was

Delta 105 in theW

W W Gulf of Mexico, approximately 12

FIRST VESSEL FOR KUMA IS LAUNCHED

VOS HERA JOINS ABERDEEN FLEET

R E gle-anchor loading (SAL) hose handling - picking up

VOS FAITHFUL AND VOS FAMOUS NAMING

has been specially designed for Vroon. The first two

BEACH ENERGY TAKES FURTHER INTEREST

AU our joint venture and in TDOs operatorship of the

R E permit. According to the press release, acquisition

W the Flanagan survey is now

BENTHIC INKS GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGA-

H O Godmother of VOS Prime is Mrs El-

F S Head HRM. VOS Glamour was christened by Mrs

O F Renza Stanga, aunt of Vroons Managing Director,

W. Coco Vroon. VOS Glorys godmother is Mrs Carina

W W erational Accounting Supervisor at Vroon Ship Man-

able motion and sea-keeping ability and efficient fuel

F S includes an exchange of all 6 gensets including new

O F foundations, overhaul of all thrusters and azimuths,

W. replacement of 2 cherry pickers and the existing twin

W W active heave compensation. All switchboards will be

FUGRO REPORTS FOR HORNSEA DUTY

O F Maersk Supply Service is once again placing a new-

W. building order in Norway, and with this we have taken

W W the next step in our extensive newbuilding program

E AUintegrated ship owning company located in lesund,

O R we look forward to working with Blue Ship Invest

S H in providing full management for these vessels for

F F the benefit and success of both parties, says Per Ivar

MIDDLE EASTS FIRST LNG FUELLED HAR-

times work. We have agreed settlement with the

A PAIR OF RAMPARTS 3300AV CLASS ASD

AU double crew cabin are located on the main deck, and

R E three double crew cabins are located on the lower ac-

H O are the galley stores, laundry and common W/C. The

F S deck machinery includes an electric hydraulic pow-

YARD NUMBER 571712 COMMENCED TRAILS

SVITZER BOXER BOUND FOR OMAN . AU

U completed by Damen Gorinchem; Netherlands tug

O R a Damen StanTug 2208 with a length of 22.64 mtrs

S H two Caterpillar 3512B-TA develops a total output of

F F 2,028 kW (2,756 bhp) at 1,600 rpm. She has a free

TECHNIPS EYES ON CGG

MV OLYMPIC CANYON HELPS IN TRV 72

AU underwater tooling/services. For the avoidance of

R E project financing. Both companies will where pos-

H O sible continue to collaborate in joint tender bidding