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12 TH VOLUME, NO. 36 DATED 11 SEPTEMBER 2011
BUYING, SALES, NEW BUILDING, RENAMING AND OTHER TUGS TOWING & OFFSHORE INDUSTRY NEWS
TUGS & TOWING NEWS
YUEXIN SHIPYARD LAUNCHES 32M ASD TUG
At 12:00am on 31th
August 2011, a launching
ceremony of 32M ASD
TUG YX3132 which
applies the design of
Robert Allan Ltd, was
held in Yuexin Shipyard.
The vessel measures 32m
in length with a moulded
breath of 5.36m and a
moulded draft of 7.2m.
Maximum draught is
5.81m. It can carry 205m3
fuel oil, 37m3 fresh
water, 113 m3 drill water
and 500m3 lubricating oil. The designed ahead bollard pull reaches 70T and the astern pull reaches
60T as well as the designed speed reaches 12 knots. Yuexin Shipbuilding Company Limited,
established in the year 2000, is an enterprise of Class Three National Qualifications, Class A Design
Qualification of the shipbuilding business in Guangdong Province. So far, Yuexin has delivered
more than 60 vessels since it was founded. The company specializes in building series offshore
work vessels from 4000 to 16000 horsepower, including DP2 Support/Maintenance Vessel, Multipurpose
Utility Vessels, Anchor Handling Tug/Supply Vessel, ASD Tug and etc. As the
comprehensive strength of the company escalated in recent years, it has capability of constructing
Anchor handling tug/supply vessel up to 16,000 horsepower. (Source: Yuexin)
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TOWAGE FIXTURE
Specialist towing brokers, Force3
Offshore, reporting to the market that
they have fixed Danish tug, "Stevns
Breaker", to tow barge "UR 94" from
Ulsteinvik to Gdynia, Poland. In Gdynia
the barge will be loaded with approx
3,500t ship section and will be towed
back to Ulsteinvik, Norway. "Stevns
Breaker" is a 31m, 2010 built ASD tug
with 72t bollard pull. (Source: Frank R.
Holck Force3 Offshore Ltd; Photo: Lars
Staal)
TIMARU TUG
Prime Port's Tug Aoraki arriving
Lyttelton for Survey docking. Built in
2008 the tug is named for New Zealand's
highest Mountain Aoraki Mount Cook.
The by Seatech Solutions International
Pte Ltd – Singapore designed tug was
built by Beng Bu Shen Zhou Machinery
Co Ltd - Beng Bu; China and completed
by Jing Jiang Traffic Shipyard, Shiwei
Port - Jing Jiang; China for the Port of
Timura – New Zealand. She has a grt of
318 tons and a nrt of 95 tons. The tug has
a length of 28.00 mtrs a beam of 9.80 mtrs and a draft of 4.00 mtrs. The two Yanmar main engines
type 8N21A-EN with a total output of 3,600 bhp gives the tug a bollard pull of 50 tons and a speed
of 12 knots. (Photo: Bryan Shankland)
HARBOUR TOWAGE IN VOLCANO TOWN
Prior to the devastating eruptions in 1994, of Mount Tavurvur
and Mount Vulcan on either side of Rabaul Harbour, East New
Britain Province in Papua New Guinea, the town of Rabaul was
a beautiful and thriving regional centre oft referred to as the
Pearl of the Pacific. The deepwater harbour, itself being an
extinct caldera was busy with the local and international trade
particularly in Copra, Coconut Oil, Timber, Tuna Export and all
import and exports for this once thriving community. Since
1994 the main infrastructure of Rabaul has been moved to the
new town of Kokopo some 25 kms away, with Rabaul town
being under up to 2 metres of ash and the old airport under 4
metres, however the deep water port at Rabaul remains in
constant use as there is no other natural Harbour available.
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Vulcan has stopped erupting, however Tavurvur remains very active with constant ash
discharges for eight of the last ten years. Ships still need to come and go and Pacific Towing
(PNG) Ltd continues to support the port operations with generally two tugs constantly on
station for Harbour Duties and Salvage activities. In these conditions of constant ash fall and
sulphurous discharges it is quite common during the SE Monsoon winds to need to sweep and
shovel ash twice daily, whilst during extreme eruptions the harbour also becomes infected with
pumice stone discharges, which being close to neutrally buoyant have a happy knack of
finding every sea chest available. Air Filters are cleared daily and gritty food only aids the
digestion we’re told! Working in face masks and with an optimistic outlook is the only way to
get by in these conditions. Such is the life of a tug-man in this part of the world. Presently the
tugs Turanguna (33 tonne BP),
Kairiru, (12 tonne BP) and Wanilla
(6 tonne BP) are positioned in Rabaul
doing their stint of Dusty Duties. With
separate volcanic activity in Kimbe
port some miles away, this part of the
‘Pacific Rim’s Ring of Fire’ remains a
challenging environment for harbour
towage with the only positive spin-off
being the ever increasing numbers of
cruise liners including Queen Mary 2,
keen to get a first-hand look and a feel
of Papua New Guinea’s Volcano
Town. (Source & Photo’s: Ian
Stevens)
RIVERWIJS MARYON
A photo from a distant location, the RiverWijs
Maryon, Built 2009 by Cheoy Lee, owned by
Riverwijs and based in Dampier. Provides
support to Woodsides LNG jetty in Dampier
western Australia. Rober Allan Ramparts 3000
design, nice looking vessel. (Source: Kenny
Polson)
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TUG TOWED BARGES TO THE BAY OF BISCAY
In the morning of Sep 5, 2011,
at 8:30, the "Courbet" lost two
barges 80 miles south of
Penmarc'h. The tow consisted
of two barges bound from
Rotterdam to Lagos, the
"Vestland" measuring 90m x
10m and the "Atlantic Trader"
measuring 109m x12m. The
captain first announced that
he mastered the situation and
would be able to retrieve the
barges. Later the "Abeille
Bourbon" was alarmed and a
plane provided aerial surveillance to assess the drift of both barges. At 6.30 p.m. it was decided to
take the "Vestland" in tow by the "Abeille Bourbon". The towing started at 7.25 p.m., but the barge
sank at 8:10 on a water depth of 2000 m. The barge was containing 7m3 of diesel fuel. The drift of
the "Atlantic Barge" was monitored. (Source: Vesseltracker; Photo: Courbet is seen departing from
Rotterdam on the 1 st of September credited by Hans Hoffmann) Update Correction on the above:
The tug Courbet was tasked only to tow both tankbarges Vestland and Atlantic Trader from
Rotterdam into the Bay of Biscay, from there both barges were going to proceed under own power
to Lagos/Nigeria. A few hours after disconnecting Vestland and Atlantic Trader, Courbet was asked
to return back to Vestland as it was starting to break up, soon after the 3 man crew of Vestland was
rescued, she broke up in 2 parts which stayed afloat, Courbet informed MRCC Etel that she would
stay stand-by casualty in order to minimize pollution and trying to tow the 2 halves into Brest but
on the 5th of September pm the aft part sank and in the in the early hours of the 7th September
the forepart sank as well. Atlantic Trader proceeding under own power towards Lagos/Nigeria.
(Source : Herbert Westerwal – Westcoasting)
YESTERYEAR TUG
I have received a thanks for
sending the free weekly
Tugs Towing & Offshore
Newsletter. With this i
received a photo showed
the Smit Salvor riding high
in 1975. The Smit Salvor is
the former Clyde from L.
Smit & Co’s Internationale
Sleepdienst Maatschapij.
Myself, I have sailed on the
Clyde in 1966 as apprentice
engineer. As I remember
her, for that time, as a very nice, modern and strong 4,500 bhp Oceangoing Salvage Tug. Built in
1957 on the famous tugboat builders yard of J & K Smit – Kinderdijk; Netherlands under number
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858, she was one of the strongest tugs in the world. After conversion in 1973 she was renamed
Smit Salvor. In 1978 she was sold to Loucas G.Matsas – Piraeus and renamed Mastsas Salvor. In
1990 Wolfgang Erich Anton Olszewski – Hamburg; Germany bought the tug and renamed her Sea
Wolfe. In 1997 she was converted into a yacht and made her first sea trails in 2001. In 2004 she
was renamed Sea Wolfe C. In 2006 she was sold to Orchard Technologies Ltd – Fort Lauderdale
and renamed Dolce Far Niente. She is still in service. The Clyde is the sister of the tug Elbe, which
is in restoration in the port of Maassluis. (Photo: Nico van der Sluijs retired Chief Engineer L.Smit
& Co)
LEKKO “CLUB NEWS”
On Saturday, September 24, 2011 Lekko will hold its bi-monthly club days. The meeting is at the
Hampshire Hotel Churchill - Teneuzen. You are most welcome from 10.00 till 14.00. Please
subscribe for the National and/or International Magazine and receive the ST-book for free. For more
information www.lekko.org
SALVAGE TUG LEOPARD GROUNDED
The 1977 built Salvage tug
Leopard (Imo 7723998)
grounded and partly sank at St
Vincent, Porto Grande, (near
beach of Galé) on Sep 1. A tug
was required to rescue the
vessel, but unsuccessful until
now. – (Source: Lloyd's
Agents). The tug was built by
Schiffswerft und
Maschinenfabrik Max
Sieghold – Bremerhaven and
delivered to Bugsier Reederei
und Bergungs AG – Hamburg
as Caribic. In 1985 she was
sold to Black Sea Shiping Co.
– Odessa; Ukraine ad maged by Tsavliris Salvage International – Piraeus; Greece and renamed
Leopard. Later she was sold to Blascospetsflot with the same managers. In 2000 Sold to Derzhvane
Pidpriemstvo "MARS - Morska Avariyno-Ryatuvalna Sluzhba” – Odessa still with the same
managers. Later again sold to SATCO - Salvage & Towage Co (Upravleniye Buksimo-Spatsatelnogo
i Spetsialisirovanogo Flota). The Leopard has a gr tog 999 tons and a nrt of 54 tons, The two
K.H.Deutz diesel engines type RSBV6M540 develop a total output of 6,000 bhp with 86 tons
bollard pull and a speed of 16.5 knots. (Photo: J.P. van Kuijk)
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SINGAPORE IN DRYDOCK SINGAPORE
The 1984 built Dutch flag and Svitzer
owned Oceangoing Salvage Tug
Singapore was seen in the ST Marine
drydock in Singapore for a large
maintenance / overhaul period. The
almost 30 years old tug looks beautiful
and in good condition. The by
Niestern-Sander BV – Delfzijl built
tug was delivered to Smit
Internationle Sleepboot Mij Smit
Singapore BV – Rotterdam as Smit
Singapore. In 1991 transferred to
Smitwijs Towage CV, managers Smit
Fleet Services BV – Rotterdam. In 1998 restyled to Smitwijs Singapore CV and renamed Smitwijs
Singapore. In 2007 to Svitzer Ocean Towage and renamed Singapore. (Photo Piet Sinke)
A GOODBYE FOR THE QE
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Greenock based tug the Svitzer Milford was tasked this
week to do the FiFi display for the departure of the
Queen Elizabeth on her first visit to the Clyde the
birth place of her more famous predecessor the QE2.
(Source & Photo: Tommy Bryceland)
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FAIRPLAY 28 RENAMED MULTRATUG 4
The 2006 built Fairplay-28
(Imo 9360582) which has
recently been under
Multraship management, is
being renamed Multratug
4 on Sepember 8. She was
built by Astilleros Armon
under yard number 626 for
Ocean S.r.l., Trieste under
the name Turm and later
transferred to Logistics
Service Doo, Koper
(Slovenia). In June 207 she
was chartered out first to
Unterweser Reederei,
Bremerhaven and renames Lesum. In January 2010 she was chartered to Otto Wulf, Cuxhaven and
renamed Wulf 7. As from 2011 on bare-boat charter to Fairplay with an option to purchase. The
Voith-Schneider tractor measures 497 tons gross, has a bhp. of 7,175, delivered by two MaK engines,
and a bollard pull of 74 tonnes. She has a length of 34.50 mtrs, a beam of 11.60 mtrs and a draft of
3.90 mtrs. The tug is seen on the picture in the Multraship livery with no name on her bow and logo
in the funnel waiting renaming and reflagging. (Photo; Richard Wisse)
TWIN SCREW TUG FOR SALE
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Marcon International is pleased to offer on en
exclusive basis from Owners the following 1999 built
twin screw tug Cleveland. Tug is on short-term
charter, but can be developed for sale with fairly
prompt delivery. Owners are inviting bids by C.O.B.
PDST, Wednesday October 19th, 2011. The tug may
be made available for inspection by appointment at a
Great Lakes port. She is built on the C&G Boat Works
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– Bayou La Batre, AL under number 35. The US flag tug has a grt of 392 tons and a nrt of 117 tons
and is American Bureau of Shipping classed +A1, Towing Service, +AMS, unrestricted service. The
two Caterpillar 3516B develop a total output of 4,500 bhp. (Source: Marcon International)
THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS CUP IN WATER SPORTS.
The most prestigious cup for tugboat lovers is the one from the New York City Tugboat Race. This
beautiful cup for each tugboat enthusiast is finger licking stuff. Who would not glad to have such a
trophy in his house, garden or in the mess of his own tug. (Photos: Tugster)
TWIN SCREW TUG FOR SALE
On the former NDSM
Shipyard in Amsterdam was
seen the 1944 built tug Elis.
The tug was built by de
Vries-Lentsch – Alphen a/d
Rijn; Netherlands under yard
number C31 and completed
in 1946 by Scheepswerf &
Machinefabriek Holland
Nautic – Haarlem;
Netherlands. She was
delivered to the Dutch
Government as a pilotboat
Zeezwaluw. In 1951 she was
sold to NV Holland Nautic – Haarlem and renamed Elis. In 1952 she was sold to the Belgium Royal
Navy, rebuilt and renamed Sub-Lieutenant Valcke and stationed at Banana; Congo. In 1982 she was
sold to the shipbroker Handelsonderneming Heise Roelof – Zaandam. In 1985 she was sold to
A.L.Carmiggelt – Woudrichem; Netherlands and renamed Linge. In 1990 sold to P.A.Kleijn – Nieuw
Beijerland; Netherlands and renamed Elis. In the same year sold to H.M.W.Leusink and R. van het
Kaar, with resident at Phoenix; USA and renamed IJzeren Vrijer. Now she was spotted with again
the name Elis. (Photo: Hans Windhorst)
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ACCIDENTS – SALVAGE NEWS
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PHOENIX GOES TO WATERY GRAVE AS SELI 1 BELCHES OIL ONTO
BEACH
After almost 40 days of being
held firmly on the rocks of
Sheffield Beach, the tanker
Phoenix finally came off thanks
to the efforts of two tugs, SMIT
Amandla and SMIT Siyunda
which pulled her clear shortly
after 7am on Saturday morning, 3
August. As the ship crashed
through the swells and breakers
the tugs began the haul to a predetermined
position 78km
offshore and southeast of Durban
where she was to be scuttled in
about 2,000m of water. Altogether the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) spent
about R35 million on getting the shipwreck off the beach. It had already been decided that the ship
had to be scuttled, as a 2m wide gash in her hull in the engine room was considered not repairable
at sea (the local ports of Durban and Richards Bay had already refused the ship entry). It was
considered doubtful whether the tugs would even be able to get the ship as far as the selected
scuttling point and several alternate sites closer inshore were selected in case they were necessary.
In the event they weren’t. While the Phoenix drama was playing itself out to a satisfactory ending
off the KZN North Coast, the wreck of the bulker Seli 1 off the beach near Bloubergstrand was
belching oil into the sea and onto the neighbouring beaches as the ship broke up further. Seli 1
went aground two years ago after the Turkish bulker, which earlier had loaded a cargo of coal at
Durban and was headed for Gibraltar, experienced engine trouble and came to anchor in Table Bay
while engineers on board the ship attempted to complete repairs. During heavy seas the ship
dragged her anchors and went ashore, resisting subsequent attempts to refloat her. In a dramatic
rescue, members of the NSRI rescued all the crew safely (three NSRI members later received IMO
commendations at a ceremony held in London – see that report NSRI coxswain and crew honoured
by IMO). It is not clear how much oil remains in the Seli 1 and how much has been spilled. Local
authorities immediately went to work to clear up the beaches. (Source: Ports & Ships Maritime
News; Photo top “Phoenix” by Ray Roberts/SAMSA; Photo bottom “Seli 1” by Pat Downing)
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PORTCALLS IN DEN HELDER
OFFSHORE NEWS
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Solstad’s offshore construction
and support vessel Normand
Mermaid made a portcall to
Den Helder in week 35.
Before departure, the vessel
performed dp trials on the
Marsdiep. A few days later the
Finnish icebreaker Nordica
and ITC’s anchor-handling tug
Typhoon made portcalls to
Den Helder as well. (Source &
Photo: Paul Schaap)

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NORWAY BASED DOLPHIN GEOPHYSICAL TO EXERCI SE OPTION FOR
M/V POLAR DUCHESS SEISMIC VESSEL
Dolphin Geophysical AS
announced the name of
vessel NB533 as M/V Polar
Duchess. The vessel option
expires on 1st November and
it is highly likely the
company will exercise the
option. Good progress in the
Factorias Volcano yard,
Spain, safeguards a Q4
delivery ready for the North
Sea season at the end Q1
2012. She will be the
sistership to our flagship
vessel the M/V Polar Duke.
M/V Polar Duke is a purpose
built high-end 3D vessel, capable of towing 14 streamers at 100 metre separation. Rigged with
Sercel SSAS Sentinel streamers and an impressive bollard pull of approximately 210 Tonnes, M/V
Polar Duke and M/V Polar Duchess will undoubtedly be some of the most efficient vessels
available to the market. (Source: Dolphin Geophysical)
SKANDI SINGAPORE DELIVERED
DOF Subsea announced that
they have taken delivery of
Skandi Singapore, hull no 621
from Singapore Technology
Marine today. DOF Subsea
Asia Pacific, a subsidiary of
DOF Subsea, has secured
contracts awards for Skandi
Singapore and she will start
working immediately. Skandi
Singapore is a STX DSV06
Diving Support Vessel design and has the following main particulars: L.O.A: 107.1m; L.P.P: 94.7m;
Breadth mld.: 21.0m; Depth Main dk.: 8.5m; Design draught midship: 5.8m; Max draught (summer
load line) : 6.6m; Gross tonnage: 7,386; Net tonnage: 2,216; Lightship weight: 5,742t; DWT: 3, 729;
The vessel can accommodate up to 100 persons. DOF Subsea Asia Pacific, a subsidiary of DOF
Subsea has secured contracts awards for Skandi Singapore and she will start working immediately
after delivery. (Source: Dof Subsea)
FIRST OF FOUR CHINESE BUILT PX105 PSV‟S DELIVERED TO
BOURBON NORWAY
Bourbon Front, the first of four ULSTEIN PX105 platform supply vessels built at China’s Zhejiang
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Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. has
been delivered to Bourbon
Offshore Norway. The
vessels are designed to
minimize environmental
impact, built to DNV’s
CLEAN DESIGN class
notation using catalytic
reactors for minimum
NOX emissions and
stamped with IMO’s
“Green Passport” ship
recycling
recommendations.
Bourbon Front features
the award winning
ULSTEIN X-BOW® hull
design combined with diesel-electric propulsion providing outstanding fuel consumption, seakeeping,
station-keeping, speed and cargo capacity. At nearly 89m long, the 4250 DWT Bourbon
Front can reach a maximum speed of 15.5 knots. The vessel is also designed with a hotel
complement with permanent capacity for 25 persons. The PX105 design uses a cargo system called
Multi Application Cargo Solution (MACS), allowing increased flexibility in cargo capacity. The
vessel is equipped, built and certified according to IMO Class II for Dynamic Positioning. (Source:
Ulstein)
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DEEPOCEAN WINS CONTRACT FOR „EDDA FLORA‟ VESSEL
DeepOcean AS, a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding AS has been awarded a 1 year option by
Statoil for the vessel Edda Flora under the existing frame agreement for Inspection, Maintenance
and Repair (IMR) the company holds with Statoil. Edda Flora is now committed until 1st
December, 2012. The award represents a significant addition to DeepOcean’s order book. The
vessel will continue to work on various IMR activities and the vessel is equipped with ROVs
(Remotely Operated Vehicles), module handling tower and will be supported by DeepOcean
project personnel both on- and offshore. “This is the first optional period for Edda Flora under the
long term frame agreement we hold with Statoil for IMR services and I’m pleased to learn that
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AS)
REUNION FORMER SMIT-LLOYD EMPLOYEES
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Statoil would like to continue the
existing relationship and
cooperation with DeepOcean.
This is truly a recognition of the
high quality services delivered by
DeepOcean and our employees,
and we are dedicated to uphold
our excellent performance going
forward”, says Mads Bårdsen,
President in DeepOcean in a
comment. (Source: DeepOcean
On Saturday November 12, 2011 former Smit-Lloyd employees will hold a reunion. Smit-Lloyd
employees who will join this reunion meeting can contact Mr. Jaap Kooij and or Mr. Ian Ouwedijk
by email smit-lloyd@zeelandnet.nl
OTTO MARINE ENTERS INTO AGREEMENT TO SELL AHTS VESSEL
The Board of Directors of Otto Marine Limited announced that the Company or its nominee has
entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Go Marine Group Pty Ltd or
its nominee, in respect of the sale of a 8,000 bhp AHTS vessel identified as “GO Rigel” (the
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September 2011. None of the Directors or controlling shareholders of the Company has any direct
or indirect interest in the charter. The contract is expected to have a positive effect on the net
earnings per share or net tangible assets per share of the Company for the financial year ending 31
December 2011. (Source: Otto Marine)
TROMS OFFSHORE AS VESSEL SUPPORTS ENI AT MARULK AND
GOLIAT PROJECTS, OFFSHORE NORWAY
Troms Offshore AS, a private shipping
company operating offshore service vessels
announced today that MV Troms Pollux
started the 1st of September 2011 a long
term contract to ENI Norway. The contract
period is 4 years firm, with 2 yearly
options thereafter. Troms Pollux will
support the ENI drilling program, first
supporting Scarabeo 5 at the Marulk
project. Thereafter the vessel will be
deployed to the Barent Sea for support of
Scarabeo 8 at the Goliat field. Prior to the
contract the vessel has been upgraded to
meet charterers demand. The upgrade is mainly related to cold climate operations, including oil
recovery and standby rescue functions. (Notations FiFi II, Standby Rescue, NOFO 2009, Deice and
Deice C). The Marulk field (PL122) is situated in block 6507 in the Norwegian Sea about 30 km
southwest of Norne FPSO. Marulk consist of two formations, Lysing and Lange whisc both
contains gas and condensate . The Marulk base case comprises production from the Lysing
formation only. The recoverable reserves in Lysing are estimated to be in order of 70 MBoe. The
Goliat field is located in Production Licence 229 which was awarded in the Barents Sea Round in
1997. The licensing round was initiated by the authorities in order to increase interest in the
Barents Sea as an oil and gas region. The discovery was made by the first exploration well in 2000.
A total of five wells have now been drilled. The licensees of PL 229/229B are: Eni Norge AS
(Operator) 65%, Statoil Petroleum AS 35%. (Source: Troms Offshore AS / Eni)
CREW BOAT FIXTURE
WINDFARM NEWS
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Specialised Offshore Wind farm
brokers, Force3 Offshore, can
advise that they have secured the
12 pax crew boat "CarboClyde" for
a long term charter to BARD. The
vessel started her contract in
Brunsbuttel on the 29th August,
and will be used to transport crew
and cargo to BARD 1 Windfarm.
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Force3 Offshore's new website http://www.f3offshore.com The 2010 built vessel is UK flag with
homeport London and call sign 2DMF8. She has a length of 23.6 mtrs a beam of 8.6 mtrs a nd a
max draft of 1.3 mtrs. Her service speed is 25 knots. The Catamaran has a cargo deck of 40 sq. mtrs
with a payload of 10 tons. (Source: Frank R. Holck Force3 Offshore Ltd)
JACKUP FIXTURE
Specialist offshore windfarm brokers, Force3 Offshore (http://www.f3offshore.com), reporting to
the market that they have fixed a 32 x 20m jackup with 50m legs and a shallow draft anchor
handling tug to Lincs Offshore Windfarm in UK. The jackup was contracted by MT Hojgaard for a
minimum 8 months but with additional options. On Lincs Windfarms she will be used as a diving
platform for the divers involved in this 270mW Offshore Windfarm. (Source: Frank R. Holck
Force3 Offshore Ltd)
YARD NEWS
ROLLS-ROYCE GETS PSV DESIGN ORDER FROM NORWEGIAN
SHIPBUILDER SIMEK AS
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems
company, has won an order from
Norwegian ship builder Simek AS to
design and equip a UT755 LC platform
supply vessel. The contract includes a
fully integrated Rolls-Royce power
and propulsion system including main
engines, propellers and tunnel
thrusters. Deck machinery, electrical
systems, automation and control
systems and bulk handling equipment
are also included in the order. Magne
Hjelle, Rolls-Royce, Area Sales
Manager, Ship Technology – Offshore, said: “Simek has extensive experience building Rolls-Royce
designed vessels. We are delighted to continue our long term relationship with this latest order,
which combines a proven ship design with a selection of leading edge marine technology,
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developed specifically for the challenges of offshore operations.” The vessel will be built at the
Flekkefjord ship yard in Norway, and is due to be completed in the third quarter of 2012. It will be
the 23rd Rolls-Royce UT design vessel delivered by Simek. The UT 755 LC is a development of the
popular UT 755 series vessel, designed specifically for supplying equipment to oil and gas
platforms. It will have an extended hull and larger deck space to increase the capacity for
transportation of solid and liquid cargo. Since the first UT 755 was delivered in 1996, more than
170 vessels of this design have gone into service or are on order worldwide. Increasingly efficient
hull designs, diesel electric propulsion technology and design solutions that minimise the impact
on the environment and improve the comfort and safety of the crew are hallmarks of the newer
UT 755 models. (Source: Rolls-Royce)
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MTB WORKBOATS MALTA – 21 ST – 24 TH SEPTEMBER 2011
Stanford Marine Group, SMIT Harbour Towage and Spanopoulos Group confirm attendance and add
to the high quality of participants at MTB Workboats, Malta, 21st - 24th September! Copland Events
are delighted to announce that very impressive registrations have been received from SMIT from the
Netherlands, Spanopoulos Group from Greece and Stanford Marine have confirmed their Managing
Director and Technical Director will be joining us in Malta for MTB Workboats this September. This
means that over 55 shipowner Directors/Managers are now confirmed for MTB Workboats,
responsible for purchasing for over 1500 vessels! MTB Workboats is a brilliant opportunity for
product/service supply companies to have formal face-to-face meetings with the decision makers at
respected international Workboat Owners/Operators. Stanford Marine owns and currently operates a
diversified and growing fleet of 39 Offshore Support Vessels. The fleet comprises of Anchor Handling
Tugs (AHT), Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS), Supply Vessels, Fast Crew Boats, Utility Vessels,
Crew Boats and Pilot Boats. SMIT own and operate a very impressive fleet of over 400 workboats,
with a large order book for new vessels for delivery. Spanopoulos Group own and operate approx. 70
vessels from their home country Greece. Their fleet consists of owned versatile floating equipment
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(floating cranes, tugboats, barges (flat top and split), passenger & cargo launches, supporting vessels,
garbage collection barges, water tank barges, research vessels), all fully outfitted, following all the
international regulations. The addition of such forward-thinking owner/operators to the list of
buyers joining MTB Workboats is something Copland Events are delighted with. All 3 newly
registered companies have been growing rapidly in the last couple of years with significant
investment in upgrading and renewing their vessels to stay abreast of the high demand for their well
respected and high quality services. So there are lots of tangible opportunities for product/service
suppliers interested in attending! (thomas.cox@coplandevents.com or visit
www.coplandevents.com)
STX FINLAND: CONTRACT SIGNED WELL INTERVENTION VESSELS
STX Finland Oy and Eide
Marine Semi AS, a
subsidiary of Eide Marine
Services A/S, signed a
contract for the outfitting,
completion and delivery of
two highly sophisticated
well intervention vessels
with an aggregate contract
value exceeding EUR 300
million. The well
intervention vessels with deadweight of 31,000 tons will have a length of 122m and a width of
45m. The vessels are designed to operate in rough open sea conditions on Brazilian continental
shelf. Vessels have innovative hullforms securing high seakeeping characteristics together with
DP3 dynamic positioning system and truster arrangement. Large deck area provides opportunity
to arrange all well serving equipment in most efficient way. The project will create a high
outfitting work load for STX Finland and its network. The work on the first hull will begin at STX
Rauma shipyard in April 2012 and on the second hull in June 2012. The intervention vessels will
be delivered from Rauma shipyard in March 2013 and June 2013. The contract is subject to certain
financing conditions. (Source: MarineLink)
OTTO MARINE SECURES ORDERS FOR NEW AHTS VESSELS
Otto Marine Limited, a leading offshore marine company which specialises in building complex
offshore support vessels, ship chartering and offers specialised offshore services, announces today
that it has secured newbuild orders for two units of 12,000bhp AHTS worth US$38.5 million each
from Go Marine Group Pty Ltd (“Go Marine”) (Otto Marine holds 19.0% equity interest in Go
Marine). These two units are expected to be delivered in 3Q2012 and 1Q2013 respectively. The
12,000bhp AHTS vessels, 78.2m x 18.5m, are well-equipped with the latest technology and
equipment, and its powerful engines are capable of delivering 150T bollard pull. Go Marine has
also procured one 8,000bhp AHTS vessel identified as “GO Rigel” (See above) from Otto Marine
for a consideration of US$24.0 million, as announced by the Group on 8th September 2011. It is a
dynamically positioned class 2 AHTS well-equipped with Niigata engine that is capable of
delivering 120T bollard pull. The vessel will be handed over today during the naming ceremony
held at Keppel Plaza Berth at Keppel Bay Marina, after which it will be deployed to the Bass Strait
in Australia for a contract supporting the Origin Yolla Field Development. “These two new orders
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are placed almost immediately by Go
Marine after their first purchase of the
8,000bhp AHTS. These orders placed
demonstrate the positive synergies we can
harness from association with GO Marine.
Go Marine operates over 20 offshore
support vessels currently. This 8,000bhp
vessel will be the first vessel that Go
Marine has acquired from Otto. I believe
we are well-positioned to benefit from the
robust growth opportunities available in
the growing oil & gas market in Australia.”
says Mr Lee Kok Wah, President ,Group
Chief Executive Officer. (Source: Otto Marine)
THE WORLD'S 1ST ALUMINUM FLOATING DRY DOCK.
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Allen Marine announces the
delivery of the World's 1st
Aluminum Floating Dry
Dock. ...Totally modular
design, you can airlift it to
anywhere in the world.
(Source: Allen Marine)
YUEXIN SHIPYARD HOLDS KEEL-LAYING CEREMONY FOR 58.7M
AHTS VESSEL
On Sep. 3, 2011, the keel-laying
ceremony of Yuexin’s 58.7m AHTS
Vessel YX3157 built for Martens
Marine Company was held in
No.at 1# dock in Yuexin shipyard.
YX3157 is built to ABS Class
notation which includes Al
“Offshore Support Vessel, AH,
Towing Vessel, Fire Fighting
Vessel Class 1”,AMS DPS-1. and
applies Applying the design of
Khiam Chuan Marine company.
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length with a moulded breath of 14.6m and a moulded draft of 5.5m, and . Maximumthe maximum
draught is 4.75m. It can carry 42 men, 475M3, fuel oil, 230m3 fresh water, 187m3 drill water and
250m3 cement. The designed bollard pull reaches 65T and the designed speed reaches 13.5 knots.
(Source: Yuexin shipyard)
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