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13 TH VOLUME, NO. <strong>33</strong> DATED 19 AUGUST <strong>2012</strong><br />
BUYING, SALES, NEW BUILDING, RENAMING AND OTHER TUGS TOWING & OFFSHORE INDUSTRY NEWS<br />
TUGS & TOWING NEWS<br />
NEW RAMPARTS 3200-W CLASS TUG FOR SAUDI PORTS AUTHORITY<br />
Zamil Offshore Services<br />
have recently <strong>com</strong>pleted<br />
the construction of a<br />
series of three Robert<br />
Allan Ltd. designed<br />
RAmparts 3200-W tugs.<br />
The RAmparts 3200-W<br />
class are powerful shiphandling/terminal<br />
support<br />
tugs designed act as<br />
harbour, escort, pollution<br />
control and fire-fighting<br />
tugs, and will assist in<br />
mooring, unmooring and<br />
all maintenance requirements in the ports of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in both the Red Sea and<br />
Arabian Gulf waters. The Saudi Ports Authority, owner of the Ras Alkir 1, Ras Alkir 2 and Ras Alkir<br />
3, has taken delivery all three tugs. Robert Allan Ltd. worked closely with Zamil to establish the<br />
final specification and vessel layout for the demanding service of this tug. The hull form reflects the<br />
now well-proven double chine form that characterizes all Robert Allan Ltd. designs, with a<br />
sweeping chined stern. A large escort skeg is fitted forward to enhance the indirect towing<br />
capability and to provide enhanced roll stability. The principal particulars of the Ras Alkir 1 and its<br />
sisters, the Ras Alkir 2, and Ras Alkir 3 are as follows: Length BP: 31.00 metres; Beam, Moulded:<br />
12.00 metres; Depth, Moulded: 5.36 metres; Maximum Draft: 5.20 metres; Power: 4720 kW total.<br />
The vessels have been built and classed to American Bureau of Shipping notations: A1, , Towing<br />
Vessel, Fire-fighting Vessel Class 1, AMS, ABCU, Unrestricted Navigation. The propulsion<br />
machinery consists of a pair of Yanmar 8EY26 medium speed diesels, each producing 2,360 kW at<br />
750 rpm. This power is transmitted via two Kawasaki KST-220ZC/B Rexpellers. On trials, Ras Alkir<br />
1, Ras Alkir 2 and Ras Alkir 3 met or exceeded all performance expectations with the following<br />
results: Bollard Pull Ahead: 72 tonnes; Bollard Pull Astern: 67 tonnes; Free running speed, at full<br />
RPM: 13.5 knots. To enable extended endurance at sea, the vessel has the following tank capacities:<br />
Fuel - 192.6 m³; Potable Water - 26.4 m³; Ballast - 34.8 m³; Foam - 10.6 m³; Detergent / Dispersant -<br />
8.1 m³; Recovered Oil - 10.1 m³; Oily Water - 5.8 m³; Dirty Oil - 8.1 m³; Sewage - 10.2 m³. The Ras<br />
Alkir 1, Ras Alkir 2 and Ras Alkir 3, illustrated in the ac<strong>com</strong>panying General Arrangement has the<br />
following design features: Bridge Deck: •Wheelhouse: arranged to provide maximum all-round<br />
visibility, with overhead viewing windows, a split console forward, from where most of the driving<br />
is conducted, and a centre console facing aft, with fire-fighting controls and a similar driving<br />
position. •A chart table is located to Port, and a <strong>com</strong>munication station is located on the lower level<br />
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of the wheelhouse, similarly to Port. Main Deck: •Deck locker: outfitted with shelving to store<br />
hoses, fittings, rescue equipment, SCBA air-packs, etc. <strong>com</strong>mensurate with Class notation of FiFi 1.<br />
•Mess / Lounge / Galley: <strong>com</strong>fortable seating area with television and an area for the crew to enjoy a<br />
meal between shifts. •Flush-mounted, machinery access/removal flush hatch. •Ac<strong>com</strong>modation:<br />
cabins for Master and Chief Engineer, with private facilities. Below Main Deck: •Ac<strong>com</strong>modation:<br />
lavatory facilities suitable for the crew of 6, a laundry, HVAC Room and access to the Engine<br />
Control Room and then to the Engine Room. •Owners Stateroom: a <strong>com</strong>fortable single berth cabin,<br />
with ensuite, specifically set aside for an Owners representative The RAmparts 3200-W is designed<br />
for maximum efficiency in the performance of ship-handling, escort, and related terminal support<br />
activity services. The vessel is equipped with a hawser winch, towing hook, forward, with heavy<br />
bow fendering for ship-assist and escort work. A towing hook and capstan are fitted aft for<br />
secondary towline duties. The RAmparts Class tugs are a proven, standardized Z-drive tug design.<br />
Each design is developed from a successful prototype vessel or series of vessels, and refined to<br />
emphasize ease of construction, and the Owners specific requirements. These RAmparts 3200-W<br />
tugs are designed to perform a wide variety of tasks such as: •Ship-handling; •Escort; •Anchor<br />
handling operations; •Diving support; •ROV support; •Offshore personnel transfer; •Safety or standby<br />
support; •Rescue and salvage towing operations; •Oil spill response; •Off-Ship fire-fighting<br />
operations; •Delivery of cargo to offshore drilling and production rigs that can include containers,<br />
various type of deck cargo, fuel oil, drilling water and potable water. (Source: Robert Allan)<br />
TEMPEST SOLD<br />
Advertisement<br />
Last week International Transport<br />
Contractors (ITC) has sold her 1977 built<br />
Dutch registered with call sign PHXV tug<br />
Tempest (Imo 7515377) to Indus<br />
Shipping & Trading Company. It is<br />
reported that the tug has received the<br />
new name Indus temporarily and that she<br />
will be dry docked and brought back in<br />
class first by the new owner. The tug has<br />
a rich history. She is built on the<br />
Scheepswerf Van der Giessen-De Noord<br />
BV – Alblasserdam; Netherlands under<br />
number 908 and is the sister of the Typhoon. On 16 February 1977 delivered to Bureau Wijsmuller<br />
Ijmuiden and managed by Wijsmuller Salvage BV. In 1991 transferred to SmitWijs Towage CV, a<br />
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joint venture between Wijsmuller and Smit Internationale - Rotterdam and managed by CW<br />
Marine Services. In 1999 transferred to Smitwijs Scheepsholding BV and managed by Wijsmuller<br />
Marine Services BV – Ijmuiden and renamed Smitwijs Tempest. On 30 th December 2005 sold to ITC<br />
- International Transport Contractors; Netherlands and managed by Tempest International BV -<br />
Heemstede for service in the Far East and re-renamed Tempest. Her two Stork Werkspoor 6TM410<br />
diesel engine delivers an total output of 8,500 bhp, with a speed of 14.5 knots and a bollard pull of<br />
120 tons. We wish her following wind and fair seas. (Photo: Willem Koper)<br />
GRANDWELD DELIVERS TWO 55 TONS BOLLARD PULL ESCORT<br />
TUGBOATS TO ABU DHABI PORTS COMPANY<br />
Grandweld Shipyards has <strong>com</strong>memorated<br />
the delivery of the two new 55 Tons<br />
Bollard Pull Escort Tugboats in a special<br />
ceremony held at Khalifa Port on August 6,<br />
<strong>2012</strong>. The new tugboats are specially<br />
designed to assist in marine and Harbour<br />
operation at Khalifa Port including<br />
escorting & towing, mooring/unmooring,<br />
and fire fighting operations. The vessels are<br />
also equipped with state of the art<br />
machinery including 4700 BHP medium<br />
speed engines, a forward escort winch, and<br />
2xAzimuthing stern propulsion system to<br />
achieve 55 ton bollard pull of towing<br />
capacity. This will allow the vessels to handle the large vessels and container ships operating at<br />
Khalifa Port. Jamal Abki, General Manager of Grandweld Shipyards <strong>com</strong>mented: “We wish to thank<br />
Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) for giving us the opportunity to build their first tugs for Khalifa<br />
Port. We at Grandweld understood the requirement of ADPC for high standard and top quality tugs.<br />
Therefore, these tugs were built to the most advanced design and fitted with the highest quality<br />
equipments that will ensure reliability and mission readiness for heavy duty operations at the Port.<br />
We are proud to advise that both, Al Fenci and Al Durrah have successfully passed stringent testing<br />
requirements during extensive sea trials that was attended and certified by the American Bureau of<br />
Shipping (ABS Class). Both vessels over performed on speed and bollard pull figures, which<br />
categorize the capabilities and value of the tugs” In addition to that, the vessels are designed for<br />
premium standard of crew <strong>com</strong>fort (ABS Class “HAB” notation). (Source: Grandweld)<br />
TEEKAY - KOTUG JOINT VENTURE TO PURSUE OPPORTUNITIES IN<br />
AUSTRALIAN TOWAGE MARKET<br />
Sydney, Australia/Rotterdam, The Netherlands, August 15, <strong>2012</strong>: Teekay Shipping Australia Pty Ltd.<br />
(Teekay) and KOTUG International B.V. The Netherlands (KOTUG) today announced the<br />
establishment of a new Joint Venture (JV) <strong>com</strong>pany, called KT Maritime Services Australia Pty Ltd,<br />
to pursue new business opportunities in the Australian towage market. "We believe there are new<br />
opportunities for trusted and experienced <strong>com</strong>panies like Teekay and KOTUG to provide superior<br />
towage services at existing and greenfield terminal developments," <strong>com</strong>mented Ard-Jan Kooren,<br />
CEO of KOTUG. "The JV between Teekay and KOTUG will bring together <strong>com</strong>plementary skills<br />
from each partner. At KOTUG, we have many years of practical and technical experience in the<br />
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towage field, including the<br />
deployment of our highly<br />
maneuverable RotorTug<br />
technology. Combined with<br />
Teekay’s worldwide reputation<br />
for operational leadership and<br />
deep knowledge and expertise in<br />
the Australian crewing and ship<br />
management markets, this results<br />
in a strong partnership to pursue<br />
new business." "The Australian<br />
market for towage services is<br />
growing as new LNG projects<br />
begin production, adding to the<br />
ongoing growth in Australian coal and iron ore export shipments," <strong>com</strong>mented David Parmeter,<br />
Managing Director, Teekay Shipping Australia Pty Ltd. "Since 2002, Teekay has operated in the<br />
Australian towage market at both Hay Point and Port Hedland where we currently manage 12 tugs<br />
and have experience with several KOTUG RotorTug vessels. With our new JV <strong>com</strong>pany, we are<br />
formalizing a partnership that will deliver top tier towage services for the Australian market."<br />
Under the terms of the JV agreement, Teekay and KOTUG will both continue to separately manage<br />
respective existing operations in various Australian ports. KT Maritime Services Australia Pty Ltd<br />
will be located in Perth, Australia. Jamie Anderson, Business Development Manager for KT<br />
Maritime Services Australia, will be responsible for developing new business with potential<br />
customers. (Press Release Kotug)<br />
Advertisement<br />
THE FIRST OF FOUR NEW TRACTORS ARRIVE IN ANTWERP<br />
At the end of June the first of four new Voith propelled tractor tugs ordered by the Antwerp Port<br />
Authority arrived from the Union Naval Valencia (UNV) shipyard in Spain. The Port of Antwerp<br />
continues to operate a long standing ‘all Voith tractor policy’ for their extensive tug fleet used<br />
exclusively for shiphandling within the enclosed dock systems. The tugs are traditionally un-named<br />
and identified by a serial number. This latest addition to the fleet is ‘40’ The design follows a well<br />
established concept, changed only to satisfy the increasing demand for more bollard pull as ships<br />
be<strong>com</strong>e larger. ‘40’ and its three sister ships, ‘41’, ‘42’ and ’43’, was designed by SENER Ingenieria y<br />
Sistemas, working closely with UNV and the client. The resulting vessel is 29.50m in length overall,<br />
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12.50m beam, 4.50m depth to the main<br />
deck and a maximum draft of 3.80m.<br />
Design and construction meets the class<br />
requirements of Bureau Veritas;<br />
1+Hull,+ Mach,Tug Coastal Area,+AUT-<br />
UMS, Comf-Noise 3. In plan view the<br />
hull is almost oval and well fendered<br />
fore and aft. The hull has a pronounced<br />
shear and incorporates a sizeable skeg<br />
and the usual docking/nozzle plate<br />
beneath each propeller. Achieving the<br />
required performance with such a<br />
relatively shallow draft may well have<br />
been an important requirement for the<br />
client but a challenge for the naval architects. Tank capacities quoted are 142 cu/m of fuel, 18 cu/m<br />
of fresh water, 7 cu/m of lubricating oil and 90 cu/m of ballast. To achieve the required bollard pull<br />
of 70 tonnes, two ABC DZC 12 cylinder main engines are fitted, each developing 2,640kW at 1000<br />
rpm (total approximately 7,080 bhp). Power is transmitted to a pair of Voith Schneider Type<br />
32R5/265-2 propulsion units. This <strong>com</strong>bination produces the required bollard pull performance and<br />
a maximum free running speed of 13 knots. Electrical power aboard this class of tug is supplied by<br />
two Scania (type D1 12 62M) powered generating sets, each rated at 199kW at 1500rev/min –<br />
225kVA, 50 Hz. Deck equipment supplied by Brusselle includes a conventional anchor windlass and<br />
two anchors in the bow. Two towing winches are fitted in a rather unusual configuration on the<br />
after deck. A Brusselle type HSL 150-50/1-0 single drum main towing winch with a 75-5kN line<br />
pull is mounted on the centerline. A similar auxiliary winch is placed diagonally on the port side.<br />
When in use either winch can deploy a towline via the same deck mounted ‘staple’.<br />
Ac<strong>com</strong>modation is provided for a maximum crew of six persons, with the usual mess room, galley,<br />
stowage and sanitary facilities. (Source: Maritime Journal; Photo: Mercator Media)<br />
ICE-CLASS TUGBOAT LAUNCHED IN ARCHANGEL SHIPYARD<br />
Laysky Shipyard in Archangel,<br />
Russia, launches the 'Iskander'<br />
tugboat for delivery to Ecotek-<br />
Bunker after sea trials. The new<br />
tugboat will transport barges laden<br />
with coal, firewood, construction<br />
materials to remote areas of the<br />
Arkhangelsk region: Mezen,<br />
Kamenka, Onega, and to the Nenets<br />
Autonomous District. This is the<br />
second ice-class tug launched at<br />
Laysky Shipyard in the past eighteen<br />
months. The Laysky Shipyard is<br />
located in the Lay River estuary, a tributary of the Northern Dvina. The shipyard has a 14,000 cmb<br />
dry dock, for construction of both flat and keeled vessels of dock weight of 2,500 ton, with 115-mlong<br />
keel track cribbing. The dock crane’s lifting capacity is 20 tons. (Press Release Laysky Shipyard)<br />
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HINDUSTHAN SHIPYARD DELIVERS BOLLARD PULL TUG TO VIZAG PORT<br />
The Hindusthan Shipyard Ltd delivered a 50-tonne<br />
bollard pull tug to the Visakhapatnam port trust here<br />
on Friday 10 th August <strong>2012</strong>, in the presence of Vizag<br />
port chairman Ajeya Kallam, according to a press<br />
release. Col. H. Cartwright Reid was the sixth tug<br />
delivered by Hindusthan Shipyard to the Vizag port,<br />
enabling the latter to handle more vessels.<br />
Hindusthan Shipyard has so far delivered 168 vessels<br />
of various types. The tug has a steerable rudder<br />
propulsion system for better navigation. It is <strong>33</strong>.50<br />
metres in length, 10.80 metres in breadth and 3.90<br />
metres in depth. It has a speed of 11 knots and<br />
<strong>com</strong>plement of 14. It has been built to Indian<br />
Register of Shipping classification, according to the<br />
release. The function was attended by the CMD and senior officials of Hindusthan Shipyard. (Press<br />
Release: The Hindu)<br />
KEVERNE IN BRAEFOOT BAY<br />
An unusual assignment for J P Knight<br />
(Caledonian) Ltd's Keverne (Imo<br />
9381794), 393 gt, 2006, ex Azuma Maru<br />
was as standby tug at Braefoot Bay, Firth<br />
of Forth, 12th August <strong>2012</strong>. She took<br />
over from the usual tug, Fidra (Imo<br />
9108491) Forth Estuary Towage, Leith,<br />
1995, 276 dwt, mid-morning when the<br />
latter went to Rosyth. Braefoot exports<br />
products produced at the Mossmoran<br />
Plant in Fife with two jetties, the larger<br />
one operated by Shell and a smaller one<br />
operated by Exxon. In the background is Bastogne (Imo 9237747) LPG Tanker, 22,902 gt, 26,616<br />
dwt, Exmar Marine NV, built: 2002. Renamed 2011, ex- BW Hugin (2007), Berge Hugin (2005),<br />
Lancashire (2002), on the larger west jetty operated by Shell. (Photo: Iain McGeachy)<br />
Advertisement<br />
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WÄRTSILÄ TO POWER FOUR SVITZER TUGBOATS<br />
Wärtsilä contracted to supply power systems<br />
of four modern diesel-electric tugs building<br />
for Australian owner Svitzer. The vessels are<br />
being built at the ASL shipyard in Singapore<br />
and are scheduled to be in operation by early<br />
2014. Each of the four 80 Ton Bollard Pull<br />
(TBP) harbour tugs will be fitted with two 9cylinder<br />
and one 8-cylinder in-line Wärtsilä<br />
20 engines. The use of the Wärtsilä 20<br />
engines as diesel-electric generating sets is a<br />
new development in the tugs market. The<br />
engines will operate on Marine Gas Oil<br />
(MGO) and the tugs will be equipped with batteries that allow power from the Wärtsilä generating<br />
sets to be stored for later use. “Modern tugs need to feature both fuel efficiency and environmental<br />
sustainability, as well as lifecycle reliability. This contract represents further evidence of Wärtsilä’s<br />
strength in meeting these demands, and further emphasises our ability to offer sophisticated dieselelectric<br />
machinery solutions for this particular sector of the marine industry,” says Aaron<br />
Bresnahan, Vice President, Wärtsilä Ship Power Specials. “By selecting Wärtsilä 20 engines for the<br />
diesel-electric generating sets, the owner will benefit from their robustness and reliability, which<br />
has been proven by the fact that more than 4000 of the engines have been delivered since this<br />
model was introduced to the market in the early 1990s. The Wärtsilä 20 offers low exhaust gas<br />
emissions, low operating costs, fuel economy across the entire engine operation range, and high<br />
redundancy,” says Bresnahan. Wärtsilä has earlier supplied integrated propulsion solutions for two<br />
Svitzer Tier III <strong>com</strong>pliant ECOtug(s). (Press Release Wartsila)<br />
TUGS OF BOLUDA TOWAGE AND SALVAGE IN THE GREAT RACE OF<br />
CÁDIZ <strong>2012</strong><br />
The tugs VB Cádiz y VB<br />
Jerez from the fleet of<br />
Boluda Towage and<br />
Salvage, took part on the<br />
manoeuvres of docking and<br />
exit of the two big school<br />
ship from the Spanish and<br />
Italian navy, Juan Sebastián<br />
el Cano and Américo<br />
Vespucci respectively, in<br />
occasion of the bicentenary<br />
of the Spanish<br />
Constitution, have<br />
participate in the Great<br />
Race, that took place in the<br />
waters of Cadiz. Nearly half hundreds of big ships have participated in the <strong>com</strong>petition that due to<br />
its spectacular way, have concentrated thousands of spectators in the bay of Cádiz. The sailing ships<br />
left Cadiz on the 5 th August to La Coruña. (Source: Boluda)<br />
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SVITZER SOLD FLYING SPINDRIFT<br />
Advertisement<br />
Svitzer has sold the ASD tug Flying<br />
Spindrift to FFS-A/S of Farsund in<br />
Norway. The 30m vessel was built in<br />
1986 by Richard Dunston at Hessle<br />
and was the only tug with an<br />
azimuthing propulsion system to be<br />
constructed for the Clyde Shipping<br />
Company prior to the subsequent<br />
takeovers. Flying Spindrift is powered<br />
by two Ruston 6RKCM diesels of<br />
3,188bhp (total), giving it a bollard<br />
pull of 40 tonnes. The tug has been<br />
renamed FFS Atlas and joins two other<br />
former British tugs the Voith tractor<br />
FFS Achilles (ex; Svitzer Stephanie) and FFS Khan (ex; Alfred Lamey/Coburg). The sale was made<br />
via the services of broker Michael Vincent. (Source: Maritime Journal; Photo: W. Keough)<br />
EN AVANT 10 COMMENCED TRAILS<br />
Last week was seen the 2002 built Dutch<br />
registered with call sign PCPP tug En<br />
Avant 10 (Imo 9264386) during her<br />
technical trails in the Rotterdam<br />
Europoort. The tug is owned and<br />
managed by T.Muller Rederij –<br />
Dordrecht; Netherlands. The tug is built<br />
as Dhoce at the Astilleros Armon SA –<br />
Navia; Spain under number 553 for<br />
Remolques Unidos SA – Santander. In<br />
2004 sold to Zaklad Uglug Zeglugowych<br />
– Szczecin; Poland and renamed Tryton.<br />
In <strong>2012</strong> taken over by T.Muller and renamed En Avant 10. She has a length of 30.00 mtrs a beam of<br />
9.85 mtrs and a depth of 5.40 mtrs. The tug has two Caterpillar 3516B with a total output of 2,942<br />
kW a speed of 12 knots and a bollard pull of 50 tons. (Photo: Ruud Zegwaard)<br />
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STEAM TUG KERSE<br />
YESTERYEAR<br />
By Iain Forsyth<br />
I sailed on the Kerse<br />
1/3/1974 as a passenger,<br />
She was under the<br />
<strong>com</strong>mand of Tugmaster<br />
Alex Gourlay Snr, We<br />
sailed from her berth in<br />
the Old Dock<br />
Grangemouth, through<br />
the Carron Dock, passing<br />
the Grange Dock to the<br />
Oil Basin where we were<br />
to be head tug on the<br />
sailing of British Poplar<br />
from Jetty 2 after making<br />
fast we successfully guided<br />
the tanker into the Lock, Pilot Capt Bob Hardie let us go in the Lock and we headed back to our<br />
berth, at this point I was invited down the hole into the Engine Space, where I met "Wee Willie"<br />
the Stoker, he asked me if I would like to coal the boiler, so shovel in hand one back left, one back<br />
right, one front left, one front right, and one in the middle for luck, I repeated this several times on<br />
the way back to the berth, at one point "Wheeee" from the blower and a Voice said where,s all this<br />
steam <strong>com</strong>ing from the safety valve is lifting, When we reached the berth I realised I had had the<br />
mickey taken out of me, and I was presented with a handmade certificate declaring me an Honorary<br />
Stoker of the ST Kerse. ST Kerse. built by J Cran & Somerville Ltd Leith 1923, Yrd No 131 for<br />
Grangemouth & Forth Towing Company Ltd. 110 ft Loa 24ft beam 12ft draught, 213grt, Speed 9kts.<br />
The 2cyl engine was manufactured by the builders 92Nhp seven and a half tons bollard pull. After<br />
50 years’ service she left Grangemouth for the last time on Wednesday 6th March 1974 for the<br />
shipbreakers at Bo`ness, Fifty years down the line and there was heated debate in the Boardroom as<br />
to whether she should have electric light and hot water radiators when being built. (Image from the<br />
Forth Tugs Library).<br />
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ACCIDENTS – SALVAGE NEWS<br />
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TANKER GROUNDED OFF WANGEROOGE<br />
Last week the "Katja" ran aground<br />
off the island Minsener Oog, two<br />
km southeast of Wangerooge, in<br />
the Frisian Community with a<br />
cargo of 87.000 tons crude oil in<br />
the night of Aug 14, <strong>2012</strong>, arund<br />
1 a.m. The ship developed a list of<br />
1,5 degrees. The tugs "Bugsier 1“<br />
and "Wilhelmshaven“, the<br />
"Mellum“ of the WSA<br />
Wilhelmshaven, the antipollution<br />
ship "Neuwerk“ and the<br />
emergency tug "Nordic" were<br />
among the vessels which responded. At 6.15 the vessel could be refloated with tug assistance when<br />
the tide rised. Escorted by two tugs it proceeded to Wilhelmshaven where it berthed at 8.30 a.m.<br />
Here the cargo which came from Hound Pt. was to be unloaded and the hull will undergo surveys.<br />
(Source: Vesseltracker; Photo: Havariekommando)<br />
HELICOPTERS TO REMOVE PIECES OF RENA WRECK<br />
US salvors, Resolve, have been<br />
appointed to reduce the size of the<br />
bow of the wreck of the Rena, using<br />
helicopters to lift sections as they are<br />
cut. Captain John Owen, senior<br />
claims manager with Rena insurer<br />
The Swedish Club, said Resolve's plan<br />
would allow the wreck to be reduced<br />
in a controlled and safe way. "This is<br />
a very difficult and potentially<br />
dangerous location to conduct<br />
operations," he said. The appointment<br />
of Resolve was announced today<br />
during a trip to Motiti Island by Athens-based Konstantinos Zacharatos, a director and legal counsel<br />
for Greek-owned <strong>com</strong>pany Costamare whose subsidiary Daina Shipping owned the Rena. "The<br />
appointment of Resolve is the next important step in dealing with the issues arising from this<br />
regrettable incident," Zacharatos said. "After the grounding in October last year we have been<br />
closely managing the work of our environmental agents (Braemar Howells) and salvors (Svitzer)."<br />
Rena, a 236-metre-long Liberian-flagged cargo vessel, caused an environmental disaster after it<br />
struck Astrolabe Reef off Tauranga while travelling from Napier to Tauranga. The condition of the<br />
wreck deteriorated, and on January 10 the position of the stern section of the Rena began to change<br />
significantly. Within about 90 minutes about 75 per cent of the stern was under water. A<br />
spokesperson for the owners and insurers said Resolve already had people in the area, and the work<br />
of reducing the bow was expected to start in the next couple of weeks. That job, cutting the bow<br />
section down to one-metre below the low tide mark, was expected to take six months, depending on<br />
factors such as the weather. At the same time as work was under way on the bow, investigations<br />
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would be carried out to determine what should be done with the rest of the ship, the spokesperson<br />
said. On Monday, Zacharatos apologised for the disaster in a series of meetings involving Maori and<br />
officials and representatives from the Bay of Plenty. It was also revealed the ship's owners and<br />
insurers had so far spent $200 million on the salvage operation, of which $70 million had been spent<br />
in the local economy. (Source: Stuff.co.nz)<br />
WRECK REMOVAL DUE TO START<br />
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The salvage <strong>com</strong>pany Buksér og Berging has<br />
been contracted to remove the wreck of the<br />
"Ramnfjord" which has been on the<br />
Hakaskjæret at Hustadvika since it ran aground<br />
on Apr 12. The <strong>com</strong>pany has previously been<br />
involved in clearing the casualty for diesel and<br />
machine oil, and was to start wreck removal on<br />
Aug 14. After the "Ramnfjord" is removed from<br />
the reef, it is to be towed to Stokksund in Sør-<br />
Trøndelag for scrapping. (Source: Vesseltracker<br />
& Tidens Krav; Photo: Buksér og Berging)<br />
COSTA CONCORDIA UPDATE: SALVAGE TIMELINE ALTERED, WRECK<br />
SITE PROVIDES LOCAL TOURISM BOOM<br />
The refloating of the wrecked Costa<br />
Concordia cruise ship is expected to be<br />
delayed until the spring of 2013. Project<br />
officials had expected to upright the<br />
semi-submerged vessel around mid-<br />
January, but now that's not likely to<br />
happen until March or April 2013. The<br />
salvage plan has to be constantly updated<br />
as different technologies and operational<br />
solutions are tested to ensure feasibility<br />
and effectiveness. Drilling techniques<br />
have been revised based on seabed<br />
mapping to minimize environmental impact. Engineering and construction elements for the
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installation of underwater platforms also were updated, reports the Sun-Sentinel newspaper. Titan<br />
Salvage, along with Italian firm Micoperi, is handling the Concordia salvage contract and is expected<br />
to refloat and remove the luxury liner in one piece to avoid environmental damage. The refloating<br />
still requires watertight chambers to be attached to the ship's side that's above water, and cranes<br />
attached to the platform will then pull the ship upright, helped by the water-filled chambers. Once<br />
on the platform, more chambers will be attached to the other side of its hull, and then the chambers<br />
will be drained and filled with air. When upright, the Concordia will be towed to an Italian port.<br />
More recently, tourists and onlookers can pay about US$12 and take a daytrip to view the wreck.<br />
Ferries pass within meters of the capsized ship. Ironically, the disaster that took over 30 lives has<br />
ignited a boom for Giglio’s tourism industry. Officials on the island want the wreck removed as soon<br />
as possible and prefer recognition for their landscape and environment. Lastly, the formal<br />
investigation into the incident is ongoing. Costa Crociere, the cruise ship’s operator, and the<br />
Concordia’s captain are being probed. People want to know why the ship was sailing so close to the<br />
island at high speed, and why the evacuation was delayed for more than an hour after the crash<br />
when the vessel was already listing badly. No trial is expected before 2013. (Source: The Maritime<br />
Executive)<br />
OCEAN BREEZE ON SAN ANTONIA BEACH<br />
Coming from Arica, the<br />
"Ocean Breeze" was pushed<br />
on the beach off the port of<br />
San Antonio, Chile, in the<br />
early morning of Aug 16,<br />
<strong>2012</strong>. Heavy swells caused<br />
the ship, which had been<br />
anchoring two days off the<br />
port, to go adrift until the<br />
ship was washed up on the<br />
beach, where it was<br />
pounded by the surf. Its 24<br />
crew members were<br />
rescued. A helicopter hoisted them off the casualty. (Source: Vesseltracker; Photo: J.Carlos C)<br />
OFFSHORE NEWS<br />
NEW VESSELS AND CHARTERS FOR TOPAZ<br />
Topaz Energy and Marine (“Topaz”), a UAE-based oil field services <strong>com</strong>pany, has been awarded two<br />
new long term charters, totalling over $65 million, in the GCC and the Caspian Sea, two of the<br />
<strong>com</strong>pany’s major operating areas. It also confirms the acquisition of Topaz Rayyan and Caspian<br />
Reliance, two Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessel (AHTS). Topaz Rayyan, will be deployed in<br />
Qatar on a seven-year, $50 million charter, for an international oil <strong>com</strong>pany (“IOC”). The vessel was<br />
built in 2006 and was previously owned by Sanko Steamship Co Ltd in Japan. The second AHTS,<br />
Caspian Reliance, is to be deployed in the Caspian Sea with a firm contract value of $13.9 million. It<br />
is a new, untraded vessel formerly owned by Boluda Ltd. The vessels are 100-T DP-2 Anchor<br />
Handling Tug Supply Vessels (AHTS) and both will undergo a $2 million upgrade to meet client<br />
specific requirements. Advanced DP-2 is a standard required increasingly by IOCs, which allows<br />
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vessels to remain accurately in position for<br />
long durations. Roy Donaldson, COO of<br />
Topaz Marine & Energy said: “The<br />
addition of these two vessels increases the<br />
number of more technologically advanced<br />
DP-2 vessels in our fleet. Our strategic<br />
focus on modern technology ensures our<br />
vessels meet the standards required<br />
increasingly by our major international oil<br />
clients. These acquisitions ensure that<br />
Topaz’s fleet remains one of the youngest<br />
operators in the world.” Topaz has been<br />
operating under long-term contracts in<br />
Qatar for the past five years. The Topaz Rayyan will be joining their 35 existing vessels in<br />
supporting their operations in the Middle East. Earlier in the year, Topaz Marine Saudi Arabia, a<br />
joint-venture with Saudi-based GENTAS, was awarded a three-year, $88 million charter for the six<br />
AHTS vessels by Saudi Aramco. Within the Caspian Sea, Topaz has been present in Azerbaijan since<br />
the acquisition of BUE Marine in 2005 and currently operates 25 vessels supporting oil<br />
majors.Furthermore, Topaz is also <strong>com</strong>pleting the delivery of two AHTS vessels, Topaz Dignity on<br />
behalf of BP Azerbaijan and the Topaz Triumph on behalf of West African clients. Both are due to<br />
be deployed on long-term contracts. (Source: Press Release; Photo vesseltracker)<br />
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CONTRACT AWARD FOR NOR TIGERFISH<br />
Solstad Offshore ASA (SOFF) has been<br />
awarded a contract with a large oil <strong>com</strong>pany<br />
for the 5,500 bhp AHTS «Nor Tigerfish». The<br />
duration of the contract is 1 year firm and with<br />
2x3 months options. The new contract will<br />
<strong>com</strong>mence during August -12. Total value for<br />
the firm contract is approximatly USD 9,5<br />
million. (Source: Solstad Offshore)<br />
HARVEY GULF BECOMES FIRST U.S. COMPANY TO CONTRACT LNG-<br />
POWERED OSVS<br />
Harvey Gulf International Marine<br />
announced that it has signed long<br />
term charters for 3 of its LNG<br />
powered Offshore Supply Vessels,<br />
making Harvey Gulf the first<br />
<strong>com</strong>pany to build and contract<br />
Liquefied Natural Gas powered<br />
Offshore Support Vessels for<br />
Deepwater Exploration and<br />
Production in America. The Harvey<br />
Energy, Harvey Power and Harvey<br />
Liberty will begin providing<br />
deepwater OSV services immediately<br />
upon delivery in 2013 and 2014. Harvey Gulf also announced that it took delivery of its final Tiger-<br />
Shark Class 300’ Offshore Supply Vessel, the Harvey Champion, on August 8, <strong>2012</strong>. Immediately<br />
following delivery, the Champion began a multi-year charter for operation in the U.S. Gulf of<br />
Mexico. Harvey Gulf's CEO, Shane Guidry, says that he was able to appreciate, years before his<br />
<strong>com</strong>petitors, the advantage of using LNG for his Vessels’ fuel source. According to Mr. Guidry “The<br />
operations savings, coupled the stringent emissions rules that begin in August and will increase over<br />
the <strong>com</strong>ing years, will put our customers in the best possible position to operate. In additional<br />
running on cleaner and cheaper natural gas, customers will not have to depend on Scrubber Systems<br />
using particulate filters and Urea, which can increase the cost of fuel by as much as 30 percent. Mr.<br />
Guidry also believes that LNG Vessels will assist in making it possible customers to drill in the<br />
Eastern Gulf in the near future, where permitting is likely to require the best available technology<br />
and practices for containment of emissions. Harvey Gulf also announced that it contracted with a<br />
shipyard to construct a dry-dock measuring 320' x 120' x 12', with 9000 Long tons of lifting capacity.<br />
Mr. Guidry <strong>com</strong>mented “with a fleet of 32 deepwater vessels and 6 additional ones on the drawing<br />
board, the dock will lower our maintenance and repair costs and reduce vessel downtime by<br />
eliminating delays from limited availability of dry-docks for high deadweight capacity vessels.”<br />
When the dock delivers in 2013, it will be placed at one of the two terminals the <strong>com</strong>pany is<br />
building in Port Fourchon, Louisiana. Harvey Gulf will also provide dry-dock related services to<br />
other vessel operators. (Source: Harvey Gulf International Marine)<br />
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SCI TAKES DELIVERY OF NEW PSV FROM COCHIN SHIPYARD<br />
Today, Cochin Shipyard<br />
Limited delivered the new<br />
high-tech Rolls Royce<br />
Platform Supply Vessel of UT<br />
755 CD design. The ship “SCI<br />
Nalanda’ was delivered to<br />
Shipping Corporation of India<br />
in the presence of the CMD,<br />
SCI, Shri S Hajara and CMD,<br />
CSL, Cmde K Subramaniam.<br />
The Protocol documents of<br />
the ship were signed in the<br />
yard by Capt. R S Sundar,<br />
Director (Operations) on<br />
behalf of CSL and Capt. K<br />
Devadas, Senior Vice President (T&OS), on behalf of SCI Symbolizing the acquisition of the new<br />
vessel Capt. VSM Nair, Master designate of the vessel received the registration documents of the<br />
vessel from Shri S Hajara. This is the first in the series of two high technology offshore vessels being<br />
built by CSL for SCI and is based on the UT 755 CD design of Rolls Royce. With the delivery of this<br />
high end, high performance vessel, Cochin Shipyard enters the league of select international yards<br />
capable of building such vessels. The vessel is dually classed under the Rules and Regulations of Det<br />
Norske Veritas (DNV) and Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) and registered under the Indian flag<br />
with Mumbai as the homeport. This 79 x 16 Metre vessel is a high end Diesel Electric PSV with 4<br />
Nos 994 KW Diesel gensets and 2 Nos 1470 KW Azimuth thrusters. The vessel with redundant<br />
dynamic positioning (DP2) system features has been assigned the ‘CLEAN DESIGN’ notation by<br />
DNV signifying the highest levels of environmental <strong>com</strong>pliance. The vessel <strong>com</strong>plies with the<br />
highest levels of Comfort class COMF-V(3)C(3) requirement which signifies extremely low noise<br />
and vibration level as also high degree of human <strong>com</strong>fort in the ac<strong>com</strong>modation. The NAUT OSV<br />
(A) notation on the vessel means that the vessel’s bridge systems are laid down meeting stringent<br />
ergonomic and safety requirements. The vessel is also equipped with external fire fighting (FiFi-1)<br />
equipment, inerted stainless steel tanks for carriage of low flash liquids like methanol and is fully<br />
outfitted to meet UKOOA type-C requirements for emergency rescue and recovery functions for up<br />
to 20 rescues. The above features mean that the vessel is in the highest grade of PSVs which can<br />
meet the most demanding requirements of all global oil majors. The second & last vessel in the series<br />
is expected to be delivered next month to SCI. Cochin Shipyard is presently constructing 28 ships –<br />
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20 Fast Patrol Vessels for Coast Guard, 7 Offshore Support ships to Indian and Foreign owners and<br />
the prestigious Aircraft Carrier for the Indian Navy. The yard had <strong>com</strong>pleted the technical float out<br />
of the Aircraft Carrier in Dec 2011 after <strong>com</strong>pleting a record 15000 Tons of work in 3 years. The<br />
yard continued to post good financial performance even in the aftermath of the withdrawal of<br />
shipbuilding subsidy by GOI. (Source: CochinShipyard)<br />
SIEM SWORDFISH SALE COMPLETED<br />
Siem Offshore says the sale and delivery of Siem Swordfish was concluded on 31 July in line with<br />
the charterer’s purchase option, which was exercised in December 2009. The gross sales proceeds<br />
amounted to US$54 million. The proceeds will be used to repay bank debt and to strengthen<br />
working capital by US$16 million in order to support the <strong>com</strong>pany’s newbuilding program. (Source:<br />
OSO)<br />
DOF WINS FPSO MOORING CONTRACT IN INDIA<br />
DOF Subsea Asia Pacific, a<br />
subsidiary of DOF ASA has<br />
received a Letter of Award for<br />
the installation of a FPSO<br />
mooring system in India and the<br />
project management and<br />
engineering associated with the<br />
hookup and <strong>com</strong>missioning of<br />
the FPSO. The work will be<br />
executed in Q4 <strong>2012</strong> and is<br />
valued at USD 16m. Steve<br />
Brown, EVP, Asia Pacific said<br />
"this, and other recent awards,<br />
build on the excellent track<br />
record that DOF Subsea has in the region. Our Project Management and Engineering capability<br />
along with our regional fleet the Skandi Hercules, Skandi Singapore and Skandi Hawk are central to<br />
our drive to achieve ever higher standards of safety, quality and reliability. We look forward to<br />
working with our clients to deliver safe and successful projects." Skandi Hercules, the vessel to be<br />
used for the operation is a versatile multipurpose Construction Anchor Handling Vessel, ideally<br />
suited to deepwater mooring and field installation operations. Built to meet future environmental<br />
standards, the vessel is fuel efficient and clean class, thus having the capability to work in most of<br />
the world’s offshore| oil & gas precincts. At 108 m long, operating capabilities include a working<br />
moonpool, a 1401 Offshore Crane, "Safe Deck" manipulator crane system, a main winch capacity of<br />
500 t and secondary of 170 t and a bollard pull of 3501. (Source: DOF Subsea)<br />
PERDANA PETROLEUM LOOKING TO EXPAND<br />
Perdana Petroleum Bhd is looking into the possibility of buying more vessels as it feels that the<br />
market is now slowly moving into the right direction, said its managing director, Shamsul Saad. The<br />
<strong>com</strong>pany presently has 14 vessels which <strong>com</strong>prises of eight units of anchor handling tug supply<br />
(AHTS) vessels, two 5,000 BHP AHTS, six mid-size AHTS between 10,000 and 12,000 BHP and six<br />
maintenance & hook-up work vessels being four work barges and two workboats. "We are working<br />
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closely with Dayang Enterprise Bhd for our long term business model. We are aiming to participate<br />
in more long term charters towards the year end," said Shamsul. Dayang is Perdana Petroleum's<br />
strategic shareholder with a 14.88% stake. While Perdana Petroleum has been in the red over the<br />
last two years, Shamsul is cautiously optimistic over the <strong>com</strong>pany's prospects this year, as most of<br />
the aggressive writedown on its old vessels have been <strong>com</strong>pleted. Meanwhile, Perdana received<br />
99.99% shareholder approval yesterday, for its proposed divestment of its 57.7 million shares of a<br />
26.9% stake in Petra Energy, amounting to RM96.94mil or RM1.68 per share. The block is being<br />
sold to Wah Seong Corp Bhd. When the proposed divestment was first announced on April 26,<br />
Petra Energy was trading at the RM1.06 range. Since then, it has been rocketing up. It closed<br />
Thursday, up 10 sen to RM1.79 on volume of 1.9 million shares. (Source: The Star)<br />
SKANDI CHIEFTAIN RSV REMAINS WITH PETROBRAS<br />
Norskan / DOF Subsea Brazil<br />
have agreed with Petrobras a<br />
2 year extension for Skandi<br />
Chieftain RSV. The contract<br />
will <strong>com</strong>mence in 3Q <strong>2012</strong>.<br />
Skandi Chieftain, equipped<br />
with Kongsberg Simrad DP1<br />
dynamic positioning system,<br />
is a ROV Support Vessel with<br />
ROVs and various deck<br />
mounted subsea equipment.<br />
The vessel built in 2005 has<br />
been working for the<br />
Brazilian oil giant since 2009.<br />
Skandi Chieftain, powered<br />
by 4 Mitsubishi engines (each 1190kW/ 1618 bhp, 1800 rpm), can ac<strong>com</strong>modate 22 persons. Also,<br />
Helix Well Ops, a business unit of international offshore energy <strong>com</strong>pany Helix Energy Solutions<br />
Group (Helix ESG), yesterday reported it had chartered DOF’s Skandi Constructor vessel. DOF has<br />
revealed that total contract values for the firm periods are approximately NOK 825 million ($138.7<br />
million). (Source: Offshore Energy Today; Photo: Jan Plug)<br />
MICLYN EXPRESS OFFSHORE TAKES DELIVERY OF MSV<br />
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Miclyn Express Offshore takes delivery of 2011<br />
built 70m Maintenance Support Vessel,<br />
renamed “MEO Galaxy”. Headquartered in<br />
Singapore Miclyn Express Offshore group of<br />
<strong>com</strong>panies is a leading provider of service<br />
vessels to the expanding offshore oil and gas<br />
industry, across South East Asia, Australia and<br />
the Middle East. MEO Galaxy is an ideal vessel<br />
to provide support for platform maintenance,<br />
as well as HUC operations. The fully SPS<br />
<strong>com</strong>pliant vessel is capable of carrying 150<br />
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system, <strong>com</strong>bined with a clear deck area of in excess of 600m2 and a 25tonne deck crane. The vessel<br />
has a service speed of 12 knots with twin 1750bhp main engines. The first deployment will see the<br />
vessel operating in Malaysia in the medium term, however strong demand both within South East<br />
Asia and the Middle East looks to provide a strong future for the vessel elsewhere. (Press Release<br />
MEO)<br />
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HELIX WELL OPS CHARTERS SKANDI CONSTRUCTOR<br />
Aberdeen-based Helix Well Ops UK<br />
(Well Ops), a business unit of<br />
international offshore energy <strong>com</strong>pany<br />
Helix Energy Solutions Group (Helix<br />
ESG), is expanding its Europe and Africa<br />
well intervention fleet with an<br />
investment that will create 60 jobs. A<br />
leading global provider of subsea well<br />
intervention, Well Ops will take control<br />
of the mono-hull well intervention vessel<br />
Skandi Constructor in spring 2013, after<br />
agreeing a three-year charter with DOF<br />
Subsea. The move to strengthen Well Ops’ regional fleet, which currently includes the 132-metre<br />
(4<strong>33</strong>ft) long Well Enhancer and the 114-metre (374ft) long MSV Seawell, will lead to the creation of<br />
approximately 50 jobs offshore and a further 10 onshore over the next nine months. At the moment<br />
the firm employs 70 staff in Aberdeen and a further 300 offshore. Launched in 2009, Skandi<br />
Constructor is a 120-metre (393ft) long Ulstein SX121 DP3 mono-hull well intervention vessel that<br />
features the new X-bow design. The 8,500-tonne vessel ac<strong>com</strong>modates up to 100 personnel and is<br />
capable of working in depths of up to 3,000 metres (9,842ft). It has a deck capacity of 1,470 square<br />
metres (15,822 sq ft) and features an 8m x 8m (27ft x 27ft) moon-pool, a 150-tonne crane, a multipurpose<br />
tower with 140-tonne lift capability and two work class ROVs. Well Ops will build and test,<br />
ready for use, a specially designed version of its 7⅜” subsea intervention lubricator (SIL) to enable<br />
subsea well interventions to be undertaken from Skandi Constructor. The SIL is a single trip well<br />
intervention system that provides well access, while managing containment when the well is ‘live’<br />
and under pressure. The SIL is configured to undertake work through all types of subsea xmas trees.<br />
The vessel and SIL will allow Well Ops to provide its regional clients with a solution for deeper<br />
water wells and well interventions, which to date has been limited within the mono-hull vessel<br />
market. (Press Release Helix)<br />
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DUTCH OPERATOR HIRES SEASAFE SUPPORTER FOR GABON OPS<br />
Otto Marine Limited, a leading offshore<br />
marine <strong>com</strong>pany which specializes in<br />
building <strong>com</strong>plex offshore support<br />
vessels, ship chartering and offers<br />
specialized offshore services, has<br />
secured a time-charter contract for its<br />
Maintenance and<br />
Construction/Ac<strong>com</strong>modation support<br />
vessel, Seasafe Supporter, for a firm 500<br />
days with an option to extend for 2<br />
months. Seasafe Supporter is an ABSclassed<br />
support vessel capable of<br />
ac<strong>com</strong>modating 90 men. It is fully<br />
equipped with 4-point mooring system, 45 Tonne Deck Pedestal crane with 120 foot boom and is<br />
also DP zero /DP1 capable. The Group’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Global Workboats, will charter<br />
Seasafe Supporter to a Dutch operator who will in-turn deploy this vessel to support offshore works<br />
in Gabon, west coast of Africa. (Press Release: Otto Marine)<br />
SUPER AMPELMANN ONBOARD REM STAR<br />
This month, the platform supply vessel<br />
Rem Star is equipped with a Super<br />
Ampelmann Walk-to-Work system. It<br />
concerns a system (E-type), one and a<br />
half times as large as the standard<br />
Ampelmann Walk-to-Work systems.<br />
The new system is not only equipped<br />
with a telescopic gangway, but also<br />
with a telescopic crane. The Rem Star is<br />
part of the Southern North Sea (SNS)<br />
Pool, managed by Peterson SBS from<br />
Den Helder, the Netherlands, and is<br />
deployed by NAM/Shell for<br />
maintenance work on fixed platforms<br />
in the southern part of the North Sea. (Source and photo Paul Schaap)<br />
NEW CTRUK VIDEO CASE STUDY<br />
WINDFARM NEWS<br />
Herewith just wanted to let you know that CTruk have released a new video case study,<br />
demonstrating the effectiveness of our 20T MPC design for Offshore Turbine Services. OTS have<br />
two 20Ts in operation, with a third due to launch later this month. You can watch the short video<br />
here (Source: CTruk Boats Ltd.)<br />
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HGO TAKES DELIVERY OF HEAVY LIFT JACK-UP VESSEL IN POLAND<br />
Overdick has announced that the<br />
Heavy Lift Jack-Up Vessel<br />
“Innovation” has successful<br />
<strong>com</strong>pleted sea and jacking trials and<br />
has been delivered to their clients of<br />
HGO Infra Sea Solutions<br />
(HOCHTIEF Solutions and GeoSea)<br />
by the shipyard Crist in Gdynia. The<br />
HLJV “Innovation” has been designed<br />
by Overdick with the support of<br />
Wärtsilä Ship Design. Overdick has<br />
described the vessel as “the most<br />
capable Jack-Up Crane unit in the<br />
world.” The vessel will be used to<br />
build and maintain offshore wind farms as well as offshore oil and gas facilities. (Source: Offshore<br />
Energy Today)<br />
ALICAT WORKBOATS SELLS CREW TRANSFER VESSEL TO DALBY<br />
OFFSHORE RENEWABLES<br />
Dalby Offshore Renewables purchased<br />
Boat 12 from Alicat Workboats of<br />
Great Yarmouth, after it bought two<br />
crew transfer vessels from the Great<br />
Yarmouth’s <strong>com</strong>pany earlier this year.<br />
Prior to purchasing the two crew<br />
transfer vessels, Dalby put the Alicat<br />
through its paces with various sea trials<br />
and an exhaustive evaluation process,<br />
however the vessel passed with flying<br />
colours and stood out as a superior<br />
vessel. The <strong>com</strong>pany was impressed<br />
with the first two vessels so it<br />
purchased Alicat Boat 12 directly from<br />
the production line, further strengthening the relationship between the two organisations. (Source:<br />
Alicat Workboats)<br />
YARD NEWS<br />
ARCTECH VESSEL DELIVERED IN ADVANCE<br />
The offshore supply vessel ‘Vitus Bering’, being built by Arctech Helsinki Shipyard, will be finalised<br />
and delivered four months in advance of its initial delivery date. The vessel is one of two being built<br />
by Helsinki Shipyard – a joint venture owned by STX Finland and United Shipbuilding Corporation<br />
– for Russian shipping group Sov<strong>com</strong>flot (SCF Group). The vessels will supply Exxon Neftegas<br />
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Limited’s oil and gas<br />
production platform in the<br />
Arkutun-Dagi field in the<br />
fast developing Sakhalin<br />
area of Far East Russia.<br />
Esko Mustamäki,<br />
managing director,<br />
Arctech Helsinki<br />
Shipyard, said: "Modern<br />
design and long term<br />
shipbuilding experience<br />
are <strong>com</strong>bined in these<br />
projects. The finalising of<br />
the vessels four months in<br />
advance has required<br />
excellent cooperation and team spirit. I’m sure that they are a good start for prospective projects<br />
with participation of Russian United Shipbuilding Corporation and Sov<strong>com</strong>flot for future work in<br />
the Russian Arctic." The vessels, which measure 99.9m in length and 21.7m in breadth, have been<br />
specially designed for extreme environmental conditions. With a total power of 18,000kW, the<br />
vessels will be capable of drifting through ice in temperatures as cold as minus 35°C. Independently,<br />
the vessels will operate in 1.7m thick ice and will carry various types of cargo. (Source: The<br />
Motorship; Photo: J. Koskimies)<br />
NEW BARGE FOR SOUTH PARS JACKETS TRANSPORTATION<br />
Sadra Shipbuilding Plant in<br />
Busher has launched its<br />
second barge for<br />
transportation of platform<br />
jackets for the offshore<br />
South Pars field<br />
developments, Pars Oil and<br />
Gas <strong>com</strong>pany reports.<br />
Mahdis II, a 1,500-metric<br />
ton (1,654-ton) vessel, is 84<br />
m (275 ft) long, with a<br />
breadth of 27 m (88 ft),<br />
height of 6 m (19 ft), and<br />
draft of 4.7 m (15 ft). Its<br />
loading capacity is 7,000 metric tons (7,716 tons). The vessel was built in six months. This vessel and<br />
its forerunner Mahdis I, launched last year, will transport jackets for South Pars phases 13 and 22.<br />
Previously, Iran used foreign chartered vessels for transportation programs. The second 2,000-metric<br />
ton (2,205-ton) jacket for the South Pars A-19 platform has been installed at its offshore location. A<br />
second drilling derrick, designed to drill five wells, should head offshore shortly. The C-19 derrick is<br />
deployed at the South Pars 19 site. Phase 19 calls for drilling 21 wells. Petropars and Iranian<br />
Offshore Engineering and Construction Co. are responsible for the development, designed to deliver<br />
50 MMcm/d (1.76 bcf/d) of sweet gas, 75,000 b/d of gas condensates, 400 tons of sulfur, and annual<br />
production of 1.05 MM tons of liquefied gas and 1 MM tons of ethane. (Source: South Pars)<br />
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