German yards must seek orders for specialist ships - Schiff & Hafen

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No 3 | 9 September 2010 

Heino Bade, shipbuilding expert at trade union IG Metall, says German yards need to adjust to building specialist ships 

Photo: BONUM; Ecospeed 

German yards must seek 

orders for specialist ships 

The time when German yards 

can construct container ships 

is finally over and new markets 

in specialist shipbuilding 

must be developed rapidly, a 

report presented during the 

SMM said on Wednesday. 

Competition from Asian yards 

is now so tough that no new 

container ship orders can be 

expected for German yards, 

said the report from Bremen 

University’s economics institute 

IAW commissioned by 

German trade union IG-Metall. 

“There will only be new orders 

for specialist ships,” said Jutta 

Blankau, head of IG Metall’s 

coastal region. “Construction 

of container ships in Germany 

has ended for good.” 

New concepts must be found 

to help Germany’s shipbuilding 

industry to convert to a 

new focus on specialist ships, 

Blankau said. 

Other countries were also 

facing the same problem 

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CleanBallast 

system received 

type approval.......... 4 

Noske-Kaeser 

agrees strategic 

partnership.............. 7 

Three Questions 

to Rasmus Stute 

from GL.................... 10 

Voith equips ships 

for offshore 

wind parks.............. 14 

Second price 

for ORCA in 

start-up award..... 16 

Composite Superstructure 

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more capacity....... 18 

Novel accommodation 

solution 

from Shippax..........20 

What’s up 

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as container ship construction 

is transferred from Europe, Japan 

and South Korea towards 

new yards in China and other 

low-cost countries, said Heino 

Bade, shipbuilding expert at IG 

Metall. 

“Japan is giving its shipyards 

help to construct the prototypes 

of new vessels which can 

be of enormous importance in 

bringing a new type onto the 

market,” Bade said. “Prototypes 

of new designs are needed for 

new sectors such as offshore 

wind farms. They could be developed 

and offered to customers 

with the help of state support.” 

“Governments already do 

this with new types of aircraft 

and there is no reason why it 

should not be done with shipbuilding.” 

Professor Rudolf Hickel of the 

IAW institute stressed that in 

past years container shipbuilding 

had been core work undertaken 

by German yards. “The 

capacity adjustment will be 

brutal but needs to be covered 

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Jutta Blankau of IG Metall said German yards will no longer build 

container ships 

Photo: BONUM 

by specialist shipbuilding,” 

Hickel said. 

No German yard has won a 

container ship order for the last 

two years, the report said. Only 

three years ago, orders for 35 

vessels were won. 

In the past year, German yards 

had won orders for one cruise 

ship, two specialist tankers, 

four ferries and roro vessels 

and two mega-yachts. Other orders 

were for inland waterways 

ships and other specialist vessels. 

The yards also have naval 

shipbuilding orders. 

In 2011, only four of Germany’s 

42 shipyards are likely to work 

at full capacity, the report estimated. 

German shipyards were having 

trouble gaining bank loans to 

finance newbuildings, Hickel 

said. This meant some recent 

orders for specialist ships had 

been awarded elsewhere. 

One example was the order 

for a new type of vessel for 

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construction of offshore wind 

farms from German ship owner 

Beluga, he said. “This was an 

order for a complex, specialist 

vessel which was perfect for 

German yards,” Hickel said. 

“Instead the order for one vessel 

was placed in Poland and 

the other two in China, basically 

because German yards 

could not secure finance. Action 

needs to be taken to help 

yards finance specialist vessel 

orders.” 

The global shipbuilding industry 

was facing over-capacity 

of about 50 percent following 

huge expansion in many 

newly-industrialised countries, 

Hickel added. 

The top two shipbuilding 

countries China and South 

Korea were giving major semihidden 

support to their yards, 

especially through help with 

finding finance. 

“This means that prices for new 

ships are not being settled by 

the market but by the impact 

of government intervention,” 

Hickel said. 

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The award ceremony at the SMM yesterday for Norway’s ship of the year 

Ship of the year 2010 

The subsea service vessel 

“Skandi Aker”, owned by the 

Norwegian company Dofcon 

ASA and built by STX Norway 

Offshore AS, was yesterday 

declared Norwegian Ship of 

the Year 2010 by the Norwegian 

State Secretary Rikke 

Lind at the SMM. 

“Skandi Aker” was built according 

to the STX Europe 

OSCV 06 L design and is arranged 

for deep water riser 

intervention as well as for 

shallow water riserless subsea 

intervention, including subsea 

construction and installation 

work plus maintenance tasks. 

The “Skandi Aker” is capable of operating at depths up to 3,000 

metres 

Photo: Harald Valderhaug 

Photo: HMC/K. Neuhauser 

In addition it can handle ROV 

operations and is classed as a 

well intervention unit. 

“Skandi Aker” is among the 

largest monohull subsea well 

intervention vessels ever built 

with large deck space, heavy 

capacity subsea cranes, excellent 

sea-keeping performance 

with all interventions on DP 

and high transit speed. The 

vessel has a diesel electric propulsion 

system and its dimensions 

are impressive: 156.9 

metres length overall, 27 metres 

breadth and moulded 

depth of 12 metres. The deck 

measured about 2,100 square 

metres prior to installation of 

the rucker deck and derrick. 

The vessel is operated by Aker 

Oilfield Services under a long 

term contract. The prestigious 

Ship of the Year Award is presented 

by the Nordic shipping 

magazine Skipsrevyen. 

Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine looks forward to welcoming 

all visitors at its booth, no. B6.660 in hall B6. 

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SMM Daily News | Ballast Water 

RWO’s CleanBallast system 

receives type approval 

RWO, a leading supplier of systems 

for water and wastewater 

treatment aboard ships and 

offshore rigs, has received type 

approval for its CleanBallast 

system. RWO has developed 

the only commercially available 

German manufactured 

and type-certified ballast water 

treatment system, which 

has been successfully proven 

in operation. 

Because of the increasing 

negative impacts of alien marine 

organisms transported in 

the ballast water of oceangoing 

ships, the International 

Maritime Organization (IMO) 

spent many years working on a 

The CleanBallast system has so 

far been ordered for more than 

40 plants 

Ballast Water Convention. This 

convention adopted in 2004 is 

aimed at preventing the unintended 

transport of microorganisms 

in ballast water. 

The CleanBallast technology 

developed by RWO was refined 

over the years and extensively 

tested under real-life conditions. 

Even under extreme conditions, 

such as high sediment 

concentrations, CleanBallast 

exceeded the IMO test requirements. 

In addition, the efficient 

removal of the sediment 

considerably reduces tank 

cleaning costs and prevents the 

loss of valuable loading capacities. 

The system, consisting of 

a mechanical filter process and 

a special disinfection unit, has 

so far been ordered for more 

than 40 plants. 

Many years’ experience in 

treating water and wastewater 

aboard ships and offshore rigs 

helped the Bremen-based company 

in developing the modular 

system. The CleanBallast 

system, which can operate not 

only in sea water but also in 

waters with a low salt content, 

is offered for various capacities 

and assignments and both for 

From left: Steffen Schlöricke, Product Manager, Martyn Ayris, Managing 

Director and Peter Wolf, Sales & Marketing Director from RWO 

with the type approval certificate 

Photos: RWO 

new building and retrofitting. 

“We are very satisfied with the 

performance of the CleanBallast 

systems, which already 

enable us to implement the 

loading and discharge of ballast 

water in conformity with 

the D2 standard of the IMO,” 

says Niels Stolberg, President 

and CEO of Beluga Shipping 

GmbH. 

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SMM Daily News | Air conditioning 

UniCredit Bank international ship finance experts at the SMM yesterday (from left) Ingmar 

Loges, Dr. Holger Janssen and Joachim Flecks 

Photo: B. Oldenburg 

“The shipping market 

will remain volatile” 

The shipping industry has shown significant 

recovery. But despite this, the crisis 

and its resolution are themes of hot debate 

at the SMM. In the trade fair halls, Daily 

News reporters met three specialist visitors 

from the Global Shipping Division of 

the UniCredit Bank AG and used the opportunity 

for a discussion about the current 

situation in shipping and shipbuilding from 

the viewpoint of a leading ship financier. 

All three of you are looking very relaxed. 

We want to use this opportunity to ask you: 

Is the global crisis in the shipping industry 

which so many have spoken of now over? 

Dr. Holger Janssen, Head of Global 

Shipping: This question cannot be definitively 

answered at the moment. But for 

many ship owners, the first half of 2010 

was at least considerably better than expected. 

A large number of the container 

ships which had been laid up are now back 

in operation, especially the large vessels of 

over 7,500 TEU. We still advise a cautious 

outlook and do not want to spread a rash 

sense of euphoria. The shipping market 

will remain volatile. Independent of the 

shipping crisis, which is still a theme to be 

dealt with, we see new and promising markets 

for example in the offshore sector. Our 

bank is involved in this sector with a significant 

volume of loans which have been 

made worldwide. 

Ingmar Loges, Head of Sales Global 

Shipping: The maritime industry displays a 

high speed of change even when it is under 

“normal” conditions. The crisis and 

its impact have increased this speed even 

further. Just dealing with this high speed 

of adaptation creates an enormous challenge. 

Another factor is that shipbuilding is 

still confronted with high capacity. For the 

market participants this means: We must be 

even more flexible and react to a changing 

operational environment. Another factor – 

which also applies to ship finance – is that 

we need even more individual, tailor-made 

solutions to deal with special concrete 

problems. But the SMM is a good forum to 

discuss these issues and to seek solutions 

together. 

Joachim Flecks, Research Global Shipping: 

Some people may have thought that 

larger container ships suffered especially 

from the crisis. I have heard in the market 

that some major liner shipping companies 

are inquiring in shipyards about construction 

of mega-large container ships. The talk 

is about 16,000 TEU vessels. This would 

be a new record and would be a clear sign 

that ship owners are again expecting rising 

transport volumes. 

What especially attracts your attention when 

you come to the SMM? 

Janssen: Naturally our first wish is to meet 

our customers. I am also interested in the 

new technical developments in shipbuilding, 

especially for even more efficiency gains 

and for lower emissions of pollutants. 

Loges: But we are also seeking contacts 

with shipyards here. We do not only finance 

ships, we also advise shipyards and we are 

currently doing this in Germany, Poland 

and Norway. 

Noske-Kaeser agrees 

strategic partnership 

with Wenker 

The Hamburg-based shipyard supplier 

Noske-Kaeser GmbH yesterday agreed 

a strategic partnership at the SMM with 

Wenker GmbH & Co. KG, based in Ahaus, 

for the equipping of Wenker’s Klima-Liner 

accommodation modules. Noske-Kaeser 

will now undertake the system construction 

of the air conditioning and cooling 

technology. 

As part of the strategic partnership agreed 

at the SMM, Noske-Kaeser will as a Wenker 

technology partner deliver the ventilation, 

air conditioning and cooling equipment 

for the Klima-Liner room modules. These 

modules can be used in a wide range of 

applications from cabin units on a cruise 

ship to multi-storey accommodation 

and working areas. The supplier package 

includes construction, layout of the systems, 

delivery of components and introduction 

into operation. “We are pleased 

at the trust that Wenker has given us, especially 

in the time of insolvency,” said 

Rainer Olbricht, Key Account Manager at 

Noske-Kaeser. “This strengthens our confidence 

and confirms our competitiveness.” 

The air conditioning system specially built 

for the Klima-Liner has a construction form 

and layout which creates a high energy efficiency 

and has an especially low-noise 

ventilator. 

The Klima-Liner is a module which is fully 

equipped and so can be assembled and 

put into operation rapidly. The modules 

are pre-assembled and can be stacked up 

to six high. They are also available in up to 

four star superior accommodation standard. 

With a room length of 7.2 metres, 

breadth of about 3.3 metres and a height 

of about 2.5 metres, the Klima-Liner offers 

great potential for individual furnishings. 

The modules are so constructed to permit 

easy transport by road and by sea. 

They have a high level of heat and sound 

insulation. Special units are available for 

shipbuilding. The sandwich units can be 

used for the internal fitting out of crew and 

passenger cabins and come in a wide rage 

of colours and styles. 

The external walls are available in zinc 

galvanised steel plating or PVC film. “The 

Klima-Liner proves that functionality and 

lifestyle do not contradict each other but 

instead offer a perfect combination for a 

living space,” said Franz Leers, Managing 

Director of Wenker. 

Noske-Kaeser at SMM: Hall B5 / Stand 165 

Wenker at SMM: Hall B5 / Stand 452 

Wenker Managing Director Franz Leers (left) 

and Noske-Kaeser Managing Director Detlef 

M. Schulz agree their new partnership 

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Center, Dr.-Ing. Wesemann Ges. für Ingenieurgeodäsie mbH, EDUR-Pumpenfabrik Eduard Redlien GmbH & Co. KG, Fraunhofer 

Anwendungszentrum Systemtechnik (AST), Fraunhofer-Institut für Graphische Datenverarbeitung, Gesellschaft für Maritime Technik e.V. 

(GMT), GISMA Steckverbinder GmbH, GKSS Forschungszentrum Geesthacht GmbH, Kiel-Marketing GmbH, KiWi Kieler Wirtschaftsförderungs- und 

Strukturentwicklungs GmbH, KielRadio GmbH, Maritime Consulting Group (MCG), Maritimes Cluster Management Schleswig-Holstein, 

Maschinenfabrik/Engineering Works, K. Christian Steen GmbH, MBT GmbH, MC Marketing Consulting, OVERDICK GmbH & Co. KG, schiff GmbH, 

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SMM Daily News | marine equipment 

“A real test for Europe’s 

shipbuilding industry” 

“As new and urgent issues 

emerge, such as climate 

change and energy efficiency, 

safety shall be maintained and 

developed as one of the cornerstones 

of EMEC’s policy,” said 

Jaakko Eskola, President of the 

European Marine Equipment 

Council (EMEC), in an interview 

for SMM 2010. 

Eskola describes the current 

economic climate as “a real test 

for the European shipbuilding 

industry,” adding that “EMEC is 

optimistic that the market situation 

will slowly improve.” He 

emphasises that in the medium 

term, research and development 

and innovation, backed 

by flexible business models and 

new ways of meeting market requirements, 

can enable Europe 

to stand up successfully to increasingly 

fierce global competition. 

European companies can build 

on their development successes 

in green technologies, where he 

feels that European suppliers 

definitely play a leading role. 

“Among the challenges lying 

EMEC President Jaakko Eskola 

ahead, greening of transport is 

one of particular relevance for 

the industry. The technological 

developments of ‘green’ marine 

equipment are already far 

advanced to meet the targets 

being set by regulators and it is 

here that we can consider ourselves 

as technology leader.” 

The EMEC President believes 

that if technology already in 

existence could be integrated in 

today’s ships, this would make 

them 15-20 percent greener 

and cleaner, adding that further 

new technologies could 

Photo: HMC 

increase eco-friendliness by 33 

percent in the not too distant 

future. He feels it is essential 

for Europe to maintain its abilities 

of interdisciplinary thought 

and integrated understanding 

of complex technologies. Keeping 

European know-how is essential 

to ensure that European 

industry remains competitive 

and always one step ahead of 

its competitors. 

Indispensable elements are 

high-end and combustion 

technologies, management 

and conversion of energy, and 

green/clean technologies. “Although 

it can be manufactured 

abroad, the ideas behind them 

need to stay in Europe,” he 

said. Development efforts for 

improved environmental and 

safety characteristics have to 

continue, says the EMEC President. 

For the near future he expects 

further tightening of the 

regulations, especially for SOx, 

NOx and CO 2 emissions. 

In connection with the offshore 

market and offshore 

technology the EMEC President 

reverts to his demand that 

safety always has to come first. 

The spill in the Gulf of Mexico 

can only teach the global maritime 

community a lesson. That 

is “to ensure that all the partners 

involved, in technology, 

process and practical application, 

have to give their best, to 

ensure that a disaster like that 

does not happen again.” He 

stressed that it was also important 

to promote the standardisation 

of equipment, allowing 

it to be used on any ship in any 

situation, regardless of who 

built it. 

SMM Daily News | Made in germany 

Joint stand at the SMM promotes 

German maritime technology 

The German Maritime Technology 

joint stand is being organised 

at SMM 2010 for the third 

time by InWaterTec led by 

MC Marketing Consulting and 

schiff GmbH plus the German 

Association for Marine Technology 

(GMT). The stand in Hall 

B6 presents maritime technologies 

“Made in Germany” 

ranging from oceanographic 

systems, exploration technologies 

for oil, gas and marine 

mineral resources, marine renewable 

energies and measuring 

technologies. 

The highlights are deepsea robots 

from developers including 

the Robotics Innovation Centre 

of the German Research Centre 

for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) 

in Bremen and the Fraunhofer 

Application Centre in Ilmenau 

for the exploration and use of 

maritime resources. On show 

is also a new system for positioning 

tender boats alongside 

ships being presented by the 

North German company Steen. 

The Fraunhofer expertise centre 

Maritime Graphics aims to 

achieve innovative applications 

of visual computing technologies 

in shipbuilding, shipping 

and marine research. Leading 

German ocean research institutes 

presents their profiles 

and capabilities as well as new 

projects. 

Since 2006 the area of the joint 

InWaterTec stand has been 

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Visitors to the GMT stand hear the latest about German technology 

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steadily increasing along with 

the number of exhibitors. This 

year 25 exhibitors from the 

maritime sector take part on an 

exhibition area of 250 square 

metres in Hall B6. In the SMM 

2012 the organisers are seeking 

a further expansion – with a 

stress on the target group ocean 

technology and maritime technologies, 

the shipbuilding 

supply industry and maritime 

services. 

The Martime Cluster Management 

Schleswig-Holstein and 

Gesellschaft für Maritime Technik 

e.V. (German Association 

for Marine Technology - GMT) 

are today inviting to a “Sundowner” 

at 17.00 hours at the 

InWaterTec joint stand. 

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SMM Daily News | Interview 

Three 

questions to… 

Rasmus Stute, Head of Department Ship 

Newbuilding Offshore Service Vessels, 

Germanischer Lloyd. 

Offshore installations are very much at the 

centre of attention at the moment, especially 

offshore wind power units. These will 

create a rising demand for offshore service 

vessels. What is your assessment of this 

market and its potential? 

According to a study from the institute for 

trend and market research Trendsearch, 

current logistics capacity is hardly sufficient 

to cope with the expected growth in offshore 

wind energy. What could be the reason for 

this in your opinion? It is especially German 

yards which are surely predestined to 

handle the high-standard of construction 

for specialist ships but which are also currently 

urgently seeking new orders. 

Stute: Rising interest can be clearly seen, 

but it’s a very young market. There is a 

large number of new design approaches 

and we will have to wait to see which 

concept establishes itself. For installation 

vessels, a tendency towards some specific 

types is now being recognised, such as 

self-elevating units with own propulsion 

for example. 

Our assessments show that the planned 

offshore windparks off the European coasts 

create a demand for 15 to 20 installation 

ships alone. Worldwide we expect a demand 

for 40 to 50 installation ships as China and 

the U.S. will soon be entering this sector. 

In addition there will be a need for 200 to 

300 service craft, such as crew supply and 

service and maintenance vessels. 

Stute: Just because offshore windparks 

get planning approval it does not mean 

that they will be built immediately. Many 

questions are still unanswered, such as the 

energy-technical networking, needed for 

the feed-in to the national power networks. 

Therefore many investors are still quite reserved. 

The development and construction 

costs for offshore service vessels should also 

not be under-estimated. Currently there is 

often simply a lack of investors prepared to 

be active in this unknown sector. But I believe 

that we will see more activity in the 

coming two years at least off the German 

coast. Under Germany’s Renewable Energy 

Law, renewable power providers starting operations 

by 31 December 2015 will receive a 

guaranteed payment of 15 cents/kWh. Many 

Offshore expert Rasmus Stute 

Photo: GL 

renewable power providers will not want to 

miss this business. 

But unfortunately this does not necessarily 

imply that the offshore service vessels required 

will be built in Germany or elsewhere 

in Europe. Some German yards are challenged 

in gaining bank guarantees which are 

needed to secure construction pre-financing. 

This is different in South Korea. In specialist 

shipbuilding, South Korean yards do not lag 

behind German yards on quality. But prices 

offered by South Korea are not very different 

compared to European levels in this sector. 

However, there are also other countries, for 

example China, Dubai or Singapore, where 

offshore projects are also being undertaken. 

The tendency is towards self-elevating units like this installation vessel from Beluga Hochtief Offshore 

What kind of experience does Germanischer 

Lloyd have in the offshore service vessel sector? 

Stute: Overall, the development, construction 

and the classification of these vessels 

are a very complex regulatory subject. For 

this work, classic maritime performance is 

linked with other demands, such as from the 

oil and gas industry. 

Photo: Beluga Hochtief Offshore 

Just imagine, a self elevating unit is at the 

same time a floating hull and a fixed offshore 

installation if its lifting system is anchored 

to the sea bed. Germanischer Lloyd, 

as a classification society, offers much more 

than its extensive experience in the maritime 

sector. With GL’s business segment oil & gas 

GL Noble Denton we have been active as a 

technical service provider for the oil and gas 

industry. We have now combined this experience 

in our own department for offshore 

service vessels and have published new rules 

for the classification of offshore service vessels. 

Currently we are supervising about ten 

newbuilding and re-building projects in this 

sector. These include self elevating units for 

wind turbine installation purposes, anchor 

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SMM Daily News | Hall Plan 

presented by 

SMM Daily News | selected diary 

Sternschanze 

Hall B6, Stand 111 

West Entrance 

Lagerstr. 

Hall A1 S hip 

OperationEquipment, 

Environmental Technologies 

Deck Equipment, 

Cargo Handling Systems 

National Pavilion 

Hall A2 Pumps,Valves, Compressors 

Hall A3–A4 Prime Movers and Propulsion 

Systems, Lubrication 

Hall B1 National Pavilions 

Hall B2 Shipyards,Shipbuilding Industry 

Production Equipment 

Ship Engineering&Design 

National Pavilions 





A3 

A2 

Hall B5 General Outfitting/Interior Outfitting, 

Heating, Ventilation,Air Conditioning 

Safety Equipment,Fire Protection 

Marine Coatings/ Corrosion Protection 

A4 

A1 

Grabenstr. 

Karolinenstr. 

Central Entrance 

Messeplatz 

B1 



South Entrance 


Messehallen 


Hall B6 Navigation and Communication Hall B7 Shipbuilding Material 

Electric Drives, Automation, Light, Sensors& 


Indicators,Software&EDP,Electric Equipment 

Marine Technology 

Hall B7 Shipbuilding Material 


Hall A1 S hip 



B7 

Deck Equipment, 









Ship Engineering&Design B6 






Admin. Underground Car Park, HMC 

B2 

Hall B6 Navigation and Communication 




CCH – Congress Center Hamburg 

St. Petersburger Str. 

B5 

Holstenglacis 

Underground Car Park CCH 

B4 

Bei den Kirchhöfen 

Dammtor 

Hall A1 S hip 



B3 Deck Equipment, 






East Entrance 




Ship Engineering&Design 

National Eastern Underground Pavilions Car Park 









Hall B6 Stephansplatz 

Heiligengeistfeld Navigation and Communication 




Hall B7 Shipbuilding Material 


Thursday, 9 September 

9.30–15.00 Conference: Marine 

Coatings Conference – 

Marine Coatings 

Developments for the 

Next Decade 

The MPI Group 

Conference B / 

Room Marseille 

10.30–12.00 Workshop: Offshore Dialogue 

– Deep Sea Mining 

Dialogue 

SMM + Federal Ministry of 

Economics and Technology 

Conference A / 

Room Chicago 

14.00–16.30 Workshop: Offshore 

Dialogue – Wind Energy 

Dialogue 

SMM + Federal Ministry 

of Economics and Technology 

Conference A / 

Room Chicago 

9.00–16.30 DNV Software – Software 

on Shaft Alignment and 

Torsional vibration 

Det Norske Veritas 

Room B6.4 

13.30–16.00 CIMAC Circle 2010 

CIMAC Central Secretariat 

Conference 

Room B1-3 

Have a successful day at SMM. 

Further information can be found 

at www.smm-hamburg.com 

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Please visit us at booth 301 in hall 4 at 

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SMM Daily News | offshore installation 

Voith equips ships for offshore 

wind park installation 

In 2012 two specialist ships will be 

launched in Dubai by the yard Lamprell 

Energy for Norwegian shipping company 

Fred. Olsen Windcarrier. They are the 

first vessels of this type which will each 

be fitted with three Voith Schneider Propellers 

(VSP). 

The vessels will be about 131 metres long, 

39 metres breadth, have a propulsion 

capacity of 11.4 MW, will have a 5,300 

tonne maximum load, a work deck of 

around 3,200 square metres plus an installation 

crane which will be able to lift 

loads of up to 800 tonnes. These are the 

core features of the two identical heavy 

lift vessels, which will be delivered in 

May and September 2012 from the Dubai 

yard of Lamprell Engergy. Their core 

role will be the transport and installation 

of offshore wind energy units, especially 

in the North Sea. 

High capacity and manoeuvrability are 

two decisive demands on the specialist 

ships. This is why Fred. Olsen decided 

on a solution with Voith Schneider Propellers: 

Three VSPs provide propulsion 

and exact positioning and will give the 

major ships a service speed of 12 knots. 

A typical feature of these heavy lift vessels 

are the four jackup legs, which can 

be lowered onto the sea bed. They can 

then be used to jack up or lift the ship 

up, so creating a stable working platform 

in the ocean. For this process, the lifting 

vessels must hold their position very precisely. 

This is where the advantages provided 

by the VSP in direct interplay with 

the dynamic positioning system become 

clear. The propulsion can be changed 

in only three seconds. This prevents an 

otherwise unavoidable drifting from position 

caused by the sea swell. The exact 

moment when the ship lifts itself out of 

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SMM Daily News | innovation 

SMM Daily News | innovation 

Second prize for 

ORCA in business 

start-up award 

Full programme for ORCA 

Maritime GmbH: The Hamburgbased 

anti-corrosion specialist 

was after a busy day as an 

SMM exhibitor yesterday also 

awarded second prize in the 

Hamburg 2010 business startup 

awards. In the award ceremony 

with over 600 guests 

from business, industry and 

press, ORCA won a tight contest 

for the prize following an 

unprecedented second round 

of voting. The award was presented 

by the mayor of Hamburg, 

Christoph Ahlhaus. 

First prize was won by a hearing 

aid company. Over 22,000 

firms from the Hamburg region 

had competed for the award. 

ORCA’s current joint chief executives 

and owners Manfred 

Haack and Michael Sens bought 

the company in 2008 from its 

previous Norwegian proprietor 

and then put the firm through 

a fast period of expansion. The 

number of employees has risen 

from two to eight and “the 

trend is upwards,” said Haack. 

Certificate 

DIN EN ISO 9001:2008 

A European-wide network of 

over 30 representatives was 

built up and this network now 

promotes the company’s expertise 

and activities in over 60 

countries. 

The ORCA HT self- adhesive 

anti-corrosion film is said to be 

unique in its field and has been 

certified by classification society 

DNV for maritime corrosion 

protection. “We have revolutionised 

the conventional surface 

protection concept which 

uses paint,” said Haack: 

In the mid 1980s, the marketing 

of self-adhesive films for 

mega-sized logos on ship sides 

was started. After several years 

these logos were repaired or replaced 

and it was noticed that 

the areas covered by the vinyl 

had hardly any corrosion compared 

to the rest of the ship. 

On basis of this discovery it 

was realized that this might be 

a new way to fight corrosion. 

Extensive research, development 

and testing began, resulting 

in a new solution for corro- 

Award-winners Michael Sens and Manfred Haack from ORCA Maritime 

Photo: B. Oldenburg 

sion protection, the worldwide 

unique DNV certified topcoating 

ORCA HT Offshore Film. 

“The film offers great advantages 

such as an extremely long 

service life of up to 15 years 

plus total environmental protection,” 

he said. 

The company is seeking to replace 

paint with its foil surface 

covering for large areas of ships 

in above-water sectors including 

the hull and superstructure. 

Its first major project was 

the drilling rig BRAGE in the 

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North Atlantic. In 1997, some 

1,200 square metres of the rig’s 

accommodation were covered 

with ORCA film. Up to today, 

almost 14 years later, the film is 

providing excellent protection 

even in the highly-sensitive 

window areas, said Haack. 

Convinced at the effectiveness 

of its film and encouraged by 

the initial success, the company 

is seeking new ways forward 

and new customers. New target 

areas are industry and wind 

power units, especially the pro- 

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tection of offshore wind towers, 

plus tank storage units and 

refineries worldwide. ORCA 

Maritime has recently been accredited 

by oil company STA- 

TOIL and in September will 

start the first anti-corrosion 

work at a facility in Kalundborg 

in Denmark. 

A further promising sector is 

the use of mega-sized logos and 

designs using the ORCA film in 

the offshore sector. ORCA Maritime 

GmbH plans to quickly 

establish itself as a world market 

leader in this sector. Wellknown 

customers, such as ferry 

company Stena Line, are convinced 

about the advantages 

of ORCA film and Stena will 

in stages add an extra “touch of 

beauty” to its entire fleet using 

the film. ORCA Maritime will 

receive some professional help 

in this from Swedish designer 

Peter Mild. 

Germany’s Economy and Technology 

Ministry has recognised 

advantages in the film 

for German industry and has 

provided the company with 

financial support for research. 

In cooperation with the Fraunhofer 

institute in Rostock, the 

two year research project FokiS 

(film corrosion protection in 

shipbuilding) was started under 

which the film will be intensively 

investigated. 

A further trump card in the 

company’s hand could generate 

an “absolute world revolution” 

says Haack. Together 

with an industrial partner and 

institutions from research and 

technology, ORCA Maritime is 

currently developing an antifouling 

film which does not 

contain poisonous chemicals 

or toxic substances. Similar to 

a shark’s skin, a film will be developed 

with a special surface 

structure. “The film has been in 

the test phase for almost one 

and a half years and the initial 

results are very promising,” 

said Haack. He is extremely 

optimistic: “We are still a small 

company but everyone started 

in a small way and we believe 

we can convince everyone!” 

ORCA Maritime GmbH at 

SMM: Hall A2 / Stand 131 

The compact design is the major advantage of Triton Photo: Hatlapa 

“Saving space is an 

important factor” 

Hatlapa presents its rotary 

vane type steering gear of 

type Triton at SMM. After 

extensive research and development 

at Hatlapa’s headquarters 

in Germany, Triton 

was first introduced onto the 

market two years ago. Since 

then over 40 units have been 

supplied to ship owners all 

over the world. 

“We are currently focusing on 

further developing our rotary 

vane steering gear, and a revised 

design will be launched 

soon, focusing on the offshore 

market”, announces Hatlapa’s 

SCR System from the expert 

silencer 

4 

Offshore Sales Manager, Uwe 

Nickschat. The various types 

of steering gear offer a range 

of different benefits, depending 

on the operational requirements. 

Triton’s major 

advantage is its compact design. 

“Saving space on board 

is an important factor in the 

offshore industry,” Nickschat 

states. Also, compared to ram 

type steering gear, the rotary 

vane equipment offers greater 

manoeuvrability by allowing 

a better steering angle. 

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A section of a CSC sandwich panel showing the 

Thermal Ceramics fire insulation in position 

Ro-Pax ferries are an ideal application for the CSC concept 

Photos: CSC 

Composite superstructure 

for more capacity 

At SMM 2010 three companies will jointly 

present the Composite Superstructure 

Concept (CSC). The concept enables operators 

of passenger and freight vessels to use 

lightweight sandwich composite materials 

for a superstructure while still complying 

with the SOLAS regulations. 

is built-in and the finished superstructure 

will not rust or corrode. 

CSC has lower environmental 

impact than steel 

or aluminium 

Key operational benefits of the concept In addition CSC has a lower environmental 

impact than steel or aluminium and is 

include: Higher payloads, increased stability, 

reduced fuel consumption and lower equally suitable for both newbuildings and 

through-life costs. Other features of the concept 

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system that comprises a structural core to 

which glass or carbon fibre skins are securely 

bonded using an industrialized and 

proven resin infusion process. 

The final stage is the application of a fire insulation 

layer to the laminate surface to provide 

the required level of fire protection. A 

full fire testing programme has already been 

undertaken to prove the concept. By varying 

the core and skin thicknesses, a fully integrated 

superstructure (decks and internal/ 

external bulkheads) can be designed and 

engineered which exactly meets global and 

local loading conditions. 

More than 35 years experience 

of design and construction 

of composite ships 

The Composite Superstructure Concept 

is a joint venture between the shipyard 

Kockums AB (a member of ThyssenKrupp 

Marine Systems with more than 35 years 

experience of design and construction of 

composite ships), DIAB (a world leader in 

composite core materials and technology) 

and Thermal Ceramics (a division of Morgan 

Crucible which is a significant force in 

the world of fire protection and insulation 

systems). 

All three companies have been heavily involved 

in the multi-faceted, governmentsponsored 

LASS project, the aim of which 

is to improve the efficiency of marine transportation 

through the usage of lightweight 

structures. 

CSC at SMM: Hall B2 / Stand 336 

DVV group reception at SMM 

Well over 130 guests accepted the invitation 

to join the DVV Media Group on 

8 September in Hamburg for the traditional 

SMM reception staged by Germany’s 

leading maritime industry publications 

Ship&Offshore, Schiff&Hafen 

and THB. As always the reception was 

held on Wednesday evening. The guests 

were taken by a Porsche Cayenne shuttle 

Photos: DVV 

service to the well-known Seepferdchen 

restaurant in Hamburg’s historic fish 

market. The event carried on until way 

past midnight and the guests used the 

convivial atmosphere with buffet and 

drinks to make new business contacts in 

the informal, friendly atmosphere, and 

also to meet up once more with many 

old friends and business partners. 

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SMM Daily News | interior 

SMM Daily News | in a nutshell 

Finnish interior and accommodation 

builder Oy Shippax Ltd is 

introducing a revolutionary new 

method of building accommodation 

areas onboard ships and 

offshore platforms. The solution 

is based on macro-modules and 

a patented Fixcel steel sandwich 

structure applied to erect 

fully outfitted and functionally 

complete accommodation 

towers. The Fixcel sandwich 

structure is constructed from 

hot-galvanised steel profiles using 

triple seam rolling technology. 

No welding is needed. The 

structure has excellent corrosion 

and fire resistance properties, 

is lightweight, strong, rigid 

and 100 percent recyclable. 

The cabin modules are fully finished 

Photo: Shippax 

Novel accommodation 

solution from Shippax 

In the patented multi-storey 

marine construction solution 

both the cabins and the 

entire accommodation tower 

are self-supporting and do 

not need to be surrounded by 

a separate steel structure. The 

cabins are fully finished at the 

works, assembled into larger 

modules and blocks of de- 

sired sizes and finally hoisted 

onboard the hull under construction. 

The new technique is more 

cost-efficient than conventional 

shipbuilding methods, 

the company says. Shippax’s 

macro-modules containing 

cabins, passages and balconies 

are finished in factory 

conditions, well protected 

from the weather and other 

undesired interference. The 

industrial manufacturing also 

cuts the lead-time and the 

capital expenditure. 

The high structural efficiency 

of Fixcel modules allows the 

desired free deck height to be 

achieved with a construction 

elevation less than the conventional 

requirement. Low 

weight and centre of gravity 

enables one or more cabin 

decks to be added resulting 

in higher earning potential of 

vessels including cruise ships. 

The fire resistance together 

with the load bearing ability 

has been successfully tested 

by VTT, the Finnish technical 

research centre. A single 

cabin can provide two hours 

of fire integrity protecting the 

surrounding structure against 

severe damage and loss of 

strength. 

Shippax at SMM: 

Hall B2 / Stand 236 

News +++ News +++ News +++ 

US$ 600 million on new 

oil tankers 

Indonesia’s state oil and gas company 

Pertamina said it plans to spend US$600 

million on new oil tankers in the next 

three years. Pertamina will order the 

new vessels to modernise its ageing 

fleet and rely less on charter tankers 

from foreign shipping company. Pertamina 

currently operates 190 tankers, 

including small and medium-sized vessels, 

most of which are chartered. 

“We plan an international tender to 

order three tankers of 80,000 dwt capacity 

in September. These tankers will 

be used to carry crude oil,” a Pertamina 

spokesman said. “Other small capacity 

tankers will be ordered from a local 

Indonesian shipyard,” he added. He said 

Pertamina still plans to order a new 

very large crude carrier (VLCC) tanker 

of 300,000 dwt, but that it will not be 

ordered until 2013, so that the delivery 

coincides with the completion of Pertamina’s 

new Balongan refinery expected 

in 2016. 

In August this year, Pertamina signed 

a preliminary agreement with Kuwait 

Petroleum International to build a new 

refinery in Indonesia with capacity of 

200,000 to 300,000 barrels per day. This 

will generate a new transport requirement 

for crude oil and oil products. 

28 shipbuilding contracts 

since 1st July 

China’s Yangzijiang Shipbuilding said 

it has won a total of 28 shipbuilding 

contracts with a total value of about 

US$915 million since July 1 this year. 

The orders are for containerships and 

dry bulk carriers, which will be scheduled 

for deliveries from year 2011 to 

2013. 

Out of the 28 contracts, 5 contracts 

worth about US$127 million have been 

formally added to the order book after 

the yard receiving initial deposits from 

the shipowners. Another 15 contracts 

with the value of some US$490 million 

will be effective upon receiving the 

initial deposits from the shipowners. 

The remaining 8 contracts worth about 

US$298 million are options to be exercised 

by the shipowners. Yangzijiang 

added that since July 1, it has delivered 

13 more vessels. It said, in total, the 

group has delivered 35 vessels so far 

in 2010 and will deliver 13 more vessels 

as per scheduled for the rest of 

the year. 

New VLCC crude oil tanker 

for US$ 100 million 

Hong Kong shipping company Wah 

Kwong Maritime Transport has signed 

a letter of intent with China’s Shanghai 

Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding to build 

a 319,000 dwt VLCC crude oil tanker 

worth almost US$100 million. The deal 

was signed after Wah Kwong took delivery 

of its latest 177,000 dwt very large 

iron ore and coal carrier. Executives 

from the shipping firm are negotiating 

with at least one other shipping company 

to form a possible joint venture before 

a formal contract is signed for the 

tanker, which should be established in 

mid-September. Potential charterers will 

also be approached to take the 319,000 

dwt tanker when the ship is delivered 

in 2013. It is envisaged that Wah Kwong 

and its shipowning partner would share 

the cost of building. It is hoped an initial 

charter contract that would guarantee 

employment for the ship upon delivery 

can be finalised before the building contract 

is signed. Wah Kwong chairman Mr 

George Chau Sze-kwong said he remains 

“optimistic about the tanker market”. 

He added that more ships would 

be ordered “when the price and delivery 

was right”, though there would be cautious 

expansion of the fleet. 

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SMM Daily News 

XXjust for fun: 

Shopping-Tour 

Hamburg is famous for its 

many historic and modern 

city-centre shopping arcades. 

These provide a perfect invitation 

for a shopping stroll 

in any weather and are only 

a stone’s throw apart from 

each other. Examples are the 

Alsterarkaden and the Mellin 

Passage, which offer visitors 

architecture with magnificent 

ornaments and ceiling painting. 

Or perhaps you should 

try some shopping in the 

Art-Deco atmosphere in the 

traditional brickwork buildings 

in the Galleria Passage. 

For many, the Hanseviertel 

is Hamburg’s most beautiful 

shopping arcade, a masterwork 

from the star architects 

von Gerkan, Marg and Partner. 

Or perhaps you should 

visit the Levantehaus with its 

enchanting atmosphere from 

the 19th century? A temple to 

shopping of a special kind is 

without question the Europa 

Passage which lies directly 

on the Binnenalster and 

was designed by the famous 

Hamburg architect Teherani: 

120 shops on five floors are 

gathered along an impressive, 

light-filled bow hall 

construction. 

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passagen-strassen 

The Europa Passage at Hamburg’s city center 

Photo: www.mediaserver.hamburg.de / C.Spahrbier 

XXwine and dine: 

Butcher’s Steakhouse 

Some people say that Butcher’s 

in Hamburg’s exclusive 

Pöseldorf district is the best 

steakhouse in the city. Simply 

go there to convince yourself. 

Enjoy the best prime beef in a 

typical American steakhouse 

What’s up 

atmosphere. In simple but fine 

rooms next to an open fire or 

in the library you will certainly 

find something to tempt you. 

The presentation of the various 

steak cuts at the table makes 

your choice easy and fun. And 

the opportunity to select the 

size of steak yourself – according 

to cut between 200 and 700 

grammes makes Butcher´s very 

different from the many other 

steakhouses. The extensive wine 

list and the excellent range of 

whisky round off the attraction. 

Butcher´s Steakhouse 

Milchstraße 19, Hamburg 

Tel +49-(0)40-44 60 82. 

www.butchers-steakhouse.de 

The famous Chilehaus at the Kontorhaus district 

Photo: www.mediaserver.hamburg.de 

XXfor your info: 

Kontorhaus district 

If you are interested in architecture, 

you should certainly not 

miss the Kontorhaus district 

(Kontor = office for Hanseatic 

businessmen). This district 

lies in the south west of Hamburg’s 

old town between the 

streets Steinstraße, Meßberg, 

Klosterwall and Brandstwiete. 

It is famous for its large Kontor 

buildings in the style of the 

architectural expressionism of 

the early 20th century. At the 

Hall B6, Booth 331 

heart is the impressive Chilehaus 

which was built between 

1922 and 1924. The building, 

which is under protection as 

a historic monument, is designated 

part of the UNESCO 

world heritage and has a magnificent 

internal courtyard 

perfect for a quiet moment. 

Form here you can also wonder 

around the other streets in 

the Kontorhaus district which 

has many more interesting 

buildings. 

www.kontorhausviertel.com 

THE MARITIME 

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Schiffsführung” describes 

the usage and application 

of processes and equipment 

during nautical ship 

command and operation. 

This ranges from an essential 

fundamental grounding 

of working methods to 

possible sources of errors 

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include ship command and 

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law and ocean radio 

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The nautical handbook is 

a reference work aimed at 

practical work for seafarers 

on ships, personnel in shipping 

companies and shipping 

authorities plus other 

shipping-associated institutions 

and interests such as 

students and ships’ officers 

undergoing training. 

The publisher and authors 

are experienced captains, 

teachers from higher education 

and experts from 

the nautical sectors covered 

by the book. 

Authors: Bernhard Berking 

and Werner Huth 

Publisher: DVV Media Group 

ISBN: 78-3-87743-821-3 

Price: 68 Euro 

(incl. VAT, excl. postage) 

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for a safer world. 

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Wherever you are, we will be nearby and able to apply a genuine understanding of local 

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Marine Division 

Veritaskai 1, 21079 Hamburg 

Tel.: +49 40 23625-0 

Fax: +49 40 2 36 25-620 

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