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New £77m vessel<br />
ordered for<br />
Seajacks fleet<br />
C Max Paterson<br />
C 01493 841400<br />
C info@seajacks.com<br />
C www.seajacks.com<br />
Seajacks has placed an order with Lamprell<br />
for the construction of a new self-propelled<br />
jack-up vessel, specifically designed for<br />
installation and maintenance services in the<br />
offshore wind and oil and gas sectors.<br />
Named Seajacks Hydra, the new<br />
Seajacks vessel will be a £77m modified<br />
Gusto MSC NG2500X self-elevating and<br />
self-propelled jack-up. The vessel will be<br />
equipped with dynamic positioning, high<br />
speed jacking system and a 400t crane.<br />
The vessel will be constructed at Lamprell’s<br />
Hamriyah facility in the United Arab Emirates<br />
and will be delivered in 2014.<br />
Blair Ainslie, chief executive of the<br />
Seajacks Group, said: “She will be Seajacks’<br />
fourth vessel and a similar design to Kraken<br />
and Leviathan. Hydra will be an excellent<br />
“ SHE WILL BE SEAJACKS’ FOURTH<br />
VESSEL AND A SIMILAR DESIGN<br />
TO KRAKEN AND LEVIATHAN.<br />
HYDRA WILL BE AN EXCELLENT<br />
AddITION TO THE STATE-OF<br />
THE-ART FLEET THAT WE ARE<br />
BUILDING HERE AT SEAJACKS. ”<br />
addition to the state-of the-art fleet that we<br />
are building here at Seajacks.”<br />
Seajacks Kraken is currently undertaking<br />
a two year well intervention and maintenance<br />
campaign for Shell UK and NAM<br />
in the Southern North Sea, while Seajacks<br />
Leviathan continues to perform effectively<br />
in the offshore wind sector, having recently<br />
completed turbine installation at Sheringham<br />
Shoal Wind Farm. She is now working on the<br />
Meerwind Wind Park project off Germany<br />
with new sister ship Zaratan, following its<br />
voyage from Lamprell in Dubai.<br />
In March 2012, Marubeni Corporation<br />
and the Innovation Network of Japan (INCJ),<br />
announced the acquisition of Seajacks from<br />
Riverstone Holdings.<br />
Fees plan for<br />
Employment<br />
Tribunal<br />
C Harriet McInnes, Howes Percival<br />
C 01603 281948<br />
C www.howespercival.com<br />
The government has confirmed that a twostage<br />
fee structure for individuals issuing<br />
claims in the Employment Tribunal will be<br />
introduced in summer 2013.<br />
The amount of the fee will be dependent<br />
on the complexity of the claim and as<br />
well as an initial fee payable when the claim<br />
is issued, individuals will also have to pay<br />
a separate fee approximately 4-6 weeks<br />
before the final hearing.<br />
As an example, an individual who<br />
wishes to bring an unfair dismissal claim will<br />
have to pay £250 when he/she submits the<br />
claim, and a further £950 as a hearing fee.<br />
The intention behind the introduction of<br />
these fees was to pass some of the costs<br />
of the Employment Tribunal system from<br />
the taxpayer to the user. The government<br />
is also hopeful that it will encourage early<br />
settlement of claims.<br />
The introduction of fees will come as a<br />
welcome relief to employers who are hopeful<br />
that the reform will go some way to deterring<br />
ill-founded or unmeritorious claims.<br />
That said, employers should be aware that<br />
individuals on benefits or low incomes may<br />
be exempt from paying the fee or may be<br />
eligible to pay a reduced fee.<br />
In addition, there are fees payable<br />
by employers as well, including when an<br />
employer wishes to issue a counter claim<br />
and where an employer wishes to enter into<br />
judicial mediation.<br />
Top: Calorex humidifiers help<br />
protect priceless exhibits<br />
including Rodin’s The Kiss,<br />
seen here with celebrities<br />
Tracey Emin and Stephen Fry<br />
Far left: Mosaic’s highly<br />
experienced trainers<br />
Left: Howes Percival's<br />
Harriet McInnes<br />
NOVEMBER 2012 – 19