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TUGS & TOWAGE and it’s a little unusual for infrastructure, is to be ahead of the game.” Mr Noes said the idea was to look at what the customers’ expectations are into the future rather than being in a situation where the company is constantly trying to remedy bottlenecks. He took Port Kembla as an example. The new tug that will be based at that port is heading there ahead of an expected LNG import terminal. This terminal is to be a floating regasification and storage unit, and will necessitate regular calls by large LNG carriers. “This is the same kind of carrier that takes the gas away from the Gorgon field or up in Gladstone as well. So we’re very familiar with the size of the vessels and the handling requirements of them,” Mr Noes said. “We’re sort of using that experience and Nicolaj Noes, managing director, Svitzer Australia “We recognise shipping lines’ need to drive efficiencies in their businesses is going to become even more prevalent going forward, and one way they can save is shorter port stays,” he said. “From our side, we see there is an opportunity around the fact that… what can happen in port stays is that you have a plan but something changes – a crane breaks down at the stevedores and suddenly everything has to be pushed back 30 minutes. “But, when things change, it is not in isolation because with one data point changing, then the pilot’s data point has to change, the linesman has to change, the tugboat operator has to change. And if you don’t synchronise those elements and have them work in unison then often you have 20 minutes wasted here where one party is finished but the next party is not ready.” saying for those vessels coming into Port Kembla… what do we think the requirements are going to be in terms of the capabilities of the tugs and the amount of the tugs that’s required to safely get an LNG carrier in there.” Also, Mr Noes said, the tugs required to handle these gascarrying vessels not only require a large amount of power, they also need to have next-level safety standards and operational procedures. “You need to be able to pull the LNG carrier if there is bad weather, it needs to get off the berth, or the engine fails, you need Mr Noes said vessels sitting idle because of the lack of co-ordination between the various parties at the port is something tug operators, such as Svitzer, are in a position to address. “It could be we’re saving 20 minutes here, 30 minutes there by bringing people together and saying, ‘Let’s make sure we’re all aligned, that we work off the same game plan and if things change then everything is synchronised’,” Mr Noes said. “Being able to address that by taking ownership of and responsibility for the whole process we feel is an exciting opportunity.” to drag it out even against the current so there is an underlying requirement just for the necessary horse power and oomph that’s able to do that as well,” he said. “When you guide the carrier to berth, the number of tugs you can surround it with allows you to act faster if something happens, especially when it comes into berth often the requirements for a turn are quite significant. “You sort of have to baby it in all the way around and be ready to act on any kind of contingency. And that’s the nature of contingency. If the engine suddenly fails, if the rudder fails, you don’t know where you are at any given time, whether you need to protect it from going left, or right, or backwards, or forwards. “For this kind of operation, you have to state of the art tugs in terms of escort capabilities, the sheer strength of them, and their firefighting capabilities.” Mr Noes said the variety of tug that Svitzer is sending to Port Kembla is similar to those already at the Port of Newcastle, which is also looking at installing an FSRU. “We are very keen to understand the future requirements in Newcastle. I think we have the fleet for it but we also have that expertise about how to handle gas vessels. It is a unique operation to handle gas carriers,” he said. INVESTING IN PEOPLE Back in late 2017, Engage Marine subsidiary Westug signed a co-operation deal with international towage services provider Kotug to operate the tugboat fleet for Fortescue Metals Group at Port Hedland. Engage Marine’s Mr Malone said operations would begin in late June or early July, and that recruitment for 78 positions was nearly complete. He said the company used traditional vehicles to recruit staff for the venture, but most were found through word of mouth. “The industry is such a small one that once you start a process, even if its internal, word gets out throughout the industry, we’ve had no issues at all finding teams for Port Hedland, and we’ve probably had at least 10 applications for every position that we’ve wanted to fill,” he said. Svitzer echoed this, with Mr Noes saying that the company has had a very good pipeline of colleagues that want to join. “They come from near coastal operators, barge operators in construction phase, or even from commercial fishing that comes in there as well,” he said. “And we’re working closely with AMSA and understanding the training we need to put in place that allows them to progress into engineers and deck hands and masters on our tugs. WHAT’S TO COME Looking ahead, Mr Noes said he was cognisant that Svitzer’s customers are facing cost pressure, particularly on the fuel side, and this pressure is only going to get worse with the new IMO regulations likely bringing in even higher fuel costs. “With the operations we have and generally in harbour towage, that allows us to train internally and give them the experience and make the moves up in their various grades and certification. It gives us a lot more flexibility to have a broader pipeline of talent coming in,” Mr Noes said. 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