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NEWS 8 FEATURES

14 Norwegian 28 Giant waterways
combined offering funding boost

Global Ocean Technology German Government has
Group promises to be a earmarked €800m for vital
powerhouse inland waterway network

16 ASV Global 31 Clever coupling
acquired is key

European autonomous First electric excursion
vessel leader purchased by boat uses coupling unit to
US L3 Technologies switch between three
drive modes
REGULARS 11 24
32 Work vessel
18 Aquaculture 59 shortlisted
workboat order
Ov Ryvingen work vessel
Southampton Marine shortlisted for first
Services goes from Motorship Propulsion and
strength to strength Future Fuels Award

11 Profile: Walter Van 36 Creating hydrogen
Der Pennen on demand

EST-Floattech punches A US hydrogen technology
well above its weight on company is near to
hybrid and battery creating hydrogen from
technologies seawater on the fly

18 Towing deck 49 Portuguese
fittings activity surge

Peter Barker asks if more Naval Rocha shipyard
powerful tugs mean ships’ reports new projects
deck fittings are now the in dry dock, wet basin
weak link and pier-side

24 Transfer 59 Adaptive
bottleneck cut auger head

Floatel boasts landing ‘More production in less
system catering for 6 time’ says Dredge Yard of
different types of CTV its latest dredging
development

COVER SHOT

Issue No.367 OCTOBER 2018 A quartet of Sanmar’s very powerful latest 2700kW MTU engines turning Schottel SRP560 CP
development, the Bigaçay Series of fire-fighting ASDs, Rudder propellers giving high performance from a
Walter Van der Pennen | Dredging | Deck Equipment | Cuxport designed exclusively for Turkey’s leading tug builder relatively compact hull.
by Robert Allan Ltd (and designated by them as the
POWER & PROPULSION RAstar 2900 SX) are on their way in convoy across the The Bigacay series has been exclusively developed
Vessel Repair & Maintenance Mediterranean to the North African kingdom of for Sanmar. Giving high performance with exceptionally
Deck Equipment & Lifting Gear Morocco to form the nucleus of Svitzer’s fleet at the high bollard pull, the RAstar escort/offshore terminal
Tanger Med 2 terminal. tug designation is reserved for a range of ASD tugs with
unique sponsoned hull form which has been proven to
Svitzer Tanger, Svitzer Tetouan, Svitzer Chefchaouen provide significantly enhanced escort towing and
and Svitzer Al Hoceima all measure 29.4m LOA with a seakeeping performance.
beam of 13.3m and attain a bollard pull ahead in excess
of 90 tonnes and a free-running speed of around 8 Further information: www.sanmar.com.tr
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NEWS

NORWAY OCEAN TECHNOLOGY POWERHOUSE EMERGES

Norway's newly formed Global Photo: GST
Ocean Technology Group is
gathering key marine energy division will provide leading-edge will help marine companies meet 8 Global Ocean Technologies will
technologies and services electro engineering, naval design and exceed present and have marine, rigservice and products
together in one company with a and hydrogen, fuel cell, LNG and upcoming regulatory as its main business areas
view to providing a one-stop- battery solutions. requirements for green
shop to the global marine and operations,” said Mr Ramfjord. control by applying our deep
energy market. “With the latest energy knowledge of efficient
technologies and advanced naval “At the same time, we can help maintenance, re-activation, and
With marine environmental design, our products and services rig operators keep costs under commissioning methods.”
regulations continuing to tighten
up and the offshore industry still Airbus has placed a firm order AUTOMATED CARGO KITE ORDER
facing challenging markets, the with AirSeas during the
company believes its combined international maritime trade fair 8 SeaWing could cut shipping fuel
offering will attract customers SMM to purchase the first ever costs by 20%
looking for innovative solutions for automated kite, named SeaWing.
compliance, as well as for gains in after seeing our test results Airbus owns a fleet of four
energy and operational efficiency. SeaWing is an automated kite first-hand on their own ship. This RO-RO ships to transport aircraft
based on parafoil technology used first ro-ro vessel installation opens parts around Europe and the USA.
“We have our roots in the to tow commercial ships. Airbus is the way for further pioneering SeaWing combines aeronautical
Norwegian boatbuilding, offshore focusing on improving productivity deals on container ships, bulkers know-how with maritime
energy, rig service and energy and delivering aircraft faster and and ferries. We are glad we can technology to create a
technology industries,” said Tor more cost effectively for its start helping our customers to breakthrough in the maritime
Henning Ramfjord, CEO and partner. customers. SeaWing offers a new reduce ship emissions in order to transportation sector. A simple
way of cutting shipping fuel costs preserve the environment.” switch launches or recovers the kite
“We believe this unique by 20 percent and will reduce which unfolds, operates and refolds
combination, founded on a strong Airbus' overall industrial autonomously. The system collects
tradition of quality and environmental footprint by 8,000 and analyses meteorological and
entrepreneurship, will allow us to tons of CO2 per year. oceanic data in real-time. SeaWing
bring a new level of products and adapts to this information in order to
services to the global marine and Vincent Bernatets, CEO of optimise its performance as well as
energy market.” AirSeas, said: “We are very proud to ensure maximum safety.
that Airbus has confirmed its
EXPERTISE confidence in the SeaWing system
Global Ocean Technologies will
have marine, rigservice and
products as its main business areas.

The marine division will supply
vessels ranging from high-speed
passenger ferries to fishing and
search and rescue craft, while the
rigservice division will offer
inspection, maintenance and
commissioning services to rigs
from its base in Mandal and
around the world.

Meanwhile, the products

BRIEFS

Maritime solicitor Dutch birthday Del Norte Sonardyne

Maritime qualified solicitor MacArtney’s Dutch subsidiary Managing Director of Del Norte Navigation and positioning
Alice Burch has joined Lymington, has marked 20 years of existence Technology Laurie Smith recently technology company Sonardyne
UK solicitors Scott Bailey. and business development. announced his retirement after International Ltd. has announced
Alice has over 10 years’ MacArtney Benelux is part of the more than 50 years in the the appointment of Elizabeth Paull
experience, working in-house for a global MacArtney Underwater hydrographic survey equipment as Business Development Manager
broad range of international Technology Group specialising in business. Del Norte, the UK to help support and develop the
companies dealing with the design, manufacture, partner company to Hypack, firm’s business within the growing
Company/Commercial and sale and after-sales service of officially closed with Laurie’s aquaculture and renewables
Corporate Law. Alice brings systems to offshore oil and retirement. Swathe Services will industries. Elizabeth, who joins
expertise in all areas of company gas, renewable energy industries, now take on responsibility for Sonardyne from subsea
activity from managing risk, data ocean science institutes, sales and maintenance of Hypack instrumentation and systems
protection and compliance to survey and subsea contractors, software solutions. The company company Aquatec Group, will also
legal due diligence for mergers civil engineering customers will continue to run bi-annual focus on other developing ocean
and acquisitions. and navies. Hypack training courses. industry markets.

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NEWS

BigLift Shipping's Happy Star's BIGLIFT CRANE CAPACITY UPGRADE BRIEFS
two heavy lift mast cranes have
been upgraded to 1,100mt lifting the expectations of being the 8 BigLift Happy Star at SeaRenergy
capacity each at the Huisman flagship of a leading heavy lift Huisman Service & Assembly
Service & Assembly location in shipping company. location in Schiedam SeaRenergy announced
Schiedam, the Netherlands. during the WindEnergy
BigLift Shipping is member of heavy lift vessels with lifting exhibition in Hamburg, that it
BigLift has noticed a growing Spliethoff Group with a history capacities up to 2,200mt, and two has opened a new office in
demand for heavy lift vessels dating back to 1973. BigLift's state-of-the-art heavy transport the Netherlands.
with lifting capacities of over fleet consists of 14 modern (MC-Class) vessels. SeaRenergy B.V. will be
2,000mt. With the crane upgrade based in The Hague and lead
of Happy Star, BigLift has by Maarten Verjaal as the
broadened its palette of shipping managing director. At a
options, now offering crane networking event in their
capacities up to 2,200mt in Hamburg office, managing
tandem lift. The cranes director of SeaRenergy
themselves kept their unrivalled Dr. Benjamin Vordemfelde
lifting height and outreach. said “while the market in
A fly jib can still be used for Germany gets more and
extra outreach. more mature, the
Netherlands is still a
The further functionalities to growth market not only
operate the cranes even more for wind farms to be
efficiently and safely, such developed and constructed
as man riding, offshore load in the coming years
curves and an anti-collision but also for our services
system, were installed or to fabricators and
upgraded. The modification marine contractors”.
went exactly as planned and
BigLift has complete faith that
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BRIEFS ASV GLOBAL ACQUIRED BY US COMPANY L3

Yanmar UK- headquartered specialist solutions,” said Christopher E. 8 Canadian vessel recently converted
builder of autonomous surface Kubasik, L3's Chairman, Chief to unmanned mode by ASV
Japanese diesel engine vessels, ASV Global has been Executive Officer and President.
manufacturer Yanmar has acquired by the American “The addition of L3 ASV enables us (USV/UUV) operations. The new
appointed Julio Arribas as its company L3 Technologies. to deliver both unmanned surface company will be known as L3 ASV.
South West European and undersea vehicle technologies
Regional Manager, a position ASV specialises in autonomous to an expanded international Based in Fareham in the UK and
that encompasses the roles vessel control systems which are customer base and take a prime with a subsidiary in Louisiana in the
of General Manager of both fitted to its own range of contractor position on major US, L3 ASV has the capability to
Yanmar Equipment Iberica, autonomous craft as well as to unmanned systems.” L3 reported deliver a wide range of autonomous
S.L. and the newly- those built and operated by other sales of $9.6 billion last year. surface vessels in a range of sizes,
established Yanmar France companies. L3 Technologies is an currently from 10 to 42 feet, with
SAS. Arribas will spearhead agile innovator and leading L3 claims that this acquisition proprietary software and control
the launch of Yanmar’s provider of global ISR, strategically enhances the systems and proven unmanned
strengthened distribution communications and networked company's spectrum of unmanned system autonomy architectures.
operation and selective systems, and electronic systems maritime capabilities, including These time-tested capabilities have
dealer network in France for military, homeland security and integrated anti-submarine warfare been demonstrated on a wide
after the leading engine commercial aviation customers. (ASW) solutions, future surface range of vessel types and sizes
and propulsion specialist With headquarters in New York City combatant unmanned off-board with over 1,500 operating days of
opened a new sales and and approximately 31,000 sensors, and integrated unmanned service. Much of the work done by
customer representative employees worldwide, L3 develops surface and undersea vessel ASV has been to develop
office in La Roche-sur-Yon in advanced defence technologies autonomous survey and monitoring
September to provide and commercial solutions in pilot craft and an example is a Canadian
dedicated local support. training, aviation security, night Coast Guard survey craft. ASV has
vision and EO/IR, weapons, also worked with the British MOD
Actisense maritime systems and space. on automated harbour patrol craft
operating autonomously and a
Marine electronics firm “Autonomous capabilities for wide variety of monitoring and
Actisense’s COO Lesley Keets surface ships and undersea environmental vessels.
has won the Businesswoman vessels are top priorities for our
of the Year Award at a naval and commercial maritime
prestigious ceremony customers, and we are increasing
celebrating the best our investments to lead in this
businesses from across the strategic growth area and
South of the UK, Lesley was strengthen L3's position as a
presented with the accolade leading supplier of maritime
in recognition of her personal
contribution to the success Autonomous capabilities for surface ships and
of the company. undersea vessels are top priorities for our naval
and commercial maritime customers, and we are
Ghani visit increasing our investments to lead in this strategic
growth area and strengthen L3’s position as a
UK Parliamentary Under leading supplier of maritime solutions
Secretary of State for
Transport, Nusrat Ghani has Sparrows Group is celebrating SPARROWS GROUP AWARDED
visited the Port of Tyne. after coming out on top at the
During the visit the Minister UK's 2018 Press and Journal Gold manufactured in the UK suitable renewables sector. This decision
enjoyed a boat trip on the Awards, winning the esteemed for the offshore wind industry. protected a number of jobs in
River Tyne aboard the Port’s Renewables Award. Aberdeen where the company
pilot boat – Collingwood and Sparrows further strengthened continues to be headquartered.
was able to see first-hand The Aberdeen-based firm has its position in the global sector in
the offshore renewable more than 40 years of experience December last year with the
cluster of businesses based in the oil and gas industry and was acquisition of Alpha Offshore
on the Tyne. Later on a tour recognised for successfully Service A/S. The Danish company
of the Port of Tyne’s 600 acre transferring its knowledge and provides engineering personnel
estate, the Shipping Minister experience to the renewables and inspection services to the
learnt more about the sector over the past two years. wind energy industry, specialising
potential of the Port of Tyne in the delivery of operations and
Enterprise Zone sites and Sparrows was commended for maintenance services to onshore
saw the latest development providing 102 bespoke and offshore wind developments.
of a second wood pellet WindMaster turbine platform
terminal, which is working cranes to the East Anglian ONE The Group was also praised for
with Lynemouth Power Ltd offshore wind farm for the investment in its existing
to produce 390MW of ScottishPower Renewables. The Aberdeen workshops which were
low-carbon electricity. WindMaster, which was specifically reconfigured to accommodate its
developed for the renewables growing number of projects in the
6 | OCTOBER 2018 market, is claimed to be the only
luffing crane designed and 8 Matt Corbin from Sparrows Group
welcomed the award

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AQUACULTURE WORKBOAT
ORDER SUCCESS

Following a process instigated with an introduction at Seawork International 2017, UK shipyard
SMS has won a contract to build a new 24m aquaculture vessel for a tuna farm operator in Malta

The vessel has 24m LOA, 8.5m beam, and a 3m draft, and will
be built to the MCA-MGN-280-Category 1 (150nm from safe
haven) workboat code. The vessel is expected to be delivered
to the owner mid-summer 2019. Her principal purpose will be
tuna harvesting and aquaculture / fish farm logistics and
maintenance support.

Mr John Buck, the Business Development Manager of SMS
said: “this is a big win for us given both the scale of the
opportunity and the obvious competition from Europe. We've
listened to the client, customised our offering, and via a
competitive process we've won the build. This project is
particularly exciting given the size of the market in Malta and
the environmental innovation that we've built into the design
with regards to the containment and management of fish oil”.
He goes on to say: “good news for SMS, good news for
workboat building in Southampton, and good news for UK Plc”.

PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS:

Workboat Code: MCA-MGN-280-Category 1

(150nm from safe haven)

Length Overall: 24.45 metres

Maximum Draft: 2.87 metres Mr David Azzopardi, Director of Fish and Fish Ltd comments: 8 Delivery is
“it's been a great pleasure working through the specification with scheduled for
Breadth: 8.50 metres John and the team at SMS and we look forward to the build Q2/3 2019
process. This represents a major investment for Fish and Fish Ltd,
Fire suppression: Engine Room - Fixed and it illustrates not only the strength of our business but also our
belief in the environmental sustainability of the aquaculture
Main Engines: Caterpillar Acert 18 600bhp industry here in Malta”. He concluded by saying: “having met John
and SMS at Seawork in 2017, and then latterly concluding the
(448kw) @ 1800rpm purchase post Seawork 2018, we're looking forward to supporting
workboat building the UK. We think the quality of the product is
Gear Box: ZF 560W (inline) superb - and the level of flexibility and customer commitment
illustrated by SMS is genuinely exceptional”.
Bow Thruster: 1 x Veth VT-50

Propulsion: Twin 4 Blade FFP

Generators: 2 x Caterpillar Acert 7.1 148 KVA

Cranes: 2 x Palfinger PK32002M (CPO73)

Hydraulic System: Engine driven hydraulic pump,

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Leading UK boat builder Goodchild Marine First Goodchild pilot boat export for Dublin
Services Limited has secured a contract
with Dublin Port Company to construct a Credit: Goodchild Marine Services A separate, flexibly mounted wheelhouse
new 17m pilot boat. helps mitigate noise and vibration, whilst the
8 The new addition to Dublin Port's fleet will play a hull form significantly reduces fuel
The deal to build the pilot boat, the first vital role in meeting the operational needs of consumption due to minimal drag.
Goodchild ORC pilot boat to be exported, will Ireland's largest and busiest port
see the vessel delivered to Dublin Port in July These environmental and design features
2019. the boat is renowned for its fuel efficiency, are in line with Dublin Port's commitment
capacity to cut emissions and ability to handle under its Masterplan 2040, which includes a
“Customers who have been using the ORC high speeds in bad weather. focus on reducing the carbon footprint of
range of pilot boats for up to six years are vessels in port.
reporting fuel savings of around 40% year on This is due to its innovative beak bow
year,” said Steve Pierce, general manager, design, which can steady the hull of the boat The new addition to Dublin Port's fleet
Goodchild Marine Services Limited. as it pitches into the sea. will play a vital role in meeting the
operational needs of Ireland's largest and
“We have made it our objective to produce busiest port as it continues to experience
boats that have both environmental and growing trade volumes.
financial benefits to ports.”
This will include allowing the port's team of
FUEL EFFICIENCY highly skilled marine pilots to reach and board
Designed by naval architect Pantocarene and bigger capacity ships in all weather conditions
adapted by Goodchild for the local market, from a greater distance out into Dublin Bay.

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PROFILE

WALTER VAN DER PENNEN

EST-FLOATTECH | Netherlands

“When I tried to tell people that electric- technical experts there, they'd take the time to In a small company everybody
hybrid vessels were the future, I kept on show me how something worked on the is in a constant rush, there is
hearing 'Why batteries - what's wrong with whiteboard - it often felt like I was studying always somewhere you have
diesel?' Or 'Yeah well, maybe climate change again.” He also gained respect for a culture “that to be. But you do need to
doesn't really exist',” Walter Van der Pennen of made time for listening and thinking”. make this ‘learning’ space
EST-Floattech told 'MJ'. “But there was a point happen – and there are things
last year when it changed - and now almost But then the big corporate boat was well and I want to pass on; for example
everyone is catching onto the idea.” truly rocked by financial issues: “At first I got very I want to help the other guys
stressed, but it made me a little more resilient in our team understand what
That even includes the Estonian Border when it comes to change. I'd say it was a useful our customers, the systems
Guard: EST-Floattech has recently delivered the lesson.” And, he underlined, although there was integrators, need
energy storage system for an innovative 45- a lot happening at management level, “we were
metre patrol vessel built by Baltic Workboats still at the forefront of hybrid design”. other guys in our team understand what our
with a hybrid propulsion plant yielding a customers, the systems integrators, need.”
maximum speed of 27 knots and an economic Still, a year ago he decided to concentrate on
cruising speed of 10 to 12 knots. It's a pretty his speciality so Van der Pennen decided to go So, what's next? Hybrid and full battery-
significant win, proving the wider industry is now from general systems integrator to battery electric systems are now being considered for a
taking the technology seriously. supplier, jumping into a new venture. wide range of workboats and beginning to be
an established alternative in tugs “plus we also
It's also personally satisfying for Van der It's a contrast. “In a very big corporate, there's see a lot of opportunities for batteries to
Pennen. Having developed the twin interests of an established way of doing everything... In a increase efficiency and reduce emissions on
a small boat and solar cell charged batteries by smaller organisation, there's a lot of energy, but many different types of offshore wind vessels ”,
the age of ten, it is possible he was always we also have to develop processes as we go he explained. After all, “a green supply chain for
headed for a life in alternative marine power. along... That's also challenging.” a green industry makes sense”.
Certainly, following a degree in energy
transition, he seemed to land on his feet with a However, there's a particular element he's
job for global group Imtech. keen to instil: “In a small company everybody is
in a constant rush, there is always somewhere
Initially, everything was plain sailing: “I you have to be. But you do need to make this
learned a lot in the first three years from the 'learning' space happen - and there are things I
want to pass on; for example I want to help the

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EUROPEAN TUG DELIVERIES
AND ORDERS ROUND-UP

The holiday season usually brings with it a hiatus in news, not so in the world of tug
construction within Europe, Peter Barker reports

Sanmar Shipyards are prominent this month with news of five Credit: Med Marine
new tugs in various stages of progress. In what will be viewed
as a significant order, trials have now been completed with four winch forward and anchor-handling/towing winch aft, fifi1 8 Alfons Hakans
new Bigacay class tugs for Svitzer. The RAL-designed Svitzer capability and an array of other towage-related deck latest acquisition
Tanger, Svitzer Tetouan, Svitzer Chefchaouen and Svitzer Al equipment providing significant capabilities beyond the is a Robert Allan
Hoceima are RAstar 2900SX variants and will form the nucleus harbour entrance. Caterpillar main engines and Schottel 24-45 class
of Svitzer's fleet at Tanger Med 2 terminal in Morocco. At the thrusters produce an output of 4,200kW.
time of writing theywere on their deliveryvoyage and we hope
to take a closer look at this order once complete. The second delivery from Med Marine is the 24m ASD tug
Poseidon, an RAL 24/45 class vessel for Estonian towage
Mention was made previously of another Sanmar order for a company Alfons Håkans. The RINA-classed, unrestricted
new harbour tug for Port Taranaki in New Zealand. With Kinaki's navigation tug is powered by Caterpillar 3512C main engines
safe arrival following a 73-day passage as deck cargo on a developing a total output of 2,460bkW (3,300bhp) at 1,800rpm
heavylift vessel a closer look is possible at this first RAL- powering Schottel SRP 1012FP thrusters. Auxiliary machinery
designed TRAktor 2500-SX from Sanmar. includes two Caterpillar C4.4 gensets forvessel services including
deck machinery. Other features include a Marsis-supplied fire-
Kinaki is just under the important 24m loadline length and is fighting system and accommodation for six persons.
typical of modern powerful compact tug designs, in this
instance providing 62tbp and operated by a crew of three. It Nibulon Shipyard at Mykolayiv in the Ukraine may not make
replaces the oldest of Port Taranaki's three tugs, the 47-year a regular appearance in this column but has a full order book
old Kupe. comprising a range of specialist vessels. It recently announced
the launch of Nibulon 101 a multipurpose, ice-breaking sea-
Extensive hull and appendage testing at Vienna Model Basin going tug with a distinctive appearance and the second similar
along with in-house CFD testing by RAL resulted in a balance example in the T3500 project for escorting vessel convoys
between controllability, manoeuvrability, fuel efficiency and roll along the Buh-Dnipro-Lyman Channel. Flying the Ukrainian
damping including the simple but effective RAL/Voith StRAke flag, the tug can operate in 60cm thick ice conditions with MTU,
stabilisers on the stern. Rolls-Royce and Volvo-Penta among the list of machinery
suppliers, it is also equipped with two firefighting monitors.
Johannsen required more than just a
shiphandling tug and Claus boasts Finally, Damen has reported the signing of an order for an ASD
an impressive 75tbp along with Tug 2310 for Cyprus-based VTS Vasiliko Terminal Services. The
double-drum winch forward and positive experience of the client with two Damen ASD Tug 3212s
anchor-handling/towing winch aft, delivered in 2014 weighed in favour of its return to Damen as the
fifi1 capability and an array of other company's expansion led to requirement for another tug.
towage-related deck equipment Additional equipment on the vessel, to be named Avia Marina
providing significant capabilities and currently under construction at Damen Shipyards Changde,
beyond the harbour entrance China, includes firefighting capability and a crane to handle oil-
spill response equipment.
Other specification details include a beam of 12m and
maximum draught 5.74m. Two 1,902kW Caterpillar 3512C main
engine drive Rolls-Royce US205 CP Z-drives delivering the
62tbp and speed of 12.5kn. Towing arrangements comprise a
DMT type TW-021-E250kN double-drum winch aft with 165m
of 60mm towline on each drum. Performance in exposed
waters is enhanced by a higher bow freeboard reducing the
amount of green-seas taken on board.

Staying in Turkey, another shipyard regularly featuring here
is Med Marine in Eregli. Two recent deliveries are worthy of
mention, the first being the RAL RAmparts 3200 tug Claus for
German owner J. Johannsen & Sohn. Specially designed for
coastal towage and offshore duties as well as harbour and
terminal assistance, it met the client's requirements for a high-
quality product providing flexibility against newest industry
trends including reduced dimensions and capacities and
providing extra manoeuvrability in harbours.

Johannsen required more than just a shiphandling tug and
Claus boasts an impressive 75tbp along with double-drum

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FOSS YARD CLOSURE AND ITS
PLANNED DAMEN ORDER

Netherlands-based Damen has indicated to MJ that cooperation
with Foss is far from over

During the summer, US-media reported on the decision by Credit: Foss Maritime
Foss Maritime to close its Rainier, Oregon shipyard resulting
in the laying off of 10 workers the decision reportedly At the time of the yard’s closure, 8 Nicole Foss was
described by Foss spokesman Loren Skaggs as “a business reports painted a less than rosy future Foss Rainier Shipyard’s
decision based on multiple economic factors.” Since being for Damen’s arrangement with Foss but last delivery
acquired by Foss some 25 years ago and later converted to with the passage of time there are
build new vessels, over 20 vessels have been built by Foss indications that the two companies will
Rainier including the Dolphin-class harbour tugs and Arctic- continue to cooperate
class oceangoing tugs for Foss
tug developments offering highly efficient vessel designs with,
Around a year ago is was announced that Damen had importantly for the US, less of an environmental impact will
reached an agreement with Foss Rainier to build a series of up probably mean we haven't heard the last of Damen's
to ten 90tbp ASD Tug 2813s including modifications for the US association with Foss, a company with over 70 various vessels
market. At the time of the yard's closure, reports painted a less in its fleet and a global reach extending beyond North America.
than rosy future for Damen's arrangement with Foss but with
the passage of time there are indications that the two
companies will continue to cooperate.

Talking exclusively to MJ, a Damen spokesperson said: “The
decision to close the Rainier Shipyard was an internal Foss
business decision based on multiple economic factors. Since
the previously announced Memorandum of Understanding
specifically called for the new boats to be built at Rainier, the
current MOU is out of date and has therefore been cancelled.
Foss and Damen are still in discussions about a number of
potential projects. Foss is still committed to building new ASD
90 tugs for fleet replenishment.”

Damen will perhaps be keen to develop its presence in the
US further given the scale of the market and the age profile of
many of its harbour and seagoing tugs. Such tugs are still
performing quite adequately and of course probably mostly
mortgage-free but just as in Europe, the attractions of modern

Following a European tour including Damen’s new RSD Tug 2513 is put to the test
Southampton where it was presented to
MJ and other industry media, Damen's Credit: Damen reporting: “It was unanimously agreed that
new Reversed Stern Drive Tug 2513 vibration and noise levels are significantly less
Innovation has been put to the test in a 8 Innovation is put to the test in Felixstowe throughout the accommodation while towing
series of trials at Felixstowe. and pushing, even on full power. The tug's
ultra-large container vessel OOCL Hong Kong. ability to side step at speed and run ahead of
Viewing Innovation close-hand hinted that An extensive audit and sea trials with senior the vessel are without doubt her strongest
this new design was something special but of special category ship pilots Ian Love and Prithvi attributes. Her ability to run astern on one unit
course it has to prove itself and results of the Singh preceded the trials followed by eight at speed - while the stationary unit is creating
trials suggest that it achieved this including a towage operations with tugs from Svitzer's drag - and yet remain extremely stable - can
powered indirect tow of one of the world's fleet. One of the tripping pilots said: “She only be considered an up-lift in safety.”
largest container ships in a port described by proved very responsive, nimble, manoeuvrable
Kasper Nilaus, managing director Svitzer and dry - even going backwards at 13 knots.” Damen sales manager Erik van Hattem
Europe as: “... where the demand for powered added: “Following this success, we have been
indirect towage is more prominent than Further endorsement of Innovation's delighted with the way the vessel has
anywhere else in Europe.” performance came from Captain Love performed during these towing trials. I'd like
to extend a heartfelt thanks to Svitzer, the Port
Damen worked in close cooperation with of Felixstowe and to the pilots for their
Svitzer as well as the Port of Felixstowe and support and collaboration in this. Now that the
pilots from Harwich Haven Authority to RSD Tug 2513 has demonstrated its
demonstrate the RSD Tug 2513 in a controlled capabilities, we are very much looking
and safe manner gradually building up over a forward to seeing this next generation tug in
ten day period until it carried out a powered operation in ports in the near future.”
indirect tow with the 400m long, 14.8m draught

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ARE SHIPS’ DECK FITTINGS UP
TO THE TASK OF TOWING?

With the increasing use of escort towing involving ever more powerful tugs, has the
old design principle of the towline being the 'weak-link' been replaced, asks Peter Barker

At ITS 2018 in Marseille, organised byTheABR CompanyLtd and Credit: Peter Barker
attended by MJ, Captain Arie Nygh from SeaWays Consultants,
Australia presented a paperexamining instances of catastrophic as a single box mounted to the deck and the associated 8 Towline angles can
failures of shipboard towline securing bitts, fairleads and their foundation beneath, an integral part of the ship's design. increase the load of
foundations alongwith the misunderstandings surrounding safe ships’ deck fittings
working load definitions relating to towing operations. Together Conclusions included the finding that rules for design and
with other industry professionals the author set up a research construction of ship's deck fittings from one industry entity to 8 Example of deck
programme examining the subject including measures to another “to be not only confusing, but in some cases fitting failure
reduce the risk of failure. contradictory.” The paper examined in detail related effects of
active escort towing, describing that the issue “goes to another
Ships' deck fittings are primarily provided to secure the ship level” when taken into consideration.
to a quay and not for towage operations, their strength
determined by the breaking strain of mooring lines. When used Examining what to do about the problem, the long-term fix
for mooring, a figure-of-eight style of securing lines to bitts is of course is for ship owners, designers and classification
adopted, the SWL based on collapsing forces of the societies to ensure newbuilds have deck fittings capable of
component's vertical levers near the top of the bitt's legs. If the withstanding these previously unforeseen forces. An interim fix
towing line is placed at the base of one of the bitts however the however suggests deploying two escort tugs connected to
SWL can in effect be doubled. This misunderstanding can result either side of the vessel's transom. The obvious consequence
in tugs not employing the maximum power they can offer. of doubling the steering force was not the motivation, more
creating the required force without the risk of failure of ship
A fairlead redirects a line from the quay or tug to the ship's deck fittings by spreading the load over two sets of such
bitts, the inboard line angle determined by the deck fittings' fittings. The two-tug provision also provides the pilot with
layout. Outboard, the angle to the quay or tug is variable numerous initial response possibilities along with redundancy
depending of the ship's freeboard and positions of shore in the case of towline or tug failure. SeaWays has produced a
bollards or tug respectively with worst-case scenarios of this single-sheet diagram guide describing the towline forces on
so-called 'wrap angle' being 180' in effect doubling the ship's deck fittings and can be downloaded from SeaWays
maximum load on the fairlead. Consultants website.

All this is against the background that Credit: SeaWays Consultants
many ships were built years ago when
no one envisaged harbour tugs of 70 or
80tbp or the higher loads created by
high-performance escort tugs

Rules specify the mooring line strength but not the forces on
the towing line other than that fittings should meet the tug's
static bollard pull, the assumption made that the towline is
secured by an eye passing over a single post of the ship's bitts.
A tug's static bollard pull is determined in controlled conditions,
but in reality, can be multiplied many times over (as much as
600 per cent in worst-case scenarios) by combinations of
towline angles and the tug's operating mode including: direct,
indirect, combination arrest and transverse arrest.

Here, the loadings are more dynamic than with just a static
pull particularly with escort towing where the hydrodynamic
effect of the tug's underwater profile can easily double the load
on the towline and ship's fittings. This has led to relatively new
additional measures of a tug's pulling power, steering force and
braking force, figures notably higher than traditional static
bollard pull figures. Downward force on the fitting's foundations
if a short tow line is employed increases the load further
resulting in significant increases in both towline force and load
on the ship's fittings.

All this is against the background that many ships were built
years ago when no one envisaged harbour tugs of 70 or 80tbp or
the higher loads created by high-performance escort tugs. The
paper examined the relationship between the bitts, considered

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ISU ANNUAL REVIEW ON
SALVAGE INDUSTRY PRESSURE

Charo Col, International Salvage Union president describes the salvage industry as “under
financial pressure” despite gross revenues from all sources recovering slightly in 2017

8 ISU members
provided services
to vessels carrying
over 2m tonnes of
potential pollutants
in 2017

Credit: Ardent

Competition between ISU members and other sources, fewer Looking at the figures, gross revenue for ISU members was
major jobs and reduction of income for each service along US$456m in 2017 compared with US$380m in 2016 and while
with income from LOF and SCOPIC at historically low levels an improvement, still falls short of 2013 to 2015 when annual
mean “It is not an attractive picture for our members” income was above US$700m. Total number of dry salvages in
according to Ms Coll. The need for a well-funded professional 2017 was 251 compared with 306 in 2016 and revenue from LOF
salvage industry is reinforced however considering that in cases in 2017 was US$54, the lowest since 1999 continuing the
2017 ISU members provided services to vessels carrying over downward trend of LOF. Revenue from SCOPIC dropped to
2m tonnes of potential pollutants. US$20m from US$60m in 2016 recording the lowest level since
SCOPIC was introduced in 1999.
Operationally, there is concern about the prevalence of fires
on container ships, ISU members often the only ones able to deal There were 46 revenue-earning LOFs compared with 34 in
with such incidents, their consequences having major impacts on 2016 but with a decrease in revenue it means the average
the container shipping industry both financially and logistically. revenue from each fell to US$1.6m from US$3.9m in 2016. The
value of the salvage industry is made plainly clear with the total
The ISU's policy of openness and transparency contrasts with of LOF salved values standing at almost US$1bn, an average of
the past where the salvage industry tended to shy away from US$21m per case meaning the average income (excluding
sharing experiences and provides opportunities to correct often SCOPIC payments) for each - both settlements and arbitrators'
misunderstood and misrepresented images of salvors who save awards - was 5.6% of the salved value, the lowest on record.
life, protect the environment and save property on a daily basis.

It may be major ship casualties that grab Salvage incidents round-up
mainstream media headlines, but other
salvage jobs can also be newsworthy, we Credit: Hero Lang - Hansa-online.de the task, the latter equipped with two 200t
take a look at three representative salvage capacity crawler cranes. Along with
operations from recent weeks. 8 Wagenborg Towage has salvaged a port crane other heavy equipment and diving services
in Wilhelmshaven the crane was successfully recovered onto
When the 89m long general cargo ship the barge.
Priscilla ran aground on the Pentland Skerries A week after grounding the vessel was safely
off northeast Scotland initial surveys indicated refloated and following an underwater diving Moving now across the Atlantic, Resolve
no significant damage or pollution. A local inspection was towed to Scapa Flow. Marine Group has successfully recovered the
lifeboat, two tugs and the MCA ETV Ievoli derrick barge DB1 after it sunk around 30
Black attended the scene but initial attempts Staying in Europe and with Wagenborg, the miles offshore in the Gulf of Mexico in 2017.
to refloat the vessel were unsuccessful. Dutch multi-disciplinary company recently Bad weather caused it to drag its anchors and
successfully salvaged a port crane in allide with an offshore platform breaching
Discussions between the vessel's owners, Wilhelmshaven after it had been damaged in several compartments.
insurers and salvors followed and two days a storm. The 100m barge Wagenborg Barge 8
later a consortium comprising Multraship, and workboat Waterpell were deployed for It was reported that several options were
Ardent and Wagenborg was appointed to considered including cutting the barges into
refloat the vessel with a temporary exclusion pieces, but the favoured method involved a
zone and an onshore Salvage Control Unit one-piece lift employing Resolve's patented
also established. heave-compensated chain puller lift system
deployed from the derrick barge Conquest
A fleet of craft including tugs, barges and MB1 along with another barge, associated
Priscilla's sister-ship were assembled and over equipment, support vessels and a 40-person
the following days around 1,350t of the strong team of salvage experts and divers.
stranded vessel's fertiliser cargo was removed.

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TOWLINES

8 Boer Remorquage SARL has formally named Dutch Dredging - Maritime Executive
two particularly interesting additions to the
tug world, the shallow-draught Papillon and environments including rivers, lakes and 8 Papillon and Fregate were named by local
Fregate, both vessels modified for additional harbours able to operate in waters as shallow as beauty queens
dredging duties. 75cm making the Coastal Guardian an ideal
platform with its 1.52m minimum draught. 8 Since becoming part of the Damen Group,
Boer Remorquage is a JV between Dutch Galati shipyard has become a regular
Dredging and Iskes Towage & Salvage and the 8 Iskes Towage & Salvage has announced an producer of a range of Damen's products
Damen-built vessels will service a 12-year agreement with Holland Shipyards for the including tugs and it recently celebrated its
contract with Grand Port Maritime de Guyane EDDY 30-65 tug Atlas to be based at Ijmuiden, 125th birthday.
which will see them carrying out maintenance part of the Iskes fleet.
dredging work in addition to the usual ship- The occasion was the annual Ziua Navalistului -
assist duties. They were named by two local The new deployment for the tug follows an Shipbuilder's Day and was larger than usual as it
beauty queens with Sarah Ringuet or Miss extended period of operation in South America incorporated a celebration of 100 years since
Kourou naming Papillon and Miss Guyane, and is of interest in that Atlas will join its smaller Romanian unification as well as Damen Galati's
Ruth Briquet naming the Fregate. sister tug from the family Telstar, a 75tbp EDDY 125th anniversary. Around 7,000 people attended
24 design from the ways of Holland Shipyards. the event including current and former
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Marine along with Harlingen-based Foru lock system. and the party concluding with a firework display.
Solutions organised an oil spill recovery
demonstration at the Palm Jumeirah in Dubai.

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SALVAGE ISSUES DEBATED
AT ITS 2018

During the conference sessions at ITS 2018 organised by The ABR Company Ltd in Marseille
(see MJ August 2018) five high-quality papers were presented on salvage

The session coincided with publication of ISU's Annual Review Credit: TBI Vision
2017 (see elsewhere in this issue) and ISU president Charo Coll
along with communications adviser James Herbert provided Mr Herbert made the point that where those involved are 8 Casualties such as
an overview of the industry. Stand-out points included slow to engage with stakeholders, increasing public and media Costa Concordia
describing the growing influence of state-owned salvage concern can in turn lead to regulatory or governmental were wake-up calls
operators including from China, Russia, Cuba and Turkey, intervention and possible loss of decision-making control for for insurers
some operating within and others outside their borders and the salvor. Identifying and engaging with key stakeholders early
where 'considerable technical difficulties' are foreseen avoids any information vacuum which can result in rumours and
salvaging autonomous ships with an ISU position paper speculation.
expected soon. On the subject of contracts, it was stated that
commercial terms salvage can be more expensive than LOF, While the media will be interested in marine incidents they
Ms Coll also highlighting the trend for 'side letters' intended are not necessarily stakeholders in that they will not usually be
to reduce awards. directly affected by the outcome of the incident but of course
their ability to influence those who could be makes it important
The P&I insurers perspective was taken up by Matthew that messages should be consistent across all media forms.
Moore from The North of England P&I Association. The Rena
and Costa Concordia wreck removals caused spikes in graphs
and were wake-up calls for insurers and he described their
ongoing work with salvors remembering P&I covers liability
only, others covering hull, machinery and cargo. He also agreed
that commercial terms salvage can be problematic with lots of
agreement variations (compared with the well-understood LOF
arrangement) with implications for P&I insurers.

James Herbert, ISU communications adviser presented an
interesting paper examining the role of effective stakeholder
engagement in managing major marine emergencies. The
emergence of 'stakeholders' is relatively new and relates to
anyone who has a stake in what you do, is affected by your
decisions and importantly, can affect the decisions the
organisation makes.

Briggs Marine's response to Kea Trader stranding

UK-based Briggs Marine & Environmental leaked hydrocarbons. Several vessels were Credit: Lomar Shipping
Services has provided MJ with details mobilised by Briggs who trained the crews in:
of its emergency environmental response safe operation during spill response; equipment 8 Kea Trader aground on Durrand Reef
work following stranding of the container deployment and recovery; pre and post checks
ship Kea Trader. on skimmers, powerpacks and pumps and Shanghai Salvage Company subsequently
instructions on manoeuvring. Response plans started to remove as much as possible of the
MJ has reported on the fate of Kea Trader for potential spills were submitted for French vessel including collecting residual oily water
since the vessel grounded on a reef near Maré government approval who were updated daily from pipes, reservoirs and hydraulic circuits.
Island in the South Pacific in July 2017. along with Ardent and local authorities. Work included removal of debris detached
Damage to the ship led to the salvage during storms and lying on the reef and lifting
operation becoming a wreck removal with Sea states between one and four metres of larger pieces of the hull structure onto a
Ardent Global providing initial response were described as 'good weather days' with up 19,000t barge using airbags. Subsequent
including pollutant removal work and it to 12m breaking waves on bad days. This plans included the deployment of new heavy
turned to Briggs Marine for specialist support. presented challenges with the spill equipment's resources with heavylift capabilities to recover
proximity to the vessel and further storms more substantive pieces of the hull remaining
Pollution risks came from the 756 containers resulted in the vessel breaking into two sections. on the reef bed. No doubt this column will
and 750t of HFO on board and Briggs' response return to this story with further updates.
took the form of emergency pollution This inevitably resulted in hydrocarbon
responders, oil spill advisors and oil release in an environmentally sensitive area and
containment/recovery equipment mobilised Briggs' four-man team worked on a continuous
from Aberdeen to New Caledonia. Briggs rota for nine months ensuring any spill was
worked with Ardent, the French Navy, the ship's dealt with quickly and efficiently until removal of
owners and local authorities in ensuring safe containers, fuel and other potentially harmful
removal of fuel bunkers and recovery of any substances was successfully completed.

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MARINE RENEWABLES

BOAT LANDING CUTTING
TRANSFER BOTTLENECKS

The offshore wind industry's largest floatel has cut an operational bottleneck with its new boat
landing facility that is capable of transferring up to 150 turbine technicians into the field each day

Workers staying onboard the 142 metre MV Bluefort can get 8 The new boat
onto crew transfer vessels and out to turbines in record time landing means the
following the construction of a specially-designed landing bottleneck that is
that caters for at least six different types of CTVs. familiar on service
operations vessels
With a personnel transfer rate of 15 seconds per person, the has been removed
new boat landing means the bottleneck that is familiar on
service operations vessels has been removed. Offering proofed for the coming projects that are further from shore and
accommodation for up to 200 offshore workers, the vessel can in deeper waters,” he said. “We have ensured it can adapt to the
send crews out to install, commission or service as many as 25 next generation of larger crew transfer vessels that will be able
turbines per day. to operate in seas of 2.5 metres and above.

‘‘We wanted to make sure that “The improvement works that we carried out have ensured
Bluefort was the most efficient that Bluefort has the safest and most flexible and versatile CTV
option for today’s wind farm boat landing capability on the market.”
developments but was also
future-proofed for the coming MV Bluefort is currently providing a home for workers
projects that are further from commissioning the turbines at the 350MW Iberdrola-owned
shore and in deeper waters Wikinger Offshore Wind Farm, located 30 kilometres north-east
of the German island of Rugen.
Owned by Bridgemans Services Group LP (BSG), MV Bluefort
has bow and stern thrusters that increase its capabilities in The vessel is represented by global shipbroker Clarksons
tough offshore conditions, enabling it to remain steady at Platou's Offshore Renewables team.
anchor in seas with up to 6 metre significant wave height and
within project health, safety and environment guidelines.

BSG President Brian Grange said the company put a huge
effort into redesigning the vessel's boat landing following
research, tests and feedback from clients and it was incorporated
into a package of upgrade works that totalled €6 million.

“We wanted to make sure that Bluefort was the most efficient
option for today's wind farm developments but was also future-

EU tidal energy expertise arrives in Canada

European offshore renewables expertise is project by DP Energy, also in Nova Scotia. Credit: Sustainable Marine Energy Ltd
being used in Canada with the successful “This landmark project is great news for the
installation of the PLAT-I floating tidal 8 The PLAT-I floating tidal energy was towed
energy platform in Nova Scotia. tidal sector and will bring the technology one across to Grand Passage by local fishing vessels
step closer to commercialisation,” said Ocean TyKiSha-J and Island Lady G
The PLAT-I tidal energy system, developed Energy Europe's CEO, Rémi Gruet.
by Sustainable Marine Energy, and equipped as a single project which plans to incorporate
with four Schottel Hydro SIT250 tidal turbines, Meanwhile, a substantial grant of five Andritz Hydro Mk1 1.5MW sea-bed
was installed in Grand Passage and will be CA$29,750,000 under the Emerging mounted tidal turbines and a single SR2-2000
operated by Black Rock Tidal Power Inc. Renewable Power Program (ERPP) from floating turbine by Scotrenewables Tidal
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is set to Power Limited. At 9MW this will make it the
The platform was installed by Huntley's trigger the next wave of tidal energy largest tidal stream array to be deployed
Sub-Aqua Construction, using the Kipawo, a development at the FORCE facility in the Bay anywhere in the world.
65' self-propelled barge. The Canadian of Fundy, Nova Scotia.
government is clearly throwing its weight
behind tidal energy. Irish based renewable energy developer DP
Energy is managing two berths in the Bay of
Recently, the Canadian Minister of Natural Fundy through its Canadian registered
Resources Amarjeet Sohi announced a company, Halagonia Tidal Energy Limited.
CA$29.7M grant to the 9MW tidal energy
It intends to develop both berths together

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MARINE RENEWABLES

MaRINET2 offshore MONITORING BLYTH OFFSHORE WINDFARM EFFICIENCY
renewables training
“With energy production on this scale, the stakes are
Two new free-of-charge inevitably raised, and the business case for investing in
training courses will take robust and accurate predictive analytics is clear.”
place in November as part
of the MaRINET2 project's Photo: ONYX InSight BOOSTING EFFICIENCY
marine sector training As the offshore wind sector aims to boost generation
programme. 8 ONYX InSight will monitor the Blyth Offshore windfarm capacity and efficiency to bring down the levelised
project's 8.3MW MHI Vestas V164 wind turbines cost of energy, turbine technology is increasing rapidly
The short, two to five-day in scale.
courses are targeted at A predictive maintenance provider has signed a
industry and academic three-year contract with EDF Renewables at Blyth This increase in scale brings with it increased
researchers in the offshore Offshore Demonstrator windfarm to monitor the complexity and any downtime has a greater proportional
renewable energy sector. largest operational wind turbines. impact on production and revenues. Effective predictive
They are offered free of analytics becomes necessary to mitigate the risk of
charge and travel and The contract will see ONYX InSight monitor the costly equipment failure and other interruptions.
subsistence support is project's 8.3MW MHI Vestas V164 wind turbines - some
available to MSc, PhD of the largest installed turbines in the world - ONYX InSight said there are, in turn, challenges
students and early-stage throughout the first three years of their operation. involved in monitoring such large machines. At Blyth,
researchers. ONYX InSight is using Fleet Monitor - a technology-
“Turbines of this size will soon become the standard agnostic predictive analytics platform that pulls data
Registration is now open in offshore wind, which means operators need to have from all of these sensors into one place.
for the short-course, a good understanding of how they perform,” said
“Hydrodynamics of fixed and Fraser Morris, business development manager at Fleet Monitor will enable effective monitoring and
floating Offshore Wind ONYX InSight. analysis of all sensor data and keep tabs on turbine
Turbine foundations,” which condition. In turn, ONYX InSight's monitoring team will
will be held from 20 to 22 detect, diagnose and mitigate failures before they occur.
November in Wageningen,
The Netherlands. ONYX InSight is a joint venture, combining Romax
Technology's 30 years of expertise in software and
Training will be hosted by data analytics with Castrol's knowledge of wind
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The third round of offshore tests for a new type of OFFSHORE TESTS FOR Photo: Centrales Nantes Fish spawning
subsea electrical cable ballast have been SUBSEA CABLE SHELLS mapping
undertaken at a depth of 30 metres on the Centrale
Nantes SEM-REV offshore test site. 8 The FMGC cast iron shells are being put to the test at the A revised technique for
Centrales Nantes SEM-REV offshore test site mapping the spawning sites
The FMGC cast iron shells (IBOCS) aim to protect, of Atlantic herring in the UK
stabilise and restrict the bend of subsea electrical FMGC previously equipped the Floatgen foundation has been developed to
cables, even under heavy swell conditions. - the first offshore wind turbine in France - with clump protect fish during offshore
weights, which are attached to the anchor lines, wind farm construction,
These tests are part of the FORESEA project (Interreg providing stability to the floating structure. which could lead to a more
Europe funding), which aims to help bring Marine efficient and low-cost
Renewable Energy (MRE) technologies to market by It's the third company to make use of the Centrale development process.
providing access to the North-European network of Nantes offshore test site, following on from NEREIS
offshore test sites, which includes SEM-REV. Environnement's acoustic sensor and the Floatgen The technique was
floating wind turbine - a European research project developed during a study
TOUGH TESTING involving Ideol, Bouygues TP and Centrale Nantes. which aimed to better
These tests will also provide comparative data, since understand the location of
three sections of test cables - two equipped with fish spawning sites in relation
shells of different linear density and the third to offshore wind farms, and
completely bare - were installed alongside each other. how these are considered
within their consenting
Through regular on-site measurements, current process. It analysed annual
measurements and cable movements, the impact of fish spawning data in UK
the cast iron shells can be easily assessed. The FMGC waters over the past 10 years
and SEM-REV teams will observe how the shells bear and shifts the focus of studies
up against factors, including resistance and corrosion, from abandoned spawning
in order to gain unique feedback in an environment sites and highlights those
representative of offshore windfarm conditions. regions that have shown
recent spawning activity.
Innosea, a Centrale Nantes spin-off, worked with
FMGC on shell design methods to calculate the This could lead to a
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MARINE CIVILS

GERMAN WATERWAYS GET
GIANT FUNDING BOOST

German Government has earmarked €800m for work on the country's vital inland waterway
system as users warn of lock breakdowns and aging infrastructures, reports Tom Todd

8 German Mittelland
Canal renovations.
Berlin has pledged
cash for more work
like this

Photo: Tom Todd

Announcing its 2019 budget, Berlin said the money would be and planned upgrades on the strategic Kiel Canal and recently
spent on expanding and renovating Germany's extensive completed renovation of parts of the important Mittelland Canal.
canal and waterway network.
Berlin has actually proposed a total allocation of €815 million
The BDB, the national association which groups German for the waterways in next year's budget because of what it
inland waterway operators, welcomed the pledge. It added that described as Germany's currently good economic situation.
the investment was “urgently needed because waterway
infrastructures are too old and visibly deteriorating”. Some €6m is also being made available to modernise inland
shipping and a further €9m will go towards establishing shore-
The BDB, the national association power facilities for ships operating to and from inland ports.
which groups German inland waterway That's in addition to the same sum being made available this
operators, welcomed the pledge. year. Successive German governments have promoted inland
It added that the investment waterway shipping because of its environmental advantages
was “urgently needed because over road cargo traffic. “On shore power plugs are the simplest
waterway infrastructures are too old and most efficient way of reducing ship emissions” said the BDB
and visibly deteriorating”
The German waterway network is now one of the most
It said experts had estimated that about 100 ship locks on important ship transit systems in Europe linking many countries
Germany's most important waterways would need to be to main seaports via the Rhine, Danube, Elbe or via connected
replaced with new structures inside the next twenty years. man-made canals. There are some 7,300 kms of navigable
waterways - canals, rivers, and lakes in Germany under the
Just how urgent the need is has been demonstrated by the control of a national waterways and shipping administration
opening of new or upgraded German ship locks in recent years to (WSV). Some 4,500 kms - or nearly two thirds of that - are rated
counter deterioration or accidents. Cases in point include repairs as of major significance for shipping to and from major seaports.

About a third of the waterways are free-flowing or regulated
stretches, while 42% are lock regulated.

Prysmian Group, an Italian energy and Cyclades interconnector contract
telecom cable systems specialist, has been
awarded a new contract worth and consisting of 150kV three core cables the Cyclades islands. The maximum water
approximately €21 million by IPTO (the with XLPE insulation and double wire depth expected will be in the range of
Transmission System Operator of the Greek armouring and associated fibre optic cable 550m in the link between the islands of Evia
electricity system), for two interconnections system along a total route of over 18km and Andros.
between the Cyclades islands, Greece. (16,5km submarine and 2km land) for the
interconnection between the four landfalls Marine cable laying activities will be
The project involves the design, supply (Evia - Andros and Andros - Tinos). The performed by the Group's Giulio Verne
and installation, as well as the related land submarine cable system will increase cable-laying vessel. Production of both
civil work of two turnkey High Voltage and ensure robust, reliable and sustainable submarine and land cables will be carried out
Alternating Current (HVAC) cable systems power transmission system between during 2018-2019. Delivery and
designed to transmit a power of 200MVA commissioning is scheduled for Q3 2019.

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MARINE CIVILS

Led by the Environment Agency, the £42m FLOOD SCHEME FOR HULL
Humber Hull Frontages Scheme will
present an opportunity to review and improve Photo: Hull Daily Mail
a 19km stretch of tidal flood defences in the
Humber Estuary. amounts of data, we've developed plans that will 8 Recent floods in Hull have caused costly damage
improve defences to account for anticipated to homes and businesses
Costed at £42 million this new scheme is changing weather patterns and sea level rises
designed to offer improved flood protection to over the next 100 years.” Humber Flood Risk Management Strategy. The
113,000 properties in Hull. Environment Agency and local partners are now
Allan Rogers, the BAM Nuttall National in the process of developing an advanced
Contractor BMM JV, which is a joint venture Framework Director said, ”We are delighted to approach to managing flooding in tidal areas by
between BAM Nuttall and Mott MacDonald, has be involved with another significant flood the Humber for the next 100 years.”
been appointed to develop a detailed design alleviation scheme for the Environment Agency.
and build plan along Hull's 19km waterfront. This It is a scheme that will deliver outcome Subject to planning approval, work on the
work follows the review of existing flood measures that will lessen the flood risk to Humber Hull Frontages scheme will start next
defences along the banks of the Humber Estuary businesses and homes. We are committed to summer and will be completed by 2020. It will
in Hull conducted by built environment delivering the scheme efficiently and with be a long-term investment that will contribute
consultants at Arup. Donald Daly, who is the stakeholder issues in mind. The Humber Hull to securing the viability of Hull and the wider
project manager for Arup commented, “Coastal Frontages scheme is one of a number of tidal Humber region, ensuring it retains its place as
Flooding is one of the most serious threats facing flood alleviation projects that form part of the the eastern gateway to the UK economy.
the UK. That's why it is so important that Hull, the
country's largest at-risk urban area outside of
London, has received government approval for
additional tidal flood defences. Using a range of
technologies to collect and make sense of vast

The Humber Hull Frontages
scheme is one of a number of
tidal flood alleviation projects
that form part of the Humber
Flood Risk Management
Strategy. The Environment
Agency and local partners are
now in the process of
developing an advanced
approach to managing
flooding in tidal areas by the
Humber for the next 100 years

EMEC FORESEA TIDAL ENERGY TRIPOD
DECOMMISSIONING STUDY

A new collaborative decommissioning project BIGGER PICTURE 8 The project involves the decommissioning of a
aims to conduct forensic analysis of tidal The project will focus on conducting forensic tripod from the European Marine Energy Centre
energy tripods and feedback lessons learnt for analysis to obtain a comprehensive (EMEC) Fall of Warness tidal energy test site
the benefit of the whole ocean energy sector. understanding of the end-of-life condition of
the tripod, which was first installed in 2009, and Blackfish Engineering Design Ltd, the
The project involves the decommissioning of ascertain the long-term effect of deploying International Centre for Island Technology (ICIT),
a tripod from the European Marine Energy components and systems in the sea. Rovco Ltd and Brunel Experimental Techniques
Centre (EMEC) Fall of Warness tidal energy test Centre, Brunel Centre for Advanced
site, in order to give the industry a clearer insight Forensic examination techniques will focus on Solidification Technology and Brunel Design.
into the latter stages of the technology's biofouling and metallurgic analysis as well as
lifecycle. collation of a detailed photographic record of the
decommissioning activity for future reference.
“We are delighted to have been appointed
through tender by EMEC as the marine A lessons-learned report offering best-
contractor for this important decommissioning practices for device and infrastructure design,
project,” said Douglas Leask, managing director, deployment, operation, maintenance, and
of Orkney-based Leask Marine, which has been decommissioning will be published for the
contracted by EMEC to undertake the work. benefit of the sector, enabling developers to
minimise decommissioning costs and de-risk
“Providing a low-cost option for future projects.
decommissioning has come about through
using the same methodology as other The project will feed into a collaborative
successful subsea structure decommissioning FORESEA-funded project called Forensic
projects that Leask Marine has performed Decommissioning for Tidal Energy Converters
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CLEVER COUPLING IS KEY
TO ELECTRIC CRAFT

A vessel claimed to be Germany's first electrically driven excursion vessel could help
to point the way for the development of cleaner power sources for larger ships

8 Germany's first
electrically powered
pleasure craft has
been making the
news since the
summer of 2017,
when it first started to
transport passengers
on Baldeney Lake
in Essen

Photo: Peter Prengel- City of Essen

At the heart of this innovative craft is a combination of a day is not sufficient for the vessel's usual duty cycle. Therefore, Photo: Reich Kupplungen
methanol tank, fuel cell, motor and back-up diesel. additional methanol, also manufactured in an eco-friendly
Transmitting the power from the three drive types and hence manner, is sourced from Iceland. The combined total of 330
key to the success of the project, is a specially developed litres of methanol, sufficient to supply enough energy for 16
coupling unit from Reich-Kupplungen. hours, is then used to generate electricity in the 35 kilowatt fuel
cell of the vessel to power the crafts' electrical system and the
The complete coupling unit consists of a Multi Mont Sella battery-powered motor.
100 claw coupling with a Arcusaflex 5.1 flange coupling and two
electromagnetic clutches. The challenges faced by Reich's Two batteries, with a capacity of 50-kilowatt hours each,
engineers included delivering a switchable propulsion drive last for four hours in total. At the end of this period they need
system which would allow the automated use of the three drive to be recharged, either by the fuel cell - or by using an
types: battery electric drive, pure diesel drive or combined onshore charging cable. In case of an emergency,
diesel-electric drive. a separate diesel engine can be used to power
the vessel.
To reduce the occurrence of vibrations from the engine, the
motor and the drive components, flexible and highly flexible With a history spanning over 70 years, Reich
couplings, are combined with the electromagnetic clutches Kupplungen has built up unrivalled expertise in the
and integrated into a single housing to form a compact unit. design and manufacture of drive couplings for use
across a wide range of industries and applications.
The energy required for operating the craft is generated Reich is always happy to assist customers with
entirely from renewable energy sources. The ethanol energy coupling or torque limiter selection process
source is produced by the hydro-electric power station located for any particular application.
at Baldeney Lake dam. Carbon dioxide for the production of the
electro-bio-catalytic methanol is filtered from ambient air by 8 The compact coupling unit - designed and
means of a container. Using hydro-electric power, the enzymes manufactured by Reich - comprises of a
are stimulated to convert water and carbon dioxide into methanol. Arcusaflex 5.1 flange coupling, a Multi-Mont Sella 100
Claw Coupling and two electromagnetic clutches
However, the amount of methanol produced in this way each

Two new high-speed ferries to be run by MTU power for trimaran ferries
Spanish ferry operator Fred. Olsen, S.A. are
each to be powered by four MTU 20-cylinder in operation, the Benchijigua Express. It is also Each of the four engines in the new ferries
8000 M71L engines and by Kamewa planned to sign a maintenance agreement for will deliver 9,100kW of power at 1,150rpm.
waterjets from Rolls-Royce. both new ferries for a period of up to 8 years The trimarans will be able to accommodate
and a maximum of 24,000 hours of operation. over 1,100 passengers and up to 276 cars,
The ferries will be 117m trimarans, The Benchijigua Express has been in service and will be able to travel at speeds of up to
designed by Austal Australia, and are to ply since 2005 and is also powered by MTU 38 knots. Both ferries are to be delivered and
the waters around the Canary Islands along Series 8000 engines. undergo commissioning in 2020.
with the world's largest aluminium fast ferry

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POWER & PROPULSION

WORK VESSEL SHORTLISTED
FOR MOTORSHIP AWARDS

A multipurpose work vessel currently in build for the Norwegian Coastal Adminstration,
OV Ryvingen, has been shortlisted for the first Motorship Award

A six cylinder medium speed-engine running a newly at The Motorship's Propulsion and Future Fuels Conference, to be 8 Energy
developed dual generator system replaced four high-speed held at Hamburg's Riverside Empire Hotel on 14-16 November. Management (part
engines; a massive improvement in fuel efficiency, emissions The winner will be decided by a vote among delegates. For more of the shortlisted
and maintenance. This new 46m long hybrid vessel also information visit: www.propulsionconference.com/ project) is an on-
features the largest battery installation in the world board optimizing tool
compared to the vessels size (3MWh), enabling several hours
of continuous all electric operation.

The propulsion system is optimized through an integrated
DC-distribution system (SAVe CUBE) and last but not least the
world's first commercial permanent magnet azimuth thrusters.
The vessel is under construction at Fitjar Mekaniske Verksted
and scheduled for delivery in Q4 2018.

It will have an overall fuel-reduction of 35% and 50% emission
reductions compared to NCAs 6-7 year older vessels while
performing the exact same duties and at the same time reduce
the amount of engine running hours by 86%.

The above are values purely related to the power and
propulsion system, without any operational changes or
additional shore power. Ryvingen will operate at different areas
along the Norwegian coast, and has a versatile shore connection
installed that can utilise a range of voltage and frequency levels
depending on what's available. In areas where this power is
available it will enable a further overall fuel and CO2 reduction
to 72%, turning the vessel into an almost completely electric
multipurpose work vessel, the first of its kind.

The shortlist will go on to present their projects to delegates

Barillec power for French hybrid LNG dredger

Barillec Marine will supply LNG diesel- 8 The dredger will be the first new dual-fuel
electric propulsion and the water injection construction of its type in France
dredging system for a new LNG hybrid
dredger for the Port of Bordeaux. Photo: Barillec Marine

When completed, the dredger, ordered by
Dragages Ports and Bordeaux Port Atlantique,
will be the first new dual-fuel construction in
France aside from LNG tankers.

Barillec said it is pursuing R&D in order to
offer new electric and hybrid propulsion
concepts and energy storage solutions in
both maritime and river transport in order to
achieve efficiency gains, reduce fuel
consumption and polluting gas emissions.

FRENCH FIRST production, of the main and auxiliary the complete Barillec Marine offer has been
For Barillec Marine, this contract is a dual-fuel/electric propulsion and an designed to be particularly energy efficient.
recognition of its expertise in the design and innovative energy conversion system. The frequency converters will help optimise
supply of innovative applications, complete the operating parameters of the main
energy production systems, electric The two main propulsion assemblies will machines, azimuth thrusters and bow thruster.
propulsion systems and hybrid systems for each include an electric motor with nominal
vessel types. power of 1,200kW at 1,600rpm. The Bow Efficiency will be bolstered by variable
thruster auxiliary propulsion system will speed and a dynamic ship positioning
This contract, which represents close to comprise an electric motor with nominal system. In addition, a Power Management
7,000 hours of work, involves the design and power of 400kW at 1,500rpm. System (PMS) will further improve the ship's
supply of the main panel for hybrid energy energy performance.
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Andy Page of naval architecture consultancy Chartwell talks to Stevie Knight about the
challenges and rewards that hybridization will bring to commercial marine

Founder and MD Andy Page, known for his work with Alicat, Image: Chartwell
set up Chartwell around a year ago. He explained that in
response to the broadening market demand the company has bill: “When I say this boat is efficient, I don't just mean the rate 8 Chartwell's
developed not just one, but two hybrid vessel variants. it burns diesel - it also helps those onboard to work effectively Chasewell monohull,
in their various roles.” suitable for the
The first is the brand-new Chasewell monohull, aimed hybrid pilot and
mainly at the pilot and patrol boat market: the initial model is a The pilot, patrol and research segments may be the new patrol market
9m model presently under build at Wight Shipyard, although company's initial entry, but Page predicts these won't be the
there are 11m, 14m, 15m and 18m designs with the potential for last. Hybridisation offers important advantages to wind support 8 Left: Search and
scaling up even further. ships which often spend half their day loitering. More, he rescue hybrid
believes that motivated by organisations like the Carbon Trust concept from
Inside, the propulsion is a reasonably straightforward parallel and other European accelerator programmes, systems will Chartwell
hybrid, engaged by a clutch. “This leaves the mechanical drive evolve to allow vessels to pick up a charge from the power Far left: A hybrid
train intact, giving traditional maritime pilots the comfort of generated on site. catamaran hull is the
knowing there's extra redundancy and that the propeller is solution for slow-
directly coupled to the shaft,” said Page. However, he underlined that alternative power, especially paced research
the series hybrid configuration, stands to break through some
However, electric operation typically gives you sub-8 knot of the longstanding barriers to innovative crew transfer design.
speeds - and this has particular consequences for the hull
design he explained: “The effects of slow speed drag haven't “A diesel-electric drive gives you more flexibility. If you start
been of much interest to the industry. Generally, we've been far to look at SWATH forms, you haven't got much volume where
more focused on what it takes to bring a boat up to hump speed the shaft would be and it makes for an awkward layout. But with
- not so much about what happens on the way to that point.” a series hybrid you don't have to try to find room for it - it's
connected by cables instead,” he said, and added: “It gives the
Getting it right has been tricky, he admitted: “We wanted to naval architect a lot of options for smart design.”
lower water resistance and the electric power range, but we
had to be cautious not to increase drag at higher speeds as a Lastly, he pointed out that the interest is rising: “Local
result.” So, the Chartwell team generated three different hull authorities and councils are taking an active role now - they are
forms, using CFD analysis to explore the concepts till they actively looking for local emission reduction in their harbour craft.”
finally found a shape that hit all the right buttons: “It has a
relatively deep forefoot at the bow, but a reduced wet area aft”,
explained Page.

By contrast, Chartwell's other hybrid development has been
twin-hulled vessel; while both have batteries, this is an entirely
different animal as it will be a series, not parallel, design.

The first of these is destined for US research: a 20m
catamaran with a relatively shallow 1.2m draft which will be
used to gather sediment samples, take bathymetry readings
and carry out fish, bird and mammal studies. “Here the electric
motor is directly coupled to the drive shaft as it will spend a
huge amount of time at slow speeds - for example on an S-
pattern survey path,” said Page.

It will be plugged in overnight to recharge, giving enough
battery power to go without switching on the gensets for at
least a few hours and that means silent running for collecting
fish, wildlife spotting or picking up shallow water samples. As
Page pointed out, there's more to performance than the fuel

Image: Chartwell

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VOLVO PENTA’S 8 Volvo Penta’s hybrid A clutch and electric motor have been added
HYBRID IPS IPS will be available between the engine and the IPS pod. The
to commercial electric motor is supported by scalable Li-ion
Designed to enable zero emission running for customers in 2021 battery packs that can be charged externally
marine craft, Volvo Penta has unveiled a using AC or DC chargers; or recharged using the
hybrid concept for its IPS propulsion system. The IPS primary diesel engine. Opening the clutch
hybrid system is allows the boat to run in electric-only mode,
The system will allow zero emissions planned initially for the 8 to and with the clutch closed both diesel and
operation with electric-only operation for entry 13 litre Volvo Penta engine range electric power can be used in parallel. In terms
into environmentally sensitive zones as well as which is suitable for powering vessels such as of operation, the captain will use the familiar
offering enhanced onboard comfort and boat ferries, pilot boats and supply boats. It uses control interfaces of normal engine controls
handling characteristics. proven hybrid technology first developed within from the Volvo Penta range.
the Volvo Group, which Volvo Penta is now
adapting and certifying for marine applications, The modular nature of the battery packs will
using its extensive boat propulsion experience. allow customers to tailor the design and
“A hybrid provides a flexible solution, one that performance of commercial boats with
maintains the high efficiency offered by the IPS more battery capacity offering extended
system and adds the ability to run in zero electric-only cruising, and with frequent
emission environments,” says Niklas Thulin, external charging, the use of smaller diesel
Volvo Penta's Director of Electromobility. “With engines and lower fuel costs.
full torque from the electric motor available
instantly, the boat will maintain the The system is still under development with
responsiveness and controllability that IPS is trials taking place at the company's test site in
famous for in an electric-only mode, as well as Gothenburg and it is anticipated that this hybrid
offering the ability to run at 10 to 12 knots.” IPS will be available to commercial customers in
2021. During this development time it is
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CREATING HYDROGEN ‘ON DEMAND’ FROM SEAWATER

An American hydrogen technology company is Photo: Joi Scientific 8 America’s Joi Scientific and boat retail giant
entering into a license agreement for the first MarineMax plan to co-develop hydrogen power
commercial application of technology which auxiliary power systems for yachts and for use in solutions for boats
turns seawater into hydrogen. slow-speed cruising propulsion.
Joi Scientific's innovative
America's Joi Scientific and boat retail giant Plans for the future include a wide range of Hydrogen 2.0 technology
MarineMax plan to co-develop hydrogen power marine applications. Joi said it has already seen derives power from a safe and
solutions for boats that use clean, safe interest in a variety of other applications from reliable conversion process
hydrogen on demand based on the Joi offshore electrical and clean water generation that is sustainable; involves
Scientific's Hydrogen 2.0 production system. to improving power for fish farms. no combustion of
hydrocarbons; emits no
“Joi Scientific's innovative Hydrogen 2.0 Going forward, there will be an evolution carbon and when used with
technology derives power from a safe and of uses for Hydrogen 2.0 technology with fuel cells, produces no noise
reliable conversion process that is sustainable;
involves no combustion of hydrocarbons; emits the ultimate goal of getting to full propulsion.
no carbon and when used with fuel cells, First use may be with small outboard engines
produces no noise,” said William McGill, Jr, and auxiliary power. The auxiliary power units
Chairman and CEO of MarineMax. can be used to generate heat, cooling,
electricity, or water when at anchor or on-the-go
“It is also highly versatile and can potentially without noise or emissions.
scale from auxiliary power for boats at anchor to
powering the main propulsion system of Joi's hydrogen research was born out of a
pleasure and commercial yachts and ships.” series of experiments studying hydrogen
extraction using water as primary feedstock.
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SMM Z-drive ‘NORSE PELICAN’ ROTOR SAILS INSTALLED
handover
Norsepower Oy Ltd., together with project partners 8 Two 30x5 metres Norsepower Rotor Sail successfully
During SMM Hamburg 2018, Maersk Tankers, Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) installed onboard the Maersk Pelican
Veth Propulsion, recently and Shell Shipping & Maritime, recently announced
part of Twin Disc, Inc. signed the installation of two Norsepower Rotor Sails experts from Lloyd's Register's (LR's) Ship
the contract with Sanmar onboard Maersk Pelican, a Maersk Tankers Long Performance team will acquire and analyse the
Shipyards for the delivery of Range 2 (LR2) product tanker vessel. performance data during the test phase to ensure an
Z-drives to the 10th Yenicay impartial assessment before technical and operational
class tug in a row. The Rotor Sails are Flettner rotors; large, cylindrical insights as well as performance studies are published.
mechanical sails that spin to create a pressure
This RAscal1800 will get 2 differential - called the Magnus effect - that propels There are now three vessels in daily commercial
Veth Z-drives, type VZ-900 the vessel forward. The Rotor Sails will provide auxiliary operation using Norsepower's Rotor Sails.
(968kW @ 1800rpm) and has wind propulsion to the vessel, optimising fuel
a VOB50 nozzle of 1.70m efficiency by reducing fuel consumption and
associated emissions by an expected 7-10% on typical
After 9 Yenicay vessels global shipping routes.
and 5 Göksu vessels have
used this technology, The Rotor Sails are the world's largest at 30 metres
Sanmar is familiar with the tall by five metres in diameter and were installed on
performance and liability of the product tanker vessel in the port of Rotterdam. The
the Veth thrusters. Based on first voyage with the Rotor Sails installed will
trust regarding the high commence shortly.
quality and service level, the
Gürun family chose Veth The Rotor Sails have completed rigorous land
Propulsion again. testing, including thorough testing of various
mechanical and performance criteria, and this is the
So far Veth Propulsion first Rotor Sail to be Class approved for use on a
has delivered 30 thrusters to product tanker vessel. Extensive measurement and
15 Sanmar tug boats in evaluation of the effectiveness of the Rotor Sails will
countries such as Dubai, now take place to test the long-term financial and
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marine engines, methanol has been trialled as
a fuel in larger marine diesels with some 8 Following the successful trials with these engines
success notes Dag Pike. in the pilot boat it is anticipated that engines for full
scale trials will be delivered in 2019
Now methanol is being used successfully as
a fuel for smaller craft with trials taking place The final version of the produces 400 kW and meets all current
on engines fitted to a pilot boat. This engines now uses emission standards.
development is taking place under the compression ignition in a
GreenPilot scheme being developed with similar manner to a diesel Following the successful trials with
the cooperation of a number of Swedish engine which will make them these engines in the pilot boat it is
research institutes. more acceptable in the anticipated that engines for full scale trials
commercial sector. The will be delivered in 2019. The fuel works
Methanol is an alcohol based fuel and it is methanol engine produces with both variable speed engines such as
mainly produced from natural gas but it can 400kW and meets all current those in the pilot boat and for fixed speed units
also be extracted from some residual fuels and emission standards such as generators.
other organic waste. By using methanol as a
fuel for marine engines the emissions of in a similar manner to a diesel engine which The work on this development has
nitrogen oxides, sulphur oxides and particulates been carried out by Gothenburg based
are considerably reduced. This makes will make them more acceptable in the ScandiNAOS AB, a company with considerable
methanol a viable fuel for use in built up areas expertise in the development of methanol as a
hence the development of this fuel for use in a commercial sector. The methanol engine fuel for shipping. Partners in the Green Pilot
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Honda Marine's top of the range BF175, BF200, BF225 and BF250 outboards have been
given a comprehensive overhaul as part of Honda's ongoing evolution of its product line up

Maritime Journal took a trip to Southampton International and water separator are now integrated and have been moved 8 The updated range
Boatshow to take a look over Honda's new flagship outboard next to the oil filter which also brings down maintenance time has fewer joins in the
range. The new V6 outboards benefit from introduction of cowl to potentially
Drive by Wire, a sleek new appearance, enhanced reliability, to five minutes. let in water
streamlined maintenance and additional rigging options. The Thanks to a new wider oil gauge tube, oil change
idea behind the renewed V6 motors is to enable trouble-free times have been reduced from 10 to 4 minutes.
maintenance. The removal time of the Power Trim Tilt unit
has been reduced from 60 to 10 minutes,
Available to purchase from late 2018 from an authorised as there is now no need to remove the
Honda marine dealer with prices announced closer to the on stern bracket.
sale date. They will all benefit from Honda's industry-leading The oil pan, thermostat cover, upper
six year domestic and two year commercial warranty. mount cover and prop shaft holder are
now made out of a tough, anti-corrosion
KEEPING WATER OUT aluminium, whilst all bolts and
A dual-channel, indirect induction system improves airflow brackets have been treated in Honda's
while helping funnel moisture away from the throttle body; and “High Corrosion Coating for Marine” all
the provision of a new three-latch lock and seal system with of which increases the durability and
two inverted grabbing points makes the cover much easier to reliability of the engine.
remove and carry. The under-case design has also been To further support durability and to
streamlined to incorporate just three pieces instead of the protect parts, the number of anodes on
previous seven and with less points of entry it helps reduce the each engine's V bank has been increased
risk of water entering the engine. In addition to the chemically from two to four.
treated, zinc-nickel plating with a high corrosion-resistant The four new models feature a very
topcoat on the surface of the engine, the use of a heavy-duty broad range of rigging options, including either
rubber seal at the cowling base further increases durability. top-mount binnacles or side-mount throttles, for
both Drive By Wire and mechanically controlled
While the new 175, 200 and 225 inherit engines. They also offer newly designed push-
the same proven 3.6-litre V6 engine button and key-start configurations, as well as
that powers the BF250 outboard multi-function displays.
motor, all four of these outboards
have been re-designed to 8 All Honda’s larger models feature VTEC variable valve timing
improve both reliability and
ease of maintenance

While the new 175, 200 and 225 inherit the
same proven 3.6-litre V6 engine that powers
the BF250 outboard motor, all four of these
outboards have been re-designed to
improve both reliability and ease of
maintenance. All engines in Honda's larger
capacity outboard range are car derived,
although detuned and with different engine
management to cater for the very different
usage profiles (longer durations at higher
throttle settings) than the engines are subjected
to in passenger vehicles. They all have Honda's VTEC
variable valve timing system.

The air intake system has been redesigned and
now has two vents on the top of the engine and
one on the front.

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The high pressure filter has been moved to a more
convenient spot under the cylinder head cover to
reduce maintenance time from 60 minutes to
just five. In addition, the low pressure filter

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YANMAR PARTNERS UP FOR MARITIME TRAINING Fuel management
for dredger
Yanmar and the American Boat and Yacht Council Photo: Yanmar
(ABYC) are teaming up to conduct marine technician Royston Diesel Power's
certification courses at Yanmar Academy located at 8 The Yanmar Academy provides an enhanced training advanced enginei
the new Yanmar Evo Center in Georgia USA. experience focused on Yanmar's dealerships, employees EFMS (electronic fuel
and customers management system)
A Yanmar trainer will facilitate the course with has been specified as
ABYC's guidance and certification materials, making task vehicles, industrial diesel engines, energy systems part of the new build
ABYC Certification more accessible than ever for rising and marine diesel engines. programme for the
marine technicians. first dredging vessel
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“Having worked in the marine industry all my life, this in state-of -the -art, product -specific training labs 20 years by CEMEX UK
collaboration between Yanmar Academy and ABYC is a designed with student computers, 60-inch computer Marine.
natural fit,” said Eric Schaffer, Yanmar Academy High displays, advanced audio systems for student
Speed Commercial Training Instructor. convenience, master and student tool boxes as well as The new £30m Damen
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“This partnership gives marine technicians the CEMEX Go Innovation has
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October 2018. Certification candidates with formal of up to 55m.
Having worked in the marine marine engine manufacturer training will learn additional
industry all my life, this information only addressed by the ABYC standards. The enginei system will be
collaboration between Yanmar installed as part of a
Academy and ABYC is a natural fit comprehensive suite of
advanced digital marine
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Preventative SHAFT POWER TORQUE METER ORDER
maintenance
UK based Datum Electronics will supply Oldendorff Photo: Datum Electronics
ZF Marine is now offering a Carriers with shaft power meter systems to help
preventative maintenance reduce its carbon footprint and improve technical 8 Oldendorff Carriers is implementing fleet and ship
service for thrusters with and operational efficiency. performance monitoring systems
the advice that preventive
maintenance can go a long The new systems are designed to seamlessly multiple shaft installations to provide ongoing power
way towards delaying or integrate with various existing ship performance monitoring data on ships for fuel economy and
even avoiding the need to monitoring systems and are an important step for the equipment maintenance scheduling programmes.
call on unscheduled repair operator to optimise fuel consumption and reduce
capabilities. emissions. The system gives real time measurements of
torque, power, thrust and dynamic torque, which helps
ZF recommends that “By working continuously on our research and the ship monitoring system meet the SEEMP
marine operators undertake development, whilst also paying attention to changing requirements.
visual checks and checks of Marine market demands, we have produced a product
oil levels daily or prior to that is at the leading edge of design in flexibility and As well as supplying shaft power torque meters,
every use; and an annual technology,” said Paul Lynch, commercial sales Datum Electronics will perform system installations
health check that includes manager at Datum Electronics. and internal crew training, through its established
external corrosion, marine global network of competent service providers.
growth, grease and seals, the “We provide not only a Torsion meters, but also a
condition of the anode and complete package which can be easily integrated into
any possible leaks. It also ship performance monitoring systems, from various
suggests oil sampling; providers all over the world.”
replacement of prop seals
and a professional internal ECO STRATEGY
inspection of gears a The Oldendorff fleet is now comprised of over 90% of
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Two island supply boats and a research ship were among the varied and regular mix of specialist
workboats in for repair or maintenance this autumn at Germany's Diedrich Werft, reports Tom Todd

The 37.25m loa island supply ship Pionier came for bow Earlier this year Diedrich hosted another NLWKN vessel - the 8 Pionier tops a
thruster and propeller plant maintenance. The 65 year old impressive service and maintenance boat Utlandshörn, which varied list at Diedrich
ship was also due for DNV-GL inspection, Diedrich reported. only started work for NLWKN in 2016. The boat underwent
below surface hull and deck conservation and propeller
Another island supply vessel - the 27.8m loa RoRo cargo ship inspection.
Harle Riff also called for underwater hull conservation work and
repairs and maintenance. Diedrich said propeller, shaft and The tug Penny Lane called for underwater hull conservation
rudder inspections were also on the work docket as was a as well as bow thrusters and rudder inspection. It was also
safety check. listed for hull thickness measurement. And the cargo ship Nora
came for repairs and overhaul.
Harle Riff, like Pionier, is also a veteran and now nearly 60
years old. Both ships draw around 1.50m according to Diedrich Pontoons have also been in evidence at Diedrich of late The
- a shallow draught which is typical of the specialist ships 36.06m loa pontoon coupling workboat Pionier X1 underwent
operating in the mudflat waters - called Wadden - between the hull thickness measurement and conservation. The pontoon
German East Frisian islands and the mainland. They provide Seebär, belonging to Lower Saxony Ports (NPorts) called at the
regular work for Diedrich just a few miles upstream on the Ems same time for hull conservation and repairs to its anchor plant
from the giant port of Emden. and bottom plating.

Both ships draw around 1.50m
according to Diedrich – a shallow
draught which is typical of the
specialist ships operating in the
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Among other interesting customers at the yard this autumn
has been the small research ship Burchana, which has visited
Diedrich before. Just 30m long and 8m wide, it draws 1.3m and
came in for annual hull conservation work and inspection of its
shaft, rudder and propeller plant.

The ship is one of a fleet of small but specialised vessels
which serve the Government's NLWKN agency in Lower
Saxony. The agency is responsible for coastal, marine and river
protection, measurement, monitoring and flood control.

SMS invests in paint coatings and hydraulics

UK-based SMS has identified opportunities Mr Foster said that water blasting excels Photo: SMS
nationally and invested in new technology, around sensitive equipment and large intakes
plant and equipment to boost its competivity. where grit could get into moving parts possibly 8 SMS has invested in an ultra-high pressure
shutting down a compressor or turbine. (UHP) blasting unit
Investment has included a significant
investment in an ultra-high pressure (UHP) It is also the preferred method on projects sewer treatment facilities after this filtration.”
blasting unit. where large amounts of abrasives must be The unit is towable so can be easily
collected and disposed of.
“UHP water blasting provides distinct transported to any SMS site across the UK, or
advantages over other methods of surface “Blasted surfaces are cleaner than those further afield.
preparation,” said Dave Foster, paint and using traditional solid abrasive methods and,
coatings manager, SMS. in addition, residual chlorides are removed This investment supports a similar initiative
which results in higher adhesion of the coating within the company's own hydraulics
“Environmental concerns are reduced and longer coating life,” he said. department where SMS has made significant
because no dust is created by the water investment in a transportable flushing rig.
blasting process and is therefore easier to “The volume of waste is greatly reduced
contain. There is less residual risk to the since lead will not mix with water allowing
owner or operator because contaminants do operators the option of filtering lead
not become airborne and blasters are not paint chips and other contaminants. The
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REBUILD OF THE RESEARCH VESSEL ‘HERACLITUS’

A remarkable ship, a 25 metre ferro-cement Photo: Ecotechnics Maritime- Inesa Remeikaite 8 R.V. Heraclitus in dry-dock in Roses, Spain with its
Chinese junk rigged vessel, is in the midst of a hull being re-meshed, ready for concreting
total rebuild from keel on up. hundreds of volunteers who take part in real-
time science and exploration and has rhythms of wind and current; its auxiliary engine
The Research Vessel Heraclitus, owned by conducted educational and cultural outreach is only used when required. Its 40 years of
the Institute of Ecotechnics (US/UK), has sailed programs in ports around the world. sailing, to every sea except the Arctic, has
270,000 nautical miles since being built in demonstrated the wisdom of the choice.
Oakland, California in 1975. IE is an US/UK The original ship design was inspired by
independent research organization created in ancient ocean-going Chinese junks. The ship The Heraclitus is dry docked at Roses
1973 by radical scientists, ecologists, artists and uses Chinese sails, fully-battened lugsails, for Shipyard at Carretera del Far, Puerto de Pesca,
performers to harmonise technology with the their ease of shortening (reefing) sail. Hull and in Roses, Spain. The excellent facilities, location
global biosphere. decks were built with ferro-cement, chosen for and available space have permitted the building
its strength and low cost (for an Institute with of a protective wooden “cocoon” to shield the
EXPLORATION plenty of volunteers and little capital) and ability ship and crew of rebuilders from the weather.
Decades of exploration by RV Heraclitus have to be repaired quickly in emergencies. Junks Since the RV Heraclitus was virtually hand
combined scientific exploration with arts and have great stability in turbulent seas and are not crafted, replicating its internal dimensions was a
cultural exchange programs. Some highlights: built for speed. This can be an advantage as the challenge. Factum Arte of Madrid, working with
three round-the-world voyages, 2000 miles up vessel permits the experience of the natural Scan Lab Projects in London, used state of the
the Amazon for ethnobotanical studies, a art scanners to prepare a complete 3D
circumnavigation of South America and a visualization of the hull and ship interiors to
decade mapping and studying coral reef health assist the rebuild. “Heraclitus - the New
in remote areas of southeast Asia and the Indian Generation” will have upgraded engineering,
and South Pacific Oceans. RV Heraclitus has also hydrodynamics and structural integrity.
studied whale migration routes, genetic studies
to determine interbreeding of whale MORTAR LIFE
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