15th Volume, No. 26

1963 – “50 years tugboatman” - 2013

Dated 27 April 2014

BUYING, SALES, NEW BUILDING, RENAMING AND OTHER TUGS TOWING & OFFSHORE INDUSTRY NEWS

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Last week was seen the 2009 built Dutch registered with call sign PBME tug Smit Buffalo (Imo 9528304) departing the port of Maassluis. The vessel was in Maassluis at the De Haas Shipyard for a regular maintenance drydocking/repair. During this survey the vessel was painted in the Boskalis livery. On the background in the picture is seen the Elbe she is still in the original Smit colours. As the Smit Buffalo before her drydocking. The Buffalo is built by Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld-Giessendam; Netherlands under number 571612. The vessel is owned by Smit Shipping Singapore Pte. Ltd. and managed by Smit Management Services BV (Boskalis) – Rotterdam. She has a length of 25.80 mtrs a beam of 10.00 mtrs a draught of 2.72 mtrs a grt of 230 tons and a nrt of 59 tons. The two Caterpillar engines develops a total output of 1,492 kW (2,028 hp) and a speed of 10 knots. The tug is classed Bureau Veritas nr 13817V I Hull Mach unrestricted navigation AUT-UMS , ICE CLASS ID (Photo:

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Baltic Workboats has delivered the new multifunctional port tug ‘Liva’ to the Latvian Freeport of Riga. Liva is the second vessel of the builder’s ice going shallow draft tug series designed by ILS designers of Finland. 2011 delivered Panda (see picture) was first of these new-generation tugs with very low draft what makes it ideal for operations in the small ports, which have reduced maneuvering spaces and are especially limited in depth. With a number of changes compared to Panda, Liva meet the owner requirements on vessels more versatile use and functionality. Extended in length Liva has now 63m2 working deck. This extension allows also an improved layout to the living quarters. The new model measures 23.80m x 7.2m beam with a draft aft of max (full load) 2.1m. Full load displacement is 170 tons. Liva is powered by a pair of VolvoPenta D16 MH main diesels, each developing 441 kW at 1800 rev/min. These turn Rolls Royce stern mounted US 105 P6 FP azimuth thrusters in configuration with propeller diameters of 1300mm. The vessel’s electrical needs are supplied by the Agco SISU Power 420 DG generator set of 35kW. Below main deck the forward accommodation area features one single cabin, twin berth cabin, four-berth cabin and separate WC and shower compartments. On main deck there are galley and office room arrangement. Other changes and improvements over earlier versions include two DataHidrolik 5 tones hydraulic winches aft driven via main engine PTO. Aft deck features FASSI 100 AP deck crane with 8 tons lifting capacity. Vessel is built according RMRS rules and has notation RMRS KM + Ice 2 R3. The navigation bridge boasts a wonderful 360degree view, with huge floor-toceiling windows. The bridge is fitted with all the specific equipment required for navigation in A1 region what is among other equipment installed around centrally stationed navigator seat.
For buoy handling operations there is in the wheelhouse separate operators seat with controls over deck equipment and excellent view to aft deck. The tug is designed to be operated by a crew of two, and carry 8 passengers in cozy passenger lounge. (Press Release Baltic Workboats) 2/25

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The Maputo Port Development Company (MPDC) on Thursday inaugurated two new tugs, each of 1,750 horsepower. MPDC is the consortium which has a lease to operate the port up until 2033. It is a consortium between the publicly owned port and rail company, CFM (with 49 per cent of the shares), and its private sector partner Portus Indico, with 51 per cent. Portus Indico is formed by DP World of Dubai, Grindrod of South Africa, and the local firm Mocambique Gestores. According to the MPDC Chief Executive Office, Osorio Lucas, the two tugs, the “Sereia” and the “Bulani”, were specifically designed for the needs of Maputo port, and between them cost around 15 million US dollars. They are operated by P & O Maritime, which in 2012 won the contract to provide MPDC with marine services including pilotage, mooring services and the crewing and maintenance of tugs, pilot boats and mooring craft. Lucas told reporters this was an example of the MPDC policy of outsourcing services which it does not regard as forming part of its core operations. The new tugs are part of the port master plan under which total investments of 1.8 billion dollars are to be made in order to raise the port's handling capacity to 50 million tonnes a year by 2033. Maputo port has steadily increased the amount of cargo handled over the past decade. According to MPDC, the figure rose from five million tonnes in 2003 to 15 million tonnes in 2012 and to 17 million tonnes in 2013. This is a growth of 260 per cent. In that period, MPDC undertook investments of 362 million dollars. Perhaps the most significant improvement was dredging the access channel, deepening it from nine to 11 metres. This increased the maximum size of ships that could dock at the port to rise from 40,000 to 60,000 deadweight tonnes. Quays and warehouses were rehabilitated and new port equipment acquired. Nonetheless, several of the quays are out of operation, putting a physical limit on how much cargo the port can handle. The MPDC master plan includes spending 107 million dollars on upgrading these berths, which amount to 770 metres of quay. The access channel will be deepened again, to 14 metres, at a cost of 50 million dollars, allowing ships of up to 82,000 tonnes to dock. But the largest investments will be the expansion of the Matola coal terminal (834 million dollars), expansion of the container terminal (300 million), and the construction of a new bulk cargo terminal (110 million). The focus is shifting from the port's 3/25

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Maputo terminal to the adjacent Matola terminal. Maputo has a current capacity for 12 million tonnes of cargo, and MPDC plans to raise this to 20 million tonnes by 2033. But capacity at Matola is expected to quadruple, from 7.3 to 30 million tonnes, most of which will be coal. (Source: All

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Barge "Simek II" left Simek for Poland today. The barge is being towed by the 1986 built St. Vincent & Grenadines registered with call sign J8B4709 tugboat FFS Atlas (Imo 8500953) and will return to Simek next month with block 3, 4 and 6 for Yard no. 128. The tug is owned and managed by Farsund Fortoyningsselskap AS. She has a length o.a. of 30.60 mtrs a beam of 9.00 mtrs a draft of 3.40 mtrs a brt of 259 tons and a nrt of 77 tons. The two Ruston 6RCM main engines develops a total output of 3,110 bhp at 750 rpm. She has a bollard pull of 46 tons and a speed of 12.5 knots and is classed Lloyd Register of Shippimg +100A1 TUG LMC UMS (Source: Simek)

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In the last Tugs Towing _ Offshore Newsletter i have asked you for help to find out details of the tug which was pictured as Zambeze. I have received the following. The Zambezi is the former Portuguese tug Diu. Built in 1963 by Est. Sao Jacinto / Aveiro under number 58 for the Government of Lourenco Marques. According the Lloyds Register from 1989-1990 already renamed Zambezi in 1979. The tug has a length of 29,34 mtrs a beam of 7.65 mtrs and a draft of 3.71 mtrs. She has a two stroke 7 cylinder Maschinenfabrik Augsburg/Nürnberg, 235x330 connected to a pitch propeller. The name could be changed into Zambeze as a Mozambique language-word for the Portuguese Zambezi. The tug was classed Lloyds Register of Shipping nr. 5403219. In the picture is seen that on starboard engine some cylinder heads have been removed and/or disappeared. To portside engine I think they have started to take valve clearance because the caps are removed. If they don’t see insight to further maintenance on the engines is not known, but that it looks not great is clear. (Thanks to Jaap Bijl and Henk de Winde; Photo via Anton Rijsdijk)

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Damen is to construct a new ASD 3212 tug for Scafi, the Italian shipping group that includes a number of international towing companies. The contract cements their already strong business relationship that goes back 20 years and represents the first Damen ASD 3212 for Italian waters. This is the fifteenth contract between Scafi and Damen. “We are delighted to work again with a respectable Italian owner such as Scafi,” comments Damen Sales Director North West and South Europe Frank de Lange. “This contract extends a durable and happy business relationship.” Scafi ordered the new 32 metre state-of-the-art ASD 3212 tug as part of its programme of continuous fleet renewal and improvement of quality. “The Damen ASD 3212 is a multi-tasking tug designed to the smallest details using the best of Damen shipbuilding knowledge and valuable input from several clients,” explains Damen Regional Sales Manager Andrea Trevisan. “Scafi’s new tug will have a bollard pull exceeding 80 tonnes, fulfilling the Italian Flag requirements with notations such a Fire Fighting 1, escort, oil product salvage and oil recovery tug.” Short delivery time Construction will take place at Damen’s Song Cam Shipyard in Vietnam. “The delivery time was certainly an added value as the vessel will be ready in August reflecting Damen’s philosophy of building most of our tugs on stock,” concludes Mr De Lange. Innovations The new Damen ASD 3212 tug has been designed to operate in all circumstances and features numerous innovations, including a completely revised hull form and a higher bow, resulting in better speed and a dry foredeck. Since its introduction in 2012, several Damen ASD 3212s are serving worldwide and owners are extremely satisfied about their performances. (Press Release Damen) 5/25

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CONVERTED INTO A RES TAURANT

One of the readers last week was browsing the Towingline website looking for information about the ATR-4 tug. She notice on the "final disposition" to "fate unknown" on the fleetlist document (http://www.towingline.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/ATR-Rescue-Ocean-Tugs-1st-set.pdf) She informed Tugs Towing & Offshore Newsletter she thought you might like to know where the tug is as of now... It has been converted into a restaurant on Isle-aux-Grues (Crane Island) in the province of Quebec, Canada. You can have an idea of its actual look and purpose here, on its official website: http://www.auberge-des-dunes.com/index.php/restauration

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On April 14, 2014 SVITZER was awarded for their “Training and Angolization programme in Soyo, Angola” as a nominee in the ‘Investment in People’ category by the respected global maritime recognition schemes, Seatrade Awards 2014 in London, UK. SVITZER tailored an entire program for training future Angolan seaman, with no local history or prior experience in seafaring. Providing careers and opportunities for local communities SVITZER undertook a comprehensive localization program when establishing a new 20-year towage contract with the Angola LNG terminal in September 2011. The objective was to ensure that at least 90% of the positions would be covered by Angolans within 10 years. A complete training package was developed and tailored to educate and prepare Angolans for life and work at sea. They were provided with an internationally recognized and STCW certified education, developed in co-operation with recognised maritime institutions and the Danish Maritime Authority. SVITZER’s Head of Business Development in AMEA, Philipp Knebel commented on the recognition: “Our dedicated employees in SVITZER Angola have set the bar for SVITZER's ambitious training efforts high. The Seatrade Award comes as recognition for the great work and confirms our belief in the lasting value of training and local content development for our operations around the world." The program was designed to ensure that these future seamen are enabled to assume control of their own careers; Angola’s past history ravaged by civil wars has left many Angolans with limited opportunities to support their families and recreate social structures. SVITZER expects to make the first promotions amongst the trainees this year. SVITZER has also successfully trained and developed local communities in seafaring in the Sultanate of Oman.

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4,000T O CEAN D ECK B ARG E S OLD Marcon International, Inc. of Coupeville, Washington is pleased to report that Pacific Coast Maritime, Inc., Seattle, Washington, a subsidiary of Harley Marine Services, Seattle, has concluded the sale of its 240’ ABS ocean deck barge “HML 2402” (ex-Aqua 242, MK-242, Foss 242) to Island Tug & Barge Co. also of Seattle. The 240’ x 60’x 16’ flat deck barge was originally built by Todd Shipyards Corp. of Houston, Texas for Foss Maritime in 1967, and acquired by Pacific Coast Maritime, Inc. in 2000 as the “Aqua 242”. After purchasing the barge, the former Owner put her through an extensive rebuild and upgrade for long term service in Alaska supporting their container shuttle / feeder operations out of Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. That service lasted until Fall 2013, when the barge was replaced on that service with the new U.S. Fab LLC, 2013 built, 250’ x 70’ x 15.7’ depth, ABS ocean deck barge “Iliuliuk Bay”. The “HML 240-2” barge, now named “ITB 242”, has an ABS International Load Line with a deadweight rating of 4,000T on a 12.0’ loaded draft. The barge was previously fitted with a crawler crane midships, for handling containers, and has a 6” concrete wear deck. She will now work for her new Owner in the Pacific Northwest in that company’s continuing fleet operations. Marcon acted as sole broker in the sale of this barge. Marcon has handled numerous sales and purchases for both parties over the years, and this is the second U.S. flag ocean deck barge sold this year to Island Tug & Barge. (Press Release Marcon Int.)

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A new tug for Port Otago, a southern port of New Zealand, was launched via synchrolift at the Damen Group’s Song Thu yard (Da Nang, Vietnam) in late March. Fitted out with a wet berth at the yard, the newbuild is expected to commence sea trials in the last week of May. Upon successful 7/25

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completion of trials, the vessel will then be sailed to Port Chalmers by a delivery team organised by Damen. Having been ordered in mid-2013, the tug is consequently expected to arrive at Otago in the early part of July 2014. The vessel is valued at NZ$11 million (US$9.4 million). Christened ‘Taiaroa’, the newbuild is a standard design azimuthing stern drive (ASD) 2411 tug. She will have a bollard pull of 68 tonnes. Port Otago chief executive Geoff Plunket said the 24-metre-long and 11-metre-wide vessel forms part of his port’s preparations to handle the anticipated largergeneration of containership callers. “We have the ‘Rangi’ and ‘Karetai’ which were built in the 1970s and the new tug will replace those,” he said. Understood to weigh 250 tonnes, the ‘Taiaroa’ will provide an additional 12 tonnes bollard pull capability compared to the other vessel in the Port’s fleet, the ten-year-old ‘Otago’. (Source: Baird)

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Ocean Basques will not be with us in Halifax for very much longer. The former Pointe aux Basques has been alongside the Svitzer Canada dock all winter, awaiting her turn for refit at Industrie Ocean Shipyard in Ile-auxCoudres, QC. The tug sailed this evening for what turned out to be a sea trial, and returned to the dock for adjustments before the long trip back to Quebec. On completion of the refit, she will likely return to her old home port of Sept-Iles, QC to rejoin Ocean Sept-Iles the ex Pointe Sept-Iles to continue with ship berthing in the ports of Sept-Iles bay. This will of course leave the Svitzer Canada dock once more bereft of tugs - a real loss the Halifax waterfront where little commercial shipping activity takes place any more. (Source: Mac Mackay-Tugfax)

Y ESTERYEAR T UG BOAT S WEEPSTAKES The Great Lakes equivalent of an oceangoing tug is what is known as an “over-the-lakes” tug. The Sweepstakes, an ex-Great Lakes tug owned at the time this photograph was taken by the Western Maryland Railroad Company, was photographed in salt water. She was built 1867 at Cleveland, Ohio, was 131 feet long and powered by a 500 horsepower steam engine, and was of all wooden construction. Though odd-looking, her design was very utilitarian and suitable for the rough 8/25

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conditions sometimes prevailing on the lakes. She has a raised forecastle carried aft into an elongated house, which means that the crew, except when working on the after deck, was always sheltered. She had openings amidships for line handling and an awning rigged over her foredeck. Tugs like the Sweepstakes worked late into the season and often encountered winter gales with snow and ice. The Sweepstakes wheelhouse looks like a pleasant place to work, with cathedral windows that suggest well-appointed furnishings inside. (Source: On the Hawser by Steven Lang & Peter H. Spectre)

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A new sophisticated crane barge has arrived at Giglio Island in order to carry out operations related to the installation of the 19 sponsons to be completed before Costa Concordia refloating. The Conquest MB1 is an offshore crane barge fitted with a sophisticated rotating/luffing crane and associated automated heel/trim compensation system. The barge is designed on a modular concept, fitted with operational 6 point mooring system and accommodation modules suitable for 60 persons. Furthermore a full air-range diving spread has been arranged on board and the diver teams involved in the installation of the sponsons will operate from the barge. (Press Release) Advertisement

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NOAA has found the underwater wreck of the passenger steamer City of Chester, which sank in 1888 in a collision in dense fog near where the Golden Gate Bridge stands today. The announcement was made during a press event at Gulf of Farallones National Marine Sanctuary’s San Francisco headquarters at Crissy Field on April 23. The story of City of Chester will be shared with the public in a future waterfront exhibit NOAA will place at the sanctuary office at Crissy Field. The office is the former U.S. life saving service station built in 1890 in response to the City of Chester incident. The 202-foot long steamship City of Chester had just left San Francisco and was headed up the California coast to Eureka with 90 passengers on August 22, 1888, when around 10 a.m. it was struck by the steamer Oceanic. Impaled on Oceanic, which was arriving from Asia, City of Chester remained afloat for six minutes before sinking. Sixteen people died in the accident. The rediscovery of the wreck restores an important historical link to San Francisco’s early Chinese-American community. Reports at the time initially criticized Oceanic’s Chinese crew in the racially charged atmosphere of the times. Criticisms turned to praise, however, when the bravery of the crew in rescuing many of City of Chester’s passengers was revealed. The wreck was then largely forgotten. “Discoveries like this remind us that the waters off our shores are museums that speak to powerful events, in this case not only that tragic wreck, but to a time when racism and anger were set aside by the heroism of a crew who acted in the best traditions of the sea,” said James Delgado, director of maritime heritage for NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, whose past work has included documenting historic wrecks in California. In May 2013, NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey Navigational Response Team 6 (NRT6), in a 28-foot boat equipped with sonar, rediscovered what they thought was the City of Chester while surveying another nearby shipwreck, the freighter Fernstream, which sank after a collision in 1952. Delgado asked the NRT6 team to extend their survey to try and find the sunken steamer. After working with historic data provided by NOAA historians, the Coast Survey team conducted a multibeam sonar survey and a sonar target the right size and shape was found. The team spent nearly nine months sorting through the data. A follow-up side-scan sonar survey confirmed that the target was City of Chester, sitting upright, shrouded in mud, 216 feet deep at the edge of a small undersea shoal. High-resolution sonar imagery clearly defined the hull, rising some 18 feet from the seabed, and the fatal gash on the vessel’s port side. This NOAA team was not the first to find the shipwreck. It was 125 years earlier that the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, NOAA’s predecessor agency which was charged with responsibility for charting the nation’s coasts and harbors, believed it had located the City of Chester in early September 1888 by dragging a wire from the tugboat Redmond to snag the hulk. A veteran salvage diver of the time, Capt. Robert Whitelaw, also claimed to have relocated the wreck, sending a hard-hat diver down more than 200 feet in 1890 to report City of Chester nearly cut in two, with the tide running through the cut “like a millrace.” No attempt was made to raise the wreck then and there are no plans to do so today. “Connecting to the history of the Chester is sad in one way, but we were also connecting to scientific history on a different level,” said NOAA NRT6 team leader Laura Pagano. “Using our high-tech multibeam echo sounder to re-discover a wreck originally found over a century ago – by Coast Surveyors dragging a wire across the seafloor – 10/25

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is immensely fulfilling. .” Today, it is a protected site and a grave belonging to the state of California.

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Nexus Consulting Group of Alexandria, LLC, a leading provider of private maritime safety and security solutions, announced Tuesday that upon expert review by maritime safety subject matter expert Captain Bill Doherty of reports and statements made by Sewol crew, that the tragic loss of life was culmination of a “fatal chain of errors” which may have started months before the Sewol left port April 16, 2014. “It appears that the sinking of the Sewol and the tragic loss of lives was a preventable final link in a systemic fatal chain of errors, possibly dating back months, when the Sewol was retrofitted with additional passenger facilities on the upper decks, raising the ships center of gravity,” Captain Doherty noted. According to Arirang news in Korea, two weeks before the tragic loss of lives, the crew of the Sewol had requested a repair for the steering system which was giving a “no voltage” warning. “With a recent report that the Sewol had a 36-second power loss just prior to tipping, one has to ask the fitness of this ship to be sailing. The picture being painted in Korea is this was a nicely painted ship, but held together with duct-tape and gum” Captain Doherty went on to say. “From the adding of weight to the upper levels of the ship, thereby raising the ships center of gravity as well as the ships ‘tipping point', to the reports of the Sewol being significantly overloaded with cargo, to reports that many of the containers weren’t secured on the deck, to the 3rd mate at the helm when a power loss probably caused a ‘dead stick’ and just wasn’t trained enough on to be familiar with how to address, to the $521 the ship owner spent on crew training in 2013, to the Captain abandoning the ship first – al la Costa Concordia, to a mere two life rafts being launched, this is tragic systemic fatal chain of errors which could have been prevented.” “Clearly the ship didn’t hit a submerged object [as earlier reported by some experts], but rather the tragic loss of lives, which now seems could have been prevented, was the final and fatal link in a systemic chain of errors. My heart goes out to the families of those who lost their lives in this tragic, preventable event,” Captain Doherty closed with. (Source:

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OFFSHORE NEWS S WIRE ’ S 8 TH D-C LASS AHTS L AUNCHED Swire Pacific Offshore Operations (Pte) Ltd. (SPO) held launching and naming ceremony for its new D-Class vessel, the Pacific Dragon on Good Friday. The launch of Pacific Dragon marked the completion of the eight vessel DClass series of 240T bollard pull, flexible and environmentallyfriendly anchor handling tug supply vessels. “The D-Class vessels represent a significant investment for SPO, forming a central part of our fleet expansion, re-balance and renewal strategy to meet the growing demand for large, modern, high specification, deep water offshore support vessels. We are very pleased with their range of operational capabilities and safety and technical performance in serving the needs of our customers around the world,” says Managing Director of SPO, Mr Neil Glenn. Vessels in the D-Class series delivered to date include Pacific Defiance (28 February 2013), Pacific Diligence (3 April 2013), Pacific Dolphin (15 August 2013), Pacific Dove (3 January 2014), Pacific Discovery (3 March 2014), Pacific Duchess (6 March 2014). Pacific Dispatch is scheduled to be delivered in mid June 2014. Pacific Dragon is the last of a series of six D-Class vessels that are built by ST Marine for SPO and will be delivered by the second half of this year. “ST Marine is pleased to be the builder of six of the eight highly sophisticated DClass AHTS for Swire Pacific Offshore. The journey is a wonderful one for us and we look forward to a continued successful partnership with Swire on their growth story,” says President of ST Marine, Mr Ng Sing Chan. The D-Class vessels are well-equipped with advanced technical capabilities to support the latest generation of semi-submersible rigs operating in harsh deep water environments. Built to clean-class SPS 2008 and ice notations, these Havyard-designed vessels are designed to be fuel-efficient, to reduce environmental impact in whichever roles they are deployed to perform and to enhance safety during demanding deck anchor handling operations. They possess large capacity 500 MT RRM Brattvagg winches, latest dynamic positioning technology, enhanced station keeping with independent drop down azimuth thrusters, recovery frame (ARF) and travelling cranes. The vessels also have ample cargo capacity and deck space for a wide range of other offshore applications. By the end of 2015, SPO will have a fleet of 100 vessels. (Source: WMN)

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Naim Ibrahim Al-Naim, director of King Abdulaziz Port, has inaugurated its locally manufactured Zamil 602 vessel at its shipyard at King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam. The Zamil 602 was manufactured at Zamil offshore services company at KAP in Dammam. Among those present at the inauguration was KAP Director Naim Al-Nuaim and the Director of Kuwaiti Coast Guard at the Ministry of Interior, Brigadier Mubarak Al-Amiri, and other officials. Speaking to Arab News, Alnaim stated that the vessel building industry has been active in the Kingdom for five years. A total 12/25

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of 47 vessels were made for Saudi Aramco, Saudi Ports Authority and others. “This achievement was possible due to the joint cooperation between the private and public sectors, which resulted in the private sector getting a chance to contribute by operating and developing various facilities at the ports,” said Al-Naim. Sufyan Al Zamil, CEO of ‘Zamil Offshore Services’, said: “In less than 40 days of launching the first vessel, we are now celebrating the launch of the second vessel of its kind.” He added: “We are in the final stage of constructing the world-class shipyard, which is expected to be completed by September 2014. “The shipyard will service, build and repair vessels at King Abdulaziz port in Dammam.” The Zamil 602 features services including diving and marine platforms support. The length of the vessel is 62.10 meters and the width 18 meters, with a 4,130 horsepower engine. Alzamil Company owns and operates a large fleet of 80 vessels serving offshore in the field of oil; however, it is considered the largest fleet in the Middle East specialized in oil industry. Alzamil announced that the company was able to gain the confidence of Kuwait and signed a contract to build four vessels specialized in monitoring services in order to support the Kuwait border guards. He said two vessels would be ready by June and the other two by November, both in 2015. Alzamil stated that the future plans of the company will include creating a large shipyard for building and repairing vessels in Yanbu in order to provide services to ships and vessels in the Red Sea. “It will also qualify for constructing and repairing naval and military vessels in cooperation with major international companies in the field,” he added. (Press Release) Advertisement

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Fairfield Energy Limited has awarded Ocean Installer a contract for air diving services and light subsea construction work at the Dunlin field. The work scope involves air diving services on the Dunlin Alpha platform at -10m LAT for installation of sleeves, clamps and anodes, as well as additional light construction/inspection and repair tasks. The project will be managed from the Ocean Installer Aberdeen office, with onshore preparations starting immediately and offshore work 13/25

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starting in June this year. Ocean Installer will be utilising the Grand Canyon, a purpose built offshore construction/ROV/survey vessel owned by Canyon Offshore, the marine contracting business unit of Helix Energy Solutions. “We are very pleased to have been awarded our first contract with Fairfield Energy Limited, which is also our first air diving project. We will work closely with the operator, as well as Canyon Offshore, to execute the job in a safe and timely manner,” says Martin Sisley, UK Managing Director of Ocean Installer. The Dunlin field is part of the Dunlin cluster of fields, consisting of Dunlin, Dunlin SW, Osprey and Merlin. The cluster is located in Blocks 211/18, 211/23 and 211/24 of the UKCS, some 500km north-northeast of Aberdeen, within the East Shetland Basin. (Press Release)

205’ DP-1 R ESEARCH V ESSEL T I ME C HARTER F IXED Stabbert Maritime of Seattle, Washington has time chartered the U.S. flag, DP-1, research vessel “Ocean Pioneer” (ex-Seabulk Montana, Montana, Seabulk Montana, Indian Seal) to FMC Technology of Davis, California. The 205' x 40' x 17' depth vessel was built in 1974 by Burton Shipyard in Port Arthur, Texas for Seal Fleet of Galveston, Texas and acquired by Hvide Marine, Inc. in 1996, along with seven other offshore supply boats. Hvide reorganized in 2001 and was renamed Seabulk International. Seabulk operated the vessel until 2006 when bought by Stabbert. She was extensively rebuilt in 2009. “Ocean Pioneer” is classed ABS + A1, Towing Service +AMS, and U.S. Coast Guard inspected under Subchapter “I”. Capacities include a deck cargo of 1,022LT on 5,600ft2 clear deck, 82,455g fuel, 100,000g potable water and 121,381g drill water. Ocean Pioneer” is fitted with a 35 ton North Pacific hydraulic crane, 10 ton “A”-frame crane and a 425HP bow thruster. Main propulsion is provided by twin Alco 12-251F diesels totaling 4,000BHP at 900RPM turning 115" dia. CP propellers. The vessel has a range of about 4,800nm and a maximum speed of about 14kn. She is U.S. Coast Guard Certified to carry 44 persons. Charterer will utilize the vessel to test a new ROV design offshore the U.S. West coast. We have concluded numerous sales and charters with the owner over the years, but this is our first transaction with the Charterer. Marcon acted as sole broker in the transaction. (Source: Marcon Int.)

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F ARSTAD S HIPPING ASA

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Total E&P South Africa has awarded the PSV Far Spica (2013, PSV 08 CD, 4.000 DWT) a 4 month contract. The vessel is expected to depart from the North Sea in early May. In Brazil, Petrobras has awarded the PSV Far Swift (2003, UT 755 L, 3.084 DWT) a two year contract, with a further 2 year option. The vessel will operate as a shallow water diving support vessel with ROV capacity, and will be upgraded with these features prior to the contract commencement. Expected commencement of the contract is in August/September. The AHTS Far Sea (1991, ME 303 II, 13.219 BHP) has been awarded a two month contract including options by Van Oord Serviços de Operações Marítimas Ltda. in Brazil. Expected commencement is May 2014. The AHTS Far Sailor (1997, UT 722, 16.809 BHP) will replace Far Sea in fulfilling Far Sea's contract with Petrobras from May 2014 on. The AHTS Far Fosna (1993, UT 722, 14.388 BHP) and the AHTS Far Grip (1993, UT 722, 14.388 BHP) have been awarded a contract by Oil Field Services/Gazprom in Sakhalin with commencement at the end of May. The contract is for a firm duration of 100 days with another 150 day option. In Australia, Shell Australia has extended the contract for the PSV Far Skimmer (2012, PSV 08 CD, 4.000 DWT) with further 327 days and the PSV Far Sitella (2013, PSV 08 CD, 4.000 DWT) with further 360 days. In addition the AHTS Far Fosna (1993, UT 722, 14.388 BHP) shall work for Shell Australia in a 90 day period starting in September. Chevron has awarded the PSV Far Spirit (2007, VS 470 Mk II, 3.624 DWT) a one year contract, with a further one year option. The AHTS Lady Caroline (2003, UT 712, 12.240 BHP) has been awarded a 60 day contract by PTTEP. The AHTS Lady Astrid (2003, UT 712, 12.240 BHP) and the AHTS Lady Sandra (1998, KMAR 404, 15.014 BHP) have been awarded a one month contract with Sinopec Limited. Total value of the contracts, excluding options, is approx. NOK 525 mill. (Source: Farstad)

O CEAN R ANGER

DELIVERED

Mr. Bos Smith, Vice President, Operations, with Stevens Towing Co., Inc., Yonges Island, SC, announces the delivery of the “Ocean Ranger,” a 200’ X 72’ X 14’ ABS-classed floating crane barge. 15/25

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The barge was designed by The Shearer Group, Inc., Seabrook, TX, and built by Metal Trades, Inc., of Yonges Island, SC. Additional engineering for the crane boom and back-leg foundations and associated equipment was provided by TEEARC Engineering of Henderson, NV. The barge is certified at 500 short tons lifting and capable of being certified at 700 short tons lifting. Allowable deck loading is 3200 pounds per square foot. The boom was originally built by Manitowoc and installed on the ocean service crane barge “Cherokee.” It was refurbished and installed on the “Ocean Ranger” by Stevens Towing. The “Ocean Ranger” is equipped with a ballasting system to allow minimum trim when making lifts. The mooring winch is a diesel-driven Clyde Frame 8. The hoist winches are Skagit Model RB-90. The Shearer Group worked with Stevens Towing and TEEARC to analyze the operating requirements and maximum utilization of the vessel. (Press Release)

SINOPACIFIC C HRISTENS I TS N EWBUILD AHTS ‘SPA80′ SINOPACIFIC Shipbuilding Group held a christening ceremony for a newly built AHTS SPA80 at its Zhejiang Shipyard on April 22nd 2014. Guests from the Export-Import Bank of China, ICBC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. and BOURBON were present at the ceremony to celebrate the delivery of the new SPA80, which is an embodiment of the successful cooperation between the state banks, ship owners, shipping financial leasing agencies and shipbuilders. In 2013, BOURBON decided to sell vessels from its fleet and retain them on bareboat charter for a period of 10 years. An operating lease framework agreement was signed with ICBC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd for up to 51 vessels. Christian Lefevre, CEO of BOURBON, considers this cooperation as an important part of BOURBON’s strategic transformation, “This innovative fleet is designed for effective operations and client satisfaction. Based on this perfect platform, BOURBON would like to establish a long and stable relation of cooperation with ICBC Financial Leasing.” All ships under this cooperation agreement have been built or will be built by SINOPACIFIC and are, for the most part, vessels from the company’s own brand “SP”: SPA80 AHTS, SPP17 PSV and SPP35 MPSV. SPA80 was designed by SDA, one of SINOPACIFIC’S in-house design companies. The vessel is a small-sized, hightechnology AHTS. All indicators such as safety, reliability, maneuverability, operational efficiency and environmental friendliness onboard the vessel have reached world class level. SPA80 uses an 16/25

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all-electric propulsion system and is equipped with three diesel generator sets, with several thrusters installed both on the bow and stern. Prepared with the Dynamic Positioning Class II capability, the ship also features unmanned engine room control. Such technology guarantees that SPA80 can maintain its excellent reliability and maneuverability even under harsh environments. The ExportImport Bank of China not only witnessed the project, but was also a decisive force in the project, contributing to the cooperation among the shipowner, the ship financial leasing agency and the ship builder. As a bank wholly owned by the Chinese government, the Export-Import Bank of China actively engages in developing China’s shipbuilding industry and has been providing shipbuilding companies with services such as the assurance of acquiring new orders, the collection of advance payment in time, the lowering of financial costs and the reduction of exchange rate risks. SINOPACIFIC has delivered nearly 30 OSV ships in 2013, including the first of the company’s medium-size OSV SPP35 design, which has passed strict tests on key characteristics such as empty vessel weight, speed, vibration and noise and external firefighting capabilities (Fi-Fi 1), which has earned it approval from ship owners and classification societies alike. To date, three SPP35 vessels have been delivered by SINOPACIFIC. After the christening ceremony of this SPA80, the guests were invited to visit the fourth SPP35 which shall be completed soon. (Source: Sinopacific) Advertisement

CMM

TAKES DELIVERY OF IT S FIRST

D AMEN PSV 3300

New supplier CMM Gravity to start on long-term contract with Petrobras. CMM has taken delivery of a Damen Platform Supply Vessel 3300. The 80-metre, 3,300t deadweight vessel CMM Gravity will be deployed in the Brazilian waters from June 2014 on a 4+4 year contract with Petrobras. For CMM (Compagnie Maritime Monégasque S.A.M.), the vessel will mark a further step in its ambitious plans to expand in the offshore space and expand its offering by developing its capabilities as an OSV operator. It is the yard’s seventh delivery of Damen’s new mid-size PSV 3300 design. This vessel will be compliant to Petrobras specifications, including Petrobras Annex V. Main characteristics Next to the 728 m² deck with a 1,500-tonne deck load capacity, the vessel will feature 17/25

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extensive tank capacities to handle different types of fluids and bulk. The vessel has a DP2 system which relies on four generator sets, two Azimuth thrusters and two bow thrusters. The 14-knot, 16,2-metre wide (moulded) vessel will be LR-classified for worldwide deployment. The most remarkable feature includes the bulb-less axe bow as developed by Damen, and the bright red that CMM has selected for its corporate colour. “We are proud to have been awarded the Petrobras longterm charter contract”, CMM-president Christophe Vancauwenbergh said. “Our goal is to be a proactive service provider with a focus on the ever more demanding needs of our clients in conjunction with delivering quality and technical sophistication. We therefore have sought the added value of an experienced top-shelf shipbuilder”, Mr. Vancauwenbergh commented about CMM choosing Damen. “Their rapid global service and backing added to this.” Brazil “From this first order we hope that CMM will let us support their ambition to expand worldwide”, Rutger Dolk, Damen sales manager Americas said. “This new order further strengthens our position in the Brazilian offshore market. When CMM’s vessel will be deployed in June 2014, it will lift the number of Damen-designed Offshore Support Vessels operating for Petrobras in the Brazilian waters to over twenty vessels! The excellent performance of Damen Shipyards Galati, our Romanian yard, enables us to deliver a wide range of high quality offshore support vessels”, Dolk proudly added. The transaction has been structured by Monalux Asset Management SARL in Luxembourg. (Press Release

Damen)

VOS A PHRODITE

START S TWO - YEAR CHARTER WITH

G UPCO

We are pleased to announce that earlier this week VOS Aphrodite was delivered to Gupco (Gulf of Suez Petroleum Company, joint venture between BP and EGPC) at the start of a two-year charter. The vessel will operate from Ras Shukeir in the Gulf of Suez, together with VOS Apollo. Both vessels have been modified with walk-to-work systems on port and starboard sides. VOS Aphrodite, a 60m anchorhandling tug supply (AHTS) vessel, is operated by Vroon Offshore Services in Singapore. (Source: Vroon)

WINDFARM NEWS C ONTRACT

AWARDED FOR THE

N ORDSEE

ONE

O FFSHO RE W IND F ARM

Siem Offshore Contractors GmbH (“SOC”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Siem Offshore Inc., announced today that SOC has been awarded the contract for the turnkey supply and installation package of the inner array grid cable system for the Nordsee One Offshore Wind Farm (“OWF”), a project developed by RWE Innogy GmbH (“RWEI”). The contract award highlights the continued expansion into the Offshore Renewable Energy Market for the Siem Offshore group. The OWF will be situated within the German Bight sector of the North Sea, approx. 40 km north of the island of 18/25

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Juist. The OWF will consist of 54 wind turbine generators, each with a capacity of 6.15 MW and shall be inter-connected by an inner array grid of 33 kV medium voltage (MVAC) submarine composite cables with a total length of up to 72 km. SOC will be utilising resources within the Siem Offshore group, whereby the combined capabilities of Siem Offshore’s marine operations and the engineering and installation experience of SOC will form a natural and strong resource base to the benefit of the project. In addition to the submarine cable installation works, SOC will also provide associated materials and services including of the submarine composite cables and related accessories as well as post-installation termination, trenching and testing services. The engineering works of the project will commence immediately. The marine installation works are currently scheduled to be undertaken in 2016, but are subject to a final investment decision to be taken before the end of first quarter 2015. (Source: Siem Offshore) Advertisement

I NNOVATION I NSTALLS R OUGH OWF

T WENTY

F OUNDATIONS

AT

W ESTERMOST

Twenty foundations have been installed so far at the Westermost Rough offshore wind farm, and the installation vessel Innovation is on its way back to the site with the fifth foundation batch loaded. The construction work is carried out according to schedule and with a very good performance, despite harsh weather conditions over the last week, Jan Klaassen, Business Unit Manager for Offshore Renewables at GeoSea informed. The installation works are scheduled to be finished by June 2014. The Westermost Rough will comprise 35 wind turbines from Siemens, each with a 6MW capacity. The wind farm site will be situated 8km from the Holderness coast, approximately 25 km north of Spurn Head at the river Humber estuary.

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F RISI A -O FFSHORE B AGS A LPHA V ENTUS C ONTRACT Deutsche Offshore-Testfeld und Infrastruktur GmbH & Co. KG (DOTI), based in Oldenburg, Germany, has chartered two passenger transport vessels from Frisia-Offshore. The vessels, which will need to carry at least 24 people and a maximum of two passenger cars, are chartered for the transfer of people and equipment to the Alpha Ventus offshore wind farm as well as possibly other offshore wind farms in the German North Sea. Alpha Ventus is the first German offshore wind farm commissioned in April 2010. It is a joint project of EWE as a lead investor, followed by E.ON and Vattenfall. With a total capacity of 60MW, it can supply power to 72,000 average households in Germany. (Source: Offshore Wind)

S EA R ENERGY S UBSTATION

P OSITIONS

B OR W IN

B ETA

HVDC

O FFSHORE

After the installation of the subsea structure of the converter platform BorWin beta 125km off the coast in 40 meters water depth in 2013, the topside with a weight of app. 12,000 tons followed today. The tow with BorWin beta had reached the construction site on April 22 after about 24 hours of transit time. For the positioning of the topside above the subsea structure real precision work was required due to the proximity to the transformer platform BorWin alpha .The eight tugs used have successfully completed this task in the night to April 24th. Afterward, the topside was hydraulically lifted into their final position 22 meters above the water surface. BorWin Beta will be connected to the wind farms Veja Mate and Global Tech 1, which will have a combined power generating capacity of up to 800 megawatts (MW). The Platform converts the alternating current power generated by the wind parks to direct current, ensuring only very minimal transmission loss during transportation to the shore. Besides the transport and positioning, SeaRenergy has also developed the transport and installation concept for this project. Furthermore SeaRenergy provides the offshore personnel for the installation and commissioning of the transformer platform. (Press Release) 20/25

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YARD NEWS G RANDWELD S HIPYARDS S ECURES C ONTRACT A LUMINIUM C REW B OAT FOR ADNOC

TO

B UILD 42 M

It is noteworthy that the contract for construction of the 42M Aluminum Crew Boat that will be owned by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) was signed on the 31st of December 2013 Keel laying ceremony marks the commencement of the construction of the first 42 M Aluminum Crew Boat for ADNOC on the 17th April 2014. The vessel will be powered by 3 high speed diesel engines driving 3 fixed pitch propellers and capable of developing a speed in excess of 21knots. The Boat shall be a Fast Crew Boat with diving support capability to provide various Services required in the offshore operations. The vessel has luxury features of 30 persons crew seating capacity, more than100 sqm loading area for over 90 Tons of deck cargo requirements, and specially designed wheelhouse and crew cabins to achieve highest quality standards and maximum space utilization and comfort. The delivery of the vessel will be in 31st of December 2014. Principal Particulars: Fast Aluminium crew boat; Length Overall: 42.00 meters; Breadth: 7.30 meters; Depth: 3.50 meters; Hull: Aluminium. The vessels will be operated by ADNOC, and will be utilized to transport personnel and support offshore oil & gas operations. (Press

Release Grandweld) Advertisement

S OVCOMFLOT E XPANDS I NVOLVEMENT

IN

S AKHALIN II P ROJECT

Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd. and Sovcomflot Shelf (SCF Shelf) on behalf of Sovcomflot Group have signed contract for construction and long-term operation of the multifunctional icebreaking supply vessel for Sakhalin-2 offshore platforms. Operations under the contract will continue for 20 years. The vessel will be used as year round personnel carrier and also as supply vessel for offshore platforms in the Sea of Okhotsk. In case of emergency, the vessel will be deployed for personnel evacuation and oil spill response. The parties have also signed several memorandums of 21/25

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understanding for construction and operation of three additional multifunctional icebreaking standby vessels. At the signing, Roman Dashkov, Chief Executive Officer of Sakhalin Energy, noted: “It is especially important for us that the company that we signed the documents with, has proven capability of providing safe and reliable operation of Company’s Assets in harsh climatic conditions of Sakhalin shelf. We have been successfully cooperating for many years with Sovcomflot, the corporation that has consistently demonstrated high operational excellence up to the world standards. We will continue to support Russian industry and extend long-term relationship with a reliable and competent partner”. Sergei Frank, President and CEO of Sovcomflot, said: “This is fully in line with Sovcomflot’s strategic plans, which provide for the expansion of our fleet with state-of-the-art vessels and an increase in the share of technical projects in our business portfolio. The company’s backlog of future contracted revenue totals over $2 billion. Russian shipbuilders will play an active role in the construction of the new vessels: SCF has already signed a shipbuilding contract with Arctech (a joint venture between OAO United Shipbuilding Corporation and STX Finland) and structural components for the vessels will be produced in Russia at Vyborg Shipyard.” “The new vessels will provide fine examples of high-tech solutions in the shipping industry; they will be able to cope successfully with its tasks and will contribute to environmental protection reinforcement of Russia’s Far Eastern seas. In recent years, Sovcomflot has accumulated good experience of operating ice class supply vessels. Today, our company has four vessels of this type, one of which is engaged in operations on the Sakhalin-II project. I am confident that our collaboration with Sakhalin Energy holds excellent prospects for the future,” added Mr. Sergei Frank. Signing of the contract for construction and long-term operation of supply vessel and memorandums of understanding for additional three standby vessels are yet another example of large scale involvement of Russian industry in Sakhalin-2. Russian shipping companies play a significant role in the project implementation. They are also members of the international consortia that transport LNG under long-term charter contracts which enabled Russian shipping companies to enter the LNG transportation market. (Source: WMN)

C OSCO

BAGS CONTRACTS FOR TWO

PSV S

AND FO UR

ERRV S

The Board of Directors of COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited (the “Company”) is pleased to announce the following: 1. COSCO (Dalian) Shipyard Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Company’s 51% owned subsidiary, COSCO Shipyard Group Co., Ltd, has secured a contract from an Asian company to build four (4) Emergency Response / Rescue / Field Support Vessels (ERRVs). The four (4) vessels are scheduled for delivery in the first half of 2016. 2. Two (2) shipbuilding contracts signed 22/25

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by COSCO (Guangdong) Shipyard Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of the Company’s 51% owned subsidiary, COSCO Shipyard Group Co., Ltd, with a European ship owner for the construction of two (2) PX121 Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs) have been declared effective. The two (2) vessels are expected to be delivered in the first and second quarters of 2016 respectively. Additionally, the ship owner has an option to render effective, within six (6) months, two (2) contracts for the construction of similar PX121 PSVs. The Company will announce when the shipbuilding contracts under the option are declared effective. The above mentioned effective contracts for four (4) Emergency Response / Rescue / Field Support Vessels and two (2) PX121 Platform Supply Vessels have a value of approximately USD100 million in total, excluding owner-furnished equipment. (Press Release) Advertisement

B AKU S HIPYARD B AGS I TS F I RST M AJOR N EWBUILD C O NTRACT Baku Shipyard LLC has secured a contract worth $378 million from BP Exploration (Shah Deniz) Ltd. to design and build a Subsea Construction Vessel (SCV). When completed, the SCV will be deployed for the Stage 2 development of the Shah Deniz field, which lies some 70 kilometres offshore in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea. The Shah Deniz Stage 2 project requires a subsea installation vessel to install the subsea structures over 11 years between 2017 and 2027. The vessel will include dynamic positioning to allow for work in 2.5 metres significant wave height (Hs), a 750 metric tonne-main crane for 600 metres-deep subsea operation, an 18-men two-bell diving system, two work-class remotely operated vehicles, a strengthened moon pool, two engine rooms with 6×4.4MW + 2×3.2MW engines and a deadweight of 5,000 metric tonnes at 6.5 metres draft. New SCV will be designed by Marine Technology Development, the ship design and development arm of Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M). The vessel is expected to be completed in April 2017. The SCV is the first major contract secured by Baku Shipyard since its inauguration by President of Azerbaijan, H.E. Ilham Aliyev, in September 2013. The shipbuilding yard was jointly developed by SOCAR, Azerbaijan Investment Company (AIC) and Keppel O&M. SOCAR, AIC and Keppel O&M own 65%, 25% and 10% share in the yard respectively. (Source: Kepcorp)

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ST-216 A RCTIC PSV

FROM

S IMEK

Norwegian shipbuilder Simek has received a contract to build a new Platform Supply Vessel. The vessel, of the ST-216 Arctic design developed by Skipsteknisk, will be built for GulfMark Rederi AS, based in Sandnes Norway. Simek expects the vessel to be delivered in November 2015. The 92.6m-long platform supply vessel, designed for harsh environment operations, will be ice classed and winterized for cold climate conditions. The vessel will have over 1000 square meters of deck area and large cargo carrying capacity. In addition, the vessel will have a green profile and will be fitted for rescue and oil recovery capabilities. In February 2014 Simek delivered the vessel of the same ST216 Arctic type to GulfMark. The vessel was named ‘North Cruys’, after Cornelius Cruys (1655 – 1727) who was a Dutch Vice Admiral of the Imperial Russian Navy and the first commander of the Russian Baltic Fleet. He was born in Norway. (Source: Offshore Energy Today)

D E H OOP L AUNCHES S UBSEA S UPPORT V ESSEL D EEP H ELDER The new-build subsea support vessel, named MV Deep Helder, was launched at De Hoop’s Foxhol Yard in Groningen on 23rd April. Deep Helder will be equipped with Survey and ROV systems, an offshore crane and 3 moonpools. The vessel will be ready for operations by July this year. A total of 50 personnel can be accommodated on the vessel. “Deep Helder will be a cost effective vessel that we plan to operate on Survey (Geophysics, Inspection & Geotechnical) , IMR and light weight trenching, excavation and Mattress Installation projects for our customers in the oil & gas and renewable markets” says Rick Green, DeepOcean’s General Manager of DeepOcean B.V. The 65 m long DP2 class & 4 point mooring vessel is designed for low fuel consumption, clean ship/green passport/SPS2008 and high comfort class notation (Comf1). The ship management and marine crewing shall be undertaken by Seamar Subsea B.V and the vessel shall sail under Dutch Flag. (Source: De Hoop; Photo: R&F van der Hoek/Lekko)

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