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Man Diesel & Turbo to show its new high speed engine at SMM

UK Chamber of Shipping CEO, Guy Platten: Time to heal divisions

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Green Port Hull striding forwardHull City Council’s Planning Committee recently gave its consent to the proposed works at Alexandra Dock, Green Port Hull, the UK following the submission of detailed plans by Associated British Ports (ABP) and Siemens plc in June this year.

In March Siemens and ABP announced a combined investment of £310m to develop pioneering new wind turbine production and installation facilities in Yorkshire.

The project comprises new project construction, assembly and service facilities at Green Port Hull and a new rotor blade manufacturing facility in nearby Paull, in the East Riding.

The two sites are expected to create 1,000 new jobs and several hundred roles during construction.

In June detailed planning applications were submitted for works at Alexandra Dock to enable development of the nacelle pre-assembly, project construction and logistics and distribution facilities and offices. The approval will enable construction to commence later in the year at Alexandra Dock.

Planning applications for works at the adjacent Paull blade site are targeted to be submitted later in 2014.

Finbarr Dowling, Siemens project director for Hull said: “These works represent an important step in the overall programme

which will be progressed in coming months and years.”

“This is a key project for the region, for the UK wind industry and for the UK in helping to deliver the future low carbon economy.”

Councillor Steven Brady from Hull City Council said: “This will not only make a huge difference to the city’s economy, but also help transform green energy and ensure that Hull is the market leader for the UK’s offshore wind industry.”

“We are working closely with Siemens to ensure that the benefits from this landmark investment are maximised in terms of increased business activity and high quality employment. Coming fully on stream during the City of Culture celebrations, 2017 will be a truly transformational year for Hull.”

“Through the £26m Green Port Growth Programme, Hull City and East Riding Councils’ are working alongside partner organisations to deliver funding and training programmes to ensure that local people are equipped with the necessary skills to take advantage of the 1000 new jobs at Green Port Hull.

We are also providing a programme of business support activity to enable indigenous business to grow and take advantage of the supply chain opportunities within the renewable sector.“

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German power for double-ended ferry

A new sister ship of the double-ended ferry ‘MS Frisia IV’ equipped with diesel-electric Voith Schneider Propellers (VSP) is set to enter service in summer 2015. The shipping company Norden-Frisia AG had already selected a VSP propulsion system for the Frisia IV ferry which has been serving the route between Norddeich and Norderney since 2002. Because the propulsion system has been such a success, it will now also be used for the new vessel. Environmental compatibility for the vessel’s operation in the Wadden Sea National Park will be ensured by the Blue Angel symbol for “eco-friendly vessel design” (RAL-UZ 141) and an exhaust gas after treatment system consisting of an SCR catalyst and particulate filter.

Too hard to handle

Over the past 15 years, water depths experienced in the construction and maintenance sector of the offshore oil industry have increased significantly, in some cases, by a factor of ten. Vessels operating in this market have been required to equip themselves with deck machinery capable of operating in such environments, particularly with the advent of subsea developments where the requirement to access the seabed from a host vessel has become much greater than previous modes of offshore construction operations

E-learning to fight fires

Fighting a fire at sea is one of the greatest dangers facing seafarers. As a result, e-Learning specialist Videotel, a subsidiary of US-based KVH Industries, has launched an updated five-part series: Fire Fighting At Sea, with the support and expertise from marine fire specialists and industry experts.

The five-part programme covers the following topics required under Standards of Training Certification & Watchkeeping (STCW):

Part 1: Fire Prevention – looks into the theory behind fire and examines how fires start. It introduces the various categories of fire, common problem areas such as the galley and engine room, and difficult situations that arise through smoking on board and hot work.

Part 2: Basic Fire Fighting – provides an overview of fire fighting techniques. Each type of fire requires a different response and this module offers practical guidance that will support the on board training.

Part 3: Command and Control at the Incident – covers the responsibilities of officers and crew, including selecting and training emergency parties, the duties of each, and the importance of fire drills. It also examines a realistic incident from start to finish.

Part 4: Command and Control by the Master – highlights the need for a rapid response and covers the Master’s options. It similarly follows another realistic incident from start to finish, seen this time from the Master’s perspective.

Part 5: Machinery Space Fires – tackles the specific area of engine and pump room fires, and includes ways to reduce the risk of fire and how to stage effective fire drills.

Marlow Ropes appoint new distributor for Australia

Sydney-based Harken Australia Pty Ltd provides technical support, supply and distribution to the Australian marine industry.

The company already handles product ranges from leading marine deck hardware manufacturers, including Harken, Spinlock, Edson Steering and McLube, making them ideal partners for Marlow Ropes Ltd and its range of products.

Paul Honess, Sales Director for Marlow Ropes Ltd commented, “We are delighted to be working with Harken Australia PTY Ltd, who are ideally placed to service a market in which they are already well established.

Harken Australia Managing Director, Grant Pellew, has been working in the industry for many years and is running a very professional company that is well respected throughout the Australian marine industry.

Harken Australia Pty Ltd is considered as the number one supplier for deck hardware to the aftermarket. We look forward to working with them.”

Harken Australia Pty Ltd is able to offer complete stocking solutions from Marlow Ropes Ltd for both chandleries and riggers.

The new partnership means Marlow Ropes Ltd continues to develop their global reach to customers in Australia.

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Kalmar strikes again

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, will deliver seven E-One2 rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) to Puerto Central S.A (PCE) in San Antonio, Chile. The RTG project has a total value of USD 14 million, including the cranes, spare parts, training for operators and technicians as wells as civil works and other auxiliary equipment required to automate certain RTG processes. The order was booked in June 2014 with a delivery and start-up date in July 2015.

The Kalmar RTGs will enable Phase 1 of the terminal’s capacity expansion of 450,000 TEUs as part of PCE’s plan to become one of the largest container terminals in Chile. Besides a fast delivery time, it was vital for PCE to have the cranes delivered as fully erect.

The RTGs will incorporate an optional variable speed generator which enables fuel consumption savings of up to 45% by automatically optimising the engine’s RPM according to the required power. This technology can reduce CO2 emissions by 100,000 kg a year compared to a conventional RTG, based on a fuel consumption level of 21 litres per hour and 4,000 operating hours a year.

Kalmar’s SmartFleet, SmartStack and SmartRail systems are also part of the order, along with a full training package for RTG operators and technicians.

Kalmar SmartFleet is a process automation solution that improves operational transparency in the port, while SmartStack eliminates the problem of lost containers.

Kalmar SmartRail is an automated gantry steering solution for RTGs that improves both safety and operator performance.

New generation of turbochargers announced For the first time ever, MAN Diesel & Turbo will develop a turbocharger series exclusively for two-stroke engines that is especially designed and optimised to fulfill Tier III requirements. Compared to the TCA turbocharger range, successfully introduced by the company during the last decade, TCT efficiency shows an increase of 5% through using newly-developed compressor and turbine-wheel geometry, consequently increasing waste-heat-recovery potential by 30%. The TCT range will also deliver a 10% greater air flow at a turbocharging pressure 25% higher, while being 30% smaller and 40% lighter than the existing TCA range. MAN Diesel & Turbo reports that the first TCT turbocharger is expected to reach the market in 2016 after an extensive validation and field-testing programme.

OWS delivery

Offshore Wind Services’ (OWS) latest windfarm supply vessel – the Damen Fast Crew Supplier 2008 ‘Offshore Waddenzee’ - was officially named at Damen Oranjewerf Amsterdam.

The FCS 2008 is the second vessel the Dutch company, which is a specialist in the provision of crew transfer vessels to the offshore wind industry, has ordered this year. In January, OWS became the first company to order the next generation Damen Twin Axe Fast Crew Supplier 2610. This vessel is being built in Singapore for delivery later this year.

The Offshore Waddenzee, which was christened by Ellen Cornelise Nieuwenhuis, the wife of Pieter Tavenier, ENECO managing director wind, will be working alongside two other OWS vessels on the construction phase of the Luchterduinen Offshore Wind Farm for Van Oord.

Philip Woodcock, operations director at OWS, commented: “The FCS 2008 is a very capable vessel for working on an offshore wind construction project close to shore like Luchterduinen. Damen’s off-the-shelf approach ensures a rapid turnaround time, which helps us to meet our goal of providing our clients with first class service on time.”

The order was signed after successful sea trials that took place in the Dutch North Sea at the Princess Amalia Offshore Wind Farm. The FCS 2008 has a Sea Axe hull that Damen claims reduces slamming and ensures the highest possible standard of crew comfort in a wide range of sea states. The FCS 2008 has been launched following the success of the FCS 2610 and is designed for situations when a smaller vessel better meets project requirements.

Floating production newbuild market steady Floating production systems remained in demand this year as the offshore gas and oil industry have spent over USD 16 billion on newbuild contracts, Energy Maritime Associates (EMA) announces in its analysis of the floating production sector published in 2014 Q3 Report for FPSOs, Semis, TLPs, FLNGs, FSRUs, and FSOs. According to EMA, the inventory of Floating Production Systems Reaches 264 units – and FPSOs account for 60% of the existing systems. Another 99 floating storage/offloading units (without production capability) are in service.

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Meercat acquires new owners – business as usual as the latest Meercat launches in Belfast.It’s been a busy period for Meercat Workboats, the steel workboat builder based in Portsmouth.

The UK’s largest independent ship repairer, Burgess Marine, has successfully acquired 100% of the share capital in Meercat Workboats Ltd.

Jason Coltman, Meercat Workboats new managing director, said: “The acquisition of Meercat is very much in line with

our plans for longer-term strategic growth: Meercat builds boats, Burgess Marine repairs ships, and Trafalgar Yacht Management manages yachts”.

“Our intent is to develop Meercat by gradually expanding the company’s product range and facilities. We’re looking at barges, canal tugs, larger class approved workboats and the potential for further ‘Sure Build’ style aluminium builds.”

Meanwhile the latest Meercat has been received by its new owners, Belfast Harbour Authority. The 16m x 6m Meercat arrived on time and on budget and is already proving her worth. Her new owners have wasted no time in putting her to work, replacing the fendering in and around the harbour.

Construction is well under way on the next Meercat, a 14m x 5m fish farm vessel, commissioned by Dawn Fresh Seafoods Ltd to be used for fish farm servicing and construction in Loch Etive, Scotland.

For more information visit the website: www.meercatworkboats.com

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Marlow Ropes Ltd, the leading supplier of high performance running rigging to the worldwide leisure marine market, is proud to announce its appointment as Official Rope Supplier to the BAR Team for the 35th America’s Cup cycle. This partnership covers the exclusive supply of running rigging to the BAR Team for the AC World Series starting next year through to the 35th America’s Cup in 2017.

Paul Honess, Leisure Marine Sales Director at Marlow Ropes commented, “Marlow are very excited to partner with the BAR Team, as we share the mutual ambition to bring the Americas Cup to the UK. BAR are putting together a serious challenge and we hope that our track record and experience in Grand Prix rigging will help them achieve that goal. As a British manufacturer, we are also very proud to be supporting Sir Ben Ainslie during the next stage of his stellar career, having worked with him through the RYA British Sailing team for many years in Olympic sailing.”

James Stagg, BAR Shore Team Manager commented, “It’s great to be working with Marlow Ropes, their range of running rigging is a perfect match for our varying requirements. As we go through the next three years of racing in the World Series and the America’s Cup we will work closely together to develop specialised products, tailored for BAR’s needs – and we’re particularly happy to be once again partnering with a local UK manufacturer.”

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Prevention of air pollution from shipsAlthough air pollution from ships does not have the direct cause and effect associated with, for example, an oil spill incident, it causes a cumulative effect that contributes to the overall air quality problems encountered by populations in many areas, and also affects the natural environment, such as though acid rain.

MARPOL Annex VI, first adopted in 1997, limits the main air pollutants contained in ships exhaust gas, including sulphur oxides (SOx) and nitrous oxides (NOx), and prohibits deliberate emissions of ozone depleting substances. MARPOL Annex VI also regulates shipboard incineration, and the emissions of volatile organic compounds from tankers.

Following entry into force of MARPOL Annex VI on 19 May 2005, Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), at its 53rd session (July 2005), agreed to revise MARPOL Annex VI with the aim of significantly strengthening the emission limits in light of technological improvements and implementation experience. As a result of three years examination, MEPC 58 (October 2008) adopted the revised MARPOL Annex VI and the associated NOx Technical Code 2008, which entered into force on 1 July 2010.

Revised MARPOL Annex VI

The main changes to MARPOL Annex VI are a progressive reduction globally in emissions of SOx, NOx and particulate matter and the introduction of emission control areas (ECAs) to reduce emissions of those air pollutants further in designated sea areas.

Under the revised MARPOL Annex VI, the global sulphur cap is reduced initially to 3.50% (from the current 4.50%), effective from 1 January 2012; then progressively to 0.50 %, effective from 1 January 2020, subject to a feasibility review to be completed no later than 2018. The limits applicable in ECAs for SOx and particulate matter were reduced to 1.00%, beginning on 1 July 2010 (from the original 1.50%); being further reduced to 0.10 %, effective from 1 January 2015.

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The revised NOx Technical Code 2008 includes a new chapter based on the agreed approach for regulation of existing (pre-2000) engines established in MARPOL Annex VI, provisions for a direct measurement and monitoring method, a certification procedure for existing engines, and test cycles to be applied to Tier II and Tier III engines.

Revisions to the regulations for ozone-depleting substances, volatile organic compounds, shipboard incineration, reception facilities, and fuel oil quality have been made with regulations on fuel oil availability added.

The revised measures are expected to have a significant beneficial impact on the atmospheric environment and on human health, particularly for those people living in port cities and coastal communities.

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Top shipping lawyer Lindsay East to teach BIMCO’s new eLearning module on voyage charteringBIMCO has today announced that top shipping lawyer Lindsay East, from Reed Smith, will tutor its new eLearning module on Voyage Chartering, with the first class starting in October 2014.

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chartering into consideration, BIMCO’s new module will highlight important problem areas and explore ways in which parties attempt to allocate risk between themselves. Providing the participants with a balanced understanding of the relevant legal principles and practise, the module covers the following topics extensively:

• the nature of voyage charters • voyage charters and other trading and carriage contracts • the negotiation and fixing of a voyage charter • the ship owners’ duties to vessel, voyage and cargo • the charterers’ duties to cargo, port and payment • laytime, demurrage and despatch • liens • defences to liability • limitation of liability • paramount clauses • law and jurisdiction.

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Miaojia Liu, Chief Education Officer at BIMCO, said: “We know that voyage chartering is a complex area for shipping and we’re delighted with the content we have prepared for our newest eLearning module.

“Our eLearning programme has been running for three years and attracted close to 200 shipping companies from over 50 countries to use the system with very positive feedback. This new module will be a very welcome addition to our courses.

“We’re very pleased that Lindsay East, known as one of the top lawyers in shipping, will make his 40 years of expertise available for our participants and help them to explore and understand the complexities of voyage chartering.”

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First boat built in Chatham Dockyard since closure 30 years agoBack in the 1980’s it really came as a shock to the maritime community in Kent and around the country in general when, after 400 years in operation, Chatham Dockyard closed. The Navy pulled out and thousands of workers lost their jobs.

But, from that dark day, the local community fought back – gradually, and today the future is much much brighter. There is the visitor centre which attracts thousands of people to the area, there is also the, now fully underway, £650m plan to transform the area back to a vibrant dock area with over 3,000 new jobs, a hotel, supermarket, conference centre and hundreds of homes.

Now to really crown the resurrection of the area Ebbsfleet Marine Ltd are building the first boat in the docks since the devastation in the 80’s.

Scheduled for completion this Autumn, Ebbsfleet Marine, part of the SH Group are building a new split hull multi-purpose work vessel to a very high specification. The vessel itself will be capable of performing a plethora of general workboat duties and will be 16.85 metres in length, with an overall beam of 7.07 metres. The breadth of each moulded hull is 3.47 metres with a depth of 1.5 metres.

The full load draught will be 1.oo metres with a nominal draught of 0.75 metres. Maximum displacement is 90 tonnes with a deadweight of 40 tonnes. Total installed power for the boat will be Twin 169kW with a bollard pull of 5 tonnes.

Ebbsfleet Marine are already talking to any prospective buyers so for more information contact Steve Hoadley on: 07957 566033 or 01634 892947 Or email: steve@shgroupltd.net

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ACE Winches launches new technology during period of Norwegian expansion Following significant Norwegian market growth, ACE Winches, the global deck machinery specialist, will launch its latest technology - Reel Drive Systems (RDS) as it exhibits at ONS Stavanger. The RDS ranges from 150 Te to 500 Te and will deploy and recover subsea umbilicals, risers and flow lines (SURF), mooring wires and power cables for the global oil and gas sector.

The ACE Winches RDS is Programmable Logic Controlled (PLC) and can be automatically adjusted to accommodate multiple reel sizes up to a 12m diameter whilst eliminating the requirement for manual handling, optimising the conditions for safe operations.

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Before the end of 2014, the firm will provide a 400 Te RDS for a client’s pre-lay

mooring line installation in Nigeria.

Nishant Nadagouda, head of research and development at ACE Winches, said: ”In response to strong global demand for RDS, ACE Winches has invested heavily in its research and development division.

Our latest RDS design has enhanced our product range and services to our international client base in the topside and subsea markets.”

The modular systems will be located at ACE Winches’ new Karmsund quayside facility, enabling clients to benefit from faster mobilisations and the ability to transport the RDS equipment in individual components to assemble onsite.

ACE Winches can mobilise, demobilise and conduct spooling and bollard pull test operations directly from the quayside.

The new 2,000 square metre facility sits centrally in Karmsund, located conveniently for vessel pass between Bergen and Stavanger.

Norway country manager, Rune Midtun commented: “The recent investment in both products and facilities demonstrates the company’s continued commitment to the Norwegian region.

“With our extensive track record as a deck machinery specialist, ACE Winches Norge AS is excellently placed to offer our clients total project solutions across a range of services.”

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Southampton Marine Services Ltd, established in 2004, specialises in ship building, vessel repair, dredging equipment manufacture and marine engineering. The company operates from Ocean Quay in Southampton at the centre of the industrial marine area and is a member of the National Workboat Association.

With a dedicated shipbuilding hall, together with wet berth facilities for vessel up to 70m - providing easy access for repairs and surveys - Southampton Marine Services provides the marine and construction industries with reliable service, outstanding quality and the highest standards of work.

With full design and build facilities for vessels up to 32m long, their dedicated team has considerable experience of building high quality workboats including tugs, harbour vessels, fishing trawlers, fish farm support vessels and ferries. Their principal design partner is AG Salmon & Co. based in Argyll, Scotland - an independent naval architecture and design consultancy with a diversity of expertise in specialist workboat, small ship and floating structure design.

Svitzer Leven, launched earlier this year, is typical of the vessels that SMS produces. At 20.25m this steel mono-hull workboat was designed specifically for operation in the Port of Middlesbrough, where her role is to collect recycling materials and refuse from larger foreign vessels visiting the port. As Richard Young from Svitzer said, ‘The ‘Svitzer Leven’ is a great example of what Southampton Marine Services are fast building a reputation for – bespoke design and build with real attention to detail. The quality of the finished vessel is excellent and we were delighted with her performance during the recent sea trials. ‘Svitzer Leven’ will perform a vital role for the Port of Middlesbrough.

Other new vessels include MV Seaclear, operating in and around the Isle of Wight and the Cromerty Queen RoRo car ferry, which carries four cars and up to 47 passengers across the entrance to the Cromarty Firth, between Cromarty and Nigg. The vessel is one of the smallest of its kind in the country and retains the traditional style of a landing craft, with a vehicle turntable.

Vessel repair operations include hull damage repair, engine replacement, renovation, conversion and interior fittings. SMS also provide voyage repair services throughout the UK at short notice, with the team available to provide 24-hour repair work, minimising downtime.

Southampton Marine Services fast building a reputation

Southampton Marine Services have several decades of experience in the dredging industry, designing and manufacturing a wide range of related equipment. Dealing mainly with trailing suction hopper dredgers, SMS is familiar with all aspects of the repair and maintenance of mechanical systems and specialist dredging items.

Fabrication and repair of pipework, gimbals, gantry’s, buckets and grabs are just some of the items completed on a regular basis. The company also has the experience and capability to convert cargo vessels to undertake dredging operations.

For smaller harbour work the company offers ploughs and associated frame structures, designed, built and installed to customer’s requirements. SMS can also provide support for engine works, pump overhauls and other ships systems as required.

Bob Gray, Managing Director: “Since 2004 we have worked very hard to build a strong reputation for quality in every area of our business. The Svitzer Leven is a robust design that we could adapt and build to suit a wide range of applications, whilst the recent repairs to the Walcon Wizard were accomplished in just six weeks. Our dredging equipment manufacturing expertise and experience is recognised across the industry. Ultimately we just want to do a great job for all our customers.”

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If you are carrying out a licensable marine activity you should ensure the licence conditions are fit for purpose. By James Howell, Regulatory Partner at Rubric

Under the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009, subject to certain exemptions, a person may only carry on a licensable marine activity in accordance with a licence granted by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO). The marine activities that require a licence include (but are not limited to) depositing a substance or object in the sea, scuttling a vessel or floating container, constructing, altering or improving any marine works, dredging or incinerating substances or objects. In practice, this includes activities such as (for example) constructing a port, constructing an offshore wind farm, dredging a channel or burying human remains at sea.

As one may expect therefore, it is an offence to carry out a licensable marine activity without a licence, or to breach the conditions of a licence. Where a breach of licence conditions occurs, the MMO has the power to issue various kinds of enforcement notice. A failure to comply with any such notice can lead, on conviction in a magistrates’ court, to a fine up to £50,000, and on conviction in the Crown Court, to an unlimited fine and/or imprisonment for a term up to two years.

We recently (and successfully) advised a port authority in its appeal against enforcement action by the MMO. As far as we know, this was only the second appeal of its kind. The port authority had been granted a licence to carry out a scientific study which involved dredging a very small area of the harbour. The MMO claimed there had been a breach of some of the conditions of the licence and issued three separate enforcement notices against the port authority and one of its contractors.

We argued that the licence conditions were not fit for purpose; specifically that they were standard dredging conditions

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which did not apply to the type of dredging being carried out by the port authority. In our opinion, the MMO had failed to properly understand the activity which was being carried out by the port authority and simply inserted standard dredging conditions which could not be complied with.

Of course, the port authority could have challenged the conditions at the time the licence was granted. However, the port authority did not anticipate that the MMO enforcement officers (who had no involvement in drafting the conditions of the licence) would adopt such a rigid interpretation of the licence conditions.

The point is, if you have applied for a licence from the MMO you need to ensure that the conditions in that licence relate specifically to the activities you intend to carry out. You should not accept a licence which contains conditions not relevant to the activity you intend to carry out and with which you cannot comply.

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We offer full design and build facilities for vessels up to 32mlong, including tugs, ferries, fishing trawlers, fish farm supportvessels and harbour vessels such as the Svitzer Leven (above).

Vessel repair operations have included hull damage repair,engine replacement, renovation, conversion and interiorfittings. We also provide 24/7 voyage repair servicesthroughout the UK at short notice,

With decades of experience with trailing suction hopperdredgers, we fabricate and repair pipework, gimbals, gantries,buckets and grabs.We also convert cargo vessels toundertake dredging operations.

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NSSLGlobal, the independent service provider of satellite communications, has today announced its merger with the ESL group of companies, a satellite solution provider and system integrator specialising in custom solutions for the government, fishing, commercial shipping and offshore industries. The merger allows both companies to pool their engineering expertise and experience to provide respective customers with increased global support and a broader product and service offering focused on developing solutions to meet the ever changing needs of customers.

NSSLGlobal and ESL both target similar market sectors within specific geographies that are complementary. The merger gives each company a broader global reach: NSSLGlobal benefiting from increased presence across Europe through ESL’s offices in Germany, Denmark and Poland; and ESL gaining a broader global footprint through NSSLGlobal’s offices in the UK, New Orleans and Singapore.

The combined group will have an expected annual turnover in the region of 90MEUR, with 150 employees and sales and service offices globally. As part of the combined transaction the former owners of ESL will become part owners of the combined NSSLGlobal group.

NSSLGlobal and ESL merge to create satellite communications powerhouse

As part of the merger NSSLGlobal welcomes Henrik Christensen (current ESL CEO) and Nikolaj Hvegholm (current ESL COO) to its executive management team. Christensen and Hvegholm will continue to lead the original Group of ESL companies, with Chistensen also taking on global responsibility for sales and strategy in the Maritime sector across the NSSL Group. Hvegholm will become the NSSL Group Commercial & Marketing Director. Current NSSLGlobal Managing Director Sally-Anne Ray will lead the merged companies, which will be re-named NSSLGlobal group by the end of year.

Sally-Anne Ray comments: “The economies of scale are obvious but this merger is a strategic move that gives the new NSSLGlobal group the scale, reach and operational strength it needs to support continued growth in both the European government and commercial maritime markets. We can now offer our customers substantial international support and enhanced engineering resource capability. As market consolidation continues it is important that we can offer our customers global support as well as value for money. Both companies have a wealth of knowledge and experience, which will allow us to take the very best solutions from both companies to our respective customers.”

Henrik Christensen & Nikolaj Hvegholm added: “NSSLGlobal and ESL have already enjoyed long-lasting cooperation on VSAT services and on product and solution development, so the merger is a natural progression based on the strength of our relationship. Having originally been sister companies (prior to 2000) there is already a common respect and co-operation between employees on both sides who have worked together for many years. This merger will bring us together again allowing us to support our global customers better than ever before and deliver even greater technical innovation.”

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Hydrosphere is working with FLiDAR NV offering operations and maintenance services for the FLiDAR wind measurement buoys that are deployed within UK waters

FLiDAR NVhas developed the world’s most accurate buoy integrated Lidar for wind resource assessments. The state-of-the-art LEOSPHERE WINDCUBE®v2 LiDAR equipment has been installed on a custom-made data buoy platform designed by world-leading buoy manufacturer Mobilis.

Hydrosphere UK Ltd are the UK distributors of the Mobilis range of navigation marks and data buoy platforms. The Mobilis data buoy comprises a large hull constructed from multiple-section polyethylene floats bolted around a central steel structure. The data buoy provides a stable base to support the large aluminium tower holding the LiDAR equipment.

The FLiDAR buoy platform, which is modelled on the standard Mobilis DB 17000 was chosen for its track record as a robust, stable and flexible data buoy platform.

The DB 17000 is able to withstand some of the harshest marine environments, has a flexible and secure mooring arrangement to allow deployment in all water depths and utilises a modular design meaning that components can be maintained and replaced individually, reducing the need for spares holding.

This wind assessment technique provides data in a shorter timescale and with less outlay compared to a traditional fixed mast, and with a smaller environmental footprint. It also offers the flexibility to move the unit to another site should measurements be required elsewhere.

Sean Corlett, Technical Manager Offshore Renewables said “Hydrosphere are delighted to be working with FLiDAR. We will be offering operations and maintenance services for FLiDAR around the UK.

This work involves the planning, logistics and commissioning the platforms prior to deployment, advising on marine operations and moorings, facilitating the coordination of vessels and having a BOSIET-qualified engineer to service them throughout their deployment.”

FLiDAR NV, a joint venture between 3E and OWA, has developed the wind measurement buoy over the last four years. It represents a major break-through for the offshore wind industry enabling dramatic cost reductions for offshore wind resource assessments.

FLiDAR can measure wind potential up to 200m above mean sea level with an accuracy equivalent to the performance of offshore fixed met masts, at a fraction of the cost.

It is made up of an offshore WINDCUBE® v2 LiDAR mounted on an industry standard buoy and powered by an autonomous

Hydrosphere provides O&M services for FLiDAR

renewable energy (PV + wind) system. A mechanical stabilisation unit and advanced correction algorithm ensures maximum stability and excellent measurement data accuracy.

FLiDAR can be deployed in a single day and can provide crucial data throughout project development.

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IALA endorse CALMAR as leading mooring line calculation softwareThe International Association of Lighthouse Authorities (IALA) has endorsed a mooring line calculation software package, CALMAR, designed by world leading buoy manufacturer Mobilis.

Mobilis has supplied the marine industry with robust, IALA compliant and cost-effective navigation, mooring and zone marking buoys for more than 20 years. Mobilis, which is exclusively distributed in the UK by Hydrosphere UK Ltd, developed the sophisticated numerical catenary mooring line calculator to enable quick and easy evaluation of all the environmental forces acting on a moored buoy.

Many people around the world still use ‘three times the depth’ rule, explained David Henry, Naval Architect for Mobilis.

“The rule of thumb does not take into account the various drag forces exerted on the buoy and mooring by maximum site environmental conditions or the linear mass of the chain, both of which make a considerable difference to the necessary catenary length,” he said.

As a result, moorings have often ended up being too short when weather conditions deteriorate.

Based on Mobilis’ mooring calculation bank, the new IALA approved software integrates more load parameters than other

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calculators and takes into consideration maximum depth of water, surface wind generated current, current drag on the mooring line, drag force caused by wave height drift, increasing drag coefficient due to biological fouling on the buoy hull and chain and buoy immersion and drag increasing as the mooring load increases. This allows for the exact equilibrium of buoy displacement, lifted catenary chain loads and horizontal drags to be calculated.

“Considering that full chain moorings are generally still used for most aids to navigation at sea, Mobilis decided to develop a general tool using this calculation method, to very simply and quickly calculate a reliable catenary mooring line for most conditions,” said Mr Henry.

“At Mobilis we have been calculating moorings using a full analysis method for more than 20 years and have not experienced a single buoy mooring line breakage over several thousand buoy mooring specifications.”

CALMAR allows users to input or use libraries of buoy models, build their own buoy model for calculation and compare the results between two different buoys or two different buoys’ mooring lines.

This software is offered for free distribution to IALA members and is available to download at: https://github.com/IALA-CALMAR/CALMAR

More information on CALMAR can be found on the Mobilis website: http://www.mobilis-sa.com/calmar_en.html

MOBILIS

After many years of success and thousands of sensors on the field, the IG-500 Series is being replaced by a brand new generation: the Ellipse Series. This new series of miniature inertial systems benefits from a new design, new sensors, new capabilities, and new algorithms. “We have selected state-of-the-art MEMS sensors, especially very low noise gyroscopes that greatly enhance Ellipse performance. We integrated cutting-edge GNSS receiver while keeping a small size,” declares Alexis Guinamard, CTO of SBG Systems.

With the Ellipse Series, SBG Systems sets up new standard for miniature inertial systems. “Being the only one on the market to design both high-end and entry-level sensors, we are able to upgrade miniature sensors capabilities by injecting some advanced and proven filtering and features inspired from high

Ellipse series, a brand new family of miniature inertial sensors: More accurate & robust for the same budget

end inertial navigation systems” adds the CTO. Additionally to higher accuracy, we added for the same budget an improved FIR and rejection filtering, robust IP68 enclosure, high output rate, RTK corrections, automatic alignment, etc.

An amazing dual antenna model completes this innovative product line.

Weighting from 45 grams, Ellipse sensors are incredibly flexible. The Ellipse-A model provides 3D orientation and heave. For navigation, you can connect your own GPS with the Ellipse-E, or use the internal one by choosing the Ellipse-N model. The amazing Ellipse-D completes this state-of-the-art miniature sensor family. This model is a little larger than the rest of the series because it integrates a Survey-grade L1/L2 GNSS receiver with two antennas for unmatched heading

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Advanced heave feature for marine applications

Ellipse sensors are the only miniature inertial systems to provide Heave which automatically adjusts to the wave frequency. With very low noise gyroscopes, an internal GNSS receiver coupled with DGPS corrections, and an IP68 enclosure, Ellipse Series is definitely the best miniature inertial sensor for motion monitoring, wave measurement, and stabilization and orientation of onboard equipment (camera, antennas, etc). For more information about the new Ellipse Series, please visit: http://www.sbg-systems.com/products/miniature-inertial-systems-overview

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Revolutionary new Simrad ECDIS E5000 system Introducing the new Simrad ECDIS E5000 system, a type approved electronic charting system, with installation and customisation options that are virtually endless. Easy to use and cost effective, the new Simrad ECDIS E5000 system provides captains with fast and simple route planning and hassle free chart updates.

The Simrad ECDIS E5000 system is completely unique, as unlike many other ECDIS products currently available, operators can use two displays independently, due to the ECDIS E5000 system having dual output capabilities. The Simrad ECDIS E5000 processor incorporates a dedicated ECDIS display output for a type approved ECDIS navigation system.

In addition, the ECDIS E5000 processor includes an ECS (Electronic Chart System) / multifunction display output port giving the flexibility of a traditional multifunction display for central bridge control. Users can control radar, sonar or other functions on one screen

whilst looking at ECDIS ENC charts on the other - providing endless setup configurations for workboats, fishing vessels and passenger boats.

For larger commercial vessels, the Simrad ECDIS E5000 system offers PLECDIS paperless navigation with the addition of an extra processor. Two ECDIS E5000 systems can be connected together to provide a fully redundant charting system, so that captains can sail with confidence and without paper charts.

The Simrad ECDIS E5024 version combines a High Definition, 24-inch monitor with a quad core processor and is extremely user-friendly, as it provides clear menu options to the right hand side screen, leaving a large usable chart area free of clutter. The system is controlled by an easy to use trackball.

Every feature and function of the Simrad ECDIS E5000 system is designed to make life on the bridge easier. Compatible with NAVTOR ENC Service, Simrad ECDIS E5000 system offers use of official charts distributed in S-63 format, which are sited by SOLAS regulations as standard chart format for ECDIS systems, as well as compatible with the efficient NAVTOR SENC Distribution format.

Captains to Bridge Officers can also benefit from a range of professional training options, including Simrad type specific online training and classroom-based type specific training, enabling safe and confident use of all Simrad ECDIS systems. Also, enhanced web-based training from Safebridge will be available in the near future. And because all Simrad products come with standard warranty and the Simrad Advantage Service Program, users can also be confident that should any needs occur, they will receive support, no matter where they are in the world.

For more information on the professional range of Simrad products visit: www.pro.simrad-yachting.com

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Unique range of navigational aidsEchomax offer a range of navigational aids, from active RTE and passive radar reflectors through to different sizes in navigational buoys.

Active-XS-dual band Radar target enhancer

The state of the Art Echomax Active-XS-Dual Band Radar Target Enhancer with miniscule current draw of 23mA on stand by and very high X and S Band response many times the new ISO 8729-2 standard.

It has a unique visual facility to identify X and S Band Radar paints. Quadruple alarm facility also comes as standard.

The Active-XS amplifies and returns a stronger signal and these high responses to both X and S Band Radar increases the likelihood of improving your vessels radar cross section and helps to alert oncoming vessels of your position and detection especially in poor conditions.

Your risk of collision will be greatly reduced and the unit now comes with optional waterproof covering.

Inflatable radar reflectors

The EMAO3I is Certified to Schedule 4, Part 4, Paragraph 1.1.14 of the Merchant Shipping (life saving appliances Regulations 1986) and hence chapter III, Regulation 38.5.1.14 of the 1983 Amendments to the International Convention for Safety of Life At Sea (SOLAS) 1974. It is suitable for stowage in liferaft emergency packs up to 36m above sea level as required by IMO Specification annexed to UK Merchant Shipping Notice M. 1485, 1991, published by the Department of Transport, Marine Directorate.

Navigational Buoys

EM700 Buoy is a low cost maintence free foam filled navigation buoy for use in estuaries, harbours and inshore waters. Ideal for riverside boat yards and yacht clubs.

Echomax can also offer total flexibility with the new EM700 Short Buoy for inner harbours, estuaries and lakes.

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ECHOMAX ACTIVE –XS dual bandRTE with multiple visual and audiblealarm functions and now with optional waterproof control box for RIBS or exposed mounting –Meets ISO 8729-2 – NATO stock No 5741–99-269-3512 – Our ActiveRTE have beenfitted to the Clipper Around the World Yachts for the last three years –

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foam filled buoy. Available in maintenance free red, green or

yellow PE with optional EchomaxEM230 radar reflector or Sealitesolar powered IALA navigationlights with 16 programmable light

sequences. Ideal for coastal use harbours, rivers, lakes,marinas or sheltered waters.Prices from just £249.00 exworks ex VAT

ECHOMAX EM0A3I inflatable radarreflector for liferafts – Certified toSchedule 4, Part 4, Paragraph1.1.14 of the Merchant Shipping(life saving appliances Regulations1986 – chapter III, Regulation38.5.1.14 of the 1983 – (SOLAS)1974. Suitable for stowage in liferaftemergency packs up to 36m above sea level as required by IMO Notice M. 1485, 1991 –Certificate no. QQ-TAN-04/3-01

ECHOMAX EM230/230BR Ships WheelMark passive radar reflector for Life boatsand Rescue Craft – Meets ISO 8729-1997 – Module B and D certificates availableupon request. Available in white, orange,yellow, red, green etc NATO stock number 5840-99-742-6193

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Seawork Asia 2014The venue chosen for Seawork Asia is the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center (SWEECC).

The venue is one of the leading event centres in Shanghai with a full range of exhibition and conference facilities.

It was a central part of the 2010 World Expo and is centrally located with excellent transport connections.

www.seaworkasia.com The World Expo Exhibition & Convention Centre

Visitor registration now openEnglish language visitor registration has now gone live on the Seawork Asia website: www.seaworkasia.com

Taking place at Shanghai’s premier exhibition centre, SWEECC, from 4-6 November, attendance at Seawork Asia will give you the opportunity to:

• Meet with buyers and sellers to the Chinese commercial marine industry

• Engage with Chinese Government departments and understand their procurement plans

• Learn about new developments in both domestic and international markets

• Attend the focused Workboat Forum – Free of Charge

• Enjoy a networking evening with key people from Chinese and International businesses

Upon registration you will receive access to further details of opening times, visa application, hotels and travel information. Chinese registration is also available by visiting the Chinese language website www.seaworkasia.cn.

Register now for quick on-site badge collection and general information about the exhibition at:

www.seaworkasia.com

The 2014 Seawork Asia press conference took place at the end of July 2014 in the WH Ming Hotel in Shanghai.

Key speakers included UKTI representative, Mr Stewart Gorman; Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce representative Mrs Yao Jian; VP of SIEC Mr Bian Guorong and Seawork Asia Organiser, Mr Xu Fairan.

Attendees to the conference included top representatives from the Italian Council for the Promotion of International Trade, the New Zealand Trade Development Bureau, the German Chamber of Commerce, Zhejiang Association of Shipbuilding, Jiangsu Province Shipbuilding Industry, China Ship Information Centre, 30 international and domestic media companies and a number of exhibitors signed up to Seawork Asia 2014 exhibition.

Joint Seawork exhibition organiser, Andrew Webster, delivered a powerful speech via video link from organiser Mercator Media Ltd’s Solent-based UK headquarters in Fareham. He outlined to the audience why China is such an essential market for the commercial marine industry and how Seawork Asia will drive International relationships and business.

Inspiring speeches were delivered by Mr Jari Savolainen, Director of Scania (China); Mr Yao Hua, General Manager of Shanghai Ocean Equipment and Mr He Wenjun, VP of Guangdong Jianglong Shipyard, well-known names from the commercial marine and workboat industry and all speeches emphasising their support and involvement in the exhibition.

Regarded as the largest commercial marine event in Asia, Seawork Asia will be offering all aspects of commercial marine supply and support; from safety, to engines, legal services through to shipbuilding’.

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Seawork Asia, will launch its inaugural Forum on 4 November 2014 at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center.

Seawork Asia is organised by Seawork Asia Company Ltd, a joint venture company in China formed by UK-based Mercator Media Ltd.

The Seawork Asia Forum will cover current sector hot topics within the Asian commercial maritime sector, comprising future design, use of materials, trends In propulsion and electronics.

The forum will be held in Shanghai World EXPO Exhibition & Convention Centre (SWEECC) in the centre of the Shanghai World EXPO area, by the Huangpu River in China.

The three-day show itself will feature maritime products and services ranging from support services such as coastguard, patrol, safety and navigation to workboats and floating plant.

This is the first dedicated commercial marine exhibition to be held in mainland China and Shanghai is one of the region’s key destination cities.

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Seawork Asia launches commercial maritime forumThe show presents outstanding opportunities for companies to create and research the commercial marine sector within the heart of this fast growing and vibrant, East Asian marine market.

With over eighty years experience, Kort Propulsion has become synonymous with developing and supplying marine propulsion packages for towage, inland waterway, coastal shipping, dredging, fishing, ROV, offshore and workboat applications.As any naval architect or vessel operator knows, a propulsion system which is matched to complement a vessels hull design will maximise the vessels performance, fuel economy and manoeuvrability.We provide consultancy services to designers, owners and builders as well as bringing together complete propulsion packages of Kort Nozzles, Propellers, Thrusters, Conventional Rudders, High Lift Rudders, Bearings, Seals, Shafting, Sterngear, Hatches, Box and Keel Coolers.This total service approach has proven to be a particular

asset for smaller shipyards and boat builders, which may not have access to their own consultancy or technical departments.Kort Propulsion remains independent of any particular manufacturers and hence provides a single source from which vessel designers, builders or operators can obtain a complete package of propulsion and manoeuvring devices with confidence.Our expert team can advise you on the single system or combination of systems, which will best suit your particular vessel, we can offer customised packages and consultancy.We understand our market and invest in new technologies for evolving applications in the world today.We supply unique products including our own range of Tunnel Thrusters and Steerable Propulsion units.

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Kort Propulsion has received an order for the second batch of twenty eight tug boats for an existing client. The 7.5M tug boat which has a requirement of 8 Knots and 2.3T Bollard Pull. The first fourteen recently completed by Kort exceeded their clients expectations and requirements.

“We are delighted to receive this positive feedback and the new order, it secures the future expansion plans of Kort

Kort Propulsion receives order for further 28 x 7.5M tugboats

Propulsion” Managing Director David Parsons comments “For the past 6 years we have been working on this project which started with an order for 1 Tugboat, Fourteen more in 2012, and now the quantity is increasing to Twenty eight. This new order well into 7 figures gives the platform for further growth in the company. “This is a special day and a mile stone for the company, my late Father Norman who started this project back in 2008 will be very proud of what we have achieved in such a small period of time. We are continuing his 40+ years of service to Kort and proving we can continue in his footsteps for many years to come.”

This new order for Twenty eight boat sets will consist of Deutz Air Cooled Engines, ZF Gearboxes, Shafting, Propellers, Kort Nozzle Rudders, Steering Gear, all of the Fenders on board, Electrical

Controls, and switchboards. Alignment and commissioning will be carried out by Chock Design UK. Chock Design was acquired by Kort Propulsion in 2013 and helps strengthen the group, this company specialise in mounting and alignment of rotating machinery, it also has the distribution rights to the RotaChock adjustable mounting product which are being used in the mounting of the prime movers in this project.

With further quantities due in 2015, this provides a great platform for Kort Propulsion to build on their previous success, it will be exciting times ahead for the company and their new website will be launched within the next 2 months to highlight the continued growth.

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TWI can trace the origins of its successful international welding, NDT and inspection training business back as far as the early 1960s when it first began delivering courses to satisfy increasing demand in the UK. In the 1970s, The Welding Institute, encouraged by increasing demand for assurance of competence in the workplace, introduced its Certification Scheme for Welding and Inspection Personnel (CSWIP), now an internationally recognised mark of competence.

CSWIP certification schemes are UKAS-accredited to ISO/IEC 17024, the international standard for personnel certification.

A decade later, TWI established a dedicated training centre in the UK with over 40 full-time staff. As well as CSWIP, courses are also supported by other internationally recognised certifications including CSWIP, BGAS-CSWIP, EWF/IIW, PCN, SNT-TC-1A.

In the UK, TWI has training centres in Aberdeen, Abington (nr. Cambridge), Middlesbrough, Port Talbot and Rotherham.

TWI has successfully established its training business on a global scale, becoming the world’s largest training organisation in welding, welding

inspection, underwater and non-destructive testing (NDT). Its international training business currently has regional offices in South East Asia, India, the Middle East, Central Asia and Europe, and in 2013 training was delivered in over 70 countries to around 18,000 students.

Amongst the portfolio of competence courses, TWI offers CSWIP underwater NDT inspection diver training, with specialised training facilities with dive tanks in the UK and Thailand.

A complete range of conventional and advanced NDT courses are also available, covering magnetic particle testing, penetrant testing, radiography, ultrasonic testing and advance ultrasonic testing, alternating current field measurement, eddy current testing, ‘long range’ ultrasonic testing, thermography and ‘time of flight’ diffraction.

TWI also runs a comprehensive and internationally recognised CSWIP plant

TWI’s successful training and examinations business runs courses all over the world in welding, welding inspection, underwater and non-destructive testing

inspector certification scheme at three competency levels in modular format.

The scheme is designed to suit plant inspectors working for manufacturing works (Vendor), inspection organisations, equipment owners and operators, classification societies, insurance companies and safety regulators. The courses have three goals:

● To ensure inspectors and engineers responsible for plant integrity have the essential tools and skills necessary to assess plant safety

● To recognise and certify plant inspector competence

● To provide a structured path for continuing professional development of plant integrity practitioners through formal training/certification.

You can find out more about all these courses on the TWI Training and Examinations website: www.twitraining.com. You can also contact TWI Training and Examinations customer relations on: +44(0) 1223 899500.

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MA Maritime SecurityThe online MA in Maritime Security, from the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations (CTPSR) at Coventry University (CTPRS), is designed to enable middle and senior managers in a wide range of fields related to maritime security such as shipping, the security sector, law, insurance, development, international relations and diplomacy, the chance to acquire an MA qualification in 1 year.

Why maritime security? A deeper understanding of maritime security can help us to better understand global security. Activities at sea can, for example, give us a glimpse in to wider power politics and serve as an additional case study through which wider security threats such as terrorism can be examined. Beyond this, a nexus between land and sea means that a deeper knowledge of maritime security provides new insights for those interested in maintaining security ashore.

Why CTPRS? Academics within the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations have significant experience studying conflict and peace. Our emphasis on applied research ensures that our teaching is shaped by insights gained from working in the field. Alongside this we have a track record of delivering engaging and highly interactive online learning courses.

An IAMSP recognised programme This MA programme is officially recognised by the International Association of Maritime Security Professionals (IAMSP). Participants on the programme have the opportunity to gain a professional qualification from the IAMSP recognising their continued professional development.

Full details about eligibility and the structure of the professional qualification will be made available to participants once the MA programme has commenced.

Industry testimonials “Distance learning suited me as I have a career overseas as a seafarer and with modern ship borne V-Sat systems I’m never more than a ‘click’ away from my classroom. The CPRS Moodle (virtual learning interface) is an ideal, modern and comprehensive conduit to my teachers and colleagues ensuring a rich, thought provoking, academic sharing environment. I am thoroughly enjoying the academic challenge and the fascinating subject matter. Successful completion I hope will strengthen my personal development and add a string on my bow towards competing in the global marketplace.”

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Hypack software experts will be here to thoroughly present the latest Hypack software ver. 2014 to you, the users both experienced and new.The event is organized as a day delegate rate event covering seminar,lunch each day, with am and pm refreshments. Accommodation will be up to you to organize either in theHotel or one of the numerous otherHotels/Guest Houses in the town. We can advise on that if required.

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G. Foot - Offshore Consultant “The maritime industry faces a significant challenge in terms of its professional development, the ability to reach a broad international audience in such a way that operational and corporate commitments are not put into conflict”.

“The Online MA in Maritime Security, structured appropriately, allows executives and seafarers around the world alike to benefit from the knowledge and experience within the university community in a way that has been traditionally limited from them due to their responsibilitiesb and other logistical factors.” David Stone - President (2011-2013) International Association of Maritime Security Professionals

You can apply for the course online or download an application form at www.coventry.ac.uk/ma-marsec

Marine courses in a dedicated waterside facility City College Southampton are currently offering a range of courses and training across the marine sector covering areas including Boat Building, Marine Engineering, Marine Electricals and Electronics and Composite Engineering.

The current primary qualification is the City & Guilds 2463 Marine Construction, Systems engineering maintenance and support levels 2 and 3. This is currently delivered to a large range of apprentices from the south coast industry.

Additionally, the college has a large number of full time students who study at various levels throughout the year. Some of which will progress to cadetships, with the main bulk moving towards apprenticeships or work placements. They are currently finding that increasing numbers are coming back to the college for certification following a period of industry working, and these include individuals from super yachts, maintenance companies and wind farm support staff.

Another avenue that is being opened at the college is bespoke training in either the workplace or at the centre. They are able to offer a full range of NVQ qualifications that can be assessed in the workplace or short courses at college’s waterside facility - from CAD to first aid, fire awareness and manual handling.

Composite engineering is also a focal point this year at Southampton and they are fortunate to have a well resourced

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Atlas, creating satellite offices across the worldAtlas is the leading global provider of innovative training and learning. Every year they deliver over 350,000 learning events in more than 40 countries and 20 languages. Atlas is trusted by 150 leading international operators and 750 energy and major service companies worldwide.

Not content with their already-large global presence, Atlas set about creating satellite offices across the world to boost brand awareness in other countries. The company currently has four offices worldwide, in Aberdeen, Houston, Abu Dhabi and Kuala Lumpur.

Atlas opened a new office in Houston in March 2013 with the aim of increasing support to the company’s existing clients in the USA. Austa McKendrick is the Regional Manager of Atlas in Houston.

She explains that “Having an office in Houston to enable us to work more closely and offer greater support to our American clients is great.”

Atlas has well-established relationships with clients and partners in the USA, winning large contracts with companies

such as Baker Hughes, Ensco and Exxon Mobil in Houston. It is here that Atlas, in one of the biggest roll-outs of e-learning in the oil and gas industry, is providing a major new global learning framework.

Atlas has recently become a member of the International Association of Drilling Contractors and Austa hopes that this will help Atlas secure many more big contracts with international companies.

Balan Nadarajan has been Account Manager of the Kuala Lumpur office for a

year and a half and is responsible for the Asia area. He has the same remit as Austa: raise brand awareness, look after current clients and search for new ones. But he admits that this isn’t too hard thanks to the Atlas brand.

He said “Atlas is a growing presence in this area but it isn’t too difficult to attract new clients. We have a great business network over here and working with the likes of Shell, Technip, Total and BP certainly makes my job easier; working with the best shows potential new clients that we are the best.”

Atlas Knowledge is also making an impact in the Middle East thanks to Regional Account Director Raju Venkat. Atlas’s presence in the Middle East has undoubtedly grown since Raju’s appointment in February 2011 and that was enhanced when the company partnered with the Centre of Excellence for Applied Research and Training (CERT) in April 2013.

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Austa McKendrick

composite facility with an autoclave oven, styrene extraction and vacuum bagging set up with a range of materials - Carbon Fibre, Kevlar and Glass Fibre.

Another upcoming qualification is a boatyard and marina operatives NVQ. Initially this will be assessed at the place of work and provide certification for a huge number of individuals who are working in industry without qualifications.

Many of the courses offered attract funding either from local or European government so for many companies this may be a good incentive to develop the workforce.

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Falck Safety Services dedicated maritime centre in Peterhead allows training to be carried out within a square mile of a protected breakwater. This ensures access to all year round training, eliminating the dependency on weather or tidal conditions.

Realistic, practical training is further enhanced with easy access to the North Sea. With the capability to provide flexible training solutions for the varying demands of this diverse sector, Falck Safety Services deliver basic and refresher training to both the offshore and standby industries.

Many of the Falck courses are accredited by OPITO, STCW, MCA & the RYA ensuring a training delivery which meets the stringent standards of this industry. (Customers should be aware that for many of these courses a minimum duration of sea time may be required along with some pre-requisite training. The experienced training coordinators will be happy to advise where necessary).

Specialized maritime centre

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Courses in this area include:

• Command and Control for Masters and Mates

• Civil Aviation Authority Off shore VHF Radio

• TEMPSC (Twinfall) Coxswain

• Basic Lifeboat Coxswain

• High Speed MOB Coxswain

• VHF Short Range Certificate

• Proficiency in Fast Rescue Boats

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• Maritime Basic Safety Training

• Personal Survival Techniques

• Elementary First Aid

More information can be obtained by visiting: www.falcksafety.com/uk Or call: 08444 142 142

As well as their normal RYA Power and Motor boat training Boatability of Portsmouth also offer the RYA’s suite of shorebased courses too. However, one course that is gaining more and more attention is their City and Guilds accredited commercial boat handler course. This is already recognised and used by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) Fire & Emergency Service, under DEFRA as well as Babcock Flagship and Royal Saudi Navy.

The course itself is an ideal springboard for those seeking employment both

RYA Powerboat training coursesnationally and internationally security, construction, oil industry, wind farms, fish farms and leisure and tourism.

It will help prepare service personnel to legally, safely and confidently operate boats on inland waterways and lakes, rivers and estuaries, coastal waters and most, if not all international waters.

Currently any individual wishing to be employed to drive a motorboat on UK waters should hold the minimum of an RYA level 2-powerboat certificate and VHF radio license. However, some companies in the UK may also require individuals to hold a commercial endorsement for the RYA level 2, an MCA’s boat masters exemption license or higher.

If operating boats for a UK company abroad, then the 10 metre international certificate of competence (ICC) is a certificate that will now be recognised in most countries. This City and Guilds course will not only bolster existing

qualifications, but the already worldwide recognition of quality training associated with the City and Guilds means the course may also be recognised in some places where current qualifications are not.

In addition to the City and Guilds certificate, course delegates can also gain the following qualifications - RYA Powerboat Level 2, RYA VHF Short Range Certificate Radio License and the International Certificate of Competence (The 10 metre ICC), which alongside the City & Guilds standard, is recognised in most countries the world over.

On completion of the City and Guilds commercial boat handler course, if individuals are required to apply for a commercial endorsement, then they only need to attend a recognised first aid and sea survival.

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Introduction to the safe operation of marine/offshore high voltage power Systems The Introduction to the Safe Operation of Marine/Offshore High Voltage Power Systems, from The Faraday Training Group covers a host of salient topics and has outline contents covering:

Electrical hazards and precautions

Arrangement of high voltage switchrooms

Power generation in “island systems”

Emergency conditions

Philosophy of high voltage distribution

Operation and safety features of switchgear

Limited operational procedures

High voltage safety rules

Role of electrical protection

Treatment of the system neutral point

Practical switching exercise (1)

Case studies

Course review

Theoretical and Practical Assessment

The price of the course is £488 +VAT per person, with an optional assessment fee of £85+VAT

It is a 3 day, intermediate training programme that requires a basic level of electrical knowledge. Upon successful completion of the course and subject to client approval, candidates will be able to enter marine and offshore high voltage switch rooms and perform limited switching operations etc. on high voltage equipment. Candidates would be assessed to a competency level suitable for an Authorised Person issuing documents for work on single end circuits only.

He course aims to introduce personnel to the basic concept of marine/offshore electrical power systems to enable them to enter substations/switch rooms, carry out restricted switching operations; monitor the performance and condition of the system (including relay operation) in a safe and competent manner. The course is intended to provide knowledge and awareness of limited safety document issuing responsibilities.

Candidates who successfully complete the course and both theoretical and practical competence assessments will receive a Faraday ‘Competence’ certificate. Candidates who fail or do not undertake the competence assessments will receive a Faraday “Attendance” certificate.

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Marine High Voltage Training

MCA (Maritime & Coastguard Agency) approved courses:

High Voltage Training, Management Level High Voltage Training, Operational Level

In addition to a wide range of HV/LV authorisation and safety training for onshore and offshore power systems, including:

High Voltage Authorisation Training The Safe Operation of HV/LV Power

Systems Electrical Protection

The Faraday Centre

Tel: +44 (0)1642 467236 www.faradaycentre. co.uk

The first ever training course in the use of Enriched Air Nitrox in commercial diving has been launched by the Fort William-based subsea training and trials facility, The Underwater Centre.

The training is already widely available in leisure diving but until now the use of Nitrox for commercial diving, which allows divers to spend longer at shallower depths and can reduce the risk of decompression illness, has predominantly been learned on the job.

The Underwater Centre has invested in new equipment to deliver the training, including an LP Nitrox producing membrane system and clean air HP compressors, Nitrox storage bank, 2 diver Nitrox panel and a dedicated clean room.

The course covers theoretical classroom-based training, as well as practical application including mobilising a Nitrox spread, monitoring a Nitrox dive, oxygen cleaning, system maintenance and partial pressure blending. Candidates also undertake a dive on Nitrox in a dedicated area within the Centre’s onshore tank complex.

The three-day intensive course has been developed after consultation with industry and aims to help companies ensure the competency of their Nitrox diving team.

Osiris, the marine services company that is part of James Fisher and Sons plc, has sent the first group of candidates to train on the pilot course. Candidates from the company included dive technicians, dive supervisors, a project manager and commercial divers, who now benefit from a greater theoretical and practical understanding of Nitrox diving.

The Centre’s General Manager, Steve Ham, believes that by listening to the needs of industry the courses being run at the Centre will help to resolve the subsea industry’s staff development problems.

“Following feedback from operators and contractors we saw there was a need to provide training in Nitrox as it is becoming an increasingly common method of commercial diving in the offshore industry,” he said.

“The new course has been developed to give candidates the knowledge and understanding required to use Nitrox, become

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familiar with the equipment and also gain a better understanding of the benefits of its use.”

Osiris’ General Diving Manager Kevin Hood added: “This training gives our team a good all-round understanding of diving on Nitrox, to a standard which meets industry approval and will also clear up any grey areas which may exist from previous lack of specific training. It also gives the opportunity to reset and start from a proper foundation.”

Aiden West, Managing Director of Osiris, said: “With the coming together of offshore wind and offshore activities in general, being the first to undertake this course ensures Osiris can meet all expectations of current and future offshore clients.

“James Fisher and Sons plc continues to invest within its diving and ROV divisions as it continues to develop its service as a complete subsea solutions provider for the global upstream oil and gas market.

“The Underwater Centre has conducted the course professionally and efficiently – I have been very impressed with the course and the facilities it has to offer.”

The Underwater Centre is a purpose built training facility which incorporates an extensive pier complex including four dive stations, classrooms, workshops and decompression chambers.

With accommodation and additional classrooms based at the landward end of the pier, The Underwater Centre is set up to provide its students with the skills and experience to succeed in their new careers, and continue providing the subsea industry with the workforce that it needs.

For more information about The Underwater Centre contact: 01397 703 786 Or: fortwilliam@theunderwatercentre.com

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Full steam ahead for FleetwoodFleetwood Nautical Campus is riding high. In an economic climate where cadet recruitment is falling, the campus is bucking the trend and recruitment remains strong….

Recruitment isn’t something the campus takes for granted though. It’s down to a strong team ethos, and, according to Neil Atkinson, Head of Fleetwood Nautical Campus, the quality of training at the campus is absolutely paramount in keeping Fleetwood one step ahead.

Improvements Always looking to stay at the forefront of industry training, the campus underwent a £8.2million refurbishment project last year, which included the addition of an Engine Room Simulator (ERS). This impressive new technology allowed the Campus to expand its portfolio of cadet training programmes to include HNC/D in Marine Engineering which commenced in January 2013, a major step forward having previously focused solely on Deck Officers.

“We invested heavily in our cutting edge full mission engine room simulator” said Brady Hogg, who developed the Lancaster University accredited Foundation Degree in Marine Engineering. “There’s a seven metre 3D touchscreen interactive display. It’s just about as close to being on board a ship as you can get without actually boarding.”

“The technology has never been used before in this way” continues Brady. “We can train for the worst ever case scenario by injecting all system and machinery failures at the same time and we can also concentrate on particular faults by simulating a fire, for example. The standard of the software is amazing, it’s just so realistic.”

A total overhaul of the estate to provide impressive, modern surroundings and an upgrade to the halls of residence for students living on site completed the campus investment.

“Fleetwood’s facilities are world class; we’ve had an excellent reputation globally for many years but we don’t stand still” says Neil Atkinson. “The campus upgrade has had a positive effect on staff and students. People are proud to work and study here. With fantastic new features like the ERS, we can continue to grow our provision and remain the first choice training provider for many of the biggest shipping companies.”

Innovation As with the Engineering courses, the campus keeps up with the demands of industry and is often quick to respond with new and

innovative courses and new ways of delivering training to attract a high calibre of trainees.

A recent example of this is the blended learning programme which combines online study with College-based assessment in order to qualify for the Higher National Certificate in Nautical Science. This form of distance learning suits those who work full time, who are based overseas or who prefer a more flexible approach to their studies.

All resources required for the course are online and can be accessed 24/7 so students can work through at their own pace and, although classed as distance learning, the bLearning team provide something much more; on-line resources are second to none coupled with an incredible personal support system via email, telephone or through Skype.

Tony Dumbell explains: “I think the flexibility of the course is key to its success. There are a number of modules which make up the full HNC but it can easily be broken down into different elements. For example, a Royal Navy officer would only be required to do five units, whereas someone who only wanted to work in limited areas would not need to complete the full programme.”

Tim Davison, a student who has studied for the OoW Unlimited while still working at sea, backs this up: “The distance-learning delivery enabled me to achieve something that I would not have been able to afford to do otherwise. Staff have been extremely helpful at the College and the set-up for learning is well-established. I am happy to have been a part of it.”

“We’ve been running the HNC successfully for a while now and the next step for us is the launch the HND for those aspiring to sail as a Chief Mate, which is planned for Spring 2014” adds Tony. “We run the programme at the campus as a classroom based option but it’s a case of adapting our existing resources and study materials for the blended learning market.”

New ways of thinking Another first for the Campus is the impending introduction of its Apprenticeship programme. Fleetwood became the only training provider in the UK to run the new Able Seafarer/tug Rating (Deck) Training Programme framework as an Apprenticeship when it welcomed its first cohort in November and it was the first time students have been able to study at the campus as an apprentice.

Colin Higgins, short course manager at Fleetwood Nautical Campus had been paramount in reacting quickly to the new

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MCA and MNTB framework and getting the programme ready to deliver. “We’ve liaised closely with our customers to design a course which caters for the needs of the shipping companies in terms of time at sea” he explains. “It’s broken down into five stages for convenience. The first stage lasts five weeks and consists of nine units covering various topics. After that, trainees will go to sea and complete the Watch Rating Certificate before returning to College for stage three which involves more advanced units.

“Apprentices need at least 14 months of sea time before progressing to stage five and becoming qualified so stage four allows them to achieve this while completing a training record book.

While every apprentice must keep in contact every 12 weeks, the College has gone one step further to encourage communication and make it as easy as possible for recruits to keep up to date with coursework. Each Rating is given an iPad at the start of the course which they can use to keep in contact and monitor their progress via One File, the College’s online workbook system for apprentices.

“This is where being part of Blackpool and The Fylde College is beneficial for us. We already have the systems in place to run Apprenticeships” continues Colin. “We’ll also be drawing on their expertise to deliver the functional skills units while tutors at Fleetwood focus on the specialist industry training.”

As you’d expect, the training is comprehensive and fully prepares trainees for a career at sea as well as including specific Ratings training and functional skills. Units include maritime employment, environmental health and safety practices, an overview of the maritime sector, maritime security, emergency first aid and basic navigational watchkeeping. In addition, students have access to the nearby marine lake to learn anchoring and mooring activities and vessel rope work, use the onsite environmental tank for a survival in the water (PST) course, and carry out training in vessel fire prevention and fire fighting at the purpose built fire fighting centre, along with securing a vessel for passage, vessel construction and stability and the operation of survival craft and rescue boats.

“Altogether the Apprenticeship should last approximately two years” adds Colin. “At the end of the course, students will leave with an Able Seafarers STCW Reg II/5 and a Maritime Studies Certificate and will be job ready.

“It’s the first time we’ve delivered Ratings training of any kind so we’re branching out into new markets. If it’s successful, we’ll look at introducing engine room Ratings in the future and that will be the final part of the jigsaw for us.”

Offshore In addition to its Maritime courses, Offshore remains a large part of the training offered by Fleetwood Nautical Campus and it’s another area where course provision and capacity for training is expanding.

“We’re currently building a new 15metre WAH Tower on the existing campus” says Joe Bottomley, Head of Offshore Operations at Fleetwood. “Blackpool is known for its tower

already and now it’s Fleetwood’s turn! The tower is part of our current plan to roll out a full suite of renewable industry courses including both RUK and GWO course requirements. The tower will allow us to deliver everything on site and make things easier for the companies we serve.”

There’s physical expansion underway too. The fire ground, currently used to train staff from Heysham Nuclear Power station, is set to grow to more than twice its current size. The additional space will see Fleetwood deliver oil and offshore gas industry offshore training, aviation and industrial firefighting.

“A recent development is that the Merchant Navy now requires refresher training in basic safety, fire awareness and boatwork” continues Joe. “We’ve been able to react very quickly to this requirement and we’ll be able to offer this training from February 2014.

“Add to that the general Health and Safety, NEBOSH, IOSH and First Aid at Work courses that we already have the facilities and expertise to deliver and we’re able to attract new and varied industries outside of our core offshore markets.”

Future It’s clear that Fleetwood Nautical Campus is at the cutting edge of training and is constantly moving forward in each of its core areas, which in turn benefits the maritime industry as a whole. By finding new and innovative ways of reaching new markets and developing their offering, the team is enjoying success and looking to build on praise from inspection bodies in the future.

“Our annual Careers and Open Day is on Saturday 7 February 2015 so we’ll soon be busy preparing to attract the next intake of merchant navy trainees” concluded Neil. All of the major shipping companies will be at the campus and will be actively recruiting at the event so anyone who attends could get themselves an interview. It’s the ideal time to find out more about the courses offered by Fleetwood Nautical Campus, see the facilities and talk to staff and current trainees about the campus.”

Anyone who wants to find out more about the Careers day or the courses offered by Fleetwood Nautical Campus can visit: www.blackpool.ac.uk or telephone 01253 779123

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Inspired by the motto “The Power of Shipping”, MAN Diesel & Turbo showcased its products and services at the SMM international maritime trade fair in Hamburg last month. The company’s motto relates both to the importance and the consistent, innovative force of the shipping industry: “No other form of transport has transformed globalization and global trade as much as commercial shipping”, says Dr. Stephan Timmermann, Executive Board Member at MAN Diesel & Turbo. “This was as true in the days of Christopher Columbus as it is now, and in the future too, shipping will remain a major pacesetter for the world’s economic development. That said, commercial shipping is facing considerable challenges. To live up to its responsibilities, it needs to improve its ecological footprint. We want to engage in a dialogue with our customers and show a technological pathway to this greener future at our trade fair stand.”

Inspired by this pledge, the company has set itself the goal of making its new high speed MAN 175D engine the overall most efficient engine in all of its fields of application. The engine was shown at the SMM for the first time and was available to experience in an augmented reality as well: Using a new iPad app by MAN Diesel & Turbo, engine details and optional equipment were visible in a three dimensional animation.

The 12-cylinder version of the MAN 175D is tailor made to meet the needs of commercial shipping and is ideal for propelling

MAN Diesel & Turbo show its new high speed engine at SMM

ferries, offshore supply vessels, tug boats and working vessels. Further specialist model versions will serve the super-yacht and navy ship markets.

“With the MAN 175D, we expand and complete the marine engine programs by MAN Diesel & Turbo and MAN Truck & Bus”, says Dr. Hans-Otto Jeske, Chief Technology Officer and acting CEO at MAN Diesel & Turbo. The new engine will be offered with an output spectrum from 1,500 to 2,200 Kilowatts and will be delivered to pilot customers in 2015

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Any idle time of wind turbines on the high seas costs a fortune. On the east coast of England, special ships powered by 1,000-hp MAN engines carry service teams and spare parts swiftly and reliably to their destination.

Painted blue and white, the catamaran “Tia Elizabeth” leaves Wells-next-the-Sea, a small tidal port on the coast of Norfolk, a three-hour drive north of London. The skipper takes advantage of the morning tide, as putting out is not possible at ebb tide. Arranged in a zigzag pattern, buoys indicate the course to the open North Sea. Discernible are a few walkers on the beach and the colourful wooden cabins so typical of the Norfolk coast. The “Tia Elizabeth”, however, is not carrying holidaymakers but rather half a dozen service technicians on their way to the Sheringham Shoal offshore wind park.

The “Tia Elizabeth” is one of three supply ships operated by the offshore access company Tidal Transit. With room for 12 passengers plus crew, a length of 20.3 metres and a width of eight metres, the boat was built at the Mercurio Plastics shipyard in Spain and is a typical specimen of its industry. The drive comes from two MAN V12 engines, each with an output of 1,019 hp. MAN manufactures (besides others) high-speed four-stroke diesel engines in Nuremberg, which are geared towards commercial shipping. Every year, the production site builds

numerous engines for ferries, emergency service ships, tug boats and other vessel classes. The expansion of offshore wind energy has resulted in a dedicated market for wind park supply ships. Every day, Sheringham Shoal sends as many as 36 service technicians out to sea. The systems require regular maintenance, as any idle time of wind turbines costs the operator a fortune. The turbine gears are checked, the rotors examined for cracks, the cables and lifts serviced. In contrast with wind parks on land, however, service staff can’t reach assigned job sites in their own service van or car, but instead need to rely on the supply vessels. And these must be exceptionally reliable, especially since the boats cannot set out to sea in just any weather conditions. “This also has implications for what customers

MAN engines, powering service teams and spare parts swiftly and reliably to their destinations

expect from the engines,” explains Eugen Maier, the Area Sales Manager at MAN Engines Marine who is responsible for the English market. “Apart from focusing on fuel consumption, operators are mainly mindful of reliability and service.” In today’s hazy weather, the first wind turbines appear on the horizon after a one-hour journey. The gigantic towers rise 80 metres above the water, with every rotor blade extending 52 metres in length. Way up above, red cage platforms for service technicians are mounted to the engine houses. There are 88 turbines arranged in a diamond formation, each at a distance of around 500 metres from the next. The Sheringham Shoal wind park is located about 17 kilometres from the English coast and belongs to Scira Offshore Energy, a joint venture of Statoil and Statkraft. Together, the wind turbines can produce a total output of 317 megawatts – sufficient to supply over 200,000 British households with green energy.

In the cabin below deck, Robert Pennock, Ross Gordon and Kevin English sit on cushioned individual seats at one of the tables, drinking tea aboard the “Tia Elizabeth”. These ships are comfortable – after all, the technicians should be rested when they reach their destination. The men work for Siemens, the turbine manufacturer, and are doing a routine check of one of the gears. A second team on board is responsible for maintaining the cable winches and lifts inside the turbine masts. A green light comes on in the cabin, the signal for transfer. The

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Floating maintenance service: The Eden Rose heads for the Sheringham Shoal wind park of the coast of England

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team moves forward to the bow of the ship, with heavy waterproof bags already waiting for them. These hold tools, spare parts and oil for the gears. Today the sea is calm and peaceful, so the transfer presents no problems. In heavy winds and high water, setting over is the most precarious part of work. Each wind turbine features access points on two sides. The men rope up their landing gear, step onto a ladder on the turbine mast and climb a few metres to reach a cage platform. Each of these manoeuvres is a delicate operation for skipper Harry Getliffe. Anchoring is out of the question, as it would damage the cables below water. The bow is wide and protected by heavy rubber cladding. While these manoeuvres are referred to as “bump and jump” in the industry, naturally no one is supposed to do any jumping here. The service team can safely make it across at a swell of up to two metres. Getliffe steadily keeps pressing the bow of the ship against the platform to facilitate the mens’ platform transfer. “This puts the most strain on the engines,” says the skipper. “Even at a speed of 20 knots, the trip out here is trivial by comparison. It’s unusual that the engines must expel tonnes of water behind them, without the boat moving forward an inch.”

MAN knows about these requirements. “During the docking process, the boat is subject to powerful vibrations,” explains Eugen Maier of MAN Engines Marine. “During installation, the ship’s diesel engines must be set up with highly elastic bearings, just as the exhaust.” Even the engines find the manoeuvres a strain: “These require almost maximum torque,”

says Maier, “and here we can refer to previous experience. We’ve long since encountered comparable challenges in the ferry business. Ferries can’t waste time either, and they brake from 100 to zero or accelerate quickly. Even docking is a similar operation.” The engines sit in the two hulls of the catamaran. A narrow stairway leads down into the engine room, the walls are lined with an insulation layer of shiny silver. The two four-stroke high-speed MAN diesel engines are installed in this tightly confined space, where one person can barely squeeze past the light-grey machine. “Such catamarans have very

cramped engine rooms,” says Maier, “but that actually works to our advantage. The MAN engines are exceptionally compact and much more light-weight than anything else on the market.” Throughout the afternoon, radio calls are repeatedly received from service teams who have finished their work on one of the turbines. The “Tia Elizabeth” picks them up and takes them to the next installation – similar to a kind of radio taxi. By evening, all the service teams are back on board, and the ship makes its way back to Wells-next-the-Sea. Back in the harbour, a minibus already waits to take the teams to company headquarters in Egmere. Thus ends the mens’ 13-hour work day.

PME Group have been working in partnership with MAN and Tidal Transit to ensure down time is kept to a minimum whilst maintaining the highest level of service and support; Paul Vincent, PME Project Development Manager; ‘Managing the needs of the customer to deliver efficient and safe service is paramount. We work hard to ensure the client has maximum work-time whilst planning maintenance to allow these vessels to keep doing what they do so well.’

Find more information on MAN marine engines product support at www.mandiesel.co.uk or visit PME Group on Facebook

Stand-by position: Having completed their work on the wind turbines, the service teams will return to the “Eden Rose”.

Climbing excursion: The technicians mount the turbine mast to carry out maintenance at the top.

By utilizing a multi-stage polishing process and diver / technicians trained in the proper analysis of the propeller condition, Subsea Global Solutions’ process has proven to be an integral part of fuel efficiency programs. The benefits of maintaining a polished propeller have been known for years, but what has not been known is “how smooth is smooth”?

The industry standard is to use a Rupert scale to visually evaluate the surface roughness of propeller blade. This is a very subjective measurement technique but the only one economically available since most propeller blades are fabricated from non-ferrous metals and are completely submerge underwater; making the available technology to measure surface roughness impossible.

Everyone advertises the ability to deliver a Rupert “A” quality polish on the propeller, but what does that mean? Is it really possible to do? Subsea Global Solutions together with one of its OEM partners ventured out to take the mystery out of the question.

New propellers are typically delivered with a surface roughness in accordance with ISO standard 484. Propellers are delivered to either a Class “S” or Class “I” standard which equates to surface roughness

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between1.5 and 6 microns. Measurement is done with an electronic roughness gauge calibrated with a certified piece of reference steel.

When propellers are polished underwater people advertise that they are polishing the propeller blades to a Rupert “A” roughness which equates to a surface roughness of 0.65 microns. Is this really achievable? Since there is no available technology to measure the surface roughness underwater the only way to evaluate the roughness is to visually compare the polished surface to a reference gauge.

Subsea Global Solutions decided to determine the actual surface roughness in microns once our multi-stage propeller polishing process was performed. So testing commenced at Subsea Global Solutions’ European office.

Subsea Global Solutions demonstrated the multi-stage propeller polishing process in April 2014 and measured the surface roughness during appropriate intervals during the polishing process. This measurement was done by taking the blade in and out of our test facility at our facility in Europe. Subsea Global Solutions’ goal of the test was to demonstrate the process, equipment and time required

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to achieve a propeller surface roughness equivalent or less than Rupert A in microns (<= 0.65 microns).

Testing was done in cooperation with Wartsila Propulsion, the Netherlands, and measurements were taken by and in accordance with their OEM guidelines. A Ni-AL Bronze propeller blade was tested. The surface roughness measurements were taken prior to start of polishing and the propeller was fully assessed by the diver / technicians from Subsea Global Solutions.

At specified intervals during the multi-stage polishing process, the propeller blade was brought out of the test tank and the surface roughness was measured at appropriate locations. Polishing was performed over a reasonable amount of time. After a short period of time we were astonished to note that achieved a surface roughness lower than 0.2 microns. That is three times better than Rupert “A”. The conclusions are that using our multi-stage propeller polishing process we are able to achieve a smoother surface than Rupert “A”.

Subsea Global Solutions learned that our propeller evaluation process is the key to achievement of a super polish on the propeller since the selection of pad type and time interval of use will significantly influence the speed and quality of the work. We also learned that it takes some time to “condition” the propeller to super polish level, but once “conditioned” the propeller surface is easy to maintain if maintained with the Subsea Global Solutions multi-stage polishing process.

So, there is a lot of science and technique that goes into a propeller polish!

For more information, please visit the website: www.subseasolutions.com

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Once again the Teignbridge C-Foil propeller has proved to be successful.

Recently the high performance C-Foil propeller was put through its paces by the team at the Marine Science and Technology department at the University of Newcastle. The results, just published, further confirm the success of the C-Foil’s highly efficient design.

The team’s highly complimentary report stated the following:

“The maximum efficiency for the propeller was 80%“. “Modern propellers, depending upon their application, can commonly expect efficiencies between 60% and 75%”

This means that the C-Foil exceeds the commonly expected efficiencies of other propellers by as much as 20%.

The report further confirms: The Teignbridge C-Foil propeller appears to be a well designed

Success for the C-Foil in University of Newcastle propellor test tankand efficient propeller. In the Emerson Cavitation Tunnel it achieved a maximum efficiency of 80%

And it’s not just the results in efficiency that caught the experts’ eyes. Even though the tests weren’t commissioned to record cavitation results, the testing team couldn’t help but note their observations stating:

Cavitation observations were encouraging for a propeller of this type under heavy loading.

This excellent result is the latest independent confirmation in a growing catalogue of evidence of the C-Foil as an outstanding propeller. It adds to the results reported by the CFD experts at Plymouth University, a long list of successful sea trials and to the findings of our customers who are reporting operational savings and improved efficiencies at sea.

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Kort Propulsion has received an order for the second batch of twenty eight tug boats for an existing client. The 7.5M tug boat which has a requirement of 8 Knots and 2.3T Bollard Pull. The first fourteen recently completed by Kort exceeded their clients expectations and requirements.

“We are delighted to receive this positive feedback and the new order, it secures the future expansion plans of Kort Propulsion” Managing Director David Parsons comments “For the past 6 years we have been working on this project which started with an order for 1 Tugboat, Fourteen more in 2012, and now the quantity is increasing to Twenty eight. This new order well into 7 figures gives the platform for further growth in the company. “This is a special day and a mile stone for the company, my late Father Norman who started this project back in 2008 will be very proud of what we have achieved in such a small period of time. We are continuing his 40+ years of service to Kort and proving we can continue in his footsteps for many years to come.”

This new order for Twenty eight boat sets will consist of Deutz Air Cooled Engines, ZF Gearboxes, Shafting, Propellers, Kort Nozzle Rudders, Steering Gear, all of the Fenders on board, Electrical Controls, and switchboards. Alignment and commissioning will be carried out by Chock Design UK. Chock Design was acquired by Kort Propulsion in 2013 and helps strengthen the group, this company specialise in mounting and alignment of rotating machinery, it also has the distribution rights to the RotaChock adjustable mounting product which are being used in the mounting of the prime movers in this project.

With further quantities due in 2015, this provides a great platform for Kort Propulsion to build on their previous success, it will be exciting times ahead for the company and their new website will be launched within the next 2 months to highlight the continued growth.

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Kort Propulsion receives order for further 28 x 7.5M tugboats

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Leading UK diesel engine mariniser, Mermaid Marine, has significantly invested in new R&D facilities to aid product design and development of new products.

The Mermaid design team is based on the same site as the company’s marine engine production at its headquarters in Coventry, enabling a close liaison between the engineering team and production engineers.

The new facility has four engineers working full time with a combined working experience of 96 years and includes four Computer Aided Design (CAD) work stations utilising Solidworks 3D design and stress analysis, a dedicated prototype workshop, engine dynamometer test beds and data logging equipment, an investment of around £250,000.

The first new product line to emerge from this facility is the new Mermaid Kohler range of which a prototype was previewed at Seawork in June with the full range due to be launched at METS in November.

The Mermaid Kohler mechanical engine is marinised by Mermaid Marine and meets the next stage of emissions targets without the need for a diesel particulate filter.

The range currently comprises two engines, the KDI 1903M three cylinder, 42hp / 31kW and the KDI 2504M four cylinder 49hp / 36kW with further developments planned in terms of options and power ratings.

The design team has also introduced a number of improvements to the current JCB based product line including revised and strengthened engine mounting

feet, a redesigned, water cooled exhaust manifold / heat exchanger to the J-444NA to facilitate easier manufacture and promote better quality of finish, improved air intake filtration, redesigned jacket water heat exchanger installation for the J-444T and J-444TCA and a revised sea water pump installation to reduce the complexity of build.

“Mermaid has built a strong reputation over the years for designing and producing high quality marinised diesel engines here in the UK and this investment will enable us to build on that tradition with modern engines and support systems whilst keeping the all-important skill base here in the UK,” explained Andrew Varney, MD of Mermaid’s parent company, Power Torque Engineering. “This is part of our ongoing investment and growth plan for the Mermaid product line – the Kohler based range is just the beginning as we have more engine products planned to come from this great facility.”

Mermaid Marine sales executive Julian Osborne added: “These are exciting times for Mermaid Marine as this gives us everything we need to push the business forward by returning to our roots of marinisation enabling us to offer a more bespoke product based on input from both our dealers and customers.”

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Becker Marine Systems has used this year’s SMM in Hamburg as a platform to showcase the company’s top products, with new orders for Becker Twisted Fins, the celebration of the 750th Becker Mewis Duct, and a successful launch of the first LNG Hybrid Barge soon to be deployed at the Port of Hamburg as some of the highlights of Becker Marine System’s press conference.

The company explained the connection between the displayed golden Becker Mewis Duct and a large number 750 . “This is how we are celebrating the 750th unit of our top-selling product,” said Dirk Lehmann, Managing Director of Becker Marine Systems.

More than 800 units of the highly efficient nozzle for reducing energy consumption have now been sold, with 400 hundred of those already in service, Lehmann said during the SMM press conference. The test have shown that by using the Becker Mewis Duct more than 6% of fuel savings can be made, explained Lehmann. “All of the nozzles delivered thus far have already been able to reduce CO2 emissions by approximately 900,000 tonnes.”

The company projects that the million tonne CO2 mark will be exceeded by the end of 2014.

With the issues of efficiency and sustainability, Becker Marine Systems is in line with the trend at the leading trade fair for the maritime industry. “One focus is on favourably-priced and green systems that lead to lower operating costs and the reduced energy consumption,” said Henning Kuhlmann, Managing Director of the global market leader for high-performance rudders.

During the press conference the company announced that 36 units of the Becker Twisted Fin have been sold thus far, with the latest order of 6 units coming from Seaspan for their 10,000 TEU newbuild container ships being built in China. Becker Twisted Fin will also be featured on the world’s largest container ship on order, an 18,800 TEU giant being built by Hyundai Heavy Industry for United Arab Shipping.

For its Twisted Flap Rudder TLFKSR Becker Marine Systems was recently awarded six new orders for 12,500 DWT multi-purpose ships. Two orders are from Krey Schifffahrt and four additional orders from the Briese shipping company – both companies are headquartered in the East Frisian city of Leer.

Becker Marine Systems marks a milestone at SMM

The Port of Tilbury is London’s major and greenest port and at each high tide the water level inside the impounding dock is raised to meet shipping and operational requirements. This is performed by four 57.5” vertical A/F Vickers Armstrong pumps installed in the late 1960’s and over the years they have served the dock extremely well. At any one time three pumps are used, pumping up to 6,000lt/sec of abrasive seawater for two hours either side of each high tide.

In early 2013 planned maintenance activities noted noise from the No.2 impounding pump which became a cause for concern. A thorough inspection revealed that in addition to this problem the pump was leaking from the bottom casing and therefore not running to its full capabilities. In order to resolve both problems the pump had to be shut down and pump distribution and repair specialist AxFlow Limited was called in to provide advice.

A decision was taken to completely remove the 40 ton pump, including the lower rising mains, from service. According to Mark Redgrove, Technical Support Manager at AxFlow, removing the pump did prove to be something of a challenge as the majority of the 144 1¼”bolts had rusted solid. “Once we had the pump in our Huddersfield workshop we undertook a full strip-down, “says Mark Redgrove. “This revealed considerable wear to several of the major components, with the lower rising main (LRM) and wear rings being the worst examples.

The LRM was very badly eroded so it was decided to make a new pattern and cast and machine a completely new component. The upper and lower bearings also needed replacing. The lower wear ring was missing altogether and the upper wear ring was also severely eroded/corroded, so both wear rings were replaced. Fortunately the shaft could be re-used and this was cleaned and dressed.

Other work involved replacing the cutless rubber bearings, skim-machining the muff coupling sleeves and making new couplings. The lower part of the Outlet Guide Vane casing at the upper wear ring was badly corroded making it necessary to machine it back and cast and refit a replacement piece. The spigot for the lower tunnel tube was also broken, so this was machined back by 10mm to reintroduce the spigot and a new 10mm longer tunnel tube was cast and machined.

In spite of the wear shown by many of the components and the aggressive nature of the seawater being pumped, the impeller was found to be in relatively good condition. Although the size and extent of wear to the pump was a challenge, it is now re-installed in the impounding station and running smoothly.

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Jenkins Marine continues to service the local and national maritime market with specialised boats from its base in Poole as it has done for the past 30 years. Over past three decades Jenkins Marine has provided workboats, split hopper barges, and other generalpurpose vessels to undertake dredging, maintenance and logistical operations. Presently the company is focused on expanding its fleet and it capabilities to ensure that Jenkins Marine will always be on hand with the necessary solution to meet the needs of its clients. This has spurred the acquisition of several new vessels since 2012, as managing director Dan Jenkins elaborates: “Our aim is to maintain a modern fleet of vessels to support our diverse operations. 2013 saw the acquisition of the 25 metre multi-cat Avon and 2015 will see a further addition of another 25-metre multi-cat to our fleet, with a deposit already paid on this vessel, which will be the sister-ship to the Avon

Furthermore in 2013 the company also acquired the 37-metre salvage vessel Crossness from the Port of London Authority. “We extensively modified the vessel, including reducing the length to 25 metres and building a new bow, reorganisation of deck equipment to increase free deck area and installing a set of spud legs,” Dan explains.

Since 2013, the newly arrived Avon has wasted no time in proving itself to be a vital component in the Jenkins Marine fleet. During May 2014 the vessel assisted Bam Nuttall by providing support services to the contractor in the Port of Dover in on-going maintenance and improvement of the port’s existing berths and docking facilities. The Avon was called on to assist in the on-site movement of an 18 metre by 18 metre jack-up barge. Equipped with push bows, a ten tonne triple drum deck winch and powerful 375bhp Caterpillar engines, the Avon was well suited to the task and completed the move without incident. In addition to movement and lifting operations, the Avon will make use of its 100m2 deck and 120mt deck crane to deliver and collect materials from the deck barge over a deployment set to last around eight weeks.

Also, during June 2014 Jenkins Marine began work on a vital role in bringing a state-of-the-art power solution to the Isle of Wight from the UK mainland. The multi-role vessel Doreen Dorward, operating on charter to the Dutch firm Visser Smit Marine Contractors (VSMC) is currently aiding in the renewal of a subsea cable running between the UK mainland to the Isle of Wight at a distance of some 5.6 kilometres. Once the project is completed the new and two existing high voltage cables will be buried to ensure a continuous and efficient supply of power to the island.

Rapid solutions

Of the three cables currently supplying power to the island, one has become badly damaged. It was first installed during 1972 directly onto the seabed and has over the years, suffered from multiple vessel and anchor strikes.

Doreen Dorwood has been providing a working platform for full dive spread and a long reach 65 tonne excavator supplied by WM Plant Hire to install the new cable. This will run alongside the existing subsea cable running from Thorness Bay on the Isle of Wight to Lepe near Beaulieu. Incorporating three 15-metre spud legs, the Doreen Dorwood has provided an invaluable solution in enabling the 65 tonne excavator compete the challenging job of excavating a 20-metre wide, two metre deep launch pit at Thorness Bay into which the cable burial tool is lowered to start burial operations. In ensuring that the operation runs smoothly and efficiently, John Garsden, master of Doreen Dorwood has played a key role in organising critical operations for both the vessel and its crew. Additionally Jenkins Marine employed 24 tonne and 35 tonne excavators with operators working 24 hours a day on the foreshore at Lepe to assist with cable reception and burial operations.

In responding quickly to areas affected by floodwaters and working in co-operation with contractors on high profile projects such the cable renewal with VSMC, Jenkins Marine has shown itself to be a reliable partner in a variety of roles. Commenting on the strengths that have allowed the company to define itself in such a way Dan says: “We own 100 per cent of our vessels and therefore do not have the financial pressures of finance companies forcing us to raise our prices. We are able to keep our prices competitive, which is important to maintain a good relationship with our clients. Also as a family-owned business we are able to make quick decisions, without having to keep any shareholders happy, or pay out annual dividends, which enables us to continually invest our profits into maintaining a modern fleet of vessels.”

Moving forward, Jenkins Marine is always looking to improve and enhance its service offering. It is currently in the process of gaining ISO9001 and ISO14001 accreditation and also intends to complete ISO18001 in 2015. “I hope that these improvements will open more customers’ doors and demonstrate to clients our high standards. We will also be focusing on our maintenance dredging activities over the coming winter season,” Dan concludes.

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Marintec Indonesia 2014The introductory Press Conference for Marintec Indonesia 2014 was held in Surabaya, East Java – Indonesia last month with the Guest of Honour Vice Minister of Industry, Mr. Alex Retraubun.

Indonesia for the first time will host the event, an international maritime industry exhibition and conference, at Jakarta International Expo on November 26-28, 2014.

Industrial Vice Minister Alex Retraubun told the media that the exhibition is a collaboration between Industrial Ministry and PT. UBM Pameran Niaga Indonesia, with around 100 domestic and foreign maritime industrial companies ready to participate.

“Marintec Indonesia will bring together many business people, technical managers, operational experts in shipping, and offshore industries from across the world. About 250 national shipping industries will be invited,” he said.

He believed that the event could become a platform to exchange information and new ideas, which will increase business opportunities.

Although Indonesia has a large maritime area, the country has not yet optimized its maritime potential to support national economic development.

“Our maritime potential is impressive, but, to be honest, we could not optimize it yet. I hope the new government will have a policy to increase the potential in order to support national economy,” he commented.

Alex admitted that the maritime industrial sector has not been managed properly because it is currently being handled by a third level of government official. He wished that the government will be more concerned.

At the same time, President Director of PT. UBM Pameran Niaga Indonesia, Christopher Eve stated that Indonesia’s maritime potential is remarkable and has an important role in supporting national economy.

“As a developing country, it is important for Indonesia to provide a modern and efficient commercial shipping fleet, including good maintenance of industry and shipyards,” he added.

Industries from China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, United Kingdom, France, and Indonesia will participate in the exhibition.

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Now that the campaign on the Scottish independence is over, and the result of the referendum is in, the divisions must be healed across industries, businesses and communities alike, Guy Platten, CEO of the UK Chamber of Shipping said today commenting on the decision of the majority in Scotland to remain inside the UK.

According to Platten, the UK Chamber was never going to publicly back one side, “but it is no secret that we have expressed significant concerns about what independence would look like for a shipping industry that is a powerhouse of the Scottish economy. “

“In business, we know that the enemy of growth is uncertainty. And whichever side you supported, there has been tremendous uncertainty across not just the Scottish economy, but the UK as a whole.

As the polls tightened in the closing weeks of the campaign, billions of pounds were wiped off the stock market and the pound plummeted against every major currency in the developed world. The result of yesterday’s referendum has eased that uncertainty, but frankly the result was just too close to put an end to the independence question,” Platten said.

According to the UK Chamber, obvious questions included establishment of a separate ship registry and MCA; taxation of shipping, followed by potential introduction of work permits and trade restrictions, seafarer training standards along with funding and provision of marine safety infrastructure (coastguards, lights, emergency tugs etc).

“We know the Scottish Government has valued the expertise we have been able to provide, and was grateful for the measured tone and sensitivity with

UK Chamber of Shipping CEO: Time to heal divisionswhich we conveyed our opinion. But so too has the media and UK parties valued our candour and vocal involvement in explaining how this macro-political event would impact on the economy, and the shipping industry’s massive contribution to it.”

Platten added that the UK Chamber of Shipping is already working towards an event in Holyrood in November and is resuming its work across all aspects of Scottish shipping from Aberdeen to Glasgow.

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Ecom launches worlds´ first Zone 1 / Div. 1 tablet computer at IFA BerlinEcom hazardous area tablet Tab-Ex® brings new customer focused solutions and improved ease of use to mobile workers in Oil & Gas, Refining, Chemical, Pharmaceuticals and other hazardous industries. An entire family of tablets, aligned with Samsung, suitable for use in Zone 1/Division 1, Zone 2/Division 2, and rugged environments are being launched for worldwide use.

The launch of ecom’s new hazardous area tablet computer solution Tab-Ex® series triggers a paradigm shift in the way mobile workers work and interact with each other, their remote experts, and the backend systems. This way of working brings with it the opportunity for improved decision making, improved mobile worker collaboration, and new levels of efficiency and collected data quality related to work tasks performed in hazardous areas.

“BP sees great promise in the use of mobile devices in hazardous areas for improved data collection quality and access to documents,“ commented Michael M. Haley, Technology Consultant, BP Chief Technology Office.

Recognising that many work tasks are performed in both non-hazardous and hazardous areas, ecom is launching an entire family of compatible tablets, peripherals and accessories suitable for worldwide use in Zone 1/Division 1, Zone 2/Division 2, and rugged environments.

The first in this series of tablets will be available in production quantities in 4Q2014, with further versions being available soon after.

Lightweight and compact, operating on Android Kitkat 4.4, the Tab-Ex® is suitable for multiple mobile worker roles performing a range of applications, including Asset Surveys, Material Tracking, Operator Rounds, Inspection and Maintenance. The 8“ screen enables standard desktop applications to become mobile in hazardous areas, allowing workers to view and interact with SCADA/DCS systems, enterprise systems (SAP, Maximo), and computer aided design systems, when they are moving around the hazardous area. Augmented reality and video conferencing also become much easier to use with Tab-Ex®.

Built-in cameras and full range of wireless capability allowing equipment defects to be captured as inspection and maintenance work is executed, and instantly visible to those who need to diagnose the issue and determine the follow-on actions.

Ecom´s development of the hazardous area tablet Tab-Ex® includes numerous new patents and is built on the Samsung GALAXY Tab Active platform. The state-of-the-art tablet GALAXY Tab Active offers amongst others IP67 Water & Dust Resistance, Anti-shock 1.2m Drop Test with included cover as well as easy handling and lightweight, an auto-focus camera (with flash) for barcode scanning and Samsung´s warranty packages.

This way hazardous and harsh environment users are enabled to gain of Samsung´s benefits along the compatibility and the whole range of preloaded applications of the Samsung device for a safer and more

secure work environment with unparalleled security functions like device encryption, MDM, VPN and secure connectivity (Samsung KNOX).

“The state-of-the-art GALAXY Tab Active product with its unique features is the ideal platform for ecom to take the challenge in developing the world´s first Zone 1 / Div. 1 tablet computer for hazardous areas. The partnership with Samsung enabled us to gain benefits of the GALAXY Tab Active to hazardous area users and industries. In striving to make the daily work cycle as effective as possible, we rely on strong partnerships and close development co-operation with the world market leaders in non-explosion protected products.” Rolf Nied, founder and Managing Director at ecom instruments.

The ecom Tab-Ex® was showcased at the IFA 2014 Berlin in September.

For more information, please visit ecom’s Web Site at: www.hazardous-area-tablet.com

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Jail time for drunk, incoherent Captain

A drunken captain caught navigating a cargo ship up the River Tay while almost four times the legal alcohol limit has been jailed, according to BBC News. Andrejs Borodins was in charge of the Frifjord when a pilot from Dundee harbor found him staggering and incoherent. The captain’s state was discovered when the pilot who found him came aboard the Frifjord to help steer the vessel past the road and rail bridges on the Tay. He sent Borodins to his bunk to sleep off his intoxication, with the first mate taking the wheel as the ship docked in Dundee.Police arrested Borodins, who failed a breathalyzer test. He pleaded guilty on indictment to a charge under the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003. Borodins will be jailed for four months, reduced from six months for his early guilty plea.

Having beer as tragedy unfolds

Some crew of the Sewol ferry that capsized in April in South Korea’s worst maritime disaster in 44 years drank beer while waiting for rescue, one of them told a court, in an admission likely to fuel anger at their conduct during the final moments of the mishap.

An engineer said he and a colleague drank beer in a hallway as they waited to be rescued by the coastguard after their ship started to list, South Korean media reported on Wednesday. “We took a sip to calm down,”

China merchant boosts efficiency of new VLCCs with Jotun Hull Performance Solutions

China Merchant Energy Shipping Co., Ltd (CMES) has decided to upgrade the antifouling solution on their VLCCs New Builds at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd. (DSIC) and new subsequent contracts to Jotun Hull Performance Solution (HPS) including SeaQuantum X200.

In today’s highly competitive market, facing challenge of environment protection and economic environment, most ship owners are paying more attention to improve efficiency and reduce cost.

“We actively respond to the call of energy-saving and emission reduction. According to the characteristics of our fleet, we closely track and adopt international advanced new energy saving and emission reduction technology, continue to promote the technological transformation of energy-saving and emission reduction,” said CMES Assistant President Mr. Tan Youquan. “It is known that Hull Performance Solution (HPS) is a strategic and innovative antifouling solution towards our increasing demand on bunker savings and environmental performance, in addition to a clean hull against marine growth.”

“Our company always aims for conserving resources, improving energy efficiency, emission control and protecting environment. This target is also what management team led by managing director Captain Xie Chunlin is supporting and pursuing,” CMES’s Deputy General Manager Mr. Huang Yongquan added. “Advanced antifouling technology is central to optimizing hull performance and our fleet’s energy consumption. HPS demonstrates its effectiveness, helping us to quantify efficiency gains and contributing to something we all want – a more sustainable, environmentally-friendly and profitable shipping environment.”

ReVolt – DNV GL offer a glimpse at the next generation of short sea shipping

The increasing stress placed on land based logistic networks is driving the search for alternatives. One of the most promising is short sea shipping; therefore researchers at classification society DNV GL have developed “ReVolt”, a vessel that is greener, smarter and safer than conventionally fuelled and operated vessels. Autonomous, fully battery powered and highly efficient – “ReVolt” is a new shipping concept that offers a possible solution to the growing need for transport capacity.

Instead of using diesel fuel, “ReVolt” is powered by a 3000 kWh battery. This reduces operating costs by minimizing the number of high maintenance parts such as rotational components. The vessel has a range of 100 nautical miles, before the battery needs to be charged. If the energy required for that is harnessed from renewable sources, this would eliminate carbon dioxide emissions.

“ReVolt” does not require a crew and therefore goes a long way in tackling one of the shipping industries’ weakest links: the safety record. With an average of 900 fatalities per year the mortality rate in shipping is 90 percent higher than in comparable land-based industries. Studies have shown that the majority of these accidents are caused by human error. Unmanned vessels take this factor out of the equation and make the operation of these ships more cost-efficient. The vessel has an average speed of 6 knots and faces less water resistance than other ships, which usually travel at about 8.7 knots. The slight loss of speed allowed the engineers to fit a straight vertical bow, further reducing water resistance along the ship’s entire profile and ultimately saving energy.

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Report on safety or be damned!

There is a known problem in gathering reports on safety from shipping. But there should be no shame in reporting that something went wrong, especially where an accident was avoided.

The shame should be in not reporting it. One avenue open to all seafarers, wherever there are in the world, is the Confidential Hazardous Incident Reporting Programme (CHIRP).

The aim of CHIRP is to seek out root causes, identify the lessons learned and to consider how best this information can be used to prevent reoccurrence elsewhere in the maritime industry.

CHIRP does not seek to apportion blame but to gather data to help decisions and safety.

London International Shipping Week unveils its 2015 theme

‘The shape of shipping in 10 years’ time’, will be one of the key themes for London International Shipping Week 2015 with the focus being on the important role industry, government and supranational authorities can play in helping shipping propel world trade.

Addressing an official LISW2015 launch event in London, Jeremy Penn, CEO of The Baltic Exchange and Chairman of the LISW Steering Group, underlined the importance of Government and industry working

together as shipping looks to shape itself to meet the demands of the next decade.

He said: “It is all about innovation in shipping but this can only be achieved if there is joined up partnership between industry and government.”

“We want LISW2015, and the conference in particular, to help people think about the shape of shipping in 10 years’ time. What role will China be playing then; and how will India and Africa’s importance and influence have changed? How can shipping achieve the necessary 30%-40% reduction in operating costs as opposed to just 5% or 10%?”

London international shipping week 2015, which built on the success of the inaugural event in 2013, took place in September throughout London with some UK regional events also being staged to highlight the strength and breadth of the UK’s maritime sector.

Leaders from every sector of the global shipping industry descended on London during the week to take part in influential meetings, seminars and functions, culminating in a high level industry shipping conference and spectacular gala dinner.

Piracy still a threat?

Piracy’s gone away, right? You’d be forgiven for thinking that!

The predominant narrative for the Indian Ocean is that Piracy has been suppressed to an extent that ship-owners are requesting fewer guards, even unarmed in some cases. But given the recent attacks in South East Asia and the prevailing amount of maritime crime and piracy off the Gulf of Guinea, Piracy hasn’t been eradicated at all; it’s simply evolved and will continue to change as it always does.

Reflex Marine given green light to introduce Frog-6 into Mexico

Reflex Marine, a global leader in safe marine transfer solutions to the offshore, marine and renewables industries, has been granted approval by the Mexican Merchant Marines to sell its crane transfer device, the FROG-6, in Mexico.

The certification is a result of Reflex Marine working with the Mexican government’s testing agency, the Centro de Normalizacion y Certificacion de Productos (CNCP) for over a year, as well as the national oil operator PEMEX with the help of its local partner GINEMEX. The FROG-6 was

also exhibited at the Petroleum Exhibition and Conference of Mexico (PECOM) where it received a huge amount of attention from operators, crew and the media.

The current standard method of personnel transfer offshore in Mexico is by crane using traditional rope baskets.

This product has a poor safety record, with the most recent fatality occurring in January last year. Now that the Merchant Marines – who have final authorisation over equipment operating in Mexican waters - have approved the FROG-6, Reflex Marine is hoping to increase the safety standards in the region.

Reflex Marine’s regional sales manager for Mexico, Rebecca Loto said: “The FROG, which has been safely completing crew transfers worldwide for the past 20 years, can now be sold in Mexico. Operators now have the choice of how they transfer crew to and from vessels and rigs; they can either purchase a rope basket for crew to hang on to perilously, or have their crew seated comfortably in a FROG, which includes seat belts and protection by a stainless steel frame and buoyancy panels. Confidence is therefore increased with the knowledge that the FROG has undergone rigorous testing both in Mexico and the UK.”

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