12TH VOLUME, NO. 28
DATED 17 JULY 2011
BUYING, SALES, NEW BUILDING, RENAMING AND OTHER TUGS TOWING & OFFSHORE INDUSTRY NEWS
TUGS & TOWING NEWS
M ULTICAT
FOR
D AMEN S HIPYARDS
Last week Saturday July 9 the
Polish tug Zeus brought in the
Casco
1628
bound
for
Dordrecht.
According
the
Damen Shipyard in Poland the
hull 1628 will be fitted out
under the Damen yard number
57128. (Photo: Jan Oosterboer)
N EW
TUG FOR
D ELTA W ESTERN
Foss
Rainier
Shipyard
delivered the shallow draft
tug Capt. Frank Moody to
sister
company
Delta
Western June 3 following a
christening ceremony at the
yard on the Columbia River
in Oregon. The tug, named
for a former Delta Western
captain, is 76 feet long, 32
feet in beam and draws just
3.6 feet. Built in just seven
months, It will be used for
fuel delivery services in
western
Alaska.
Delta
Western and Foss are both
owned by Seattle-based Saltchuk Resources. (Source: Foss)
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750 C LASS A RTICULATED T UG B ARG ES (ATB S )
Crowley‟s
tug
“Protector” gives the
company‟s
newly
constructed “Legacy,”
a water show as the
oversized
tugboat
leaves Dakota Creek
Industries
in
Anacortes,
Washington,
for
Gulfport, Miss. The
first completed tug of
three new Crowley
750 Class Articulated
Tug Barges (ATBs), the
vessels will operate in
the Gulf of Mexico
starting in late 2011.
Designed to carry 330,000 barrels of refined product, this fleet of large-scale ATBs will provide a
combination of carrying capacity, seaworthiness and speed unmatched by any class of ATB. These
new vessels, which will begin operating in the Gulf of Mexico starting in late 2011, will redefine
the ATM industry. Designed to carry 330,000 barrels of refined product, with a double wall hull
construction in compliance with the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, they provide a combination of
carrying capacity, seaworthiness and speed unmatched by any class of ATB. •Twin Screw 16, 320
hp tug with Intercon notch connection. •Redundant engine rooms in accordance with ABS
requirements. •Redundant steering system with oversize rudders for maximum handling
capabilities. •Approximate sea speed 15 knots. •Meets full SOLAS criteria for enhanced crew safety.
•Fixed cleaning system to easily handle cargo changes. •Remote radar gauging in all cargo and
ballast tanks. •Unit is designed to carry petroleum products, heated cargoes and EZ chemicals to
provide maximum cargo flexibility. •Barge built under ABS Safe Hull program for maximum
environmental protection, which puts the vessel design through extensive review to identify and
strengthen the vessel structure. •Dual mode inert gas vapor collection system for maximum safety,
with a layer of inert gas covering the product in the tank to make the tank atmosphere too lean for
combustion. •Enhanced mooring system features over 1,000ft Spectra-type lines on split drums,
with a high speed recovery rate of 100ft/min. 750 Class ATB Fleet: Legacy/750-1; Legend/750-2;
Liberty/750-3. (Source: Crowley)
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F INAL
DELIVERY
DATED 17 JULY 2010
N EPTUN 11
The newest tug "Neptun 11" (Imo
9571208) is due for final delivery and is
now in drydock for the "finishing
touch". The bollard pull of this tug is 42
tons and she will commence her
maiden voyage around 20th-22nd July
2011 with a double tow from Hong
Kong to Indonesia. Thereafter the tug is
available for further worldwide towage
jobs in Singapore as from 1st August
2011. The tug is registered Gibraltar
flag with call sign ZDKE9. She is owned
and managed by Neptune Marine
Services BV – Aalst; Netherlands. The
tug has grt of 459 tons and a dwt of 500
tons. (Source: Clipping News)
F OR
SALE OR CHARTER
Swets Shipping & Trading announces the
sale or charter of the 1971 built
H.H.Bodewes Millingen; Netherlands
Belize flag with call sign OYTQ2 Tug
Norsund (Imo 7120689). The 30 tons
bollard pull tug has a Deutz SBV6M358
main engine of 2,000 bhp. She reach a
speed of 10 knots. She has a length o.a. is
31.10 mtrs a beam of 8.80 mtrs and a
depth of 5 mtrs. Her grt is 282 tons and
the nrt is 84 tons. Delivery of the tug is
prompt Rotterdam. (Source: Swets; Photo:
Joop Marechal)
T UG /B ARGE
GROUNDED NEAR
D ILLINGHAM
The Alaska Department of Environmental
Conservation reports that the T/B Na-Kao
ran aground approximately 9 miles south of
Dillingham on July 10. No spills were
reported. The tank barge was reportedly run
off course by the Crowley Tug Seneca, which
veered after a gill net became entangled in
the starboard prop. The T/B Na-Kao
contained 249,958 gallons of jet fuel, 612,238
gallons of diesel fuel and 349,958 gallons of
gasoline. The tug Seneca reported it had
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approximately 29,169 gallons of diesel fuel on board at the time of the grounding. (Source: Juneau
Empire; Photo: Phil Gilston)
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R AS S YAN
CO MMENCED TRAILS
The newbuilding from the SongCam-Damen Shipyard in Haipong;
Vietnam Damen ASD2411 Ras
Syan commenced technical trails
last week in Vietnamese waters.
The tug is build for Djibouti
owners and will depart after
delivery from Vietnam to Djibouti.
(Photo : Jop N. Roggeveen ©)
B IG T UG
HEADS
N ORTH
The big Russian tug Vladimir
Ignatyuk sailed from Halifax
yesterday,
headed
for
Greenland. Built at Burrard
Yarrows Corp in Victoria, BC
in 1983 as Kalvik, it operated
in the western Canadian Arctic
Beaudril, a subsidiary of Gulf
Canada Resources. It was
renamed Arctic Kalvik in 1997
when acquired by Fednav Ltd.
Sister ship Terry Fox, built by
the same company, but in
North Vancouver, was sold to
the Canadian Coast Guard, but they let Kalvik get away. In 2003 it was sold to the Murmansk
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Shipping Co and has worked worldwide in towing and arctic support. On her last visit to Halifax,
in May of 2007, she was en route back to the Beaufort Sea to support drilling work as Vladimir
Ignatyuk. With a helicopter landing deck mounted forward, she is distinctively different from her
sister vessel. (Source: TugFax; Photo: collection L.Kramer)
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S UNKEN
TUG BOAT REFLOA TED
The sunken tugboat that claimed the life of
its captain was refloated yesterday after a
salvage operation started last week. A
spokesman
for
Maritime
Safety
Queensland said that the vessel Adonis was
being moved to a secure location alongside
a barge in the Western Basin. Maritime
Safety Queensland and Queensland Water
Police will then continue a joint
investigation into the incident. A separate
inquiry is being conducted by the
Australian Transport Safety Bureau.
(Source: Gladstone Observer)
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B ALTI C F UEL C OMPANY
OBTAINS FOR R IVER TUGS
Baltic Fuel Company (BFC, St. Petersburg, Russia) has made a bargain on purchase of four river
tugs of the same type. Tugs of 2400 h.p. capacity each are intended for pushing vessels including oil
tankers used for transportation of over 60оС C oil products flash point. The price of the same class
vessel in the international market amounts to about 200 thousand euros. The first serial tug, onedeck twin-screw push boat EvroStar-2, has sailed to the Russian sea port of Rostov-on-Don and is
under registration procedure nowadays. Tugs will be transported from the ports of Rostov-on-Don
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and Azov through the Russian Federation inland waterways to the port of St. Petersburg till the
end of this August. In St. Petersburg, the tugs will be equipped with drawbars, purchased by BFC
from Taisei Engineering Japanese Corporation, for making barge-tug connection apparatus.
General Director of BFC Stanislav Korneev: - This year our company has started to develop a new
business - transportation of oil products in Russian inland waterways. This February we placed the
order at the Baltiysky plant (St. Petersburg, Russia) for construction of four oil barges of 24000 c.m.
total capacity. During the construction, we decided to modernize the said barges in strict
complying with the requirements of such organizations as BP-Shipping. Nowadays Marine
Engineering Bureau (St. Petersburg, Russia) is finishing the modernization project. According to
Stanislav Korneev, barge-tug connection apparatus will start operating during 2012 navigation in
the Russian Federation inland waterways. Oil products will be delivered from the refineries of the
largest Russian oil companies to the Big Port of St. Petersburg. (Source: Shipbuilding & Energy)
HEADING
S INGAPO RE
At the moment we are not so
happy with the heading course.
The weather is getting worse and
worse. But to avoid the “pirates
territorial” waters we have no
other choice. Tomorrow we reach
a critical position so we have to
blindfold all the windows. This is
one of the safety measures we take
to become no target. This will last a
few days and then we are back in
safe waters. But bad weather gives
you also the opportunity to make
some spectacular pictures. On this picture you see the London, our neighbour for already 2
months, rocking the see. (Source: Marc Biemans o/b Singapore)
F AIRSTAR
F JELL
REPORTS
100
PER CENT UTILISATION FOR
Fairstar
Heavy
Transport
has
reported
fleet
utilization of 100
per cent for its
vessels Fjord and
Fjel in its second
quarter financial
accounts.
The
company reported
operating profits
for the quarter of
US$1.4 million on
time
charter
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AND
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revenues of US$5.5 million. Fjell has successfully transported a flotilla of 16 tug boats from
Singapore to Maracaibo, Venezuela. Fjord, now preparing to depart Singapore with an additional
26 tugs on deck, carried the ENSCO 105 jack-up rig from Malta to Singapore. Willem Out,
Fairstar‟s Chief Operating Officer, said: "Fjord and Fjell crossed wakes around the Cape of Good
Hope in the middle of May. "Throughout the second quarter our team has been involved in three
complex submerging and loading operations. I am relieved to report that our intense focus on
safety and safe practice resulted in an incident free quarter for our crews, ships and cargoes.” Chief
Executive Officer Philip Adkins stated: “In spite of achieving full utilization for our fleet, our
profitability for the quarter was marginal at best. The current price environment in the spot
market is intensely competitive. We are encouraged by the increase in tender activity for 'Red Box'
multi voyage, complex, high value
energy infrastructure projects. "Fairstar
was notified of making the shortlist for
two of these projects and we expect to
learn about the final contract awards in
the third quarter of this year."
"Meanwhile, we will continue to prepare
our company to meet our commitments
to the soon approaching Gorgon Project.
Forte is on schedule for delivery to
Fairstar in May 2012 and all our crews
are undergoing intense quarantine
management and safety training in
anticipation for our first voyage next
year.” (Source & Photo: Fairstar)
S IROCCO
SOLD
Our third S-Wind Class ocean
towage tug found a new
owner. On July 6th, 2011
Sirocco was sold to Arfina
Navigation SA and will be
managed by ATA Salvage. The
tug was handed over in Tuzla
and renamed Izmir Bull. We
wish the vessel and her
crewmembers a fortunate and
safe sailing. The Panama flag
tug Sirocco was built in 1976
on the Matsuura Shipyard;
Japan. She ahs a length of 55
mtrs a beam of 11.19 mtrs and
a moulded depth of 5.19 mtr.
She has a dwt of 909 mt and a grt of 974 mt. Her bollard pull is 102 tons delivered by two Fuji
diesel engines with an output of 6032 kW each. Her free sailing speed is 14.5 knots (Source: ITC;
Photo: Gijs Dijkdrenth)
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M C N ALLY
DATED 17 JULY 2010
SELLS TO
W EEKS
As reported in Shipfax,
McNally Construction has
been purchased by Weeks
Marine, Inc of New Jersey.
McNally will continue to
operate under its current
name as a wholly owned
subsidiary. As the largest
marine
construction
operation in eastern Canada
(Ocean Group is probably a
distant #2) McNally has a
substantial fleet of work
barges, scows, dredges and
about 20 tugs. There is
unlikely to be any outward change in the look of the fleet in the near future, but some of the older
plant is certainly due for replacement. One of McNally's hard working tugs is Mister Joe, built in
1964 by Russel-Hipwell in Owen Sound, ON as Churchill River. After a career in James Bay and
Hudson Bay, it worked on Hibernia for a time, before its acquisition of Beaver Marine (a McNally
subsidiary that was folded into the larger company) in 2000. The twin screw tug of 750 bhp is
named for Joe McNally, one of the company founders. Smaller tugs include Carl M, built in 1957 as
Louis M (renamed in 1975) and acquired from the now defunct McNamara Construction rates 475
bhp. Whitby (also a former McNamara tug) was built in 1978 and rates 474 bhp. (Source: TugFax;
Photo: Jan Plug)
T HE B OOK – S UEZ
TO
H ONOLULU
Norbert Clasen announced that
now is available The Book on
CD. From “Suez to Honolulu”,
salvage tugs in operation,
contains152 pages, 73 photos
colour and b.w. Translated from
German by Ernst Wallisch,
London. This book containsten
chapters:.
The
first
chaptermainly
describes
a
journey aboard tug “Titan” from
Suez to Taiwan. Here the 65.000
tons, scrap tanker “Onyx” was
waiting to be towed to Taiwan.
The other chapter are: * A few
weeks in the Far East, * In the
waste of the North Pacific Ocean, * The salvage of the “La Carlotta”, * We had no time for the
ParadiseIslands. * Salvage work with tug “Albatros”. The salvage of M/V “Galletta” on the Ganges
Pussur River, * the “Greek Games” begin. * Salvage work with tug “Arctic”. * At the edge of
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Antarctica, * the stories of the salvage of the cruise liners “Lindblad Explorer” by tug “Arctic” at
King Georg Island, South Shetland Islands. The CD book can be ordered by Norbert Clasen;
Hafertwiete 23; 21218 Seevetal; Germany; Phone: +4941053815; Fax: +494105152786; Mobil:
+4915772004970; E-Mail: no-clasen@t-online. The cost for the book is € 20,00 including posting
only.
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O CÉAN A. S IMARD
ON THE JOB
-
IN
B AIE C O MEAU
The Groupe Océan tug
Océan A. Simard (ex
Alexis-Simard of Rio
Tinto-Alcan) is now on
the job in Baie Comeau,
QC. After an extensive
refit at Industrie Océan
shipyard
in
Ile-auxCoudres, QC this spring,
the tug went to Quebec
City for a time, but in late
June it transferred to Baie
Comeau. That port is
home to the tug Pointe
Comeau, owned by the
Cargill Grain Co, but
operated under a long term contract with Svitzer. It is the only tug in Baie Comeau and serves
ships at Cargill's grain berths, Alcoa's import and export berths and Abitibi Bowater (although
most of that traffic is now handled by rail.) Pointe Comeau has apparently gone for a refit at the
Vérreault shipyard in Méchins, and Océan A. Simard has been brought in to substitute.
Interestingly both Océan A. Simard and Pointe Comeau are Voith Schneider tugs, so ship handling
will be carried out in the same way for the berthing masters. Océan A.Simard looks quite splendid
in its new Groupe Océan livery of blue hull and white house, with aqaua blue trim, which can
only be seen from certain angles. Pointe Comeau was built in 1976 by Marystown Shipyard and is
rated at 3500 bhp. Due to its age, it is very likely that it is undergoing a very thorough refit, which
may last several months. (Source: TugFax; Photo: Mac Mackay)
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GSF M ONARCH
DATED 17 JULY 2010
TOW OUT
Last Friday July 15th the
drilling rig GSF Monarch
was towed out from the
Keppel Verolme yard in
the Botlek; Netherlands.
The
rig
will
be
positioned
in
the
Halfdan
Field,
the
Danish sector in the
North Sea. The tow out
tugs are the Highland
Valour and BB Troll.
Assistance during the
transport on the river
was given by the Smit
harbour tugs Texelbank,
Thamesbank,
Smit
Schelde and Smit Ebro. (Photo: Jan Oosterboer)
ACCIDENTS – SALVAGE NEWS
T EN
GALLONS OF FUEL S PI LL INTO
CRASHES INTO INLET
J AMAICA B AY
AFTER CRANE
A crane toppled over a barge and
splashed into an inlet in Jamaica Bay
Monday, officials said. The top part of
the crane crashed down into Gerritsen
Inlet in Brooklyn just before 2 p.m. No
one was injured in the mishap, said Fire
Department officials and a Coast Guard
spokesman. The crane was on a barge
being pulled by a tugboat when it hit
the bridge and fell into Gerritsen Inlet.
The barge belongs to a company in the
dock construction business, Fire
Department sources said. It was not
immediately clear what was being done
with the crane at the time or what caused the splashdown. A private company was hired to clean
up about 10 gallons of fuel that spilled into the water, according to Coast Guard spokesman
Thomas McKenzie. (Source: NYDaily News)
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R UNAWAY
BARGE GROUNDS IN
C OLUMBIA R IVER ,
PROMPTING SAFETY
ZONE
(ASTORIA, Ore.) -- The Coast Guard and Army Corps of Engineers are responding to stabilize a
runaway barge on the Columbia River. The 80- to 100-foot derelict barge broke away from its
mooring 3 miles downriver from the Dalles Dam at approximately 9:12 a.m., Sunday, and drifted
about 5 miles before grounding near mile marker 184 at 3 p.m. The barge was recently inspected
and was found to be free of any hazardous materials by Coast Guard personnel. It presents no
pollution threat, but does pose a potential threat to safe navigation on the Columbia River. Wasco
County Sherriff's Department reported the runaway barge to Coast Guard Sector Columbia River
in Astoria and monitored the vessel while Coast Guard personnel were dispatched to the scene. At
2 p.m., Sherriff's Department personnel reported the barge was aground but at risk of floating back
into the river. The barge broke free again at 8:45 p.m., Sunday, before grounding approximately 12
miles east of the Hood River Bridge near Lyle, Wash. Contractors arrived with a tug to secure the
barge at 11:32 p.m. Army Corps of Engineers and Coast Guard officials will assess the barge's
condition Monday morning before determining a safe location to secure it away from the
navigational channel. Coast Guard Sector Columbia River has instituted a Safety Zone around the
barge and directs all vessels transiting within a mile of the barge's location to contact the Coast
Guard for the latest safety information. (Source: USCG)
SAMSA
REPO RTS AS FOLLOWS O N THE
The following update from SAMSA
draws an end to the recent incidents
off the Eastern Cape coast, in which
two ships got into difficulty in bad
weather,
with
one
briefly
threatening the coast with possible
pollution. Fast reaction by SAMSA
and the timely arrival of the tug
Smit Amandla saw the risk negated.
The salvage team from Smit
Amandla Marine flew out to the
barge Eide 32 at first light this
morning (8 July). They were
lowered onto the baggage and
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immediately secured the original towing wire and also repaired the emergency towing gear. At
1125 SAST the barge was successfully reconnected to the Amber II and the tug and barge are now
underway to East London. The tug Amber II and her barge Eide 32 arrived in East London Sunday
10th July. (Source: Ports & Ships Marine News; Photo: Nico Ouwehand)
P HOENI X
UNDER TOW BY
S MIT A MANDLA
At 0000 SAST on Friday July 9
morning the master of the
Phoenix reported that his main
engine was repaired and he was
ready to proceed under his own
power, the tow was therefore
disconnected. The vessel was
now 26 nautical miles off the
coast. The Smit Amandla stood
by as past experience has shown
that this type of vessel problems
often reoccur. Thirty minutes
later the master reported that
the main engine failed again.
The tow was reconnected. The vessel is being towed to 70 nautical miles offshore and we await to
understand owners further intentions in complying with SAMSA‟s directive. Both threats to the
South African coast have been mitigated. SAMSA acknowledges the part played by the many role
players in assisting us in discharging our mandate. The danger to the crew of both vessels and the
threat of pollution to our coastline has been removed. (Source: Ports & Ships Marine News by Capt.
NT Campbell - Regional Manager: Southern Region; Photo: G.Kasner)
OFFSHORE NEWS
A TLANTIC T OWING , D EEP P ANUKE P ROJECT
Atlantic Towing is the successful bidder for EnCana Corporations offshore supply vessel services
contract for the Deep Panuke Project. This award includes building a new state-of-the-art offshore
supply vessel at the Halifax Shipyard. The building and commissioning of the new vessel will
employ over 200 shipyard workers at the peak and provide 426,000 person hours of employment
The new contract will raise total employment levels at the shipyard to over 600 at peak. The
building of the new ship will generate an estimated payroll of $20m and will result in about $14m
in purchases of goods and services from approximately 50 Nova Scotia suppliers. Atlantic Towing
will operate the new vessel on long term contract with EnCana. In serving the Deep Panuke
platform the vessel will provide over 50,000man hours of work per year for Atlantic Towing,
employing 25 crew members and staff in Nova Scotia It's great to have companies with the capacity
to do this kind of work here in Nova Scotia, and workers who are able to build such high quality
vessels, said Premier Rodney MacDonald. Work like this, being done right here at home, is another
example of how the people of our province are seeing the benefits of our offshore. This is great
news for the men and women of the Halifax Shipyard who have worked hard to build a solid
reputation in the construction of offshore supply ships. Said Jim Irving, President of J.D. Irving,
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Limited. This will be the fifth offshore supply vessel built at the Halifax Shipyard and these vessels
have served around the globe, earning the praise of customers around the world including the
North Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean ,as well as the praise of customers right here at home
in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador. Engineering and design work will begin
immediately and the cutting of the first steel is forecasted for the third quarter of this year.
Delivery of the vessel will occur in the fourth quarter of 2010. (Source: Jan Plug)
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J ACK - UP D EEP P ANUKE
In April 2011, the Deep Panuke
Production Field Centre (PFC) was
loaded out to BOABARGE 36 by
charterer
Single
Buoy
Moorings(SBM). The jack-up type
production platform was jacked
down onto BOABARGE 36 in a dry
dock at the construction yard in
Abu Dhabi, the United Arab
Emirates. The barge will be floated
onto a Dockwise heavylift vessel in
the Persian Gulf, for transit to
Canada. Upon float-off in Canada,
the barge will be towed to the Deep Panuke field for offshore installation. BOABARGE 36 is one
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of BOA‟s four newbuilt124-metre semi-submersible heavy deck cargo barges. This series of barges
has deck load capacity exceeding 17000 metric tonnes, which on project basis can be further
increased by the use of sponsons. For the Deep Panuke PFC project, a port side sponson has been
designed and installed by BOA‟s in-house engineering department for charterer SBM. Total
transport weight for the project exceeds24000 metric tonnes. BOA also provides general
engineering support to the project, as well as personnel for the heavy-lift operations. For further
info on the project, see www.sbmdeeppanuke.com. (Source & Photo: Jan Plug)
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P LATFORM S UPPLY V ESSEL T ROMS C APELLA
S EA
EN ROUTE TO
N ORTH
On Thursday 8 July 2011 Troms
Offshore Management AS got
their latest vessel from the
shipyard in Cochin, India. The
ship, a platform supply vessel
(PSV), has been named MV
Troms Capella and will this
autumn start operating in the
North Sea. Specification: Length
overall 88,1 mtr. Length between
PP: 78,1 mtr. Breath 19 mtr.
Draught moulded: 6,6 mtr.
Draught designed: 5,9 mtr. Freeboard at 3000 TDW 2,6 mtr. Load at 2,0m freeboard 3840 MT.
Dead weight at max draught 4700 MT. Troms Offshore AS is a private shipping company operating
offshore service vessels and other special vessels related to research and subsea activities
worldwide. The company, founded in 1981, has more than 30 years‟ experience and include more
than 400 persons. (Source: Troms Offshore)
PSV C ARLSON T I DE
SOLD
Fearnley Offshore Supply reports that the 1983 built PSV Carlson Tide (Imo 8216564) has been
sold to Humar Badi Marine Shipping in the UAE. (Source: OSO)
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BAGS GIANT CONTRACT
Norway‟s DOF Subsea has won an
FPSO installation deal worth NOK
300m ($54.92m). The company
will make and fit 14 suction
anchors for the Goliat FPSO. The
work lasts from July to December
2013 and also includes the preinstallation of bottom chain,
polyester line and buoyancy
elements, plsu the temporary
mooring of the FPSO outside
Hammerfest and the final tow-out
and hook-up at the field. The
project will use the 20,300-hp anchor-handler Skandi Skolten. (Source: TradeWinds; Photo; Jan
Plug)
J ESA M ERI N
FOUR AHTS
SIGNS CONTRACT WITH
P ETRONAS
FOR PROVISION OF
Jasa Merin (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, a unit of Silk
Holdings Bhd, has secured four long-term
contracts worth RM39.75 million from
Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd. Silk said the longterm contracts for the provision of four Anchor
Handling Tug Supply Vessel was for a period of
one year commencing July 2011. In a filing to
Bursa Malaysia today, it said each contract has
an option to be extended for a further one year.
The contracts will not materially affect its
financial results for the current year ending
July 31, 2011 but is expected to contribute positively to its earnings and assets for the financial year
ending July 31, 2012. (Source: BTimes)
VOS O DYSSEY
SOLD TO
PT W INTERMAR
The 1987 built AHTS VOS Odyssey
(Imo 8517645) has been sold to PT
Wintermar, Indonesia reportedly
for US$2.9 million. According to
Fearnley Offshore Supply the
vessel has been delivered to its new
owners and renamed SMS Odyssey.
(Source: OSO; Photo: Piet Sinke)
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D UBAI
CO MPANY DELIVER S
OSV
FRO M I NDO NESI A
Drydocks World of Dubai has
announced the delivery an anchor
handling offshore support vessel
built at the company‟s yard in
Nanindah,
Indonesia,
for
Singapore-based Pacific Crest. The
ship, named Crest Olympus, is
76m length oa, beam 18.5m and
draught 6.8m. With 150ton
bollard pull, it has DP2 capability
and is of fire fighting class 1. The
vessel is equipped with deck
machinery from Rolls Royce
Marine, a main engine 9M32 from
MaK, Kawasaki side thruster and Berg propulsion. It is designed by Wärtsilä Ship Design and
classified by ABS. The value of the contract is put at $20.4 million, excluding owner furnished
equipment. “We have become a leading facility building sophisticated offshore support vessels with
multi-task capabilities. They have played a significant role in inspecting, maintaining and repairing
sub-sea installations and have formed a pre-requisite for locating and constructing offshore units.
Our specialized capabilities in building these complex vessels have been widely acknowledged and
we have had repeated our prowess several times. We see a heightened demand for our services in
the immediate future,” said Khamis Juma Buamim, chairman of Drydocks World. The owner is
part of Pacific Radiance Group, which is a Singapore based company providing integrated marine
solutions for oil & gas, mining, subsea engineering contracts and related services support industries.
(Source: The Motorship: Photo: Mercator Media)
G ULMAR C ONDOR
BOUND FOR
W EST A FRICA
Gulmar Offshore says the DP2 construction vessel Gulmar Condor is sailing from the Gulf of
Mexico to Port Gentil (Gabon) where she will work for Vaalco under a charter with Dynamic
Industries from the US. The vessel charter is firm until mid-December 2011 with potential
extensions. Gulmar Condor is equipped with a 120 tonne AHC deep water crane, 1,100m2 of deck
space and 128 accommodations, and will then remain in West Africa to work on the subsea spot
market. (Source: OSO)
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S IMEK A/S
DATED 17 JULY 2010
DELIVERS PLATFORM SU PPLY VESSEL TO
T O PAZ
Simek A/S delivers its new
building no. 124, a
platform supply vessel to
Topaz Energy and Marine,
Dubai. The vessel is of
Rolls-Royce Marine AS,
dep.: Ship Technology –
Ulstein, design, type UT
755 LC. The design is the
world‟s
most
selling
Platform Supply Vessel
(PSV), and the design have
continuously
been
improved since the first
UT 755 was delivered in
1996, and “Caspian Provider” has the latest state of the art equipment and development onboard.
As of today, a total of approx. 185 off UT 755 designs has been built or is under construction
worldwide. The contract for the vessel was signed 12th August 2010, and delivery is 11 months.
“Caspian Provider” is the fourth vessel delivered from Simek A/S operated by Topaz Energy and
Marine in the Caspian Sea. Topaz Energy and Marine operates over 65 vessels in the Caspian Sea
(Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan). “Caspian Provider” will operate out of Baku in
Azerbaijan. The greatest difference from previous deliveries of UT 755 LC‟s to Topaz Energy and
Marine is the additional accommodation deck, which gives accommodation for a total of 40 men
onboard, together with covered forecastle deck forward. The covered forecastle and the additional
deck together with the bulbous bow gives this UT 755 LC a new design and updated appearance.
The naming ceremony will take place at the yard on Wednesday the 14th of July 2009, and Mrs
Judith, married to Neil Graham, Division Engineering Manager of the company, will name the
vessel. (Source & Photo: Simek A/S)
N EPTUNE M ARINE
SELLS
ROV S UPPORTER
Neptune Marine Services Limited announces
it has signed a Memorandum of Agreement
for the sale of the vessel, ROV Supporter
including the on board remotely operated
vehicle (ROV). Under the terms of the
agreement, Neptune will sell the Assets for
US$2.4 million. The sale proceeds will
augment working capital with Neptune now
no longer holding any term debt. Completion
of the schedule is expected in the week
commencing 25 July 2011. Since commencing
the restructuring program, Neptune has confirmed A$9.5 million in annual cost savings and asset
sales totalling US$16.4 million. Asset sales are part of the on-going restructuring plan that is
focussed on driving revenue growth, profitability and shareholder value. Neptune‟s Chief
Executive Officer Robin King said the sale of the Neptune Supporter Vessel and the ROV
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represents another milestone in the restructure of Neptune‟s business and assets. “Sale of non-core
assets are a key part of Neptune‟s „back to basics‟ restructuring program as we don‟t believe it is
necessary to have Neptune‟s capital tied up in vessel ownership. We are very pleased to achieve
another milestone by confirming the sale of these non-core assets,” Mr King said. As a result of the
sale of these assets, Neptune will incur a write down of A$1.25 million which will be provided for
in the statutory accounts for the period ending 30 June 2011. (Source: Neptune)
S EA T RUCKS W INS C ONTRACT
FRO M
HHI
FOR
T OTAL
IN
N IGERIA
Sea Trucks Group (“Sea Trucks”), announces a contract award from Hyundai Heavy Industries for
Total in Nigeria. The project comprises the charter of a DP3 accommodation support vessel and
associated services for 430 company personnel at the USAN FPSO, located 100 km offshore Nigeria
in water depths of 750 m to support the mooring, hook-up, commissioning and start up activities of
the FPSO. One of Sea Trucks‟ DP3 offshore construction / accommodation vessels with fleet
number Jascon 30, will be used for the project with a new custom built portable accommodation
block installed on deck to provide extra accommodation facilities for 184 persons. After Akpo in
Nigeria and Girassol and Pazflor in Angola this is the fourth accommodation services project the
group will execute for Total. The work is expected to start at the end of July 2011 and to continue
for a minimum of nine months with options to extend. (Source: Sea Trucks)
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A USTAL
WINS FIRST
W IND E XPRESS
CONTRACT
Australian shipbuilder Austal has been
awarded a contract for the design and
construction of three Wind Express offshore
support vessels (OSVs) for Turbine Transfers,
based in Holyhead, United Kingdom. The
catamarans will be used to transport service
crews and equipment to offshore windfarms
located off the coastlines of several European
countries. Due for delivery in May 2012, the
vessels will be built at Austal‟s Henderson
shipyard in Western Australia. Launched in
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mid-2010, Austal‟s Wind Express series features an advanced fine entry chine hull form that, in
association with a high tunnel height, enables the vessels to operate at speeds of up to thirty knots
with targeted seakeeping ability in up to two metres significant wave height. The vessels have an
overall length of 21.30 metres, a moulded beam of 7.30 metres, a hull depth of 3.50 metres and a
draught of approximately 1.40 metres, with a maximum deadweight of 12.5 tonnes. With a crew
of three, the vessels can carry up to twelve personnel. (Source: Baird)
YARD NEWS
Advertisement
N EW DMT
WINCHES FOR
S MIT
TUGS
Dutch Marine Trading has supplied and installed
new towing winches on the 2009 built Song Cam
Damen Shipyard Ltd – Haipong ASD 2810 tugs
Smit Montserrat and Smit Cayman whilst the tugs
are berthed in Cape Town. The new towing
winches are built and tested on the DMT yard in
Galati – Romania. Dutch Marine Trading (DMT
Group) is specialized in designing, manufacturing
and trading of marine class winches and deck
equipment, for the naval and offshore industry.
With our broad range of completely in-house
designed high quality products, we‟ve proudly
earned a reputation of reliability over the last 10
years. We work from a turn-key approach,
delivering total procurement solutions our clients
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C LEAVES M ARINE /B LUE S EA O FFSHORE
C HINA
CONTRACT FOR
PSV S
IN
Fearnley Offshore Supply reports that Cleaves Marine/Blue Sea Offshore in Norway have placed an
order for six PSVs of UT 776CD design and two MSVs at CPLEC Shipyard, China. (Source: OSO)
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R OLLS -R OYCE BAGS
I TALIAN SHIPOWNER
ORDER TO DESI GN AND EQUIP TWO
OSV’ S
FOR
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems
company, today announced an £11million
order to design and equip two offshore
service vessels for Italian ship owner
Fratelli D‟Amato. These UT 755 XL vessels
will carry out operations in the offshore oil
and gas sector and will be built at the
Rosetti Marino S.p.A shipyard in Italy. The
order includes an integrated system of
Rolls-Royce equipment including thrusters
for manoeuvring, rudders, propellers, deck
machinery and a bulk handling system for
the safe loading of fluids and solid cargo. The vessels are due to be delivered by the end of 2013.
Yrjar Garshol, Rolls-Royce, General Manager, Commercial Ship Technology – Offshore, said: “This
latest order reaffirms the Rolls-Royce position as global market leader in offshore supply vessels. It
also demonstrates the benefit that operators see in our integrated ship design and equipment,
which delivers technologically advanced, reliable and fuel efficient vessels.” This order will bring
Fratelli D‟Amato‟s fleet of Rolls-Royce UT vessels to eight. It currently operates four UT vessels
and has two more under construction. The UT 755 series offers a combination of large carrying
capacity, high efficiency and low emissions. It is the workhorse of the offshore oil and gas industry
with 170 vessels in operation or on order around the world. (Source: Roll-Royce)
B OLDINI
ORDERS NEW
PSV S
AT
E ASTERN S HIPBUILDI NG
Fearnley Offshore Supply reports that Boldini in Brazil has placed an order for five PSVs at Eastern
Shipbuilding in the US. The vessels will be 282ft (85.95m) and the contract is worth reportedly
approximately US$225 million. The first vessel is expected ready for delivery in 2013. (Source:
OSO)
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