Bulk Carriers Collided on Singapore Anchorage

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July 10, 2019

Bulk carrier "Klima" (IMO:9594561) collided with bulk carrier "Spring Snow" (IMO:9473274) in the evening Jul 4, and both ships were receiving fuel from bunker tankers at the time of an accident, details unknown.

Spring Snow damages unknown. Klima suffered hull breach in cargo hold area, with ensuing water ingress. The ship with 30000 tons of iron ore fines is en route from India to China.

Iron ore fines very prone to liquefaction, no information on salvage yet. Spring Snow arrived at Singapore Anchorage from Argentina on Jul 4.

The All New Danish Register of Shipping

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July 10, 2019

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The Danish Maritime Authority (DMA) will now start developing the new digital Danish Register of Shipping. This specifically means that future reporting and registration of ships will occur digitally. Furthermore, it will be easier and faster to access data.

Deputy Director General, CPO, Charlotte Ahrendt Steen:

"As one of the first in the world, we are making the move to digital registration with our new register of shipping, which we are now starting to develop. This will definitely reduce the administrative burden for those companies that have their ships registered under the Danish flag. As an extension of our transition to digital ship and seafarer certificates this is another contribution from the Danish Maritime Authority to a digitalised maritime sector".

Today's ship registration includes extensive processes for the industry and is economically heavy for the shipping companies. Original legal documents with records of the ship's ownership and value need to be circulated – often with a courier beyond countries' borders or through face-to-face meetings.

The new Danish Register of Shipping is expected to be in service by the end of 2020.

Cameroon: Kidnap for Ransom

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July 9, 2019

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As informed by ARC (Africa Risk Compliance Limited), fishing vessel was attacked by armed men in a speed boat. 4 or 5 crew members have been reported as kidnapped. BIR (Cameroon Rapid Intervention Battalion) has been deployed to the area and all oil fields in the region are on alert.

Date and Time: 8th July 2019, 2200hrs local

Location: 50nm NW of entrance to Douala, Cameroon.

Position: 04°12’N, 008°53’E Distance from Shore: Approx. 7nm

Vessel Details

Type: Fishing Vessel L x B: 25m x 7m

Event Details

Kidnapped: 4 or 5

Injured: 0

Killed: 0

Security Present: None reported Threat Details

Number of Pirates: 8

Number of Craft: 1 speed boat

Weapons Seen: Men reported as “armed”, no further details

Equipment Seen: Not reported

The USPA is ready to lease more than 180 real estate objects

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July 9, 2019

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The administration of the seaports of Ukraine is ready to lease more than 180 real estate objects that are not used by a state enterprise and may be involved in business activities.

All objects are located in the cities of the location of the USPA branches – in Berdyansk, Belgorod-Dniester, Odessa, Kiev, Izmail, the Black Sea, Mariupol, Odessa, Reni, Skadovsk, Kherson and Yuzhny.

The properties offered for rent can be divided into two categories.

The first is directly related to the operation of ports. In particular, berths, warehouses, production and loading complexes, etc. Potential tenants of this property will have to keep the intended use of the objects. The second category includes property that can be used for business development. For example, the placement of offices of commercial and budget enterprises, catering establishments, parking lots, shops, including the format of duty free. Small areas offered to potential tenants can be useful for placing ATMs or vending machines, network equipment of mobile operators, advertising structures.

The purpose of the transfer of property for rent is to increase the efficiency of the use of the property of the State Enterprise "USPA", which is not involved in the production activity of the enterprise. Transparency of tenant selection and development of conditions will be provided by the State Property Fund of Ukraine.

Detailed information about properties available for rent can be found on the USPA Investment Portal

Atlantic Offshore Secures Three MRV Contract Options

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July 9, 2019

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Atlantic Offshore informed that company secured three contract option extensions for its multi role vessels (MRV).

DEFRA (UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) has declared a contract option extensions for Ocean Ospray (IMO: 9666962), commencing end of June for 9 month project.

Total UK has declared one year option for Ocean Troll (IMO: 8316900), commencing mid-July.

And Equinor has declared one year option for Ocean Marlin (IMO: 9669213), commencing mid-September.

Archer Awarded Contract for the Modular Drilling Rig

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July 9, 2019

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Archer announces the award of a contract with OMV Taranaki Limited for the provision of drilling services using the modular drilling rig (“MDR”) Archer Emerald, including associated services, materials, equipment and personnel.

The contract is for a firm five well contract with two one well options on OMV’s Maui A platform located in the Tasman Sea in New Zealand.

The firm contract commitment is estimated at 11 months, with a further 5 months for the optional wells. Following a period of rig reactivation and pre-operation acceptance testing, the MDR will be mobilised from Norway to New Zealand with drilling expected to commence 1st March 2020.

“We are delighted to have been awarded this contract which reinforces our position as the leading provider of harsh environment offshore modular drilling rigs with our commitment to provide safe and efficient drilling solutions,”

said Kenny Dey, Archer’s Vice President for Platform Drilling.

“This award demonstrates the confidence our client has in our modular rig technology and personnel following Emerald’s first successful drilling campaign on Maui A between 2012 and 2014.We look forward to working closely with OMV. Our personnel are committed to deliver safe, efficient and successful wells.”

Archer is a global oilfield service company with more than 40 years’ experience, over 5,000 employees, and operations in more than 40 locations in 19 countries. From drilling services, production optimization, well integrity and intervention, to decommissioning, Archer is focused on safely delivering the highest quality services and products to the drilling and well service markets.

Fugro and SLPE to present case study at Offshore Foundations Conference

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July 8, 2019

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Fugro and Sea and Land Project Engineering (SLPE) will jointly present a case study at the 9th International Offshore Foundations Conference in Bremen, Germany, on 10 July 2019.

Joe Hilton, Engineering Manager, SLPE, and Scott Whyte, Geotechnical Consultant, Fugro, will give the presentation: ‘How the implementation of advanced structural analyses integrated with PISA-type geotechnical analyses can realise significant project benefits and help reduce the levelised cost of energy for offshore monopile foundations’.

The case study describes how adopting an integrated and collaborative workflow between structural and geotechnical focused designers achieved significant and welcomed reductions in project risk and levelised cost of energy for the Seastar and Mermaid offshore wind farm substation platforms. Each party implemented industry-leading design analyses able to be used for monopile foundations.

SLPE performed the detailed structural design using a combination of time domain and spectral dynamic analysis techniques and employed Fugro’s soil structure interaction analysis expertise to implement the recommendations from the Pile Soil Analysis (PISA) joint industry project for foundation design. SLPE’s team developed a dynamic analysis tool capable of capturing ringing effects, due to higher order wave loading, and modelling diffraction effects, including directionality, for appurtenances as well as p-δ effects and linear buckling.

This comprehensive tool was used to compare DNV GL-type geotechnical modelling versus advanced soil modelling reaction curves derived between SLPE and Fugro. Fugro performed 3D finite element analysis using proprietary constitutive soil models to develop site-specific soil reaction curves for detailed structural analysis according to PISA.

Using such bespoke models is shown to reduce costs and schedules when compared with more standard codified approaches, significantly reducing the foundation-related risks associated with the project.

Cyber Security for Ports and Terminals Webinar

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July 8, 2019

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With the recent increase in cyber-attacks on maritime ports and terminals worldwide, more focus is being placed on strategies to reduce cyber risk at maritime facilities. So what does a U.S. Coast Guard compliant cyber security Facility Security Plan (FSP) look like?

In 30-minute On-Demand webinars, Captain Dave Nichols, USCG (ret.) Director, Business Development ABS Advanced Solutions ans Cris DeWitt Senior Technical Advisor ABS will provide an overview on maritime facilities with a particular focus on ISPS Regulated Facilities and how the various policies, guidance, and regulations are interconnected. Specific areas being discussed are what the expectations should be for ISPS Regulated Facilities and how proper Cyber Risk Assessments can be applied appropriately.

Main topics will include:

CYBER SECURITY FOR U.S. PORTS & TERMINALS
EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF CYBER SECURITY FOR PORTS & TERMINALS
CYBER SECURITY FOR ISPS FACILITIES

Three on-demand webinars awailable on American Bureau of Shipping website.

Wärtsilä HY Hybrid Technology Marks New Era in Shipping

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July 8, 2019

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Vilja is a 36 metre TundRA 3600–H, Icebreaking Escort Tug designed by Robert Allan Ltd. to Ice Class 1A Super, capable of breaking 1 metre of ice at up to 3 knots. This is the most powerful icebreaking escort tug of this size in the world with hybrid/electrical propulsion.

The tug was built at Gondan Shipbuilders in Asturias, Spain and was delivered in the end of June 2019 following successful completion of the commissioning and sea trials. The vessel is equipped with an innovative hybrid propulsion system featuring diesel main engines, shaft motor/generators, and electrical battery energy storage. This configuration allows effective power and fuel consumption management. The tug is capable of operating on the electrical battery power only or utilizing a single main engine in the hybrid diesel-electrical mode, or on two main engines in diesel-mechanical mode with possible battery boost. The resulting operational flexibility yields significant fuel, emissions and maintenance savings.

The solution has been specially developed to meet the specific needs of the tug market. It features operating characteristics that include ‘green mode’, with zero emissions and no noise, a ‘power boost’ that delivers a higher bollard pull than any other conventional solution of comparable size, and ‘smokeless operation’ whereby no smoke is produced even during start-up of the main engines. These features have all been successfully tested and demonstrated.

The Energy Management System (EMS), representing the ‘brain’ of the Wärtsilä HY, has been specifically tuned based on actual data acquired during one year of field operations. Its functionalities have been fully tested at the Wärtsilä Hybrid Centre. The EMS is designed to efficiently cope with drastically changing operating conditions. In Luleå, the vessel will alternate between normal summer time operations, and working in one metre thick ice during the winter months. Having an adapting EMS ensures the tug’s ability to maintain the highest efficiency performance in both situations.

“This vessel is the most powerful tug operating with hybrid propulsion and it can be considered as creating a benchmark in the new era of modern shipping. The implementation of the Wärtsilä HY and the process followed for reaching this milestone, represents a practical application of Wärtsilä’s Data Driven Design principles, and it effectively transforms our Smart Marine vision into practice.”

says Giulio Tirelli, Director, Sales & Business Intelligence, Wärtsilä Marine.

“The ‘Vilja’ represents the most technologically advanced tug currently in operation. The selection of the Wärtsilä hybrid power module will ensure a drastic reduction in emissions, setting new, higher, standards for our service, and for the quality of life in the Luleå region. Our deep cooperation with Wärtsilä will also ensure additional potential achievements during the vessel’s lifecycle.”

added Henrik Vuorinen, CEO, Luleå Hamn AB

The innovative ‘Wärtsilä HY for Tug’ solution enables significant benefits in terms of environmental performance, and a significant reduction in fuel and maintenance costs. During trials, the icebreaking tug achieved a 100-tonne bollard pull, while producing approximately 20 percent fewer emissions than a comparable conventional vessel.

DeepOcean Awarded Contract by Equinor

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July 6, 2019

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The award to DeepOcean covers project management, engineering and offshore installation activities. The offshore work includes marine operations for rock removal, installation and tie-in of Subsea Lines and installation of Subsea Structures at the Vigdis and Snorre offshore fields. Various options for the Vigdis campaigns are also included.

The onshore project team will work out of DeepOcean’s offices in Haugesund, with offshore execution scheduled for 2020.

DeepOcean’s Commercial Director for Subsea Services, Rolf Ivar Sørdal, said:

“DeepOcean is continuously working hard to develop efficient solutions for our customers and to deliver as promised. This award is a true recognition of our achievements, all founded on our dedicated workforce and their flexible and cooperative mindset during project execution. The project fits very well with our capabilities and construction vessel fleet, and we are pleased that Equinor again has trusted us with this exciting award. DeepOcean is looking forward to co-operating with Equinor to deliver a successful and safe project”.

Facts:

The Vigdis field is located in the Tampen area in the North Sea in block 34/7 (PL089).
Equinor is operator with an interest of 41.5%. The other partners are Petoro AS (30 %), ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Norway (16.1%), Idemitsu Petroleum Norge AS (9.6%) and DEA Norge AS (2.8%).
When the Vigdis field came on stream in 1997 recoverable resources were estimated at 200 million barrels of oil. The field has now produced 394 million barrels, and recoverable resources have been increased to 455 million barrels oil.