Havyard to cooperate with Kleven on completion of PSV

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February 8, 2020

Completion of build no 126, a Havyard 833 WE platform supply ship, will be outsourced to Kleven Verft. The work at Kleven Verft starts in the beginning of February with delivery to the customer during summer of 2020.

Delays to earlier building projects at the yard in Leirvik have had a ripple effect on the completion of the remaining order book, leading to a need to relieve the workload at the Leirvik facility.

To ensure completion of build no 126 – and other ongoing projects – without significant delays, it has been decided that the completion of build no 126 to be delivered to the Canadian shipping company Atlantic Towing, will be outsourced to Kleven as a subcontractor to the yard in Leirvik.

The contract is part of the main project towards completion of Havyard’s remaining order book, which comprises seven newbuilds in all. In early December 2019, Havyard reported that it had entered into contracts to ensure completion of the ships being fitted out at the yard.

Havyard has been in dialogue with different yards, and a subcontractor agreement has now been reached with Kleven Verft that ensures both parties’ interests.

This is a two-part contract, and the first part covering planning and the pilot project is already under way. The final contract will be clarified in a few weeks with the proviso that satisfactory construction loan funding is provided.

The work at Kleven Verft starts at the beginning of February with delivery to the customer during the summer of 2020.

Saipem awarded several EPCI contracts worth over 500 million USD

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February 7, 2020

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The first EPCI contract has been awarded by Saudi Aramco in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as part of the Long-Term Agreement in force until 2021.

The scope of the offshore work encompasses the design, engineering, procurement, construction and installation of a 36” carbon steel pipeline onto the existing network around the Ju’aymah area and brownfield services at the associated offshore platform.

Furthermore, in West Africa, Saipem has been assigned a contract by Eni Angola S.p.A. related to Cabaça and Agogo Early Phase 1 developments. The scope of work includes the EPCI of risers, production flowlines, jumpers and the installation of a Subsea Production System (SPS) in water depths ranging between 400 and 600 m to be carried out by Saipem vessels FDS and Saipem 3000.

In the same region, specifically in Equatorial Guinea, Saipem has also signed a contract with Noble Energy for the offshore installation of a 70 km gas pipeline connecting the Alen Platform to Punta Europa on the coast.

Additional minor contracts awarded are related to the decommissioning of existing infrastructures located in the Thistle Field of the North Sea to be executed by the Saipem 7000 and two other offshore transportation and installation contracts in the Middle East and the Gulf of Mexico.

Francesco Racheli, Saipem E&C Offshore Division COO, commented:

“These new contract awards confirm the diversified nature of our core market segments and contribute to consolidating the historic relationship with our clients who know they can constantly rely on our support in order to pursue their safety, efficiency and reliability targets. A good start to the year for the E&C Offshore division and confirmation of the strategic positioning of the company in the Middle East and West Africa”.

Saipem is a leading company in engineering, drilling and construction of major projects in the energy and infrastructure sectors. It is “One-Company” organized in five business divisions (Offshore E&C, Onshore E&C, Offshore Drilling, Onshore Drilling and XSIGHT, dedicated to conceptual design).

Saipem is a global solution provider with distinctive skills and competences and high-tech assets, which it uses to identify solutions aimed at satisfying customer requirements. Listed on the Milan Stock Exchange, it is present in over 70 countries worldwide and has 32 thousand employees of 120 different nationalities.

TecPlata and Evergreen to start a new service to Asia and the Far East

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February 7, 2020

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TecPlata, operator of the container terminal located in Puerto La Plata, has signed a contract with Evergreen Marine Corp Taiwan Ltd. for the start of a new service to Asia and the Far East.

With this agreement with the Taiwanese shipping line, TecPlata takes a further step in its consolidation as an alternative port in Buenos Aires for Argentine companies seeking competitive options for their exports and imports while taking advantage of TecPlata’s high quality service and modern facilities.

TecPlata, which began operations with the Brazilian shipping line LogIn last April 2019, will enhance with Evergreen the offer of services for Argentine foreign trade operators, who will now have the possibility to quote directly a shipment to Asia and the Far East from and to La Plata.

Evergreen will carry out this new service in collaboration with LogIn, connecting with the largest ports in China, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, India and others in Southeast Asia.

Newest ferry Stena Estrid started service on the Irish Sea

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February 7, 2020

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After more than six years’ in planning and construction, Stena Line’s newest E-Flexer ferry Stena Estrid started service on the Irish Sea route from Dublin to Holyhead on January 13, 2020. Sister ship Stena Edda was delivered a few days later.

Described as one of the most modern ferries in the world, the Stena Estrid will make two daily return trips on the route Dublin-Holyhead. A crossing time of three hours and 15 minutes is barely enough time for passengers to check out the range of excellent facilities on board, including Estrid’s spectacular Sky Bar, two Happy World children’s play areas, a relaxing Hygge reclining lounge, Stena Plus lounge, two movie lounges, bigger Truckers lounge, Taste restaurant, and a bigger better shopping experience.

Niclas Mårtensson, CEO Stena Line, said:

“This has been a very significant month, not just for Stena Line but for the future of ferry travel on the Irish Sea, as we welcomed Stena Estrid to her new home on the Irish Sea. Her sister Stena Edda is now delivered and on her way back to the Irish Sea and is expected to commence operations from Liverpool to Belfast this spring."

A third vessel Stena Embla is expected to to be introduced on the same route in early 2021.

NIclas Mårtensson, CEO Stena Line, says:

“I’m proud that Stena Line continues to shape the industry for the next generation of freight and travel customers, for whom we are determined to deliver the best possible service. The E-Flexer class vessels we now introduce enables us to do this with more efficient loading and unloading operations, increased freight capacity and the best Scandinavian quality, style and design in our facilities -in an onboard environment that is spacious and light, with amazing panoramic views.”

At 215 metres in length, Stena Estrid is one of the most advanced vessels in operation and larger than today’s standard RoPax vessels, with space to carry 120 cars and 1,000 passengers, and a freight capacity of 3,100 lane meters, meaning a 50 per cent increase in freight tonnage on the route.

ClassNK releases new software for bulk carriers and oil tankers

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February 7, 2020

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ClassNK has released the latest version of its design support software PrimeShip-HULL (HCSR) Ver.7.0.0, developed in response to the IACS Common Structural Rules for Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers (CSR BC & OT).

The new version incorporates the latest rule amendments to CSR BC & OT including amendments based on feedback from the industry.

In addition to the incorporation of the latest rule amendments, various functions were also added or improved in the PrimeShip-HULL (HCSR) prescriptive calculation software and direct strength assessment software.

Rule Calculation Software:

The creation speed of calculation reports significantly increased. In addition, the PDF file size of calculation reports has been greatly reduced.
The rule calculation software now contains an “L. Member Parameter Copy” function. This can be used to quickly reflect the update information of longitudinal members in other sections, thereby reducing input man-hours.

Direct Strength Assessment Software:

The buckling evaluation function has been improved, making it possible to set curling on the buckling panel for buckling evaluation in parallel with the long side of the panel, and now contains an evaluation function for cross ties.
The report creation function has been improved and an arbitrary model view for evaluated fatigue hotspots can now be added to the report.

PrimeShip-HULL (HCSR) Ver.7.0.0 was developed by ClassNK to offer the industry the highest level of support in the design of safer ships compliant with CSR BC & OT.

Telia launches dedicated offshore service with full 4G coverage

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February 7, 2020

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Telia is now launching a dedicated service for the offshore industry.

With full 4G coverage and a range of excellent packages on offer, customers in offshore locations can increase the effectiveness and strengthen their communication between terrestrial and offshore-based services. In addition, the service ensures effective communication with employees in the event of critical incidents.

Jon Christian Hillestad, VP Telia Business, says:

“We wish to offer our customers in the offshore market the best opportunities for digital solutions on offshore installations, whilst at the same time maintaining optimal terrestrial coverage. Therefore, we have entered into a strategic cooperation with the specialist operator Tampnet. Our surveys within the offshore market have identified a clear operational need that we can now provide for, and this is the first commercial offering from our cooperation with Tampnet.”

Telia is now launching a dedicated service for customers in the offshore industry, comprised of several components: a unique network with 4G coverage – both terrestrial and offshore; data packages with either a fixed amount of data for a fixed price, or pay-as-you-go, 5 data SIM cards with a shared 50GB (Smart Pool Offshore; a package offer with pay-as-you-go data card with an EX-approved tablet, and a text message notification service for critical incidents that will make communication with employees simpler and clearer.

In order to become more competitive in the offshore market, Telia has at the same time chosen to create a new roaming zone in collaboration with Tampnet. In addition, for operators with activity in the British, Dutch and Danish sectors, connections are ensured with the same services that function in the North Sea.

Methods of working in the offshore industry are developing at a furious pace. Manual and analogue processes that have characterized areas of the industry for many years are costly and ineffective. Reporting data using pen and paper or with a tablet or telephone in offline mode takes a disproportionate amount of time, and is demanding in terms of cost and resources. The opportunity to involve key competence that is not located offshore, but is perhaps sitting in an office onshore, in an effective and flexible manner is also limited. Full utilisation of the potential that lies within the use of digital devices and in automating processes is dependent on a fast and stable network.

Hillestad says:

“With full 4G coverage for operational use, our offshore customers will take a step forward in releasing the potential for increasing effectiveness and eliminating time-consuming processes, which in turn will contribute to significantly lower costs.”

Per Helge Svensson, CEO of Tampnet, is also looking forward to the cooperation:

“We are proud to supply our offshore mobile services to Telia, which is one of Norway’s most important telecommunications operators. At present we are using 4G, with 5G coming soon. With this cooperation, we can utilize the large capacity of our network and at the same time contribute to the acceleration of digitalization and automation of the offshore industry. The solution will also be an important contribution to helping our customers achieve their climate goals.”

New Eni supercomputer speeding up the energy change

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February 7, 2020

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The supercomputer, housed in the Green Data Center in Ferrera Erbognone, is an essential tool to accelerate Eni’s transition toward the energy of the future

Eni has presented its new super computer HPC5, in the presence of Eni’s Chief Executive Officer Claudio Descalzi, President Emma Marcegaglia, and some of the company’s partners in research and scientific innovation, such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the Stanford University, the National Research Council (CNR) and the Politecnico di Torino, as well as the technology partners Dell Technologies, Intel and Nvidia.

Claudio Descalzi, Eni’s CEO, stated:

“Today Eni unveils a supercomputing system with key features which are unique in the industrial world. This system is able to boost and even further refine the highly complex processes that support Eni’s people in their activities and therefore accelerate our digital transformation. This is an important time in the path toward the energy transition. It’s another step forward to the global goal that we share with our research and technology partners: making tomorrow’s energy an even closer reality”.

The new supercomputer supports the previous system (HPC4), tripling its computing power from 18 to 52 PetaFlop/s, equivalent to 52 million billion mathematical operations per second, allowing Eni’s supercomputing ecosystem to reach a total peak power of 70 PetaFlop/s. HPC5 is in fact the world's most powerful supercomputer infrastructure in the industrial sector, and allows the company to achieve another milestone in its digitalisation process.

The remarkable increase in computing power, obtained thanks to the use of hybrid architectures, assists Eni in the achievement of multiple strategic targets: further acceleration of the company’s transformation and the development of new energy sources and related processes, such as the generation of energy from the sea, the magnetic confinement fusion, as well as other climate and environmental technologies, developed in collaboration with the many prestigious partnerships formed with research centres.

In addition, HPC5’s capability of processing big data and Artificial Intelligence systems will lead to further improvement in work processes, with increased process safety, better performances, better planning of exploration activities, enhanced precision in reservoir simulations, supporting the company’s professionals in daily activities, while speeding up decision-making.

Eni’s Green Data Center, that houses all of the company’s supercomputing systems and data, is the ideal location for the HPC5 presentation: it has been developed to be a cutting-edge technology hub and to achieve world-leading energy efficiency results also thanks to the nearby photovoltaic plant that is partially powering HPC5.

COSCO, OOCL, ONE, and Yang Ming to launch new EMA service

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February 7, 2020

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COSCO Shipping Lines, OOCL, Ocean Network Express and Yang Ming are to launch a new weekly Transatlantic service, East Mediterranean – America Service to deliver a more efficient and comprehensive service network.

The first commencing voyage is on April, 2020 (subject to FMC filing).

The EMA service, jointly operated by the four lines, will consist of six Panamax vessels. The port rotation for the weekly service is Mersin – Haifa – Alexandria – Istanbul – Piraeus – Genoa – Algeciras – New York – Norfolk – Savannah – Algeciras – Mersin.

EMA, as a dedicated service between East Mediterranean and East Coast America, will offer competitive transit times and provide more service frequencies in the market. By including Genoa and Algeciras port calls, the four lines will also engage in Genoa and Algeciras west bound service and provide diverse intra Mediterranean services through multi-stage utilization of the service. With the introduction of the new EMA service, the four lines are pleased to offer enhanced service quality by meeting customer’s demand in the niche market.

New containerized auto shipping facility opens at PhilaPort

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February 6, 2020

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A new, state-of the-art center for containerized auto shipping was opened near PhilaPort’s Packer Avenue Marine Terminal.

Freight forwarder CFR, a global leader in containerized auto shipping, and GWSI, a nationally renowned logistics provider, created the facility to serve high-volume exporters buying vehicles in bulk at auto auctions around the U.S. The two companies anticipate shipping thousands of containers through the first year of operation and ramping up significantly over time.

Mike Gerace, President of GWSI credited PhilaPort staff for helping land the business. He said:

“The combination of CFR’s experience with car-in-container shipping, GWSI’s logistics experience, and our location near a port with quick turn times, gives us a real competitive advantage.”

CFR Co-Owner Christoph Seitz commented:

“I’ve seen containerized auto shipping facilities all over the U.S. and around the world, and this is the best laid-out site on the U.S. East Coast.”

PhilaPort Director of Marketing Sean Mahoney said:

“We welcome CFR to our community, we appreciate their business, and we are confident they will succeed working with GWSI, a trusted stakeholder in our Port. The Port of Philadelphia is in full support of this endeavor.”

Both CFR and GWSI have been in the logistics business for over 25 years and regularly set standards in forwarding and warehousing. Offering a high-quality alternative to other, chronically congested marine terminals in the U.S. Northeast is seen as a needed game changer for containerized auto exports.

KDI to deliver K-Sim safety advanced fire fighting simulator to the NSRS

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February 6, 2020

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Kongsberg Digital (KDI) has announced that it has just been awarded its first K-Sim Safety simulator contract with the Norwegian Sea Rescue Society (NSRS). Under the terms of the agreement, KDI has committed to deliver a brand-new, cutting-edge K-Sim Safety Advanced Fire Fighting Simulator (AFFS) to the NSRS for installation in its Horten-based training center in Norway. As a long-term customer, the new simulator joins several KONGSBERG simulators already being used to train NSRS personnel.

The full-mission K-Sim Safety AFFS is a new simulator solution designed in accordance with the objectives and stipulations of STCW Advanced Firefighting courses. Specifically, it addresses regulation VI/3, section A-VI/3, table A-VI/3-1, which covers methods of organizing and training fire teams, inspecting and servicing fire detection and extinguishing systems and equipment, and controlling onboard firefighting operations.

As a realistic representation of the layout on a real crude oil carrier, the simulator’s interactive 3D ‘WalkThrough’ software engine combines precise object and equipment models with immersive visuals, exposing trainees to all conceivable scenarios and situations related to preventing and dealing with onboard fires.

The full mission K-Sim Safety AFFS accommodates an instructor station, a debrief area, a bridge/safety command center, two fire team muster stations and two smoke diver areas. Up to three separate teams – usually, a management team and two firefighting teams – can be trained at the same time. In exercises designed to replicate onboard emergencies, the management team (typically consisting of the captain, chief engineer and chief officer) will be expected to assemble at the bridge/safety command center, from where their priority will be to manage firefighting operations by communicating with the other internal teams and conducting external communications via radio.

The management team can oversee how the fire teams are handling the emergency situation as the bridge/safety command center is equipped with an Integrated Automation System (IAS) and safety panels, while recording, replaying and detailed debriefing tools will allow teams to evaluate how effective their decision-making and consequent plan of action has been in each exercise.

Tone-Merete Hansen, Senior Vice President, Kongsberg Digital, says:

“We’re very proud of the fact that our K-Sim Safety AFFS is the first in the world to attain a DNV-GL certification. which speaks volumes about the quality of training it provides. Being commissioned to deliver this solution to the NSSR is of course another resounding vote of confidence for KONGSBERG, but more importantly, the AFFS’ contribution to the prevention and containment of shipboard fires in the future will be invaluable.”

Martin Fuhr Bolstad, Managing Director at the NSRS training center, adds:

“Where hands-on, onboard fire control and safety training would up to present have been costly, time-consuming and potentially hazardous, KONGSBERG’s K-Sim Safety simulators have ushered in a new era whereby trainee officers can attain mandatory advanced firefighting competence and confidence in conditions of total safety.”