Cermaq launches iFarm project in January

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December 26, 2019

iFarm monitors each salmon using machine vision, establishing a health record for each individual, and can sort aside the fish that needs follow up.

The iFarm project has been scaled to the approval for four licenses, and will be launched in Steigen, Norway, in January. The first transfer of fish to the sea is planned for autumn 2020.

Cermaq's strategy is to strengthen fish farming in coastal areas in order to utilize the natural advantages for production of sustainable food in the ocean. The future of Norwegian farming depends on the success of achieving the combination of sustainable and cost-effective production. iFarm is a unique technology for individual-based farming and is therefore central to Cermaq's strategy to strengthen coastal farming.

iFarm is based on image recognition and identification of each individual salmon and individual follow-up of each fish, e.g. a fish with sea lice can be sorted aside for treatment. At the same time, the need to handle the fish is significantly reduced, thus improving fish health and welfare.

Cermaq, BioSort and the Directorate of Fisheries have clarified how the project can be scaled to four development licenses. It also means that the project will not progress as far toward commercial testing as originally planned.

Karl Fredrik Ottem says:

“The goal of the project is to develop prototypes with the central functions of iFarm to clarify whether it is technologically possible to operate individual salmon farming in net pens in the sea. An important part of the iFarm project is to document how the fish's behaviour and welfare will interact with the new technological solutions and functionalities.”

BioSort, the company which develops the sensor-based solutions in iFarm, has already conducted several tests at the Institute of Marine Research at their research centre at Matre.

Geir Stang Hauge, CEO of BioSort, says:

“The key in iFarm is that we monitor each salmon using machine vision, establishing a health record for each individual, and can sort aside the fish that needs follow up. This will be useful not only for farmers, but also for authorities and consumers. We are looking forward to getting started, and several new positions will now be filled.”

Chief Veterinary Officer Kristina Landsverk in the Norwegian Food Safety Authority says:

“Individualised farming, which is at the heart of iFarm, truly addresses animal welfare. If successful, this could have a great potential for the authorities if the administrations will have access to real-time information about, e.g. biomass, lice situation and disease conditions at each sea site.”

Cermaq invests NOK 580 million in iFarm. According to the plan, the first fish will be transferred in the autumn of 2020 to a sea site in Steigen municipality where the first stage of iFarm will be installed.

The development of iFarm is a unique opportunity for suppliers of equipment to take part in an exciting and high-tech development project in Norway.

Cermaq’s regional director Snorre Jonassen, who has been central to the design of the iFarm project, says:

“The iFarm project is a big boost for the region. We estimate that this will mean 17 positions only in Cermaq during the up till 6-year project period. iFarm is being developed locally, we will develop the actual construction in the net pen and machine learning here. This is a great build-up for Cermaq in Nordland and for the entire aquaculture industry.”

Sembcorp Marine bags two offshore platform projects valued over $550 million

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December 26, 2019

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Sembcorp Marine Offshore Platforms Pte. Ltd. has clinched two offshore platform contracts worth over S$550 million that support redevelopment efforts at the Al Shaheen and Tyra fields, located respectively in Qatari waters and the Danish North Sea.

Sembcorp Marine will team up with customer North Oil Company (NOC) to fabricate two well-head platforms for the NOC-operated Al Shaheen oil field, which will be bridge-linked to the field’s existing facilities.

Awarded under NOC’s Gallaf Batch 2 Project, the contract covers engineering, procurement, construction, installation, commissioning and offshore brownfield integration of the platforms, to be started-up at Al Shaheen by December 2021.

The Gallaf Project is a multi-phase development for maintaining Al Shaheen’s production capacity at a plateau of 300,000 barrels of oil per day (bopd).

Situated 80km north of Ras Laffan, Al Shaheen has one of the world’s biggest oil reserves. It is the largest oil field in Qatar, contributing to 45% of the country’s oil production.

Separately, Sembcorp Marine as a subcontractor will fabricate certain platforms and bridges for Total E&P Danmark A/S in the Tyra Redevelopment Project.

To be ready in the first quarter of 2021, the platforms will, in part, replace ageing facilities and sustain daily outputs of 60,000 barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) at the Tyra field over the next 25 years.

Tyra is the largest gas condensate field in the Danish sector of the North Sea. Post-redevelopment, it will produce enough gas to power 1.5 million homes in Denmark.

Sembcorp Marine Head of Offshore Platforms Samuel Wong said:

“Sembcorp Marine’s successful bids in the Gallaf Batch 2 and Tyra projects reinforce our engineering expertise in catering to different geographies and operating environments. Our latest contracts reflect the confidence that global players like NOC and Total have in our track record. We are excited to partner with them and look forward to expanding our footprint at the Al Shaheen and Tyra fields.”

The Group has thus far secured S$1.5 billion of new orders in 2019 – an improvement over the total orders received last year – which will contribute to its future earnings. Some S$530 million of these orders pertain to greener solutions, such as scrubber and ballast water management system retrofits as well as gas and renewable energy projects.

DP World to improve and modernise the Jeddah Islamic Port

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December 26, 2019

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Global trade enabler DP World has been awarded a 30-year Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) concession by the Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani), for the management and development of the Jeddah South Container Terminal at the multi-purpose Jeddah Islamic Port.

Under the agreement, DP World will invest up to $500 million to improve and modernise the Jeddah Islamic Port, including major infrastructure development to enable the Port to serve the ultra-large container carriers (ULCC’s), which are considered the world’s largest mega containerships.

Established in 1976, the Jeddah Islamic Port is on the red sea and the largest port in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with annual volumes of over 6 million TEU’s. As a crucial link on the world’s busy east-west trade route and the Kingdom’s main commercial centres, the Port currently handles approximately 60% of the country’s sea-imports and is a strategic hub that connects East-West cargo.

Developing Jeddah Islamic Port will contribute to achieving Saudi Vision 2030 as the project is considered a key milestone towards achieving the targets of The National Industrial Development and Logistics Vision Realization Program, one of the Vision’s major initiatives. The concession will also be instrumental in facilitating the smooth and efficient movement of cargo and greater access to local and international markets. DP World has operated the South Container Terminal on a lease agreement for more than 20 years.

As the main trade destination for Saudi Arabia and one of the Kingdom’s major port privatisation projects, the new terminal will also have an upgraded capacity of 3.6mn TEU up from 2.4mn TEU, to meet the expected growth demands of the future, and will provide 1,400 jobs.

Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, DP World Group Chairman and CEO, said: “DP World is honoured to support the Kingdom’s 2030 growth vision through this new concession to transform the country into a global logistics hub. We have committed to investing significantly to modernise the Jeddah South Container terminal, which will not only result in greater direct and indirect job creation but also deliver best-in-class efficiency and productivity to the Port’s operations.”

Bin Sulayem added:

“We look forward to leveraging our strategic partnership with Mawani and the Ministry of Transport and National Centre for Privatisation to collaboratively develop the Kingdom’s trade ecosystem while enhancing the nation’s competitiveness. Beyond the terminal, our ambition is to develop inland connectivity across the Arabian Peninsula between Jeddah and Jebel Ali Port in Dubai, as well as to Saudi Arabia’s cities through smart technology-led logistics, which should support further growth in this strategic hub that connects East-to-West.”

In line with DP World’s mission to transform container terminal operations through technology driven innovation, the South Container Terminal will become successfully state of the art facility with advanced infrastructure and fully commissioned smart services that ensure transparency of transactions and greater facilitation of trade.

DP World Group Chairman and CEO held a signing ceremony of the BOT concession at the Jeddah Islamic Port on 23rd December, in attendance of Makkah Acting Governor, HRH Prince Badr bin Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, H.E Engineer Saleh bin Naser Al Jasser, Minister of Transport and Mawani’s Chairman of the Board, H.E Bandar Alkhorayef, Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources, HE Saad Al Khalb, President of Mawani and HE Sheikh Shakbout bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, UAE Ambassador to KSA.

VIDEO: First 12,000 TEU ship arrives at Port of Wilmington

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December 25, 2019

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The ZIM Kota Pekarang marks the first 12,000 TEU vessel arrived at the Port of Wilmington.

Boskalis awarded maintenance contract for Port of Rotterdam

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December 25, 2019

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Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has been awarded a multi-year contract for the maintenance dredging in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, ensuring the continued safe access to the port.

The contract was awarded by the Port of Rotterdam and the Department of Public Works (Rijkswaterstaat) in the Netherlands. The maintenance dredging will take place in the Maasmond/Maasgeul in the access channel and inner port basins of the port.

The award criteria included various sustainability metrics, including CO2 reducing measures. The initial contract duration is three years commencing in March 2020, with the use of a mid-sized trailing suction hopper dredger. This may be extended up to five more years through to 2028, subject to innovative and approved sustainability initiatives.

This project award is not affected by recently introduced national restrictions related to nitrogen emission.

China completes offshore farm construction for Nordlaks

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December 25, 2019

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The huge structure of "Havfarmen" is built in three parts. The construction section has been transported to dry dock at the Yantai yard in China.

"Havfarmen" is a 385 meter long and 59-meter wide plant which will house up to 10,000 tonnes of salmon. It will be 11,000 tonnes heavier than planned. A total of 33,000 tonnes.

According to the company itself, innovation will help to solve challenges related to areas such as land. The offshore farm will be placed in areas that have so far been inaccessible for farming. The first Havfarmen becomes a stationary giant cage to be placed in a place they call Ytre Hadseløya.

Besides, seafarm number two is planned. This becomes removable. Communications Manager Lars Fredrik Martinussen in Nordlaks said:

"Number two is getting a little smaller. About 300 meters long and slightly wider. But this is also dimensioned for 10,000 tonnes of salmon, says Martinussen."

World’s first LNG-fueled large coal carrier

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December 25, 2019

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Kyuden signs Agreement with NYK and MOL for the World’s First LNG-fueled Large Coal Carrier.

Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.(“Kyuden”) has engaged in long term transport agreements by deploying the world’s first LNG-fueled large coal carriers with; Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (“NYK”) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd (“MOL”) . The vessels are expected to become the world’s first LNG-fueled large coal carriers, under the operation of NYK and MOL, to import coal to Kyuden’s coal-fired power plants.

The use of LNG fuel is expected to virtually eliminate sulfur oxides (SOx) emission and reduce approximately 80% of nitrogen oxides (NOx) emission, as well as 30% of carbon dioxide (CO2) emission, in comparison with traditional marine fuels.

The LNG procured for Kyuden’s thermal power plants will be supplied to the vessels as fuel at the loading facility of Kitakyushu Liquefied Natural Gas Co., Inc., a 75% owned subsidiary of Kyuden.

The three companies contribute to the realization of a low carbon society by implementation of LNG as an environment friendly fuel which effectively reduces carbon emissions from marine transport.

NYK, MOL, and Kyuden aim to positively collaborate for sustainable marine transportation of coal, with the reduction of its environmental impact.

Photo: Oshima Shipbuilding

Three wonderful Season’s Video Greetings from maritime companies

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December 24, 2019

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Maritime and energy companies have shown extraordinary creativity, congratulating each other, partners and customers on the Christmas holidays. SeaWanderer's Team selected three great video greetings that we liked the most. Watch these wonderful videos and enjoy!

Once Upon a Time in the Ocean… An incredible underwater story from Subsea 7. Do you know what really happens underwater when people don’t see?

This is great when the work is perceived as a holiday, when Christmas and New Year are felt in every detail. Oceaneering's magical story from the bottom of the ocean.

This RNLI's story is not to be missed. Because it is about what really happens in the world while we celebrate the holidays.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our readers, subscribers, friends and partners awarmly for the support made this year. We wish you a Merry Christmas and happy New Year. Finally, a special thought for seamen who will spend Christmas away from their families.

Thank you all, and Merry Christmas!

SeaWanderer's Team

New Itzá tug arrived at Guatemala’s Puerto Quetzal

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December 24, 2019

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The vessel arrived from Eregli, Turkey, and will provide services at the ports of Quetzal and San José.

The state-of-the-art tug SAAM Itzá was welcomed to Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala. The CEO of SAAM Towage in Guatemala, Harry Nadle, commented:

“This high-power vessel has great maneuverability and was purchased from the Med Marine shipyard. It is ready to begin assisting ships with berthing and deberthing operations at the port of Quetzal and the San José terminals.”

The executive, who presided over the welcoming ceremony together with local authorities and other special guests, added:

“Our company is committed to developing the port industry in Guatemala and, therefore, we would like to thank the Board and management of Empresa Portuaria Quetzal (EPQ) for their vision and the trust they have placed in us by authorizing this vessel to operate.”

SAAM Itzá, which means “Enchantress of the Sea” replaces the Amazonas I tug. Itzá, a Robert Allan RAmparts 2300MM design, measures 23 meters in length. It features CAT 3512C engines and Rolls Royce US205 FP azimuth thrusters and can reach a speed of approximately 12 knots. It also had a bollard pull capacity of 60 tons and offers excellent features to operate in limited space, such as Puerto Quetzal and its specialized terminals.

SAAM Towage has two azimuth tugs operating at Puerto Quetzal, which are kept to high maintenance and safety standards. In addition, the company’s constant modernization and training efforts offer a high degree of professionalism, efficiency and reliability.

Woodside signs agreement for long-term LNG supply

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December 24, 2019

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Woodside Energy Trading Singapore Pte Ltd (Woodside) has entered into a long-term sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with Uniper Global Commodities SE (Uniper) for the supply of LNG from Woodside’s global portfolio for a term of 13 years commencing in 2021.

The quantity of LNG to be supplied under the SPA will initially be up to 0.5 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa), increasing to approximately 1 Mtpa from 2025. Supply from 2025 is conditional upon a final investment decision on the Scarborough development.

Execution of the SPA follows the signing of a heads of agreement (HOA) between Woodside and Uniper in September 2019.