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18th Volume, No. 34 1963 – “54 years tugboatman” - 2017 Dated 26 April 2017

Buying, Sales, New building, Renaming and other Tugs Towing & Offshore Industry News

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TUGS & TOWING NEWS

NEWBUILT TUG VB VOLCAN FOR THE REUNION ISLAND

Boluda La Réunion, fully owned

subsidiary of Boluda France, will

operate the VB Volcan, an

newbuilt 70 tbp ASD tug as from

April 2017. The « Grand Port

Maritime de La Réunion » (Port

Authority of La Reunion Island) is

experiencing a positive

development trend. Total freight is

growing, supported by increasing

container freight. The port now

receives even larger container

ships. The Boluda France group is

definitely committed to invest into

innovative and reliable tugs to further optimize the quality and efficiency of its operations around

these ships. The tug VB Volcan is today part of this strategy by bringing additional power and

capabilities to meet the operational requirements and constraints of the port and its customers.

Denis Monserand, Chief Executive Officer of Boluda France, said “this investment demonstrate and

strengthen our commitment toward the Grand Port Maritime de La Réunion and its future”. The

new Piriou Shipyard-built tug is principally intended to provide enhanced harbor towage at La

Reunion Island harbor. It is also configured for deep-sea towage and salvage operations. Main

specifications: Length: 30,30m; Breadth: 10,40m; Draught: 4,45m; Bollard Pull: 70 tonnes; Total

output: 5290 cv; Propulsion: 2 azimuth Schottel SRP 1515 FP propeller. Towing equipment: Aft

towing double drum winch / fore ocean towing winch. (Press Release)

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VERSATILE DUO COMPLETE HAMBURG QUARTET

Two newbuildings designed

mainly for ice-breaking but

also capable of a range of

other jobs have gone into

service with the Port of

Hamburg Authority (HPA)

completing a €15.4 million

four-ship renewal

programme. Built by Hitzler

Werft in Lauenburg, the

smaller of the two, the 23m

long and 7m wide Hugo

Lentz, draws 2.6m and is

capable of breaking up solid

ice up to 45cms thick in the

port, on the River Elbe and

in estuary waters. When not

doing that, however, the €4.5 million newbuilding is being used as a tug with a bollard pull of about

9 tons and as a collection and transport boat. A removable bow can be attached for push operations.

Hugo Lentz has a1066kW ABC Type 6DZC engine of 750rpm operating over Reintjes gears and a

Piening shaft and propeller to provide 10 knots. Its Type Heracles high-capacity rudder is from

Becker Marine Systems and its auxiliary diesel is a John Deere Type 4045 of 61KVA. A Rexroth

Marex OS111 system handles engine control and Alphatron has supplied many of the newbuild’s

communications and navigational components, HPA reported. The second, bigger, newbuilding is

the 30m long, 8.5m wide Johannes Dalmann which draws 3.2m. Like its fellow newbuilding it can

cope with solid ice up to 45cms thick and is for similar use around the port when not in service as an

icebreaker. Like Hugo Lentz, Johannes Dalmann was also built at Hitzler, is ice-classed E2 and has

the same shaft and propeller, rudder, gearing, auxiliary engine, engine control and communications

and navigation equipment. But the bigger boat is also of sterner stuff, with a bollard pull of 16.5 tons

and an ABC Type 8 DZC engine of 1354kKW/720rpm providing about 12 knots. The extra clout and

size is reflected in its €5.1 million cost. HPA stressed the eco-qualities of the newbuildings. Both

have low emission levels and are fitted with soot particle filters, water lubricated shaft plant and

energy saving LED technology. They also use low-emission GTL fuel and are fitted with berth

power connections. The two latest newbuildings follow Christian Nehls and Johann Reinke which

went into service a year ago. They are also from Hitzler and that yard’s Managing Director Jürgen

Freudenberg said they had “performed splendidly in daily service” since then. He also noted that

building all four boats for HPA had provided his small shipyard with full employment for two years.

The earlier 18m long and 6.2m wide all-rounders cost around €3 million apiece. They are driven by

MAN D2842LE412 main engines of 558kW and have John Deere 3029/40kVA auxiliary diesels.

Drawing 2.2m, they have bollard pulls of some 7 tons and the same eco-friendly features as the later

newbuildings. (Source: Marme Journal; Photo: Mercator Media)

TUG GROUP USDA UPGRADES FLEET MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

Indonesian ship and tug operator and shipyard group Usda Seroja Jaya is deploying BASSnet

software to improve maritime operations. Usda expects to use the software suite to support its fleet


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of 70 tugs and barges and

shipyard operations. Usda has

chosen to implement the

BASSnet maintenance,

procurement, operations and

financial modules. Its director

Joseph Endi said the suite was

chosen for its selection of

services and modular structure.

He added: “Modules covering

different areas of operations can

be added at any time. They are centrally integrated, ensuring process visibility and efficiency in

supporting our operations across the organisation.” The maintenance module will assist Usda in

improving maintenance aspects across the fleet and manage its stock of spares. The procurement

module should help shipmanagers respond to individual vessel needs. The operations segment will

enable Usda to plan and track voyage and port operations, maintain navigation and engine logs

electronically and ensure its vessels have updated certificates for operations. Usda will also be able to

track financial performance of the fleet using BASSnet. (Source: Tug Technology & Business)

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SST PORTOBELO

Late this afternoon the Damen

built ASD 2411 type with yard

number 513405 SST Portobelo

(Imo 9780574) sailed from

Stellendam for the first stop on

the Azores. On the pics seen

on the Oude Maas near

Barendrecht and Botlek;

Netherlands. The standard

type ASD 2411 has a length of

24.47 mtrs a beam of 11.33

mtrs. Her engine output is

4,200 bkW which results in a

free sailing speed of 13 knots

and a bollard pull of 70 tons.

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JARO II SOLD

It is reported that the 1989 built

Damen StanTug 2909 Jaro II

(Imo 8917209) has been sold by

Kompania di Tou Korsou

Tugboat No 1 and managed by

Kompania di Tou Korsou

Exploitatie Mij NV - Willemstad,

Curacao; Antilles to EMAR

Offshore Services-

Raamsdonkveer-Nederland. The

tug was built by Damen Shipyard

– Gorinchem under yard number

4709 while the casco ot the tug

was built and launched by

Scheepswerf & Machinefabriek Vahali NV – Gendt under number 478. She has a length of 29,60

mtrs a beam of 9.25 mtrs and a depth of 4.78 mtrs. The two Caterpillar engines delivers a total

output of 3,360 kW (4,568 bhp) with a free sailing speed of 12.3 knots and a bollard pull of 63 tons.

She is equipped with two firefighting monitors also. (Photo: Kees Bustraan)

SAHNAI - NASSAU

An interesting old tug with

Dutch roots was seen in Nassau

– Bahama. The 1976 built tug

Sahnai (Imo 7607833). She was

built by Imai Seisakusho K.K. –

Iwagi; Japan under number 156

and completed by Mitsui Ocean

Development & Engineering

Co Ltd; Japan under number S-

070 and delivered to Jubail

Harbour Consortium as F 31. In

1981 sold to Bos & Kalis

Baggermij NV – Sliedrecht;

Netherlands and renamed

Sypesteyn. In 1984 sold to

Sealift GmbH. – Sande;

Germany and renamed Sealift 23. Hereafter sold to Erwin Krohnschnabel GmbH & Co KG. –

Bremerhaven; Germany and later renamed Zamtug III. In 1989 sold to Dalmeyer's Metalen BV –

Rotterdam; Netherlands and renamed Dalmar Energy. In 1993 sod to Technicios Marinos –

Cartagena; Colombia and renamed Apolo. Later sold to Intertug; Colombia. In 2004 sold to Portside

Towing – Kingston; Jamaica and renamed Seward. Finally sold in 2014 to unknown owner and

renamed Sahnai. She has a length of 34.02 mtrs a beam of 9.22 mtrs and a depth of 4.25 mtrs. The

two Niigata diesel engines develops a total output of 1,83 kW 2,500 bhp) with a free sailing sd of

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MM&P: TUG SHORTAGE HITS PANAMA CANAL TRANSIT NUMBERS

Only half of the projected

number of ships per day are

transiting through the new

Panama Canal locks due to a lack

of staff and infrastructure says the

International Organization of

Masters, Mates & Pilots (MM&P),

a maritime union whose

membership not only includes

not only officers on U.S.-flag

vessels but also mariners who

work on tugs and other vessels in Panama. East Coast Ports Invested Billions of Dollars in

Improvements to Accommodate Panamax Ships -- Will the Panama Canal Authority Correct the

Problem Before it Gets Worse? MM&P say that the $9.4 billion investment by the Panama Canal

Authority in a third set of locks was supposed to double the tonnage capacity of the Canal. However,

according to the Authority's own transit records, the new locks are operating at about half their

anticipated capacity, says MM&P. A shortage of tugs and trained crews has limited the Authority's

ability to efficiently move the mega-ships through the locks. Instead of the anticipated 12 vessel

transits per day through the expanded canal, only a maximum of six are being completed. "This is

like building a massive office tower without sufficient elevators to carry workers quickly to their

offices," said Captain Don Marcus, the President of the MM&P. The locks, designed in the early

1900s, and in continuous operation for more than a century, rely on locomotives moving on the side

of the canal to tow vessels. In contrast, the new third set of locks serving mega-ships are moved by

powerful tugboats in a very complicated and risky process that has been documented in a report by

the insurance company Allianz. It was estimated that the canal expansion would require 70 to 90 of

these more powerful tugboats. In practice, however, only 33 of 46 tugboats owned by the Panama

Canal Authority are operational – on a good day. Tug captains employed by the Authority report

that many of the canal tugs are not suitable to handle large containerships. Eight tugs purchased

from China are poor performers and not fully used, and at least 10 other tugs are not operational.

The shortage of appropriate tugs is not entirely the Panama Canal Authority's fault. Harbor pilots

worldwide report that Neopanamax vessels have limitations on their ability to maneuver which,

when combined with their increased size, makes them extremely difficult to control. These factors

have required a greater number of the more powerful tugs than was initially expected. "You would

think the Authority would address the problem and acquire more tugboats and train additional

crews," said Marcus. "They have a canal that's working at half of its capacity and is not generating

the projected revenues. As a stopgap, they have hired a Venezuelan company to provide additional

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tugboats." The waters around the Panama Canal can be very tricky because of difficult currents and

tight maneuvering into locks. The Neopanamax vessels and LNG carriers generally require at least

two tugboats to move through the new locks. There isn't much room for error. In February, the

Associated Press documented that many vessels were scraping the walls of the locks and wearing out

the newly constructed walls and doors. "The Authority is at a critical point," said Marcus. "Everyone

acknowledges that there is a shortage of tugs and trained tugboat captains. In order for the new

locks to be a success, the Authority must complete its investment in infrastructure and personnel.

Bringing in a Venezuelan company to provide tugs and crews who lack sufficient training and

English language skills, unlike crews employed by the canal authority, is not a solution. It will create

greater problems. The Venezuelan company´s employees do not go through the rigorous 2.5-year

training and certification process that is required for captains employed by the canal authority. And,

for the first time in the canal's history you will have these sensitive operations conducted by an

outside Venezuelan company rather than direct employees of the Panama Canal authority, thus

creating safety and security questions." Added Marcus, "Ports in the U.S. and as far away as the U.K.

have made investments based on the canal expansion. The canal is of vital strategic importance and

is critical to trade. The Panama Canal Authority must live up to its commitments, acquire additional

tugs and train and hire Panamanian personnel to operate them. The Canal administration needs to

take these actions now." In the United States, ports on the Atlantic coast such as Savannah,

Jacksonville and New York have spent billions of dollars dredging harbors and raising bridges to

accommodate the Neopanamax container ships. The Bayonne Bridge alone required an

appropriation of $1.3 billion to raise that structure from 151 to 215 feet. "The Panama Canal

Authority needs to finish the job," said Marcus. "There will be no payoff for Panama nor for East

Coast ports until the canal is running at full capacity. A promise was made 15 years ago. The

Panamanian people and U.S. East Coast ports relied on that promise and spent billions of taxpayers'

dollars. A few more dollars must be invested in tugs and personnel by the Panama Canal authority.

This will guarantee the desired return on investment and advance world trade. Failure to promptly

address the problem will bring adverse economic consequences to the United States and Panama."

(Source: MarineLog)

ABS W INS GREAT LAKES TOWING SUBM CONTRACT

ABS said it has been awarded a

Third Party Organization (TPO)

contract by The Great Lakes

Towing Company (GLT) to

support compliance with the

United States Coast Guard

(USCG) Subchapter M

regulations. “Every organization

operating towing vessels in U.S.

inland waterways will have to

comply with Subchapter M,”

said ABS Americas Division

President Jamie Smith. “As an industry leader in towing vessel safety, ABS helps guide companies

through the available compliance services to find the solution that best meets their unique needs.”

The recently signed contract with GLT, which is a member of the American Waterways Operators

(AWO), establishes ABS as the company’s TPO, providing surveys for its fleet and audits of its

Responsible Carrier Program (RCP). The company has long recognized the advantages of being


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proactive in demonstrating compliance. By partnering with ABS, GLT is on course to achieve

complete Subchapter M compliance through a customized strategy of solutions specialized for its

fleet. “GLT has spent the past several years planning for the adoption of Subchapter M requirements

into our operation and tug fleet,” said GLT President Joseph Starck. “We looked to ABS as our

exclusive SubM partner based on their commitment to vessel safety, specialized technical

understanding of towing vessels, and comprehensive range of services conveniently available to

cover all our Subchapter M compliance requirements. We have enjoyed an excellent working

relationship with ABS for years and feel certain that, with the addition of Subchapter M compliance

services, ABS will continue to contribute to our success. As a USCG Recognized Organization (RO)

and approved TPO, ABS provides fully integrated solutions to help owners and operators achieve

and maintain Subchapter M compliance. Each organization’s needs for compliance can be realized

through a suite of services, which includes Towing Safety Management System (TSMS)

implementation and auditing, comprehensive plan review on behalf of the USCG avoiding

additional USCG submissions, ABS class in conjunction with the International Safety Management

Code (ISM), and ABS Nautical Systems – a digital platform for fleet management. Additionally, ABS

can administer RCP audits – a USCG approved TSMS option on behalf of the AWO – and has

developed USCG recognized Rules and Guides to support owners and operators that choose

classification as their compliance option. (Source: MarineLink)

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USS INDEPENDENCE TOWED THROUGH STRAIT OF MAGELLAN

The decommissioned aircraft

carrier, towed by the Beagle

and Dino Chouest, USS

Independence has reached the

Strait of Magellan, the

southernmost point of her

16,000-mile final journey. She

left her berth at Kitsap Naval

Base in Bremerton,

Washington on March 11, and

she is due to arrive at the

International Shipbreaking

yard in Brownsville, Texas in June. In The USS Independence is the last vessel of the Forrestal class.

She entered service in 1959 and spent her first few years with Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean. In

1962, she served as part of the naval blockade during the Cuban Missile Crisis, and she was in the

Pacific theater at the outset of the Vietnam War. In 1965 her air crews flew 7,000 sorties over

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Vietnam, dodging surface to air missile barrages and conducting the first successful attack on a SAM

battery. Independence and her embarked Air Wing Seven earned the Navy Unit Commendation for

exceptional service during the war. Independence also sailed in support of peacekeeping efforts in

Lebanon; the military action in Grenada; Operation Desert Shield; and Operation Southern Watch,

the no-fly-zone campaign over southern Iraq. She was decommissioned in 1998 after 39 years of

active service. All three of her sister ships – the Ranger, the Saratoga and the Forrestal – have

already been broken up in Brownsville. Independence was among the last of the Navy's oil-fired

carriers, with eight Babcock & Wilcox boilers driving four Westinghouse turbines. The last ship of

the similar Kitty Hawk class – an improved design based on the Forrestal class – was

decommissioned in 2009, leaving the Navy with an all-nuclear carrier fleet.ternational Shipbreaking

says that her arrival will be commemorated with a beachside event. (Source: Marex: Photo: courtesy AGUNSA)

FOUR 81 TON BOLLARD PULL TUGS FOR SALE

Sea Boats Marine Brokers reported

that they have four 81 tons bollard

pull tugs for sale. They are prompt

available enbloc or as individual

units. Built USA in 2009. Powered

by twin Caterpillar 3516C marine

diesel engines producing a total of

6,300 BHP and delivering 81 TBP.

Low hours on the main engines.

Shipyard; Gulf Ship; USA. The have

a length o.a of 33.53 m (110 ft.) a

Beam of 12.8 m (42 ft.) a Draft

(Normal) of 7.01m (23ft.) and a

Deadweight Tonnage: 695.35 MT

(684.37LT). They are classed ABS

+A1 (Hull) +AMS (Machinery) FiFi Class 1 (Escort Vessel). The machinery consist of Main Engines:

Two (2) 3516C CAT Diesels, 6,300 BHP; Propulsion Units: Two (2) Rolls Royce UT 255 FP Z-Drive

Thrusters; Generators: Two (2) x 500 kW (CAT C-18); Bollard Pull: 81 MT and a free sailing speed of

12 knots. Full details and picturs can be found HERE (Press Relase SeaBoats)

ACCIDENTS – SALVAGE NEWS

ABANDONED FERRY SANK IN ALGERICAS

On Apr 21, 2017, the "Panagia Parou", which had been laid up since March 2013 without a crew in

the port of Algeciras, being abandoned by its owner, the Rainbow Maritime Ltd. (NEL Lines Group)

and the Maritime Company of Lesvos SA, started to sink at the Isla Verde Inland Pier in a small

harbour basin deep inside the port following a water ingress. The ship had bumped against the quay

amid strong winds of up to 90 kilometers per hour, so the mooring ropes broke. At 1.30 a.m. the

maritime authorities noticed the sinking of the ship which had gone to the bottom by the stern.

There was no fuel in the tanks and thus no risk of a contamination. An oil boom was laid out

anyway as a precaution. In the run of the day the ship, the bow pointing skywards, leaned over to

port side and capsized. The "Panagia Parou" had arrived in Algeciras to cover the service between

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Tarifa and Tangier-City. The

size of the ship and the

docking restrictions of the

port of Tarifa, however,

made this mission unfeasible.

The non-payment of repairs

carried out by a Spanish

company led to the embargo

of the ship, and the crew of

19 who spent a long time

living on the ship with being

paid, docked at the old

mouth of the Rio de la Miel, was gradually abandoning the ship, which had become part of the

landscape of the Port of Algeciras in recent years. (Source: Vesseltracker)

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DRAMATIC RESCUE OF CREW FROM SINKING VESSEL NEAR PORT

NOLLOTH

The fishing vessel MV Fukula

almost two-thirds deep in water

after running aground off the South

African west coast. A rope used to

evacuate its 6-crew member can be

seen on the left of the picture,

while equipment to contain a fuel

spillage is also visible to the right of

the vessel. In a dramatic rescue off

the west coast near Port Nolloth

during the early hours of Friday

morning, six fishermen from the

Namibian fishing vessel Fukula

(formerly African Bounty) were

safely evacuated in conditions that

were described as “extremely dangerous.” The drama began when the Lüderitz-registered Fukula

drifted and then ran aground in an unhospitable area of the Atlantic Ocean some 12,7 nautical miles

south of Port Nolloth while on route to Saldanha Bay, reports the South African Maritime Safety

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Authority (SAMSA). In command of the rescue effort was SAMSA surveyor and acting Principal

Officer for the Port Nolloth region, Captain Justin Coraizin and a… De Beers/SA Police Services

team, during which Capt Coraizin took personal responsibility for seeing that the men were safely

evacuated in the dangerous conditions. “It is not clear yet how the vessel got involved in the

accident in clear calm seas. When we reached it, it was already two-thirds underwater and we

immediately made the effort to rescue the 6-member crew, using ropes. The vessel is lying in a very

difficult position that makes it hard to reach from the shore,” said Capt Coraizin. He described the

area as being in the vicinity of the De Beers offshore mining area very remote, reachable only with

off-road vehicles as the terrain is very rocky and sandy. Ongoing aground, the crew raised an alarm

that was picked by the SAMSA Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) in Cape Town.

Captain Cozairin and the charter vessel Aukwatowa immediately responded to the scene from Port

Nolloth. Aukwatowa was the first vessel to arrive at the scene of the casualty an hour and a half

after the incident occurred. On arrival a team was launched in a rubber duck to investigate the

accident, however due to the darkness this first effort was abandoned. At first light a second attempt

was made. The rescue effort had to work with extra pressure – they had less than an hour’s window

in which to get the crew to safety as

the tide was coming in. “We were

lucky that our efforts worked well

from the onset,” Capt Coraizin said.

“We threw rope and it connected the

first time, and after tightening it hard

around some rocks, we managed to

get each crewman to climb towards

shore and fortunately, each one of

them was safely evacuated. The

rescue effort took about 45 minutes.”

Coraizin said the fishing vessel had about 2500 litres of diesel onboard which appeared to be leaking.

“We are closely monitoring the situation and taking such measures are necessary to contain any

spillage while we continue with our investigation of the incident,” he said. (Source: Ports & Ships: Photo: SAMSA)

TO REDUCE LOSSES, NORTH P&I SUGGESTS TESTING MARINERS

North P&I Club is subsidizing

the cost of an online seafarer

evaluation program, part of a loss

prevention effort that targets

“officer quality and culture.” The

evaluation program's

standardized tests, developed and

offered by Seagull Maritime, can

be taken anywhere with an

internet connection and a

computer. "Seafarer knowledge

assessment and benchmarking is

an important tool to highlight

knowledge gaps. Seagull is currently the only provider of an online benchmarking tool of this type,"

said North deputy loss prevention director Colin Gillespie. Gillespie suggests that "officer quality"


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issues are a component in most major claims, but a tight employment market may force shipowners

to retain less-than-optimum staff in order to meet manning requirements. "We are encouraging our

members to find and keep quality seafarers – as well as to identify those who are not," he said.

Studies by Allianz suggest that at least three-quarters of vessel casualties involve some form of

human error, and many may be attributable to seafarer knowledge and skill. Seagull says that about

eight percent of qualified officers get less than half of the questions right on its evaluation tests – a

level of performance that may indicate a dangerous lack of knowledge. "The CES service will . . .

enable members to focus their training efforts, create benchmarks to compare manning agents, and

to monitor crew quality over time by rank, nationality and crew pool," Gillespie said. "While all

crew will have STCW certificates, attracting, selecting, recruiting and retaining the right STCW-

certified crew – and identifying the ‘wrong’ ones – is critically important to our members." (Source: Maritime Executive)

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EXPLOSION ABOARD BULK CARRIER IN NORTH ATLANTIC; ONE DEAD,

THREE BADLY BURNED

A multi-national emergency

response is underway following

an explosion aboard the Marshall

Islands-flagged bulk carrier

Tamar in the North Atlantic

some 1,300 miles off the coast of

Cape Cod. One crew member has

died and and three others are

badly wounded. The U.S. Coast

Guard is coordinating with the

New York Air National Guard’s

106th Rescue Wing and the Canadian and Portuguese Coast Guards to provide a medical emergency

response for crewmembers of the vessel. The U.S. Coast Guard the captain of the 623-foot bulk

carrier Tamar contacted watchstanders at approximately 7 a.m. EST reporting an explosion in the

ship’s forward storeroom. He also reported the explosion killed one crewmember and three suffered

massive burns and are in need of immediate medical attention. The Coast Guard reached out to their

partner agencies to coordinate the emergency response. The New York Air National Guard’s 106th

Rescue Wing launched an HC-130 aircrew with six pararescuers and one combat rescue officer. The

air crew is estimated to reach the Tamar at approximately 6:30 p.m., the Coast Guard said. The

pararescuers will jump from their HC-130 with a small boat and advanced life-saving equipment to

provide medical treatment for the crewmembers. The Canadian Coast Guard has diverted two

warships with physician assistants aboard estimated to arrive after midnight. The fire resulting from

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the explosion is extinguished and the cause is unknown, the Coast Guard reported. The vessel,

which is sailing from Baltimore to Gibraltar, is continuing on its transit to the Azores, Portugal. The

ship’s engineering plant was unaffected by the explosion and fire. The First Coast Guard District is

responsible for 1,300 miles of offshore search and rescue area. After 1,300 miles, the Portuguese

Coast Guard assumes coordination authority for cases east of the boundary, the Coast Guard noted.

(Source: gCaptain)

OFFSHORE NEWS

S IEM OFFSHORE FINDS WORK FOR EIGHT VESSELS

Shipping company Siem

Offshore has been awarded

charter contracts for eight

vessels for work across four

continents. Namely, Siem

said on Friday that it found

work for four anchor

handling tug supply

(AHTS) vessels, two

platform suppliers (PSVs),

and two offshore subsea construction vessels (OSCVs). The Siem Aquamarine and Siem Topaz AHTS

vessels will support BHP Billiton with its upcoming drilling work west of Australia. According to

Siem, the firm period of the contract is 240 days. The second pair of AHTS vessels, the Siem Garnet

and Siem Sapphire, were chartered by Gazprom for operations on its Sakhalin project for a firm

period of 440 days. Siem Louisa and Siem Sasha PSVs will begin a firm contract for 290 days at the

end of April on the west coast of Africa for an unnamed client. The two OSCVs, the Siem Marlin

and Siem Spearfish, have already started their contracts. The Siem Marlin is on a 150 days charter in

South America while the Siem Spearfish is on a 100 days charter in the Black Sea. Both are working

for undisclosed clients. (Source: Offshore Energy Today)

PGS SEES ‘SLOW START TO THE YEAR ’

Norwegian seismic acquisition

specialist PGS expects to report

revenues for 1Q 2017 of

approximately $155 million,

with an EBITDA of

approximately $30 million. This

is based on preliminary

consolidated numbers and PGS

will present its first quarter 2017

results on May 11, 2017. The

low EBITDA is primarily driven

by the relatively low Multi-

Client investment activity in the

quarter, the company said on Thursday. Total Multi-Client revenues ended at approximately $80

million in 1Q 2017. MultiClient pre-funding revenues constitute about half of this amount,


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representing well above 100% pre-funding on slightly above $30 million capitalized Multi-Client

cash investment in the quarter. Marine contract revenues ended at approximately $60 million. The

company estimates the order book as of March 31, 2017 to be approximately $340 million, the

highest level in two years and a significant increase compared to the $215 million reported as of end

4Q 2016, and the $204 million at end Q1 2016. Multi-Client represents approximately $200 million.

The improved order book reflects an increase in secured pre-funding for scheduled Multi-Client

projects and an increase of volume and pricing of marine contract work. President & CEO, Jon Erik

Reinhardsen, said: “Our Q1 numbers are impacted by the challenging market conditions and low

Multi-Client investment activity. Despite the slow start to the year, I am pleased with the high

Multi-Client pre-funding level achieved in Q1 2017 which illustrates our continued ability to

generate solid Multi-Client projects and our investment discipline in this segment. “The order book

increase represents a strong positive shift which significantly improves revenue visibility and makes

me increasingly confident that we will be able to deliver 2017 in accordance with our plan.” (Source: Offshore Energy Today)

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REACH SUBSEA SECURES WORK FOR HAVILA SUBSEA VESSEL

Norwegian subsea services provider

Reach Subsea has entered into a

contract for the IMR, survey and

construction vessel Havila Subsea.

In an update on Friday, Reach said

the contract obtained for the

Havila Subsea vessel will start in

the third quarter and it will cover

60 days, plus options. Earlier this

year, Reach entered into a contract

with Havila Shipping for the use of

the Havila Subsea vessel for three

years. Reach then mobilized ROV

and survey equipment on board, which constitutes a subsea spread to be used on projects within

IMR, survey, light construction and renewables. The company also said on Friday that the WROV

spread mobilized on board the multi-purpose support vessel Stril Explorer has covered 150 days

during the second and third quarter, plus options. Further, Reach Subsea and Eidesvik Offshore have

agreed to extend the cooperation for the two WROV spreads mobilized on board the heavy

construction and cable lay vessel Viking Neptun to include 2018. The vessel is currently starting

operations for 50 days firm contracts, plus options, for second and third quarter 2017. In addition,

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the construction support vessel Normand Reach vessel is expected to start operations in Australia

late second quarter under a 120 days’ contract between owners Solstad Offshore and McDermott.

Reach Subsea will deliver all WROV-services including personnel and tooling. Finally, the company

said that the IMR, survey and light construction vessel Edda Fonn has had strong utilization so far in

the second quarter, and has good prospects for continued high utilization. (Source: Offshore Energy Today)

STATOIL STICKS WITH DOF ANCHOR HANDLER FOR ANOTHER YEAR

DOF, a Norwegian shipping

company, has received a

contract extension for one of its

vessels from compatriot oil

major Statoil. DOF said on

Monday that the vessel in

question is the 2010-built

anchor handler, Skandi Vega.

According to the company, the

vessel was given a one-year

extension which will begin in

mid-May and will be a direct

continuation of the current

contract. The vessel has been operating for Statoil for several years and has already had several

contract extensions, the last of which came in February 2016. It was a one-year contract plus a one-

year extension option, which started in May that year. The vessel itself was designed for deepwater

anchor handling during demanding environmental conditions. The Skandi Vega is 109 meters long,

with a working moonpool, a working deck area of 1,070 square meters, an anchor recovery frame,

main winch capacity of 500 tonnes and a secondary one of 170 tonnes, and a bollard pull of 350

tonnes. (Source: Offshore Energy Today)

SOVCOMFLOT CHARTERS POLARCUS ’ SEISMIC VESSEL

Polarcus, an Oslo-listed marine

seismic acquisition company, has

delivered its Polarcus Amani seismic

vessel to Russia‘s Sovcomflot, as per

an agreement announced in

February. Polarcus has signed the

charter deal for the vessel with

Sovcomflot, and the vessel was

delivered to Sovcomflot on Friday in

Bergen. The vessel was delivered

without streamers, providing the

Polarcus fleet with one excess

streamer package, which will

significantly reduce capital expenditure requirements through 2017 and 2018, Polarcus said.

Following delivery of the vessel to Sovcomflot, the Polarcus Group has two vessels on long-term

bareboat charter and operates a fleet of four vessels in the contract market. Duncan Eley, Polarcus


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CEO said: “We are very pleased that Sovcomflot has taken a second Polarcus vessel on bareboat

charter, reinforcing our collaboration with a strategic client. We see this as a strong endorsement of

our vessels’ capabilities and suitability for state of the art seismic data acquisition. Importantly, this

agreement delivers significant positive cash flow throughout the charter period. Our two vessels on

long-term bareboat charter provide a total fixed backlog in excess of $100 million with no associated

operating costs.” As per the agreement in February, the charter will generate minimum hire of $72

million over the fixed charter period with the possibility of increased charter hire fees based on

Sovcomflot benefiting from certain market improvements. Sovcomflot will have the right to

purchase the vessel at any time during the charter at pre-agreed prices. As said by the Polarcus CEO,

this is the second Polarcus’ vessel chartered by Sovcomflot, the first being Vyacheslav Tikhonov.

The two companies in February 2016 signed a three-year charter extension for Vyacheslav

Tikhonov, formerly Polarcus Selma. The original five-year agreement between the two companies

for the Vyacheslav Tikhonov, was inked in August 2011. Vyacheslav Tikhonov is a 3D seismic 8-

streamer vessel. It was built in 2011 by Drydocks World Dubai LLC to the Ulstein SX133 design, and

incorporating the Ulstein X-BOW hull. The vessel is 84.2m long with a beam of 17.0m. During a

naming ceremony for the seismic vessel Vyacheslav Tikhonov in September 2011, in the Russian

Black Sea city of Sochi, Russia’s president Vladimir Putin assumed the role of Guardian to the vessel.

He acted as the prime minister at the time. (Source: Offshore Energy Today)

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PACIFIC DISPATCH

One of the most impressive offshore

and anchor handling support vessels to

call at a South African port recently is

Swire Pacific Offshore’s Singapore-

flagged Pacific Dispatch (6641-gt).

Offering a 220-240 ton bollard pull,

the 92 metre long, 22m wide vessel has

accommodation for up to 37 personnel

and facilities for a client’s office, day

room, conference room, and hospital.

Pacific Dispatch was built in 2014 at

the Singapore Technologies Marine

Ltd (ST Marine) shipyard in Singapore.

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SHEARWATER TO PROVIDE 3D VESSEL FOR TGS NEW SURVEY

Shearwater GeoServices has

secured a contract from TGS for

its Crean 3D project to be

conducted offshore Ireland.

Shearwater will provide one of

its 3D vessels for the 5,400 km2

survey located in the South

Porcupine Basin. This award

will strengthen Shearwater’s

backlog in the EAME region for

the 2017 season with

approximately 4 additional

vessel months, the company

said. Shearwater, a 50/50 owned

by GC Rieber Shipping and Rasmussengruppen, has four seismic vessels in its fleet: Polar Empress,

Polar Duke, Polar Duchess, and Polar Marquis. The survey acquisition is expected to start in June

2017. (Source: Subsea World News)

TURKISH SEISMIC VESSEL IN EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SHOOT

The Barbaros Hayreddin

Pasha seismic vessel has

started Eastern

Mediterranean survey in

line with the

government’s ‘National

Energy and Mining

Policy’. According to

Turkish Anadolu Agency,

the survey has started on

April 21, and is planned to

last until May 31, 2017.

The Barbaros Hayreddin

Paşa is owned by the

Turkish Petroleum

Corporation (TPAO). The

vessel, 84.20 m long, is equipped for 2D and 3D data acquisition. It can deploy up to eight streamers

each of 6,000 meters in length, or six streamers each of 8,000 meters in length, with lateral streamer

separations of between 25–200 meters. The vessel was, prior to its sale in February 2013, known as

the Polarcus Samur. (Source: Subsea World News)

SOLSTAD TO RETURN TWO PSVS FROM LAY-UP FOLLOWING CONTRACT

AWARDS

Norwegian offshore vessel provider Solstad Offshore has been awarded long-term contracts for the

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said in an Oslo Stock Exchange

filing on Monday that the

contracts have a duration of

four years and eight months

each, with further three yearly

options. The contracts will

start in April and May 2017,

respectively. Both vessels are

currently in lay-up, and will

be activated as a result of these

awards, the company noted.

The commercial terms of the

contracts remained

confidential between the two

companies. The Normand

Server was built in 2011 and the Normand Supporter in 2012. Both vessels were previously owned

by Solstad’s compatriot vessel owner, Rem Offshore, until the pair merged last year in a move to

consolidate the “fragmented” OSV industry. Come 2017 and Solstad agreed another merger, this

time with Farstad Shipping and Deep Sea Supply thus creating a new OSV company with a fleet of

154 vessels. (Source: Offshore Energy Today)

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INCAT CROWTHER TO DESIGN STAPEM OFFSHORE CATAMARAN DSVS

Incat Crowther has been awarded

a contract with Legacy Marine

Group of Port Elizabeth, South

Africa for the design of two new

18-meter catamaran dive support

vessels (DSVs) to be built for for

operation in the coastal waters off

Angola. The vessels will feature a

customized design specific to

supporting offshore dive

operations. The aft exterior deck

utilizes available space by

combining deck lockers and racks

for diving equipment storage with

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a covered dive prepping area. The vessel will have four fold-down dive ladders for water access,

three swing davits for assisting divers, and one equipment deck crane for additional operational

support. The bow configuration is designed for efficient interaction with personal transfer ladders of

offshore FPSOs and platforms. Robust fendering is to be provided around the perimeter of the vessel

to protect it from damage. The main cabin has seating for fourteen persons and also a SL3 diving

operations panel for monitoring dives. Designed to achieve speeds in excess of 20 knots, the vessel

propulsion will be powered by two MAN D2876LE402 main engines, each coupled to a Hamilton

HJ403 waterjet through ZF 360 gearboxes. Electrical power for the vessel and all dive operations will

be provided by two Fischer Panda generators. Other items fitted below deck include a Hydraulic

Power Unit system with its own designated engine and pump, a Caviblaster system, a both High

Pressure and Low Pressure compressors and storage systems. (Source: Subsea World News)

SEAB IRD ’S SEISMIC VESSEL IN 2D SURVEY OFF WEST AFRICA

Seismic services provider SeaBird

Exploration has signed a letter of award

for a 2D seismic survey offshore West

Africa. According to Seabird’s statement

on Tuesday, the project is due to begin

in the second quarter of 2017 and will

last for approximately one month. The

company added that it would be using

the 1985-built Osprey Explorer for the

project. The Osprey Explorer joined

SeaBird’s fleet in August 2006 after being

converted to a 2D long offset/source vessel in Poland. The company did not provide any details

regarding the value of the agreement, nor its client. To remind, the company signed a letter of intent

earlier this month for a survey in the Asia Pacific region. The company will use the Voyager

Explorer seismic vessel for the project which is due to start in the second half of June. (Source: Offshore Energy Today)

DOF TAKES OVER CANADIAN SUBSEA SHIPPING AHEAD OF HUSKY

CONTRACT START

Norwegian offshore vessel specialist DOF

Subsea has taken full control of Canadian

Subsea Shipping Company AS. According

to a filing on the Oslo Stock Exchange on

Monday afternoon, DOF has bought the

remaining shares in Canadian Subsea

Shipping. DOF, providing survey, remote

intervention and diving operations

primarily for the oil and gas sector, had

owned 45 percent of stake in the company

prior to the acquisition. The financial

details for the transaction were not

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Company AS, the company has a newbuild vessel Skandi Vinland under construction at Vard Group

in Norway. The vessel is expected to be delivered in June, and will be used by DOF Subsea in

Canada for a 10-year IMR contract with Husky Energy. The contract is expected to start in July.

(Source: Offshore Energy Today)

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WINDFARM NEWS - RENEWABLES

VOS PRELUDE AND MPI DISCOVERY CONNECTING MARKTS

VOS Prelude supplies MPI

Discovery at Rampion

Offshore Wind Farm. MPI

Offshore and Vroon Offshore

Services recently collaborated

to provide offshore services for

the Rampion Offshore Wind

Farm off the south coast of

England. In February, wind

turbine installation vessel

(WTIV), MPI Discovery, and

platform supply vessel (PSV),

VOS Prime, operated side by

side in the wind farm and at

the end of March a second

PSV, VOS Prelude, was

chartered to perform supply duties to MPI Discovery. From her home port of Den Helder, VOS

Prelude supplied MPI Discovery with fresh water and delivered 12 IBCs (Intermediate Bulk

Containers). These cargo operations were completed in less than four hours, allowing MPI

Discovery to quickly recommence her job of erecting the offshore wind turbines. Smooth

communication, efficient operations and good weather conditions resulted in another team effort

well done. The vessels are operated by two of Vroon’s Management Companies, working in close

collaboration to provide added value to our customers. For almost two years, Vroon Offshore

Services has been offering supply services to clients in the offshore wind industry. VOS Prelude is a

modern, UT755-design 2010-built DP2 platform supply vessel, with an overall length of 73.6m and

maximum cargo capacity of 1,600 MT. The vessel is managed by Vroon Offshore Services in Den

Helder. MPI Discovery is a state-of-the-art offshore installation vessel. Designed to transport, lift,

install and decommission components such as foundations, wind turbines, met masts and

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transformer stations, she is among the world’s most well-proven installation vessels in terms of

jacking speed, deck space, lifting capacity, accommodation facilities and positioning capabilities

(DP2). (Press Release)

CW IND COMPLETES V ITAL POWER CABLE REPAIRS TO RECONNECT

OVER 2,000 SCILLY ISLANDERS

CWind, a leading provider of

services to the offshore

renewables industry and part of

the Global Marine Group,

announced today that the

company’s specialist cable

installation vessel, the C.S.

Sovereign, has successfully

completed a vital power cable

repair, reconnecting the Isles of

Scilly to the mainland

electricity. The power cable was

damaged late February by an

anchor, a common occurrence

with telecommunications and

power cables. The C.S.

Sovereign, along with her crew of experienced cable engineers and specialist cable equipment and

machinery, was contracted for the repair and rapidly mobilised. Using Remotely Operated Vehicles

(ROVs) deployed from the back deck of the C.S. Sovereign, the vessel and technical team onboard

surveyed the cable on the sea bed, located the fault and recovered the cable ends before successfully

completing the joint. “The project was challenged by inclement weather, strong currents and

restricted tide times but, together with the team at Western Power Distribution (WPD), we worked

tirelessly to get the work completed within a month,” said Andy Lloyd, Director of Power Cables,

CWind. “We are pleased the repairs were completed as quickly as possible without causing

disruption to the customers on the Islands.” The C.S. Sovereign is a highly capable, multi-role DPS-2

vessel with experience in both power and fibre optic cable installation and repair. The Global

Marine Group also offers cable owners and operators, such as WPD, storage and management

facilities for their most valuable assets within the company’s purposely-built and strategically

located facility in Portland, Dorset. Mr. Lloyd continued, “The cable was significantly damaged and

there were several technical issues to overcome, but with the help of the WPD staff, we were able to

create an innovative solution. Not only did we repair the damaged cable, we also created a shorter,

more direct route between the connection points, and re-laid the cable on the sea bed, at a depth of

70 metres. All of this was successfully completed within just a few weeks.” The C.S. Sovereign has

now returned to the Company’s UK depot in Portland, Dorset, but will return to the site in the

coming weeks to complete further surveys and protection works on the repaired and re-laid cable.

(Press Release)

NICON INDUSTRIES PREPS PACIFIC ORCA FOR GALLOPER

Danish steel structures specialist Nicon Industries has completed the mobilisation of the wind

turbine installation vessel (WTIV) Pacific Orca in Esbjerg as the jack-up prepares for the 336MW


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Galloper offshore wind farm

project. Nicon Industries

manufactured and installed 850

tons of seafastening equipment

onboard the vessel. The

mobilisation onboard Pacific

Orca was carried out in nine

days, the company said. Siemens

Wind Power contracted Swire

Blue Ocean to provide a WTIV

for the Galloper project in

November 2015. The vessel will

use Peel Ports Great Yarmouth as

the load-out port during the

project to install 56 Siemens

6MW turbines at the site located

some 20 miles off the Suffolk coast. Components such as nacelles, blades, towers and electrical

modules have started arriving to the port. They will be pre-assembled quayside before going

offshore. The installation of the wind turbines at the site was initially scheduled to start in the early

summer but is likely to be pushed to early May after GeoSea installed the last foundation at the site

in late March, two months earlier than planned. Development and construction of the GBP 1.5

billion Galloper offshore wind farm is led by innogy SE on behalf of the project partners, UK Green

Investment Bank (GIB), Siemens Financial Services and Macquarie Capital. (Source: Offshore Wind)

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DREDGING NEWS

NEW CONTRACTS FOR DEME IN GERMANY, FRANCE, UK AND SPAIN

DEME’s German subsidiary Nordsee Nassbagger- und Tiefbau GmbH, based in Bremen, has acquired

the maintenance dredging contract on the River Elbe in Germany. The contract has been awarded to

a joint venture, including DEME’s German subsidiary, for a period of two years. DEME will

maintain the whole 116 km long fairway of the Elbe between the North Sea and Hamburg. The

TSHD ‘Marieke’ will be deployed on the maintenance works as soon as the vessel has finalized the

reclamation works for the port expansion in Cuxhaven on the Elbe. As Nordsee Nassbagger- und

Tiefbau is also executing the 2-year maintenance dredging contract on the River Weser, ensuring

the navigational depth to the port of Bremerhaven, DEME is now maintaining the fairways towards

the two biggest container ports in Germany. Recently, DEME also acquired several new contracts in

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France in the ports of Calais,

Boulogne-sur-Mer, Brest and

Bordeaux. In the ports of Calais

and Boulogne-sur-Mer,

DEME’s French subsidiary,

Société de Dragage

International (SDI), will

execute maintenance dredging

works. In the Port of Brest, SDI

will participate in the building

of a new 400m quay wall and a

100m wide platform as part of a

new terminal for heavy loads.

A water injection dredging

campaign will be executed on

the Gironde river in Bordeaux,

required to maintain access to

the port. DEME’s UK subsidiary, NewWaves Solutions Ltd, was awarded the contract for the

dredging and beach recharge works at Dawlish Warren (Cornwall) In the United Kingdom. In Spain,

DEME has secured a contract for dredging works in the port of Barcelona for the construction of a

new quay wall. These works will start in May 2017. The total value of these contracts amounts to

EUR115 million. (Source: Dredging Today)

YARD NEWS

BOLLINGER DELIVERS THE 23R D FAST RESPONSE CUTTER TO THE

USCG – THE USCGC BENJAMIN DAILEY

Bollinger Shipyards has

delivered the USCGC Benjamin

Dailey, the 23rd Fast Response

Cutter (FRC) to the U.S. Coast

Guard. The Coast Guard took

delivery on April 20, 2017 in

Key West, Florida and the

vessel’s commissioning is

scheduled for July 4, 2017 in

Pascagoula, MS. “We are pleased

to announce the delivery of the

latest FRC, the USCGC

Benjamin Dailey,” said Ben

Bordelon, Bollinger President & C.E.O. “This FRC built by Bollinger Shipyards will be stationed in

Pascagoula, MS. FRCs already in commission stationed in the mid-Atlantic and the South Eastern

U.S. have seized multiple tons of narcotics, interdicted thousands of illegal aliens and saved many

lives. In just one case, on February 28, 2017 the Coast Guard announced that the Coast Guard Cutter

Joseph Napier, a Bollinger built FRC, had seized 4.2 tons of cocaine in international waters north of

Paramaribo, Suriname, in the Atlantic Ocean. The FRC program is a model program for government


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acquisition and has surpassed all historical quality benchmarks for vessels of this type and

complexity. The results are the delivery of truly extraordinary Coast Guard cutters that will serve

our Nation for decades to come. We are extremely proud that the Fast Response Cutters built

locally on the bayou by Louisiana craftsmen are having such a major impact on our nation’s security.

We at Bollinger Shipyards are looking forward to hearing of the heroic exploits of the USCGC

Benjamin Dailey as it joins the Coast Guard’s operational fleet.” The 154 foot patrol craft USCGC

Benjamin Dailey is the 23rd vessel in the Coast Guard's Sentinel-class FRC program. The FRC has

been described as an operational “game changer,” by senior Coast Guard officials. This will be the

first FRC to be stationed in the 8th Coast Guard District in Pascagoula, MS. Previous cutters have

been stationed in Florida, San Juan, PR, Cape May, NJ and Ketchikan, AK. To build the FRC,

Bollinger used a proven, in-service parent craft design based on the Damen Stan Patrol Boat 4708. It

has a flank speed of 28 knots, state of the art command, control, communications and computer

technology, and a stern launch system for the vessel’s 26 foot cutter boat. Each FRC is named for an

enlisted Coast Guard hero who distinguished him or herself in the line of duty. This vessel is named

after Coast Guard Hero Benjamin Dailey. Dailey, Keeper of the Cape Hatteras Life-Saving Station,

was awarded the Gold Lifesaving Medal on April 24, 1885 for his exceptional bravery in one of the

most daring rescues by the Life-Saving Service. (Press Release)

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90 YEARS FOR DAMEN

Damen is celebrating nine

decades of operations in the

shipbuilding industry. From

small beginnings in the

1920s, the company has

grown into a renowned

maritime service provider

that employs 9,000 people.

With Dutch roots, Damen’s

expansion has been global.

This growth can be viewed

in terms of its yards, service

hubs and other subsidiary

companies as well as a

globally-operating client

base. For 90 years, Damen’s vessel designs have successfully served customers operating on all over

the world. Damen was originally established by two brothers, Jan and Rien Damen, in 1927. From

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facilities located on the banks of the River Merwede in Hardinxveld, the Netherlands, they managed

the growing firm into a well-respected business. Production progress When Kommer Damen took

over in 1969, he introduced numerous changes to the ship fabrication process. Advances such as

modular construction techniques and series production of standard designs resulted in considerable

increases in efficiency. Damen’s clients could benefit from shortened delivery times and flexible

vessel configurations. The subsequent growth since the late 1960s has been as swift as it was broad.

The company’s worldwide coverage developed with the acquisition of foreign yards and the

establishment of dedicated service centres. The vessel portfolio has grown too – today the company’s

vessels serve an ever-evolving range of maritime sectors. A team performance Looking back at

Damen’s success over the years, Chairman Kommer Damen highlights the contribution made by the

company’s personnel: “I am

honoured to celebrate 90

years of Damen. What

started as a small team, has

grown into a global

company. And yet – we have

achieved this while still

retaining our family values.

“Damen owes its success to

the commitment and

dedication that has been

invested by our past and

present employees. It has

always been important that

our personnel enjoy their

work and it is their passion that has made the company into what it is today.” Birthday celebrations Damen is marking its 90th anniversary in numerous ways over the coming months. For example, the

company has also launched a dedicated website (www.damen90.com) that will highlight its

maritime heritage and involvement in the shipbuilding industry since 1927. An interactive platform,

this website will allow visitors to upload and share their own photos and recollections about Damen.

A special exhibition illustrating many of the key moments in Damen’s history will be on display at

the company’s headquarters in Gorinchem, the Netherlands. This will also be the location for the

Damen Workboat Festival, which will also focus on the 90 year celebrations. Open to clients and

industry partners, this event will take place on 5th October 2017. And, last but not least, the

company’s annual magazine will feature several articles that will take a retrospective look at some of

the most important and interesting milestones of the last 90 years. Looking forward With a view to

forthcoming decades, it is essential to note that Damen is still very much a family-orientated

business. Kommer Damen’s four children all play significant roles in operations: Arnout Damen is

Chief Commercial Officer, Rose Damen is Commercial Director at Amels, Annelies Damen manages

the corporate properties portfolio, and Bear Damen recently directed the company’s corporate film.

Never a company to rest on its laurels, Damen has always been defined by its constant forward-

thinking strategies. It is this progressive mind-set that has kept the company focused on new

opportunities and market developments. “This is an important year for Damen,” comments Arnout

Damen. “It is an opportune moment to identify the key characteristics that will strengthen our

future position in changing the global maritime market.” “Continued investment into building

strong relationships with our clients will play a major role. It will be by understanding their

markets, their activities and their needs that we can help make them a success.” (Press Release)

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YAROSLAVSKY SHIPBUILDING PLANT LAUNCHES FOURTH BOOM-LAYING

BOAT OF PROJECT А-40–2Б-ЯР

Yaroslavsky Shipbuilding Plant

says it has launched the boom-

laying boat named Spasatel

Aleksyuk, the fourth in the series

of six boats of Project А-40–2Б-

ЯР. The ship is built for Marine

Rescue Service of Rosmorrechflot

(Federal Marine and River

Transport Agency) under the

contract with the Directorate of

the State Customer in the

framework the Federal Targeted

Programme “Development of

Russia’s Transport System in

2010-2020”. The contract signed in October 2014 is to be completed on 1 December 2018. The

vessels of the project A40-2B are intended for transportation and installation of boom guards in sea

coastal search and rescue areas, on the waters of the bays, inlets and seaports, to contain the spread

of spilled oil products, to liquidate oil spills, to collect the spilled oil products into floating containers

and their further towing to the reception points of shore or floating stations and also for the

construction of oil-gathering orders. Key characteristics: length overall - 20.97 m; breadth overall -

5.7 m; draught - 1.17 m; speed – about 20.0 knots, cruising range – 250 miles, endurance - 3 days,

main propulsion - 2х588 kW, displacement – 51.6 t, crew – 2, personnel – 4. RS class - КМ Iсe2 R3

RSN Aut 3 oil recovery ship (>60°). Yaroslavsky Shipbuilding Plant (the managing company —CJSC

«VP FINSUDPROM») is situated in the central part of Russia, on the bank of the river Volga. It is an

Open Joint Stock Company since 1993. The company specializes in construction of both civil vessels

and warships. (Source: PortNews)

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YANTAR SHIPYARD LAID DOWN RESCUE SUPPORT SHIP OF PROJECT

23700, VOYEVODA, FOR RF MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE

On 21 April 2017, Kaliningrad-based Baltic Shipbuilding Plant “Yantar” (Yantar Shipyard, United

Shipbuilding Corporation) laid down the lead ship of Project 23700 intended for support of rescue

operations, says press center of the shipyard. The plaque dedicated to keel-laying was fixed to a

vessel section by Acting Governor of the Kaliningrad Region Anton Alikhanov, Deputy Minister of

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Industry and Trade Oleg Ryazantsev,

USC President Aleksei Rakhmanov

and Chief Designer of Severnoye

Design Bureau Vladimir Spiridopulo.

The Voyevoda is a lead rescue support

ship of Project 23700 designed by

Severnoye Design Bureau. It was

ordered by RF Ministry of Industry

and Trade. Under the contract signed

in December 2016, the ship is to be

delivered to the customer in

November 2019. The ship will be

operated by the Federal Marine and

River Transport Agency (Rosmorrechflot). The ship of project 23700 is intended for support of

rescue operations, transportation and supply of small-size search and rescue floating crafts. The ship

can carry 4 boats and 2 helicopters. Displacement – 7,500 t, length – 111 m, width – 24 m, speed – 22

knots, cruising range – 5,000 miles. “Development of civil shipbuilding is dictated by the time and

we meet the demand properly. The shipyard is building two research vessels, a month ago we laid

down the third trawler for Kamchatka fishery. Today, we make a new step towards our strategic

development – we embark on an absolutely new project,” said Eduard Yefimov, Director General of

Yantar Shipyard. Oleg Ryazantsev, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian

Federation, congratulated the management and the staff of Yantar Shipyard with the keel-laying of

the innovative ship for rescue operations. According to him, laying down of the Voyevoda, is among

recent achievement of domestic shipbuilding. Kaliningrad-based Baltic Shipbuilding Plant “Yantar”

(Yantar Shipyard) was founded on July 8, 1945 on the basis of a Koenigsberg unit of German’s

Schichau Werft. Yantar Shipyard specializes in building and repair of warships and civil boats.

Throughout the years the Shipyard has built 160 warships and more than 500 merchant vessels. The

Russian Government holds majority stake in the shipbuilding firm through Western Center of

Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of state-owned United Shipbuilding Corporation. United Shipbuilding

Corporation (USC OJSC) is the largest shipbuilding company in Russia. It was set up in 2007 with

100% federal ownership. The holding comprises 40 companies and organizations (major

shipbuilding and shiprepairing companies as well as leading design bureaus). Currently, USC

consolidates the bulk of the domestic shipbuilding complex. The Russian market is the main focus of

the state corporation though it also exports its. (Source: PortNews)

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Svitzer Adira started her Maiden Journey to Southampton

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Two ASD Tugs 2411 for Saam Smit Towage to be built by Wilson Sons, Brasil

Two Damen Azimuth Tractor Drive (ATD) Tugs 2412 delivered to Western

Australia

Vittoria Shipyard Enters International Tug Market

Multi-role Damen Shoalbuster for Bristol Port

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