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MARINE BUSINESS REVIEW I 2006-2007

Marine Division 92077 Paris-La-Défense Cedex - France

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CONTENTS

02 Introduction 20 Offshore 04 Key points 22 Container ships 05 Newbuildings 24 Passenger vessels 06 Global support 26 Warships 07 Close to clients 27 Special ships 10 Fleet in service 28 Yachts 12 Technical focus 29 Inland navigation 14 Tankers 30 Consultancy 16 Bulk carriers 32 Corporate 18 Gas carriers MBR2007VP-INT.qxd 21/05/07 15:29 Page 2

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Bernard Anne Bernard Anne, Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Bureau Veritas’ Marine Division

“As ships get bigger and bigger attention to detail becomes ever more important. Our understanding of the relationship between the ship and the sea is improving all the time. The challenge facing all of us is to improve that knowledge faster than the speed at which ships are growing today, and to deliver that knowledge speedily into the ships being designed for tomorrow.”

Over the last ten years major investments in R&D have helped us to ATTENTION gain a vastly increased ability to focus on how fatigue propagates. Cross fertilisation of experience between shipping and offshore units TO DETAIL improves our knowledge of fatigue and corrosion, and the ever growing power of IT enables us to get a better picture of the non-linear forces acting on a ship structure loaded with a liquid cargo in a seaway. We ur ability to understand the interaction between the sea, the can now model and calculate both ship, cargo and sea behaviour in a Oship and its cargo is improving all the time. At the same time the way never before possible. That opens the pathway to new designs, demand for larger and more technically sophisticated ships is mega LNG carriers, mega containerships, mega passenger vessels, growing very fast. That creates a paradox. As ships get bigger and better production and more robust ships. But the speed at which the bigger attention to detail becomes more and more important. We market demands this knowledge is also increasing, so our focus at know more and more about that detail, but at the same time the Bureau Veritas for 2006 was to improve the way in which we could pressure on yards to come up with new and bigger designs is also deliver expertise to the yards and owners. stronger. Which means we have to be able to deliver more information, more closely focussed, more quickly. The bigger the That focus worked. BV was entrusted with record breaking orders for structure, the more we need to focus on local loadings and the mega containerships in Korea, and a major share of the global bulk behaviour of fatigue. The challenge facing all of us is to improve our carrier newbuilding market reflected our hard work on implementing knowledge and attention to detail faster than the speed at which the CSR rules. Those rules came into force in April, and as BV had ships are growing today, and to deliver that knowledge speedily into played a leading role in their development, it was able to work with the ships being designed for tomorrow. yards to help them implement the rules with adapted tools for new MBR2007VP-INT.qxd 21/05/07 15:30 Page 3

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The LPG carrier Berge Trader (78,500 cu m) built by Daewo Shipping & Marine Engeenering Co for Geogas and managed by BW Gas.

designs quickly. Our expert staff are working within IACS to help scrutiny. This fragmentation of responsibility goes against the interpret, harmonise and update the CSR, so are able to provide the quality of the ship and maritime safety in general. best advice on where these rules are going. CSR for tankers and bulk carriers has been a tough learning curve for everyone in class, but 2006 was a good year for Bureau Veritas, with fleet and new orders given the unprecedented speed of ship development, perhaps now is up strongly, and a series of new initiatives to help us retain technical already the time to apply those lessons and for us all to collaborate leadership. For 2007 we are looking more closely at the detail of on common rules for large containerships? training, support for yards and owners and very high level research. And we are looking at the wider horizon to identify the next big issues, BV has been working hard for industry within IACS and also in such as reducing carbon footprint, which will affect our clients. That the EU. The EU is constantly seeking to change the structures of way we can be ready to focus on the detail of those issues for them. maritime control, pursuing its mission for safer seas, but sometimes in the wrong direction. One major issue in discussion is whether it is sensible to force classification societies to accept the certification of others for major items of ship's equipment. BV has been leading the battle to convince the EU that this would be a mistake. Class as a whole takes responsibility for classing the ship, and it must also take responsibility for the main items of machinery. Accepting mutual recognition of certificates would dilute that responsibility, just when the chain of subcontractors in the manufacturing process needs more and more specific MBR2007VP-INT.qxd 21/05/07 15:30 Page 4

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Pierre de Livois Pierre de Livois, Senior Vice President and Technical Director

“This was the year in which everyone finally realised that rules alone are not enough. The continuing rapid growth in ship sizes calls for ever more direct calculations, which in turn calls for more The 2,550-passenger MSC Orchestra to be delivered in April 2007 by Aker Yards sophisticated and user-friendly tools, and better France with BV class. people able to deliver complex results quickly. We have both the new tools and the best people, and we have put them where the yards need them, close to them.”

KEY POINTS

uring 2006 it was the speed at which class could deliver its expertise Dwhich came into focus. In the hottest newbuilding market ever size and technical frontiers were continually being breached, requiring

detailed expertise delivered at high speed. BV was able to meet those The Bureau Veritas group provides a sound support for its marine division. Turnover in 2006 again grew strongly to 1,840M €. The group is doubling in size very five years as major challenges, satisfying both its traditional market and entering new fields. companies turn to it to manage risk across all their diverse interests.

• BV’s classed fleet grew 12.3 per cent to 7,530 ships totalling 54.6 m gt. A flood of large newbuildings drove down average age. • Guidance notes for LNG terminals were launched to help bringing • BV’s share of the world newbuilding orderbook reached 11.5 per LNG shipment on stream sooner. cent, with record breaking orders in some sectors. • VeriSTAR Stability was introduced at the end of 2006 to deliver • The implementation of the Common Structural Rules in April for tankers probabilistic damage stability calculation. and bulkers absorbed a lot of time and effort as BV delivered expertise • Bureau Veritas has entered into a co-operation agreement with the Vietnam and tools to yards to help them assess new designs quickly. BV was active Register. The agreement covers classification and certification and training. in IACS teams revising, harmonising and implanting both sets of rules. • Bureau Veritas took a major share of the world market for • VeriSTAR Hull’s new interface with yard FEM systems speeded up classification of offshore floating units. Nine major new FPSOs and calculation time dramatically. FSUs were contracted to BV class, and BV was involved with services • New Rules for Yachts kept BV at the front of a fast-growing and very to eighty of the FPSOs in service, a market share of around 40 per cent. technical market. • BV built on the synergies between its LNG expertise and its offshore • New Inland Vessel Rules compatible with the ADNR (Agreement for the and structural expertise with FPSOs to work on studies for two of the transport of dangerous goods on Rhine) drove growth of BV’s inland fleet. first LNG FPSOs. One will be a newbuilding and the other a conversion. BV helped develop innovative hatchless river-sea containership projects. • Dalia FPSO was delivered with the first Asset Integrity Maintenance Scheme • New Rules for Navy Ships included a chapter on aircraft carriers. BV from newbuilding, and the scheme was extended to include the topsides. landed major warship orders for both frigate and aircraft carrier work. • VeriSTAR Chemicals was fully updated to take account of new international • A Rules note for Polar Class ships provided new standards for very cold regulations, and its use was much appreciated by owner and charterers. weather operation, and BV’s fleet of ice-class tankers grew strongly. • During 2006 BV increased real time web access to its rules at • A complete new set of Offshore Rules was launched, bringing together BV’s www.veristar.com, where yards and owners now have state-of-the-art world leading expertise in offshore structure monitoring, especially of FPSOs. access to rules and guidance. MBR2007VP-INT.qxd 21/05/07 15:30 Page 5

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Bruno Dabouis Bruno Dabouis, Director, Sales and Marketing Management.

“Global order books are still outstripping shipyard capacity, and BV’s order book and market share are at record levels. It is a testimony to the hard work our people put in to be close to shipyards and owners who The Torm Venture under construction at the New Century Shipyard, one of the need on the spot help to deliver results quickly in a most important yard in China with its recent extension to VLCCs in new facilities very dynamic market.” called New Times Shipyard.

TIMELY EXPERTISE DRIVES GROWTH

he world demand for new ships hit a fourth successive record last Tyear, with over 90m gt of ships ordered. In such a dynamic market shipyards and owners placed a premium on the timely delivery of very high level technical expertise to help them break new barriers of ship Bureau Veritas took 11 per cent of new orders last year by gt, and over 15 per cent by number of ships, as its accumulated orderbook grew to record levels of 17.4 m gt. size and reach new volumes of production. That is why BV took key market shares in significant sectors, such as the 18 per cent of new bulkers coming to BV class, following the investment in CSR rules, tools development, design analysis and training for the yards. And it was why BV was awarded the classification of the largest shipbuilding order ever placed at HHI, the $1.2bn contract for eight 11,400 teu containerships in the largest numbers, with Japan, Turkey, USA, the Netherlands and for CMA CGM. BV had the expert people and the user friendly tools Iran also ordering significant amounts of ships. working alongside yard design teams to deliver results quickly. These ships are to be built in forty-two different countries, with China, Other key areas of success for BV were LNG, where its technical Korean and Japan taking the lion’s share, but significant tonnages leadership in both very large ships and issues such as sloshing, and its also in Turkey, Netherlands, Philippines and Spain. The ability of BV to innovation in sophisticated smaller ships such as the new Anthony maintain a worldwide network which can provide both high level and Veder dual use coastal LNG/LPG distribution ships gave it almost high volume support to major yards in China and Korea, while also twenty per cent of new orders, and specialised vessels where it took co-operating locally with smaller growing yards wherever they are is 43 per cent of the new ships. a key driver of BV’s newbuilding success. That and its user friendly tools. The upgrading of VeriSTAR Hull to make it mesh simply with The globalisation of shipping is accelerating, and in 2006 owners from most common shipyard FEM systems, and the training and support fifty-one countries placed orders for new ships to be built to BV class. provided by BV evidence the manner in which BV and yards co-operate China, France, Greece and Taiwan were where owners turned to BV well to give better service to owners. MBR2007VP-INT.qxd 21/05/07 15:30 Page 6

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World map with BV offices and all red spots of all BV network incl non-marine

Didier Chaleat Maeda San Didier Chaleat, Senior Vice President, Marine West Zone Takashi Maeda, Senior Vice President, Marine East Zone

“A key factor underpinning our growth during 2006 was “We have strengthened our Local Plan Approval Office in China our ability to foresee the needs of yards and owners to and divided it into specialist sections headed by experienced have more user-friendly rules and tools backed by well- senior engineers with full support from HO, enabling BV China trained people deployed globally to share their expertise.” to offer a wider range of services for review and approval of drawings for new constructions of all types, including offshore units.

in the language and at the time needed. Over 700 offices, 330 of which are GLOBAL SUPPORT specialised marine offices, form the platform for fourteen specialised Plan Approval Offices and teams with specialist expertise, such as the Hydrodynamics team in Shanghai, or the new office in hipbuilding and shipowning are global businesses, and every year the Finland. All these offices across the network also work closely with Srange of countries able to build more sophisticated vessels national committees drawn from industry, to ensure they are delivering increases. All these yards and owners need user-friendly tools and the service required by the local community. A new Turkish committee in rules, backed by skilled and experienced people based close to them. 2006 underlines the importance BV places both on the growth of Bureau Veritas has invested strategically in a global network which can shipbuilding and ship ownership in Turkey and local input to its global deliver technical support and high level expertise wherever it is needed, network. MBR2007VP-INT.qxd 21/05/07 15:30 Page 7

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FINLAND, BALTIC CLOSE TO CLIENTS STATES AND RUSSIA A Plan Approval Office NORTH AMERICA was opened in Turku, An Offshore Technical Manager has been appointed in Houston to Finland to further The fast Ro-pax Star (27 knots) to be delivered in 2007 by Aker provide further support for clients. One significant contract for his Yards Rauma to Tallink (FINLAND). support passenger ship team is to provide SBMI with Hull Structure Assessment and spectral building. Tallink took fatigue analysis for elaboration of the Steel Renewal Plan of a delivery of the Galaxy, its largest ever , and confirmed an order to be converted into a FPSO. for a sister ship at Aker Yards. Its proud owner took delivery of a BV In the market, a contract was signed with International classed Swan 131 from Nautor’s yard in Jakobstad, Finland. This 40 m Shipping Partners, managers of a fleet of 9 passenger ships, for a five vessel is the biggest Swan sailing yacht ever built. A new high speed year audit program covering ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISM and ISPS. ice class ferry for Tallink was also classed and will be delivered in A LNG seminar organised for the USCG in Washington DC was also early 2007. attended by many representatives of the LNG industry. CENTRAL EUROPE SOUTH AMERICA In Germany a highlight was the order at Schichau Seebeck for 4 +2 BV opened an office in Vitoria, 600km north of Rio de Janeiro. Many containerships of the Series SSW Super 1000 teu. These vessels are the new offshore projects for Petrobras will be in this area. During 2006, first vessels at a German yard, with German financing, German owner, BV provided Petrobras with classification during conversion for the German flag and BV class. A further six vessels of the same type will FPU P-53, under conversion from a VLCC to a floating production unit be built at a Chinese yard for German owner with BV class. with 180,000 bpd capacity, moored in 1080m water depth. The biggest Inland navigation was busier than ever at all five offices after the internal turret in the world, with 26m width and more than 70 risers, publication of BV’s new rules, and contracts were placed for several was installed at P-53 during 2006, while at conversion in the yard. newbuilding tankers for inland service for German owners. The German Petrobras transferred FPSO P-47 into BV class, and BV completed Marine Safety Agency gave full authorisation to BV to conduct full the Basic Design Certification of two new offshore projects for statutory surveys on BV-classed vessels flying the German flag. In Petrobras, FPSO P-57 and FPU P-55 (semi-sub hull). Poland orders were taken for newbuildings for Finnish owners and the inland sector was very busy with twelve newbuildings for service NORWAY along the River Odra. BV expanded in Norway in 2006 by opening an UK & IRELAND office in Stavanger to The Bureau Veritas UK-connected fleet grew in 2006 from 250 to 300 better service oil and vessels. Newbuilding contracts in foreign yards mainly came from gas customers located Carisbrooke Shipping for cargo vessels and Norbulk for oil tankers. The in that region. Interesting other main entries were with the UK arm of CMA CGM which included jobs included classification the first ever Alternate Compliance Scheme (ACS) newbuildings for

The /product tanker Bergen Star delivered by of a new Platform Support Bureau Veritas under the RMK Marine Gemi Yapin San. Ve Deniz (Istanbul) for Haugland Tankers. Vessel (PSV) at Solstrand UK Flag where all yard, Aalesund for Sartor surveys are delegated to AS based in Bergen. The 73 m platform supply, tug, rescue and oil recovery the classification society. vessel has CLEANSHIP SUPER and dynamic positioning (DYNAPOS) The first vessel under the notations. BV's expertise with liquefied gas transport was recognised scheme, CMA CGM Orca, with the classification of the VLGC Berge Trader and VLCCs were classed a 5,000 teu containership,

for Horten AS and Frontline. Bergen Tankers took delivery of the oil The general Sian C delivered by Makita Corporation was delivered by Hyundai tanker Bergen Star with BV class in July and ordered four more vessels (Japan) for Carisbrooke Shipping Holdings Ltd. Samho in November. to BV class. Ongoing were many condition assessment (CAP) projects on both LPG and LNG vessels SWEDEN & DENMARK including the LNG Edo, a Moss-type LNG vessel subject to full CAP During 2006 the offices covering Sweden and Denmark were enlarged surveys for hull, hull fittings, cargo containment and cargo plant and new managers appointed to strengthen the team. One interesting including 3D fatigue study. job was the approval of the Oxymat system of nitrogen-producing The conversion of the ex Danish rail ferry to hospital ship, the Africa plants to be installed on tankers. Mercy for Mercy ships moved nearer completion and is expected to be delivered by the shipyard early 2007. The contract for ISO/ISM/ISPS services for Norbulk Shipping was obtained at the end of 2006 for their fleet of about sixty ships. MBR2007VP-INT.qxd 21/05/07 15:30 Page 8

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BENELUX HELLENIC BV’s activities in the Benelux countries increased and the local plan AND BLACK SEA approval office was strengthened accordingly. Most of the work Bureau Veritas had a focussed on innovative high technology vessels, including a very very active year in the specialised 7,500 cu m LNG/LPG carrier for Anthony Veder and a series Hellenic and Black Sea of a new type HSC, the Axe bow vessel, to be built at Damen Shipyards. region. Almost 1.15m gt The local orderbook for dredgers with IHC has grown significantly. of ships were transferred Many projects have been ordered for small vessels, for which the hulls into BV class by owners

will be built in East Europe, China and Vietnam and outfitting carried out The 105,000 dwt Vadella delivered to Cardiff attracted to BV’s services, in Europe. The orderbook for general cargo vessels and small tankers Marine. with an average age of with the North Netherlands Shipyards has grown and now stretches 11.5 years. Notable amongst beyond 2009. At De Hoop Lobith a multi purpose Special Service Vessel them was the two 300,000 dwt VLCC owned by Cardiff Marine, the is under construction for Bourbon and in Belgium JFJ de NUL has Universal Brave and the Universal Prime. continued to develop its portfolio of mega dredgers, ordering a 48,000 cu m hopper dredger to be built to BV class at Sestao, in Spain. It will And newbuilding activity was even stronger, with owners from the region, be the largest hopper dredger in the world when delivered. mostly from Greece, ordering 1.45m gt of new ships to be built to BV class. Notable among them was the first VLPG, an 83,000 cu m vessel to be FRANCE built for Stealth Gas at Daewoo and four smaller LPG carriers to be For 2007 BV’s French built in Japan also for Stealth. region will also run the marine activities TURKEY AND CASPIAN SEA of BV North Africa, Bureau Veritas has reinforced its technical and newbuilding expert strengthening resources team in Turkey, increasing the survey force by 20% to more than 60 for customers there. In surveyors at the beginning of 2007. France one big job in 2006 was the expert Regional offices were also set up in Izmit and Eregli to bring closer Warship classification and consultancy also grew strongly with the contract for the FREMM frigates which will begin assistance given to the support activities at existing and new yards. construction in 2007. French government for the scrapping of the aircraft carrier Clemenceau. The six month project More than two third of new orders placed in Turkey in 2006 were to required input from the Marine division, Tecnitas and Industry division BV class. And even higher stake has been taken in new orders placed to establish an inventory of the hazardous and potentially hazardous in 2007 first months. materials in the ship's structure, fittings and equipment. A dedicated BV methodology and organisation was set up for this major operation In addition Bureau Veritas Turkey has increased its technical assistance and this is now in demand from other companies. and expertise to shipowners for their buildings in Turkey: as for example Warship classification and consultancy also grew strongly with the the first world wide compliant CSR (IACS Common Structural Rules) contract for the FREMM frigates which will begin construction in 2007 oil/chemical tankers of 25,000 dwt are now being built at Medmarine and deliver two frigates per year from 2011 to 2021. shipyard in Eregli and for their new orders in foreign countries. Close co-operation with French liner major CMA CGM led to the contract to class the eight 11,400 teu containerships to be built at Bureau Veritas Turkey has re-enforced relations with the local authorities Korea’s HHI yard, a world record contract. And Aker St Nazaire was and with Istanbul Technical University in developing cooperation with busy with major passengership orders for MSC Cruises, all of which training and apprentice ship for some 10 new pre-graduates per year in are fully project managed through VeriSTAR Project Management with naval architecture and marine engineering. full interactive access for the builder and BV. MIDDLE EAST AND INDIA SOUTH EUROPE BV created a single In Spain and Portugal the Madrid Plan Approval office was Middle East region of ten strengthened to serve increasing newbuilding activity in the region. countries, including Dubai BV Marine began to share resources and management with Portugal’s and Iran. Technical staff RINAVE, improving the efficiency of the company. The Spanish Navy in the region were entrusted the classification of a frigate to BV. increased and a Local In Italy the number of marine staff and offices has doubled in two years Plan Approval Office was

to reflect increased activity there. A new Plan Approval Office will be The BV Dubai office is very active with consultancy set up in Dubai. Strong and class of GRP yachts. established in Italy in April 2007, to deal with the newbuilding of mega sectors included the local yachts. BV was entrusted with over fifty newbuilding classification offshore service market, contracts for mega yachts in Italy during 2006. During 2006 BV also where BV classes over 775 vessels, about 70 per cent of the sector. restarted to work with Fincantieri for the newbuilding of a Cruise Ferry Thirty newbuilding contracts were placed with BV in Egypt, and around for the Estonian owner Tallink. 80 per cent of the Dubai newbuilding market was entrusted to BV. The office was also very active with consultancy and class of GRP yachts up to 40 m loa. MBR2007VP-INT.qxd 21/05/07 15:30 Page 9

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As the leading class society in the region BV built up close relations TAIWAN with the local authorities, participating in joint IMO / GCC (Gulf Bureau Veritas services cooperation Council) seminars / workshop on proposing amendments eighteen Taiwanese ship to IMO rules for non convention vessels. owners with a young fleet averaging seven CHINA years old. The fleet grew Bureau Veritas China strongly in 2006 to grew significantly in 2006 seventy-four vessels. In

to almost 200 staff. Delivery of the YM Immense by China 2006, Bureau Veritas Shipbuilding Corporation (CSBC), Keelung shipyard to China Local Plan Office All Oceans Transportation Inc. Taiwan saw substantial was strengthened and growth of the connected advance design review fleet, and the local newbuilding orderbook grew to twenty-seven vessels, made available for totalling 1.14m gt, including VLCCs, LNGC, container vessels, bulk complex ships and carriers and general cargo vessels. China Local Plan Office was strengthened and advance design review made available for complex ships and offshore offshore structures, using structures, using a local VeriSTAR team. a local VeriSTAR team. The largest delivery was the 8,200 teu containership YM Unison, delivered The team completed a by HHI Ulsan shipyard, Korea, to Yang Ming Marine Transport. design review of a CSR On the other end of the spectrum of marine classification services, compliant 176,000 dwt Bureau Veritas has further enhanced its services to yacht building bulk carrier for Shanghai in Taiwan. In 2006 BV worked with seven yacht builders, providing Waiquoziao Shipyard. EC certifications and classification services. This design has proved particularly popular and SOUTH EAST ASIA has led to 12 orders During 2006 Bureau

The handymax Bulk carrier Shanghai Venture delivered by from various shipowners, Veritas was involved Chenxi Shipyard to Wah Kwong. all classed with BV. Four with an unprecedented vessels were converted number of offshore from oil tankers to oil/chemical tankers for China Shipping Haisheng conversion and offshore HK, under BV class. The offshore team has performed the design newbuildings in South The tug boat Lewek Roller delivered by Lingshan Shipyard to review and started the site inspections of two FPSOs for local company Lewek Shipping Pte Ltd. East Asia. These included CNOOC. BV China was awarded 464 vessels with 3 MGT during 2006. the one-million barrel storage capacity Federal I on charter to Petrochina. She was converted KOREA from a suezmax tanker into a FSO within an extremely tight time- In Korea BV concentrated on large and sophisticated vessels, and frame of 2 months at Keppel Shipyard, Singapore. Another first is the oversaw the building of forty large vessels totaling 2.75m gt. Recent conversion of the 80,000 cbm Gas Concord into the Belanak LPG-FSO orders for 11,400 teu containerships and very large LNG and LPG on contract to ConocoPhillips Indonesia Inc. Ltd. carriers reinforced its presence in Korean shipyards In July 2006, our Malaysia office has also seen the delivery of the BV-classed FSO Cendor being fully converted in MMHE for Malaysia’s During 2006 HHI built and delivered to BV class four 9,400 teu and MISC Sdn Bhd. Bureau Veritas was also the class of choice for a three 8,200 teu containerships. Meanwhile the orderbook for LNG number of offshore support units. These included an offshore self- carriers topped 21 vessels, eight of which were under construction, elevating drilling platform for APECS Offshore and an oil well with the largest 177,000 cu m capacity. stimulation barge and offshore support barge for Haliburton.

The 2m bbl FPSO Plutonio was delivered to BP at the end of November BV’s good relationship with Malaysian owners continued to grow in 2006 and Moho Bilondho FPU for Total was launched in December. 2006. MISC, the world’s largest owner operator of LNG carriers Also for Total the keel laying of the 2m bbl Akpo FPSO takes place in awarded BV the classification of two LNGCs with dual fuel diesel August. electric propulsion to be built in MHI Japan. The year also saw the delivery of two MISC’s LNGCs from Samsung Heavy Industry, Korea The Local Plan Approval office was reinforced to cope with dual fuel and one VLCC from Universal Shipbuilding Corp in Japan. diesel electric propulsion for large LNG carriers and BV was selected by three main Korean shipyards for co-work studies on CSR capesize Continuous strong support from EA Technique (tankers and tugs), bulk carriers. Jasa Merin (offshore support vessels), Alam Maritime (offshore support vessels), Nepline (tankers), Halim Mazmin (tankers) and Oilserve Marine (offshore support vessels) has led to BV strengthening it local team to provide more high quality services to owners. MBR2007VP-INT.qxd 21/05/07 15:30 Page 10

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Claude Maillot Claude Maillot, Director Ships in Service Management

“We know that in the end it is good people that produce good results. But we also know that good people work best when supported by efficient systems. So we are investing heavily in improving systems both to support our surveyors and to assist owners in their day-to-day operational life.”

ASSISTING OWNERS IN THEIR OPERATIONAL TASKS

ureau Veritas is very aware that good quality rests on the shoulders Bof good people. But it also knows that good people work best when supported by good systems. So it has invested heavily in 2006 to improve monitoring, feedback and training for its own surveyors, and at the same time, improve the tools which owners can use to help themselves.

The result of this investment can be measured in two ways. The classed

fleet is growing strongly, reaching a record 7,530 ships totalling 54.6 m gt in 2006, as more owners entrust their vessels to BV and seek 1998 the quality of close support BV can offer. At the same time, the average Bureau Veritas’ classed fleet grew sharply during 2006 to 7,530 ships totalling over 54.6 mgt. The growth was in younger ships, bringing down the fleet average age age of the fleet is decreasing, whilst the quality is rising, as measured by average age and performance across Port State Control systems.

Three important system innovations for owners are underway. BV is rolling out a Rule Compliance Manager software tool which will initially be used by surveyors and then opened to shipyards and BV has also launched customised Ship Inspection Manuals which owners, helping manage the burden of regulation. BV has made a help owners to identify hot spots, time inspections and deploy crew special effort to be involved in the work of IMO, IACS and other efficiently to monitor the ship in service. And beyond that, it is bodies, so it can be close to the development of regulations, ensuring involved at the heart of the European-driven CAS project, which will they are realistic and understanding their background. In that way lead to a new VeriSTAR Hull Life Cycle tool. This will provide owners its people can help BV’s clients better. and crews with a ship model which will manage thickness data and MBR2007VP-INT.qxd 21/05/07 15:30 Page 11

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CASE STUDY

PAUL JACKSON Director of Standards, UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency. In 2003 the UK introduced new and innovative arrangements for the monitoring of the 7 Recognized Organisations authorized to conduct statutory surveys on its behalf. The previous bi- annual audit approach was abandoned and replaced with shorter six monthly meetings to discuss and resolve issues of common interest and concern.

Bureau Veritas quickly endorsed the UK’s participative approach to RO monitoring and has worked with us to improve the safety and performance of UK’s BV classed fleet. By working closely together we have been able to change what could sometimes be an adversarial situation, experienced during conventional audits, to one of a partnership with similar aims and objectives.

Inevitably with a large number of BV classed vessels on the UK register there will be issues that need resolution. Because of the relationships Cardiff Marine's 300,000 dwt VLCC Universal Prime was one of the vessels which was forged at a working level they are resolved more transferred to BV class during 2006. effectively because both parties understand that the prime objective is the solution rather than attribution of blame.

The UK is proud of its reputation for quality shipping which has been enhanced through these greatly facilitate hull inspection and maintenance by the crew. new co-operative monitoring arrangements with BV allowing improvements to be made to both Flag and Class performance. Looking inwards, BV has been building better control systems into its tools, and can now run a global check on the performance of all surveys. As the survey data is entered into laptops, the system can check for trends in results and in how surveys are done, and can identify and help individuals with specific needs. The system will improve both the overall and individual delivery of surveys to clients, provide early warning of trends across ship types and will also improve training of surveyors. It is part of a company-wide effort to improve personal training for surveyors which includes updated courses and better training tools.

The final part of BV’s move to help good people to get better has been to improve co-operation with flag and port state control authorities globally. There is now a BV Port State Control Co-ordination Structure in every country to facilitate problem solving and to improve transparency and communication between class and authorities. The organisation systemises BV relations with authorities and ensures that feedback on actions by either party is BV is investing heavily in improving systems to help its surveyors in the taken into account by class, flag, PSC and owners. It is all part of using implementation of rules and regulations. good systems to help good people to help themselves to even better quality. MBR2007VP-INT.qxd 21/05/07 15:30 Page 12

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Pierre Besse Pierre Besse, Director Research Department Marine Division and Chairman of the European Waterborne Technology Platform Support Group.

“Our research is directed to providing the tools and expertise our clients need, which is one reason for a strong focus on hydrodynamics. Deeper knowledge of ship and liquid interaction is crucial as ships get larger. ”

Work is underway to deliver a fully coupled HydroSTAR-VeriSTAR software package which will simplify direct hydro-structure calculations, allowing detailed computation of whipping and springing through full non-linear hydro-elastic modelling. STRATEGIC RESEARCH FOCUSES structure calculations. Both the global ship response and local ON CLIENT NEEDS response to slamming in dynamic non-linear modes will be included. Large containerships require these increasingly sophisticated calculations to understand the interaction of large flexible ships and the seaway, and BV also used hydrodynamic assessment to develop ureau Veritas has increased both its research budget and the time solutions for countering parametric rolling. Band effort it puts into joint industry research projects during 2006 Advanced hydrodynamic research also underpinned the development of and again for 2007. It has also used its chairmanship of the EU a new version of the Ariane mooring software, which will be available in Waterborne Technology Platform Support Group to push a stronger 2007 and will cover both shallow water effects and multi-body interaction. research focus across industry. A new area for study was the assessment of the behaviour of damaged ships, in order to assist with survivability criteria which are now BV’s research is directed to providing the tools and expertise clients becoming mandatory for passenger ships. Coupling hydrodynamic need, which is one reason for a strong focus on hydrodynamics. As and structural calculations will provide special tools for survivability ship sizes increase dramatically, a more detailed understanding of assessment. Passenger ship-related studies also looked at new the interaction between fluids inside and outside the ship or unit and initiatives for alternative design of lifesaving appliances for the next the structure itself becomes critical. generation of mega cruise ships.

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Example of a new mega cruise ship : the MSC Fantasia to be delivered in 2008 by Aker Yards France with BV class.

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MICHAEL VOM BAUR Senior Vice President in Aker Yards group management and secretary of the Waterborne Technology Platform “Research is a key competitive advantage for Aker The new version of the ARIANE mooring software due out in 2007 Yards, as innovation allows us to stay ahead of the will take account of multi-body interaction and shallow water configurations. mass market. And as chairman of the CESA R&D group I’m also aware of how important it is to all European shipbuilders. Class is a key R&D partner for our industry, it is at the forefront of safety issues and has also a wide overview in several technologies. I’ve worked with BV on LNG issues and its very impressive research into sloshing, structure and membrane technology is important to our future LNG plans.”

leader in this field and is using both numerical modelling and full scale experiments as part of the three year project which will end in 2008 with the delivery of tools to manage sloshing impact and the structural response of containment systems.

Less calculation heavy but equally vital was work on extending Risk- Based Inspection techniques and fatigue assessment tools. This work will be a key focus for BV during 2007 and 2008 and it is vital Risk-Based Inspection studies are being extended to cover the topsides to the proper maintenance and operation of very large structures, of major offshore units, such as FPSO Dalia. especially offshore units. MBR2007VP-INT.qxd 21/05/07 15:30 Page 14

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ROBERT YOUNG Marine Director, Unicorn Shipping “We spend a lot of effort and money making sure our newbuildings are more safe and robust and more effective for our trades than standard vessels. We've currently got four large projects totaling seventeen ships still to deliver from yards in Korea and China, and it is a pleasure for me to work with the pragmatic BV office in Shanghai; they help me turn my ideas into good ships. The Cleanship notation is particularly useful in this competitive market and we will have that for our eight tankers building to BV class in China.”

OIL AND CHEMICAL TANKERS

006 was a record year for new tanker orders. High freight rates 2and replacement tonnage orders for single hull vessels drove demand across all size ranges, while significant changes to IMO regulations for the carriage of chemicals and vegetable oils led to The ULCC Birdie delivered by Samsung Heavy Industries for Fair Weather Shipping demand for specialised ships and specialised advice.

Bureau Veritas was able to provide support for all levels of owner. Its VeriSTAR Chemicals software tool has been fully updated for the new regulations, and was greatly appreciated by owners and charterers of chemical carriers trying to sort out the new rules. building in Turkey, where BV has a very close relationship with the yards specialised in this ship type and size. Many of the rest were In the smaller tanker sector, BV dominated the world orderbook, with for building in China, where BV is also developing close links with around one third of all global orders for smaller specialised tankers the yards which can cope with the particular expertise needed for and chemical tankers being to BV class. Many of these were for these innovative and highly complex ships. MBR2007VP-INT.qxd 21/05/07 15:30 Page 15

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The VLCC Bunga Kasturi Tiga delivered by Universal for the Malaysian shipowner AET.

Examples of orders of this type include also a series of eight product tankers for Saudi Arabia’s Bakri, six 8,000 dwt product tankers for Hong Lam Marine to be built at Yang Zhou Kejin and four 37,000 dwt chemical tankers to be built for Japan’s Victoria at Shin Kurushima. Unicorn Shipping of South Africa ordered BV class for four 16,500 dwt specialised chemical tankers to be built in China.

BV was also strongly present in the larger sizes, with three VLCCs orders for Formosa Plastics Maritime to be built at Japan’s Universal shipyard.

BV has issued calculation tools for the approval of CSR-compliant oil tankers and is presently completing the review of a 25 000 dwt oil tanker according to the new Rules.

Significant deliveries during 2006 included the first of a series of The chemical/oil tanker Theresa Aries delivered by Jiujiang Yinxing Shipbuilding Co. for Sasa Shipping Co Pte. three ice class Finnish Swedish 1A aframax tankers being built for Tsakos group at HHI. These vessels will have BV’s Cold Operations notation, and will build on BV’s substantial share of the ice class tanker market. while MISC took the BV-class VLCC Bunga Kasturi Tiga from Universal TMT took delivery of the VLCC Great Elephant from Nantong Cosco, Shipbuilding. MBR2007VP-INT.qxd 21/05/07 15:30 Page 16

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The handysize bulk carrier CSE Prosperity Express delivered with BV class by Imabari Shipbuilding to CSE Transport Corporation.

BULK CARRIERS

rders for new bulk carriers grew strongly in the second half of 2006 Oas owners and yards got to grips with the implications of the Common Structural Rules and yard slots became available. Bureau Veritas had been a leader in developing the new rules and in providing its MARS software tool as the hull modelling software. It combined that with major The 74,000 dwt panamax bulker Iran Birgand was built to BV class at China’s Jiangnan efforts to work with yards and owners to develop specific projects and yard and delivered to IRISL. train them in the new rules and software, with the result that a large proportion of them chose BV to class their new bulkers. Around eighteen per cent of the world orderbook for new bulkers came to BV class, including 20 new capesize orders. China’s SWS yard, with which BV has been working closely to develop a CSR capesize design, is building no other shipyards and design companies on 92,500 dwt, 57,300 dwt, less than 17 capesize bulkers to BV class, for different owners. 53,000 dwt, and 34,000 dwt bulk carriers. BV has also been active on CSR in the other major shipbuilding countries, Japan and Korea, as In China Bureau Veritas also has worked in close collaboration with well as upcoming countries such as Vietnam, where Bureau Veritas Jiangnan shipyard on a 76,000 dwt Panamax bulk carrier, and with is assisting yards with their new designs under CSR rules. MBR2007VP-INT.qxd 21/05/07 15:31 Page 17

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The 175,000 dwt Mineral Hong Kong was built to BV class at China’s SWS yard and delivered in 2006 to Bocimar.

BV worked hard to ensure its VeriSTAR Hull and other software was ready for CSR and today these tools provide BV’s engineers with a competitive advantage in the assessment of design according to CSR rules because they can provide accurate results within a short response time

Significant bulker orders during 2006 included eight capesize vessels for Enterprise Shipping of Greece to be built at Sundong, Korea and eight CSR-compliant capesizes to be built at SWS, China. IRISL ordered four more panamax bulkers from Jiangnan, while China’s Turning Shipping made what must be a record one shot order of 22 handymax vessels to be built to BV class at China’s Dayang Shipyard. The 174,240 dwt bulk carrier Fernandina delivered by Shanghai WaiGaoQiao Shipbuilding Co. for Cardiff Marine (Greece). IRISL was also active in the handymax market, ordering four vessels at Dayang and six more at Yangzhou, all to BV class.

Significant deliveries in 2006 included the 175,000 dwt Mineral Hong Kong, built to BV class at SWS for Bocimar, and the 74,000 dwt panamax bulker Iran Birgund, built to BV class at Jiangnan. MBR2007VP-INT.qxd 21/05/07 15:31 Page 18

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KATHLEEN EISBRENNER President and CEO of Excelerate Energy. “By using proven concepts in LNG in new ways we have been able to transform the LNG timescale. When we were looking for a global technology and verification partner we chose Bureau Veritas. We wanted a global outlook, a company which was receptive to new ideas and technology, and which had global credibility in the LNG field to certify our new ideas. BV has given us all of that and are a pleasure to work with too.”

GAS CARRIERS

n the LNG and LPG carrier business 2006 was a year of taking stock. IThe development of terminals and distribution networks has not kept up with the development of LNG carriers to service them. But there was growth in areas where special knowledge was vital. Bureau Veritas’three key knowledge areas, in sloshing, in dual fuel engines and in regasification vessels meant many major projects being entrusted to them. The 145,000 cu m LNG carrier Seri Angkasa delivered to Malaysia's MISC and built to BV class at Korea's Samsung yard. At the very large end of the scale, Japan’s MOL ordered two 177,000 cu m LNG carriers from Korea’s HHI yard. These vessels, for 2009 delivery, will have only four tanks, and each tank will be the largest LNG tanks Other large orders included two 166,000 cu m LNG carriers for TMT at yet built. LNG carriers are set to make a further step change in size, Daewoo, and Exmar ordered another of its successful LNG-RV and BV is working with key yards on designs up to 265,000 cu m. BV’s 151,000 cu m vessels from the same yard. As new simple regasification ability to compute impact loads and reaction between hull, sea and terminals come on stream, led by US company Excelerate Energy, cargo is vital to ensuring containment systems for these very large demand for these flexible vessels grows, and BV’s special knowledge ships and tanks are up to the job. and experience with the technical issues becomes more vital. MBR2007VP-INT.qxd 21/05/07 15:31 Page 19

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The 138,000 cu m LNG carrier Excelerate delivered by Daewo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. for Exmar and Excelerate Energy.

At the smaller end of the scale, there is a new market developing for safe, clean and local distribution of LNG. Rotterdam-based Anthony Veder has turned to BV to class an innovative LNG/LPG carrier, which will enter long term service with Norwegian LNG distributor Gasnor. To be built in Poland the 7,500 cu m vessel will have fully redundant propulsion systems capable of running on both methane and diesel and twin Azipod propulsion, making it both environmentally friendly and easy to manoeuvre. The vessel is highly flexible and can also act as an ethylene carrier. BV is working on a number of projects for similar small but very sophisticated vessels for specialised gas trades.

In addition BV has been quite active in addressing the technical issues relating to the safe design of compressed natural gas (CNG) carriers The French LNG carrier Provalys delivered by Alstom Marine to Gaz de France. which may eventually find their place in the global trade.

Significant deliveries to BV class during 2006 included three out of a series of five 145,000 cu m LNG carriers for Malaysia’s MISC from Samsung and the 78,600 cu m LPG carrier Berge Trader built for Norway’s Bergesen at Daewoo. MBR2007VP-INT.qxd 21/05/07 15:31 Page 20

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RICHARD SNELL Segment Engineering Technical Authority for Structural Engineering and Senior Advisor for Structural Engineering, BP. “I work for BP’s Exploration and Production company which is the part that explores for oil and gas deposits and develops the oil fields and pipelines. We are active globally but especially in the UK, US, Azerbaijan, Russia, Angola, Indonesia, Algeria, Egypt, Trinidad, Columbia, Australia, Norway and Vietnam. I advise business units around the world on structural engineering issues, mainly for offshore units. I am also involved in the technical review of new project proposals before they are implemented.

“Over the next few years we will be developing potentially four FPSOs in Angola, several big fixed platforms in Azerbaijan, a Gas FPSO in Norway, fixed platforms and FPSO or FSO in Vietnam, and further major developments in the UK and Trinidad. We turned to BV to help us with The 2 m bbl FPSO Plutonio was built to BV class for BP in Korea’s HHI shipyard and will assessment of the Schiehallion FPSO hull, and enter service off Angola in 2007. then worked with them on the class for the Greater Plutonio FPSO hull. We chose BV for its excellent technical capability, and because it had good tools, especially VeriSTAR. They have done excellent work for us on Schiehallion which was a difficult job, and generally we are impressed with their capability and the quality of their work.”

OFFSHORE

igh energy prices and also fears about energy security in an Hunstable world drove the offshore market during 2006. Everyone wanted to get their projects on stream quickly. There was pressure to find both tankers and gas carriers to convert for service as FPSOs, and at the same time newbuilding contracting for major offshore units reached new highs.

The Belanak LPG FSO conversion was carried out under BV Class Bureau Veritas, with its proven technical excellence and its user-friendly for Compass Energy and Conoco Phillips in Singapore. tools, took a major share of the market. Nine major units were ordered to BV class, four of them newbuilding FPSOs and five very large conversions to FPSOs and FSUs. Clients included MISC, Conoco Phillips, PetroChina, CNOOC, Petrobras and Total. The trust that these major operators placed In the wider market for asset integrity maintenance of existing FPSOs in BV gave it around 25 per cent of the market for new floating solutions. and FSUs, Bureau Veritas has been providing services to more than MBR2007VP-INT.qxd 21/05/07 15:31 Page 21

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The 2m bbl FPSO Dalia was delivered from Korea’s Samsung and Daewoo yards to Total for service off Angola. Built to BV class it was the first FPSO to have a full Asset Integrity Maintenance Scheme developed from the design stage, including the topsides.

80 units, around 45 per cent of the global fleet. Services include full Asset Integrity Maintenance Schemes and structural studies using BV’s AIMS and VeriSTAR Hull tools.

Breaking new ground, BV used its expertise with both newbuilding and conversion FPSOs and its technical lead in innovative LNG shipment to work on two projects for LNG FPSOs. One project is based on a new building, the other on a conversion using either spherical or membrane tanks.

BV’s Asset Integrity Maintenance Scheme was developed further and Dalia FPSO became the first FPSO to enter the AIMS scheme in place right from the design phase. The scheme was extended to include the topsides. The plan for 2007 is to further extend the AIMS scheme and The FPSO Akpo under construction at Hyundai Heavy Ind. with BV class for Total. to roll out the rest of the FPSO fleet covered by it.

Significant deliveries in 2006 included the 2m bbl Dalia, which was built at the two Korean yards of Samsung and Daewoo for Total. It has MISC and Compass Energy took delivery of fast track conversion now entered service off Angola. BP took delivery of its 2m bbl FPSO projects, respectively Cendor FPSO and Belanak LPG FSO, converted Plutonio, also built to BV class in Korea by HHI, for Angola service. in Singapore and Malaysia during 2006. MBR2007VP-INT.qxd 21/05/07 15:31 Page 22

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The 2,800 teu Irenes Rainbow, built to BV class at Korea's Hyundai Mipo yard and delivered to the Tsakos group in 2006.

CONTAINERSHIPS

ize was the big story of 2006 for containerships. Every sector from The 8,200 teu container vesseil YM Unison delivered with BV class by Hyundai Heavy Ind. to Sfeeders up to the largest post-panamax ships was up scaling, with Yang Ming Marine Transport. the strongest growth in the very largest sizes. This placed massive demands on yards and class to move quickly to produce safe, efficient designs. As the ships get bigger, so the demand for detailed knowledge The result of this close cooperation was that Bureau Veritas was of fatigue and loading becomes more critical. At the same time, chosen to class the biggest ever ship order placed at Korea’s major experience in service of the first generation of mega containerships Hyundai Heavy Industries yard. The $1.2bn order was placed by CMA began to cast doubt on the efficiency of some automatic twistlocks. CGM for eight 11,400 teu containerships for 2008 – 2010 delivery. Full So BV built on its extensive hydrodynamic modelling research into calculations will be made for the vessels, a major task but one whipping, slamming and springing and developed major studies into necessary for a groundbreaking development. the actual forces and accelerations affecting both the ships and the containers, including full scale measurements. The purpose of this Other significant orders were from German owners ordering two 1,036 life measurement campaign is to complement the initial theorical teu vessels to be built at Schichau Seebeck Werft for German flag studies completed. service, and the Shipping Corporation of India choosing BV to class two 4,250 teu ships it will have built at Hyundai Mipo. A further issue was fuel efficiency. High energy prices put the focus on building big, fast ships but with the least possible fuel consumption. Among the many containerships built and delivered to BV class was Again, BV has been working closely with yards, embedding teams of the 9,400 teu CMA CGM Rigoletto from Korea’s HHI yard and the engineers where required to produce good answers quickly. unusual and very efficient 1,700 teu open hatch containership MBR2007VP-INT.qxd 21/05/07 15:31 Page 23

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The 9,200 teu CMA CGM Fidelio was one of the first mega-containerships to be built to BV class and delivered to CMA CGM from Korea's HHI yard.

The unusual and very efficient 1,700 teu open hatch containership Katharina, built to BV class at IHC Holland and delivered in 2006 to Dutch major short sea operator Wagenborg

Katharina, built at IHC Holland and delivered in 2006 to Dutch major building very large containerships. The guidance will give a direct short sea operator Wagenborg. insight into the key issues of whipping, slamming and twisting which affect these ships, while providing a simple update on lashing and For 2007 BV is working on detailed guidelines for yards and owners other system requirements. MBR2007VP-INT.qxd 21/05/07 15:31 Page 24

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The 1,140-passenger ro-ro passenger ship Volcan de Taburiente delivered by Hijos de Barreras to Naviera Armas.

JEAN-RÉMI VILLAGEOIS Project Manager for the MSC Musica building programme at Aker Yards France, St Nazaire. "These are very exciting ships. They are state-of- the art vessels which are designed, built and will be operated to the highest standards of safety, comfort and environmental performance. "We have worked very closely with Bureau Veritas on this - and on other - projects, and we enjoy a first-class relationship with them. Their technical expertise is widely acknowledged, and we find that they are very responsive, and always available when needed. They are everything one would want from a classification society, and an ideal partner to work with on innovative vessel construction. We look forward to collaborating with them on many more projects in the future."

PASSENGER SHIPS

uring 2006 the cruise market was strengthening, and cruise Doperators were pushing each other with orders for ever larger tonnage. At the same time major ferry operators across the globe

were upscaling plans for cruise . All these vessels push the The Seven Sisters, the second of a pair of ro-pax vessels with a capacity boundaries of current regulations, but come ahead of the major rethink for 600 passengers built to BV class by the Spanish yard Barreras and operated by Louis-Dreyfus Transmanche Ferries. of passengership safety regulation which was approved at IMO MSC82 at the end of 2006. That change will further expand the possibilities available under alternative design concepts, but at the same time will place more emphasis on prevention of accidents and also on survivability of passengerships after a casualty. Another significant order was the ro-pax vessel Balearia, 1,200 Bureau Veritas took around 12 per cent of the new passengership passengers and 1,720 lane meters to be built at Astilleros Barreras orders placed in 2006, with two significant orders being a third for the Valencia-Balearic trades. 2,550-passenger Musica-class cruise liner for MSC to be built at Aker Yards St Nazaire, and a further Galaxy-class 2,800-passenger Deliveries included the 2,550-passenger MSC Musica, which was built cruise ferry for Tallink to be built at Aker Yards Finland. at Aker Yards, St Nazaire as the first of three sister ships. It is already MBR2007VP-INT.qxd 21/05/07 15:31 Page 25

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The 2,550 - passenger MSC Musica of 92.000gt was delivered to MSC Cruises from Aker Yards, St Nazaire, built to BV class. It is operating Mediterranean cruises and will be joined by its sister ship MSC Orchestra during 2007. A third sister ship, MSC Poesia was ordered to BV class this year.

in service in the Mediterranean cruise trade, where its Comfort Class and CleanShip notations are proving their worth in practice.

Aker Yards St Nazaire is currently building two 3,300-passenger vessels of over-panamax size to BV class for MSC Cruises, the MSC Fantasia and the MSC Serenata. They will be the first cruise ships with BV’s highest environmental notation, CleanShip Super, when they are delivered in 2008 and 2009.

Development work for cruise ships continued in 2006 with research into survivability and alternative life saving appliances, as the existing limitation of lifeboats capacity to 150 persons is not any more adapted with the number of passengers accommodated on the very large cruise ships. Class notations AVM-DPS and AVM-IPS, dealing with redundant propulsion, have been up-dated to cope with the new SOLAS requirements for "Safe Return to Port" coming into force in July 2010. BV has also refined its Comfort Class notation, to allow owners and

yards to tailor acceptable vibration and noise levels to different parts The 2,800-passenger cruise ferry Galaxy was delivered to Tallink from Aker Yards Finland. of the vessel. In 2007 the new notation will be introduced with Comfort It is the third in a series built for Tallink to BV class, although this one was stretched. Tallink has confirmed an order for a further stretched vessel to be built to BV class for 2008 delivery. Class level 1 to 3 setting different standards which can be applied independently to different spaces intended for passengers or for crew. MBR2007VP-INT.qxd 21/05/07 15:31 Page 26

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In March 2006, BV formed a Naval Committee in order to establish collaboration between the naval shipbuilding, ship repairing and naval ships operating Community and Bureau Veritas in the field of classification of naval ships. In March 2007 the Committee hold its second meeting.

The French Navy took delivery of the force projection vessel BPC Tonnerre, built to BV class and meeting SOLAS and MARPOL standards. The 21,660 tonne vessel can carry 700 troops WARSHIPS and 16 helicopters.

he need for warship builders to accommodate the safety and of three carriers, two to be built for the UK Royal Navy and one for the Tenvironmental standards expected of commercial vessels drove a French Navy. The 80,000 tonne vessels will have to meet SOLAS sharp increase in demand for the services of Bureau Veritas to navies. inspired requirements under the BV Naval Rules.

The largest single contract was for the classification of seventeen To co-ordinate the naval work and to ensure BV remains close to its European multi-mission frigates. The 142 m loa FREMM frigates will clients’ needs, BV formed a Naval Committee, which first met in March come in two versions, anti-submarine and land attack. Building 2006. Headed by Vice-Amiral Anne Francois de Bourdoncle de Saint commences at DCN Lorient in early 2007, and the vessels will set new Salvy, the committee is made up of French and Spanish naval officers standards in modular and multi-role design. BV has already begun and experts from Navantia, Fincantieri, DCN France. Its first meeting drawing review and is working closely with the French Navy. focussed on how warships could comply with MARPOL, and the development of a NATO version of SOLAS. Other frigate-related work includes the classification of a 93 m loa vessel building for the Spanish Navy at Spain’s Navantia San Fernando yard, Significant warship deliveries in 2006 included the 21,600 tonne and a detailed study of the health and safety at work issues for both crew force projection vessel BPC Tonnerre. Built to BV class by DCN it and maintenance workers on the existing Horizon class frigate series. was delivered to the French Navy in summer 2006, joining her sister vessel BPC Mistral. With podded electrical propulsion and capacity New Naval Vessel rules were published in 2006, including a full chapter for 700 troops and 16 helicopters the vessels have a formidable force on aircraft carriers, and work has already begun on the design review projection capability. MBR2007VP-INT.qxd 21/05/07 15:31 Page 27

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The cutter dredger Kaerius was delivered on the 10th of February 2007 by Tianjin Xinhe Shipbuilding Heavy Industry (China) to the Jan De Nul Group, a world leader in , reclamation works and specialized SPECIAL services for offshore pipelines, rock dumping, salvage and heavy lifting. PURPOSE CRAFT

ureau Veritas’ world leading expertise with large and sophisticated a number of orders, including three fast crew boats to be built in Dubai, Bdredgers was again confirmed in 2006 when Belgium’s dredging and others in France, Netherlands and Australia. major Jan de Nul placed an order for the world’s largest ever dredger to be built to BV class. The 46,000 cu m cutter suction dredger will be Significant deliveries during 2006 included the 5,600 cu m hopper 223 m loa and will be built in Spain at Construcciones Naval del Norte. dredger Marieke, built to BV class at IHC Holland for DEME NV. Groupe Jan de Nul also ordered two 120 m dredgers to BV class to be built at Bourbon took delivery of four 2,555 gt fire fighting and supply vessel Heun Woo Steel Co, Korea. from China’s Zheijang yard. And owners of a huge variety of special purpose craft, including light ships, launches, tugs, fishing vessels In a strong market for Offshore Service Vessels Groupe Bourbon was pontoons and other craft from almost every country on earth took active ordering supply vessels from China’s Zheijang yard, and two delivery of their new BV class vessels from a wide range of small but sophisticated tug, oil recovery and firefighting vessels from Singapore’s specialised yards in countries as diverse as Kenya, Borneo and Dubai. Keppel yard. Singapore-based Jaya Shipmanagement ordered four BV’s expertise in focusing on detail, understanding a wide range of sister supply vessels from China’s Fujian yard. But not all BV class client needs and being present in every country where a ship can be offshore vessels were built in Asia, Norway’s Ocean Mainport Offshore built is respected by owners large and small. ordered two oil recovery and supply vessels from Norway’s Solstrand yard to BV class.

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The BV classed Swan 131 built by Nautors yard in Jakobstad, Finland is the biggest Swan sailing yacht ever built, with loa 40.0 m.

YACHTS

he worldwide market for yachts grew strongly during 2006. The its extensive experience with cutting edge materials, high technology Tnumber of yards capable of building high quality big yachts widened vessels and the demands of passengers for Comfort Class standards to include yards in Vietnam, Slovakia, Poland and the Czech Republic. enabled it to launch a fully re-engineered set of Rules for the Two design factors came to the fore. Yachts for coastal waters want Classification and Certification of Yachts. These new rules give yards, speed and comfort, while ocean-going yachts want extreme comfort designers, owners and flag states a comprehensive set of standards and extended range, all done with style. to manage classification and certification of vessels of all types and sizes, allowing them to deploy cutting edge technology without Bureau Veritas had the key strengths to service all the market needs. compromising the highest standards of structural and operational Its global network allows it to be close to yards wherever they are. And safety. BV worked closely with the yards and designers to help explain and put the rules into use. In Taiwan, for example, BV worked for seven major yacht builders, and in Dubai it had major success with consultancy and class for GRP yachts up to 40 m loa.

During the year BV was trusted with orders for over 50 very large yachts, to be built in various countries : Italy, UAE, Slovakia, Vietnam, Taiwan, and Turkey. Key orders were for a 743 gt, 58 m length motor yacht from CMN of France, and two mega sailing yachts. One interesting delivery was the 30 m aluminium sailing yacht, built in the Czech Republic to BV class.

A key delivery was the BV- classed Swan 131 from Nautors yard in Jakobstad, Finland. This is the biggest Swan sailing yacht ever built,

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INLAND WATERWAYS

The Mistral, an inland navigation tanker built by Damen Shipyards Bergum (The Netherlands) for the Compagnie Fluviale de Transport (CFT).

nvironmental pressure is changing the face of the world’s inland closely with Belgian owner Victrol to develop four 406 teu hatchless Ewaterways. The demand for greener transportation is placing containerships which will be able to operate on the Rhine and inland more focus on river, canal and short sea transportation and at the system, but also, under Belgian laws, operate at sea between Antwerp, same time regulations on how goods must be carried cleanly are being Oostende and Zeebrugge. The 134 m loa vessels are being built in strengthened. Eastern Europe and will be outfitted in Belgium. In France, BV is working with the French authorities to develop rules which would allow Bureau Veritas has been active to support owners meeting those suitable river-sea vessels to be operated outside the new port of twin challenges, and during 2006 it launched a completely Le Havre from river Seine or historic port through the sea. re-engineered set of Rules for Inland Vessels. These rules cover classification and survey, hull design and main systems and make The major part of the fleet growth of BV last year was made up of new provision for double hulls and dangerous goods regulations such double hull tankers. Owners are building larger vessels and raising as the Rhine’s ADNR. standards significantly. One good example is the 135m 12,600 cu m double hull oil tanker ordered by a Dutch broker. It will be built in China During 2006 BV’s inland waters fleet grew to 1,700 vessels, and grew for service on the Rhine. more in size, as larger newbuildings joined the fleet. The new vessels on order now tend to be larger and more sophisticated than previous Significant deliveries during 2006 included the Mistral, an inland vessels, and there is a significant reawakening of interest in river-sea navigation tanker built by Damen Shipyards Bergum (The Netherlands) vessels capable of short coastal voyages. for the Compagnie Fluviale de Transport (CFT) and the Felicitas, an inland navigation container vessel built by the Shipyard Yantar JSC The new rules take account of modern technology and allow for vessels (Russia) for the company v.o.f. Felicitas. to operate in significant wave heights up to 2 m. Already BV is working MBR2007VP-INT.qxd 21/05/07 15:31 Page 30

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Jean-Pierre Jaunet Jean-Pierre Jaunet, President of Tecnitas TADAMI MORI General Manager of Abu Dhabi Oil Company, the parent company of MBSGC. “We have seen continually growing demand "I would like to express many thanks for Tecnitas' for the unique combination of economical and prominent services and specialized assistance as technical expertise which we can bring to bear to a consultant during the shipbuilding works of AD solve special problems for clients all over the Jupiter II. Your professional advice in the design and quality control services at the shipbuilding world.” ensured her high capabilities which gives us a good reputation with the client "

CONSULTANCY & OUTSOURCING

ecnitas, the consulting arm of Bureau Veritas, recorded growth of Tover 9 per cent in 2006. Demand in Asia and Brazil was strong, and special projects in the Middle East, Greece and France drew on the unique combination of very high level technical expertise and commercial knowledge which Tecnitas delivers.

In France the highest profile job was the full Green Passport survey of the decommissioned aircraft carrier Clemenceau. All hazardous Tecnitas helped Mohammed Bin Sagar General Contracting in their procurement material had to be identified and listed, and as the vessel had been of the anchor handling tug supply AD Jupiter II by providing the full range of consulting services subject to numerous refits, this was a major task. The 1,800 spaces took almost six months to check, backed by laboratory analysis, leading to a full report on which a tender for scrapping can be issued. hull tankers. The deadline for conversion was the end of 2006, creating a bulge of work. Most of the projects were for small chemical and Also in France Tecnitas carried out a design review for an LNG terminal near product tankers, and the works were carried out in Turkey or in China. Marseille, on behalf of SOFREGAZ, to take account of new seismic data. A spin off of the conversions was a lot of work to upgrade manuals and documentation for the new hull layouts. In Greece a team of five experts were kept busy doing a large number of studies into the feasibility of conversion of single hull into double In the offshore field Tecnitas carried out maintenance engineering MBR2007VP-INT.qxd 21/05/07 15:31 Page 31

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The French Navy aircraft carrier Clemenceau can now be scrapped cleanly and safely thanks to Tecnitas analysing and identifying all the hazardous material on board.

studies for Total on Girassol FPSO, with its SPMs and risers. Studies were also carried out on upgrading pipelaying for Acergy.

In the Middle East Tecnitas helped Mohammed Bin Sagar General Contracting in their procurement of the AHTS (anchor handling tug supply) AD Jupiter II by providing the full range of consulting services from the concept stage to the delivery of the vessel, including the invitation to tender, bids evaluation, preparation of the final contract, drawings review, and site supervision.

LILAS will allow yards to use their own FEM input data to analyse shaft alignment and And a mixture of economical and technical knowledge was brought to vibration, including allowing for synthetic bearing behaviour. bear on a multi-million dollar fuel use claim for dredgers reclaiming land for the new Qatar International Airport. Six dredging companies using twenty dredgers over a two year period to carry out one of the world’s in Korea and a smaller containership being built at a German yard. The largest reclamation projects in record time required a full analysis of fuel expertise behind these studies will shortly become more readily available usage as contractual fuel prices had changed sharply during the period. as during 2007 Tecnitas will launch a software tool, LILAS. This consultancy tool will interface with common shipyard software and allow Shaft alignment studies have always formed a large part of Tecnitas’ yards to calculate and analyse the elastic behaviour of ship structure workload, and it has world leading expertise in this field. During 2006 and shaft, solving alignment and vibration problems. It will include the examples of this were studies for a 6,200 dwt containership being built ability to examine the anti-friction behaviour of synthetic shaft bearings. MBR2007VP-INT.qxd 21/05/07 15:32 Page 32

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The size and diversity of Bureau Veritas gives it the strength and outreach to support clients seamlessly across all their activities, making their companies safer and more profitable.

MOVE FORWARD WITH CONFIDENCE

n our fast changing business world nothing is fixed. People, companies Responsibility risks linked to moves affecting their activities and assets; Iand organizations are constantly on the move: • improve their performance and their competitivity.

• moving to new areas, investing in new production, creating new offices Shipping is increasingly part of large integrated groups, and those groups and subsidiaries in more countries; need to view their operations holistically. Bureau Veritas can do that, • moving to new markets and new products, diversifying their products helping key customers who are active in shipping, offshore, logistics, and services, innovating to meet new customer needs; aerospace and a range of other activities to review and manage their • moving, buying or selling assets; risks right across the group. • moving expertise, staff and responsibility as their organisation evolves. That ability to help clients across all their needs, and to look beyond Moving generates profits, but it also generates risks. Quality, Health & shipping and offshore to deliver a full seamless service in every area Safety, Environment and Social Responsibility risks, which are precisely where a client is active explains why Bureau Veritas is the fastest growing the areas where governments, public opinion and stakeholders have classification and verification group in the world. With revenue increased higher expectations everywhere. Regulations and standards are fivefold since 1995, the Bureau Veritas group had in 2006 a world wide proliferating and getting more stringent, and the cost of failing to meet network of over 700 offices in 140 countries, employing more than 26,000 the higher standards is climbing. expert staff at year end.

Bureau Veritas’ ship classification and marine services division is part Wherever and whatever their moves, Bureau Veritas is beside its clients of one of the world’s largest and most diverse QHSE management service for the long term, helping them ensure that nothing is left to chance. companies. That gives it a strength in depth which no other classification society can approach. With Bureau Veritas you have the confidence of knowing that what you are doing is not just done right, but is also seen to be done right. Bureau Veritas helps its clients leverage regulatory requirements and standards and their own expectations and goals in order to: • mitigate the Quality, Health & Safety, Environment and Social With Bureau Veritas, Move Forward with Confidence. MBR2007VP-COUV.qxd 10/04/07 16:37 Page 1

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