MAGAZINE DECEMBER 2015 DRYDOCK DECEMBER 2015

ON THE LINE: Anticipating unfolding maritime legislation AREA REVIEW: Encouraging facility investment MECHANICAL MATTERS: Slow steaming impact on turbochargers

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MAGAZINE DECEMBER 2015 EDITOR’S COMMENT PAGE 2 MESSAGE FROM MARK LANGDON

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DR SARA LAWRENCE EXPLAINS HOW LUBRICANT SUPPLIERS NEED TO ANTICIPATE UNFOLDING MARITIME LEGISLATION WHILE STILL MEETING SHIPPING’S COMMERCIAL DRIVERS

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THE A&P GROUP ENJOYS STRONG OCCUPANCY LEVELS

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ON THE LINE: Anticipating unfolding maritime legislation AREA REVIEW: Encouraging facility investment THE ASIA PACIFIC RIM SEES ENCOURAGING INVESTMENT IN REPAIR MECHANICAL MATTERS: Slow steaming impact on turbochargers FACILITIES Cover image: Sunny Sri Lanka is the best choice for Repairs SPOTLIGHT ON SOUTHERN EUROPE PAGE 20 in the Indian Subcontinent REPAIR LEVELS ARE STILL HOLDING UP IN SOUTHERN EUROPEAN region - Shipping Corporation YARDS, WITH YARDS FOCUSSING ON MORE SPECIALIST REPAIR owned Tanker Swarna Kaveri WORKS accommodated in Colombo Dockyard’s Drydock No. 04 IN FOCUS PAGE 32 (125,000 DWT) and MT Sanmar INTERTRAC VISION FROM INTERNATIONAL PAINTS, AND AN Serenade at alongside repair ADVANCED POLYURETHANE COATING TECHNOLOGY berth in line to enter drydock Colombo Dockyard, Sri Lanka MECHANICAL MATTERS PAGE 38 provides premium repair SLOW STEAMING LOOKS LIKE IT IS HERE TO STAY, SO WE ASK services to regional and global ABB TURBOCHARGING; WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS FOR ship owners. TURBOCHARGERS?

COLOMBO DOCKYARD PLC WORLDWIDE PAGE 42 Gen: +94 112-429-000 Fax: +94 112-446-441 A ROUNDUP OF REPAIRS, AWARDS FOR MIDDLE EASTERN YARDS, Web: www.cdl.lk AND AN EXHIBITION UPDATE NEWS PAGE 50 THE LATEST PRODUCTS, APPOINTMENTS AND NEWS 2 EDITOR’S COMMENT

Mark Langdon

Issue: December 2015 Volume No.39 No.4 ISBN No. 0143-5000 Editor: Mark Langdon Contributing Editor: Mike Garside his issue of DryDock is turned on Southern Europe, Advertisement Manager: published just in time where the levels of repair still Patricia Nichols for the festive season, appear to be holding up, with Stuart Wood Tso hopefully that will Production Manager: some yards focussing on more mean that you have more time specialist repair works. There Design: Fiona Andreanelli for some (light?) reading in are even a few exhaust gas Accounts: Claire Long between wrapping presents. scrubber retrofit projects being Subscriptions: Amy-Beth Stevens undertaken. Andrew Deere On the Line kicks off the issue Publisher: with Shell Marine Products In Focus looks at the latest MPI Group, as a body, are not Global Technical Manager offering from International responsible for any opinions expressed Dr Sara Lawrence explaining Paints in the form of Intertrac in Drydock by contributors. All rights how lubricant suppliers have Vision. International Paints, reserved. No part of this publication needed to anticipate unfolding with the aid of analytics may be reproduced, stored in a maritime legislation while still company Tessella, and retrieval system, or transmitted, in meeting shipping’s commercial independent consultants, any form or by any means, electronic, drivers. “Ship operating profiles have now released a user- mechanical, photocopying, recording have changed, and the fuels friendly tool intended to assist or otherwise, without prior permission vessels use have needed to in comparing the efficiency of MPI Group. change, and these external of different coatings before complexities have an impact buying them. We also hear © Marine Publications on marine engines,” explains Dr how an advanced polyurethane International Ltd 2015 Lawrence. coating technology has a self- SUBSCRIPTION RATES unloader bulk carrier cargo Face the Facts highlights how January 2016 – December 2016 hold reference application, with the A&P Group is going from (4 issues) no steel renewals for 10 years. strength to strength, having UK £71 enjoyed strong occupancy Mechanical Matters turns levels across its three facilities its attention to the issue of OVERSEAS £81 in the UK, and winning slow steaming, and asks ABB significant defence contracts in Turbocharging; what are the January 2016 – December 2017 the UK and in Australia. implications for turbochargers? (8 issues) UK £121 As a group, it continues Worldwide provides us with a to minimise the risk of roundup of interesting repair OVERSEAS £137 the challenging market by projects and news from around further developing multiple the world, including reports Subscribe Today! income streams, which from Damen Shiprepair Brest include commercial marine, where Norwegian Cruise Line’s defence marine, fabrication, cruise vessel, Norwegian Epic construction and renewable was in repair. We also hear how energy. Anthony Veder worked with Cat dealer Bolier to complete Area Review focuses its what Cat describes as; “the attention on the Asia Pacific industry’s first in-hull retrofit— Visit www.drydockmagazine.com Rim, where despite market saving considerable time and downturns casting a long MPI Group money in the process.” shadow over shipping, and low Peel House oil and bulk prices only adding The issue concludes with the Upper South View to problems of overcapacity usual roundup of news and Farnham, Surrey and tightening the level of appointments. GU9 7JN, England repair and conversion work As this issue is the last issue Tel: +44 (0)1252 732220 available, there does appear of the year, all that remains to be some encouraging Fax: +44 (0)1252 732221 is for me to wish you a Merry investment in repair facilities. [email protected] Christmas (if you celebrate it) www.mpigroup.co.uk The Spotlight in this case is and a Happy New Year. MAN PrimeServ (KVHQTCNNEJCNNGPIGU

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Lubricant suppliers have needed to anticipate unfolding maritime legislation while still meeting shipping’s commercial drivers. Shell Marine Products Global Technical Manager Dr Sara Lawrence is a chemist with eyes on the future.

Lawrence Her responsibilities have a breadth of experience, has built a included a key role in the including fundamental research career around response of Shell Marine into base fluids, anti-wear anticipating technology and soot levels. Dr Products to the Vessel General trends in lubrication. Her Permit in the US, which entered She has also headed up a specialist subject became into force in December 2013, fuel blending team, and been apparent early, following up in the shape of the Shell a Senior Technical Adviser a degree in Chemistry with Naturelle range of lubricants. with Showa Shell in Japan. a PhD sponsored by Shell Shell Naturelle is an array of Commercial experience has exploring ‘the lubricants of the Environmentally Acceptable also been gained, through future’. These studies focused Lubricants based on ester oils a project management role on the potential offered by that include hydraulic oils, gear focusing on asset reliability, esters (synthetic oils), which oils, greases and stern tube oils. three years in a regional have now even found a role in marketing role in Shell Bitumen, In an 18 year career with Shell, maritime lubrication. and even a period with Shell’s Dr Lawrence has gathered retail organisation. DRYDOCK 2015 5

FIRST CALLING and is designed to meet the Today, however, Dr Lawrence demands of the vast majority of pursues her first calling; for engines in use today. the past six years she has been heading a 30-strong KEEPING UP WITH CHANGE team of specialists dedicated As well as “running to keep to supporting customers in up with change” on product the correct application of the development, Dr Lawrence Shell Marine Products (SMP) believes that customers are lubricant portfolio. becoming “more service- hungry” with each industry “The need for lubricants development. suppliers to prepare for the consequences of regulatory “Increasingly, customers are and commercial developments seeing more value in Shell can hardly ever have been Rapid Lubricants Analysis, our more pressing”, she says. laboratory-based oil condition monitoring, covering TBN, “Ship operating profiles water, inductively coupled have changed, and the fuels plasma and wear particle vessels use have needed to index testing,” she says. “This change and these external expertise backs up ‘Shell Lube complexities have an impact Monitor’, which offers a suite on marine engines,” says Dr of services to help monitor Lawrence. “Within Shell, we cylinder conditions onboard have developed a full range of ship.” lubricating oils for both two stroke and four stroke engines, Achieving a balance between to cover the different operating lubricant cost and equipment regimes and regulations reliability is an operational such as the introduction of must, but running vessels Emissions Control Areas, but smoothly also depends on our challenges also relate to identifying potential issues future scenarios. Having the before they become critical. right lubricant available at the “Many owners operating low right time in the right place to speed engines want to reduce match a specific engine’s needs cylinder oil feed rates to requires the ability to anticipate minimize lubricant costs, but – both from the technical and there is a fine balance between service standpoints.” cutting costs and having a As a result of slow steaming, negative impact on engine for example, engines have reliability. Shell Lube Monitor is helping owners weigh up been required to operate “Electronically controlled specific combinations of predominantly at part-load. cylinder lubrication systems lubricants and fuels in relation Newer generation engines, in on the market today have to the severity of operational particular, have subsequently taken much of the uncertainty demands on the engine, faced cold corrosion issues. out of optimising cylinder oil and specific operational and This is an issue that SMP “does consumption, but Shell Lube maintenance requirements.” not and must not shy away Monitor is different; it offers from”, says Dr Lawrence. Shell Lube Monitor offers direct oil monitoring and “Both we and our customers cylinder drain oil analysis, cylinder condition monitoring are ultimately guided by expert advice, support and services. That is a valuable the OEMs when it comes to implementation tools, and an and sometimes complicated recommending cylinder oil annual report quantifying the undertaking.” benefits achieved. Customers selection for different engine “We are able to document can also take advantage of types. This guidance has how a non-intrusive corrosion strategy reviews and guidance changed over time.” and wear-monitoring service available from SMP. SMP’s two stroke portfolio for marine engines can lead ranges from Alexia S3, a 25BN “The cost and reliability of to less downtime, improved cylinder oil for ECAs where vessel operations can be productivity, and a higher fuels have up to 0.1% sulphur affected by changes to a degree of safety and reliability.” content, through to Alexia S6 – number of different factors,” a 100BN oil for newer engines says Dr Lawrence. “These LABORATORY-BASED burning HFO with sulphur include fuel sulphur content, ANALYSIS contents up to 3.5% operating but also climatic conditions Ro-ro operator Tirrenia under conditions of high oil (including high humidity), liner Compagnia Italiana Di stress. Also within its current wall temperatures, engine load Navigazione recently used the offer is Alexia 50, a 70BN influences such as hull fouling, Shell Rapid Lubricants Analysis cylinder oil that has a strong changes to engine settings and service to validate engine track record in the market place operating conditions.” conditions after a switch to 6 ON THE LINE

Shell Argina X 40 on five viscosity, but enter the engine costs, additional complexities vessels in the Tirrenia fleet. via some of the same pipe lines in BN monitoring, extra crew and components used by HFO. training, and viscosity issues. “By switching to Shell Argina In practice, this means that the There are also areas of doubt X 40 and using the laboratory- switchover needs to be ‘ahead on blend ‘authenticity’ after based analysis service to of schedule’. dilution, given the variable monitor the condition of the ‘dirtiness’ of the oil when engines, Tirrenia was able to changed out. reduce the sweetening ratio by LUBRICANT MATCHING Lubricants also have to be about 25 percent, while also “We are able to support the ‘switched’ to match the improving crankcase cleanliness range of options offered, but characteristics of the fuel and maintaining the BN within we will look to the OEMs for burned, but not all ships feature required limits,” Dr Lawrence our ultimate guidance,” says Dr multiple tanks for lubricants. says. “Tirrenia has subsequently Lawrence. Even if there are multiple reported annual savings of about lubricant tanks onboard, the One reason for patience, she $22,800 per vessel as a result.” switchover between cylinder says, relates to the IMO’s For cylinder oil suppliers, the oils will involve a period of 2018 review of whether the ability to address these real mixing in the cylinder day tank. proposed global cap on fuel world challenges continues sulphur content will be put “The Blend On Board principle to intensify. In principle, for back from 2020 to 2025. If it delivers flexibility in terms of example, the switchover is, yet Europe presses ahead applying the cylinder oil with from higher to lower sulphur with regional restrictions, the right BN to accommodate content fuel on entering an where would blend onboard fuel types ranging from 0.1% to ECA is instantaneous, but fit in? A ship operating Asia- 3.5%. Practitioners also report the switchover can bring North Europe might bunker significant (up to 40%) cylinder complications. HFO needs to fuel with 3.5% sulphur content oil consumption benefits be injected into the cylinder in Singapore, use 0.5% sulphur through optimising feed-rates, with the correct viscosity, fuel after Suez and then 0.1% and major waste disposal cost and this normally requires a sulphur fuel in the North Sea savings.” temperature greater than 100 ECA. Would it really be viable degrees Celsius. Distillates, by However, there are potential to operate with three fuels, contrast in some cases require ‘downsides’ that include and three appropriate cylinder cooling to avoid too low a equipment and installation oils?” Installing Turbocharger ConfidenConfidence

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Andy Shaw Andy Shaw returned to A&P Group THE A&P GROUP HAS as Group Managing Director in May ENJOYED STRONG 2014 following a period of five years OCCUPANCY LEVELS working as General Manager for ACROSS ITS THREE ASRY Offshore Services. FACILITIES IN THE UK, Prior to this he was Director and General Manager AND HAS WON SIGNIFICANT for A&P Tees for four years. DEFENCE CONTRACTS IN He started his career in shipping as an apprentice THE UK AND IN AUSTRALIA at Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd. DRYDOCK 2015 9

How has business been Commodore Clipper and In 2015, we have been Q. this year? Commodore Goodwill. working on a number of BWT installation projects on site, and A. A&P Group has enjoyed More than 100 fabricators, are also looking at undertaking strong occupancy levels across engineers, pipe fitters, off site installations using riding our three facilities in the UK electricians, painters and squads. We see this as being a and we remain on target to support workers are involved key area of growth during 2016. meet our budgets for this in the project, working around financial year. We have won the clock to ensure it is Do you have a tie significant defence contracts in delivered on time. A&P Group’s Q. up with individual the UK and in Australia and our technical team will also work manufacturers, or can you fit commercial marine division is alongside and assist scrubber any system? performing strongly. manufacturer BELCO. A. In recent months we How is the work spread/ The work involves the removal have worked with several Q. distributed across your of the ships’ existing exhaust manufactures of ballast water yards? silencers from the uptakes and systems across a range of projects. Technology is evolving A. A&P operates three facilities replacing them with the new in the UK with a total of scrubber canisters, as well as all of the time and different seven drydocks. The choice the installation of electrical systems suits different vessels. of yard is typically dictated control and monitoring The planning stage of the by the trading patterns of systems, sea water pumps, installation is crucial ensuring our clients’ vessels, and the hydro cyclone units, pipework the time in the yard is kept to a individual characteristics of and an increased sea chest. minimum. the vessel, such as its size. With a Global Sulphur Cap of Have you carried A&P Group also enjoys long 0.5% due to be introduced in Q. out any conversions standing relationships with 2020, we expect to work on recently? our clients, and our teams many scrubber installations, A. The conversion market develop lasting relationships providing a much more remains challenging in with Superintendents who cost effective alternative to the UK. However, we are frequently return to specific switching to low sulphur fuel. seeing a growing number A&P yards. A&P continues to develop of international owners Do you find that you are its expertise in ballast water considering UK yards due to Q. getting a lot of enquiries treatment (BWT) projects, the quality of workmanship that don’t come to fruition, and in 2015 has designed and they receive across our three such as owners getting quotes installed a number of systems UK ship facilities. and then not doing the whole for several different vessels. A&P Tyne, the largest scope of work? commercial dry-dock on the Projects include the Northern A. A&P Group receives a high east coast of England, enjoyed River, a multi-purpose auxiliary level of enquiries from UK ship operated by Serco for a strong third quarter with the and international customers. the UK Navy. The project was drydock full and more than However the group enjoys a executed in partnership with £3m of contracts underway. high level of repeat business Goltens Green Technologies, In the last three months, the from our customers and the after previous work conducted yard has delivered complex majority of our enquiries lead on a BWT system installation maintenance and conversion to A&P carrying out the whole for LPG tanker, Knightsbridge. works for two cargo ships scope of work. In our latest project, the from French marine services Are you seeing more Goltens team completed company Marfret Campagne Q. enquiries/ work 3D laser scanning, 3D design, Maritime (the Opaline and for scrubber and ballast detailed engineering design, Peregrine) and the Korean KTS treatment works, and have and manufacturing of all piping Responder. you carried out any fitments? for the project, along with The Opaline was docked at A. A&P’s long successful track procurement of cabling and A&P Tyne for 17 days while the record of project management materials, before arranging vessel underwent the removal and our well-equipped yards transport to the ship yard of and refit of the bow and stern allow us to coordinate, resource all equipment for installation thrusters, together with a main and facilitate the most complex on the Northern River. A&P’s engine overhaul, a full paint of marine engineering projects. Falmouth’s facility fitted both programme and other small 2015 has been a busy year the mechanical and electrical works. Both of the Marfret across all of our facilities. systems during the refit period. vessels underwent significant The approach taken by A&P electrical and ventilation works A&P Falmouth has secured Group and Goltens saved to the cargo holds. The A&P multi-million pound contract to an estimated two weeks of team worked 24 hours a day help Condor Ferries meet its shipyard time on the Northern to ensure the vessels were IMO MARPOL sulphur emission River project, ensuring that completed on time. regulations. A&P Falmouth A&P Group could deliver the The , owned by is carrying out exhaust gas best possible outcome in terms KTS Responder KT Submarine, was brought scrubber installations on two of budget and time for Serco. of Condor Ferries vessels, to A&P to install cable laying 10 FACE THE FACTS

equipment. It was originally will be supported by the local RFA Argus is currently in built as a cable layer, but had supply chain. drydock in Falmouth for 120 been used for numerous other days whilst she undergoes A&P’s growth strategy projects, which required the major refit and repair work, includes developing additional cable laying equipment to be which includes engine facilities across the globe, and removed. However, its next works, and works on the this contract has helped to projects require her to become aircraft carrier lift and the underpin this. a cable layer again. accommodation block. Finally – our success in On a very tight schedule, we We are also now entering the securing the contract to had to design new bight slot ferry season and A&P Group complete the fit-out of the coamings, complete with hatch will be undertaking work for Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s new covers for all four cable tanks, Red Funnel, Commodore, fleet of the new Military Afloat design new cable track ways Whitelink and Irish Ferries. Reach and Sustainability and install the cable laying (MARS) tankers has also How do you see the equipment, including electrical, helped to underpin our future for shiprepair in cooling water and hydraulic Q. continued growth. the UK, and in general? connections. Other additional equipment was also fastened A&P Group will customise the A. We anticipate the to the deck for transport to vessels to UK MoD standards, marketplace will be challenging Korea. and will support the vessels throughout 2016 and 2017, as they go through their initial whilst it remains heavily In Falmouth, work is underway capability assessment trials. dependent upon the oil price on the conversion of Whitelink’s The four tankers are planned recovering and is affected by flagship ferry . The StClare to enter service from 2016, the ongoing impact of the A&P Falmouth team are and A&P Group will provide reduced oil price on the global manufacturing extensions to through-life support to all four economy. extend the ferries upper decks ships in service for a minimum to give increased car carrying As a group, we continue of three years. capacity. to minimise the risk of Do you have any big the challenging market by Are there any plans for Q. repair jobs coming up? further developing multiple Q. expansion or changes in income streams, which A. A&P Group has a contract your facilities? include commercial marine, to support and maintain RFA A&P Group operates defence marine, fabrication, A. ships at home and abroad seven dry docks across three construction and renewable until 2018. Under the Cluster strategic locations in the UK energy. Support Programme, A&P and a satellite facility Australia. Group provides maintenance In 2015 we have strengthened support to groups of MoD our international infrastructure. vessels which include RFA Argus and the RFA A&P Australia, a sister Bay Class vessels company of A&P Group, has been awarded a $60.6 million Mounts Bay, Commonwealth of Australia Cardigan and Department of Defence Bay contract that will see its A&P Lyme . Australia operation expand Bay significantly. A&P Sydney has been awarded the contract to maintain the Bay-Class Landing Ship Dock, HMAS Choules over the next two years with an option for an additional two year period. A&P Australia has been maintaining the vessel for the Royal Australian Navy since it was acquired from the UK Government in 2011. Before this, A&P Group maintained HMAS Choules (formerly Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Largs Bay) in its Falmouth yard under contract to the UK’s Ministry of Defence. Work on HMAS Choules will take place in Sydney, with A&P Australia creating around 27 new jobs to service the contract. More than eighty percent of the contract The Harris Pye Group is a global player in the offshore oil and gas, industrial and marine industries. With a worldwide operation on a 24/7 basis, We offer services in maintenance, conversion, repair and retrofitting. Contact us for more information on our in-service turnkey engineering solution for retrofitting your chosen Scrubber Installation System. We will: • Survey and 3D laser scan • Design and engineer • Pre-fabricate • Install in service • Commission

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The market downturn cast a long shadow over shipping, with low oil and bulk prices only adding to problems of overcapacity and tightening the level of repair and conversion work available. DRYDOCKDRYDOCK 20152015 1313

ew builders have Domestic shipbuilders in BUSY AT MMHE been offering the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia Marine and Heavy cheaper deals, with Malaysia and Vietnam, have Engineering (MMHE) have Nthe benefit of fuel- still been able to find repair been busy with large projects efficient new ships and built-in and conversion work, aided including major work on LNG environmental compliance. by government backing and vessels. “In July this year, we The latest Japanese figures for foreign investment, lower received two 135,000 mÐ LNG new tonnage show a year-on- labour costs, infrastructure carriers from Korea from a new year increase of 186% in orders developments and business- client,” says a spokesperson taken in October - although friendly regulations. for MMHE. The work involved this spike is partly fuelled by major cargo tank repairs on new IMO standards requiring INDONESIAN EXPANSION both ships back-to-back, wider and thicker steel in the Japan’s Tsuneishi has covering repair & life extension holds of tankers and cargo announced plans to invest and upgrading. This included vessels. Record new deliveries $40m to set up a new ship reinforcement of GT NO 96 and inadequate scrapping have repair facility in Indonesia. membrane tanks and upgrades meant a struggle for repair Yasuharu Fushimi, chairman on most of the essential yards, with some operators and president of Tsuneishi equipment onboard. rumoured to be demanding Holdings, said: “We see a big “On delivery of these, we substantial discounts on potential to develop Indonesia’s received an award for the third scheduled repairs. shipping industry. We’ve sister vessel which also covers estimated that around 3,293 But there is still business, the same amount of work ships will require repair services and in some areas around volume. The repair work for this each year.” the Pacific rim, there is vessel is currently in progress. encouraging investment in The Indonesian government “We also received an award repair facilities. Among others, wants to expand the country’s from our new client from major Singapore yards are sea connections, Fushimi said, Norway to undertake a special reporting a busy year, with and the proposed repair facility survey project for a 180,000 healthy repair and conversion would eventually expand into mÐ LNG vessel named order books. new building. Ribera del Duero Knutsen, which is currently in progress in MMHE yard. “On top of this, MMHE has been asked to undertake two LNG FSU modification works in February 2016 and April 2016. These projects include some major works on the tanks as well as the main boiler retrofitting work.”

CONVERSION PROJECTS MMHE also recently delivered two major conversion projects. The Tun Azizan required conversion and refurbishment from cargo vessel to mobile sea base, to technical requirements set by the Royal Malaysian Armed Forces. The vessel is the first sea base concept in Malaysia and South East Asia and can accommodate up to 99 passengers with facilities including accommodation, comfort rooms and sick bay. The works also included operations and maintenance spaces such as meeting rooms and offices, and firefighting and life-saving equipment. MHME dealt with all the engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning One of the (EPCIC) works. two Korean LNG vessels Another recent project was that MMHE the Mampu 1, which required repaired in conversion from a container July this year 14 AREA REVIEW

Left: Keppel DOLPHIN DEMAND Shipyard has Separately, Keppel was extensive awarded major repair, upgrade experience in and modification contracts by LNG carrier Totem Ocean, Dolphin Drilling repairs and and Saipem Offshore. Dolphin Floating Storage Drilling & Totem Ocean are new Regasification customers, while the Saipem Unit Offshore is repeat business. conversions Michael Chia, MD (Marine & Technology) at Keppel Below: Offshore said: “Despite the Superstar Gemini and headwinds faced by the Carnival industry due to the current Spirit being low oil price environment, repaired at Keppel Shipyard continues Sembcorp to receive active enquiries on Marine its wide range of expertise vessel to a marginal mobile operating around the world. Admiralty including repair works and LNG production unit. MHME Besides repairs, upgrades and Yard in solutions. By leveraging our August carried out major works modifications, jackups are strong track record in repair, including the fabrication and required to undergo five-year upgrade and modification, installation of helideck, flair Class recertification and special as well as expanding on our tower, metering skid, crude oil periodic surveys. LNG capabilities which include separator unit, spread mooring extensive experience in LNG Chow Yew Yuen, CEO of platform, pedestal crane, carrier repairs and Floating Keppel O&M, said, “With the forward and aft offloading Storage Regasification Unit current low oil price, we have platforms, and upgrading of conversions, we are able seen a slowdown in newbuild the telecommunication system. to continue attracting new rig orders. Rig owners are The project was delivered one customers while maintaining instead looking at repairing and month ahead of schedule. the trust of repeat customers upgrading their current fleet. to keep our yards busy.” We believe that we can make OFFSHORE best use of our after sales OPPORTUNITIES service infrastructure to service SEMBCORP CONVERSIONS Keppel Offshore & Marine Sembcorp Marine is also rigs of both the Letournea as believe that the downturn in reporting strong demand for well as Keppel FELS designs. oil is actually providing an repairs and drydock space in These are popular designs opportunity for repair business. Singapore. The company says operating in many of the The company has acquired there is good demand, with its world’s offshore oil fields and the Letournea jackup rig largest dock fully booked until rig owners can now utilise our design kit and aftermarket next year. global network of yards to service business, which service and maintain their rig Repair revenues at the yard provides servicing and repairs assets cost-effectively.” were up 11% for the second to Letournea rigs currently Global Solutions for Underwater & Afloat Inspection, Repair & Maintenance

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quarter year on year at $121.2m, and production time to half of representing a recovery from previous process requirements a poor 3 months at the start for every tonne of steel of 2015. Ship repair accounted fabricated. for 11% of the yard group’s total Elsewhere in Singapore, ST revenues in the first half of 2015. Marine has weathered the slow The group’s new yard, Sembcorp market with service to regular Marine Tuas Boulevard, has what customers in the commercial the company says is the longest shipping market. Among and deepest repair dock in Asia recent projects are the 6,872 with a length of 412m. “For repair, gt livestock carrier Shorthorn the demand for the dock space Express for Holland’s Vroon, is actually very strong,” said PK and three vessels for Farstad: Ong, COO of Sembmarine. “Our the 3,264 gt platform supply big dock is fully booked into next vessel Lady Grete, the 3,624 gt year already.” PSV Far Spirit and the 2,642 gt Otto Marine’s helped it stay busy. Otto anchor-handler Far Saltire. 65 offshore Marine’s 65 offshore vessels LNG repairs have figured vessels come come to Batamec for regular strongly and Ong said they to Batam’s repair work. expect to dock 30 LNG carriers LAVGAN IN OPERATION PT Batamec Lavgan’s new dockyard, this year. He said the new yard Shipyard for Projects have included the between Mumbai and Goa on had also improved efficiency. regular repair anchor-handlers Go Harrier and India’s East coast, has been “With our new yard we are work Go Hawk for five-year special building its capability since definitely a lot more efficient survey work, and Ewan Marine’s opening in late June 2014. The than compared to our older tug Ewan Unity for regular yard has drydocked ships for yard so we do turn around the repairs. Shipping Corporation of India, vessel faster.” TAG Offshore, Samson Maritime, KIWI DEFENCE Wong Weng Sun, TCI Seaways and Seamec. In New Zealand, the Babcock Sembmarine’s president and The yard is equipped with group announced a $NZ300m CEO commented: “In the new six dry repair berths, 250m (US$ 197m) partner agreement yard we have four docks, wet repair berthage, ship and with the New Zealand Ministry and in the first 365 days we module transfer mechanism, of Defence to deliver through docked and undocked 270 workshops and modern life support services across the ships.” However, when it came material handling equipments. New Zealand naval fleet for the to margins in the ship repair The yard’s ship lift system can next seven years. Under the business Wong said that over lift ships at any state of tide new contract, Babcock New the last two years shipowners and at any time of the year. Zealand will assume the role of had been trying to preserve Prime Systems Integrator for cash, so had tried to minimise the NZ Navy and the Ministry. maintenance. While demand SOUTH AFRICAN REPAIRS DCD provide service and for drydocking was strong,ic Babcock operates New fabrications for the oil & gas he said that afloat repairs and Zealand’s largest marine sector in Cape Town, at remote upgrading was “drastically engineering and maintenance sites and offshore. One recent reduced” from five years ago. support facility in Devonport, project was commended by Auckland, home to the NZ Construction of phase two the its client Unique Hydra, which Navy’s fleet of thirteen surface new yard is continuing with provides deep sea marine and ships. While support of those construction of drydocks five commercial diving equipment vessels is the primary reason and six “well underway”. A to the oil and gas industry. The for the partnering agreement, finger pier, quay and seventh yard completed a complex the site also boasts New drydock are due for completion modification project on the Zealand’s largest dry-dock in 2017. 4,551 gt diving support vessel which enables a range of (DSV) Vinnice, owned by US- commercial ship maintenance NEW FABRICATION based Petrolog. Work over 126 to be undertaken alongside WORKSHOP days included the fabrication Navy work. Sembcorp also announced of a ‘moon pool’ cassette to the opening of a new state- enable the lowering of a diving Babcock Australasia Chief of-the- art steel structure bell, 300 tons of dive support Executive Officer, Craig fabrication workshop, to be equipment and necessary Lockhart said the agreement the largest facility of its kind reinforcements, and installation gave the NZDF total “reach in Southeast Asia and planned of 32 off kelly tubes (total back” into the Babcock Marine to meet Sembcorp Marine’s mass of 72 tons) under the and Technology Division which steel fabrication needs into the mezzanine deck which involved supports naval operations future. The 120,000-square- complex rigging activity. around the globe. metre facility at the Tuas Boulevard yard is fully covered, OFFSHORE REGULARS AT DUCTS TAPED Becker Marine Systems are and comprises five bays for BATAM pre-treatment, cutting and Batam’s PT Batamec Shipyard expanding operations in the assembly. 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Zhenjiang. Becker have had AUSTRALASIAN REPAIRS offices in Shanghai and Nanjing Underwater repair services since 2003, with in-house in the region have included manufacturing operations in regular work for Belgium- Zhenjiang for the past two years. based Hydrex. They recently “The trend towards an completed a bow thruster removal and reinstallation on increased local presence Three damaged seals were an 82m offshore supply vessel Top: in China is something we Underwater replaced with OEM-supplied while at anchor in Dampier, recognised early on and we are repairs being replacements. now reaping the fruits of our Australia. Both parts of the carried out by many years there. China has operation were carried out Hydrex Singapore’s Under Water Ship long since lost its status as an underwater, allowing the Care (UWSC) meantime report export-only market and should ship to avoid an unscheduled Above: Viking a successful repair to a 12,679 be treated as an equal partner“, drydock. Life-Saving dwt general cargo vessel at Equipment Western Jurong Anchorage, said Henning Kuhlmann. “Despite the remote location has where underwater cleaning of the vessel, our technical Becker enjoys close purchased of grids successfully dealt department was able to very the Australia- cooperation with Chinese with an engine overheating swiftly make all practical based yards including Dalian Shipyard problem. The company has logistic arrangements and Wiltrading and Industrial Cooperation also completed numerous hull arrange a mobilisation of Pty Ltd (DSIC), Hudong-Zhonghua cleaning and propeller super- the equipment,” said a Shipbuilding and Jiangsu New cleaning operations. Yangzi Shipbuilding. representative from Hydrex. “In the recent past we have The last six months have carried out several operations VIKING INVASION Viking Life-Saving Equipment seen retrofit installations of in Australia, among which an announced their purchase of energy saving devices, such emergency stern tube seal the Australia-based Wiltrading as Mewis Ducts, at Chengxi repair on another offshore Pty Ltd.’s maritime safety SY, Remontowa SY, Keppel supply vessel.” SY, Zesco, Zhejiang Eastern equipment business. The Shipyard Co. and Yiu Lian Earlier the team had carried move adds four locations to Dockyards. The Far eastern out underwater stern tube seal Viking’s global network of market has contributed to repairs on a 200-meter roro servicing stations, specialising the company’s sales to date vessel in Port Kembla, Australia, in marine safety, fire fighting of over 1000 energy saving after an oil leak was detected. and protection, equipment devices, with 700 already in The repair was carried out and servicing, for offshore, oil operation. About a third of the in the dry, inside one of and gas, shipping, military and installations are retrofits. Hydrex’s flexible mobdocks. cruise industries. NewN

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ibdock has secured a fitted with ‘PureSOx’ main Left: Great “No other regional yard has breakthrough exhaust engine, auxiliary engine and Eastern is the a comparable purpose-built gas scrubber retrofit boiler EGS units from Alfa third of the zone for EGS foundation and project covering Laval. The hybrid PureSOx five Norbulk structural work before vessels G vessels being five vessels operated by ship system removes over 98% of arrive. fitted with management major Norbulk SOx emissions from exhaust PureSOx “This has been an intense Shipping and owned by global gases and up to 80% of EGS units at collaboration, involving shipping group Vroon. particulates. EGS installation Gibdock different Gibdock departments, work onboard The contract represents a Great Eastern naval architects, the Norbulk included 90 tonnes of newly sizeable debut in specialised Below: project team, Alfa Laval, and fabricated steel, the laying of Lisnave EGS work. With all five ships our electrical and piping 12,386m of electrical cabling managed to also undergoing special systems subcontractors. and 1,134m of GRE pipes maintain a survey drydocking, the job Optimised planning, materials involving 800v flanges and significant is the Gibraltar yard’s largest level of purchasing, equipment elbows. single assignment in 2015. The workload deployment and job landmark project is also the Special survey work required a and dock sequencing for EGS work first ship-series SOx abatement hull washing, spot grit-blasting occupation in are now part of Gibdock’s technology retrofit win for any and coating job, overhauling the first nine competitive advantage.” Southern European yard. of sea valves , propeller months of 2015 Beards added: “This is a withdrawal, bonding of stern Using EGS, shipowners can significant project for Gibdock seals, rudder clearances, bow continue operating on heavy in 2015. We have added thruster overhauling, windlass fuel oil instead of more dedicated EGS facilities winch bearing renewal, expensive marine gas oil and expertise to our natural overhauling of boiler safety to meet IMO rules on SOx competitive advantages of valves, pipeworks, insulation emissions that came into force location and weather, and our works and various other routine in Sulphur Emissions Control hard-earned reputation for dry-dock works. These tasks Areas on Jan 1, 2015. quality work delivered on time took place at the same time as and on budget.” “We are the first yard in EGS installation, with the ship the region to win a major redelivered on schedule and on REPAIR IN PORTUGAL exhaust scrubber project,” budget in 20 days. Beards said In the first nine months of 2015, said Richard Beards, Gibdock the time taken for redelivery to Lisnave managed to maintain Managing Director. “Our ideal Norbulk has been shortened as a significant level of workload location means that we are projects have progressed. and dock occupation, repairing always attractive for owners To optimise EGS retrofit some 79 vessels, belonging considering this area. Gibdock’s processes, Gibdock undertakes to 51 different clients from 19 competitiveness, high quality prefabrication for smaller countries. workmanship and on-schedule blocks in its workshops, with redelivery has led to this Greece and Singapore were transfer to the ‘Pad1’ area, breakthrough deal, which the two countries that, in the completed in 2014, allowing opens a new chapter in the first three quarters of 2015, had further structural and assembly industry’s EGS installation work the larger number of vessels work to be completed options.” repaired. The Greek market has alongside Drydock 1 in a timely already exceeded the number Gibdock’s workload included fashion for drydocking. “Pad of vessels repaired in 2014, with the 37,500 dwt product tanker 1 was pivotal in optimising 23 vessels, five more than last Great Eastern, the third of the workflow,” said John Taylor, year. Singapore had a total of five Norbulk vessels being Gibdock Operations Director. 27 vessels in 2014, and 13 this 22 SPOTLIGHT

year. Germany has had a total Schiffahrt GMBH & CIE KG; the of seven vessels so far. 675.50 dwt ER Berlin and the 67,566 dwt , and Lisnave is qualified to repair MSC Gemma the 33,074 dwt from all kind of vessels, but tankers Helene Harmstorf A. continue to be the yards mainstay. Up to September, In addition, Dampskibbelskabet 42 tankers had been repaired, Norden’s 38,554 dwt chemical 11 containerships and 10 bulk tanker Nord Princess, Wallem carriers. Another 16 repairs Shipmanagent´s 47,451 dwt made by Lisnave were on tanker Challenge Pearl, the vessels such as LPG carriers, Bernhard Schulte managed ROROs, dredgers and barges. 23.503 dwt LPG carrier , and Prime Repeat business continues to Navigator Venus Marine Management´s 74,127 be important for Lisnave, and dwt containership in this period the main clients Flagship , have been visitors to were the Italian Grimaldi Group Willow Elefsis the yard. with seven vessels repaired, Shipyards the Greek company Tsakos undertook Columbia Shipmanagement GREEK REPAIR WORKS the necessary Located in Elefsis Bay, 10 with six vessels repaired, and extensions, miles from Piraeus, Neorian both on the Teekay Marine from Singapore, Elefsis Shipyards has three upper and which repaired five vessels. floating docks. A recent visitor the bridge Currently, Lisnave has 10 to the yard was the 78.47m decks, to maintain the vessels under repairs at long motor yacht, Tueq. Mitrena, Setúbal. Teekay Marine balanced, Modifications and updates were sleek profile Group, is repairing three carried out on the 2002 built whilst still tankers, the 149,996 dwt Tokyo vessel to create new spaces, complying Spirit, the 159,966 dwt Seoul outdoor welfare facilities, with safety Spirit, and the 158,482 dwt cabins and spacious suites. regulations Barcelona Spirit. In order to maintain the There are currently three balanced, sleek profile and still German containerships vessels comply with safety regulations, in the yard. Two from ER Elefsis Shipyards undertook

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Left: The 40,085dwt chemical tanker Futura is currently undergoing drydocking for a tailshaft survey

Repeat“ business continues to be important for Lisnave, and in this period the main clients were the Italian Grimaldi Group, the Greek company Tsakos Columbia Shipmanagement, and Teekay Marine from Singapore. ” the demanding task, and successfully completed the necessary extensions, both on the upper and the bridge decks. The propulsion system was also upgraded with the fitting of new shafts. Currently in the yard is the 15,615grt, 160m cruise ship Azores, undergoing alongside maintenance repairs. The 44,183dwt bulk carrier Benita, has just completed its drydocking, during which sandblasting/painting works, piping, seavalves, and minor steelworks on hatch covers, were carried out. The 40,085dwt chemical tanker Futura is currently undergoing drydocking for tailshaft survey, along with sandblasting/ painting, sea valves, sea chest, and anchor chain/chain locker cleaning works. The tug Iliria is also at the yard, undergoing drydocking for sandblasting/painting, propeller polishing and sea chest works.

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Above: The tug Iliria is undergoing drydocking for sandblasting/painting, propeller polishing and sea chest works 26 SPOTLIGHT

repair and maintenance work Dorada made its third visit to LNG carriers preparation and treatment carried out by Navantia Cadiz- the San Fernando shipyard continue to be work carried out . San Fernando, including three in 2015 when it made an a mainstay for Siva Emerald was drydocked naval units. emergency drydocking into No Navantia in No 1 dock for standard 4 dock to locate and correct the Djanet entered No 4 dock at drydocking works, steel cause of a shaft line oil leak. the Cadiz yard for standard renewals, and surface works, including UHP fresh The JPO Aries drydocked into treatment work in five of the water blasting of the hull and the No 1 dock for standard bulk carrier’s cargo holds. extensive tank cleaning works. drydock operations, including A shaft line was drawn for steel renewal work in several inspection and repairs, and Extensive overhaul work internal locations, and on cell the stern tube seals were was also carried out on the guides in the holds of the substituted. Cleaning work was steering gear, a windlass, container vessel. A total of carried out on a boiler, and the alternators, and several pumps 24 hatch covers were moved corresponding safety valves and electric motors. A total ashore for repairs, which were workshop overhauled of 79 cargo line safety valves included steel plate and and gauged. were overhauled and tested rubber seal renewals, and their in the yard’s workshop. Piping Navantia Shiprepairs Ferrol associated ‘U’ shaped seal renewal work was carried out Estuary started the fourth channel profiles. in the engine room and on the quarter of 2015 in October on-deck cargo lines. Especially The alongside stay of the focusing its industrial activity noteworthy was the surface Kugira came to an end during on the drydocking and/or preparation and treatment of October, after significant repairs of 11 commercial vessels, the LPG carrier’s four domes. volumes of steel renewals as well as of five other military were completed and surface units. The dredger Dravo Costa DRYDOCKDRYDOCK 20152015 27

after the satisfactory fulfilment saw several maintenance and of the relevant final tests. LNG repair works performed on a Gemini and LNG Leo remained total of seven vessels, four of at the yard undergoing them belonging to the Spanish maintenance tasks alongside. Navy. Alongside works also continued Balearia’s ferry, Nixe, returned on the , LNG Portovenere to have one of its shafts involving interesting works replaced. The classic yacht, related to its membrane tanks Leander G, one of the yard’s and cargo containment system. regular customers, also come October also saw the vessels back for maintenance work to British Eagle, Axel, Maersk be carried out afloat, including Montana and LNG Larbi Ben the replacement of the teak M’Hidi enter the yard. The first deck on the superstructure. one was redelivered within the By the end of the month, the same month after finishing its yard had also received the 90m repair project, whereas the long yacht Lauren L, which was other three were scheduled to docked for maintenance work. be redelivered in November. November saw Thomson In October, the Cartagena yard Cruise relying on Navantia

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those producing hull coatings, have long since offered insight into the fuel and CO saving 2 potential of their solutions, ship owners have maintained a degree of scepticism around performance prediction. The lack of accurate and transparent supporting data underpinning statistics quoted has contributed to this mindset. “As one of several academic contributors to Intertrac Vision, we aim to support this initiative by bringing the industry a step closer to a new era of robust, rigorous analysis that can help improve the rationality in hull coating selection. This should PREDICTING THE POTENTIAL IMPACT enable ship owners to explore OF DIFFERENT HULL COATINGS the ‘what if’s’ and performance prediction uncertainties in ON A SHIP’S OPERATING COSTS IS such a way that they can then NOTORIOUSLY DIFFICULT. EVEN SHIP make more informed decisions based on the key variables OPERATORS WITH HIGHLY DEVELOPED that influence the performance TECHNICAL RESOURCES HAVE TO of fouling control coatings on MAKE MANY ASSUMPTIONS WHEN their vessels.” Michael Hindmarsh, Project SHOPPING FOR NEW PAINT, AND SOME Lead for Intertrac Vision at ANALYSTS SUGGEST THAT CHOICES ARE AkzoNobel said: “Intertrac Vision is a state-of-the-art INFLUENCED AS MUCH BY SALES PITCH tool that brings a new level of AS TECHNICAL INFORMATION. transparency and choice when it comes to coating selection. Through Intertrac Vision, we as exchangeable carbon credits impact on hull efficiency. will work consultatively with for lower CO output. Studies carried out by 2 ship owners and operators, computational fluid dynamics As it stands, the datasets in delivering instant access to on different hull forms were the app draw from proprietary accurate data on the rate of used to make predictions on information and can only return from fouling control the impact of coatings and offer predictions based on coatings prior to application. the comparative powering International products, and In an industry where coating requirements of a vessel use of the app is currently selection can make a needed to overcome them. limited to International’s significant difference to a Paint degradation over a own consultants. But owners vessel’s operational costs and normal docking interval is also may well be interested in a environmental performance, taken into account. bespoke consultative tool for our aim through Intertrac hull coating selection which Intertrac Vision is being offered Vision is to enable ship owners provides in-depth analysis on a as a free consultancy service and operators to increase vessel-by-vessel basis. for ship owners and operators. profitability, while becoming Individual vessel parameters are more sustainable. 3.5 BILLION DATA POINTS input during the consultation, “The way that Tessella worked Calculations are based on and the predicted outcomes with us on the development analysis of 3.5 billion data of different coatings products of Intertrac Vision really has points collected from past are shown along with costs and exceeded our expectations .The measurements of ship fuel savings. Outputs include the team drew on their advanced efficiency using International’s ships powering requirement, expertise in analytics and own data modeling, and the fuel oil consumption, expected application design, generating a company claims that the tool fuel oil cost and CO emissions. 2 constant source of new ideas and can accurately predict the worked in partnership with us performance of coatings before to determine which features will CO2 SAVINGS they have been applied to the Tristan Smith, Lecturer give the biggest impact. Tessella hull of a ship. at the University College put processes in place to ensure London Energy Institute, Total hull roughness (micro that the project was always who contributed to the and macro) and the additional on track and the result is an development of the tool, roughness associated with application that we feel will bring commented: “While all biofouling both have a great a new level of transparency and technology providers, including choice to the industry.” 34 IN FOCUS

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CAPPS International has products are formulated from CAPPS “The formulation designs designed and built its own advanced polyurethane coating Vessgard Ext exhibit a unique combination application equipment systems technology, as opposed to on a hatch of performance characteristics exclusively for its own products. polyurea or hybrid products. cover which create their now proven “We offer 100% control of the They are two component 100% performance longevity after 10 application as a supply and solid fast-set materials. CAPPS years in service. apply package and can operate Vessgard has a one minute “Firstly, adhesion levels rated in any international drydock pot life, and CAPPS Vessgard up to 30 MPa (4350 psi) location,” explains Tim Cole, EXT has a three to five minute provide 100% proven resistance Managing Director of CAPPS pot life. “This level of reactivity to corrosion under creep, the International Ltd. “We have creates the requirement for common cause of conventional formal associations with Lisnave exclusive application on large coating failure. Any exposure in Portugal and ASRY in Bahrain.” scale spray applied projects from impact stays 100% through our own designed localised and can be locally and built CAPPS Multi Mix THE TECHNOLOGY repaired if ever required. The company has two products Taskmaster equipment systems, - CAPPS Vessgard and hence our niche in the market,” “Secondly, specific formulation CAPPS Vessgard EXT. Both explains Cole design enables high film build a new name For more than 30 years Eurogrit has been part of Sibelco. From this year we are adopting the Sibelco brand and we will now be known as Sibelco Europe.

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capability with a unique cohesive Left: CAPPS strength. The original high film vessgard build CAPPS Vessgard cures so being applied quickly that vertical surfaces can to a bulkhead be built up by spray application to 2000 microns (2mm) and Right: CAPPS Vessgard 1000 microns (1mm) DFT in one applied to a application without any sagging. bulk carrier “The CAPPS International cargo hold sprayers, with our bespoke bulkhead equipment systems, have is the lower 2/3 up to seven perfected the spray application metres height. The remaining technique of achieving areas of the bulkheads are accurate DFTs to allocated applied to 1mm DFT. large scale areas with uniform “The next CAPPS Vessgard DFT results, thanks to special cross we are introducing is 5000 hatching and overlapping microns (5mm) and we have techniques. This is why control perfected the technique to of the application by a CAPPS accurately spray this thickness. International personnel team We are presently introducing is essential to complete our this to new areas of bulk carrier supply and apply service. cargo hold protection.” “ “Thirdly, the products exhibit We have now elongation flexibility of up to 10 YEAR SERVICE 25%. This characteristic enables “We have now reached 10 years reached 10 the products to move with of CAPPS Vessgard protection the surfaces to which they are with no steel renewals on the years of CAPPS applied. We have proven on first self-unloader bulk carrier our ships in service, that this cargo hold applications with characteristic resists sagging our flagship vessel, the Yeoman Vessgard and bowing of vessel steel. Bridge being our proof of Combining this with the first performance,” says Cole. “This protection, two characteristics gives the gives us the proof that we need ultimate longevity. for market acceptance, and we are now therefore focusing with no steel “Conventional epoxy paints on penetrating the wider self- are brittle and will crack under unloader market, and also now steel movement, and then due renewals on introducing our concepts into to their comparatively low the conventional Cape Size adhesion and low film build, bulk carrier market. the first self- corrosion under creep will set in and create the ultimate “We are also using our marine unloader overall failure experienced with references for diversification these systems.” into other industries, and are presently developing into bulk carrier CAPPS Vessgard’s high film offshore and other industrial build encapsulation capabilities applications.” have proven to be a big cargo hold advantage on pitted steel in COATING REPAIRS bulk carrier cargo holds. “The “This year we carried out a applications, first self-unloader vessels repair application project applied had severely pitted to the Yeoman Bridge at steel on their cargo hold with our Remontowa in Poland with bulkheads,” says Cole. “The localised application to high epoxy systems being used prior wear zones of the lower flagship vessel, to our introduction simply were sections of the transverse not encapsulating this pitting, bulkheads,” explains Cole. “The the Yeoman as most epoxies generally ability to locally repair is a key by their chemistry cannot be feature of CAPPS Vessgard, applied above 500 microns.” Bridge being as it can be applied to itself. He told DryDock; “CAPPS All that is required is abrasion Vessgard in comparison can to the local area and then our proof of be spray applied to any film a new film can be applied. thickness. 2mm and 1mm DFT In comparison, this is not performance have been the first established an option with conventional DFTs in service. The client paints which will fail over the specifies the 2mm DFT to complete area due to corrosion the high impact and abrasion under creep, and then the only areas of the transverse and option is to completely replace longitudinal bulkheads, which the system.” ” 38 MECHANICAL MATTERS

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daily discharge of 300-400 m3), connected via pipelines to the facilities sewage treatment plant, will assist during modifications to the cruise vessel on-board system. • Owner’s subcontractor storage areas and workshops. Dedicated storage and workshop areas for owner’s arranged subcontractors and specialists have been made around the yard’s large drydock no 3. • Damen has obtained the support of the terminal operator adjacent to the yard for unloading, temporary storage and loading of containers required for cruise projects. With the above mentioned upgrades, Damen Shiprepair Brest is ready for the eptember saw the In order to improve the cruise industry, and, being Norwegian Cruise general services demanded located as the closest Line’s cruise vessel, of this cruise vessel project, yard to Southampton, the S , enter the management of Damen Norwegian Epic transit time is minimal, and Damen Shiprepair Brest for a Shiprepair Brest, together with therefore shortens the cruise scheduled refit and maintenance the local government body drydock project turn-around programme. The vessel remained ‘La Chambre de Commerce significantly. This is of great in Brest’s largest drydock until et d’Industriel’ (CCI), decided importance in an industry 18 October. The yard, besides to implement a number of where time contraints executing the repair and upgrades to the yard to make are always a factor for maintenance works, provided all it dedicated for cruise vessel consideration. the necessary logistic services retrofits. Amongst other things, to Norwegian Cruise Line’s the following main investments DUAL FUEL RETROFIT arranged contractors. have been made: To convert its vessel Coral “This isn’t just another mega- • The installation of a new fire Anthelia to dual fuel operation, class cruise ship,” explains and cooling water supply Anthony Veder worked with Robert Diepenbroek, Managing system. This system will be Cat dealer Bolier to complete Director at Damen Shiprepair able to supply up to 800 m3 what Cat describes as; “the Brest. “Norwegian Epic is per hour and can be adjusted industry’s first in-hull retrofit— cruising re-imagined with by a variable flow control to saving considerable time and innovations never before suit different vessels’ needs. money in the process.” seen at sea. Being today’s • An upgrade of the black How’s this for a challenge: fifth largest cruise vessel, the and grey water disposal. Retrofit a marine diesel engine ship is a floating hotel with all The installation of a sewage to dual fuel operation in the related facilities, including bars, system with buffer tanks hull of a ship without altering restaurants, theatres, casinos, and pumps (with peak flows the vessel’s structure, limiting swimming pools, etc.” up to 60 m3 per hour and a any onboard operations or DRYDOCK 2015 43 REPAIR ROUNDUP

requiring the ship to dock. become available, the company contractor), Leemberg (piping Sound impossible? Not for gas conducted an R&D project to contractor) and Eekels (ship shipping company Anthony compare in-hull and outside- automation contractor). Veder and a team of Dutch the-hull retrofits, with the Despite the complexity, the partners, including Cat dealer in-hull process emerging as team managed to execute Bolier, which teamed up to the clear winner. the retrofit in less than five accomplish this industry-first weeks. It helped that Caterpillar feat. Even more impressively, SHIP CONVERSION had strategically engineered it took less than five weeks. Converting the Coral Anthelia’s the M 46 DF to allow for the MaK M 43 C diesel engine to retrofitting of current M 43 C The conversion took place a six-cylinder M 46 DF (dual engines. Synergies between aboard the Coral Anthelia, a fuel) platform, with each the two platforms meant the carrier vessel that transports cylinder offering 900 kW of in-hull conversion could occur ethylene and liquid natural rated power, required careful without moving the engine gas (LNG) primarily in planning and collaboration block or performing extensive northwestern Europe. Today, between Anthony Veder and machining. the Coral Anthelia’s M 46 its partners. “The deadline was DF engine can run on LNG, The retrofitting process saved fixed, because commercial marine diesel oil and heavy fuel Anthony Veder considerable operation of the vessel in her oil—reaching industry-leading time and money. new trade was set,” Juhrend efficiency in gas mode. Using says. “Meeting the timeframe “Docking a vessel is costly, LNG eliminates the emission of was only possible due to a very so not requiring the Coral sulfur and particulate matter efficient preparation phase.” Anthelia to go into drydock and reduces emissions of NOx was a significant cost saving,” and CO by 90% and 20%, Key steps in that phase 2 Juhrend says. “The feedback respectively. included pre-determining all from the customer has been the transport openings through “LNG as a cargo creates a very positive both on the which required components natural boil-off gas,” says Frans conversion and on the new could be transferred, as well as Juhrend, customer support technology.” laying out 90% of all necessary project engineer at Bolier. cabling on board the vessel While the Coral Anthelia’s “Anthony Veder wanted to before arrival at the shipyard. retrofit was the marine find a solution to consume this That allowed the conversion industry’s first of its kind, gas and not release it into the team to begin disassembling, Juhrend doesn’t believe it will environment. They decided then rebuilding, the engine be the last. “The conversion to adapt the engine in order immediately. from an existing diesel engine to consume the boil-off gas— to dual fuel is mostly driven hence the conversion to run on Overall planning and operation by either environmental, gas as a fuel.” were performed by Anthony legislative or financial reasons,” Veder in close cooperation Anthony Veder wanted to he says. “For customers with partners from Bolier, install a dual fuel engine at the transporting LNG as cargo, Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam time of the ship’s construction, such a conversion results in (Van Brink shipyard), Croon but the technology was not a win-win situation in all three Elektrotechniek (electrical quite ready. When it did areas.” 44 WORLDWIDE MIDDLE EASTERN REWARDS

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The business operates a 76.5m using marine gas oil (MGO), its x 14.5m dry dock and a 70m engine could not be maintained VERREAULT alongside berth strategically at the Original Equipment EXPANSION located on the East Anglian Manufacturer’s recommended Verreault Navigation, located coast in the ABP owned and temperature of below 40°C on the St-Lawrence River close operated Port of Lowestoft. in order to reach optimum to the East Coast of Canada, viscosity. This resulted in a has expanded the size of its considerable amount of leakage drydock. and vapour locks in the fuel Verreault Navigation Inc pump. ExxonMobil Premium started out 59 years ago, and AFME 200’s higher viscosity, began operating the drydock in comparison to MGO, helped 33 years ago. The drydock, at solve these problems while its 244 m long by 56 m wide, is low sulphur content enabled the biggest in Canada. It was the ferry to comply with ECA financed with help from the regulations. Business Development Bank ExxonMobil Premium HDME 50, of Canada. a heavy distillate ECA category fuel, has enabled other customers to minimise the risk of thermal shock complications during switchover between heavy fuel oil (HFO) when Nicholas Warren, the managing entering and leaving an ECA. director of Burgess Marine, ExxonMobil Premium HDME said: “We’ve been working on 50 needs to be heated and this transaction for many, many handles similarly to HFO, which months and it’s great to finally minimises fuel temperature get it across the line. differentials helping limit “We’re prepared to make a thermal shock problems such long-term investment in this as fuel pump seizures and business and in this port. engine shutdowns. We’re looking for a long-term As well as proving successful lease from ABP and we’re with major vessel operators, looking forward to securing ExxonMobil Premium AFME the longevity of the yard, the 200 and ExxonMobil Premium business and the team that’s HDME 50 have also received employed here.” positive feedback from independent fuel laboratories. Above: UMC Test results confirmed that were brought AFLOAT the fuels are compatible with in initially SERVICES both MGO and HFO with to design a the exception of those with number of UMC often delivers its services high asphaltene content. substantial, via or in conjunction with a As these low-sulphur fuels complex shipyard, which have always have a higher viscosity and cofferdams. represented a key customer flashpoint than MGO, they group for UMC. Working in help to reduce operational Left: Small conjunction with shipyards & Co Marine complexity providing quick, around the world allows UMC Engineering to supply seamless support for safe switchovers, in addition to in Lowestoft, vessels; pre, during and after minimizing the risk of thermal Suffolk, UK. shock shutdowns. docking and indeed for the many vessels that do not dock “These lab results down but are supported by the demonstrated that at certain shipyards afloat repair teams. ratios, our Premium ECA category marine fuels are By way of example, UMC have compatible and stable with recently been asked to provide both HFO and MGO,” said its underwater engineering and Rob Drysdale, Global Field project management expertise Engineering & Logistics to successfully execute the FUEL Manager, ExxonMobil. afloat modification of an ENDORSEMENT “However, industry best offshore floating platform French operator, Brittany practice is to avoid mixing fuel which is being converted Ferries, has endorsed the where possible. Where this is and upgraded in major North operational benefits of not possible, it is important European shipyard. ExxonMobil Premium AFME to know what fuels you are UMC were brought in 200 after trials on one of its buying, and test and handle initially to design a number vessels, the Bretagne. When them accordingly.” of substantial, complex 54 NEWS

cofferdams to allow the final smallest marine boiler, through standard, rendering organisms conversion of the platform to land based utility boilers and unable to reproduce, but, until whilst afloat. Previously the large power generation boilers. now, none has achieved the platform had been in dry dock. instant kill capability demanded Harris Pye offers the The UMC cofferdams allowed by USCG. complete package, from the platform to be removed boiler performance studies, “This is a great endorsement from drydock and the work site survey, design, project of our system’s effectiveness to be finished afloat. These management, installation, and the expertise of our team,” cofferdams were designed to commissioning to hand over comments Optimarin CEO be bespoke to the platform, and servicing – all phases of Tore Andersen. “We’ve been allowing work to be carried the project being handled developing our system since out to strengthen the rig. A directly by Harris Pye founding the company in 1994 number of cofferdams were employees – the only company and we believe, and testing designed by UMC supplied able to provide this service shows, we have a market naval architects and these in the market. Gerry Lane leading solution for vessels in were built in country to avoid added; “the division builds our segment.” costly transportation fees. The on the success of Harris Pye cofferdam’s measured from conversions of FPSOs in recent 8m high and weighed 10 tons. years. Combined with Harris NEW DIRECTORS Once the cofferdams were in Pye’s boiler knowledge, we Trimline, the marine interiors position (using UMC approved will offer turnkey combustion specialist, has announced that procedures and method systems to our worldwide Carol Marlow and Nigel Scarfe statements) they were checked expansive customer base.” have been appointed as non- by a UMC representative every executive directors. The duo four hours, 24hrs a day to This group includes an will join the newly created ensure they were functioning experienced team of control Board of Directors who will be in the most efficient and safe and instrumentation engineers charged with the growth and manner. who have specialised in burner expansion of the business. management and combustion The cofferdams have been control systems. Harris Pye’s Carol Marlow spent 16 years designed to be used as above combustion division has at Carnival UK, latterly as UK water access cofferdams to extensive global experience Managing Director for Princess allow surface welding to take in designing and supplying Cruises, President of Cunard place on the rig itself, avoiding onshore, offshore fuel handling Line and then as Managing the need to weld underwater. and safety systems to meet Director of P&O Cruises, where UMC have designed and NFA, EN marine and offshore she was responsible for the supplied a variety of man entry safety standards. The group profitable development of cofferdams over many years to are also able to produce high this leading British premium support a wide range of afloat efficiency low NOx burners, cruise brand. Nigel Scarfe was repairs, including: rebuilding a as well as designing, building formerly Managing Director of section of bilge keel, replacing and installing auxiliary low NOx Discovery Yachts Limited, one hull plating, tunnel thruster systems. of the UK’s leading luxury yacht exchanges, jack-up rigs spud builders. can and leg weld repairs as well as complex rudder and USCG APPROVAL Ballast water treatment (BWT) Trimline’s stabiliser repairs. new Directors specialist Optimarin claims pictured it has become the first UV from left to NEW BURNER system supplier to meet the right are: DIVISION most stringent USCG marine Gary Oliver, Harris Pye Engineering water requirements, positioning Nigel Scarfe, Michael has recently invested in a the Norwegian company for full USCG approval in 2016. Colebourn, combustion and burner Mike Oliver, TIERED SERVICE division to support their In a series of land-based Carol Marlow existing services. After over tests, both the standard MPN and Andrew MANAGEMENT three decades in the marine (regrowth) method and the Richards. SYSTEM boiler industry, this addition more exacting FDA/CMFDA, or Norsafe, a global leader in was a natural progression and ‘instant kill’, benchmark were marine life-saving equipment, expansion. successfully assessed. claims it is the first supplier in The new Harris Pye combustion Optimarin’s market-proven its sector to introduce a tiered division has a broad spectrum system, with over 350 sold service management system of Burner options, ranging and 270 units installed, utilises for its clients, following an from 5 MW (th) to 100MW environmentally friendly UV in-depth study of ship owners’ (th) using ambient to 400 irradiation and back-flushing and operators’ maintenance degrees Celsius temperature filters to wipe out invasive strategy. air. Its burner designs are organisms that stow away in Called the Norsafe Care Plan, manufactured to produce a ballast. Systems employing the three levels of service short compact flame shape UV lamps have so far proven agreement have been designed suitable for the even the their ability to meet the MPN to suit clients with varying

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monitoring service, but it also includes OEM and STCW training at Norsafe’s own academies plus OEM on-site training, to improve crew competence which is a key factor in reducing maintenance costs and the safe operation of the equipment. Twice yearly visits are made by Norsafe personnel, double that of the other packages, to keep a maintenance requirements and maintenance plan. Factors check on agreed key parameter budgets. such as the age of the levels. Long term agreements equipment and durability are Care Basic offers a flexible like this reduce overall assessed and key performance on-demand service solution maintenance and servicing indicators (KPIs) are agreed. ensuring equipment meets costs over time through This condition monitoring by all SOLAS requirements as increased efficiencies and crew Norsafe determines exactly well as fixed pricing levels for confidence. when replacement parts are maintenance checks in major “These service and required so the client can international ports. Service maintenance agreements have make appropriate budgetary visits are organised at pre- been structured to provide arrangements in advance. determined times to fit in with our customers with more than clients’ requirements. Care Plus is the premium level just a “price agreement”; it is of servicing and maintenance Care Select is a more long term developed to fit our client’s agreement. With this package approach, where Norsafe works requirements,” said David the client not only receives with the client to determine Torres, Vice President Sales, Norsafe’s KPI and condition a structured servicing and at Norsafe.

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