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2 EGS technicians working back deck onboard the Research Vessel (RV) “Northern Endeavour” off the Kolombangara volcano, 20th November 2018. Both EGS technicians are from Cebu City, Philippines as is many of the crew, and are involved in a large and thus far successful geophysical and geotechnical campaign for fibre optic cable lay

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The splendid MARCO POLO last week in Trondheim, Norway Photo : John Spedding (c) China to build its first cruise liner By : Li Xinran Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co is to build the nation’s first cruise liner following an agreement between parent company China State Shipbuilding Corp, US-based Carnival Corp and Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri. The contract is for two ships to

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be made for CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping Ltd, a joint venture established to place orders. The agreement also gives the joint venture the option to order four additional China-built ships. The first liner will be 323.6 meters long and 37.2 meters wide. With height of 72.2 meters, the 16-story cruise ship will have a variety of entertainment and recreational facilities. Apart from a dining room and performance and amusement centers, it will be equipped with a shopping plaza. The 135,550-ton ship will have more than 2,000 cabins. Among them will be 34 suites, 287 seaview rooms and 969 with balconies. It will b able to accommodate up 5,260 passengers and will sail at a maximum speed of 41.85 kilometers per hour after an official launch in September 2023. The second ship will be delivered in December 2024. The two will operate for the new Chinese cruise brand under CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping Ltd, according to a memorandum of understanding signed by Fincantieri, CSSC and Carnival Corp in February 2017. Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding is aiming to produce three to four cruise ships a year, according to its chief technical officer Tao Ying. The shipbuilder, based in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, will start construction of the country’s first cruise ship next year after a year long overhaul of a shipyard. “All-around preparatory work will kick off next year. As cruise shipbuilding is so much different from the cargo ships or container ships that we’ve built before, we have to transform our factory and convert the production flow,” said Tao. The ship will be a floating “paradise” on the sea, which is even mor difficult than developing an aircraft carrier, said He Qixing, manager of Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding’s cruise department. Shanghai is expected to handle 25.7 million cruise ship passengers by 2022, according to a report by the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences. “Shanghai has made great progress in the past decade in developing th cruise economy, bucking the global trend when this relatively new type of tourism was hit by the economic downturn,” said Li Xiaonian, director of the academy’s Maritime Silk Road Research Center. The biggest cruise port in Asia and the fourth largest in the world, Shanghai saw 512 cruise ships depart or dock at its three ports last year, receiving 2.97 million visitors, 43.3 percent of China’s total. Global cruise giants including Carnival Corp, Royal Caribbean and MSC Cruises have made Shanghai a port of call. “The Chinese cruise market saw soaring growth of similar products by almost all global cruise operators trying to expand their business here,” said Cheng Juehao, deputy professor at Shanghai Maritime University and deputy head of the Shanghai International Shipping Institute’s Cruise Economy Research Center. Royal Caribbean Cruise Ltd, the world’s second-largest cruise line, is to operate its Spectrum of the Seas and Oasis of the Seas liners in China. Spectrum of the Seas will be the biggest and most expensive cruise ship in Asia. Costa Cruises, an arm of US-based Carnival Corp, plans to bring two tailor-made ships in 2019 and 2020 to China, according to Mario Zanetti, president of Costa Group Asia. The company introduced cruising to China in 2006 and currently holds 26 percent of China’s cruise market. MSC Cruise, the industry leader in the Mediterranean, South Africa an Brazil, is to operate its MSC Bellissima cruise ship in China, and Genting Group will deploy two 204,000-ton cruise ships that can accommodate 9,500 passengers at the Shanghai port in 2021. Source : Shine

Singapore Marina Bay with the COSTA FORTUNA moored at the Cruiseterminal, the Eastern Working anchorage and at far distance the Indonesian Island Batam as seen from the Ince & Co office at Singapore Shenton Way at a rainy afternoon Photo : Piet Sinke © CLICK at the photo ! THORDON HELPS ENSURE SPARTACUS IS A CUT ABOVE THE REST The world’s most powerful LNG-fuelled cutterhead suction dredger (CSD), SPARTACUS, will enter service with water- lubricated Composite cutterhead shaft and intermediate ladder bearings from Thordon Bearings. When delivered next summer to Belgian dredging and reclamation specialist DEME Group from Royal IHC’s shipyard in Kinderdijk, The Netherlands, Spartacus will be capable of cutting harder soils and at much faster speeds than it could previously manage.

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It will also be the first dredger capable of operations in water depths of up to 45m (147.6ft). Presently, 35m (115ft) is the maximum water depth in which dredgers can operate. While the self-propelled CSD features several environmentally-safe and energy-efficient innovations, it is Thordon’s robust and long life Composite bearings that have contributed to the vessel’s optimised cutterhead performance, speed and reliability. Bart Bakker, Managing Director of Sandfirden, Thordon’s Netherlands-based distributor and engineering partner, said: “It is without doubt DEME’s experience of Thordon’s self- lubricating Composite bearing on the 123.8m (406ft) cutter suction dredger, D’Artagnan, that resulted in us securing this milestone order. When the D’Artagnan’s intermediate ladder bearings were removed for inspection in 2014 after nine years of operation, they showed practically no wear and were not replaced.” For Spartacus, Thordon supplied Royal IHC with four Composite intermediate ladder bearings for shaft diameters of 1400mm (55in) – the largest diameter Composite bearings ever produced by the Canadian company – and a single Composite cutterhead bearing for a 1050mm (41.3in) shaft diameter. George Morrison, Thordon Bearings’ Regional Manager, Western Europe, Africa and Aus/NZ, said: “We are delighted that DEME Group has returned to Thordon with an order to equip this innovative and important vessel. The through-life performance of our Composite cutterhead shaft and intermediate ladder bearings not only deliver longevity but compared to traditional arrangements, operational costs are much lower due to the longer periods between replacement, less downtime and the elimination of grease.” Thordon has been supplying Composite dredger bearings to the sector for 35-years. In addition to Spartacus and D’Artagnan other dredger references include Artemis (959mm or 37.8in shaft), JFJ de Nul (950mm or 37.4in shaft), Al Sadr (800mm or 31.5in shaft), Al Mariah (717mm or 28.2in) shaft), and Huta-9 (800mm or 31.5in shaft). Recently, Thordon’s cutterhead bearings have been delivered to China’s Jiangsu Haixin Shipping Heavy Industry Co for installation to a 6500m3 dredger newbuilding for an undisclosed owner. The vessel will take up dredging duties in the South China and East China Seas.

Early morning arrival of the S-BRILLIANT assisted by the Port Towage Amsterdam operated tugs SATURNUS and TELSTAR into the IJmuiden locks photo : Peter Maanders Port Towage Amsterdam © Army Corps kicks in another $41.4M for Charleston Harbor dredging By David Wren The federal government will contribute another $41.4 million toward a Charleston Harbor deepening project designed to keep big container ships visiting the Port of Charleston, the Army Corps of Engineers said Wednesday. The money is coming from the Army Corps’ work plan, which provides funding for waterway navigation and other projects in addition to

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what is included in President Donald Trump’s annual budget. This year’s funding adds to previous Army Corps disbursements of $49 million and $17.5 million over the past two fiscal years. Charleston Harbor deepening was the only South Carolina project included in the work plan. “This is truly one of the most important infrastructure projects that our state has undertaken and to keep that funding on track is really paramount,” said Barbara Melvin, senior vice president of operations and terminals for the State Ports Authority, which operates the Port of Charleston. “To have a consistent stream of funding as we have in the work plan so far to match the very large commitment that our (state) legislature has put forward is extremely reassuring to us,” Melvin said. Even more federal funding could be announced in a few months for the $558 million dredging project, which will dig Charleston Harbor to a 52-foot depth. The authority announced last month that the project’s benefit-to-cost ratio — a mathematical formula used to determine federal funding — has been revised upward to 6.4, clearing the threshold needed to be included in the president’s next budget, expected to be released in February. The ratio, last calculated in 2012, was revised because of record cargo growth at the Port of Charleston. it means that for every $1 the federal government spends on the project, it can expect a return of $6.4 in economic benefits. Until now, the ratio had been too low and the project’s only funding opportunity was the annual work plan. “We have had no indication whether we’ll be in (the president’s budget) or not, but the good news for us that we are now eligible for that consideration,” Melvin said. Jim Newsome, the authority’s president and CEO, said “we should be competitive for the president’s budget” with the higher ratio. Source: postandcourier

The Kotug Smit operated tugs SD DOLPHIN and SD SEAL passing the Tower Bridge returning to base upon completion of the mooring of the Canadian Frigate HMCS HALIFAX alongside HMS BELFAST Photo: Tom Chapman Broker | Offshore | H Clarkson & Company Limited (c) DolphinTail Energy Solutions komt met opzienbarende innovatie Stroming in rivieren omzetten naar duurzame energie

Stromingen in rivieren vormen een enorm opslagvat van energie. En moeten daarom uiterst serieus worden genomen als bron van duurzame energie. Maar hoe haal je die energie eruit? Er is de afgelopen jaren een aantal pogingen ondernomen, maar een knelpunt bleek telkens weer de snelheid van de waterstroom. Dankzij een innovatieve technologie ontwikkeld door William Pieneman van DolphinTail Energy Solution uit Schoorl, is dit niet langer het geval. De opzienbarende, nagenoeg wrijvingsloze aandrijving draagt de naam DolphinTail. Omdat de lokale omstandigheden telkens weer anders zijn, kan het complete systeem ‘rivermade’ worden opgeleverd. Door de snelheid van het water kan een stroming voortaan bijna altijd worden omgezet in energie. Het DolphinTail systeem bestaat uit een linksdraaiend en een rechtsdraaiend gedeelte. Hierdoor kan een optimaal rendement uit het water worden gehaald. De positionering van het systeem is per rivier aanpasbaar en kan bijvoorbeeld geplaatst worden voor een brugpilaar of in speciale by-passes.

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Verankering van het console met daarop een kolom waarlangs het schoepmechanisme zich omhoog en omlaag kan bewegen kan op verschillende manieren plaatsvinden. Ook kan de diameter, afmeting en vorm van de schoepen worden aangepast. Aan de brugpilaar is een drijvend ponton bevestigd. Hier kan de energie worden afgetapt om bijvoorbeeld in een expansievat te worden opgeslagen. Door de zuiging die de positionering van het complete systeem veroorzaakt, zakt het water en wordt de kracht ervan optimaal. Omdat het water door de brugpilaar als het ware gescheiden wordt in twee richtingen (links en rechts), verdeelt de DolphinTail de stroming in twee draaiende vlakken. De enorme verdichting van het water die hierdoor ontstaat, resulteert boven het wateroppervlak in een extra vermogensafname. Decennia lang heeft William Pieneman zich intensief bezig gehouden met alles wat te maken had met aandrijf- en pomptechniek. Vele technische verbeteringen en nieuwe ontwerpen zijn uit zijn brein ontsproten. De afgelopen jaren heeft hij zich intensief toegelegd op het omzetten van stroming in rivieren naar duurzame energie. Het resultaat van zijn inspanningen is de innovatieve DolphinTail, een uniek systeem dat naar zijn overtuiging straks wereldwijd kan worden ingezet. Dus ook in gebieden waar energie nu nog een schaars product is. Een belangrijk voordeel van het systeem is ook dat het geen ecologische footprint achterlaat. Binnenvaartschepen ondervinden er geen enkele hinder van en het is uiterst vis- en milieuvriendelijk. Pieneman: “Met dit project zijn we nu in een fase beland dat testen met een prototype kunnen worden uitgevoerd om een werkelijk beeld te krijgen van de onbegrensde energieopwekkende potentie van het systeem. Met vanzelfsprekend de daarbij behorende cijfermatige resultaten. Voor ons is het opwekken van energie in rivieren absoluut geen uitdaging meer, maar veel meer een bijna werkelijkheid. Net zoals een aantal jaren geleden bij wind het geval was, staat het opwekken van stromingsenergie nog in de kinderschoenen. En ontbeert het ons nog aan de juiste apparatuur om de uiteindelijke energieopbrengst te kunnen berekenen, maar ook hier wordt op internationaal niveau hard aan gewerkt. Stromingsenergie uit rivieren maakt de mondiale energievoorziening schoner en, in tegenstelling tot windenergie, zonne-energie en getijdenenergie, wekt het 24/7 duurzame energie op. Daarnaast worden we in het kader van de huidige energie transitie weer minder afhankelijk van energiebronnen die het klimaat veel te zwaar belasten en grote nadelige effecten hebben op het milieu.” Voor de bouw en de samenstelling van alle componenten van het prototype is DolphinTail Energy Solution momenteel naarstig op zoek naar partijen die haar daarbij met raad en daad willen bijstaan en bereid zijn met hun specifieke kennis het concept verder te optimaliseren. Met als uiteindelijk doel om te zijner tijd gezamenlijk de DolphinTail in productie te nemen en wereldwijd in de markt te zetten. Alle denkbare technische tekeningen liggen kant en klaar om het prototype te gaan bouwen. Indien bedrijven/instanties geïnteresseerd zijn in nadere informatie en contact willen opnemen met DolphinTail Energy Solutions, dan kan dat via hun website: www.dolphintail-energysolutions.com

Wagenborg Passenger terminal Ameland on a quiet autumn afternoon with the SIER and the watertaxi’s FOSTABORG and STERN Photo : GertJan Verbeek Hollum-Ameland ©

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Photo : Flying Focus Aerial Photography www.flyingfocus.nl © Jack Up Barge’s self-elevating unit JB-117 has completed a crane- and accommodation support contract for General Electric at the DolWin3 offshore power grid connection. The 75.9-metre long vessel JB-117 was then immediately deployed for continuing operations at the nearby BorWin3 offshore grid connection for Petrofac. For both projects the European electricity transmission system operator TenneT is the end-client. Representing an important part of the energy transition, DolWin3 and BorWin3 are two elements of the extensive cluster of offshore grid connections that link offshore

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wind farms in the southwestern part of the German North Sea to the onshore power grid. Both platforms use HVDC (high voltage direct current) technology, and are connected to onshore convertor stations with two 160 kilometre cables, supplying 900 megawatts to German households. The scope of work for the JB-117 is similar for both projects. In terms of scale, the vessel’s crane has a 98-metre long boom. As the DolWin3 project has shown, the sheer size of the crane in combination with its heavy lifting capacity has meant that every part of the substations could be reached. The DolWin3 project was also substantial regarding accommodation; at peak activity, JB-117 was home to 180 offshore personnel. In addition, Jack Up Barge provided logistical support of stores and personnel. Offshore support With its duties at DolWin3 complete, the JB-117 made its way to the BorWin3 location. “This project is where we as an offshore support company can really show our worth. We can adapt quickly to project-specific requirements such as flexible accommodation solutions. What’s more, JB-117 can provide true year-round support – staying out for more than a year without having to return to shore if necessary,” informs Jack Up Barge Commercial Director Jurgen de Prez. For Jack Up Barge, these two offshore substation installation support contracts represent important steps with two key clients. “For BorWin3, this will be our first time working with Petrofac – something that we are very much looking forward to,” De Prez adds. “And for DolWin3, we are pleased with the cooperation with GE; a strategic partner of ours with this contract as well as future projects they are tendering on Website: www.jackupbarge.com

The HUA SHENG LONG at Singapore Eastern working anchorage for bunkers Photo : Piet Sinke www.maasmondmaritime.com (c) CLICK at the photo & hyperlink in text !

Ekofish kiest voor Pon Power en EST-Floattech Pon-bedrijven aan boord van duurzaamste vissersboot van Nederland Ekofish Group, een Urks familiebedrijf dat zich richt op duurzame visserij, heeft zich ten den doel gesteld een zo duurzaam mogelijke vissersboot te bouwen. Om daar een bijdrage aan te leveren zijn Pon Power en EST-Floattech beide geselecteerd als leverancier. De UK 205 “SPES NOVA ”, een twinrigger/flyshooter die momenteel wordt gebouwd door

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Maaskant Stellendam, is in nauwe samenwerking met Vripack Naval Architects ontwikkeld. Het schip krijgt drie identieke diesel-elektrische Caterpillar generatorsets, gekoppeld aan een power management system met batterijopslag. Daarnaast zijn er intelligente energie terugwinsystemen bedacht, onder meer bij het vieren van de lieren tijdens het zetten van de netten. Zowel liggend in de haven als varend in de haven is het schip volledig emissieloos door het gebruik van batterijen. Al met al ontstaat zo het meest krachtige, efficiënte en duurzame schip in zijn soort. De SPES NOVA wordt begin 2019 opgeleverd. Louwe de Boer, eigenaar Ekofish, vertelt: ‘Al vanaf de conceptiefase is alles aan dit schip anders. Dit schip moet de komende twintig jaar vooruit kunnen, zo min mogelijk energie gebruiken en zo veilig mogelijk zijn voor de bemanning. Op dit moment verbruiken we nog een halve liter brandstof per kilo gevangen vis, dat moet terug naar maximaal 0,3 liter. Om dat doel te bereiken zijn wij bewust niet met de vertrouwde scheepsarchitecten of kotterarchitecten in zee gegaan. We wilden bij nul beginnen. Daarom hebben we jachtarchitect Vripack Naval Architects gevraagd en hebben we Pon Power en EST-Floattech benaderd.’ Noud Seegers, Account Manager bij Pon Power vertelt: ‘Ekofish vroeg ons ze te helpen een zo duurzaam mogelijk schip te bouwen. Bij Pon Power en Caterpillar lopen wij voorop in het verduurzamen van de visserij, dus dit vonden we een mooie uitdaging die we graag met ons zusterbedrijf, batterijbouwer EST-Floattech aan gingen.’ Noud Seegers gaat verder: ‘In het voortraject hebben we de verschillende opties voor de energievoorziening bekeken. We kozen voor drie identieke C18 generatorsets van elk 565 EKW bij60Hz, plus een C4.4 ACERT havenset van 99 EKW bij 50Hz. Deze volledige parallelbedrijf installatie hebben we gekoppeld aan een power management systeem met batterijen, wat diverse voordelen oplevert. Zo kan de schipper wekelijks met een andere generatorset beginnen. Indien er meer vermogen nodig is krijgt deze versterking van een tweede of derde generatorset. Zodra hij onder een bepaalde belastingfactor komt, schakelt een van de generatorsets automatisch af.Al met al is het een slim systeem waarmee we optimaal gebruik maken van de generatorsets in combinatie met de batterijen. Dit levert iedere motor op jaarbasis minder draaiuren op, wat onderhoudsvriendelijk is en kosten bespaart. Bovendien bespaart het brandstof. Op de prijs van brandstof hebben wij geen invloed, op het verbruik wel.’Koen Boerdijk, Accountmanager EST-Floattech, vult aan: ‘Een ander voordeel van de elektrische aandrijving is dat een accusysteem teruggewonnen elektriciteit gaat opslaan. Die energie komt onder meer vrij bij het vieren van de lieren tijdens het zetten van de netten. Al met al wordt de Spes Nova zo een van de meest duurzame en innovatieve schip ter wereld. Het schip stoot minder CO2 uit en gebruikt minder fossiele brandstoffen doordat we met batterijen de piekbelasting opvangen, het zogenaamde ‘Peak Shaving’. Een scheepsmotor werkt het meest efficiënt bij een belasting vanaf ongeveer 50 procent. Door batterijen in te zetten kun je de motorisering meer aanpassen aan het meest gebruikte aantal kW of PK’s waardoor de motor vaker in het optimale gebied opereert en de efficiency omhoog gaat. Bovendien kun je minder of kleinere motoren gebruiken Vaar je elektrisch dan verbruik je op dat moment geen brandstof en heb je geen uitstoot, wat aan de kade en varend in de haven het geval is. Bovendien zijn de batterijen onderhoudsvrij. Al met al dus heel veel plusjes. We zijn dan ook heel trots op dit project!’EST-Floattech, onderdeel van duurzame investeringsmaatschappij Ponooc en zusterbedrijf van Pon Power, is een leverancier en ontwikkelaar van hoogwaardige batterij en energie opslagsystemen. Vanuit haar kantoren in Noorwegen, Nederland en een sterke lokale vertegenwoordig in Duitsland bedient het bedrijf de markt met zeer veilige en streng gecertificeerde energieopslag systemen op basis van Lithium NMC technologie. www.est-floattech.com

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The Canadian Coast Guard Ice Breaker/Buoy Tender, SAMUEL RISLEY seen in Owen Sound, Ontario Canada. Photo : Lee Heard © ISO 9001:2015 CERTIFICATE FOR STC TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY Last September STC Training and Consultancy BV in Rotterdam was rewarded with a ISO 9001:2015 Certificate, issued by DNVGL. STC Training & Consultancy transformed the current Quality Management System into the new version with the consultancy of Michel Hoencamp, Quality Assurance Manager of QMS BV. Michel commented: working with Mrs. Marja Walraven, STC Manager Marketing & Sales, SHEQ was a great pleasure! Mrs. Marja Walraven is a very knowledgeable, committed and driven person, able to focus very well to streamline the processes in house up to the new standard.The new standard brought us clarity and commitment in our Quality System added Mrs. Marja. We were very thankfull to Michel helping us out achieving this goal in a short time. STC Training & Consultancy provides training & education for the complete shipping & offshore, maintenance – logistics as well as the process industry . Therewith STC T&C contributes to optimalisation of human capital and increases reliability, efficiency, safety and profitability of the sectors above. STC Training & Consultancy – Professional / Reliable / Flexible

McDermott wins contract for offshore natural gas pipeline project in Brazil By : Sergio Chapa

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Brazil's state-owned oil company Petrobras has awarded a contract to Houston-based McDermott International Inc. to build the final leg of an offshore natural gas pipeline near Rio de Janiero. McDermott said Tuesday that the oil field service company won an engineering, procurement, construction and installation for the final section of a natural gas pipeline supporting Petrobras' Rota 3 offshore project. Financial terms of the offshore pipeline deal were not disclosed but McDermott reported that the value of the contract was between $50 million and $250 million. Some 214 miles of underwater pipeline and infrastructure have already been installed in the project. McDermott will be installing final six miles pipeline connecting the project to a terminal in the coastal city of Maricá. A timeline for the the project was no immediately available. Work for the project will be performed by McDermott's team in Rio de Janeiro with support from the company's Houston team. Source: chron

One of the latest fleet aditions of Saam Smit Vancouver is the 32 mtr long Robert Allen Design 3200 SST ORCA IMO. 9756494 with a total installed power of 5050 KW built at Cheoy Lee Shipyard China 2018 Photo : Paul Bottomley © South Korea Dominates Global LNG Shipping Market By Jon LeSage South Korea is continuing to hold its dominant position in tanker delivery of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by winning major shipping orders over the next three years valued at more than $9 billion. It’s all part of an economic sector expected to see substantial growth as LNG becomes an attractive power source for several global markets. Daewoo Shipbuilding &

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Marine Engineering, Hyundai Heavy Industries, and Samsung Heavy Industries have won more than 50 orders placed for new large-scale LNG tankers for delivery in the next three years. These new ships are expected to increase the global LNG fleet by around 10 percent. All three companies are making the necessary shipyard investments, with expected rising equities, while builders in the key competitive market of Japan are either flat or down. These new mega-vessels are taking off as shipping companies see LNG rebound from a sector-wide slump two years ago. One major shipping brokerage, Braemar, estimates that South Korean yards have taken 78 percent of all LNG-related orders this year, with just 14 percent and 8 percent going to Japan and China, respectively.

TK’s SONOMA SPIRIT spotted westbound in the Singapore Straits Photo : Piet Sinke www.maasmondmaritime.com (c) CLICK at the photo ! These numbers including floating LNG storage and support vessels. On the LNG consumption side, these three countries have also been the largest importers of the fuel. In recent weeks, these three major markets have come close to reaching maximum storage capacity; that’s helped LNG prices take a tumble. Despite fluctuating prices, demand has stayed strong around the world. The three Asian countries have been ready to deliver the shipments. “The demand for LNG carriers surged followed by increased global demand of LNG,” said Park Hyung-gun, vice president of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME). “There is a bright outlook ahead for LNG demand and South Korean shipbuilders will be able to excel in the LNG market.” Asia continues to be the driver for LNG demand in a global market that has grown by about 5 million metric tons since 2015 in monthly deliveries. Regional markets identified as Northeast Asia and Other Asia and Oceania made up the lion’s share of LNG demand this year, according to a study by Refinitiv Eikon. The two regions will account for about 23.7 million metric tons of LNG per month by the end of this year, according to the study. Europe, the Americas, and the Middle East are only expected to account for 7.9 million metric tons per month during that time. China is a ripe market for LNG, as government policy leans in that direction. The country wants to reduce reliance on coal power and increase its natural gas consumption for both industrial and residential end users. The goal is to offset rampant air pollution, particularly in its growing cities. The government has mandated that at least 10 percent of the country’s electricity be powered by natural gas by 2020. That should be increasing by 2030, according to earmarks being set by the government. Chinese state-owned energy giant CNOOC has committed to making for a 20 percent rise in gas supply, the company recently stated. The energy giant at that time said it would be supplying 24.6 billion cubic meters of natural gas during the heating season in that week. That was expected to delivery a 20 percent increase in the fuel to meeting rising natural gas demand in the South Korean carriers are seeing their business come from all over the world. Most of the new LNG projects in the Russian Arctic, Papa New Guinea, Australia, the U.S., East Africa, and Qatar, are scheduled to be delivered on South Korean ships. DSME has taken on 12 orders for LNG tankers this year. These deals come out to about $2.2 billion for the company, according to data from Daiwa Capital Markets. The company said that about half its business this year has come from LNG tankers. That brought a much-needed recovery from near collapse in 2016-2017. The company’s stock were suspended during one of the largest shipping industry downturns ever recorded.Korean companies have increased their competitive presence by reducing the cost of building LNG carrier ships for as low as $175 million. Japanese ships are costing more than $200 million, according to industry sources. Another reason Korean shippers are gaining market share has been switching over from the traditional Moss tanker design that became the industry norm in 1973. Customers are taking to their Membrane-type vessels that leave less dead space within the ship’s hull. Korean shippers can offer the Q-Max vessel, the largest class of Membrane carrier, that can load up to 260,000 cubic meters of LNG versus 182,000 cubic meters on the largest Moss-type tanke “Ship designs are changing,” said Park Moo-hyun, an analyst at Hana Financial Investment in Seoul. “China and Japan are not well responding to the change... and this led to no orders (there)... and that’s why European ship owners are placing orders to South Koreans,” he added. Source: Oilprice

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The SEVEN BOREALIS operating at the Borkum West OWF Photo : Flying Focus Aerial Photography www.flyingfocus.nl ©

Argentina to Export First LNG in 2019 Featured By : OE Staff Argentina is due to begin exports of liquefied natural gas from a part of its vast Vaca Muerta shale gas resource next year through a floating LNG liquefaction (FLNG) vessel provided by Exmar, the Belgian shipping company said on Wednesday.

The operations, due to start in the second quarter of 2019, will introduce Argentina into the small club of around 20 countries exporting LNG while the FLNG will be only the world's fourth and the smallest. The country's state-controlled oil

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company YPF signed a 10-year agreement with Exmar to deploy the barge-based FLNG, formerly known as the Caribbean FLNG, at Bahia Blanca on the east coast about 400 miles south of Buenos Aires. The port hosted South America's first LNG import terminal, a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) provided by U.S. company Excelerate. However that FSRU, the Excelerate Exemplar, left the port on Oct 30, according to Refinitiv Eikon data. Argentina will continue to have the ability to import LNG through the Excelerate Expedient FSRU moored in Escobar, close to Buenos Aires. The new import vessel will now be named Tango FLNG and is expected to ship up to eight cargoes a year. "Thanks to the commercial relationship with Exmar, we are now able to add value to the resources extracted from Vaca Muerta, and take full advantage of the seasonal opportunity with Asian markets and our unique location to serve demand centers," YPF President Miguel Gutierrez said in the statement. Vaca Muerta is similar to the shale gas deposits that have rejuvenated the U.S. energy industry. The Argentine play is one of the largest reserves of unconventional hydrocarbons on the planet, though much of its oil and gas remains untapped. Source : OE digital

Zodiac’s 2018 delivered car carrier LYDDEN departing from the Brittanie harbour passing the Caland Bridge Photo : Jan Oosterboer © Arc7 class Arctic vessels for Yamal LNG facility

The CHRISTOPHE DE MARGERIE moored at the GATE terminal at Rotterdam Maasvlakte Photo : Arjan Elmendorp © A new ice-breaking liquefie natural gas (LNG) tanker of the Arc7 class has begun sea trial by South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineerin (DSME) around the island of Geoje, Refinitiv Eikon data shows. The NIKOLAY ZUBKOV, formerly known as Hull DSME 2429, exited DSME's port on Geoje on Tuesday and has zig-zagged across the

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Korea Strait, the data showed. Ship trials for previous Arc7 carriers now in operation hav lasted several months. The Arc7 tankers, for Novatek's Yamal LNG facility in northern Russia, are able to cross the Northern Sea Route eastwards to Asia during the summer and westwards to Europe throughout the year without the help of ice-breaker ships. Yamal has been starting up faster than planned with outpu only held back by the delivery of the tankers. Once at full capacity of 17.5 million tonnes a year, Yama will be one of the biggest LNG export plants in the world.

The BORIS VILKITSKY outbound from Rotterdam Maasvlakte Photo : Patrick Deenik © The table below shows the 15 ARC7 tankers on order and their status. Vessel Status Operator Chris. de Margerie In Operation Sovcomflot Boris Vilkitsky In Operation Dynagas Vladimir Rusanov In operation MOL Fedor Litke In operation Dynagas Eduard Toll In operation Teekay Rudolf Samoylovich In operation Teekay Vladimir Vize In operation MOL Georgiy Brusilov Starting operations Dynagas Boris Davydov (DSME 2428) Sea trials Dynagas Nikolay Zubkov (DSME 2429) Sea trials Dynagas Nikolay Yevgenov (DSME 2430) Due Oct 29, 2019 Teekay Vladimir Voronin (DSME 2431) Due Nov 29, 2019 Teekay DSME 2432 Under construction MOL Georgiy Ushakov (DSME 2433) Due Jan 29, 2020 Teekay Yakov Gakkel (DSME 2434) Due Feb 28, 2020 Teekay Source : Reuters : (Reporting by Sabina Zawadzki; editing by Jason Neely)

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Boskalis BOKALIFT 1 leaving Vlissingen enroute the East Anglia windfarm Foto: ©Sky Pictures Luchtfotografie. www.skypictures.nl Hapag-Lloyd: Size is Not the Name of the Game Anymore Hapag-Lloyd has disclosed details of its new mid-term Strategy 2023, saying the liner industry has come to a turning point following a period of consolidation. Hapag-Lloyd is more than two times larger than it was in 2014 in terms of transport capacity. Further consolidation among the largest players in the industry is now less attractive due to decreasing incremental scale benefits. Instead, the company will focus on significantly improving quality for its customers, selective global growth and becoming profitable throughout the cycle. “Size is not the name of the game anymore, but customer orientation,” said Rolf Habben Jansen, CEO of Hapag-Lloyd. “It is obvious that customers expect more reliable supply chains, so our industry needs to change and invest more. At the same time, we know that people are prepared to pay for value. Going forward, delivering value to get the most attractive cargo on board is at the heart of our new Strategy 2023. To be number one for quality is the ultimate promise to our customers and a strong differentiator from our competitors.” He says Hapag-Lloyd’s Strategy 2023 is based on network optimization, terminal partnering and further improvements in procurement and container steering. At the same time, additional improvements aim to turn Hapag-Lloyd into a more agile, dynamic and analytically driven organization. More investments in digitalization and automation will be made and

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the company aims to increase the share of the online business to 15 percent of its overall volume by 2023. Financial targets by 2023 will focus on generating economic value by delivering a Return on Invested Capital which is higher than the Weighted Average Cost of Capital. This implies an EBITDA margin of approximately 12 percent. A cost management program with a savings run-rate target of $350 to $400 million has been launched. The net debt-to-EBITDA ratio is targeted to be less than 3.0x with an equity ratio of more than 45 percent. A liquidity reserve of around $1.1 billion will be maintained. Last month, Hapag-Lloyd and Ocean Network Express (ONE) entered into a strategic feeder network agreement. The cooperation covers specific Intra-Europe (BAX, NBS, NPX, REX, SDX, ADX, LEX) and Intra-Asia (BHX, HAS, PID) feeder trade lanes and will be further expanded in the future. Hapag-Lloyd and ONE also operate together within THE Alliance and cooperate on their Latin America, Africa and Indian Subcontinent trades. In September, Hapag- Lloyd, ONE and Yang Ming announced a new cooperation with CMA-CGM, COSCO and OOCL to enhance their Mediterranean – U.S. East Coast service AL6 (Atlantic 6). Hapag-Lloyd reorganized its Executive Board in March, and in May extended Jansen's contract for a further five years until March 31, 2024. Jansen was appointed member of the Hapag-Lloyd Executive Board in April 2014 and has been CEO since July 2014. The reorganization came about following the mergers with CSAV (2014) and UASC (2017). As a result, the company's transport capacity and number of containers transported more than doubled. Revenue rose by the around 50 percent in the same period, and the number of employees increased by around 70 percent. Hapag-Lloyd has a fleet of 222 modern container ships and a total transport capacity of 1.6 million TEU. It has a container capacity of approximately 2.6 million TEU, and around 12,000 employees and 394 offices in 127 countries. 120 liner services connect to over 600 ports around the world. Source: MAREX

Installation Support Vessel (ISV) SEAWAY MOXIE moored in Port of Den Helder – Photo : Roel Ovinge Fotografie © https://www.roelovinge.nl © Fairway Completes Lyttelton Port Deepening Project For the past 12 weeks, locals and visitors to Lyttelton Port had the opportunity to see one of the world’s largest dredges, the FAIRWAY, travelling up and down the channel carrying out the port’s deepening project. Lyttelton Port Company (LPC) announced yesterday that on the weekend she left Lyttelton bound for Singapore, as her role in the dredging project is complete. The FAIRWAY has lengthened the channel by approximately 2.5km, widened it by 20 meters and deepened it by up to two meters. LPC Chief Executive, Peter Davie, said: “We know Canterbury freight volumes are forecast to double in the next 15 years, and container ships have doubled in size in the last ten years. We are thrilled the Channel Deepening Project is nearly complete and we are now able to accommodate larger vessels.” “The dredging project, alongside our current reclamation of Te Awaparahi Bay which is part of our long-term plan to move Container Terminal operations to the east away from the community, gives our customers confidence their growing cargo requirements will be met.” Peter Davie also added that a lot of hard work had gone into making the dredging project successful, paying tribute to the Fairway’s crew members and two captains – Captain Ton van Oosten and Captain Marco de Bruin. The FAIRWAY– owned by global operator Royal Boskalis – has 33 crew working six-week rotations to keep dredging the channel 24/7. She has dredged more than five million cubic meters of mud and silt off the sea floor.

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With the Channel Deepening Project nearing completion, LPC will implement the most significant upgrade to navigation aids at the port in 35 years. The upgrade will ensure the Harbor’s navigation aids are up to a modern and international standard. Source: dredgingtoday

Crew of the AIDAMAR painting the hull whilst moored at the Rotterdam cruise terminal Photo : Reinier vd Wetering ©

Tug fleet ordered for US inland river operations by Martyn Wingrove Master Marine shipyard builds tugboats for inland river operations from its shipyard in Alabama A new fleet of tugboats will be built to the latest environmental and US structural requirements for inland river operations. Alabama-based shipbuilder Master Marine has secured orders for six tugs for operations on the Mississippi River. These will be built to Entech designs and the US Coast Guard’s Subchapter M requirements for structural and operational integrity. They will be powered by twin Mitsubishi S6R engines with propulsion that meets IMO Tier III rules. According to BRL Shipping Consultants, the first two tugboats will work for St Louis-headquartered Osage Marine Services, while the latter four are for an undisclosed domestic owner. Master Marine expects the first two vessels will be delivered and placed into service in Q2 and Q3 2019, while the other four will be delivered in Q4 2019 and in 2020. Their Mitsubishi S6R main engines will be coupled to Twin Disc 5321 gears. Each tug will also have a pair of four-bladed stainless steel propellers supplied by Sound Propeller Services and two Northern Lights M65C13.2S electronic controlled generators that comply with IMO Tier III and RW Fernstrum keel coolers. News of this six-tug order came in the same week as Foss Maritime

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confirmed it has ordered four tugs and holds options for another six for its port operations in the US west coast. Source : tugtechnologyandbusiness

Passenger (Cruise) Ship MSC SINFONIA (2002, flag of Panama, ex. EUROPEAN STARS, ex. EUROPEAN DREAM) moored at the Terminal de Cruceros (Cruise Terminal) in Cartagena (Spain) on Thursday, november 22, 2018. Photo: Cees Kingma - Cartagena, Spain © A six-year legal battle over two seized fishing boats is over The saga began in 2010 when a South Korean fishing boat the OYANG 70 sank off Dunedin, claiming six lives Two years later, sister ships the OYANG 75 andOYANG 77 were seized by the New Zealand Government for fishing offences. Lawyers for the Indonesian crew also alleged mistreatment and went to court seeking money for unpaid wages from the value of the forfeited ships. The matter went all the way to the Supreme Court before being sent back to the High Court in Christchurch. Today Justice Nicolas Davidson said parties had come to an agreement through a settlement conference. He ruled the two ships be returned to the owners and the settlement remain confidential. Source: NZcity

The newbuilding TSHD ECODELTA navigating the Dutch coastal waters Photo : Flying Focus Aerial Photography www.flyingfocus.nl © Five container shipping firms form group to deepen collaboration By Godwin Oritse

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FIVE major container shipping firms, namely A.P. Moller – Maersk, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, MSC and Ocean Network Express are set to form an association with a view to digitalizing, standardising their interoperability in the container shipping industry. In a statement signed by A. P Moller African communication Manager, Mr. Austin Fischer, IT executives from A.P. Moller – Maersk, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, MSC and Ocean Network Express are currently discussing the creation of a common information technology standards which shall be openly available and free of charge for all stakeholders of the wider container shipping industry. “It’s in the customers’ and all stakeholders’ best interest, if container shipping companies operate with a common set of information technology standards”, says André Simha, CIO of MSC and spokesperson of the group. China records bigger surplus in trade with US despite Trump’s tariffs “We are striving for less red tape and better transparency. The timing is right, as emerging technologies create new customer friendly opportunities. Together, we gain traction in delivering technological breakthroughs and services to our customers compared to working in our own closed silos”, he adds. Whilst the shipping industry already has multiple organizations and associations, the members of the group identified a need for a neutral and non-profit body for ocean carriers that is driven by delivering benefits for the industry and its stakeholders. “That is why we will also welcome new members with open arms to join the association”, Simha concludes. The association according to the statement, has no intent of developing or operating any digital platform, but aims to ensure interoperability through standardization. Similarly, the association will not discuss any commercial or operational matter Some of the plans according to the statement is to establish a neutral and non-profit association, and pave the way for digitalization and standardization in the industry Chief Technology & Information Officer, A.P. Moller – Maersk, Adam Banks said that Digital is key for A.P. Moller –Maersk in delivering on our strategy to become an integrated container logistics company that offers simple, end-to-end services with seamless customer experience. A joint set of technical standards will ensure interoperability and enable all parties to concentrate on value adding differentiation as we move the container shipping industry towards further digitalization. Ultimately this will benefit all parties in our customers’ supply chains”. For CMA CGM, its Executive Vice President IT & Transformations Rajesh Krishnamurthy said “CMA CGM is always looking for best practices and standards to support the innovation and digital strategy of the company. Being a founding member will enable us to work together on setting the standards for digitization of the entire industry,” Martin Gnass, Managing Director Hapaq Llyod said “Hapag-Lloyd welcomes the creation of this association as we firmly believe that the challenges of the future can only be tackled with a common approach. While we remain competitors in the markets, together we will manage to shape the future of our industry,” says, Hapag-Lloyd. Source: vanguardng

1990 Built SWAN CHACABUCO alongside in Vlissingen loading Zeeuwse juun! Photo : Joran Buijk Chief Engineer JUV „Vole Au Vent“ Jan De Nul Group ©

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BPA says draft Brexit deal offers no guarantee on new border checks THE UK’s draft political declaration on the future relationship with the European Union offers no guarantees for ports, according to the British Ports Association. “The British Ports Association was supportive of the aspirations of the Government’s Chequers proposals over the summer as it committed to an agreement that ensured frictionless trade,” said BPA chief executive Richard Ballantyne. This was to be achieved by agreeing a common rulebook with the EU, meaning there would be little or no need for new cumbersome regulatory checks at ports — particularly at roll-on roll-off ports such as Dover, Holyhead, Immingham and Portsmouth, where vehicles and trailers flows freely through with minimal or no stoppages. He said that the proposals in the agreement appeared to offer no guarantees that some new borders checks would not be introduced on UK-EU trade flows. “Whilst there is some encouraging language around minimising trade barriers and agreeing common principles, it falls short of committing to frictionless trade and could therefore cause potential disruption for some parts of the ports industry,” Mr Ballantyne said. Source : Lloyds list

Carcarrier AUTO ENERGY inbound for the outherharbour in Hanko – Finland Photo : Capt Frans Bleiksloot ©

Johan Castberg FPSO Topside Work Begins by Andreas Exarheas Kvaerner is cutting first steel today for the topside of Equinor's Johan Castberg FPSO vessel. Kvaerner revealed Wednesday that it is cutting first steel today for the topside of Equinor’s Johan Castberg floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel. The company signed a contract with Equinor for fabrication of the topside modules for the Johan Castberg FPSO, plus hook-up and integration of the topside modules with the hull, in February this year. The contract is expected to generate work for approximately 4,800 people, according to Kvaerner. “Johan Castberg is an important project for Kvaerner and the Norwegian supplier industry because it enables us to further develop our expertise in constructing floating production vessels, which is expected to be the preferred platform type for future developments in the Barents Sea,” Karl-Petter Loken, CEO of Kvaerner, said in a company statement. “As such, you could say that Equinor’s Johan Castberg is a valuable springboard for future development requirements in the Barents

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Sea, which will be a very important region for Kvaerner with regards to future activity at our Norwegian facilities,” he added. Anders Opedal, Equinor’s executive vice president for technology, projects and drilling, said Johan Castberg “is the next major development on the Norwegian continental shelf and will open a new area in the Barents Sea for Equinor”. Johan Castberg development costs are estimated at around $5.7 billion [NOK 49 billion], according to Equinor’s website, which states that the jobs generated nationwide during the development are estimated at slightly less than 47,000 man- years. The Johan Castberg partnership includes Equinor (50 percent), Eni (30 percent) and Petoro (20 percent). Source: Rigzone

The SEABOURN ODYSSEY moored in Portimão/Portugal. Photo : Gert-jan Harmsen www.hollandbulktransport.nl Faulty valve blamed for massive oil spill off Newfoundland No clear reason why a flowline spilled about 250,000 litres of oil A Husky Energy executive says it isn't clear exactly why a valve failed causing a flowline to the SeaRose FPSO to spill an estimated 250,000 litres of oil into the Atlantic Ocean last week Friday. Trevor Pritchard, Husky's senior vice president for the Atlantic region, said the leadership on board the SeaRose made the decision that rough seas and stormy conditions had subsided enough to resume production on Friday and began procedures to startup again. It was during a process of moving warm oil from the SeaRose through the lines, he said, when the valve failed and the oil spilled. "I can't tell you too much as to the reason why it failed," said Pritchard. "We're going to have to investigate as to why, at such a low pressure, this particular device, the flowline connector to the manifold, came apart as it did." He said oil was flowing well below the line's maximum pressure, and that Husky plans to bring up the broken connector from the ocean's floor for further investigation. Pritchard said the spill was a "batch spill," and the pumping of oil was halted soon after the spill was found. This isn't the first time Husky Energy has found itself in hot water. The SeaRose had a close call with an iceberg in March 2017. Pritchard said the company did the right thing in the case of this spill, however. "If I reflect back on the incident with the iceberg, we should have and could have done better with that incident. We did not follow the procedures, we should have disconnected the FPSO when the iceberg was as close as that," he said. "In this case, as far as our investigation's gone so far, all of the procedures have been followed … I appreciate this is a terrible spill, and I don't [want to] have this again." Pritchard was brought in after the iceberg incident and believes there has been a culture change that will prevent serious incidents in the future. The Hebron oil platform is once again producing oil, however, according to the C-NLOPB, after stormy seas and reports of smoke shut it down for nearly five days. In a tweet sent Monday afternoon, the province's offshore regulator said it felt ExxonMobil, the majority partner behind the $14-billion facility, had done the required checks to ensure a restart wouldn't be affected by the bad weather or rough seas resulting from last Thursday's major storm. The storm prompted the shutdown of all Newfoundland and Labrador offshore facilities, and resulted in the worst offshore oil spill in the province's history, from the SeaRose FPSO in the White Rose oil field. According to a release sent by Husky Monday evening, operation at the SeaRose remains on hold. Typically, offshore companies don't need C-NLOPB approval to resume operation, said a spokesperson from the board. Because of the spill, which is believed to have occurred when Husky brought the SeaRose back into production Friday, all operators have been ordered to get authorization before they start producing again, the spokesperson said. As of Tuesday morning, Hebron is the only offshore operator that has been granted permission to resume. An official from ExxonMobil told CBC News the platform was shut down Thursday because of the bad weather. Crew members were also called to muster

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Thursday afternoon after reports of smoke in the platform's living quarters. There were 200 people on board at the time, the spokesperson said. The Hebron platform is located in the Jeanne d'Arc Basin, 350 kilometres southeast of St. John's. Source : CBC

DEMEs APOLLO, SEA INSTALLER and SEA CHALLENGER alongside in sunny Vlissingen. Photo : Joran Buijk Chief Engineer JUV „Vole Au Vent“ Jan de Nul group © SBM Orders Second Fast4Ward FPSO Hull Featured SBM Offshore signed a contract Wednesday for a second hull in its planned series of Fast4Ward floating production, storage and offloading units (FPSO) with Chinese shipyard Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding and Offshore Co., Ltd. (SWS). The contract signing ceremony took place at SWS shipyard on November 21, 2018, with representatives from SBM Offshore, including Bruno Chabas (CEO), Bernard van Leggelo (China Managing Director) and Srdjan Cenic (General Manager China), as well as Le The contract signing ceremony took place at SWS shipyard on November 21, 2018, with representatives from SBM Offshore, including Bruno Chabas (CEO), Bernard van Leggelo (China Managing Director) and Srdjan Cenic (General Manager China), as well as Le The order, which coincides with a keel laying ceremony for SBM's first Fast4Ward hull at the Shanghai shipyard, has been made before any engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the second hull. The Dutch company cited "continuing positive industry outlook" in its move to order the second floater. “The timing of our Fast4Ward strategy fits in perfectly with the market upturn,” said SBM Offshore CEO Bruno Chabas. “We have been preparing for this exact scenario since 2014 and today, we see tangible evidence of how Fast4Ward matches the industry’s need for cost-conscious, standardized solutions, which de-risk and accelerate projects.” “Major players are starting to invest in projects and are seriously considering our game-changing solution, as we saw with our July announcement of an FPSO FEED for the Liza development, which is based on our Fast4Ward program,” Chabas said. The FPSO is designed to produce 220,000 barrels of oil per day and will have associated gas treatment capacity of 400 million cubic feet per day, as well as water injection capacity of 250,000 barrels per day. The construction scope relates to the generic hull which, together with a catalog of topside options, forms the basis of the Fast4Ward FPSO. The Fast4Ward concept, launched in May 2016 at OTC Houston, aims to deliver an optimized FPSO design through standardized specifications, in order to lower costs and accelerate delivery. The generic hull has been granted Basic Design Approval from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and Bureau Veritas (BV). SBM announced in August 2017 that it was moving forward with its Fast4Ward project on speculation, with a contract for its first new-build, multipurpose hull with China Shipbuilding Trading Company, Ltd. (CSTC) and the SWS shipyard. First steel was cut for this hull in March 2018. Source : OEdigital

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Eukor’s ASIAN EMPEROR made a bunkerstop off Singapore Photo : Piet Sinke www.maasmondmaritime.com (c) CLICK at the photo & hyperlink in text ! Ships’ Sales Higher and Higher As 2018 nears its end, more and more ship owners are taking a dip in the S&P market with activity strong across the board. Of course, this activity is also extended in the newbuilding sector as well. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Allied Shipbroking said that it was “a very interesting week for the newbuilding market, with plenty of fresh orders coming to light these past few days. At this point the dry bulk sector seems to have taken the lead in terms of activity despite the comparatively poor market trends still being witnessed in the freight market. As such it was fairly impressive to see a single order for 10 Capesize vessels at a China’s Shanghai Waigaoqiao shipyard, although it is worth stating that this was made by local owners. Nevertheless there does seem to still be a positive outlook for the future prospects of the market, despite the steep corrections noted in the freight market during the past month or so. With all other main sector moving in a relatively attuned direction in terms of new order placing, and given that we are merely at the half point mark of the final quarter of the year, we can anticipate a robust flow of fresh projects to emerge before the year comes to a close”, Allied noted Meanwhile, in the secondhand market this week, shipbroker Banchero Costa said that it recorded strong week-on-week activity levels. “Starting with the Dry Bulk sector, Singapore based buyers were reported contracting a 4 Capesizes deal: “New Huzhou”, “New Quzhou” and “New Taizhou” around 175,000 dwt 2010 built Jinhai and the Capesize “New Shanghai” around 180,000 dwt 2011 built Dalian were reported sold enbloc at $98 mln. The Capesize “Attikos” around 178,000 dwt 2012 built Sundong was rumored sold to Navios Maritime with a cash plus shares structure equating to a total of $32.5 mln. The Post Panamax “Huoyo” around 93,000 dwt 2007 built Namura was reported sold at $14.8 mln while the Kamsarmax “Tenten” around 81,000 dwt 2012 built New Century was committed at excess of $18 mln. The “Ocean Wind” around 76,000 dwt 2006 built Imabari was reported sold at $10.7 mln while the older 2001 “Alcyon” was sold at $7.45 mln. On the Supramax size the 58,000 dwt 2010 built Yangzhou vessels “Walsall” and “Wigan” were both reported sold on a bank driven sale at $11 mln each to Asiatic-LLoyd while the “Ocean Carrier” and the “Ocean Vendor” both around 56,000 dwt 2012 built Tianjin Xingang were reported sold at $23 mln enbloc to Chinese buyers. On the smaller sizes, “Asian Beauty” around 28,000 dwt 2011 built Shimanami was reported sold at $9 mln with t/c back to Japanese buyers while the 2 laker vessels “Bora” around 29,000 dwt 2010 Wuhu Xinglian and sister vessel “Mistral” 2010 built was sold enbloc to Canfornav at $17 mln. On the tanker market, MR2 vessels “Alpine Minute” and “Alpine Mistery” both around 49,000 dwt Hyudai Mipo 2009 built have been sold on an enbloc deal at $17 mln each to Norden while the “Maersk Misaki” around 47,000 dwt 2011 built was reported sold at $16.70 mln. LR1 vessels “King Daniel” and “King Douglas” both around 73,000 dwt 2009 built New times were reported sold at $13.5 mln to Norwegian KS buyers while the 1 year younger “FPMC P Glory” aound 74,000 dwt 2009 built STX was committed in the low/mids $14 mln. The Aframax tanker “Yasa Golden Horn” around 116,000 dwt 2007 built Samsung was committed at $20.5 mln while the “Petrovsk” around 106,000 dwt 2004 built Tsuneishi was sold to clients of NGM Energy at $13.5 mln”, Banchero Costa concluded. Allied Shipbroking added that “on the dry bulk side, another week of fair volume of transactions took place in the SnP market, underlying the strong buying interest the market is currently enjoying. However, given the sharp correction from the side of earnings (in the Capesize segment mainly), a perplexed sentiment towards the market has already started to emerge. Given also the sensitivity of the SnP market to the overall future outlook, we have to wait and

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see how things will evolve over the upcoming weeks. On the tanker side, a considerable boost in transactions has been noted over the past couple of days, possibly as a mere reflection of the better freight market climate seen as of late. The highlight of the week of course was the massive en bloc deal for 13 small modern aged tankers which went for a total of around US$ 350.0mill. Moreover, with the overall sector still being in a recovery mode, we can expect many interesting deals taking shape in the short run”, the shipbroker concluded. Source : Nikos Roussanoglou, Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide

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NAVY NEWS Frigate design decision challenged in Federal Court, putting $60B program in limbo Winning bid 'incapable of meeting three critical mandatory requirements,' says Alion Canada

An artist's rendering of the British Type 26 frigate, the design that won a federal competition to replace Canada's patrol frigates. (BAE Systems Inc./Lockheed Martin Canada) One of the losing bidders in the competition to design the navy's next generation of warships has asked the Federal Court to overturn the recent decision to award the contract to a group of companies led by Lockheed Martin Canada. Alion Science and Technology Corp. and its subsidiary, Alion Canada, asked for a judicial review on Friday — a challenge that could mean more delays to the $60 billion program. The company had pitched the Dutch-designed De Zeven Provinciën Air Defence and Command (LCF) frigate as their solution for the Canadian navy. It's asking the court to set aside an Oct. 19 decision to select Lockheed Martin Canada the preferred bidder and to prevent the federal government from entering into negotiations with the company, which has offered up the BAE Systems-designed Type 26 frigate. In their court filing, Alion officials argue that the winning bid was "incapable of meeting three critical mandatory requirements" of the design tender. Notably, they say the Type 26 cannot meet the mandatory speed requirements set out by the navy and that both Public Services and Procurement Canada and Irving Shipbuilding, the yard overseeing the construction, should have rejected the bid outright. Alion said it "submitted a fully-compliant and conforming bid at enormous expense" and argued it "has been denied the fair treatment (it was) owed." The court application also points out that the design tender was amended 88 times during the 22 months it was under consideration and that the changes "effectively diluted the [warship] requirements" and allowed the government and Irving to select "an unproven design platform." Over two years ago, the Liberal government said it wanted to select a "mature design" for the new frigates, rather than designing a warship from scratch. Former public works minister Judy Foote said it would be a faster, cheaper solution. Unlike its two competitors, the Type 26 has yet to enter service with the Royal Navy and competitors have privately knocked it as "paper ship." Navantia, a Spanish-based company, was the other failed bidder. It headed a team that included Saab and CEA Technologies and proposed the F-105 frigate design, a ship in service with the Spanish navy. The Liberal government plans to build 15 new warships and hoped to get construction underway in the early 2020s. The program, which has been beset with delays and rising cost estimates, is intended to replace the navy's aging Halifax-class frigates, the backbone of the nation's maritime fighting force. Shipbuilder appeals directly to Sajjan in warship design contest then doesn't deliver formal bid Cost and Canadian content concerns hover over warship plans Federal procurement officials had hoped to nail down a complete design contract with Lockheed Martin by the winter. The court challenge now puts that timeline in doubt. It also has enormous implications for Irving, which has been concerned about a slowdown in warship production between the current Arctic Offshore Patrol Ship program and the frigate

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replacements, which are formally titled 'Canadian Surface Combatants'. No one at Public Works or Lockheed Martin was immediately available for comment on Wednesday. Source : CBC news

The French guided missile destroyer D614 FS CASSARD has rescued twelve crew members of a stricken asphalt- bitumen tanker in the Persian Gulf. FS CASSARD was on her way to join the Kuwaiti exercise Pearl of the West when she picked up distress signals from the DURBAN QUEEN which was listing heavily. Four crew members were rescued by helicopter and the other eight directly by the destroyer. Photo : Raymond Wergan, Newton Ferrers. © MoD lifts axe on three Royal Navy patrol ships to boost UK fisherman in scallop wars Britain will extend in service a number of Royal Navy ships to better protect fisherman who became embroiled in the scallop wars. Three Royal Navy Fishery Protection ships will be kept in service potentially until 2027, but no new money has been identified, it has been announced. The Ministry of Defence has said three Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs), will be retained for at least the next two years to bolster the UK’s ability to protect our fishing fleet as well as our shores. The Royal Navy currently provides around 200 days of fishery protection a year. The extension of the Batch 1 fleet of OPVs, HMS TYNE, HMS MERSEY and HMS SEVERN, which currently support the Fishery Protection Squadron, means that the Royal Navy will now have the capacity to deliver up to 600 days of fishery protection a year if needed Earlier this year 35 French boats confronted five British craft off the coast of northern France last week, with reports of rocks and smoke bombs being hurled at UK mariners. Tensions also flared in September when Cornish fishermen accused French trawlers of deliberately sabotaging their crab pots, costing them hundreds of thousands of pounds. Speaking on board patrol vessel HMS TYNE, Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson said: “Britain’s patrol vessels are essential to protecting our waters, our fisheries and our national security. "Safeguarding the future of these three ships in the Royal Navy will ensure we can respond quickly to incidents at any time, further protecting our waters as we exit the EU." Last month, HMS TYNE monitored a Russian frigate as it passed through the English Channel, while in 2017, HMS MERSEY returned from a 48,000 mile deployment where she played a key part in a £12 million drugs bust off the coast of Nicaragua and helped combat the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean Britain has committed £648 million to bring into service five new Batch 2 OPVs, for delivery in 2020. The Batch 2’s had been ordered by David Cameron in 2010 to secure the Scottish shipbuilding yards. HMS FORTH, HMS MEDWAY, HMS TRENT, HMS TAMAR and HMS SPEY will combat people and drug smuggling and promote the interests of Global Britain around the world The decision to extend the three Batch 1 ships, which are based in Portsmouth, has come with no new money attached. The Telegraph understands that any funding decision is likely to be part of the government’s ongoing Modernising Defence Programme and Comprehensive Spending Review; the latter due in Spring next year. Source : telegraph KD Hang Tuah to be turned into naval museum In line with the tradition practised by navies around the world, the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) had chosen KD HANG TUAH, the oldest vessel serving in its fleet to be turned into a Naval Museum. The transformation of the ship into a museum will be done through a collaboration between Boustead Naval Shipyard (BNS) Sdn Bhd and the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture. Navy chief Admiral Tan Sri Ahmad Kamarulzaman Ahmad Badaruddin said the vessel, which was over 50 years old, would be housed at the Royal Lumut Museum when ready. “Initially, the Naval Museum will stay docked at Lumut Base until the permanent structural jetty is ready. “We will carry out modification and conservation works on KD Hang Tuah, which will be done by BNS Sdn Bhd and expect it to be open to visitors by early next year,“ he said at a press conference after officiating the ship as a Naval Museum at the Lumut Naval Base jetty here today. KD

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HANG TUAH was commissioned on July 22, 1977 and is a well-known asset in the 21st Frigate Squadron. Throughout its years in service, the ship has travelled some 500,000km, which is equivalent to circling the globe 12.5 times. — Bernama SHIPYARD NEWS

The CORPORAL McLAREN is yet to be reflected at Sambro Shipyard. Photo : René Serrao © Seoul to order 140 LNG ships to make work for shipyards By Lim Sung-hyun and Kim Hyo-jin

The South Korean government will order 140 liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessels by 2025 and provide 1.7 trillion won ($1.5 billion) in financial aid to prop up the country’s ailing shipbuilding industry. The shipbuilding assistance package was announced Thursday after a government meeting chaired by Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon. While measures in April were aimed to help large shipbuilders, the latest scheme is geared more toward small and midsized builders, the government said. There are 78 such companies in Korea, whose combined revenue stood at 601.2 billion won last year. The government plans to order a total of 140 LNG vessels by 2025, a deal estimated to be worth about 1 trillion won. To start, it will replace two large emissions-emitting tug boats with cleaner LNG-fueled ships next year. It is also reviewing a mandate to direct all state-owned ships to shift to LNG from 2020. Seoul’s push for LNG coincides with the global movement toward tighter emissions regulations. LNG is rapidly being adopted as a marine fuel with the expansion of emission control areas, sea areas where sulfur emissions are more strictly regulated than at open sea. Ships operating in these areas must use ultra-low sulfur diesel or advanced scrubbers, prompting the transition to cleaner fuel alternatives like LNG. To aid financially-strapped shipbuilders and equipment makers, the government will also put aside a 700 billion won fund and extend maturing loans worth about 1 trillion won. Source : Pulse

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The COLUMBUS spotted in drydock at Damen Shiprepair in Amsterdam Photo : Lourens Visser www.navcom.org Yangzhou Dayang Shipbuilding rises again as stated-operated New Dayang Shipbuilding New Dayang Shipbuilding, restructured from the bankrupt Yangzhou Dayang Shipbuiling, has been newly established and is now officially in operation. Yangzhou Dayang Shipbuilding was declared bankrupt and ceased all operations in 2017. Troubles for the shipyard stemmed from a series of financial issues leaving workers unpaid. Dayang Shipbuilding thas been ransformed from a private shipyard to a state operated enterprise and rebranded to New Dayang Shipbuilding.The reshuffle of Dayang had been leading by SUMEC, a subsidiary of state-owned China National Machinery Industry Corporation (Sinomach). The new stakeholders in Dayang comprise Jiangsu Meida Assets Management, Jiangsu SUMEC Marine and Yangzhou Yunhe Xincheng Construction. The former two companies are the subsidiaries of Sinomach and the other is a state-owned company of Guangling district, Yangzhou. “New Dayang Shipbuilding has over 700 staff, the first phase development focus is to achieve profits in three years,” said Jin Yongchuan, chairman of New Dayang Shipbuilding. Currently, New Dayang Shipbuilding has order for over 20 vessels on hand, with delivery slots scheduled to the end of 2020. These include a contract for eight bulk carrier contract with CATIC International Leasing and a Letter of Intent for 12 bulk carriers newbuildings with China Development Bank Leasing. Source : seatrade maritime news

TRADEWIND HOPE manoeuvring off the berth at the Damen shiprepair in Curacao assisted by the KTK tug TRIBON Photo : Capt Shaun Beal o/b Wave Sentinel ©

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ROUTE, PORTS & SERVICES

The EDDA FRENDE inbound for Aberdeen Photo : George Saunders © Countdown begins to MSC Bellissima naming ceremony by Gary Peters It is now officially 100 days until the MSC Bellissima naming ceremony.

The ship – the second in the Meraviglia class – will be named on 2 March in Southampton. MSC BELLISSIMA will spend her inaugural season in the Mediterranean offering seven-night cruises before moving to the Emirates for winter 2019/2020. MSC Cruises UK & Ireland MD Antonio Paradiso said: “We are so excited that the countdown to the launch of our ‘most beautiful’ ship has finally started. “We are having three full days of celebrations in the city of Southampton and we look forward to sharing this landmark moment with media, consumers, the city of Southampton and our travel agents, who we’d like to thank for their continued support of our business.” Paradiso added that more than 5,000 people will attend over the three days. “We have so much still to announce over the next few months from the celebrity acts that are performing at the ceremony to the concepts and show names for the new Cirque du Soleil at Sea shows.” Guests on board MSC BELLISSIMA will be the first to experience MSC Zoe – the line’s digital cruise assistant, available in seven languages. Zoe is a voice-enabled artificial intelligence device fitted in every cabin and has been custom designed for the cruise experience in partnership with HARMAN International. There is also a new tapas restaurant, HOLA! Tapas Bar, new Cirque du Soleil at Sea shows, and a magic-themed kids’ area, and much more. The ship has capacity for 5,686 guests. Source: Cruise Trade News

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Chemical/Oil Products Tanker LETIZIA EFFE (2008, flag of Italy) is at the berth in the Escombreras Basin (Cartagena, Spain) to the stern assisted by the tug V.B. ANIBAL (2002, flag of Spain). Photo : Cees Kingma, Cartagena, Spain PLEASE MAINTAIN YOUR MAILBOX, DUE TO NEW POLICY OF THE PROVIDER, YOUR ADDRESS WILL BE “DEACTIVATED” AUTOMATICALLY IF THE MAIL IS BOUNCED BACK TO OUR SERVER If this happens to you please send me a mail at [email protected] to reactivate your address again You can also read the latest newsletter daily online via the link : http://newsletter.maasmondmaritime.com/ShippingNewsPdf/magazine.pdf Russia's Sovcomflot considers acquiring LNG- fueled ships Russia’s state-run shipping company Sovcomflot is considering the possibility of buying ships fueled by liquefied natural gas (LNG), the company's head Sergei Frank told reporters at the Transport of Russia exhibition on Wednesday. "We are currently holding talks in other segments on vessels of other sizes. The LNG-fueled fleet will include not only Aframax tankers, but also MR class [Medium Range, medium-tonnage tankers] which will use the same technology - liquefied natural gas as primary fuel," Frank said. "Now we are defining specifications of these vessels, since they must meet the long-term vision of the charterer. It’s still early to talk about the possible number of such vessels," he said adding that it will be "a series of vessels." Sovcomflot is involved in hauling hydrocarbons and operational support on fields. In its corporate fleet, the shipping company has LNG carriers, crude oil tankers, product tankers, icebreaking support vessels, research and other vessels. As of September 30, 2018, the group's fleet consisted of 147 own and chartered vessels with a total deadweight of 12.7 mln tonnes source: TASS

NILEDUTCH MAKALU arriving at Cape Town, Nov 19th, 2018 with Table Mountain in the background Photo : NileDutch Rotterdam

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Jan De Nul wins DPC Award in Amsterdam Awarded for sustainable dredging Jan De Nul Group wins the ‘DPC Coastal Port Dredging Project of the Year Award’ for its sustainable approach in port dredging. This award was presented during a ceremony in Amsterdam yesterday evening, organised by IHS Dredging and Port Construction, a leading maritime publication. With these annual awards, DPC is promoting innovation, efficiency and sustainability in the industry. Coastal Port Dredging Project of the Year: awarded for sustainable use of dredged sediments and efficient production planning From August 2017 to April 2018, Jan De Nul Group dredged 4 million m³ of mudstone in the Port of Linkou, Taiwan, and re-used the dredged sediments to extend the nearby port of Taipei by means of reclamation. A beautiful example of circular economy and a win-win for the environment as well as for the client. In order to be able to dredge and reclaim these quantities within the set period, a cutter suction dredger and a trailing suction hopper dredger worked simultaneously on this project: the cutter pre-cut the hard mudstone after which the hopper dredged the sediments and transported them directly to Taipei Port for reclamation. Pre-cutting of mudstone with a cutter and subsequent dredging and reclaiming with a hopper on this scale was unprecedented This simultaneous working method also required the operations to be perfectly synchronised to enable joint production optimisation, which was vital to execute this huge pre-cut scope efficiently and on time Source: Jan De Nul Group …. PHOTO OF THE DAY …..

The crewboat PAN MARINE 9 Photo : Capt. Sean Leaw Global Offshore Consultants (c)

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