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SAFE HOME Photo: Courtesy STX Europe S.A Photo: Courtesy STX Europe He 09, Ng Or Om VeriSTAR News 22.qxp 26/03/09 12:37 Page 2 NEWSLETTER OF THE MARINE DIVISION MARCH 2009 CONTENTS MSC Cruises Green Tug - Guidelines for Container Ships New Deliveries 23Ballast Water Management Hazardous Materials onboard 4Green Award for Yards FOREWORD > REGULATION BY DIDIER CHALEAT Senior Vice President SAFE HOME Photo: Courtesy STX Europe S.A Photo: Courtesy STX Europe he 09, ng or om Cruise ship operators are caught in a squeeze between a nervous leisure market and increasing regulation. Just as S revenues take a hit in the poor economic climate, the costs of the next generation of cruise vessels will be pushed up by the new probabilistic rules and the safe return to port requirements which come Photo: Courtesy of MSC Cruises into force this year and next. eadlines always seem a long way off when new regulations call for the application of risk- But owners can be confident they are first made. But they have a habit of based methodologies covering, among other of the support they need to D creeping up on us, fast. Such is the case with things, extent and consequences of flooding of move forward. the new concept of Safe Return to Port adopted a single compartment or fire in any space. as by the Maritime Safety Committee of IMO in Essentially, the new regulations establish the Bureau Veritas works with 01 December 2006 and due to come into force in amount of damage a ship must be able to owners to deliver optimal nt 2010. withstand and still safely return to port. They solutions for both new projects ic Bureau Veritas is already well advanced with also provide regulatory flexibility so that ship and for cost-efficient operation nd its planning to help shipowners, ship designers, designers can meet any new safety challenges of existing vessels. Our deep is shipyards, equipment manufacturers, national which may arise in the future. understanding of the ek administrations and others in connection with BV has been working on preparing ships for operational needs of cruise the design and stability appraisal implications the new regulations, not least in two key areas ships and our ability to deploy for the big new passengerships due to enter - improved redundancy, and risk analysis. We high technology to produce in service over the next few years. And it is using have been working on improved systems simple solutions will help he its extensive experience and cutting-edge architecture to ensure that ships can maintain owners through difficult times. d technology to help validate and document the power and manoeuvrability even after QHSE is vital for cruise ships, r, compliance of essential systems with the new sustaining relatively serious damage. And, as and Bureau Veritas understands O, requirements, which are designed to enable part of our concentrated focus on risk analysis, the whole leisure chain, from ships to return safely to port after a flooding or we have been developing innovative solutions design through to operation, m a fire casualty. covering lay-out and construction to raise linking ship and shore to ensure MSC 82/12 agreed amendments to SOLAS casualty thresholds. a great ship, safe, clean, cost- (Chapter II-1 and Chapter II-2, Regulations 21- BV will continue work on ways to get ships effective operation for owners 22) which will be applicable to passenger ships home safely. We are ahead of the game, and and a top-level experience for the keels of which are laid on or after July 1, committed to making sure that our customers guests. 2010, having a length of 120 metres or more, or are, too. > [email protected] having three or more main vertical zones. The > [email protected] VeriSTAR News 22.qxp 26/03/09 12:37 Page 3 > MARCH 2009 > M > CLIENT PROFILE > MSC GROWTH BASED ON GREEN VISION F Golden Pearls’ notation for environmental care society which can help us address the issues by Bureau Veritas, thus setting new standards which we face on a daily basis, and to show us in Quality, Health, Safety and the Environment. the way ahead. The technical skills of BV complement perfectly those of MSC, and we Mr Vago explains, “MSC is a highly responsible are very proud that our partnership has shipping company, with proper family values. produced vessels which have achieved and We care about the environment. It is part of our exceeded all relevant CLEANSHIP, ISO and vision. Our passengers are happy to sail with other standards. us because we respect the environment, and ports around the world are happy to receive us, “We are recognised throughout the world as a Pierfrancesco Vago, for the same reason. quality operator, which is one of the reasons MSC Cruises why MSC has been designated as the official SC Cruises is one of the fastest growing “All our vessels are classed with BV, with whom cruise line for the next G8 Summit. We are Mcruise operators in the market. It is also we have forged a genuine partnership for safe, aiming for the summit, and we look forward to B one of the most environmentally responsible quality shipping. We need a classification reaching it, with the invaluable help of BV.” Sh shipping companies in the world as a result of ze its partnership with Bureau Veritas. po w Pierfrancesco Vago, CEO of MSC Cruises, re explains, “In the past four years we have designed and put into operation three classes > of luxury cruise ships – the Lirica, Musica, and Fantasia classes. We also have two B newbuildings planned for delivery over the next A twelve months. Our fleet, which currently features ten vessels in operation, is the youngest and most modern in the industry, as B well as being the most environmentally th friendly.” re lo MSC’s newest vessel, the 3,959-passenger in MSC Fantasia, was delivered last year and is pr currently operating a weekly route from Genoa co to Naples, Palermo, Tunisia, Palma, Barcelona and Marseilles. This is the ‘Seven Pearls In Route’, which is particularly appropriate for pr this ship because it was the first vessel in the MSC Fantasia world to be accorded the prestigious ‘Six > > TECHNICAL FOCUS G UNDERSTANDING BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT the Control and Management of Ship’s Ballast Indeed, the uncontrolled discharge of ballast Water and Sediments (BWMC) which was water has been recognised as a major vector adopted in 2004 and is expected to be ratified for the translocation of aquatic species across within the next twelve months. bio-geographical boundaries. As many as 10,000 non-indigenous species of plants and The objective of the BWMC is “The prevention, animals are transported each day in ships minimisation and ultimate elimination of the around the world. In favourable conditions, transfer of Harmful Aquatic Organisms and introduced species can survive the journey in Pathogens” through “the adoption of ballast tanks and establish a reproductive appropriate rules on ballast water discharge”. population in the host environment. ureau Veritas has published an Information The BV information note gives a detailed BNote on Ballast Water Management Although essential for the safe and efficient explanation of the requirements of the BWMC Systems (NI 538) to help equipment operation of modern shipping, ballast water and includes a model ballast water manufacturers and shipowners comply with may also pose a serious ecological, economic management plan. the terms of the International Convention for and health threat. > [email protected] VeriSTAR News 22.qxp 26/03/09 12:37 Page 4 > MARCH 2009 > ENVIRONMENT ...NEWS IN BRIEF… FUEL CELLS TO POWER GREEN TUG > The new additional class es power is required will diesels be used, giving an notation “IATP” (Increased us overall saving compared to a conventional Allowable cargo Tank Pressure) BV harbour tug of 90 per cent SOX, NOX and smut, was introduced in the November 2008 amendments to the BV class we and around 40 per cent CO2 emissions. as rules, which have been in effect st nd BV will class the innovative 65 tonne BP tug, since January 1 , 2009. nd which includes a number of environmentally The notation applies to LNG carriers friendly design features. The fuel cell system will designed and built to allow tank comply with BV’s recently released “Guidelines pressure to increase above 25kPa… s a for the installation of fuel cells systems onboard ns commercial ships”, and BV is working on rules > The IMO IGC code is in the al to deal with the hydrogen storage issues. process of being revised in a re ureau Veritas is working with a Dutch project co-ordinated by SIGTTO, to Bpartnership led by IJmuiden-based Offshore The Green Tug partnership includes IJmuiden which has established ten Ship Designers to build the world’s first near tug company Iskes Towage & Salvage and tug specialist ad-hoc working groups zero emission tug. The Green Tug will be major Smit, Marin and Nedstack Fuel Cell gathering members of the Industry powered by hydrogen fuel cells and batteries Technology. The first tug is expected to be to prepare a draft revised text to be when on standby and in mobilisation mode, ordered in mid 2009. submitted to the IMO by 2010… reducing emissions then to zero. Only when full > [email protected] > NEW RULES BV GUIDELINES FOR STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF CONTAINER SHIPS V has published Guidelines for Structural arrangement and welding of a large number BAnalysis of Container Ships, which address of sensitive points, such as hatch corners, the key points of container ship design with hatch coamings and cross-deck connections. regard to applicable loading conditions, wave In addition, extensive guidance is provided for load cases and hull girder strength.
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