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Customer Magazine ISSUE 4 (20) 2015 /1 (21) 2016 Green ships of the future Pages 3 - 5 Back to the DSV Scrubbers, engine, North Sea... as right as rain funnel and more... Repairs and upgrade of the Fruitful cooperation Exceptionally difficult and precise Safe Bristolia rig completed with Subsea 7 task on Pont Aven in magazine Pages 7 - 9 Pages 10 - 11 Pages 14 - 15 editorial contents conversions remontowa repair&conversion We will convert Canadian ferries to LNG propulsion BC Ferries invests 3 Green ships of the future in LNG We will convert Canadian Green ships ferries to LNG propulsion of the future The latest 0.1% Sulphur Directive effective One of the top investors in the LNG 6 BC Ferries since January 1, 2015 has left the shipping technology is Canada’s ferry operator BC switches to LNG! industry with three possible choices on how Ferries. Back in June 2014, the company Mark Wilson: We do it for BC Ferries revealed the winner of the mid-life upgrades contract for Spirit-class to respond to the latest fuel requirements awarded Remontowa Holding a contract to both economic and ferries. The vessels are to be converted to operate on liquefied natural gas (LNG). within the Emission Control Areas (ECAs): build three dual-fuelled intermediate class environmental reasons switch to Low Sulphur (0.5%) Marine Gas ferries of the Salish Class, capable of us- Oils (LSMO), install SOx scrubbers, or con- ing both LNG or diesel fuel for propulsion. 7 Back to the vert to alternative marine fuels such as Liqui- These ferries are currently under construc- North Sea... fied Natural Gas (LNG). These new regula- tion at our newbuilding yard. Repairs and upgrade of the tions are supposed to be implemented at a And now BC Ferries has entrusted us Safe Bristolia rig completed global level on all shipping vessels by 2020. again, this time with the Spirit Class vessels mid-life upgrades including conversion to du- Sales of scrubbers over the last year al-fuel so they can operate on LNG. The fer- 10 DSV have been hit by cheaper bunkers, with ries concerned, the Spirit of Vancouver Island as right as rain ultra-low sulfur fuels becoming more at- and the Spirit of British Columbia operate on Fruitful cooperation with tractive financially due to the low cost of the busiest route between Swartz Bay and Subsea 7 crude. As long as oil remains low, shippers Tsawwassen and consume more fuel than are likely to turn to ultra-low sulfur fuels for any other vessels in the BC Ferries’ fleet. 12 She is old Emission Control Area compliance instead We have a strong record both in build- and... strong of scrubbers. ing of vessels using natural gas and switch- Seven Osprey maintenance OPEC has released an interesting study ing vessels’ propulsions to LNG and oth- and repairs break in a busy on the impact of lower oil price assumptions er alternative fuels. In 2015 Remontowa offshore vessel life on the penetration of LNG vessels. The Shiprepair Yard converted the Stena Ger- study concludes that LNG has the potential manica ro-pax ferry propulsion to metha- to become an important marine bunker fuel nol, which has drastically reduced emis- 14 Scrubbers, in the long-term. The use of LNG in marine sions compared to today’s standard fuel. engine, funnel and bunkers could be a cost-effective alterna- On the other hand since 2009 we have built more... tive to addressing the new IMO regulations as many as 12 LNG driven vessels with 11 Exceptionally difficult and as it offers a chance for shipping compa- ferries among them. precise task on Pont Aven nies to save on fuel costs, even though un- All of these elements factored heavi- der the current lower oil price environment, ly into the decision of contract award. The 16 Upgraded the savings advantage of using LNG could upgrades, which will be part of the normal be far less than anticipated. mid-life span upgrades for the ferries, will gas carrier What is more, according to a survey also include modifications to the hulls to in new livery recently released by MEC Intelligence, make them more fuel efficient. Further fuel Navigator Gusto with Ballast around 20% of shipowners worldwide are savings will be made by coating the hulls Water Treatment system Wärtsilä has been awarded a comprehensive opting for LNG as compliance fuel, with the with a low friction coating and modifying the installed scope of supply to convert the two RoPax ferries majority of retrofit and newbuild orders re- dated bow and stern designs from to further for BC Ferries for LNG operation. corded within the passenger industry. reduce drag. Fig. Wärtsilä Following the completion of a com- BC Ferries conducted an extensive 18 Giant box petitive bidding process, BC Ferries competitive bidding process to ensure ship docked has awarded Remontowa Ship Repair that the company secured the best bid Grzegorz Landowski Nitta Kisen Kaisha joined a Yard SA of Gdansk, Poland a contract for its customers and the taxpayers of Editor-in-Chief list of our Clients totalling $ 140 million to conduct the British Columbia. One shipyard from Spirit-class mid-life upgrades (MLUs), B.C., Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyard, Remontowa Repair & Conversion is a quarterly customer magazine of Remontowa Shiprepair Yard, member of Remontowa Holding SA which includes the conversion of both was among the three companies short- Publisher: Temat Ltd., Na Ostrowiu 1, 80-958 Gdańsk, Poland. vessels to dual-fuel, so they can op- listed and invited to participate in the Editor-in-Chief: Grzegorz Landowski. Phone: +48 58 307 17 90, e-mail: [email protected] erate on LNG, beginning in 2017 and RFP process, however decided to with- The content of the magazine (with the exception of photos) may by reproduced provided the source. completing in 2019. draw from the process. The other of the 2 ISSUE 4(20) 2015/ 1(21) 2016 customermagazine 3 conversions remontowa repair&conversion three shortlisted bidders was Fincant- to help with fare affordability for our tive funding. This funding will be used ing system, bow thrusters and propeller the CPP propeller blades, surveying, BC Ferries is planning for the Spirit ieri of Italy. customers as LNG costs significantly to partially offset the capital cost of con- blades will also occur during the MLUs. renewing and overhauling the oil dis- of British Columbia to be the first ship Remontowa Ship Repair Yard as less than marine diesel. In addition to verting the two Spirit Class vessels to Installation of LED lighting and more tribution boxes, and renewing two bow through the MLU and LNG conversion the largest ship repair yard in Poland the financial benefits of LNG, BC Fer- dual fuel capability. efficient air conditioning equipment will thrusters and motors. process and commence actual conver- and one of the largest in Europe has ries is committed to converting to more In addition to the LNG conversion, reduce energy consumption. Mark Wilson, vice president engi- sion from the fall of 2017 through the a strong record for delivering the re- environmentally-friendly fuel sources safety systems will be renewed or The two ferries will feature Wärtsilä neering, BC Ferries, said: „We ap- spring of 2018, and the Spirit of Van- quired engineering and production to improve our environmental footprint” upgraded including the marine evac- gas solutions. The full scope of Wärt- preciate the detailed engineering and couver Island’s to follow the following capabilities for complex large scale – said Wilson. “By utilizing LNG to fuel uation systems, rescue boats, fire de- silä’s supply includes four 34DF du- attention to schedule that Remontowa year from the fall of 2018 through the conversion projects on schedule. The the Spirit-class vessels, we expect tection system, public address system al-fuel engines with fuel gas systems, and Wärtsilä have undertaken for the spring of 2019. This schedule will allow company is well experienced and prov- to reduce CO2 emissions by 12,000 and installation of a local water mist integrated automation systems and completion of this project. The broad for these two vessels, the largest in the en with LNG fuelled ships. All of these tonnes annually, which is the equiva- fire protection system. The passenger power management systems, the Pro- scope of equipment needed height- fleet, to be in operation during the sum- elements factored heavily into the deci- lent of taking approximately 2500 vehi- areas will receive an interior design Touch propulsion control system, the ens considerably the importance of mer months when traffic is at its peak. sion of contract award. cles off the road per year.” – he added. refresh including new carpeting, re- power transmission systems compris- systems integration and LNG experi- The Spirit of British Columbia was “Last fiscal year, we spent approxi- As BC Ferries reveals in its press re- newed washroom interiors, an addi- ing two gearboxes, the LNGPac com- ence.” built in 1993 and the Spirit of Vancou- mately $ 118 million on diesel fuel of lease, in order to help make the project tional washroom on Deck 5, expanded prising the fuel storage tank, bunker- Lucjan Falkiewicz, project manager ver Island was built in 1994. BC Ferries which the two Spirit-class vessels con- financially viable, the company pur- gift shop and new coffee bar on Deck ing station, gas detection system and for BC Ferries’ mid-life upgrade project, plans to operate these two vessels for sumed approximately 16 per cent,” sued funding under incentive programs 6. Upgrades to the passenger eleva- process control automation, Wärtsilä Remontowa, added: „This is an exten- another 25 years.