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In this issue Towards new environmental

Page 2 From the Managing Director challenges Page 3 First Chinese polar icebreaker We are living in an era where greenhouse emissions from international Page 5 Double acting dry cargo environmental thinking and new policies shipping. The new regulations will make for are revolutionising the world shipping mandatory the Energy Efficiency Design framework and setting new challenges, Index, or EEDI. The regulations will Page 6 Ice trials in the Caspian Sea especially for the winter navigation. apply to new and are expected to Page 9 S.A. Agulhas in ice trials Only a few weeks ago the European enter into force on 1.1. 2013. Page 10 Multimodel testing begun Parliament adopted the IMO MARPOL Page 12 7th Passion Seminar Annex VI resolution on SOx emissions This is an opportunity for world shipping Page 14 New CFD program in use reduction to 0,1 % for the ECA areas, to bring their effort into sharing the including the Baltic and North Seas, from principles of the Kioto 1997 Protocol, Page 15 Oblique icebreaker under 31.12.2014 onwards and to 0,5 % for which entered into force February 16th, construction other European areas from 31.12.2019 2005 after 's ratification. Page 15 What's up onwards. Similarly NOx emissions are Page 20 In the heart of the city pushed down byArctic the Tier Passion III regulations, NewsAker No. Arctic 5 has already produced its first Coming events valid from 2016 onwards. LNG fuel driven vessel design. This example clearly proves that we are on It is not too many years ago that the the brink of a new era in energy strive for higher ship speeds in new ship efficiency and environmental Announcements design was very important. A performance - and that shipping can help containership with a 20 knot service lead the way forward. speed was overridden by another with a Tatiana Aaltonen 21 knot service speed, an so on, but the The new regulations and environmental replaces Jana escalating price of fuel eventually standards are quite a challenge to winter Vamberova as brought this race to an abrupt halt. Now and Arctic shipping as breaking of ice Management all operators are slow-steaming their always used to call for added power. Assistant during ships. Therefore new innovative solutions are Jana's maternity needed, not only for traditional shipping, leave until Today, commercial, regulatory and but especially for ice going vessels, spring 2013. environmental imperatives dictate that where totally new energy-efficient fuel efficiency is the new bible for naval solutions will be in high demand. At Aker architects and marine engineers. The Arctic we have put our brains together to Artur Nerman challenge is to mitigate the impact of bring new solutions; the DAS™ concept joined AARC in May rising fuel prices, meet impending is known for the 40% energy saving, as as Hydrodynamic international regulations and to make is the high efficiency of the trimaran Engineer. sure that shipping improves even further mode for icebreaking. A new ICE- He graduated in on the already excellent record as the ECOtanker is also being introduced to January 2012 from most environmental-friendly mode of the shipping community soon, as another Aalto University transportation. example of AARC's innovative search for specializing in new concepts in this work. Marine Technology. Nobody in the shipping community can be unaware of the breakthrough adoption, in July 2011, at IMO's Marine Elena Tsvetkova Environment Protection Committee has been appointed (MEPC), of mandatory technical and Marketing and operational measures to reduce Mikko Niini Sales Assistant. She was born in Russia and has graduated as an engineer from 's Mikkeli University of Applied Sciences in 2002 and from Institute of Marketing in 2007.

Riikka Matala Front cover: Mangystau 2 is one of the Technology Inc’s newsletter has in September Publisher: five Caspian icebreaking tugboats that been appointed Aker Arctic Technology Inc Aker Arctic has developed and designed Merenkulkijankatu 6 Research Engineer 00980 Helsinki, Finland for STX OSV AS, who delivered the in the testing Tel. +358 10 670 2000 series successfully to Caspian Offshore Fax +358 10 670 2527 department. She is [email protected] Construction group of companies in completing her www.akerarctic.fi . The tug's normal Editor in chief: Mikko Niini studies at Aalto Texts by: CS Communications Oy icebreaking capability is 0,6 level ice, University and finalising her thesis Lay-out: Kari Selonen which was verified in recent full scale ice work on icepressure . Printed in September 2012 by DMP trials (see page 6).

2 Arctic Passion News September 2012 First Chinese polar research icebreaker Aker Arctic has been selected for the conceptual and basic design of the new Polar for

A plan has been organized by programs the vessel will have marine Arctic areas and the need for reliable and atmospheric observing and sampling and efficient vessels. The design is State Oceanic Administration capabilities closely related with climate expected to take 7 months to complete. (SOA), China, Chinese Arctic change monitoring. The marine The contract value exceeds five million and Antarctic Administration geological and geophysical capabilities euros. (CAA) and the Polar Research will give possibilities for seasonal polar The polar research icebreaker for China marine geology, marine gravity, magnetic will be designed to accommodate a total Institute of China (PRIC) to and seismic surveys. For marine of 90 persons and will have a length over build an advanced new biological and ecological programs the all of about 120 meters, a maximum icebreaking research vessel to vessel will enable marine organism and breadth of 22,3 m and draught of 8,5 m. ecological surveys and act as a The vessel will have the ability to break meet the increased need of biological research platform. The vessel through 1,5 m of level ice at 2 to 3 knots polar scientific research. may also be used for Antarctic station speed, including multi-year ice. The logistic tasks undertaking some of M/V vessel will be fitted with twin azimuthing Xuelong's missions especially in heavy propeller drives. will be PC3 Advanced equipment sea ice conditions. and the vessel will have dual The new vessel will be equipped with Second governmental classification from China Classification advanced scientific equipment for polar Society (CCS) and Lloyds Register (LR). oceans research. The integrated survey icebreaker project systems include marine geological and Aker Arctic has been selected to perform Long traditions in geophysical equipment and marine the conceptual and basic design of the shipbuilding co-operation biological and ecological instruments. new vessel. This is already the second China and Finland have quite deep and Meanwhile, helicopters with associated governmental icebreaker project in a long traditions in shipbuilding co- systems will also be provided. short time for Aker Arctic and thus a operation. For the integrated environmental science proof of the increasing interest in the

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“This contract is very important for solving the increasing needs of polar scientific research. As the first polar scientific research icebreaker for China, its successful design and build will not only push forward our polar scientific research career by achieving more successes, but will also make great development on Chinese ship construction industry", says Mr.Qu Tanzhou, Director General, Chinese Arctic and Antarctic Administration of State Oceanic Administration. Very few still remember that Finland was all of them with whom our shipyard group “The award is a significant milestone for among the first nations to open foreign in Finland signed co-operation the Finnish icebreaker design and trade relations with China in the early agreements.” construction expertise”, says Mikko Niini, 1950s, one of the highlights being a ”A breakthrough, however, was reached Managing Director of Aker Arctic number of contracts from China for six on the more icy front. Under the Technology Inc. “Working currently 3.200 ton general cargo steamers with framework of the Technology Co- already for the Canadian John G. our shipyard, the vessels being operation between our Governments a Diefenbaker polar icebreaker, this delivered between 1955 and 1957. deal was reached for model tests for a contract in China is a clear evidence of ”Several efforts to intensify the co- Floating Production Unit, which had the our global role in the development of operation were made over the years. At challenge to operate in the freezing advanced Arctic technologies and the end of the 1990s our President Martti Bohai Bay. Model tests were conducted solutions". Ahtisaari made an official state visit to in Finland and the ice problems were China. We then initiated and carried out solved. This project already showed the several years of discussion on strength and depth of the Finnish technological co-operation on LNG expertise in ice technology.” says Mikko carriers with various Chinese Niini, Managing Director of AARC. ¡ organisations, including three shipyards, M/T ENISEY - one more DAS™ Arctic in service

As the first step in their export logistic system renewalsix years ago JSC GMK took delivery of the first unit of a new double-acting ship that was developed by Aker Arctic. The first unit MS Norilsk Nickel was built in Helsinki at the yard now known as Arctech Helsinki Shipyard. The success and the benefits of the first unit operating independently without in the astern mode were so evident that the company decided to build four more of these 14.500 tdw vessels. The Monchegorsk, Zapolyarny, Talnakh and Nadezhda were completed under an Aker Arctic licence in 2008 and 2009 from Aker-Yards in A long term monitoring and data MT ENISEY loading gas condensate in (today Nordic Yards). collection system was installed onboard Dudinka. Photo: Norilsk Nickel Today these vessels already have a long MS Norilsk Nickel and valuable and unique ice impact data has been cumulative service record on their route terminal in Naantali, bringing gas from Dudinka (Yenisey River) to collected over the years. These records have been the basis of developing new condensate from OAO Norilskgazprom and Archangelsk, gas fields. demonstrating average transit speeds of Aker Arctic DAS™ concepts - like the close to 10 knots in the Kara Sea winter LNG carriers - and new more OAO Norilskgazprom is a gas production season while operating without any powerful ABB up to Arc 8 and company, which engages in well drilling, icebreaker assistance. PC1 ice classes. processing and transportation of gas and gas condensates. It delivers natural gas According to Norilsk Nickel statements, The satisfaction to the patented Aker to the Autonomous District and the savings with the new astern working Arctic DAS™ concept performance has Norilsk industrial region in North Siberia vessels built to ice class Arc7 were so been so high that JSC Norilsk Nickel last and increasing amounts of gas high that the investment costs in fact year took delivery of the first tanker MT condensates for export. The company were paid back in three years when ENISEY, which is built into the same hull has a strategic partnership with Norilsk comparing to the costs of the old logistic and machinery concept giving a Nickel JSC. Norilskgazprom OAO is system based on the use of the SA-15 deadweight of 15 344 tdw in Arctic draft based in Norilsk, the Russian type multipurpose vessels with and 18 902 tdw in fully loaded draft at Federation. ¡ icebreakers. 10,0 metres. Since delivery the vessel has visited several times Neste Oil's

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MERI on sea trials in May 2012. She will be used for MERI - first Double-Acting transporting special project cargoes such as offshore wind farm structures, a dry cargo ship for booming business in the Baltic Sea. The hull form was developed and verified in model tests at the Baltic Sea AARC.

Minister of Transport Merja Kyllönen and CEO of Meriaura Group Jussi Mälkiä at the naming ceremony performed at STX Turku Shipyard in June 2012. ht:PHSjöström P-H Photo: "We are very greatful to Aker Arctic and their ability to bring added value for our business opportunities with their innovative thinking" says Jussi Mälkiä, the Shipowner. The first ship for transporting terminals, we at AARC have promoted Pettay Esko Photo: the idea that DAS™ ships, able to work dry cargo in the Baltic Sea more independently and cost-efficiently using the Aker Arctic Double- in ice, would be useful also for other Acting DAS™ principle has cargo in the Baltic Sea” Mikko Niini, President of AARC says. been completed. Double- ”Meriaura Group's owner Jussi Mälkiä is acting ships have previously known as an innovative entrepreneur been used in the Arctic region who challenges conventional thinking. When we introduced the idea of a and for oil shipment. DAS™- ship during planning stage he immediately grasped how his business The multifunctional vesselMERI built in could benefit. Although the investment consequence will be that ice going Turku, Finland, for Gaiamare Oy is an ice cost was slightly higher than a capabilities on average will decrease and classed open deck carrier intended for conventional ship, his vessel will not the need of icebreaking services during transporting demanding project cargo, have to stand in line for icebreaker winter time will increase. for instance offshore wind farm assistance during winter time,” Mr. Niini ”Against this background, Meriaura's structures as well as containers and bulk adds. decision to invest in an independently cargo such as energy wood, in the Baltic managing ship is definitely a step ahead Sea region. The Aker Arctic DAS™ Environmental impact and will boost the competitiveness of vessel is able to operate bow and stern MERI is meaningful for the Baltic Sea their cargo services.” ¡ ahead in ice conditions that reflect to area in many ways. In addition to her Finnish-Swedish Ice Class 1 A notation. highly advanced technical content, she Technical specifications Gaiamare Oy is part of shipping can be used for oil combat tasks in open company Meriaura Group. sea and in the fragile archipelago. The Vessel type: Multipurpose deck cargo Promoted for years dynamic positioning system can keep the carrier, strengthened for heavy cargoes, vessel in place even in rough sea and oil recovery ability The AARC developed double acting she can also move steadily sideways, concept, where a ship using forward bow making oil recovery efficient. DP:DP CLASS 1, DYNAPOS movement in clear waters and a forward The ships machinery and fuel systems Classification: Bureau Veritas, astern movement in ice, had a are designed for minimised Ice Class 1 A breakthrough in Arctic waters many environmental impact due to low Engines: diesel electric, years ago. Norilsk Nickel has five emissions and the use of liquid bio fuel 3 x Wärtsilä 6L20 container ships and one tanker built in as an alternative to fossil fuels. The bio Fuel: bio fuel oil/ the DAS™ concept, five Aker Arctic fuel is produced from fish industries side marine diesel oil DAS™ shuttle tankers for JSC streams at Sybimar Oy, which is part of Length (Loa): 105,40 m Sovcomflot are being used for the owner’ s group. Breadth: 18,80 m transporting oil in , the new Mr. Niini believes that the new EU Draught ballast/ max: 3,5 m / 4,9 m OSV's in the Sakhalin projects as well as directive on reducing ship traffic's Air draught: 26 m the Mangystau series of shallow water sulphur emissions in the Baltic Sea, Engine: diesel electric, 3 x Wärtsilä 6L20 icebreaker tugs are all built according to North Sea and the Channel will in the Bow thruster: 2 x 450 kW the DAS™ principle. long run lead to commercial vessels with Speed laden: 13 kts “SinceTempera and Mastera entered lower machinery capacity than today. Total deck area : 1635 m² (87 x 18.8 m) service in 2002 and started to transport One oil between Porvoo and Primorsk oil Owner/TC-Owner: Oy Gaiamare AB

5 Arctic Passion News September 2012 Ice performance verified in the Caspian Sea

AARC developed shallow water ARC104 Icebreaking Tug He led the group which included Mika Mangystau-5 was tested in full-scale ice trials in March 2012. Hovilainen, Teemu Heinonen, Esa Hakanen and Niko Miettinen from AARC. The first vessel in the series has already been working The main target was to perform tests in successfully 1.5 years in the shallow waters of the Caspian first year level ice. This winter had the most ice in 25 years, which was favourable for testing as many suitable A team of five AARC experts boarded During normal duties ice fields could be found. The area was Mangystau-5, the last vessel in the th almost 100% icebound and in such th The ice trials were run between March 7 series, on March 7 in Bautino, and 12th while the vessel was performing situations there is very little ice Kazakhstan. The purpose was to verify normal duties such as towing and movement. by full-scale ice trials, that the vessel pushing tugs and barges between The ice tests were performed in three fulfils the agreed specification and to Bautino and the D island of the different areas with ice thickness 35-50 have one more correlation curve for the Kashagan oil field. cm. Snow depth on the ice was 2-5 cm. ice model tests performed earlier. “We were driving along the planned The tests included running ahead at “The five Mangystau Caspian tugs are route and when we saw a good place for different speeds, turning circles and extraordinary vessels,” Göran Wilkman, testing, we made a stop. Some of the running ahead and astern over a ridged Senior Advisor, Research and Testing at tests were even done in the middle of the area. Propulsion torque was followed AARC, emphasizes. “The minimum night because the location was right. The during the whole trip through operating draught is only 2.5 metres with crew was extremely helpful and co- instrumentation on propulsion input shaft. 50 tonnes bollard pull and excellent operation was smooth,” Mr. Wilkman Ice thickness was measured in the icebreaking capabilities. In the planning tells. beginning of each test area and then stage the shallow draught created a visually followed. Ice properties were hydrodynamic challenge related to air defined by uniaxial compressive test, suction phenomena, in which AARC has beam test and salinity/temperature substantial experience. It was solved by analysis. Compressive strength was 2.4 a special hull form. MPa, flexural strength from beam test Bow form is a moderate was 400 kPa. icebreaking bow with good icebreaking performance together with minimized Performance in ice displacement loss. Most of the tests were performed in Vessels are fitted with water depths of 7-8 metres as deepwater three Schottel azimuth testing was the main target. The results propulsion units, are presented in the charts on next page. 1600 kW each and two Tested in level ice of 45-50 cm, the pumpjet units, 550 kW maximum speed with full 4800 kW power each in bow. The built was 6.5 - 7 knots and in ice thickness of vessels are more ice- 35 cm the speed achieved was 7.5 - 8 capable than required knots. In addition a turning circle with full and in fact real power and thruster angle of about 37 icebreakers.” degrees was done in both ice thicknesses and the measured turning radius was 0.17 - 0.217 NM. One test was also made in shallow waters of 4 metres to indicate the performance. The speed was 2.5 knots in 0.7 metres thick ice.

The Mangystau full-scale tests verified that the agreed specifications were fulfilled and exceeded. This is yet another example of AARC's capability to create reliable forecasts on vessel performance.

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The Mangystau shallow water icebreaker tugs are even more ice capable than required and perform all duties with no difficulty in the Caspian waters.

Icebreaking capability Power use in level ice 5000 Mangystau 5, Caspian Sea, 8-11.3.2012 4500 10 9 4000 8 3500 7 ) 6 kW 3000 5

4 Power2500 (

Speed (knots) 3 Full scale 2000 2 Target 1 1500 Power control 47 cm Full scale shallow water RPM control 47 cm 0 1000 0 0,1 0,2 0,3 0,4 0,5 0,6 0,7 RPM control 35 cm ice thickness (m) 500 RPM control 48 cm

0 0,0 1,0 2,0 3,0 4,0 5,0 6,0 7,0 8,0 The North Caspian water depths range Icebreaking capability of Mangystau 5 Speed (kn) from 2.5 metres to 8 metres. The map Ice resistance of Mangystau 5 shows where the tugs are working and Ninety-seven full scale “This is yet another example of AARC's where testing was made. ice trials capability to create reliable forecasts on Ice ridges tested vessel performance. It verifies that our “The conclusions of the tests are that the model tests work really well as all the “At one location a small ridge were vessel is performing extremely well, even agreed specifications were once again measured having the total thickness of 2- better than expected. In the prevailing fulfilled and exceeded. We have to date 3 metres, so we decided it was a good ice conditions she had no difficulties successfully tested ninety-seven vessels target to try out,” Mr. Wilkman continues. handling any of the duties required. Her in full-scale ice trials, which - as we believe Running ahead the vessel stopped once icebreaking capability is excellent and - is the widest correlation data file among and after turning the thrusters from side she has no problems getting out of the the world ice model tanks.” to side the vessel started to move again. channel in both ahead and astern mode. “It was a pleasure to see the five In running astern mode the vessel was Ice management with active thruster Mangystau vessels driving back and forth steered to go along the ridge sail and handling is very efficient and towing between Bautino and the Kashagan fields thus the speed was continuous between operations are performed without performing their duties with no difficulty,” 1-4 knots. The latter indicated that the problems. Also ice ridges are demolished he adds. According to Wilkman this type of ridge destruction capability is at least the well,” Mr. Wilkman says. 3 vessel could successfully be modified for required 30.000 m / hour. other use, for instance oil spill combat in ice conditions. ¡

Göran Wilkman, Senior Adviser for been working with R&D, Arctic projects, Research & Testing until August 2012, sales and marketing and until recently has been on nearly one hundred field leading AARC's testing services. After a trips during his career in the following work career of almost 40 years with ice regions: The Baltic Sea, Russian Arctic technology, Göran Wilkman decided to (Ob Bay, Pechora Sea, Barents Sea, retire at the end of August 2012, but Sea of Okhotsk, and rivers), Caspian continues serving AARC and its clients Sea, The Antarctic and (Beaufort as an independent consultant, whenever Sea and Arctic Islands) are all on his he is needed.Göran Wilkman is the heart impressive list. Additionally he has and soul in AARC's rowing team and travelled the world giving presentations participated this summer in his 24th race on countless projects. He started in the in Sulkava and his 14th race in Kulosaari ice business in 1973 and made his first rowing event. test report in 1974. Since then he has

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Full scale references of Aker Arctic River Icebreakers Mine Layers In total 203 ship tests and ice 7vessels/14trials 1vessel/1trial reconnaissance expeditions Kapitan Chechkin 1978/1979 Pohjanmaa 1980 Kapitan Chadaev 1978/1979/ 1982/1986 Aircushion Vehicles Baltic Sea, Scandinavia 104 Kapitan Zarubin 1980 4vessels/4trials Lake Saimaa, Finland 10 Kapitan Evdokimov 1983/1984 Towed prototype 1980 Lake Vänern, 1 Kapitan Moshkin 1986/1987/ Tiger S 1980 Arctic, Canada 3 1988 Larus 1982 Avramyi Zavenyagin 1988 VP1 1982 Alaska, USA 2 Röthelstein 1996 Great Lakes, USA 3 Barges Antarctic 5 Antarctic Icebreakers/ 2vessels/3trials Arctic, Russia 39 Research Vessels Panda 1977/1987 Arctic, Greenland, Spitzbergen 3 4vessels/4trials LLD 18 1986 Almirante Irizar 1979 Rivers, Russia 3 Aranda 1991 Pushbarges Sakhalin, Russia 7 Suunta 1981 1vessel/2trials Caspian Sea, Kazakhstan 3 S.A. Agulhas II 2012 Finnpusku 1986/1987

Salvage Vessels Motor Barges Full-scale ice trials: 2vessels/2trials 1vessel/2trials Spravedlivyi 1981 Vekara 1997/2001 In total 97 ships have been tested Suvorovets 1980 in 144 individual trials. Cargo Vessels Buoy Tenders 8 vessels/ 10 trials Baltic Icebreakers 4vessels/8trials Finncarrier 1970 15 vessels/ 28 trials Year tested Seili 1980/1991 Hans Gutzeit 1977 1964/1979 Lonna 1982/1984/ Walki 1979 Varma 1969/1979 1985/1988 Kontula Njord 1970/1971 Letto 1991 Igarka 1983/1984 Apu 1974/1983 Baltica 1986 Kapitan Danilkin 1987 Urho 1976/1977/ Yuri Arshenevsky 1993 1978/1980 Tugs Norilskiy Nickel 2006/2007 Sisu 1976/1982 6vessels/8trials 1977/1980 Jelppari 1971/1973 Tankers Ymer 1978 Protector 1977/1985 6 vessels/ 13 trials Hanse 1981 Kraft 1985 Manhattan 1969 Thorbjorn 1981 Porin Karhu 1985 Kiisla 1974/1984 1983/1988 Ahti 2003 Sotka 1977/1979/ Otso 1986/1987 Svitzer Sakhalin 2008 1982/1984 1987/2009 Svitzer Aniva 2008 Lunni 1978/1996 Karhu 1986 Mangystau 5 2012 Uikku 1994/1999 Sampo 1988/1989 Mastera 2003/2010 Supply Vessels Lake Icebreakers 2vessels/3trials Passenger Car Ferries 3vessels/4trials Miskaroo 1987/1988 4vessels/4trials Ale 1975/1982 Antarcticaborg 1999 Finnjet 1977 Mobil Bay 1984 Aurella 1980 Arppe 1991 Coast Guard Cutters Turella 1980 3vessels/5trials Viking Saga 1981 Harbour Icebreakers Valpas 1972/1974 3 vessels/3 trials Silmä 1972/1974 Experimental Teuvo 1976 Uisko 1972 1vessel/3trials Kapitan Izmaylov 1976 Bow pontoon 1985/1986/ Kapitan Kosolapov 1977 Fishing Tawlers 1987 2vessels/2trials Arctic Icebreakers Baltica 1984 In addition several trips on transiting 9vessels/13trials Järvsaar 1986 ships have been performed by Aker Murmansk 1968 Arctic personnel. Vladivostok 1969 Coastal Ferries 1974 4vessels/4trials Kapitan Nagu 2 1978 Dranitsyn 1981/1998 Replot 2 1979 Kapitan Nikolaev 1981/1990/1995 Aurella 1980 Taymyr 1990/1995 Turella 1980 1992 Mergus 1985 Kapitan Sorokin 1992 Gudingen 1987 Svalbard 2002 Skiftet 1987

8 Arctic Passion News September 2012 Feedback from ice operations - measurements on S.A. Agulhas II

S. A. Agulhas II is a South African icebreaking polar supply and research ship built by STX Finland this year. A JIP on ice impact measurements was arranged in the ice trials giving new and valuable data to AARC. The multi-purpose vessel S.A. Agulhas II, ordered by the South African Department of Environmental Affairs in order to replace the 35-year old S.A. Agulhas in demanding tasks in the Antarctic, has safely arrived at her home port, Cape Town and is now preparing for the first voyage to Antarctica. She was constructed in Rauma, Finland. Research onboard The ice-strengthened ship has been designed from the beginning to carry out both scientific research and supplies to research stations in the Antarctic. She can spend several months out at sea and acts as a mobile laboratory. Scientists can conduct a variety of marine research onboard the ship, which is also classified for carrying passengers. Furthermore, the vessel keeps record of weather data for meteorological institutions around the world. The vessel has a shelter and landing area for two helicopters and it features eight permanent and six removable laboratories, a gym, a library, and a small As a member of the Joint Industry Project, hospital. Jukka-Pekka Sallinen measuring flexural AARC is responsible for the aft shoulder ice strength of ice. load analysis in the ice trials of the newly built Technical details: research and supply vessel S.A. Agulhas II bringing useful data and knowledge for ice Length: 134m impact loads to the design of new vessels. Breadth: 22m Antarctic areas. AARC is a member of researchers and specialists from the Draught: 7.65m the JIP, led by Aalto University of Finland constructing shipyard STX Rauma, from Crew: 45 persons supportedand also by the Technology Aalto and Oulu Universities in Finland, Passengers: 100 (46 cabins) Fund Tekes of Finland. The main goal of Stellenbosch University in , Laboratories: 8 permanent plus the JIP is to gain more knowledge about Finnish Meteorological Institute and Det 6 removable the interaction between ice and the ship. Norske Veritas. Additionally there were AARC's focus areas in the research plan technical specialists from several are the aft shoulder impacts as well as companies,” Mr. Saarinen adds. Ice loads on ship the underwater noise created by S.A. Agulhas II is more powerful than her S. A. Agulhas II conducted her open icebreaking. predecessor, with the ability to break one water sea trials in February 2012 and, in “The ship not only offers excellent meter thick ice at five knots. This means order to study her ice performance, a working conditions for oceanographic that scientists can go earlier in the Joint Industry Project was organised for and climate researchers but valuable season to Antarctica and come back the ice trials in the Bay of Bothnia in information will also be gathered by later, which gives them an extended March 2012. During the ice trials the ship studying the ice loads on the ship itself,” research period. encountered level ice up to 0.4 metres says Sami Saarinen and Mikko Elo, AARC prepared the first draft proposal and rafted ice 0.7 metres thick. The hull AARC, jointly responsible for AARC's for STX which was submitted for the and machinery of the vessel were duties in ice trials as well as the analysis initial tender. During the design stage of instrumented to measure full-scale ice work with the collected data. the ship, hull form development, model loads, and in the future S. A. Agulhas II “Various Aalto University partners testing and key performance predictions will be used as a research platform in the participated in the ice trials, such as were made at AARC. ¡

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The entire ice management operation can now be simulated, where one or two Multi model testing icebreakers protect a fixed construction or floater by breaking the ice and keeping an ice free area around it. visualises This helps in decision ice management making.

Until recently, it was only Simultaneous testing separately or simultaneously. In order to possible to test one model The entire ice management operation understand the ice management can now be simulated, where one or two operation, seeing it in a testing facility vessel at a time in ice.l icebreakers protect a fixed construction visualises the entire procedure much AARC has now solved this by by breaking the ice and keeping an ice better than any figures in a report,” Mr. free area around it, with AARC's new Leiviskä emphasizes. introducing multi model testing multi model testing. Multi model testing in ice, which helps to visualise means that there are several model Technical solution the entire ice management vessels simultaneously in the testing In multi model testing, there are no basin, for instance an icebreaker and a cables involved in the actual testing operation. loading tanker, or a drillship, which situation. This is possible by using needs to be protected from drifting ice. battery-driven models, remote controls for moving the vessels and remote Oil and gas explorations in Arctic areas ”This is the first time remote controlled measurements. are constantly increasing. Drifting ice multi model testing in ice is possible. “Technically we have chosen DC servo creates enormous problems for tankers, Earlier only multi model open water propeller motors, step motors for drilling units and other constructions that testing has been available. One reason steering the vessels, mini PLC control need to stay in position. Managing the is that until recently there was no need to unit, Lithium-ion battery for powering the ice becomes crucial for successful test several vessels at the same time in engines, amplifier for rpm, torque, operations because the forces of drifting ice but with the mounting activity in the thruster angles measurements and ice will easily damage the structures. Arctic area, ice management needs are Bluetooth data transfer,” Mr. Leiviskä Investments are huge and therefore increasing and also the need for presents the tool kit. every measure is taken to design the simultaneous testing,” Topi Leiviskä, equipment with necessary protection. Manager Research and Testing Efficient active ice management is a new Services, AARC, tells. way of organising such proactive “If there are several vessels in use, it is protection. simply not the same if they are tested

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“There were many technical are promising, the system works well model testing facility in the world, 40x40 and the tests look realistic. Everyone metres, in such cases where more space options available and we chose familiar with full-scale ice management is needed than AARC's own basin can the most reliable system, agrees that simulation is authentic and offer. Both laboratories use the AARC which is also extendible,” says gives an excellent picture of what would developed FGX model ice and such an happen in the real world. alliance strengthens the lead of the Topi Leiviskä, Manager Finnish Arctic technology cluster. Research and Testing Services Prior to developing multi model testing, Mr. Leiviskä considers multi model at AARC. several customers approached AARC testing as most useful for ice with such requests and interest is management testing but also testing “We have also invested in a completely growing. So far tests have been made icebreaker assistance performance. new data acquisition system, which we for one oil major client, but several will use in our traditional model testing as projects are under way. “Cable-free testing will not replace well. The system we chose is a highly “The tests made so far included a unit traditional methods in the near future flexible, modern system which is with mooring lines under water keeping when testing only one vessel's ice going extendible and can be connected to the target vessel in place while an capabilities. Especially with sizeable various kinds of amplifiers both with icebreaker was assisting it in crushed vessels it is faster to just attach to the wires and wirelessly. The wireless ice. The customer was very satisfied with cable-system which is always in place. connection uses Bluetooth data transfer.” the multi model tests, which will help But in testing smaller vessels it is likely Mr. Leiviskä stresses that there were them in the final decision making” Mr. that cable-free testing will in many technical options available during Leiviskä says. time,” he says. ¡ the developing stage. All options were thoroughly evaluated and the best and Future development most reliable systems were chosen for AARC has now a prototype for testing the AARC multimodel testing. Another small vessels and will continue the ”Everyone familiar with crucial element was the extensibility of development process so that also large the system so that it can be adapted for vessels can be tested. Large vessels full-scale ice management future needs. need more power and bigger engines. agrees that simulation is One of the benefits with the remote authentic and gives an First experiences system is that the models can be packed Mr. Leiviskä is pleased with how in a car and transported to Aalto excellent picture of what would everything works. The tests made so far University, which has the largest ice happen in the real world”

Topi Leiviskä succeeded Göran helicopters in addition to ice Wilkman as Manager of Research and measurements in place. The latter are, Testing Services from the beginning of however, still needed for calibration this year. His work field includes all purposes.” model tests and full-scale tests as well Topi has been four years with AARC as ice expeditions. working with ice model testing and “The nature of ice expeditions has measurements. Previously he worked changed from previous years,” he says. with similar tasks at the ice laboratory of “Now we use under water sonars, Aalto University. satellite images and laser profiling from

AARC Ice Simulator nears completion As part of efforts in improving the services for future needs in Ice Management Aker Arctic has launched a development program for an Ice Simulator, primarily as a design tool but also opening up the possibility to use it for crew training purposes in a tailored set up for icebreaking vessel operators. The development under the working name Naviquantum Ice has been done in collabo- ration with Finnish software and system development companies Imagesoft and Simulco. AARC has been responsible for the vessel operation algorithms as well as the mathematical modelling of the various ice conditions. The system functioning trials are now underway with Aker Arctic's own ARC 105 IB OSV concept (see picture) making way for opening up the discussions for tailored solutions for our Clients. AARC is able to offer a software "ice package" to be used by ship operators' own training simulators.

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7th Arctic Passion Seminar The seventh annual Arctic Passion seminar was held in March at Aker Arctic Technology headquarters in Helsinki and gathered key maritime business personnel from different parts of the world.

12 Arctic Passion News September 2012

Finland's Arctic strategy and the Close to one hundred AARC clients gathered together for the 7th Arctic Passion government's plans for its Seminar which was opened by Mr. Jyri Häkämies, Minister for Economy and implementation was the opening topic by Employment in Finland (right). Mr. Jyrki Häkämies, Minister for Economy and Employment in Finland. He emphasized the importance of the experience and high level of Arctic technologies in the country already today. The first keynote speaker was Mr. Jan Helge Skogen, President of Statoil Russia, who talked about Statoil's visions in unlocking the oil and gas resource potential in the Arctic. Then Dr. Mikhail Grigoryev, Gecon, presented the prospects in the Russian offshore in the light of recent licence awards and expected ones. Development projects in Yamal are one of AARC's main ongoing works and Dr. Mikhail Grigorev of Gecon updated Mr. Jan Helge Skogen describing recent projects in Sabetta and other R & the audience on the oil and gas Statoil's visions in unlocking the oil and D works for OAO Yamal LNG were development visions in Russia. gas resource potential in the Arctic. presented, such as the development of LNG carriers. Mr Dmitry Pospelov Ice management in shallow waters, described the logistic needs of OAO growing arctic energy markets and the Yamal LNG in building up the LNG requirement of new vessel service producing plant in the Yamal peninsula. capacity was other topics discussed as Other new products were also well as marine seismics in Arctic waters. introduced, for instance the AARC The Finnish Meteorological Institute also developed Oblique Icebreaker, a told about available tools for support of revolutionary concept for large vessel vessel operations in the Arctic and escort and oil spill combat, which is demonstrarted an online example for the being built at Arctech Helsinki Shipyard Kara Sea. for the Russian Government. Multi model testing is now available at The next Arctic Passion seminar will be AARC for testing ice management held in March 2013. ¡ operations before making costly Mr. Oskar Levander of Rolls Royce investments. Mr. Topi Leiviskä showed Marine together with DNV's Freddy the participants what solutions in remote Friberg analysing the Aker ARC 100 model control AARC has made available Oblique concept, with the prototype now for the clients. Read also the interview under construction. with Mr. Leiviskä on page 8.

13 Arctic Passion News September 2012 New Computational Fluid Dynamics program in use

With the new Computational Fluid Dynamics program more alternatives can be evaluated in detail before open water model tests.

“For our customers the use of the new FINE™/Marine tool means lower installed power and reduced fuel consumption and emissions during the ship operation helping to fulfil the new regulations.”

AARC has invested in a new Increased quality “Also complicated issues, such as Computational Fluid Dynamics nonlinear deck wetness in waves and With the CFD program, a calculation grid shallow water effects, for instance (CFD ) program for full-scale for the designed 3D ship hull model is amount of squat, can be calculated and modelling of ship hulls and in- created and then different flow analysed with the program,” Project phenomena around the ship hull are depth analysis of flow Engineer and hull form designer Riku calculated, for instance wave profile, flow Kiili adds. phenomena. directions, velocities, pressure and The program chosen is turbulence. A vast amount of data is generated in a short time and this helps Savings for customers considered one of the most the design process with showing where The team trained to use the program is advanced CFD-packages for the hull form can be improved. Model or Riku Kiili, Esko Huttunen and Artur naval architects. full scale resistance of the ship hull in Nerman. In the interpretation and open water can be calculated with high practical utilisation of calculated results accuracy, even for complex and extreme they are advised and supervised by Although AARC specialises in designing hull forms. The level of detail in Risto Kurimo, who has over 30 years ice going vessels, the open water calculations can be easily adjusted experience in the field of ship characteristics and energy efficiency are depending on the time available, but hydrodynamics. They are all very excited also very important as today's even full scale viscous CFD calculations with the possibilities of the new program. icebreaking vessels are operating most can be performed as part of the normal Mr. Nerman, a newly recruited hydro- of the year in open water and overall fuel hull form design process. dynamics specialist, points out that this economy is of key interest for the “The benefit for our customers is that we new FINE™/Marine CFD-program has customers. With the aid of the new can easily analyse more alternatives excellent graphic tools, which can be Computational Fluid Dynamics tool open thoroughly before open water model used to visualise the calculated results. water characteristics of the ship can now tests, offer varied and more “This is a new service we offer our be calculated with higher accuracy, and comprehensive work scopes and better clients. We can now more efficiently thus we will be able to better optimise service. Our product quality will further optimise the balance of ice capabilities the overall performance of the ships for increase as we can analyse vessels in and open water characteristics, which our customers. more detail,” Project Manager Risto mean savings for our customers,” Mr. Kurimo explains. Kurimo says. ¡

The team trained to use the program is (from left) Riku Kiili, Esko Huttunen and Artur Nerman with Risto Kurimo as an advisor. Mr. Kurimo has over 30 years' experience in the field of ship hydrodynamics.

14 Arctic Passion News September 2012 Hull assembly of the first Oblique icebreaker started Flexible operation in ice essential feature. Yantar JSC in Kaliningrad, The oblique icebreaker is a unique The Russian Ministry of Transport concept in every way. It is the most ordered the oblique icebreaker last fall Russia has started flexible vessel to operate in ice from Arctech Helsinki Shipyard in Finland construction of the unique conditions ever built because of its jointly with Yantar JSC Shipyard in Aker Arctic developed ARC- propulsion system with two rear Kaliningrad. Yantar is responsible for propulsors and one in the front. The front building the hull and in spring 2013 the 100 oblique icebreaker propulsor enablesthe vessel to steer hull will be towed to Helsinki, where the ordered last fall by the sideways. The vessel can also be turned ship will be finalized, open water tested around on the spot in ice, which is and finally delivered to the customer in Russian Ministry of Transport. St. Peterburg in the end of 2013. The concept is exceptional something completely new. The hull form is asymmetric with an additional Perfect for ice management because of its asymmetric hull, icebreaking bow on one side, which can which enables icebreaking be used to create a 50 metre wide Mika Hovilainen recommends the channel in ice when moving sideways. concept for icebreaking and oil spill sideways and efficient oil The other side of the ship can be used in combat in different areas. combat in hard weather. oil spill combat. This can be performed in “The oblique icebreaker could be very Yantar is responsible for up to 2 metres significant wave height, useful for ice management functions in which is much more than existing oil spill arctic oil drilling. Because of her building the hull and Arctech combat vessels can manage. Because of exceptionally flexible steering she would Helsinki Shipyard will finalize the sideways movement, oil can be bring safety to drilling operations as none the ship for delivery in 2013. collected along the entire length of the of the vessels in use today can move as ship, skimmed in a transverse tunnel and she can. Her strength in oil spill combat Laying down the keel took directed into tanks. Water movement on is another feature needed in oil drilling. place 6th of July. the brush collectors is calm, thus the In Arctic operations her propulsion power recovery of oil is safer than before. would have to be increased though.” For six months Mika Hovilainen from The oblique ship concept was a result of AARC has been working at the Helsinki Oil traffic increasing an internal innovation competition in the Shipyard designing the unique ARC-100 in the Baltic 1990's. It was invented to resolve the oblique icebreaker. His responsibilities The vessel will be used to assist tankers cost of having two assisting icebreakers have included ensuring vessel and vessels in terminals, rescue in escorting large Aframax tankers to performance and integrating the different operations and oil spill combat in the Primorsk oil harbour. Efficient oil spill design disciplines used by the shipyard. Baltic Sea. The newly built Ust-Luga combat is of key importance in all future He has supervised all model tests made harbour on the southern shore of Gulf of arctic oil operations. The concept was for during the spring. As this is a completely Finland will become a significant oil the first time introduced to the Russian new concept, more model tests than export terminal in the future. This will in ministry in 2003. This is the first vessel usual have been made in order to check the first phase increase traffic being built according to the new propulsion, steering, resistance, in the by 30 mill. tons and innovative concept. The next AARC performance in ice among others. therefore the efficient oil spill combat target is to introduce a high-capable unit ¡ function in the assisting icebreaker is an for the Arctic ice conditions.

Harbour operation assistance Technical details: Breaking space for manoeuvring operation in harbour area

2. Start to create wider 3. Proceeding sideways Length over all 76.4 m 1. In level ice channel by turning to oblique Length at dwl 72.1 m at maximum speed mode with full power 4. Turning around Breadth over all 20.5 m Breadth at dwl 19.2 m Draught, minimum operating 6.0 m Draught at design waterline 6.3 m Draught maximum 7.0 m Depth to main deck 9.0 m Propulsion Power abt. 3 x 2.5 MW Main engine power abt. 9000 kW Bollard pull abt. 75 ton The oblique icebreaker is exceptionally Accommodation 36 persons flexible to operate. She can be steered Classification: RMRS KM* Icebreaker 6, to move ahead, astern and sideways [1], AUT1-ICS, OMBO, FF3WS, EPP, any time and additionally she is able to DYNPOS-1, ECO-S, Oil recovery ship turn around on the spot in ice, which is (>60°C), Salvage ship, Tug something completely new. Flag: Russian Federation

15 Arctic Passion News AARC at Franz Josef Land

Russian Federation is actively revitalising the Northern Sea Route and expects rapid growth for the transit traffic, offering one to two weeks cuts in the transit time between the Atlantic and Pacific basins. The Arctic Council is playing an important role in developing the Arctic by creating a regulatory framework and promoting international co- operation. In addition to new nuclear and polar icebreakers to be built (in which designs AARC has had the opportunity to co-operate) the plans also include building up a number of new search and rescue stations along the route.

Last spring the Russian Security Council invited delegations from all Arctic Council member states to join for an introductory tour to the newly built Nagurskoye Border Station on Alexandra Land in the Franz Josef Land archipelago, the closest place to the North Pole on the earth (at 82nd parallel). The archipelago consists of 187 islands with a total area of 16 500 square kilometres. One Pictures: The approach from seventh of the area is not covered by the air strip to the Nagurskoye glacier, which has an average thickness station goes by the St. of 180 metres. The islands were found in Nicholas the Consecrator 1873 by Julius von Payer and Karl chapel. International Weyprecht, whose sailing steamer delegation in front of the main Tegethof was on a year-long drift in ice entrance to the "Nagurskoye" and stranded on a previously unknown station built on pillars in land. The unknown archipelago was permafrost. bestowed in honour of Austro-Hungarian A superior Arctic lunch was Emperor Franz Josef I of and the served in the station's northernmost island was named after fabulous winter garden and Emperor's son Rudolf. toasts were raised by Mr AARC President Mikko Niini attended the Patrushev and Mr Artur N. tour together with Finland's Arctic Chilingarov, Special Ambassador Hannu Halinen and Admiral Representative of the Matti Möttönen from the Finnish Border President of the Russian Guard. After three hours of flying on two Federation for International Russian Federal Security Service An-72 Cooperation in the Arctic and jets from Murmansk the guests were the Antarctic (centre). welcomed by the Secretary of the Mr Niini (in the Arctic overall) Federal Security Council Mr. Nikolay P. was also invited to present a Patrushev and Ambassador at large at paper to the Arctic Council the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr Anton delegates in Murmansk in the V. Vasilyev and led on a tour around the follow-up International brand new station and the supporting Conference on Security and facilities accommodating more than 40 Cooperation in the Arctic; New persons on 24/7 duty. Prospects, hosted by the newly appointed Governor of Murmansk Region Ms. Marina Kovtun.

16 Arctic Passion News September 2012 Drilling in Arctic resumed after 25 years' time-out - Aker Arctic in the picture ht:Jh Dawson John Photo:

IM vessel towing the Arctic drilling unit Kulluk out from The Finnish-built icebreakers Fennica and Nordica, operated Dutch Harbor towards the final drill site in the Beaufort Sea. by Arctia Shipping have succesfully taken care of Ice management in Shell's drilling campaign in offshore Alaska. Royal Dutch Shell is engaged the Arctic: both tasks undertaken with weeks this year will be safely capped AARC's contribution. The Finnish built and temporarily abandoned, in in a multi-year drilling icebreakers Fennica and Nordica accordance with regulatory programme to explore for new operating now in Alaska are based on an requirements. Shell looks forward to the oil & gas resources in high- innovative multipurpose Aker Arctic hull final receipt of the drilling permits for the concept and AARC also conducted an multi-year exploration program upon the potential blocks in offshore assessment for the oil company on the successful testing and deployment of the Alaska. Important progress said ships into their current tasks in the Arctic Containment System. has been made with this icy waters around Alaska. AARC also had These large capabilities mobilised have, programme, with two drill involvement in the development of the most recently, been evident in Shell's ice U.S. built and operated icebreaker Aiviq. management operations as it ships, more than twenty Shell already successfully started the successfully moved one of its drill ships support vessels, an approved drilling operation in two locations in the and support vessels safely out of the capping stack, and other Chukchi and Beaufort Seas. However, path of approaching sea ice. The Noble due to steps taken to protect local whaling Discoverer resumed its position and redundant oil spill response operations and to ensure the safety of drilling operations over the 'Burger A' equipment mobilised to operations from ice floe movement, Shell prospect. Alaska. was led to revise the plans for the 2012- “We have tested and assembled drill 2013 exploration program. In order to lay ships and support vessels, trained a strong foundation for operations in personnel, and acquired numerous final Aker Arctic was invited five years ago to 2013, Shell decided to forgo drilling into approved plans and permits. This assist Shell in their Arctic plans. The hydrocarbon zones this year. Instead, exploration program remains critically unique drilling platform Kulluk, inherited Shell will begin as many wells, known as important to America's energy needs, to from the early eighties drilling campaign, 'top holes,' as time remaining in this the economy and jobs in Alaska” said was upgraded, and the Noble Discoverer season allows. The top portion of the Shell in a statement. completely rebuilt for wells drilled in the Finnish flag transits through the Northern Sea Route continue In 2010 we saw the first experimental transits over the Northern Shipping Arctia Photo: Shipping Neste Photo: Sea Route (Northeast Passage), among others the Aframax tanker SCF Baltica. Last year there were 41 ships transiting, carrying more than 800,000 tons of commercial cargo. This summer season has again brought life to this new sea lane, linking the Atlantic and Pacific basins with the shortest connection, typically taking only a little over one week for the passage. This summer season has again seen Neste Shipping's Panamax carriers MT Palva and MT Stena Poseidon trading on the route. These images have been taken at the end of July in the Laptev Sea and in September in the Chukchi Sea. The first foreign flag cargo transits on the route were made by Nemarc Shipping Corporation's (a J/V between Neste Shipping and Kvaerner Masa-Yards) MT Uikku in 1997. Known today as MT Varzuga, she still successfully trades in these Northern waters with the prototype 11,6 MW under the flag of the Murmansk Shipping Company.

17 Arctic Passion News September 2012 CRP solutions show their potential in ice

Steerprop is a Finnish manufacturer of high ice class azimuthing thrusters, with delivery references e.g. in Russian Rosmorport and Varandei icebreakers. Steerprop has also been selected to provide the azimuthing thrusters to the oblique ARC 100 oil spill combat icebreaker now under construction at Arctech Helsinki Shipyard for the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation.

The contra-rotating propellers (CRP) icebreaker, for large size LNG carriers, The development program continues, but have commonlybeen used in open water and most recently in offshore support the parties already decided to start solutions due to their typically higher vessels for verifying the expected higher incorporating these applications into new efficiency, which is very important for any ice management efficiency. projects for the market. ship designer and operator in the In all ice operating cases the energy forthcoming days of energy saving goals saving efficiency has been proven. In and emission controls. Aker Arctic and these cases the icebreaking capability CRP azimuthing thruster application Steerprop decided some time ago to join appears to be improved, but different in an Arctic LNG carrier, showing forces for developing ice capable CRP types of thruster installation will be very clearly the water stream out thruster solutions. Various applications required compared to traditional from the unit with higher ice washing have been brought to initial testing, thrusters. and clearing potential compared to including solutions for the oblique traditional pulling or pushing units.

AARC at OTC 2012

Experts from the offshore energy industry around the world came together 30 April-3 May for the 2012 Offshore Technology Conference at Reliant Park in Houston. Attendance at the conference reached a 30-year high of 89,400 and the sold-out exhibition was the largest in event history. The exhibition had 2,500 companies representing 46 countries, including 200 new Aker Arctic Technology Inc. was “Arctic Technology Conference” (ATC) exhibitors that included represented in the Finnish stand as in was arranged in 2011 and the second exhibitors from Bahrain, previous years. Interest to the Arctic has will be in December 2012, where AARC increased so much that the OTC will have a stand and a couple of Hungary, , Lithuania, organisers decided to establish a sister conference papers,” says Arto Uuskallio, New Zealand, and Taiwan. conference on Arctic matters. The first Sales and Marketing Manager at AARC.

18 Arctic Passion News September 2012 AARC at NEFTEGAZ Trimaran oil spill response MOSCOW icebreaker demonstrated

One of the regular June events on Aker As has been described in the previous and further into the collecting tanks. Arctic's agenda is the Neftegaz exhibition issues of Arctic Passion News, AARC is In June 2012 Finland was hosting the in Moscow. The display theme this year currently developing a trimaran type Arctic Council's working group preparing was shallow water icebreaking which was icebreaker, which could be utilised in for an International Arctic Oil Spill well illustrated to visitors. escort icebreaking, ice management as Response Agreement. The national In the picture (from right) representatives well as a deck cargo carrier or an icegoing delegations visiting AARC were shown of DOAO ZKBN OAO “Gazprom" together seismic vessel where the large deck area this new novel concept in model scale with our new sales and marketing could be used for higher capacities than in whereby small plastic bubbles of specific engineer Elena Tsvetkova, Area Manager traditional monohull ships. gravity comparable to oil were used to (Russia) Alexander V. Nemchinov and Ms One special solution, where the potential simulate the spilled oil. The grids collected Daria Malchevskaya, secretary in the is expected to be quite high, is the use of the bubbles from the ice as planned and Moscow Representative Office, on her the trimaran concept for oil spill response the demonstration thus gave clear first working day with the group. in ice conditions. Then a specially encouragement for further R & D work in designed sloping grid is installed between the area. the main and the side hulls. The grid will push the ice floes down, allowing the oil to surface through the grid into skimmers AARC at ISOPE 2012 The 22nd International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference was held in Rhodes in June. More than 1100 delegates joined the conference this year.

AARC's Göran Wilkman and Teemu Heinonen participated in the conference, mainly concentrating on the Arctic sessions. Mr. Wilkman held the keynote speech at the Arctic session on navigating in pack ice. He told about the technical and operational development of icebreaking ships. Mr. Heinonen held another presentation in the Arctic session on operations in ice, discussing full-scale on board ship measurements in various Arctic conditions. Both Mr. Heinonen and Mr. Wilkman participated in the full-scale ice trials of the AARC developed ISOPE is one of the biggest ocean and North America. Next year it will take shallow water ARC104 Icebreaking polar engineering conferences arranged place in Anchorage, Alaska, end of June Tug Mangystau-5 in the Caspian Sea every year. The conference location 2013. last March (see also page 4). alternates between Europe, Asia and

19 Arctic Passion News September 2012 Competence-Horizon program continues employee development Two years ago, AARC initiated an employee development program named Arctic Horizons, with focus on mentorship as a tool for transferring know-how, efficient team and project work. This program is now almost completed and a new competence program continues employee development. Focus in the new program is competence teams and how to develop efficient methods for combining customer projects with on-going research and development. “In the Arctic Horizons program we formed three project teams around real development projects. The Multi model order to find a systematic approach to AARC employees testing project was one of them (read work in that team.R&Disconstantly on-going at joining forces to pull the more on page 10). In the new AARC and we find it important to support it in every- same rope at Culture Competence-Horizon program every team day work,” Kirsi Rosenström, Manager Finance & Centre Sofia. selects its own topics and shares the Administration and HR, emphasizes. tasks among members, in In the heart of the city In the beginning of September, AARC rowing team celebrated the traditional end of the summer event, the Kulosaari rowing competition. Kulosaari is an island in the heart of Helsinki, capital of Finland, which lies by the Baltic Sea. The rowing competition around the Kulosaari Island has been arranged during the first weekend in September since the 1940' s and ends the season for both professional and leisure teams. There are around 500 participants every year on the eleven kilometres long tour. “We had great sunny weather during the actual competition this year, but on our way back we got thoroughly soaked with both rain and hail,” Kari Selonen, Boat master, tells. “But the spirit was high as it Matti Arpiainen and Kari Selonen at pace oars. always is!” “Our team consisted of 15 persons and than usual as everybody was rather busy this year two of our new employees with work projects this summer,” Mr. time. Sulkava is a much bigger island joined in, which we really appreciated Selonen continues. and the 60 km tour around it took 5 since they didn't have any previous “Regardless of tight schedules we also hours and 35 minutes. The Kulosaari experience in rowing church boats. participated in the Sulkava rowing event tour was our 14th time and we made it in Unfortunately we practiced a bit lesst in the Lake Saimaa district for the 24th nearly 54 minutes.

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