Aker Technology Inc Newsletter March 2018 Arctic PassionNews

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In this issue Dear Reader,

Page 2 From the Managing Activity in the global shipping and While you are reading this magazine, Director shipbuilding market continues to be at a LNG shipments are going at full pace Page 3 First luxury low ebb, as it also is in offshore activity from the Sabetta terminal. The operation icebreaking cruise related to the oil and gas industry. to bring these first-ever Arctic LNG vessel However, some new and remarkable carriers on line has been a success. things are happening with ships intended Not many major LNG production projects Page 6 Expert in adventure for use in icy conditions. have started on time and able to deliver expeditions The announcement in December by their planned capacity of LNG to the Page 7 New Chinese polar French cruise operator PONANT that market. So far, over a million tonnes of research vessel they are planning to build an icebreaking LNG has been loaded from Sabetta on under construction cruise vessel introduced a completely the first four arctic LNG carriers. This also Page 10 Arctic LNG new vessel type to the world. At the same demonstrates their capability to break shipments time, we revealed that we had been through the ice and bring results for commence working in close technical co-operation for Yamal LNG. Hopefully, this success will Page 12 Detachable icebreaking bow nearly two years. Together with the client, encourage the industry to make new for Lake Saimaa our naval architects and engineers investments, and then the passionate Page 14 Testing smart vessels developed this unique vessel design. icebreaking engineers will once again For us, of course, developing have challenges to solve. Page 16 Our man in Moscow capable of reaching the is Page 17 Safe winter traffic nothing new. But the combination of an We can expect new types of activities in on the Baltic Sea extremely heavy and a cruise polar shipping, the cruise industry and Page 18 News in brief vessel is a new one. LNG deliveries, and there will also be Page 20 Tech day for staff more ships in these challenging Meet us here The technical details are explained in this operations. The Polar Code has been magazine, but the most important thing to introduced in order to improve safety in note is the introduction of a completely shipping, but another important action new type of ship and operation in the high regarding safety issues is co-operation arctic combined with the icebreaking between national coast guard technology. At the same time, this vessel organisations. Together, they are looking Announcements raises interesting questions about the for best practices and studying the best Rob Hindley has “exploration cruise” market, how popular it ways to improve preparedness in will be among clients and tourists, and response to potential risks in arctic joined Aker Arctic how boldly others will react with their own marine operations. as team leader, plans. A number of vessels currently I hope you enjoy the articles, and that you for machinery under construction with lower ice classes are looking forward with great interest to and structures. are being marketed as polar cruise the next projects Previously Rob vessels, and this will bring significantly and developments. was a global more capacity into this segment of the principal cruise market. Reko-Antti specialist in arctic Suojanen technology at Lloyd's Register and represented the Managing Director International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) at the IMO during the development of the Polar Code. Rob has worked in Canada, the UK, the Middle East, and Meet Petri Tolonen in South Korea in roles involving ship the Thruster & PCS product line at surveying, classification rule Wärtsilä Marine Solutions. Petri says he is development and technical very pleased with his new work and consultancy. He holds a master's colleagues. "The atmosphere at Aker Arctic degree in naval architecture from with all our specialists is very innovative, Newcastle University. open and respectful. We trust and appreciate each other." Olli Kokko has joined Aker Arctic Petri's home is in , about 170 km as development from the Vuosaari office. "I jump on the engineer in the train early every Monday morning and stay electronics & IT Petri joined Aker Arctic as the new director in a flat close to work during the week," team. Olli of sales and marketing last year. He has a Petri says. "I often spend the weekends in graduated in 2017 strong background in the Finnish pulp and my cottage in the Turku archipelago with with a master's paper industry, where he worked for more my wife. Our two children are finalizing degree in than twenty years of his career. About their studies, so they don't come home mechanical engineering and seven years ago, he transferred to the very often." mechatronics from the Aalto University marine business and was vice president of School of Engineering. In his master's sales and marketing and later president Petri enjoys all kinds of outdoor activities thesis he studied autonomous navigation and CEO of Steerprop Ltd. Before Petri and is an eager golfer when he has the in model scale. joined Aker Arctic he was the director of time.

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ice resistance ensuring better fuel economy. This concept is the first The world's first commercial application of its kind for both efficient icebreaking and open water operation in high arctic conditions. luxury icebreaking The recently introduced Polar Code has many requirements regarding passenger and environmental safety, and this vessel fulfils them all and more. "Other cruise vessel expedition cruise vessels for polar cruises currently under construction are Over the past two years Aker Arctic has designed the first Polar PC 6 or 7 ice class," Vocke says. "PC 2 Class (PC) 2 icebreaking cruise ship in close cooperation with is a completely different story and opens Stirling Design International and the luxury expedition cruise a lot of new possibilities for an expedition vessel.” company PONANT. The construction of the vessel will begin later this year at the Norwegian shipyard VARD, which has One of the rule requirements for previously built icebreaking vessels based on Aker Arctic passenger vessels is that a vessel must designs. be able to return safely on its own even ThePONANT Icebreaker intends to take be. "The cruises will go to the Arctic when damaged. For the defined passengers to previously never explored region in the summer, when the ice is operational areas of the PONANT polar destinations, such as the true least thick and at its softest, and to Icebreaker this was discussed at an geographic North Pole, the Weddell Sea, when the southern early stage of the concept development the Ross Sea and Peter I Island. This will hemisphere has its summer. with both the selected classification be possible due to her PC 2 ice class Nevertheless, these are not easy regions society and the Flag Administration. A and her excellent ice breaking for any vessel," Vocke adds. vessel must also carry equipment for capabilities. "There are not many five days of evacuation off the vessel, icebreakers in the world which can Unique vessel i.e. tents, warm clothes and food. manage the same," says Maximilian The hull is a modern PC 2 icebreaking Vocke who is chief designer and the hull design, which combines smooth Passenger safety has been one of the project manager, from Aker Arctic. icebreaking ahead in up to 2.5 m thick crucial points in the design of this multi-year ice, and astern in severe ice vessel. "The choice of a high ice class, Before starting to design the vessel, Aker conditions using a double acting ship taking all the requirements of the Polar Arctic gathered and analysed ice data principle (Aker Arctic DAS™) and a twin Code into account, the 'safe return to over a period of ten years to establish azimuthing propulsor arrangement. The port'-concept and winterization aspects, how harsh and demanding the vessel's performance is comparable to i.e. how all the machines and equipment circumstances for the cruise ship would existing polar icebreakers but with lower can function in a cold climate, are all

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important with passenger safety in mind," Vocke emphasizes.

Hybrid fuel options PONANT is particularly committed to preserving the environment and protecting the poles. For this reason, highly advanced choices have been made. This will be the first hybrid cruise ship powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) and electric batteries in addition to oil fuel. The advantage of LNG is that the emissions are considerably lower than for oil fuel. LNG-fuel produces no sulphur oxide (SOx ) and very low nitrogen oxide (NOx ) and carbon dioxide

(CO2 ) emissions. The cruise ship complies with future IMO (International Maritime Organisation) and ECA (Emission Control Areas) regulations and fulfils the so called "Clean Ship" requirements with advanced wastewater treatment, energy optimisation, a heat recovery system and zero emissions in its electric hybrid mode. Aker Arctic analysed ice data for a period of ten years before beginning to design the vessel to ensure that she would have the During the concept development phase required features to manage the harsh conditions in the polar Aker Arctic was responsible for regions. everything from the main deck downwards, as well as the machinery and design of the steel hull. Stirling Design International was responsible for the upper decks and interior design, while PONANT provided the guidelines for the development and ensured that the overall concept met their company's requirements. The steel hull will be constructed at VARD in Romania and then towed to Norway for finalizing work, interiors and finishing.

"VARD will perform the basic design and we will take care of ice related aspects, such as the hull form, steel classification drawings, model tests and propulsion design," Vocke adds. The vessel will bring passengers to previously unreachable areas.

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The PONANT icebreaker is a new PONANT already has several step in the cruise industry. Technical details expedition cruise vessels, but none of Length 150 m them can break ice as this vessel can. Beam 28 m "A cruise vessel like this one has never Draught 10 m been built before," says Vocke. Power plant Dual-fuel engines “In addition to the exciting areas the and electric This is a completely new, innovative passengers will be visiting, they will batteries vessel concept and therefore, after have the chance to experience Propulsion 2 x 17 MW detailed calculations and careful icebreaking. It will be a unique ABB Azipod evaluations, Aker Arctic decided to experience not many have had before." Ice class Polar Class 2 revise the initial design slightly so that the vessel can function efficiently in all Classification society Bureau Veritas the demanding areas it will sail in. Vocke also wants to thank all Flag France the partners in this project. "It is a new step in the cruise industry," “The cooperation between all Staterooms 135 Vocke emphasises. "Technically the Passengers 270 hull is optimised for both icebreaking the partners has been Crew members 187 and open water. All the machinery and extremely positive. We have Passenger facilities Two panoramic restaurants equipment chosen is highly advanced all had the same interest in and environmentally friendly. At the Grill restaurant Spa & Wellness same time the vessel will be thoroughly advancing this unique project salon luxurious.” and to make it come true." Zodiac boats 16 Helicopters 2

Passengers will have the chance to experience exciting areas. Photograph N. Dubreuil. 5 Aker Arctic Technology Inc Newsletter March 2018

Expert in adventure expeditions Director of Expeditions Nicolas Dubreuil, at PONANT, has been guiding trips to the polar regions for 27 years. He has a proven track record in organising skiing, kayaking, and diving trips, as well Nicolas Dubreuil personally visits all the remote places he intends to include Building a story as all kinds of sportive adventure Dubreuil personally does the scouting when he is creating an itinerary for when he is creating an itinerary in order to expeditions. Now he is busy expedition cruises. planning the itineraries for the locate interesting things, such as wildlife, geology, people and settlements. new icebreaking cruise vessel. Photographs N. Dubreuil. "It is like creating a movie, I need to find exciting moments and build a story for our passengers. To experience ice for real is fantastic, but there is so much more you can see and do during a two or three-week cruise," Dubreuil adds.

"The new icebreaker will give us completely new possibilities. It is like a brand-new space ship. We can actually bring people to places I have had to ski for one month to see in the past. The passengers can disembark in locations where fewer people have been than have walked on the moon."

Apart from the extraordinary experience, the new vessel is dedicated to educating passengers about the polar regions, the eco-systems that exists there and sustainability. The last pristine places on earth are extremely vulnerable and must be treated carefully to preserve them. In 2001, Nicolas Dubreuil had a terrible “This taught me how useful a cruise ship is "As an example, we will not break ice to accident in North when he as a tool to bring people to remote areas, reach all the areas we intend to visit was leading a ski expedition. He fell people who would otherwise not have a because both settlements and animals through the ice and in freezing chance of experiencing them, for instance need uninterrupted ice cover, but instead temperatures nearly lost his fingers. my parents." we will use other means of transport to "Luckily, with my body being used to the reach the most remote places. In cold, I managed to preserve them in the "I also learnt that PONANT is a very special Greenland the local residents will meet us end," Dubreuil says. company. At PONANT we care about the with dog-sledges and in Antarctica we will passengers, the environment and how we be able to use our two helicopters, "A wise person once said: 'You have two do things. And we are prepared to go to snowmobiles, skis or Zodiac boats to lives and the second only starts when wild places." disembark and watch emperor penguins, the first one ends'." for example, as we don't want to disturb Today Dubreuil is the director of all the them," Dubreuil says. At the time Dubreuil was a teacher of expedition cruises. His job is not only to computer science at university. "For me, plan routes and destinations, but also to The first cruise is intended to depart around the accident was a wake-up call and recruit and train naturalists who are on mid-2021 and will follow the east coast of changed everything. I wanted to dedicate board the ship to teach passengers about Greenland. There will be plenty of activities my life to expeditions and adventures, so the polar areas. and Dubreuil is working with the local I quit my teaching job and bought a "We take this matter very seriously and settlements in the planning. house in the most remote settlement in plan in detail how to minimize the impact "Just imagine the scene, the brand-new Greenland." on the environment. We also offer space for luxury cruise vessel arriving through the scientists on board so that they can have coastal ice to the fast ice where a group of He continued as a guide and started to the opportunity to perform experiments, residents with dog-sledges come to meet work with PONANT as an expedition measure the ice and find out how to our passengers. It will be a once in a leader. preserve the polar regions," he says. lifetime experience."

6 Aker Arctic Technology Inc Newsletter March 2018 New Chinese polar research vessel under construction Aker Arctic completed the basic design of a highly advanced icebreaking research vessel for the Polar Research Institute of China in the autumn 2017. The steel fabrication for the hull is now ongoing at Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai and the PC 3 ice class vessel is planned for delivery in 2019.

The icebreaking research vessel ordered by the Polar Research Institute of China will be used for research and logistics tasks for the polar oceans, mainly in Antarctica, where China has four The steel hull is being welded at permanent research stations. It will be Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai. possible to transport cargo and scientists independently to and from the polar regions, as well as perform advanced scientific research on-board the ship, which is equipped with all the main scientific equipment needed. All the technical solutions chosen for both the vessel itself, and for research purposes, represent the most modern available on the market.

Design process In 2012 Aker Arctic was selected for the conceptual and basic design of a new sea trials and other checks before ship hydrodynamics into account. The Chinese polar research vessel. delivery," Laukia says. ship's icebreaking performance was "After the concept design we carried out a verified by conducting numerous ice substantial number of model tests both in The vessel, namedXue Long 2 , will be model tests. open water and in ice to verify the launched in 2018. According to the plans, performance of the vessel," says Kari it will be ready and delivered in summer The vessel will be fitted with diesel- Laukia, head of ship design at Aker 2019. Full-scale tests are planned to take electric machinery and two azimuthing Arctic. "Then followed a three- year period place the following winter. propulsors. For manoeuvring and of feasibility studies together with the ship maintaining position, two bow tunnel owner to ensure that the vessel was Advanced solutions thrusters will be provided. The power designed to meet its mission goals and "While planning the vessel, the aim was generation station consists of four the solutions chosen were adequate and to create a hull with good icebreaking main diesel generator sets. The the best available." performance and open water propulsion power is 2 x 7.5 MW and in characteristics because the vessel will be the aft ship two skegs will protect the The basic design was completed in 2017 travelling for long distances in open water propulsion from multi-year ice floes. and the classification societies, China on its way to Antarctica," Laukia explains. The vessel can maintain an economic Classification Society and Lloyd's The PC 3 ice class vessel will be able to transit speed of 12 knots in open Register of Shipping, have both verified break ice which is 1.5 metres thick with water using one engine and 15 knots the design. Construction is now well snow cover of 20 cm. This can be with two engines, and in difficult ice underway with the steel hull being welded performed bow first, which is the primary conditions all four engines can be at Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai, China. operation mode. In its astern mode the used. "Although Aker Arctic has successfully ship can move in difficult ice conditions finalised the basic design, we are also effectively, but the ship is not designed to A DP-2 dynamic positioning system supporting the owner in areas which are move astern continuously. A considerable was chosen to assure both typically important for an icebreaker's amount of CFD (Computational Fluid redundancy in general sea conditions operation and reliability by participating in Dynamics) calculations together with and good performance in bad tests such as inclining tests, open water model testing were also made to take sea conditions.

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Aft deck arrangement

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Winch room arrangement

Moon pool arrangement

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Double classification ensures that the Scientific equipment water flow while performing scientific vessel complies with the rules from The main task of the vessel is to carry tasks and for the minimum degree of ice both China Classification Society and out research operations in the polar contact during ice operation. This has Lloyd's Register of Shipping. regions. It is therefore fitted with highly required a significant amount of advanced scientific equipment and calculations, simulations and model "A special feature for the instruments for marine geological and testing. geophysical research, as well as marine ship is the use of an LNG biological and ecological research in Additionally, there are large cargo driven generating set, addition to climate change monitoring spaces in the bow, spacious cargo fuel which ensures clean air and marine and seismic surveys. tanks and a cargo crane for efficient operation when needed. Laboratory space is abundant and there cargo handling. A helicopter landing pad are several scientific winches. and a hangar accommodating two This posed some helicopters are located on deck 7. challenges in taking the "It is an extremely advanced research impact of hazardous areas ship in addition to having icebreaking The design has taken efficient internal capabilities," emphasises Laukia. logistics into account on board the vessel into consideration in the to ensure that all logistic operations are design," Laukia says. When operating in icy conditions, carried out easily and effectively. researchers can make use of a moon "Another demanding design pool to extend their research work. A Underwater noise, as well as inboard challenge was to combine the Polar special feature of the ship is a box keel noise prevention have been significant Code requirements for ice damage below the ship. The location of the box design drivers. This has resulted in a and special purpose ship damage keel was designed with the aim of double resilient mounting for the main stability requirements." achieving a minimal disturbance of the engines and raising the diesel generator

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Technical details Length 122.5 m Power plant 2 x Wärtsilä 16V32 , 2 x Wärtsilä 12V32 Beam 22.3 m Propulsion Two azimuthing propulsors (2 x 7.5 MW) Draught 7.85 m Personnel 90 sets one deck higher than usual, for "Once this new advanced polar research ”We took part in the design instance. Special noise insulation vessel is delivered in 2019, China will be team supporting Glosten arrangements, as well as extensive in an excellent position to service the vibration analyses were carried out in stations in Antarctica as well as perform Design with ice issues and order to achieve low vibration and scientific research," Laukia adds. confirmed the ice performance noise levels. In addition to the new, icebreaking with model tests before the Expert in research icebreakers research vessel, Aker Arctic has had an Sikuliaq was built,"s ays Aker "It has been an interesting long-term extensive role in designing the Canadian Arctic CEO Reko-Antti project to design and develop this Coast Guard polar icebreaker CCGS advanced polar icebreaking research John G. Diefenbaker, which also will Suojanen. vessel with our Chinese customer," have research missions once it is For the United States Coast Guard Laukia says. "We have both learnt a constructed. The company also worked medium icebreaker USCGCHealy , lot from each other. In this process we on the basic design of a French polar delivered in 1999, Aker Arctic experts have learnt about research in polar logistics vesselL'Astrolabe which was provided extensive conceptual waters and our customer has delivered last year. In the winter of 2015, development and design support, discovered how to utilise advanced Aker Arctic further performed full-scale including hull form development and ice technology in fulfilling the trials of the American research vessel propulsion line engineering. demands of a research vessel for Sikuliaq in the Bering Sea while polar regions." conducting ice operational training of the "Through our extensive experience we officers. Aker Arctic was part of the have gained essential competencies China currently has one research design group for the vessel long before it which can benefit new polar research icebreaker,Xue Long . was built. vessel projects," Laukia emphasizes.

9 Aker Arctic Technology Inc Newsletter March 2018 Arctic LNG shipments commence Source: www.kremlin.ru

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and December 8th, 2017 was an other prominent guests watched as the first cargo lot from the Yamal LNG plant important date for the long- was loaded on the icebreaking LNG term development of liquefied carrier Christophe de Margerie. natural gas (LNG) shipments from the Arctic to the market. The LNG plant on the Yamal Peninsula above the Arctic Circle was officially inaugurated and the start of LNG cargo loading was celebrated.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and other prominent guests watched as the first cargo lot from the Yamal LNG plant was loaded onto the icebreaking LNG carrierChristophe de Margerie , owned by the Russian shipping company Sovcomflot, one of the world's leaders specialising in the transportation of crude oil, petroleum products, and liquefied gas.

Challenging area The joint venture between Russian natural gas producer Novatek (50.1%), France's Total (20%), China's CNPC The destinations of the first LNG shipments have been traced. Thewhite lines are (20%) and the Silk Road Fund (9.9%) is routes by Arctic LNGCs, theyellow ones show transshipments. So far all cargoes expected to cost US$ 27 Billion. Novatek have been sold onthe spot market. started the building project in 2012. When completed, the project will Apart from the LNG plant, the project The primary export markets for LNG will comprise three production units with a includes Sabetta port with two berths for be both the East and the West. To China total annual capacity of 16.5 million tons large tankers and other port facilities for and other Asian markets LNG will be of LNG and up to 1.2 million tons of gas various supplies and a supporting fleet. shipped via the condensate from the resources of the Worth mentioning are the vast dredging during the summer season. Yamal LNG South Tambey Field. Products will be jobs done for the port and the deep aims to tap into northwest Siberia's shipped to Europe and Asia. The first navigable fairways in Ob Bay which is enormous natural gas reserves, LNG train, with an initial capacity of 5.5 very shallow by nature. The new accounting for 84% of Russia's total million tons a year, is now operational international Sabetta airport serves the natural gas, and, once fully operational and the other two will be ready in 2018 community and a 282 MW power plant is will double Russia's share in the growing and 2019 respectively. expected to become operational in 2018. global LNG market.

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Five completed The LNG tanker Christophe de Margerie is the first in a arctic LNG tankers series of 15 icebreaking LNG Christophede Margerie,Sovcomflot carriers ordered for the Yamal Boris Vilkitsky, Dynagas LNG project to transport LNG in the challenging ice Fedor Litke, Dynagas conditions of the Eduard Toll, Teekay and the Gulf of Ob. ,MOL

While the Yamal peninsula has huge Fifteen independent tankers days, whereas the whole loaded voyage hydrocarbon reserves, it is an isolated The LNG tanker Christophe de Margerie took less than 18 days. region north of the Arctic Circle, about is the first in a series of 15 icebreaking 2,500 kilometres from Moscow and is LNG carriers ordered for the Yamal LNG Since the first loading of LNG from Sabetta covered by ice for most of the year, with project to transport LNG in the in December, there have been hectic temperatures dipping as low as minus 50 challenging ice conditions of the Kara activities in the new Arctic port. The first degrees Celsius. Sea and Gulf of Ob. The vessels will four completed tankers, Christophe de open a new class of YamalMax ships. Margerie ,, Boris Vilkitsky Fedor Litke and Successful long-term development The 300-metre-long lead ship has a Eduard Toll have all visited the Sabetta Aker Arctic's CEO Reko-Antti Suojanen capacity of 172,600 m³, and is managed portfrequently to load LNG cargoes. The also braved the polar night and freezing by a crew of 29. Furthermore, the vessel fifth ship is in the process of final cold to be present for the historical is capable of sailing independently commissioning in Russian waters. occasion. through ice of up to 2.1 metres thick. "It is a great pleasure to see our long- Possessing the Arc7 ice class, the At the inauguration ceremony, Chairman & term development with Yamal LNG come highest amongst existing merchant CEO Leonid Mikhelson of Novatek said true," he says. vessels,Christophe de Margerie can sail that the Yamal LNG plant would start westward unassisted from Yamal year- regular deliveries under major long-term From 2010 onwards, Aker Arctic has round and eastward to the Asia Pacific contracts in April 2018. According to him, supported the development of the project destinations along the Northern Sea 96% of the LNG produced at the plant has by designing the Arctic LNG carriers, Route for six months during the summer been contracted. Before April and later in port fleet and related shipping season (from July to December). the year, spot deliveries to different infrastructure for transporting natural gas Previously, the summer navigation locations will continue. The destinations of from Sabetta. window in the eastern region of the the first LNG shipments have been traced. "Finnish engineers have been involved in Northern Sea Route was limited to only 4 See details on page 10. developing transportation solutions for months with icebreaker support. LNG since the 1970s," Suojanen adds. The port of Sabetta is working well and the "After our invention of the double acting In August 2017, Christophe de Margerie tankers are loading and discharging their ship principle and the growing interest in demonstrated her capability when she cargoes according to plan. Construction LNG transport from the Arctic, the shipped a load of LNG without work on the site is continuing to complete development of an Arctic LNG tanker icebreaker assistance along the Northern the second and third train on schedule began in 2004." (Read about the Sea Route (NSR) from Melkøya, in while the remaining ten tankers are at development of Arctic LNG carriers in Arctic Norway, to South Korea. The various building stages at the Daewoo the September 2017 issue of Arctic transit shipment along the most Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Passion News.) demanding NSR part was made in a (DSME) shipyard in South Korea. Novatek Arctic LNG 2 project status

Novatek has announced plans to further expand its LNG LNG-project, the partners have chosen production on the Gydan peninsula. Located on the other side of new techniques for the project. The production facility will be gravity ObBay from their recently operational Yamal project LNG facility based, with the plant sitting on a trio of at Sabetta, the Gydan peninsula has substantial natural gas platforms, which will be held in place on reserves to provide for another, larger LNG project. The initial the seabed. plans are to build gravity-based production facilities for a total of "Three aspects of the new project are 18 million cubic metres of LNG production. important: the location of the facility, thus creating an LNG hub with a common Three companies have partnered up with local resources to a larger extent than for port and cargo fleet; the building and Novatek for this project, Linde the Yamal LNG project, reducing testing of the gravity based structures (Germany), Technip (France) and transportation and ground preparation and the topsides at the Kola yards in NipiGas (Russia). Construction is costs. Murmansk; and the targeted destination planned to start 2019 with the first of the trans-shipment port in Kamchatka, production train ready by around 2023. Novatek has signed an agreement with closer to major end users," says Roumen It is notable for the project that the costs Linde for the license concerning the Tzvetanov, head of business are expected to be significantly lower, natural gas liquefaction technology for development for oil and gas at Aker i.e. about one third of the costs for Yamal the Arctic LNG 2 project. Capitalizing on Arctic. LNG. This can be achieved by using the competencies gained from the Yamal

11 Aker Arctic Technology Inc Newsletter March 2018 Self-propelled detachable icebreaking bow for Lake Saimaa

Picture: ILS Ship Design & Engineering

The Finnish Transport Agency has together with ILS Oy The innovative detachable icebreaking bow will be fitted on the developed a new and innovative self-propelled detachable tugboat Calypso. icebreaking bow to improve and ensure icebreaking capacity in freshwater Lake Saimaa and the Saimaa Canal. This bow will be pushed by the tugboatCalypso , which usually assists vessels in sea-ports in Southern . Lake Saimaa is the biggest lake in Finland and the fourth largest freshwater lake in Europe. The Saimaa Canal, which opened in 1856, is a transportation canal that connects Lake Saimaa to the near Vyborg in Russia. The canal has been of great importance for industry in Eastern Finland, and is still today the most economical route for timber and other export goods.

During the winter the lake and canal freeze, therefore icebreakers are necessary to keep the waterways open and extend the season in support of the export industry. Products for domestic use

can be transported by road or by rail, but Picture: ILS Ship Design & Engineering it is more beneficial and ecological to transport export cargo along waterways. The new detachable ice bow will be 25.3 metres long and have a beam of 12.6 Fitted on existing tug metres. A special feature is that the bow will have its own propulsion system, which In order to improve and secure will improve its efficiency and manoeuvrability. icebreaking capacity in Lake Saimaa and the bow will be pushed by the tugboat Previous winters, the icebreaking vessel the Saimaa Canal, the Finnish Transport Calypso, which is owned and operated by Protector with a non-motorized loose bow Agency and Finnish company ILS Oy Finnish shipowner Alfons Håkans Ltd. and a few other tugs have kept water have under the WINMOS II project Calypso usually assists vessels in sea- ways in the lake and the canal open, but together developed an innovative self- ports in Southern Finland and is suitable these vessels are getting old and propelled detachable icebreaking bow. for winter use with Finnish-Swedish ice inadequate and capacity needs to be Based on a procured ten years contract, class 1A. renewed. BeforeProtector , icebreaker

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Arppe performed the main task, but was Own propulsion system The aim of all involved participants is to later sold to become an icebreaker on The new detachable icebreaking bow will gather as much information and the Caspian Sea. be 25.3 metres long and have a beam of experience as possible to establish 12.6 metres. One special feature is that whether this removable ice-bow concept Acquiring a completely new icebreaker is the bow will have its own propulsion will be possible to enlarge and use on a huge investment. Traffic on the lake system, which will improve its efficiency other, bigger vessels and in other sea and the canal are still limited and and manoeuvrability. Two shaft-lines will areas. In some areas it could be very seasonal, so currently it does not make be installed on both sides of the bow, useful to have this kind of multipurpose sense to buy a new icebreaker. each having 600 kW power. vessel, which could break ice in winter and perform other duties in summer. The Finnish Transport Agency is The tugboatCalypso when outfitted with responsible for winter navigation in the new icebreaking bow will break a New propellers for winter Finland and is trying this innovative wider channel than before, which will An additional feature will be to equip option as part of the EU-funded enhance the transportation of cargo Calypso with new propellers for the WINMOS II-project: "Winter Navigation along the Saimaa waterway. icebreaking season. The existing nozzles Motorways of the Sea II". The WINMOS are susceptible to clogging during II is a continuation to the WINMOS I- While ILS has developed the icebreaking icebreaking operations, but this is project, in which Aker Arctic also bow, Aker Arctic has performed the avoided with the new nozzle-free participated. The aim of the WINMOS II- model tests for the design. propellers. For summer, the original project is to improve winter navigation for propellers will be re-installed. the future by developing existing vessels Turku Repair Yard in Naantali has been This is something quite new, as the and finding new options. The Finnish selected to construct the bow and vessel has to be dry-docked in order to Transport Agency acts as a coordinator additionally make alterations to Calypso change the propellers. in the project. in order to connect two units seamlessly. The bow is to be delivered to the owners by the end of 2018. Full- scale ice trials are planned for next winter.

The Finnish Transport Agency is investigating the possibility to enlarge the locks on Saimaa Canal, as this would allow larger vessels on the canal. Larger locks would also benefit existing vessel sizes during winter faring.

During winter the lake and canal freeze and an icebreaker is necessary to keep the waterways open and extend the season in support of the export industry.

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Remotely controlled and Model testing benefits the autonomous ships represent a development When developing technologies and fundamental change in shipping automated control systems for over the next decades and are autonomous vessels, it is useful to test driving the digital these first in model tanks. Aker Arctic's transformation in the sector. ice laboratory provides an attractive tool for testing and developing automated Aker Arctic is currently controls because many different developing the in-house testing conditions, even freezing and misty facility to enable tests with weather, can be simulated. It is a much more economical way than to first autonomous vessels. building a real size vessel and then testing it under full-scale conditions. Multiple instruments are used in support of operating and manoeuvring modern In order to carry out autonomous ship ships and all current vessels have a model testing, some major captain and crew who are responsible for improvements to equipment and handling the ship and ensuring that procedures have been made. The testing nothing goes wrong. However, during the facility is currently being equipped with a past few years, the idea of developing wireless system allowing complete free vessels which can work autonomously manoeuvrability of the models when has evolved and it is believed that these testing autonomous vessels. will become reality over the next decades. The development is expected “New propulsion units and to start with small vessels with a reduced propulsion control units have crew and will eventually evolve into large unmanned ocean-going ships. There are also been developed,” New propulsion units for model testing nevertheless many opinions on how the says project engineer Jukka-Pekka have been developed. development will take place and how Sallinen, who is heading the quickly autonomous ships will become development team at Aker Arctic. reality.

With the DIVEC framework Aker Arctic can provide modern solutions for transferring data between various sensor interfaces, data acquisition systems and visual user interfaces.

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The propulsion control required a The software architecture allows Aker Arctic, SSPA and Aalto new software interface, in which reliable communication between University have therefore decided to Aker Arctic's newly developed different software components. start a co-operation project with the DIVEC (Distributed Intelligent Expanding the network is easy due to aim to standardize the procedures Vessel Components) system was the automatic node , and its for autonomous ship model testing. applied. centralized configuration The purpose is to create an management enables the interface that allows testing the “We will initiate tests with the new development of plug-and-play same systems and algorithms in all propulsion unit system, which allows devices. test facilities. specific control of the vessel motion. Once the tests prove successful we With the DIVEC framework Aker will continue to test our in-house Arctic can provide modern solutions path finding algorithm and route for transferring data between various execution tests,” says Sallinen. sensor interfaces, data acquisition systems and visual user interfaces. What is DIVEC? Aker Arctic's newly developed Co-operation with SSPA and Aalto software DIVEC is a simple, University powerful and almost zero- One of the challenges in developing configuration networking autonomous vessels is that maritime architecture, originally designed for laws do not recognize vessels with a the ice load monitoring system to reduced crew, or no crew at all. transmit messages between "The technology is evolving, but there different systems. It proved to be so are no regulations or technical useful, that it has also been applied standards for autonomous vessels in the ice simulator and the yet," Sallinen says. A wireless system allows complete free autonomous model testing system. manoeuvrability of the models.

Meet Olli Kokko Olli Kokko joined Aker Arctic in fall 2017 Aker Arctic's ice laboratory after graduating from Aalto University. In provides an attractive tool for his master's thesis, he developed a testing and developing automated reactive navigation system for model controls because many different testing, and has since been tasked with conditions, even freezing and misty various software and technical weather, can be simulated. development projects for the Electrical and IT team. DIVEC networking architecture and its various components are a major part of his development efforts.

In his spare time, Olli enjoys climbing, jogging and tinkering with electronics and machines.

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Our man in Moscow Alexander Nemchinov has served as a link between the Russian and Finnish marine industries since the 1970s. He has been part of many important icebreaking projects, such as the SA-15 series Arctic cargo ships, the building of nuclear-powered icebreakersTaymyr and Vaygach as well as the introduction of double acting ship principle with the Arc7 ice class Arctic container vesselNorilskiy Nickel . This year, he is turning 70 and is slowly easing up on his professional activities. Alexander Nemchinov was born in Revolutionary double acting ship Moscow and lived with his family directly concept opposite the Moscow North River port. Another significant project, Norilsk From early spring until late autumn the Nickel's Arctic container vessels project, shipping life flowed before his eyes. As a was initiated in the early 2000s. This Alexander Nemchinov loves boat life. teenager he began to spend his free time opened a new era in the Arctic with the on ships and from the age of 16 started to introduction of the double acting ship work during his holidays as a sailor. In principle on Arc7 ice class vessels. 1966, Nemchinov entered the ship mechanics department at the Higher "The challenges were that the customer Marine Engineering College in Odessa. wanted the vessel to be delivered at their While studying, he practiced onboard berth in Murmansk after full-scale tests. various ships, among them the Arctic At that time, it was unheard of to attempt steam tug in the Tiksi port on the operations on the Northern Sea Route Northern Sea Route. without icebreaking support. However, today theNorilskiy Nickel -class vessels Arctic experience are one of the best references for Aker Nemchinov started his career as an Arctic Technology and most Northern Nuclear-powered icebreakers and engineer on board the arctic fleet of the Sea Route vessels follow the double Vaygach, built in the 1980s, are still Murmansk Shipping Company, sailing acting ship principle." running and have done so without a hitch along the Northern Sea Route and through their long operational history. abroad. He later joined the Ministry of Some other memories from his early Merchant Marine in Moscow, where his career involve being an apprentice for role was mostly with the icebreaking fleet the Arctic Shipping Company based in as he had gathered hands-on experience Tiksi, running supply operations along in his previous job. Northern Sea Route. "When theTaymyr project was initiated in "They still had 800 horsepower coal-fired the late 1970s, I was an employee at the Turku-built tug boats. I served for a few customer's shipbuilding office. I was months as a stoker, which was a really about 30 years old, had some basic tough job and a unique experience. It knowledge in nuclear technology and was a breakpoint in my life career, and I ambitions to join the project," Nemchinov truly understood that what doesn't kill us says. makes us stronger." "So I became involved in a rather Norilsk Nickel's Arctic container vessels complicated development project in close Another special memory were the sea opened a new era in the Arctic with the cooperation with Wärtsilä and USSR trials of the icebreaker Kapitan Nikolaev introduction of the double acting ship industry until the shipbuilding contract in in 1990. The ship had undergone a (Aker Arctic DASTM ) principle on Arc7 ice 1984. I then took part in the construction conversion outfitted with a new conical class vessels. process at Shipyard as the bow susceptible to slamming in open customer's representative." water. "After some confusion with the crew, who "Rosatomflot, the operator ofTaymyr and were unfamiliar with the converted ship, Vaygach, is very happy with the the MARC (Masa-Yards Arctic Research icebreakers as they have run without a Centre) team managed to prove the hitch through their long operational vessel's performance." history," Nemchinov adds. Nemchinov recently celebrated his 70th In the early 1990s, Mikko Niini invited birthday but is not yet certain on what he Nemchinov to join a Kvaerner Masa- wants to do when he retires. He is fond Yards representative office in Moscow of many things ranging from classical and when Aker Arctic Technology was music to outdoor activities and marine Nineteen SA-15-class multipurpose founded in 2005, it was natural to adventures. Arctic cargo ships were built for the proceed as their representative as well, "Maybe I'll sail on a tall ship as a deck in the 1980s by Wärtsilä in reporting to Niini, who was in charge of hand," he says. Turku and Valmet in Helsinki. that office.

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Safe winter traffic on the Baltic Sea The European Union's northernmost waters are covered by sea navigation system must continuously be developed and meet the requirements of ice every winter, affecting smooth maritime transport in the trading countries. More efficient, region. During normal and cold winters a high number of vessels economical and environmentally friendly are frequently delayed due to ice conditions. The Winter transportation is needed due to Navigation Motorways of the Sea II (WINMOS II) project aims to increasing traffic volumes, increased demands for sustainable development ensure safe and reliable winter traffic in a cost-efficient way by and more demanding environmental further developing the winter navigation system and ensuring laws. This equally applies during the sufficient icebreaking capacity. winter, and it is further important to remember that education and training is WINMOS II is a continuation of the merchant vessels to pass through without required to work and operate in cold icy previous WINMOS (I) project. The main icebreaker assistance, hence making conditions. objectives of WINMOS II are to further icebreaking a necessity in the region develop and enhance the maritime winter even during mild winters. Ice coverage in Implementation navigation system and its safety and to the Baltic Sea varies between winters. The implementation period of the project safeguard the required icebreaking During severe winters, even the Danish is from 11 February 2016 till 31 October resources by developing new options as straights freeze over. 2019. The budget of the whole project is well as by upgrading the old capacity to meet modern day environmental standards.

Ice extent varies The debate on global warming is continuously ongoing and some people think that there will be no ice in the Baltic Sea in the future. It is therefore important to underline the fact that sea ice is expected to occur during the foreseeable future and will not disappear for many generations. Long periods with mild winters have happened before, e.g. Different ice extents between mild, between 1930 and 1940. average and severe winters. 18.97 million euro and the amount of granted CEF funding is 6.64 million euro. Nine focus areas 1. Implementation and further development of IBNext The objective of this activity is to further modernise and deploy the IBNext platform. The existing 20-year-old icebreaking network, IBNet is a system where satellite images, AIS-targets, port list, ships register, weather forecast, Photo: Aalto University information on other icebreakers' intentions etc. are integrated in one system aboard the icebreakers and ashore in control centres.

2. Study on battery hybrid for safer Costs of icebreaking services and more environmentally friendly Ice extent 1900-2015 The annual cost of icebreaking services operation depends on how severe the winter is, but The objective is to investigate the needs It is impossible to forecast the extent of ice during an average winter the cost of and potential savings for the large coverage for the next coming years and icebreaking in the Baltic Sea for Sweden, Atle /Urho -class icebreakers, which have therefore there must always be Finland and Estonia is about 86M€. The a diesel-electric propulsion system. The preparedness for severe winters. It is also cost of the whole winter navigation is outcome of this study can be used for a very important to bear in mind that winters much greater. The operational season for number of applications in the maritime with lesser ice coverage are not easy from icebreakers is usually between December field when additional power is required for a merchant vessel's perspective. During and May but in a severe winter it can start a short time. these winters the winds are typically as early as October. stronger, causing heavy ridging, and 3. Further development of the common pressurised and drifting ice-fields in the Modern logistic standards require rail system fairway entrances. Most often these are predictability in the transport system the The objective for this activity is to either impossible or at least not safe for whole year round, which is why the winter complete the installation of the common

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rail system for the five engines aboard 6. Development of icebreaker training have been classified as normal or mild. the Swedish icebreakerYmer and to The aim of this development activity is to The simulation model for winter develop software for regulation of the develop a programme and tools for navigation traffic from the WINMOS (I) interaction between all five engines; training icebreaker officers. In the project will now be utilized in the analysis finally, a full-scale test trail will be previous WINMOS (I) project, a training and will be further developed and a performed. programme for ship officers was scenario for very severe winters will be developed. The focus of the project was studied. 4. Life extension of Finnish mainly on merchant vessels and the icebreakers required skills of the ship officers Based on these findings, a The aim of this activity is to execute a life navigating in ice covered waters. The contingency plan will be drawn extension and upgrading programme for training of icebreaker officers also needs up to ensure icebreaker capacity two Finnish icebreakers, the 1954-built further development. and other operational means to Voimaand the 1976-built Sisu . safeguard maritime transport in 7. Study on life extension works for the whole Baltic Sea during a 5. Pilot study on removable Estonian icebreakers very severe winter when most of icebreaking bow The objective of this activity is to prepare the Baltic Sea freezes. The objective of this activity is to pilot the a detailed study of the current technical transformation of ice strengthened situation of Estonian ships. A detailed 9. Project management and vessels and larger tugboats into technical study will be focused on the dissemination icebreakers during wintertime by icebreakerTarmo and the multipurpose This activity covers the technical and installing a removable icebreaking bow vesselEVA-316 . financial coordination of the action by the equipped with engines and propellers. project coordinator – the Finnish With reduced investment costs, this 8. Study on the adequacy of Transport Agency, with the support of the concept would provide more flexibility for icebreaking capacity in the Baltic Sea activity leaders. the use of the fleet and will be of great for severe winters assistance in terms of extra resources Statistically, severe winters occur once or http://www.winmos.eu/about/ during extremely hard winters when twice in a decade. The last winter more icebreaking services are needed. classified as a severe winter was in 2010-2011 with a maximum ice extent of 309,000 km2 . Since then the winters News in brief

Photograph: Vyborg Shipyard Novy Port icebreakers Port icebreaker for Sabetta close to delivery to be launched The two icebreakers designed is currently performing ice The port icebreaker for Portoflot project, tasked with to support loading operations management and standby Sabetta LNG-terminal,Ob , keeping the harbour in at the Arctic Gates oil loading duties at the offshore oil will soon be launched at Sabetta open and assisting terminal off Novy Port are terminal, while waiting for the Vyborg Shipyard. The LNG-tankers in berthing and currently in the final stages of two more powerful vessels Icebreaker7 ice class vessel loading at the terminal. construction at Vyborg based on the Aker ARC 130 A is expected to be ready for Additionally, three tugboats Shipyard. The first vessel, design to start service in the delivery before the end of this have been delivered for the Alexandr Sannikov, will be Gulf of Ob next winter. year. Based on the Aker ARC harbour: two Arc4 ice class delivered to Gazprom Neft this Full-scale ice trials will be 124 concept and basic design tugs and one Arc6 spring and the second performed after delivery of the by Aker Arctic,Ob will icebreaking tug. icebreaker,Andrey Vilkitsky , vessels. become part of Atomflot's will follow later this year. The oblique icebreaker Baltika

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L'Astrolabe parked close to L'Astrolabe on her first missions Dumont D'Urville. The French polar logistics vesselL'Astrolabe has her first Photograph : S. Devorsine summer in the southern hemisphere behind her. She has successfully undertaken several supply trips from Hobart in "More detailed information about the successful operation during the first Tasmania to the French research station, Dumont D'Urville, in voyages to Antarctica will be available at Antarctica. Now she is returning to Reunion Island for patrolling the Arctic Passion Seminar in March duties in the Indian Ocean during the winter months. 2018," says project manager Anders Mård. Stanislas Devorsine who is the vessel's The helicopter was also used to survey acting ice pilot for the first voyages to the the route and to find an optimal path In addition to the basic design and , has tweeted (@StanDevorsine) through the ice pack. By the end of the testing of the vessel, Aker Arctic provided regularly about their first summer season. season,L'Astrolabe had managed to technical support to Chantiers Piriou The vessel has encountered rough seas, reach all the way to Dumont D'Urville throughout the construction period. tough ice conditions, freezing temperatures through the ice. Specialists visited the shipyard at regular and snowstorms, but also blue skies and intervals to ensure that technical aspects beautiful scenery. He has praised the The CEO of Chantiers Piriou (the for the ice-going ship were taken into vessel's manoeuvrability in both open shipyard responsible for the construction account. The vessel was finished on time water and coastal ice. ofL'Astrolabe ) Pascal Piriou was within a tight two-year schedule. onboard the polar logistics vessel during At the start of the season, L'Astrolabe its last voyage for this austral summer in L'Astrolabe was delivered in September parked at the edge of the fast ice, about 50 the beginning of February 2018. Mr 2017 to her owners and operators TAAF- kilometres north of Dumont D'Urville, and Piriou had the chance to experience the French Southern and Antarctic supplies were transported to the station by operations hands on and to gather Lands, IPEV - the French Polar Institute a convoy of snow vehicles and the valuable feedback on the vessel for both and the French Navy. helicopter that the vessel carries on-board. the shipyard and designers.

USCGCPolar Star reaches McMurdo station The Seattle-based, US Coast Guard cutterPolar Star forced its way through the Antarctic ice in January as part of its annual mission and cleared a path through frozen waters for supply ships headed to Antarctica's logistics hub, the McMurdo Station. The summertime supply deliveries allow Commandant, Admiral Paul Zukunft, it is the station to stay operational year- living on borrowed time. Her sister ship, round. The McMurdo station is home to USCGCPolar Sea , is currently being the largest laboratory in Antarctica, the used for spare parts. (news.usni.org.) Photograph: Chief Petty Officer Rachel Polish/United States Coast Guard, 2017 Albert P. Crary Science and Engineering Center. McMurdo also serves as a Acquisition programme underway staging area for teams headed to the The acquisition programme launched in In a recentseminar , Admiral Zukunft Earth's geographic , were the 2016 to replace USCGCPolar Star with explained that the need for heavy Amundsen-Scott Pole Station is located, a new, modern, heavy polar icebreaker is icebreakers is growing, as other nations and other deep-field research camps. well underway with industry studies including Russia and China, routinely being finalized and proposals for stake claims in the polar regions. The USCGCPolar Star , commissioned in construction being prepared. The plan, as of now, is to build a total of six 1977, is the US Coast Guard's only decision on where to construct the first icebreaking vessels: three heavy and functioning heavy polar icebreaker. vessel is expected in 2019, with delivery three medium icebreakers. However, However, according to Coast Guard in 2023. budget constraints may alter this plan.

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Development of Improving Arctic shipping safety icebreaker training A consortium of 13 research organisations solutions, safety assessment of low flash Aker Arctic, jointly with Aboa Mare, and industrial partners from six countries point fuels, as well as risk-based Finnpilot, Alfons Håkans, Simulco and has launched a joint development project, methodologies in the design and Image Soft, has continued to develop the SEDNA, to address improved safety and operation of ice-going vessels. Aker Arctic ice simulator. efficiency in arctic shipping operations. Funded by the EU's Horizon 2020 “This international development project "We have added a component which can programme, the three-year project sets provides a good platform to further be used to train a crew in how to perform out to develop a novel risk-based improve areas in safety and efficiency of icebreaker assistance," says Jukka approach to arctic navigation, ship design the designs for the arctic shipping and Salminen, Aker Arctic. "Assisting another and maritime operations. Aker Arctic is navigation," states Mr Reko-Antti vessel in ice is a challenging task and to one of the partners in the project. Suojanen, Managing Director of Aker be able to practice it before actually Arctic Technology Inc. doing it for real, is a fantastic SEDNA focuses on: modern bridge opportunity." systems with state of the art tools, Further information about the SEDNA improvement in voyage planning project can be found at https://sedna- User feedback is now being gathered incorporating data transfer and big data project.eu/ and training can begin in the autumn. utilisation, research into anti-icing Learning about technology At the end of November, all of Aker Arctic's staff gathered for a Technology Day. The purpose was to learn about the different technologies we work with every day.

Managing Director Reko-Antti Suojanen opened the day and told us about the company strategy. He spoke about what are we supposed to do, why are we Christmas party at Suomenlinna fortress doing it and where we are heading. We islands close to the Finnish capital outside Helsinki. then worked in groups preparing how to Helsinki. It was built during the Swedish present to each other the different era of our country's history as a maritime The evening culminated with a quiz technologies we work with, listened to fortress and was a base for the presented by Aker Arctic's famous various presentations as well as archipelago fleet. A special feature is that master of ceremonies Anders Mård. The prepared targets and actions for the in the course of history, Suomenlinna has quiz was titled: Who wants to be an coming years. served in the defence of three realms: Arctic Naval Architect in 2017? Sweden, Russia and Finland. In 1991, the Christmas party celebration Suomenlinna fortress was added to the Aker Arctic expert teams competed to After the serious part of the day, we all UNESCO World Heritage List as a unique answer correctly some extremely boarded a private boat for transfer to monument of military architecture. It challenging questions regarding topics Suomenlinna fortress for a casual continues to be a living, tended and such as the Canadian icebreaker Christmas dinner. Suomenlinna is a inhabited district of the city of Helsinki, and Canmar Kigoriak, the Caspian Sea bastion fortress built on a group of can only be reached by boat. Monster, and Göran “Gösse” Wilkman. Meet us here! We will participate in the following events:

Arctic Meteorology summit, Arctic Shipping Forum, ICCE International Conference on Levi, Finland Helsinki, Finland Coastal Engineering, Baltimore, USA 20 - 21 March 2018 17 - 20 April 2018 30 July - 3 August 2018 Current policy and Operational Issues Navigate, Turku, Finland SMM, Hamburg, Germany in Arctic Shipping Safety and 16 - 17 May 2018 4 - 7 September 2018 Environment Protection, International Economic Forum, , Belgium Aker Arctic Technology Inc’s newsletter St. Petersburg, Russia 20 March 2018 ISSN 2342-7965, ISSN 2342-7973 24 - 26. May 2018 Publisher: Aker Arctic Technology Inc Russian Shipbuilding Conference, Merenkulkijankatu 6 Yamal Oil and Gas, Salekhard, Russia 00980 Helsinki, Finland St. Petersburg, Russia 7 - 8 June 2018 Tel. +358 10 323 6300 5 - 6 April 2018 Fax +358 10 323 6400 ISOPE, Sapporo, Japan [email protected] Neftegaz, Moscow, Russia www.akerarctic.fi 10 - 15 June 2018 Editor in chief: Reko-Antti Suojanen 16 - 19 April 2018 Texts by: CS Communications Oy International Marine Design L:ay-out Kari Selonen Conference, Espoo, Finland Printed in March 2018 by Grano 11 - 14 June 2018

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