Aker Technology Inc Newsletter September 2010 Arctic Passion News 2 / 2010

First in the Innovative First AARC world in semi- Oblique Oil designed scale modelling Spill Combat Caspian Read more on page 10. Icebreaker Tug Memorandum of cooperation Page 3. delivered Two more on the way and two additional tugs ordered. Find out more on page 8.

Mikhail Ulyanov enters service Read on page 4 about the biggest western shipbuilding cooperation project in Russia ever. Arctic Passion News September 2010 In this issue Page 2 From the Managing Director Safety first Page 3 Oblique oil spill combat icebreaker Page 4 Mikhail Ulyanov enters service Page 6 Arctic Passion seminar 2010 From the Page 8 First Caspian Tug delivered Page 9 New coast guard vessel Ice impact measurements Managing Page 10 First in semi-scale modelling Page 12 Ice and survival training Director 's mission is to be the enabler has so far been protected by an interna- Appointments of competitive, sustainable operations in tional treaty, but the rush towards the the Arctic by creating technologies and appears to be gaining speed. at AARC methods for operations that previously Like the Finnish Minister of Environment, were considered impossible. In line with Ms Paula Lehtomäki, stated in her Juha Heikinheimo this mission, new transportation systems opening speech in our 5th Arctic Passion Chairman of the and export outlets for oil and valuable Seminar, a compromise has to be Board. An extra- minerals have already been taken into reached in order to create ways for ordinary General service in North of Russia. Many things, sustainable operations and technologies Meeting was held in nevertheless, still remain unsolved, for the exploitation of the Arctic resources. July nominating Juha, among them methods for oil spill combat- CEO of STX ing and evacuation and rescue of people Sustainable development and responsible Oy to the Board of Directors and in the harsh Arctic environment. solutions are Aker Arctic's policy. This was Chairman of the Board of AARC, in an excellent way demonstrated again replacing Mr. Martin Landtman. This spring the whole world population this summer. The oblique icebreaker turned its eyes to the Gulf of Mexico, concept, which by a young AARC Rob Hindley where a disaster happened in the engineers' team in the late 1990´s won the Project Engineer. Rob Mocando deepwater oil field that never Innovation Award within the Kvaerner joined AARC on should have been possible in the oil Group, was selected by major Russian August 10th, having industry. Luckily the engineers managed operators as the basis for their future to tap the leak, but far too much damage Arctic offshore oil spill combat strategy previously worked in had happened already. (see next page). The oblique concept is Korea as surveyor of targeting to find the first practical solution Lloyd's Register. There are forces, especially the NGOs, of some level of efficiency for oil spill who are aggressively fighting against any collection in icy conditions. Another AARC Teemu Heinonen economic activity in the Arctic regions as innovation, the “double-acting” concept in Research Engineer. e.g. recently when Greenpeace dis- heavy ice conditions in turn is the Teemu graduated in patched a ship in an attempt to disrupt greenest solution available with least June as M.Sc. in Naval offshore drilling in waters. Our carbon footprint in Arctic shipping. current lifestyle, however, still drives for a Architecture from the need for new natural resources, and the Aalto University, School question is how to make it possible within of Science and the polar circles. The continent Technology after spending his last spring term at UNIS, the University of Svalbard. Aker Arctic Technology Inc will participate Tomi Auvinen in the following events. Come and meet us there. Carpenter. Tomi started 20.-29. September 2010 6.-7. December 2010 last spring in model Icetech 2010 4th Annual Gas Ship Technology preparation workshop Anchorage, USA Conference 28. -30. September 2010 London, U.K. duties. Sakhalin Oil and Gas Conference 7.-9. February 2011 Yuzhno Sakhalinsk, Russia Arctic Technology Conference 6.-10. October 2010 Houston, Texas, U.S.A. KIOGE 15.-17. February 2011 Almaty, Kazakhstan Front cover: Russia Offshore Conference Moscow, Russia After something which can be described 14.-15. October 2010 III Russian Offshore Oil and Gas as the deepest co-operation ever by any 17.-18. February 2011 Development: Arctic and Far East (ROOGD The Annual OSJ Conference 2010 Western organisation with a Russian 2010) VNIIGAZ, Moscow, Russia London, U.K. the first AARC designed 70.000 15.-17. November 2010 3. March 2011 tdw Arctic Shuttle DAS™ Tanker M/T Arctic Shipping North America 6th Arctic Passion Seminar Montreal, Quebec, Canada Mikhail Ulyanov has entered service (by invitation only) from OAO Admiralty , St. 24.- 25. November 2010 , Finland Offshore Support Vessel Conference 2010 Petersburg. See also story on page 4. London, U.K.

2 Arctic Passion News September 2010 Innovative Oblique Oil Spill Combat Icebreaker for the Gulf of Finland Aker Arctic Technology Inc together with STX Finland Oy, Southeast Trading Oy (SET Group), and the Russian companies OAO Sovcomflot and FSUE Rosmorport signed on May 27th a cooperation agreement, with the purpose of develop- ing and building a new type of oil spill combat icebreaker for Sovcomflot, the largest Russian shipping company. The Memorandum of Cooperation was signed during the Finland-Russia Innovation Days in Lappeenranta in the presence of Prime Ministers V.V. Putin and M. Signing of the Memorandum of Cooperation by Mr. Mikko Niini, President of Aker Arctic Vanhanen. The new innovative type of and Mr. Igor Rusu, General Director of FSUE Rosmorport in the presence of Prime vessel is a major breakthrough in the Ministers V.V. Putin of Russia and Matti Vanhanen of Finland as well as Mr. Sergei Frank, icebreaking technology and for the CEO of JSC Sovcomflot. protection of the . Furthermore, this will represent a big step forward in strengthening the Finnish-Russian cooperation in the field of shipbuilding.

This multipurpose vessel ARC 100, having an asymmetrical hull that is based on the icebreaking technology developed over the recent years by AARC, will be able to use an innovative sideway movement to collect the oil in demanding ice conditions, as well as to break a wide ice channel effectively. The vessel will also be able to solve independently escorting, rescue and emergency towing tasks even for large tankers in the Baltic Sea. The vessel that is equipped with three 2.5 MW azimuthing propeller devices, and is about 75 metres The festive signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Cooperation in Lappeenranta on long and about 19 metres wide, will May 27, 2010. From right Mikko Niini, Aker Arctic, PM Matti Vanhanen, PM V.V. Putin, additionally be able to solve a wide range Igor Rusu, Rosmorport, Kai Paananen, SET Group Oy, Sergei Frank, Sovcomflot and of other tasks. The parties have agreed to Martin Landtman, STX Finland. The Prime Ministers also signed a 50 year extension further develop a more advanced version on the treaty of the use of the Saimaa Canal. for the harsh Arctic conditions, a challenge considered of high priority by all offshore operators after the recent experiences in ARC 100 the Gulf of Mexico. AARC has already Oblique Oil Combat initiated this work. Icebreaker

The new 50-year Saimaa canal treaty will create the need to develop year round navigation in the lake of Saimaa and the canal.

3 Arctic Passion News September 2010 Mikhail Ulyanov enters service

M/T “Mikhail Ulyanov”, first of oil production platform in exceeds 600 million barrels. the two shuttle tankers AARC Prirazlomnoye to be installed, This is the biggest has developed and designed at the field where the reservoir shipbuilding cooperation for oil transportation in the project in Russia ever and an Russian Arctic, has started important reference for AARC. trading while waiting for the

Mikhail Ulyanov is the biggest ship ever built at the Admiralty Shipyard in St. Petersburg and therefore the shipyard had to enlarge the building berth in order to assemble the hull.

“Mikhail Ulyanov” was a famous Russian Forerunners in Arctic tankers “Mikhail Ulyanov” is the biggest ship ever actor and director. He was born 1927 in The “Mikhail Ulyanov” has several built at the Admiralty Shipyards in St Bergamak in the province of Omsk and interesting features not only regarding its Petersburg and therefore the shipyard died 2007 in Moscow. The shuttle tanker technical solutions but also regarding its had to enlarge the building berth in order “Mikhail Ulyanov” designed to transport oil design and construction process. “From a to build the ship. between the Arctic oil field in technical point of view, Kashagan-the ship hull D Island, is photo: ENI Prirazlomnoye and the floating storage designed according to the DAS-concept, Challenges and Solutions “Belokamenka” in has been i.e. using bow as a bow when sailing in A shipbuilding process, especially a new named after him. The sister ship, which open water and stern as a bow when design concept, always has some will be ready for use in autumn 2010, is operating in ice. Another special feature challenges. “Solving uprising issues are named after Mikhail Ulyanov's colleague is the Bow Loading system for loading of part of the design and project Kirill Lavrov. oil and the Dynamic Positioning System management. An open mind is the most keeping the vessel in safe position while important asset of a designer,” Mr. Both tankers were ordered by JSC loading. Bow Loading and Dynamic Lehtonen points out. “In the first open Sovcomflot and built at the OAO Positioning have been used for tankers in water model tests in Denmark at Force in Admiralty Shipyards in St. Petersburg. open waters but less for arctic conditions 2005, we found that the ship speed/power The contract on complete basic design of so the Prirazlomnoye tankers are in open water condition was not meeting the Prirazlomnoye Shuttle tankers was forerunners in this. The ship has two 8.5 the agreed specification of the ship. Due awarded to AARC, who managed the MW ® propulsion units and a to physical limits at the yard the main work in cooperation with other Finnish redundant diesel electric power plant, dimensions of the ship were already fixed engineering offices. It is an important which is an essential safety enhancing so improvements had to be made without reference project and the first large basic feature,” Chief designer Hannu Lehtonen, adding overall length. Instead the bow design project for AARC. The project is AARC, explains. design was modified and the water line also the deepest shipbuilding cooperation length stretched a bit.” project in Russia ever involving a Russian “Everything in the design, i.e. materials, “Next issue coming up was the shipyard and approvals by the Russian structures and systems, has been chosen lightweight. In 2007 we noticed that the authorities. for usage and operations in the harsh deadweight of the ship was developing to conditions the ship is going to face in the less than specified. In a joint meeting with The process started already in 2003 with Arctic. Furthermore, the ship has a dual the Owners, shipyard and designer, it was discussions and in 2004 the shipbuilding classification of the Russian Maritime decided to increase the draft of the ship. contract was signed between Admiralty Register of Shipping and Lloyds Register This meant a number of design Shipyards and Sevmorneftegas. In spring of Shipping. Both classification societies documents were updated followed by a 2006 JSC Sovcomflot joined as ship have approved the basic design. This was new approval process. The result was operator and owner. The Basic design also probably the first time a foreign that some new steel structures were process of the Prirazlomnoye Shuttle engineering company (AARC) did the added to the ship.” tankers started in Finland in 2005. basic design for a prototype ship built at a “The basic design process took almost Russian shipyard." five years. This schedule is actually normal for oil and offshore projects in the Arctic. We are very happy that “Mikhail

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Ulyanov” is handed over and her sister ship “Kirill Lavrov” will be handed over this fall. Typically shuttle tankers made for some specific task would be finalized and handed over after the oil production platform is taken into use. In this case the delay for the first oil in Prirazlomnoye could have further delayed the ships,” Mr Lehtonen says. “Mikhail Ulyanov” was handed over to the customer end of February this year. As the oil production start-up in The shuttle tanker Mikhail Ulyanov is a forerunner in Arctic tankers with its Bow Prirazlomnoye has been delayed and the Loading system and Dynamic Positioning. new tentative “on stream” date is in 2011, “Mikhail Ulyanov” has been used for shipping cargo from Muuga terminal near Tallinn to Rotterdam. She has also crossed the North Atlantic already and sailed from Klaipeda to Paulsboro near Philadelphia, USA and back to Europe.

Dual classifications The project has involved cooperation on many levels and Mr. Lehtonen is very pleased with how things have worked out. “Mihkhail Ulyanov” has a dual classification by Lloyds Register of Shipping and the Russian Register of Shipping. In order to supervise cooperation between them, Joint Working Group meetings were held every month at the time of main design process (2006 - 2008). A Russian engineering office was assisting in supervising the design documentation in compliance with the Russian Sanitary rules and Labour Safety “The building of the tankers has been conditions. Outside temperature can go Rules.” very important for the Russian down to -46° C, wind can be up to 36 m/s “Working with the Admiralty Shipyard shipbuilding industry,” Russia's Minister of and average ice time is 213 days per year. went well on a personal level but some Industry Khristenko stated when he was Oil drilling and transportation is initiated in challenges came as the people in charge visiting Finland last April. such circumstances. “Our expertise in at the shipyard changed. Shipbuilding ships designed for this kind of climate is culture in Russia is also different Reference project unique and therefore we want to continue compared to design practises and The oil field at Prirazlomnoye, south of to be part of similar projects in the future. principles in Finland so we learned a lot , is located in the Russian This reference project shows our clients during the project,” Mr. Lehtonen tells. Arctic with extremely challenging weather what we can do,” Mr. Lehtonen concludes.

Long experience in shipbuilding

Mr. Lehtonen has worked enjoys spending time with his more than 40 years in the three grandsons. On shipbuilding industry. After weekends and holidays he graduating in 1974, he enjoys all that the Finnish worked at the shipyard in nature can offer in terms of holding various weekly orientation games, positions within production, jogging, sailing and cross project development, sales country skiing. Last winter he and marketing and then started a new hobby, fishing joined AARC in 2007. He lives using nets below the ice. Mr. Hannu Lehtonen has more than 40 years of experience in Turku with his wife and in the shipbuilding industry.

5 Arctic Passion News September 2010 Arctic Passion Seminar 2010

The 5th Arctic Passion seminar was held in March at AARC premises. The seminar, which has already become a yearly tradition, included many interesting presentations. Totally 80 arctic and offshore Finland’s Minister professionals participated this of Environment, year. Paula Lehtomäki, All presentations can be talked about a downloaded from our website sustainable approach in the www.akerarctic.com/news. Arctic.

Finland's Minister of Environment, Paula Lehtomäki, opened the seminar and talked about the necessity of a sustainable approach in any of the industrial efforts in the Arctic Region. Mr. Robert Blaauw, The first keynote speaker, Mr. Robert Business Blaauw, Business Development Manager Develoment at Shell International Exploration and Manager at Shell Production B.V. talked about oil major's International view on challenges in the Arctic. He Exploration and emphasized today's challenges, which in Production B.V. addition to the technological and emphasized the environmental aspects has brought a new need to take into dimension into the playing arena, the account also Non NTR - the Non Technical Risks. Technical Risks.

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Mr. Bob Derks, Technical Director of Royal Wagenborg, introduced his group's operations and experiences in winter shipping, the main topic being the Group's plans for of new Icebreaking Supply Vessels, a task in which Aker Arctic also has had a significant role. The IBSV's ridge penetration performance was also demonstrated in the seminar (right).

Captain Vyacheslav Konoplev, Fleet Manager, Murmansk Branch Norilsk Mr. Magne Nygård, Aker Solutions (right), Nickel reported on the winter experiences Ms. Catherine Jahre-Nilsen, Statoil and of the new five DAS™ vessel fleet Jon Kristian Holden of STX Europe operating year round in the Kara Sea and headquarters were discussing the Yenisei river in liner traffic between Norwegian companies' globalisation. Rotterdam and Dudinka.

Mr. Erkki Ranki, AARC Senior Project Manager and Mr. Walter Leenes, Thrustmaster Europe B.V. (right) have reached solutions for going ahead in mutual co-operation.

Mr. Derek Buxton, Canadian Coast Guard (right) reported on the Canadian plans for a new Polar Icebreaker and handed over a CCG emblem to Mr. Mikko Niini, moderator of the seminar.

The second keynote speaker was Mr. Peter Noble, Chief Naval Architect at ConocoPhillips. He talked about the unsolved issues and requirements for future arctic technology developments. Mr. Vyacheslav Konoplyev, Head of Norilsk Nickel Fleet Operation in Murmansk, reported on the excellent service experience by Norilsk Nickel in the year-round trade on the of their five DAS vessel fleet. Other topics were green shipping in the Arctic, environmental challenges and responses, innovations in as well as a discussion about rules and regulations for Polar operations. Arctic operations are raising many questions for Mr. Niels Peter Elmbo, Maersk Supply Service (left), Mr. Mika Hovilainen, AARC Project Manager, Mr. Mikko Niini, Mr. Han The 6th Arctic Passion Seminar will be Tiebout, SBM Offshore N.V. and Mr. Torben Ørting Jørgensen, Maersk Broker K/S held on March 3rd, 2011 in Helsinki. (behind).

7 Arctic Passion News September 2010 First AARC designed Caspian Icebreaker Tug delivered While most Finns were Main characteristics spending their summer vacation, workers at STX Braila Maximum length 66,0 m shipyard in Romania were busy Width 16,4 m Side height 4,4 m finalizing the first one of a Draught 3,0 m series of three Caspian Minimum operating draught 2,5 m icebreaker tugs developed and Air draught 13,5 m (above waterline) designed by AARC. This also Bollard pull more than 50 tons meant that many of the AARC staff was busy joining testing and sea trials during summer.

The icebreaker tug MANGYSTAU-1, named after her home county, was launched on the last day of April. In the inclining tests her weight was verified as IB MANGYSTAU-1 marked with brand signs of ship owner Caspian Offshore correct and her bollard pull was checked Construction, STX and AARC. Photo: Lars Lönnberg to exceed the required minimum 50 tons. This was considered as one of the main challenges in the project as she is designed to manage operations in shallow waters in the Caspian Sea. Later in July the vessel was taken into sea trials and all the system functions were checked as well as the other contracted performance values. The series of three icebreaker tugs have been ordered by the Kazakhstan- based Caspian Offshore Construction LLC. Testing firefighting equipment. Bollard pull test succeeded. Agreed Photo: STX Braila specifications achieved! Photo: STX Braila

Second tug on the way Safe area for emergency use At the time of issuing this newsletter, the The challenge of these new icebreaking first Tug should already have been tugs is the 2,5 meter operating draught Two more handed over and workers should be busy combined with good icebreaking capabil- at finalizing the next one in order to ities. Therefore, for main propulsion three ensure hand over before the Canals of Schottel SPR 2020 azimuthing propeller Caspian Volga are closed for winter. “This is the units with 1 600 kW power each were first complete supply from the Braila chosen, so totally 4,8 MW. The tugs are Icebreaker shipyard, so a supply time of 16 months equipped with four Caterpillar 3512 C type for a prototype vessel is an unbelievable 1 790 kW diesel engines working at a achievement,” says Mr. Pekka Jaakola, speed of 1800 rpm. Total power of the Tugs ordered Project Manager, AARC. engines is 7 160 kW. The vessels are Caspian Offshore Construction “The ice strengthening of the hull has designed to work at temperatures down to been designed to comply with Bureau -35°C and a special feature is the over- LLC has been very satisfied Veritas class “Ice Class IA Super, Special pressurized indoor area -“citadel” -, where with the AARC designed service - North Caspian Sea Icebreaker the crew can continue to operate the Caspian Icebreaker Tug and with ice breaking capability up to 0,6 m vessel safely even if a Hydrogen Sulphide has ordered two more Ice- blow-out would happen. This safe citadel level ice thickness”. The design project breaking Tugs from STX advanced according to schedule and can fit 300 persons if evacuation from the construction was able to begin in fall Kashagan oil production units would be Norway. The contract was 2009,” Chief Designer Mika Hovilainen, necessary. In addition there is an air bottle signed in August and the AARC, explains. STX has been very system with breathing air for a crew of 12 vessels will be delivered happy with AARC's performance. and for 10 extra persons in case of in 2011. absolute emergency.

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The Finnish Border Guard and the Finnish “We boarded the ship in Naantali in Environment Institute (SYKE) launched Finland and attached instruments with this project together. The project goal is to Last winter, AARC had the vibration sensors in both the front and the improve Finland's year-round rapid opportunity to follow on board rear of the ship. When ice conditions were response capacity for oil spills, border one of Finnish Oil Company getting harsher, the feel on board the ship control and marine safety operations. Neste Oil's Aframax size was very comfortable, not at all the The vessel has been designed to be crashing and shaking of smaller Double-Acting tanker in order versatile in order to perform rescue, patrol, icebreakers. That's the great thing about security and coastal defense duties. It to measure vibrations in ice- the Double-Acting Ships, they break ice complies with the client's functional conditions. very softly. The crew was very helpful and specifications of excellent seaworthiness, took some detours on the return trip in sufficient speed (about 18 knots), efficient A team of three AARC employees joined order to find ice ridges for us so that we surveillance and communication capacity, the trip with MT Mastera from Naantali to could get good measurements of the efficient self protection and outfit for the Primorsk in Russia and back to Sköldvik vibrations in various conditions on the special tasks, ability for oil spill collection oil terminal close to Helsinki in the Gulf of ship,” Mr. Suojanen tells. also in winter conditions, capacity to collect Finland. and carry 1200 m³ of recovered “Technically, the measurements were oil/chemicals, capability to operate in a “Our reason for going on this voyage was successful and the equipment worked chemical disaster, emergency towing to measure the vibrations on a large size well. Also the results we got were positive capacity up to 100 tons, provision of double-acting ship in harsh ice- and very encouraging as a ship of this helicopter landing facility and launching conditions,” Reko Suojanen, R &D size did not vibrate enough to cause and lifting of auxiliary craft in demanding Manager at AARC explains. “We are in problems. The only drawback was that sea states. the process of developing ships of similar we were hoping to get measurements of Special attention has been paid to the sizes for trans-polar routes and for vibrations with forward bow movement in vessel's environmental friendliness, low transportation of liquefied natural gas thick ice, but when the ice conditions were emission level and energy efficiency. With (LNG) and one of the general issues getting harsher the ship turned to stern- the modern machinery concept it fulfils the often raised is how vibrations in ice- first mode. Therefore the best measure- strict exhaust gas emission requirements conditions are generated and how they ments came from the rear of the ship.” and serves as a way-leader to the marine will affect the ship technique so we industries in the Baltic Sea area. wanted to gather facts.” AARC's autumn programs typically Aker Arctic and Elomatic have in recent include larger field measurement times been co-operating in several ice- The past winter was reasonably cold in expeditions (see back cover). The team going vessel projects. AARC has in this Finland with lots of snow and thick ice so also tested a new laser profilometer for project been responsible for the hull form, the opportunity came after waiting many measuring the ice surface profile that has especially in regard to hydrodynamics, years for it. The AARC team joining the recently been added to AARC's toolbox. seaworthiness and ice performance, and Neste Shipping's oil tanker was Naval This will be useful when analyzing data as development of the propulsion concept. Architect Reko Suojanen, Naval Architect data gathering from ice becomes Esko Huttunen and Measurement automated and statistical ice measure- Engineer Niko Miettinen. ment is made available.

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Cost savings for ship and First in the world offshore industry “Recent developments in computer in semi-scale modelling technology have made possible the creation of more exact virtual models explaining natural phenomena so it is AARC has taken a step into a new area of ice modelling by participating in a likely that soon in the future modelling of unique Finnish cooperation project with the objective to develop and ice-structure interaction can be made implement new numerical and theoretical methods in the modelling of virtually as well. But this development continuous failure of ice. The results can in the future be used for designing work is only in its first stages and will more cost-efficient ships and structures. Natural homogeneous ice and a probably take many years,” Mr. Saarinen test-structure built by Technip Finland, one of the partners in the project, emphasizes. “The Strutsi-project is the were used in the unique tests performed at AARC premises. first concrete step in this direction. The first reports were given at the IAHR Conference this summer and the project ends by the end of 2010 so the final report will be available early next year.

Arctic offshore expert

The real tests performed at AARC used natural ice against a structure created by Technip Finland. The results are used to verify efforts to develop virtual models of continuous failure of ice.

The STRUTSI -project (Ice-structure simulation. The results were finally interaction modelling and simulation) is a compared to what happens in reality. two-year project coordinated by VTT, The real tests were performed at AARC Technical Research Centre of Finland and in cooperation with Technip Finland. “We funded by Tekes, The Finnish Agency for had the idea to use specially prepared Technology and Innovation and a number homogeneous ice. This was unique as of Finnish companies. The objective of the nothing similar has been done before and Sami Saarinen enjoys going on ice- project is to develop and implement new the measuring methods represent the expeditions, this time to Yamal Peninsula methods in the analytical modelling of most modern technique available. A for monitoring of stamukhas (in the continuous failure of ice. The approach is massive test-structure built by Technip background) and other prevailing ice completely new and the methods (FEM Finland was brought into our ice model conditions. Finite Element Method and DEM Discrete basin and used in the test,” Mr. Saarinen Sami Saarinen joined the company ten Element Method) have never before been explains. “The tests generated new years ago after finishing his studies in used in ice modelling at this accuracy information about ice crushing against a Arctic Marine Technology at the level, one of the features making this structure. This project is a great example Helsinki University of Technology. The project extraordinary. of high-level Finnish national cooperation, past years he has worked in AARC with companies and organisations with almost exclusively with arctic offshore Natural ice used in tests cutting edge knowledge and technology projects for different oil and gas “Strutsi covers several areas of ice joining forces.” companies. From time to time he also knowledge applications. We are interested “There are many standards and ways to joins ice-expeditions, the most recent in ice going vessels and ice structures for calculate how ice moves and behaves one to Yamal peninsula. In his leisure offshore use,” Sami Saarinen, Project against structures but none of them are time he goes boating and fishing with manager at AARC, tells. fully reliable as they all give more or less his two teenage sons. “This summer's First a virtual model of ice and structure different answers,” Mr Saarinen continues. highlight was watching the World was created by researchers at VTT and “The most reliable answer we can get Championship in soccer. Unfortunately then the action of how ice crushes against today is through ice-model testing, which my favourites Holland and Argentina a structure was done by computer is one of our core businesses at AARC.” didn't meet in the finals,” he says.

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Mr. Brian Simpson, Chairman Visitors at AARC of the Transport Committee in the European Parliament, made an official visit to Finland to learn about the nation's logistic challenges during the winter periods. He also visited AARC on March 31st with a high interest in the European Union's Arctic strategy and the Union's potentials in the development of new Arctic shipping trades.

the Company´s recent achievements in the Russian Arctic and especially on the practices on creating an innovative spirit within a design team. Various options for co-operation with the Russian shipbuilding industry were also touched upon. Mr Khristenko is directly responsible in Russia for the state-operated shipbuilding units. “The building of the Sovcomflot tankers “Mikhail Ulyanov” and “Kirill Lavrov” has been very important for the Russian industry,” he Russia's Minister of Trade and Industry Viktor Borisovitsh stated. In the picture Mr. Khristenko is in the center, his Finnish host Khristenko paid a visit to AARC during his official visit to Helsinki on Minister Mauri Pekkarinen and Mr. Arto Uuskallio, AARC Marketing April 9th. He was accompanied by his Finnish colleague, Mr. Mauri and Sales Manager staying behind. Left from Mr. Khristenko Mr. Pekkarinen, Minister of Economic Affairs , hosting the program. The Leonid Vasiljevitsh Strugov, Head of the Ministry's Department for discussions with Mr. Khristenko at AARC focused on Shipbuilding and Offshore Technology. AARC out in the world

Seatec 2010 Exhibition and Conference in Neftegaz 2010 in Moscow focused on the OTC, Offshore Technology Conference Helsinki was the place for the launching of recently signed MoC for the Oblique 2010 in Houston is the venue for AARC's

the Naviquantum Ice Simulator to the Icebreaker as well as the Arctic DASTM regular participation at the Finnish national market. AARC has developed a software Shuttle Tankers “Mikhail Ulyanov” and “Kirill pavilion. This year's objectives was Ice package that can be tailored to any ice Lavrov” being built at the Admiralty Management in Arctic seas. “The interest was conditions and any vessel for ice navigation Shipyards, both key conceptual definitely high”, said Mr. Göran Wilkman, an training. “The simulator will become an developments of Aker Arctic, as stated in the AARC veteran and Manager for Research important ship design and operation tool for picture by Arto Uuskallio, AARC Manager of and Testing Services, Capt. Jukka Salminen, AARC,” said Ms. Kirsi Rosenström, AARC Marketing and Sales. Chartering Manager (center) and Ms. Sari Manager, Finance and Administration. Kanerva, Vice President, Arctic Offshore Oy. and AARC in remote places

Offering quality services to remote destinations require from AARC staff good knowledge and experience in the local conditions. Mr. Mikko Niini, President of AARC together with Alexander V. Nemchinov, STX Europe Area Manager for Russia, visited recently Novyj Urengoy for discussions with Novatek and Gazprom Dobycha Nadym (right top). In September talks were held with the Mr. Teemu Administration of Nenets Autonomous Heinonen returned Okrug. Mr. Yan Berlin, Vice Governor on this summer from Infrastructure Development of the Okrug Spitzbergen where leading the hosts in the city of Naryan Mar he had spent (far right). almost half a year in field measuring exercises.

11 Arctic Passion News September 2010 Harsh environment survival training

At AARC Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) is regarded as utmost important. Therefore the staff is led every season to various exercises involving simultaneous important training into actual AARC work topics. Just prior to the seas freezing a former Coast Guard Station the whole AARC staff made at Bågaskär in the middle of an excursion by a high speed Gulf of Finland. At the training SAR vessel to the Finnish centre everybody took on a Navy base in Porkkala and survival suite, jumped into the the Gulf of Finland marine zero-cold water and was situation room as well as to taught team survival practices. the training centre of the Each one also had to release a Finnish Lifeboat Institution in fire extinguisher on burning oil. ICE DAY without polar bears

The annual AARC winter outdoor to familiarize all employees with the exercise and teambuilding day was field work taking place on ice held this year on the Gulf of Finland expeditions and at the same time ice outside the Vuosaari Harbour in enjoy a fun day together. Helsinki. The purpose of the day was

Mrs. Ann- Cristin Forsén, Mr. Göran Wilkman, Mr. Pertti Kannusmäki and Mr. Arto Uuskallio are calibrating the tachymeter.

Ms. Jana Vamberova measures the ice It’s all about ice! Mr. Sami Saarinen and Mr. Jukka Arctic Passion Newsletter to be 70 cm thick. Pekka Sallinen show how to use a thermal drill. Aker Arctic Technology Inc’s On a sunny winter day in Everyone was taught how to Vamberova, Management quarterly newsletter March, AARC employees drill a hole into ice with a Assistant, AARC. Publisher: gathered outside the office for motor driven auger and The equipment worked well Aker Arctic Technology Inc the ICE DAY expedition. No measure its thickness, how to and everybody succeeded in Merenkulkijankatu 6 00980 Helsinki, Finland icebreaker was needed for drill a hole into ice with a the activities. Those who had Tel. +358 10 670 2000 this expedition as the tough thermal drill and measure its never used any of the Fax +358 10 670 2527 ice-conditions the team would thickness, how to survey equipment got a good [email protected] face was on walking distance surface profiles, how to take impression what it really is like www.akerarctic.fi by the harbour. ice core samples and how to in tough ice-conditions. The Editor in chief: Mikko Niini perform a uniaxial only difference to a real Texts by: CS Communications During the afternoon session, compression test. Everyone expedition was the air Lay-out: Kari Selonen all AARC employees were tested also how to perform the temperature, the good visibility Printed in September 2010 by DMP trained to use field equipment. actions in reality. and the lack of polar bears. This is important because only a few of AARC staff gets the “I really enjoyed getting The Ice Day-expedition is an chance to go on exciting hands-on experience in field annual event with varying expeditions and still it is useful work as I sit in the office all scope of equipment. for everyone to know what the days,” says Ms. Jana work is all about.

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