18th Volume, No. 65 1963 – “54 years tugboatman” – 2017 Dated 13 August 2017 BUYING, SALES, NEW BUILDING, RENAMING AND OTHER TUGS TOWING & OFFSHORE INDUSTRY NEWS Distribution twice a week 10,700+ TUGS & TOWING NEWS ALL CHANGE AT PTP PANAMA Herewith be informed that in fact Saam Smit Panama have taken over the contract at the PTP Terminal here in Panama. This from the 1st August. At present the Smit Guadeloupe and SST Anahuac are on station. These will be changed out for the SST San Lorenzo (at present in Colon) Atlantic side of Panama, and the SST Maya (at present in Balboa) Pacific side of Panama. The two Svitzer tugs who had been there for some years had been seen heading North on the Atlantic side these being the Svizer Hawk and Svitzer Amazonas. (Press Release) Advertisement ‎ICEBREAKING SHIP STEPAN MAKAROV COMMENCES OPERATIONS FOR SAKHALIN-2 PROJECT SCF Group's icebreaking standby vessel Stepan Makarov on August 6, 2017 year arrived in Sakhalin, Gazprom said Wednesday. The‎‎ multifunctional icebreaking standby vessel was built at Arctech 1/28 18TH VOLUME, NO. 65 DATED 13 AUGUST 2017 Helsinki Shipyard Oy (a Finland based subsidiary of Russia's United Shipbuilding Corp.), in accordance with RS and international standards of safety of navigation and is able to operated in adverse climate conditions in the Sea of Okhotsk. T‎ he icebreaker will be operated under a long- term time charter agreement between Sakhalin Energy and Sovcomflot‎‎ .‎‎ Key particulars of the Stepan Makarov (Hull No 512): LOA – 95.60 m; Breadth – 21.60 m; DWT – 3879.50; Draught (Loading) – 8.45 m; Speed – 15.50 kn; accommodation – 98, including 72 drilling platforms personnel. Class Notation: +1A1, Standby Vessel (S), Passenger Ship, SF, EO, Icebreaker ICE-15, LFL*, DE-ICE, WINTERIZED COLD, DAT (-35°C), OPP-F, Fire Fighter 1, DK(+), DYNPOS-AUTR, CLEAN, NAUT-OC, OILREC. The‎ ship is equipped by Ampleman's Iceman W2W bridge for safe year-round transfer of personnel to drilling platforms designed for Sakhalin Energy. The vessel was named after Stepan Makarov, a Russian admiral and a polar explorer who played a prominent role in establishing the Russian icebreaker fleet. He introduced the idea to use icebreakers for Arctic Ocean exploration, and was directly involved in the design and construction of Yermak, the world’s first Arctic icebreaker (1898). The Russian flagged standby vessel will ensure the safety of personnel of Sakhalin Energy platforms in the Sea of Okhotsk, will respond to emergency spills, transfer personnel to platforms, and support operations of the Company. Sakhalin‎ Energy Investment Company Ltd. (Sakhalin Energy) is the operator of Sakhalin-2, one of the world’s largest integrated oil and gas projects, which has developed major infrastructure for hydrocarbon production, transportation and processing. The Company exports crude oil produced in the Sea of Okhotsk and LNG produced at Russia’s first LNG plant built by Sakhalin Energy in the south of Sakhalin. The Company’s shareholders are Gazprom (50% + 1 share), Royal Dutch Shell (27.5% - 1 share), Mitsui and Co. Ltd. (12.5%) and Mitsubishi Corporation (10%). The project’s infrastructure created by the Company includes, among other things, three offshore ice resistant platforms, the Trans-Sakhalin Pipeline System, which comprises 300km long offshore pipelines, an onshore gas pipeline and an onshore oil pipeline, 800 km long each, the Onshore Processing Facility (OPF), the Oil Export Terminal (OET), and Russia’s first and so far the only LNG plant which accounts for over 4 percent of the world’s LNG. PAO Sovcomflot (SCF Group) is one of the world's leading shipping companies, specialising in the transportation of crude oil, petroleum products, and liquefied gas, as well as servicing offshore upstream oil and gas installations and equipment. The Group’s fleet comprises 148 vessels with a total deadweight of over 13.1 million tonnes. The company is registered in St. Petersburg with offices in Moscow, Novorossiysk, Murmansk, Vladivostok, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, London, Limassol, and Dubai. The Group offers a wide range of vessels in the market segments most demanded by major Russian oil and gas companies. With its own technical development and unique approach to advanced technologies, Sovcomflot can meet the most demanding customer requirements, providing effective transportation for oil & gas companies. (Source: PortNews) 2/28 18TH VOLUME, NO. 65 DATED 13 AUGUST 2017 Advertisement ADAPTABLE RAMPARTS 2500 CL DESIGN ROBERT ALLAN LTD Cheoy Lee Shipyards and Robert Allan Ltd. are pleased to announce an exclusive new tug series being built by Cheoy Lee. The RAmparts 2500-CL is an evolution of Robert Allan Ltd.’s highly successful RAmparts 2500-W design, updated for Cheoy Lee’s marketing objectives. The new design is very flexible and allows for a multitude of options according to the client’s requirements. The first vessel is scheduled for delivery in early 2018. The hull and skeg of the RAmparts 2500-CL have evolved to provide improved manoeuvring and side stepping capabilities. As with all RAmparts series vessels, the hull has been optimized for maximum thrust and bollard pull, while maintaining excellent maneuvering and sea-keeping. A half-raised forecastle deck helps to keep the working deck safe and dry, while a gently rounded deck line in plan to ensure that the tug can safely and easily come alongside and remove itself from an attended ship at speed. Most importantly, the characteristic double chined stern unique to all Robert Allan Ltd. designs ensures that the tug can run astern at high speeds and maintain good control and directional stability. The tug can be adapted to a suit a wide variety of owner requirements including: Propulsion packages to achieve 50 tonne, 60 tonne, and 70 tonne bollard pull; Single or split drum forward winch; Optional aft winch; Optional Fi-Fi 1 systems (Fi-Fi 1/2 is standard); A variety of MLC compliant accommodation layouts Particulars of the RAmparts 2500-CL are as follows: Length overall: 25.40 m; Beam, moulded: 11.80 m; Depth, least moulded: 4.60 m; Maximum draft (overall): 4.63-5.10 m. The rule length has been kept less than the 24 m loadline and tonnage convention limits while optimizing for maximum hull volume, resulting in improved accommodation spaces and crew comfort. The vessel has been designed to LR Class requirements with the following notation: LR ✠ 100A1 TUG, ✠ LMC, ✠ UMS, IWS Tank Capacities at 98% are: Fuel oil: 91 m³; Potable water: 11 m³; Optional foam: 5 m³; Optional dispersant: 5 m³. (Press Release) 3/28 18TH VOLUME, NO. 65 DATED 13 AUGUST 2017 COASTAL VANGUARD HANDLING NAVIGATIONAL BUOYS IN COLON, PANAMA Coastal Vanguard recently seen in Colon, Panama. One of the current tasks is the daily handling of navigational buoys, for which the vessel is perfectly suited. Its crane, double drum towing winch, large work deck and shallow draft make the vessel suitable for a versatile array of tasks. Coastal Vanguard is of the type Shoalbuster 3209 and was built in 2010. This Tug is versatile with 3300 HP, a 140 TM crane, a 100 tonnes winch and a 50 tonnes bollard pull. Coastal Vanguard is active in the Dredging & Marine Construction, Oil & Gas, and Offshore Wind industry. Shoalbuster 3209 - 3300 hp, 100 tons AHT winch, 140 tm crane, 50 tbp. Dimensions: 32,27 x 9,35 m Draft: 3,20 m Power output: 2460 kW / 3300 hp. Propulsion: Twin fixed pitch propellers in nozzles & one bow thruster. Bollard Pull: max 50 ton (Source: Bert de Ruiter) MALAYSIAN SHIPYARD LAUNCHES VERSATILE ASD TUG The azimuthing stern drive (ASD) format has become the norm for a great many tugs working in vessel assist around the world's ports. Many ASD tugs are dedicated ship- handling units with a single hawser winch forward. However, a number of owners, looking to maintain diversity of applications and markets are adding a towing winch aft as well. Malaysia's Sealink Marine Shipyards recently launched one of these versatile tugs at its Miri, Sarawak, yard. The 32 m x 11.8 m tug has a 5.2 m molded depth. Mounted forward it a MacGregor: MG-HAT/GDG22- 0115U02080 combination anchor and hawser winch with 150-ton braking. Mounted aft is a MacGregor: MG-HTW1-0218008048 towing winch, also with a 150-ton holding brake. Power is provided by a pair of Cummins QSK60M diesels each developing 2,300 HP at 1,900 RPM. These turn 2.4-m controllable pitch propellers on Rolls-Royce azimuthing drive units. This power gives the tug 4/28 18TH VOLUME, NO. 65 DATED 13 AUGUST 2017 a 57.56 ton bollard pull ahead, a 53.87 ton bollard pull astern and a 13.6 knot free running speed. M.T Chong, Cummins' Sales Manager in Miri, says that, when compared with medium speed engines, "The high speed Cummins QSK60M diesel engines have better response during maneuvering and the Cummins QSK60M, with integrated systems; allows for more free space in the engine room." A pair of 110-kW Cummins QSB7-DM-powered generators provides electrical power. For additional versatility the tug is fitted with a dispersant system to comply with MARPOL I, IV, V, and VI. External fi-fi capability is provided by two 141 cubic-meter-per-hour monitors supplied by a fire pump with power takeoff from the main engine. The one-man operation bridge has a 360- degree view along with extensive electronic navigation and communications equipment. Accommodation for up to eight crew members is provided in two one-person and three two-person cabins. All accommodations are centrally air-conditioned. For ship-handling the bow fendering includes D-fendering all round with W push bow and pilot boarding platform.