ACTIVITIES February 2008

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February 2008
ACTIVITIES
In This Issue
Prestige Ruling –
Limited Protection
for Class Societies
Page 2
World’s Largest DoubleEnded Ferry Delivered
Page 3
Zamil Offshore Services
Celebrates 30 Years
Page 14
Regulatory Update
Page 37
commentary
Prestige Ruling Provides Class with
Limited Protection Against Pollution Claims
or some time classification societies, with ABS Chairman Bob
Somerville as the chief spokesman,
have highlighted the potential exposure of class to unlimited liability for
its actions. Speaking to a meeting of
marine underwriters almost two years
ago, Somerville called the current exposure of class “intolerable”. He noted
that “there is a growing number of flag
States that extend sovereign immunity
to their own government employees
yet demand that a class society that
acts on their behalf as a Recognized
Organization accept unlimited liability,” saying that such an approach
is “not only inconsistent, it is grossly
unfair and potentially ruinous for the
class societies.”
F
Whereas every other member of the
international maritime safety regime
has been afforded some degree of protection against unlimited liability, class
has been the notable exception. “The
shipowner is able to limit his liability,”
Somerville told the underwriters. “The
flag State and port States can claim
immunity. Yet the class society is expected to accept unlimited liability for
a service for which the fee may have
been only a few hundred dollars.”
Although a class society such as ABS is
able to carry limited insurance cover,
and underwriters may end up bearing
the considerable legal costs associated
with a classification society’s defense
against a claim, Somerville reminded
the insurance community that “We
cannot insure ourselves against such
potentially ruinous exposure.” Unless
a more rational approach is permitted,
he warned, it will have “very severe
repercussions.”
In light of this potentially serious
scenario, the recent ruling by Judge
Laura Taylor Swain of the United
States District Court, Southern District
of New York relating to the action
that had been brought against ABS by
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the Kingdom of Spain with respect
to the Prestige casualty, represented a
welcome clarification of the ability of
class societies to limit their liability in
certain circumstances.
Judge Swain agreed with the ABS
assertion that class is covered by the
International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage (CLC).
In the event of damage arising from
spillage of a tanker’s cargo, the CLC
imposes strict, but limited, liability on
the owner of the tanker. Judge Swain
considered that “the CLC channels liability to the vessel owner by exempting certain third parties from direct liability to the pollution damage victim”
unless the damage resulted from “their
personal act or omission committed
with the intent to cause such damage,
or recklessly and with knowledge that
such damage would result.”
Article III(4) of the CLC specifies
those parties to which this exemption from liability is extended. These
include “the servants or agents of the
owner,” members of the crew, pilots,
charterers, the ship manager or operator, salvors and “any person taking
preventative measures.” Paragraph (b)
of this article specifically states that the
exemption extends to “the pilot or
any other person who, without being
a member of the crew, performs services for the ship.” (emphasis added)
ABS argued that class falls within this
definition of “any other person who
performs services for the ship.” After
extensive discussion, Judge Swain
ruled that “The undisputed factual
record, even when read in light most
favorable to Spain, clearly indicates
that ABS is a person who, without being a member of the crew, performed
services for the Prestige within the
meaning of CLC Article III(4).”
This is a very significant ruling for all
classification societies as it provides,
for the first time, a clear confirmation
of the applicability of the CLC liability
limitation provisions to class. It is
however, only one step in the efforts
by class to gain the broad liability
protection that is comparable to that
enjoyed by the other members of the
safety regime.
The CLC Convention, for example,
applies only to spillage of a tanker’s
cargo and bunkers. It does not cover
claims arising from spillage of bunkers
from any other ship type. There are
also many nations, including the US,
that are not signatories to the CLC.
And there are many circumstances that
could lead to a marine loss, and subsequent claims against a classification society that could run into the hundreds
of millions of dollars, that are not
related to oil pollution but arise solely
from the loss of or damage to the
vessel and its cargo. Furthermore, the
ruling does not provide protection in
those instances when class acts as
a Recognized Organization (RO) for
a flag State that imposes unlimited
liability on the RO for its actions.
Spain has also announced that it will
appeal Judge Swain’s decision and so
the challenge of confirming this ruling
and also seeking the needed wider
level of protection against unlimited
liability in other circumstances will
continue in the courts and within
industry.
ACTIVITIES • FEBRUARY 2008
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First of World’s Largest Double-Ended
Ferries is Delivered
B
C Ferries’ Coastal Renaissance,
the first of three new Super
C-class vessels, arrived at its
home port of Vancouver, Canada
in mid-December. At 160 meters in
length, the 21,980-gt ships are the
largest double-ended ferries in the
world, with capacity for 370 vehicles
and 1650 passengers and a service
speed of 21 knots.
The second and third vessels in the
series are scheduled for delivery from
Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft
(FSG) in Germany in January and May
2008 respectively, with a fourth ferry,
this one designed for BC Ferries’ deep
sea Northern Route, to deliver to ABS
class in January 2009. To be named
Northern Expedition, the northern
vessel will be 150m in
length and will carry
up to 130 vehicles and
600 passengers.
ABS was selected to
class the new Super-C
series, building on the
existing relationship
between the society,
the ferry operator and
Transport Canada. ABS
conducted an extensive
comparison between the applicable
SOLAS requirements, the various
SOLAS regulations already embedded
in the ABS Rules, and Transport
Canada’s domestic vessel requirements
at the outset of the project. This
approach was credited by all parties
with smoothing the regulatory
oversight of the project.
The vessels were also one of
the first projects to be handled
entirely through the new
electronic ABS Eagle engineering
review system by which all
the drawings were submitted,
reviewed and returned to the
shipyard using the electronic
web-based system. The process
won high praise from both
the shipyard and from the owner. “I
would not like to go back to hard copy
ever again,” said Walter Orb, Project
Director for Major Vessel Construction
at BC Ferries. “The most important
saving is time.”
Markus Brinkmann, Steel Design
Manager at FSG is equally as
enthusiastic about the new ABS
electronic review system. “Now, we
send a plan electronically to ABS and
the engineer can start working on it
directly,” he said. “When the plans are
finished, they can be at the shipyard in
minutes. You can see the status of your
drawings and any comments. And,
because you can access it worldwide,
as a project manager you can monitor
the process while traveling or from
home on the weekend if you need to.”
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news
ABS Classes Brazil’s First
Tankers in a Decade
With the cooperation of the local
authorities, EAS has created basic
and technical schools. “The results
have been fantastic,” said Abe. “We
have already hired 370 people that
are working in the construction of
the shipyard and have 200 more
attending the schools.”
With steel for the vessels being
cut prior to the completion of
the shipyard in 2009, much of
the training required for the
new shipyard employees will be
completed in connection with
the first vessel of the series, due
for delivery in July 2010. ABS
will work closely with the yard to
verify the proper qualifications of
personnel, assisting with training as
necessary.
S
hipbuilding efforts in Brazil
are undergoing a renaissance,
and ABS is playing an
instrumental role in these new
developments. Transpetro, the
tanker arm of Brazilian national
oil company Petrobras, has
ordered the first 10 vessels in
its planned fleet expansion that
could ultimately include more
than 40 vessels.
The vessels are a ‘first’ in many
categories – the first tankers to
be built in Brazil since 1997, the
first vessels built to the new IACS
Common Structural Rules (CSR)
for tankers in South America, and
the first series of ships contracted
to Estaleiro Atlantico Sul’s new
Suape Shipyard, currently under
construction in Pernambuco.
Transpetro’s modernization
program will accomplish more
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than upgrading the fleet and
expanding Petrobras System’s
transportation capability. The plan
is a key element of the Brazilian
government’s strategy to revitalize
the country’s shipbuilding industry.
This initial order alone is expected
to generate close to 10,000 new
jobs.
Reique Abe, Suape Shipyard’s
Industrial Director, knows the
Brazilian shipbuilding environment
well, having delivered to Chevron
Shipping the last tanker built in
Brazil, when he was at Ishibras
in 1997. Abe recognizes the
challenges ahead of him, stating
that, “the biggest challenge EAS
has to face is the construction
of the shipyard at the same time
that we have to prepare the local
workforce in the Northeast of the
country, where the shipbuilding
industry is not traditional.”
Orders for shipyard equipment
are placed already. Most cut and
welding machines are already
in the shipyard. Steel cut for the
first Suezmax, EAS Hull 001, is
scheduled for October 2008.
“We have a long term relationship
with ABS in Brazil. The proven
dependability of this classification
society has been essential for its
selection to class this series of
tankers. ABS has responded as
expected by immediately starting
the approval of the Samsung design
in Korea, attending our request,”
said Abe.
The 150,000 dwt tankers are being
built to an existing Samsung HI
design, and will carry the ABS
notations: ÀA1, Á Oil Carrier,
ÀAMS, ÀACCU, VEC-L, CSR, CM,
ES, NBLES, UWILD, SPM, ESP,
TCM, CRC.
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World’s Largest Sailing Yacht
T
he world’s largest sailing yacht,
the Maltese Falcon, has been
delivered to ABS class. The
striking 88 m vessel has attracted
considerable attention due to its
design, performance and unique
rigging. Its revolutionary sailing
system, the Falcon Rig, is comprised of
three self-standing and rotating masts
hosting 15 sails for a total sail area
of 2,400 square meters (25,791 ft2).
The vessel was built by Italian yard
Perini Navi which has delivered many
of the world’s most innovative and
technologically advanced yachts.
The Maltese Falcon was featured in the
President’s Invitation Lecture given to
the Royal Institute of Naval Architects
in London towards the end of 2007.
Franco Torre, Chief Designer of Perini
Navi spoke on the significant growth
and development of the large yacht
sector, trends in yacht design and the
growing market for Charter yachts.
ABS is very active in this sector with
160 yachts currently on order to ABS
class at yards around the world.
Principal Particulars
Maltese Falcon
LOA: 88m (289.1 ft)
Waterline Length: 78.2m (256.6 ft)
Beam: 12.6m (42.2 ft)
Draft with Dagger Board: 11m (36 ft)
Mast Head Height: 58.2m (191.0 ft)
Sail Area: 2,396 m2 (25,791 ft2)
Displacement: 1,240 tons
Ballast: 200 tons lead, 50 tons salt water
The ABS-classed MALTESE FALCON,
the world’s largest sailing yacht.
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news
Sophisticated Crowley
ATBs Built to ABS
T
hree new Jones Act articulated
tug barges (ATBs) are being built
in shipyards in Mississippi and
Washington for Crowley Maritime
Corporation to ABS Rule requirements.
These 750-series ATBs will be the
largest in the company’s history and
the fastest in their class. The vessels,
the Legacy/750-1, Legend/750-2 and
Liberty/750-3 will bring Crowley’s total
ATB fleet to 17.
The barges will have a 330,000barrel tank capacity, a 78 percent
increase over Crowley’s existing
650-class vessels. “These ATBs are
being constructed to be some of
the largest and certainly the fastest
in the US domestic trade,” said Steve
Collar, Senior Vice President and
General Manager, Technical Services,
Crowley. “Not only will they be able
to carry 330,000-barrels of product
safely, but we also expect them
to do so quickly – to the tune of
15.1 knots.”
According to ABS Americas Central
District Manager Skip Smith, the ATBs
will feature double-hull construction
and the latest systems technology.
The barges will be able to transport
refined products and also carry heated
cargoes. “We are classing the tug units
to ABS’ R2 notation meaning they
have a higher level of mechanical
redundancy,” explains Smith. “The
tug units will have two engines, each
in a separate engine room, allowing
the vessel to continue to operate on
one engine in the event of an incident,
each driving a separate propeller. The
tugs will also be fitted with duplicate
steering systems.”
The first of the new vessels will be
delivered in the second half of 2011
and the final unit of the series in
early 2013. VT Halter Marine will be
constructing the barges in Pascagoula,
Mississippi and the tug engines will be
built by Dakota Creek in Anacortes,
Washington.
The new series of 750-Class
tug units will be built to
ABS Rules with the notation
R2, indicating redundancy
of the engines, propellers
and steering gear.
Principal Particulars
Crowley 750 Series
ATB Product Tankers
Length: 300 ft
Breadth: 105 ft 6 in
Depth: 54 ft 3 in
Loaded Draft: 35 ft
Dwt: 45,000 tons
Service Speed: 15 kts
Crowley’s 750-Class 330,000 bbl ATB tankers will be the fastest in their class.
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news
ABS Container Certificates
Available Online
T
he ABS Container Certification Program now provides for
the electronic issuance of its
Thermal Cargo Container Production Certificates for manufacturers.
ABS certifies more than 600,000 teu
annually and maintains around a 20
percent share of the container certification market.
“The electronic issuance,
storage and
retention of
the document
within a
secure website
is appealing
to manufacturers,” said
George D.
George D. Smith,
Smith, ABS
Senior Engineer,
Senior
ABS
Engineer.
The ABS program certifies containers
to IMO’s International Convention for
Safe Containers (CSC). Certification
includes plan review, testing and
inspection by an ABS surveyor to
verify that the container meets the
applicable requirements.
Smith explains the electronic issuance
takes place in three major steps: a
manufacturer uploads a container’s
information and specifications into
the ABS secure website; the ABS
surveyor has access to this information
and verifies the information when
performing the visual inspection;
and lastly the class society container
certificate is posted to the
site with survey date and
inspector’s name so the
manufacturer can download
the final certificate.
“The driving force is the
need for certificates as soon
as the container unit is
finished,” said Smith. “Just in
time delivery is critical,” he
added. “Oftentimes, there is
a cargo waiting for the unit
and having the certificate
in hand makes for more
efficient business.”
Container manufacturers can now work
with ABS online through its Container
Certification Program which provides a
secure website for electronic issuance of
certificates. Visit the ABS website at:
http://www.eagle.org/prodserv/applications/
containercert/
Correction
In the last issue of Activities, a map of the Southern Balkans and Greece was used as an illustration. The map identified
what is currently referred to in diplomatic circles as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) as “Macedonia”.
Greece has strongly opposed the use of the ancient name of Macedonia for this region which, prior to the formation of
Yugoslavia, was known as Vardaska. The naming of this region is currently the subject of international mediation and ABS
regrets any concern that may have been caused by its inadvertent use of the shortened version for the region that should
have been properly identified as FYROM.
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news
JOINS SQE CERTIFICATION ELITE
PRONAV Takes ‘More Than Just Shipping’
P
RONAV Ship Management,
Inc. takes its slogan “more than
just shipping” to heart. This
Stamford, Connecticut affiliate of
PRONAV Ship Management, GmbH,
based in Hamburg, Germany, has
expanded upon its commitment to
quality by gaining certification to the
ISO 14001 environmental standards
in addition to the ABS combined
Safety, Quality and Environmental
Management Systems (SQE) standards.
The ISO14001 standards apply to
both the managed BGT ships as well as
the company’s shore offices.
PRONAV manages a fleet of eight
LNG carriers for BGT Limited. Their
fleet is among
the first ABS
classed LNG
tanker fleets
to meet this
enhanced
standard. ABS
SQE certification is a
three-pronged
approach to
Hemant Juneja,
implementing
ABS Director,
and maintainSESC
ing a comprehensive quality, safety and environmental system.
It has become favored by leading ship
operators seeking to demonstrate a
commitment to the highest standards
available to the international shipping
industry.
“We are constantly striving to improve
our environmental performance by
minimizing the impact on the environment of our operation of the BGT
fleet,” says Eric W. Linsner, Senior Vice
President, PRONAV Ship Management, Inc. “For us, the addition of the
environmental standard is another leg
on our ISO quality journey,” he added.
“Having ABS help us reach these internationally recognized standards was
particularly rewarding as ABS was the
first society to develop the model for
combining these into a set of standards
PRONAV Ship Management
achieves ISO 14001 certification
and ABS SQE Certification at the
request of BGT Limited for its
fleet of LNG carriers. Pictured
here is the ABS classed spherical tank LNG carrier, LNG LIBRA,
delivered in 1979 which is among
the vessels in the BGT Limited
fleet managed by PRONAV.
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Slogan Seriously When Managing BGT Fleet
specifically tailored for the maritime
industry.
“We are constantly
striving to improve
our environmental
performance by
minimizing the impact
of our operation on
the environment.”
“The ABS Guide for Marine Health,
Safety, Quality and Environmental
Management provided the blueprint
for integrating these environmental
standards into our quality management system,” he added.
According to Linsner, the requirement
for exemplary environmental
performance is driven by BGT.
“Recently there has been an increased
interest from charterers in the extent
to which the operator’s management
system meets the requirements of the
Tanker Management Self Assessment
Eric W. Linsner
Senior Vice President
PRONAV Ship Management, Inc.
(TMSA).” Linsner
says ISO 14001
certification is
a useful means
of improving
the company’s
TMSA score as the
implementation
process requires
compliance with
a number of the
Key Performance
Indicators (KPI)
listed in the
TMSA.
the BGT fleet is a good example,”
he emphasized.
According to ABS Director of
Safety, Environment & Security
Certification Hemant Juneja, working
with PRONAV employees on this
certification was truly collaborative as
the people and the systems they put in
place demonstrated adherence to the
highest operational standards
wherever in the world their ships may
trade.
The certification process required
a disciplined analysis of the
“Beyond the
environmental impacts of the
commercial benefits, operation of the ships and two shore
public awareness of offices, said Juneja. For PRONAV the
the environmental
result has been a new environmental
goals required by the management system requiring
standard, promotes
additional procedures to monitor and
a corporate image of manage waste streams.
a responsible citizen
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------willing and able to
address the concerns Editor’s Note: The first ABS classed
spherical tank LNG carrier, LNG
of all parties which
Aquarius, delivered in 1977, is among
can be affected by
the ships in the LNG fleet managed by
the activities of the
fleet. Management of PRONAV for BGT, Limited.
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news
Renewed Interest in Floating
Concepts for Handling Stranded Gas
A
BS is seeing a resurgence of
interest in floating solutions for
the transportation of natural
gas aimed at capturing “stranded” gas
reserves around the world. Although
natural gas is abundant, more than
one-third of global gas reserves are
said to be stranded by their location or
field size without commercially viable
access to world markets. Estimates
place these stranded gas reserves at
more than 3,000 trillion cubic feet.
Speaking at the
CWC Eighth Annual
World LNG Summit
ABS is reviewing an LNG FPSO design by SBM and German
recently in Rome,
engineering firm Linde as a solution for capturing “stranded” gas
ABS Europe President
reserves. It will use the self-supporting, prismatic, IMO Type B (SPB)
and Chief Operating
LNG tank technology developed by IHI of Japan.
Officer William J.
Photo courtesy of SBM/Linde.
Sember told the
audience the
repertoire of
“ABS has granted
selected for the liquefaction system.
proposed gas
approval in principle The FPSO facility will be able to treat,
transport systems
to all the leading
fractionate, liquefy, store and export
designed to montechnical concepts
the LNG as well as any by-products
etize these stranded
that have been
from the gas field production such
reserves continues
developed for this
as LPG and condensates. SBM/Linde
to expand. “ABS has
William J. Sember,
ABS Europe President & COO
sector, including
plans to commence production of gas
now provided its
variants such as
from the first unit in 2012.
‘approval in principal’
compressed liquid
(AIP) to numerous
“With interest continuing at such
emerging proprietary technologies and natural gas,” Sember said. “It is only
a matter of time before the first major high levels, designs and proprietary
transport designs that are intended to
processing technologies are now on
economically develop these remote gas contract is finalized.”
the eve of being commercialized,”
fields,” Sember said. “The increasingly
Floating LNG terminals are also in
said Sember. “From a class society
competitive cost and the operational
benefits of these gas concepts are what the works with ABS recently giving an perspective we are being contacted
early on in the conceptual phases of
developers hope will lead to sustained AIP to a concept proposed by Japan’s
INPEX for the Abadi Gas Field in
many of these projects to verify for the
growth in this niche market.”
the Timor Sea, offshore Indonesia.
developers that the concept complies
Another concept, also reviewed by
with ABS Rules,” he added.
Referring specifically to compressed
natural gas (CNG) carriers and floating ABS, has been developed by SBM
Offshore which has joined with
As the industry leader in offshore
LNG concepts, Sember says ABS
German-based gas processor Linde to classification, ABS has pioneered
is seeing renewed interest in both
develop a LNG FPSO. Also involved in the use of risk-based approaches
concepts. Although CNG has been
the project is the IHI shipyard of Japan to develop Rules for new designs
proposed as an effective method of
which has the proprietary rights to the and novel concepts such as those
transporting stranded gas for some
self-supporting, prismatic Type B gas
being proposed for some of these
years, the first project has yet to be
projects. This has been particularly
finalized. Now, however, according to containment design.
beneficial to validate novel ship
Sember, nearly a dozen CNG projects
The Linde Multi-stage Mixed
and gas containment and transport
are on the verge of commercialization
Refrigerant (LiMuM) process has been designs.
in various parts of the world.
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Rig Owners Turn to Mid-East Yards
and ABS for New Units
“T
he Middle East is rapidly
becoming a new center for
the construction of offshore
rigs,” says Stephen Auger, ABS Vice
President, Middle East Region. “Yards
in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
have broken into the jackup and
semisubmersible newbuilding market
and more orders are expected as
demand continues at an all time high.”
ABS was awarded contracts for the first
jackup drilling rigs to be built in the
Middle East in mid-2006 and more
have followed.
there is a growing
need for rigs
capable of drilling
to much greater
depths than the
earlier generations
of MODUs,” he
says. “The existing
world rig fleet is aging, with half of
the fleet already more than 25 years
old. And the leading rig building yards
are flooded with orders opening up
possibilities for other yards that may
be able to offer shorter delivery times.”
According to Auger, several factors are
behind the emergence of the region
as a newbuild center for rigs. “Not
only is overall rig demand high but
Recently, ABS held a two-day technical
seminar for rig owners, yard engineers
and designers from the region. Topics
discussed included jacking gear and
machinery systems, structural fire
protection as well as the ABS Eagle
Engineering Plan Review Module
which allows for real-time electronic
plan review of drawings.
ABS has been responding to the new
orders by relocating experienced
offshore rig surveyors to the area,
increasing the number of ABS
surveyors in the UAE to a projected
40 to maintain service delivery.
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Romania Driller Upgrades with ABS
O
ne of many drilling success
stories of the past year can be
found in Eastern Europe at
Romania’s Constantza-based Grup
Servicii Petroliere (GSP). This offshore
drilling and related services company
has embarked on an extensive
modernization program for its jackup
rigs and has enlisted the help of ABS
for the upgrades to its Jupiter, Prometeu
and Saturn units.
These rigs are three of GSPs fleet
of five jackup units. The company
also operates six multi-task vessels
including offshore support vessels and
tugs. The upgrades to its rigs are being
undertaken to bring the units into
conformance with ABS standards, with
the vessels transferring to ABS class on
completion of the refurbishment.
“GSP is performing major modifications to its rig fleet in order to stay
competitive with the demands of
the offshore industry,” said Antonios
Bessis, ABS Senior Surveyor-inCharge, Constantza. “With the joint
cooperation of Lamprell Shipyard in
the United Arab Emirates, and Mack
Engineering, the Jupiter began the
upgrading process at the Victor Lenac
Shipyard, at Rijeka, Croatia, in the
beginning of 2007.”
The Jupiter, Prometeu and Saturn
were all originally built at the Galatz
Shipyard in Romania with the Jupiter
delivering in 1988. “From Rijeka,
the Jupiter was towed to Constantza,
where the modifications were
completed in November 2007 in
conjunction with transfer of class
surveys to ABS,” Bessis added.
Bessis says the refurbishment was no
small task. A new cantilever module,
as well as other key structures, was
fabricated for Jupiter. Five existing
engine packages, mud pumps and
the emergency generator were
changed out as well as cabling with
the installation of a purpose built
Cavotec cable management system.
The accommodation unit was stripped
down and refurbished to provide for
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The JUPITER jackup drilling rig from Romania’s GSP has undergone refurbishment to ABS standards.
The rig, together with two others, will be transferred to ABS class.
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a total of 95 personnel on board. With
its refurbishment, the Jupiter is now an
independent leg cantilever jackup with
a drilling depth of 19,800 feet.
ing vessel from an Asian yard. Both
projects will have ABS involvement.
“We are excited by this opportunity to
use the unparalleled expertise of ABS
with jackup units to help GSP with its
expansion plans,” said Bessis. “This is
just the beginning of a new frontier in
Black Sea offshore activities for us.”
Boris Pirjak, an ABS surveyor at the
society’s Rijeka Port office, attended
the first phase of the modification at
the Croatian yard, which took more
than six months, before handing it
over to the ABS team in Constantza.
ABS surveyors Ion Ene and Petre Ene
then took on the project. “It was great
teamwork with a smooth transition
from Croatia to Romania,” said Bessis.
The Prometeu followed a similar
process and was accepted into ABS
class at the end of 2007. The Saturn
unit is scheduled to complete the
modernization program and transfer
to ABS class by the end of 2008.
Bessis also says that GSP is planning to
order two new jackups from builders
in the United Arab Emirates as well as
a multi-purpose tender assist drill-
ABS surveyors met with GSP to discuss the refurbishment and upgrade of three of its
offshore jackup drilling rigs, from left: Antonios Bessis, Senior Surveyor-in-Charge, ABS
Constantza; Gabriel Comanescu, GSP President; Ion Ene, Surveyor, ABS Constantza.
The GSP SATURN unit will
undergo refurbishment
in 2008 with subsequent
transfer to ABS class.
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client focus
ZAMIL OFFSHORE SERVICES CELEBRATES 30 YEARS
Saudi Arabia’s Sole Shipbuilder
Maintains ABS as its Class
Society of Choice
I
n a country little known for
shipbuilding, Zamil Operations
and Maintenance Co. Ltd., (Zamil
O&M) an affiliate of the globally
diversified Zamil Group, has made
a name for itself in the provision
of integrated marine and offshore
services.
Zamil
Offshore
Services
owns,
operates and
maintains
the largest
offshore
support
fleet in the
Middle East.
Zamil Al-Zamil,
The Zamil
President ,
fleet includes
Zamil O & M
anchor
handling, tug
and supply vessels (AHTS), offshore
supply vessels, utility boats, workboats
and crew boats. Ninety percent of
the fleet is less than five years of age.
Currently, most of the Zamil fleet
is on long-term charter with Saudi
ARAMCO, working in the Arabian
Gulf, while the remainder is chartered
to companies in Qatar and the United
Arab Emirates (UAE).
“We have worked hard to respond
to their needs as they have grown
their fleet and we are proud that ABS
has earned the distinction of being
selected as the class society of choice
for Zamil’s vessels,” he added.
ABS currently provides classification
services for the entire Zamil fleet.
This translates into 54 offshore
support vessels, including 12 under
construction. “Our yard is fully loaded
with new buildings until the end
of 2010,” said Hassan A. Abouraya,
Consultant to the President for Marine
Business Development & Marketing,
Zamil O & M.
Besides shipbuilding, Zamil offers
diverse offshore support services such
as ship and rig repair and offshore
hook-up operations for maintenance,
upgrade, and modification, as well
as commissioning support for Saudi
ARAMCO’s rigs and platforms in the
Arabian Gulf. Moreover, Zamil also
operates and manages the navigation
and pilotage at King Abdulaziz Port
in Dammam, servicing about 2,700
vessels calling at the port annually.
It operates and maintains the port
service fleet composed of 16 vessels
including, harbor tugs, oil skimmers,
floating cranes, buoy handling vessels
and pilot boats.
Zamil has also built a successful
relationship with the Saudi Ports
Authority, dating back nearly two
decades. Through an extension of
lease agreements for its stevedoring
facilities, the King Fahd Shipyard
at King Abdulaziz Port and its
port marine yard, Zamil O&M will
The Al-Zamil brothers founded Zamil
Offshore Services in 1977 and their 30
years of hard work has put them at the
forefront of offshore marine services
companies in the region.
Working with Zamil has been a
rewarding relationship for the ABS
Middle East team. “Zamil has seized
an opportunity and has responded to
offshore market demands. It has really
paid off for them,” said ABS Country
Manager, Saudi Arabia, Mohammad
Samy Shafik Karam.
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Standing proudly in front of the ZAMIL 50 AHTS offshore support vessel are ABS
Middle East team members, from left: Salem Eissa, Senior Surveyor, Dammam, Saudi
Arabia; Stephen Auger, Vice President, Middle East Region, Doha, Qatar; and Samy
Karam, Country Manager for Saudi Arabia, Dammam.
client focus
continue the relationship for another
10 years until 2018. During the last
few years, Zamil O & M has built
and delivered three harbor tugs and
one pilot boat for the Saudi Ports
Authority. Most recently, Zamil signed
an agreement with the Authority to
build a buoy handling vessel for the
Port of Jubail.
diesel-electric anchor handling tugs,
the first of their kind in the world,
for Zamil Marine. Now 11 vessels
are serving successfully under long
term charter contracts with Saudi
ARAMCO.
Recently, Zamil Shipbuilding
successfully entered into an agreement
with Rolls Royce Marine to build,
under license, five anchor handling
ABS has been involved with
tugs to its UT 733-2 design. It then
Zamil from the time the emergent
extended the agreement to include an
shipbuilder delivered the ABS classed
Zamil 25 in 2002. It was the first large, additional two tugs. All seven vessels
will be built to ABS class.
commercial vessel to be completely
built in Saudi Arabia. Since then,
Zamil Shipbuilding has built and
Zamil’s confidence is backed by its
delivered 15 ABS classed vessels in
reputation for the quality, integrated,
four years: three harbor tugs, one
offshore marine services provided
pilot boat for the Saudi Port Authority, to Saudi and Gulf State companies.
two utility vessels and nine advanced
Expansion plans are underway
to add 300,000 square meters to
the shipyard, doubling the yard’s
capacity and making room for
offshore fabrication facilities. “With
ABS’ experience and leadership
with offshore classification, we feel
confident as we move forward into
the offshore fabrication sector,”
commented Abouraya.
In Saudi Arabia, a dedicated staff of
ABS surveyors is located in offices in
Dammam and Jeddah to serve clients
such as Zamil. Under the leadership of
Mohammad Samy Shafik Karam, the
upcoming vessels and proposed rig
fabrication will take shape under the
experienced, watchful eyes of the ABS
team. “It is exciting to see the region
and this company so busy,”
said Karam.
The ABS classed ZAMIL 50 is the
ninth vessel in a series of ten diesel
electric anchor handling, tug and
supply (AHTS) offshore support
vessels built by Zamil Shipbuilding, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia.
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abs affiliates
ABS Consulting Sharpens Focus
on Life-Cycle Management
A
dam Moilanen has been appointed Senior Vice President Marine Services for ABS
Consulting, an affiliate of ABS. In this
new role, Moilanen will be responsible
for expanding and
coordinating
the range of
non-class,
marine-related services
offered to
the shipping
industry. “We
will be placing particular
Adam Moilanen,
emphasis on
Senior Vice President,
expanding the
Marine Services,
ABS Consulting
reach of the
various life
cycle management products and services that have
been developed to meet the needs of
ship operators,” he told Activities.
“We will be working very closely with
the personnel within ABS who are
delivering traditional classification
and certification services so that we
can better introduce their many global
clients to the well established portfolio
of non-class services that have been
developed by the Marine Services
division of ABS Consulting. These are
specifically tailored to enhance the efficiency of their operations,” he added.
“Because of the reputation of ABS, clients naturally turn to the organization
for assistance on a range of operational
issues that are ancillary to classification,” Moilanen pointed out. “ABS
Consulting has been providing various
products and services for many years
but the increased level of demand for
a broader range of life cycle products has prompted us to significantly
expand our capabilities. We are now
offering clients a more coordinated
and holistic approach to the construction, operation and maintenance of all
types of vessels.”
Moilanen noted that ABS Marine
Services continues to offer advanced
engineering analyses, condition assessments and rapid response casualty
services. But he also stressed “we have
developed what we believe is the most
flexible approach to life cycle management that is available. It can be
tailored to meet the specific needs of
a client, from simple tracking through
to very sophisticated fleet management
tools.
“There is a rapidly growing demand
for this type of program by all types
of operators,” he said. “We have the
experience to be able to advise them
on the best approach for their vessels
and we have the products that can
help them implement and sustain an
effective scheme.”
Moilanen’s broad
experience within
the wider ABS organization positions
him well for the
new role with ABS
Consulting. Previous postings have included assignments
in many locations
around the world
including Principal
Surveyor, Manager
Total Quality Management, and most
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recently, Regional Vice President for
the Southern Pacific region of the class
society. “ABS Consulting’s
Marine Services division has the
technical capabilities, it has a very
practically-oriented portfolio of
non-class marine services, it has a
global service delivery mechanism,
but most importantly, my staff and
I are here to listen to our clients
and develop the tools and implement the systems that will help
them improve their operational
efficiency,” he said.
An Introduction to
ABS Consulting’s
Marine Services
A
BS Consulting’s Marine Services
offers a wide range of products
and services designed to assist marine
and offshore operators to improve their
operational safety and efficiency. Blending
sophisticated engineering and technology
practices with practical operational
experience, Marine Services provides
rational solutions that satisfy the business
and technical objectives of its clients.
The suite of ABS Consulting marinerelated services includes (among others):
•
Condition Assessment
Program (CAP)
•
Rapid Response Damage
Assessment Program (RRDA)
•
Life-Cycle Management
•
Risk Management Services
•
Project Due Diligence
•
Training
•
Engineering Analysis
•
Environmental Services
•
Marine Surveys
•
Oil Testing
•
Audit and Management Systems
abs affiliates
ABS Consulting’s Marine Casualty Response
Center Joins American Salvage Association
T
ing, an affiliate of ABS, stresses the
importance of the ASA membership.
“It will help bring together key players involved in a casualty in a more
effective way,” he says. MCRC is not
directly involved in the performance of
salvage operations. However, the comThe Ameriputer models and damage assessment
can Salvage
reports the Center provides to clients
Association
in the aftermath of a casualty are often
is a trade
passed on to the salvage
association
organizations to assist
that works
them in their operations.
closely with
regulators, the “Building relationships
environmental with salvage organizations will improve the
community,
Fernando Lehrer,
efficiency of responders
shipowners
Technical Manager
to an incident,” Lehrer
and other
Marine Services,
adds.
maritime
ABS Consulting
associates to
The membership will
improve maalso provide MCRC the
rine casualty
opportunity to assist the
response in North American coastal
ASA in its efforts to deand inland waters.
velop new salvage regulations. With over 2000
Fernando Lehrer, Technical Manager
ships modeled and on
Marine Services for ABS Consulthe American Salvage Association (ASA) has accepted the ABS
Consulting Marine Casualty
Response Center (MCRC) as a Corporate Associate Member.
file, MCRC is in a position to predict
how a specific vessel may react after
incurring damage with a high degree
of accuracy. This extensive knowledge
can provide the salvage operators with
a broad range of practical technical
data when assessing the applicability of regulations that may impact the
planning, preparedness and execution
of a salvage undertaking.
World’s Largest Gantry Crane TAI SUN
C
hina’s Yantai Raffles Shipyard recently completed construction of the world’s largest
gantry crane designed to help build semi-submersible and other huge offshore vessels.
The crane, Tai Sun, has a total lifting capacity of 20,000 metric tons. According to Yantai
Raffles, using Tai Sun is expected to result in a reduction of more than 2,000,000 man hours
for each semisubmersible project.
Brian Chang, Chairman of Yantai Raffles Shipyard, says the use of the crane not only means
a significant savings in terms of manhours, but it will also change the way rigs and vessels are
built. “With vessels becoming more technologically-advanced, it
is mission-critical that today’s shipyards be supported by a highlyskilled engineering force, cutting edge facilities and superior
technology,” said Chang.
Brian Chang,
Chairman ,
Yantai Raffles
Shipyard
Measuring 130 meters in length and 122 meters in height, the
gantry crane has already caught the attention of industry. Within
weeks of its completion, Yantai Raffles booked 10 lifts of over
10,000 metric tons using the Tai Sun.
Yantai Raffles Shipyard has the world’s largest gantry crane which
promises changes in the way large offshore units can be built.
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abs affiliates
ABS Nautical Systems Software
Donation Help Keep Historic Ship Alive
Still sailing after more than 60 years,
the AMERICAN VICTORY is using the
latest computer systems from ABS NS.
A
BS Nautical Systems LLC
(ABS NS), an affiliate of
ABS, has donated the
NS 5 Maintenance & Repair fleet
management software to the historic
S.S. American Victory museum ship,
one of only four remaining WWII
Merchant Ships still sailing under
the US flag. The donation includes
software, consulting time required for
implementation, and all other related
expenses.
Maintenance for the ship is performed
by volunteers. “What this software
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does is essential to us,” said Kurt
Voss, the American Victory’s Ship
Administrator, “while we have
made a valiant effort at establishing
a scheduled maintenance plan,
progress has been slow and difficult,
primarily due to a lack of resources.
This donation is nothing short of a
godsend.”
The NS 5 Maintenance & Repair
software is a comprehensive planned
maintenance program that builds
a maintenance history through the
routine documentation of work
completed. Additionally, the software
provides the ability to track all
surveys, certificates and work required
for class and regulatory bodies.
Having spent 12 years at the Texas
Seaport Museum prior to joining the
S.S. American Victory, Voss recognizes
the challenges faced when maintaining
museum vessels in sailing condition. “I
believe museum ships should be kept
operational,” he says. “And we can
only continue to keep the Victory alive
through routine maintenance. This
software is crucial to her survival.”
client training
Thinking Green at
ABS Environmental Seminars
O
pen any trade journal and there
will be a headline related to
the impact of shipping on the
environment. For ship operators, those
headlines translate into future obligations; obligations which many in the
industry would prefer to understand
today so they can better prepare for
tomorrow.
Responding to this
demand for
updates on
the environmental regulatory status,
ABS recently
hosted several EnviJane Edgar,
ronmental
ABS Director,
Seminars at
Environmental
key shipping
Technology
centers across
Asia. The
highly successful seminars focused
on the most prominent green themes,
including MARPOL Annexes I, II
and VI, ballast water treatment, ship
waste handling, cold ironing and ship
recycling.
More than 200 people attended the
meetings in Busan, Yokohama, Taipei,
Hong Kong and Shanghai to receive
updates on the topics and discuss the
impact future regulations may have on
the industry. “These seminars provide
an excellent opportunity for an
open exchange of current issues
across the industry” commented
Jane Edgar, ABS Director, Environmental Technology. “The attendees
are a mix of operators, shipyard
management, flag authorities and
equipment manufacturers. The
diverse experience of the audience
provides a great opportunity for
everyone to learn how the industry
as a whole is affected by recently
proposed and anticipated environmental regulations,” she added.
While MARPOL regulations are
always a significant topic, attendees
also found the ballast water treatment and cold ironing discussions
informative. The ballast water presentation reviewed the IMO conventions, provided practical guidance
on treatment options and presented
available vendors. A detailed look at
the ship and shore requirements for
cold ironing, combined with a review of the industry standards and
their implications gave many in the
audience their first comprehensive
overview of the subject.
Building on the success of the
Asian sessions, further seminars
have been scheduled for 2008. The
topics covered will be expanded to
include fuel efficiency, environmental compliance programs and other
issues as they arise. “A great deal is
said about the impact
of shipping on the environment,” Edgar noted.
“Our aim is to assist the
industry in understanding why the shipping
industry is being targeted, what the possible
industry responses can
be and showing how
environmentally friendly programs can prove
beneficial for both the
ship operator and the
general public.”
Environmental
Issues for the
Marine Industry
U
nderstanding the increasing
number of environmentallyfocused, maritime regulations and
learning about the alternative ways of
achieving compliance is of growing
importance to the international
shipping industry. At the ABS seminars
on environmental issues scheduled for
2008, members of the ABS regulatory,
survey, technology and engineering
departments will give presentations
outlining the most recent regulations
and provide information on subjects
such as the MARPOL requirements for
prevention of oil and noxious liquid
substances pollution, ballast water
management, ship waste handling, air
pollution from ships, ship recycling
and issues related to cold ironing.
Understanding the Revisions to
MARPOL Annex I and II
The MARPOL Convention is the main
international convention covering
prevention of pollution of the
environment by ships from operational
or accidental causes. MARPOL
contains six annexes which address
six different types of environmental
pollution. This presentation focuses
on the recent and most substantive
revisions of two of those annexes:
Annex I on oil pollution prevention
and Annex II on noxious liquid
substances pollution prevention. The
impact of recent changes on both new
and existing ships is examined.
Examining Ballast Water
Management Approaches
Over the past decade, the public
has become increasingly aware of
the adverse impact that non-native
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client training
species have on local environments.
Aquatic species arrive through a
variety of methods, intentional and
unintentional. The arrival of nonindigenous species in the various
regions around the globe has focused a
significant amount of attention aimed
at the prevention of this continued
migration. One means of unintentional
transit of microorganisms is through
ship ballast water. This presentation
provides a brief background on the
various approaches to ballast water
management, the current ballast water
management methods and an update
on ballast water management laws and
programs.
of hazardous materials. The
development and maintenance of
an inventory of hazardous materials
for each vessel, resulting in the
issuance and maintenance of a
Green Passport, serves as an integral
component in facilitating the safe
and environmentally sensitive means
to recycle various materials and
outfit parts typically utilized on a
vessel. This presentation provides a
synopsis of the development of the
ship recycling guidelines and the
convention, the latest developments
on a number of issues related to ship
recycling with a particular emphasis
on the relevant ABS standards.
Synopsis of Ship Recycling
Guidelines
Ship Waste Handling:
Impact on Design and Operation
The International Convention for
the Safe and Environmentally Sound
Recycling of Ships, currently under
development, will directly influence
all phases of a vessel’s life. From
the onset of design and throughout
the operational life, this convention
will impose significant obligations
on designers, builders, operators
and owners for the management
Environmental regulations require
shipowners and operators to process
and/or collect ships’ wastes such as
oily water residues, slops, garbage,
sewage and air emissions. Each of
the systems needed for processing
waste has an impact on ship design.
They may require a dedicated space
in the engine room, on deck, or
impact cargo carrying capacity or need
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special tankage. The requirements also
change the way ships are operated by
imposing additional procedures to be
followed. Staff should be trained to
follow these new requirements. This
presentation outlines the regulations
that are driving the changes and the
main technical and procedural actions
a shipowner should be mindful of.
The issues address both existing and
new ship orders for compliance with
the regulations of today and those that
are currently under discussion or can
be expected in the future.
MARPOL Annex VI Update
The IMO MEPC is actively proceeding
with the revision of MARPOL Annex
VI and its associated NOx Technical
Code with a proposed October 2008
target date for adoption. The task has
been accelerated due to environmental
interest group pressure and unilateral
actions of the California Air Resources
Board and the European Union where
environmental concerns regarding
marine industry generated pollution
are paramount. Areas to be developed
are Tier II NOx reductions for new
engines through in-engine design
client training
refinements and in the final phase,
the fitting of after treatment devices to
achieve Tier III NOx reductions. Also
to be addressed is a feasible method
for achieving NOx reductions for
existing pre-2000 year manufactured
engines and an associated simplified
certification scheme which would be
codified in a new chapter in the NOx
Technical Code. The controversial
issue of limiting the sulfur content
in fuel is also under review with the
distillate option the most extreme
option. Due to the scope of the several
sulfur reduction proposals under
consideration, and their potential
impact on petroleum refining,
distribution and bunkering industries,
a cross government/industry study
group has been formed to evaluate
all the options and report back to the
Committee on the potential impacts
of each. Other areas to be addressed
are particulate matter reduction,
guidelines for exhaust gas SOx
scrubber systems and wash water
discharge criteria and updating of the
2000-year Green House Gas Study.
Addressing the Issues
of Cold Ironing
Cold ironing is the method of shutting
down a vessel’s generators while in
port and using shore power to supply
all the electrical loads on the vessel.
There are a small number of ports
that are already equipped to supply
shore power to vessels while they are
in port. However, most ports do not
yet have the relevant equipment in
place. The shore power connections
being considered will operate at 6.6
kV or 11 kV in order to be capable
of supplying all the electrical loads
that a vessel may need while in port.
Typically, supplying a vessel with shore
power is not required by the class
society or the flag State. However,
certain ports may have their own
requirements. If the port requires
cold ironing, the arrangements
should be provided so that the vessel
can be supplied with shore power
safely. Recently the number of ports
requiring the use of shore power
connections instead of running the
vessel generators has been increasing.
This increase has been due mainly
to concerns related to air pollution.
This presentation is an overview of
the issues related to cold ironing,
particularly the lack of industry
standards addressing the practice.
If you are interested in
attending one of the 2008
ABS Environmental
Seminars, please contact your
local ABS office for details of
when a seminar will next be
scheduled in your area.
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client training
Getting to Know ABS
ACADEMY OFFERS ORIENTATION COURSE FOR CUSTOMERS
A
BS is helping prospective and
current clients to become
more knowledgeable about
the organization’s mission, culture,
standards and people by offering
a Customer Orientation Program
that highlights the society’s range of
activities and the benefits that flow
from utilizing ABS’ services.
“The maritime industry and ABS have
always worked closely together but, at
times, the full picture of Class is not
entirely understood by our clients,”
said Norman Wallace, Director of
Training at the ABS Academy. “This
program
introduces
the entire
scope of ABS
activities
to industry
members
so they
can better
appreciate
why and how
class functions
Norman Wallace,
as a link in
Director of Training,
the safety
ABS Academy
regime.”
Recently a number of ABS clients
traveled to Houston from around the
US and from Europe to attend a weeklong Customer Orientation course
in the Academy. Among the many
topics discussed were overviews of the
principal ABS Rules, the plan review
process, surveys, statutory delegation,
SOLAS and MARPOL requirements,
and an introduction to ISM.
“Both ABS and its clients benefit from
this course,” said Wallace. “There is
a lot of open discussion throughout
the program that encourages a
constant exchange of information both
between ABS personnel and clients
and between the clients themselves.
Everybody is learning from the
knowledge and experience of the
others in the room.”
The course is geared toward
management personnel, engineers
and designers, shipyard personnel,
inspectors and port engineers. Courses
are usually held twice in each year and
those interested in attending should
contact the ABS Academy for the latest
details. If required, customer specific
on-site courses can also be arranged.
Representatives from 13 clients worldwide participated in the ABS Customer Orientation
in the latter half of 2007. Attendees included Saipem S.P.A., BP Shipping, Hatteras
Yachts, Maersk Line, Ltd., and the United States Coast Guard.
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Captain Hemant Juneja, Director of
Safety, Environment and Security
Certification, informed clients of the
benefits of the various certification
programs available through ABS.
Customer Orientation
Program Highlights:
•
Introduction to ABS
•
Classification/Certification
•
Hull Rules/Plan Review
•
Machinery Rules/Plan Review
•
Piping
•
Electrical
•
New Construction Surveys
•
Surveys after Construction
•
Introduction to Gauging
Requirements
•
Cargo Gear
•
General Certification/
Statement of Fact (SOF)
•
Statutory Delegation
•
Load Line
•
Tonnage
•
SOLAS & MARPOL
•
Introduction to ISM
•
Materials Inspection
(Introduction/Welding/NDE)
•
Evaluation
client training
Orientation Course Keeps Saipem Projects on Track
“A
n open line of communication between owner representatives and ABS is vital to the success of working
relations in a project with the nature and dimension of an
FPSO conversion,” says Filipe Santos, ABS Surveyor, Dubai.
“Every day we encounter new challenges, from engineering
plan approval to on-site construction issues to vendor
equipment issues.”
One of the oil and gas industry’s leading engineering, procurement, installation and construction contractors, Saipem
builds barges, drillships, various drilling units and FPSOs to
ABS class. The ABS Dubai office has a long-standing record
of surveying Saipem assets, most recently two FPSO conversions – the FPSO Cidade de Vitoria and the FPSO Gimboa.
“Attending the Customer Orientation program in Houston
was very useful to me as the ABS Liasion for Saipem,” says
Viti. “I particularly benefited from the discussions regarding
Survey after Construction and the new system implemented
by ABS for the management of the fleet’s surveys.”
Stefano Viti, Structural Engineer, Saipem (left) and Filipe Santos,
ABS Surveyor, Dubai, work as a team aboard the FPSO GIMBOA,
a conversion that commenced in July 2006.
Navigating US Waters
A
BS hosted a seminar in cooperation with the United States Coast
Guard (USCG) and Vietnam
Register to familiarize shipowners and
shipyard representatives in Vietnam
with issues related to foreign flag
vessels entering US waters. A series
of similar seminars has already been
held in European shipping centers and
a schedule for additional seminars in
2008 has been developed.
Lieutenant Commander Bill Sieben,
USCG, presented details of how the
USCG facilitates Port State Control (PSC) inspections with the PSC
flowchart, a matrix demonstrating the
USCG process for targeting foreign
flag vessels. Sieben further explained
how operators of high-quality vessels
are rewarded through the Qualship 21
program, a designation given to vessels
that meet more onerous criteria such
as no detentions, marine violations
or casualties within three years and a
valid PSC exam conducted within the
past 12 months. Certification to the
program provides various incentives
and benefits for vessels.
“Unlike many industry seminars that discuss wide-ranging
and long-term issues, this
forum focused on information
necessary for more efficient
operation in today’s highly
regulated environment,” said
Adam Moilanen, then ABS
Pacific Vice President, Southern Region. Moilanen has
recently been appointed Senior
Vice President, Marine Services within ABS Consulting,
an affiliate of ABS. “Several participants stressed that they had received
information that they could take back
and immediately use to improve their
operations,” he added.
Sieben’s detailed presentation also
highlighted the tools available on the
USCG website to assist operators,
including a detailed port directory
that provides local event notices,
security level notifications and alerts,
and detailed information on inspection programs. Additionally, users can
locate required checklists and security
guidelines specific for vessel types.
USCG Lieutenant Commander Bill Sieben
identified several practical processes for
participants trading foreign flagged ships
into US waters.
If you are interested in
attending one of the 2008
ABS Trading in US Waters
seminars, please contact your
local ABS office for details of
when a seminar will next be
scheduled in your area.
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rules & guides
Recent Updates to ABS Rules & Guides
Go to the ABS website to sign up to receive email notifications whenever new publications or notices are
available. ABS Rules and Guides are available for purchase and/or free download. The following listing
reflects updates to ABS Rules and Guides posted between September 2007 and January 2008.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels, effective 1 January 2008 (Pub 2)
Updated annually, these Rules are applicable to steel vessels of 90 meters (295 feet) and
over in length, intended for unrestricted ocean service. The requirements are applicable to those features
that are permanent in nature and can be verified by plan review, calculation, physical survey or other
appropriate means. The 2008 Rules are available for purchase in an 11-volume boxed set including
a CD-Rom in Adobe Acrobat® format. These volumes can also be purchased separately.
The set includes:
•
Notices and General Information
•
Part 1 Rules for Conditions of Classification
•
Part 2 Rules for Materials and Welding
•
Part 3 Hull Construction and Equipment
•
•
Part 4 Vessel Systems and Machinery
Part 5A Specific Vessel Types, Common Structural Rules
for Double Hull Oil Tankers (2007)
•
Part 5B Specific Vessel Types,
Common Structural Rules
for Bulk Carriers (2007)
•
Part 5C Specific Vessel Types (in two volumes)
•
Part 6 Optional Items and Systems
•
Part 7 Rules for Survey After Construction
Notices & corrigendas
Pub 2
Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels (2008)
• IACS Common Structural Rules for Tankers and
Bulk Carriers, Errata, September 2007
• Rule Change Notice 1, November 2007
• Rule Change Notice 2, December 2007
Pub 2
Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels (2007)
• IACS Common Structural Rules for Bulk Carriers,
Rule Change Notice 1, November 2007
Rules for Building and Classing Aluminum Vessels (1975)
• Corrigenda, January 2008
• Rule Change Notice 9, January 2008
Pub 3
Pub 4
Pub 5
Pub 6
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Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels for Service
on Rivers and Intracoastal Waterways (2007)
Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels Under
90 Meters (295 Feet) in Length (2006)
Rules for Building and Classing Mobile Offshore
Drilling Units (2006)
Pub 7
Rules for Building and Classing Underwater Vehicles,
Systems and Hyperbaric Facilities (2002)
Pub 9
Rules for Building and Classing Bulk Carriers for
Service on the Great Lakes (1978)
Pub 10
Rules for Building and Classing Steel Barges (2003)
Pub 11
Rules for Building and Classing Steel Floating
Drydocks (1977)
Pub 12
Rules for Building and Classing Reinforced Plastic
Vessels (1978)
Pub 22
Rules for Materials and Welding, Part 2, Aluminum
and Fiber Reinforced Plastics (FRP) (2006)
Pub 49
Guidance Notes on the Inspection, Maintenance and
Application of Marine Coating Systems (2007)
• Corrigenda, November 2007
Pub 57
Guide for the Certification of Drilling Systems (2006)
rules & guides
Pub 61
Pub 62
Pub 63
Pub 64
Pub 82
Guide for Building and Classing High Speed
Craft (2001)
Guide for Building and Classing Motor Pleasure
Yachts (2000)
Guide for Building and Classing Facilities on Offshore
Installations (2000)
Guide for Building and Classing Subsea Pipeline
Systems (2006)
Guide for Building and Classing Floating Production
Installations (2007)
Pub 106 Guide for Building and Classing Offshore LNG
Terminals (2004)
Pub 107 Guide for Building and Classing Liftboats (2002)
Pub 109 Guide for Building and Classing High Speed Naval
Craft (2007)
Pub 123 Guide for Building and Classing Subsea Riser
Systems (2006)
Pub 125 Guidance Notes on Spectral-Based Fatigue Analysis
for Vessels (2004)
Pub 138 Guide for Vessels Intended to Carry Compressed
Natural Gas in Bulk (2005)
Pub 152 Guide for the Certification of Lifting Appliances (2007)
• Corrigenda, October 2007
2008 Steel Vessel Rules Released
T
he 2008 version of the ABS Rules
for Building and Classing Steel
Vessels took effect on 1 January. The
Rules incorporate almost 130 changes
in the requirements compared to the
previous 2007 version with about one
quarter of those changes stemming
from new or amended IACS Unified
Requirements (UR) and/or Unified
Interpretations (UI).
Regular users will note that, for the
2008 edition, Part 1, Conditions of
Classification for all vessels other than
those in offshore service has been
consolidated into a generic booklet
entitled Part 1, Rules for Conditions
of Classification. The purpose of this
consolidation was to emphasize
the common applicability of the
classification requirements in Part 1
to ABS-classed vessels, other marine
structures and their associated
machinery and thereby make Part 1
common to many of the other ABS
Rules as appropriate.
The new Rules also make reference
to two new ABS Guides. The Guide
for Hull Survey for New Construction
has been developed
based on IACS UR
Z23 for common
structural surveys
during new
construction. It is
cross-referenced with
Part 3 of the 2008
Steel Vessel Rules
and is intended to
enhance the quality
of shipbuilding
based on the
common standards
implemented by IACS members.
The new ABS Guide for Building and
Classing Vessels Intended to Navigate
on Polar Ice Waters will become
effective on 1 March 2008. It is
cross-referenced from Part 6 of the
new Steel Vessel Rules. The Polar
standards have been developed within
IACS for the unified application of
the common Polar Ice Class notations,
PC1 through PC7.
Although most of the changes relate
to the design and construction of
new vessels and should be carefully
considered by shipyards as they
develop new projects and proposals,
the new Rules also incorporate
some changes to the requirements
for surveys after construction that
should be noted by shipowners. These
are contained in Part 7 of the Rules
and may impact the operation and
maintenance schedule of an owner’s
ship.
The new Rules are available for free
download from the ABS website at
http://www.eagle.org/absdownloads/
index.cfm. Hard copy versions are also
available and can be ordered from the
website.
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abs members
Industry Leaders Elected to
ABS Membership
•
Capt. John Engstrom,
Shipowner,
Dag Engstrom Rederi AB
•
Angeliki N. Frangou,
Chairman & CEO,
Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc.
T
wenty-six prominent
members of the shipping
and offshore industries were
recently elected as members
of ABS.
•
“Classification is the principal
self regulating mechanism
for the marine and offshore
industries,” said ABS
Chairman & CEO Robert D.
Somerville. “To encourage the
vital input from industry that
is needed for us to continue
to develop superior standards
that promote the safety of
life, property and the natural
environment it is essential
that our membership reflect
a broad spectrum of interests
from all sectors of the
industry, each eminent in their
particular field.”
•
•
•
Mike J. Dowdy,
Vice President of Engineering,
Rowan Companies, Inc.
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•
Angel Saucedo Escobar,
General Manager of
Maintenance & Operations,
CEMEX
•
Arun Sharma,
Executive President & CEO,
India Steamship
•
Hyun-Tae Shin,
CEO,
Sekwang Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
Geok-Seng Tan,
President & CEO,
Keppel AmFELS Inc.
•
Capt. Shiuan-Yu Kuo,
Second Vice Group Chairman,
Evergreen Group
•
Nikolas E. Tavlarios,
President,
Aegean Marine Petroleum
Network, Inc.
•
Tae-Jin Kwon,
President & CEO,
SLS Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
•
Valeriy Temezhnikov,
Senior Deputy
General Manager,
Novoship (UK) Limited
•
Tran Van Liem,
General Director,
Vinashin Ocean Shipping
Co., Ltd.
•
Alexis P. Zoullas,
Vice President,
Norland Shipping
& Trading Corporation
Jong-Ho Lee,
President,
JINSE Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
•
Kevin Mackay,
Regional Director-Americas,
AET Inc. Limited
•
Ing. Luis M. Ocejo R.,
Technical & Fleet
Managing Director,
Grupo TMM,
•
Erny Otterspoor,
President,
Marine Transport Lines, Inc
Angela A. Chao,
Senior Vice President,
Foremost Group
Andrea Cosulich,
Managing Director,
Fratelli Cosulich
Kohzoh Satake,
Vice Chairman,
Tsuneishi Holdings
Corporation
•
Mark W. Barker,
President,
Interlake Steamship Company
•
Dr. Bruce Hall,
President & Chief
Operating Officer,
SeaOne Maritime Corp
•
Ho-Chung Kim,
CEO,
Daehan Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
•
•
James J. Gaughan,
President,
James J. Gaughan
& Associates Inc.
Pham Thanh Binh,
Chairman & CEO,
Vietnam Shipbuilding
Industry Group
•
The newly elected members serving
a five year term are:
•
Aditya Ashok Garware,
Vice Chairman
& Managing Director,
Garware Offshore Services, Ltd.
•
Elected to the ABS Technical
Committee for a three year term
was Rear Admiral Brian M.
Salerno, US Coast Guard.
abs members
ABS Membership Plaques
ABS Germany Country Manager Peter Schmitz presents an ABS
membership plaque to Wolfgang Buehr, Senior Vice President of
Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft.
ABS Greece Country Manager Vassilios Kroustallis presents an
ABS membership plaque to Vassilis J. Laliotis of J. Laliotis Maritime
Group and Sea World Management & Trading Inc.
Nordin Mat Yusoff, Vice President, Fleet Operations of MISC
Berhad receives his ABS membership plaque from Adam
Moilanen, then ABS Pacific Vice President, Southern Region.
Bill Sember, ABS Europe President and COO, presents an ABS
membership plaque to John Russell, Senior Vice President,
Marsh Ltd.
Dale Saus, CEO of Sause Bros. Towing, receives his ABS
membership plaque from John Linster, ABS Americas Western
District Manager
ABS Americas Western District Manager John Linster presents an
ABS membership plaque to Supo Shadiya, General Manager of
Marine Services, Chevron Shipping Co. LLC.
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ABS Members
ADDRESS CHANGES
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FINLAND
HELSINKI
ABS Europe Ltd.
Mannerheimintie 44 A,
3rd Floor
Fin 00260 Helsinki
Finland
Tel:
358-9-458-0020
Fax:
358-9-493353
PHILIPPINES
Peter Tang-Jensen, ABS Senior Vice President, Technology presents
an ABS membership plaque to Goh Tiek Poh, Senior Vice President,
Global Operations & Network, APL.
MANILA
ABS
Suite 1002, 10th Floor
Ma. Natividad Building
470 T.M. Kalaw Street
Ermita, Manila, Philippines
Tel:
632-567-1620
632-567-1621
632-567-1622
Country Manager Tel: 632-567-1623
Fax:
632-567-1624
SAUDI ARABIA
Michel Labrie, ABS Principal Surveyor, Halifax Port, presents an
ABS technical committee plaque to Capt. William Nash, Director
General, Marine Safety, Transport Canada, while ABS Americas
Eastern District Manager David Wamsley looks on.
Following his election to the ABS Technical Committee, William
Nugent, Assistant Vice President of New Construction was
presented with a membership plaque at OSG Headquarters in New
York City. From left: Steven Herman, New Building Project Engineer,
OSG; Malcolm Hedley, Vice President, OSG; John Gallagher, ABS
Americas; Nugent; Capt. Robert E. Johnston, Senior Vice President
Head of Shipping Operations, OSG; and Margaret Nicks, Client
Relations Manager, ABS Americas.
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ABS
c/o Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo
P.O. Box 37, Dammam 31411
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Night Telephone:
966-3-859-0895 Ext. 182
966-3-887-2297
Mobile:
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Country Manager Tel: 966-3-834 9122
Fax:
966-3-834 9144
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Government Operations, new telephone numbers:
Main Number
1-703-519-9230
Engineering Office
1-703-519-9231
Roxana Amaya
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1-703-519-9238
Christopher Nettles
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Mike Roa
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Ted Strab
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Jim Stamm
1-703-519-9972
Tom Ingram
1-703-519-9974
people & places
Pursuing Safety Through
Design Improvements
L
eading ship safety authorities
from classification societies,
international maritime research
institutes and model basins, university
researchers, and ship operators
and managers attended the Third
International Maritime Conference on
Design for Safety held late last year
ABS was well represented at the conference with Gary Horn, Director of
the Rules and Standards Department,
ABS Technology, delivering the keynote address. Horn also serves as the
Chairman of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS)
Hull Panel. Horn’s address touched on
Standards initiative and included a
specific discussion of the IACS
Common Structural Rules, showing
how they address critical design safety
parameters. He emphasized that
looking at the safety issue from
different perspectives helps to gain
a complete picture.
Raquel Dos Santos (far left), Gary Horn, Gareth Burton and Luiz Feijo presented papers to the Third International Maritime Conference
on Design for Safety.
in California. This was the first time
the conference was held in the United
States.
the theme that safety is the ultimate
goal, not merely an inconvenient regulatory hurdle that has to be jumped.
Briefly identifying three areas in which
This conference has developed a
maritime safety may be considered usreputation for papers and discussion
ing a concept of design or “capacity”,
where safety is not treated as a design
operation or “loads”, and maintenance
constraint but rather a design objective or “monitoring” to define the “design
aiming to enhance the value of a vessel for safety” parameters consistent with
in a competitive and safety-conscious
the theme of the conference.
market. The first of these conferences
was sponsored by the European
Horn covered the view of safety, as
Commission.
seen by the IMO with its Goal Based
Also presenting papers were Gareth
Burton, Principal Engineer, ABS
Americas Offshore Engineering (“Practical Role of Classification Societies
in Verifying Safe Design on Offshore
Oil & Gas Facilities”) with co-author
Luiz Feijo, Project Manager, ABS
Americas Project Development Group;
and Raquel dos Santos, Consultant,
(“Safety Challenges Associated with
Deepwater Concepts Utilized in the
Offshore Industry”) also co-authored
by Feijo.
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people & places
New Appointments Strengthen
Pacific Management Team
ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM
Thomas
Tan has been
promoted to
Regional Vice
President in
the Pacific to
replace Adam
Moilanen,
who has
Thomas Tan
returned to
Houston in
the role of
Senior Vice President, Marine Services
within the ABS affiliate ABS Consulting. Tan, in his previous position as
Singapore
Country
Manager, was
responsible
for one of the
busiest survey
stations within the ABS
organization.
Replacing Tan
Keen Cheong Chang
as Singapore
Country
Manager is Keen Cheong Chang,
who has worked closely with Tan
in the role of Assistant Country
Manager.
In Japan,
Hitoshi
Matsumoto,
currently
Principal Surveyor in the
Yokohama office has been
promoted
Hitoshi Matsumoto
to Assistant
Country
Manager, Japan to provide direct
assistance to Country Manager Ken
Okabayashi as the level of ABS activity
within this important area continues
to increase.
PAGE 30
ENGINEERING TEAM
Terry
Kaibara, Vice
President of
Engineering,
ABS Pacific,
has been promoted Senior
Vice President
of Engineering,
ABS Pacific
and relocated
from Yokohama to the Pacific’s regional
headquarters
in Singapore.
Terry Kaibara
Rules and Standards department
in Corporate
Technology to
become Director Engineering,
Japan, based in
Yokohama.
Kang Mui Wong,
based in Shanghai, has been
promoted to Vice
President of Engineering for China
and Taiwan. He
will be overseeing
the rapid growth
in the engineering
workload handled
by the China and
Taiwan teams.
Tamiki Takagi
This key move
Matt Tremblay
consolidates
the Pacific
Division execManager of Singapore Ship and
Ken Tamura
utive team in a
Offshore Engineering Systems,
single location
Yeuw Wah (Andrew) Mak, has
and reflects
been promoted to Director Engineerthe growing
ing, Southern Region for the ABS
amount of
Pacific Division. Mak replaces
engineerTamiki Takagi
ing activity
who has moved
taking place
to the ABS
throughout
Corporate office
the region.
in Houston.
ABS has
Matt Tremblay
added to
joins the SingaKang Mui Wong
engineering
pore engineering
staff in the
team to replace
Pacific and offices now stretch from
Mak.
Jang-Ho Yoon
India to China in addition to the major
engineering ofPromoted to
fices in Korea,
Engineering
Singapore and
Director in
Japan.
Korea, Jang-Ho
Yoon is replacKen Tamura
ing Hoesong
will return to
Lee who moves
Japan from
to Houston to
his long term
join the Techassignment
nology and
as Manager
Business DevelAndrew Mak
Hoesong Lee
within the
opment team.
people & places
Recent ABS Transfers and Promotions
Mohamad
Yusof Bin
Ahmad who
was previously
based in ABS
Singapore
as Division
Training
Coordinator has
been promoted
to Director, Technology and Business
Development for the Middle East
Region. He is now based at the ABS
regional headquarters in Doha, Qatar.
Anjum M.
Shah has been
appointed to
the position
of Country
Manager,
Nigeria,
replacing Piotr
Bialongoa.
Bialonoga is
returning home to his native Poland,
where he will replace long serving
Ake Dahl as Country Manager. Dahl
is retiring.
Shah is a 29 year veteran with ABS
and has served in Saudi Arabia,
Kuwait, the UAE and Canada. He
has extensive survey experience of
ships and offshore units, both for
existing vessels and new
construction.
Based in Lagos, Shah is responsible for the management of ABS
operations in Nigeria, Cameroon,
Democratic Republic of Congo,
Republic of Congo, Ghana, Gabon
and the Ivory Coast.
International Registries, Inc.
Meets with ABS Regulatory Affairs
elegates from International
Registries, Inc. (IRI), one
of the fastest growing
registries serving as the Maritime
and Corporate Administrator for the
D
Republic of the Marshall Islands,
recently visited the ABS Paramus,
New Jersey, office which serves as
the Regulatory Affairs headquarters
for ABS.
According to ABS Americas Regional
Vice President John Gallagher, who
accompanied the delegation on the
visit, this was an opportunity for IRI
to meet, some for the first time, the
personnel in ABS’ Regulatory Affairs Department. The
opportunity was also used
to discuss several instructions being developed by
IRI which pertain to the
implementation of new IMO
regulations.
The Marshall Islands ship
registry is the fourth largest
open registry in the world
with more than 1,700
vessels aggregating almost
40m gross tons on its
books. Vessel types include
oil tankers, bulk carriers,
mobile offshore drilling units,
containerships and yachts.
Pictured from left: William R. Gallagher, Esq., President, IRI; Francis Calton, Principal Engineer, ABS Regulatory Affairs; Roderick
Acquie, Principal Engineer, ABS Regulatory Affairs; Emma Barnett, Office Services Assistant, ABS Regulatory Affairs; Tony Guida,
Managing Partner, IRI; Nick Makar ,Vice President Marine Technical and Investigations IRI; Laura M. Sherman, Marketing and
Communications Manager, IRI; Greg Shark, Manager, ABS Regulatory Affairs; Meredith A. Kirby, Assistant Counsel, IRI; Alison
Yurovchak, Assistant Counsel, IRI; and Jaroslav Havel, Staff Consultant, ABS Regulatory Affairs.
PAGE 31
people & places
ABS Events and
Conferences Calendar
6 – 7 March
Energy Shipping
Athens, Greece
Sponsored by ABS
www.mareforum.com
10 – 13 March
Gastech 2008
Bangkok, Thailand
ABS Presenter: Sing-Kwan Lee
Sponsored by ABS
Stand: D30
www.gastech.co.uk
11 – 12 March
Green Ship Technology
Rotterdam, Netherlands
ABS Consulting Presenter: Tom Nolan
Sponsored by ABS
www.lloydslistevents.com
17 – 19 March
Shipping 2008
Stamford, Connecticut, US
Booth: 80 & 81
Sponsored by ABS
www.shipping2008.com
17 – 19 March
Offshore Asia 2008
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Sponsored by ABS
www.offshoreasiaevent.com
28 – 29 March
FPSO Asia Pacific
Singapore
www.ibc-asia.com
2 – 3 April
China Offshore Summit
Beijing, China
Sponsored by ABS
ABS Presenter: Ken Richardson
www.globaleaders.com
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8 – 10 April
MCE Deepwater
Paris, France
Stand: 219
Sponsored by ABS
www.mcedd.com
8 – 11 April
Arctic Shipping Conference
St. Petersburg, Russia
ABS Presenter: Kirsi Tikka
Sponsored by ABS
9 – 10 April
Fish Expo Atlantic
Providence, Rhode Island, US
Booth: 507
www.fishexpoatlantic.com
16 – 17 April
Lloyd’s List Shipbuilding Conference
Athens, Greece
ABS Presenter: Kirsi Tikka
20 – 23 April
Istanbul Tanker Event 2008
Istanbul, Turkey
Sponsored by ABS
www.intertanko.com
21 April
Seatrade Awards
London, UK
Sponsored by ABS
www.seatrade-global.com/Awards
23 – 24 April
SMI - LNG 2008
London, UK
ABS Presenter: Jim Gaughan
www.smi-online.co.uk
23 – 24 April
ShippingTech Summit
Tianjin, China
ABS Presenter: Bill Shi
www.globaleaders.com
24 – 25 April
Shipping China Energy
Shanghai, China
Sponsored by ABS
http://www.mareforum.com/
28 – 30 April
Middle East Workboats
Abu Dhabi, UAE
ABS Presenter: Martyn Cooper
Stand: G6
www.rina.org.uk
5 – 8 May
Offshore Technology Conference
Houston, Texas, US
Booth: 2816
www.otcnet.org/2008
8 – 9 May
Corporate Social Responsibility
London, UK
ABS Panelist: Stewart Wade
www.navigatepr.com
13 – 14 May
Tugs & Barges
Stamford, Connecticut, US
Sponsored by ABS
www.marinelog.com
19 – 20 May
Launch & Recovery 2008
Annapolis, Maryland, US
ABS Presenter: Tom Ingram
www.navalengineers.org/Events
Detailed information
regarding conferences and
symposiums can be found
in the News & Events
section on the ABS website
at http://www.eagle.
org/news/schedule.cfm
people & places
ABS Presents at
Hellenic Navy Academy Conference
C
hris Leontopoulos,
Senior Engineer, ABS
Piraeus Client Response Team, gave a technical
presentation on shaft alignment and powertrain vibration to the recent conference
on Marine Powertrain Systems
and Diagnostics for Naval
Ships organized by the Hellenic Naval Academy (HNA).
The audience consisted of
officers of the Hellenic Navy
of all ranks, including commanding officers and chief
engineers of warships and officers stationed at the technical base of the Navy. The head
of the HNA, Rear Admiral
(HN) K. Kyriakides opened
and closed the seminar.
HNA and ABS staff also used
the opportunity to discuss
cooperation in the field of
marine training.
From left: Chris Leontopoulos, Senior Engineer, ABS Greece; Kostas Kotsos, Principal Engineer,
ABS Greece; Rear Admiral (HN) K. Kyriakides, HNA; and Professor E. Yfantis.
New Assistant Chief Surveyor
for Naval Programs
I
n the United States, ABS activity
has been stimulated by the
introduction of the Rules for
Building and Classing Naval Vessels
(NVRs) resulting in a growing volume
of newbuilding activity to ABS class
standards by the US Navy.
Veteran ABS surveyor John McDonald
has been named to the newly created
position of Assistant Chief Surveyor
for Naval Programs to better coordinate the provision of the specialty
survey services demanded by the
increased naval activity. McDonald
reports directly to the ABS Chief
Surveyor.
In this new role McDonald will be
expanding the training of ABS survey
staff in naval procedures and survey
techniques. “As these naval vessels are
delivered and begin operations around
the world, we will be developing a
team of specially trained surveyors
able to service these vessels regardless
of location,” he said.
McDonald says in addition to the
standard Rule requirements, additional
notations dealing with replenishments
at sea, rotary and fixed wing helo
deck requirements and enhanced
habitability standards are on his
agenda. The NVRs are more inclusive
in scope and depth
than other Rule
sets in that they
address seakeeping,
maneuvering,
habitability and
general coatings
requirements.
Before being named
to this position
John McDonald,
Assistant Chief
McDonald held a
Surveyor for Naval
variety of survey
Programs
and administrative
positions in Houston,
Seattle, New Orleans
and on Koje Island, Korea.
PAGE 33
people & places
Promoting Safety of Life
F
or 50 years Amver, the US Coast
Guard sponsored organization,
has been helping to save the
lives of seafarers. It is a unique,
computer-based, and voluntary global
ship reporting system used worldwide
by search and rescue authorities to
arrange for assistance to persons in
distress at sea.
The ABS Mission is the promotion of
the security of life, property and the
natural environment so it was only
fitting that a large contingent
from the ABS office in Piraeus
attended the annual Amver
Awards Dinner in Greece late
in 2007. With more than 600
in attendance, the dinner not
only recognized the many
Greek shipping companies
whose vessels participate in the
Amver program but also helped
strengthen maritime relations,
commerce and goodwill between
the United States and Greece.
Maintaining ties with Greek owners, from
left: Stavros Hatzigrigoris, Managing
Director, Kristen Navigation; Vassilios
Kroustallis, Country Manager, ABS Greece;
Costas Vlachos, COO, Consolidated Marine
Management; Steve Blair, Head SESC,
ABS Europe; Lefteris Karaminas, Manager,
ABS Maritime Services (Hellas); Stavros
Daniolos, Technical Manager, Minerva
Marine; Kostas Klapanis, Manager Client
Response Team, ABS Greece; and Dimitrios
Kostaras, Director Technology and Business
Development, ABS Greece.
Soehanah Receives First MODU HAB+ Notation
T
he Apexindo
jackup Soehanah
earned the
ABS HAB+ notation
signifying that the
rig met stringent
vibration and indoor
climate criteria aimed
at increasing crew
comfort. Apexindo
has had the rig in
operation for Total
E&P offshore Indonesia
since May 2007. It
can accommodate 113
personnel onboard.
PAGE 34
Adam Moilanen,
(then) ABS Vice
President Pacific
Southern Region (right)
presents Hertriono
Kartowisastro,
President Director of
PT Apexindo Pratama
Duta Tbk, with a crystal
Excellence Award for
having the first mobile
offshore drilling unit
(MODU) to receive ABS’
habitability notation,
ABS HAB+.
people & places
ABS Presents on Carriage of Ethanol
and Vegetable Oils
J
ose Carlos Ferreira, ABS Americas Regional Vice President, South America, updated
the Latin American Panel of Intertanko on the latest IMO requirements for the
carriage of ethanol and vegetable oils.
Long term export contracts under negotiation by Brazil suggest that the carriage of
ethanol in large volumes may be required in the near future. Anticipating the need
for larger capacity vessels than the small product tankers typically used for ethanol
carriage, dedicated ethanol carriers of panamax size or larger are under investigation
by many operators.
Ferreira’s presentation addressed the reclassification of substances under Annex
II of MARPOL, the new requirements for the transportation of ethanol, the new
requirements for the transportation of vegetable oil and the procedures and
arrangements manual.
JC Ferreira,
ABS Americas
Regional Vice
President,
South America
As few companies have experience in the carriage of ethanol, the topic received
considerable interest, particularly when examining the operational implications
involved. The questions surrounding adequate tank coatings, compatibility of certain components on the
pumping and piping systems, the adequacy of the foam concentrate used on deck firefighting systems and
the possible effect of IGS on the cargo were the main issues discussed.
Offshore and Energy Opportunities
Discussed at India Shipping Summit
T
he enormous investments in
offshore activity and energy
transportation in India that have
created multiple opportunities for ship
owners were acknowledged at the
recent India Shipping Summit, held
in Mumbai. ABS Vice President Pacific
Southern Region (at the time), Adam
Moilanen, spoke about the potential of
the offshore drilling market in India.
Moilanen’s presentation covered
a general overview of these
opportunities available for shipowners.
“There was a sense that India’s
shipowners and shipyards are on firm
ground and are well positioned to
take advantage of the growth that is
forecasted,” he said. “The development
of the maritime sector is an essential
component of India’s economic
expansion.”
Among the opportunities discussed
was India’s growing dependence on
imported oil and gas and the need
to recognize the importance of LNG
shipping, especially since the much
talked about transnational
gas pipelines into India may be
delayed.
Moilanen also discussed India’s quest
for energy security, including building
oil storage facilities and how shipping
would benefit from these facilities.
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people & places
Fostering Relations in Japan
Japan National Committee Meeting
I
sao Shintani of Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (front row, center), acted as Chairman for the ABS 2007 Japan National
Committee meeting, where members discussed a variety of current industry issues with ABS senior management.
ABS currently holds the second largest share of newbuilding orders in Japan.
Front row, from left: T. Sunami, Mitsui Bussan; K. Shirakuma, Mitsubishi Ore; K. Sugimoto, Iino Kaiun; R. Somerville, ABS; I. Shintani,
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha; J. Liebertz, ABS; T. Matsui, Sanko Kisen; H. Morishima, Sasebo H.I.; and S. Matsui, Matsui & Co. Second row:
K. Fukahori, ABS; Y. Onuki, Daiichi Chuo; K. Yokota, MOL; K. Yamada, Modec; M. McGrath, ABS; K. Okabayashi, ABS; T. Itoh, Sanoyas;
T. Matsubara, Nippon Yusen; A. Aoyagi, Mitsubishi H.I.; S. Kawato, Sojitz Marine; and T. Kaibara, ABS. Third row: H. Matsumoto, ABS;
J. Jonen, ABS; K. Ochi, Kyokuyo Zosen; S. Naokawa, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha; A. Akiyama, ABS; K. Satake, Tsuneishi; Y. Adachi, ABS;
R. Michida, IHI-MU; E. Watanabe, ABS; and Y. Miyashige, ABS.
ABS Japan Friendship Golf Tournament
A
much anticipated annual activity for ABS clients and members in Japan is the annual ABS Golf Tournament.
The 16th outing was held recently at the Dai-Hakone Country Club in Hakone, a famous hot spring resort in
the eastern part of Japan. A total of 120 executives from Japanese maritime firms and shipyards joined ABS Chairman
and CEO Bob Somerville and ABS staff members for the event.
ABS congratulates Shinobu Kawato, President of Sojitz Marine and Engineering Company and Takashi Nakabe,
Senior Managing Director of Onomichi Shipyard for posting the winning score.
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REGULATORY UPDATE
Goal Based Standards – An Update
T
he latest schedule established by
IMO in the continuing effort to
develop the Goal Based Standards
(GBS) indicates that upcoming MSC
Sessions in 2008 will take two parallel
paths; a short-term prescriptive
approach concentrating on bulk
carriers and oil tankers and a longterm broader Safety Level Approach
(SLA).
placing it in the Tier II functional
requirements and leaving Tier III
as only describing the process of
verification.
Tier I Revisions
Tier II Revisions
Modifications to Tier II covering
continuous performance monitoring
to give feedback on the rules and to
the definition of the net scantlings
to use during structural assessments
Discussions at the forthcoming
were addressed at MSC 83. Cautionary
MSC 84 in May 2008 will focus on
notes made by various parties
the SLA activities while MSC 85 in
relating to the simple monitoring
November will be more concerned
encompassing more than just the
with the prescriptive issues. The
overall need to coordinate and develop newbuilding rules were noted and the
subject will be considered further by
a framework for bringing the two
the Pilot Panel.
separate approaches together will be
discussed at both meetings.
The definition of the net scantlings
was changed from the ‘single’, ‘pure’,
The GBS take a five tier approach
definition to one that is linked to the
to the establishment of the new
in-service thickness measurement
requirements. Work is currently
requirements to assess the three
focused on progressing Tier III for
strength modes; local, hull girder
which the Pilot Panel, comprised of
and fatigue strength. The revised
16 experts, has completed its initial
definition (“The net scantlings should
assessment of the IACS Common
provide the structural strength required
Structural Rules (CSR). This has
to sustain the design loads, assuming
been done so that the Panel could
the structure is in intact condition and
validate the Tier III verification
framework, identify shortcomings and accounting for the steel diminution that
could be reasonably expected to occur
propose improvements to the Tier III
during the life of the ship due to corrosion
verification process.
and wastage”) reflects the preference
of the Pilot Panel, the Working Group
The report of the IMO Pilot Panel
and the Committee.
is the basis for organization and
development of the Tier III verification
It was decided that a second trial
criteria, which when completed, will
be the process used to guide the IMO application of the latest guidelines
Group of Experts to verify compliance for the verification of compliance
of rules to the Tier I (goals) and Tier II using the IACS CSR for oil
tankers would be performed
(functional requirements) of GBS.
in order to finalize the
guidelines. This trial
The latest draft of the Tier III
application will be
verification criteria has somewhat
completed in time
been broadened in order to allow
for MSC 85 in
for different ways of demonstrating
November
that rules comply with the GBS. One
2008.
improvement being considered is
to allow the submission of a selfassessment process with the Rules to
be assessed under GBS. There is still
disagreement as to where to place
detailed criteria within the GBS tier
system, with most in favor of
However, this project will not evaluate
the IACS CSRs to determine if they
meet the Tier I and II requirements.
In addition to the functional
requirement that ships should be
designed and built to incorporate
ergonomic design principles to
encourage safety during operations,
inspection and maintenance of ship’s
structures, the MSC has agreed to
expand Tier I to consider occupational
health and safety of seafarers and
a paragraph to this effect for Tier I
goals was drafted at MSC 83. Both of
these topics will be developed further
during the long-term development
plan for GBS and the development
of evaluation criteria for ship
structural design and arrangements
will be included in the second trial
application plan for the Pilot Panel.
Regarding the tier structure reflective
of the SLA, there is a general need to
collate the information and proposals
from previous sessions and reach
agreement on a way forward. It was
agreed that terminology used should
be based on the guidelines for formal
safety assessment (FSA) for use in
the IMO rule-making process but
might be expanded based on relevant
proposals submitted to previous
Committee sessions.
The importance of good statistical
data to support analysis and
assessment was discussed,
but it was agreed that it
would be premature
to develop a more
reliable database
under the
auspices
of IMO.
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REGULATORY UPDATE
Recommended Coating
Standard for Void Spaces
F
ollowing on from the adoption
by IMO of the new Performance
Standard for Protective Coatings
(PSPC) for ballast spaces, the UN
agency’s Maritime Safety Committee,
at its most recent meeting, adopted
resolution MSC.244(83) which
contains recommendations for the
protective coating system of void
spaces on all types of ships. Although
the recommendations are similar to,
but not as robust as, the mandatory
PSPC requirements contained in
resolution MSC.215(82).
Void spaces include voids which are
subject to close-up surveys under
the Enhanced Survey Program, in
particular internal structure of upper
and lower stools, where fitted, but
excludes the small non-accessible
totally enclosed spaces located behind
gusset or shedder plates at the bottom
of corrugated bulkheads. It remains to
be seen which Administrations require
void spaces to be coated and, if they
are to be coated, if compliance with
resolution MSC.244(83) is required.
Technical Standards
The recommended standards for
voids, which address surface preparation and paint application, are
summarized below (items italicized
are different than those contained in
MSC.215(82)).
■
The soluble salt limit < 50 mg/m2
of sodium chloride.
■
The steel surface should be
prepared so that the coating
selected can achieve an even
distribution at the required
nominal dry film thickness
(NDFT) and have an adequate
adhesion by removing sharp
edges, grinding weld beads and
removing weld spatter and any
other surface contaminant in
accordance with ISO 8501-3
grade P2.
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■
Ninety percent of all thickness
measurements shall be greater
than or equal to NDFT and none
of the remaining 10 percent
measurements shall be below
0.9 (NDFT).
■
The surface is to be treated so
as to achieve Sa 2 or St 3 on
damaged shop primer and welds
and Sa 2 removing at least 70
percent of intact shop primer,
which has not passed a prequalification that is certified by
the test procedures as per the
Standard.
■
The surface after erection is to
achieve St 3 or better or Sa 2
where practicable for butts and
damages.
Inspections should be carried out
by qualified coating inspectors
certified to NACE Coating Inspector
Level 2, FROSIO Inspector Level III,
or equivalent, and verified by the
Administration.
Surface preparation and coating
application throughout the coating
process should be inspected to verify
compliance with this standard.
The scope of inspection provides
acceptance criteria for surface
preparation and coating application.
Representative structural members
should be non-destructively examined.
Prior to approving the Coating
Technical File, the Administration
is to:
■
A dust quantity rating of “2” is
required for dust size class “3”,
“4” or “5”.
■
Check that the Technical Data
Sheet complies with the coating
performance standard;
■
A minimum of one stripe coat
and one spray coat are required.
■
Check that the coating
identification on representative
Approval &
Verification
Approval and verification recommendations in resolution
MSC.244(83) are
the same as resolution MSC.215(82).
A Statement of
Compliance or Type
Approval certificate
should be issued by a
third party, independent of the coating
manufacturer, based
on the results of
prequalification tests
– which may include
five years of field
experience of current epoxy coatings
that are known to
perform at acceptable
levels.
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containers is consistent with the
coating identified in the Technical
Data Sheet;
■
Check that the inspector is
qualified in accordance with the
qualification standard included in
the coating performance standard;
■
Check that the inspector’s reports
of the coating’s application, as
well as surface preparation,
indicate compliance with
the manufacturer’s Technical
Data Sheet; and monitor
implementation of the Coating
Inspection Requirements.
New Circular Clarifies Mandatory
Coating Standard
I
MO has issued a circular which clarifies the application of the Coating
Performance Standard for ballast tanks and double side skin spaces contained
in resolution MSC.215(82) as per SOLAS II-1/3-2.
In the event a ship had its keel laid, or was contracted, such that its delivery was
scheduled to be prior to 1 July 2012 but, because of unforeseen circumstances
beyond the control of the builder and the owner, was delivered after 1 July 2012
(and thereby requiring compliance with the coating standard), the Administration
may accept the ship as an existing ship. In such a case, the Administration is
to report to IMO the grounds on which the ship has been accepted as an
existing ship.
Find it on
www.eagle.org
ABS Guidance on
Marine Coatings
The Guidance Notes on the
Inspection, Maintenance and
Application of Marine Coating
Systems includes the application and
maintenance of marine coatings,
explaining the technology and the
role coatings play in contributing to
the longevity of the structure. Technical requirements of IMO mandated
Performance Standards for Protective
Coatings (PSPC) and IACS Procedural Requirement 34 are explained
in context for ballast water tanks,
void spaces, the outer shell and
cargo holds. The Guidance Notes
(Publication 49) are available for free
download from the ABS website at
http://www.eagle.org/
absdownloads/index.cfm
IMO Zeroes in on General
Cargo Ship Safety
H
aving made significant improvements in the safety of bulk carriers through the development
and implementation of a number of
regulations which implement various risk control measures, IMO has
recently focused its attention on the
continuing high rate of accidents (in
particular occupational accidents onboard) as well as port State detentions
associated with general cargo ships.
Information provided to previous
sessions of the Maritime Safety
Committee (MSC) confirmed that
accident risks are high on general
cargo ships compared to other
ship types. Statistics used by the
MSC indicate that, for the period
1995-2000, general cargo vessels
accounted for 42 percent of all total
losses.
At the MSC 83 meeting, there was
general agreement among delegates
that more detailed
information was
needed so that an
analysis (FSA) of the
cause of accidents
can be undertaken to identify
problem areas and
appropriate risk
control options.
The committee
also recognized
the variety of ship
types covered by
the category ‘general
cargo ship’ and will,
at its next session in
May 2008, develop
a definition of
general cargo ship
and a strategy to
set a direction on
how best to enhance
the safety of these
ships.
What is in a Name?
The Importance of Ship Definitions
Harmless as it may sound, IMO’s announcement that it will
develop a definition of general cargo ship during MSC 84
is actually one of great import. Ship type is at the heart
of most regulations, and a refined definition could have
far-reaching implications for the industry; as evidenced by
the application of regulations for the bulk carrier. Watch
for more to come on this topic following the 84th Session
in May.
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REGULATORY UPDATE
When Class Acts for a Flag State
When a classification society
surveyor boards a ship he
often carries two hats. One
is worn while conducting the
periodic classification survey
to the classification society’s
own Rules. The other is to
be worn when acting as a
Recognized Organization
representative of the flag State
while carrying out the relevant
statutory inspections needed
for the vessel to remain in
conformance with national
and international regulations,
the responsibility for which lie
with the government of the
nation in which the vessel is
registered. Not surprisingly,
this secondary role is not
always completely understood
by all the other members of
the safety regime.
At a recent conference, ABS Regional
Vice President for the Middle East Steve
Auger gave a presentation that outlined
the role of the Recognized Organization
(RO) and the authorities under which
a classification society acts when
assuming that role. Extracts from his
presentation follow.
Responsibility
for establishing detailed
technical
standards that
fit within the
overall framework established by the
IMO falls to
the classification societies.
These two
complementary approaches to safety,
regulatory and
class, come
together when
a flag State
chooses to
delegate its
responsibility
for applying, or verifying conformance
with a regulatory standard, to a
classification society acting as a
Recognized Organization. This delegation may cover elements such as the
review of the design of the vessel, the
inspection of those items covered by
the regulations during construction
and throughout the vessel’s service
life, and the issuance of relevant
certificates.
The origins of statutory certification
and the link with class stem from the
International Convention on Load
Lines which requires: “The Administration shall satisfy itself that the general
strength of the hull is sufficient for the
he overarching responsibility for
draught corresponding to the freeboard
establishing the international mari- assigned” and further states that “ships
time regulatory safety framework
built and maintained in conformity with
lies with the International Maritime
the requirements of a classification society
Organization (IMO), which deterrecognized by the Administration may be
mines the level of risk for maritime
considered to possess adequate strength.”
transportation that is acceptable to
society as a whole. It codifies these
Also, SOLAS requires that: “ships shall
standards through various conventions be designed, constructed and maintained
of which SOLAS and MARPOL are the in compliance with the structural, metwo best known. Individual flag States chanical and electrical requirements of a
adopt these standards which then
classification society which is recognized
apply to the various vessels accepted
by the Administration.” IMO Assembly
onto that nation’s registry.
Resolutions A.739(18) concerning
T
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“guidelines for
the authorization
of organizations
acting on behalf
of the Administration” and
A.789(19) concerning “specifications on the survey
Steve Auger,
and certification
Vice President,
functions of RecMiddle East Region,
ABS Europe
ognized Organizations acting
on behalf of the
Administration”, are made mandatory
through SOLAS, MARPOL Annex VI
(air pollution) and the Antifouling
System Convention. Measures are
being progressed at IMO to explicitly
make these two resolutions mandatory
in other Annexes of MARPOL and the
Load Line Conventions.
If A.739 and A.789 are strictly applied,
only a class society can be an RO, but
this is not limited to an IACS Member
Society. When a flag State Administration considers the appointment of an
RO, it should follow the requirements
of A.739 regarding the size, structure, experience and capability of the
RO, and its ability to meet specific
minimum performance standards. The
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engineering capabilities of the RO to
back-up survey decisions should also
be considered.
The Port State Control detention performance of an RO is another issue
that Administrations often consider.
Most Administrations also consider
the proximity of the RO’s local office
to provide them with assistance and
the extent of their network of survey
and engineering offices.
The requirements of A.739 on ROs
also extend to ISM Code certification and require specific procedures
for assessing safety management
systems, minimum qualifications and
the need for specialist training, and a
detailed knowledge of various marine
operations, as practiced onboard
ships and by the companies that
operate them.
Resolution A.789 builds upon A.739
and specifies the competence, capability and capacity to organize, manage, control and perform survey and
certification functions, in order to
verify compliance with the requirements relevant to the tasks delegated
to the RO. Specifications are given
for management, technical appraisal,
surveys, qualifications
and training.
RO personnel who are responsible
for performing statutory work are
required, as a minimum, to have
a formal education from a tertiary
institute in engineering or a physical
science for a minimum of two years,
or a qualification from a marine or
nautical institute and relevant seagoing experience as a certified ship’s
officer. The RO is required to have a
documented system for the training
and qualification of its personnel,
with tutored training and evidence
of satisfactory completion.
The RO should demonstrate
competence, capability and
capacity to perform appraisals and
calculations in respect of the hull
structure including global and local
strength; machinery, including
propulsion, power sources and
electrical systems; stability, including
intact and damage stability and
inclining experiments; load line,
freeboard calculation and assignment; structural fire protection;
safety equipment and pollution
prevention
The relationship between the flag
State and the RO is usually contained
in an agreement that will specify the
Conventions and Codes for which
the RO is authorized to perform
statutory service, and the extent of
that authorization, either full, partial
or limited. It will lay down the extent
of reporting that the Administration
requires from the RO, and the need
for periodic meetings. It may address
the responsibilities of the RO when
involved in a port State Control
detention. And it should specify the
RO’s limits on liability in the event of
a claim involving a statutory service
performed by the RO on behalf of the
Administration.
Regulatory Advisories
Additional Air Pollution
Requirements in California
ABS has been advised that the
California Environmental Protection
Agency (CEPA) and the California
Air Resources Board (CARB) are
diligently inspecting tankers operating in California.
Oil carriers and chemical carriers
trading to the state of California may
find that the California regulatory
agencies (CEPA, CARB), including
local area Air Pollution Control Districts (ACPD’s) have requirements
that will be applied to the vessels in
addition to the requirements of the
IMO and the IBC Code.
It is recommended that operators
access the California Environmental Protection Agency – California
Air Resources Board website at
http://www.arb.ca.gov for the latest
information and requirements that
oil and chemical Carriers must meet
when calling in California ports.
Delayed Application of Ballast
Water Management Convention
The Ballast Water Management
Convention requires ships with an
aggregate ballast capacity less than
5,000 m3, constructed in or after
2009, to comply with the biological
standard contained in regulation
D2 on delivery from the shipyard.
However, due to a lack of
type-approved equipment, the
compliance date for these ships
has been postponed by IMO’s
25th Assembly until the second
annual survey, but no later than
31 December 2011.
St. Lawrence Seaway
Development Corp. Proposes
Tougher Ballast Water Rules
New regulations proposed by
the US St. Lawrence Seaway
Development Corporation may
require oceangoing ships to take
new measures to protect the seaway’s
ecosystem from invasive species.
If approved, vessels en route to
the seaway would be required to
flush ballast tanks containing small
amounts of water or sediment with
saltwater while they’re at least 200
miles from any North American
shore. They would have to make
sure the level of salt in their
ballast water is high enough to kill
potentially harmful waterborne
organisms. The plan would also
increase the number of ship
inspections performed in Montreal,
require more inspections for
violator vessels making secondary
transits, and raise the percentage of
tanks subject to inspection. Noncompliant ships could be fined more
than $36,000 per incident.
The final rule is expected to be
published in late March, prior to
the start of the 2008 navigation
season. To view the notice, see
www.regulations.gov.
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REGULATORY UPDATE
Amending the ISM Code
R
ecognizing the need for continuous improvements in its
own process, IMO is considering revising the ISM Code to better reflect seafarer representations on safety
issues. Recent research investigating
the influence of internal and external
organizational structures on safety
management performance identified
a need to promote better communication skills relating to working practices
for seafarers and to strengthen the
implementation and enforcement of
the requirements of the ISM Code.
•
Organize and monitor internal
audits; and
•
Ensure that adequate resources
and shorebased support are
provided.
A report by a group of independent
experts presented during the 81st
meeting of the Maritime Safety Committee concluded that, although tangible positive benefits are evident when
the ISM Code is fully implemented,
compliance could be made more
efficient by reducing administrative
processes (such as the use of information technology and integration of all
documentation requirements) and by
improving compliance monitoring.
•
Formal education from a tertiary
institution in a relevant field of
management, engineering or
physical science;
•
Seagoing experience as a certified
ship officer; or
Additionally, IMO has agreed that the
guidelines for Administrations should
be revised to make them more effective
and user-friendly and that guidelines
and associated training should be
developed to assist companies and
seafarers to improve the implementation of the Code.
Two circulars provide guidance on the
operational implementation of the ISM
Code by companies, specifically focusing on the duties and qualifications of
the designated person.
Circular MSC-MEPC.7/Circ.5 recommends that the designated person is to:
•
•
Verify and monitor all safety and
pollution prevention activities in
the operation of each ship, including communication relating to
policy information;
Evaluate the SMS effectiveness,
analysis of non-conformities,
accidents and hazardous
occurrences;
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Recommended qualifications of the
designated person under the provisions of the ISM Code may be found
in circular MSC-MEPC.7/Circ.6.
Three options are recommended to be
adequately qualified:
•
Other formal education combined with not less than three
years practical senior level
experience in ship management
operations.
General guidance is also provided
on training and required experience
for the designated person. The
company should provide training
courses covering qualification,
training and experience and the
appropriate procedures connected
to compliance with the ISM Code
including practical training and
continuous updating. The company
should also provide documentary
evidence that the designated person
has the relevant qualification, training
and experience to undertake the
duties under the provisions of the
ISM Code.
The ‘Missing Element’ of the ISM Code
T
he ISM Code provides invaluable direction for the continuous improvement
of safety and pollution control in shipping, but often leaves operators
questioning exactly how to implement their management system. Just how
does an operator identify ‘key shipboard operations’ or recognize ‘potential
emergency situations’?
Hemant Juneja, ABS Director of Safety, Environment & Security Certification
(SESC), contends that it requires extensive risk assessment. “Safety
Management Systems are effective in reporting, but one has to question what
companies are doing with the data,” says Juneja. “Updating the ISM Code to
introduce risk assessment techniques would provide operators much needed
guidance on how to identify the vague indicators specified in the Code.”
It is possible that the IMO is moving in this direction. In addition to suggested
duties for designated persons, circular MSC-MEPC.7/Circ.5 recommended
that companies undergo annual internal audits to verify whether shorebased
and shipboard activities comply with the SMS. Additionally, the company
should ensure that a system is in place for recording, investigating, evaluating,
reviewing and analyzing such reports, and to take action, as appropriate.
According to Juneja, including an additional element for ‘risk assessment’
would complete a gap in the ISM Code. “There are four processes which
are the key to continuous improvement; internal audits, root cause analysis,
statistical analysis and training,” states Juneja. “Each of these are discussed
throughout the Code, but companies would benefit from one element providing
unified guidelines on how to incorporate the processes into the SMS.”
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New SOLAS Amendments
Scheduled for Adoption
S
everal new SOLAS amendments
are scheduled for adoption
during the upcoming IMO
Maritime Safety Committee’s 84th
Session in May. Acceptance of the
amendments is based on the approval
in principle for the changes obtained
during MSC 83 late last year.
Means of Embarkation/
Disembarkation
Adoption of the amendment would
require the means of embarkation and
disembarkation (such as gangways
and accommodation ladders) fitted on
new ships to comply with standards
currently being developed by IMO.
The date of build for new ships will
be decided at MSC 84.
The current draft standards, which
were also approved in principle,
refer to ISO 5488-1979 Shipbuilding – accommodation ladders,
ISO 7061:1993 Shipbuilding –
aluminum shore gangways for seagoing vessels and national standards.
only to be verified as being onboard
by the Administration, is to include
emergency towing arrangement drawings, an inventory of equipment on
board that can be used for emergency
towing, means and methods of communication; and sample procedures to
facilitate preparation for and conduct
of emergency towing operations.
Part A of the revised Intact Stability
Code. If adopted at MSC 84 in May
2008, this will be the first time (except
for high speed craft (HSC) that have
been certified to the HSC Code and
oil tankers > 5,000 dwt delivered
on/after 1 February 2002) that an
international convention will mandate
compliance with specific intact
stability criteria.
If adopted at MSC 84 in May 2008,
the amendments will apply as follows
(the dates are tentative):
The criteria in Part A of the Code
include requirements for:
•
all passenger ships not later than
1 January 2010;
•
minimum range of righting arm;
•
•
all cargo ships constructed on or
after 1 January 2010; and
range of stability due to wind
effects (see Figure1); and
•
ship specific criteria (passenger
ships, oil tankers, cargo ships
carrying timber deck cargo and
high speed craft).
•
all cargo ships constructed before
1 January 2010 not later than 1
January 2012.
Intact Stability Code
MSC 83 also approved regulation in
SOLAS which will mandate that new
ships > 24 m in length comply with
Part B contains recommendations to
be used as a basis for relevant safety
standards, unless national stability
requirements provide at least an
equivalent degree of safety.
Gangways and accommodation ladders on all ships (new and existing)
will be subject to survey to confirm
the proper operation of the ladder,
gangway and winch, as appropriate.
The load used for the test should be
the lesser of the design load and the
maximum operational load which
may be nominated by the shipowner
or operator.
Emergency Towing
Procedures
All ships (new and existing) will
require procedures for fore and aft
emergency towing, if the approved
amendment is adopted in May. This
procedure is to be carried onboard for
use in emergency situations and shall
be based on existing arrangements
and equipment available on board
the ship. The procedure, which needs
Figure 1
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Newly Classed Vessels and
Recent Contracts
Launching ceremony for 21st Century Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.’s
SICHEM BEIJING, a 13,000 dwt chemical and oil carrier,
VEC, ESP, CRC, for Eitzen Chemical Pte. Ltd.
1 August to 31 December 2007
abs activity
Newly Classed Vessels
and Facilities
TANKERS
ACOR, 23,248 gt / 37,900 dwt, SH, SHCM, ES, RES, Ice Class “IA”,
VEC-L, TCM, built by Hyundai H I for Acor Shipping
AEGEAN HORIZON, 81,084 gt / 158,738 dwt, SH, SHCM, ES, FL25,
VEC, built by Hyundai H I for Leadership Shipping
AEGEAN NAVIGATOR, 81,084 gt / 158,710 dwt, SH, SHCM, ES, FL 25,
VEC, built by Hyundai H I for Fidelity Shipping
ALASKAN LEGEND, 110,693 gt / 193,048 dwt, SH-DLA, SHCM, NIBS,
VEC-L, built by National Steel & Shipbuilding Company for BP Oil
Shipping
ARIADNE JACOB, 42,403 gt / 74,875 dwt, SH, SHCM, VEC, built by
STX Shipbuilding for HHSI Vierte Beteiligungs
ASTRO CANOPUS, 158,970 gt / 320,476 dwt, SH, SHCM, RES, FL30,
VEC-L, built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering for
Destilj Shipping
BREEZE, 8,515 gt / 13,098 dwt, VEC, built by Sekwang Shipbuilding
for Nova Navigation
BW HUDSON, 43,737 gt / 76,574 dwt, SH, VEC, TCM, built by Dalian
Shipbuilding & H I for BW Shipping Managers
BW LENA, 43,797 gt / 76,578 dwt, SH, VEC, TCM, built by Dalian
Shipbuilding & H I for BW Shipping Managers
CANCALE STAR, 42,010 gt / 73,626 dwt, SH, SHCM, FL30, VEC, built
by New Century Shipbuilding for Terry Navigation
CHALLENGE PACIFIC, 26,911 gt / 47,286 dwt, SH, SHCM, VEC, built
by Onomichi Dockyard for Mikom Transport
CLIPPER KATJA, 7,687 gt / 11,255 dwt, RES, VEC, TCM, built by STX
Shipbuilding for Kamilla Shipping
CLIPPER KITTY, 7,687 gt / 11,322 dwt, RES, VEC, TCM, built by STX
Shipbuilding for Kitty Shipping
CLIPPER KLARA, 7,687 gt / 11,322 dwt, RES, VEC, TCM, built by STX
Shipbuilding for Klara Shipping
COLIN JACOB, 42,403 gt / 74,898 dwt, SH, SHCM, VEC, built by STX
Shipbuilding for HHSI Funfte Beteilgungsgesellschaft
DL ASTER, 8,539 gt / 13,080 dwt, VEC, built by 21st Century
Shipbuilding for GMF Great Forest Shipping
EAGLE TORRANCE, 58,168 gt / 107,123 dwt, SH, RES, FL30, VEC-L,
built by Koyo Dockyard for AET
EL ZORRO, 8,539 gt / 13,086 dwt, VEC, built by 21st Century
Shipbuilding for Dominion Glory
EMMA COSULICH, 4,969 gt / 6,876 dwt, built by Zhenjiang Sopo
Shipbuilding for Fratelli Cosulich
FORWARD BRIGHT, 59,164 gt / 115,577 dwt, SH, SHCM, VEC, built by
Sasebo H I for Heroic Apollo
HONG ZE HU, 42,010 gt / 73,980 dwt, SH, SHCM, FL30, VEC, built by
New Century Shipbuilding for Da Zhong Tankers
KING DARWIN, KING DAVID, 42,010 gt / 73,611 dwt, SH, SHCM, VEC,
built by New Times Shipbuilding for Tankschiffahrts
KRONBORG, 25,400 gt / 40,208 dwt, SH, SHCM, RES, VEC, built by
SLS Shipbuilding for Roland Marine
MALIAU, 7,057 gt / 10,773 dwt, VEC, TCM, built by Nok Bong
Shipbuilding for GS Tankers Dua
MENTOR, 8,539 gt / 13,014 dwt, VEC, built by Sekwang H I for Roxana
Maritime
MERIOM ROSE, 24,112 gt / 38,885 dwt, SHR, VEC, built by
Guangzhou Shipyard for Rose Limited
MILOS, 3,220 gt / 4,626 dwt, VEC, built by Fujian Southeast Shipyard
for Milos Shipping
MINERVA DOXA, 83,722 gt / 159,438 dwt, SH, SHCM, VEC-L, built by
Universal Shipbuilding for Pendea
MINITANK SIX, 5,573 gt / 8,102 dwt, VEC, built by Nok Bong
Shipbuilding for Mini Tank Six Limited
MONTEREY, 58,418 gt / 105,009 dwt, SH, SHCM, RES, VEC, TCM,
built by Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding for Cardiff Marine
Naming ceremony for Sasebo Heavy Industries Ltd. Co.’s
FORWARD BRIGHT, a 115,000 dwt oil carrier, VEC, SH, SHCM,
ESP, RW, for Heroic Apollo Inc.
Launching ceremony for 21st Century Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.’s
SICHEM HONG KONG, a 13,000 dwt chemical and oil carrier, VEC,
ESP, CRC, CPP, for Eitzen Chemical Pte. Ltd.
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Steel cutting ceremony for SPP Shipping Co.’s
Hull Nos. S1018 and S1019, 51,000 dwt oil
and chemical carriers, VEC-L, TCM, SH, SHCM,
POT, ESP, RW, for Avin International.
MOUNT GREEN, 22,521 gt / 40,003 dwt, SH, SHCM, ES, VEC, built by Saiki H I for
Akouna Shipping
MOUNT VICTORIA, 22,521 gt / 40,016 dwt, SH, SHCM, ES, VEC, built by Saiki H I for
Akorito Shipping
NEGOTIATOR, 8,539 gt / 13,012 dwt, VEC, built by Sekwang H I for Pedrix Shipping
NEW TRADER, 8,452 gt / 12,987 dwt, VEC, built by Samho Shipbuilding for Symbol Maritime
OCEAN CROWN, 62,863 gt / 108,943 dwt, SH, SHCM, RES, VEC, built by Shanghai
Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding for Xin Kang Shipping
OCEAN MARS, 30,965 gt / 50,338 dwt, SH, SHCM, RES, VEC, built by SLS Shipbuilding
for Dong Jiang Tankers
OCEAN PLUTO, 30,965 gt / 50,359 dwt, SH, SHCM, RES, VEC, built by SLS Shipbuilding
for Xin Dun Shipping
OVERSEAS LONG BEACH, 29,242 gt / 46,813 dwt, SH, SHCM, ES, VEC, built by Aker
Philadelphia Shipyard for ASC Leasing 2
PACIFIC BRAVE, 59,164 gt / 115,577 dwt, SH, SHCM, VEC, built by Sasebo H I for Heroic
Sextans
PANTELIS, 7,064 gt / 10,711 dwt, ES, VEC, built by Nok Bong Shipbuilding for Lotus
Shipping
PAPILLON, 26,913 gt / 47,302 dwt, SH, SHCM, VEC, built by Onomichi Dockyard for
Amyra Shipping
PETRO ANICA, 4,881 gt / 6,356 dwt, built by Zhenjiang Sopo Shipbuilding for Seatrans
PETRO CELINE, 5,052 gt / 6,320 dwt, built by Zhenjiang Sopo Shipbuilding for Oceanlink
Tankers
ROYAL PERIDOT, 8,539 gt / 13,090 dwt, VEC, built by 21st Century Shipbuilding for
Sappire Maritime Navigation
SAMCO CHINA, 160,882 gt / 317,794 dwt, SH, SHCM, ES, RES, VEC-L, TCM, built by
Hyundai Samho H I for Samco Epsilon
SAMISTAL, 2,999 gt / 3,569 dwt, ES, R2, VEC, built by Yardimci Gemi Insa A.S. for
Samistal Shipping
SEA LION I, 8,503 gt / 13,116 dwt, VEC, built by 21st Century Shipbuilding for Sea Lion
Shipholding
TAIHU, 42,010 gt / 73,980 dwt, SH, SHCM, FL30, VEC, built by New Century Shipbuilding
for Da Xin Tankers
TAMAGAWA, 160,231 gt / 314,237 dwt, SH, SHCM, VEC-L, built by Kawasaki
Shipbuilding for KAW 1573 Shipping
TEQUILA, 8,539 gt / 13,017 dwt, VEC, built by 21st Century Shipbuilding for Barker Hill
Enterprises
UNITED AMBASSADOR, 42,010 gt / 73,548 dwt, SH, SHCM, FL30, VEC, built by New
Century Shipbuilding for United Ambassador
BULK CARRIERS
NORTHERN LIGHT, a 25,380 dwt bulk
carrier, HCS, SHR, built at Shimanami
Shipyard for Hawaii Shipping
Corporation.
Steel cutting ceremony for SPP Anjung
Shipyard’s Hull No. H-1015, a 50,000 dwt
oil and chemical carrier, VEC-L, RES, POT, ESP,
CPP, for Target Marine S.A.
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CLIPPER TAIPAN, 19,971 gt / 30,542 dwt, BC-A, SH, SHCM, TCM, built by Shanhaiguan
Shipyard for Trader Three
CLIPPER TEXAN, 19,918 gt / 30,587 dwt, BC-A, SH, SHCM, TCM, built by Cochin
Shipyard for Cotrader Five
DOMINA, 40,224 gt / 73,593 dwt, SH, SHCM, HCS, built by Jiangnan Shipyard for
Fortune Glory Navigation
F.D. SALVATORE POLLO, 40,488 gt / 74,405 dwt, SH, SHCM, HCS, TCM, built by
Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding for Fratelli D’amato
GARGANEY, 22,790 gt / 37,251 dwt, SHR, GRAB, Ice Class “IC”, built by Xingang
Shipyard for Hawk Shipping
GARIMA PREM, 40,488 gt / 74,456 dwt, SH, SHCM, HCS, TCM, built by HudongZhonghua Shipbuilding for Mercator Line Singapore
GELENA OLDENDORFF, 22,698 gt / 37,426 dwt, BC-A, SH, SHCM, GRAB, built by Saiki
H I for East Bulk Shipping
GOOD PROVIDENCE, 19,891 gt / 29,326 dwt, BC-A, SH, SHCM, TCM, built by Hindustan
Shipyard for Goodearth Maritime
GRACE OCEAN, 5,877 gt / 9,866 dwt, coal carrier, built by P T Trikarya Alam Shipyard for
P T Jaya Samudera Karunia
IRON MINER, 91,373 gt / 177,932 dwt, BC-A, SH, SHCM, GRAB, TCM, built by Shanghai
Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding for Iron Miner Shipco
JIN XING, 30,722 gt / 55,496 dwt, SHR, HCS, built by Oshima Shipbuilding for Jinxing
Marine
JIN YI, 30,722 gt / 55,496 dwt, SHR, HCS, built by Oshima Shipbuilding for Jinyi Shipping
JIN YUAN, 30,722 gt / 55,496 dwt, SHR, HCS, built by Oshima Shipbuilding for Jinyuan
Marine
MADEIRA, 91,373 gt / 177,926 dwt, BC-A, SH, SHCM, GRAB, TCM, built by Shanghai
Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding for Arlen Maritime
NORTHERN LIGHT, 16,951 gt / 28,415 dwt, SHR, HCS, built by Shimanami Shipyard for
Hawaii Shipping
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OCEAN COMMANDER, 88,955 gt / 174,142 dwt, SH, SHCM, HCS, built by
Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding for MTO Maritime
PONTOTRITON, 91,373 gt / 177,553 dwt, BC-A, SH, SHCM, GRAB, TCM, built
by Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding for Ocean Freighters
PORT ANGELES, 16,951 gt / 28,448 dwt, SHR, HCS, built by Shimanami Shipyard for Nico Marine
SEMIRIO, 88,955 gt / 174,261 dwt, SH, SHCM, HCS, TCM, built by Shanghai
Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding for Diana Shipping Services
UNIQUE CARRIER, 91,384 gt / 177,876 dwt, BC-A, SH, SHCM, HCS, GRAB,
built by Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding for Saturn Navigation
WHISTLER, 22,790 gt / 37,272 dwt, SHR, GRAB, Ice Class “IC”, built by Xingang
Shipyard for Barbour Shipping
CONTAINERSHIPS
ERKAN K, 9,978 gt, Ice Class “IC”, NIBS, built by Sedef Gemi Insaati for
Schiffseigentums
EVER SUMMIT, 75,246 gt, SH, SHCM, ES, FL30, built by Mitsubishi H I for
Yamasa New Pulsar
MERATUS BORNEO, 3,580 gt, built by Fuzhou Xiayang Shipyard for P T Mandiri
Bahari Line
OEL SINGAPORE, 9,990 gt, SH, SHCM, TCM, built by Singapore Technologies
Marine for Shreyas World Navigation
OOCL KOBE, OOCL YOKOHAMA, 40,168 gt, SH, SHCM, built by Samsung H I
for RBSSAF (26)
OOCL SOUTHAMPTON, 89,097 gt, SH, SHCM, NIBS, built by Samsung H I
for Assetfinance December
SERAP K, 9,978 gt, Ice Class “IC”, NIBS, built by Sedef Gemi Insaati for Turkon
Konteyner Tasimacilik
SITC CIAMEN, 9,531 gt, SHR, built by Kyokuyo Shipyard for Sitc Xiamen
Shipping Enterprises
SITC HONGKONG, 9,531 gt, SHR, built by Kyokuyo Shipyard for Sitc Hong Kong
Shipping Enterprises
YM INTERACTION, 16,488 gt, SH, SHCM, built by CSBC for All Oceans
Transportation
PAPILLON, a 47,000 dwt double hull oil carrier, VEC,
TCM, SH, SHCM, built at Onomichi Dockyard Co. Ltd.
for Samos Steamship Company.
GAS CARRIERS
AL JASSASIYA, 145,700 m3, SH, SH-DLA, SHCM, ES, NIBS, TCM, built by
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering for Venice Maritime
HALCYON STAR, 3,228 m3, R1, built by Madenci Gemi Sanayi for Pianura
Armatori
METHANE ALISON VICTORIA, METHANE HEATHER SALLY, 145,000 m3, SH,
SH-DLA, SHCM, FL40, NIBS, TCM, built by Samsung H I for Lloyds TSB
Leasing No. 8
Steel cutting ceremony for EXMAR OPTI-EX 6000,
a floating offshore installation semisubmersible, at
Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.
OFFSHORE
Fixed Platforms
ERWZ, NPWI, PAWM, SAWO, built by Cuel Limited for Operator, Chevron
Thailand Exploration & Production
Production Units
INDEPENDENCE HUB, built by Jurong Shipyard for Enterprise Field Services
THUNDER HORSE, built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering for BP
America
OGUZHAN, 4,924 gt, built by Maritime Industrial Services for Single Buoy
Mooring
SEPARMYRAT TURKMENBASY, 3,930 gt, built by Lamprell Dubai for Single
Buoy Moorings
Liftboats
EAGLE, 1,313 gt, built by Bollinger Shipyards for Edison Chouest Offshore
WHALESHARK, 1,142 gt, built by La Force Shipyard for Hercules Liftboat
Self Elevating Drilling Units
DEEP DRILLER 4, 10,429 gt, built by PPL Shipyard for Deep Drilling 4
DEEP DRILLER 5, 10,200 gt, built by Keppel Fels Singapore for Deep Drilling 5
OFFSHORE COURAGEOUS, 7,157 gt, built by Keppel Amfels for Scorpion
Offshore
Steel cutting ceremony at Daewoo Shipbuilding &
Marine Engineering (DSME) for Hull No. 2264, a
210,000 m3 liquefied natural gas carrier, NIBS, TCM,
SH, SH-DLA, SHCM, HM1, CRC, SFA 40, HM2+R , RW,
for Qatar Gas.
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PANUCO, 7,277 gt, built by Letourneau for Perforadora Central
PV DRILLING I, 10,058 gt, built by Keppel Fels for Petro Vietnam Drilling &
Well Services
SOEHANAH, 10,353 gt, built by PPL Shipyard for P T Apexindo Pratama Duta
WEST PROSPERO, 9,264 gt, built by Keppel Fels for Rig Finance
MISCELLANEOUS
Barges
CHALLENGE PACIFIC, 47,286 dwt product tanker, VEC, SH, SHCM,
built by Onomichi Dockyard Co. Ltd. for Mikom Transport Pte. Ltd.
Delivery ceremony for Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.’s
UNIQUE CARRIER, a 177,000 dwt bulk carrier, SH, GRAB, SHCM,
POT, ESP, CRC, RW, for Saturn Navigation Corporation Ltd.
455-2, 7,913 gt, built by Gunderson Marine for Vessel Management Services
B. NO. 231, 3,130 gt, built by Bollinger Marine Fabricators for Bouchard
Coastwise Management
BRITOIL 17, 3,314 gt, built by P T Britoil Offshore Indonesia for Britoil
Offshore Services
BRONAGH J, 4,054 gt, built by P T ASL Shipyard Indonesia for Bateman
Multiplex Engineering (Mauritius)
CHARLESTON, 8,460 gt, built by Bay Shipbuilding for Petroleum Transport
CHEMICAL TRANSPORTER, 10,840 gt, tank barge, SH, SHCM, VEC, built by
USCS ATB LLC for USCS ATB
CHOWPATLAL, 4,328 gt, built by Pacific Marine & Shipbuilding for Pacific
Marine & Shipbuilding
CSF 3002, 3,233 gt, built by Yangzhou Hairun Shipbuilding & Engineering for
Sinosin Sentosa
DAIHO 1, 4,958 gt, built by Nanjing Yonghua Shipbuilding for Sinosin Sentosa
DINA BARGE, 8,191 gt, built by Nantong Tongde Shipyard for Myklebusthaug
Offshore
DOLPIN 102, 3,527 gt, built by Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering for Tae Won
Enterprise
DONG WON 102, 3,527 gt, built by Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering for
Dongwon Resource
DOUBLE SKIN 58, 4,242 gt, built by Jeffboat for Vane Line Bunkering
EIDE BARGE 43, 3,939 gt, built by Yizheng Xinyang Shipbuilding for Sinosin
Sentosa
FUJAIRAH PEARL 2, 4,953 gt, built by Nantong Tongcheng Ship
Manufacturing for China National Chemical Construction
GCS 239, 3,130 gt, built by Bollinger Marine Fabricators for Gallatly &
Criscione Services
GOLD TRANS 306, 3,233 gt, built by Nanjing Asiapride Shipping Making for
Best Trans Marine
GTO 395, GTO 396, 3,527 gt, built by Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering for Link
Well International
HAI HANG 3, 831 gt, built by P T Jasamarin Engineering for Sin Leong Sieng
Hardware & Machinery
HATHAWAY 300, 3,525 gt, built by Nantong Tongde Shipyard for Anhui Jantle
Marine Engineering
HATHAWAY 330, 4,946 gt, built by Yizheng Xinyang Shipbuilding for Sew Win
Marine
IMT 1, 12,572 gt, built by Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering for International
Marine Transport
INTAN 10001, 4,370 gt, built by P T Palma Progress Shipyard for Capitol
Navigation
INTAN KELANA 24, 3,231 gt, built by Nanjing Zhenlong Ship Industrial for IMC
Pan Asia Alliance
INTAN KELANA 25, 3,231 gt, built by Nanjing Yonghua Ship Industries for IMC
Pan Asia Alliance
INTAN KELANA 28, 3,231 gt, built by Nanjing Shuitian
Shipbuilding for IMC Pan Asia Alliance
JASCON 25, 12,846 gt, built by Jingjiang Nanyang
Shipbuilding for Consolidated Projects
JASCON 28, 12,934 gt, built by Nantong Tongde
Shipyard for Nemo Enterprises
JAYA 300, JAYA 301, 3,931 gt, built by Nantong
Tongmao Shipbuilding for Jaya Shipbuilding &
Engineering
KGM 30, 5,345 gt, built by P T Nan Indah Mutiara
Shipyard for Elastrade
Keel laying ceremony for Shanghai Jiangan-Changxing
Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.’s Hull No. H2388, a 297,000 dwt
VLCC for Nanjing Tanker Corp.
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KIMTRANS 3309, 4,370 gt, built by Nanjing Yonghua Shipbuilding for
Sinosin Sentosa
MARITIME GLORY, 4,905 gt, built by Jinsheng Ships Manufacture (Taixing)
for Maritime
MARITIME PRIDE, 4,905 gt, built by Jiangsu Taixing Ganghua Shipbuilding
for Maritime
MICLYN 305, 3,939 gt, built by Yangzhou Hairun Shipbuilding & Engineering
for Sinosin Sentosa
MICLYN 3317, 4,953 gt, built by Yizheng Runfa Shipbuilding for Girino
Enterprise
MICLYN 3318, 4,953 gt, built by Nanjing Tian Shun Shipbuilding for Koleth
MICLYN 3319, 4,953 gt, built by Nantong Tongcheng Ship Manufacturing
for Girino Enterprise
MICLYN 3320, 4,953 gt, built by Nantong Tong Sheng Shipbuilding for
Girino Enterprises
NALE, 6,508 gt, built by Zidell Marine for Tow Boat Services & Management
NANA PROVIDER, 6,927 gt, built by Gunderson Marine for Alaska Railbelt
Marine
OSA 3653, 5,298 gt, built by Nantong Tongbao Shipyard for Sea Win Marine
SAINTY NO. 5, 12,641 gt, built by Taixing Huahai Shipbuilding for Sainty
Marine
SEA LIFT NO.2, 3,151 gt, built by Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering for Star
Pacific International
SEALINK PACIFIC 392, SEALINK PACIFIC 393, 3,709 gt, built by Jiangsu
Yizheng Huawei Shipyard for Eoroedge
TIOMAN T-10, 10,708 gt, built by Malaysia Marine & Heavy Engineering for
Crest Tender Rigs
Government Vessels
660, 661, 662, 663, 664, 665, 285 gt, pontoon barges, built by Basic Marine
for US Army Corps of Engineers
935, 936, 350 gt, deck barges, built by Basic
Marine for US Army Corps of Engineers
CITY OF OTTAWA, 225 gt, tug, built by Quality Shipyards for US Army
Corps of Engineers
DESERT STORM, tug, built by Orange Shipbuilding for US Army - Tank,
Automotive & Armaments Command
MONALLO III, crane barge, built by HBC
Barge for US Army Corps of Engineers
PCT 55 ORCA, PCT 56 RAVEN, PCT 57
CARIBOU, 302 gt, HS naval vessel, built
by Victoria Shipyards for Canada
Department of National Defense
SANDERFORD, 55 gt, tug, built by Marine
Builders for US Army Corps of Engineers
SG-4, deck barge, built by Eastern
Shipbuilding for US Army Corps
of Engineers
WILLIAM JAMES, 814 gt, tug, built by Conrad
Industries for US Army Corps Of
Engineers
Launching ceremony for 21st Century
Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.’s CHERRY, a 13,000
dwt chemical and oil carrier, VEC, ESP, CRC,
for Nicholas G. Moundreas Shipping S.A.
Miss Seoyoung Kim, daughter of JeongYong Kim, ABS Surveyor, Koje, was named
Godmother of CHERRY.
Naming ceremony for 21st Century
Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.’s CHERRY.
Passenger Vessels
AMEVI’S LORELEI, built by SEAmagine Hydrospace for Indo
Yacht Charters
ATMOSPHERE, 695 gt, built by Astilleros Y Servicios for
Transporte Y Turismo Austral
DG 21-1, DG 21-2, 35 gt, built by Lita Ocean for DG 21
Marine Services
TRIUMPH, built by SEAmagine Hydrospace for Stephen B
Drogin
Tugs and OSVs
AMADON TIDE II, 1,937 gt, Fire Fighting Vessel Class 1, built
by Yuexin Shipbuilding for PACC Offshore
ARMADA TUAH 100, 2,320 gt, Fire Fighting Vessel Class
1, built by Nam Cheong Dockyard for Bumi Armada
Navigation
BILLY J. RAMEY II, 1,937 gt, Fire Fighting Vessel Class 1,
built by Yuexin Shipbuilding for Smart Matrix
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Launching ceremony for SIGNET AMERICA,
a 635 dwt towing and firefighting vessel, for
Signet Maritime Corporation.
Keel laying for CSN237, 13,000 dwt, oil/
chemical tanker. Builder 21st Century
Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. for Sekwang Shipping
Co., Ltd.
BORCOS TASNEEM 3, 1,419 gt, Fire Fighting Vessel Class 1, built by Nam Cheong
Dockyard for Borcos Tasneem Offshore
CAMPOS CLIPPER, 2,278 gt, built by Estaleiro Navship for Alfanave Transportes
Maritimos
CAROL CHOUEST, 2,996 gt, built by North American Shipbuilding for Reel Pipe
CENTRICA PRIDE, PUTFORD JAGUAR, 1,934 gt, Fire Fighting
Vessel Class 1, built by P T Nan Indah Mutiara Shipyard for Boston Putford Offshore
Safety
CHLOE CANDIES, 4,057 gt, built by Candies Shipbuilders for Otto Candies
DEBORAH KAY, 2,999 gt, built by Estaleiro Navship for Bram Offshore Transportes
Maritimos
DELATTE TIDE, PAT TILLMAN, 2,183 gt, built by Leevac Industries for Tidewater Marine
DMT EMERALD, 4,193 gt, Fire Fighting Vessel Class 2, built by Bender Shipbuilding for
Deep Marine 2
ENA JADE, 1,337 gt, Fire Fighting Vessel Class 1, built by Guangxi Guijiang Shipyard
CSSC for Eastern Navigation
FIRST AND TEN, 1,455 gt, built by Bollinger Shipyards for Rigdon Marine
FREEPORT, 1,348 gt, built by Senesco Marine for USCS ATB
HADI 22, 1,260 gt, Fire Fighting Vessel Class 1, built by Cheoy Lee Shipyards for Hadi H
Al-Hammam (Panama)
HALUL 29, 1,462 gt, Fire Fighting Vessel Class 1, built by Guangzhou Hangtong
Shipbuilding & Shipping for Jaya Shipbuilding & Engineering
HANNAH CHOUEST, 2,996 gt, built by North American Shipbuilding for Offshore Service
Vessels
HARVEY SPIRIT, 2,261 gt, built by Eastern Shipbuilding for Harvey Gulf International
Marine
KYLIE WILLIAMS, 1,659 gt, built by Thoma-Sea Shipbuilders for Aries Marine
LAMNALCO MACAW, 1,290 gt, Fire Fighting Vessel Class 1, built by ABG Shipyard for
Lamnalco
LEWEK MARTIN, 1,868 gt, Fire Fighting Vessel Class 1, built by P T Pan-United Shipyard
for Lewek Shipping
LEWEK PENGUIN, 2,521 gt, Fire Fighting Vessel Class 1, built by Pan-United Marine for
Kewek Shipping
MALAVIYA TWENTY THREE, 2,046 gt, Fire Fighting Vessel Class 1, built by Bharati
Shipyard for Great Offshore
MAX CHOUEST, 4,918 gt, built by North American Shipbuilding for Reel Pipe
OMS DISCOVERY, 1,039 gt, built by Sealink Shipyard for Offshore Marine Services
OMS QUEST, 1,032 gt, built by Sealink Shipyard for Offshore Marine Services
SALVIGILANT, 2,658 gt, built by Universal Shipbuilding for Semoc Salvage (V)
SANKO ANGEL, 3,097 gt, built by Yuexin Shipbuilding for Sanko Steamship
SEA JAGUAR, 2,952 gt, Fire Fighting Vessel Class 1, built by Jaya Shipbuilding &
Engineering for Tidewater Marine (UK)
SETIA WANGSA, 1,678 gt, Fire Fighting Vessel Class 1, built by Fujian Southeast Shipyard
for Setia Shipping & Trading
SWIBER VOYAGER, 1,678 gt, Fire Fighting Vessel Class 1, built by Fujian Southeast
Shipyard for Apecs Engineering
TANJUNG PINANG 4, 1,629 gt, Fire Fighting Vessel Class
1, built by MSET Shipbuilding for Tanjung Offshore
Services
ZAMIL 16, ZAMIL 17, ZAMIL 18, ZAMIL 19, 1,641 gt, Fire
Fighting Vessel Class 1, built by Zamil Operations &
Maintenance for Zamil Operations & Maintenance
Yachts
Naming ceremony for SHI Hull No. 1660, VASILY DINKOV, a 70,000 dwt
double acting Varandey Arctic Shuttle Tanker (VAST), dual classed by ABS
and the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS). It is the first of three
ice breaking tankers being built at Samsung Heavy Industries for Sovcomflot.
These vessels will be under time charter to Naryanmarneftegas, a
ConocoPhillips/LUKOIL joint venture company.
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ALLEGRO 1, 299 gt, built by Azimut-Benetti for Flagnon
BLUE VISION, 456 gt, built by Azimut-Benetti for Yacht
Marine
BOLARO, 206 gt, built by Cantieri Navali Baglietto for
Cantieri Navali Baglietto
FAMILY DAY, 286 gt, built by Cantieri Ugo Codecasa for
Starboard Yachting
FRAMURA, 216 gt, built by Cantieri Navali Lavagna for
Cantieri Navali Lavagna
GALACTICA, 604 gt, built by Heesen Yachts Builders for
Sarnia Yachts
GLADIUS, 261 gt, built by Cantieri Di Pisa for Yachting
Partners International
ILONA, 245 gt, built by Heesen Yacht Builders for Maybol
Yacht Enterprises
LADY MICHELLE, 456 gt, built by Trinity Yachts for Lady
Michelle Marine
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LUMAR, 189 gt, built by Cantieri Navali Lavagna for Cantieri
Navali Lavagna
MAMMA MIA, 299 gt, built by Azimut-Benetti for SAE Holding
MARATHON, 499 gt, built by Christensen Shipyard for Savoy
Marine
MINE GAMES, 466 gt, built by Trinity Yachts for Seminole Marine
MR. TERRIBLE, 286 gt, built by Delta Marine Industries for Jerrry
Herbst
MY GIRL, 490 gt, built by Westport Shipyard for Island Drilling
QUID PRO QUO, 193 gt, built by Azimut-Benetti for International
Maritime Ventures
SEDATION, 458 gt, built by Heesen Yacht Builders for GSE
Investments
SELENE, 499 gt, built by Perini Navi for Societa Armatrice
SENSATION, 499 gt, built by Sensation Yachts for Sensation
Yachts
TAMSEN, 463 gt, built by Perini Navi for Windrose Shipping
WIND, 996 gt, built by Azimut-Benetti for Siadora
Other
BORCOS, 238 gt, HSC utility vessel, built by Strategic Marine(s)
for Syarikat Borcos Shipping
BORCOS FIRDAUS 4, 238 gt, HSC utility vessel, built by
Strategic Marine(s) for Borcos Tasneem Offshore
ESNAAD 110, 276 gt, HSC crew boat, built by Abu Dhabi
Shipbuilding for Esnaad
FAST TRADER, 336 gt, HSC crew boat, built by Breaux Bros.
Enterprises for Nautical Transport
HARLAN S. MCCALL, 400 gt, HSC crew boat, built by Gulf Craft
for Seacor Marine
JACKSON YELLOWFIN, 480 gt, HSC crew boat, built by C&G
Boat Works for Jackson Offshore
MORSA WEST, launch, built by Swiftships Shipbuilders for
Offshore Contracting Services
NAVIGATOR, 267 gt, HSC crew boat, built by Breaux Bros
Enterprises for Mid Atlantic
PAUL JOHANNES, 8 gt, HSC offshore rescue vessel, built by
Habbeke Shipyard for Koninklijke Nederlandse Redding
Maatschappij
PROCYON, 498 gt, HSC crew boat, built by C&G Boat Works for
Naviera Bourbon Tamaulipas
SAILFISH, 444 gt, HSC crew boat, built by Midship Marine for
Rigdon Marine
Steel cutting ceremony for Shanghai Jiangnan-Changxing Shipbuilding
Co., Ltd.’s Hull No. H2389, a 297,000 dwt VLCC for Nanjing Tanker Corp.
Steel cutting ceremonies for Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine
Engineering Co., Ltd.’s Hull Nos. 2265 and 2266, liquefied gas carriers,
NIBS, TCM, SH, SH-DLA, ES2020, SHCM, UWILD, HM1, CRC, HM2+R,
SFA, RW, for Qatar Gas.
Keel laying ceremony at Samho Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. for
a 13,000K dwt double hull oil and chemical carrier, VEC,
ESP, CRC, for Modion Maritime Management, S.A.
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Recent Class Contracts
TANKERS
Eight 8,600 gt / 13,000 dwt at Jinse Shipbuilding
Eight 8,500 gt / 13,000 dwt for Doriko at 21st Century Shipbuilding
Five 70,000 gt / 163,000 dwt at New Times Shipbuilding
Five 29,700 gt / 49,500 dwt at SLS Shipbuilding
Four 60,000 gt / 114,000 dwt at New Times Shipbuilding
Four 62,400 gt / 105,830 dwt for Chambal Fertilisers & Chemicals at Hyundai H I
Four 30,000 gt / 51,930 dwt at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard
Four 28,850 gt / 39,100 dwt for Shoei Kisen Kaisha at Iwagi Zosen
Four 23,300 gt / 37,400 dwt for Nordic Seaarland Tankers at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard
Four 11,000 gt / 16,500 dwt for Ice Tanks Company at Yangfan Group
Four 5,100 gt / 5,500 dwt at Chongqing Dongfeng Shipbuilding
Three 60,400 gt / 107,500 dwt for Green Spanker Shipping & Kyowa Kisen at Tsuneishi
Keel laying for builder Zhoushan Jinhaiwan
Holdings
Shipyard Co., Ltd., Hull J-0001, a 110,000
Three 30,000 gt / 46,000 dwt at Jinling Shipyard
dwt oil carrier, VEC, SH, SHCM, ESP, CRC.
Three 7,029 gt / 11,300 dwt at Fujian Donghai Shipbuildling
Three 5,100 gt / 5,500 dwt at Zhenjiang Sopo Shipbuilding
Two 81,236 gt / 157,700 dwt for Euronav at Samsung H I
Two 60,400 gt / 107,488 dwt at Tsuneishi Holdings
Two 62,400 gt / 105,250 dwt at Hyundai H I
Two 62,400 gt / 105,096 dwt for Kristen Navigation at Hyundai
HI
Two 62,400 gt / 105,060 dwt for SK Shipping at Hyundai H I
Two 57,000 gt / 105,000 dwt at Hyundai H I
Two 31,000 gt / 51,930 dwt for OSG Ship Management at
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard
Two 11,500 gt / 16,500 dwt for Ultragas-Smit Lloyd at Zhejiang
Friendship Shipyard
Two 8,500 gt / 13,000 dwt for Greathorse Shipping at 21st
Century Shipbuilding
Two 8,600 gt / 12,200 dwt at Jinse Shipbuilding
Two 7,500 gt / 10,000 dwt for Veysel Vardal Gemicilik Denizcilik
at Torgem Gemi Insa Ve San. Koll.
One 161,300 gt / 318,000 dwt for SK Shipping at Hyundai H I
One 157,300 gt / 270,500 dwt for Emirates Trading Agency at
Universal Shipbuilding
One 2,500 gt / 7,000 dwt at Jiujiang Xiangsheng Shipyard
One 2,500 gt / 7,000 dwt at Jiujiang Yin Xing Shipyard
One 5,100 gt / 5,500 dwt at Chongqing Dongfeng
Naming ceremony for 21st Century Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.’s SICHEM
Shipbuilding
BEIJING and SICHEM HONK KONG, two 13,000 dwt chemical carriers,
One
2,500 gt / 3,600 dwt for Veysel Vardal Gemicilik Denizcilik
VEC, ESP, CRC, for Eitzen Chemical (Singapore) Petroleum Ltd.
at Hidrodinamik Gemi San. Ve Tic. A.S. Tersanesi
BULK CARRIERS
Naming ceremony for Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. METHANE NILE
EAGLE, a 145,000 m3 gas carrier, NIBS, TCM, FL 40, SH, SH-DLA, SHCM.
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Eight 32,300 gt / 57,000 dwt for Jinhui Shipping at Shanghai
Shipyard
Eight 19,850 gt / 29,800 dwt at Shanhaiguan Shipyard
Six 90,000 gt / 175,800 dwt at Zhoushan Jin Hai Wan
Shipping
Three 90,000 gt / 177,000 dwt for Orion Bulkers at Shanghai
Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding
Two 90,000 gt / 177,000 dwt for Orion Bulkers at Shanghai
Jiangnan Changxing Shipbuilding
Two 90,000 gt / 177,000 dwt for Minerva Marine at Shanghai
Jiangnan Changxing Shipbuilding
Two 90,000 gt / 176,000 dwt for Alpha Tankers & Freighters
International at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding
One 90,000 gt / 177,000 dwt for Minerva Marine at Shanghai
One 90,000 gt / 177,000 dwt for Cardiff Marine at Shanghai
One 94,000 gt / 160,046 dwt for Emirates Trading Agency at
Kawasaki Shipbuilding
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GAS CARRIERS
One 82,000 cu m for SK Shipping at Hyundai H I
OFFSHORE
MODUs
Four 7,500 gt for Essar Oilfields at ABG Shipyard
Two 7,500 gt at PPL Shipyard
Two 5,000 gt for China Oilfield Services at China Merchants H I
One 8,000 gt at PPL Shipyard
One 7,500 gt at Keppel Fels
One 7,500 gt at PPL Shipyard
One 7,000 gt for Seajacks at Lamprell Dubai
One 7,000 gt for Scorpion Offshore at Lamprell Energy
One 7,000 gt for Wilcraft at PPL Shipyard
One 7,000 gt at Jurong Shipyard
One 7,000 gt for Seadrill Deepwater Units at Jurong Shipyard
One 6,000 gt for Remedial Offshore at Cosco Nantong Shipyard
One 5,000 gt at Yantai Raffles Shipyard
Single Point Mooring
One for Chevron Nigeria at Adyard Abu Dhabi
Steel cutting ceremony for 21st Century Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.’s
Hull No. 237, a 13,000 dwt chemical and oil tanker for Sekwang
Shipping Co. Ltd.
MISCELLANEOUS
Barges
Ten 3,151 gt at Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering
Nine 3,151 gt at Yangzhou Hairun Shipbuilding Eng
Five 3,151 gt at Nanjing Yonghua Shipbuilding
Five 3,140 gt at Yangzhou Hairun Shipbuilding Eng
Three 5,500 gt at Yangzhou Hairun Shipbuilding Eng
Three 4,000 gt for P T Kapuas Jaya Samudera at P T Jasamarin
Engineering
Two 9,412 gt for Pacific Crest at Nantong Tongde Shipyard
Two 9,400 gt for Marinehub at Nantong Hongqiang Ship H I
Two 8,000 gt at Nantong Tiannan Shipyard
Two 6,774 gt for K-Sea Operating Partnership at Bollinger Marine
Fabricators
Two 6,000 gt for Coastal Offshore (Labuan) at Nanjing Tong Kah
Shipbuilding
Two 5,500 gt for China Communications Imports & Exports at Nanjing
Yonghua Shipbuilding
Two 5,500 gt at Nantong Tongbao Shipyard
Two 5,500 gt at Yizheng Xinyang Shipbuilding
Two 5,000 gt for Capitol Aquaria at Jiang Men Hongda Shipyard
Two 4,500 gt at P T Palma Progress Shipyard
Two 3,151 gt for Sainty Marine at Yangzhou Hanjiang Jiudian Eastern
Shipyard
Keel laying ceremony for 21st Century Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.’s
Hull No. CSN-236, a 13,000 dwt chemical and oil carrier, VEC,
ESP, CRC, for DL Shipping.
Delivery ceremony for Shimanami Shipyard’s PORT ANGELES, a
10,134 dwt bulk carrier, HCS, SHR, ESP, RW, for Nico Marine Limited.
Steel cutting ceremony for Shanghai Jiangnan-Changxing
Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.’s Hull No. H1141, a 177,000 dwt bulk
carrier for Minerva.
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Delivery ceremony for 21st Century Shipbuilding Co.
Ltd.’s DL ASTER, a 13,000 dwt double hull chemical and
oil tanker, VEC, ESP, CRC, for GMF Great Forest Shipping
Company S.A.
Keel laying ceremony for 21st Century Shipbuilding Co.
Ltd.’s Hull No. 228, a 13,000 dwt oil and chemical carrier
for Bergshav Shipping Co.
Steel cutting and keel laying ceremonies for 21st Century
Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.’s Hull No. 233, a 13,000 dwt chemical
and oil tanker for Sekwang Shipping Co. Ltd.
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Two 3,151 gt for Sainty Marine at Zhenjiang Yong An Shipyard
Two 3,151 gt at Nanjing Lansheng Shipyard
One 19,133 gt for Sause Bros at Gunderson Marine
One 9,412 gt for Pacific Crest at Nantong Tong Sheng Shipbuilding
One 7,500 gt at Yizheng Xinyang Shipbuilding
One 7,500 gt at P T Karya Tekhnik Utama
One 6,500 gt at Nanjing Lansheng Shipyard
One 6,000 gt for Jaya Shipbuilding & Engineering at Nantong
Dongjiang Shipyard
One 6,000 gt for Pacific Ocean Engineering & Trading at Jingjiang
Nanyang Shipbuilding
One 6,000 gt at Hantong Ship Machinery Equipment
One 5,500 gt at Nanjing Yonghua Shipbuilding
One 5,500 gt at Nantong Tongbao Shipyard
One 5,100 gt at Gunderson Marine
One 3,933 gt for Seacor Marine at Jeffboat
One 3,933 gt for Vane Line Bunkering at Jeffboat
One 3,151 gt for Pacific Ocean Engineering & Trading at Yangzhou
Daxie Shipyard
One 3,151 gt at Nantong Tong Sheng Shipbuilding
One 3,000 gt for Jaya Shipbuilding & Engineering at Jiangsu Taixing
Ganghua Shipbuilding
Government Vessels
Two special purpose vessels, 302 gt, for Dept of National Defense - Canada
at Victoria Shipyards
One special purpose vessel, 3,000 gt, for US Dept of the Navy at VT Halter
Marine
One swath vessel, 800 gt, for NOAA Corps Operations at VT Halter Marine
Tugs, Workboats and OSVs
Twenty-eight 1,800 gt for Bourbon Supply Investissements at Yangzhou
Dayang Shipbuilding
Twelve 1600 gt for Bourbon Supply Investissements at Yangzhou Dayang
Shipbuilding
Seven 2,300 gt for CH Offshore at Universal Shipbuilding
Six 2,400 gt for Jaya Shipbuilding & Engineering at Tongfang Jiangxin
Shipbuilding
Six 1,715 gt at P T ASL Shipyard Indonesia
Six 1,678 gt for Nam Cheong Dockyard at Fujian Province Guanhai
Shipbuilding
Five 2,300 gt for Sanko Steamship at Niigata Shipbuilding & Repair
Five 1,586 gt for JNB Operating at Thoma-Sea Shipbuilders
Four 2,000 gt for Tidewater Marine at Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding
Four 1,690 gt for Nam Cheong Dockyard at Fujian Southeast Shipyard
Four 1,690 gt for Coastal Offshore (Labuan) at Fujian Southeast Shipyard
Launching ceremony for Onomichi Dockyard Co. Ltd.’s PETALOUDA, a 47,000
dwt product tanker, for Amyra Shipping S.A.
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Four 1,637 gt for Nam Cheong Dockyard at
Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard
Four 1,500 gt at Fujian Southeast Shipyard
Three 1,690 gt for
Pacific Crest at Fujian Southeast
Shipyard
Two 3,360 gt for Bumi Armada Navigation
at Pan-United Marine
Two 2,680 gt for Coastal Offshore (Labuan)
at Fujian Southeast Shipyard
Two 2,000 gt at Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding
Two 1,590 gt for Hadi H Al-Hammam Est.
(Panama) at Keppel Singmarine
Two 1,500 gt for Otto Marine at Taishan
Winde Shipbuilding
Two 1,450 gt for Jaya Shipbuilding &
Engineering at Guangzhou Hangtong
Shipbuilding
Two 1,200 gt for Otto Marine at Guangxi
Guijiang Shipyard
Two 1,200 gt for Otto Marine at Weihai
4809 Machine Factory
One 3,084 gt at Fincantieri Cantieri Navali
Italiani
One 2,998 gt for Edison Chouest Offshore
at North American Shipbuilding
Yachts
Four 500 gt at Azimut-Benetti
Three 500 gt at Cantieri Navali Baglietto
Two 400 gt at Azimut-Benetti
One 1,620 gt at Trinity Yachts
One 500 gt at Overmarine Due
One 500 gt at Perini Navi
One 500 gt at San Lorenzo
One 499 gt at Perini Navi
One 450 gt at Heesen Yacht Builders
One 430 gt at Dutch Yacht Builders
One 400 gt at Cantieri Navali Codecasa
One 300 gt at Mondo Marine
One 300 gt at Pax Navigation
One 300 gt at San Lorenzo
One 300 gt at Ursa Teranesi
One 250 gt at Arno Super Yacht
One 200 gt at Arno Super Yacht
Others
Four high speed craft, 238 gt, at Strategic
Marine
Three high speed craft, 96 gt, for Nautical
Transport at Breaux Bros Enterprises
One special purpose vessel, 16,020 gt, at
Northrup Grumman Ship Systems
One general cargo carrier, 1,051 gt, for Cpt
Empresas Maritimas at Bonny Fair
Development
One high speed craft, 495 gt, for Seacor
Marine at Gulf Craft
One high speed craft, 93 gt, for Rigdon
Marine at Island Boats
SANKO HARMONY, a 73,919 dwt oil carrier, ÀA1, Ice Class IA, Á, ÀAMS, ÀACCU, VEC, SH,
SHCM, ESP, CRC, RW, built by Onomichi Dockyard Co. Ltd. for Harmony Tankship Limited.
Naming ceremony for
Daewoo Shipbuilding &
Marine Engineering (DSME)
AGBAMI FPSO, a 188,450
dwt floating production
and storage offloading
system, SH Design return
period (S100) Agbami Field,
SH-DLA, SHCM, POT, AT
(DK+2.0, BS+2.5), CRC,
SFA, HAB+.
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