Surveillance & Maritime News for January 2022

MAN Energy Solutions recently conducted a successful Type Approval Test (TAT) for a new engine, L23/30H Mk3. Owing to current COVID-19 restrictions, the TAT was executed on-site in Korea in early March 2021 by STX and MAN Energy Solutions staff, with the classification team joining proceedings remotely. The event was filmed and broadcast globally with viewers watching from Europe, North America and Asia. Major classification societies Finn Fjeldhøj, Head of Small-Bore, Four-Stroke Engi...

Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has confirmed an order for 10 × 8G95ME-GI10.5 engines, in connection with the building of 10 × 15,000-teu container ships for Seaspan Corporation. The vessels are scheduled for delivery in the first half of 2023 and will immediately after begin 12-year charters for ZIM Lines (ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd), the international shipping group that serves the US East Coast trade. Order for ME-GI engines This is just the latest order that the well-...

BAE Systems will provide installation, engineering, and sustainment support services, in order to ensure the continued safe operation of a U.S. military aircraft. BAE Systems was awarded a four-year US$ 42.5 million task order, by the U.S. Navy, to provide shore-based landing systems integration (LSI) support services, for instrument carrier and instrument landing systems (ICLS/ILS). Landing systems integration (LSI) services The new ILS service provides U.S. Navy pilots with increased guidan...

BAE Systems is taking decades of flight controls expertise underwater onboard the UK's next-generation submarine, Dreadnought.  This innovative approach involves adapting controls that are usually used in fly-by-wire aircraft and applying them in a marine environment. The complete Active Vehicle Control Management (AVCM) system will oversee all major aspects of the submarines’ manoeuvring capability to the highest levels of safety and reliability, similar to existing systems on moder...

New research reveals that the UK's Dreadnought submarine programme supports tens of thousands of jobs across the UK. BAE Systems has for the first time revealed the significant contribution the Dreadnought submarine programme makes to the UK economy, supporting almost 30,000 jobs across the country. While nearly half of these jobs reside in the North West of England, the supply chain for Dreadnought extends to every region of the UK. Working with partners Rolls-Royce and the Submarine Delivery...

MAN Energy Solutions has won the order to supply the main engines for two new building live-fish carriers, currently under construction at the Cemre shipyard in Turkey. The first – a 2,200 cubic-metre vessel for Seivåg Shipping AS – will be powered by 2 × MAN 12V175D-MEM Tier III engines, while the second – an 8,000 cubic-metre vessel for Mowistar AS – will be powered by 4 × MAN 12V175D-MEM Tier III engines. This latter carrier, with a deadweight of ~12...

The scope of supply extends to all equipment required for day-to-day operations, including a 30 ft AUV container housing the Stinger launch and recovery system, battery chargers and maintenance equipment. A 10 ft operations room container is configured for mission planning and dive management as well as data download and review. Successful commercial AUV The HUGIN AUV system is the most successful commercial AUV in the world. More survey kilometres have been completed by HUGINs than any o...

MAN Energy Solutions has won the order to supply 10 × MAN B&W 7G80ME-GI Mk9.5 dual-fuel engines to a series of 10 × 300,000-dwt VLCCs distributed among shipowners, Advantage Tankers (4), AET (3) and International Seaways (3). Another new segment for the ME-GI, the new buildings will operate globally as charters for a major oil company. HSD Engine will construct the engines in Korea, while DSME will build the vessels, again in Korea. Bjarne Foldager, Senior Vice President and Hea...

MS Gann – which ran passenger services along the Norwegian coast as the Hurtigruten ship MS Narvik before conversion in 2007 – is operated as an upper secondary independent school, backed up by a facility onshore. The school annually educates 135 students in maritime-focused courses including Engineering and Industrial Production and Electrical Engineering, as well as delivering competence-based and statutory courses for the maritime industry. Extensive product portfolio Students...

MAN Energy Solutions has demonstrated its latest low-speed, dual-fuel engine – a MAN B&W ME-GA type designed for LNG/fuel-oil running – at a ceremony live-streamed from its Copenhagen Research Centre. The new engine is an Otto-cycle variant of the company’s successful ME-GI engine. As its pre-mixed combustion results in low NOx emissions, the ME-GA engine is inherently Tier II and Tier III compliant in gas-operation mode. To fully utilise its dual-fuel potential in Tier II...

The KONGSBERG AUVs are scheduled for delivery this year, with the USVs following in the late summer/early autumn of 2022. The AUVs are depth-rated to 1,500m and are equipped with a powerful payload for environmental monitoring and seabed mapping. The four autonomous vessels will be equipped with KONGSBERG’s new Blue Insight, a cloud-based ecosystem designed to facilitate remote instrument operation, data visualisation and smart management of oceanographic and meteorological data. Adv...

The ship, which is being constructed for US energy company Dominion Energy, is expected to be delivered by the end of 2023 and will be among the largest of its kind. The new WTIV will be able to transport and install several sets of next-generation wind turbines and their foundations. It will be the first vessel of this type to be built according to the requirements for renewable offshore energy production defined in the United States’ Jones Act. Best possible operation Kongsberg Ma...

Hapag-Lloyd and NileDutch have signed a sale and purchase agreement where Hapag-Lloyd acquires all shares of the Dutch container shipping company Nile Dutch Investments B.V. (NileDutch). With over 40 years of expertise, NileDutch is one of the providers of container services from and to West Africa. The company is present in 85 locations across the world and has 16 own offices in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Singapore, China, Angola, Congo and Cameroon. Important strategic growth With 10...

VSTEP extends its international footprint by signing a deal with a high school in Burgas. Burgas is a picturesque city in Bulgaria on the Southern Black Sea Coast. The city’s hemisphere is surrounded by large bodies of water. This requires an incredibly strong transportation system across the sea and lake channels to ensure both people and goods can travel safely and efficiently. Inland navigational skills As such, one of the renowned high schools in Burgas was searching for a hig...

NAUTIS Simulators will take the maritime training suite a step further in 2021 by introducing autodidactic tools to aid in maritime training. Maritime training methodologies have been evolving radically over the past couple of years and the reliance on autodidactic or self-training techniques has gained substantial admiration. Hence, the NAUTIS team at VSTEP is currently busy collaborating with Smart-Ship, a Delft based start-up that specialises in Haptic Feedback technology, to integrate hapti...

The use of waterjets on Skyfall reduces vibration by up to 40% compared with a conventional shaft drive, and has allowed the 60m yacht to be designed with a draught of less than three metres – impossible with propellers, which would have required diameters exceeding this figure to absorb the available horsepower. Delivering maximum performance Tommi Viiperi, General Manager, Sales – EMEA, Kongsberg Maritime, explains: “Our type S90-4 waterjets offer the best efficiency and du...

Ocean Infinity and MMT are excited to announce an acquisition that brings together MMT’s deep expertise and established track record as a distinguished marine survey and data analytics provider and Ocean Infinity’s best-in-class robotic technology and operational expertise. Expanded geographical footprint The combined force will maximise the potential of Ocean Infinity’s fleet of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), and the soon to be launched Armada fleet of uncrewed, low-...

Satcom Global is delighted to announce another extension to its Aura VSAT maritime communications network, with the addition of two new satellite beams; Astra 4a Nordic and SES-12 IOR. The Astra 4a Nordic Ku-band beam, was introduced to the Satcom Global Aura network in December 2020, to support customers operating in European waters. Providing improved performance With carriers optimised for the performance of smaller Ku-band terminals, Astra 4a Nordic is not only improving the performan...

The new 5,000m3 LFC will be built to KM’s new NVC 390 design, with a clear focus on reduced emissions and enhanced sustainability. This is reflected by the comprehensive KONGSBERG equipment package, which includes Promas propulsion, generators, thrusters, electrical systems and automation. To date, KM has designed eight LFCs for Sølvtrans, with six previously built or under construction at Myklebust Verft. With its headquarters in Ålesund on Norway’s west coast, S&oslas...

ROC Friese Poort is one of the pioneering training institutes of the Netherlands that offers vocational training to around 15,000 students each year. The educational institution also provides a wide selection of training courses. These courses range from short, intensive, tailor-made to multi-year programs that are suitable for individuals as well as groups. The courses offered by ROC Friese Poort are designed to be delivered in other organisations and training institutions. The new de...

A few months after launching the new X10 TITAN range, Atlas is happy to see that the market has responded well by ordering the first units for Chinese shipyard and European shipowner; order series 4 + 2 110,000 DWT Crude Oil Tankers. With unique design features such as no pre-heating of the oil sludge, one burner only, efficient burning process, and a 3-chamber system, the X10 TITAN is by far the most environmentally friendly and cost-efficient marine incinerator on the market.

To support its growing scope of activities across the globe, the World Shipping Council (WSC) is as of March 1, 2021, adding two positions to its operations in Singapore, as well as welcoming a new colleague in the US. Appointments in Singapore They will both engage with WSC members on a broad range of policy matters including environmental and climate In Singapore, WSC welcomes Senior Manager Mun Wei Jun and Senior Executive Ang Shi En. They will both engage with WSC members, government regu...

Ocean Infinity, the next generation subsea marine robotics company, has been awarded a contract with ExxonMobil, for high-resolution Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) geophysical and geotechnical data acquisition, within the Stabroek block, in offshore Guyana. Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) This approach of autonomous operations at scale is a more sustainable way of operating at sea Ocean Infinity will simultaneously deploy their advanced AUVs in water depths of between 70 metr...

Ocean Infinity, the next generation subsea marine robotics company, has been awarded a contract with ExxonMobil, for high-resolution Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) geophysical and geotechnical data acquisition, within the Stabroek block, in offshore Guyana. Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) This approach of autonomous operations at scale is a more sustainable way of operating at sea Ocean Infinity will simultaneously deploy their advanced AUVs in water depths of between 70 metr...

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group, amidst its active pursuit of ESG management, became the first company in the Korean shipbuilding industry to obtain the highest credit rating required to be an issuer of green bonds. HHI, the Group's shipbuilding arm, announced that it received a "Green 1" rating from NICE Investors Service Co., an affiliate of Korea's largest credit rating group National Information & Credit Evaluation (NICE), for its planned issuance of green bonds. Green bonds The...

German yard, Abeking & Rasmussen, announces that it has begun the construction of two minehunting vessels for the Indonesian Navy. Each vessel will feature a complete MAN hybrid propulsion package, with: 2 × MAN 12V175D-MM engines delivering 2,220 kW at 1,900 rpm. A MAN Alpha CPP twin screw-propeller system including Alphatronic 3000 propulsion-control system for efficient and flexible manoeuvring. An AKA hybrid PTI system for silent operation while minehunting (slow speed with pu...

MAN Energy Solutions’ Two-Stroke Business has announced that it has surpassed 1,000 orders for secondary-measure, Tier III-compliant, emission-reduction technology for its portfolio of MAN B&W-branded, low-speed engines.  Approximately one-quarter of the orders have been for EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) systems, with SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) systems accounting for the remainder. The milestone was passed in early-January 2021 and is built upon references from the...

Indar is delighted to announce that will be supplying the new submersible pump for the screened open ocean intake. Manufactured in Duplex Material, and customised for the actual needs of the plant, this high-efficient customised motor-pump solution, for the Charles E. Meyer Desalination Plant, will pump the seawater from the intake offshore in the Pacific Ocean to the desalination plant. Starting in 2017, Santa Barbara`s  Charles E. Meyer Desalination Plant produces three million gallons...

STX Engine has signed a contract with Daehan shipbuilding for 3 × MAN 6L23/30H Mk3 GenSets for 1+1 vessels, which marks the first sale of the engine’s Mk3 version. The engines will achieve Tier III emission levels with the aid of SCR. They are provisionally scheduled for delivery in August 2021.  Finn Fjeldhøj, Head of Small-Bore, Four-Stroke Engineering, MAN Energy Solutions, said, “This is an important order; our 23/30H GenSet is a proven workhorse that our c...

The vessels are to be built by Korean shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) and will each be equipped with two combined windlasses and mooring winches capable of handling a 17-tonne anchor with 111mm anchor chain, plus a further seven mooring winches. Designed to operate under extreme ambient temperatures as low as -52°C, the windlasses and mooring winches will also feature a specially-developed modification in the form of an electrically-operated, spring-loaded b...