Surveillance & Maritime News for May 2022

Charities and community groups operating locally to Aberdeen Harbour, soon to be known as Port of Aberdeen, have received £30,000 from the port to help their work supporting individuals and families through the cost of living crisis. Supporting communities Through the port’s community action program, supPORT-all, two awards of £10,000 have been granted to CFINE and Big Noise Torry (Sistema Scotland). Two further awards of £5,000 have been granted to the Inchgarth Commun...

Artemis Technologies, the pioneer in green maritime innovation, has just released the first pictures of its 100% electric, high-speed foiling workboat prototype on Belfast Lough. Artemis eFoiler® system The vessel was designed and built to include the production specification drivetrain, battery, and flight control components consumers will eventually see in the finished workboat. With big goals set for 2022, this announcement brings Artemis Technologies one step closer to providing high-s...

Inmarsat, the pioneer in global, mobile satellite communications, is expanding its market presence in the luxury expedition market as a result of new orders for its Fleet Xpress service covering three specialised Galápagos Islands vessels. The reliability and speed of the maritime broadband service will meet guest connectivity needs for the Quasar Expeditions luxury yachts Grace and Evolution and the Kleintours cruise ship Galapagos Legend, following two contracts signed with own...

Babcock has started construction of the first of five Royal Navy Type 31 frigates, HMS Venturer, at its Rosyth facility. After cutting the first steel on the programme in September 2021, the traditional keel-laying event formally recognised the start of the build, including placing a specially commissioned coin under the keel.  On completion of the ship, the coin will be presented to the Captain and crew. The ceremony was held in the new build hall, the Venturer Building, which forms...

MSC is proud to be exhibiting at Breakbulk Europe 2022 in Rotterdam. Taking place from 17-19 May 2022, the conference has become the global gathering for the industry with more than 120 countries represented, providing a key opportunity to meet, network, and connect.   MSC's project cargo experts from around the world look forward to welcoming visitors at stands 2A20-B21 in Hall 2.  One size does not fit all  MSC will be promoting its solid expertise in oversized freig...

MAN Energy Solutions has won the order for 4 × dual-fuel MAN B&W 6S60ME-GI engines in connection with the construction of two hybrids, 8,000 lane-metre, RoRo vessels for CLdN, the Luxembourg-based shipping group. Both 234-metre vessels are scheduled for delivery in the first half of 2025. The two new buildings will have a hybrid propulsion system with each featuring 2 × ME-GI engines (2 × 11 MW) along with MAN Energy Solutions’ proprietary EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculat...

MSC will celebrate its 40th Anniversary in Spain in 2022. This history began on 2 May 1982 when the first offices were opened in Valencia and Barcelona, and today MSC Spain has over 600 staff dedicated to servicing the needs of its customers in the country.   To mark this historic moment, MSC Spain will host a series of events for people who have worked with the company over the years and who have contributed to its success and growth, including those in the local community. This...

Ocean Infinity is on a mission to play its part in protecting the planet by transforming operations at sea, through the development and deployment of innovative technology.   Developing technologies with benefits  Sam Taylor, Business Development Manager, discusses the essential technologies being developed to facilitate safe remote operations that could bring wider benefits to the conventional offshore industry by enabling lower emission operations. Some developments cou...

Okeanus Science & Technology, LLC (Okeanus), an established provider of marine equipment and engineering services, recently revealed how some of the company’s deck-handling equipment proved instrumental to the discovery of the iconic US Revenue Cutter Bear. The shipwreck was located during a 2019 geophysical reconnaissance mission off Nova Scotia carried out by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the United States Coast Guard (USCG), and CSA Ocean Sc...

The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh has been named winner of the Vanguard Public Sector Icon, Maritime, 2021. The Editor of Vanguard Newspapers, Mr. Eze Anaba who announced this while presenting a conveyance letter to Dr Jamoh in Lagos said other awardees are President of the African Development Bank, ADB, Akinwunmi Adesina, Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Mele Kyari, Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State amongst others....

MSC is pleased to launch its Bengal service on the Intra-Asia trade, connecting South China and Bangladesh, starting in late April. The new service will provide customers with a direct link between South China and Chattogram. Service rotation In addition, the service will also enable connections for Bangladesh imports and exports via our transshipment hubs in Singapore and Tanjung Pelepas. The first sailing will be the MSC Kymea, voyage SX 2017A, ETA Hong Kong, 27 April 2022. The servi...

MSC is proud to participate in Seafood Expo Global 2022, the world’s largest seafood trade fair featuring more than 2,000 exhibiting companies from 89 countries. The team will be showcasing MSC’s reefer cargo expertise and solutions designed to support seafood businesses, ensuring cargo arrives in perfect condition from the moment it is loaded until it reaches its delivery point. Reefer container fleets MSC operates one of the world’s largest and most advanced reefer contain...

Unifeeder Group, through its Unifeeder ISC platform, announced the acquisition of Transworld Feeders FZCO, Avana Logistek Limited, including its subsidiary Avana Global FZCO, and Transworld Feeders Pvt. Ltd., the containerised Indian coastal and EXIM feeder shipping operations of Shreyas Shipping and Logistics Limited, excluding vessels and bulk operations. Avana Logistek and Avana Global cover 60 ports, whereas Transworld Feeders and Shreyas Shipping and Logistics cover 53 ports.  Feeder...

With the International Maritime Organization (IMO) targeting a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is becoming a natural choice for ship owners in the transition to carbon-neutral fuels. Methane slip regulations are a possibility on the horizon, but Alfa Laval and global Swiss engine developer - Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) have already cooperated on a solution. Alfa Laval PureCool system The Alfa Laval PureCool system is the main compon...

With a length of 366m, a breadth of 51m, and a depth of 29.9m, this HSHI-constructed vessel marks the world’s first VLCS operating on LNG. Notably, it is equipped with a 12,000m2-class large LNG fuel tank, giving the vessel enough fuel capacity for an Asia-Europe round trip on a single filling. The tank is composed of 9% nickel steel which has superior strength and impact toughness even at a cryogenic temperature (-163°C). Container loading efficiency The ship is also outstanding in...

Tokyo – Leading Classification Society - ClassNK, in cooperation with Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (‘K’ Line) and Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) group, will conduct test operations and measurements for a small scale ship-based CO2 capture demonstration plant, in order to verify the equipment’s use as a marine-based CO2 capture system. This project is being conducted with support from the Maritime Bureau of Japan’s Mini...

Kongsberg Maritime and Massterly (a Kongsberg Wilhelmsen joint venture) have signed contracts with the renowned Norwegian distributor firm, ASKO Maritime AS (ASKO), to equip two new vessels with autonomous technology, and to manage their operations at sea. With Norwegian companies delivering around 60% of the investment, this is a major milestone for the growth of sustainable maritime operations in Norway. The fully electric ships will replace 2 million kilometres of truck transport, saving 5,0...

Tokyo – Leading Classification Society, ClassNK has granted its ‘Digital Smart Ship (DSS)’ notation for ‘SAKURA LEADER’, LNG-fuelled PCTC, which was ordered to Shin Kurushima Dockyard Co. Ltd., by NYK Line. The vessel is marked with the first ‘DSS’ on its notation in ClassNK’s registry. 'Guidelines for Digital Smart Ship' As a part of the society’s new initiative, ‘Innovation Endorsement’, aiming to certify innovations utilising...

MAN Energy Solutions has won the contract to supply complete propulsion packages to two OPV-45 offshore patrol vessels currently under construction at Israel Shipyards in Haifa. The contract covers two identical shipsets, each featuring 2 × MAN 16V175D-MM engines (2,960kW at 1900 rpm) and gearboxes, as well as ALPHA FPP propellers with struts and Alphatronic 3000 propulsion control systems. Features of MAN 175D type The MAN 175D type is ideally suited to demanding naval applications and...

A recent article by global maritime safety magazine, Safety at Sea, has reported a rise in piracy attacks in Southeast Asia. Following the latest quarterly report from the International Maritime Bureau (IMB), the number of incidents has surpassed the Gulf of Guinea in Africa for the same period. The IMB report also shows a year-on-year increase in attacks in the Singapore Strait and waters of the Philippines in 2020. Singapore attacks increased from 35 in 2019 to 51 this year, with 8 recorded i...

Kongsberg Maritime (KM) has just signed a new contract with the maritime services and solutions provider MacGregor to deliver a Pile Gripper Guidance System (PGGS) for the OHT Alfa Lift. Scheduled for delivery in 2021, Alfa Lift will be the world’s largest custom-built offshore wind foundation installation vessel, equipped with a 3,000t main crane. The ship’s 10,000+ m2 ‘smart’ deck will carry up to 14 XL monopiles per voyage and will also be fully submersible to a dep...

MAN Energy Solutions’ after-sales division, MAN PrimeServ, has announced the conclusion of a project involving the retrofitting of an SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) system to a fishing trawler operated by the Norwegian shipping company, Ivan Ulsund Rederi. As a result, the ‘Brusøyskjær’ enjoys reduced NOx levels that surpass IMO Tier III standards, while its MAN 6L27/38 main engine enjoys a reduced fuel-oil consumption owing to other work. NOx emissions redu...

MAN Energy Solutions has received an order for 5 × 6G70ME-GI Mk 10.5 dual-fuel engines in connection with the construction of 5 × 210,000-dwt Newcastlemax bulkcarriers for EPS, the Singapore-based shipping company. EPS has sealed an agreement to charter the five LNG dual-fuel Newcastlemaxes to Australian mining giant, BHP, for a period of five years. The vessels are scheduled for delivery during 2022 and will carry iron ore between Western Australia and China. Dry bulk shipping fle...

MAN Energy Solutions has announced the latest order for its MAN 175D four-stroke engines, in connection with the building of four corvettes for the Finnish Navy. Each of the four corvette ships will be equipped with 4 × MAN 12V175D-MEL GenSets, with a total output of 7,700 kW (4 × 1920 kW) – in total, 16 GenSets. Jyrki Heinimaa, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC), said “Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the negotiations were challenging and...

Currently under construction at Weihai and expected to be delivered for deployment in the Baltic Sea by 2023, the ships will each have the capacity for 1,212 passengers and are specified with a focus on sustainable technologies and green operation. Worth in excess of EUR 12 million, the contract will see the system fitted to Finnlines’ flagship Superstar RoPax vessels. The ships will be built to the highest Swedish/Finnish ice-class (1A Super), with a twin shaft line propulsion system pow...

Singapore-based PACC Ship Managers Pte Ltd (PaccShip) has chosen to extend its supply relationship with Satcom Global Ltd, renewing its contract for Aura VSAT for an additional 3-year period. Satcom Global has supported over 50 PaccShip-managed vessels with seamless Ku-band connectivity since 2017, with an additional 5 vessels due to join the Aura network later this year. Vessels’ operational requirements The team delivers a reliable communications connectivity that consistently meets o...

NAUTIS Maritime Simulator users will soon receive an update to 3.6, the latest version of the simulator software. This update comes with new features, fixes, and refinements that aim to make training sessions smoother and more immersive, thus contributing to an increased amount of value that trainees can get out of the virtual simulation.  Keeping up high-standards With visual and behavioural realism, NAUTIS users are ensured they are practicing true-to-life situations The develop...

Kongsberg Maritime is pleased to announce the sale of four HUGIN AUV systems to the Indian Defence Public Sector shipyard Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited (GRSE), located in Kolkata, India. This sale has been conducted in collaboration with Kongsberg Maritime India, a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime. HiPAP 502 acoustic positioning and communication systems The purchase, which also includes HiPAP 502 high-accuracy acoustic positioning and communication systems to suppo...

Jan De Nul Group recently announced that its trailing suction hopper dredger, ‘Alexander von Humboldt, had completed 2,000 hours of operation on 100% renewable, second-generation Biofuel Oil (BFO). The vessel is powered by 2 × MAN 12V32/40 and 1 × MAN 7L32/40 main engines. Jan De Nul Group reports that this major milestone represents the longest continuous use of 100% sustainable marine biofuel in the maritime industry and states that the achievement further reinforces the...

Iver Christian Olerud has been appointed the new Executive Vice President for Strategy and Business Development in Kongsberg Gruppen ASA. Mr Olerud takes over from Harald Aarø, who was recently appointed head of the company's space division. He has a Master of Science degree in Economics and Business Administration from NHH Norwegian School of Economics and many years experience of in finance, M&A activities, and business development in international listed companies. Olerud's w...