Norway's StatoilHydro shut in output from the Aasgard B gas platform today, saying the move was a precaution as rough weather had prevented the proper functioning of the platform's lifeboats.
It was not clear how long the shut in would last but spokesman Geir Gjervan told Reuters: "In other cases like this we have been back up in a few days." He said that 80 out of 120 workers were evacuated to nearby platforms or to shore. "We have done this for the last three winter seasons so it should not be a surprise to the market," Gjervan said.
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Monday, December 15, 2008
Dubai builds temporary cruise terminal
A Dubai tourism official has said that a new cruise terminal is being planned at the Port of Rashid and will open towards the end of 2009.
The present terminal is only seven years old, but the facilities are no longer used because the whole area is closed for the development of the Dubai Maritime City, Gulf News reported. Hamad Mohammad Bin Majren, Executive Director of Business Development at Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) explained that the new terminal would only be used temporarily, for up to three years before a new permanent cruise terminal is built at the Dubai Maritime City.
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The present terminal is only seven years old, but the facilities are no longer used because the whole area is closed for the development of the Dubai Maritime City, Gulf News reported. Hamad Mohammad Bin Majren, Executive Director of Business Development at Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) explained that the new terminal would only be used temporarily, for up to three years before a new permanent cruise terminal is built at the Dubai Maritime City.
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First RAstar Class tug from Robert Allan enters service
A new high performance terminal / escort tug has entered service at the Dragon LNG terminal in Milford Haven, UK, under the Svitzer flag.
The ‘Svitzer Lindsway’ was delivered to the UK from the builders Freire Construcciones Navales of Vigo, Spain, in early November, 2008. The vessel has an overall length of 34 metres, a moulded beam of 14.5 metres, a moulded depth of 6.09 metres and a maximum operating draught of 6.55 metres. The new vessel has a fuel oil capacity of 220 cubic metres, with another 20 cubic metres for potable water and two cubic metres for lube oil. Driven by GE 7FDM 16 main engines generating 2,900kW at 1,000rpm, the ‘Svitzer Lindsway’ has a minimum bollard pull of 46 tonnes. The tug is equipped for typical ship-handling and escort work, with a Rolls-Royce model TW 2250/850/AW 22U2 H hawser winch on the fore deck, with a capacity for 250 metres of 76mm diameter high strength towline. The aft deck is strengthened for a potential future fit of an aft towing winch, but that is not presently fitted. Auxiliary power is provided by a pair of Cummins gensets, each rated 390 ekW. The accommodation is to a high standard for a crew of potentially up to ten persons. The fully equipped galley serves a large common lounge/mess area. The ‘Svitzer Lindsway’ is built in accordance with Lloyd's Register of Shipping requirements for a Lloyd's + 100A1 Escort Tug, Fire Fighting Ship 1 (2400M3/hr) with water spray, + LMC, UMS, 1BS, NAV1 notation, and also in compliance with the UK MCA regulations. The fire-fighting capability is provided by a pair of main-engine driven pumps, each rated 1,400 cubic metres per hour, which serve a pair of Kvaerner monitors and a self-protection waterspray system.
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The ‘Svitzer Lindsway’ was delivered to the UK from the builders Freire Construcciones Navales of Vigo, Spain, in early November, 2008. The vessel has an overall length of 34 metres, a moulded beam of 14.5 metres, a moulded depth of 6.09 metres and a maximum operating draught of 6.55 metres. The new vessel has a fuel oil capacity of 220 cubic metres, with another 20 cubic metres for potable water and two cubic metres for lube oil. Driven by GE 7FDM 16 main engines generating 2,900kW at 1,000rpm, the ‘Svitzer Lindsway’ has a minimum bollard pull of 46 tonnes. The tug is equipped for typical ship-handling and escort work, with a Rolls-Royce model TW 2250/850/AW 22U2 H hawser winch on the fore deck, with a capacity for 250 metres of 76mm diameter high strength towline. The aft deck is strengthened for a potential future fit of an aft towing winch, but that is not presently fitted. Auxiliary power is provided by a pair of Cummins gensets, each rated 390 ekW. The accommodation is to a high standard for a crew of potentially up to ten persons. The fully equipped galley serves a large common lounge/mess area. The ‘Svitzer Lindsway’ is built in accordance with Lloyd's Register of Shipping requirements for a Lloyd's + 100A1 Escort Tug, Fire Fighting Ship 1 (2400M3/hr) with water spray, + LMC, UMS, 1BS, NAV1 notation, and also in compliance with the UK MCA regulations. The fire-fighting capability is provided by a pair of main-engine driven pumps, each rated 1,400 cubic metres per hour, which serve a pair of Kvaerner monitors and a self-protection waterspray system.
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