The PSA said the leak, which occurred in connection with maintenance on a valve, is the largest gas leak to occur in process areas on the Norwegian shelf in recent years, second only to the Visund incident in January of 2006. The gas detection on Oseberg C triggered an automatic shutdown. Crew members without emergency response tasks mustered at the lifeboats. No one was injured in the incident, but there were four people present in the area of the incident.The underlying causes of the incident revealed in the investigation include inadequate risk assessments in connection with planning of the work, as well as deficient competence regarding the hydraulics system on the part of the personnel involved.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
PSA finds five non-conformities in Oseberg C investigation
STAVANGER, NORWAY: The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has investigated the hydrocarbon leak that occurred on StatoilHydro's Oseberg C facility on Sept. 12, 2008, and has identified five nonconformities in relation to regulatory requirements, among other things.
The PSA said the leak, which occurred in connection with maintenance on a valve, is the largest gas leak to occur in process areas on the Norwegian shelf in recent years, second only to the Visund incident in January of 2006. The gas detection on Oseberg C triggered an automatic shutdown. Crew members without emergency response tasks mustered at the lifeboats. No one was injured in the incident, but there were four people present in the area of the incident.The underlying causes of the incident revealed in the investigation include inadequate risk assessments in connection with planning of the work, as well as deficient competence regarding the hydraulics system on the part of the personnel involved.
The PSA said the leak, which occurred in connection with maintenance on a valve, is the largest gas leak to occur in process areas on the Norwegian shelf in recent years, second only to the Visund incident in January of 2006. The gas detection on Oseberg C triggered an automatic shutdown. Crew members without emergency response tasks mustered at the lifeboats. No one was injured in the incident, but there were four people present in the area of the incident.The underlying causes of the incident revealed in the investigation include inadequate risk assessments in connection with planning of the work, as well as deficient competence regarding the hydraulics system on the part of the personnel involved.
New Alaska Limit Seine Boat
For many years Alaskan salmon purse seiners have been limited to a length of 58 ft. This led to the development of some beautiful and relatively beamy wooden boats in the 1950s.
In the intervening decades designers have fine-tuned the 58 ft design to add beam and depth.An example of this is being built at Westman Marine in Blaine Washington to a design by Hockema & Whalen Associates Inc. of Seattle and Bellingham Washington. The new hull has the standard 58 ft overall length with a hefty 25 ft beam and a full 11.7 ft moulded depth. This provides for two refrigerated saltwater 2,700 cubic ft holds and a dry freezer hold of 550 cubic ft bait hold.In the engine room set well forward in the hull a 660-hp Cummins QSK19-M Tier 2 compliant main engine is linked to a Twind Disc MG5170 marine gear with a 6:1 ratio. The intermediate and tail shaft total about 30 ft in length and are supported by roller bearings rather than the older babbit bearings. Under the 72-inch propeller and rudder a section of hydro-wing provides lift at the same time as enriching the water flow to the prop. Running forward a section of iron keel plate adds about a foot to the depth. Welded to this vertical a plate about 4x10 inches provides external ballast. A bulbous bow extends out from the bow and encloses a bow thruster.Read More
In the intervening decades designers have fine-tuned the 58 ft design to add beam and depth.An example of this is being built at Westman Marine in Blaine Washington to a design by Hockema & Whalen Associates Inc. of Seattle and Bellingham Washington. The new hull has the standard 58 ft overall length with a hefty 25 ft beam and a full 11.7 ft moulded depth. This provides for two refrigerated saltwater 2,700 cubic ft holds and a dry freezer hold of 550 cubic ft bait hold.In the engine room set well forward in the hull a 660-hp Cummins QSK19-M Tier 2 compliant main engine is linked to a Twind Disc MG5170 marine gear with a 6:1 ratio. The intermediate and tail shaft total about 30 ft in length and are supported by roller bearings rather than the older babbit bearings. Under the 72-inch propeller and rudder a section of hydro-wing provides lift at the same time as enriching the water flow to the prop. Running forward a section of iron keel plate adds about a foot to the depth. Welded to this vertical a plate about 4x10 inches provides external ballast. A bulbous bow extends out from the bow and encloses a bow thruster.
Samsung eyes Russia
Seoul: Samsung Heavy Industries has signed a memorandum of understanding with a visiting Russian delegation on helping out modernising Russia's shipbuilding industry, the company said. SHI is going all out to woo Russian business.
It intends to initiate cooperation with Gazprom in the Shtokman LNG project and in the Yamal Peninsula, the company’s director Jing-Wan Kim said in a meeting with Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin on Thursday.
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Mitropoulos urges Nigerian Government to act on piracy
IMO Secretary-General Efthimios E. Mitropoulos has urged the Government of Nigeria to intervene to help reduce the incidence of acts of piracy and armed robbery against ships in the Gulf of Guinea and in the waters off the coast of Nigeria.
Mr. Mitropoulos took the opportunity of a wide-ranging meeting with Nigeria's new Minister of Transport, Mr. Ibrahim Bio, which took place today (20 February 2009) at the IMO Headquarters in London, to stress that urgent action was needed to assure the international maritime community of Nigeria's commitment to address the problem on a priority basis. Mr. Bio pledged to pass the Secretary-General's message on the issue to the Nigerian President. He also informed Mr. Mitropoulos that, as part of Nigeria's efforts to resolve the problem, the Government had created a special Ministry - the Niger Delta Ministry - which had been given full powers to address, among other topics, the problem of militancy and piracy. He added that, in 2008, Nigeria had organized an international conference on piracy and armed robbery against ships in the Niger Delta region and that an action plan, agreed at the Conference, was currently being implemented.The visit, the first to IMO by the newly-appointed Transport Minister, was convened to help strengthen the working ties between Nigeria, an IMO Council Member, and the Organization. It covered a broad range of topics.Read More
Mr. Mitropoulos took the opportunity of a wide-ranging meeting with Nigeria's new Minister of Transport, Mr. Ibrahim Bio, which took place today (20 February 2009) at the IMO Headquarters in London, to stress that urgent action was needed to assure the international maritime community of Nigeria's commitment to address the problem on a priority basis. Mr. Bio pledged to pass the Secretary-General's message on the issue to the Nigerian President. He also informed Mr. Mitropoulos that, as part of Nigeria's efforts to resolve the problem, the Government had created a special Ministry - the Niger Delta Ministry - which had been given full powers to address, among other topics, the problem of militancy and piracy. He added that, in 2008, Nigeria had organized an international conference on piracy and armed robbery against ships in the Niger Delta region and that an action plan, agreed at the Conference, was currently being implemented.The visit, the first to IMO by the newly-appointed Transport Minister, was convened to help strengthen the working ties between Nigeria, an IMO Council Member, and the Organization. It covered a broad range of topics.
Evergreen and Wan Hai co-operate on intra-Asia services
Taipei: Taiwan’s two leading carriers, Evergreen Line and Wan Hai Lines, have concluded slot-sharing agreements on intra-Asia trades covering Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Japan and Korea commencing later this month.
The agreements consist of slot exchanges between Evergreen’s North East Asia-South East Asia Service-A (NSA)/ North East Asia-South East Asia Service-B (NSB) and Wan Hai’s Korea-South East Asia Service (KSS) / Korea-Vietnam Service (KVS). The NSA service rotation is as follows: Osaka – Kobe – Iwakuni – Moji – Hakata – Taipei – Taichung – Kaohsiung – Nansha – Shekou – Hong Kong. First Sailing: ‘UNI-PERFECT 1183-084S’ estimated arrival in Osaka on 2/28/09. The NSB service rotation is as follows: Kaohsiung – Taichung – Taipei – Hong Kong – Pasir Gudang – Tanjung Pelepas – Penang – Port Klang – Tanjung Pelepas – Singapore – Manila. First Sailing: ‘ITAL ONORE 1179-021S’ estimated arrival in Kaohsiung on 2/22/09. The KSS service rotation is as follows: Penang – Port Klang – Pasir Gudang – Singapore – Hong Kong – Kaohsiung – Keelung – Inchon – Kwangyang – Pusan– Keelung – Kaohsiung– Hong Kong– Singapore – Port Klang – Penang. First Sailing: ‘WAN HAI 313 S039’ estimated arrival in Inchon on 2/27/09.
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