The order is for two Vik-Sandvik 465 FSV design vessels that will be built at the Wison Heavy Industry shipyard in China. The Wärtsilä scope of supply also includes two main engines, gear boxes and propellers. Sartor Shipping has options for further newbuildings at the yard. The vessels are due for delivery in 2010 and 2011. The design incorporates a hybrid system that offers considerable fuel savings compared to a purely diesel mechanical solution. This is because the available power can be adjusted to meet the various demands of the different operations that this type of vessel will be used for. The savings will be particularly notable when operating at lower power loads. Multi-functionality is an extremely important feature of this design as the vessels are intended for use in a multitude of different tasks. These are likely to include offshore standby service, emergency towing, oil spill recovery, ROV operations, fire fighting, tanker assistance and surface surveillance. The vessels will have redundant Dynamical Position system, DP II. The speed of the vessels will be approximately 15.5 knots.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Wartsila receives order for field support vessel design
Finland-based Wärtsilä has received a ship design order from the Norwegian shipping company Sartor Shipping.
The order is for two Vik-Sandvik 465 FSV design vessels that will be built at the Wison Heavy Industry shipyard in China. The Wärtsilä scope of supply also includes two main engines, gear boxes and propellers. Sartor Shipping has options for further newbuildings at the yard. The vessels are due for delivery in 2010 and 2011. The design incorporates a hybrid system that offers considerable fuel savings compared to a purely diesel mechanical solution. This is because the available power can be adjusted to meet the various demands of the different operations that this type of vessel will be used for. The savings will be particularly notable when operating at lower power loads. Multi-functionality is an extremely important feature of this design as the vessels are intended for use in a multitude of different tasks. These are likely to include offshore standby service, emergency towing, oil spill recovery, ROV operations, fire fighting, tanker assistance and surface surveillance. The vessels will have redundant Dynamical Position system, DP II. The speed of the vessels will be approximately 15.5 knots.Read More
The order is for two Vik-Sandvik 465 FSV design vessels that will be built at the Wison Heavy Industry shipyard in China. The Wärtsilä scope of supply also includes two main engines, gear boxes and propellers. Sartor Shipping has options for further newbuildings at the yard. The vessels are due for delivery in 2010 and 2011. The design incorporates a hybrid system that offers considerable fuel savings compared to a purely diesel mechanical solution. This is because the available power can be adjusted to meet the various demands of the different operations that this type of vessel will be used for. The savings will be particularly notable when operating at lower power loads. Multi-functionality is an extremely important feature of this design as the vessels are intended for use in a multitude of different tasks. These are likely to include offshore standby service, emergency towing, oil spill recovery, ROV operations, fire fighting, tanker assistance and surface surveillance. The vessels will have redundant Dynamical Position system, DP II. The speed of the vessels will be approximately 15.5 knots.
COSCO becomes world's fifth largest container terminal operator
China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company has become the fifth largest container terminal operator in the world, according to a 2008 study conducted by world-renowned Drewry Shipping Consultants.
Since 1998, when COSCO implemented its strategic plan, container terminal business was always one of the important components, said Wei Jiafu, President of COSCO Group. After 10 years' development, COSCO Group's container terminal business has developed from "nothing" to ranking fifth in the world. COSCO now runs over 150 berths at home and abroad, handling an annual throughput of more than 45 million TEUs. Subsidiaries of COSCO, the largest shipping and logistics company in China, operate at harbors in China, the Americas and Europe. COSCO has terminal operations in Chinese cities including Dalian, Yingkou, Tianjin, Qingdao, Shanghai, Taicang, Zhangjiagang, Nanjing, Yangzhou, Ningbo, Xiamen, Quanzhou, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Hong Kong, as well as in foreign countries such as the US, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Italy, Singapore and Egypt. COSCO has minority or controlling stakes, or operating rights in these terminals. COSCO Group is both China's largest and the world's second largest ocean shipping enterprise.
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Aker Solutions shakes on Saudi tie-up
Norway's Aker Solutions has sealed a partnership deal with the Arabian Consulting Engineering Centre (ACEC) as it presses ahead with plans to boost its engineering services busines in Saudi Arabia.
Under the deal, Aker Solutions will provide the managerial and technical support to expand ACEC's engineering services business. ACEC is a general engineering services contractor approved and licensed by Saudi Aramco. It currently employs 160 staff. The partnership will also enable Aker Solutions to further expand its current engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) business by working with ACEC's owner Sheikh Bugshan to form a separate joint venture for the for the execution of In-Kingdom EPC projects.Read More
Under the deal, Aker Solutions will provide the managerial and technical support to expand ACEC's engineering services business. ACEC is a general engineering services contractor approved and licensed by Saudi Aramco. It currently employs 160 staff. The partnership will also enable Aker Solutions to further expand its current engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) business by working with ACEC's owner Sheikh Bugshan to form a separate joint venture for the for the execution of In-Kingdom EPC projects.
Teekay and Merrill to develop FLNG
Canadian-based tanker owner Teekay is set to develop a floating liquefied natural gas plant with Merrill Lynch to be moored alongside a pier near Kitimat in British Columbia.
The pair will jointly convert the S/S Arctic Spirit and Teekay LNG Partners L.P. will have an option to participate in the project as well. The converted vessel would have the production capacity to liquefy between 75 million and 100 million standard cubic feet per day of pipeline quality gas, or, approximately 0.5 million tonnes per annum of LNG. "The vessel is one of only two LNG carriers with the self-supporting prismatic type B cargo containment system, which should be ideal for floating LNG," said Teekay’s vice president of gas services Mark J. Kremin. "The potential to produce the world's first floating LNG unit in British Columbia, where our operations are headquartered, is an exciting prospect." "Reliable Canadian LNG supply should be very attractive for LNG buyers and end users. This development will prove the feasibility of floating liquefaction and will provide an option for monetizing stranded gas resources in other parts of the world," added Kremin. The project is expected to commence LNG operations in 2012, subject to obtaining the necessary regulatory and local approvals.Read More
The pair will jointly convert the S/S Arctic Spirit and Teekay LNG Partners L.P. will have an option to participate in the project as well. The converted vessel would have the production capacity to liquefy between 75 million and 100 million standard cubic feet per day of pipeline quality gas, or, approximately 0.5 million tonnes per annum of LNG. "The vessel is one of only two LNG carriers with the self-supporting prismatic type B cargo containment system, which should be ideal for floating LNG," said Teekay’s vice president of gas services Mark J. Kremin. "The potential to produce the world's first floating LNG unit in British Columbia, where our operations are headquartered, is an exciting prospect." "Reliable Canadian LNG supply should be very attractive for LNG buyers and end users. This development will prove the feasibility of floating liquefaction and will provide an option for monetizing stranded gas resources in other parts of the world," added Kremin. The project is expected to commence LNG operations in 2012, subject to obtaining the necessary regulatory and local approvals.
Removal of 'MSC Napoli's' stern progresses
UK: The operation to remove the stern section of the container vessel ‘MSC Napoli’ from the East Devon coast has passed its first milestone.
The project team, led by Global Response Maritime of The Netherlands, has positioned the first of a series of lifting chains under the wreck by underwater drilling. Twelve lifting chains are being drilled into position under the stern, which has a weight of around 3,800 tonnes. All twelve chains should be positioned by the end of April although operations of this type, naturally, are weather dependent. The ‘MSC Napoli’ became a casualty during a violent Channel storm in January 2007. The vessel was beached deliberately, in order to prevent total loss. Subsequent operations, by other contractors, recovered bunkers, containers and the forepart of the ship.Read More
The project team, led by Global Response Maritime of The Netherlands, has positioned the first of a series of lifting chains under the wreck by underwater drilling. Twelve lifting chains are being drilled into position under the stern, which has a weight of around 3,800 tonnes. All twelve chains should be positioned by the end of April although operations of this type, naturally, are weather dependent. The ‘MSC Napoli’ became a casualty during a violent Channel storm in January 2007. The vessel was beached deliberately, in order to prevent total loss. Subsequent operations, by other contractors, recovered bunkers, containers and the forepart of the ship.
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