The M/V Chinyelugo is 170 ft long with a 31 ft beam and 13.5 ft molded depth.Propulsion on the aluminum vessel is provided by four Cummins KTA-50 M2 engines each delivering 1800 HP at 1800 RPM through Twin Disc MGX 6848 gears with 2.58:1 ratios to Hamilton HM811 water jets. The crewboat has a design speed of 30 knots. The vessel is fitted with a 230 HP Thrustmaster of Texas bow thruster. Cummins Mid-South LLC also provided 110 kW auxiliary engines.The boat will work with a crew of eight and is capable of carrying 60 passengers and 225 tons of deck cargo. Tankage includes 121,214 liters of fuel, 138,207 liters of water and 1304-liters of lube oil. A five-ton knuckle-boom crane from Morgan Crane is mounted forward on the main deck. Coastal Machinery supplied the anchor winch.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
New Crewboat from Horizon Shipbuilding
The Nigerian firm Fymak Marine & Oil Services has recently taken delivery of a new crewboat designed and built by Horizon Shipbuilding of Bayou LaBatre, Alabama.
The M/V Chinyelugo is 170 ft long with a 31 ft beam and 13.5 ft molded depth.Propulsion on the aluminum vessel is provided by four Cummins KTA-50 M2 engines each delivering 1800 HP at 1800 RPM through Twin Disc MGX 6848 gears with 2.58:1 ratios to Hamilton HM811 water jets. The crewboat has a design speed of 30 knots. The vessel is fitted with a 230 HP Thrustmaster of Texas bow thruster. Cummins Mid-South LLC also provided 110 kW auxiliary engines.The boat will work with a crew of eight and is capable of carrying 60 passengers and 225 tons of deck cargo. Tankage includes 121,214 liters of fuel, 138,207 liters of water and 1304-liters of lube oil. A five-ton knuckle-boom crane from Morgan Crane is mounted forward on the main deck. Coastal Machinery supplied the anchor winch.Read More
The M/V Chinyelugo is 170 ft long with a 31 ft beam and 13.5 ft molded depth.Propulsion on the aluminum vessel is provided by four Cummins KTA-50 M2 engines each delivering 1800 HP at 1800 RPM through Twin Disc MGX 6848 gears with 2.58:1 ratios to Hamilton HM811 water jets. The crewboat has a design speed of 30 knots. The vessel is fitted with a 230 HP Thrustmaster of Texas bow thruster. Cummins Mid-South LLC also provided 110 kW auxiliary engines.The boat will work with a crew of eight and is capable of carrying 60 passengers and 225 tons of deck cargo. Tankage includes 121,214 liters of fuel, 138,207 liters of water and 1304-liters of lube oil. A five-ton knuckle-boom crane from Morgan Crane is mounted forward on the main deck. Coastal Machinery supplied the anchor winch.
Royal Australian Navy to strengthen submarine workforce
Australia: The Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Russ Crane AM CSM, of the Royal Australian Navy has released a plan to improve Australia’s submarine workforce, after concerns a lack of numbers is placing a strain on personnel.
The Submarine Workforce Sustainability Program will follow a five-phase strategy designed to stabilise, recover and grow the submarine workforce over the next five years. The program focuses on getting more qualified submariners to sea and on improving support for them once deployed. The strain on seagoing submariners will be eased by increasing crew sizes from 46 to 58 people. A fourth submarine crew will be operating by the end of 2011.“By improving [submariners’] working conditions we will ensure our submarine force remains sustainable now and into the future,” Vice Admiral Crane said.Read More
The Submarine Workforce Sustainability Program will follow a five-phase strategy designed to stabilise, recover and grow the submarine workforce over the next five years. The program focuses on getting more qualified submariners to sea and on improving support for them once deployed. The strain on seagoing submariners will be eased by increasing crew sizes from 46 to 58 people. A fourth submarine crew will be operating by the end of 2011.“By improving [submariners’] working conditions we will ensure our submarine force remains sustainable now and into the future,” Vice Admiral Crane said.
Shipping rates could be fragile 'for years'
A slowdown in global trade growth combined with anticipated expansion of the available shipping fleet could mean the downturn in the shipping markets could last beyond 2025, according to a consultant.
The tanker segment is likely to recover sooner, but bulkers and container liners could suffer from overcapacity for many years to come, according to Robin Meech, managing director of Marine & Energy Consulting.His predictions follow analysis of the anticipated increase of available tonnage in the world fleet up to 2025 versus possible growth in trade ranging from 3-5% per year.Meech analysed an index based on available shipping tonnage for all tankers, bulkers and liners as of 1/1/2008. He made a baseline for each segment to demonstrate the expected growth in the fleets based on newbuild orders, taking recent significant increases in cancellations, delays and scrapping into account.He then plotted the capacity increase for each segment against simple possible growth in trade from the start of 2008 at 3%, 4%, 5% per annum. The analysis assumed that there was approximate supply/demand balance for the three types of vessel at the beginning of 2008.
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Saturday, April 11, 2009
India launches largest auction ever
India launched its biggest-ever auction of oil and gas assets today with an offering of 70 exploration blocks.
India has offered 24 deep-water blocks, 28 shallow-water blocks and 18 onshore blocks in the auction, which will close on 10 August, Oil secretary R.S. Pandey said. India has also offered 10 coalbed methane blocks for exploration in the fourth round of offering such blocks, Pandey said. It has so far awarded 212 oil and gas blocks, under its licencing policy introduced in 1999, reported Reuters.Read More
India has offered 24 deep-water blocks, 28 shallow-water blocks and 18 onshore blocks in the auction, which will close on 10 August, Oil secretary R.S. Pandey said. India has also offered 10 coalbed methane blocks for exploration in the fourth round of offering such blocks, Pandey said. It has so far awarded 212 oil and gas blocks, under its licencing policy introduced in 1999, reported Reuters.
U.S. Coast Guard medevacs man from BOS Arctic
MOBILE, ALABAMA: The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced a 30-year old man from Bergen Oilfield Services seismic research vessel BOS Arctic on April 7. The vessel was around 100 miles (161 km) south of Pensacola, Florida at the time.
The Coast Guard received a call from the vessel at around 5:51 p.m., reporting that a crew member was suffering from an arm injury and requested a medevac.Coast Guard Aviation Training Center (ATC) Mobile, Alabama, launched an HH-65C rescue helicopter and an HU-25 Falcon jet to the scene. Following a successful hoist into the helicopter, the Coast Guard returned to ATC Mobile by 10:00 p.m. where the crew member was transported by ambulance to Providence Medical in Mobile. His condition is unknown at this time.Read More
The Coast Guard received a call from the vessel at around 5:51 p.m., reporting that a crew member was suffering from an arm injury and requested a medevac.Coast Guard Aviation Training Center (ATC) Mobile, Alabama, launched an HH-65C rescue helicopter and an HU-25 Falcon jet to the scene. Following a successful hoist into the helicopter, the Coast Guard returned to ATC Mobile by 10:00 p.m. where the crew member was transported by ambulance to Providence Medical in Mobile. His condition is unknown at this time.
Call for shipping law enforcement
There are calls for Sark's Chief Pleas to enforce a shipping law allowing only licensed vessels to transport cargo and passengers between Guernsey and Sark.
The plea has come from Sark Shipping and Harbours & Pilotage Committees.It follows concerns that, despite being unlicensed, the Brecqhou Warrior continues to unload cargo in Sark which originates from Guernsey. The committees wants the Chief Pleas to uphold the law and refuse unlicensed vessels access to Sark harbours. A spokesman for the Lieutenant Governor's office, which issues the licences in Guernsey, confirmed that the Brecqhou Warrior does not have a licence and has never applied for one.Read More
The plea has come from Sark Shipping and Harbours & Pilotage Committees.It follows concerns that, despite being unlicensed, the Brecqhou Warrior continues to unload cargo in Sark which originates from Guernsey. The committees wants the Chief Pleas to uphold the law and refuse unlicensed vessels access to Sark harbours. A spokesman for the Lieutenant Governor's office, which issues the licences in Guernsey, confirmed that the Brecqhou Warrior does not have a licence and has never applied for one.
New look ‘Queen of the Netherlands’ back at Port Phillip
A new and improved ‘Queen of the Netherlands’ arrived back in Melbourne, Australia yesterday morning (April 8) as part of the Channel Deepening Project in Port Phillip.
The ‘Queen’, which is the project’s main dredge vessel, has returned from dry dock in Singapore where she underwent pre-planned, mid-ship lengthening and reconstruction works, turning her into one of the world’s largest dredging vessels.The ‘Queen’ is among the world’s most technologically advanced dredging vessels and the largest in the fleet of about 300 operated by international dredging company, Royal Boskalis Westminster.In Singapore, the vessel’s length was extended to 230 metres from its previous 173 metres and its carrying capacity is now 35,500 cubic metres, up from 23,300 cubic metres. The new-look vessel also has been fitted with a bulbous bow for increased efficiency and stability.
The ‘Queen’, which is the project’s main dredge vessel, has returned from dry dock in Singapore where she underwent pre-planned, mid-ship lengthening and reconstruction works, turning her into one of the world’s largest dredging vessels.The ‘Queen’ is among the world’s most technologically advanced dredging vessels and the largest in the fleet of about 300 operated by international dredging company, Royal Boskalis Westminster.In Singapore, the vessel’s length was extended to 230 metres from its previous 173 metres and its carrying capacity is now 35,500 cubic metres, up from 23,300 cubic metres. The new-look vessel also has been fitted with a bulbous bow for increased efficiency and stability.
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