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Profile: Port of tórshavn landing and a shipyard. In total we new ones coming to us,” he stated. have around 2600 calls a year.” “Our analysis highlighted that what While the Port of Tórshavn itself they need is space for growth.” isn’t a private company – the Tórshavn As a result of these findings, the Municipality owns it – Annfinn noted Port of Tórshavn has a £45 million that it is run like a private company expansion project due to commence and is therefore constantly looking in 2016, which is designed to for ways to improve and expand its facilitate efficiencies and increase the turnover. “Our income stems from attractiveness of the port to new users. our customers, it doesn’t come from “The expansion will focus on the taxes or financing, so we have to look container and passenger side of the at developments that will keep our business, as these are our key areas,” existing clients returning to us and added Annfinn. “We are seeing that future only port in the Faroes that is manned 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and we have never experienced a close down due to bad weather or any other cause, for that matter!” He continued with more details on each location: “Kollafjord has two different quays, one of them is mainly for fisheries, with a very large fish factory, and on the opposite side is a large container area, used by one of our good customers. Sund is mainly used for handling bulk and bunkers, as a large power station is based there, which provides electricity for a significant percentage of the Faroese population. Finally, looking at Tórshavn itself, our main business areas are container vessels and passenger ship traffic, as well as fish www.shippingandmarine.co.uk - 99

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Profile: Port of tórshavn increasing amounts of goods are being transported in containers so we need more space to accommodate those, and additionally we can see that container vessels are growing in size, and our draft limitations at Tórshavn mean we are already at the maximum size we can accept. We want to be ready to receive the next generation of container ships, in order to future proof the harbour. “On the cruise side, there are already ships sailing in the North Atlantic that have drafts too big for us, so we hope an expansion would make us an attractive new stop for them.” The Port of Tórshavn already has a thriving cruise business and well- established customer base, so it would be able to draw on existing expertise to handle any new business, and is keen to highlight the many attractions of the Faroe Islands to tourists. The expanded port facilities would also be able to handle the Port’s increasing exports in salmon and mackerel, as well as exciting new opportunities, which could be on the horizon in the oil and gas sector. “Test wells have already been drilled in Faroese waters, but so far no oil has been discovered,” added Annfinn. “But we know there is oil just west of the Shetland Islands and that means a large infrastructure will be required www.shippingandmarine.co.uk - 101

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Profile: Port of tórshavn to gain access to it. Some of these services to potential customers in the Faroe Islands. Annfinn is pleased support and supply vessels could China or the US. “In 2014 around with the organisation’s performance, come to us for services such as crew 30 ships in total sailed from China but is keen to ensure that going changes and maintenance. If you to Europe, north of Russia, through forward it continues to evolve in are operating west of the Shetland the Arctic area – it is only ice free for order to meet the needs of the future. Islands it is a shorter distance to four months of the year currently but “I think we are doing quite OK, the Faroes than if you have to go to we know the ice is melting so going but we are never better than our Aberdeen for example, and I believe forward this window may get bigger. customers say we are,” he concluded. there are tax advantages to British “In theory, once our expansion is “This is why we must continuously operators if they use a foreign port in place we can use our geographical strive to improve.” once a year. While at the moment we position to become more of a hub don’t have a long track record for for containers between Europe and Port of Tórshavn working with supply vessels, we are Asia, for example, for the traffic that www.torshavn.fo trying to build up our customer base goes north of Russia. We could also in that area.” become a hub for traffic that goes • Port operates around two thirds of the import and export of Faroes In fact, the location of the Faroes is from Europe to the US.” • £45m expansion project planned for one of its major benefits and Annfinn It is clear that this major expansion 2016 noted that with the increasing talk plan is going to significantly benefit • Ideal location halfway between Iceland and Norway of using the North East Passage both the Port of Tórshavn and also through the Arctic, it could also offer its customers and the residents of Kemilux Since 1967, Kemilux has been in the business of providing all kinds of cleaning products for private homes, institutions and all manner of industrial workplaces, including ships and vessels. In addition to cleaning products, Kemilux currently also sells work wear, cleaning suits and various solutions for packaging. Ever since it was established, Kemilux has grown rapidly and it remains the only Faroese provider of cleaning products, having become a permanent fixture in the Faroese workplace, and now, also in workplaces abroad since Kemilux is successfully and increasingly exporting a substantial part of its products. Kemilux’ headquarter are located in Tórshavn while wholesalers and offices can be found everywhere in the Faroes, as well as in Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Greenland and Scotland. Needless to say, Kemilux, as an ISO 9001 and Achilles registered company, is ideally placed for future co-operation in the Faroe Islands’ growing oil industry. All employees are trained in HSEQ and Kemilux adheres strictly to the EU’s regulations regarding dangerous chemicals and air pollution. Additionally, since Kemilux’ products are made in the Faroe Islands, where the water is lime free, its products are free of chemicals reducing lime. As Andreas Falkvard Hansen, sales manager stated: “Together, we can find a clean solution.” www.shippingandmarine.co.uk - 103

Profile: Cammell laird Yards ahead C ammell Laird is the with new environmental constraints busiest and most dynamic aimed at a reduction in carbon emissions and airborne pollution. commercial shipyard in the United Kingdom. It Further regulations are directed at specialises in ship building, complex aquatic organisms,” he said. “Ship ship conversion projects, military restricting the spread of invasive ship refit and turnkey retrofit management resources, already installations. Its site on the River stretched, are having to navigate Mersey includes four dry-docks a multitude of rapidly developing and a wet basin with direct river technologies. Unfortunately the access, one of the largest modular most effective and efficient answer construction halls in Europe and an is different in each case. There’s no extensive network of workshops. simple solution to suit every vessel. With an illustrious history “So we are proactively bridging stretching back to the 1820’s, the gap. Having forged excellent Cammell Laird has years of links with a wide range of experience of monitoring the market, technology providers, we are seeing what changes are coming and currently supporting a number of predicting what services its clients clients in finding optimum solutions will need in the future. As John with services ranging from initial Barnard, project manager, explained, feasibility studies to comprehensive currently green issues are at the turnkey retrofit projects.” top of the agenda: “Regulatory This latter capability is becoming pressure on shipping has increased increasingly important to Cammell 104 - www.shippingandmarine.co.uk

Profile: Cammell laird reduce the timescales, reduce the project risks and plan and estimate the project with a high degree of certainty.” Cammell Laird’s approach and experience in retrofit projects will stand the yard in good stead, given the increasing amount of environmental legislation that ship owners and operators are now faced with. John warned that going forward, there will be a big demand for these services, which not all yards will be able to address: “The industry is anticipating equipment availability bottlenecks. A surge in demand will put a strain on shipyard resources globally and there will be insufficient experienced installation and commissioning engineers,” he said. “Pre-planning is essential as ship owners who have left their planning to the last minute will find themselves with fewer options, and possibly not being able to install their preferred solutions at the most cost-effective time.” John also noted that ship operators often have difficulty in assessing the sales offerings from technology equipment suppliers, whilst technology suppliers struggle to get their products fully understood by the ship operators, particularly when the technology is relatively new and Laird and its clients, and John “The majority of our business is complex. To help with this, Cammell explained exactly what the yard from repeat customers,” added John. Laird has created a technology hub offers: “We maintain all of the skills A perfect example of this is the with a proactive shipyard at its and experience required to provide recent £49.5 million refit contract centre: “In establishing the ‘shipyard turnkey solutions, including a strong Cammell Laird completed for the hub’ concept, we have forged Technical Department. We are Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Fort excellent links with a wide range of proactive in building relationships Victoria. “I would say that from eco-efficiency technology companies and partnerships with an ever project inception, maintaining a to provide a neutral hub where ship increasing number of technology strong partnership with the customer operators are able to draw on the companies offering a diverse range was key to the successful delivery cost-effective expertise and assistance of ‘green’ technologies, and we back into service on this project,” he of the shipyard in arriving at the are able to involve any particular stated. “The biggest challenge was optimum solution for their vessels. manufacturer according to the the sheer amount of interdependent We also offer complete turnkey client’s preference,” he said. “We can work happening in a relatively quotations for their projects. Careful relieve the ship owner of the time limited area in a short time frame. planning can minimise downtime and expense of repetitive on-board Our experience in delivering complex and capital costs, and improve surveys, and offer the benefit of refits on an annual basis was vital, operational efficiency.” providing a turnkey quotation for as although every project and ship Whilst regulatory compliance the installation of their proposed is different we had an excellent is essential for the ship owner, solution.” understanding of the intricacies operating costs remain an area of The yard often takes a partnership and problems involved in the increasing concern. Fuel costs in approach to these projects, and upgrades and were able to mitigate particular have become a major customers value the experience of these in our planning. Thanks to headache. The shipyard utilises its its staff and their ‘can-do’ attitude: our knowledge we were able to experience in innovation and its www.shippingandmarine.co.uk - 105

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Profile: Cammell laird complex such as She will be a similar ship to the trim optimisation, Portaferry II and will be delivered in propeller 2016. We will be looking to provide ducts and air a modern, more efficient and more lubrication. environmentally friendly ship.” Cammell Laird is The last five years have seen a able to assist the ship owner lot of positive developments for by providing turnkey solutions from Cammell Laird, with consolidation considerable connections to offer concept to completion. as the top support partner to the the ship owner a wide range of eco- It is clear that Cammell Laird has a RFA, moving back into new builds efficiency retrofits, all contributing lot to offer clients and it is therefore and achieving the status of the to efficiency improvements and no surprise that the yard has an busiest commercial ship repair and a consequential reduction in fuel ongoing relationship with several conversion yard in the UK. “Over consumption, and hence a reduction blue chip clients, such as the Aircraft the next five years we are looking in carbon emissions. Eco-efficiency Carrier Alliance. It is currently to consolidate these new building retrofits encompass the relatively building centre blocks for two activities, utilising our skills on both simple and inexpensive such as new aircraft carriers, and as John specialist and ‘one-off’ vessels and variable speed pump control, explained, the project, which started offshore structures,” John concluded. thermal insulation and efficient hull in 2010, will complete in 2015. “We “We are also looking to increase coatings to the more esoteric and have built and fully outfitted 10,000t our support to the offshore services of the new aircraft carriers, split over industries, including dry docking, 15 modules that have been shipped refit and conversion projects.” to Rosyth for integration. We also had a team working on the module integration into the ship in Rosyth. Cammell Laird Wood Group The project has been a great success www.cammell-laird.co.uk for us and ultimately led on to a Wood Group Industrial Services Limited (WGIS) provides • Delivers shipbuilding and conversion unrivalled expertise in the provision of specialist, high contract to fabricate modules for projects, eco-eficiency installation quality industrial services & project management skills to the Astute Submarine programme,” concept surveys and design consultancy support the construction, maintenance, de-commissioning he said, before adding details of • Maintain a strong in-house technical and replacement of major assets such as ships, bridges, department with extensive practical chemical plants, oil rigs, wind farms and power stations. another project: “We have just won a experience including a number of ballast Previously known as Pyeroy, WGIS continues to offer a contract to design and build a double water treatment design and system wide range of fabric maintenance services, protective ended ferry for the Department for installations coatings, access, insulation, industrial cleaning, asbestos • Provide turnkey solutions for remediation, specialist construction services, electrical and Regional Development Northern customers’ projects instrumentation services. Ireland for Strangford Lough. www.shippingandmarine.co.uk - 107

Profile: MAATS TECH Tensioners are supplied to complement the company’s Karmsund main traffic harbour. Photo: Tor Inge Vormedal carousels. Tensioners are used in loading out the product to be stored in the carousel from the shore storage or manufacturing facility Expert service O riginally founded with the design, build and installation we last spoke has been our strategic a focus on specialist process for both on-deck and under- change in direction from pipe lay subsea vessel design and vessel requirements to cable lay deck carousels as well as any other shipyard supervision, vessels; this has come as a result of loading and unloading equipment. MAATS Tech has since developed 35 carousels in various sizes to to the new cable lay business in its services over the last 25 years Having supplied approximately a shift of emphasis in shipbuilding to become a marine engineering around 25 different vessels, the support of cabling to offshore organisation with a major presence company has developed significant platforms, wind farms and, in some in the offshore engineering industry. experience in carousel systems, cases, power from one island to Today a key supplier to all blue chip resulting in a world leader status another when DC power is used offshore contractors, such as Subsea in the supply of carousels that are instead of AC. 7, Technip, Aker, J Ray McDermott installed below deck. “Meanwhile, the main driver and SBM, the group has also Since it was previously featured behind our incredible success developed strong relationships with a in Shipping and Marine magazine in throughout 2014 was Brazilian range of world-class shipyards; these June 2014, the company continued oil firm’s Petrobras’ decision to include IHC in the Netherlands, to enjoy a record-breaking year, replace its aging fleet of flexible Bergen, Kleven and Vard in Norway while also expanding its services into pipe layers and increase the number and HHI and DSME in South Korea. the new cable lay market, as John and capability of the replacements. An expert in turnkey, ship-based Holt, managing director at MAATS MAATS Tech already had lay carousel systems, MAATS Tech acts Tech, begins: “The most notable and loading systems on the older as a main contractor throughout development for MAATS Tech since vessels that had been in service for 108 - www.shippingandmarine.co.uk

Profile: MAATS TECH Petrobras since the early 1990s and had a reliable history – when the Coral De Atlantico specifications came out they reflected considerable elements of MAATS Tech’s standard components.” With its knowledge of both ship design, naval architecture and the lay/load equipment interfaces and operations, MAATS Tech attracts operators thanks to the beneficial cross-over between a client’s engineers and MAATS Tech’s engineers. Proud to work closely with clients during the design phase of deck layouts on which its products are installed, the company also provides ship design services for new-build and/ or conversion projects. Typically, supervision team to represent the these design activities begin with a owner when conversion or new-build vessel conceptual design study before phases progresses to the shipyard. the decision is taken as to whether The company’s core market area or not to proceed. If the company is South America, where it has is interested in continuing, MAATS witnessed major demand, as well Tech then undertakes full production as steady success in West Africa, drawings as well as providing a however, with demand growing www.shippingandmarine.co.uk - 109

Profile: MAATS TECH in the DC cable lay business, 3D image swung open the company anticipates future contracts to come from international shipyards that are building vessels for operators operating in areas such as the North Sea and the Baltic. “We have already started to expand into the cable lay/cable handling business as MAATS equipment is easily transferable from umbilical handling (flex pipe operation) to the large DC cable products,” says John. “We are extending our product line in way of two and four track tensioners, the new four-jaw specifically suited and targeted at the cable laying business. MAATS Tech has its own design of cable laying vessel aimed at the 0-1000m water depth with an ability to ground on shore approaches; we have had discussions on building the vessel in conjunction with Cammell Laird Shipyard, so this is an opportunity.” Recent projects for the quality 110 - www.shippingandmarine.co.uk

Profile: MAATS TECH conscious firm include the supply and commissioning of nine carousel systems on a number of vessels in three different countries, as John highlights: “Two of these vessels were completed by DSME Korea for the Technip Odebrecht Partnership (TOP) in Brazil. The vessels had MAATS Tech 2500te carousels below deck and some eight dollybases on deck for flexible pipe storage; the vessels are now in Brazil and operating.” On top of this, John notes that the company currently has equipment being constructed and installed on three vessels for Sapura, three vessels for Subsea 7 in Holland and one vessel for Subsea 7 in HHI Korea. “The HHI project for S7 includes a 7000te basket Carousel system, which is probably the Dollybase first of this size below deck. Trial assembly of this unit is to take place shortly at our fabricators MFL in Middlesborough.” Following an incredible year, MAATS Tech is keen to add core strength to its engineering team, while also extending its baseline of design and build products for both cable and flexpipe operators and entering into the market of subsea equipment design only packages. The company also anticipates it will be providing services outside of the offshore business, with work having already successfully been completed within the aircraft engineering and nuclear energy business. However, for now the company is focusing on the projects it has in hand, as John concludes: “Our focus throughout 2015 will be on the completion and commissioning of eight or more contracted underdeck carousels and at the same time moving forward to obtaining a market share in the cable lay equipment market.” Maats tech Ltd www.maats.co.uk • Marine engineering consultancy for specialist ship design • Record breaking year in 2014 • Expanding into cable-laying vessels www.shippingandmarine.co.uk - 111

Profile: Wills Ridley wills Strong E stablished in 1963 with the products such as hydraulic steering Certification, Wills Ridley prides aim of manufacturing and itself on its ability to provide vessels gear, hydraulic systems, rudders and marketing steering gear for across the world with steering systems universal isolated dimming equipment. The company’s electronic design of exceptional quality. Moreover, its small boats, Wills Ridley Ltd has developed a strong reputation over cent of spares for vessels that use its the last five decades for unrivalled department provides superior steering aftercare service can supply 96 per gear design services through open before and after sales services. In communication with customers that steering systems on board and free addition, the dynamic organisation enables Wills Ridley’s expert designers advice is provided when needed on has responded to market demand to take vital information and draw both steering systems and spare parts. with a range of products that deliver components from designed, tried and Products within Wills Ridley’s enhanced quality and optimum field tested items. Once complete, the product range include power packs performance. Having supplied its designs are confirmed by fully qualified and starter cabinets, hydraulic steering systems to a variety of engineers. On top of this, the company actuators, steering controls, valves, vessel types, the company’s products has accumulated a number of hydraulic ring main and dimming have become recognised on a global associates over the years and imports equipment. For customers requiring scale thanks to its ability to design and supplies products such as deck power packs, the company has long- equipment from standard or tailored machinery, full stern gear packages, term experience in manufacturing components, which are manufactured custom aluminium deck hatches and equipment to best suit their to the best possible quality. custom carbon fibre equipment to its requirements and offers optimum Located in Penryn, three miles from customers in the UK. adaptability to ensure satisfaction. Key Falmouth and its famous harbour, Adhering to ISO 9001 Design and to the design of each power pack are Wills Ridley is strategically placed to Manufacturing Quality Assurance a number of issues such as the level of work on vessels from the commercial, power on board the vessel, whether military and leisure markets. Vessels the power pack is driven by an electric that have benefited from Wills Ridley’s motor, belt driven or direct from PTO high quality services over the years (power take off). For example, if include mega yachts, super yachts, the power pack will be driven by an patrol boats, tug boats, large ships, electric motor, the size of the motor, commercial vessels and ferries. pump and tank capacity all need to be It is here in its well-equipped designed in accordance with rudders Penryn-based facility that the Triton, hand being moved through the requested company’s departments work on hydraulic helm pump angle in a time frame that is requested 112 - www.shippingandmarine.co.uk

Profile: Wills Ridley Left: 2 X AC WR45, hydraulic power pack Top: R Series, hydraulic actuator Below: KS Series, hydraulic Actuator by the client. Using their knowledge levels in unison. Furthermore, two to its highly competent manufacturing, wills requirements. non-linear lighting systems. Wills Ridley Ltd sales and aftercare/service teams. of the channels have a knee point and expertise, Wills Ridley can assist adjustment knob, which enables a customers in finding the right power pack to suit the most demanding of non-linear response to be setup for any www.willsridley.com Dedicated to continuous Standing by its ethos to work with improvement, the company is the customer to find the engineering • Supplier of hydraulic steering systems solution, Wills Ridley’s future looks constantly developing its product • Export globally positive as it continues to enhance its • Launched new isolated dimmer switch range and designing new systems; the in 2014 most recent example of this being the product range and provide customers isolated dimmer system, which was fitted to M5, the largest single masted vessel in the world, despite being a with superior customer service thanks new product on the market in. On top of this, the isolated dimmer system has also been fitted to the new Sunseeker 155, which was launched in 2014. Designed to overcome issues encountered on marine control panels where indicators from a variety of ships systems need to be dimmed in unison from one control, while also keeping each electrical system isolated and independent, the isolated dimming system consists of a six channel control card that can be controlled by a single potentiometer or momentary push buttons. Each of these output channels are wholly isolated and can drive one amp 24V pulse width modulation for the lighting of instrument systems. For customers that require more than six channels, a second isolated dimmer switch control cards and more cards can be added alongside the first master card; the additional cards are all driven from the master card. Each channel uses pulse width modulation to control brightness and calibration knobs are provided to set a minimum brightness pulse width as well as a maximum brightness pulse width, which mean different indicator lamps can be setup to reach these brightness www.shippingandmarine.co.uk - 113

Profile: b hePworth & co. Wiping out the competition O riginally founded as significant growth, which resulted from £13 million to £18 million in a Yorkshire based turnover and hope to achieve in its relocation to a new factory manufacturer of chemicals £24 million next year. We of 42,000 sq ft in 2008 and for the local carpet manufacture everything in house and Wynstruments being moved from industry by Mr Benjamin Hepworth, CEO Jonathan Eddy discusses the year and invoiced out 42,000 product B Hepworth and Company Ltd has Cheltenham to Redditch in 2009. made over 800,000 components last since diversified its markets and company’s current status and its lines to customers across the world.” strengthened its services to become progression over recent years: “We Operating as a bespoke designer a global market leader in the design employ 140 people in our 92 sq ft and manufacturer, B Hepworth’s and manufacture of windscreen facilities and export to 54 different systems are custom made to wiping systems. Acquired by Mr EG countries; our products cover all areas meet each of its clients’ unique Eddy in the early 1900s, B Hepworth of the shipping and marine industry, requirements. Able to offer a cradle has remained within the Eddy family, from naval ships to cruise ships, if it to grave project management service, with managing director Mr JP floats our equipment is on it. the company’s highly dedicated and Eddy responsible for the company’s “Our mantra is ‘Showing the Way’, qualified design team uses accurate strategic and highly successful move which not only refers to windscreen 3D SolidWorks, 2D AutoCAD, into the marine and rail markets from wipers and visibility, but also shows design analysis and specialist design its traditional UK commercial vehicle how we operate in terms of product simulation packages. Currently and bus markets in the 1980s. quality, customer service and speed consisting of five mechanical Keen to continue its success in of delivery. Over the last 12 months engineers, two electrical design the shipping and rail industries, we have seen growth of nearly 40 per engineers and one production B Hepworth acquired its largest cent in comparison to the previous engineer, the team is committed to competitor, Wynstruments Ltd, year, which is a record for us. We the continuous improvement of its in 2004; following this strategic have ambitious plans to continue products through R&D and adapting development, the company witnessed this growth as we have so far gone to new technologies, which thus 114 - www.shippingandmarine.co.uk

Profile: b hePworth & co. Having enjoyed a successful 2014, the company looks set to flourish over the coming years as it prepares to launch a number of new wiper products during 2015 while also improving the speed of transactions and delivery times, as Jonathan concludes: “Since 2010 we have been manufacturing our products in two to three weeks, but we aim to half this to five to ten days in the future, which will mean our customers won’t have to order in advance and will make us more efficient. Meanwhile, over the next three to five years, it is our goal to reach up to £30 million in turnover; this will be reached through enables B Hepworth to meet the of the Indian wipers in place; the both organic and acquisitional stringent demands of its customers. difference was staggering in terms of growth.” “We have seven 3D SolidWorks in noise and performance. our facilities, which are £5000 each “It is a battle when competitors B Hepworth & Co. Ltd and allow us to unwrap a whole offer the cheapest price with none of www.b-hepworth.com bridge or ship structure until we find the quality, for example we have had where the wipers will be mounted. phone calls from three ship owners • Global leader in windscreen wipers and cleaning systems From there we create drawings to this year alone that went with one of • Can supply systems on all types of show where the equipment will be our European competitors and now vessels installed and what electrical control want our wipers installed because the • Supply to 50 countries worldwide systems will be used before we go other product just doesn’t work.” back to the customer to double check we meet their requirements. The beauty of the 3D Cam SolidWorks is that it allows you to run the wiper on the screen and use all the data to push production by manufacturing straight from the designs.” By prioritising the quality of its produced systems, Jonathan notes that the DNV, ISO 9001 and IRIS2 accredited company has gained an enviable client base that includes the US Navy, US Coastguard and oil majors: “Through our American distributor we have been serving the US navy for a number of years; we supply to at least half of their vessels, which range from nuclear powered aircraft carriers to enormous hovercrafts. Our last contract with the US navy was approximately 18 months ago. We also do a lot of work with the US Coastguard as well, which is an established customer for us as we have been working together for 25 years. On top of the US navy, we work with the Singapore navy and also recently won a refit contract with the Indian navy to replace their wipers. It is an Indian wiper that functions poorly and is so noisy you can barely hear yourself think, so what we did was supply one of our wipers for free while leaving the rest www.shippingandmarine.co.uk - 115

Profile: A&P FAlmouth Maritime gateway O perating from the UK south docks and 750 metres of alongside region’s social and economic makeup. west coast as part of the deepwater berths that are able to Indeed A&P Falmouth has nurtured A&P Group, the A&P Port relationships with clients that have accommodate vessels of up to as much as 100,000 tonnes. A&P Falmouth is of Falmouth represents a lasted as long as 25 years and during vital hub for both local business and of 100,000 tonnes of product per year international clients operating within a a busy facility that handles in excess 2012 the port saw the 50th Grimaldi ship drydocked by A&P Group over host of maritime sectors. With one of as well as offering extensive workshop the course of 12 years. Today A&P the world’s largest natural deepwater facilities, the ability to drydock Falmouth continues to serve a wide harbours, A&P Falmouth delivers without gas-freeing, in addition to in- range of clients that operate in a broad a unique service offering that rivals water surveys and propeller polishing. spectrum of markets, as commercial that of any port facility in the world. Furthermore, the port is home to more director David Daniel addresses: The port boasts three large graving than 30 firms that offer a turnkey “The port’s regular customers include range of specialist services and supply Condor Ferries, P&O, the Ministry of David Daniel chain including towage, area port Defence (MoD), Stena, UECC, Solstad health, diving services and bunkering and Serco to name a few. Work with facilities meaning that A&P Falmouth the MoD includes RFA (Royal Fleet is the ideal location for clients, Auxiliary) and Naval ships through whatever their needs. our partners BAE Systems.” A&P Falmouth was last profiled During January 2015, A&P by Shipping and Marine during July Falmouth announced the award 2014, when the magazine spoke to of a multi-million pound MoD managing director Peter Child, who contract to complete the fit-out of discussed the port’s position as the the RFAs new fleet of four tankers. recognised maritime gateway for The announcement was made by Cornwall and a vital component in the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George 116 - www.shippingandmarine.co.uk

Profile: A&P FAlmouth moving forwards and we intend to remain at the forefront of legislation with ballast water and exhaust scrubber installations,” he says. “We have the MARS contract requiring a lot of attention, and there is much to focus on before the first vessel arrives, and more generally we are looking to expand our infrastructure at the port. My successor will be Ian Douglas, who was previously general manager of our yard at the Tees. He has over Osborne during a visit to A&P has certainly been busy, among the 20 years commercial, sales & project Falmouth on the morning of 26th aforementioned projects for example management experience, working for January 2015. The four Military it has also completed work on its third Tees Dockyard, Cammell Laird, Grand Afloat Reach and Sustainability vessel for client Beltships, involving Bahama Shipyard & A&P Group.” (MARS) tankers will maintain the a major and complex re-fit of one of Royal Navy’s ability to refuel at sea its self-discharging bulk carriers. As and will provide fuel to warships the year progresses there is much to A&P Falmouth and task groups. Furthermore the suggest that the business can maintain www.ap-group.co.uk tankers are able to support deployed this momentum and while David • Vital hub for local and international amphibious, land and air forces close himself is set to take a step back from clients to the shore and will have the ability the company he is confident it will be • Working on projects with the MoD to operate helicopters. The tankers left in safe hands. • Busy order book for the future are intended to enter service from “We have a good order book 2016 and A&P Group will continue to provide operational support to the vessels for a minimum of three years. “Essentially, the project has already begun with planning and design work,” says David. “We will receive the first ship in December this year and the remaining three will arrive at roughly six monthly intervals. The plan is to carry out a customisation package to UK MoD standards, and then support the vessels as they go through their initial capability assessment trials. That will involve numerous tests to ensure they can perform their intended role.” In addition to its work on ships the company is actively expanding into new areas. For example it has been working on an innovative project based around wave energy, as David highlights. “We have now built two prototype wave energy converters for different owners and have supported them during trials both in Falmouth bay and the wave hub test facility offshore the North Cornish coast. This industry whilst in its infancy at present is one we hope will develop and we intend to stay at the forefront assisting developers to build and trial their devices.” Since we last looked at A&P Falmouth’s operations the business www.shippingandmarine.co.uk - 117

Profile: rotortug forward Pulling S ince Mr Ton Kooren in potential customers to contract built FLNG infield support vessels, Spain constructed the first as Evan highlights: “Steel cutting of either organisation for a license to the 100 tons, 42 metre Rotortugs Rotortug® design in 1999, construct a Rotortug. Two years the innovative Rotortug BV commenced for the KT Maritime after this strategic contract was has established a reputation as a pioneer within the specialised towage signed, the company underwent a Services contract; as is customary, in successful rebranding operation, September 2014. industry. Originally founded under thus further cementing its position in “Keen to take advantage of the the name Kooren Shipbuilding and technical marketing and consultancy. growing opportunities within the Trading BV, later known as KST, Speaking with Shipping and Marine LNG market, three Rotortugs were the company’s first generation of magazine during January 2014, transported to the Shell LNG Brunei Rotortugs were exclusively built for managing director of Rotortug Evan terminal to support LNG carriers,” the use of international maritime Willemsen said: “Under its new confirms Evan. “This contract is a service provider Kotug; however, name, Rotortug BV will continue natural development for Rotortug following an increase in demand its focus on the technical marketing as we are looking for expansion for specialised towage services, the and development of the Rotortug into this field; we aim to provide a company made the strategic decision as an established brand as well as towage solutions concept, a system of extending the sale of its design to other towage related solutions. based approach to maritime risk third parties. Now that the shipbuilding aspect of management for oil majors and As KST BV continued to develop the business is gone, it’s the perfect terminal operators both on shore over the years, its efforts became opportunity for us to rebrand.” and offshore. That would be our increasingly focused on design Having realigned its core business main market plan for the future.” and new building consultancy, with the shipping industry, Rotortug Supporting this strategy is the marketing and training solutions; enjoyed a productive and prosperous company’s state-of-the-art, game this move away from shipbuilding 2014 as KT Maritime Services changing new design, the ART resulted in an exclusive design Australia Pty Ltd awarded a contract 80-32. Viewed as an industry agreement between KST BV and for the design and operation of benchmark and designed by Robert Robert Allan in 2012 that enabled three of the world’s first purpose Allan Ltd, the next generation 118 - www.shippingandmarine.co.uk

Profile: rotortug series has generated significant vessel can be turned around and buzz in the market, with four on reconnected. We have paid attention order at Cheoy Lee Shipyards in to all details, and have worked Hong Kong. To date, two of these extremely hard to come up with Rotortugs, named RT Discovery and something very close to the perfect RT Endeavour, have been delivered tug design.” to their owner, Elisabeth Ltd in Although the design ticks all of the Malta. Delivered in October and right boxes for the tug boat market, November, respectively, the two tugs the ART 80-32 is now in the process deliver high performance, unrivalled of proving itself to a conservative maneuverability and optimised safety customer base, as Evan notes: “Since during operations. being delivered in October, the RT Elaborating on the benefits of the Discovery has given a few sneak ART 80-32, Evan states: “The main previews of its capabilities and vessels throughout 2015, so we will features of this tug design includes generated attention from the market. focus on delivering this concept to its combined high bollard pull of 86 However, a tug can look nice and other FLNG and FRSU operations, tons, made up of three thrusters and be well designed, but it also has to while also expanding our presence two winches, which means you can work and perform for us to convince in the LNG and FPSO markets,” always work in the direction you are clients that this is simply a much concludes Evan. going to, rather than having to work better system.” On the tipping point backwards. The ART 80-32 has a of early majority market acceptance Rotortug very good speed of 13.5 knots, with for industries in need of enhanced www.Rotortug.com 7.5 knots sidestepping capabilities; safety and optimum performance. • Leading designer, developer and The future looks promising as the this key feature provides crew supplier of the Rotortug® forward tug get into a dangerous situation. continue to develop. “We see • Exclusive design contract with Robert first ART 80-32 vessels commence comfort that they can always move • Launched the game-changing ART 80-32 towards a safe position, should the operations and opportunities Allan Ltd Moreover, if the towline fails, the increased demand for infield support www.shippingandmarine.co.uk - 119

Profile: EVOQUA WATER TECHNOLOGIES Refreshing concepts J anuary 2014 saw the birth of continuing: “The perpetual growth The Chloropac system has for over ® Evoqua Water Technologies of sea life (marine fouling) within a 40 years been of great interest to following the sale of Siemens the marine market, with over 3000 platform’s or floating vessel’s cooling Water Technologies to the systems can have a high cost, which is installations globally. investment organisation AEA. “We shortened life of equipment affected by interest from the Shipping industry are a global organisation with 170 often overlooked, not to mention the “Currently there is a pressing locations across the world, employing corrosion caused by marine fouling. in reliable Ballast Water treatment more than 4000 people,” says Darren Marine fouling can restrict cooling solutions that will met the stringent Dale, Sales and Marketing Director. flow in pipe runs and certainly reduces requirements of the US Coast Guard. The company actually has a very long heat transfer rates across the heat We have submitted our SeaCURE TM history in the water treatment market, exchangers and condensers thereby ballast water treatment system for with the Wallace & Tiernan systems reducing the efficiency of the system US Coast Guard testing, which brand name being synonymous with and potentially even increasing fuel will commence shortly and this is disinfection for over 100 years, whilst consumption.” expected to be concluded in the its Electrocatalytic brand has been The Chloropac system treats summer of 2015. These tests will take ® accepted in the power and marine the water system by producing and place at US Coast Guard approved markets for over 50 years. injecting a sodium hypochlorite laboratories, located within the “Through the Electrocatalytic seawater solution in to the main water United States for all three required brand Evoqua supplies the oil and gas cooling flow to provide a hostile salinities, including fresh water. The industry with our industry standard habitat in which organic life cannot SeaCURE TM utilizes some patented Chloropac system, providing the thrive. “The Chloropac system features to enhance reliable operation ® ® most effective, environmentally safe assures that marine growth is not only and has the Chloropac technology ® method of preventing biological prevented, but can clean previously at it’s core. First the ballast seawater marine fouling, using technically fouled equipment due to fitting is filtered before injecting generated superior equipment for energy ineffective alternative treatments hypochlorite (from seawater) back efficient and reliable long-term and thereby restoring the efficiency into the ballast line at a consistent plant operation,” highlights Darren, of heat transfer,” explains Darren. and repeatable level, which can 120 - www.shippingandmarine.co.uk

Profile: EVOQUA WATER TECHNOLOGIES be monitored and recorded. The protection) for cathodic protection Our flexibility as a business to offer SeaCURE design allows the system of ship hulls from biological growth a range of upgrade services and TM to be used in a dual purpose mode and corrosion from attacking the certified engineers to go on to the for marine growth prevention to submerged surfaces of a broad range offshore installations, we are able to provide some return on investment of sea-going vessels and fixed or help owners continue their operations on equipment that is otherwise fitted mobile offshore structures. “Our without the immediate requirement for for regulatory compliance.” explains CAPAC systems are the ultimate capital investment and demonstrates a ® TM Darren. The SeaCURE system is long-term solution to corrosion willingness to work in partnership.” available as a compact skid or as problems, and are recognised as a As a global organisation, Evoqua modular components depending on superior alternative to sacrificial relies on its vast network to support customer requirements for installation anode systems, which require frequent the product lines, and its experience in new builds and existing ships. “We replacement. The systems are preferred within the oil & gas and marine are also seeing our clients request a by ship owners because they reduce markets to deliver the right solution its standardised container approach,” fuel cost and work by supplying a customers. “Through our engineered he says, adding: “The system is controlled amount of DC current to solutions that provide technologically particularly well-suited for retrofit submerged surfaces, using durable sound products to the market, we aim installations because hypochlorite long life platinum anodes with a 25 to continue to meet the requirements generation takes place in a small side year life.” explains Darren. of our customers, increasing the seawater stream from the ballast water Understanding the many challenges speed and precision of our service,” main to minimise footprint. The that owners can face to meet concludes Darren. side stream generation method offers legislation in an uncertain market, advantages for installation on tankers Evoqua has optimised its solutions Evoqua Water concepts are installed in the hazardous area of ® opportunities, as well as challenges www.evoqua.com because the modules can be placed in to customer requirements. Current Technologies Ltd market conditions pose great a way that only the filter and analysers that need smarter solutions, as the pump room, while the main parts • Globally active business Darren highlights: “Notably, the of the system remain in a safe area.” • Long experience in water technologies To complete the company’s portfolio recent dramatic drop in oil prices • Ongoing development of new systems for the Shipping industry the CAPAC can increase the pressure on our customers to demonstrate best value. System (impressed current cathodic www.shippingandmarine.co.uk - 121

Profile: MaMPaey OffshOre IndustrIes docks In the E stablished in 1904, family Examples of Mampaey’s commitment hook supplier to still forge hooks owned firm Mampaey from steel plates. This dedication to to innovation include the SCADA Offshore Industries today creating superior products has resulted based iMoor operating software, an in-house development that in the company playing a key role in has a comprehensive range of products that enhance the safety of mooring and berthing. Discussing enables safe, sound and solid jetty boosting the safety and efficiency of many terminals and vessels. “One management. “The iMoor operating the company’s history, business software enables monitoring as well example of this is the ATEX large development manager Wouter as the control of mooring units; our LED displays, which are used for van Reenen begins: “Mampaey mooring hooks can be equipped with the berthing approach system. These is currently led by Mr Gerard intelligent mooring load monitoring have enabled the highest visibility Mampaeij; he is the fourth generation and remote controlled release, which for captains and deck crew during to bring the company to the next can all be monitored and controlled mooring, while maintaining safe level in technology and innovation. through iMoor. operation in hazardous areas.” Mampaey has been active the “We also produce a berthing Mampaey recently used its research maritime sector since 1904 when approach system, which informs and development and engineering Gerard’s great grandfather was asked everyone involved in the mooring capabilities to help deliver the to create a smart towing hook for procedure about the approach speed, innovative DOCKLOCK product what is now SMIT Towing & Salvage, distance and angle of the vessel to the market. Working alongside a subsidiary of Boskalis. Our towing in relation to the jetty or quay. In pioneering international bunker hooks have since evolved to become combination with our environmental tanker operator VT Group, which essential integral equipment for tugs.” monitoring system, providing wanted to find a more productive way Divided into three categories, information about the circumstances to deliver fuel oil to its clients vessels towing, berthing and mooring, the in which a vessel will be moored, at a reduced cost while improving ISO 9001 certified company’s product the iMoor system is the umbrella safety, the two progressive companies portfolio has a strong reputation under which all components operate, created a product that takes intelligent for quality as well as a long life thus creating a clear and real-time mooring to a new level. cycle with low operational costs. oversight of every aspect of the Discussing the process of creating “Innovation has always ensured mooring situation,” states Wouter. DOCKLOCK, Wouter explains: a leading position and growth for Proud to retain its commitment to “A first version was developed in- this company,” confirms Wouter. quality, Mampaey is the only mooring house, but after the trials of the first 122 - www.shippingandmarine.co.uk

Profile: MaMPaey OffshOre IndustrIes system, VT Group understood that mooring operation and external Mampaey is focusing on strengthening further improvement would require influences and conditions in real time, its engineering department to ensure specialised knowledge. As engineering which increases the response time to it maintains its strong position in the is not its core business, Mampaey, as emergency situations. Furthermore, long-term. Moreover, the company is a mooring specialist with in-house the possibility of snapping lines is looking to boost its in-house software engineering capacity, was asked eliminated. Meanwhile, in terms of skills and is taking on new staff to to continue the project. Mampaey efficiency, DOCKLOCK provides bring added value to customers, as brought DOCKLOCK to a higher customers with faster turnaround and Wouter concludes: “We have recently level, creating a market-ready system better ship utilisation, which shortens added two programmers to our through intense R&D and engineering bunker time for client vessels as an current in-house software team who efforts. It was an ideal situation extra competitive advantage.” will be responsible for DOCKLOCK where every step could be verified Having completed trials, and iMoor. Furthermore, in line with with feedback from a direct market DOCKLOCK has received a vast the growth prognosis and additions incumbent and eventually enabling amount of attention from the market, to our team, we are acquiring junior the trial tests of a full-scale system on with enquiries coming from a range engineers; if our new team members board of one of its vessels, the MTS of potential customers such as ferry manage to grow together with the Valburg, in close co-operation with terminals and companies within the organisation we will have devised VT Group’s captains.” dredging industry. Moving forward, a strong team, well-equipped to Wouter notes that the core Mampaey anticipates the west contribute to our ongoing success.” advantages of DOCKLOCK are and east European regions as well Mampaey Offshore docks process down to seconds instead of business units continue to see steady Industries as Asia to be growth markets for efficiency and safety as the product DOCKLOCK, while its conventional brings the mooring and unmooring www.mampaey.com hours and drastically minimises the growth in the Middle East, South • Leading supplier of mooring, berthing America and Asia. risk of injury: “With DOCKLOCK and towing systems there is no need for shore line As engineers are pivotal for the • Innovative new product, DOCKLOCK, quality and constant improvement personnel, nor ship crew line launched in 2014 • More than 110 years of expertise handling, which leads to less injury of products and play an integral role in the service given to customers, risks. It is possible to monitor the www.shippingandmarine.co.uk - 123

Profile: Protection Vessels international The best defence L eading the way as one of regulation of the growing industry and weapons and equipment at all times.” the world’s largest private set the compliance bar high from the Key to the company’s success is its commitment to going beyond security maritime security firms, outset. The outcome has been a hugely independent and privately to offer a professional and wholly commercially successful company, owned Protection Vessels International Ltd (PVI) was founded in 2009 by which has been as high as third in reliable service through the delivery of respect, integrity, trust, excellence the Times Fast Track list of fastest former Royal Marine Dom Mee. growing companies. and teamwork. Moreover, as a pioneer “Dom is an explorer of note whose Working with top-class global of ensuring safe passage for vessels exploits led to him becoming a Fellow shipping companies, national flag through areas with high piracy and of the Royal Geographic Society. In carriers and a range of notable UK terrorism risk, the company mainly 2009 one of the big tall ship firms firms, PVI uses its own high quality employs UK Royal Marines that was providing exclusive holidays for team and fleet to deliver the greatest follow a strict code of conduct and various wealthy people. They asked level of assurance alongside optimum ethics, as Matthew notes: “In the past Dom if he could provide security for compliance and due diligence; this we have only ever employed UK Royal their vessels. Dom procured a number enables customers to operate in a safe Marines; we have expanded a little on of Norwegian coast guard vessels and and profitable manner in the world’s this now, but it is very clear that the sailed them down to the Red Sea as most hostile locations. “We are the quality of our people is the best you escort vessels and that’s how PVI was only PMSC to own a fleet of vessels. can get. Royal Marines are recognised born,” begins managing director of Having our own fleet means we can across the globe as some of the finest PVI Matthew Parker. provide escort vessels, which we have soldiers, but more importantly, they “With the threat from Somali done for a number of slow moving are specialised in protecting maritime piracy growing at a rapid rate PVI rigs and vessels travelling through interests; they are the UK’s sea pioneered the idea of having guards on dangerous areas, as well as maintain soldiers.” board commercial vessels. In parallel our own floating armouries to ensure As the armed maritime security we lobbied government for better complete supply chain ownership of market continues to stabilise in 124 - www.shippingandmarine.co.uk

Profile: Protection Vessels international the Indian Ocean, Matthew notes have developed our maritime security that the company has grown in to offerings to fit those same customers’ Protection Vessels others areas: “If you do anything needs and we are still protecting them International Ltd in the security industry you need on the high seas today but the same www.pviltd.com first rate intelligence. To meet this partnerships are now being forged • Global leader in armed maritime security growing demand we have developed daily with our cyber customers whose focused on the Indian Ocean • Parent company at the forefront of cyber an intelligence division headed by a information and systems are under security and intelligence former senior MI6 officer. We provide attack online.” due diligence and bespoke reporting for a number of blue chip companies and governments. We also train a number of companies and defence forces in everything from first aid to defensive coastal patrolling.” The fastest growing part of the Group is the Cyber Division, based from its unique Cyber Academy in Bristol. “There’s barely a day goes by without hacking or information loss being in the headlines. We promote awareness of the threat, provide practical training and technological solutions to combat information theft. We also offer forensic investigation of attempts to attack our clients’ networks so that it cannot be done a second time. In short, we help protect information, often the most valuable item on a company or government inventory.” Matthew concludes: “There’s now very few security problems that PGI cannot provide a solution for. We sit with clients, listen to their problems and find a bespoke solution. If we cannot solve them, we are honest about it. We built our strongest and most enduring relationships in shipping when we stood shoulder- to-shoulder with customers when Somali piracy was at its height. We www.shippingandmarine.co.uk - 125

Profile: Stolt tankerS - Stolt nielSen GrouP The legend continues S tolt Tankers operates one synonymous with innovation, quality, cargo, including specialty chemicals, of the world’s largest and leadership and success. His reputation petrochemicals, commodity chemicals, oleo chemicals, vegetable oils, clean most sophisticated global in the industry is carried every day by petroleum products, lubricating oils the successful group of individually fleets of deep-sea, regional, coastal and inland parcel tankers, providing safe, reliable, high quality operating subsidiaries. and acids. By working with its sister company Stolt Tankers’ focus on safety and transportation services to the world’s - Stolthaven Terminals, and its environmental protection enables it leading manufacturers of chemicals worldwide network of high efficiency to meet the most stringent demands and other bulk liquids. terminals, the business has built up of its customers, as well as all As part of the Stolt-Nielsen Group, a fleet of more than 150 ships and applicable local and international it has a long and rich history dating barges, functioning as an integral regulatory requirements. Addressing back more than half a century when and vital part of its customers global the transportation and storage needs Jacob Stolt-Nielsen first established supply chain. The tanker fleet is in a manner that is safe for both and developed three companies that equipped with sophisticated handling people and the environment is its led the way in dynamic and emerging equipment, including heating and foremost objective. Another objective industries. He invented the modern cooling systems, specialised cleaning however, is reducing port time, and parcel tanker, built a leading offshore equipment, and nitrogen generators. therefore increasing efficiency - given services company and pioneered the These capabilities, combined with the that a deep-sea parcel tanker spends aquaculture industry. Unfortunately, unrivalled experience of its officers roughly one-third of each voyage February 2015 saw the passing of the and crew, enable Stolt Tankers to in port loading and unloading. The company’s founder, whose name is safely handle virtually any liquid integration of Stolt Tankers and 126 - www.shippingandmarine.co.uk

Profile: Stolt tankerS - Stolt nielSen GrouP Stolthaven Terminals is a key element Recognising that training is the operational life, dry-docking, midlife of this effort, which gives the business key to safety and environmental modernisation, life extensions and, complete control over the tanker/ performance the business administers ultimately, recycling, the business terminal interface. This control, one of the most comprehensive is able to achieve standards of combined with an in-depth knowledge training programmes in the industry. operation, maintenance and repair of its customers’ supply-chain flows, From captains to cadets, it seeks well beyond the averages of the gives the company a significant evaluation through specialised industry. In addition to managing competitive advantage in meeting assessment to ensure that personnel ships owned by Stolt Tankers, it also customer needs. Additional advantages possess both the qualifications and provides a management service for are gained from its unrivalled product- the traits required. Further leadership third-party owners. No matter which information and cleaning database, training equips management with role the company plays, it does so which has been paramount to its skills to lead the crews and ships under ensuring that the assets it manages ongoing success. This database, which the rigorous specifications demanded meet or exceed the highest standards is based upon decades of accumulated by the industry. Growing a skills base demanded by customers, regulators, operational experience, enables Stolt for the future, cadets are handpicked classification societies and the industry Tankers to efficiently handle and clean from leading maritime schools using at large. even the most difficult cargoes with a a screening process to identify those quick turnaround. with competencies best suited to the Together with its sister operating specific demands of parcel tanker units, the company strives to operate operations. Training, both ashore Stolt Tankers - in a manner that is safe for both and at sea, is a continuous process Stolt Nielsen Group people and the environment. Its efforts that reduces incidents and increases www.stolt-nielsen.com to achieve these goals are supported by performance at Stolt Tankers. • Deep-sea, regional, coastal and inland parcel tankers a broad range of existing policies and Managing its ships throughout • Fleet of more than 150 ships and barges practices, and the business remains their complete life cycle, from design • Chartering and ship operations teams actively engaged in long-term planning specification, through construction, to enhance safety and environmental performance for the future. Reducing CO , NOx and SOx emissions through 2 increased efficiency is one of the key objectives of Stolt Tankers’ Energy Management Project. The project, launched in 2006, is an ongoing effort to improve the energy efficiency of the existing fleet, as well as the fleet of the future. Actions include tuning engines for optimal performance, using travelling specialists to analyse ship performance and provide best-practices guidance to crews, smoothing hulls and propellers to reduce resistance, lowering sailing speeds, making more efficient use of shipboard heating and other operating systems, optimising voyage planning, and working with crews to increase efficiency awareness. Already it has successfully reduced the fleet’s fuel consumption by a significant amount, and innovative design on future tankers will deliver substantial long-term fuel efficiencies. As part of its overall efforts to improve its environmental performance, Stolt Tankers obtained ISO 14001 certification in March 2010, which focuses on requirements and guidelines for environmental management systems. www.shippingandmarine.co.uk - 127

Profile: frisia-offshore Exploring opportunities F risia-Offshore provides German company within the German in the tender process. “I think we offshore services from its offshore wind industry, and can had several advantages, not least of base on the North Sea coast which is that we had already worked draw on years of experience on a with EWE on RIFFGAT in 2012, variety of projects. of Germany. Having tendered The company was last featured for its first contract in 2008, just seven years later the company in Shipping & Marine in June when it first began to install turbines, and already had a very good has the longest track record of a 2014, and the following months relationship with the organisation.” have borne witness to two major He continued: “During the tender developments. As Stefan Goldbach, process itself I think it was a big project manager highlighted, the first advantage to be one of just a few of these was the winning of a long- operators of CTVs that can provide term crew transportation charter for 24 passenger (PAX) capacity on one the offshore windfarm RIFFGAT (a vessel. We were the first operator co-operation between EWE Vertrieb in Germany to provide 24 PAX GmbH and ENOVA Energiesysteme and while some others have now GmbH & Co. KG.) appeared, not many of them have “The contract secures one of vessels available. The ability to Frisia-Offshore’s crew transfer transfer 24 passengers was one of the vessels (CTVs) for two and a half criteria on the tender and as we can years, which is a long time for one do it with one vessel means our costs of these charters,” he stated, before are lower. A competitive financial going on to highlight what set Frisia- offer is a big part of a tender as the Offshore apart from the competition charter rates can dictate about 50 128 - www.shippingandmarine.co.uk

Profile: frisia-offshore per cent of the award decision. So even with measurement equipment our price had to be good value as and so forth. In fact, there is not well!” a single project in the German Another reason for Stefan and his Bight where we weren’t involved, team to celebrate is the imminent which we regard as an incredible decision by the Frisia-Offshore achievement.” board to build a new CTV vessel, the The new vessel and contract will Wind Force III. “It looks like we are require new staff, and Stefan noted building this third CTV completely that the company directly employs on our own, partly financed by the all crewmembers, which can be a yard but with no other shareholders challenge. “We can find people with or anyone else, just investment from experience at sea, but not always on the company,” said Stefan. “I think smaller vessels like ours,” he said. this illustrates how we are looking “We also like to use crew who are 12 months to look forward to. forward to the future and standing fluent in German and English, as Alongside the new tender and vessel, on solid ground as a business.” some projects require German as Stefan noted there are other tenders The Wind Force I and II have the project language. Also we like on the table and he is confident that already proven themselves in the to use local crew, as knowledge the company will be exploring many field and perform above average in of the Wadden Sea is so valuable. new opportunities in the future. comparison to other vessel designs. Experience of these waters can’t be “Being catamarans means they are gained from sailing any other seas more stable during harsh conditions, across the world. Finally, of course Frisia-Offshore and of course the 24 PAX capability wages are a consideration so meeting www.frisia-offshore.de is also a huge bonus. The design all these criteria can be a challenge, • Recently signed new long-term CTV was also targeted to the weather but one we are confident we can charter contract conditions in the North Sea, and this address.” • New vessel in planning stages has performed very well in practice.” As we go forward into 2015, • Looking forward to further developments The new Wind Force III will be Frisia-Offshore has an exciting very similar to its sisters, with a few tweaks and improvements based on Frisia-Offshore’s experience with the vessels at sea. Stefan added: “From the outside there will not be very much noticeable difference, but there are bound to be changes needed to meet the requirements of Class and Flag as well as a new offshore code in Germany, which was only introduced very recently and is something we might have to align with.” While the new charter and vessel are at the top of the agenda for Frisia-Offshore, the company is serving five major contracts, for both CTV and guard vessels. “Wind Force I is working as a CTV on the Alpha Ventus project, on a contract which runs until Spring 2017, while we have another vessel working for E.on,” said Stefan. “We also have a contract with DONG for a guard vessel, as well as a consulting contract with another client.” Guard vessels are another area where Frisia-Offshore has years of experience. “We have served a lot of projects, beginning with the first one ever in Germany. As companies such as RWE, EWE, ABB, and E.on were building their wind farm projects we were supporting them, www.shippingandmarine.co.uk - 129

Profile: Bogerd Martin Navigating success W ith a history dating any vessels over 500 gross tonnes in July 2014. Existing tankers over as far back as 1911, must be fitted with ECDIS (electronic 3000 GRT are next and need to be Bogerd Martin has compliant by July 2015. chart display and information system) To enhance availability to customers more than 100 years by 2018. As a leader in the supply experience of supplying charts and nautical publications to the marine of electronic charts since they were across the globe, the company - headquartered in Antwerp - has first launched more than ten years industry. As one of the largest ago, Bogerd Martin has the expertise strategically expanded its presence distributors in its market, Bogerd to help ship owners and managers with offices in Shanghai and Tianjin, Martin boasts a global customer select the right product at the right China, where it not only provides base thanks to its ability to respond time. The implementation of ECDIS charts, but also technical and safety to customer requests for printed is spread over a period of six years, equipment to bustling shipyards, and electronic charts that ensure from 2012-2018, with new passenger including a significant quantity of vessels receive critical navigational ships over 500 gross tonnes and new ECDIS from PC Maritime. data wherever they are in the world tankers up to 3000 gross tonnes the On top of this, Bogerd Martin in a quick, accurate and efficient first required to legally comply by July established a new office in the heart of manner. By delivering a simple end- 2012. The next ships required to have Hong Kong’s shipping community in to-end solution, Bogerd Martin can ECDIS installed were new cargo ships January 2014 to help meet the needs successfully meet all navigational up to 3000 gross tonnes and existing of its growing customer base in this needs. passenger ships up to 500 gross region, as Michael Martin, managing Under new SOLAS regulations, tonnes, which became mandatory director of Bogerd Martin, notes: “We 130 - www.shippingandmarine.co.uk

Profile: Bogerd Martin success opened a new office in Hong Kong Moreover, its newly updated Chart with the intention of being closer to Track programme will be available the many shipping firms in the market to customers wanting to optimise there; because of the developments in the management of charts and new electronic charting and the fact that editions on their ships through the the whole process is quite complex, we automated order facility. feel it is important we are close to our Discussing the new and improved customers to offer tailor-made supply Chart Track Navigator solution, We feel it is important we and support services as they make the Michael states: “We have had Chart are close to our customers to transition from paper to electronic Track on the market for some 13 years offer tailor-made supply and charts.” and we have completely revamped the support services as they make Located on Container Port Road in programme so it is now a platform Kawi Chung, the new office is staffed onto which we can add value added the transition from paper to with knowledgeable and competent products. In phase one we basically electronic charts local personnel under the management revamped what it did already, the of Enrico SR D’Souza. Here Bogerd management and updating of paper Martin provides a comprehensive products and paper applications and range of services, including as we speak, we are rolling out this printed and electronic charts, folio new version to our subscribing vessels. management and digital publications. By the summer time we will have www.shippingandmarine.co.uk - 131

Profile: bogerd martin completed phase two, which will add functionalities to manage and update electronic charts and publications. This enables vessels, from the same platform, to manage different types of media without having to switch from one programme to the other to update electronic charts or paper charts. It can all be done on a single platform.” Taking folio management to the next level, Chart Track Navigator helps those on board ships to manage inventories, orders and corrections by enabling crews to list their inventory, activate or deactivate geographical areas and to download vessel-specific notices to mariners and tracings via email. Moreover, Chart Track Navigator integrates with Findaport so users can click a destination and find all the information they require. As a complete chart and publication management solution for both paper and electronic, the key features of Chart Track Navigator include a more user friendly interface, a graphical display of the catalogue, which enables users to select charts with ease and see what they already have on-board, and full ENC management, which allows the user to identify active ENCs to see which need updating and expiration dates. Chart Track Navigator will also allow customers to add on optional applications at a modular cost. These include route planning, port information, weather information, piracy information, port entry forms management and advanced planning. Moving forward, Bogerd Martin is looking to open up offices in strategic locations over the next 12 months, while also continuing its mission to deliver support to customers as they make the transition to electronic charts and publications. “The sale of electronic products will overtake the sale of paper in the next three to five years. However, to make this attractive to customers we must develop solutions that add value to this process,” concludes Michael. Bogerd Martin www.martin.be • One of largest distributors of charts and nautical publications • Recently updated the Chart Track Navigator programme • Strengthened foothold in Asia with new ofice in Hong Kong 132 - www.shippingandmarine.co.uk

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