CEMS: WHY YOU NEED IT ARINE OG M L Reporting on Marine Business and Technology www.marinelog.com DECEMBER 2005 Distinctive MARKET HEATS UP FOR ICE CLASS TANKERS SHIPS Contents DECEMBER 2005 VOL. 110, NO. 12 MARINELOG Distinctive Ships of 2005 Jean Anne U.S. built Pure Truck Car Carrier . . . p. 21 Colombo Express 8,606 TEU containership . . . . . . . . . p. 22 Universal Queen 309,000 dwt VLCC . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 22 Viktor Titov 100,000 dwt ice class tanker . . . . . . p. 22 Benchijigua Express 127 m aluminum ship . . . . . . . . . . . p. 24 Ice Class Tankers Breakthrough design Color Fantasy Cruise ship with a car deck . . . . . . . p. 24 Shipowners, such as Neste Oil, keep adding to their ice-strengthened fleets. What’s behind the steady increase in ice class tanker tonnage? ...................p. 13 Andromeda Voyager Crew Management Excelsior Why you need CEMS Diana McLaughlin and Bill Abernathy of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Human Element and Ship Design Division write about Crew Endurance Management and just why it could be the most important weapon against fatigue-related accidents in your vessel operation .................p. 18 321,000 dwt VLCC . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 25 Savannah Express 8,400 TEU containership . . . . . . . . . p. 25 LNG regasification ship . . . . . . . . . . p. 25 Jeanne-Marie Departments EDITORIAL Give me shelter PAGE 2 SECOND THOUGHTS Dealing with the pirates PAGE 4 UPDATE PAGE 7 Pirates attack cruise liner off of Somalia. Noble semi gets four-year GOM contract. Celebrity’s Zenith docked at Detyens. Tank barge capsizes in Guld of Mexico. More PTCTs ordered by Wilm. Wilhelmsen. New high-speed ferry for Bermuda. And much more... 78,600 m3 VLGC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 25 WASHINGTON Maersk Dunkerque Greenlane for cargo PAGE 12 Cross-Channel RO/RO . . . . . . . . . . . p. 26 British Cormorant PEOPLE IN THE NEWS 115,000 dwt ice class tanker . . . . . . p. 26 PAGE 32 MSC Pamela EQUIPMENT NEWS 9,200 TEU containership . . . . . . . . . p. 26 PAGE 33 Perseverance CONTRACTS Ice class 1A tanker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 28 North Point 51,000 dwt ice class product tanker p. 28 MSC Maeva PAGE 35 INDUSTRY EVENTS PAGE 36 8,100 TEU containership . . . . . . . . . p. 30 WEBSITE DIRECTORY CMA CGM Excellence PAGE 37 3,398 TEU containership . . . . . . . . . p. 30 BUYERS’ GUIDE PAGE 38 COVER The 309,000 dwt VLCC Universal Queen, one of Marine Log’s Distinctive Ships of 2005 ML MARKETPLACE PAGE 39 OPINION PAGE 44 NEXT MONTH: FERRY DESIGN • MARITIME & PORT SECURITY • CLEAN DIESELS MARINE LOG, established 1878, is published monthly by Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation, 345 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014 Annual Subscriptions: U.S. and Canada, $60, one year, $90, two years. All other countries: $120, one year, $195, two years. Periodical Class postage paid at New York, N.Y. and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Marine Log, P.O. Box 10, Omaha, NE 68101-0010 © 2005 Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation www.marinelog.com DECEMBER 2005 MARINE LOG 1 MARINELOG Editorial ISSN 08970491 December 2005 Vol. 110 No. 12 Give me shelter T his December marks six years since the Erika incident off the coast of Brest, France. As you might recall, the single-hull tanker, laden with 31,000 tonnes of heavy No. 6 fuel oil, broke up in rough seas. The incident resulted in massive environmental damage along the Brittany coastline—and detention of the ship’s captain. The incident led to an accelerated timetable for phasing out single-hull tankers under the revised MARPOL regulation 13G and renewed debate about places of refuge. The issue of places of refuge John R. Snyder became even Editor more acute in [email protected] the case of another major pollution incident off Europe, involving the Prestige. In that case, in November 2002, the ship broke up after being denied refuge by the French, Spanish and Portuguese governments and the prolonged detention of the ship’s master, Captain Apostolas Mangouras, became a subject of maritime industry outrage. The European Commission (EC)has just rolled out its Third Maritime Safety Package, called the Erika III package. One of its proposals: obligatory designation of places of refuge. Meantime, the U.S. has taken a good first step towards tackling this thorny issue. 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Box 10, Omaha, NE 68101-0010 www.marinelog.com Second Thoughts Dealing with the pirates I t’s a pretty sad commentary on the media that the first real attention paid to the problem of piracy off Somalia came only after the recent unsuccessful attack on the Seabourn Spirit. Since the cruise ship was carrying a full complement of western passengers, the story made media headlines and prime time TV. Of course, the foiled attack on the Seabourn ship is but one in a whole string of attacks off Somalia that have included the hijacking of two ships carrying World Food Program aid to that sad Nick Blenkey and unhappy Senior Editorial country. Consultant The attacks [email protected] have continued and, according to the International Maritime Bureau’s Weekly Piracy Report for November 814, 2005, there had been 32 incidents off Somalia since March 15, 2005. According to an advisory issued last month by MARLO, the U.S. Navy’s Maritime Liaison Office in Bahrain (www.marlobahrain.org), the “pirates are not just after the quick money and electronics anymore. They are hijacking the ship and crew and holding both for a larger ransom.” The advisory notes that, so far, there have been no reported deaths after an attack. 4 MARINE LOG DECEMBER 2005 The advisory says the “attackers continue to use speedboats and gunboats—some have even used machine guns, rocket propelled grenades and two ‘chase’ boats.” The attackers frequently open fire on ships and have been known to pose as fishermen, often sending distress calls requesting help. Vessels slowing down or stopping close to the Somali coast have risked being boarded by gangs of Somali militiamen, says the advisory, which also says that dock workers from Somalia have been identified as pirates. “Attackers operating in this area have become more audacious and are venturing further away from the shoreline—a number of recent attacks have occurred over 190 nm from Somalia’s eastern coast,” says the advisory. One recent International Maritime Bureau report involved an attack vessel that appeared to be equipped with a derrick, leading to the supposition that this was a “mother vessel” for the “chase boats.” There are steps that vessels can take to protect themselves. The most effective, of course, would be to stay out of the region. That said, it is simply unacceptable to put a huge swath of the world’s ocean off limits because of the activities of a bunch of thugs. It is becoming clear that the situation now calls for an international naval response. This is where it gets tricky. What form, exactly, do we expect a naval response to take? There is already a hefty international naval presence in the area in the form of the U.S. Fifth Fleet and the Coalition Maritime Forces. Here’s part of the Fifth Fleet mis- sion statement: “The United States Central Command Combined Maritime Force (CMF) is assigned the mission of dealing with and defeating transnational threats to include international terrorism. Specifically, the CMF is charged with deterring terrorists from using the maritime environment and disrupting terrorist attack planning. The CMF accomplishes this mission by conducting maritime security operations (MSO) throughout the theater, in synchronization with operations conducted by air and land component commanders, and in coordination with regional nations. The CMF complements the counter-terrorism activities of regional navies and coast guards through exercises, training and coordinated operations. The global coalition against terrorism includes members of the CMF and the nations in the region. We share a common purpose: To preserve the free and secure use of the world’s oceans by legitimate mariners, and prevent terrorists from attempting to use the world’s oceans as a venue for attack or as a medium to transport personnel or material.” Already, the MARLO website has a hot link for reporting possible acts of terrorism, piracy or criminal activity and promises to report such acts to “the appropriate entity” immediately. As we went to press, the IMO Assembly was meeting and was considering a resolution that, among other things, would request the Secretary General of the U.N. to bring the situation to the attention of the U.N. Security Council. Maybe the Security Council could get the CMF to add the words “and piracy” to its mission statement as appropriate? www.marinelog.com Makethe move toM S C. 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During the early morning hours of Nov. 5, the pirates fired machine guns and shot rocket propelled grenades (RPGs) at the cruise ship, which had about 160 passengers and 150 crew aboard. One crew member was reportedly injured during the attack. An increase in speed and quick evasive action by the captain, including an attempt to ram one of the speedboats, thwarted the pirates’ attack. Operating off the waters of Somalia has become increasingly dangerous. Just eight days earlier, the U.S. Maritime Administration had issued an advisory of the increased risk of piracy and hijackings off the East Coast of Somalia. In the advisory, MarAd warns ships to remain at least 200 nautical miles off of Somalia and to increase anti-piracy precautions “no matter how far offshore” they were operating. In addition, the advisory points out that vicitimized vessels in the area reported attacks by three 6 to 9 meter speedboats with three to six men in each vessel armed with AK-47s and shoulder launched missiles. U.S. NAVY RESPONDS On Nov. 7, the U.S. Navy was called in to dispose of suspected unexploded ordnance left over from the RPG that struck the Seabourn Spirit during the pirate attack. Members of U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 8, Detachment 4, were already in Seychelles to provide support to a previously scheduled port visit by USS Gonzalez. The EOD team met Seabourn Spirit at sea prior to its arrival in port. Two RPG rounds had struck U.S. Navy photo showing remnants of the RPG lodged in the cruise liner Seabourn Spirit (shown above) Seabourn Spirit while the vessel evaded the pirates’ attempt to board. Two technicians from the Navy team, led by Officer in Charge Lt. John Stewart, were transported via the Seychelles Port Authority pilot boat out to Seaborn Spirit early the morning of Nov. 7. Once aboard Spirit, the team determined that the object in question was actually the remains of a rocket motor and not the warhead from the RPG, which had detonated on impact. Once the technicians assured that there was no threat to the cruise liner’s passengers, the EOD team removed the remnants. Noble semi gets four-year GOM contract N oble Corp. (NYSE: NE), Houston, says that its Bingo 9000 Rig 3 semisubmersible hull has received a commitment for a four-year contract from Shell Exploration & Production Company for the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. www.marinelog.com The rig, which will be renamed the Noble Danny Adkins, is one of two ultradeepwater Bingo 9000 semisubmersible hulls that Noble bought from Ocean Rig ASA. The rig will be completed as a DP unit designed to operate in water depths up to 12,000 feet and drill to total depth of 35,000 feet. Noble estimates that the construction time to complete the unit will be 32 to 36 months from execution of a shipyard construction contract. Italy’s Fincantieri has formed a new U.S. operation, Fincantieri Marine Systems (North America), Inc., Chesapeake, Va. The new company builds upon the success of Fincantieri's FDGM, Inc. and its CEO is Upinder Kamal, COO and Executive VP of FDGM, Inc. Fincantieri Marine Systems (North America) will takeover over FDGM’s activities and be a marine propulsion systems integrator. Fincantieri is one Europe's largest shipbuilding groups. While its cruise ships and fast ferries that capture most of the publicity, Fincantieri also designs, builds and markets a range of other naval and commercial vessels and offers its own range of marine propulsion products, including the Isotta Fraschini line of high speed diesels up to 2,600 kW. These include non-magnetic engines and gensets for minehunters. The U.S. Navy currently has 144 of these engines in 24 ships and a significant part of FDGM's business has been the service and spares support of these units. Another success for FDGM has been as a member of the Lockheed Martin led LCS team. The Lockheed Martin team’s LCS is, in fact, based on a Fincantieri hull design and FDGM will be supplying Isotta Fraschini gensets (based on conventional rather than non-magnetic engines) and a ride control system using Fincantieri fin stabilizers. DECEMBER 2005 MARINE LOG 7 business Update UNUSUAL Celebrity’s Zenith docked at Detyens FERRY IS A REAL CUT UP C B.C. Ferries was happy to see its newest ferry cut up into four pieces. That’s because earlier this year, B.C. Ferries bought the M/V John Atlantic Burr from the Utah Department of Transportation. The 20-year-old ferry had to be moved from land-locked Lake Powell in Utah to Allied Shipbuilders in North Vancouver, B.C., Canada. Allied will reassemble the ferry and stretch it to accommodate more cars. The only way to do that was in 60-ton-plus pieces via tractor trailer to Tacoma, then by barge to North Vancouver. The project was overseen by MDA Marine Design Associates Ltd., Victoria, B.C., which had originally designed the ferry. 8 MARINE LOG DECEMBER 2005 elebrity Cruise Lines recently completed its first ever drydocking at Detyens Shipyards, Inc. (DSI), North Charleston, S.C. Celebrity’s 682 ft x 95 ft Zenith docked at the facility from Oct. 24 to Nov. 3, 2005. “It was a small time frame for their availability,” noted Detyens Shipyard project manager Tim Sanford. “Everyone involved with the docking did an excellent job and they should all be commended.” The scope of work included: regular drydocking maintenance along with sea valve renewals, blade seals and polishing, anchor chains, bow and stern thruster seals, overhauling of the bow thruster, the dismantling and overhauling of the stabilizers, the application of the silicon base AF coatings, the demolition The 47,255-grt Zenith in dry dock at Detyens Shipyards and installation of a new hot well, and a new shaft and bushings for the port rudder fin. Nikolaos Doulis with Celebrity Cruise Lines Technical Department and the port engineer during drydocking said, “Everybody that was involved in the drydocking of Zenith was very motivated, friendly and more than [willing] to accommodate all our needs.” www.marinelog.com VIKING INTENDS TO BUILD FERRY AT AKER YARDS Tank barge capsizes in Gulf of Mexico T he double-hulled tank barge DBL 152, owned by K-Sea Transportation, Staten Island, N.Y., struck some debris on the night of Nov. 10 while en route from Houston to Tampa, Fla. The debris gouged a 35-foot long by 6-foot wide hole in the barge’s starboard bow, puncturing both hulls and damaging the number one cargo tank. There were 300,000 gallons of oil in the damaged tank. Despite the efforts of response crews, progressive flooding first caused the barge to roll onto its starboard side and then capsize on Nov. 14. The amount of the thick, heavy fuel oil that leaked out is unknown at this time. Response crews surrounded the barge with containment boom and oil skimmers were on scene to remove the surface oil. www.marinelog.com Boom surrounds the capsized tank barge DBL 152, located about 29 miles south of Calcasieu Pass According to the U.S. Coast Guard, the number one port cargo tank hatch was damaged sometime after the barge capsized on Nov. 14. The cargo tank contained 440,000 gallons of No. 6 Fuel oil. A diver survey of the barge discovered a 2.5-foot by 8-foot hole in the top of the number three starboard cargo tank. It also had been damaged sometime when or after the barge capsized, and it contained 564,000 gallons of oil. The entire contents of all three damaged cargo tanks was 1,309,000 gallons of oil. Finland’s Aker Yards and Viking Line Abp have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to build a passenger ferry for delivery in January 2008. The contract value is between 110 and 130 million euros. The LOI includes options for two similar vessels. Aker Yards is planning to build the vessel in its yard in Helsinki. Aker Finnyards president Yrjo Julin called Viking “an old acquaintance”. Aker has built seven vessels for Viking, the latest being the 2,500passenger M/S Cinderella, delivered in 1989. The Cinderella has an overall length of 191m and breadth of 29m. Viking Line is a Finnish listed company. It owns seven vessels, the transport volume being some 5 million passengers. Annual turnover is about 380 million euro. DECEMBER 2005 MARINE LOG 9 WARTSILA INTRODUCES NEW LOW SPEED DIESELS Wartsila Corp. recently unveiled two low-speed diesel engines in two versions specifically designed for boxships and tankers. For example, the Wartsila RTflex82C and RTA82C are intended for the propulsion of Panamax containerships up to 4,500 TEU capacity. The RT-flex82C and RTA82C will be available in six to 12 cylinders to cover a power range of 21,720 to 54,240 kW at 87 to 102 rev/min. The tanker versions of the diesels, the RT-flex82T and RTA82T, will be built with six to nine cylinders to cover a power range of 21,720 to 40,680 kW at 68 to 80 rev/min. The first of these new type of engines are expected to be completed by the end of 2007, in cooperation with Hyundai Heavy Industries. 10 MARINE LOG DECEMBER 2005 Update More PCTCs ordered by Wilh. Wilhelmsen W ilh. Wilhelmsen recently ASA signed a contract to build two additional car carriers at Mitsuubishi Heavy Industries’ yard in Nagasaki, Japan. The Pure Car Truck Carriers (PCTC) will be delivered in 2008 and deployed in the Wallenius Wilhelmsen fleet. The ships will be sisters of the six PCTCs Wilh. Wilhelmsen has already ordered at Nagasaki. The vessels each have a cargo capacity of 6,550 cars. With this deal, the program is extended to eight ships. Three of the vessels have been delivered, M/V Torrens, M/V Toledo and M/V Toronto. Two more ships will be delivered in 2006, another in 2007 and two more in 2008. The first ship in the series, M/V Torrens was recognized earlier this year as “a highly The 19,628-dwt M/V Toronto is one of eight Pure Car Truck Carriers ordered by Wilh. Wilhelmsen from MHI optimized PCTC design combining a novel arrangement of the double bottom, fuel tanks and solid ballast with a cargo space which maximizes the cargo capacity and flexibility to carry a wide variety of RO/RO cargo.” Wilh. Wilhelmsen says the PCTCs it is building in Nagasa- ki are a new generation that are particularly efficient with regards to cargo capacity, cargo handling and fuel consumption. Wilm. Wilhelmsen will have “a constant need for new tonnage in the years to come,” says Ingar Skaug, Wilh. Wilhelmsen group chief executive officer. www.marinelog.com NORWEGIAN SHIP ORDERS RISE New high-speed ferry for Bermuda T he Government of Bermuda recently signed a contract valued at $4.99 million to build a 350-passenger, high-speed ferry at Derecktor Shipyards, Bridgeport, Conn. The 124-foot, high-speed passenger catamaran is based on a design by the U.K.’s BMT Nigel Gee and will operate as a commuter ferry in the morning and evening, transporting passengers on a 12-mile route between St. George and Hamilton. Additionally, during the day the ferry will transport tourists from the cruise ship terminals at the Kings Wharf berth of the Royal Dockyards at the West End of Bermuda to downtown Hamilton and St. George. Constructed of all aluminum with a resiliently mounted super structure, the catamaran is designed to and built under Lloyd’s Register survey. www.marinelog.com Propulsion for the ferry will be supplied by four MTU 12V2000M70 diesel engines that will drive four Hamilton 512 waterjets via ZF marine gears. The service speed will be 33 knots. The ferry is designed as a bow loader for fast turnaround times, but offers optional side loading where bow loading facilities do not exist. The enclosed, heated and air conditioned main deck will have seating for 212, plus four wheel- chairs. A kiosk for food services is located at the aft end. Unisex restrooms, one handicap accessible, are located port and starboard on the main deck. The weather deck has covered and open seating for another 137 passengers. There are two additional rest rooms located forward amidships, adjacent to the pilothouse, one for the passengers and one for the crew. The vessel is scheduled for delivery late June 2006. According to the Norwegian Shipowners' Association, the number of ships ordered by shipowners Norwegian increased in the third quarter, with the majority of the orders won by Norwegian shipyards. From the second to the third quarter the increase was 5% and over the last four quarters the total increase was 42%. In tonnage terms, the orders accounted for 2.2% of the world total. The Norwegian orders are mainly for advanced and high value ships. Norwegian companies owned 19 of the world's 58 rigs on order. In total, Norwegian shipowners have a share of around 5.5% of the world's order book for ships and rigs. As of Oct. 1, there were 52 Norwegian ships on order at DECEMBER 2005 MARINE LOG 11 Update Inside Washington GreenLane for cargo D espite Administration explanations about “layered protection,” not everyone is entirely happy about the security of the mostly uninspected flow of cargo containers into American ports. “Right now, there is a gaping hole in America’s security when it comes to the cargo entering our ports each day,” says Senator Patty Murray (DWash.). Last month, she and Senator Susan Collins (RMaine) introduced the GreenLane Maritime Cargo Security Act. Murray, a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, and Collins, Chairman of the full Senate Homeland Security Committee, co- 12 MARINE LOG DECEMBER 2005 authored the bill. Senators Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) and Joseph Lieberman (DConn.) are original cosponsors of the legislation. The Murray-Collins bill builds on the lessons from the 9/11 Commission, GAO investigations, and other reports to protect against the human and economic costs of a terrorist attack through the ports. It would: • establish a “GreenLane” comprised of supply chain participants who voluntarily meet the highest level of security. It allows security services to better identify and respond to potential threats and provides “real incentives” to importers to enhance their supply chain security measures. • set minimum Senators Patty Murray (left) and Susan Collins are seeking to deal with “a gaping security stanhole in America’s security” dards for all cargo containers entering the U.S. and an incident or heightened requirements that strengthen national security threat level. current cargo security proThe act also authorizes grams. Port Security Grants, the Con• establish an Office of Cargo tainer Security Initiative and Security Policy to ensure C-TPAT. accountability and coordinaA statement issued by tion of cargo security poli- Murray and Collins says that cies, procedures and regula- America’s current cargo secutions at the Department of rity regime was built pre-9/11, Homeland Security and with with an emphasis on efficiency other agencies. but not on security. • establish Joint Operations “At present,” says the Centers to ensure a coordi- statement, “opportunities for nated, measured response terrorists to tamper with cargo and the resumption and flow exist at every step along the of commerce in the event of supply chain.” www.marinelog.com I C E C L A S S T A N K E R S Neste Oil was heavily involved in the development of the double-acting tanker Breakthrough technology By Nigel Kitchen O ver the last few years, Finland’s Neste Oil Corporation, an independent oil refiner and marketing company, has been able to generate a great deal of business from Russia’s development of its Primorsk terminal in the eastern Gulf of Finland. Neste Oil’s ice-strengthened fleet has positioned the company to take advantage of the terminal’s export flows and sell capacity to third parties. Other ice-strengthened tonnage has been attracted to the same market, however, and Risto Näsi, Neste’s executive vice president, shipping, expects that supply could outstrip demand in late 2005 or early 2006. “This will undermine our position,” says Näsi. “We will need to further leverage our experience in operating safely and efficiently in arctic conditions to stay ahead of the competition. Our technological lead is a definite added value for our customers. “Our ultimate strength lies not so much in owning ships, but in knowing how to manage our fleet commercially. As the situation changes, we will change with it, and develop collaboration with other companies where it makes sense,” says Näsi. Echoing this sentiment, Mauri Harki, Neste’s vice president, chartering, shipping, agreed that partnership arrangements are the future for Neste, with the most recent example being with Stena Bulk for two 75,000 dwt ice-class Panamax vessels on order in Croatia. The first will be delivered at the end 2006, followed by the second ship in the first half 2007. These ice-classed 1A Stena Ice-Panamax vessels allow safe passage through narrow waters from the Baltic Sea to both the U.S. East and West Coasts. The Stena Ice-Panamax is flexible when it comes to cargo www.marinelog.com grades. Switching from dirty to clean products is much faster than on any standard vessel, thus minimizing the risk of contamination. The tanks can actually be prepared en route to the next load area with a minimum or no loss of time. The tank structure is placed on deck and the epoxy-coated cargo tanks are smooth and completely free of blind spots or pockets trapping cargo residues. The Stena Ice-Panamax is designed to operate in severe ice conditions with up to 0.8m thick ice. In normal waters, the design sails at 16.5 knots in ballast and 16 knots when loaded. Speed, therefore, saves time and money. Neste has been a forerunner in the operation of ice-classed tankers and was heavily involved in the development of the double acting concept. According to Harki, when Neste ordered its last double acting vessels, it paid about $70 million each. “To order such vessels new today, the price would be about $100 million. This compares to $50-$60 million for a normal tanker of the same size.” He said there were about 40 Aframax ice-classed tankers of between 80,000 and 119,999 dwt currently on order. Neste, which operates about 30 tankers totalling some 1.3 million dwt, developed the double acting concept to secure allyear supplies to Finland’s two oil refineries at Naantali and Porvoo, which are the only refineries in the world to be surrounded by ice every year. According to Markku Lumme, senior technical supervisor, shipping, the concept also eliminates the need for risky ship-toship operations during the ice season and minimizes the risk of grounding. ARCTIC GROWTH As part of Aker Yards Group’s strategy to seek growth in DECEMBER 2005 MARINE LOG 13 I C E O ver the last few years, Finland’s Neste Oil Corporation, an independent oil refiner and marketing company, has been able to generate a great deal of business from Russia’s development of its Primorsk terminal in the eastern Gulf of Finland. Neste Oil’s ice-strengthened fleet has positioned the company to take advantage of the terminal’s export flows and sell capacity to third parties. Other ice-strengthened tonnage has been attracted to the same market, however, and Risto Näsi, Neste’s executive vice president, shipping, expects that supply could outstrip demand in late 2005 or early 2006. “This will undermine our position,” says Näsi. “We will need to further leverage our experience in operating safely and efficiently in arctic conditions to stay ahead of the competition. Our technological lead is a definite added value for our customers. “Our ultimate strength lies not so much in owning ships, but in knowing how to manage our fleet commercially. As the situation changes, we will change 14 MARINE LOG DECEMBER 2005 C L A S S T A N K E R S with it, and develop collaboration with other companies where it makes sense,” says Näsi. Echoing this sentiment, Mauri Harki, Neste’s vice president, chartering, shipping, agreed that partnership arrangements are the future for Neste, with the most recent example being with Stena Bulk for two 75,000 dwt ice-class Panamax vessels on order in Croatia. The first will be delivered at the end 2006, followed by the second ship in the first half 2007. These ice-classed 1A Stena Ice-Panamax vessels allow safe passage through narrow waters from the Baltic Sea to both the U.S. East and West Coasts. The Stena Ice-Panamax is flexible when it comes to cargo grades. Switching from dirty to clean products is much faster than on any standard vessel, thus minimizing the risk of contamination. The tanks can actually be prepared en route to the next load area with a minimum or no loss of time. The tank structure is placed on deck and the epoxycoated cargo tanks are smooth and completely free of blind spots or pockets trap- ping cargo residues. The Stena Ice-Panamax is designed to operate in severe ice conditions with up to 0.8m thick ice. In normal waters, the design sails at 16.5 knots in ballast and 16 knots when loaded. Speed, therefore, saves time and money. Neste has been a forerunner in the operation of ice-classed tankers and was heavily involved in the development of the double acting concept. According to Harki, when Neste ordered its last double acting vessels, it paid about $70 million each. “To order such vessels new today, the price would be about $100 million. This compares to $50-$60 million for a normal tanker of the same size.” He said there were about 40 Aframax ice-classed tankers of between 80,000 and 119,999 dwt currently on order. Neste, which operates about 30 tankers totalling some 1.3 million dwt, developed the double acting concept to secure all-year supplies to Finland’s two oil refineries at Naantali and Porvoo, which are the only refineries in the world to be surrounded by ice every year. 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More than one year into implementation of ISPS/MTA and other measures, how much safer are our ships and ports? What does the industry still need to do to protect itself? What funding is available? What regulatory changes are in the works? What steps are enforcement agencies taking to make sure that security plans are more than words on paper? These are some of the issues that will be addressed at Marine Log’s Maritime & Port Security 2006 conference. The conference registration fee is $750 and includes all sessions, luncheons and social breaks, as well as the cocktail reception and the conference documentation on CD. The Washington Marriott Hotel has set aside a block of rooms at the rate of $174 single/double for attendees of this event. Make your hotel reservations as soon as possible, to ensure you receive the conference rate! Call (202) 872-1500 and mention group code “Marine Log.” This year’s event is being held in parallel with the 2006 Railway Security Forum and Expo organized by Railway Age magazine and is supported by table top exhibits and corporate sponsorships. For details of exhibit and sponsorship opportunities contact Jane Poterala at (212) 620-7209 (or email [email protected] Washington, D.C., Jan. 30-31, 2006 For regular program updates, visit us on the web at www.marinelog.com PHOTO: USCG/PA1 MATTHEW BELSON The new security regulations affect everyone in the maritime industry. This conference will bring together port and maritime industry execu- tives, security specialists and regulatory and enforcement officials for two days of intensive discussion and networking. MONDAY, JANUARY 30 Keynote Address CONFERENCE PROGRAM MODERATOR: D.F. Sheehan, PE ISPS: How Well is it Working, What Are the Compliance Headaches? A Port State Viewpoint RADM Craig E. Bone, Director of Port Security, U.S. Coast Guard Experience in Implementing Alternative Security Plans Beth Gedney, Director of Safety, Security & Risk Management, Passenger Vessel Association Cocktail Reception Maritime Security Compliance–a Company Security Officer Perspective Piracy: What steps can shipowners take to protect themselves? David Fairnie, Director Maritime Security, Hart Security Maritime Security: What's Been Happening at IMO Lately– and What Does it Mean for Shipowners? Joseph J. Angelo, Director, Regulatory Affairs & the Americas, INTERTANKO LUNCHEON Joint luncheon with Railway Security Forum & Expo Speaker: Kip Hawley, Assistant Secretary, Transportation Security Administration, DHS TUESDAY, JANUARY 31 The National Maritime Security Plan: What is its Significance for Ports and Shipowners? Admiral James M. 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This plan included a demonstration project. Participants included peers from various segments of the towing he U.S. Coast Guard developed the Crew Endurance industry who utilized a risk-based approach called a “change Management System (CEMS) to go beyond prescriptive analysis.” Participating companies worked through the CEMS fatigue regulations and address the interrelated human process and periodically reported on implementation progress factors that contribute to fatigue. Maritime operators can use and changes in levels of endurance-related risks. this set of tools and proven practices to manage productivity Previous clinical and scientific analysis by the U.S. Coast and safety levels in their operations. Guard Research & Development Center had already proven that Since the 2003 publication of CEMS’ Guide for Maritime CEMS is effective in improving crewmembers’ endurance. This Operations, participation and demonstration project focused interest in the program has on how well companies and grown exponentially. Now, crewmembers were able to just two years later, the proimplement CEMS, and the gram provides the latest in real-world impact it had upon CEMS updates and informathe crew’s energy, alertness, tion to hundreds in the marand ability to cope with itime industry through its endurance-related risk factors. website, publications, The results showed some newsletters, and National very clear trends that reflect Maritime Center-accepted the effectiveness, feasibility, Coaches Training Course. and sustainability of CEMS. They showed that, when WHAT IS CEMS? properly practiced, CEMS is CEMS is an implementaeffective in reducing fatiguetion system that addresses related risks, as evidenced by endurance holistically. The measurable reductions in all system is, at its heart, a con15 fatigue-related risk factors. tinuous-improvement process The Coast Guard believes that allows an organization to that if maritime transportamake changes incrementally, tion operators implement at a level and pace appropriate CEMS, over time, the crew to its operation. Companies will become increasingly more can focus their efforts on the alert and will make better factors that are most feasibly decisions. Ultimately, fewer mitigated and present the accidents may occur. Accordgreatest possible reduction of ingly, the Coast Guard recomrisk. mends that all commercial While it is left entirely to Flow chart showing a systematic approach to implementvessels implement CEMS to the practicing organization to ing a Crew Endurance Management System reduce the risk of fatigue and determine how and when to endurance-related accidents. address specific risk factors, there are certain critical elements required by CEMS to ensure an effective implementation TRAINING: A FOUNDATION OF SUCCESS Education is the first, most important component of CEMS scheme. This helps to ensure the consideration of interrelated risk factors in a systematic manner. This process includes a implementation. Crewmembers need to understand the science number of discrete steps that should be completed sequentially, behind CEMS and its practices if they are to truly embrace the program. as shown in the flow chart. Through CEMS education and training, vessel crewmemWith some training and genuine effort, any operation can begin an effective CEMS program. CEMS is not about doing all bers and other company employees learn about risk factors the right things all of the time, but rather trying to do the best related to endurance, and then are encouraged to use recommended countermeasures. They also learn about good sleep thing most of the time. habits, the body’s circadian rhythm and the “Red Zone”— the THE CEMS DEMONSTRATION PROJECT daily period of lowest energy and alertness. Also taught are the Through our Prevention Through People partnership, the effects of diet on sleep and energy levels, the importance of Coast Guard and American Waterways Operators (AWO) char- exercise, the effects of stress, and other related endurance factered a working group to develop a plan to facilitate widespread tors. By building such awareness, crewmembers improve their implementation of the CEMS throughout the barge and towing ability to identify and understand endurance-related risks. As T 18 MARINE LOG DECEMBER 2005 www.marinelog.com CEMS Resources a result, they may make better personal choices, or, at least, know when they are at risk. As part of the demonstration project, participating companies were asked how many hours of training their crews received. They reported that, on average, each vessel performed less than two hours of training per month. The two companies that were most successful in implementing CEMS performed over four hours of training each month. SUPPORT FROM COACHES: THE KEY TO CONSISTENCY AND SUCCESS Though the results of the demonstration project were largely positive, it is interesting to note that companies that deviated from established CEMS practices were not able to demonstrate the same success. For example, one company reported increases in risk in almost all categories, despite making the same types of environmental changes to its vessels as the other companies. One major difference found between this company and the successful ones was the lack of coaches or acceptable alternatives on its vessels. In general, the report found that companies that incorporated onboard coaches were able to show a greater reduction in sleep and other risk factors compared to those without them. Since completion of the demonstration project, the company mentioned above has decided to place a trained coach or acceptable alternative on each vessel. This illustrates the need to reinforce education with a Crew Endurance Coach. Without such onboard support, crewmembers could not fully understand, practice, or embrace CEMS. A coach conducts periodic training sessions using CEMS tools, models good endurance management practices through their own personal behaviors, actively encourages crewmembers to follow these practices themselves, responds to individual questions, and deals with misinformation regarding crew endurance. In this very important way, the role of the coach is to provide consistent support for CEMS implementation. Since the coach is well-versed in the CEMS process, that person often serves as a CEMS Champion. The Coast Guard recommends that a company should have at least one champion to help initiate and oversee its implementation effort. The coach, a critical player in the development of the Crew Endurance Plan (CEP), understands how the plan addresses various endurance-related www.marinelog.com For more informatiion on the Crew Endurance Management System, visit the CEMS website: http://www.uscg.mil/hq/gm/cems/index.htm. Review the CEMS: The System pamphlet, AWO CEMS Implementation Guide, Crew Endurance Management Practices: A Guide for Maritime Operations, or the guide’s addendum, all of which are available on the CEMS website. Talk to a Coast Guard or local industry CEMS Expert (call USCG Headquarters at 202-267-2997 to find an Expert in your area). Go to Coaches Training (current training opportunities posted on the website). risks. The coach also assists with the risk assessment, and is therefore knowledgeable as to which factors most highly affect that vessel’s crew. The coach is, therefore, in the best position to champion key elements of the CEP, and to build support amongst onboard crewmembers. CEMS TRAINING FOR YOUR COMPANY The first step to getting started is to educate members of your organization and build awareness of why CEMS is important to both individuals and the company. Some companies have accomplished this by sending a person to Coaches Training and having that person come back and do awareness training for others in the company. Other companies have started with broadbased awareness campaigns, which then prompt the decision to send someone to Coaches Training. Both methods have worked well for other companies, and you have the flexibility to choose what’s right for you. CEMS TRAINING: EFFECTIVE, FEASIBLE, AND SUSTAINABLE CEMS asks companies to make a considerable but manageable investment of human capital, primarily in the form of time. In addition to additional duties placed upon the dedicated CEMS coach on each vessel, the company will also have to provide training time for crewmembers and others. Some demonstration project company representatives indicated that crew time was the largest constraint upon their CEMS program, particularly as it competed with other training required by regulation. TRAINING COACHES/EXPERTS While expending crew time for CEMS training is an investment, it is one that is manageable and sustainable. Each company that applied CEMS successfully found a way to train their crews that worked for them, both fiscally and culturally. Here are some initial questions to think about to obtain a CEMS coach or acceptable alternative: • Who can serve as a knowledgeable resource about CEMS and crew endurance risk factors? • Will it be one person for your company, many that will be shared among vessels, or one person for each vessel? • Will there be a trained coach on every vessel or some acceptable alternative? • How many coaches will you need? • How will you train these CEMS advocates—via a Coast Guard-approved course (like Coaches and/or Experts Training) or an acceptable alternative? Several maritime training institutions, maritime academies, and private training companies have been certified to provide CEMS Coaches Training. Costs will vary depending on the institution that is offering the training. Several companies are also conducting their own Coaches Training in-house. These operators have established inhouse Coast Guard-trained Experts to train their crews and will open up training to other companies as space becomes available. Experts are qualified to teach and qualify other CEMS coaches. Some companies, particularly the larger ones, prefer to have their own Expert on staff to train new coaches. For other companies, particularly the smaller ones, it may not be as cost-effective to have their own Expert. These companies might prefer to have their training done by a third-party contractor or a maritime training institution. There has been a lot of cooperation within the industry here: frequently, certified Experts from one company invite participation from potential CEMS coaches in another. TRAINING CREWS After you have determined a plan to obtain Coaches and/or Experts, here are some questions to help you guide them when they are ready to train your crews: • To affect the risk factors chosen, which crewmembers need to be educated? • What topics will be covered? • Who/what will train them? • Is this a qualified source of information? DECEMBER 2005 MARINE LOG 19 C R E W • What training aids should be used? • How often will training be given? • How will the training be tracked? In order to have a successful CEMS program, companies need to commit resources to train their vessel crews, as well as upper and middle management. The cost of this training varies with the approach selected by the company. Costs vary depending upon whether the company holds this in conjunction with other training, and whether the training M A N A G E M E N T is held at the company facilities, offsite, or onboard. While the cost for this training is not insignificant, the availability of training resources for coaches and vessel crews is sufficient. Some of the newer self-study tools may better facilitate obtaining necessary training. Several aids have been developed to support CEMS training, and new onboard training resources are produced frequently. Training for vessel crews can be accomplished using computer training developed by the Coast Guard and the Ship Operators Cooperative Program (SOCP). The module is offered for $20 for SOCP members, $100 for non-members. Knowledgeable presenters can put together CEMS training for vessel crews using computer-based training developed by the Coast Guard Research and Development Center. This “Self-Sustaining Workshop” Tool is free. Certified coaches receive instruction on how to educate vessel crewmembers on CEMS (the cost is included in Coaches Training). The AWO and the Coast Guard have developed a special program for upper management available at no cost. Another company sells a DVD/videotape that provides an introduction to CEMS ($295 for SOCP members/$330 non-members). CEMS has proved itself to be highly sustainable and resilient. Even as a voluntary program, it has flourished among hundreds of certified coaches and towing vessels. Just as importantly, the infrastructure necessary to support CEMS is largely in place and ready to expand as needed. Given the readily available training resources and the continuousimprovement approach of CEMS, this program is sustainable by any company or vessel with the will to see it through. REAPING THE BENEFITS OF CEMS Though companies will need to invest time and money in CEMS, they will find that the benefits outweigh the costs. Besides boosting crew morale, CEMS helps to improve personal health and safety. Healthy employees have fewer sick days, perform better, and are able to stay working with the company longer. These are powerful motivators for companies facing a shortage of qualified crewmembers. CEMS is also expected to help reduce the costs of health-related problems. Health care expenses and insurance premiums are spiraling for employers nationwide. Several demonstration project companies expect to reduce their health insurance premiums using CEMS as a key factor in keeping their workforce healthier, and have stated this goal in their business plans. This strategy is consistent with what some non-maritime companies have found—their insurance premiums are substantially lower if they have a program to address employee ML fatigue and alertness. 20 MARINE LOG DECEMBER 2005 www.marinelog.com DISTINCTIVE SHIPS 2005 Jean Anne U.S.-built PCTC D elivered to Pasha Hawaii Transportation earlier this year by VT Halter Marine, Jean Anne is the first PCTC (Pure Car Truck Carrier) built in the U.S. and has a capacity for 3,000 U.S. size autos. Built to service the needs of the automotive manufacturing, rental car, privately owned vehicle, over-sized and rolling stock markets, the Jean Anne is in service in the Jones Act trade between Hawaii and the mainland U.S. The ship has 10 decks, including three hoistable decks, served by a 100ton stern ramp that can handle heavy construction equipment. It also has a 20ton side ramp. With clear overhead heights up to 16.7 feet and over 120,000 square feet of over high and wide (OHW) cargo space on these specialized decks, Jean Anne offers flexible capability for OHW shippers. Main propulsion is by an MAN B&W 7S50 MC-C diesel engine delivering 14,830 hp and turning a single propeller to give the vessel a service speed of 20 knots. Jean Anne at-a-glance Length 579.72 ft / 176.70 m Breadth 102.03 ft / 31.30 m Draft 28.71 ft / 8.75 m Deadweight 13,000 metric tons Number of Decks 10 Hoistable Decks 3 Quarter Stern Ramp Strength 100 tons Deck Space 387,000 sq. ft. / 36,000 m2 Speed Service 20 knots Capacity 3,000 vehicles Main Prpulsion MAN B&W 7S50 MC-C www.marinelog.com DECEMBER 2005 MARINE LOG 21 DISTINCTIVE SHIPS elivered to Germany’s Hapag Lloyd in March by Hyundai Heavy Industries, Colombo Express is the first of eight 8,606 TEU containerships whose wider beam offers better stability when loading and offloading. Colombo Express The Hyundai design at-a-glance offers superior propulsion Length, OA : 335.00 m efficiency at various 319.00 m Length, BP drafts related to different Breadth (molded) 42.80 m loading schemes. Up to Design draft 13.00 m 8,606 containers can be Deadweight, des. draft 84,500 t carried: 4,719 TEU on Main Engine: Hyundai-MAN B&W deck and 3,887 TEU in 12K98ME the nine holds. Service 68,640 kW mcr at 94 rpm speed is 25.2 knots with 20% sea margin. D Colombo Express 8,606 TEU containership ow in service with Hyundai Merchant Marine and built by Hyundai Heavy Industries, the 309,000 dwt VLCC Universal Queen has a cargo capacity equivalent to South Korea’s daily oil consumption. Width between the tanker’s double skins is 3.38 m at the sides and 3.0 m at the bottom. Main propulsion is by a Hyundai Universal Queen Sulzer 7RTA84Tat-a-glance D delivering Length, OA : 333.00 m 28,720 kW at 76 Length, BP 324.00 m rpm to give a serBreadth (molded) 60.00 m vice speed of 15.6 Design draft 20.50 m knots at 86.8% Deadweight, des. draft 300,100 t MCR with 15% Main Engine: Hyundai-Sulzer sea margin. The 7RTA84T-D bridge is 28,720 kW mcr at 76 rpm equipped for one man operation. Universal Queen N 309,000 dwt VLCC Viktor Titov 100,000 dwt ice class tanker 22 MARINE LOG DECEMBER 2005 uilt at Hyundai Heavy Industries for Primorsk at-a-glance Shipping, Viktor Titov is a Length, OA : 247.00 m new type of energy-saving ice Length, BP 234.00 m classed tanker and the third of Breadth (molded) 42.00 m five Aframax ships for the SakhaDesign draft 14.50 m line I project. The hull form is Deadweight, des. draft 100,800 t optimized to operate in both ice Main Engine: Hyundai-MANB&W and open sea, and the ship has a 7S60ME-C 42 m breadth to achieve lower sea 22,300 bhp mcr at 105 rpm margin in rough seas. An electronically operated main engine and a controllable pitch propeller have been adopted to improve maneuverability and efficiency in ice operation. The ship is classed Det Norske Veritas +1A1, Tanker for Oil ESP, NAUTICUS(Newbuilding), E0, VCS-2, ICE-IA for Hull ICE-IC for others (FMA) , DAT (-30), Bow Loading, SPM, HL, CLEAN. Viktor Titov B www.marinelog.com DISTINCTIVE SHIPS Benchijigua Express World’s largest all aluminum ship elivered this year by Austal to Fred Olsen S.A., the 127 m Auto Express trimaran Benchijigua Express has a new hullform designed to provide a quantum improvement in the performance and operability of large fast ferries and a new platform for military vessels—notably the U.S. Navy LCS. Though usually referred to as a trimaran, the hull is, technically, a slender, stabilized monohull. It is powered by four MTU 20 V 8000 diesels in two engine rooms. Those in the aft engine room each drive a Kamewa 125 SII D Benchijigua Express at-a-glance Length OA 126.70 m Length waterline 114.80 m Beam molded 30.40 m Hull depth molded 8.20 m Hull draft (maximum): 4.00 m Deadweight (maximum) 1,000 t Passengers 1.350 Vehicles 341 cars or 450 m truck lanes m and 123 cars Propulsion 4 x MTU 20V 8000 8,200kW at 1,150 rev/min each Color Fantasy Cruise ship with a car deck 24 MARINE LOG DECEMBER 2005 steerable waterjet from Rolls-Royce while the two forward engines deliver their combined power to a Kamewa 180 BII booster waterjet. During sea trials with operating ride control Benchijigua Express achieved a speed of 40.4 knots while carrying a deadweight of 500 tonnes. With a capacity to carry 1,350 passengers and 341 cars, the ferry operates between Los Christianos in the south of Tenerife and the islands of La Gomera and La Palma. ow in service with Norway’s Color Line between Oslo and Kiel, the 75,000 gt cruise ferry Color Fantasy is described by builder Aker Finnyards as “the world’s first cruise ship with a car deck.” Passenger amenities include a spa and fitness center, a 160 meter long shopping arcade, more than 15 restaurants and Color Fantasy night clubs, at-a-glance a conferLength OA 223.70 m ence center Breadth 35.00 m equipped Beam molded 30.40 m for 850 Tonnage, gross 75,000 t guests and Propulsion 4 x Wartsila 46 2,000 m2 of exhibition 48,600 kW total s p a c e . Passengers 3,000 lanes. Service speed 22 knots N www.marinelog.com Andromeda Voyager 321,000 dwt VLCC Andromeda Voyager at-a-glance elivered to Kristen Navigation Co. earlier this year by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd., Andromeda Voyager is a 321,000 dwt VLCC capable of carrying and handling three grades of crude oil D Length, OA : Beam Depth Deadweight Main Engine: Savannah Express 8,400 TEU containershipC Excelsior 321.00 m 60.00 m 30.50 m 321,000 t MAN B&W 6S90MC-C simultaneously with double valve segregation. Propulsion is by a fixed pitch propeller directly driven by a B&W 6S90MC-C engine delivering 40,000 metric horsepower at 76.0 rev/min. n service with Hapag-Lloyd and at-a-glance delivered earlier Length OA: 332.00 m this year by Daewoo Beam 43.20 m Shipbuilding & Marine Depth 24.50 m Engineering Co., Ltd., TEU 8,400 the 8,400 TEU Savannah Express is powered by an MAN B&W 12K98ME-C diesel delivering 93,360 mhp at 94.0 rev/min and is designed to exchange ballast water by flow through for the wing ballast tanks and pump in, pump out for double bottom ballast tanks. Savannah Express I he world’s first, LNG at-a-glance reliquefacLength OA: 277.00 m tion ship, ExcelBeam 43.40 m sior, was delivDepth 26.00 m ered to Exmar of Capacity 138,060 m3 Belgium this year by Daewoo. The otherwise conventional 138,060 m3 (GTT 96 membrance containment system) LNG carrier is equipped to regasify its liquid gas cargo on arrival at an offshore terminal when connected to a submerged buoy via its internal turret. Excelsior T LNG regasification vessel Jeanne-Marie 78,600 m3 VLGC www.marinelog.com ith four indepenat-a-glance d e n t Length OA: 224.50 m prismatic cargo Beam 36.00 m tanks, the 78,600 Depth 22.30 m m3 very large gas Capacity 78,600 m3 carrier JeanneMarie was delivered to Geogas Shipping SA earlier this year by Daewoo and is designed to carry propane, butane and propane-butane mixtures. Jeanne-Marie W DECEMBER 2005 MARINE LOG 25 DISTINCTIVE SHIPS Maersk Dunkerque ith a 26 knot service speed, the Maersk Dunkerque, delivered this year by Samsung Heavy Industries to Norfolkline, is the fastest Ro/Ro passenger vessel operating on Maersk Dunkerque the English Chanat-a-glance nel. The hullform Length, OA : 186.60 m was developed utiBeam 28.40 m lizing Samsung’s 9.70 m Depth own model basin. Tonnage, 6.6 m des. draft 6,160 t The vessel has a Main engines 4 x MAN B&W capacity for 780 8L 48/60 B passengers, up to 38,400 kW total 200 cars and 120 freight vehicles. Major new features will include separate loading decks for freight and private cars and facilities on separate decks for tourist passengers and freight drivers. W Cross-Channel Ro/Ro British Cormorant Ice class 115,000 dwt tanker elivered to BP Shipping this year by at-a-glance Samsung Heavy Length, OA : Industries, British Cor251.50 m morant is the first in a series Beam 43.80 m of six 115,000 dwt double Depth 21.30 m hulled tankers and has been Tonnage (dwt/grt) 113,781/ 63,661 built to Lloyd’s Register Ice Main Engine: MAN B&W Class 1 AFS. The hull struc7S60MC-C ture is designed for a fatigue 15,820 kW at 105 rev/min life of 40 years and vibration is improved by installation of a vortex generator including local reinforcement in the hull, deckhouse and casing. The 12 cargo oil tanks have a combined capacity of 121,200 m 3 at 98 per cent loading, while the two slop tanks have a capacity of 3,700 m3. Service speed is 15.4 knots at a main engine output of 14,230 kW (19,340 bhp) including 15% power margin. MSC Pamela 9,200 TEU containership 26 MARINE LOG DECEMBER 2005 British Cormorant D urrently the largest containership deployed on the Europe-Asia route, MSC Pamela was delivered to MSC Shipping by Samsung Heavy Industries earlier this year. Key features include the ability to load 10 tiers within the cargo holds and the division of the MSC Pamela wing ballast tanks at-a-glance into separate top and Length, OA : 336.70 m bottom tanks to Beam 45.60 m resolve the stability Depth 27.20 m problems typically Tonnage (dwt/grt)108,200/ 107,850 experienced in large Main Engine: MAN B&W container vessels. 12K98MC-C The ship is fast as 68,520 kW at 104 rev/min mcr well as big, with an in-service speed of 26 C www.marinelog.com DISTINCTIVE SHIPS the Ice Class region. The ship has been constructed for a 25 year fatigue life. The double hull form features common side and center double bottom water ballast Perseverance at-a-glance tanks and the cargo space is divid228.00 m Length OA: ed into 15 tanks (six port, six starBeam 32.24 m board plus two slop tanks and one Tonnage (dwt/grt) 73,788/42,661 residue tank) by a centerline and STX MAN B&W Main propulsion eight transverse bulkheads. 7S60MC-C MK7 The vessel can carry 4 different (16.5%, 16.5%, 33%, 33%) cargoes with double segregation without any loading condition restrictions in regard to shear forces and bending moments. Pure epoxy coating is used for all cargo tanks including slop and residue tanks. The cargo oil pumping system utilizes a submerged high pressure hydraulically driven pump in each tank. Loading and discharging is via a deck manifold at midships P&S. All cargo tanks are heated by on deck heat exchanger branched from the one steam ture and the propulsion system, and the supply main line and one drain main line adoption of a -20°C design ambient tem- on the upper deck. The heating systems perature. For hull construction, higher are capable of heating main cargo tanks tensile steel having 32 kg/mm 2 , 36 from 44°C to 66°C in 96 hours, slop and kg/mm2 minimum yield stress is used for residue tanks from 33°C to 66°C in 24 the hull structural members including hours. Perseverance Ice class 1A Panamax products tanker uilt by STX Shipbuilding for Transpetrol Service N.V., the 74,100 dwt Perseverance is the world’s first Panamax producs tanker built to DNV Ice Class 1A, requiring specific considerations for hull form, struc- B North Point The ship has a double hull structure with corrugated transverse bulkheads on stools and no structural obstacles inside the cargo tanks. Deck beams are arranged externally on top of the cambered deck, the tanks present a flush internal surface. The sides and bottom in the double hull carry water ballast and all heavy fuel bunkers are surrounded by cofferdam. North Point is designed primarily to carry oil products, crude oil and IMO Type III chemicals. More than 200 commodities, including North Point sodium hydroxide solution, can at-a-glance be loaded in cargo tanks coated Length OA: 183.00 m with 300 microns of phenolic Beam 32.20 m epoxy. Depth 19.10 m The piping system has six Tonnage (dwt/grt) 50,921/30,050 cargo segregations, with twelve Main propulsion power STX MAN B&W cargo tanks connected with a 6S60MC-C (MK7) class 1A hydraulic motor driven, sub13,560 kW at 105 rpm, mcr and icemerged pump rated at 16.62 knots strength- Service speed 600m3/h. Two slop tanks are ened on a served by two 300 m3/h pumps. Water ballast capacity is -20º C ambient temperature design basis. The 23,461 m3 in tanks coated with light colvessel complies with the marine environ- ored tar free epoxy, and handled by two mental and safety criteria for vessels in 750 m3/h hydraulic submerged pumps. ExxonMobil affiliate service. 51,000 dwt ice class products tanker elivered to Italy’s Pietro Barbaro SPA by STX Shipbuilding in May, North Point is an advanced 51K product oil tanker developed by STX for North Atlantic trading route with six pairs of cargo tanks, one pair of slop tank and one residue tank. The ship flies the Italian flag. It is classed by Registro Italiano Navale to Ice D 28 MARINE LOG DECEMBER 2005 www.marinelog.com DISTINCTIVE SHIPS MSC Maeva 8,100 TEU containership he MSC Maeva is the first in a series of nine 8,100 TEU container vessels that are the largest that Hanjin has built. This Super Post-panamax vessel has been built by the “dam” construction method—developed and applied for the first time to such a large scale project— to overcome the constraint of a 300 meter dock length. At the final stage of hull T erection, a “dam” is used to allow the bow section and main hull to be assembled together while ship is afloat in the dock. MSC Maeva is 325.00 meters long, with a beam of 42.80 meters and full load draft of 14.50 meters. Its service speed on design draft (13.0 m) is 25.96 knots at 90% MCR with 20% sea margin, its maximum cruising range is 22,000 nautical miles. CMA CGM Excellence 3,398 TEU containership elivered this year by Hanjin, the CMA CGM Excellence is 212.00 meters long, with a beam of 32.20 meters and full load draft of 12.00 meters. Its service speed on design draft (10.8 m) is 22.66 knots at 90% MCR with 15% sea margin, maximum cruising range is 15,000 nautical miles and maxi- D 30 MARINE LOG DECEMBER 2005 mum container capacity is 3,398 TEU. The vessel has a raked stem with bulbous bow, transom stern without curvature and flush deck with forecastle. All accommodation spaces including navigation-bridge and propulsion machinery space have been located semi-aft with attention to avoiding resonance—both MSC Maeva at-a-glance Length OA: 325.00 m 42.80 m Beam: Draft. full load 14.50 m Capacity, TEU 8,089 Sulzer 12RTA 96C-B Main propulsion 93,360 mhp at 102 rev/min (max) Service speed 25.96 knots A total of 8,089 TEU containers can be loaded, 3,852 TEU in the holds and 4,237 TEU on deck, and 550 FEU reefer sockets are provided. A maximum 15 rows with 9 tiers of containers can be loaded in 8 holds, and 17 rows with 7 tier containers to be carried on the hatch covers. The vessel has a raked stem with bulbous bow, transom stern without curvature and flush deck with forecastle.All accommodation spaces including navigation-bridge and propulsion machinery space have been located semi-aft. Main propulsion is provided by a NSD 12RTA 96C-B, diesel with a maximum power of 93,360 metric horsepower at 102 rev/min and service power of 84,024 metric horsepower at 98.5 rev/min. CMA CGM Excellence at-a-glance Length OA: Beam: Draft, full load Capacity, TEU Main propulsion 212.00 m 32.20 m 12.00 m 3,398 MAN B&W 8K80MC-C 28,880 kW at 104 rev/min (max) for the comfort of the crew and to extend the life of ship’s equipment. Comfortable accommodations are provided for 25 officers and crew, including 6 Suez canal crew. Main propulsion is by an MAN B&W 8K80MC-C diesel delivering 28,880 kW at 104 rev/min (max) and service power of 25,992 kW at 100.4 rev/min. A total of 3,398 TEU (1,399 TEU in the holds and 1,999 TEU on deck) can be loaded with 300 FEU reefer sockets provided. A maximum 11 rows with 7 tiers of containers can be loaded in the 6 holds, and 13 rows with 6 tiers of containers to be carried on the hatch covers. Cell guides have been provided for 40 ft containers in every hold except No 1. bay. www.marinelog.com People in the News Carol Marlow, Cunard Line Rainer Breidenbach, MTU Friedrichshafen OPERATORS AWARDS Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG), New York, appointed Henry Flinter as vice president, corporate finance of OSG Ship Management, Inc., New York. The 2005 Admiral of the Ocean Seas Awards recipients. From left, Anthony A. Scioscia, president of APM Terminals; Gen. John W. Handy, USAF (Ret.) Immediate Past Commander of the U.S. Transportation Command; and Ron Davis, president of Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association (MEBA). American Cruise Lines, Inc. (ACL), Jeffersonville, Ind., appointed Michael P. Ryan as senior vice president, sales and marketing. Carol Marlow has been named president and managing director of Cunard Line, United Kingdom. Marlow has previously held positions with Swan Hellenic and P&O Princess Cruises (now Carnival). Most recently she served as managing director for Cunard in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. SUPPLIERS Alessandro Terenghi, Rainer Breidenbach has Alfa Laval been appointed to executive vice president of sales for engine manufacturer MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH, Germany. International Registries (Far East) Ltd. (IRFE) named Annie Ng managing director of its Hong Kong office. Alessandro Terenghi was appointed president of Alfa Laval, Inc., Richmond, Va. He will manage the company’s sales in the U.S. and marketing of Catalyst Paper, Vancouver, James Armitage has been elected to the Prince Rupert Port Authority Board of Directors. ASSOCIATIONS The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) has named president and COO of ABS, Robert E. Kramek, as its president elect. He will succeed current president Dr. Roger H. Compton in 2007. PORTS Senior vice president, sales www.marinelog.com Visit MARINE LOG’s home on the WORLD WIDE WEB for: • News updates • Latest MARINE LOG conference programs • On-line Buyers’ Guide • Previews of future features • U.S. Shipbuilding Contracts • On-line renewal of your Marine Log subscription . . . and much more! 31 MARINE LOG DECEMBER 2005 www.marinelog.com Equipment News Beier Radio IVCS2000 The Beier IVCS2000 is an integrated vessel control system that provides a captain full reign over both docking and maneuvering operations from either a local or remote location. The system features nonproprietary parts and components, is user friendly and requires little training. Beier Radio, Belle Chasse, La., developed the Beier IVCS2000 in order to go “above and beyond…antiquated DP systems,” says Karl Beier, president. The system integrates a vessel’s engines, controls, rudders, thrusters, gyro compass, wind system, DGPS and other navigation equipment. Operators can control systems with either a joystick or push buttons. Beier IVCS2000 provides unlimited points and flexibility that are displayed on a customized Intuitive Graphic Display screen. The high definition LCD touch screen makes information instantly availThe Beier IVCS2000 able. It displays status line, alarms/messages, real-time data, current parameters, winheading display, position, dow selection and graphical mode/function buttons, raw presentations. “Captains get tired, the system does not. It’s captain friendly and easy to learn how to operate. It is a system designed for the well being of a boat, but also the well being of a captain,” says Mary Grace Captain Ray Downey, New Orleans. The Beier IVCS2000 is Windows NT based and uses a marine grade shock-mounted computer. The system boasts reliable PLC I/O modules and serial port modules for digital I/O, the latest ship dynamics algorithms, Kalman filtering, and frequency domain techniques to ensure accuracy with minimum actuation. www.beierradio.com RoLo’s to get MacGREGOR hatch cover sets MacGREGOR, Kaarina, Finland, will supply two 13,400dwt and two 28,900 dwt Roll-on, Load-off (RoLo) ships with folding hatch cover sets, as well as stern ramps for the larger vessels, to Shin Kochi Jyuko Co. Ltd. The Japanese shipyard is constructing the vessels for NYKHinode Line. The four holds of the larger vessels feature high-stowing covers arranged in panel pairs forward and aft. Weather tight when closed and operated by external hydraulic cylinders, the covers feature quick-acting cleats. Container stack load ratings for the 13,400 dwt vessels range from 48 long tonnes/20ft. units and 60 long tonnes/40ft. units. Container stack loads for the 28,900 dwt ships range from 48 long tonnes/20 ft. units, and 60 long tonnes/20ft.to 72 long tonnes/20 ft. and 90 long tonnes/40 ft. MacGREGOR stern ramps on the 28,900 dwt RoLo’s are 25m x 4m with a maximum load capacity of 10 tonnes, and allow for loading cars onto the tween deck from the starboard side. www.macgregor-group.com www.marinelog.com DECEMBER 2005 MARINE LOG 33 Equipment News MAC: Don’t leave homeport without it 1/4 33 MARINE LOG DECEMBER 2005 Can a plastic card help in a shipboard security crisis situation? Maritime security specialist SecureWest International, Inc., thinks so. It recently unveiled a new service called the Maritime Assistance Card (MAC) program at a shipboard demonstration at the Britannia Royal Naval College in Devon, United Kingdom. What MAC represents is membership to a system that SecureWest International says offers “a one-stop, cost efficient, easy solution to the shipping industry’s security headaches and problems with compliance issues.” Certainly, the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code, the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) and SOLAS have added the burden of layers of security compliance on shipping lines, masters, ship’s crew and port facilities. Members of the MAC program have 24-7 access to a professionally manned call center where they can get advice on security matters, up to date port or route threat assessments and piracy warnings. In addition, integrated into MAC service is Ship Security Alert System (SSAS) monitoring. In the event of an SSAS alert, SecureWest International personnel establish contact with the vessel, conduct verifying procedures and notify relevant flag state administrations of the alert status. Ship operators register their vessels under the MAC program for a small monthly fee. Each of the ship’s principal members of the crew and the Company Security Officer (CSO) receives a Maritime Assistance Card. The card can be used to ask advice on: • ISPS compliance of a vessel when it reaches a certain port; • A hijack, hostage or stowaway situation; •MTSA questions; • Crew offenses committed on board or while ashore; • Requirements for Security Officers to be dispatched in an increased threat or MARSEC level scenario; • Piracy advice or warnings. Several ship operators have already trialed the MAC program, including Matson Navigation and American Roll on Roll Off Carriers (ARC). www.securewest.com www.marinelog.com Shipyard Contracts Awarded While every care has been taken to present the most accurate information, our survey gathering system is far from perfect. We welcome your input. Please fax any changes to Marine Log at (212) 633-1165 or send e-mail to: [email protected]. Some contract values and contract completion dates are estimated. Please contact the shipyard directly for the most accurate information. Information based on data as of about November 1, 2005. A “C” after a vessel type indicates a major conversion, overhaul or refit. Additional commercial and government contracts are listed on our website, www.marinelog.com. The entire contract value may be reported for a contract in progress. Some contract prices may also include the value of owner furnished equipment. Nota bene: While every care has been taken to present the most accurate information, our survey gathering system is far from Commercial Shipyard Location Qty Type RECENT CONTRACTS Allied Shipbuilders Bay Shipbuilding Derecktor Shipyards North Florida Shipyards N. Vancouver, Canada Sturgeon Bay, WI Bridgeport, CT Jacksonville, FL 1 1 1 1 car ferry (R) ocean tank barge fast ferry freight ferry (R) B.C. Ferries 80,000 bbl, 369 ft Harley Marine Services 350 pax, 124 ft, 33 knots Bermuda Govt. lengthen to 235 ft Steamship Authority DELIVERIES Bollinger Gretna LLC Mission Marine Moose Boats NASSCO Harvey, LA Sandusky, OH Petaluma, CA San Diego, CA 1 1 1 1 ocean tank barge patrol boat patrol boat crude carrier 35,000 bbl, 300 ft 29 ft x 11 ft 33 ft 6 in, 36 knots 1.3 million bbl, 287 m Gellatly & Criscione Monroe Cty. Sheriff LA County Sheriff Alaska Tanker Co. ATB oil tankers water taxis jack-up ocean tank barges crude oil tankers crude oil tankers tank barge refits vehicle ferries Multipurpose vessels (R) OSVs fireboat semi-submersible car ferry 140,000 bbl 88 ft x 27 ft 149 passengers 360 ft water depth 110,000 bbl 185,000 dwt 750,000 bbl Penn Maritime Marine Oil Service, Inc. New York Water Taxi Chiles Offshore Hornbeck Offshore BP SeaRiver Maritime Maritrans Washington State Hornbeck Offshore Hornbeck Offshore NYFD Noble Drilling BC Ferries PENDING CONTRACTS Bay Shipbuilding C&G Boat Works Gladding Hearn Shipbuilding Keppel AMFELS Manitowoc Toledo NASSCO NASSCO Tampa Bay Shipbuilding to be determined to be determined to be determined to be determined to be determined Vancouver Shipyards Alabama Shipyard Sturgeon Bay, WI Mobile, AL Somerset, MA Brownsville, TX Toledo, OH San Diego, CA San Diego, CA Tampa, FL Seattle, WA 1 4 4 1 2 2 2 3 4 2 10(?) 1 1 Vancouver, Canada 1 Mobile, AL 1 riverboat casino 130 cars/1,200 pax 370 ft 2,000 dwt(?) 130 ft, 17.5 knot Bingo 9000/12,000 WD 600 pax, 125 cars 38,000 ft2 casino Particulars $4.99 4Q/06 06/06 $210.0 07/06 08/05 10/05 11/05 $27.0 option options $2.5/each options $110.0 option options options $420.0 contract design $54.0 5 of 9 contracted $223.0 to be rebid RFP $30.0-$35.0 $170.0 RFP/mid-’07 to mid-’08 delivery RFP 2Q/06 32-36 mos. completion $43.0 letter of intent/2007 delivery Hollywood Park Casino 35.0 7/00 Maritime Business Strategies, LLC STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT CONSULTING FOR THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME INDUSTRY FOCUSED STRATEGIC ASSISTANCE: Strategic business planning Technical support for mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures Business development planning and implementation In-depth analysis of developments in individual market sectors FOCUSED TACTICAL ASSISTANCE: Market strategy, market analysis and marketing support Editing and management of proposals for government contracts Planning and design of facilities development programs Valuation of major maritime assets SHIPBUILDING AND SHIPPING INDUSTRY DATA: Data on all sectors of the industry and all types of products and services Development and/or analysis of selected data sets The most comprehensive and informative maritime industry web site in the U.S. Extensive maritime industry data available free on our web site 124 Iberville Drive, Biloxi MS 39531 –– Phone: (228) 374-1258 –– Fax: (228) 374-4083 www.coltoncompany.com www.marinelog.com DECEMBER 2005 MARINE LOG 34 Industry Events • Marine Environmental Engineering Technical Symposium (MEETS) 2006 Arlington, Va., Jan. 23-24, 2006 Tel (703) 412-7610 Fax (703) 412-7556 Washington, D.C., Jan. 30-31, 2006 Tel (212) 620-7209 Fax (212) 633-1165 [email protected] www.nace.org www.marinelog.com www.boozallen.com • Marine Log Maritime Port & Security Tel (609) 452-2800 Fax (609) 452-9374 [email protected] • Corrosion NACExpo 2006 San Diego, March 12-16, 2006 • Seatrade Cruise Shipping Miami, March 13-16, 2006 Tel (800) 797-NACE (6223) Fax (281) 228-6342 [email protected] www.cruiseshipping.net • CMA Shipping 2006 Stamford, Conn., March 20-22, 2006 Tel (203) 406-0109 Fax (203) 406-0110 [email protected] www.shipping2006.com • SPAR 2006 Houston, March 27-28, 2006 Tel (978) 774-1102 Fax (978) 774-4841 [email protected] www.sparllc.com • OTC 2006 Houston, Texas, May 1-4, 2006 Tel (972) 952-9494 Fax (972) 952-9435 [email protected] www.otcnet.org/2006 • Marine Log Tugs & Barges 2006 Stamford, Conn., May 16-17, 2006 Tel (212) 620-7209 Fax (212) 633-1165 [email protected] www.marinelog.com • Posidonia 2006 Piraeus, Greece, June 5-9, 2006 International (except as noted): [email protected] China: [email protected] Greece, Cyprus, Balkans & Latin America: [email protected] U.S.: [email protected] www.posidonia-events.com • International Cargo Security Council Conference & Exhibition Nashville, June 9-14, 2006 Tel (410) 571-7913 Fax (410) 571-8294 [email protected] www.cargosecurity.com 35 MARINE LOG DECEMBER 2005 www.marinelog.com Opinion December 2005 Vol. 110 No.12 ITF survey: ISPS increases workload, adversely affects crew performance t’s no secret that seafarers have not been thrilled with the added workload generated by the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code. In fact, the results of a new survey by the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) point to just how dissatisfied seafarers are with many of the I 1. Has the introduction of ISPS had a negative impact on your members? 2. Do your members feel they are valued as a result of being assigned a frontline role in the new maritime security regime? MARINELOG ISSN 08970491 USPS 576-910 A Simmons-Boardman Publication 345 Hudson Street, New York, N.Y. 10014 Tel: (212) 620-7200 Fax: (212) 633-1165 Website: http://www.marinelog.com aspects associated with the implementation of ISPS. ITF represents the interests of some 600,000 seafarers worldwide through ITF-affiliated unions. The survey results are based on responses from trade unions that represent 165,000 seafarers worldwide, including Turkish, Greek, Ukrainian, Indonesian, Chinese, Filipino, South American, Polish and Croatian crew members. ISPS sets out a wide range of requirements intended to improve security in the maritime sector, including the use of ship security plans, ship and company security officers, shipboard security equipment, port security plans and security officers, and measures to monitor and control access and the activities of people and cargo onboard ships and within port facilities. According to the ITF survey respponses, the key issues emerging from ISPS for seafarers are: • Increased workload • Increased responsibility • No commensurate increase in pay • Inadequate training • Restrictions on shore leave • Problems in obtaining United States visas • Difficulties for seafarers’ welfare and trade union representatives seeking to board vessels to provide services to crew. While the first four issues are fairly common gripes in the workplace, the last two clearly indicate that more 3. 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