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Harbour tugs are likely to be the first class of vessels to become autonomous

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According to one industry expert, trends are pointing towards harbour tugs being among the first vessel classes to become autonomous
According to one industry expert, trends are pointing towards harbour tugs being among the first vessel classes to become autonomous

According to Mike Ford, VP, Commercial Operations, at Wärtsilä Dynamic Positioning, trends are pointing towards harbour tugs being among the first vessel classes to become autonomous.

Mr Ford made the comments at the European Dynamic Positioning Conference in London, citing improvements in safety and lower operating costs through less crew as the reason harbour and terminals are likely to focus on developing autonomous tugs first.

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Major new Australian boat show, the Club Marine Perth International Boat Show announced

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A major new boating show has been announced for Western Australia to be held at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre and nearby Elizabeth Quay over four days of the Queen’s Birthday long weekend from 22-25 September, 2017.

The new show, the Club Marine Perth International Boat Show, is an initiative of the Boating Industry Association of Western Australia (BIAWA) and will be managed by Premiere Events, the organisers of the Mandurah Boat Show and related outdoor shows. It will be sponsored by Club Marine Insurance with support from the City of Perth, Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, and the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority.

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First purpose built LNG bunkering ship has been delivered

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Delivery is complete of the world's first purpose built LNG bunkering ship
Delivery is complete of the world’s first purpose built LNG bunkering ship

ENGIE, Fluxys, Mitsubishi Corporation and NYK have taken delivery of the world’s first purpose built LNG bunkering ship from Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction in Busan, Korea.

She will run on LNG for her maiden voyage, after a few days of loading LNG delivered by trucks at the shipyard.

Zeebrugge in Belgium will be the home port of the vessel, which has been named ENGIE Zeebrugge accordingly. From there, the 5,000m3 LNG capacity vessel will supply LNG as a marine fuel to ships operating in Northern Europe.

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Oceanco launches the largest yacht ever built in The Netherlands

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Photo copyright: Francisco Martinez Photography
Photo copyright: Francisco Martinez Photography

At 110m or 361ft, project Jubilee is the largest superyacht ever to emerge from any of the Dutch superyacht yards. Oceanco’s project Jubilee has a striking exterior styling by Lobanov Design, grand interior by Sorgiovanni Designs with owner’s representation by Burgess

Jubilee has a generous 16.4m/54ft beam and is just over 4,500 gross tons. This superyacht has a very sleek and original profile that will surely turn heads wherever she travels. Her elongated profile flows elegantly and gracefully from bow to stern. With no fewer than six decks, her progressively longer horizontal lines make Jubilee distinctive from all other yachts, meaning she is truly a vessel in a class of her own.

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Barcelona Clúster Nàutic consortium invests 92.3 million Euros to expand its services for visiting superyachts

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Between 2016 and 2017, five member companies of the Barcelona Clúster Nàutic have invested up to 92.3million Euros in their facilities in a bid to expand capacity and services for superyachts visiting the Catalan capital.

The MB’92 and Varador 2000 shipyards, and the Marina Vela, Mataró Marina Barcelona and OneOcean Port Vell marinas are just five members of the Barcelona Clúster Nàutic – an association of 84 institutions and companies working towards the competitiveness of the marine industry in Barcelona.

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New container lashing guide published by ABS

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ABS has published a new container lashing guide
ABS has published a new container lashing guide

ABS has published an enhanced Guide for Certification of Container Securing Systems – container lashing guide – and new companion software, ABS C-LASH™, both of which provide resources that could improve safety on board containerships launched. The container lashing guide incorporates a new non-linear lashing analysis procedure with easy-to-use software that simplifies analysis of container lashing arrangements.

“This is a game changer for safety and operational performance in the containership sector,” says ABS Chairman, President and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki. “Investing in technology that improves safety is a priority at ABS as we continuously improve the ways we support our mission to promote a safer and more reliable shipping industry.”

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SeaOwls and Ulstein conceive ballast water free heavylift jack-up concept

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Netherlands-based SeaOwls and Norwegian shipyard Ulstein have launched a pioneering heavy lift jack-up vessel design concept, the Soul. The cruciform structural lay-out is claimed to make the patent-pending solution more than 10 per cent lighter than conventional jack-up vessel designs, yet, all loading and installation operations can be performed without the need of ballast water.

In combination with a high capacity crane, the SOUL enables operators to take the next step in developing offshore wind farms. The concept aims to install the next generation wind turbines (10-12 MW) in the same time frame as currently used for installing 6-8 MW units, a significant efficiency gain over any jack-up vessel design currently available in the market.

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Lack of Peggotty’s seaworthiness revealed in MAIB report after she collided with Petunia Seaways

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At 0450 (UTC+11) on 19 May 2016 the Danish registered ro-ro freight ferry Petunia Seaways and the historic motor launch Peggotty collided on the River Humber while in dense fog. As a result of the collision the motor launch suffered severe structural damage and began to take on water. The crew of a local pilot launch responded to Peggotty’s skipper’s VHF2 “Mayday” call and were able to reach the motor launch and rescue the skipper and the one other person on board before it sank. There were no injuries and no significant pollution.

Petunia Seaways’ bridge team remained unaware that the two vessels had collided until after they had left the river, when they were informed by VTS Humber.

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New DNV GL standard ensures reliable dynamic positioning capability assessments

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DNV GL presented its new standard for assessing the station keeping capability of dynamic positioning (DP) vessels at the European Dynamic Positioning Conference which was held in London in February.

The ability to assess and compare the position-keeping capability of a ship equipped with DP technology is vital during the planning and design phases, and provides valuable operational decision support. The DNVGL-ST-0111 standard is the first to provide a unified approach to these assessments, ensuring verifiable results and increasing transparency in the market.

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IIMS extends its range of handy guides with two new publications

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In recent weeks, IIMS has released two new handy guides in the series ‘What a Marine Surveyor needs to know about‘ bringing the total number of publications to twelve.

What a marine surveyor needs to know about small craft engine surveys
Many marine surveyors consider the survey of the machinery to be outside the scope of a pre-purchase or insurance survey and simply ignore it. Small Craft Engine Surveys is designed to give the marine surveyor who has limited experience of machinery surveys sufficient knowledge and confidence to enable him or her to understand both what and the implications of what is involved.

Author: Elliott Berry
ISBN: 978-1-911058-11-3
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IIMS Baltimore Conference report

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James 'Randy' Renn (right) introducing Eric Black
James ‘Randy’ Renn (right) introducing Eric Black

A group of nearly 30 marine surveyors, mostly non IIMS members, (including some who joined online), gathered for a two day training event and conference at the Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies (MITAGS) in the Linthicum district of Baltimore on 3/4 February 2017.

IIMS would like to thank James ‘Randy’ Renn for organising the event. Not only a great location and facility, but James managed to attract a range of speakers, who delivered some excellent presentations, some of which were highly technical in content and touched on new technologies in some cases.

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Naval architects should adhere to accepted ergonomic bridge design is one of the recommendations in the latest MAIB report

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On 3 December 2015, the Panama registered pure car carrier City of Rotterdam collided with the Danish registered ro-ro ferry Primula Seaways on the River Humber, UK. Both vessels were damaged but made their way to Immingham without assistance. There was no pollution and there were no serious injuries.

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