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15th Volume, No. 19
1963 – “50 years tugboatman” - 2013
Dated 30 March 2014
BUYING, SALES, NEW BUILDING, RENAMING AND OTHER TUGS TOWING & OFFSHORE INDUSTRY NEWS
TUGS & TOWING NEWS
T UG C APTAI N M ICHALIS
D OCKYARD
TO
UNDERGO
O VERHAUL
AT
“U KRAI NE ”
The 385-tonne tugboat Captain Michalis
arrived at the state-owned Odessa
Commercial Sea Port on March 18, 2014
for drydocking and repair at the OCSP's
division "Ukraine" Dockyard, the OCSP
said in a press release. Alexander
Voloshchuk, director of Manufacturing,
Ukraine Dockyard, said that the tugboat
was acquired by a Ukrainian owner from
a Greek company. The Captain Michalis
will be classed to Maritime Register of
Ukraine class and undergo docking for
repairs of the hull, for bottom reinforcement, of screw / rudder units, of deck machinery and the
like. The final list will be presented after the hull overall inspection, the shipbuilder said. (Source:
PortNews)
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T HE
SMARTEST TERMI NAL LI NE HANDLING TUG ME ETS SEA AT
U ZMAR
On 21st Feb 2014 Uzmar Shipyard, also known as “Workboat and Tug Factory” of Turkey, held a
launching ceremony for the ‘KOC Musaned-2’, the second of total 6 line handling tugs being built
for Kuwait Oil Company’s tug fleet. These 20 m compact boats are reputed to be the smartest tug of
its class by the designer Robert Allan Ltd. The ceremony was held in the presence of Mr Sami AlSawagh as the KOC Team Leader, Mr Tariq Usmani as the KOC Marine Maintenance and Technical
Service Team Leader Advisor and KOC Project Representatives Mr Shamroz Khan and Mr Anatoly
Shepil both are DNV officials for KOC. Capt. Kaan ALTUG, Board Member of UZMAR during his
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speech stated: ‘’We are proud to
build such smart Line Handling
Tugs to assist tankers in near
shore loading terminals and at the
new KOC singlepoint mooring
system further offshore”. He
added that “We call them Smart
Tugs because these 20 m compact
boats are equipped with various
machinery and systems that have
never designed or build before.
Thanks to the designer Robert
Allan Ltd. who was able to
integrate a very complex list of
equipment to such size of a compact boat but those were necessary for the required duties.” Mr Sami
Al-Sawagh, KOC Marine Maintenance and Technical Service Team Leader during his speech stated:
‘’ .. It gives me great pleasure to share my joy, that the process of construction of six Mooring Boats
are proceeding smoothly. We appreciate the hard work, commitment, and professional approach of
Uzmar for the continuous successful progress of KOC projects at Uzmar and look forward to see
‘Musaned –II’ honoured as one of the most outstanding vessel built at Uzmar. After the successful
completion of this project, which shall satisfy the high expectations of KOC, we shall feel fully
content with the excellent quality of work done by KOC and Uzmar, and hope that same spirit and
hard work will continue during the construction of remaining vessels of the series’’. Again, UZMAR
has succeeded the installation of such sophisticated equipment into a limited space available
onboard. There is no doubt on the ingenuity of UZMAR obviously the shipyard is always ready for
stringest projects. Robert Allan designed, Lloyd’s register certificated, DNV site surveyed tug has
conventional twin screw propellers in nozzles, 20.4m in length, with a breadth of 8.5m and a draft
of 2.5m. The boat is classed by Lloyds Register with 100A1 Tug, WDL, LMC, UMS notation. All the
required machinery and equipment installation in a 20 m boat was a challenge for the UZMAR’s inhouse engineering. Nevertheless, the fully equipped vessel is modelled at a 3D platform to optimise
the tight spaces available for future maintenance and servicing. The tug is powered by twin CAT
C32 marine engines each producing 1200 bHP at 2000 rpm coupled through ZF reversing gear box
to Teignbridge propellers in nozzles and the triple hi-efficiency rudder system ensures superior
manoeuvrability. This arrangement gives the tug a maximum bollard power of 19 tons ahead and
speed of 10.5kts. Caterpillar 4.4 auxiliary generator, rated 86 ekW-50hz at 1500rpm is installed to
meet not only domestic shipboard loads
but also to power the electrically driven
deck machinery. An outfit of deck
machinery from Kraaijeveld includes a
windlass, two anchor capstan, electric
capstan, starter boxes, and chain
stopper. The wheelhouse has all-around
visibility and is equipped with
navigation and communication systems
including
INMARSAT
Mini-C,
INMARSAT Fleet Broadband with the
speed of 128kbps, Ship Security Alert
System, Data Recorder, NAVTEX
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Receiver complete Furuno make. The tug is equipped with dispersant system make Ayles Fernie and
the main switchboard is supplied by Kongsberg. All accommodation areas and wheelhouse are fully
air conditioned. In line with the KOC’s mission and strategy to maintain highest fleet standards, the
Fleet New Building Projects Group (FNBPG) is managing and supervising the fleet renewal tasks
from planning to vessel deliveries. Throughout the new building process, from plan approval stage,
on site supervision of the construction until delivery, the FNBPG did utmost contribution to ensure
highest safety and quality standards are fulfilled as per KOC governing rules and regulations as well
as best international shipbuilding standards. (Press Release Uzmar)
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R YAN L EET
TO THE RESCUE
As a kind reader of Shipfax pointed
out, it is ironic that when the bulk
carrier John I lost power and ran
aground off Rose Blanche, NL on
March 15, that the tug Ryan Leet
was the tug to take the ship in tow
for safety. Ryan Leet was built at the
behest of the French government as
Abeille Provence in response to
catastrophic tanker losses off the
coast of France. The French realized
that "tugs of opportunity" would not
necessarily be available in times of emergency, and that most salvage tugs of the day would not be
powerful enough to assist a large tanker. Abeille Provence (and sister tug Abeille Normandie)
justified their existence, but at tax payers expense. Since then the world has evolved, and tankers got
larger. The French government has continued to provide rescue tug service, and in fact is into the
third generation of such vessels. Although the British have pretty much bailed out of the rescue tug
business, other nations have recognized the absolute necessity to provide such tugs, and Germany
and the Netherlands among others are able to cover the Channel and much of the North Sea coasts.
The irony of course lies in the fact that Abeille Provence and sister were built way back in 1978 and
were replaced in 1987 because they had become too small. Secunda Marine Services of Dartmouth,
NS, acquired both tugs in 1990, and although they sold Magdelan Sea (the former Abeille
Normandie) in 2004, they rebuilt Abeille Provence, renamed it Ryan Leet and have kept it occupied
ever since. It has been largely used in recent years with standby work for offshore gas facilities, but
it has also been a diving tender and supplier, as well as a towing and salvage tug. By chance when
John I ran into trouble, Ryan Leet was between contracts and lying in Mulgrave, NS. It was able to
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respond to the emergency on short notice as a "tug of opportunity". No other tug of comparable
power, aside from tug/suppliers, was within 500 miles. Those tug suppliers were all on charter and
were not immediately available, if at all. I have long advocated for rescue tug(s) in eastern Canada,
even though they would not be called on very often. The British model was one I recommended,
where privately owned tugs were contracted for emergency standby, but could also perform
commercial work under strict control. Of course eastern Canada rescue tugs would need to be ice
class. The second tug needed in the John I grounding, Atlantic Fir, required icebreaker escort to
reach the grounded ship en route from Halifax. The arrival in Halifax of the Polar Class 4
icebreaking bulk carrier Nunavik, which will operate year round between Hudson Strait and
Europe, also reminds us that there is increased activity in the north, where tugs are virtually nonexistent unless they happen to be in the area on commercial work. Surely there is justification for
rescue tugs, if only seasonally, in the north. Our Canadian Coast Guard is neither suited nor
equipped to tow except in a dire emergency. The diversion of three badly needed icebreakers from
the Gulf to assist John I for pollution control, standby and rescue work is surely an indication that
those resources are stretched thin as it is. Properly fitted rescue tugs with pollution gear, would ease
that situation. Ironic, yes and lucky, that Ryan Leet was available this time, but the tug must surely
be reaching a milestone at 36 years of age. If it goes what is left? (Source: Mac Mackay-Tugfax)
S TORM S PRAY
The 1967 Built Ledcor tug Storm Spray was
seen upbound on the north arm of the Fraser
river on March 21, 2014. Ledcor is fairly new to
tugging in British Colombia - they purchased 6
vessels, all renamed to start with "Storm". The
Storm Spray is the ex Evco Spray. She has a
length 0f 19.29 mtrs a beam of 6.22 mtrs and a
draft 0f 2.99 mtrs. Her engine power is 760 hp.
(Photo Robert Etchell)
A RANERO
LEAVING
V ALETTA
The 2014 built Panama flag with call
sign HP3517 tug Aranero (Imo
9622978) was seen leaving Grand
Harbour, Malta on Saturday 22nd
March, 2014 with Captain Ronald
Biersteker at the helm during her
delivery voyage by RedWise. Bound
to La Guairá; Venezuela The tug is
built by Uzmar Gemi Insa San.
Ve.Tic. A.S. – Izmit; Turkey under
number NB 52 for International
Offshore
Engineering
and
development Company S.A. The tug
has a length of 30.25 mtrs a beam of 11.75 mtrs and a draught of 3.75 mtrs with a grt of 463 tons and
a nrt of 139 tons. The two Caterpillar main engines develops a total output of 4,000 kW (5,434 hp).
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She has a speed of 12 knots and is classed I
Hull
Mach Tug-Firefighting ship 1 -water
spraying Unrestricted navigation. (photo: Capt. Lawrence Dalli - www.maltashipphotos.com)
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A QUARELLE G RUNO
The Dutch National Towage Museum received an
aquarelle as gift from Mrs A. de Bruijne - Vlissingen.
The original aquarelle is made by the well know Dutch
painter Ad Oudes and showing the steamtug Gruno
from Bijma. On the aquarelle is seen the tug towing a
barge. The National Towage Museum thanks Mrs. A. de
Bruijne for this gift. The tug was built in 1886 by Pieter
Boele Pzn – Slikkerveer; Netherlands under number 211
and delivered to A.G.Huiskens – Hedel; Netherlands as
Nieuwe Maasmond VII. In 1894 she received a new
boiler from Delfshaven of 140 ihp. In 1898 sold to H de
Waal – Zaltbommel; Netherlands and renamed
Zaltbommel 1. In 1902 sold to E.Frater Smid –
Groningen; Netherlands and renamed Actief II. In 1906
she received a new boiler from Boon nr. 214 of 120 ihp.
In 19?? Sold to firma Zwart & Fratersmid – Delfzijl –
Delfzijl: Netherlands. In 1914 sold to J.Boersma &
S.Reinigert – Groningen; Netherlands. In 1918 sold to M.Landega – Groningen; Netherlands and
renamed Gruno. In 1953 sold to Internationale Sleepdienst v/h F.Bijma BV – Groningen;
Netherlands. In 1960 broken up by A.C. van Slooten – Wormerveer; Netherlands. She has a length
of 17.52 mtrs a beam of 4.28 mtrs and a draft of 1.70 mtrs. Her engine was a Compound 2 cylinder
Koopman of 120 ihp. (Source: NSM)
A&P
SECURES TUG REPAI R C ONTACTS FRO M ALL OVE R
UK
A large number of tug repair contracts are being handled by A&P Falmouth this year. The firm’s
managing director Peter Child said: “Tugs are coming to us from all over the UK for dry-docking,
refits and painting. Customer feedback indicates that we do an excellent job and that leaves our
customers very satisfied. “ A&P’s own tug Ankorva is currently dry-docked with the Clyde-based
Serco tug SD Mars and the Southampton tug Svitzer Sarah. Serco Denholm is a joint venture
between the Serco Group and the Denholm Group to provide marine services in support of the
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Naval Service at its three main
naval bases, Portsmouth,
Devonport and Clyde. The
Fowey
Harbour
Commissioners’ Schottel tug
Cormilan (ex Coatham Cross)
is expected soon for docking
along with the Bristol
Channel
based
Svitzer
Melton.
The
European
shiprepair market is always
cyclical but Mr Child said
enquiries continue and A&P’s
marketing and commercial
teams are constantly chasing
new contracts. (Source: The Packet)
POLEN DEPARTED
On Sunday 23 March the tug
Polen (Imo 8521701) departed
from the Rotterdam – Lekhaven
on her way to Ghana. The tug is
the Former tug Smit Polen from
Smit Harbour Towage –
Rotterdam. The tug was sold last
week to Black Star Co. Ltd –
Marshall Islands. She will make
a bunker call in Las Palmas on
the Canarias Islands. The tug is
built Tille Scheepsbouw B.V. –
Koostertille under number 251.
She has a length of 28,61 mtrs a
beam of 9,32 mtrs and a depth of 4.20 mtrs. The two Stork-Werkspoor diesel engines develops a
total output of 2,400 hp. The tug has a grt of 236 tons and a dwt of 120 tons and is classed Bureau
Veritas. (Photo: Jan Oosterboer)
T HE TUGBOAT OF PROJEC T PE-65 BUILDING N O 505
A CCEPTANCE P RO GRAM OF 2014 HAS LAUNCHED
OF
THE
The solemn ceremony participated Chief of service of Auxiliary fleet S. Yepifanov, Chief of
department of service vessels A. Miroshkin, the Chief of the repair Department of the Navy captain
1 rank A. Bondarev, officer in the Department of the Navy shipbuilding captain 2 rank D.
Tararukhin, the Authority if the shipyard “Pella” The vessel was sanctified by Churchman Andrey.
Before the end of the year the tugboat will be delivered to the State Customer – Russian Navy and
put into operation within the Northern Fleet of RF. Assignment: towing of vessels and floating
objects in harbor areas and open seas; performing of escort operations at the speed of 10 knots;
firefighting operations at floating and shore objects; oil and petroleum content products spill
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removal;
rescue
and
salvage operations; ice–
breaking of up to 0.8 m ice
at the speed of up to 5
knots.
Technical
information: Length max:
34,4 m; Width max: 12,1
m; Draft
4,4
m;
Speed: 13,5 knots; Bollard
pull; 63 t. Classificaion
КМ Arc4 R1 Аut1
FF3WS
EscortTug
by
Russian Maritime Register of shipping. Propulsion system
Z-drive US 255 FP, Rolls-Royce, FPP
into nozzles. Powerplant: 2 x 1864 kW, 1600 r/min, Cat 3516B. Full load displacement is 860 t. Deck
equipment: bow double-drum anchor-towing-mooring electro-hydraulic winch М 140-180-2Т-2В1С-FEH RED Fluidmecanica providing escort services, 20 t of bollard pull and 1860 kN of brake
holding force; aft electro-hydraulic
towing winch CHR-20-180-1Т-1СЕА RED Fluidmecanica, providing
20 t of bollard pull and 1800 kN of
brake holding force; towing hook
providing 650 kN of bollard pull
with quick release device; cargo
crane Fluidmecanica HLRM 45/5 S
with lifting capacity of 19.5 kN at
the boom of 13.5m. In order to fulfil
fire-fighting operations the tugboat
is
equipped
with
external
firefighting system made by FFS
(capacity is 1500 m3/h, 2 water monitors, water curtains system). (Source: Pella)
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L ANDFALL M ARINE C ONTRACTORS
FURTHER FLEET EXPANSION
Recently, Landfall Marine Contractors b.v. of Ridderkerk, the Netherlands have reached a
management-agreement with the owners of the seagoing anchorhandling tugs "Southwind" and
"Northwind", commencing on 1st April 2014. This includes the full commercial-, technical and
operational management of these two medium sized tugs. As a result of this new management
agreement, Landfall now operates and manages a total of eight medium-sized ocean going
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anchorhandling tugs between 15
en 53 tons bollard pull, which
further increases their flexibility
and service to the international
towage market. The tugs "
Northwind " and " Southwind " are
presently "en route" with a tow
from Africa to Bangladesh, where
they are expected to be available
for further international towages
and anchor handling charters
around the end of April 2014. For further information, kindly contact Landfall Marine Contractors
bv in Ridderkerk, the Netherlands, website www.landfall.nl (Source: Landfall)
C ANADIAN M I NISTER
OF I NDUSTRY VISITED KOTUG AND SAILED O N
BOARD OF THE HYBRID R OTORTUG RT A DRIAAN (E- KOTUG)
March, 24th 2014, Canadian
Minister of Industry, the
Honourable James Moore,
visited
the
KOTUG’s.
Headquarters and sailed on
board of the hybrid Rotortug
RT Adriaan, the so-called EKOTUG, in the Port of
Rotterdam.
The
Prime
Minister, Stephen Harper and
the Minister of Industry,
James Moore of the Govern-
From left to right: Paul Jamer of AKA, Jim Hyslop of Robert Allan,
ment of Canada combined the
Ard-Jan Kooren of KOTUG, Evan Willemsen of ROTORTUG and Nuclear Security Summit in
Minister James Moore of the Canadian Government
The Hague with a working trip
to the Port of Rotterdam. The visit to Rotterdam
was focused on highlighting the trade and
business relations between Canada and Europe.
The Prime Minister and Minister of Industry were
accompanied by a delegation of 15 to 20 Canadian
business people. Minister of Industry, James
Moore visited KOTUG’s office and sailed on board
of the hybrid Rotortug RT Adriaan and was
inspired by the company’s global success and
forward-thinking leadership. He was also
impressed with the innovative and sustainable
maritime technology and the durable partnerships
with several Canadian companies. After the boat
trip James Moore visited the KOTUG office in
Rotterdam, where a MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) Signing Ceremony has been taken
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place between Canadian companies and KOTUG. James Moore, Canada's Minister of Industry: "I am
delighted to witness these partnerships between Dutch and Canadian firms from coast to coast.
Having companies like Teekay, Robert Allan Ltd and AKA involved in projects with KOTUG and
Damen is an excellent example of collaboration opportunities between Canada and the
Netherlands.” (Press Release Kotug).
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Y ESTERYEAR T UG BOAT G EO W. W ASHBURN
At one time barge convoys of
barges moved up and down
the Hudson River between
Albany and New York City,
and the Geo W. Washburn
did much of the towing. The
Cornell Steamboat Company ,
owner of the Geo W.
Wasburn, ran a schedule
freight and bulk cargo service
on the Hudson. Big barge
towes--up t0 45 barges and
sometimes even more--would
be moved along the river by
strong, powerful tugboats.
Barges would be dropped off and picked up along the way by smaller transfer or switcher tugs. Bulk
cargoes carried included stone from the four quarries below Poughkeepsie, gravel, sand and bricks
from the numerous brickyards along Tappan Bay. Sometimes the tow would include canalboats
being brought down the Hudson from the Erie and the Deleware and Hudson canals. Cornell’s cargo
service was an important element in New York State’s transportation system. The Geo W. Wasburn
was one of the fastest tugs on the Hudson river during her early days; she was reputed to have been
able to keep up with the 18 knot Staten Island ferries. She was built in 1890, was 123 feet long, and
was powered by an 800 horsepower engine that was fed steam from two boilers. She ran the river
most of her life, seldom going beyond New York Harbor. Since she carried passengers from time to
time, she was kept up well. In this photograph, the Geo W. Wasburn is underway with a tow. This
shows an unusual location for her main bitts: most tugs had their bitts on the after deck, but he
Wasburn had hers on het boat deck. To provide accommodations for passengers, she had a long
house, which cut down on the size of the afterdeck. Since tugboats lose maneuverability if the
towing hawser is secured too close to the rudder, the Washburn’s bitts were located on the boat
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deck to keep them well forward. An added advantage of this arrangement is that the hawser is kept
of the buffalo rail, thereby reducing the possibility of chafe; it does, however, raise the center of
gravity and erode stability. Many of Cornell’s large tugs had their main towing bitts on top of the
main cabin. They could do so without capsizing because their tows were always on the relatively
tranquil Hudson. The big handles shown on the light-coloured portions of the Geo W. Washburn’s
stacks are controls for adjusting the draft to the boilers. Most other steam tugs had remotely
controlled dampers. The hole with the flap in the rail, just below the second stack, is a chute for
dumping ashes. Coal-fired steam boilers generate huge quantities of ashes, which were disposed of
while underway. This is a messy and dirty job, which explains why most coal-burning tugs had dark
–colored hulls. (Source: On the Hawser by Steven Lang and Peter H. Spectre)
ACCIDENTS – SALVAGE NEWS
F IRE
ON BOARD OF
PSV S EASAFE S UPPO RTER , W ALVIS B AY , N AMIBIA
Crew member of 2009 built Belize
flag offshore supply vessel Seasafe
Supporter (Imo 9500869) reported
to Maritime Bulletin fire accident.
Vessel is under repairs in dry dock
in Walvis Bay, Namibia. Fire
erupted on Mar 17 during welding
works, sparks went through open
porthole and ignited fire in a cabin.
Fire was extinguished in 30 minutes
by crew and dock firefighting team.
4 cabins burned out, and a lot of
cables in superstructure. No injuries.
Crew is Ukrainian and South
African. Manager of the OSV are
GO Offshore Asia Pte. Ltd., Singapore. (Source: Maritime Bulletin)
O IL
BARGE PUSHED BY
M I SS S USAN
PARTIALLY SANK AFTER COLLI SION
On
Mar
22,
2014,
at
approximately
12:35
p.m.,
watchstanders at the Coast
Guard
Sector
Houston/Galveston received a
call from the master of the
"Summer Wind", reporting a
collision between the outbound
bulkcarrier and an oil barge
with 35000 tons oil, which was
pushed by the tug "Miss Susan".
The tug was transiting from
Texas City to Bolivar at the
time of the collision. Kirby
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Inland Marine, owner of the "Miss Susan" and the barges, activated its emergency response plan
immediately and was working in a unified response with the Coast Guard and the Texas General
Land Office, which were soon on scene. A sheen of oil has been reported on the water, but the
quantity of product released was unknown. The six crew members of the "Miss Susan" were all
accounted for and are in stable condition. Marine traffic in the Houston Ship Channel from the
Intracoastal Waterway to lighter buoy 32 has been temporarily suspended for the safety of the
responders. Response efforts continued overnight. Four skimming vessels remained on-scene to
continue recovering spilled bunker fuel oil. Officials with the unified command, who were
overseeing the spill containment and recovery efforts, reactivated their efforts beginning at first
light on Mar 23. An additional 20 response vessels were staged and prepared to resume operations
early on Mar 23. Approximately 90,000 feet of boom have been staged along the Texas City dike for
deployment in containment efforts. The primary concern remained the safety of responders and the
protection of the environment. To ensure the safety of response workers in the area, and to prevent
the spread of oil into other areas of the channel and Galveston Bay, a safety zone has been
established, which restricts vessel traffic in impacted waters. The Bolivar ferry remained closed with
the exception of EMS transit. Air monitoring continued to ensure the safety of workers and others in
the area. The incident response was being coordinated by a unified command, which consists of a
wide variety of federal, state and local government agencies, non-profit organizations and the
owners of the damaged barge, Kirby Inland Marine. Coordinating agencies included the United
States Coast Guard, Texas General Land Office, and Galveston County Office of Emergency
Management. Other agencies participating in the response included U.S. Fish and Wildlife, Texas
Parks and Wildlife, Galveston City Office of Emergency Management, Texas City Office of
Emergency Management, and the Center for Toxicology and Environmental Health. (Source:
Vesseltracker; Photo: CanIndia)
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S UNKEN W ILHELM B AUM
TUGBOAT OUT OF T HE WATER ; REASON FOR
SINKI NG STILL A MYST ERY
It took three days, but the sunken Wilhelm Baum tugboat is finally out of the water. The 91-yearold tugboat sunk while docked in the Black River last month and remained submerged in the water
until it was removed from the water Saturday night 22nd March 2014, according to Sheral Bradley,
who has owned the vessel for 40 years with her husband Jim. The Wilhelm Baum was removed
using a crane, several barges and small pusher boats, Sheral Bradley said. It was a three-day process
that included using several pumps to remove water from the vessel. But the reason for the tugboat's
sinking remains a mystery. "We can't find a reason for why it sank," Bradley said. "There were no
holes in the hull. It is able to float now." Bradley said the boat suffered some damage from being in
the water, mostly to the electronics inside. "But it's repairable," Bradley said. The Wilhelm Baum
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was built in 1923 as an Army
Corps of Engineers tugboat. In
2003, on the boat's 80th birthday,
it was given a permanent spot at
the Michigan Maritime Museum
docks on the Black River,
according to Kalamazoo Gazette
archives. For 30 years, it was used
as a rescue boat on Lake Michigan
with the Coast Guard Auxiliary. It
was involved in more than 1,500
search and rescue efforts. The
vessel has also been used for
shipwreck research. (Source: All
Michigan)
S ALVO RS
IN ACTIO N AT THE
E ASTERN S CHELDT
RIVER
Salvors of Multraship Salvage –
Terneuzen; Netherlands
and
Bergingsbedrijf
Polderman
–
Hansweert; Netherland have
successfully
refloated
the
grounded tanker Nitrico II and
towed safely to deep water. The
Nitrico II, loaded with 650 tons
sulphuric acid, grounded on
Monday 24th March 2014 during
high tide at the Eastern Scheldt
near Stavenisse, in the Witte
Tonnenvlije. The Salvage tug Zephyrus immediately proceeded, after receiving the grounding
report, from her salvage station in Stavenisse. However the tide had fallen already for a fist attempt
to pulling her off. A salvage team was immediately mobilized, as well as the tugs and salvage vessel
Multrasalvor 3, Delta and Charlie and an empty tanker to lighter the cargo of the casualty if
necessary. The tanker was carefully monitored during the day. Around 20.35 hours, just before high
tide, the salvage tugs succeeded to pull off the Nitrico II smoothly. The tanker was subsequently
towed to deeper water and inspected. There was no leakage or visual damage observed. The ship
could continue her journey with own power. The salvage operation was carried out in consultation
with RWS Sea & Delta and the Safety/Security region Zeeland. (Source: Multraship)
F URIE 3
INVOLVED IN SALVAGE OF RI VER CRUISE SHI P CASCO
On Mar 22, 2014 the "Furie 3" was called to assist after a barge carrying the casco of the Danuberiver cruise ship "Avalon Tapestry II" of Avalon Seaways partially sank in the Hollands Diep at the
North Port of the Volkerak Lock at Willemstad: Netherlands, enroute from the building yard to the
New Schelde Yard in Hemiksem; Belgium. Two decks of the 110-m-ship which was under
construction at the Den Breejen Shipyard in Hardinxveld-Giessendam; Netherlands as No. 3539
were flooded. Salvors of BST Dintelsas from Dinteloord and HEBO Maritiem from Zwartsluis were
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called to refloat the ship.
Ship traffic off the locks
was affected by the hull
which was partially lying
in the waterway. The ship
had been run aground to
avoid
its
complete
sinking. The fire rescue
assisted the dewatering
work with a boat, and in
the evening the company
Reinier van der Zee
started lifting the hull. On
scene were also the "Hebo
Cat 12" (MMSI-No.:
244780726),
the
tug
"Louise van der Wees" (Imo: 8433459), and the "RWS 22". Rijkswaterstaat called a sheerleg of
Mammoet from Rotterdam which raised the "Avalon Tapestry II" 30 hours after its sinking. The ship
is due to be delivered in 2015. (Photo: Reinier van der Zee).
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T UG
BOAT SINKS AT SHI PYARD I N
D O RDRECHT
A tugboat sank last Saturday 22nd
March afternoon at a shipyard in
Dordrecht; Netherlands. The tug lies
at the bottom of the 1st
Merwedehaven. A skipper who was
in the area saw the tug go under and
beat alarm. The wheelhouse is still
above the water, according a
spokesman of the fire department.
Fuel is leaking from the tug. The
department of water affairs is asked
for help. The cause of the accident is
still unknown. The tug berthed last
Friday at the yard of Hoebee. A
spokesman of the yard Hoebee said
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the tug is not from the yard or from a customer. The spokesman don’t know the owner of the tug.
The sunken tug will be salvaged on Monday 24th March. (Source: RTV Rijnmond)
T UG
COLLI DED WITH LIGHTHOUS E ,
N OVOROSSIYSK
MRCC Moscow reported
that the 1995 built
Russian flag with call
sign UAED firefighting
tug Mars (Imo 8897497)
on Mar 20 collided with
a lighthouse on a boom
base
fence
in
Novorossiysk
oil
terminal. The basement
of
lighthouse
was
damaged,
lighthouse
remains operative. No
vessel’s damages reported. The tug has a length of 39.80 mtrs and a beam of 7.80 mtrs. Her grt is 313
tons (Source: Maritime Bulletin; Photo: Marine Traffic)
C OAST G UARD
RESPONDS TO GRO UNDING IN
O HIO R IVER
The Coast Guard is responding to a report of a grounded towing vessel near mile marker 65 on the
Ohio River, Wednesday. Watchstanders with Coast Guard Sector Ohio River Valley received the
initial notification at about 10 p.m. Monday, of the vessel Elizabeth D grounding near the right
descending bank of the river. Investigating officers with Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh
responded to the grounding. The Coast Guard is working with the vessel owner and maritime
representatives to safely refloat the vessel and working to reduce any environmental impact. There
is a report of a slight sheen in the vicinity of the vessel, which is contained by boom. The Elizabeth
D was reportedly pushing 12 empty coal barges down river at the time of the grounding. The cause
of the incident is under investigation. (Source: USCG)
OFFSHORE NEWS
A TLANTIC O FFSHORE TERMI NATES
WITH THE B LUE VESSELS
THE
M ANAG EMENT
AGREEMENT
Atlantic Offshore (AO) has terminated the Management agreement with Nordic American Offshore
(NAO). Atlantic Offshore will take delivery of four new vessels this within the next four months
and we want to focus our resources on managing these. In addition, we want to avoid conflicts of
interest in the future, as both AO and NAO bid on the same contracts, and both companies plan to
expand within the PSV segment. (Press ReleaseAtlantic Offshore)
COOEC’ S N EW OSCV R EADY
FO R
D EPLOYMENT
China Offshore Oil Engineering Co. Ltd (COOEC), one of the largest offshore engineering and
construction companies in China, has named the multipurpose subsea construction vessel Hai Yang
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SHI You 289. The vessel, classed
by DNV & CCS, belongs to the
STX OSCV 11L design. With her
250Te AHC crane and two
150HP/3000M ROVs, she is
specifically
designed
and
equipped for subsea operations,
providing seabed to surface
installation solutions to the oil
and
gas
offshore
markets
worldwide. Along with Hai Yang
SHI You 289, COOEC has one
more
offshore
subsea
construction
vessel
under
construction.
This
DPIII
equipped OSCV (bearing the Yard No. HYSY286) is scheduled for delivery in October 2014. (Source:
World Maritime News)
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MRV O CEAN O SPREY
I N SERVI CE
It was a proud crew that
arrived Aberdeen last week
with Atlantic Offshores first
new
building
“Ocean
Osprey” for the UK market.
The vessel is designed
together with Havyard Ship
Design (HY 820), and build
at Zamakona Ship yard in
San Sebastian, Spain. The
vessel
has
already
commenced the long term
contract for Shell UK/ Dana
petroleum at the Gannet
field. On the picture is seen the crew on Ocean Osprey, together with godmother Mary Bryce.
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(Source: Atlantic Offshore)
S AIPEM S ECURES C HARTER E XTENSI ON
FOR
CSV N ORMAND C UTTER
Saipem Ltd has declared
their option to extend the
contract
for
the
construction vessel (CSV)
“Normand Cutter” with 1
year from May 2014. This
is the second of a total of
three yearly options. M/S
“Normand
Cutter”,
designed by Vik & Sandvik
AS AS, is equipped and
fitted for: Handling any
type
of
underwater
telecommunication cable
(dia 14 – 150 mm);
Handling repeaters up to
380 mm diameter Stacking up to 200 repeaters; Operation in both shallow and deep water; Stern
working Range 6000 n.m. at service speed; Continuous operation at sea for 40 days; “Normand
Cutter” is built with a flexible, redundant and powerful diesel-electric propulsion and machinery
package. Furthermore, it has a hull integrated helicopter landing platform with a 300 MT crane,
flexible pipe and umbilical deepwater installation capability. (Source: Saipem)
O CEANTEAM , D I AVAZ
ESTABLISH NEW OFFSHORE SHIPPI NG PL AYER
Oceanteam Shipping ASA
announced today that it has
founded together with
Grupo Diavaz a new
shipping company named
‘DOT
Shipping’.
DOT
Shipping will focus on
providing high-end vessel
solutions for the Mexican
market. Details of the
transaction
remain
confidential and further
details on DOT Shipping
will be disclosed in the
coming period. Oceanteam
Shipping ASA is an offshore shipping company. Its business is the owning, chartering and managing
of Deepwater Offshore Construction Service – and Pipe Lay Vessels. In addition Oceanteam
Shipping provides complementary Engineering Services consisting of both Engineering & Design
Services and Equipment to support its clients. (Press Release)
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CMM G RAVITY
CO MPLETE SE A TRAIL
At the Damen Shipyard Galati the
Marshall Islands registered with call sign
V7CX2 Offshore Supply Vessel CMM
Gravity (Imo 9653111) completed on 13th
March 2014 successfully her sea trails. The
vessel is from the Damen PSV 3300 series
design. The vessel will be delivered midApril to her owners Compagnie Maritime
Monegasque after it will sail to Brazil. The
vessel is seen in Damen Galati’s wet dock
for the inclining test. She has a grt of 3,017
tons and a dwt of 3,300 tons (Source &
Photo: Ian Holland)
WINDFARM NEWS
A TLANTIC M ARINE U PGRADES O FFSHORE W IND V ESSELS
Atlantic Marine’s Atlantic Cougar
has successfully docked in the
North Sea with a wind turbine
base, using her new bow landing
system, coming alongside a
transition piece (TP) with 2 knots
of current on the beam. This
exceptional vessel, with her
joystick control and DP0 system
can maneuver safely in currents
over 2 knots, winds up to 20+
knots and wave height of up to
1.5m. Her bow landing system has
a unique cushion fender system
that removes the entire ‘shock’ load of a traditional crew transfer vessel (CTV) docking onto the TP
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ladders. This allows a 230-ton vessel with accommodation for 18 people, to dock and push onto the
TP whilst not exceeding a load of 5-6 tons at the time and point of touch. The loads are monitored by
a load cell read-out on the bridge and the information is constantly available to the captain as he uses
her powerful CP props and bow/stern thrusters under fingertip joystick control to position the vessel
accurately and safely onto the TP or any offshore structure. This ability, combined with the survey
areas, crane and hydraulic A-frame make this a unique light draft / shallow water vessel capable of
nearshore and offshore multirole operations. Atlantic Wind has also been upgraded, with 8 new
cabins (16 beds), all with en-suite facilities. The ship can now offer offshore accommodation for up to
46 people, as well as her existing geophysical survey capability and multirole offshore support. (Press
release)
A TLANTIC E XPLORER C O NTINUES C LEARI NG S EABED B OULDERS
Ever since Atlantic Marine acquired the
Atlantic Explorer, the ship has been
constantly on charter. The vessel has
moved literally 1000′s of subsea boulders
from a large wind farm site on the UK
east coast this winter. The site is strewn
with heavy boulders and even through
the terrible North Sea Storms of 2013/14,
the ship has continued to clear boulders
and survey the ground in preparation for
the installation ships and the cable lay
operation. The DP1 Atlantic Explorer is
also expected to be entering operations
this summer laying cable protection
(Mattress lay and stone bags) from her 300 ton holds and using the ROGE / ROV to lift and position
the protection accurately into position on the seabed in both Germany and the UK. The ROGE/ROV
operates through a 4M Sq. Moon pool and can lift up to 15 tons from the seabed whilst concurrently
using her HD Cameras, sonar and blueview capability to survey and document the area and the
move. A unique ship and ability which can lift, cut, drill and grab items in seabed up to 15 tons in
weight in a single operation and at depths of over 4 kilometres. (Press release)
YARD NEWS
MASTER
D I VERS
STRENGTHENS IT S POSITION IN
S HIPPING I NDUSTRY
Master Divers will open a regional office in Hambantota to meet the growing demands of the
shipping industry. Chairman of Master Divers, Ariyaseela Wickaramanayake said they will open a
ship repair yard and a logistics centre. “We are hoping to invest around US $ 100 million in this
project,” he said. He said that the criticism on Hambantota harbour is mainly politically motivated.
“One can clearly see the facts; Singapore and Dubai harbours are getting congested and shipping
lines are looking at alternative ports. Since Hambantota is located in a major shipping route soon we
will see more business to this southern Port.” “I can say that the Hambantota harbour will be used
mainly as a transshipment hub where large ships will unload their cargo for smaller ships to
distribute them to other regional ports,” he said. He added that when this process gets going there
will be a major demand for ship related industries and Master Divers wants to be the main supplier
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for these needs. “We see the
future and this is why we are
investing.” “We are hoping to
open this facility by the end of
the year,” he emphasized.
Wickramanayake said the project
will provide over 100 direct
employment
opportunities.
According to him, two artificial
islands are also being built at the
harbour premises and they will
also provide technical assistance
for this historic project. “Our
company was also involved in the
ongoing Colombo Port City
project providing the feasibility study for the project.” (Source: Sri Lanka Ports Authority)
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T ERSAN S HIPYARD
ORDERS
NDM
DECK MACHINERY
Norwegian
Deck
Machinery
(NDM) has been awarded a
contract by Tersan Shipyard to
supply deck machinery for Volstad
Shipping’s
new
offshore
construction vessel. The vessel is
of Skipsteknisk ST-259 design,
purposely built for the Arctic
waters. Specially designed for
operation under severe weather
conditions in cold waters, with
high maneuverability and station
keeping capabilities, the ship is
further equipped with a 300t
offshore crane, 120 pax accommodation and triple redundant propulsion systems. For the newbuiling
NDM will supply: Two combined windlass/mooring winches; Two chain stoppers; Four 5 tons
combined bollard capstans. All winches are electrical, frequency controlled, driven and will be
delivered to the yard in January 2015. Delivery of the OCV is scheduled for Q4/2015. (Source: NDM)
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D AMEN S ONG C AM S HIPYARD
DATED 30 MARCH 2014
OPENED IN
V IETNAM
New Joint Venture shipyard
one of the largest in the
Group.
On
March
20,
Vietnamese
Minister
of
Transport Mr Nguyen Hong
Truong, carried out the official
Vietnamese
ribbon-cutting
ceremony for the latest
addition to Damen Shipyard
Group’s portfolio. Damen
Song Cam, a brand new yard,
is one of the largest in the
Group and represents Damen’s
first formal Joint Venture yard
in Vietnam. Damen Song Cam
is considered state-of-the-art, bringing a western shipyard designed to meet European health, safety
and environmental standards into a Vietnamese environment. The yard will produce around 40
ships annually in the first phase. The auspicious occasion was held on a suitable day in the Lunar
Calendar in honour of Damen’s Vietnamese team. The many guests were treated to a special tour of
the yard, which included many surprises, such as spectacular acrobatics, music and local dance
troops. A history of success Damen has a well-established history in Vietnam and has been working
with five shipyards for more than 12 years. Pim Schuurman, Managing Director of Damen Holding
Vietnam, is delighted to see Damen Song Cam officially open its production hall. “We have
successfully built 226 vessels in Vietnam with our partner yards. Vietnam has a lot of shipbuilding
knowledge, the people are very hard working and in the next stage of Damen’s Vietnam journey we
are looking forward to having our own Joint Venture shipyard, which has been designed to
maximise efficiency.” Chris Groninger, Managing Director of Damen Song Cam comments: “Damen
started building in Vietnam for the first time at Song Cam yard and this venture was such a
successful cooperation for both Damen and Song Cam that we decided to bring this to the next level
and that led to Damen Song Cam.” Mr Schuurman adds: “Damen built up its presence in Vietnam by
subcontracting to yards in Hai Phong initially and the number-one yard was Song Cam and now it is
great to see it become our partner in Damen Song Cam.” With direct access to open sea, the new
yard is based on a 43-hectare site, of
which 500 m is directly alongside the
River Cam. The yard has a 120 m
long x 85 m wide outfitting hall, plus
extensive paint and carpentry
workshops. Damen Song Cam to set
to become the largest series producer
in the Group therefore everything
revolves around efficiency. The
shipbuilding hall is in fact a
dedicated outfitting hall, with three
overhead cranes of 25- tonnes each
over every bay. Designed to
maximise efficiency Additionally, Mr Schuurman explains special work platforms are fitted at 5 m
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and 8 m, so employees are able to work very close to the main deck of the vessels, making the
logistics very efficient and the walking distances very short. “Components can be stored on the
platforms so outfitters don’t need to climb up and down; it is as if you are building the vessel on the
ground floor. Everything is to hand so it is less tiring for people.” Swing arms on the top of the
vessels give access to power, oxygen and compressed air. A Rolls-Royce Syncrolift® shiplift, with a
platform of 60 m long x 24 m wide, is also on site. And directly next to the site of Damen Song Cam
there is a further 43 hectares, which will be developed as a maritime industrial zone. The paint shop
is an air-conditioned, controlled environment. “This is very important given the humidity here. A
controlled environment is very important for us to be able to guarantee Damen quality,” adds Mr
Groninger. In the short term, Damen Song Cam will also be carrying out all of the detailed
engineering in Vietnam and they will be directly ordering parts and components within Damen’s
framework agreements. Around 300 people currently work at Damen Song Cam but when phase 2 is
realised – whereby up to 80 vessels can be built annually - this could rise to 800. Damen indirectly
employs around 5,000 people in Vietnam and most people have worked for the Dutch shipyard
group for many years. Knowledge transfer Damen has invested a great deal in training and the
transfer of knowledge to Vietnam. More than 50 engineers have been trained in the Netherlands
and many more will attend courses in the Netherlands and Vietnam. Additionally, an office has
been established in Hai Phong and in the next six months Damen is looking to open a base in Hanoi.
Mr Schuurman, who has been visiting Vietnam for decades working on building long-lasting
relationships with the yards there, is very proud to see a brand new shipyard come into being.
Closer ties with Vietnam And Damen’s bond with the country is becoming even stronger as the
Group’s relationship with its other partner yards is formalised into joint ventures, he adds. Damen
works with Song Thu (Da Nang), Song Cam/Ben Kien (Hai Phong), 189 (Hai Phong) and Ha Long
Shipyard (Ha Long). Recently, the original Song Cam Shipyard merged with Ben Kien and this
organisation is owned by Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (SBIC), formerly known as Vinashin.
By the end of 2014, Damen will have formed a joint venture with the newly merged company Song
Cam/Ben Kien, as well as with Ha Long. Mr Schuurman: “In Vietnam we have built up long term
partnerships and friendships based on trust and respect and may this continue in the future!” VIDEO
A short video is available at youtube.com: http://youtu.be/-wbcTuh7HtU
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L AUNCHING OF S ECOND W ORLD ’ S M OST A DVANCED A LL - ELECTRIC
O CEAN S UPPLY V ESSEL
On the morning of March 20th, 2014, the second all-electric ocean oil platform supply vessel of the
six similar vessels Jones Tide, built for Tidewater Co., Ltd. USA, was successfully launched in the
builder’s place, Zhenjiang Shipyard. Boasting 83.8 meters in length, 18 meters in breadth (MLD), 8.4
meters in depth (MLD), 4100t in dead weight and 870㎡ of its deck area, the vessel not only applies
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the world-class streamline and clean
design of the same kind, but also meets
ABS class notations of A1 OFFSHORE
SUPPORT VESSEL, AMS, ACCU, DPS2, ENVIRO, UWILD, HAB, FIRE
FIGHTING VESSEL CLASS 1, etc. for
ocean engineering vessels. (Source:
Zhenjiang)
S HIPYARD D E H O OP
WINS ORDER FOR
T RANSMI X
VESSEL
Shipyard De Hoop, which has
shipyards in Lobith and Foxhol in
the Netherlands,has won an order to
design and construct a 68.23 m x 15.
77 m offshore service/support vessel
ANL (Awaritse Nigeria Limited).
Designed to operate in the Royal
Dutch Shell (Shell Nigeria) and
Chevron oil fields offshore Nigeria,
the OSV will be deployed for the
discharge of Transmix liquids, a byproduct of oil-production and oiltransport through pipe lines. The
delivery of the OSV is scheduled for
the last quarter of this year. De Hoop
this will be able to deliver the vessel within this time frame thanks to its experience with this type
of work vessel. It says that customizing proven concepts and keeping things simple is the secret
behind the straight forward design, which is competitive in overall costs (investment and running
costs) and operational reliability. ANL has chosen a diesel-electric propulsion concept for the vessel
to achieve enhanced flexibility and economical superiority. The hull shape is based on a proven De
Hoop design with excellent DP capabilities. The generators are located on the main deck, which not
only allows much larger cargo volumes, but also easier access for maintenance. Providing
accommodations for a total of 30 persons, the DP2 class vessel has a cargo tank capacity of 800 cu.m
and 500 sq. m of deck cargo space. Deadweight capacity is 2,600tons. To provide ample cargo pump
capacity, there are two pump rooms: one in the aft ship (forward of the thruster room) and one in
the forward area, just aft of the bow thrusters. The combination of pumps provides a Transmix
transfer capacity of 1,000 barrels per hour. For hose handling and loading or unloading deck cargo,
two knuckle boom cranes are fitted: one on starboard side aft and one on portside amidships both
with a capacity of 10 tons at a maximum outreach of 15 m. While its primary role will be the
transportation of Intermix/Transmix liquids, the vessel will also be suitable for oil recovery and a
vast range of offshore inspection, maintenance and repair work, taking advantage of its cranes and
large work deck area. (Source: MarineLog)
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S CHOTTEL N EDERLAND
WITH NEW SA LES TEAM
Schottel Nederland has reinforced its
team. Simon de Haan, General Sales
Manager, and Rolf Hendriksma, Sales
Manager, have joined the team of Arnold
Bloom, Director of Schottel Nederland.
Simon de Haan has been in the sales
business of marine propulsion for more
than 30 years. He brings along his
intimate knowledge of the Benelux
maritime market. He held several
manager positions with major industry players in the field of propulsion and manoeuvring systems.
Rolf Hendriksma has gained extensive sales experiences in the field of new equipment and the
aftermarket. Based in the Benelux region he headed international sales teams and worldwide agent
networks in the marine industry. Due to shared earlier work experiences Simon de Haan and Rolf
Hendriksma are a proven team. At Schottel Nederland they will take care of customer needs with
their long term experience in the marine sales sector. Schottel Nederland was the first Schottel
subsidiary worldwide, founded in 1958. It was the first step to the extensive Schottel sales and
service network which spans the globe today. (Press Release)
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Maersk Supply Service and DeepOcean call for Damen Offshore Carrier
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