Image of a stern tube (courtesy of Svenska Bearing)

New DNV GL notations for water-lubricated tail shafts offers unlimited intervals between shaft withdrawals

Two new tail shaft monitoring class notations from DNV GL offer ship owners and operators the possibility of unlimited intervals between tail shaft withdrawal surveys for water-lubricated systems. With these two voluntary class notations, TMON (closed loop water) and TMON (open loop water), DNV GL becomes the first classification society to use a condition-monitoring based survey process that eliminates the requirement for tail shaft withdrawal surveys at pre-determined intervals. 

The new notations, which cover the design and follow up monitoring, are based on a condition monitoring system which predominantly uses a remote sensor to measure stern tube bearing wear each time the propeller shaft stops turning. This allows the crew to monitor the condition of the bearings. The condition monitoring system also gives owners and operators the ability to optimally plan maintenance, avoiding unnecessary tail shaft withdrawals, while having a system in place to identify any deterioration in condition early on.

“This is a real milestone for our customers,” says Tuva Kristine Flagstad-Andersen, Head of the DNV GL Machinery and Systems Section. “Water-lubricated tail shaft systems have become increasing popular as the regulatory pressure to reduce environmental impacts has grown. These new notations mean that there is no requirement to undertake a tail shaft withdrawal survey, as long as the results from the condition monitoring based survey do not reveal unacceptable deterioration in the condition of the tail shaft, bearings or lubricant system.”

More detailed information on the new notations can be found here: http://www4.dnvgl.com/l/62522/2016-01-15/wgtkn/62522/73971/DNV_GL_Technical_Regulatory_News_No01_2016.pdf

About DNV GL
Driven by its purpose of safeguarding life, property and the environment, DNV GL enables organizations to advance the safety and sustainability of their business. We provide classification and technical assurance along with software and independent expert advisory services to the maritime, oil & gas and energy industries. We also provide certification services to customers across a wide range of industries.

Combining leading technical and operational expertise, risk methodology and in-depth industry knowledge, we empower our customers’ decisions and actions with trust and confidence. We continuously invest in research and collaborative innovation to provide customers and society with operational and technological foresight. With origins stretching back to 1864, DNV GL’s reach today is global. Operating in more than 100 countries, our 15,000 professionals are dedicated to helping customers make the world safer, smarter and greener.

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A full house – over 220 people, comprised mainly by Greece’s three-century old strong shipping fraternity, attended yesterday at lunchtime this unique annual event at the society’s headquarters in London’s Fenchurch Street.  John Faraclas was there with his camera:

This annual Vassilopitta event – the cutting of the traditional Greek New Year’s cake, is now more than an established event in the City, paying respect to the Greeks, their tradition and maritime values. Despite the traffic jam in …the region due to road works, all guests managed to arrive on time and participate in the pre-event drinks intense networking until everybody invited arrived.

Like last year, Lloyd’s Register Marine Director Tom Boardley following a short speech on the general situation of the industry in difficult times, but also the progress and further development LR had, successfully did the rituals pronouncing also excellently the traditional Greek wishes! Holding the knife, he made the three crosses – then the first four slices: First for Jesus, Second for St Nicholas, Third for Greek shipping in general and the Fourth for Lloyd’s Register!

The Italian Ambassador and his wife – in the centre , listening to Mark Stokes of LR –  to the Ambasador’s left explaning the history of the Society in the respective gift book..

Just before the event started, the Italian Ambassador H.E. Pasquale Terracciano and his wife Mrs Karen Terracciano who were also visiting Lloyd’s Register’s impressive Italianate palace designed by Thomas Collcutt, one of the most iconic buildings in the world, had a few drinks with us; what a nice coincidence!

Harry J. Fafalios, Maria Syllignaki and Costas Amarantides

All stakeholders from the world’s most important industry were present: Shipowners, Shipmanagers, Shipbrokers, Shipyards Representatives, Lawyers, Marine Consultants, Marine Equipment specialists, Diplomats, Media Consultants and Journalists, Associations and Organisations Representatives, Coast Guard Officers, Marine Engineers, as well as Charity representatives and Educational specialists, Trade Analysts, Bankers and Finance brokers, Marine Insurance specialists, you name it were there; a great gathering!

Tom Boardley addressing the guests…

Kostas Deilakis, the newly appointed Lloyd’s Register Marine Client Manager for the London Greek Shipping Community, following the departure of Kostas Papadakis, successfully performed his duties …as Master of Ceremonies; another Kostas as Tom Boardley mentioned.

Immdediately following his speech, Tom Boardley invited Theodossis Stamatellos, the  LR EMEA’s head and John Dimitracopoulos from LR’s Piraeus office,  to join him for a salutation, before the childrens chorus from the Hellenic College sang the traditional Greek and English carols – a very touching moment! What a warm and continuous applause that was following the five songs performed by the young pupils aged between six and twelve!!

…and cutting the Vassilopitta

Harry J. Fafalios from Fafalios Shipbrokers and chairman of the Greek Shipping Co-operation Committee (GSCC) with Commodore (Rt. HCG) Costas Amarantides – the Committee’s Director led the guests. Maria Syllignaki , GSCC’s new Secretary was there too!

Amongst the guests we spotted Cyprus’ High Commissioner Euripides L. Evriviades, the Assistant Maritime Attaché Commander (HCG) Antonis Doumanis, Stathes Kulukuntis – last year’s sovereign winner from R&K, Dimitris Monioudis of R & K too and president of HESGB, Takis Markatos from Lyras Maritime, Captain Theodore Lembessis with Sotiris Milissis, both from Elka Shipping and the ever present George A. Papadakis and Adrianna Wysocka of A.P & A in London attended too.

Paris Magriotis, John Dimitracopoulos, Theodossis Stamatellos and Takis N. Pappas

George Foustanos from Andros Maritime and deputy president of the HESGB, Nikos Benetis and Antonis Alexandropoulos from the Royal Bank of Scotland, Chandris’ Alex Xenakis attended too as did John Frangoulis and Maria-Alexia Ermidou from Helix 1966, Dimitris Monochartzis trade analyst from CTS who made his depute too!

Captain Konstantinos G. Karavasilis from Hellenic Hull Management in Piraeus, Yiannis Konstantoulakis from Seven Seas Maritime, Costas Stavropoulos from “K” Line LNG Shipping (UK) Ltd., Takis N. Pappas fro Silverstream Technologies, Alexandros Kedros and Alex Scopelitis – 2014 sovereign winner, both from Southern Shipping and Finance in London, Gerry Vagliano another sovereign winner back in 2013 were there  too.

The lucky punter Stylianos Papageorgiou of LOMAR

Paris Magriotis from London Overseas Consultants (LOC), John M. Hadjipateras of John C. Hadjipateras & Sons Ltd and president of the Oinoussai Benevolent Fund,  Lambros Varnavides former head of RBS’s Shipping Division and now chairman of Lloyd’s Register Foundation were also present.

John Vanezos from IACS was as ever there – normally doesn’t misses any such event, Nicholas Skinitis of Hermes Shipbrokers, George A. Skinitis, and many others including over 15 Lloyd’s Register Society members, among them David Barrow, Mark Stokes, Nicholas Brown, Jim Harrison, Dominic Miller, Robert Smart, Angeliki Schiza, Theofilos Kiliokotos and Lakis Andronikou.

The lucky man was Stylianos Papageorgiou, LOMAR’s technical director who won the sovereign, the traditional Constantinato, a Gofas’ creation from Greece!

Theodossis Stamatellos LR’s EMEA cordially congratulating the head teacher/musician; at the back the young pupils  chorus

Interesting and valued gifts for the occasion were given to all guests. We look forward to many more Lloyd’s Register events, which amongst others, boost the moral of all involved in the shipping adventure, particularly in times of trouble…!

Elisabeth Tørstad

OIL & GAS SECTOR NEEDS TO COMMIT TO LONG-TERM THINKING TO ACHIEVE MEANINGFUL COST CUTS, SAYS DNV GL

- New research shows that the industry believes past mistakes are being repeated -

A majority of senior oil and gas professionals (56%) believe that the industry is repeating the mistakes of previous downturns and have concerns over the loss of jobs and experience and lack of efficiency, according to a new report published today by DNV GL, the leading technical advisor to the oil and gas industry. A new phase of cost management is needed, as nearly three quarters (73%) of senior oil and gas professionals globally are preparing their company for a sustained period of low oil prices.

According to A New Reality: the outlook for the oil and gas industry in 2016, a DNV GL report based on a global survey of 921 senior sector players1, cost management is the top priority for 41% of respondents in 2016. The top three measures prioritized to impose stricter cost controls are:

• Tougher decisions on capex, down from 44% in 2015 to 31% in 2016, suggesting that opportunities for further capex reductions are limited.
• Prioritizing headcount reductions, up from 25% last year to 31% in 2016, signalling further job losses; and
• Increasing pressure on the supply chain, down from 31% in 2015 to 27% in 2016, indicating that suppliers have been squeezed as much as possible.

Elisabeth Tørstad, CEO of DNV GL – Oil & Gas, says: “With the low oil price, the industry has taken painful short-term cost-cutting measures by reducing the capex and headcount and squeezing the supply chain. Although 74% say they achieved their cost-efficiency targets last year and 65% believe the industry will be successful in cutting costs in 2016, not all parts of the sector have been able to achieve lasting lower cost levels during downturns. To prevent repeating past mistakes, real change is needed now – cutting complexity, increasing collaboration and driving standardization. These measures will enable the industry to adjust to the new reality and put it on a sustainable growth path for the long-term.”

There are some promising signs that the industry is adopting longer-term thinking on cost management: six in ten (61%) respondents agree that operators will increasingly push to standardize their delivery globally, up from 55% in 2015 and 52% in 2014.

Even in the current price environment, 49% say their company is taking a long-term approach to innovation and R&D. However, nearly one in five companies (18%) does not have a strategy in place to maintain innovation. The most common strategy for maintaining innovation with lower budgets is to increase collaboration with other industry players (45%). Nearly one in three (30%) plans greater involvement in joint industry projects in the year ahead.

“Innovation and collaboration are even more important in this current price environment. It isn’t just about finding the breakthrough technologies – although that’s important too – it’s also about making things simpler and more efficient and ultimately helping the industry to safely cut costs. At DNV GL, we are continuing to invest 5% of our revenue in R&D as we see this as a key enabler for sustainable long-term competitiveness,” continues Tørstad.

The greatest barriers to growth in 2016 are the low oil price (63%), weak global economy (42%), uneconomic gas prices (21%) and growing regulatory burden (11%). Access to capital (16%) has also become more prominent in 2016.

Download a complimentary copy of A New Reality: the outlook for the oil and gas industry in 2016 from: http://dnvgl.com/anewreality

1. A New Reality: the outlook for the oil and gas industry in 2016 is an industry benchmark study from DNV GL, the leading technical advisor to the industry. Now in its sixth year, the programme builds on the findings of five prior annual outlook reports, first launched in early 2011. During October and November 2015, we surveyed 921 senior professionals and executives across the global oil and gas industry. More than a third (35%) of respondents work for oil and gas operators, while 60% are employed by suppliers and service companies across the industry. The remaining respondents come from regulators and trade associations. The companies surveyed vary in size: 40% had annual revenue of USD 500m or less, while 14% had annual revenue in excess of USD 10bn. Respondents were drawn from publicly-listed companies and privately-held firms. They also represent a range of functions within the industry, from board-level executives to senior engineers.

About DNV GL

As of 12 September 2013, DNV and GL have merged to form DNV GL. Driven by our purpose of safeguarding life, property and the environment, DNV GL enables organizations to advance the safety and sustainability of their business. We provide classification and technical assurance along with software and independent expert advisory services to the maritime, oil & gas and energy industries. We also provide certification services to customers across a wide range of industries. With our origins stretching back to 1864, our reach today is global. Operating in more than 100 countries, our 16,000 professionals are dedicated to helping our customers make the world safer, smarter and greener.

About DNV GL – Oil & Gas
In the oil and gas industry, GL Noble Denton and DNV’s Oil & Gas business have joined forces to enable safe, reliable and enhanced performance in projects and operations. We provide a broad range of services, such as technical assurance; marine assurance and advisory; risk management advisory and offshore classification. Our 4,000 employees combine industry expertise, multidisciplinary skills and innovation to solve complex challenges for our customers. Together with our partners, we drive the industry forward by developing best practices and standards across the asset lifecycle.

Dr Park Bum-shik

Korean Register (KR) – an IACS member classification society – is now authorized as a Recognized Organization (RO) by the German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure to perform statutory services for flagged vessels. At the same time, KR has also been authorized to provide similar services for flagged vessels on behalf of the government of Togo.

KR is now able to conduct surveys and audits and issue certificates to the flagged ships from these two countries for SOLAS and MARPOL.

KR continues to expand its statutory services on behalf of flag administrations. These latest authorizations demonstrate that KR’s technical competence is being recognized and valued across the world and that KR is regarded as a reliable, trusted partner providing statutory services to international shipping administrations.

Welcoming the news, Dr. B. S. Park, Chairman and CEO of KR said:

“We are very happy to have secured official authorization from these governments. We are also in the final stages of gaining authorization from Bangladesh.

The two new authorizations bring the total number of countries where we are authorized to carry out ship survey and certification work to 71. This includes an increasing coverage in Europe where we are able to provide services in Denmark, Latvia, Luxembourg, Spain, and now Germany. 

These new authorizations will drive our efforts to deliver enhanced quality services for all of our valued clients in all continents”.

The Korean Register is an IACS member classification society established in 1960 with the purpose of promoting safety of life, property and the protection of the marine environment.

KR currently classes an international fleet of 2,900 vessels totalling 64million GT. It is headquartered in Busan, South Korea and operates a network of 59 offices around the world. It is authorized to perform statutory and certification services in 69 countries.

The 165 m expedition cruise vessel Scenic Eclipse to be built to BV class

Leading international classification society Bureau Veritas is to class a new concept luxury expedition cruise vessel to be built for Australia’s Scenic group.

The 165 m LOA vessel will be built at Croatia’s Uljanik shipyard for delivery in summer 2018. It will have lower berth accommodation for 228 passengers and 172 crew and will meet the requirements of the newly adopted Polar Code allowing operation for a certain period of the year in Polar waters.

Philippe Donche-Gay, Executive Vice-President and Managing Director of the Marine & Offshore Division, Bureau Veritas, says, “Bureau Veritas was involved at an early stage of design, working closely with the owners, shipyard and well known design offices for the development of this new concept cruise ship. Our expertise with safety, Polar conditions and comfort on board were all critical elements of the new concept which Scenic presents as asix-star luxury discovery yacht.”

Particular attention has been paid to safety, meeting the Safe Return to Port criteria, and to comfort for the whole accommodation, based on the most stringent BV Comfort Class criteria. All guest suites will have a private balcony and the ship will be equipped with a new generation of zero-speed high efficiency stabilizers.

Two helicopters and an observation submarine will provide opportunities for a new approach to exploration cruises.

Scenic Eclipse will be powered by two separate diesel-electric propulsion plants and two pods. The vessel will be granted the highest Bureau Veritas marks and notations, including a new Polar Class and several additional class notations related to pollution prevention such as advanced waste water treatment system, ballast water management system, waste holding capacity and Green Passport.

Says Donche-Gay, “Bureau Veritas has been working for several years now with the Scenic Group on the development of its river cruise fleet, and we are proud to continue our close cooperation for this new challenging project.”

Scenic is a world renowned luxury cruise and tour operator with a world class reputation for creating and delivering the ultimate cruising and touring itineraries for travellers who seek extraordinary experiences and exceptional service. www.scenic.com.au

VISIT BUREAU VERITAS AT CRUISE SHIPPING MIAMI STAND NO 2613

Bureau Veritas is a world leader in laboratory testing, inspection and certification services. Created in 1828, the Group has more than 66,000 employees in around 1,400 offices and laboratories located all across the globe. Bureau Veritas helps its clients to improve their performance by offering services and innovative solutions in order to ensure that their assets, products, infrastructure and processes meet standards and regulations in terms of quality, health and safety, environmental protection and social responsibility. Bureau Veritas is listed on Euronext Paris and belongs to the Next 20 index.

Compartment A, ISIN code FR 0006174348, stock symbol: BVI.

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Noboru Ueda

Tokyo – The fleet performance management and optimization system ClassNK-NAPA GREEN jointly developed by leading classification society ClassNK (Chairman and President: Noboru Ueda) and maritime-software, services and data analysis company NAPA has been introduced to a newbuilding by Namura Shipbuilding. The move was spearheaded by Namura Shipbuilding based on the shipowner’s acceptance.
ClassNK-NAPA GREEN collects voyage data from the VDR, data logger and other onboard devices and provides high precision performance analysis through its self-learning Dynamic Performance Model.

Namura Shipbuilding’s introduction of ClassNK-NAPA GREEN aims to use voyage data and performance analysis of actual voyage speed, draft and full cargo load performance to provide feedback for optimized ship design. For example, voyage data collected from ClassNK-NAPA GREEN can be used by the shipyard to indicate optimized hull shape and engine specifications for newbuildings.

Namura Shipbuilding anticipates a further increase in demand for voyage support systems and is strengthening its competitiveness by proactively installing the award-winning software on a newbuilding and providing its clients with added value.

Through the provision of the performance monitoring and optimization software ClassNK-NAPA GREEN, ClassNK and NAPA are not only supporting optimized operations, but also contributing to the development of enhanced ship design.

Tom Boardley

Tom Boardley steps up to a new role as Executive VP and Global Head of Corporate & External

Affairs Nick Brown promoted to Marine Director

The appointments reflect Lloyd’s Register’s (LR) ambition to increase its impact for the benefit of business, society and the environment “The world is becoming more complicated and we have to be ready for the challenges we face now and those that have yet to be defined”, comments Alastair Marsh, CEO, LR.

“We are organising our business to make sure that we have the capability to meet whatever challenges emerge as we continue to support clients in their drive for increased assurance and performance of their businesses and assets. LR is a unique organisation with a real purpose and we are evolving to meet the needs of all our stakeholders. Just as we have already expanded from our marine origins I see us moving into further new areas. The digitisation of our world and new technology will help drive value with a broader group of clients – so we need to further evolve our organisation.”

Tom Boardley, currently Marine Business Director, will become Executive Vice President and Global Head of Corporate and External Affairs. Reporting to Marsh, Boardley will work across LR’s global business, taking up his new position in March 2016.

Boardley: “I will be working with all of our external stakeholders, including governments and academia, across our marine, energy and management systems businesses to help ensure that we understand and meet their needs, deepening our engagement in current areas of activity while identifying new areas where we can make a difference. We can see that Lloyd’s Register’s engineering, risk and consulting capabilities are applicable in many areas.”

Nick Brown

Nick Brown, currently Marine Chief Operating Officer, will be LR’s new Marine Business Director. He will join Boardley on LR’s executive leadership team. Brown, who began his career with LR 20 years ago as a graduate trainee, will be responsible for managing not only LR’s marine business but also its energy compliance business – reflecting an additional expansion in the role.

Brown: “We will continue to evolve our classification and compliance business as both regulatory and commercial pressure increases across the marine and offshore industries. Shipping and energy remain vital to society, but the challenges faced will require better connections with other sectors. This is where the broader potential of the LR group can make a positive impact.”

Marsh: “We are excited about someone of Tom’s experience taking on a wider role for the group, applying his expertise and experience from the marine sector to broader industries and markets.”

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The LR Agenda Preview for the 3rd session of the IMO Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR 3) Sub-Committee meeting is now available. The meeting will be held on 15-19 February 2016.

This briefing summarises subjects under discussion which are relevant to the work of Lloyd’s Register and clients.

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Bore’s RoRo ms “Estraden”

NAPA data analysis and fuel-saving verification leads to €3 million investment and first commercial order for a Flettner rotor

Helsinki, Finland – 29 January 2015 – Finnish engineering company, Norsepower today announced that it has received €3million in investment from a syndicate led by venture capital fund Power Fund III and has installed a second rotor sail on Bore’s Ro-Ro vesselMS Estraden. Data analysis and verification by NAPA, the leading maritime data analysis, software and services provider, has been fundamental to these developments by proving the effectiveness of Norsepower’s technology.

A single Norsepower Rotor Sail was installed on the 9,700 DWT Ro-Ro carrier in early 2015. Although the weather conditions were largely calm over the three-month trial, data analysis from vessel performance monitoring and verification software, ClassNK-NAPA GREEN, demonstrated that the rotor sail delivered clear and significant savings of 2.5%.

Based on this evidence, Bore has ordered a second installation; the first commercial order for a Flettner rotor in shipping. Doubling the rotor sails has now proven to double fuel savings; NAPA recorded a 6.1% reduction in fuel consumption, avoiding 1,200 tonnes of CO² emissions annually.

Measurement, analytics and third-party verification has helped Norsepower evolve its rotor sail from an innovative system for trial, to a proven and marketable fuel efficiency technology with a clear business case. In addition to the expanded market potential, this evidence has also helped Norsepower increase its enterprise value and secure the future of the business. A syndicate led by Power Fund III, a Clean tech venture fund managed by VNT Management, has invested €3 million to support Norsepower’s growth and market expansion.

Tuomas Riski, CEO, Norsepower commented: “Since delivering our first proven application with Bore last year, our business has grown from strength to strength. With this significant investment from VNT and our first commercial installation, we have now cemented our position as leaders in the growing wind technology market. Objective data and impartial verification of the fuel savings delivered by the technology has been absolutely critical to this evolution and will remain central to the way in which we work with shipowners and operators.”

Jouni Salo, Product Manager, Shipping Solutions, NAPA commented: “Independent verification of Norsepower’s technology has required a significant and complex analysis process. The operating route of the vessel posed many challenges from differing wind conditions to varying sea depths, all of which impact fuel consumption and had to be accounted for with randomised trialling, robust data collection and advanced statistical modelling. The results, however, have made it all worthwhile. The two-sail installation is delivering the largest fuel saving of any efficiency technology NAPA has measured. We talk figures of Rotor Sails being effective 80% of sailing time, 460kW average propulsion boost and 1.5MW peaking for 10% of time. The fact that NAPA has not only proven this eco-efficiency technology, but also boosted Norsepower’s enterprise value through orders and investment really shows the power of big data when applied correctly.”

Victoria Stulgis, Senior Associate, Carbon War Room commented: “It is great to see Norsepower, Bore and NAPA collaborating to pilot this technology and conduct rigorous data analysis. These first movers are key to demonstrating that efficiency technologies such as wind have proven savings, which can unlock new sources of investment for Flettner rotors and other technologies that can deliver significant efficiency gains.”

The Norsepower Rotor Sail Solution is a modernised version of the Flettner rotor – a spinning cylinder that uses the Magnus effect to harness wind power to propel a ship. When the wind conditions are favourable, Norsepower Rotor Sails allow the main engines to be throttled back, saving fuel and reducing emissions while providing the power needed to maintain speed and voyage time. Rotor sails can be used with new vessels or can be retrofitted on existing ships without off-hire costs.

About NAPA
In its nearly 30 years of operation, NAPA has become a global leader in maritime software, services and data analysis for the maritime industry; providing best in class data-led solutions for safety, efficiency and productivity in both ship design and operations.

NAPA operates globally, with eleven offices across Asia, Europe and the Americas supported by its Helsinki headquarters. To date, NAPA has nearly 400 user organisations for its design solutions and 2,000 installations onboard vessels. For more information, visit www.napa.fi

About Norsepower
Norsepower Oy Ltd is a leading Finnish marine engineering company specialising in clean tech solutions within the marine sector. Since its establishment in November 2012, Norsepower has gathered more than $6 million USD of funding, which has enabled development, testing and piloting of the Norsepower Rotor Sail Solution. The main investors behind Norsepower are VNT Management, Finnvera Oyj, Lifeline Ventures and Wate Oy. Norsepower is also funded by Tekes – the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation. Norsepower is the global market leader in cargo vessel auxiliary wind propulsion systems. For more information, please visitwww.norsepower.com.

l to r: Arnt Reines and Øystein K. Sæther (middle and second from right) of VARD Engineering Brevik AS receive the approval certificate from DNV GL’s Pål Spilleth, Magnus Lindgren and Jonas Broström

The tank is the result of a joint industry project (JIP) initiated by VARD and DNV GL in April 2015. Initially, a number of design and documentation challenges were identified, but throughout the project, the two companies were able to collaborate closely to agree on feasible solutions. After numerous iterations, extensive documentation of details and the use of finite element strength calculations to prove the design’s capability, DNV GL granted the design a GASA Statement.

Øystein K. Sæther, Managing Director of VARD Engineering Brevik AS, expressed his appreciation of the close and constructive cooperation with DNV GL: “Although the design development was difficult, VARD has significantly improved its know-how through the cooperation with DNV GL. There is still some engineering work to do, but the design would not have been at its current stage without the cooperation with DNV GL,” he says.

“The development of the LNG tank design from the contract signing to the achievement of the GASA Statement is one of most time-efficient projects I have ever seen,” says Johan Petter Tutturen, LNG Business Director for Gas Carriers at DNV GL. “This has been a result of the excellent cooperation between the several workshops involved, along with VARD’s depth of engineering expertise and top-notch project management.”

The tank is the result of a joint industry project (JIP) initiated by VARD and DNV GL in April 2015. Initially, a number of design and documentation challenges were identified, but throughout the project, the two companies were able to collaborate closely to agree on feasible solutions. After numerous iterations, extensive documentation of details and the use of finite element strength calculations to prove the design’s capability, DNV GL granted the design a GASA Statement.

Øystein K. Sæther, Managing Director of VARD Engineering Brevik AS, expressed his appreciation of the close and constructive cooperation with DNV GL: “Although the design development was difficult, VARD has significantly improved its know-how through the cooperation with DNV GL. There is still some engineering work to do, but the design would not have been at its current stage without the cooperation with DNV GL,” he says.

“The development of the LNG tank design from the contract signing to the achievement of the GASA Statement is one of most time-efficient projects I have ever seen,” says Johan Petter Tutturen, LNG Business Director for Gas Carriers at DNV GL. “This has been a result of the excellent cooperation between the several workshops involved, along with VARD’s depth of engineering expertise and top-notch project management.”

Image: Arnt Reines and Øystein K. Sæther (middle and second from right) of VARD Engineering Brevik AS receive the approval certificate from DNV GL’s Pål Spilleth, Magnus Lindgren and Jonas Broström (from left to right).
Source: DNV GL

About DNV GL
Driven by its purpose of safeguarding life, property and the environment, DNV GL enables organizations to advance the safety and sustainability of their business. We provide classification and technical assurance along with software and independent expert advisory services to the maritime, oil & gas and energy industries. We also provide certification services to customers across a wide range of industries.

Combining leading technical and operational expertise, risk methodology and in-depth industry knowledge, we empower our customers’ decisions and actions with trust and confidence. We continuously invest in research and collaborative innovation to provide customers and society with operational and technological foresight. With origins stretching back to 1864, DNV GL’s reach today is global. Operating in more than 100 countries, our 15,000 professionals are dedicated to helping customers make the world safer, smarter and greener.

www.dnvgl.com

Leading international classification society Bureau Veritas has issued its first Approval in Principle for an Ocean Thermal Energy Converter (OTEC). The approval applies to a 1MW plant developed by the Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering (KRISO) which will be built for installation off the coast of South Tarawa, Republic of Kiribati, in the South Pacific Ocean.

Matthieu de Tugny, Senior Vice-President and Head of Offshore, Bureau Veritas, says, “OTEC technology offers the potential for round-the-clock clean renewable energy from the ocean. We are excited to deploy our expertise in offshore energy, met-ocean studies and structures to help bring this project which will deliver clean electricity to remote areas to fruition.”

Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) is a sustainable way to produce electricity from the difference of temperature between deep cold and warm surface seawater. A working fluid is successively vaporised and condensed in a thermodynamic cycle, with the gas phase driving a turbo-alternator producing electricity.

KRISO’s 1MW OTEC plant is the first practical level of plant on a pathway to building a 100MW commercial system. It consists of an octagonal 6,700 tonne four deck floating platform 35 m across moored 6 km offshore in a water depth of 1,300 m. A 1,000 m pipe 1.2 m in diameter will be used to pump cool water up from the depths to be fed to process plant on the platform.

Approval in Principle for Bureau Veritas implies that the design is feasible, achievable, and contains no technological show-stoppers that may prevent the design from being matured and that the design is deemed to be suitable for use in the metocean conditions that the unit facility will be located in. Bureau Veritas’ engineers verified a metocean/hydrodynamics analysis, mooring analysis, stability analysis, and examination of the riser design and system design concept.

KRISO (Korea Research Institute of Ships & Ocean engineering), established in 1973, is a government-funded research institute in the Republic of Korea and the leader in technology development in ships and ocean engineering. Its major research areas are  Environment-friendly Advanced Ship Technology, Offshore Plant Engineering Technology, Ocean Energy Technology, Maritime Traffic Safety and Marine Accident Response Technology and Underwater Vehicles and Marine Equipment Technology. www.kriso.re.kr/eng/

Bureau Veritas is a world leader in laboratory testing, inspection and certification services. Created in 1828, the Group has more than 66,000 employees in around 1,400 offices and laboratories located all across the globe. Bureau Veritas helps its clients to improve their performance by offering services and innovative solutions in order to ensure that their assets, products, infrastructure and processes meet standards and regulations in terms of quality, health and safety, environmental protection and social responsibility. Bureau Veritas is listed on Euronext Paris and belongs to the Next 20 index.

Compartment A, ISIN code FR 0006174348, stock symbol: BVI.

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Noboru Ueda

Tokyo – ClassNK (Chairman and President: Noboru Ueda) has released the latest updates on ship recycling on its website. The updates include information on ship recycling facilities that ClassNK has issued Statements of Compliance (SoC) to so far in line with the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009 (HKC).

Although the HKC has yet to enter into force, several ship recycling facilities have proactively improved their facilities and developed the Ship Recycling Facility Plans (SRFPs) required for a competent authority’s verification according to the HKC in a bid toward safer and greener ship recycling.

In response to the growing demand for verification, ClassNK reviewed HKC-compliant SRFPs prepared by ship recycling facilities from Japan, China and India and confirmed that their ship recycling processes follow their respective SRFPs. The leading classification society also conducted thorough on-site inspections before issuing Statements of Compliance (SoC) based purely on technical verifications of the facilities.

ClassNK has been invited to draw on its experience in verifying ship recycling facilities throughout the world to discuss better ship recycling practices at the ‘Ship Recycling Seminar: Towards sustainable ship recycling’ in London on 3 February. The event is organized by Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) in cooperation with the IMO Secretariat.

ClassNK will continue encouraging safe and environmentally sound ship recycling in accordance with the HKC through its issuance of SoC to facilities that meet the HKC standards.

For the latest updates on ship recycling and ship recycling facilities verified by ClassNK, please go to:
http://www.classnk.com/hp/en/activities/statutory/shiprecycle/index.html

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Lloyd’s Register Foundation seeks director and host institution for a £10M programme to build resilience in critical infrastructure

Lloyd’s Register Foundation has today issued a global call for a director and a host institution for a programme to build resilience in critical infrastructure. It anticipates committing £10 million to the international programme which will run for an initial period of five years.

The Foundation, a UK charity, is a leading supporter of engineering related research, training and education, improving the safety of the critical infrastructure on which modern society relies. Society depends on the proper functioning of essential services such as food and water, energy, transportation, telecommunications, the built environment and healthcare. These sectors are increasingly complex and interdependent, acting at a global scale, and making them susceptible to catastrophic and cascading failure under stress. The Foundation is uniquely positioned to play a leading role in an international effort to better understand, communicate and improve resilience towards safety of life and property and in the Foundation’s strategic sectors.

> Download details of the call and how to apply here.

This programme is one outcome of the Foundation’s Foresight review of resilience engineering: designing for the expected and the unexpected, which was published in October 2016. The review recommended the Foundation establish and lead a programme to build the resilience within and between critical global infrastructure sectors. This programme will also support work led elsewhere, interfacing with programmes building resilience in cities, countries and organisations, and supporting the application of technologies, knowledge and skills needed to build resilience in critical infrastructure sectors.

Programme to build resilience within and between critical global infrastructure sectors 
The programme’s primary aim is to build resilience within and between critical global infrastructure sectors, for example maritime industries, energy, food and water, transport, communications, healthcare.

To do this the programme might address:
•    governance: incentives, standards, rules, legal and financial instruments
•    capacity building and engagement: professional development, publications, communication and public engagement
•    data and supporting tools: shared datasets, modelling and simulation, decision support
•    international and global scale networks: studies of global systems, supply chains, knowledge networks.

The contact point for this call is Ruth Boumphrey, Head of Research Grants, Lloyd’s Register Foundation, ruth.boumphrey@lrfoundation.org.uk. The application deadline is 12 noon UK time on10 March 2016.

About resilience engineering
Resilience engineering is one of the research priorities identified in the Foundation’s strategy. It is an emerging research discipline which the Foundation can help to develop. At its heart is the concept of building systems, structures, infrastructures, organisations and associated human and social capacity which can respond appropriately (not catastrophically) to foreseen and unforeseen stresses. Such stresses might include physical (weather, flooding, explosions, impacts), economic (economic downturn, regulation, business model failure), social (management, poor training, criminal intent, labour actions) and technological (new materials, sensors, emergent properties of technological systems) factors.

Downloads
•    Details of the call and how to apply here. http://info.lr.org/lrf-call.
•    The Foundation’s Foresight review of resilience engineering: designing for the expected and the unexpected http://www.lrfoundation.org.uk/news/2015/resilience-engineering-report-launched.aspx

The Lloyd’s Register Foundation: Connecting science, safety and society

The Lloyd’s Register Foundation is a UK charity, established in 2012, which funds the advancement of engineering-related education and research and supports work that enhances safety of life and property. It is funded partly by the profits of its trading arm, Lloyd’s Register Group Limited, a global engineering, technical and business services organisation.

Its vision is to be known worldwide as a leading supporter of engineering-related research, training and education that makes a real difference in improving the safety of the critical infrastructure on which modern society relies. In support of this, it promotes scientific excellence and acts as a catalyst working with others to achieve maximum impact.

The Lloyd’s Register Foundation’s strategy for 2014-2020 focuses funding on four strategic themes: promoting safety and public understanding of risk; advancing skills and education; supporting excellent scientific research; and accelerating the application of research. Four research themes have been prioritised: structural integrity and systems performance; resilience engineering; human and social factors; and emergent technologies. See more at: www.lrfoundation.org.uk/strategy

Income for the Foundation, which comes from the trading arm gift-aiding a proportion of its profits and from investments, was £19.5 million for the 2014/15 financial year, and grants awarded were £12.7 million (and a £10 million grant was awarded just after the year-end). This equates to charitable spending of 65% of income (or 116% taking into account the donation just after year-end). In the 2013/14 financial year, charitable spending was £17.2 million or 143% of income, with the Foundation digging into its reserves to fund charitable causes.

Mr. W.K.H. Wegapitiya, Chairman of LAUGFS Holding,

2 Feb, 2016, Mumbai, India: Lloyd’s Register (LR), world’s leading engineering, technical and business services organization announced today that it has been appointed by LAUGFS Gas PLC (LAUGFS) to handle key safety and quality checks of the LPG terminal at Hambantota Port, some 240kms away from Sri Lanka’s capital city, Colombo. The contract is valued at GBP500,000.

“A valued long-term business partner, LR has been meeting maritime needs of Sri Lanka since 1945. In 2015, we announced plans to build and operate a world class LPG terminal at Hambantota Port. After carefully evaluating different vendors’ proposals, we found LR’s benchmark assurance and advisory services to be a sound value proposition that had clear competitive advantages,” said Mr. W.K.H. Wegapitiya, Chairman of LAUGFS Holding. “Once fully operational, the new Hambantona terminal will complete the backwards integration of our business value chain and thus leave us perfectly placed to capitalize on lucrative LPG export markets.”

LR’s service offerings under the LAUGFS contract will include initial Hazard and Operability (HAZOP), Hazard Identification (HAZID), Safety Integrity Level (SIL) rating and Fire and Explosion Evaluation (FEE) safety studies, plus inspection of pipe and plate mills at various pre-fabricators’ locations across China. The LR teams will also carry out complete site inspections of storage tanks and pipelines stretching from the jetty to the storage field at Colombo. Their work will include the design appraisal of tanks, process piping and pipe lines, together with the inspection of critical equipment imported from the UK, France, Germany and the US.

“This sizeable win underlines LAUGFS’ already strong confidence in LR. We are pleased to be able to broaden our service scope for this key client and to further strengthen our foothold in the strategically vital South West Asia market,” Pascal Coudeville, Senior Vice President, Lloyd’s Register Inspection Services.

About LR 

Lloyd’s Register (LR) is a global engineering, technical and business services organisation wholly owned by the Lloyd’s Register Foundation, a UK charity dedicated to research and education in science and engineering. Founded in 1760 as a marine classification society, LR now operates across many industry sectors, with over 9,000 employees in 78 countries.

LR has a long-standing reputation for integrity, impartiality and technical excellence. Our compliance, risk and technical consultancy services give clients confidence that their assets and businesses are safe, sustainable and dependable. Through our global technology centres and research network, LR is at the forefront of understanding the application of new science and technology to future-proof our clients’ businesses.

About LAUGFS

LAUGFS Gas PLC is a subsidiary of LAUGFS Holdings, one of the largest diversified business conglomerates and a trusted name in Sri Lanka. Founded in 1995, LAUGFS has expanded across 20 industries, establishing a strong presence as a leader and pioneer in the power and energy, retail, industrial, services, leisure, logistics and real estate sectors. With over 4,000 employees and an annual turnover exceeding USD200 million, LAUGFS continues to expand and empower millions as a trusted Sri Lankan brand. (website: www.laugfs.lk)

The “Asphalt Splendor”

Leading classification society Bureau Veritas is classing the 37,000 dwt asphalt carrier Asphalt Splendor, recently delivered to US-based Sargeant Marine. The vessel was built at Avic Dingheng, China and is one of a series of two designed by Chinese design institute SDARI in co-operation with Sargeant.

The hot asphalt can be carried liquid at temperatures up to 170 deg C in sixteen independent tanks with a total capacity of 35,666 cu m.

Philippe Donche-Gay, Executive Vice-President and Head of the Marine & Offshore Division, Bureau Veritas, says, “The high cargo temperatures in asphalt carriers place special demands on structure, construction quality and equipment. Bureau Veritas is a world leader in this sector and currently classes a large number of these ships. The Asphalt Splendor will be a state of the art vessel, with excellent environmental and operational performance. We welcome this project, which builds on our strong relationship with Sargeant Marine”.

Dan Sargeant, President, Sargeant Marine, says, “It is imperative to stay ahead of the game, thinking innovatively when it comes to economics, as well as operations. We are looking forward to the second of these new vessels, also BV classed, which give us a distinct advantage in the marketplace, as there is truly nothing like this out there.”

Key dimensions:

DWT 37,000 tonnes – Length overall: 179.90 m - Breadth: 30.60 m  - Depth 16.80 m  - Cargo arrangement/systems: 16 independent tanks with a total cargo capacity of 35.666 cu m. – Three cargo pumps 500 cu m/h each  - Propulsion plant: 1 x Wartsila 5RT-flex 6.400 kW at 99 rpm

*Bureau Veritas is a world leader in laboratory testing, inspection and certification services. Created in 1828, the Group has more than 66,000 employees in around 1,400 offices and laboratories located all across the globe. Bureau Veritas helps its clients to improve their performance by offering services and innovative solutions in order to ensure that their assets, products, infrastructure and processes meet standards and regulations in terms of quality, health and safety, environmental protection and social responsibility. Bureau Veritas is listed on Euronext Paris and belongs to the Next 20 index.

Compartment A, ISIN code FR 0006174348, stock symbol: BVI.

www.bureauveritas.com  for corporate information

www.veristar.com   for marine information

Konstantin Palnikov, Director General of the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (right), signed the framework agreement with Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, CEO DNV GL – Maritime

Hamburg/St. Petersburg, 3 February 2016. DNV GL’s Maritime CEO Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen recently met with Konstantin Palnikov, Director General of the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS), at the RS head office in St. Petersburg to sign a bilateral framework agreement for cooperation between both class societies

During the talks, DNV GL and RS expressed satisfaction at the positive experience of cooperation in dual classification of ships. As of today, about 20 ships are in dual RS–DNV GL class. The two companies discussed prospective areas of further cooperation that would enable them to effectively complement each other’s unique competencies. Priority cooperation areas include ensuring compliance of ships with the requirements of the Polar Code, rendering of relevant expert assistance to stakeholders, and developing interpretations of the Code’s provisions building on RS and DNV GL’s experience. The talks also touched upon cooperation aimed at improving technical standards for the safety of gas-fuelled ships.

The new framework document sets out the general procedure for delegating authority in cases where one society performs surveys of ships classed by the other, and lays down general terms and conditions for cooperation in the area of dual classification of newbuildings and ships in service, surveys of materials and equipment for ships.

“We look forward to strengthening our cooperation with RS, which will benefit the Russian maritime industry and our long-term partnerships with Russian clients,” said Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen.

About RS
Established in 1913, Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) is one of the leading classification societies. It is recognized by the European Union and member of IACS. The RS activity is aimed at enhancing high standards of maritime safety and minimizing the negative impact of human activities on the environment through scientifically based risk assessment and risk management procedures. For more information visit www.rs-class.org/en

About DNV GL
Driven by its purpose of safeguarding life, property and the environment, DNV GL enables organizations to advance the safety and sustainability of their business. Operating in more than 100 countries, the company’s 15,000 professionals are dedicated to helping their customers in the maritime, oil & gas, energy and other industries to make the world safer, smarter and greener. For more information visitwww.dnvgl.com/maritime

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ABS Launches Industries’ First CyberSafetyTM Series with Cybersecurity Guidance Note

Risk-based asset management program addresses key cyber issues, shares best practices for safety and security in marine and offshore environments

The LR Agenda Preview for the 3rd session of the IMO Navigation, Communications and Search and Rescue (NCSR 3)  Sub-Committee meeting is now available. The meeting will be held on 29 February – 4 March 2016

This briefing summarises subjects under discussion which are relevant to the work of Lloyd’s Register and clients.

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