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CHOOSE SEVSAT™ SEVSAT™ FROM SHIP EQUIP IS A FIXED RATE MARITIME VSAT SOLUTION WITH WORLDWIDE COVERAGE. * B ASED ON JANUARY–MARCH FIGURES 2010 VISIT US AT STAND NUMBER B6-390introduction contents 1 Norwegian Solutions I Summer 2010 Summer 2010 Norwegian Maritime Exporters P.O.Box 1927 Vika NO-0125 Oslo Norway t: +47 22010660 f: +47 22012202 e: postmaster@maritimenorway.no www.maritimenorway.no An independently produced magazine, published on behalf of the Association of Norwegian Maritime Exporters (NME) by Riviera Maritime Media Ltd. Statements made do not necessarily reflect those of NME or the publisher Riviera Maritime Media Ltd Mitre House 66 Abbey Road Enfield, EN1 2QN UK t: +44 20 8364 1551 e: info@rivieramm.com www.rivieramm.com Edited by Clare Nicholls Introduction ................................1 Shipowners ................................3 Design ........................................7 LNG .........................................11 Offshore ...................................13 Environment .............................17 Safety .......................................21 Classification ............................24 Innovations ...............................27 IT ..............................................28 Finance ....................................33 Conference review ....................35 Conference review ....................36 Operations ................................38 Shipmanagement .....................41 Propulsion ................................42 Naval technology ......................47 Equipment & technology ..........50 I t gives me great pleasure to welcome you to this edition of Norwegian Solutions, the annual magazine of the association of Norwegian Maritime Exporters (NME). The economic situation worldwide is difficult, and few dare to predict when it will pick up. Who can the maritime industry turn to in these troubled times? To be able to make it through challenging periods, one needs to strike a balance between consolidation and exploring new opportunities. Norwegian suppliers are in a good position to take the maritime sector to the next level as they are part of what many consider to be the most complete maritime cluster in the world. In addition they have the hostile and demanding North Atlantic in their own backyard. Innovation and the ability to find new paths into the future have definitely made the Norwegian maritime industry a pioneering one. The challenges will vary. There will be a demand for even greener ship technology and greener ship design. Offshore we may see drilling operations taken to new depths. Anti-terror operations in waters previously not considered hostile may become a part of daily routine. So, where do you go in troubled times? You go where innovation and technology have thrived for many years. You go to the NME. Our organisation represents some 130 equipment suppliers, exporting equipment worth about € 2.6 billion (US$3.1 billion). The NME’s task is to connect the suppliers to the market by organising Norwegian pavilions at international trade fairs and by making visits to upcoming global markets. In other words, networking is the NME’s core business. We are constantly working to bring our members closer to their target markets. Values are created where people meet. Welcome! Ole Henæs, CEO, Norwegian Maritime Exporters www.maritimenorway.no Front cover: The 130 member companies of the Norwegian Maritime Exporters Association (NME) are approaching the future with confidence. With their impressive maritime pedigree, well- proven over generations, they are well placed to meet the requirements of the global maritime industry today, tomorrow and for years to come – whatever the challenges on the horizon. The Norwegian Maritime Exporters Association specialises in building networks between its members and the Norwegian and the international maritime communities. It has been quick to recognise the potential in emerging markets. For more information on the NME and its activities see www.maritimenorway.no 3EA THE FUTURE 7HAT MEASURES ARE RIGHT 4O PRESERVE WHAT IS LEFT % N V I R O N M E N T A L R ES PO NSIBILI TY A N D O P P O R T U N I T Y Front cover illustration by Bjorn Engkrog The Association of Norwegian Maritime Exporters NMEJeppesen OnBoard means that you have a global chart database installed inside your ECDIS and you can license and use your ENCs in a matter of minutes. Easy “pay-as-you-go” licensing makes ordering and cost control simple. Online updating gives navigators the latest chart editions and corrections onboard. The result: confidence and safety on the vessel and in the ship owner’s office. ENCs from Jeppesen fulfill the chart requirements for mandatory ECDIS. With years of experience supplying navigational services to customers worldwide, we ensure that your ships are up-to-date, without error or delay. CHARTS & PUBLICATIONS Jeppesen, Tel. + 47 51 46 47 00, www.jeppesen.com/marine Jeppesen OnBoard offers users ease and flexibility when it comes to the licensing and updating of ENCs. e-Navigation, so simple When you go for ENC, go for the best ENC service3 www.maritimenorway.noNorwegian Solutions I Summer 2010 T he Norwegian Shipowners’ Association (NSA) celebrated its 100th anniversary in September 2009, which means it has much experience to draw on. It has been using its industry standing to make improvements on behalf of its membership that concern a number of issues. As the financial crisis had a major impact on the maritime industry, the NSA felt it was important that it should have the most up-to-date and accurate knowledge about the market situation and its consequences for the sector. So since 2009 the organisation has in surveys obtained and analysed information from its members and conveyed it to decision-makers in government, parliament and other authorities. These surveys have been crucial when establishing confidence in the association’s points of view and give legitimacy to the proposals it makes to authorities. The NSA has aimed to meet the particular needs of the industry. Its board prioritised the proposal of a motion to increase equity in shipowning companies by removing the deadline of 15 years for when allocations for environmental funds must be spent on environmental causes. This proposal also comprised a temporary shift of payment deadline for transitional tax. Removing the deadline has allowed shipowning companies to count the environmental fund as capital, resulting in a substantial strengthening of equity. This was especially important in the financial climate of 2009. The NSA believes the motion was a result of its long-term and systematic work. “The decision was a tangible and essential result of the association’s strengthened position,” NSA CEO Sturla Henriksen said. “It was based on confidence in our industry-led opinion and on our argument as to the need for special measures for one of the country’s most important industries. At the same time, it showed there is belief in the industry’s concrete and result-oriented environmental work.” Throughout the past year, the NSA felt it was important to continue dialogue with the International Transport Workers Federation and its Norwegian and foreign negotiating counterparts on the subject of wage settlements, taking into account the unfavourable economic conditions. All foreign agreements were settled without pay increases in 2009 while the Norwegian organisations demanded mediation, both from the shipping industry and within the offshore and business sectors, resulting in a moderate pay increase. “As an employers’ organisation it was important for us to facilitate these processes for our members,” said Mr Henriksen. “It was essential that we managed to negotiate moderate wage settlements for the whole fleet, both on a national and an international level.” The NSA has for many years been intensely involved in trying to solve the problem of piracy, among other things, through a close dialogue with Norwegian authorities. The association was pleased when Norwegian frigate Fridtjof Nansen sailed for pirate-ridden areas last summer to join the international forces in the Gulf of Aden. The NSA said: “Fridtjof Nansen has constituted an important contribution to security for and protection of international shipping. It escorted ships with emergency aid to Somalia and other vulnerable merchant vessels in the area. On several occasions representatives from different regions in Somalia met aboard the Norwegian frigate to discuss co-operation against the pirates. “Norwegian shipowning companies take these threats very seriously, and they have implemented several measures to Association gains a fairer deal for shipowners shipowners Finance, piracy, the environment and training have been key priorities for the NSA over the past 12 months NSA surveys its members to enable a brighter future for the industry4 www.maritimenorway.noNorwegian Solutions I Summer 2010 shipowners prevent pirate attacks. Barbed wire and high-pressure water cannons are among the measures which shipowners have used to prevent pirates boarding their ships. The crew is also trained in how to act in case of attack. It is now routine that all transits through the Gulf of Aden are registered in advance at the EU command in Northwood. This is probably the reason why Norwegian controlled vessels are seldom found in the hijack statistics.” To assist the situation on land in Somalia and stem the causes of piracy, the NSA and the Norwegian Military Insurance Company for Ships, Den Norske Krigsforsikringen for Skib, joined Norwegian Church Aid, Kirkens Nødhjelp, in a project offering youths in the Eyl area alternatives to piracy, primarily vocational training. The project has a budget of nearly NKr7 million (US$1 million) and lasts until 2012. The environment has also been a cornerstone of the NSA’s ongoing work. The association’s vision of zero hazardous emissions to the water and air has continued with a project in 2009 called ‘From vision to action’. There are two main aims to the project’s vision. The first is to contribute to a rational international set of rules which include more strict emission limits. This is to avoid distortion of competition, in other words, to ensure the same requirements apply to all vessels in the same markets, regardless of flag. The other aim is to promote innovation in and development of new, technological and operational solutions which can reduce environmental impact. Stricter emission limits and a focus on cost-efficient operation are incentives in developing and implementing environmentally friendly technological and operational solutions. Part of Norway’s environmental effort as a whole is the government’s tax on NOx emissions. Both shipowning companies and the NSA have reacted to the fact that several vessels have failed to report and pay the NOx tax or pay tax to the NOx fund. The NSA commented: “Lack of control and enforcement of the tax regime has resulted in an unfortunate distortion of competition, and the confidence in an otherwise well functioning agreement has been undermined.” In May 2009 IMO’s international convention on the scrapping of ships was passed at the diplomatic conference in Hong Kong. The NSA and Norwegian authorities have been actively promoting the development of this convention. It will probably take many years before the convention comes in force. The association says that until then it will assist its members with advice regarding the scrapping of ships. The NSA participated in a fact- finding mission to scrapyards in India and Bangladesh in the spring of 2009. The purpose of this visit was to investigate the standards of these yards and therefore be able to assist its members with guidance and advice when choosing scrapyards until the convention is ratified and in force. Crew training has additionally been high on the agenda for the NSA. During the past year, the association has contributed to the training of sailors in Brazil, the Philippines, Vietnam and Russia. To raise awareness among students about the maritime industry as an attractive choice of career and to improve competence in the Norwegian maritime sector and among the NSA’s members, the association has since 2009 given priority to four key projects. The first of these is Maritime Trainee, a two-year programme for newly qualified students with a master’s degree in economics, technology or law. With its fifth intake in 2009, Maritime Trainee has enabled about 120 newly qualified candidates to begin maritime-related careers on land. NSA also operates the Maritime Career information and recruitment project in co-operation with Det Norske Veritas Risk Management and Norwegian industry. This is a campaign aimed at students to increase recruitment to positions on land in the maritime industry. In connection with Maritime Career, a Maritime Summer School was inaugurated in 2009. This was for teachers at maritime colleges and in the Navy. Fifteen people participated at the three-day course at NTNU and Marintek in Trondheim. Feedback from the course has been positive and it will be repeated in 2010 at a different educational institution. Furthermore, students studying shipping at different colleges in Norway and abroad were invited to a career day that the NSA ran in association with the Nor- Shipping exhibition and in co-operation with Oslo Maritime Network. Nearly 60 students attended guided tours through the fair and meetings with representatives from the maritime industry. NME NSA has helped the international maritime industry to search for the next generation of seafarers CEO Sturla Henriksen, “As an employers’ organisation it was important for us to facilitate wage settlements for our members’ workers”www.maritimenorway.noNorwegian Solutions I Summer 2010 5 SM-050 WAVE RADARSM-094 RANGE FINDER6.5 FEET WAVEX ANTENNA WAVE RADARS NON-DIRECTIONAL WAVE MONITORING, AIR GAP AND TIDE GAUGE SM-048 ALTIMETER AND SM-094 RANGE FINDER, High Performance Microwave Sensors. NON-DIRECTIONAL MIROS RANGE FINDERS FEATURE: ● Wave profile and air gap from vessels and offshore structures. ● Sea level and tide measurements, water level in ports and canals etc. ● Bridge clearance monitoring. ● 10, 20, 50 and 85 meter range. ● No influence by fog, rain or water spray. 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Quantum has a design speed of 21 knots but can operate efficiently at under 10 knots and over 22 knots. A beam of 42.5m promotes stability while its 49m Widedeck design increases container capacity. It also includes other innovative solutions to enhance the green credentials of the operator, such as minimising the need for ballast water and using LNG as a fuel option. “Even if it would be possible to realise the Quantum within three to five years, this is a concept ship designed to stir up a debate about shipping innovation. All the aspects of the concept design are unlikely to appear in a single ship, but certain aspects will be taken further on a case-by- case basis. I am convinced of this,” said Tor Svensen, president and chief operating officer of DNV. The research phase of the new concept design saw shipping market intelligence provider Alphaliner predict that vessels of size around 5,500 TEU may become the new workhorses of the container shipping industry. If Quantum is realised, it would be 272.3m in length with a total container capacity of 6,210 TEU. Mr Svensen added: “We all know that the shipping industry is facing tough times but now is the time for innovation and a focus on new solutions. DNV has a strong technical and financial platform and this platform is to be used to solve the problems we are all facing, especially the environmental challenges.” IM Skaugen’s gas shipping operations now have the benefit of a new carrier of a design called Multigas that has the small-scale LNG market in mind. Norgas Innovation is the first of six multipurpose gas carriers that the Norwegian shipowner is building in China. This ship and three others form a series of 10,000m 3 vessels while the remaining two will have a capacity of 12,000m 3 . Each Multigas ship has two cylindrical IMO Type C pressure vessel cargo tanks and is being built to the classic semi-pressurised/ fully refrigerated gas carrier design. They can carry a wide range of liquefied gas cargoes, including LNG, ethylene, LPG and vinyl chloride monomer. “The flexibility inherent in the cargo-handling system enables the multigas ships to move between the LNG, LPG and petrochemical gas trades as commercial circumstances dictate,” explained Håkan Werner, vice president of business development for IM Skaugen. “However, it is the ability to handle LNG at cryogenic temperatures which makes these ships particularly notable. Skaugen is poised to play a pioneering role in the local and regional distribution of LNG at a time when the global LNG trade is growing strongly and the natural gas supply chain is being extended to provide remote communities with access to this clean-burning fossil fuel for the first time.” The forward of the two cylindrical Environmental decisions drive vessel design design Legislation, environmental concerns and rising operating costs are all challenges faced by shipowners that innovative Norwegian design is helping to address DNV has developed a new container ship concept to transport more cargo while reducing environmental impactNext >