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MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has been chosen to supply two auxiliary offshore telescopic cranes for Van Oord’s new generation wind turbine installation vessel.

The new vessel will mainly operate to support European wind farms.

The contract was booked into Cargotec’s second quarter 2022 orders received. The delivery is scheduled for the third quarter of 2023.

The vessel is being built by Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Ltd, and is a new generation of wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV). The 175-meter offshore installation vessel will be purpose-built for the transport and installation of foundations and turbines at offshore wind farms. The main crane lifting capacity is more than 3,000 tonnes. The vessel has an advanced jacking system. Four giant legs, each measuring 126 meters in length, allow the vessel to be jacked up and work in waters up to 70 meters deep. It is considered to be one of largest WTIV vessels in the world in terms of overall dimensions, jacking capacity and lifting capabilities.

MacGregor’s scope of supply encompasses two auxiliary offshore telescopic cranes, which are used to support the cargo and load handling during the installation of wind turbines in the offshore environment, and are equipped with an anti-collision system. The systems and equipment have a long track record of reliability. All products are proven extensively in stringent offshore environments.

“MacGregor is our preferred choice of offshore crane supplier based on our strong relationship and positive collaboration experiences on the previous projects,” says Mr. Sun Shiyan, Director of Supply Chain Management Center, Yantai CIMC Raffles Shipyard. “These offshore telescopic cranes are customized according to the ship owner’s requirements, with high lifting performance and long outreach but very compact and robust design to meet the stringent offshore requirements. We are confident that MacGregor will take special care to ensure the highest standards in quality control and the on-time delivery to our project.”

“MacGregor is delighted to have been selected to supply deck handling solutions to Van Oord’s WTIV. Our involvement at an early stage in this project, combined with our extensive experience in turnkey supply, enables us to provide reliable and efficient solutions, even in the most demanding projects,” says Jan Erik Pedersen, Senior Vice President, Offshore Solutions Division, MacGregor.

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Rhenus Air & Ocean is the new “Team Belgium Official Supplier”: the logistics specialist will support the Belgian Olympic team on its way to the Summer Olympic Games in Paris in 2024 as the official supplier for all transport and logistics requirements.

Rhenus Air & Ocean is taking on the responsibility of transporting all sports equipment for the Olympic team in Belgium ranging from bicycles and vaulting poles to sailing catamarans. The gear will be transported door-to-door to various competitions globally using road, air and ocean freight services. Rhenus also caters for other events beyond the Olympic Games like the World Games and the Youth Games, including the return logistics.

The main task is to transport all the sports equipment for the Belgian Olympic team in order to arrive in good condition at the exact place and time. “The logistics needs of the Olympic Team Belgium delegation require customised transport solutions for the complex and time-sensitive character of Olympic competitions and training camps. Carefree logistics operations are paramount in the preparation and well-being of our athletes and delegation members. We’re confident that the personal contact and experience of Rhenus Logistics will contribute to the further development and success of Team Belgium,” says Cédric Van Branteghem, the CEO of the Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee.

Logistics therefore plays a key role in supporting the sporting success of the athletes: “It’s an honour to support the Belgian Olympic team – so to speak, ‘Belgium’s best’ – by providing logistics services for the Olympic competitions so they are able to continuously deliver top performances,” says Frank Roderkerk, CEO of Rhenus Air & Ocean North-West Europe. “Together, we represent values such as integrity, diversity and team spirit – and of course the passion to go for gold.”The post Rhenus named official logistics supplier for the Belgian Olympic team appeared first on Project Cargo.

WALLENIUS SOL’s new record-breaking vessel Botnia Enabler was christened in the Port of Skellefteå.

BOTNIA ENABLER IS NOT ONLY the world’s biggest ice-rated ConRo vessel with multi-fuel operation, but also the biggest ship that has ever called at the Port of Skellefteå.

It was with much due pomp and ceremony that invited guests, politicians and representatives of trade and industry bore witness to the ship’s godmother Ulla Löfven when she according to tradition broke a bottle of champagne against the ship’s 242 metre long hull.

“I am honored to be given an assignment like this. I myself have a background in this industry and with climate change in mind it is important that we use the shipping industry” said Ulla Löfven.

The name Botnia Enabler has its origins in WALLENIUS SOL’s business idea of being an enabler for the base industry in the Gulf of Bothnia, and according to managing director Ragnar Johansson, it was natural that the Port of Skellefteå should host the ceremony.

“The ship sails under the Swedish flag and we are a Swedish company, so we were keen to christen her in Sweden. We began calling at Skellefteå regularly last year, so it seemed natural to carry out the ceremony here as a tribute to the magnificent industrial investments in the north.”

Botnia Enabler will share the Zeebrugge-Antwerp-Kokkola-Oulu-Kemi-Skellefteå-Travemünde route with her sister ship, Baltic Enabler. This means weekly calls with a total capacity of 6,442 lane metres (962 TEU) where trailers, containers, industrial freight and project freight will rub shoulders.

“We have promised to deliver a sustainable infrastructure for northern Sweden and Finland. Now we have kept that promise” concluded WALLENIUS SOL’s board chairman Anders Boman, before godmother Ulla Löfven wished the ship and its crew a happy and safe passage across the seas.DEME concludes MoU with Havfram AS

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SAL Heavy Lift, one of the world’s leading maritime heavy lift and project cargo carriers, has signed building contracts for four firm plus two optional new generation heavy lift ships with Wuhu Shipyard, China.

This joint newbuilding programme involving SAL Heavy Lift and partner Jumbo Shipping is called Orca Class.

Christian Johansen, Global Commodity Manager – Ports & Transportation, Offshore at Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, says: “We are excited to continue and build on our strategic partnership with SAL Heavy Lift with their Orca Class programme. We see their ultra-efficient profile and carbon-neutral potential as a perfect fit with our aim of decarbonising our supply chain. As companies, we share a lot of the same values – and we are happy to embark on this journey together with SAL.”

Thomas Mortensen, Head of Transport Project Execution, Offshore at Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, adds: “We are especially impressed with the flexibility these new vessels represent. Our business is complex, challenged by rapid globalisation as well as the increasing size and weight of our turbine components. The need for flexibility is higher than ever, and the Orcas meet several of our anticipated medium- to long-term transportation challenges. Best-in-class intake, speed and lifting capabilities are all key factors in our decision to work with SAL on the two first Orcas.”

Jan-Peter Esbensen, Managing Director of SAL Denmark, has been involved in the discussions with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy from the very beginning: “It is great to see how an initial idea is now turning into such great and trend-setting vessels. We look forward to growing our cooperation with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy in the years to come.”

Ice class notation 1A, a Polar Code certification and the reduced design temperature of the hull and equipment allow the ships to safely operate in cold conditions as well.

Two 800 t Liebherr cranes specifically designed for this ship type can handle cargo items weighting up to 1,600 t in tandem. “Despite extremely high crane pedestals of more than 11 m, the overall crane height and thereby the vessel’s air draft remains at just about 38 m. This makes it possible for the vessel to pass Kiel Canal and enter strategically important ports worldwide,” explains Sebastian Westphal, CTO at SAL Heavy Lift. “The fully electric cranes are perfect for the vessel’s intelligent energy management and recovery system. This is based on a battery storage system that can be used together with conventional gensets in hybrid mode, or in combination with the vessel’s shore power connection for fully electric port operations.”

Developed in house, the ship type design expertly combines the experience and know-how from decades of complex heavy lift project execution with the latest technologies. Jakob Christiansen, Head of Research & Development, Retrofit & Newbuilding at SAL Heavy Lift, comments: “We developed and optimised various vessel details, especially in relation to the hull form and propulsion system, in close cooperation with the renowned Naval Architecture faculty at the Hamburg University of Technology. Recent tank performance tests revealed that we have created one of the world’s most efficient hull forms for a vessel of this size – outmatching all existing heavy lift and MPP vessels.”

In addition to the optimised hull design, the Orca vessels will have an innovative propulsion system consisting of compact and efficient main engines and a diesel- electric booster function. Compared to other heavy lift vessel designs, this hybrid setup features the widest available range of economic speed settings and redundancy.

At a service speed of 15 kn, the vessels will consume significantly less than 20 t of fuel oil per day – similar to far smaller-sized and geared MPP vessels. Alternatively, the vessels will be able to trade at a slow, ultra-efficient speed of 10 kn at 6 t while still being able to reach a maximum speed of 18.5 kn for urgent deliveries – if a windfarm installation vessel is waiting for an urgent component delivery, for example.

The vessels are equipped with dual-fuel engines, which means that they can use methanol as an alternative fuel. If green methanol becomes available in key ports as anticipated towards the end of the decade, the Jumbo-SAL-Alliance will be able to offer their customers carbon-neutral transport solutions – a defined environmental protection goal that both companies share. For more information on SAL and Jumbo’s sustainability goals, please see the latest Harren Group sustainability report – now available online.

NaMKü (“Sustainable Modernisation of Coastal Vessels”) funding from the German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport allows SAL to utilise pioneering technology in the vessels innovative power train with the target on highest efficiency and significant emission reduction. Among other eco-friendly effects, this will lower NOx emissions 10 percent below the IMO Tier 3 level while undercutting EEDI phase 3 limits for CO2 emissions by 21 percent.

Christian Johansen, Global Commodity Manager – Ports & Transportation, Offshore at Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, says: “We are excited to continue and build on our strategic partnership with SAL Heavy Lift with their Orca Class programme. We see their ultra-efficient profile and carbon-neutral potential as a perfect fit with our aim of decarbonising our supply chain. As companies, we share a lot of the same values – and we are happy to embark on this journey together with SAL.”

Thomas Mortensen, Head of Transport Project Execution, Offshore at Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, adds: “We are especially impressed with the flexibility these new vessels represent. Our business is complex, challenged by rapid globalisation as well as the increasing size and weight of our turbine components. The need for flexibility is higher than ever, and the Orcas meet several of our anticipated medium- to long-term transportation challenges. Best-in-class intake, speed and lifting capabilities are all key factors in our decision to work with SAL on the two first Orcas.”

Jan-Peter Esbensen, Managing Director of SAL Denmark, has been involved in the discussions with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy from the very beginning: “It is great to see how an initial idea is now turning into such great and trend-setting vessels. We look forward to growing our cooperation with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy in the years to come.”

Ice class notation 1A, a Polar Code certification and the reduced design temperature of the hull and equipment allow the ships to safely operate in cold conditions as well.

Two 800 t Liebherr cranes specifically designed for this ship type can handle cargo items weighting up to 1,600 t in tandem. “Despite extremely high crane pedestals of more than 11 m, the overall crane height and thereby the vessel’s air draft remains at just about 38 m. This makes it possible for the vessel to pass Kiel Canal and enter strategically important ports worldwide,” explains Sebastian Westphal, CTO at SAL Heavy Lift. “The fully electric cranes are perfect for the vessel’s intelligent energy management and recovery system. This is based on a battery storage system that can be used together with conventional gensets in hybrid mode, or in combination with the vessel’s shore power connection for fully electric port operations.”

Developed in house, the ship type design expertly combines the experience and know-how from decades of complex heavy lift project execution with the latest technologies. Jakob Christiansen, Head of Research & Development, Retrofit & Newbuilding at SAL Heavy Lift, comments: “We developed and optimised various vessel details, especially in relation to the hull form and propulsion system, in close cooperation with the renowned Naval Architecture faculty at the Hamburg University of Technology. Recent tank performance tests revealed that we have created one of the world’s most efficient hull forms for a vessel of this size – outmatching all existing heavy lift and MPP vessels.”
In addition to the optimised hull design, the Orca vessels will have an innovative propulsion system consisting of compact and efficient main engines and a diesel- electric booster function. Compared to other heavy lift vessel designs, this hybrid setup features the widest available range of economic speed settings and redundancy.

At a service speed of 15 kn, the vessels will consume significantly less than 20 t of fuel oil per day – similar to far smaller-sized and geared MPP vessels. Alternatively, the vessels will be able to trade at a slow, ultra-efficient speed of 10 kn at 6 t while still being able to reach a maximum speed of 18.5 kn for urgent deliveries – if a windfarm installation vessel is waiting for an urgent component delivery, for example.

The vessels are equipped with dual-fuel engines, which means that they can use methanol as an alternative fuel. If green methanol becomes available in key ports as anticipated towards the end of the decade, the Jumbo-SAL-Alliance will be able to offer their customers carbon-neutral transport solutions – a defined environmental protection goal that both companies share. For more information on SAL and Jumbo’s sustainability goals, please see the latest Harren Group sustainability report – now available online.

NaMKü (“Sustainable Modernisation of Coastal Vessels”) funding from the German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport allows SAL to utilise pioneering technology in the vessels innovative power train with the target on highest efficiency and significant emission reduction. Among other eco-friendly effects, this will lower NOx emissions 10 percent below the IMO Tier 3 level while undercutting EEDI phase 3 limits for CO2 emissions by 21 percent.

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Project Logistics Alliance’s Indonesian member, PT Total Movements International, transported a 786MVA (323MT) model transformer and its accessories by multimodal means from Singapore to its foundation in Indonesia.

Total Movements’ execution involved the ship-to-barge transfer of the cargo at Singapore, rolling off the main unit at Tanjung Jati jetty, and transporting the entire consignment by road to the project site.

This project required lashing and securing the transformer, which weighed 323 metric tons on the barge. Also, a safe jacking and rolling of the cargo off the barge.

The challenging part of the project was that critical manoeuvres were required because the road route required multiple turns. Moreover, they had to route the cargo through uphill/downhill roads. A suitable technical study was also conducted to ensure the cargo’s safety.

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Bertling are pleased to announce that Urs Schaerer joined as Logistics Group Technical Director.

Urs will work from the Dubai office and is currently in the UK to meet with their teams in London and Middlesbrough. Urs will succeed their valued colleague Mike Hetherington, who will retire at the end of September 2022.

Urs started his career in the 1990s as an engineer for ABB in Switzerland. Since then, he has specialized in heavy transport engineering and his career has taken him around the world. Urs has a passion for technology and its applications to their business activities and as such has been working to develop mobile applications and other innovative technologies for the logistics industry.

Bertling are confident and excited that these initiatives will be introduced to Bertling Logistics and their client offerings in the months and years ahead.

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Cargotec, the global leader in sustainable cargo flow, has the pleasure to invite analysts and investors to its Capital Markets Day in Helsinki, Finland, on Tuesday, 15 November 2022.

The event is followed by a visit to Cargotec’s Hiab business area assembly unit in Raisio on the following day, Wednesday 16 November 2022.

The Capital Markets Day will take place at the Clarion Hotel Helsinki (Tyynenmerenkatu 2, 00180 Helsinki). The event will focus on Cargotec’s refocused strategy published in March, its core businesses Hiab and Kalmar and future shareholder potential. The event offers a possibility to discuss in smaller breakout sessions with the management about Cargotec’s focus areas services, technology and innovation, and sustainability. The language of the event and the material is English. The presentations may also be viewed on a live and recorded webcast at Cargotec’s Investors website. It will be possible to state questions during the webcast.

Programme for Cargotec CMD 2022, Tuesday 15 November: 1:00 PM Registration; 1:30 PM Presentations; Mika Vehviläinen – CEO; Scott Phillips – President, Hiab; Michel van Roozendaal – President, Kalmar; Mikko Puolakka – CFO; 4:45 PM Q&A Breakout sessions with business management: Services, Technology and Innovation, Sustainability; 6:00 PM Dinner with management.

The site visit will take place in Raisio, Finland, at Hiab’s world leading demountables solution assembly unit (Ystävyydenkatu 2, 21200 Raisio). The site visit will be hosted by Pauliina Kunvik – SVP, Hiab Demountables, Forestry & Recycling Cranes and Cargotec’s IR team. The site visit will include presentations, site tour and product demonstrations, where the participants will have an opportunity to test Hiab equipment.

Programme for Hiab site visit, Wednesday 16 November: 8:30 AM Bus transportation from Clarion Hotel Helsinki; 11:00 AM Arrival to Raisio site; 11:30 AM Presentations and lunch; Pauliina Kunvik – SVP, Hiab Demountables, Forestry & Recycling Cranes; Michaël Bruninx – SVP, Hiab Services; 12:15 PM Site tour and demo sessions; 3:30 PM Departure from Raisio.

Cargotec reserves the right to amend the event programmes.

Kindly note that Cargotec reserves the right to limit in-person attendance to institutional investors and analysts only. Retail investors are welcome to participate in the Capital Markets Day via the webcast.

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By the decision of Volga Shipping Company’ General Meeting of Shareholders, Pavel Vinogradov has been appointed as General Director of the company.

Pavel Vinogradov takes the office on 1 September 2022.

Pavel Vinogradov was born in 1978. In 2001, he graduated from Moscow State University named after Lomonosov. Over the three recent years, Pavel Vinogradov had been Deputy General Director for Strategy and Development at Freight One JSC. Previously, he had held leading positions at Utair, McKinsey & Company, Rio Tinto Alcan.

In June 2021, Pavel Vinogradov entered the Board of Directors of the joint stock company Volga Shipping Company. In July 2021, he joined the BoD Committee for Strategies and Investments.

In the near time, the key tasks of Pavel Vinogradov as General Director will be the development of the strategy for upgrowth of Volga Shipping Company, improvement of client service quality, enhancement of fleet operation efficiency and implementation of some strategic projects.

“In present-day reality when the logistics market is going through major changes, professional experience and competence of Pavel Vinogradov will be highly employable for fulfillment of Volga Shipping Company’s strategic tasks,” emphasized Igor Feodorov, Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Yury Gilts, who previously was at the helm of Volga Shipping Company JSC, has taken the position of Adviser to Director General of the company.

“Yury Gilts has contributed greatly in the company development. While thanking Yury Gilts for the work done we are expressing confidence that his extensive professional experience and deep understanding of issues related to integration of business processes will further be of high effect on the company,” commented Igor Feodorov.

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MGL Cargo Services, PCN members from Egypt, recently handled a shipment from Alexandria to the Borg el-Arab Industrial Area in their home country.

The cargo was out-of-gauge, and required five 40′ flat racks as well as four high cube containers (3 x 40′, 1 x 20′) for transporting.

MGL Cargo Services covered a wide scope of services, including: Documentation & ACID handling and creation
Route survey; Police & authorities’ pre-approvals; Loading & lashing; On-carriage using a telescopic lowboy, low bed & flatbed trailers.

Due to the OOG nature of the cargo, several routes were studied and two final options were set in case of any operational problems at the time of execution.

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Rhenus successfully obtained the Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV Pharma) certification from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) for its Istanbul Airport branch, becoming a leading logistics service provider in the Turkish market for Life Sciences & Healthcare.

The CEIV certification ensures that Rhenus meets the compliance requirements for the handling of pharmaceutical products, such as Good Distribution Practices (GDP) by the European Union, World Health Organization Pharmacopeia standards and IATA temperature control regulations. Rhenus also benchmarks the activities in Turkey towards domestic, international and IATA conditions while mitigating the impact and the risks, with technological improvements such as customised IoT solutions, real-time tracking and monitoring.

“The IATA CEIV certification is a big milestone in serving the Turkish Life Sciences & Healthcare community and also acting as a regional hub with comprehensive industry solutions,” says Stephan Dülk, Global Head of Life Sciences and Healthcare at Rhenus Air & Ocean. “At Rhenus, we are building a global Life Sciences & Healthcare network that fully meets the regulatory requirements of the pharmaceutical Industry, setting highest standards in terms of service, quality, product integrity and patient safety.”

Rhenus obtained the certification in only 16 months, with rigorous preparations across pharmaceutical product handling and transportation, staff competency, procedures, risk assessment and infrastructure, directly involving a team of experts among the Air Freight and Road Freight, Sales, Quality, HR and IT Departments.

“Our goal is to ensure service excellence for pharmaceuticals,” says Mert Gedikçi, Director of Rhenus Turkey. “This is also a source of motivation for us, because we fulfill our human responsibility towards society.”

Thanks to this achievement and its global presence, Rhenus expects to increase its shipping volumes in Turkey by 25 percent, with a 24/7 service offered at Istanbul Airport and a strategical position that connects the Far East and Europe.

Rhenus in Turkey counts 190 experts located in eleven branches throughout the country, covering logistics and freight forwarding solutions for Air, Ocean and Road Freight, Project Cargo and Warehousing, while offering comprehensive end-to-end logistics services with full transparency and customised solutions.

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Siemens Gamesa announced today the completion of the sale of South European renewables development assets to SSE for a total cash consideration of €613 million (€580 million corresponds to the purchase price and €33 million to the estimated working capital and net debt adjustments as of June 30, 2022).

The mentioned adjustments remain subject to customary post-closing accounts review.

This sale includes a pipeline of onshore wind projects with a total capacity of 3.8 GW in various stages of development in France, Greece, Italy and Spain, with the possibility to develop up to 1.4 GW of co-located photovoltaic projects.

A team of around 50 people from Siemens Gamesa, with strong sector experience in those countries, will be integrated in SSE as part of the agreement.

As part of the transaction, Siemens Gamesa will have the opportunity to partner with SSE Renewables on the provision of turbines and associated long-term maintenance services for a portion of the wind farms installed and operated by SSE in the next few years coming from this sale.

“We are pleased to have successfully completed the transaction with SSE before the end of our fiscal year 2022, as announced in April. With this sale, Siemens Gamesa is optimizing its portfolio of assets and maximizing value. We are confident that SSE is the right partner to develop the excellent portfolio of wind projects built over the years by our South European project development team, that will now also be part of SSE. This agreement will strengthen our relationship with SSE, as it will be beneficial for both companies,” says Jochen Eickholt, CEO of Siemens Gamesa.

“We are delighted to have closed this transaction ahead of schedule and really excited to welcome new colleagues to the SSE Renewables business. There is a fantastic local team in place who will help us build a long-term presence in Southern Europe developing, building and operating onshore wind, solar and storage infrastructure. We look forward to continuing to work with communities and stakeholders across the region to deliver the energy transition,” states Stephen Wheeler, Managing Director of SSE Renewables.
BofA Securities, CMS Albiñana&Suárez de Lezo and Deloitte acted as advisors to Siemens Gamesa on the transaction.

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Adding to its list of ‘milestone’ projects, Jumbo Offshore has executed the transport and installation of a torpedo pile mooring system, including mooring for flexible risers, umbilical for Libra Consortiums¹ “Guanabara” FPSO.

While this type of installation previously required the mobilisation of up to three anchor handling tugs, Jumbo carried out the entire contract using only its J-class offshore installation vessel Fairplayer, working in the Mero field of Brazil’s Santos Basin.

Libra Consortium is operated by Petrobras (38.6%), in partnership with Shell Brasil (19.3%), TotalEnergies (19.3%), CNPC (9.65%) and CNOOC (9.65%) and Pré-Sal Petróleo SA (PPSA) (3.5%), representing the Government in the non-contracted area.

Jumbo started investigating this with the ambition to offer a more efficient and sustainable installation method. “Our first studies into a workable solution started around 2010,” says Brian Boutkan, Jumbo Head of Sales and Business Development, Americas.

Jumbo carried out the project in Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4 2021; its scope of work consisted of the installation of 24 120-tonne torpedo anchor piles and connecting chains and polyline sections, and the installation of 11 35-tonne anchors for the flexible risers and umbilical mooring lines. The work also included the preliminary survey of the seabed and the removal of obstacles, and post-lay survey.

The torpedo mooring system is a Petrobras in-house developed method of mooring large floating structures such as FPSOs. The installation process involved lowering the torpedo pile to a set depth above the seabed. It is then released, free-falling at high speed through the water before penetrating the seabed. An ROV is then deployed to attach mooring chains and lines. Up until Jumbo’s one-installation-vessel method, this procedure has usually been performed by two anchor handling vessels working in tandem, sometimes even with a third vessel performing the ROV monitoring and survey work.

The Fairplayer started the project with the 120-tonne piles, using one of its two 900-tonne cranes to tilt them over the side of the vessel, and then winch them down to the ‘launch’ depth.

After a final location check, the torpedo could be released to freefall to the seabed. “Working with one vessel enabled a much more controlled process,” Boutkan notes. “Furthermore, compared to previous campaigns with anchor handling vessels, the operations at the port were also more efficient. The Fairplayer has its own cranes, which meant we could pick up the equipment ourselves. And she has a large deck, so she carried more torpedos and needed less trips to port.”

Repeating this process 24 times, Jumbo’s crew increased its workability and efficiency in the installation process. “There are always waves and swell when working in the South Atlantic region offshore Brazil. During the installation we encoutered all seasons, from summer to winter. This definitely gave us some challenges, but we improved our efficiency in working with the piles to a point that we could install them even in higher waves.”

The project progressed with the installation of the smaller 35-tonne anchor piles. Although these required a slightly different installation method, Jumbo had the flexibility to make the necessary changes to provide a comprehensive mooring installation package that included the flexible riser and umbilical anchors.

The project concluded with the mooring line installation campaign. The mooring lines consisted of both chain and polyester segments, so Jumbo needed two separate overboarding systems. Boutkan explains: “After attaching the mooring line to the pile, we laid the chain and remainder of the mooring line in a predetermined corridor on the seabed. It’s important not to have too many twists in the line, so we checked this by flying over the installed mooring with the ROV.”

Looking back at the recently completed contract, Jumbo project manager Rick Bruinsma highlights the key factors in the project’s success. “The inventiveness of the engineering team, together with a successful continuous improvement program involving all disciplines, led to reduced installation cycle times throughout the whole offshore campaign. Furthermore, our constant focus on safety resulted in zero LTIs. And this whole operation was COVID-free – the health of the crew was assured and the project was not hampered or interrupted by COVID during the installation campaign. For that our project team, crewing and operations departments deserve a huge compliment for keeping everything going.”

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Growing up by the shore in the Philippines, Carlo Marasigan (25) has always had a dream of being involved in the shipping industry.

This week he joined Höegh Autoliners and the 18-month Maritime Trainee program.

“During my first job in Keppel Philippines Marine, Inc. I worked as a Naval Architect and Marine Engineer. At the time, the vessel Hoegh Sydney was in dry dock at our shipyard, and I was really fascinated by the size of the vessel. It made me curious of the technology behind it and Höegh Autoliners as a shipping company.”

“Ship designing, building and construction really interests me and something I would like to get to know firsthand. I like numerical calculations, and I want to use this ability to explore software and applications capable of modelling and designing ships. Also, I genuinely want to learn more about how shipping is done internationally and in Norway.”

“I hope I can contribute with new ideas and solutions, especially within the new building programs. Also, I want to provide support to managers and my team members, I see myself as a dedicated employee.”

“I look forward to learning about the maritime industry through different focus areas which will be presented at the five academic modules. I hope the program will bring me a deeper understanding of the international shipping industry through a network of different maritime professionals in various fields as a well as a broad overview preparing me for my future career.”

“Well, so far, my impression is that people at Höegh Autoliners are very open and welcoming. Both William Røed who is also a Maritime Trainee, and my mentor Sondre Nilsen have been extremely helpful and nice to me.”

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In the first week of August, Action Agenciamento De Cargas (Action Cargo), which represents Brazil in the Project Logistics Alliance, concluded a first-of-its-kind ilmenite (iron titanate) cargo as an ex-work export operation.

The 12.000 tons of cargo originated in the city of São Francisco de Itabapoana, upstate Rio de Janeiro to China as the final destination. Action Cargo was responsible for the logistics structure, including the loader, weight machine, inland haulage, samples analysis (material and moisture certification), inspection, storage, and port operation.

The never-seen-before-at-the-port operation was conducted in partnership with Port of Açu/Multicargo Terminal due to the relationship and proximity to the shipper’s premises, providing costs down by 30% compared to other players. Such price differences were essential to establishing this ilmenite export operation as a new storage area was developed to meet this logistical operation’s requirements.

After shipping 12.000 tons of new cargo, Açu may become Action’s partner in other operations, totalling around 100 thousand tons of ilmenite shipped. This type of cargo, usually transported in bulk, is an essential input for several industries and is widely used in pigments, metal alloys, and the protection of blast furnace linings. With this shipment, Action Cargo re-affirms its capacity to handle any cargo independently of size, volume, and characteristics.

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