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China first large capacity tio ore minerals mining dredger is independently developed and manufactured by HID, was delivered to the Indonesia client last week.

Leaders of Qingzhou City and China Dredging Industry Association were invited to attend the handover ceremony.

tin ore minerals mining

The huge and excellent tin ore mining equipment is high-end customize for tin ore mining in the sea. It’s efficiency production tin ore extraction and selection all in one machine.

Total length 95 meters, 17.5 meters width, 2.8 meters depth, dredging depth reach 50m (underwater),

self working weight 1300 tons, handing capacity 700T/H, total installed power is 2800kw.

large dredger vessel

The sea mining vessel integrates advanced technologies in the field of dredging engineering and mineral processing.

It has a compact structure, complete functions, a high degree of automation, strong data acquisition capabilities, high reliability and good maneuverability. It can choose different submarine geological conditions and mineral types. Mining and beneficiation system; according to different characteristics of tailings, different forms of tailings discharge are adopted to avoid environmental pollution; a stable whole ship platform is equipped to implement detection and control of mining and beneficiation vessel operations with refined control and management systems.

sea mining vessel

This dredger is the crystallization of the hard work of HID people who are proficient in research and development and have the courage to innovate. Which has changed the long-term dependence of domestic large-scale tin ore mining equipment on foreign imports and filled the gap in domestic related industries. We are all proud of it.

Source: https://www.maritimeeconomy.com/post-details.php?post_id=Z25rag==&post_name=China%20First%20Large%20Sea%20Tin%20Ore%20Mining%20Vessel%20Manufactured%20by%20HID%20Delivery&segment_name=4

Reach Subsea, the trusted data and subsea service provider for ocean-based industries, has entered into an agreement with Volstad Maritime for use of the subsea vessel Deep Cygnus for 4 years, with an option to extend for 1 year.

“We have entered a phase of strong market development for subsea services, and with Deep Cygnus we are securing capacity for the coming years, during the transition to more unmanned operations with our Reach Remote concept.

Deep Cygnus is a vessel that fits nicely into our focus markets. The vessel has a solid track record within the renewables segment, which we intend to use as a door opener for selling subsea services to the same clients. Volstad Maritime is a new supplier to us, but we have been very pleased with what we have seen so far on the vessel and within the organization,” said Jostein Alendal, CEO of Reach Subsea.

“We are very excited to start working with Reach Subsea on the Deep Cygnus next year. The vessel has proven to be a great platform for both renewables and subsea work and we are looking forward to investing further in the vessel to continue delivering the highest quality service with a strong focus on reliability, safety and low emissions,” said Eirik Syversen, Commercial Director of Volstad Maritime.

The commercial terms of the charter agreement are confidential between the parties but are structured in a way that enables Reach to offer a high-quality subsea service to our clients. The vessel will be installed with launch and recovery systems (LARS) and ROVs prior to delivery to Reach Subsea. Reduced carbon footprint is a high priority for Reach Subsea, and battery installation on the vessel is scheduled during the winter of 2023/2024.

The deal with Volstad Maritime is an important step in the long-term fleet planning strategy, where our focus is to have a good mix of manned and unmanned vessel that will serve our customers efficiently.

Reach will mobilise the vessel during February/March 2023 and use the vessel on own projects within IMR (inspection maintenance and repair) and light construction within the oil & gas and renewables sectors. This subsea spread is well suited for our core focus markets and has a good fit with the tenders we currently have outstanding.

Source: https://www.maritimeeconomy.com/post-details.php?post_id=Z25qbA==&post_name=Reach%20Subsea%20ASA%20Subsea%20vessel%20Deep%20Cygnus%20secured%20for%2041%20years&segment_name=16

HamiltonJet has announced that it has signed an agreement with Auckland Transport for the delivery of the first of five hybrid-electric propulsion systems. These are destined for 300 and 200 passenger ferries operated by @Fullers360 in Auckland.

The sale of waterjets, controls, electric machines, power electronics, batteries and vessel monitoring systems makes this agreement the highest value vessel sale in HamiltonJet’s history. This work adds to our success with EV Maritime and Green City Ferries, proving that waterjets are the most efficient and sensible all-round choice for electrified vessels across the globe.

Source: https://www.maritimeeconomy.com/post-details.php?post_id=Z25raA==&post_name=HamiltonJet%20has%20%20have%20signed%20an%20agreement%20with%20Auckland%20Transport%20for%20the%20delivery%20of%20the%20first%20of%20five%20hybridelectric%20propulsion%20systems.%20&segment_name=30

MJR Power and Automation has successfully engineered, supplied and installed its industry leading MAP OEtm – Alarm & Monitoring System – for East Yorkshire based firm, SMS Towage.

SMS Towage – specialists in offering 24/7 service to shipping companies and recognised as the UK’s largest independent towage firm – appointed Teesside based MJR Power and Automation to deliver a complete upgrade of the alarm and monitoring system on one of its flagship tugboats, Roman.

With its user-friendly interface and redundant system architecture, MJR’s unique MAP OETM alarm and monitoring package delivers excellent operational functionality on Roman for continuous monitoring and diagnostics, backed up with MJR’s service team to provide service and through life support.

Completed in just less than four months – which is a rapid turnaround for a project of this nature in the current market conditions – MJR successfully completed:

– The removal of an existing system,

– Installation of a new alarm and bridge panels complete with HMI’s, outstations, and alarms located in the engine room,

– Installation of the new alarm throughout the ship’s bridge and Chief’s cabin whilst retaining existing instrumentation and sensors.

And on the back of the successful contract completion, MJR has secured several other contracts with the leading towage firm including alarm testing, CCTV upgrades and relay replacement on Roman, as well as a series of additional projects on the company’s tugboat fleet.

Speaking about the completed project, Paul Cairns, Managing Director at MJR Power and Automation said: “We are delighted to have recently completed what has been a complex project for SMS Towage. The quick execution is a genuine credit to our team’s talents and knowledge which has allowed us to install a new system in a seamless manner.

“SMS Towage is a valued customer of MJR, and we are pleased that we have subsequently won further work with such a high-profile company. This is true testament to the high quality of our project delivery driven by our experience and expertise and our ability for a rapid turnaround on such schemes.”

MAP-OEtm is an integrated automation platform for marine and offshore applications. A modular system, based on commercial off-the-shelf components, it provides flexibility with its customisable and highly configurable architecture to meet specific application and client requirements.

MJR Power and Automation is a leading marine engineering solution and service provider, delivering power, electrical and automation projects to the marine, offshore and energy sector for over 25 years.

Source: https://www.maritimeeconomy.com/post-details.php?post_id=Z25raw==&post_name=MJR%20Power%20%20Automation%20has%20successfully%20completed%20project%20for%20SMS%20Towage&segment_name=5

With more than five months left in the year, 2022 has already set new LNG shipbuilding records. An astounding 216 LNG carriers — equivalent to about a third of active global fleet — were on order at shipyards as of the end of April 2022, according to the recently released IGU World LNG Report 2022. Perhaps even more incredible, 150 LNG newbuilds — almost 70% of these ships — were ordered between 2021 and the end of April 2022.

“High spot charter rates (averaging US$100,000 in 2021), the re-acceleration of liquefaction capacity additions from 2024 and the prospects of new LNG FIDs this year, have prompted fleet operators to maintain a strong order book for LNG vessels, said the International Energy Agency (IEA) in its Gas Market Report Q3-2022.

And this bullish shipbuilding market has yet to show signs of slowing. In his BRL Weekly Newbuilding Contracts for 11 July 2022, Barry Luthwaite said the record number of LNG newbuild orders has reached 94 for the year, surpassing the 84 placed for all of 2021. “It is simply staggering to note that a combined total of 178 LNG vessels have been committed in only slightly over 18 months. This surpasses all previous history,” he said.

For the week, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) landed 10 LNG carriers, including an order from a European shipowner for eight 174,000 m³ LNG carriers, with suspected links to Qatar Energy’s North Field East expansion requirements. “The Qatar link seems to be borne out by the relatively low per unit price of US$214.9M, indicating berth space may have been reserved some time ago,” said BRL.

“Surely the price [per ship] will pass US$250M in the near future”

Two additional 174,000-m³ newbuilds were ordered by Greek shipowner Capital Gas, slated for construction at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industry (HSHI). The ships will be delivered in May and August 2026. “This contract pushed up pricing to a new level, with each vessel costing US$245.4M apiece. Surely, the price [per ship] will pass US$250M in the near future. More orders are known to be in the pipeline,” said BRL.

Despite taking in 70% of the global LNG carrier orders in H1 2022, South Korean shipbuilders are not sipping port and smoking cigars in celebration. That is because defaults on payments for the construction of specialised ARC7-class icebreaking LNG carriers for Russian LNG projects have triggered a spate of contract cancellations.

“The vessels will never be delivered to Russia, but western owners are moving to buy up the cancelled contracts. This gives partial satisfaction to South Korean builders, but the cash flow situation could grow worse for the big three Korean builders of Daewoo, Samsung and Hyundai,” said BRL.

Another issue to be resolved centres around the shipbuilding slots reserved by Qatar for its massive 151-ship newbuild programme, priced at rates well below today’s US$228M per vessel (170,000 m³). “Now, arguments are going on disputing the new prices wanted by the shipyards to cover today’s global economic situation which sees everyone fighting a slump and inflation nearing double figures, pushing up raw material pricing. The US$250M LNG carrier is just around the corner,” said BRL.

Last year, 57 new LNG carriers (all except one with capacities between 170,000 to 180,000 m³) were delivered, increasing the size of the global fleet by 10% to 634 vessels, including 45 floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs) and five floating storage units (FSUs), according to IGU.

Source: https://www.rivieramm.com/news-content-hub/bullish-lng-shipbuilding-reaches-new-heights-72016

Six years ago, BW LPG embarked on a journey that would create the world’s largest fleet of LPG dual-fuel-powered very large gas carriers (VLGCs) when it began planning for compliance with the IMO 2020 0.50% sulphur cap. Like many shipowners, BW LPG had to weigh commercial and technical options regarding fuel choice, engine technology and refuelling availability, crew safety and training and vessel design.

“We quickly settled on LPG as the fuel type, which we strongly believe is the future fuel for the next generation of vessels,” BW LPG executive vice president technical and operations Pontus Berg explained in 2020. “Our initial design was for a newbuild, but we later converted that into a retrofit solution,” he said.

Mr Berg cited several factors in concluding that converting existing vessels to burn LPG was the best choice. “Operationally, LPG is cleaner and easier to manage than fuel oil or LNG. But in terms of bunkering, there are real savings to be made. We can bunker LPG while loading cargo, and this can save between four- and five-days bunkering time per year. Furthermore, bunkering directly at the loading terminal saves time and the additional costs of a bunkering barge.” With existing import and export terminals serving as bunkering hubs, and the possibility of performing ship-to-ship refuelling via small LPG carriers, this eliminates the ‘chicken and egg’ concerns that hamper the uptake of other alternative fuels”, he said.

As for choosing to retrofit rather than build new, Mr Berg pointed out that converting an existing vessel to LPG dual-fuel propulsion would significantly cut CO2 emissions and payback time.

“The construction of a new vessel generates about 70,000 tonnes of CO2, but taking a retrofit approach reduces this massively, down to about 2,000 tonnes. And while operating on LPG as opposed to fuel oil saves close to 5,000 tonnes of CO2 per year, the environmental payback for a newbuild is 15 years; for a retrofit that falls to less than six months,” he said.

“These vessels are not only making tangible reductions in carbon emissions, but also helping our bottom-line”

With its strategy in place, the Oslo-listed shipowner’s first steps on its decarbonisation journey were clear: a commitment to a pioneering retrofit project in partnership with MAN Energy Solutions and other maritime industry stakeholders that would see four of its VLGCs converted to burn LPG as a fuel.

The deal, announced publicly and to the trade press at a ceremony in Copenhagen in September 2018, coincided with the official launch of MAN Energy Solutions’ two-stroke, electronically controlled, Diesel-cycle, LPG dual-fuel ME-LGIP engine at the Danish engine designer’s research centre.

Two of those new LPG-burning engines, MAN B&W 6G60ME-LGIP Mk9.5, were destined for the world’s first two LPG dual-fuel-powered newbuild VLGCs ordered by Belgian shipowner Exmar for long-term charter to Equinor. The first of those, the 88,000-m³ Flanders Innovation, built to Lloyd’s Register class in China, was delivered by Jiangnan to the Nicolas Saverys-led Exmar in 2021. A new era of LPG-propelled gas carriers was born.

BW Malacca is the last of 15 new-generation VLGCs converted to LPG dual-fuel propulsion (source: MAN Energy Solutions)

Initial results encourage investment

This era kicked off with the conversion in late-October 2020 of the main engine of BW LPG’s 2015-built LPG carrier BW Gemini, the first of the four VLGCs to be retrofitted for LPG propulsion.

Operational performance of the gas carrier proved the business case for LPG as a fuel; CO2 emissions were reduced by 17% as compared with marine gasoil on a well-to-wake basis, while SOx emissions were slashed by 97%, PM by 90% and NOx by 20%. Additionally, since LPG is methane free, methane slip from combustion is a non-factor.

Fuel consumption also improved. Using LPG as a marine fuel, the VLGC’s output efficiencies rose by around 10% against fuel oil, which in turn generated notable gains in total voyage fuel economics. This, along with other advantages, secured LPG’s position as a long-term, sustainable marine fuel in gas carriers.

Encouraged by the initial successful conversion of BW Gemini, BW LPG upped its commitment in 2020, earmarking an additional 11 new-generation VLGCs to burn LPG. This tipped its investment to US$130M.

Largest dual-fuel refit programme

Now one of the largest dual-fuel propulsion refit projects in history has wound down. With the redelivery of BW Malacca — the last of these 15 VLGCs to be converted — BW LPG completed the programme in May 2022.

As was the case in the previous 14 conversions, the ship’s MAN B&W 6G60ME-C9.2 type engine was retrofitted to a MAN B&W 6G60ME-C9.5-LGIP dual-fuel type, capable of operating on fuel oil and LPG. Conversion work also involved the installation of two 900 m³ deck fuel tanks, each weighing about 89 tonnes. Each of the 35 m-long tanks is made of low-temperature steel, encased in a thick insulation material. Wärtsilä Gas Solutions supplied the fuel gas supply systems for all 15 vessels. The newly converted VLGCs carry the DNV notation GF LPG.

The refit was carried out at Yiu Lian Dockyards in Shenzhen, China in conjunction with the gas carrier’s scheduled, five-year dry docking and under the supervision of MAN PrimeServ, MAN Energy Solutions’ after-sales division. BW Malacca has since passed sea trials.

“We could not have accomplished this ambitious project on our own”, said Mr Berg. “Our success lies in close collaboration with many experts in their field – MAN Energy Solutions and Yiu Lian Dockyards are two of many partners we thank for their support over the years.”

Mr Berg added: “Powered by LPG, these vessels are not only making tangible reductions in carbon emissions, but also helping our bottom-line in terms of savings on compliant fuel expenses in a high-cost supply situation”.

Added MAN PrimeServ senior vice president Michael Petersen: “As a low-carbon fuel, LPG is well on its way to becoming the new market standard in this segment. As we move towards a zero-carbon future amidst a strong, global push towards sustainability, these conversions showcase our dual-fuel engine portfolio that is future-proofed to handle whatever alternative fuels come to prominence in the decades ahead.”

With more than 120 orders, and 35 in service, the future for two-stroke LPG dual-fuel ME-LGIP engines appears set. Indeed, MAN Energy Solutions said the vast majority of current orders for LPG carriers over 30,000 m³ in capacity will be equipped with ME-LGIP technology, enabling these vessels to use their own cargo as fuel.

Fire broke out on board of ferry KMP NUSA PENIDA, docked at Dukuh Raya Port, western Lombok, Indonesia, in the afternoon Jul 16. All people who were on board fled to pier via lowered ramp, no injures reported. There were no passengers on board, ferry is said to be undergoing repairs at Dukuh Raya. Several hours after fire started, it was still on. No updates on ship’s condition, damages, as of 1800 UTC Jul 16.

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Fire broke out on board of the ship TRANS ASIA 1 in Lapu Lapu City waters, Cebu, Philippines, at around 0142 LT Jul 16. The ship was inoperable or decommissioned, with 8 maintenance crew and 1 guard on board. The ship was soon engulfed in flames, all people on board were evacuated, 2 of them treated for smoke inhaling. Fire was extinguished in some 4 hours, officials said.
Understood burning ship is hapless ferry TRANS-ASIA 1, put out of service in 2019 after fire, later that same year she has been beached by typhoon, and according to databases, is already decommissioned.
According to Trans Asia Shipping Lines official Statement, issued on Jul 16 soon after accident, ferry was under repairs, to be put in service again.
2019 fire news
Ferry fire, Cebu City July 10, 2019
Fire erupted in the galley of ferry TRANS-ASIA 1, berthed at Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines, early in the morning Jul 10. Fire was extinguished in 3 hours, 1 crew sustained slight injures. Fire was caused by faulty electric wire, in air vent.

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China has deployed search-and-rescue forces on the Nansha Islands in the South China Sea as a public service to the region, according to the Ministry of Transport.

The ministry said in a news release on July 16 that the Second Air Rescue Team for the South China Sea and the Nansha Maritime Search and Rescue Center have recently moved to the Nansha Islands to support local maritime emergency and rescue missions, and supervise maritime traffic safety and ship pollution in the region.

Maritime affairs offices for the Yongshu, Zhubi and Meiji reefs have also been opened, according to the release.

These joint efforts can help ensure safe navigation and the normal living and working activities of the people inhabiting the region. The undertaking is a public service that China is providing for the international community, and the nation is proactively shouldering international obligations and responsibilities, the ministry said.

It is a testimony to China’s principle of peaceful development and being a responsible nation, thus promoting peace, friendship and cooperation in the South China Sea, it added.

The South China Sea is an important international maritime route as well as a major fishing ground. A large number of fishing vessels operate in the area year-round. The high concentration of vessels there has led to many maritime accidents.

Over the past 10 years, China has carried out 197 maritime rescue missions in the South China Sea saving 1,721 people. Nearly 96 percent of those operations succeeded, according to the ministry.

Some waterways in the sea are known for their bad conditions and had almost no maritime assistance facilities, so the rescue forces’ deployment will reduce hazards for ships and ensure the waters’ safety, experts said.

Wu Shicun, president of the National Institute for South China Sea Studies in Haikou, Hainan province, said that over the past few years, China has built infrastructure on its islands and reefs in Nansha and most of it－lighthouses, maritime search bases, hospitals and schools－are for civilian purposes.

However, more civilian facilities are needed at the Nansha Islands to enable China to offer a wider variety of public services to the international community, especially countries along the sea.

“These services include maritime search and rescue, emergency medical aid and logistical support,” Wu said, and he noted that a major goal behind China’s infrastructure construction projects in the region is to boost its ability to provide public services to other parties.

Source: https://english.www.gov.cn/statecouncil/ministries/202207/18/content_WS62d4b08ac6d02e533532e218.html

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