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SEMCO Embarks on Big FPSO Tow

Semco Salvage & Marine early this year was con- tracted to tow the FPSO Kizomba B from Ulsan, Korea, to offshore Luanda, Angola. The tow was performed on behalf of Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI). As in the case of the earlier tow of sister FPSO Kizomba A, this voyage is being executed by three tugs: the sister tugs

Salvanguard and Salviscount (165 tons bp) and the 110 tons bp Salvigour. An additional tug of 146 tons bp,

Salvana, will escort the spread from Singapore onwards. The tow departed Ulsan on January 30 and is expected to arrive offshore Luanda towards the end of

April. On arrival, Semco is contracted by HHI to per- form positioning and deck operations in respect of the moorings. This work includes a review of procedures and engineering. This project phase will be performed in alliance with Offshore Dynamics Ltd (ODL) and

SWG Australia (deck operations). Semco will deploy up to five tugs for the positioning. The fifth tug, the 110 tons bp Salvaliant, will join the spread prior to arrival, together with a team of positioning masters and deck operations crew. 28 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News

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About The Author

Steve Robertson is a market analyst for Douglas-

Westwood and is lead author of The World LNG &

GTL Report 2005-2009. Previously he had undertaken research on the firm's projects for investment banks and contributed market analysis to a number of DWL studies including The Subsea Processing

Gamechanger Report, The World Offshore Drilling

Report and The World Floating Production Report.

Steve holds a BSc in Computing and Economics and prior to joining Douglas-Westwood worked in the defence and financial sectors. He is a member of the

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