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Trinity Offshore Rebrands FossTopaz Ferries Wärtsilä Hamworthy General Dynamics to Acquire Earl Industries? Ship Repair Division General Dynamics entered an agree-ment to acquire the Ship Repair andCoatings Division of Earl Industries, an East Coast ship repair company that sup- ports the U.S. Navy fleet in Norfolk, Va., and Mayport, Fla. Earl Industries is a pri-vately held company. The Ship Repair and Coatings Division employs approxi- mately 575 workers in the Norfolk and Mayport areas. Earl Industries has beenconducting U.S. Navy ship repair and conversions since 1985. The Ship Repair and Coatings Division of Earl Industries will become part of the shipbuilding, maintenance and repair operations of SanDiego-based General Dynamics NASSCO, a leading provider of ships to the Navy and a major producer of Jones Act commercial vessels. Moss Hydro Offers BWTS Solution Moss Hydro has been established byStein Foss, the former CEO and co- founder of OceanSaver, as an independ- ent company with three partners, and an array of engineering, marketing and man- ufacturing talent to create filters designed specifically for ballast water treatment. Moss Hydro filters have been created for optimized self-cleaning and minimalmaintenance. Made from super-duplex stainless steel, they are corrosion free and 50-70% lighter than conventional filters. www.mosshydro.com Topaz Wins Ferry Contract UAE-based Topaz Marine Engineering was commissioned by the Government of Sharjah ? Al Diwan Al Amiri to build and deliver Catamaran passenger ferry. The Catamaran will be designed to accom-modate 40, with passengers seated on themain deck. It will be used to transportpeople between mainland Sharjah and theAbu Musa Island, 70 km offshore. The ferry will be built at Topaz?s Nicocraft Shipyard in Abu Dhabi and is scheduled for delivery in January 2013. This year Topaz has delivered two 18m Catamaran ferry boats to a client in the UK and com-pleted the delivery of two wind farm sup- port vessels (WFSV) to ASP Work Boats Ltd. Topaz is also completing the delivery of two Anchor Handling Supply (AHTS) vessels, Topaz Dignity and Topaz Tri- umph on behalf of BP, which are due to be deployed in the Caspian Sea on long- term contracts. Furthermore, Topaz was awarded a contract from GAC Group to provide completion services for two crew/cargo vessels. Wärtsilä Hamworthy wins MBR Contract Wärtsilä Hamworthy has won a con- tract from Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A. to supply two Membrane BioReactors (MBRs) to the 141,000gtnewbuilding under construction for Car- nival group member P&O Cruises. Ham- worthy has delivered more than 25 MBR advanced wastewater systems to the world?s largest cruise ship operator, Car- nival. The company?s MBR system pro- duces the highest quality discharge without requiring any addition or gener- ation of chemicals that are hazardous tothe environment or vessel operation. For this contract Wärtsilä Hamworthy will also be responsible for UV polishing.Shipowner Renews Safety Agreement Singapore-based Masterbulk has re- newed its fleet Safety Service Agreement for a period in excess of two years with Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS). The Safety Service Agreement program pro- vides standardized solutions for cus-tomer?s fleets, offering fixed prices for inspection at agreed ports for relevant systems and portable equipment. Solstad Offshore Invests in SIS Solution Star Information Systems (SIS) com-pleted the installation of its Star Infor- mation & Planning System (Star IPS)across Solstad Offshore?s fleet of 50 high-specification vessels. Solstad, which operates platform supply vessels (PSV), anchor handling vessels (AHTS) and construction service vessels (CSV) to service the offshore petroleum industry, looked to SIS for an integrated, central- ized fleet management system.The company will now use key ele- ments of Star IPS functionality to cover planned maintenance, guarantee claims,asset management, projects and docu-ment management. Hans Ole Bergtun, Solstad?s Technical Superintendent, says that the firm was won over by SIS? tradi- tion of product development, user-driven innovation and market-leading pedigree: ICS: Resume OECD Shipbuilding Talks At the Organisation for Economic Co- operation and Development (OECD) in Paris last month, the International Cham- ber of Shipping (ICS) called on govern- ments to resume negotiations on a new global agreement to eliminate market dis- torting measures from shipbuilding. Speaking to governments attending an important OECD Working Party, ICS, on behalf of the world?s national shipown- ers? associations (which collectively rep- resent more than 80% of the world merchant fleet) explained that it was a source of great disappointment that theOECD had, three years earlier, termi- nated negotiations on a new agreement to eliminate subsidies and market distorting mechanisms in the shipbuilding industry. This was primarily due to differences between the European Commission andAsian governments about the treatment of pricing of new ships in any new agree- ment, the latter wishing instead to con-centrate on the elimination of subsidies, aposition that was supported by ICS. Resolve Completes Removal of LPG Following weeks of preparation and more than seven days of intensive, round- the-clock operations, Resolve Salvage & Fire, (ASIA) Pte Ltd. announced thatmore than 1000 MT of volatile LPG 1- Butene have been removed from the stranded and wrecked freighter LPG OBERON in the Taiwan Strait. The Thailand-flagged freighter ran hardaground in strong winds early this year, seven miles from the Penghu archipelago 30 miles northwest of Kaohsiung, Tai- wan. The 2695-ton vessel sustained ex- tensive hull damage and has since posed a threat of explosion and severe environ- mental damage to the ecosystem andreefs as well as local populations andfishing villages on the islands surround- ing the wreck site. The casualty had been leaking LPG since the grounding,further increasing the risk of explosion. RESOLVE was one of the only interna- tional salvage companies to propose a technically feasible and safe salvage plan. The company?s plan to remove the gas and then dismantle the freighter and re-move the wreckage from the stranding site was approved by the Taiwanese gov- ernment in April. Imtech to Power Sub Rescue Vessels Imtech Marine said that Elkon (Istan- bul), a member of Imtech Marine, signed a contract for the design and supply of thecomplete electrical systems to power three Turkish Navy Auxiliary vessels. The vessels, consisting of one Submarine Rescue Mother Ship (MoShip) and two Rescue and Towing Ships (RATships) will be built by Istanbul Shipyard in Tuzla Turkey and are scheduled to be de- livered to the Turkish Navy by mid of 2015.W&O: New Branch in Halifax, CanadaW&O launched a new branch in Hali- fax, Canada. The new branch is located at 133 Ilsley Avenue, Dartmouth, NS B3B 1S9. With a branch already estab- lished in Vancouver, W&O?s growing Canadian presence well-positions themto support the completion of the Cana-dian Navy?s $35 billion fleet expansion program over the next 20 to 30 years. The Halifax branch will be led by Dan Sawler, a longtime resident of Nova Sco- tia. W&O recently opened another inter- national location in Rio de Janeiro,Brazil. The new office in Halifax will be W&O?s fifth international location. Vigor Completes Conversion of Barge Vigor Marine, a Vigor Industrial sub- sidiary, recently completed work on Barge Klamath, converting the vessel from a petroleum tank barge to an OSVR measuring 350? x 76? x 22?. The barge is owned by Crowley and leased to Shell as part of its comprehensive Alaskan oil spill response fleet in the Beaufort andChuckchi seas. AVEVA Opens Office in Chile AVEVA expanded its Latin American presence by opening an office in Chile. The office in Santiago de Chile will also be the location for AVEVA?s Mining & Metals Center of Excellence (MMCoE).The new MMCoE will act as a global re- source, working with customers in Latin America, Australia and other mining in- tensive regions. The Chilean office ad- dress is:AVEVA Chile, Avenida Vitacura 2670, Piso 15, Las Condes, Santiago de Chile,7550698 ? Chile; Tel:+56 2 8204299; Email: [email protected] July 2012www.marinelink.com 39Resolve Salvage & Fire BarnesMR#7 (34-41):MR Template 7/9/2012 3:05 PM Page 39