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72 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News ? AUGUST 2013 NEWSPEOPLE & COMPANIES Fjord Wins Enviro Award Fjord Line won an environmental efÞ -ciency award for two passenger ferries -- Stavangerfjord and Bergensfjord -- during NorShipping. The ferries will be the Þ rst international service passenger ferries in the world to run on pure LNG engines. Both vessels are equipped with LNG based power and propulsion sys-tems delivered by Rolls-Royce. This includes four Bergen gas engines for each vessel, powering a Promas in-tegrated rudder and propeller propulsion system. The vessels are currently in the Þ nal stages of construction at Bergen Fosen shipyard. The use of gas fueled engines means that Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) emissions are reduced by about 90% while Sulfur Oxide (SOx) and par- ticulates emissions are negligible. www.Rolls-Royce.com Liebherr Grows New Zealand Market Share A recent order from the Port of Lyttle- ton is the latest in a series of contracts that has seen Liebherr Container Cranes expand on an already signiÞ cant pres-ence in New Zealand?s North and South Islands, the company said. The Port of Lyttleton?s most recent order for a su- per post panamax ship to shore crane and four straddle carriers, will see the number of Liebherr straddle carriers in the Port of Lyttelton grow to eight and brings the total number of ship to shore cranes at the port to three. Trade at the port has seen signiÞ cant growth in recent years with latest reports indicating this trend is set to continue.Meanwhile, the Port of Tauranga on New Zealand?s North Island has recently taken possession of a new Liebherr su-per post panamax ship to shore crane and three new Liebherr straddle carriers. The cranes took centre stage in a ceremony to celebrate the opening of a 170 m new wharf extension in Tauranga?s Sulphur Point Wharf. Maritime Design to assist on LNG vessel constructionJim Konopasek, president of Maritime Design, Inc. since 1983 has recently completed and attained certiÞ cation from the American Bureau of Shipping in the design and construction of LNG carriers at the ABS Shanghai, China of- Þ ce. Maritime Design, Inc. offers to as- sist Jones Act vessel owners and opera- tors in conveying their small scale LNG ß eet needs through early development to construction. NYSED Awards SUNY Maritime $1.8 MillionThe SUNY Maritime College was awarded $1.8 million in grants from the New York State Education Department (NYSED)as part of the federally funded 21st Century Community Learning Cen-ter Program. The College will receive two grants over the course of three years (2013-2015), to deliver after-school STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) en- richment programs in two high schools in the Bronx: Banana Kelly and Jane Addams High School for Academic Ca- reers. Only 125 grants were awarded in New York State and SUNY Maritime re- ceived two of them.Bestobell, W&O Enter Deal Bestobell Valves, part of the President Engineering Group (PEGL), has named W&O Supply, a global supplier of ma-rine pipe, valves and Þ ttings, valve auto- mation, and engineered solutions to the marine and upstream oil and gas indus-tries, as its exclusive distributor for Be-stobell Valves in North America. Through this partnership, Bestobell Valves, headquartered in the United Kingdom, and W&O, headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, will offer Besto- bell Valves? LNG cryogenic valves for Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) fuel applica-tions as a solution for marine companies throughout North America. Bestobell Valves? deep experience in supplying valves for LNG systems, com-BekkenesFjord Line wins enviro award. MurphyClassNK signing ceremony in Oslo. The Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) global fam- ily of companies announced plans to enlarge its ß eet and expand its terminal facilities in support of its customer base.The Chouest newbuild order book contains more than 40 vessels, a vast majority to be constructed at its four U.S.-afÞ liate shipyards: North American Shipbuilding (Larose, La.), LaShip (Houma, La.), Gulf Ship (Gulfport, Miss.) and Tampa Ship (Tam- pa, Fla.), as well as its Brazilian shipyard, Navship.ECO?s worldwide ß eet now approaches 250 highly specialized offshore service and support vessels. The largest portion of the newbuild program contains 17 vessels, with options for an additional 20, in a new class of 312 x 66 x 26-ft. new generation, clean de-sign, diesel-electric platform supply vessels (PSV). This class features a new hull form that was de-signed to maximize deadweight while signiÞ cantly reducing hydrodynamic resistance, thereby improv-ing fuel efÞ ciency. The result is a vessel that offers a deadweight tonnage in excess of 6,000 LT, the capac- ity for over 22,000 barrels of liquid mud, over 2,000 barrels of methanol and 14,450 cubic feet of dry bulk. Carrying the new class moniker of NA312E CD VE (Very Ef Þ cient), these vessels offer a cargo delivered to fuel used ratio that is signiÞ cantly better than other PSVs operating in the Gulf of Mexico. These vessels provide accommodations for 51, as well as class notations for Þ reÞ ghting, dynamic positioning, unmanned engine room operation, spe-cial purpose ship safety, workboat habitability and storage and discharge of recovered oil. The vessels also comply with the new International Labor Or- ganization (ILO) standards for vessel design and crew standards. The Chouest newbuild program also includes two new high ice class AHTS vessels for Arctic service, currently being designed. The vessels will mark the Þ fth and sixth icebreaking vessels in the ECO ß eet, making Chouest the largest designer, builder, owner and operator of icebreaking vessels in the U.S. industry. Additionally, Chouest will build four subsea construction vessels, slated for service in the Gulf of Mexico market. Features include ROVs from Chouest afÞ liate C-Innovation, as well as a 400 MT AHC deepwater crane. Port ExpansionChouest afÞ liate C-Port 3 is currently under con- struction and slated to feature an additional six cov-ered slips to transfer cargo and provide support to deepwater offshore support vessels. The multi-ser- vice terminal is slated to be operational by March 2014. In addition, the design process has begun for C-Port 4 in Fourchon, which could contain as many as nine additional covered slips, reinforcing ECO?s role as the preeminent terminal support provider in the deepwater Gulf.The Chouest purchase this year of the C-Terminal facility in Port Fourchon, featuring 2,000 linear feet of bulkheaded waterfront property, provided another innovative loading and storage solution for Chouest customers. The company has announced plans to ex- pand the C-Terminal worksite, adding to its expan- sive outside storage area, warehouses, bulk, cement and barite plants, and fuel, water, mud and drilling ß uid sales. ECO to Add 40+ Vessels MR #8 (66-73).indd 72MR #8 (66-73).indd 728/2/2013 9:10:16 AM8/2/2013 9:10:16 AM