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September 2011www.marinelink.com 41Goltens Takes on the Piracy ChallengeAs pirates raise the stakes on a number of key ocean trades, simple, cost-effec- tive preventive measures can be put in place to protect ships and their crew in a matter of hours, said Paul Friedberg, President of oltens Worldwide Services. We offer a service out of our Fujairah fa- cility which encompasses the installationof a combination of raor wire and hoistable spikes which effectively pre- vents the boarding of merchant vessels by pirates, he explains. Weve already kit- ted out 2 Vela VCCs, six Prisco VCCs and six more VCCs each be- longing to Teekay and Chevron. While Friedberg readily admits the ul- timate solution to the plague of piracy ex- tends far beyond wire and armed guards, he contend that this represents an imme-diate step to protect vessels and crews. International shipping is fiddling while ome burns, Friedberg said. Compare our protection with the cost of deploying armed guards, said Friedman. The work can be carried out in hours with a minimum of disruption to a ships trading pattern. We realise that there is a longer- term challenge in piracy prevention but, in the interim, and for a few thousand dollars, we can help owners to safeguard their assets and their seafarers, and we can probably help insurers to sleep a lit-tle better too.Bay Shipbuilding Awards Siemens Propulsion Deal Siemens won a multi-million dollar contract to equip two 92.5 x 19m PSVs with its diesel electric propulsion solutionat Fincantieri Marine roups Bay Ship- building Company. A Tidewater sub- sidiary will construct the vessels. The pair will be outfitted with Siemens Blue multi-drive low-voltage propulsion sys- tem. Siemens will provide the main gen- erators, main propulsion and thrustermotors, switchboards, power manage- ment system and its IMAC Automation system for alarm, monitoring and controlfunctions, in addition to a unique, fullyintegrated Siemens electrical FiFi 2 sys- tem. As part of a Sole Source Vendor (SSV) solution, Siemens is also respon-sible for the designing, engineering, com-missioning and project management ofthe diesel electric and automation system.Certified by ABS, both will be capable of speeds of more than 1 knots. Marorka Signs with Thenamaris Ships Mgmt.The reek ship management company Thenamaris will implement Marorka?s energy management systems for its fleet of Tankers, Bulk Carriers and Container ships.The companies entered recently into acontract that will bring the leadingMarorka energy management systems on board all Thenamaris ships. Further to system installation the companies willcooperate on future development of en- ergy management for the maritime sec- tor. The solutions selected include Marorka?s Propulsion, Trim ull, Power Plant, Steam, Voyages, Navigation and eporting products. www.marorka.com Uncompromised ControlWaterJet Bow/SternThrusters 75-2200 HPJT575AMHT600Low SubmergenceRequirementSmall Hull PenetrationsAuxiliary Propulsion/?Take Home? CapabilityEffective Thrust In CurrentsProudly MadeIn The USA!