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www.marinelink.com 73(L-R) Graham Skinner, Trainee Rig Manager at KCA DEUTAG Drilling was presented with the Young Professional Award and Malcolm Webb, Chief Executive of Oil & Gas UK with the SigniÞ -cant Achievement Award Offshore Achievement Awards Presented Offshore industry?s high achiev- ers were recognized at the 2013 Offshore Achievement Awards, with Malcolm Webb, chief execu- tive of Oil & Gas U.K., picking up the SigniÞ cant Achievement acco- lade. The 27th awards ceremony, which saw a record attendance of 530 guests, took place at the Ab- erdeen Exhibition & Conference Center and was hosted by Scottish comedian Kevin Bridges. The in- dustry?s top talent was celebrated in categories which included Great Large and Great Small Company, Safety Innovations and Emerging Technology. The awards, which were supported by main sponsor TAQA Bratani for a second con- secutive year, were successfully re-launched in 2011 by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Ab- erdeen section.The 2013 Offshore Achievement Award winners by category are: SigniÞ cant Achievement Malcolm Webb, Chief Executive, Oil & Gas U.K.Great Large Company Award Axis Well Technology Great Small Company Award ROVOP Young Professional Award Graham Skinner, KCA DEUTAG Drilling Ltd Working Together Award Maersk Oil/ Technip Export Achievement Award Online Electronics Limited Safety Innovations Award HoulderInnovator Award Red Spider Technology ? JOINT WINNER Stork Technical Services ? JOINT WINNER Tendeka ? HIGHLY COMMENDED Emerging Technology Award Web Rigging Services ment with Vitmar Yachts, a custom made luxury motor yachts manufacturer, for property within its? Marine District. The agreement was signed by Khamis Juma Buamim, Chairman of Drydocks World and Sheikh Tariq Al Khalifa, President of Vitmar. Vitmar Yachts is a new brand founded by Sheikh Tariq Al Khalifa, President and Antonio Amatuzzo, CEO with the cooperation of well-known Ital-ian designers and craft makers, and the yachts will be assembled at their work-shop in Dubai Maritime City. Vitmar Yachts will produce yachts ranging from 35 to 72 meters in length. KPI Bridge Oil Appoints Araki KPI Bridge Oil appointed Araki Takano- bu as Senior Bunker Trader. Araki also has a degree from Meiji University in Political Science. Araki Takanobu is Japanese and also speaks ß uent Korean and is currently living in Singapore. DNV, Statoil Cooperate in Arctic DNV and Statoil introduced the Arctic Competence Escalator (ACE) program aimed at enhancing both organizations? knowledge about Arctic challenges. ?Due to Arctic-speci Þ c risks such as remoteness, darkness, ice and low tem-peratures, it is utterly important to take a stepwise approach in which we learn and improve from the experience gained,? said Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, COO DNV Norway, Finland and Russia. ?We will implement the ACE Program as a joint effort because we have similar ambitions and backgrounds. We have a long history of successful technology collaboration. Although this is an internal program, we aim to share our developments with the industry.? ?Statoil already has many years of ex-perience of Arctic offshore operations, for example in the Barents Sea and at Newfoundland in Canada,? said Morten Karlsen, head of Statoil?s Arctic Tech- nology Research Program. ?But the Arc- tic is a highly diverse part of the world and operating in the more challenging areas, with longer distances, lower tem-peratures and ice-covered waters, may require enhanced knowledge and solu-tions. I hope the ACE program will be an important driver in obtaining these.?ABB Wins $26m Order ABB won a $26m order to supply elec-trical power and propulsion systems for two next generation ?Ramform? ves-sels, capable of three-dimensional (3D) seismic data acquisition for deep sea resource exploration. The ships will be built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and delivered in 2015 to Norway?s Pe- troleum Geo-Services ASA (PGS). The ?Ramform Titan-class? vessels are the newest generation in the Ramform se-ries, featuring advanced 3D seismic data acquisition/analysis capability. At 104 m long, the ships will have an excep-tionally wide breadth of 70 m and will feature diesel electric main propulsion for quiet operation. ABB will supply an advanced complete power and diesel electric system package, consisting of medium voltage switchboards including power management systems, generators, transformers, frequency converters and motors. The systems will provide reli- able and fuel efÞ cient propulsion for the ships.www.abb.com Lamor Appoints Unique System Unique System FZE was appointed as an authorized distributor of Lamor for the Middle East region for its entire range of Oil Spill Response Kits. Lamor (Larsen Marine Oil Recovery) Corpora-tion offers solutions for optimal oil spill response and recovery. They provide expertise coupled with solutions that protect the environment and our ecosys-tems. The company develops, manufac- tures and supplies best available technol-ogy (BAT) oil spill recovery equipment and services. Included in its portfolio of solutions, Lamor offers contingency planning, risk assessments, equipment maintenance and service coupled with training.Imtech Marine Appointed Reseller for Inmarsat Global Xpress Inmarsat signed an agreement with Im-tech Marine, appointing the full-service provider and systems integrator as a Value Added Reseller (VAR) for Global Xpress serving the worldwide maritime market. This follows on from a Memo- randum of Understanding signed by the two companies in 2012. Imtech Marine is a full service provider with an exten-sive global connectivity portfolio, which it combines with systems and services to offer ship owners a complete solution. ?We are delighted that Imtech Marine is one of the Þ rst companies to be playing a role in this pioneering maritime com-munications development and bringing this unique solution to customers,? said Eric van den Adel, Managing Director of Imtech Marine. ?As the ship becomes more like a fully integrated ofÞ ce, Glob- al Xpress ? with its superfast broadband capabilities - will be a vital tool..?Global Xpress will offer global superfast mobile broadband with download speeds of up to 50Mbps through a 60-100cm an-tenna. The Ka-band network will be de- signed deliver the fastest speeds through more compact terminals at a lower cost than existing VSAT services.. It will of- fer the global coverage with back-up from FleetBroadband. Safariland Group Acquires Mustang SurvivalThe Safariland Group, a manufacturer of protective products and equipment pri-marily for law enforcement and the mili-tary, acquired Mustang Survival and its related entities, Mustang Survival Inc. and Mustang Survival Mfg., Inc. Mus-tang Survival is a leader in lifesaving equipment for recreational, military, law enforcement and industrial users in the marine and aviation environments.Viking River Cruises Sets World Record: 10 Ships in One DayViking River Cruises (www.vikingriv- ercruises.com) set a world record with the christening of 10 new Viking Long- ships. Reported to be the Þ rst-of-its-kind simultaneous christening ceremony in Amsterdam debuted the ships: Viking Aegir, Viking Atla, Viking Bragi, Viking Embla, Viking Forseti, Viking Jarl, Vi- king Rinda, Viking Skadi, Viking Tor and Viking Var ? and was certi Þ ed by a Guinness World Records adjudicator as ?The Most Ships Inaugurated in One Day by One Company?? eight* ? break-ing the previous record of two ships. A Þ rst in modern history, four of the chris- tenings took place in front of a crowd of S¾tre DDW Chairman Khamis Juma Buamim with Sheikh Tariq Al Khalifa, President of Vitmar. ArakiLamor Minimax SkimmerMR #4 (66-74).indd 73MR #4 (66-74).indd 734/2/2013 5:07:30 PM4/2/2013 5:07:30 PM