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80 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News ? JUNE 2013 best practices for energy ef Þ ciency improve-ment, and include items like improved voy-age planning, implementation of measure-ment tools and systems and the use of various systems and technologies that reduce emis-sions and fuel consumption. Because of their involvement in international voyages, the vessels included in the scope of the project are the M/V Taku, M/V Matanuska, and M/V Kennicott.Tidewater to Acquire Troms Offshore Supply AS Tidewater Inc. entered into an agreement with HitecVision to purchase Troms Offshore Supply AS for approximately $395 million. The acquisition of the Tromsø, Norway based company will expand Tidewater?s global footprint into the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The Troms Offshore-owned ß eet is expected to include Þ ve large, modern and technically-advanced deepwater Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs) at closing. In addition, Troms Offshore has one additional deepwater PSV under construction at the VARD Aukra yard in Møre og Romsdal, Norway and an option to build a seventh vessel. DNV Re-launches Standard for Offshore Service Modules DNV has re-written the standard for Offshore Service Modules certiÞ cation, commonly referred to as DNV 2.7-2, which was Þ rst published in 1995. On June 11, 2013, DNV will roll this out to an industry seminar taking place at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Confer- ence Centre (AECC). This event will look at the issues surrounding the management and use of temporary equipment on offshore in- stallations and how the new Standard for Cer- tiÞ cation may provide some clear guidance. MTU Builds R&D FacilityTognum subsidiary MTU Friedrichshafen held a ground-breaking ceremony to mark the start of construction work on a new R&D test facility at Plant 1. The company plans to invest more than $77.6m in the project by 2015. In future, technicians will be able to run function tests on newly developed engines on the new, cutting-edge test stands with work including areas such as the devel-opment of new combustion processes, engine control systems, engine-speciÞ c exhaust gas after treatment plants and gas engines. The Þ rst phase of the project foresees construc- tion of the main building and three test stands designed for engines producing up to 2,500 kW each. In addition, there will be a storage facility for various gases used to test newly developed gas engines which are rapidly gaining popularity as alternatives to diesels. The second phase will see the construction of four more test stands for engines generating up to 4,500 kW, along with a swiveling test stand. The seven test stands planned will fa- cilitate tests on gas and diesel engines in the MTU 1600, 2000 and 4000 series. Pole Star Partners with Delta Wave Com- munications Pole Star Space Applications has partnered with Delta Wave Communications to pursue onshore opportunities. Delta Wave will of- fer Pole Star?s remote monitoring, security and tracking solutions to the North American energy exploration, chemical, and oil and gas markets. Since the late 1990?s Pole Star has developed satellite-based ß eet monitor- ing services for use in the harsh and isolated marine environment. Because satellite-based communication provides near global cover- age, Pole Star?s systems allow shipowners and managers to track their ships, even when they sail beyond the reach of other communi-cations networks. Crowley Enters LNG Market Crowley Maritime Corporation?s petroleum services group is entering the LiqueÞ ed Nat-ural Gas (LNG) market by acquiring Carib Energy LLC. Florida-based Carib Energy, founded in 2011, was the Þ rst company to receive a small scale, 25-year, LNG export license from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for LNG transportation from the U.S. into Free Trade Agreement (FTA) countries. While Crowley?s overall strategic focus on the LNG market will span several of its di-versiÞ ed business lines and leverage its sto- ried history and success in the marine, proj-ect management, energy and transportation Þ elds, Carib Energy provides an induction into the emerging energy market from which the company can grow its concentration on LNG transportation. A Crowley LNG servic- es group has been formed within Crowley?s petroleum services business unit. It is being headed up by Vice President of Business Development Matt Jackson, who reports to Rob Grune, senior vice president and gen-eral manager, petroleum services. This team will marshal Crowley?s extensive resources to serve the LNG market through LNG ves-sel design and construction; transportation; product sales and distribution, and full-scale, project management solutions. Hyde Marine Names W&O Supply As The Exclusive Distributor Of Hyde GuardianHyde Marine, Inc., a wholly owned subsid-iary of Calgon Carbon Corporation, named W&O Supply as its exclusive sales distribu-tor in the U.S. and Canada for Hyde Guardian Ballast Water Treatment Systems (BWTS). The chemical free Hyde Guardian BWTS uses efÞ cient Þ ltration and ultraviolet disin- fection to treat ships? ballast water to prevent the spread of invasive species from port to port. In April 2013, the Hyde Guardian BWTS earned the Alternate Management System (AMS) approval from the United States Coast Guard (USCG). It also received International Maritime Organization (IMO) Type Approv- al in April 2009 and has Type Approvals from several Class Societies. NEWSPEOPLE & COMPANIES Damen Shiprepair Brest 50 Vessels in First Year Since acquiring Sobrena, Damen Shiprepair Brest has serviced 50 vessels. The yard?s work portfolio includes a large number of Afra/Suezmax tankers and LNG carriers. The latest project is for Höegh LNG owned and MOL LNG Transport managed 123,800 cu. m. LNG LIBRA, which is presently at the yard. Damen?s French yard has made several improvements to its facilities in-cluding implementing more efÞ cient working hours under a new collective labor agreement, investing in a state-of-the-art plasma cutting machine and opening a canteen for more than 300 staff and subcontractors. ?Building a canteen in the yard was necessary to facilitate the agreement on new working hours where the previ-ous two-hour lunch break has been reduced to 45 minutes,? adds Goris. For the larger projects the yard has built dedicated facilities to accommodate over 200 subcontractors, as well as a separate ofÞ ce for specialist or service engineers, complete with 20 plug- and-play workstations.USNS Dahl to Enter Bayonne Dry Dock Bayonne Dry Dock & Repair Corp. in Bayonne, NJ, has a long and historically strong relationship serving the Military Sealift Command (MSC), a relationship continued with the arrival earlier this month of the 950 x 106-ft. USNS Dahl, which was scheduled to arrive around June 11, 2013 for a 90 day stay. Work on the USNS Dahl while in drydock will include a laundry list of work, including bowthruster maintenance, CPP seal renew- al, lifeboat overhaul, a variety of steel modiÞ cations and major blast and coatings work on the entire vessel.USNS DAHL (T-AKR 312) is one of Military Sealift Command?s 19 large, medium-speed RoRo ship and is part of the 26 ships in MSC?s Prepositioning Program. The 950 x 106 ft. ship has a 34 ft. draft and displaces 62,644 long tons and has a speed of 24 knots. It carries a crew of 30 civil-ian contract mariners, Þ ve military personnel www.bayonnedrydock.com (Photo: MSC)MR #6 (74-81).indd 80MR #6 (74-81).indd 806/3/2013 9:08:53 AM6/3/2013 9:08:53 AM