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www.marinelink.com 41NOK 355 million shall be recognized as an impairment of the investments in the Cat B project, while the remaining are operating costs. Herkules Acquires Umoe Schat-Harding and Noreq Herkules signed an agreement to acquire Umoe Schat-Harding AS, an acquisition being carried out in cooperation with the owners of Noreq AS, who, in parallel, are selling Noreq to Herkules and rein-vesting a substantial amount in a new, joint holding company. The transactions are expected to be Þ nalized the Þ rst half of July. Herkules Private Equity Fund III will be the principal owner of the new company. ClassNK Commences Provision of Archive Center Services ClassiÞ cation society ClassNK reached a preliminary agreement with NYK Lines Co. Ltd. and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Co. Ltd. regarding the use of the ClassNK Archive Center?s As-built Drawings Storage Service (ADSS) for all kinds of ships. This agreement was made follow- ing consultation with NYK Lines Co. Ltd. and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Co. Ltd., as well as Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. and Imabari Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., the builders of the vessels that will utilize the service. A total of three ves- sels will use ADSS under this agree- ment, including the NYK Lines owned Elegant Salute, a 95,000 dwt bulk car- rier, Sno. 1589, built at Imabari Ship- building?s Marugame Corporate HQ; the Mitsui O.S.K. Lines operated Jozen, a 95,000 dwt bulk carrier, Sno. 1585, built at Imabari Shipbuilding?s Maru- gume Corporate Headquarters; and the Mitsui O.S.K. Lines owned Horaison, a 300,000 dwt VLCC, Sno. 2282, built at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries? Nagasaki shipyard. The ClassNK Archive Center utilizes IBM Japan?s cloud computing technology. Although talks are still un- derway on requirements regarding the storage of Ship Construction Files (SCF) in line with the IMO?s Goal-Based Stan- dards (GBS), applicable to bulkers and tankers contracted from July 1, 2016, this onshore SCF Archive Center will be ready to store electronic information of ship drawings as soon as requirements are decided.WSS Signs Service Fleet Agreement with Wilson Ship Management Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) Þ nal-ized a Þ ve-year Safety Service Fleet Agreement with Wilson Ship Manage- ment (WSM), which has been testing WSS?s new Safety Service Concept for 12 months. ?In today?s market, we are continually looking for ways in which we can keep costs under control,? said Heine Olsen, Fleet Manager at Wilson Ship Management. Delta Rigging & Tools Acquires Mor- gan City RentalsDelta Rigging & Tools, Inc. acquired Morgan City Rentals, a provider of off- shore rental equipment and rigging sup-ply in the Gulf of Mexico. Established in 1970, Morgan City Rentals is head- quartered in Morgan City, La., with addi- tional locations in Golden Meadow and Broussard, Louisiana. It provides a wide range of offshore rental equipment, wire rope, rigging hardware and supplies, sling fabrication, and compliance load testing to the offshore oil and gas indus- try. Combined with Delta Rigging & Tools? existing operations in Broussard and Houma, the acquisition of Morgan City Rentals establishes Delta Rigging & Tools as the leading offshore rental and rigging company in the Louisiana gulf coast market.NASSCO Wins Deal to build Four Tankers General Dynamics NASSCO entered into a contract with an afÞ liate of Ameri- can Petroleum Tankers (APT) for the de- sign and construction of four 50,000 dwt LNGconversion-ready product carriers with a 330,000 barrel cargo capacity. The contract includes options to build four additional ships.Construction of the Þ rst tanker is sched-uled to begin in Q3 2014, with deliveries scheduled to begin in Q4 of 2015, con-tinuing through 2016. The 610-ft. tankers are a new ?ECO? de-sign that offers improved fuel ef Þ ciency and incorporates the latest environmen-tal protection features, including a Bal-last Water Treatment System. All of the ECO-class tankers will be built at the NASSCO shipyard in San Diego. The ships will be designed by DSEC, a subsidiary of Daewoo Shipbuild-ing & Marine Engineering (DSME) of Busan, South Korea. DSEC?s ECO de- sign achieves improved fuel efÞ ciency through several features, including a G-series MAN ME slow-speed main engine and an optimized hull form. The tankers will have dual-fuel-capable aux-iliary engines and the ability to accom-modate future installation of an LNG fuel-gas system. ThomsenChiangGrace ThomasUSMMA Graduation DayIrene Waage Basili Wins WISTA Award Irene Waage Basili, CEO in GC Rieber Shipping, has been awarded the WISTA LeaderShip Award 2013 by WISTA Norway. Basili received the award as an acknowledgement of her strong efforts and diversi Þ ed achievements within the Norwegian maritime industry.?Irene Waage Basili has demonstrated the WISTA values in practice. She is profession-al, open and dedicated.? commented President of WISTA Norway, Bjørg Ekornrud.?Irene has strong results to prove for. In GC Rieber Shipping the require-ments for specialized competence is extremely high, hence contributes in positioning Norway in the glob-al shipping arena with something unique, and in further developing a special competence that the Norwe-gian shipping industry can beneÞ t strongly from.??With former award winners like Elisabeth Grieg, Gunvor Ulstein and Borgny Eidesvik to mention some, I highly appreciate receiving this rec-ognition from WISTA Norway,? said Irene Waage Basili. She is engaged in the fact that it is so easy to prob-lematize the aspect of women in a leadership role rather than focusing on the positive aspect of taking re-sponsibility. In my generation, bal- ance between job and family is just as demanding for men.Basili leads a company that per today operates 15 advanced special carriers for use in the oil- and offshore sector. Irene Waage Basili, CEO in GC Rieber Shipping graced the cover of MR sister-publication MaritimeProfessional in Q2 2013.MR #7 (34-42).indd 41MR #7 (34-42).indd 417/1/2013 10:19:20 AM7/1/2013 10:19:20 AM