Vestdavit
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- Vestdavit: Out Ahead on Innovation and Safety Marine News, Jan 2014 #24
New regulations for davits used in the Norwegian offshore industry will not come into force until 2015, but in the meantime, they are already raising the safety bar. In fact, Norwegian-based davit manufacturer Vestdavit already has a NORSOK-compliant davit. Like so many things in the offshore oil game, many industry standards – LNG propulsion and executive style accommodations on OSV’s, just to name a few – emanate from the North Sea and Norwegian operators.
For those domestic operators not familiar with these rules, NORSOK standards are developed by the Norwegian petroleum industry to ensure adequate safety, add value and with an eye towards cost effectiveness for petroleum industry developments and operations. Beyond this, NORSOK standards are as far as possible intended to replace oil company specifications and serve as references in the regulatory process.
The NORSOK Standards were established by first exploiting the deep experience of the Norwegian Petroleum Industry. They reference internationally recognized standards while adding requirements found to be effective in battling the stringent environment and stress of the North Sea. Rolf Andreas Wigand, Vestdavit managing director, explains, “It is not just NORSOK, which is Norway-specific. In US waters API 2 will apply and it has many of the same requirements. These new standards are driving operators to raise the safety bar, and they are coming to us with new orders.”
NORSOK for Davits
According to Vestdavit, NORSOK regulations apply to davits and lifting appliances used on offshore installations and specify many new design features and safety systems must be employed. For its part, Vestdavit has invested heavily to ensure that its davits comply with NORSOK standards. Today, it boasts a 6 ton NORSOK-compliant davit and claims that orders from major offshore operators are coming, in response. A Korean shipyard building a unit for the Norwegian sector of the North Sea for a major operator is the latest to contract a 6 ton SWL NORSOK R002 davit from Vestdavit.
The PLR-6000 pivoting A-frame davit includes all mandatory safety features. The HPU, valves, control systems, electronics cabinets and back up accumulators are all mounted on a separate skid. The system will be fully FAT tested with DNV verification prior to delivery. This greatly simplifies yard installation, saving time and cost, says Wigand.
Workboat Safety Initiative
Global integrated geoscience company CGG is leading a joint industry project to improve workboat launch and recovery safety. Vestdavit is the key equipment supplier in the project which also involves DNV and Wilhelmsen as vessel manager. CGG operates a large global fleet of seismic vessels, all of which regularly launch and recover workboats. This operation is critical to the performance of the vessels and by the nature of the task will always pose hazards for the personnel involved.
A task force was set up to evaluate and report on safety, technical status of equipment, maintenance status, spare parts status, operational procedures and practice, certification status and operational qualifications of personnel. It recommended setting up a joint industry project to develop rules and regulations that will improve safety during launch and recovery of seismic workboats. The project, says Vestdavit, will deliver a new industry standard/guideline for seismic workboat launch and recovery equipment, maintenance and annual testing and davit operator qualifications.
“We are very happy to bring our experience with high quality workboat davits and training operators of these to the project,” says Bjørnar Dahle, key account manager, Vestdavit. “These standards and guidelines can help raise the standard across the industry to the level of best practice which already exists. We supply the best equipment, but it must always be maintained and used correctly. This project will help to ensure operators maintain and use launch and recovery equipment safely, which will reduce risks and downtime.” DNV will manage the project, which should complete its work by the end of 2014.
NORSOK Verification
Vestdavit recently received DNV verification of its PLR-5000 NORSOK davit. “This is an important milestone which proves that the newly developed system is in compliance with these strict requirements for davits,” says Vesdavit technical director Helge Gravdal. Commercially available now, Vestdavit is, in this case, out in front for safety, and innovation.
(As published in the January 2014 edition of Marine News - www.marinelink.com)
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- Deck Machinery: Pulling Power Marine Technology, Jan 2014 #10
Arctic package for safe and efficient operations in cold climates. The Skipsteknisk ST-259-design vessel is scheduled for delivery at the end of 2015. Vestdavit & the Norway Way New regulations for davits used in the Norwegian offshore industry will not come into force until 2015, but in the meantime, they
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- Latest Innovations in Heavy Duty Machinery Maritime Reporter, Mar 2018 #62
, making what was once a difficult and potentially unsafe lift much easier and significantly safer. Further information: www.tandemloc.com Vestdavit: Delivering for NOAA Vestdavit, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Norwegian davit manufacturer Vestdavit AS, delivered two of the company’s HN-9000 davit
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- Designer-built Adventure Cruise Maritime Reporter, Oct 2017 #40
of RIBs, dinghies, kayaks, Zodiacs and waterjets. When Lindblad’s Quest brings adventure travelers in close for a personal view of nature’s wonders, a Vestdavit TSB-2500 davits will deploy its Zodiacs and kayaks astern and hoist these once passengers step back aboard ship via a small step. This 238-footer
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November 2022 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 51Dempke (L) and Robert LeCoque started working with Markey as teenagers. They bought out the Markey family in 1999. Right: Rolf Andreas Wingard, MD, Vestdavit in front of the PLR-5000 davit @ SMM Hamburg. Blaine Dempke and LeCoque started working with Markey cussed the latest contract. “We won a big
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May 2022 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 55. network with own personnel, and also service partners close to the customer. That is one thing. And then we also see that, Can you give an overview of Vestdavit today using the metrics of your choice? given how the world has been turning that there is a need for We are close to 120 people, including the
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May 2022 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 54Tech Files Heavy Lifting, Cranes & Davits Navy, Offshore Markets give Vestdavit a Lift Vestdavit made a big splash at the live return Nor-Shipping peratures as low as -25C. in Oslo in April by showcasing a full-size PLR-5000 davit on In addition, Vestdavit is delivering a TDB-10000L boat-han- its stand.
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February 2021 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 50TECH FILES HEAVY LIFTERS Watch William Goodall discuss Mission Ease on MR TV: bit.ly/3r9MOtk Photo: Vestdavit He attributes the “impressive longevity” of Vestdavit’s company’s experience with previous deliveries enables it to systems to durable components and regular preventive determine the correct
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February 2021 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 49TECH FILES HEAVY LIFTERS Photo: Vestdavit It’s Battle Stations for Boat Handling The reliability of davits used to launch rapid-response craft from a naval vessel can mean the difference between success and failure of a military or humanitarian mission. he clock is ticking. Timing is critical. As is the
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November 2020 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 65boom crane with 10-ton capacity and MacArtney LARS for RV combined team of engineers from active heave compensation MacArtney completed its order of a Vestdavit and H. Henriksen have launch and recovery (LARS) system for • Hydraulic power units for A-frame provided proof of concept for and crane Taiwan
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November 2020 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 64column is the latest milestone of many in recent months and will be followed by the electrical and hy- draulic connection of the two components. Vestdavit MacArtney LARS for Fifth Asia Paci? c RV. Offshore Wind SOV/Gangway-Concept Spanish engineering company Marcelo Penna Engineering and Safeway
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September 2018 - Marine News page: 58Coast Guard for Type Approval of its patented inTank Ballast Water Treatment System. This BWTS is the only ap- plicant to date which treats ballast Vestdavit Multi-Boat water during the voyage, with no Handling System Wins MJP’s Next Generation of disruption to cargo and ballast op- WaterJet Propulsion
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March 2018 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 69Terminals International at the company’s Long Beach, California terminal using moving and lifting systems from Nordholm Rentals. (Photo courtesy of Vestdavit) The HN-9000 davit from Vestdavit: a hydraulically-operated dual-point davit with a 9,000 kg SWL. by PCMC with system operation under the control
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March 2018 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 68, Germany. NOAA ? eet. lubricants has established acceptable criteria for de- in terms of environmental impact. Each crane was Further information: www.vestdavit.no formation and corrosion that ensure an acceptable supplied with its Green Passport and a complete in- lifespan for each crane component. As a
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March 2018 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 67up to 80 percent of peak loads from vances made in the container cargo handling industry, the davit, the deck and the survey launch, resulting in Vestdavit: Delivering for NOAA accidents still happen and cargo containers shift or Vestdavit, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Norwegian a much smoother ride
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October 2017 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 43RIBs, dinghies, kayaks, Zodiacs and waterjets. When Lindblad’s Quest brings adventure travelers in close for a personal view of nature’s wonders, a Vestdavit TSB-2500 davits will deploy its Zodiacs and kayaks astern and hoist these once passengers step back aboard ship via a small step. This 238-footer
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October 2017 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 42Com- fuel oil ban of 2011, but “2016-2017’” “Marina platforms”: mander. is a booming adventure-cruise year. He ship Ocean Adventurer for owner Ad- Vestdavits davits with “There’s an expectation that they’ll shows numbers indicating the number of venturer Partners and cruise operator hoisted dinghies
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September 2004 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 470 Cummins 49,56,77,78 Hyundai Heavy Industries 50,52 Petrobras 58 US Coast Guard 67 Alabama Shipyard 17,24 Cunard Line 48 IACS 42 PolySpec 76 Vestdavit 71 Alaska State Ferries 28 Cygnus 64 IHI Marine United 54 Proficiency 34 Vik & Sandvik 54 Alaska Tanker Co. 17 Danish Interior 70 IMSSCO 70 Radio
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December 2004 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 33.scanpacificnw.com Kirsti Hveding tel: 425 355 4652 - fax: 425 355 4671 email: info @ scanpacificnw.com Descr: Marine Safety Equipment Products: Vestdavit, Restech Linethrower, Dreggen cranes, Henriksen Boat hooks. Scotgrip (UK) Limited Unit 8 Silverbank Ind Estate, North Deeside Road Banchory
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January 2014 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 13a joint industry project to develop rules and regulations that will improve safety during launch and recovery of seismic workboats. The project, says Vestdavit, will deliver a new industry standard/guideline for seismic workboat launch and recovery equipment, maintenance and annual testing and davit operator
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January 2014 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 12Arctic package for safe and efÞ cient operations in cold cli- mates. The Skipsteknisk ST-259-design vessel is scheduled for delivery at the end of 2015. Vestdavit & the Norway Way New regulations for davits used in the Norwegian offshore industry will not come into force until 2015, but in the mean- time,
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January 2014 - Marine News page: 24will not come into force until 2015, but in the meantime, they are already raising the safety bar. In fact, Norwegian-based davit manufacturer Vestdavit already has a NORSOK-compliant davit. Like so many things in the off- shore oil game, many industry standards – LNG propulsion and executive
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January 2014 - Marine News page: 4winches are tough, customizable and built to last. 6 Editor’s Note 18 OP/ED: The Arctic Region By CAPT Jonathan S. Spaner 24 TECH FILE: Vestdavit is Out Ahead on Innovation and Safety 46 Vessels 50 People & Company News 55 Products 60 Classifi eds 64 AD Index MarineNews ISSN#1087-3864
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November 2013 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 82the latest hire at the growing Þ rm, which has been acquiring new talent in response to in-creased customer demand for its services across the country. Vestdavit Appoints James U.K. Director of Ops Norway-based boat handling system and specialized davit supplier Vestdavit has appointed Andy James as Director
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June 2013 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 17Vestdavit was contracted to supply work boat and man overboard davits for four specially designed chase ves- sels which will support Norwegian seis- mic major PGS? eet of seismic ships. The ships are to be built at Turkey?s BE ùIKTA ù GEMI øN ùA A. ù. yard for Faroe Island shipowner P/F Thor, which
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January 2012 - Marine News page: 40safety devel- opment. www.jdneuhaus.com Arctic MOB & Fast Rescue Craft Solutions Norway-based boat han- dling system and specialized davit supplier Vestdavit has developed a sliding davit solution which permits easyhandling and maintenanceof rescue craft in Arctic con- ditions. Vestdavit?s PLR-3600 MOB/FRC
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November 2011 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 104Korea con- cerns delivery of electric-driven winch systems for 4 container carriers for a Ger- man owner. The delivery will take place within 2013 ? 2014.Vestdavit Supplies Extra-Long Outreach Seismic DavitsNorway-based boat handling system and specialized davit supplier Vestdavit has been contracted by Mitsubishi
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October 2011 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 56drum), and 30 tons at 92 meters per minute (top layer). Otto Candies? Turns to Rapp Hydema for Winch Retrofit Extra-Long Seismic Multipurpose DavitsVestdavit was contracted by Mitsubishi Heavy Industry on behalf of Petroleum Geo- Services (PGS) to design and supply extra-long outreach workboat/lifeboat/FRC