NEWS
Software Class societies
offer CSR tool Classification societies ABS and Lloyd’s Register have agreed to use common soſtware for the assessment of scantlings of bulk carriers and oil tankers designed to comply with the new IACS Common Structural Rules (CSR’s). Te new common soſtware draws on the existing
applications of both societies with the Lloyd’s Register approach being used for the initial scantling evaluation (CSR Stage 1) and the ABS approach being used for the finite element assessment (CSR Stage 2). The announcement comes after two years of
detailed work by dedicated teams from both societies to identify and implement the best amalgam of the strengths of both societies’ existing CSR soſtware. “Although shipyards, designers and shipowners
have welcomed the adoption of the IACS Common Structural Rules, they have made repeated requests for a similar approach to be taken with the soſtware needed for the application of the Rules,” said ABS chairman and CEO Robert D. Somerville. “Tis joint initiative by two of the leading classification societies directly addresses that need.” Richard Sadler, chief executive of Lloyd’s
Register said: “We will welcome any approach by our colleagues from the other societies to join this endeavour to introduce a standardised approach to the application of the Common Rules for these two ship types,” Somerville stressed. Such usage will merely require a simple licensing agreement.
Shipping Stena’s Irish Sea
cruise Stena Line has announced details of a new addition to its Northern Corridor fleet. From early November the company will introduce a third ship, the Stena Navigator, on its Stranraer-Belfast route. Te vessel will cater for both freight and passenger traffic with a capacity of up to 1500 passengers and up to 50 lorries or 280 cars. Te addition of the vessel and an onboard upgrade programme that’s currently under way in Belfast Port represents a total investment on the route of over £6million. Stena Navigator will be substantially upgraded
and creates an opportunity to introduce a new cruiseferry concept. With dedicated facilities for freight drivers including a truckers restaurant and separate truckers lounge, substantial passenger
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Stena Navigator brings the cruise ferry concept to the Irish Sea.
areas, expanded free wifi accessible 24 hours and free movies, the ship will offer a new travelling experience for customers. The introduction of the Stena Navigator will
expand Stena Line’s current fleet of the HSS Stena Voyager and Stena Caledonia and provides the company with an opportunity to make a number of changes to its existing timetable which better reflects the needs of its freight customer base. Stena Line will be able to offer up to 14 crossings on the route each day, two more crossings than the present timetable allows. Frank Nieuwenhuys, freight commercial manager
for the UK and Republic of Ireland, said: “The introduction of the Stena Navigator will give us the opportunity to provide our customers with an increased number of timetable options specifically appealing for our important freight business.” Te additional capacity on the route will also
enable Stena Line to offer additional space at peak times and to meet the expected upturn in freight volumes in the next two years. “While trading conditions remain challenging,
Stena Line is confident about the future and is putting the necessary investment in place to ensure that it can better service its customers as the improvement in economic circumstances develops”, he said.
Environment ETS paper gets
broad support Comments from a diverse cross section of interested parties showed broad support for a paper on a CO2 emissions trading system (ETS) that was published by the shipping associations from Australia, Belgium, Norway, Sweden and the UK in late September. Most interestingly was the comment from the UK
The Naval Architect November 2009
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