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Launch and delivery New scientific survey cat


for Baltic Sea Baltic Workboats has delivered an all-aluminium scientific research catamaran to Lithuania’s Ministry of the Environment, for operation in the Baltic Sea, where she will be charged with monitoring the Sea’s near-shore area as well as the Curonian Lagoon. Te 24m loa Vėjūnas was designed by Australia’s Incat Crowther, who incorporated a nearly vertical bowline into her arrangement. Classed by DNV, Vėjūnas is powered by two Sisu


CTIM84 main engines, each generating 302kW at 2100rpm. Tis set-up has granted the vessel a top speed of 14knots, although her service speed is expected to be more along the lines of 12knots. Fuel economy was also a prime consideration,


Baltic Workboats claims, with the vessel consuming just 37.5litres/nautical mile (nm) at a speed of 10knots, granting her a range of more than 2000nm in normal operating conditions. Vėjūnas’ aſt deck features lower-platform access, a


hydraulic A-frame, a Fassi deck crane with 6.4tonnes liſting capacity and a moon pool. Te main deck cabin has been fitted with two work spaces. Meanwhile, a separate hydrological lab, complete with three workstations and a bathroom, has been positioned to port, while a chemical-biological lab is situated to starboard, the latter facility featuring sinks, a fume hood, four workstations and 8m2 worth of storage space. Te crew’s mess and galley areas are located at


the forward end of the cabin and the hulls contain five twin cabins, all fitted with showers and toilets, accommodating a total of 11 crew members, plus an additional single cabin for the captain. Vėjūnas has been constructed with ice-going capability to handle Winter operations in the Baltic Sea.


The 24m Vėjūnas, delivered to Lithuania’s Ministry of the Environment, consumes just 37.5litres of fuel per nautical mile.


Contract OSD scoops three-country,


10-vessel order Offshore Ship Designers (OSD) has secured a volley of design contracts from two offshore operators, covering 10 platform supply vessels (PSVs) in total. The tally includes eight PSVs for Swire Pacific Offshore Operations Limited, comprising IMT-997 PSV types, each of 97m loa and 5000dwt, four of which will be assembled at Japan’s Universal Shipbuilding Corporation, with four to be constructed at EISA, Brazil. Deliveries of these orders are scheduled to commence in early 2014. The remaining vessels will comprise a pair


of IMT-982 PSV types, to be built by Astilleros Balenciaga, Spain, each featuring diesel-electric propulsion, dynamic positioning (DP)2 capability, an overall length of 83m, an initial operating deadweight of 2550dwt and a useable deck area totalling 912m2


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Tese vessels will be fitted with four MAK 9M20 generator sets apiece, each generating an output of 1450kW and driving two Steerprop 1900ekW azimuths. OSD says that the vessels have been specially designed to operate at less than 5000tonnes displacement, in order to facilitate their work with ageing North Sea structures, the majority of which are still prone to vessel size and weight restrictions.


Contract New pilot vessel to hit the


River Seine March 2012 will see French builder Alu Marine launch an aluminium pilot boat, for delivery to pilots on the River Seine. Designed by Geronimo Naval Design, the boat is intended to operate with a moderate quantity of fuel, in order to reduce operating costs whilst on duty. French class society Bureau Veritas has handled inspection duties for the boat, awarding her Category 3 Navigation status. Te pilot boat features an overall length of 12.37m, a 4.16m beam and a draught of 1m, the latter including her Volvo IPS 450 pod propulsion system, which was selected to boost the ship’s manoeuvrability and


fuel economy, as well as to curb her volume of CO2 emissions, as she embarks the Baie de Siene pilots on board merchant vessels heading upstream towards Rouen, and operates at a service speed of 30knots. Alu Marine claims that, in tests, the boat has been


proven to consume 106litres of fuel per hour, giving her a range of 210miles, or approximately seven hours, when running at service speed. The boat has been designed to accommodate a crew of six, including a captain, mechanic and four pilots.


8 Ship & Boat International March/April 2012


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