VOS START W2W VESSEL DEPARTS DAMEn SHIPREPAIR ORAnJEWERF FOLLOWInG MAJOR UPGRADE
C-MAP: SEAN FERNBACK TO LEAD C-MAP
Global marine navigation technology leader C-MAP®, recently announced that Sean Fernback has been engaged as Chief Executive Officer of Digital Marine Solutions Holding AS and the C-MAP Group. Fernback will focus on strengthening the product portfolio and developing and implementing the company’s strategic initiatives to further grow the Commercial and Recreational divisions of the business.
Most recently, Fernback was CEO of the open platform locations company, HERE, which he led for two years including managing its divestiture from parent company Nokia. Prior to that, Fernback led engineering and product development for the consumer division at TomTom. Fernback has a strong background in new technology innovation and has held several leadership positions in the field, notably: Chief Technology Officer of Boardbug Ltd, Chief Engineer of Pogo Technology Ltd. and founder and CEO of Motionworks.
“Sean comes to C-MAP with an impressive and very relevant background,” said Hugo Maurstad, Chairman of the Board, C-Map Group AS. “His past experience demonstrates a natural ability to build and lead technical professionals towards effective product development and facilitate strategic execution of profitable sales initiatives. We are confident Sean will help us capitalize on the C-MAP platform to win the digital battle for recreational and commercial shipping market share.”
“C-MAP has demonstrated exceptional development as a brand and has shown it is well positioned for continued expansion. I welcome the opportunity to guide the professional and dedicated C-MAP team to break new ground in product innovation,” said Fernback.
Damen Shiprepair Oranjewerf (Oranjewerf) has bid farewell to VOS Start, Vroon BV’s first DP2, subsea-support, walk-to-work (W2W) vessel. The 80m VOS Start arrived at Oranjewerf on 1 June from her build yard in China for the installation of a motion-compensated gangway system - the first of its kind - by Barge Master and Bosch Rexroth, the extended installation of a Kongsberg reference system (including a ‘windfarm module’), and an active heave- compensated crane from SMST. In the eight weeks that she was in the yard, the vessel also underwent a wide range of other upgrades and preparations for her first charter.
The VOS Start is the fourth in a series of new vessels for Vroon that they have brought to Oranjewerf for finishing off following their initial build in China. However, this is the first time that Damen Shiprepair Oranjewerf and Vroon have worked together on a W2W vessel and, with Barge Master and SMST both Dutch companies, it was logical to do the final installations in the netherlands with all the necessary expertise and support close by. Other local specialist suppliers also contributed to what has been, owing to the W2W element, the most complex upgrade yet for a VOS subsea support vessel at Oranjewerf.
These specialists included Niron Staal Amsterdam, another member of the Damen Shipyards Group, which fabricated two boat landing ladders which were then installed by Oranjewerf. Other equipment installed include a Lightweight Taut Wire, Radius and a Hipap position reference system, all manufactured by Kongsberg. The mountings necessary for up to eight temporary living units, supplied by H2M, were also fitted, along with many other modifications.
VOS Start’s first project will be a charter to MHI Vestas Offshore Wind for the construction of the Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm in the Irish Sea. There she will provide logistics support, accommodation and W2W capability.
TESTInG THE AIR: RESEARCH UNDERWAY TO DEVELOP THAMES AIR QUALITY STRATEGY
The Port of London Authority (PLA) is working with the Mayor of London and Transport for London on new research to help it develop an Air Quality Strategy for the tidal Thames.
The project involves three separate research streams covering shore side power allowing ships to turn off their engines and plug into an electrical grid while at berth, emissions from vessels during trips and an inventory of all emissions from vessels on the river. It is being completed as part of the Thames Vision, which frames a shared view of how river use is expected to increase over the next 20 years as the city and port grows.
Operators working on the research include Cory Riverside Energy, Thames Shipping and MBNA Thames Clippers. A document just published by the PLA sets out the main areas of the air quality research programme:
• Shore side power feasibility assessment will consider the feasibility and environmental benefits of installation of shore power at specific sites
• Comparable journey emissions monitoring – gathering data on typical regular river borne journeys of passengers and cargo, to compare to the number of vehicles used, and routes needed, to make the same journey through London’s road network.
• Emissions inventory – creating the first port wide air inventory for the Thames
The PLA’s air quality strategy development work is complemented by the UK’s first port charges discount for cleaner cargo ships. Introduced on 1 January, more than 20 visiting ships a month are qualifying for the lower charges.
August 2017 |
www.dockyard-mag.com | p7
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