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beaching on a 1:120 gradient beach in scaled operational conditions. The increased speed and payload balance of the PACSCAT will make 'over-the-horizon' amphibious operations feasible for task force commanders. They will be able to stay offshore at a safe distance and return at high speed to recover troops when required.
SHIPYARD GAINS FOOTHOLD IN ASIA - Aker Yards is taking a strategic position in the fast growing Asian market for offshore vessels by setting up a shipyard in Vietnam. The shipyard will be a joint venture between Aker Yards (70%) and Amanda Group (30%). The Amanda Group, with headquarters in Singapore, has extensive industrial experience in Vietnam. The shipyard will be established in Vung Tau,
centrally located in the heart of Vietnam's growing offshore operations. The new yard will strengthen Aker Yards' ability to serve its international customers in the region. Aker Yards will invest US$16 million over a period of three years. The yard will deliver the first vessel in 2009,
and in full operation will have an annual capacity of three to four vessels, dependent of vessel type and size.
HUMAN ELEMENT GAP ANALYSIS SERVICE LAUNCHED - The Lloyd’s Register Group recently launched a new service – Human Element Gap Analysis (HEGA) – which helps operators to discover the strengths and weaknesses in the way they manage the human element of their operations.
By highlighting shortfalls in people – and
systems-related issues against best practice, the new service will help operators to identify areas where improvements could be made. It will also help them to develop an action plan for implementing changes. At the core of the service is the Lloyd’s Register
Group’s new publication, The Human Element: Best Practice for Ship Operators. This guide explains the scope and importance of the human element across 11 areas of shipping management and operations. It encourages continuous improvement by presenting four attainable levels of achievement, along with an assessment framework for measuring progress. There is a limit to the improvements in maritime
safety that can be made by attending only to ships’ hulls, machinery, and essential systems and to ensure that further progress is made, the industry needs to focus on the way that ships are used and, specifically, the people who interact with them. One of the keys to successful management of
the human element is recognising that people are an integral part of the system that makes a ship safe and efficient – not simply a potential source of error. However, the human element is a very broad and complex subject, and it is not always easy to identify the best targets for improving the way that it is managed. These new initiatives from the Lloyd’s Register
Group will help organisations to set realistic, achievable targets for increasing the contribution that their people make to safer and more effective shipping worldwide.
HEGA is applicable to shipping operations of
any size and, since it is not a class requirement, can be used by owners and operators of non-Lloyd’s Register classed fleets. The Human Element: Best Practice for Ship Operators will form an integral part of any gap analysis carried out, and will be available from the Lloyd’s Register Group webstore (
www.lrpublications.co.uk).
SALVAGE ACQUISITION FINALISED - Smit Internationale NV has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Adsteam’s Liverpool towage operation. With this Liverpool operation, SMIT has established its first activities in the UK harbour towage market.
SHANGHAI OFFICE RELOCATES TO MARINE CENTRE - Caterpillar Marine Asia Pacific, the regional headquarters of Caterpillar Marine Power Systems in Shanghai, China, has moved to a new office at Yan’an West Road. This is also the location of the marine group of Lei Shing Hong Machinery Ltd, Caterpillar’s marine dealer for Eastern China. Together, both entities now reside in the Caterpillar Marine Centre building. The team serve the fast-growing marine markets
in China, India, Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, and Australia. In close cooperation with Caterpillar’s dealer network, the organisation now benefits from well-established business ties with domestic shipyards, shipping companies, governmental organisations, and pleasure craft manufacturers.
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