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Te boat’s construction has been overseen and
approved by the Prefectura Naval Argentina (PNA), which is responsible for that country’s coast guard and riverine police services, as well as class society Lloyd’s Register.
Offshore support vessels New SOV orders for
Havyard Havyard has signed a contract to build two wind farm support vessels for Danish offshore services provider Esvagt. Currently monikered newbuilds 146 and 149, these vessels are slated for delivery in Q3 2020 and Q1 2021 respectively, and will be utilised at the Borssele (Netherlands) and Triton Knoll (UK) turbine farms, under the management of wind power company MHI Vestas. Both newcomers will be built to the specifications of
Havyard’s 831 L service operations vessel (SOV) class, which features an overall length of 70.5m and a breadth of 16.6m, and which is expected to operate at a speed of approximately 12knots. Although Esvagt has previously grown its fleet
with a number of Havyard-designed support vessels, including the latter’s 831 SOV and 832 SOV types, this forthcoming duo will be the sixth and seventh wind farm support vessels that Norway’s Havyard has actually built for the operator.
Americas Dive duo to boost
Hawaiian eco-tours Aquatic Life Divers, which specialises in organising educational and recreational dive tours in and around Hawaii, has taken delivery of two new dive support catamarans at its base in Honokohau Harbor. Te duo, christened Amelia and Johan, was constructed by Armstrong Marine of Washington, and will primarily be used to arrange snorkel and scuba charters, as well as to support the Reef Check Worldwide EcoDiver project, which seeks to stress the importance of conserving the world’s reefs by enabling people to view them at close range. Each cat measures 9.75m × 3.96m, has the capacity to
carry up to 16 passengers and is powered by twin Yanmar outboards, rated 224kW apiece. Built to comply with US Coast Guard (USCG) Subchapter T requirements for small passenger vessels under 100tonnes, the vessels’ notable design features include: fly bridge helm stations; dive tank racks; storage tables for camera equipment and dive weights; and fresh water showers for the passengers to freshen up, post-dive.
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Ole Elvestuen: the marine sector must realise zero emissions “as soon as possible”
Looking beyond IMO’s pledge to cap shipping-related emissions by 50% by 2050, the marine sector needs to go further and eliminate emissions altogether, Ole Elvestuen, Norway’s minster of climate and the environment, has argued. In a speech written to coincide with the Global
Climate Action Summit (GCAS), which ran from September to October this year, Elvestuen championed hydrogen as “our next chapter in zero-emission fuels and technologies” and said that total eradication of emissions remains “possible [and] necessary” and “has to happen as soon as possible”. Praising compatriot operator Yara as an example of a forward-thinking, environmentally conscious operator (see Ship & Boat International September/October 2018, page 8), Elvestuen added: “Norway is ready to deliver green solutions on the path to decarbonising international shipping. By 2021, we expect to have a car ferry with hydrogen-electric propulsion, minimum 50% hydrogen.” Similar sentiments have been expressed by Laura
Grant, claims executive at the UK P&I Club. Earlier this year, Grant stressed that IMO’s 50% reduction target should be read as the “minimum we strive for” and she opined that “the closer we are to 100% [reduction in emissions], the better”.
Ship & Boat International November/December 2018
Green craft technology
Elvestuen: cut marine emissions to zero
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