Jumbo transported two huge Ship-to-Shore Kalmar cranes

Jumbo transported two huge Ship-to-Shore Kalmar cranes, combined with a total of 7 knocked down RTG뭩 from Taicang, China to Cartagena, Colombia for its client Cargotec. Since the STS cranes were too big to handle in their fully assembled shape, both cranes were shipped in (still respectable) parts to fit Jumbo Javelin뭩 deck and cargo hold. Because of the enormous width, height and weight of the cranes and in order to remain within all safety margins during the long sea voyage, special support and sea fastening structures were engineered by Jumbo together with the client.

The crane structures, weighing up to 1,000 t per piece, reached 80 m above deck and protruded 30 m on starboard side of the vessel. Smart engineering and precision planning made it possible for Jumbo to transport the two STS cranes for Cargotec in one voyage from China to Colombia. The lower portal and upper structure of the first crane were lifted and placed on deck separately. The complete middle piece of the second crane was lifted on deck at once in a tandem lift.

The supporting width of the cranes was bigger than the width of the vessel, so Jumbo together with the client engineered special support constructions on deck and at the outside of the vessel. On top of this, the upper structures needed to be tilted to make sure it didn뭪 hit the water during sea transport.

With its SPOS and Octopus systems and cooperation with Meteo Consult Jumbo calculated the best sea route to avoid high waves and strong winds. With the cranes protruding on starboard side, the roll movement of theJumbo Javelin had to be minimized. Because of careful preparations, and the selected sea route, the cargo was delivered in Cartagena, Colombia safely and on time.
Source: Jumbo Shipping, 4th January 2011

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Keel-laying of multipurpose deck cargo vessel at STX Turku Shipyard

The keel-laying of the multipurpose deck cargo vessel, built for Oy Gaiamare Ab, was held at STX Turku Shipyard on Wednesday 4 January 2012. The NB 1379 is 105.4 metres long and 18.8 metres wide. The environmentally friendly vessel is to be delivered to the client in spring 2012 will provide work for about 300 persons.

Representatives of the customer Oy Gaiamare Ab, classification society Bureau Veritas, and STX Finland were present witnessing the keel-laying event.
The highly versatile and modern vessel is designed for transportation of demanding and heavy project cargo, such as offshore wind farm structures. The ship is also very suitable for transporting energy wood in the Baltic Sea region, and she is also designed to operate as a flexible oil spill response vessel. This ice class 1A vessel is the first Double Acting Ship (DAS^TM) mode vessel on the Baltic Sea and she is also capable of running efficiently astern in ice.
"Construction of the vessel has advanced at the STX Turku shipyard according to plan. Cooperation with the client, the classification society and the network partners has worked very well," says Jari Anttila, Direc­tor of STX Turku Shipyard. "The ship's building schedule is extremely tight. The float-out will take place at the beginning of March and the sea trial will be conducted in April, after which the vessel will be finished for delivery," Anttila continues.
"The ship will be built for worldwide transportation and her versatile user
characteristics are a good comple­ment to Meriaura's present fleet," says Jussi Mälkiä, President of Meriaura Oy.
Source: STX, January 4th 2012

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Western Marine Shipyard will deliver two passenger ships to Karachi Port Trust in Pakistan tomorrow (Thursday). The ships will be delivered through a ceremonial function at the shipyard. The representatives of the Karachi Port Trust including the port Chairman, Mr. Muhammad Aslam Hayat will be preset at the ceremony. Besides, local dignitaries, heads of government bodies & foreign missions will also be present in the function.

The ships being delivered are passenger ships with a carrying capacity of 215 passengers & 10 crews each. Each ship is 30M long & 6.18M width. The depth of the vessels is 1.8M. Western Marine Shipyard was awarded this order upon competing in an international tender, in which shipyards from Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka & few other countries also took part. The construction work of these ships was initiated in October 2010 and they have been constructed at a cost of BDT20cr.
Source: Western Marine Shipyard, January 4th 2012

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Hyundai Heavy: Develops its own FLNG Mode

Photo: Hyundai FLNG Model

Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world's biggest shipbuilder and offshore facilities contractor
announced today that the Company completed developing its own Hyundai FLNG (Floating Liquefied Natural Gas Plant) model in association with Linde AG, an international industrial gases and engineering company of Germany.



The Hyundai FLNG has an annual production capacity of 2.5 million tons of LNG and can store
about 193,800 m3 LNG with its compact size of 355 m in length, 70 m width and 35 m in height.



The FLNG, existing only as a concept as for now, is a special floating vessel that can produce
natural gas, liquefy it, and offload it directly to an LNG carrier. Hyundai Heavy conducted risk and safety evaluations of the FLNG and received the approval-in-principle from the Norway's DNV.



The FLNG consists of hull and topside facilities. The topside includes not only liquefaction and pretreatment units but also utilities such as fresh water supply unit, the air compression, heat source and power generation systems. The development of Hyundai FLNG makes Hyundai Heavy the only company in the world that can conduct engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning for both the topside and hull part.



Since Hyundai FLNG takes 25% less time to build compared to the onshore liquefaction and storage plant, the offshore plant could be an attractive option for oil majors and global shipping companies looking to commercialize stranded gas in offshore fields.



“Hyundai FLNG has an efficient and economical production capability in that it just takes about 45 months to build. Considering the fact that the need for the development of stranded offshore gas fields is expected to be on the rise down the road, we will continue to step up our effort to win orders to build Hyundai FLNG,” said Mr. Kim Yoon-choon, senior vice president of Hyundai Heavy's Offshore and Engineering Division who is the charge of the FLNG development project.



Since the high oil prices and steep increase in the natural gas demand triggered by Japanese
nuclear disaster boost the need for the development of offshore gas fields, the FLNG market is expected to grow further.



In addition, Hyundai Heavy Industries was selected as a core institute for the development of FLNG system engineering by the LNG Plant R&D center of KOGAS. The goal of the project is to develop the Korean FLNG by 2016.









Source: Press release, January 5th 2012

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