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3D Scanning changes name to Blom Maritime

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Written by Teijo Niemelä Teijo Niemelä

Category: Products & services Products & services

Published: 24 May 2017 24 May 2017

3D Scanning, a company that has introduced 3D-laser scanning and smart 3D-engineering to the maritime market, has seen the need to evolve with the market. "With current presence in Miami, Oslo, Stavanger and Krakow and with scanning capacity globally within 24 hours we are still looking to expand and the rebranding and name change contributes to this expansion," the company said in a statement.

"As our business has grown with almost all the major cruise brands in the world, including well known suppliers, delivering high end 3D scanning and 3D engineering, we noticed that our name was not defining our services as naval architects and marine engineers."

More and more of our clients see the need for maritime consulting when their projects for compliance with emission regulations enter into force. "Our Naval Architect and 3D engineering skills are in demand as we see the pace pick-up, now also from the commercial maritime market. We want to position ourselves as one of the prime partners."

"3D-Laser scanning and smart engineering is only a fraction of what we deliver to our clients and as time has passed we have seen that the clients are looking into securing a partner for all their engineering requirements, including naval architect services, re-fit services, class approval design, structural analysis and modifications to vessel hull, topside and more. In order to be more precise in our customer relations, we chose to rebrand using a well-founded name in the GIS (Geographical Information Systems), mapping, marine engineering and the construction world."

IMO Tier III compliant Wärtsilä engines to power world's largest expedition mega yachts

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Written by Kari Reinikainen Kari Reinikainen

Category: Products & services Products & services

Published: 12 May 2017 12 May 2017

The technology group Wärtsilä is to supply the main engines for a new and innovative expedition mega yacht, owned by Genting Hong Kong which also owns the MV WERFTEN yards in Germany where the vessel is to be built. There is an option for an additional two vessels in this "Endeavor" class series. The order with Wärtsilä was booked in March 2017.

The new vessel will be the world's largest expedition mega yacht with ice class certification, and will be able to operate in polar region waters. Passenger comfort and operational reliability were cited as being major considerations for the equipment selected. Four 6-cylinder Wärtsilä 32 engines combined with Wärtsilä NOx Reducer (NOR) systems will provide the electrical power for the ship. The system is fully compliant with the IMO Tier III exhaust emission regulations set out in Annex VI of the MARPOL 73/78 convention. The equipment is scheduled to be delivered to the yard in 2018.

"This is an exciting newbuild project and we are proud to have been selected as a supplier. The Wärtsilä 32 engine is extremely well proven and features excellent reliability and easy maintenance, both of which were important factors in its selection," says Lars Anderson, Vice President, Engine Sales, Wärtsilä Marine Solutions.

"We have enjoyed a good relationship with Wärtsilä for a number of years and we know and trust their products. The successful development of this ship is due to good cooperation and communication between all the project partners," says Axel Rothe, Vice President, Procurement and Logistics, MV WERFTEN.

Wärtsilä had earlier delivered more than 30 Wärtsilä 32 engines for eight vessels built by these yards and the company has also delivered the majority of the 4-stroke engines, both main and auxiliary engines, installed by the yard during the past ten years.  

The Wärtsilä 32 engine is based on the latest achievements in combustion technology, and is designed for efficient and easy maintenance with long maintenance-free operating periods. The engine is fully equipped with all essential ancillaries and a thoroughly planned interface to external systems. The Wärtsilä 32 engine, in conjunction with the Wärtsilä NOR system, is fully compliant with the IMO Tier III exhaust emission regulations set out in Annex VI of the MARPOL 73/78 convention.

 

 

Columbia Shipmanagement receives DNV GL certification for energy and safety management

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Written by Teijo Niemelä Teijo Niemelä

Category: Products & services Products & services

Published: 21 May 2017 21 May 2017

DNV GL has confirmed that Columbia Shipmanagement complies with the highest standards in energy and safety management. Torsten Schramm, President at DNV GL – Maritime, recently presented the ISO certification for the standards ISO 50001:2011 and OHSAS 18001:2007 to Carsten Sommerhage, Director of Columbia Shipmanagement (Deutschland) GmbH, at the shipping company’s offices in Hamburg.

“These certifications highlight our efforts to perform a systematic energy management as well as maintaining the highest levels of health and safety through our company. At Columbia, we pursue an integrated strategy to incorporate health and safety into all units of our company,” says Carsten Sommerhage.

“Columbia holds the protection of the environment and natural resources as extremely important. The company ensures that all health, safety, environmental and energy aspects of its activities comply with the International Standards of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 50001 and OHSAS 18001 for shipmanagement services. Furthermore, these standards include the crewing and operation of oil tankers, bulk carries, chemical tankers and multipurpose ships,” adds Axel Schulz, Technical Director of Columbia Shipmanagement (Deutschland) GmbH.

ISO 50001 and OHSAS 18001 certifications achieved by CSM Group in 2016 and 2017 for its shipmanagement hubs at Hamburg, Limassol and Singapore are in line with the company’s commitment to continual improvement. ISO 50001:2011 aims at supporting organisations that want to continually reduce their energy use, energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions. The OHSAS 18000 standards provide organisations with the tools for an effective safety management system that can be integrated into other management systems. This helps organisations to improve their occupational health and safety performance as well as their economic objectives.

”CSM has become a leading force in its field by making an unequivocal commitment to quality and efficiency. The company is well known for its efforts in implementing safety standards of life at sea, and safe ship and cargo operations," says Torsten Schramm.

Aboa Mare and Norsepower start cooperation to install rotor sails on Viking Grace

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Written by Kari Reinikainen Kari Reinikainen

Category: Products & services Products & services

Published: 09 May 2017 09 May 2017

Aboa Mare, the nautical college in the Finnish port city of Turku, and Norsepower, a Finnish company, start cooperation regarding the installation of Rotor Sails aboard Viking Line’s cruise ferry Viking Grace, Aboa Mare said in a statement.

Aboa Mare’s state of the art simulation technology is used to simulate the Norsepower Rotor Sail Solution for the first time on a ship of Viking Grace’s size, of approximately 60,000 gross tons.

Before the actual Rotor Sail Solution is installed onboard Viking Grace, scientific analyses and simulator studies are carried out on how the Rotor Sail is affecting the operation of the vessel in the most critical parts of the Turku and Stockholm archipelago.

In the first stage, the simulation of the Norsepower Rotor Sail Solution affect on Viking Grace is going to be carried out on the Aboa Mare R&D simulator. The simulations are focusing on the Turku – Mariehamn – Stockholm route with its challenging archipelago.

“Our objective is to verify how the Rotor Sail Solution is e affecting the operation of Viking Grace. Focus areas are safety, passenger comfort and maneuverability. We are especially looking at some critical points of the route and measuring what affects the added Rotor Sail Solution will impose on the vessel,' said Norsepower CEO, Tuomas Riski

Second stage is planned to be the modelling of the Norsepower Rotor Sail to the actual Viking Grace ship model in the Aboa Mare Navigation simulator. This would enable also training for the officers on Viking Grace in a simulated environment including the affects of the Rotor Sail.

A natural continuation would then be to also create models of the future new buildings for the Viking Line fleet. Discussions on this matter have been already started by Aboa Mare, Norsepower and Viking Line. A huge advantage here is that we test and analyze scenarios with a newbuilding to come and avoid any surprises when a new ship is entering into service.

The methodology and the testing sequence, as a whole, is groundbreaking in the maritime simulation world. Simulation technology has never been used in this way and in these conditions before. This is the first time a Rotor Sail is being simulated on a ship of this size in these very challenging conditions.

“At Aboa Mare we are very enthusiastic about this opportunity to utilize our knowledge and technology in new ways. Our aim is to be in the forefront of the development and use of simulation technology for training, research and development purposes. This is again a step forward," said Aboa Mare Simulator Manager Anton Westerlund.

Norsepower Ltd is a Finnish clean technology and engineering company pioneering the generation of renewable wind energy for the global maritime industry. Norsepower is the leading provider of auxiliary wind propulsion systems for large ships. Aboa Mare Ltd is providing training, research and development services through state of the art simulators.