Marine Log - May 2008 - (Page 7)

Update INL AND • COASTAL OFFSHORE • DEEPSEA biz NOTES Todd acquires Everett Todd Shipyards, Inc., Seattle, Wash., has acquired Everett Ship Repair & Drydock., Inc., Everett, Wash. The acquisition includes Everett’s interests in a 1,000ton drydock recenty added to its ship repair operations. MSC Napoli accident aftermath: BOXSHIP he U.K.’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch called on classification societies last month to conduct urgent checks on the vulnerability of the buckling strength of containerships of similar design to the 1991built MSC Napoli. The 4,419 TEU containership suffered a catastrophic failure of its hull in heavy weather and was beached last year in Branscombe Bay, Devon, the U.K. The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) called for the checks following the release of its investigation report on the MSC Napoli. MAIB said that 1,500 vessels of similar design were screened to see if they were at risk of a failure. Twelve of those screened, says MAIB, were identified to require reme- The U.K.’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch has just released its findings into the MSC Napoli accident in 2007 SCRUTINY T dial action and another 10 were and the harsh weather exceeded said to be borderline and the capacity of the hull girder required further examination. and caused the ship to break in Checks on eight others were not half just aft of the forward completed by the time the engine room bulkhead. The critreport was released. ical area was where the longituIn its own findings, DNV, dinal stiffening of the cargo area which took the MSC Napoli ended and the transverse stiffeninto class in 2002, said that “the ing of the engine room started.” probability of an accident like Nortun said while none of the that involving the MSC existing container ships Napoli recurring is very classed by DNV small.” would have to stop DNV invited fellow operating, two boxships members of the Interwould have to be checked national Association of strengthened. “This Class Societies (IACS) to is a minor structural cooperate on a unified modification which may be approach to dealing with the done afloat and only involves a newbuilding rules. small amount of steel. AlternaDNV Maritime’s technical tively, the still water bending director Olav Nortun, moment may be reduced by explained: “The loading caused modifying the loading condiby the ship itself, its containers tions.” Ingram acquires Capital Fleet Inland marine transportation company Ingram Barge, Nashville, Tenn., will strengthen its southern Louisiana operations, following the recent acquisition of Capital Fleet, Inc., Baton Rouge, La. The Capital Fleet acquisiton includes two small harbor boats, an office barge, barge repair flat and fleeting areas and equipment. Ingram will also retain most of the former Capital Fleet employees in the new Ingram Capital Fleet operation. 1,500 Qatar LNG ships to flag under Marshall Islands Over the next four years, 40 Qatar LNG ships will join the Marshall Islands registry, including eight Japaneseowned LNG vessels in the next two years. The first of eight Japaneseowned LNG ships, the 135,000 m3 Al Aamriya, built by the Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co. Ltd. shipyard in Okpo, was expected to register last month. The remainder will be delivered over the next two years. N.Y. sinks floating LNG terminal NEW YORK GOVERNOR David A. Paterson publicly opposed the Broadwater Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) floating terminal last month, essentially sinking the project just weeks after its approval by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). In a statement, Gov. Paterson said the Broadwater project would set a “dangerous precedent for industrializing a www.marinelog.com body of water that people have spent years and millions of dollars to clean up.” The Governor also added that the facility and associated pipeline and tankers “would disrupt commercial and recreational fishing.” In response to opponents of the project, Broadwater Energy said that Long Island Sound has been “industrialized” for some time. Bridgeport, New London and New Haven, Conn., accommodate some 17,000 vessels per year. Petroleum and coal products make up the bulk of marine movements with 47 millions tons transported through the Sound annually. MAY 2008 MARINE LOG 7 http://www.marinelog.com

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