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Update INLAND • COASTAL OFFSHORE • DEEPSEA Floatel International recently ordered a semi-submersible accommodation vessel similar in design to the Safe Concordia was built by Keppel FELS in 2005 biz NOTES Sevan’s newest round FPSO Yantai Raffles Shipyard Limited recently delivered its third round Floating Production, Storage and Offshore Loading Vessel (FPSO)—the Sevan Voyageur—to Norway-based Sevan Marine. The Sevan Voyageur was sent to the Keppel Verolme shipyard for topside hook-up and commissioning. It will be installed on the Shelley field in the U.K. North Sea in 2008, under a five-year contract with Oilexco North Sea Ltd. The Sevan Voyageur has an overall length of 66m and width of 60m, with an oil storage capacity of 300,000 bbl and an offloading capacity of 3600m3 per hour. The round-shaped vessel uses significantly less hull surface to contain the same storage volume than a conventional ship-shaped vessel, thus reducing the amount of steel required for construction. Yantai Raffles previously delivered the SSP Piranema, the world’s first round shaped FPSO. HOTEL il majors are looking for more “hotel rooms” with an oceanview. That’s because exploration and production is moving further offshore and into deeper waters, which has created a demand for accommodation units for exploration and production personnel. Floatel International Ltd (Floatel), Gothenburg, Sweden, recently signed a $206 million contract with Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Limited (Keppel O&M), for the construction of a 500-men accommodation semi submersible with an OCEANVIEW O (semi) vessel. Based on a KFELS SSAU 3600 design, the new accommodation semi will be able to operate in regions outside the North Sea. It is the second contract awarded to Keppel FELS by Floatel this year. The first was a new generation DSS20NS DP3, designed to suit the harsh conditions of the North Sea. “The world’s demand for semi submersible accommodation vessels is presently stronger than the current dedicated fleet of 19 units can satisfy. Floatel is positioning itself to leverage this attractive market opportunity with a new fleet of customized vessels suited to various operat- ing conditions,” said Erland Bassoe, Chairman of Floatel International Ltd. Designed by Keppel O&M’s Deepwater Technology Group, the six-column unit carries accommodation for 500 persons complete with full recreational facilities. It is cost effective and capable of operating alongside fixed platforms, with a complement of a fully redundant Dynamic Positioning System, a high crane capacity and fire fighting capabilities. In 2005, Keppel FELS delivered Safe Concordia, an accommodation semi of similar design to similar specifications for 400 persons. Study: ship emissions cause premature deaths EVEN AS IMO IS LOOKING to accelerate its work program on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships, a new scientific study indicates that the number of premature deaths resulting from such emissions may have totaled 60,000 worldwide in 2002 . Even more troubling, the study says that the death toll could grow by 40% by 2012 due to continued www.marinelog.com Green light for SuperFerry On Nov. 14, Maui Circuit Judge Joseph Cardoza lifted a court injunction that has kept Hawaii Superferry from operating to Maui since Aug. 27. A new law signed by Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle last month cleared the way for the ferry to run while an environmental study is being completed. DECEMBER 2007 MARINE LOG 7 large increase in global bett of the University shipping traffic. of Delaware and Dr. Entitled “Mortality James Winebrake of from Ship Emissions: deaths in 2002 the Rochester InstiA Global Assessment,” tute of Technology. the peer-reviewed study The study links ambihas been published by the the ent concentrations of particulate American Chemical Society jour- matter to negative health impacts, nal Environmental Science & including asthma, heart attacks, Technology. The lead authors for hospital admissions, and premathe study are Dr. James J. Cor- ture mortality. 60,000 http://www.marinelog.com

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