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Wednesday, August
23 2000
Cammell Laird and Aker team
on FPSO's etc.
Cammell Lairds Holdings PLC and Aker McNulty, a subsidiary of
Aker
Maritime, have signed a teaming agreement for offshore floating
production conversion work.
Aiming at the resurgent FPSO, FSU and
FPU conversion market the
two companies plan to work together on a joint marketing strategy.
They will offer a turn key capability to owners/operators, that
will cover all aspects of potential projects.
Advantages claimed for the combined approach include the reduced
number of project interfaces that an integrated approach provides
as well as the reduced timescales offered as a result of carrying
out topsides marine work simultaneously at one location.
On the northeast coast of the U.K., Aker
McNulty and Cammell Laird(Tyneside) have already worked together
on the Enterprise Pierce Berge Hugin FPSO project and the Kerr-McGee
Janice FPU unit.
P&I club warning on California Block
Stowage
The London P&I Club has warned its members that some charterers
are still trying to persuade masters of bulk carriers loading
large steel slabs in China that the controversial California
Block Stowage (CBS) configuration is safe, despite indications
to the contrary.
CBS involves the loading of large steel
slabs one on top of the other, with each slab separated by pieces
of dunnage. The slabs are stacked in vertical tiers, with no
interlock between adjacent stacks. Care must be taken to ensure
that acceptable deck loading parameters are not exceeded.
CBS was first used to speed up loading
and discharge on vessels with box-shaped holds, and indeed is
still used extensively on such ships. But the question of whether
it can be safely used in self-trimming bulk carriers has yet
to be resolved.
In the latest issue of its StopLoss Bulletin,
the London Club notes that many ports in China do not have the
banding machines which are used as one of the central elements
of a basic CBS operation to secure the top three tiers of steel
slabs in the vessel's hold.
There is great potential for the slabs
to shift when CBS is used, and the club urges its members to
heed the potential dangers which exist when this type of stow
is proposed, and to consult reliable sources of information prior
to loading such cargoes.
New appointment at LISCR
LISCR, the managing company for the Liberian Registry, has appointed
Scott Bergeron as Maritime Operating Officer. Bergeron will be
based at LISCR's offices in Virginia, and will take over from
Jerry Smith, who oversaw the establishment of LISCR and the transition
of the Liberian Registry to LISCR's management.
Smith will remain with LISCR as a consultant,
with special responsibility for relations with IMO and other
international organizations. "Helping to set-up LISCR and
assuming the task of managing the Liberian Registry has been
a huge challenge," says Smith. "We succeeded, and the
registry is developing actively. It is a good time for me to
go back to what I like doing best, which is speaking out for
the interests of the Liberian Registry and the owners who use
it."
Bergeron has been Quality Manager for Laurin
Maritime since 1993, reporting to its President and Board of
Directors on all matters relating to ship performance, quality
procedures and general operations. Bergeron brings to LISCR a
background in ship inspections, having worked in this area for
both the US Coastguard and Det Norske Veritas and, most importantly,
a background in commercial operations. He graduated from Kings
Point and has sailed on a number of merchant ships. "Scott
will assist in providing the LISCR management with an essential
link between its team of experienced professionals and his own
experience of managing and operating ships. I welcome his appointment
and the chance to work with him to promote some of the ideals
we share for the Liberian fleet," Smith said today.
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