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MARINE BUSINESS REVIEW2009-2010

Move Forward with Confidence


Bureau VeritasMarine Division

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BUREAU VERITAS Founded in 1828, Bureau Veritas is an international groupspecialised in the inspection, analysis, audit, and certification ofproducts, infrastructure (buildings, industrial sites, equipment,ships, etc.) and management systems (ISO standards etc.) inrelation to regulatory or voluntary frameworks.

Bureau Veritas ranks as the world's second largest group inconformity assessment and certification services in the fields ofquality, health and safety, environment, and social responsibility("QHSE") and the world leader in QHSE services not including rawmaterials inspection.

Bureau Veritas is recognised and accredited by major national andinternational organisations.

Bureau Veritas is present in 140 countries through a network of900 offices and laboratories. It has more than 39,000 employeesand a client base of more than 370,000.

Since 1996, Bureau Veritas has posted average annual growth of 15%in revenue. In 2009, the Group reported revenue of € 2.648 billion.

Bureau Veritas has been listed on the Euronext Paris sinceOctober 24, 2007.

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The 82,123 dwt bulk carrier Epson Trader II built by TsuneishiHoldings Corporation for NisshinShipping

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04 Pragmatic optimism06 Key points07 Maintaining quality08 Global support14 Ships in service16 Sustainability 18 Offshore20 Bulk carriers22 Oil and chemical carriers24 Gas carriers26 Containerships28 Passenger ships30 Offshore support vessels and tugs31 Dredgers32 Warships33 Yachts34 Consultancy and outsourcing36 Inland waterways

Contents

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The LNG RV Express, 150,900 cu m, built by DSMEfor Exmar/Excelerate Energy.


2009 was nowhere near as bad asmany sectors of shipping feared,but 2010 has the potential to beseriously tough for the bulk andtank sectors and passengershipyards in particular. However, it is not all gloom. Against thatbackground pragmatic optimistsright across the marine industriesare mobilising technology andcapital and looking forward to thefuture. That future will be differentfrom the last few years. Ships willbe more efficient, with smallerenvironmental footprints. New waysof generating and using energy willcome forward. Oil and gas willcome from colder places anddeeper water. Yards will consolidateand new technologies will enterboth shipping and offshore.

Bureau Veritas is ready for that,and will be at the forefront ofchange. Challenging times are thebest times for pragmatic optimists.We are pragmatic because wehave been leaders in shipping fora very long time, and we know howcyclic markets work, and we wereready for this. We are pragmaticbecause we have a very diversifiedfleet and expertise base, andbecause we are present in everysector of shipping and offshoreenergy and every part of the world,ready to harvest and sustain new

ideas, while supporting the best ofthe old. And we are optimisticbecause when the market isshaken up it opens the way fornew ideas, new technology, newways of doing old things. If you canbuild on deep and diverseexperience like ours then you canhelp others to innovate and adapttheir strategies quickly to whateverchallenges and opportunities themarket turmoil throws up. Yes, weare all in for a tough time, butthere are a lot of reasons to beoptimistic for the future.

2009 was a busy year in somesectors, such as offshore, but inmany other areas, such apassenger and bulk vessels, itwas a year for all parties to takea breath, reflect, build onexperience and feedback from therush to build of the last few years,and then to put in place a platformfor the new generation of vessels.

Our focus was on helping ownersto reduce costs, and helping yardsto refocus designs to improve fuelefficiency. We also took a goodlook at service delivery and beefedup our information handling,services for crews and servicesaimed at the environment, suchas support for recycling, coldironing and fuel cell development.

Owners liked it, transferringsubstantial numbers of ships toBV class, and yards liked it,because we took a substantialshare of the world newbuildingorders placed, with 4.6m gt,around twenty per cent of thenewbuilding ships ordered.

Our classed fleet grew during 2009to 8,934 ships totalling 68.4m gtand despite the global downturnin new orders we finished the yearwith a substantial orderbook ofhigh quality tonnage totallingaround 31m gt.

Offshore energy opened upexciting new areas, bothtechnically and geographically.We worked extensively on FEED

studies for offshore LNGterminals projects in the Arcticand around the world, andcarried out deep research into iceloads in order to develop newrules for the Arctic ships that willbe needed to extract oil and gasfrom those difficult areas.

Offshore wind energy began tocome into focus, and BV isworking on innovative projects fordeep water wind generation. Weexpect to see more work onenergy related projects as newways of using old ideas like tidalcurrent generators built on ourexperience. BV was the firstsociety to class a nuclearpowered cargo ship, for example.Now that nuclear plant is once

more in demand ashore, perhapswe will see new applications atsea for civil nuclear power. BV was the first class society toclass an LNG Regas vessel, andthe first to class dual fuel dieselelectric propelled LNG carriers.So as new ways to extract,transport and use LNG come intofocus, we’ll be right there,providing our experience tosupport the new ideas and ourinnovative engineers to validatethe technology to bring theprojects forward safely and cleanly.

BV has continued to grow stronglyas a group, doubling in size ineach of the last five-year periods.We are on track to double in sizeagain in the next five years. Thatsteady growth has been built onstretching for opportunities, butmaking sure we are standing ona safe platform as we reach out.And it has been built on helpingstrong and like-minded partnersto grow. 2010 may throw up sometough markets, but we will bethere to share our optimismbased on strength and diversity.

Our focus was on helpingowners and yards to refocusdesigns to improve fuelefficiency.

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“Challenging times are the best times forpragmatic optimists. When the market isshaken up it opens the way for new ideas,new technology, new ways of doing oldthings. If you can build on deep and diverseexperience like ours then you can helpothers to innovate and adapt theirstrategies quickly to whatever challengesand opportunities the market turmoilthrows up. Yes, we are all in for a toughtime, but there are a lot of reasons to beoptimistic for the future.”

BERNARD ANNE

Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Bureau Veritas Marine Division

Pragmatic optimism


BRUNO DABOUIS

Director Sales and Marketing Management

As the newbuilding market cooledthe focus of BV’s clients, bothyards and shipowners, switchedfrom a need for rapid approval ofCSR and ever larger ship designsto a demand for assistance withcost and energy saving. BV wasbusy developing ways to helpowners reduce costs, fuel usageand environmental footprint, andhelping yards to adapt andimprove designs to be more fuelefficient and more and moreefficient new vessels, ready forwhen the market improves again.

• During 2009 BV’s classed fleetgrew by 472 ships totalling 3.9mgt to 8,934 ships totalling 68.4mgt. Over 6.4m gt of new shipswere delivered to BV class, and2.9m gt joined as ships inservice, bringing the average ageof the fleet down as older vesselswere withdrawn from service.• BV’s share of the world neworderbook grew. Despite thefreeze, owners entrusted 4.6m gtof newbuilding orders to BV class,around 20 per cent of the new

ships ordered. That included theonly two large ro-pax ferriesordered anywhere in the world anda number of sophisticated specialpurpose vessels. BV ended theyear with an orderbook of 31m gt.• BV published new rules for thestructure and containment systemsof offshore floating liquefied gasterminals. BV was involved instudies and FEED work onfourteen FLNG projects worldwide,including projects in the Arctic, offBrazil and off Australia.

• BV published new guidelinesfor the use of fuel cells inshipping, and worked on a zeroemission tug project and waysto apply fuel cells to passengership auxiliary power use.• The first Energy EfficiencyDesign label was issued for amajor cruise ship, which was ableto show that it had design featureson delivery giving a ten per centreduction in energy use comparedto a similar conventional ship. TheEnergy Efficiency Design Index

will be published as a notationduring 2010.• BV’s new Fatigue Plus notationsupplements the tanker CSR togive tankers a longer fatigue life.• New rules on High VoltageShore Connections will facilitatecold ironing of ships in port,cutting emissions.• New class rules forsubmarines and new softwarefor corvettes underpinned BV’sincreasing warship work.• BV issued new guidelines onlaying up ships.• BV’s hull software toolVeriSTAR Hull was upgraded toprocess three hold models forall ship types.•New rules for Fast Oil RecoverySystems were published and thefirst containership was deliveredwith this system.• A sharper focus on managinginformation both internally and for clients led to furtherimplementation of VeriSTARProject Management and to acompletely revised and clarifiedmarine portal, www.veristar.com

PIERRE DE LIVOIS

Senior Vice President andTechnical Director

During 2009 yards and ownershave been active in findingsolutions to deal with the largevolume of newbuilding ordersunder production in a difficultfreight market. Most of theowners have taken delivery of theirvessels while ownership of somenew vessels was changing assome owners deferred or droppedcontracts and others seizedopportunities. Yards werespreading out production, whichsaw the number of deliveries wellbelow projected levels. Uncertainprospects ahead for bulk andtanker owners subdued the globalnewbuilding orderbook. However,cash-rich owners were lookingahead to order the next generationof fuel efficient ships while yardswere seeking for opportunities,and there was continued demandfor specialised ships.

Against that background BureauVeritas enjoyed a strong year,with owners entrusting ordersfor 151 ships, totalling 4.6m gt,to BV class. That is around 20

per cent of the ships orderedglobally, reflecting theconfidence that yards andowners place in BV’s servicesand user-friendly tools.Owners in 64 countries chose BVclass for their new vessels, withChinese owners making up thelargest single group, orderingover 1.2m gt of new vessels.Taiwan, Greece, Japan, Franceand Singapore also recordedsignificant clusters of orders.

Those owners ordering shipsoverwhelmingly chose Chineseyards to build them. By the end of2009 just over half of BV’s globalorderbook of new tonnage wasbuilding in Chinese yards. Onequarter was building in Korea, andthere were significant numbers ofships building in Japan, Turkey,the Philippines, Netherlands,Spain, France and Vietnam. Butdemand was not exclusively intraditional shipbuilding nations,

and BV’s newbuilding surveyorswere active with contracts in over45 countries globally.

Reflecting the diversity of BV’sclassed fleet, the orders placed in 2009 covered every type of ships. The majority was for bulktonnage, covering every size fromcapesize, through minicape downto handymax. There were alsoorders for a range of sizes oftankers, four new gas carrierorders, and amidst a globaldrought of passenger ship orders,BV was awarded the class of two2,400-passenger ro-pax ferries tobe built for a Greek owner in Korea.

Looking ahead, yard productionis unlikely to increase during2010, so deliveries will be belowthe programmed order level.The challenge for class will beto maintain quality and to holdthe line between owners andyards, helping both parties to achieve what they need, goodships in a more stable marketplace.

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“We have to be technical leaders, of course,but we have to be more than that. We haveto be the best at managing information andhelping others to manage their systemsand assets.”

“Owners are looking ahead to order thenext generation of fuel efficient ships whileyards are hungry for orders.”

Key points Maintainingquality

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BV’s fleet continued to grow strongly as owners moved vessels into BV class.

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During 2009 BV’s share of the world new orders grew. Around 20 per cent of thenew ships ordered were to BV class, totalling 4.6m gt. Globally orders were sharplydown on previous record years, but BV ended the year with an orderbook of 31m gt.

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Devolved authority and closelylinked technical expertise are thetwin pillars of Bureau Veritas'global network. Twenty strongtechnical centres and local planapproval offices house expertiseclose to both clusters of ownersand clusters of yards. They arebacked when necessary by aresponsive head office able to

deliver top technical expertise. Theydraw on the diversity of knowledgeacross the BV group, which has awide technical footprint and whichis active in every area of shipping.

In today's market owners needtechnical support targeted toenhance the operation of theirspecific ship types. BV's network

and devolved expertise providesthat, close to the owners and closeto their ships. For the future bothowners and yards need new andmore efficient designs, and thereis a move towards morespecialised vessels. These demandquick but authoritative decisionsand expert input on classification,safety and efficiency. BV's network

can deliver that, through an officeclose to the yard or owner, and candraw quickly on very high levels ofexpertise or extra resources fromacross the network if required. Thatspeeds decisions and cuts costs,vital in changing times.

CLOSE TO CLIENTSNORTH AMERICA

During 2009 the North American team was strengthened by addingtwo new structural analysis naval architects to the offshore department,and by keeping on strengthening its passenger ship department inPort Everglades. The passenger ship team has now dedicatedoperational and technical support staff, and also covers the US yacht

market. The aim is to concentratesupport and expertise for the clients closeto where they need it.

In Canada BV reviewed designs for twoscientific vessels for the Canadian CoastGuard to be built in the Easternterritories with BV class. In the US BVrecorded new orders for a capesize vessel for Foremost Shipping tobe built to BV class. Two ro-pax owned by Baja Ferries were also

transferred into BV class. The offshore team in Houston conducted amajor life extension structural analysis for Pride International on asemi-submersible, part of our ongoing focus on growing the offshoresupport services available locally to clients. These will be extendedto plan approval for offshore structures during 2010.

SOUTH AMERICA

A steady growth in offshore business was the main story in SouthAmerica during 2009. Two plan approval offices and a large staff ofsurveyors were kept busy in Brazil with the P55 semi-submersiblebuilding for Petrobras. But there were also crew boats, floating docksand an inland bulk carrier for Alianca building to BV class. Keydeliveries included the Olinda Star semi-submersible drilling unitfor Queiroz Galvão Perfurações, converted to operate in 1,100 mdepth, and the P53 FPU for Petrobras. In 2010 we expect to beginwork on FEED studies for offshore LNG terminals developed byTechnip for Petrobras, and to roll out AIMS with VeriSTAR Hull tomore offshore units. Ships in service surveyors in other SouthAmerican countries were busy ensuring BV-class vessels receivedquick service wherever they called.

NORWAY

BV beefed up its Oslo office with extra staff as business grew in 2009.Interesting projects included Norway’s largest ever fishing vessel,the Thorshøvdi, which was converted to krill fishing from a containership in Lithuania and Norway under BV supervision and deliveredto Krill Seaproducts AS. BV was awarded the class of two UlsteinPSVs for Siem Consub SA and Brøvig Tank AS took delivery of theremainder of a series of newbuilding chemical tankers, built to BVclass in China. Two crew boats built by Båtservice Mandal under BV

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Global support

DIDIER CHALÉAT

Senior Vice President,Marine West Zone

DIDIER BOUTTIER

Senior Vice President, Marine East Zone

The Bureau Veritas Marineinternational network consists of

1,500 marine technical staff (navalarchitects, marine engineers and

surveyors) divided into 330 marinesurvey stations in more than

140 countries backed by 20 local technical centres &

plan approval offices.

A major life extensionstructural analysis on asemi-submersible wascarried out for PrideInternational .

“In a fast changing multi-polar world ournetwork provides the vital link betweenowners and shipyards, wherever they arebased.”

“The economic centre of gravity of shipping continues to swing towards Asia.That is why we have increased both thenumber and technical expertise of staff in the region, and made sure they are ableto communicate easily with yards andowners.”


class were delivered to Iranian interests.And BV completed the third partyassessment of the Skarv FPSO for BP,working with Aker Solutions. More shipsin service were transferred to BV, andWilson Ship Management AS moved anumber of vessels to BV.

SWEDEN & DENMARK

Owners in Denmark continued to order new tonnage during 2009.These included four fire-fighting tugs for Maersk subsidiary Svitzerto be built to BV class at Qingdao, two 5,695 gt chemical tankers tobe built at Nantong for Herning Shipping, two handysize bulkers forLauritzen Bulkers and four handymaxes for Norden, all to be builtat Jiangmen Nanyang. Danish yards were also active. One fastaluminium crew boat was delivered from Hvide Sande Skibs-&Baadebyggeri to Dong Energy for services to offshore wind farms.Two patrol boats were delivered by Søby Værft to the Danish Navy.A double-ended ferry is under construction at Hvide Sande and BVwill approve and survey another wind farm crew boat for DongEnergy. Lauritzen Kosan moved three more vessels to BV class. In2010 BV will expand its Iceland office and begin rolling out a newchemical cargo service to local owners.

CENTRAL EUROPE, BALTIC AND RUSSIA

A customer support centre wasestablished in Hamburg in 2009 tosupport owners in the twelve countriesof this region. The Plan Approval Officein Hamburg was reinforced and givenmore autonomy to speed decisionmaking close to the client. And aGerman Marine Committee was set up

under the chairmanship of Arend Brügge, managing director of VegaShipping Company, to improve dialogue between owners, yards,suppliers and BV. The number of German-owned BV-classed shipsgrew to over 200, in addition to 180 inland navigation vessels. Thenumber of ships on order to BV class for German owners is over 100and during 2009 twenty-seven newbuildings with BV class weredelivered to German owners. An unusual example was the bulkcarrier Stella Gemma, the first of an eight-ship series for UnitedSeven. Consulting grew and BV carried out security studies for LNGterminals for the German authorities and energy supply companies.

In Finland, STX Finland delivered the ro-pax Armorique to BrittanyFerries and the cruise ferry Baltic Queen to Tallink. In Russia, BV co-operated with Severnoye in order to develop LNG carriers. BV and the Russian Register set up an agreement on rulesdevelopment for ice-class gas tankers.

UK & IRELAND

The Bureau Veritas-classed UK fleet grew again to about 390 shipsof all types totalling about 3.5m gt in 2009. Newbuilding contractscame from UK owner Carisbrooke Shipping for cargo ships in China,a dredger in Dutch yard Barkmeijer Stroobos for Associated British

Ports, and small tankers at the Modestyard in India for Rix Shipping andWhitaker Tankers. The main deliverieswere large containerships to CMA ShipsUK, tankers for Norbulk from China andcargo ships for Arklow Shipping andCarisbrooke Shipping. Irish ship ownerArklow Shipping has chosen to class itsfleet with Bureau Veritas which makes Bureau Veritas the largestclass society under the Irish Flag. Arklow Shipping has 14,000 dwtcargo ships building with Bureau Veritas class in Korea and fourmore 4,500 dwt cargo ships in building in Spain.

2009 was another busy year for naval materials and equipment andCAP surveys of LNG carriers were carried out on LNG EDO forAESM/NLNG and LNG Port Harcourt for Shell. CAP surveys werealso done for LPG carriers belonging to Othello Shipping andmanaged by Bernhard Schulte UK, and oil tankers for MOL Tankship.A BV UK's ISM expert was invited to train USCG officers based inRotterdam on the ISM Code.

2010 promises to be busy with a lot of new ships being delivered.The UK Marine team’s training is being strengthened and diversified

to meet the demands of increased numbers of new ships but alsothe need for more CAP surveys and voyage surveys. New skills are being acquired in ISO 14001 and for the new Maritime LabourConvention expected in force soon.

BENELUX

The full orderbook of the Dutch yards for high technology dredgers,workboats and high speed craft as well as general cargo vesselsand a big increase in inland navigation work kept the Netherlandsnewbuildings teams busy in 2009. Key account management inRotterdam paid off as major owners moved fleets and vessels to BV.And as newbuildings came into service the BV-classed fleet grewstrongly in the Netherlands.

Belgium is home to the Inland Navigation Directorate, whichhad a busy year. But seagoing owners and dredging companieswere also busy clients. Eleven newbuildings totalling 85,661 gt

were ordered by local owners to BV class, including a 5,000 cu mgravel dredger to be built for DredgingInternational at IHC and a 3,700 cu msplit hopper dredger to be built forJan de Nul at China’s Tianjin Xinheyard. Eleven seagoing ships weredelivered to local owners, plus fivesignificant inland navigation vessels. The two big exampleswere the 151,000 cu m LNG RV delivered to Exmar fromDaewoo to BV class, and the world’s biggest dredger deliveredto Jan de Nul from Spain. Owners transferred substantialnumbers of vessels to BV class, 39 seagoing and 29 inlandwaterways craft, demonstrating the trust owners put in BV’sservices. For 2010 there will be a new focus on yachts and forthe Inland Navigation section the plan is to confirm BelgianFlag delegation.

FRANCE

The French region had a relatively quiet year as activity decreasedin the main French shipyard. However French owner Setaf Sageta subsidiary of Bourbon ordered sixteen handymax bulkers toBV class, and the French Navy chose BV to class a new multi-role force projection vessel and an Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV).During the year twelve vessels were delivered, all largecontainerships for CMA CGM, including the Christophe Colomb,at 13,880 teu the largest containership in CMA CGM' s fleet andthe largest under BV class. STX St Nazaire delivered two luxury

cruise vessels to MSC Cruises and a60 m luxury yacht was delivered fromCMN Cherbourg. Work continues ona number of sophisticated fishingvessels, ferries, warships and fastpatrol vessels.

SPAIN

Thirty ships built to BV class were delivered from Spanish yardsduring 2009, twenty of those to Spanish owners. These included twolarge passenger ferries for Balearia, built at Barreras. We were alsopleased to deliver the world’s largest dredger, Cristóbal Colón, toBelgian firm Jan de Nul. Work continues on the frigate building toBV class for the Spanish Navy, and for 2010 the Iberian teams will befocused on consultancy and support services to local owners andshipyards as well as the classification and consultancy services tooffshore windfarms.

HELLENIC & BLACK SEA

Greek owners placed few orders in 2009, out of which BV wasawarded a total of 270,000 gt. This included two large ro-pax for BlueStar Ferries, to be built in Korea. At the same time, 45 vessels for atotal 1.1m gt were delivered to Greek clients, among which TsakosShipping and Diana Shipping which took delivery of capesize bulkers,from Romania and China. Thirty-nine existing ships totalling 1.15mgt were transferred to BV class, by owners including Diana Shipping,Cardiff Marine, Maryville and Goldenport. BV’s Greek fleet nowexceeds 13m gt and will grow further in 2010 with new deliveries.

ROMANIA

BV’s offices in Romania were busy supervising the building ofcapesize bulkers for Greek owners. A key new order in 2009 was forthree ice breaking tugs for Caspian service and an inland navigation

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The Norway’s largest ever fishing vessel,the Thorshøvdi convertedto krill fishing from acontainer ship delivered to Krill Seaproducts AS.

The 46,000 cu m trailingsuction hopper dredgerCristóbal Cólon is theworld’s largest dredgerdelivered to Jan de Nulfrom Spain.

The 3,925-passengervessel MSC Splendidadelivered to MSC Cruisesfrom STX Europe St Nazaire.

The 35,283 dwt bulkcarrier Stella Gemma builtby Nantong ChangqingshaShuipbuilding Co. forUnited Seven.

The 14,000 dwt cargo shipArklow Manor delivered byMokpo ShipbuildingIndustry Co. for ArklowShipping.

The highly specialisedsupport vessel DP2Brodospas Alpha built byDamen Galati forBrodospas D.D. Croatia.


cement carrier for CFT, France. Twelve vessels with BV class weredelivered from Romanian yards during 2009. Interesting examplesincluded the unique 82 m ro-ro tanker Ostria for ECO Hellas, thecapesize bulker M/V Stella for Tsakos and the anchor handlerBrodospas Alpha for Brodospas in Croatia.

TURKEY & CASPIAN SEA

A sharp slowdown in new construction work and new orders in Turkeyled to realignment of staff during 2009. Fifty four vessels totalling59,000 gt were ordered, mostly small specialised vessels. Theseincluded four 30 m escort tugs to be built at Uzmar Shipyard andfour 2,500 dwt barges to be built at Yalova Ozata Shipyard.

It was a busy year for deliveries from Turkish yards, with 95 vesselsbeing delivered. These included the Reecon Emir, a 1,500 teucontainership built at Anadolu Shipyard for Furtrans Shipmanagementand the 15,000 dwt oil/chemical tanker Levana built at TVK Shipyardfor German owners Carl Buttner Shipmanagement. An interestingproject for Karadeniz Energy Holding was the conversion of threebulk carriers to floating power plants. And Geden Lines took fournew BV-class supramax bulkers from Chinese yards.

Business increased in the Caspian area and BV was delegated byKazakhstan for all statutory matters. Further growth is expected inthis region in 2010.

MIDDLE EAST

The eight countries in BV’s Middle Eastregion continued to grow their marineinfrastructure, which led to more workfor BV. In Egypt there are now 54 rivercruise vessels under construction, andfifteen were delivered in 2009. There are44 specialised craft building in Dubai toBV class with 11 delivered in 2009 and

business in Iran continued to develop. Four tankers belonging to theIraq Oil Tanker Company were transferred in to BV class. That tookthe BV-class ships in service in the region to 1,080. These includedover 100 in Saudi Arabia and market share is increasing in everycountry in the region.

SOUTH ASIA REGION

The BV staff in the region were strengthened in 2009 with a newregional chief executive covering Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia,Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia and Brunei and another surveyorin Colombo. Four new orders were received for vessels to be built

to BV class, including two small cargoships for Ferromar and two hopperbarges for Jaisu Dredging. Nine vesselswere delivered from Indian yards, oneof which was for an Indian owner.Examples are three general cargo shipsbuilt at Chowgule for Dutch firm Navigia,two PSVs for Bourbon built at Bharati

Shipyard and two small tankers built at Modest for UK interests.Two ships in service were moved into BV class and work began on atender for 80 fast interceptor craft for the Indian Navy.

JAPAN

During 2009 Japanese shipyards delivered twenty-three ships to BVclass, twelve of those to Japanese owners. Two examples were theSeri Balhaf and Seri Balqis, LNG carriers for MISC/YLNG. Japaneseowners ordered four newbuildings, principally chemical tankers for Nisshin Shipping. Victoria Ship Management moved a fleet of

33 vessels to BV class, and technicalsupport for offshore Chiyoda and JGCgrew. For 2010 BV is preparing itself fora reorganisation by the Japaneseauthorities which will create more workfor BV in Japan.

CHINA

Growth in BV’s marine activity in China continued in 2009. There arenow six offices in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Dalian, Qingdao, Beijingand Hong Kong employing 398 staff, up from 340 the previous year.During the year BV China received requests for classification for 37new orders totalling 809,351gt from Chinese owners, and 212 newvessels totalling 2.9m gt from Chinese shipyards building for overseas

owners. That is sharplydown on previous yearsbut there is still amassive orderbook tobe completed to BVclass in Chinese yards.Important new ordersincluded capesizetankers for Dynacom at

New Times Shipyard and capesize bulkers for Neda Maritime at SWS.Over four hundred vessels totalling 2.85m gt were delivered fromChinese yards with BV class. And amongst others, transfers fromZOSCO put two existing capesize bulkers into BV class.

For 2010 the BV China organisation in offshore and energy will bestrengthened as BV increases its market penetration in these sectors.

KOREA

BV’s Korean staff grew strongly in 2009 to meet increased demandfor sophisticated services. Three new site offices were opened,bringing the total of BV offices in Korea to sixteen, and eighteennew staff were recruited. Sixteen ships were ordered to be built inKorea to BV class during 2009, totalling 524,685 gt including tworo-pax for Blue Star Ferries and two 158,000 dwt tankers for Stena.Korean yards delivered 27 vessels with BV class, totalling 2.14m gt.

These included the CMA CGM 13,880 teu Christophe Colomb, thelargest containership in BV class, and gas carriers for Kosan andExmar. For 2010 the focus is on supporting Korean yards for newand improved design, and in particular those moving into offshoreprojects.

TAIWAN

Taiwanese owners were busy during 2009 and they entrusted eightnew ships totalling 360,000 gt to BV class. Local owners now have 47ships totalling 2.7m gt on order to BV class. New orders in 2009included two 40,000 dwt tankers for CPC, to be built at CSBCKeelung, two 93,300 dwt bulkers to be built at CSBC Kaohsiung forTaiwan Power Company and four 92,500 dwt bulkers for FormosaPlastics Marine to be built at Jiangsu Yangzijiang. During the yeareight ships were delivered from Taiwanese yards with BV class,including five yachts with EC certification. Another example is the

36 m aluminium crew boat ServewellSteward, built by Lung Teh Shipbuilding,for Indonesia owner PT LogindoSamudramakmur. In 2010 we expect tosee increasing work providingclassification services to mega yachtsunder construction at the two ambitiousbuilders Jade Yachts and Premier Yacht.

SOUTH EAST ASIA

This is a large and vibrant area, and staff was increased by eightpeople in 2009 to improve service delivery. The locally-owned BV-class fleet grew in 2009 to 1,330 ships totalling 5.28m gt. Orders bylocal owners included three 7,000 dwt tankers for MISC to be built inRussia and a 160 m pipe-layer for Swiber to be built in China. At thesame time over 100 small vessels were delivered from yards acrossthe region. An example is the first of a series of ten BV-class 35 mcoastal patrol craft for the Singapore Police Coast Guard. RafflesShipmanagement, Thoresen and PACC all moved ships in serviceto BV class.

VIETNAM

During 2009 BV’s offices in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh were moved tonew premises. Seventeen ships were ordered to BV class fromVietnamese yards, totalling 24,000 gt, including two tankers forSingapore-based Ezra Marine.

Eleven ships totalling 16,818 gt weredelivered from Vietnamese yards withBV class in 2009, including an asphaltcarrier for ICT and an 8,850 dwt generalcargo ship for Flinter.

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Crew boats, monohull,designed and built atGrandweld for SharafShipping.

The 17,220 dwt cargo shipBeagle III built byMurakami HideShipbuilding for BeagleMarine.

The cargo ship FehnAntares built by Chowgulefor Dutch firm NavigiaShipmanagement.

Three new site officeswere opened in Korea.

The LNG Seri Balqis,157,610 cu m, built byMitsubishi HeavyIndustries for MISC.

The 8,850 dwt cargo shipFlinterstream built by Ben Kien Shipyard forFlinterstream B.V.

The 53,000 dwt bulkcarrier Tianjin Venturebuilt by Chengxi Shipyardfor Wah Kwong.


Falling freight markets hurt ownersduring 2009 which led to move lay ups and recycling. Howevermore owners also moved ships toBureau Veritas, attracted by theservice culture, user-friendly toolsand support BV provides. Duringthe year the fleet grew by 473 shipstotalling 3.9m gt to 8,934 shipstotalling 68.4m gt. Thanks to thesenew ships delivered to BV class, theaverage age of the fleet continuedto go down as older vessels werewithdrawn from service.

This focus on service and qualitywas again paid in return, with verygood Port State Control results.Helping owners and operators tocope with the torrent of new rulesand regulations which affect themwas a priority. So BV revamped itsVeristar.com dedicated marineportal to provide a new filterable

stream of regulatory news updates.At the same time it sharpened theweb services to classed owners,with a clear dashboard and alarmsfor surveys and documentationneeded across their fleet.

Work began on speeding up accessto survey reports, by remodellingthem to make them more conciseand easier for use to the client.During 2010 this work will beextended with tools that can minethe reports for trends and helpowners set real KPIs.

Although the actual number ofBV-class ships in cold lay-up grewonly from around 50 to just over 70during the year, BV was consciousthat owners were considering this option, so it published clearguidelines on lay-up.An increased focus on the

environment was reflected in new guidance on the use of fuelcells in marine applications, andstrengthening the teams workingon delivering Green Passport tovessels, to aid clean recycling,ahead of the IMO Ship RecyclingConvention. A new notation on coldironing (HVSC) and anothercovering Fast Oil Recovery Systems

helped owners to equip theirships to minimise environmentalimpact, while a new EmergencyResponse service and notationsclarified and strengthened theassistance BV can provide in theevent of a casualty. Services werealso defined to provide vesselswith US EPA Vessel GeneralPermit certificates.

The all-important human factorwas addressed through theprovision of new services to easeimplementation of the MaritimeLabour Convention 2006 andthrough intensive training, bothinternally and externally.

A system to audit and certifymanning agencies for seafarerswas established. When theMaritime Labour Conventioncomes into force it will be arequirement for organisationsrecruiting and placing seafarers toconform to the standards set down.BV has had a Code for ApprovedSeafarer Manning Offices since1998, and building on thatexperience and the requirementsof the MLC 2006 it launched a new service for the assessment of Seafarer Recruitment andPlacement Systems (Seafarer

Manning Offices). It will enable thebest manning agencies todemonstrate their readiness forthe MLC implementation, and willhelp owners and managers toensure they get the right crews.

BV also issued its first Statementof Compliance under the MLC to Danish shipowner HerningShipping AS. This enables HerningShipping to be at the forefront ofpreparation for certification whenthe convention comes into force. In a further move to simplifyaudit, survey and documentation

for owners, BV integrated moreassessments under differentprotocols, and delivered its firstISM/ISO Integrated ManagementSystem Certificate to Turkishowner Furtrans Tankers. In the training field BV certifiedthree external training providersduring 2009, using its Code andProcedures for Training Institutions.Internally it brought all its shipsin service, newbuilding and

equipment survey managerstogether for a joint training aimedat increasing synergies across thegroup, and ensuring eachsurveyor works to the same highquality level.Externally eighty qualified BVtrainers delivered a range ofcourses to over one thousanddelegates in global venues, andthe programme has beenextended for 2010.

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Case Study“We operate a fleet of around forty sophisticated modernoil/chemical tankers, and we are in local trades all over theworld. A cornerstone of our philosophy has always been tobe ahead of regulation to ensure we are operating at thehighest possible quality level. We monitored the developmentof MLC 2006 and began making changes as the conventiondeveloped. By obtaining compliance with MLC2006 now,years ahead of implementation, we make sure its values andrequirements are embedded in our company culture, bothfor our international sea staff and ashore. We think it is apositive change and we have time to make sure all ouremployees are comfortable with it. We chose Bureau Veritasto review and certify us because they have also been veryproactive in this field. They have the same philosophy as usand we have had very good co-operation.”

Ships in service

CLAUDE MAILLOT

Director Ships in Service Management

TIM ENGELL PEDERSEN

HSEQ Manager, Herning Shipping A.S., Denmark

Maryville Maritime’s 170,000 dwtbulk carrier Lowlands Beilun wasan example of the 285 in serviceships totalling 2.9m gt which weretransferred into BV class during2009.

“When times are tough owners need moresupport. Our focus is on providing services tomake their lives simpler, and enriching thecontent of services we already provide.”

BV provides new services to easeimplementation of the MaritimeLabour Convention 2006 andthrough intensive training, bothinternally and externally.


Research and developmentaims at Bureau Veritas addeda new dimension during 2009.Projects with a common themeof sustainability were givenpriority, and ongoing projectsaiming at improving reliabilityalso took a step forward. Boththemes build on the centralcore of a highly developedhydrodynamic capability, whichis at the heart of BV’s leadingknowledge base.

A new project was begun toexamine the hydrodynamics ofoffshore renewable energysystems. The project will focuson delivering clear guidance forfixed and floating offshore windfarms, examining the forces onconventional and vertical axiswind turbines. The mooringand effects of coupling for

floating platforms will beexamined. At the same time,another team is working withSpanish company Acciona onan EC-funded project forreliable marine renewableenergy platforms, and a thirdgroup is working on theSabella project, to deliver aviable marine current energygenerator.

Generating clean energy is anew area, but using less energymore cleanly is a continuation

of previous projects. During2009 BV completed researchinto the use of fuel cells at seaand published guidelines whichare intended to facilitate theiruse. And it began work on aproject to use LNG to powerboth ferries and services onboard some vessels. A BVsubsidiary, CODDE, beganwork on developing a Life CycleAssessment tool for theenvironmental impact and theeco-design of ships, adaptingmethodology used in other

industries to shipping. Inaddition detailed work on themodelling and management ofenergy losses, means ofreducing wave resistance andpractical means of reducingCO2 emissions continued.

On the reliability side, BVfocused on structural integrity.Funding was put in place for theTULCS project. In TULCS BV willlead an EC-backed multi-partystudy to develop a completesuite of tools for managing thestructure of ultra largecontainer vessels, supported byfeedback from real timemeasurements of ships inservice. The Lashing@Seaproject, which demonstratedreal loadings in container stacksover 50 per cent up on designloads, was completed in 2009.

Also in 2009 BV delivered itsenhanced fatigue standards forCSR tankers, completing aresearch project on fatiguemonitoring which resulted in the Fatigue Plus notation. Work continues on studies into fracture mechanics, with the aim of improving RiskBased Inspection methodology.Development work on VeriSTARHull Life Cycle was completed.The new tool will allow owners,surveyors, authorities, salvagemasters and P&I Clubs a fullGoogle-Earth view of any shipor offshore unit structure,complete with all hullthickness measurements andcoating condition descriptions.It will revolutionise the waycondition assessment inspectionsare done, and how casualtiesare assessed.

Floating LNG solutions took astep closer as BV applied itssloshing knowledge to specificprojects. And floating LNG wasalso at the heart of extensivestudies into ice loads and icestructure interactions. Thesewere carried out in conjunctionwith Aker Arctic and the

University of St Petersburg. In2010 they will lead to thepublication of new rules forArctic ships, and they are alreadyunderpinning FEED studies onLNG FPSOs for Arctic service.

Behind all the new projectsteams continued work on

harmonising the CSR Rules, onupdating offshore mooringsoftware to take account of thelatest hydrodynamic advancesand worked to extend theVeriSTAR Hull modelling toolto provide a complete shipmodel for more ship types.

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Sustainability

PIERRE BESSE

DirectorResearch Department

“The exciting development for us this yearis the opportunity to apply our leadingknowledge of hydrodynamics to thedevelopment of renewable energy offshore.” Case Study

“We design and build a range of ships and we want to makethem all much more eco-efficient. There are three maintargets – to reduce energy use by 50 per cent, to reduce oreliminate hazardous materials built into the ship, and toimprove waste management. We have several projects withBureau Veritas tackling different aspects of these issues oneby one in a pragmatic way, considering the whole life cycleof the ship, from design to disposal. We work with BV onclassing vessels we design and build, and with this co-operation on eco-efficiency we can be confident that there isa common understanding behind changes in design, buildand operational practice needed for tomorrow’s ship, whichmust be clean, safe, and thrifty.”

FRANÇOIS DUTHOIT

R&T/Innovation Director, DCNS Group

Tail end of ship graphic for energy efficiency.

Vertical axis wind turbine floater.


Offshore energy shares the seaswith shipping, but it did not sharethe market boom and bust of thelast few years. During 2009projects continued to bedeveloped at a steady rate. Therewere three main trends in thebusiness, each with significanttechnological implications.Deeper water, colder places andmoving into floating LNGsolutions were the three keychanges in 2009.

Deeper water means morecomplex and sophisticated sub-seasystems, lifetime maintenance offloating production units becomesmore crucial while the marineenvironment becomes morehostile, and longer range and moresophisticated support vessels areneeded. Colder places meantdeveloping floaters and support

vessels which can cope with veryheavy ice and extreme Arcticconditions. And FLNG demandedfeasibility and FEED studies tomarry existing LNG and offshoreoil technology into new solutions.

BV reacted to these trends byupgrading its Asset IntegrityMaintenance System to includeVeriSTAR Hull Life Cycle. Thisallows all data such as

thickness measurements,crack information and coatingconditions to be interactivelyentered and stored in the unitmodel, and then viewedthrough a walk through 3Dviewer with a full colour scalecondition assessment. As firstgeneration floaters enter mid-life BV is called in more andmore to implement AIMSsystems on existing units.

Arctic research led to thedevelopment of sophisticateddisconnection systems forfloating production units for iceareas. And new rules for offshorefloating gas terminals werepublished. Combining BV’sextensive experience with FPSOsand the experience gained on

classing the first LNG RV vessels,these rules provide requirementsfor the structural safety and

cargo containment system. Asecond part of the rules, to covertopsides and safety systems, willbe published in 2010. MeanwhileBV is working on fourteendifferent FLNG projects aroundthe world, including FEEDstudies for Europe, Africa,offshore Brazil and Australia.

BV was busy developing newoffshore assessment tools.Hydrodynamic software dedicatedto multimode computations givesa better view of second orderwave loads when two vessels areside by side. The updated ARIANEsoftware includes non-linearbehaviour of fenders in the calculations. And a new spectral

analysis module for theHydroSTAR suite speeds spectralanalysis and fatigue damagecalculations for floating units.

BV also published a new guidancenote on the classification andcertification of Self-ElevatingUnits, bringing in requirementsto deal with the non-linearbehaviour of these units when inthe elevated condition.

During the year constructionbegan in Korea of two FPSOs

to BV class. The 1.8m bblPazflor is building at DSME andUsan at HHI, both for Total andWest Africa service. In Brazil,work began on the P55, theworld’s largest semi-submersible,and the BV-class P53 FPUconversion was delivered toPetrobras for service in theCampos basin.

Integrated modelling of the hullspeeded conversion work on theMaersk FPSO Peregrino project.This involved the conversion of a308,000 dwt newbuild tanker intoan FPSO for Statoil Hydrooperation off Brazil.

The 2m bbl Akpo FPSO and theAlima FPU were delivered toTotal, built to BV class at Korea’sHHI, and covered from conceptionby BV’s AIMS system.

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Offshore

The 1.8m bbl Pazflor is anewbuild FPSO, building to BVclass at Korea’s DSME forTotal service off West Africa.

Case Study“We look after all the logistics needed to support oilExploration & Production. That means getting all thematerial, equipment and people to the right place at theright time and supporting the operation. The bigchallenges facing Total now in this field are staying at theforefront of health and safety, keeping our peoplemotivated and competent, finding good partners to workwith and staying competitive. When we look for a classsociety we seek one which knows our field of work, whichis recognised by the authorities, has the capacity torespond to our needs, with good motivated staff, and ofcourse, the right price. The right classification society canhelp us keep a better eye on our providers, give us theindependence of an external auditor, and help us toforesee upcoming regulation. We have been working withBV over 25 years and we have a relationship based onconfidence and respect.”

BAUDOIN HERBOUT

Head of Logistics and Support Operations, Total E&P Headquarter

The 1.8m bbl Usan underconstruction at HHI for Total.

The P53 FPU conversion wasdelivered to Petrobras forservice in the Campos Basin.


Bulk carrier owners spent the firsthalf of 2009 worrying about theimpending flood of new deliveries.But in the second half of the yearcash rich owners and state-backed companies began orderingagain. Owners were attracted bysignificantly lower prices, whilelooking also for improved fuelconsumption. In many cases fuelconsumption for ships orderednow will be 20 per cent lower thanfor ships ordered at the peak of theboom, but delivery will be relativelysoon, in 2011.

In total 82 bulkers were ordered toBV class in 2009, in accordance withmarket sentiment significantly downon 2008 ordering levels, but stilltotalling a healthy 28m gt and givingBV an enhanced market share of17 per cent of the global market bynumbers of orders placed. The BV

orderbook for bulkers is now almost90 per cent CSR-compliant. Thelargest part of the 510-shiporderbook is for handysize andhandymax bulkers, but it alsoincludes 85 capesize vessels.

Interesting examples of new ordersduring 2009 included four 92,500 dwtbulkers for Singapore-based Mistralto be built at China’s Yangfan yard,four similar size vessels to be builtfor Taiwan’s Formosa Plastics at Jiangsu Yangzijiang and two177,000 dwt vessels for Kawasaki

Kisen at SWS. SWS also took anorder for a sister ship to be built forForemost Marine. IRISL chose BVto class a series of ten 34,800 dwthandysize bulkers to be built atSPP, Korea, which will also buildtwo similar ships for Croatia’s

Tankerska Plovidba. Two otherlarge orders were for a series ofeight 63,000 dwt vessels for TurnerShipping to be built at Sinopacific(Dayang) in China, and six 75,700 dwtvessels for Grand Bulk Shipping tobe built at Guangzhou Huangpu.

Deliveries during 2009 only justoutnumbered new orders, with

84 ships of 4.36m dwt beinghanded over to owners. Sixty-fiveof these were handysize orhandymax, four were panamaxand six were capesize. Thebalance were minibulkers.

Interesting deliveries included the180,200 dwt Navios Phoenix, builtat Koyo in Japan for US-based

Navios Shipmanagement Koyodelivered two sister ships to BVclass, one to Orient Line and theother to Sumitomo. COSCO’s ownyard at Zhoushan delivered three57,000 dwt CSR complianthandymaxes to Chinese owners,including for the first time, aCOSCO company. Hong Kongowner Wah Kwong took three53,000 dwt vessels from China’sChengxi yard, and Turkey’s GedenLines took four 53,100 dwt vesselsfrom Sinopacific. Singapore-based

Da Sin Shipping took a series ofthree 57,000 dwt vessels fromJiangsuHantong.

Recognising BV’s specialexperience with bulkers, ownersmoved thirty-three ships totalling2m dwt to BV class, including fourcapesizes. Diana Shipping ofGreece moved four panamaxbulkers to BV class.In a move to help ownersbenchmark future energyperformance, BV carried out ananalysis of a sample of 323bulkers from its classed fleet,measuring them against the IMOEnergy Efficiency Design Index.The exercise gathered significantbenchmarking data which willallow BV to help owners and yardsto assess their designs andidentify where improvements canbe made in the future.

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Case Study“We have a growing fleet of bulkers and we work with BVon the latest vessels. BV’s survey network is wide andeasily accessible and the customer support is veryresponsive and helpful. I think that the service provided byBV class is really remarkable.”

Bulk carriers

ZHANG LAU SHUI

Managing Director, Da Sin Shipping, Singapore

The Zhou Shan Hai, one of aseries of three 57,000 dwtCSR compliant bulkers builtto BV class and delivered byCOSCO Zhoushan yard toCOSCO during 2009.

The 180,200 dwt bulker NaviosPhoenix, built to BV class byJapan’s Koyo Dockyard and delivered in 2009 to NaviosShipmanagement.

The 177,000 dwt bulk carrierHouston built by ShanghaiJiangnan ChangxingShipbuilding for DianaShipping.


Tanker owners were taking a longhard look at their exposure tonewbuildings during 2009, andthat depressed global order books.But there was still substantialordering by strong owners withgood cargo bases, and there was asteady flow of deliveries of tankersof all sizes into BV class.

At the year end one quarter ofBV’s classed fleet was made upof tankers, with a strong positionin handy, chemical andspecialised tankers under60,000 dwt. BV classes over 800of these sophisticated tankers,around twenty-one per cent ofthe world fleet.

Significant new orders to BV classincluded two 158,000 dwt crudetankers to be built at Korea’sSamsung for Sweden’s Stena

Group. Greece’s Brave Maritimeordered a 116,000 dwt aframaxfrom Korea’s Daewoo yard fromTaiwan, Formosa Plasticsordered two 50,000 dwt vesselsfrom Japan’s Onomichi, whileCPC Corporation ordered two40,000 dwt vessels from China’sCSBC. Croatia’s AtlantskaPlovidba ordered two 50,000 dwtoil/chemical tankers fromKorea’s STX and Denmark’sHerning Shipping ordered four8,000 dwt oil/chemical tankersfrom China’s Nantong Mingdeyard.

Deliveries to BV class during 2009included two 12,200 dwtoil/chemical tankers for StoltTankers, built at Japan’s Sasakiyard, and four 7,800 dwt oil/chemical tankers from Nantongto Herning Shipping. TankerskaPlovidba took a 114,000 dwtaframax from Croatia’s BrodosplitShipyard and AP Moller tookdelivery of the 307,000 dwt VLCCMaersk Newton to BV class.

A number of ships in service weremoved to BV, including two 2007-built 13,500 dwt tankers owned by

the Iraqi Oil Tanker Company, andRaffles Shipmanagement ofSingapore moved a fleet of sixoil/chemical tankers totalling280,000 dwt to BV class.

During the year BV’s tanker teamswere busy helping owners developresponses to the EU directiverequiring the burning of ultra lowsulphur fuel in ports. While allships are affected, the directivecreates special problems fortankers which normally need tokeep a main boiler going in port.BV has been advising owners ondealing with issues of flashpointand viscosity of the lighter fuelsand often requirements for fittingof additional piping and equipment.

Work continued on theharmonisation of the CSR(Common Structural Rules) for

tankers and bulkers, with BVcontinuing to play a strong roleon all the IACS committeesengaged in the work.

Stemming from BV’s deepinvolvement in the new tankerrules, work was accelerated onBV’s additional notation to dealwith fatigue in CSR double hulltankers. Bureau Veritas hasdeveloped the Fatigue Plusnotation, which covers enhancedfatigue checking of structuraldetails in addition to those strictlyrequired by the Common StructuralRules. This optional additional

class notation, published inNovember 2009, can be assignedfollowing satisfactory checking ofthese additional areas. The FatiguePlus family of notations can beextended to cover longer designlives than contemplated by theCSR, or to include spectral analysisof loads on specific trades.

BV’s Emergency ResponseService was also beefed upduring 2009, and is now availableas a new voluntary notation.

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Oil and ChemicalCarriers

IVE MUSTAC

President of the Managing Board of Tankerska Plovidba d.d, Croatia

The 2009-built 307,000 dwtMaersk Newton was deliveredinto BV class.

Case Study“Tankerska is the biggest shipping company in Croatia. Itoperates a fleet of eighteen tankers and bulk carriersaggregating 1.45m dwt – more than 50 per cent of theCroatian national fleet – mainly working in the spot market orunder time-charter to the leading oil majors. Over the courseof the next two years, Tankerska will take delivery of sevennewbuildings – four bulk carriers, one Aframax and twoproduct carriers - from yards in China, Korea and Croatia.The biggest challenges we face at present are completingour newbuilding programme in this recession-hit market,and meeting project targets essential to our core business.

“We have worked with BV for many years. Indeed, BV classesthe majority of Tankerska’s fleet. In any business relationshipit is essential to establish a partnership in which both partieswork together towards the same, mutual goals, in accordancewith the rules. That is exactly what we get from BV.”

The 12,200 dwt Stolt Quetzal,one of two sister chemicaltankers delivered to StoltTankers and built to BV classat Japan’s Sasaki Shipbuilding


With terminal infrastructuredelays continuing and severalnew ships idle the LNG marketwas depressed for most of 2009and there were no orders fornew vessels. But that did notmean the LNG sector ofshipping was idle. Rates werepicking up towards the year end,shore infrastructure is comingon line and new orders are likely in 2010. Meanwhile theindustry was evaluating newcontainment systems and takinga look at adapting existing ones.It was also working hard ondeveloping means of handlingLNG offshore on floatingstructures, on means ofextracting and transporting thegas from the Arctic and onextending the use of LNG tovessel propulsion and smallscale redistribution by sea.

BV was actively involved in all theLNG initiatives. During the yearBV approved the designs of thenew Nordic Yards ADBT and theSamsung SPB containment

systems, and carried out FEEDstudies on fourteen floating FLNGunits globally. It also worked inpartnership with Aker Arctic andSt Petersburg University to

develop rules for LNG vessels tooperate in the Arctic, and for podpropulsion double acting ice-breaking LNG carriers.

Working with IMO BV is helpingto develop the IGF Code, whichwill cover Gas-Fuelled vessels.BV is a leader in this area, havingclassed the first dual fuel vesselsand having the largest fleet ofdual fuel vessels in service. Anexample of the application of

LNG to propulsion was the CoralMethane, delivered to Dutchowner Anthony Veder from thePolish Remontowa yard. It cancarry a wide range of gases inliquefied form for regionaldistribution and can run on LNG,substantially reducing emissions.

While there were no new LNGcarrier orders, BV saw eight newLNG carrier deliveries, includingthe three 165,000 cu mmembrane MK lll vessels built atSamsung with dual fuelpropulsion for AP Moller, theMaersk Magellan, the Woodside

Donaldson and the MaerskMeridian. Belgium’s Exmar tookdelivery of two 151,000 cu m LNGRV membrane NO96 vesselsfrom DSME, for long termcharter to Excelerate Energy.Malaysia’s MISC took delivery ofthe sistership 157,000 cu mvessels Seri Balhaf and SeriBalqis with NO96 membrane anddual fuel propulsion from

Mitsubishi, and the final, smallestbut perhaps most sophisticatedvessel was the Coral Methane.

LPG trades are still moredepressed, but Bureau Veritas hadan interesting year as four leadingLPG operators chose to transfersix vessels into BV class, and threeother companies ordered fournewbuildings to BV class.Lauritzen Kosan transferred three9,200 cu m 2008-built LPG carriersto BV class, and Naftomar,Globalgas and LPG Transportationeach moved a 7,000 cu m vesselto BV. New orders were as follows,with Indonesia’s Pertaminaordering two 5,000 cu m LPGcarriers to be built in China,Japan’s Komaya Shipping orderingone 11,000 cu m vessel and THKTrading ordering one 5,000 cu mvessel to be built in Japan.

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Case Study“We are focused on one thing, the transport of liquefiedgas by ship. We are involved in all aspects of gastransportation, including LPG, LNG, petrochemicals andCO2 and we offer our customers a high quality and flexiblesolution to their transportation needs. Innovation is one ofour key drivers and our fleet of twenty modern vesselsincludes the world’s first CO2 tanker and the world’s firstLNG/LPG/Ethylene vessel. We have just ordered three newLPG/Ethylene carriers and we see good opportunities inthe future for small LNG and also large scale CO2transport. As a shipowner we of course demand qualityand good co-operation from the class societies we use.But as an innovator we demand more, we need a criticaleye and a willingness to find solutions to new problems.We found all of those qualities with BV.”

Gas carriers

JAN VALKIER

CEO, Anthony Veder, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

The 7,500 cu m LNG/LPG/Ethylene carrier CoralMethane was delivered toDutch owner Anthony Vederfrom Poland’s Remontowayard. Able to run on LNG itoffers significantly reducedemissions for regional gasdistribution.

The LNG carrier WoodsideDonaldson, 165,936 cu m builtby Samsung Heavy Industriesfor A.P. Moller-Maersk.

The LNG carrier Seri Balqis,157,610 cu m, built byMitsubishi Heavy Industries for MISC.


2009 was a year of contrast in the containership market. Rateswere the worst for decades, asubstantial part of the fleet was laid up, and ultra-slow steamingbecame the norm for linesstruggling to survive. The contrastto this gloom was the delivery ofthe first very fuel efficient andenvironmentally friendly ultra-largecontainerships. These provide themarket with massive economiesof scale and the opportunity tolower both unit costs and theenvironmental footprint of boxeson long transits. But they also driveup the need for good feeders.

There were no significant neworders for containershipsglobally, but the major units onorder are being completed anddelivered. Twenty-two new shipstotalling 104,000 teu were

delivered to BV class. Andowners of containerships inservice opted for BV’s serviceand moved fourteen vesselstotalling 14,000 teu to BV class.

The most eye catching delivery toBV class was the 13,830 teu UltraLarge Container Ships (ULCS)CMA CGM Christophe Colomb,built at Korea’s DSME yard. Thevessel has a full suite ofoptimised hull design and fuelsaving devices such as fins andspecial propulsion arrangements,

and the machinery is flexibleenough to allow both slowsteaming and deliver full servicespeed when the markets recover.Following the example of the11,356 teu CMA CGM Andromedadelivered in March 2009 to BV class by Hyundai, it was thesecond container ship design tobe fitted with a Fast Oil RecoverySystem. This is essentially apermanent piping and pumpingsystem which permits the fastemptying of bunker tanks if theyare holed. BV has nineteen more

ULCS on its orderbook, whichtotals 63 vessels, 37 of which arepost-panamax size.

CMA CGM took delivery of threemore ULCS from DSME andHyundai during 2009, whileGreece’s Dioryx took delivery ofa series of five 4,308 teu vesselsbuilt to BV class at HanjinPhilippines.

In contrast to the very large vessels,2009 was also the year of the feedervessel. Nine feeder ships weredelivered to BV class to sevendifferent owners. One example wasthe 1,060 teu Mol Aqua, built atHakata, Japan. Germany’s BelugaShipping took two 917 teu unitsfrom Sainty Yangzhou, China, andJuengerhans took a 1,036 teufeeder from Jiangdong. Of thefourteen ships transferred into

BV class during 2009, 11 werefeeders, typified by the 809 teu 2008built Flintercarrier, one of the entireFlinter feeder fleet moved to BV.

Research into loads oncontainerships continued. BVpublished its Guidelines for

Structural Analysis ofContainerships, which addressthe key points of containershipdesign. During 2010 it willpublish guidelines specific toULCS, focusing on structuralanalyses and non-linear andhydro-elastic effects. BV also

began a major industry projectinto developing tools for ULCS,partially funded by the EC. TheTULCS project will analyse datafrom real time load sensors onULCS and derive actual loads toimprove tools for structuralanalysis. This vital study willimprove structural designacross the board with actualobservations of loads in service.

The Lashing@Sea project, inwhich BV participated, concludedin 2009 and showed thataccelerations on a ship can beamplified by 50% because of theship’s hull flexing, clearlydemonstrating the impact ofunexpected, impulsive loads bywave slamming. In addition,container stack dynamics wereexamined by model testingmultiple rows of containers. Itwas found that the destabilisingeffects of added container weightand loosening lashings canincrease loads by up to 200%.BV’s enhanced analysis methodand fundamental understandingof the related phenomena willensure they don’t adversely affectthe cargo or structure of BVclass containerships.

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Case Study“We have a strong cargo base in North Europe and qualityis important to our customers. So we run all the fifty shipswe own or manage under the Dutch flag. We have recentlytaken delivery of some new feeder vessels, and while themarket is tough for them right now, we see goodopportunities for feeders in the future. In the meantime weare strengthening our ice class MPV fleet with very flexiblenewbuildings. We are moving all our fleet to BureauVeritas. Class is very important to us, it is a big expense ona small ship and we need people who are professional,hands on and there when we need them to help keep ourcustomers’ cargo moving.”

Containerships

BART OTTO

Managing Director, Flinter, The Netherlands

The 13,830 teu ultra largecontainer ship CMA CGMChristophe Colomb was built atKorea’s Daewoo Shipbuildingyard to BV class. It features aspecial fast oil recovery system,and will be fully instrumentedfor real time validation inservice of structural loads onultra large container ships.

The 1,060 teu feeder vesselMol Aqua was built at theJapanese Imabari yard to BVclass and entered service forMOL during 2009.


The global recession effectivelyshut down ordering of newpassenger vessels during 2009.Ferry companies have seenrevenues hit hard by reducedtraffic, and cruise companiesare busy filling the massiveamount of new berths comingon stream during 2009 and2010. That is putting pressureon the main specialisedpassenger ship yards in Europe,especially as 2009 marked theserious entry of Korean yardsinto the high end ferry market.

2010 will see some new orders forboth cruise ships and passengerferries. But finance is still tight,and yards are still working on thebest way to implement the newIMO regulations, especially theSafe Return to Port requirements.BV has been working with the

yards to review new designs whichwill implement the regulationswithout imposing a significant costpremium on the design. When theleisure market picks up andorders begin again for very largecruise ships, both BV and theyards will be ready with newdesigns.

A key component of the newdesigns will be energy efficiency.During 2009 BV issued its firstEnergy Efficiency Design label tothe newly delivered MSCSplendida, a 3,952-passengervessel delivered to MSC Cruisesfrom STX Europe St Nazaire. Thatrecognises that adjustments to

the design have saved over 10 percent of energy consumptioncompared to a conventionalvessel of the same size. Work isnow underway to codify theEnergy Efficiency Design systeminto a family of notations whichwill cover the design of newvessels, and management andmonitoring of energy use on newand existing vessels. The notationwill be introduced in 2010 and willhelp passenger ship owners tobenchmark their fleets and toreduce their energy costs andenvironmental footprint.

Concern for the environment isalso behind development workat BV on pilot projects to developgas-fuelled ferries for local use,and the publication of rules forfuel cell use on board ships aswell as cold ironing when in port.

During 2009 Bureau Veritas wasentrusted with the only order formajor ferries placed anywherein the world since mid-2008. BVwas chosen to class two 2,400-passenger ro-pax vessels, to bebuilt at Korea’s DSME yard forGreek owner Blue Star Ferries.

Significant deliveries to BV classincluded MSC Splendida, a sistervessel to the MSC Fantasiadelivered in 2008. MSC Cruiseswill also take delivery of theslightly smaller MSC Magnificain early 2010. The MSC Splendidanot only achieved the first energyefficiency label, it was alsoawarded BV’s Six Golden Pearlsfor its integrated voluntaryscheme complying with thehighest environment, health andsafety and food safety standards.

Estonia’s Tallink took delivery ofthe 2,800-passenger cruise ferryBaltic Queen, built to BV class atSTX Europe Finland. And Spain’sBalearia ferry operator took

delivery of the 1,000-passengerro-pax SF Alhucemas and the800-passenger Passio perFormentera ro-pax, both built toBV class at Spain’s Barrerasshipyard. One more ro-pax is duefor delivery to Balearia fromBarreras in early 2010.

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Case Study“For the first time ever, in 2009 our backlog was almost equallysplit between the merchant and naval sectors. In the cruisesector, the only four ships ordered during the past two yearswent to Fincantieri, and in 2010 we signed an MoA for two newprototypes for the Carnival Group, on top of the eleven cruiseships currently on order. Moreover, we recently received theorder for our second mega-yacht. At Fincantieri the future hasalways been synonymous with new challenges and, moreimportantly, winning them. We are constantly working onproduct improvement, cutting-edge technical solutions,products, and designs. Each year, for example, we devote about50m Euro to R&D activities. We see classification societies astrue partners in developing and building any new ship. It is notjust a question of receiving class certification. How we get thereis important. In this respect we are satisfied at having set up ajoint team with Bureau Veritas for verifying at a very early stagein the process the compatibility of projects with new regulations.Fincantieri is currently building four ships to BV class - twocruise vessels for CIP, and two for Oceania. From the verybeginning, the dialogue with BV’s team has been, for us, veryenriching. We are confident we can continue to rely on thisfruitful support and co-operation in the future.”

Passenger ships

CORRADO ANTONINI

Chairman of Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani, Italy

MSC Splendida, the firstcruise vessel to be awardedBV’s Energy Efficient Designlabel. The 3,925-passengervessel was delivered to MSCCruises from STX Europe St Nazaire. Built to BV classthe MSC Splendida hasreduced energy consumptionby around ten per centcompared to a conventionalvessel of the same size.

The 2,800-passenger cruiseferry Baltic Queen wasdelivered to Estonian ferryoperator Tallink. It was builtto BV class at STX EuropeFinland.

The 1,000-passenger ro-paxSF Alhucemas was deliveredto Spanish ferry companyBalearia. It was built atSpain’s Barreras yard to BVclass.


2009 saw Bureau Veritas sharpenits focus on tugs and offshoresupport vessels. With 1,434 tugsin its classed fleet, around 20 percent of the world fleet classed byIACS members, and a further 380on order, BV is a major classsociety for this specialised field.The total number of OffshoreSupport Vessels under its classstands at 940, around 18 per centof the world fleet classed by IACSmembers, with a further 96supply vessels on order.

Both tugs and OSVs areundergoing rapid technologicalchange, driven by demandingmarkets. Tugs need more bollard

pull, more flexibility and theability to work in moredemanding conditions, includingheavy ice. OSVs are becomingmore complex, able to handlemultiple roles, and in the processraising questions of stabilityissues for anchor handlers, theneed for improved sea keepingand better fuel consumption fordeep water fields, and reductionof the environmental footprint.

BV has recognised these changesand led the way by joining withindustry partners to developharmonised rules for tugs and afamily of new notations for tugsand OSVs which will meet market

demand. Together with LR andABS it has formed a workinggroup to develop harmonised andopen class rules for tugs, whichis carried out under the umbrellaof the Marin led SafeTug II JointIndustry Project. The projectfocuses on safety related issues,such as stability, escortoperations, towing equipment andsafety equipment. BV has also putin place a group to implement theIMO Code of Safety for SpecialPurpose Ships, 2008.Tug operators recognised BV’sspecial focus on tugs andknowledge of ice and gave it twointeresting examples of specialpurpose tugs to class. The firstseries is for three plus two 66 mloa ice-breaking and icemanagement tugs with 50 tonnebollard pull and Ice Class IASuper Special Service ice

breaking capability up to 0.6 mlevel ice thickness. The secondseries is for shallow draft ice-breaking AHTS vessels to bebuilt for Silverburn Shipping.

Records were toppling in dred-ging during 2009. Bigger, deeper,more sophisticated, shallowerdraft – all demanding more fromBV class and the specialisedyards which produce complexdredgers. The delivery of the46,000 cu m Cristóbal Cólon fromSpain’s La Naval shipyard gaveBelgian dredging contractor Jande Nul the world’s largest trai-ling suction hopper dredger. Thevessel also set a new depth re-cord and can work down to amaximum dredging depth of 155 mbelow sea level. The BV class sis-ter vessel Leiv Eiriksson will bedelivered in 2010.

Another record breaking vesseldelivered in 2009 was the trai-ling suction hopper dredger VoxMáxima, with a capacity of

31,200 cu m and maximumdredging depth of 125 m. Builtfor Van Oord by IHC Dredgersshe is the largest dredger everbuilt in the Netherlands.

In April 2009 Boskalis took deli-very of the 5,600 cu m Shoreway

from IHC, while the sister shipArtevelde, destined for DEME in2010, was delivered end October.For IHC Dredgers and BV thisbrings this series to five, yetanother record for the dredgingindustry. Jan de Nul has another30,500 cu m hopper dredger on

order at La Naval for delivery in2010, while DEME expects deli-very of a 30,000 cu m next gene-ration hopper dredger from IHCDredgers in 2011. Both BV classvessels have a limited designdraught for efficient dredgingoperation in shallow waters.

The demand for shallow draftoperation is also reflected in twoidentical 12,000 cu m hopperdredgers building to BV class atIHC for Boskalis. The special de-sign feature is the separation ofthe hold into two hoppers separa-ted by the pump room, which pro-vides optimum trim for operationin shallow waters. The first vesselhas been named Gateway and isdue for delivery early 2010, whilesistervessel Willem van Oranjewas launched on 10 February2010 by Her Majesty Queen Bea-trix of the Netherlands.

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Offshore supportvessels and tugs

Dredgers

Bureau Veritas is to class twodifferent series ofsophisticated ice-breakingtugs for Caspian Sea service.The 66 m loa 50 tonne BPAker Arctic design shownunder test will be able tobreak 0.6 m level ice.

The 1,069 gt Orogenic Geos,built at Eastern MarineShipbuilding yard for AgeoMarine, is a GeotechnicalSurvey Vessel delivered to BV class during 2009.

The 31,200 cu m trailingsuction hopper dredger VoxMáxima can dredge to depthsof 125 m. Built in theNetherlands by IHC Dredgersto BV class for dredging majorVan Oord, it is the largesthopper dredger built in aDutch yard.

The 46,000 cu m trailingsuction hopper dredgerCristóbal Cólon rainbowingduring dredging operation.Built at La Naval in Spain toBV class for Belgian dredgingmajor Jan De Nul, it is theworld’s largest dredger.

The 100 tonne BP escort tugBourbon Yack, operated byBourbon Offshore built to BVclass by Grandweld to aRobert Allen design anddelivered in 2009.

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Navies around the world were notimmune to the global recessionand ordering of new vesselsduring 2009 was subdued. ButBureau Veritas’ warship teamsentered a growing new marketwhen they were chosen to classa new design for a cost-effectivemulti-role Offshore Patrol Vessel.This 85 m loa design has beendeveloped by the French navalconstructor DCNS and the firstvessel will be built to BV class atthe DCNS Lorient yard. With thesea keeping and range of acorvette, but a reduced weaponplatform and lower cost, thevessel is aimed at the antiterrorist, anti-piracy and EEZprotection markets globally.

BV was also chosen to class thethird force projection vessel for

the French Navy. The BPCDixmude follows the 21,600 tonneMistral and Tonnerre and cancarry 700 troops and 16 helicopters.Unlike the first two vessels, theDixmude will be built entirely atSTX St Nazaire, before moving toa DCNS yard for installation ofthe weapons systems.

BV is busy working on a numberof submarine projects and inmid-2009 it published new rules

for the classification of navalsubmarines. The rules coververification of design, build andmaintenance, safety of the crewand protection of the environment.

The continuing demand forsmaller warships also led BV toupdate its naval rules softwareMARSMILI to include corvettes.A new notation to cover corvetteswas added to BV Rules coveringwarships with a displacement

between 1,000 and 2,500 tonnesand a maximum speed over 25 knots. The new version ofMARSMILI allows the designer tocheck compliance of theproposed corvette structure forboth displacement and very highspeed modes using a single tool.

Work continued on theclassification of the seventeen142 m loa FREMM frigatesbuilding at DCNS Lorient, on the92 m BAM frigate building for theSpanish Navy at Navantia and ona series of patrol vessels buildingfor the Algerian Navy at OCEA.

During 2009 major yacht buildingyards all around the world werefeeling the global financialsqueeze. There were fewer neworders for very large yachts andmany yards were either buildingto their own account or chasingpayments. Refits became morepopular and there is increasingdemand for good hulls on whichto build a major new yacht. Therewas also greater globalisation ofmegayacht building, and BV saw

demand for yacht plan approvalgrow in Brazil and Singapore.That placed a sharper focus onservice from partners, and betterorganisation of BV’s specialistyacht teams. BV responded bysetting up a one stop shop foryacht queries, saving time andmoney for yards and designers.

Despite the crisis there weresignificant new yachts ordered toBV class, including a 50 m steel

motoryacht, to be built atBrodogradiliste Kraljevica, Croatiaand major refits in Italy, Turkeyand France, a 44 m aluminiumsailing catamaran to be built inthe UK for a US owner and a 33 mcomposite sailing catamaran tobe built in France for a Swissowner. There were also significantongoing projects in Italian andGreek yards.

Deliveries in 2009 included the 50 m M/Y Bandido built insteel and aluminium at JadeYachts shipyard, Taiwan, the M/Y Avangard III, a 55 m steeland aluminium motoryacht built at Avangard, Croatia withCLEANSHIP notation, the 35 msailing catamaran S/Y Cher builtat Sunreef, Poland for a Belgianowner, the ice-class M/YCommuter 155 SI, a 45 m motoryacht built at OCEA, France andM/Y Slipstream, a 60 m steelmotoryacht built at CMN Yachts,for a society of Abu Dhabi MarGroup.

During 2010 BV will releaserevised Yacht Rules implementingcharter yacht requirements andstaying ahead of flag statechanges due from both the MCAand French administration.

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Warships Yachts

MARC MAYNARD

DCNS Warship Engineering, Head of Offshore Patrol VesselDepartment, France

The 60 m Slipstream, built toBV class at Cherbourg-basedCMN Yachts, a society of AbuDhabi Mar Group. Developedby CMN in conjunction withAndrew Winch designs, theSlipstream can accommodatefourteen guests in greatcomfort.

The 35 m sailing catamaranCHE2, built in aluminium atSunreef, for a Belgian owner.

Case Study“The new DCNS Gowind family is designed for emergingmissions involving surveillance and policing of coastalwaters and the high seas. The new OPV derived from Gowind design will incorporatethe best of civilian and military technology to allow navies todeal effectively with pirates and drug traders or to provideaid to refugees or also for activities as fire fighting orpollution processing. The ship in compliance withinternational rules, civil rules, Bureau Veritas rules forspecial ships, can be built anywhere. She has also torespect some military standards for ammunitions spaces,aviation for air force helicopter, detention area and for otherdevices in order to be used by Naval crew.”

Gowind class Corvette, DCNS design. Basic designkey drawings approvedaccording to Bureau Veritasrules for classification ofnaval ships NR 483.


modernisation of dry dock gates,and in Morocco the port ofTangiers asked Tecnitas to reviewthe design of a new ferry port.Tecnitas also advised CMA CGMon claims related to mooringfacilities at a new quay in Tangiers.

The rush to build offshore windfarms led to a major expansionof work for Tecnitas. During2009 it completed a risk analysisof maritime traffic for aproposed wind farm offNormandy, and was contractedby German wind farm developerWPD Offshore to carry out riskanalyses on two more proposedoffshore wind farms.

Tecnitas was busy throughout theyear on complex and sophisticatedstudies of stress distributions inflexible pipes components on

behalf of Technip. Tecnitas hasstarted an assistance to Total withthe delivery of the new FPSOPazflor from Korea to Angola. Forthe voyage the unit had to beregistered as a ship, and towedwith 350 workers busy on board.Tecnitas advised on flag statechoice and statutory issues.

The line shaft teams were busywith several projects, amongwhich a large study for Italianshipyard group Fincantieri onshaft alignment conditions onsister ships built to the samedesign but in different yards.Tecnitas was able to identity thedifferences in construction whichled to the differences in shaftalignment conditions and showby calculation how this occurred,and also provide solutions forminimizing the risks of problems

and damages in the future.In Greece, the Tecnitas team wasbusy assisting Owners with hullreinforcements on five bulk carriersthat have developed cracks andconducting design modifications onseveral other units.

In Brazil, Tecnitas has beendelivering services to Petrobrason a very large scale. Tecnitasconducted a fatigue study for theP14 semi-submersible platformof Petrobras.

Globally demand for consultancyand outsourcing services wasstrong during 2009, and Tecnitas,BV’s consulting arm, sawrevenues rise by 20 per cent.Patterns of demand for expertservices changed, with demandfor assistance to owners falling,while work for ports, support forrecycling, offshore energy projectsand overseeing large internationalprojects grew.Helping the French Navy torecycle 20 ships, includingdrawing up hazardous materialinventories, designing safe lay upmoorings, and supervising towagewas a major task. Tecnitas alsohelped Owners to develop GreenPassports such as NITC for threeexisting product tankers.

Project Management of largeprojects has successfully

completed two large projectsfunded by European Commissionin 2009, namely one contract of2m € for institutional capacitybuilding in Quality chain inLebanon and another contract of700,000 € aiming at institutionalstrengthening of VocationalEducation and Training inAlgeria. Tecnitas has been

awarded a new contract of 1,8m € for capacity building of 5 regional Occupational Healthand Safety laboratories in Turkey.The main objective of this contactof two years is to enhance thecapacity of these laboratories tointernational level to be achievedby their accreditation by EAmember Accreditation Body.

While on/off hire and pre-purchasesurveys and work on conversionsslowed, Tecnitas was called on forone very large job, the fleet auditof Norfolk Lines, prior to itspurchase by Danish ferry majorDFDS. At the year end there weresigns of owners seeking energyreduction studies, initially seekingadvice on the best operating trimand conditions for long ballastvoyages.

Ports around the world wereusing the recession as a chanceto develop facilities. The port ofBeirut asked Tecnitas to approvestudies for the extension of itscontainer port infrastructure.Saipem asked Tecnitas to reviewstudies for the development of anew bulk port in Trinidad. InFrance the naval ports turned toTecnitas for assistance with

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Case Study“Swiber Group is an integrated offshore Engineering,Procurement, Construction, Installation andCommissioning (EPCIC) contractor with in-house offshoremarine support capabilities. We own and operate 44 vessels, the largest construction fleet in the area. The Group's subsidiaries are located in Singapore,Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Saudi Arabiaand UAE, with a diversified customer base, having handledoffshore T&I and EPCIC projects for and provided offshoremarine support services to customers in these countries. We are glad to say that Bureau Veritas Group’ services inSingapore including Tecnitas, were able to meet ourdemands. Those demands at times required urgentrendering of services at short notice and at other timesrequired strong technical evaluation and assessmentskills. Tecnitas assistance was crucial in the developmentof new designs for offshore vessels such as drill ships andjacket launching vessels. We are acquiring a very largefloating crane with a lifting capacity of 4,200 tonnes andalso capable of laying subsea pipe lines. Bureau Veritas isassociated with this project from the conception stage. As mentioned in the beginning, Swiber Group has veryambitious growth plans and we definitely look forward tomore and more co operation and partnership with Tecnitasand Bureau Veritas in the coming years".

Consultancy and outsourcing

JEAN PERS

Executive Director, SWIBER Holdings, Singapore

When Danish ferry majorDFDS needed an urgent pre-purchase fleet audit ofNorfolk Lines it turned toTecnitas.

Sample flexible riser pressure vault FE model (illustrative design).


During 2009 the inland waterwaysfleet continued to grow andowners were confident enough toseize opportunities and order newvessels. Part of the ordering wasdriven by new regulation. ECDirective 2006/87CE came intoforce, laying down technicalrequirements for inland navigationvessels. There was also a majorrevision of the ADNR regulationswhich govern the handling ofdangerous goods cargoes. TheDutch authorities began to insiston class for new hulls builtoutside the Netherlands. TheEgyptian government also beganto insist on class for passengervessels sailing on the Nile.

Bureau Veritas Inland NavigationManagement located in Antwerp,Belgium responded to thesechanges by improving rules andsoftware and beefing up its teams.Owners responded by movingmore vessels to BV class.In mid-2009 BV’s completelyrevised Rules for the Classification

of Inland Navigation Vessels cameinto force. The rules cover newmachinery and scantlingrequirements and the newADN/ADNR regulations. BV alsocreated its specialised scantling

computer tool for inland vessels,MARS-Inland. The new softwaremakes it simple for yards, designersand class to calculate strength andstructural requirements. BV’s classed fleet of inland

vessels in service grew to 1,683vessels, and its orderbook to 427vessels. Interesting new ordersincluded the Salamandre, a 98 mloa ro-ro pontoon to be built forFrench owner Compagnie Fluvialede Transport (CFT), the 51 m loacement carrier Sandre, also forCFT, the 224-passenger vesselVahali, to be built for Germanowner Scylla Tours and theestuary-capable 4,550 cu m tankerMontana, to be built for Belgianowner Seatra in Romania.

Significant deliveries included the224-passenger vessel ScenicRuby, delivered to Scylla Tours forEuropean river service under theSwiss flag and the accommodationbarge Puccini, which will house320 workers in Kazakhstan.For 2010 BV will be busyworking with the University ofLiege to create its VeristarChemsoftware to include the ADNproduct lists which will applyacross Europe for dangerouscargoes from 2011.

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Case Study“We are a family company and we have a number of interests inshipping. Victrol is one of the largest bunker barge operators inEurope, and we operate around 20 barges, with two more underconstruction. We also operate a heavy lift business and someestuary containerships. We have had a lot of newbuildingsrecently, and have one estuary bunker barge ready soon, and alsoa large inland tank barge under construction. We were the first tosee the potential for the estuary containerships, as we alreadyhad estuary bunker vessels in the past. And the ships are asuccess. But it is a very limited market so we don’t see anyexpansion there. Our focus for now is on growing our heavy liftbusiness. We have four heavy lift vessels, including a drive-inpontoon. There are a lot of very specialised goods to be moved,cranes and road transport cost a lot, and we are famous forfinding solutions to complicated transport problems other peopledid not solve. When it comes to class, we are rather demanding.We expect them to make sure any errors in the design are foundbefore the ship is built, and we expect them to inspect the shipsregularly during the building process to maintain BV’s and ourquality standards. We are keen on quality, we are building ourown ships and spending a lot of money. Fortunately BureauVeritas inland navigation head office is in Antwerp. We talk a lotwith each other and until now we succeeded thanks to theirassistance in getting the quality we expect.”

The 224-passenger ScenicRuby, delivered to Germanowner Scylla Tours forEuropean river service underthe Swiss flag.

Inland waterways

GISELE MAES

Shipowner, Victrol, Antwerp


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