TUGS & TOWING NEWS TUG CLEVELAND SOLD TO MCALLISTER TOWING

13 TH VOLUME, NO. 067 DATED 19 FEBRUARY 2012 BUYING, SALES, NEW BUILDING, RENAMING AND OTHER TUGS TOWING & OFFSHORE INDUSTRY NEWS TUGS & TOWING NEWS TUG CLEVELAND SOLD TO MCALLISTER TOWING Laken Shipping's tug Cleveland has been sold to the New York based company McAllister Towing and will be renamed Patrice McAllister. She is expected to leave Toledo once the Seaway opens. As the Cleveland, she had been paired with the barge Cleveland Rocks. (Source: Jake Kniola via Jan van der Doe Advertisement 1/23

MODEL TUG TORRENT RESTORED A model of the tug Torrent has recently been restored and will be unveiled to the public as part of the new Push and Pull: Life on Chesapeake Tugboats exhibit, opening at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, MD on April 21. The exhibit continues through 2014. Torrent was used as a fireboat in the Baltimore harbor before later working as a tugboat. The city of Baltimore, with its port facilities sprawling around the shores of the Patapsco River, has long relied on a fleet of fireboats to protect valuable waterfront property. The largest vessel to serve the city was the appropriately-named Torrent, which served along with fireboats named Cataract, Deluge, and Cascade. Built on the hull of a steam tug, Torrent was launched in 1921 and served until 1956 when she was replaced by a modern diesel fireboat. Carl T. Allison, an engineer on the Torrent in the 1930s and 1940s, used his leisure time to build this model of the boat he served aboard. The model was gifted to CBMM by Mildred T. Allison, in memory of Calvin F. Allison. The model came to the Museum with several parts missing or separated, and CBMM Model Guild member Ed Thieler volunteered to conserve it for the upcoming tugboat exhibit. The model features not only the five monitors or nozzles mounted on the main deck, pilot house, aft deck house, and tower, but a grate below the waterline for the water pump intake, discharge gates where hoses can be attached, and other such details. Although not a scale model the model is proportionately a little too wide and too deep for its length many of the technical details are included. This attention to detail is typical of sailormade models, those constructed by a member of a vessel s crew who knew it intimately. CBMM s upcoming Push and Pull: Life on Chesapeake Tugboats exhibit explores the world of Chesapeake tugboats and the men and women who work on them. For more information, call 410-745-2916 or visit www.cbmm.org HAMBURG LEVIES 15PC ICE-TUG SURCHARGE AS ARCTIC WEATHER GRIPS EUROPE PORT of Hamburg's towage companies has introduced an ice surcharge of 15 per cent and linesmen a 10 per cent surcharge while Europe a deep freeze spell to hit the continent in almost 30 years. Arctic conditions that has killed hundreds of people in eastern Europe and freeze the Danube and Black Sea waters and frozen key waterways clogged with 15- to 30-centimetre thick ice floes. (Source: Shipping Gazette) 2/23

ZUMAIA VIII FOR SALE. Tradex, S.A- Shipbrokers announces the sale of the MPP Tug / Shallow Draft Workboat Zumaia VIII. The Malta flag registered tug is built in 2011 in Spain under RINA class with notations C+Tug / AUT UMS? Unrestricted navigation. She has a length of 18.50 mtrs a beam of 6.80 mtrs and a depth of 2.80 mtrs. The two FPT Iveco engines delivers a total output of 1,040 bhp. The tug has keel cooling system. Has a bollard pull of 17 tons and a max speed of 13.5 knots. Accomodation for 4 crew in 2 x single cabins and 1 x double cabin. Sales conditions: - Pres. inspectable / available at Ondarroa - N/Spain. - Can arrange straight SALE, T/C or long term BARE BOAT Charter. - Can guide as to interesting daily hire rates / sale price. For more information Benny Bertelink Tradex S.A. Shipbrokers email: ship@tradex.es and/or www.tradex.es (Photo: Tradex) CORRINGHAM ON STATION Targe Towing Ltd's Corringham (IMO 9316414) seen on station at the BP Hound Point Oil terminal with Forth Railbridge in the background, Hopetoun, one of the three tugs based there, was being dry docked for maintenance and inspection. Corringham with a bollard pull ahead of 66.7 tons was one of three procured by BP for their Coryton Oil Terminal, following the precedent set in 1993 by their operation in Scotland at Hound Point. It was decided to procure tugs capable of providing all of the towage, escorting, fire fighting and first line pollution control measures required at the terminal and put the vessels under commercial management. Registered in the Isle of Man and managed by Scottish company Targe Towing Ltd of Montrose, the tugs took up station during the spring and early summer of 2005 and bear the local names Castle Point, Stanford and Corringham. (Source & Photo: Iain McGeachy) 3/23

Advertisement SLEEPBOOT ZINKT DOOR VORSTSCHADE MILLINGEN AAN DE RIJN Sleepboot zinkt door vorstschade MILLINGEN AAN DE RIJN - Een sleepboot van een bedrijf uit het Gelderse Millingen aan de Rijn heeft dinsdagochtend water gemaakt op het Bijlandsch Kanaal. De sleepboot En-Avant lag aan een steiger. Er was niemand aan boord. Vermoedelijk is dat het gevolg van vorstschade, aldus een woordvoerder van het Korps landelijke politiediensten (KLPD). "Waarschijnlijk is een ontdooiende leiding gesprongen, waardoor het schip water maakte." De sleepboot was gezonken en werd vanmiddag leeggepompt met materiaal van de eigenaar, Rijkswaterstaat en de brandweer. "Het schip drijft weer. De schade valt denk ik wel mee", zegt eigenaar Erik van den Berg nuchter. Uit voorzorg heeft Rijkswaterstaat een oliescherm om het schip gelegd. "Er lekte natuurlijk wel wat olie weg, maar niet zo veel hoor. De schermen houden het tegen", aldus Van den Berg. De sleepboot is van Sleepdienst Janssen. De oorzaak is nog niet bekend. (Source: De Geldelander: Foto: Geert Willems/DG) BIG BUZZ AT DAMEN SHIPYARDS DEN HELDER Last week at least four tugs visited Damen Shipyards Den Helder at the same time. It were the Ivero (Tranship), Statum (Rederij Engelsman), ITC Meltemi (ITC) and Coastal Power (Acta Marine). On 13 February the Ivero changed places with the Statum (see photo) for drydocking and the Coastal Power was placed on the slip. (Source and photo: Paul Schaap) 4/23

25 MTR TUG COMPLETED The Spanish yard Astilleros Ria de Aviles completed her new building 25 mtrs tug. The tug is available for sale. She has a length o.a. of 25.00 mtrs a beam 11.60 mtrs and a draft of 4.00 mtrs. Her two Caterpillar 3516-B main diesel engines delivers a total output of 3,700 hp (2,758 kw) connected to the two azimuth Schottel SRP-1012 thrusters. Her bollard pull is 45 tons and the speed of the tug is 11 knots. She is classed Germanischer LLoyds, for reaching the class notation: 100 A5 TUG MC AUT FF1 (Source & Photo: Juan Luis) LABORDE REPOWERS INLAND WATERWAY PUSHBOAT When it was time to repower one of its commercial vessels, Plant Recovery Company (PRC) turned to Laborde Products. PRC's M/V Victoria is a pushboat used for transporting barges through inland waterways. Laborde installed Mitsubishi S12R-Y1MPTA engines, rated 1,180 hp at 1,600 rpm. It also installed Twin Disc MG 540 transmissions and new RW Fernstrum grid coolers. "I talked to people that had Mitsubishi engines and they were all happy," said Marc Atkins of PRC. "We couldn't be happier with our engines. Laborde is one of the best companies you could ever work with. They set the standard on what customer service should be. You couldn't ask for a better group of people." PRC offers a wide range of services to the industrial business sector. For three generations, it has specialized in the dismantling, re-erection, demolition or closing of idle plants and equipment, the acquisition of used process equipment and the investment recovery of idle assets. Laborde is the largest Mitsubishi Marine distributor in North America with a far-reaching territory from Texas to Florida and New Orleans to Minneapolis. Excellent for the extremely heavy-duty tug and push boat applications, Mitsubishi engines typically offer significantly larger displacement and more mass. Extremely easy to maintain, each cylinder has its own head and the engine has large inspection covers on the crankcase and oil pan. The other great advantage with Mitsubishi engines is that they are all EPA compliant, but with mechanical governors. No complex electronics are required to meet the emission standards. (Source: www.labordeproducts.com) 5/23

Advertisement SMIT BRONCO TO OTHER CONTINENT pull of 28 tons. (Photo: Ruud Zegwaard) Last week the 2006 built Dutch flag pusher/tug Smit Bronco (Imo 9345491) was loaded on the Condock 2 and reported bound for Suriname hereafter to pick up a tow for Brazil. The IHC designed MPPT 2500 Delta Shipyard - Sliedrecht is one in a series of three pushers and delivered to Smit Transport Europe B,V, - Rotterdam She has a length of 25.40 mtrs a beam of 10.00 mtrs and a depth of 3.45 mtrs. The two Caterpillar 3508 main engine develops a total output of 2,028 bhp (1,492 kw) with a speed of 11 knots and a bollard EMOE & KIWI DEPARTED FROM CAPE TOWN The two new harbour tugs for Dutch company SMIT called recently at Cape Town for bunkers and supplies, there s a shortage of bunkers in Cape Town right now, while on delivery between Singapore and Zeebrugge. Here they are leaving port yesterday, 15 th February 2012, for the long haul north through the Atlantic. Within front the Smit Kiwi and aft Smit Emoe accompanied by a Cape Town harbour launch acting as pilot boat, with Table Mountain providing its usual impressive backdrop. (Photo: Glen Kasner) 6/23

TWO NEARLY COMPLETED Last week was seen the new building the nearly completed tugs VM Power (Imo 9605657) and VM Prudent (Imo 9605669) at the Jiangsu, Wuxi Shipyard in China under yard number 5505 and 5506 respectively. Both tugs are bound for the Persian Gulf and are registered Singaporean flag with call sign 9V8473 and 9V8474 resp. They are owned and managed by VM Marine International Singapore. They have a grt of 499 tons and a dwt of 336 tons. (Photo: Richard Qualm ) Advertisement WORK- TOWBOAT KOKHAAN TO NEW OWNERS The 1979 built Damen Stan Launch 53 with yard number 3411 Kokhaan was sold last week from Noorgat Holding at West Terschelling in the Netherland to Mogens Pedersen Nyborg AS in Denmark. Kokhaan has a dimension loa 15,75 x 4,90 meter and is fitted with 2 x 168 BHP Mitsubishi diesel engines new installed in 1998. Total output 340 HP at 1900 rpm. The Tugboat sailed under own power from Harlingen to her new homeport in Denmark via Nord-Ostsee Kanal to Faaborg in Denmark. Broker was Bratten Shipping AS, Bergen, Norway. (Source: Bjørn Bratten) 7/23

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BARGE OSIRIS SOLD AND TOWED TO NEW OWNERS At the same time Mogens Pedersen Nyborg AS also bought the Splithopper Barge Osiris from Norwegian seller Frode Martinsen in Fredrikstad. The barge was built in Scheepswerf A. Baars en Zn, Netherland in 1994 and has a capacity of 160 m3. Osiris was picked up in Horten by the Danish towboat Sontinja and towed to Denmark to her new owners homeport. Broker in this two sale has been Bratten Shipping AS, Bergen Norway. (Source: Bjørn Bratten) GOEDKOOP EXHIBITION IN SEA- & HARBOUR MUSEUM You all know IJmuiden in The Netherlands, but do you know it s Sea- and Harbour museum located in the old fishery school overlooking the harbours?. In 1989 a group of 70 volunteers restored the building and transformed it into a fantastic maritime museum. Momentarily a small exhibition about the shipping firm Goedkoop gives you a good impression of its early years (around 1900) of (steam) towed vessels and saloon-steamers between Amsterdam and IJmuiden and the years thereafter. The Firm Goedkoop was founded by Jan Goedkoop in 1807. He started with a ferry service to Texel, Nieuwediep and Pampus and later between Amsterdam and Nieuwediep. His sons continued the company in 1842 under the name Reederij Gebr. Goedkoop. It became a real family business and during the years the company expanded with many branches, but towing remained its core business. More about the history of Goedkoop, photo s, shipmodels and utensils are to be found in the museum (until July 24, 2012) and besides this much more about everything which has to do with seas and harbours. When you are in The Netherlands we hope you can make time to visit our museum. For further information see our website www.zeehavenmuseum.nl (in Dutch). (Source: Clipping News) FURTHER SUCCESS FOR BT MARINE IN THE UAE UK-based BT Marine Propellers have completed the successful design, manufacture and installation of high-performance propellers and nozzles for Grandweld Shipyards Dubai. The equipment was fitted to the new vessel Al Khattab a 30-metre multipurpose shallow-draught tug designed and built by Grandweld. The tug is designed to perform a wide variety of tasks from towing to anchor- 9/23

handling, dredging to firefighting. Al Kattab successfully completed sea trails exceeding the required contract conditions. The vessel is fitted with two Caterpillar C32 engines each 969kW of power, with two 1,600-millimetre diameter BT Marine fourblade propellers, and BT Marine high-thrust nozzles. Sea trials carried out in Dubai produced a ship s speed in excess of 11.5 knots and an impressive bollard pull of over 30 tonnes, along with high fuel efficiency. BT Marine designs and manufactures stern gear from 20mm to 300mm, Propellers for all applications from 250mm to 4000mm in Diameter, along with Steering and Fixed Nozzle systems. The company will be exhibiting at the Asia Pacific Maritime show in Singapore on March 14-16. (Source: Baird) SVITZER NEREID ON A 15,000 MILES VOYAGE On February 11, 2012 the new building registered St Vincent & Grenadines with call sign J8B4630 tug Svitzer Nereid (Imo 9581617) departed from the yard in Qingdao; China for a voyage of 15,000 nautical miles via Singapore, Cape Town to England. The delivery voyage is performed by RedWise Ship delivery crew under command of Captain Hendrik Buma. The tug has a length 33.00 mtrs a beam of 13.00 mtrs and a draught of 5.20 mtrs. Towingline whish the crew a healthy & safe journey (Source: Redwise) FROZEN RIVERS The winter in Holland this season came late. There were some discussions regarding an eleven city skating tour in the Northern province of Friesland. Unfortunately the ice was not thick enough and the race was cancelled. Action time for the tugboats to breaking the ice. On the picture is seen the Lekstroom V one of the hard winter workboats on the river. With her 4stroke 6cyl Caterpillar type C18 and 609 horses a piece of cake. (Photo: Cock Peterse) 10/23

ACCIDENTS SALVAGE NEWS COSTA CONCORDIA: SECOND TANK COMPLETELY EMPTY After waiting for the search for survivors to end, then being forced to wait 2 more weeks during bad weather, the company hired to empty the fuel tanks of the Costa Concordia, has emptied two tanks in just two days. Smit Salvage, a Dutch company hired to pump out the oil, had prepared six forward tanks of the ship with valves during the wait and are now pumping out oil at a fast rate. The Italian news agency, Agenzia Giornalistica Italia, which also publishes in English, quotes the head of the Livorno port authority, Ilarione Dell'Anna, who says the work is progressing well. "The second tank containing 410 cubic metres of fuel was emptied at a speed of 8 cubic metres per hour. The third tank containing another 410 cubic metres of fuel is now being emptied," Dell'Anna said. "If the weather and sea conditions remain as good as in recent days the emptying of the first six tanks of the Costa Concordia will be completed in about three to four days." 500,000 gallons of oil on Costa Concordia. AGI then went on to say that after that "operations will stop to allow the flanging of the remaining nine tanks." There is no timetable set as to how long all of that will take but Smit Salvage has gone on record as saying that the entire operation should take 3 to 4 weeks. The work has gone quickly but there's been no word on whether that means, weather permitting, the operation may take less time than expected. Some 500,000 gallons of oil was in the tanks of the 114,500 ton ship, 2,300 tonnes of heavy fuel and 200 tonnes of diesel fuel. The company said it intends to pump out the fuel "round the clock." Oil Spill would endanger Marine Sanctuary. The waters surrounding the island of Giglio, where the ship lays on its side on a rocky ledge, are a part of the 'Pelagos Sanctuary for Mediterranean Marine Mammals' and home to dolphins, porpoises, fin whales, sperm whales, the giant tuna billfish, sharks and other marine life. An oil spill would wreak havoc on the sanctuary. Seventeen bodies have been recovered from the ship and surrounding waters and another 15 people are missing and presumed deceased. The captain, Francesco Schettino, is under house arrest in his home near Naples, charged with multiple offences including manslaughter and abandoning his ship in distress. The ship went down on Jan. 13. (Source: Digital Journal; Photo: BosKalis) Advertisement 11/23

COLLISION IN THE KIEL CANAL On Feb 12, 2012, at 6.30 p.m. the Antigua-Barbuda-flagged cargo m/v "Panagia" (IMO: 9305295), whilst coming from Rauma, was in collison with the eastbound sailing tug "Bugsier 15", in the Kiel-Canal at km 52,5, between Breiholz and Rüsterbergen. The cargo vessel suffered scratches, the tug was damaged on port side in the region of the exhaust pipe and crane. Bot ships were allowed to continue their voyages, but had to berth in Brunsbuettel for surveys. The "Panagia" berthed at 11 p.m. and sailed on Feb 13 at 3.20 p.m. for St. Nazaire. The "Bugsier 15" sailed at 2.30 p.m. At the time of the accident there was slight fog with a visibility of 750 metres. No injuries, no spill reported. The police Brunsbuettel was investigating. (Source: Vesseltracker; Photo: Richard Wisse) TUGBOAT STRIKES BOATHOUSE; BARGES RUN AGROUND; INTRACOASTAL CLOSED CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas The Coast Guard closed a 2-mile section of the Intracoastal Waterway to create a safety zone around a grounded tug and barge, Thursday. Watchstanders at Sector Corpus Christi received a call at 6:15 a.m. reporting a tug with two barges ran aground near mile marker 474 in the ICW. The tug Bolivar Point was towing two barges with approximately 50,000 barrels of alkylate when it struck a boathouse on the northern shore of the ICW. There were no reports of injury or pollution. At approximately 6:30 a.m., a 25-foot Response Boat - Small and crew were launched from Station Port O Connor to investigate the incident. The crew reported the Bolivar Point blocked passage on the ICW. Station Port O Connor and the Coast Guard Cutter Brant have established a safety zone from mile markers 473 to 475 while awaiting assistance from the Bolivar Point s sister tug. Immediate action responding to this emergency was needed to protect people, property and infrastructure, said Lt. j.g. Erik Heithaus, waterways management duty officer. The safety zone was established to ensure safety from the hazards associated with two barges blocking the waterway and debris from the destroyed boathouse, and to assist the resulting emergency response efforts. The incident is currently under investigation. (Source: USCG; Photo: Petty Officer 2nd Class Kevin Chapman ) 12/23

TUG HIT TUG In the morning of February 15, 2012, the Hamburg based tug Bugsier 14 (Imo 8007200), was in collision with a 65 mtr barge pushed by the Schubexpress 10 (ENI 05602700) which was sailing downstream on the river Elbe, after the Bugsier 14 had departed from the tug pier Neumühlen. The master of the Bugsier 14 obviously had not renoticed marked the tug with its oil barge which suffered a gash of 10 centimetres length in the hull and needed repairs at a yard. The tug suffered damage at the stern. Investigations were launched against the master of the Bugsier 14. (Source: Vesseltracker) RENA UPDATE 17 TH FEBRUARY Good progress is currently being made by salvors in removing containers and debris from Rena. Fifteen containers (8 yesterday and 7 on Wednesday) have been removed from the aft section of Rena. One refrigerated container which had earlier been cut up has been discharged on to the ST60 The crane barge Smit Borneo is positioned off the port side of Rena, secured with wire ropes. Work has been continuing this week on removing containers from the aft section of Rena. Salvors have also removed the last two refrigerated containers from the forward section of Rena. Helicopter operations, removing cut up pieces of containers, are continuing. Dive operations will continue around the submerged stern section of the wreck. There are currently north east winds of around 15 knots out at the Astrolabe Reef these are forecast to reduce through today and tomorrow. In total, 514 containers have been recovered from Rena by salvors and processed ashore by Braemar Howells. A further 70 containers have been recovered from land and sea by Braemar Howells teams, making the total ashore now 584. A Braemar Howells recovery team is removing the last of the steel container pieces from Bowentown today. 70 bags of fish product have been brought ashore from Rena and will be taken to the Waikato Landfill for disposal. More wood is being lifted from Matakana Island via helicopter today. Two vessels are continuing sonar sweeps of the sea floor for missing containers. Oil spill response clean-up teams are working on Matakana Island and Mount Maunganui today. National On Scene Commander Mick Courtnell said only one shelly beach area on the Mount still required cleaning. A clean-up operation will begin on Motiti Island on Monday an oil spill response team of 16 will be deployed early Monday morning to work through to the following Saturday. Seven penguins were released near Motiti Island today these penguins will be observed today and tomorrow and then the wildlife team on Motiti Island will leave the island. (Source: Maritime New Zealand: Photo: LOC) MISSISSIPPI RIVER CLOSED BY BARGE CRASH, OIL SPILL The Coast Guard has closed a five-mile stretch of the Mississippi River upriver from New Orleans after oil spilled from a barge following an early morning collision. Officials say a tanker barge 13/23

pushed downriver by the towboat Clarence Settoon rammed a crane barge being pushed upriver by the tugboat Alydar about 2 a.m. on Friday about 50 miles upriver from New Orleans. The collision tore a 10- foot by 5-foot gash above the waterline of the double-hulled tanker barge and oil spewed into the river, the Coast Guard said. Chief Petty Officer John Edwards said no injuries were reported and neither barge nor tugboat sank. He said the leak has been contained, and authorities are working to determine how much oil spilled. The tank contained about 148,000 gallons of oil, but the spill was substantially less than the tank s contents, the Coast Guard said. The Coast Guard says the Clarence Settoon deployed 100 feet of containment boom soon after the collision, and another 30,000 feet was available if needed. A cleanup company has been hired to take further steps to deal with the spill. St. Charles Parish authorities downriver from the crash closed intakes that draw water for drinking from the river, but said an adequate supply is on hand until water quality can be checked. They described the move as precautionary and said there appeared to be no public danger from the spill. The section of river where the crash occurred is part of a busy shipping and industrial corridor that stretches from New Orleans north to Baton Rouge. It is lined by refineries, chemical plants and the massive Port of South Louisiana, which handles much of the grain exported from farms in the U.S. heartland. Their operations did not appear to be seriously hampered by the closing of the river. However, the Coast Guard did not know Friday how long the river might be closed while the investigation and clean-up continue. (Source: The Advocate: Photo: Capt. Billy Smith) MALTA NEWS MAGNUS BACK IN VALLETTA The 2006 built Antigua & Barbuda flag with call sign V2BX5 tug Magnus (Imo 9344966) berthed at Wine Wharf, Grand Harbour, Malta on Saturday 11th February, 2012 after lately she performed a rig move from Crotone to Ravenna, Italy. The tug is owned by Magnus GmbH & Co. KG. Hamburg: Germany and managed by Harms Bergung Transport Hamburg; Germany. She has a grt of 1,767 tons and a dwt of 1,494 tons and is classed Germanischer Lloyd. (Source: Cpt. Lawrence Dalli - www.maltashipphotos.com) 14/23

OFFSHORE NEWS Advertisement WINTER IN DEN HELDER Icy weather conditions in the second week of February in the seaport of Den Helder, the Netherlands. A great challenge for the suppliers of the SNS Pool to moor safely at the Palace Quay and Nieuwediep Quay. The photograph shows the Far Splendour surrounded by a thick layer of ice shelves. (Source and photo: Paul Schaap) T.O.S. STRENGTHENS ITS POSITION IN THE OIL & GAS INDUSTRY 2012 starts for T.O.S. (Transport & Offshore Services) with an expansion of its services in the Oil & Gas industry. Early this year Michael Koops was appointed as Business Development Manager Oil & 15/23

Gas to strengthen the positions of T.O.S. in this industry. Koops: "T.O.S. is a strong player in supplying maritime and technical professionals in the maritime, offshore and oil and gas industry. It is up to me to expand the (market) share of T.O.S. in the oil and gas with focus on the Upstream, Engineering and Offshore construction industry. In these industries we offer our clients among others the expertise of T.O.S. in the disciplines project management, project services and construction supervision." For the past 6 years Michael Koops has worked at Brunel Energy Europe BV in various account and (sales)management positions in the oil and gas industry. In his last position as Sales Manager he was responsible for the control of the sales activities. Previously, Michael Koops worked for various staffing and recruiting companies. In the function of Business Development Manager Oil & Gas Michael Koops will be the face of T.O.S. in the Oil & Gas market. In doing so he will build on the foundation that T.O.S. has established in this market with the joint ventures TIM in Brazil and TOS Sheffield in Singapore over the past year. "Oil & Gas is one of the six priorities of T.O.S. and in addition to Maritime, Offshore, Renewables, Shore Based Jobs and Ship Delivery it is part of the markets in which we operate. For T.O.S. the appointment of Michael Koops is a logical progression to strengthen our position in the Oil & Gas and to fulfil our growth intentions for 2012. We have confidence in our global network and the expertise of Michael to grow in this exciting industry." thus Marleen Stuurman, Executive Manager Operations. (Press Release T.O.S.) FJELL SPOTTED IN VIGO The semi-submersible Vessel Fjell was seen in Vigo, Spain last month, when she called the port for shelter on her way from Malta to Rotterdam. This was a spectacular and very impressive view with 3 towers of more than 100 m height on her deck. (Source: Patricia Prado- Blue Sea Brokers; Photo: Europe Press) AHTS SUPPLY Statoil took advantage of high anchor handler supply to grab a vessel for cargo duties today, brokers say. It was one of only two fixtures on Tuesday meaning AHTS availability remains plentiful on both sides of the North Sea. The Norwegian oil company fixed the 284-tbp Havila Venus (built 2009) for up to 14 days at NOK 70,000 per day, brokers say. On the UK side Total fixed the 187-tbp Sea Lynx 16/23

(built 1999) for all duties at 7,500. There are reports of another term deal for a platform supply vessel. SPD has secured the 4,568-dwt Malaviya 7 (built 1994) at 14,750 per day to support the Borgsten Dolphin for three firm wells with two options. On the spot market Maersk UK took the 4,800-dwt Brage Supplier (built 2012) for a cargo run plus an option at 8,750 per day. BG Group moved for the 3,250-dwt Havila Fortune (built 2009) for a cargo run with two options at 8,000 daily, brokers say. And Shell took the 4,000-dwt North Vanguard (built 1990) for a cargo run plus an option at 6,750 per day. (Source: Tradewinds; Photo: Dave Dodds) BOURBON SECURES NEW CONTRACTS Bourbon Offshore Norway AS, a fully integrated offshore supply ship owning company announces that the company has secured contract extensions for two of its offshore vessels. AHTS Bourbon Crown has been extended with charterer Exxon Angola for three months. The current contract will then expire at the end of this year. In Norway, Statoil has exercised three monthly options on Ulstein Design large PSV, Bourbon Sapphire. The vessel is then firm until early January. Newbuilding Bourbon Front has been awarded a contract with Allseas for pipelay support starting April this year. The contract is expected to last ca 50 days. CSV Bourbon Oceanteam 101 has been extended for six months with end client BP Angola. (Source Bourbon Offshore Norway) Advertisement GULMAR DA VINCI FOR BUNKER CALL IN CAPE TOWN Last Monday 13 th February the 2011 built Marshall Islands flag with call sign V7SG4 Dive Support 17/23

Vessel Gulmar Da Vinci (Imo 9441233) was seen arriving at Cape Town for, crew change, stores, minor repairs and bunkers. However bunkers were not available on Monday. The DSV is owned by Gulmar Da Vinci Marine Sharjah; United Arab Emirates and managed by Gulmar Offshore Ltd. Sharjah; United Arab Emirates. He has a grt of 8,691 tons and a dwt of 5,640 tons and is classed Det Norske Veritas. (Photo: Aad Noorland) EKULO EXPLORER MOORED IN CAPE TOWN Last week the 1981 built Panama flag with call sign HP8735 Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessel Ekulo Explorer (Imo 7917898) was seen alongside #3 Landing Wharf Cape Town. The AHTS is owned by Kaztec Marine Services Abudja; Nigeria and managed by Kaztec Engineering Ltd. Abudja; Nigeria. She has a grt of 1,247 tons and a dwt of 1,389 tons and is classed American Bureau of Shipping. (Photo: Aad Noorland) CBO TAKES DELIVERY OF ITS NEW ULSTEIN DESIGN PSV IN BRAZIL The platform supply vessel CBO Atlântico is delivered. She is the first of six ULSTEIN designed X-BOW vessels to be built in Brazil, and the very first of the PX106 design. The vessel was constructed at Estaleiro Alianca shipyard in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for shipowner CBO (Companhia Brasileira de Offshore). CBO has already two PSVs of P106 design from ULSTEIN in its fleet. When CBO in 2010 and 2011 decided to order ULSTEIN designed PSVs for Petrobras oil rigs support activities outside Brazil, their demands were such: The ships had to adapt to more and more complex operations and bring with them new technologies to provide quality services, ensure safety and protect sensitive marine environments. Their final decision was to order two small vessels (PX106) and four large vessels (PX105). The vessels comply with Petrobras 18/23

PSV3000 and PSV4500 tenders, and are designed for effective and flexible transportation of bulk and general cargo to installations offshore. The contracts include delivery of design, engineering, main equipment and commissioning follow-up. CBO Atlântico measures 76.3 m (length overall) by 16 m (breadth), and the depth to main deck is 7.5 m. The cargo deck area is 660 m2. Three of the tanks are multitanks of the Cargomax system. She has diesel electric propulsion and azimuth propellers, and can keep a speed of approximately 15 knots. CBO Atlântico complies with the CLEAN notation from Det Norske Veritas. The cooperation with both Estaleiro Alianca and CBO has been extremely well. We are very pleased with the finish and quality of the end product, says Project Manager at ULSTEIN, Mr. Rolf Olsen Husø. CBO Atlântico left the yard on 2 February and has entered into an eight-year contract with Brazilian state oil company Petrobras. The second PX106 is to be delivered later this year (Q2), and four PSVs of PX105 design will be delivered during 2012 2013. (Source: Ulstein Group) WINDFARM NEWS STRATEGIC TAKES ON EURO OFFSHORE ENERGY MARKET Australian shipbuilder Strategic Marine has signed contracts to build eight offshore wind farm crew transfer vessels (including options) for the European market. The company will also be establishing a service network in Europe to support the vessels it will be supplying to clients in the region. The vessels will be managed by Njord Offshore, a subsidiary of Norse Management UK, which has a long history in the marine industry. The 20-metre catamarans were designed by ship designer BMT Nigel Gee and will be built at Strategic s Singapore shipyard. When delivered later this year, the multipurpose vessels will be among the most sophisticated in the market, built to DNV class rules (+IAI HSLC R2 Wind Farm Service 1). Each vessel will be powered by twin MTU 8V2000M72 engines and be capable of speeds in excess of 25 knots. (Source: Baird) Advertisement 19/23

SOUTH BOATS DELIVERS NEW WFSV ABERSOCH BAY TO TURBINE TRANSFERS South Boats Special Projects Ltd. announces the launch and commissioning of its 52nd offshore wind farm crew transfer vessel, Abersoch Bay to Turbine Transfers Ltd. Designed as a technology demonstration vessel to live test new solutions for the industry, Abersoch Bay incorporates equipment that will be fitted as standard to the new range of South Boats vessels including the 19m, 24m and 28m. Abersoch Bay is the 11th in the South Catamaran 18m Wind Farm Support Vessel series and the 7th to be built and certified to DNV class rules. New developments include, a soft mounted superstructure, anti-noise and vibration paint coatings, modular outfit, next generation bow fendering, wind turbine generators and PV panels for battery charging and reduced dependency on engine alternators, which reduces fuel consumption. Also fitted is a full LED light package reducing electrical demand, next generation integrated bridge with integrated electronic circuit breakers and full vector control system. The Abersoch Bay has an LOA of 19.1m, Beam of 7.3m, Draught of 1.1m and a lightship displacement of 40 tonnes. The vessel is configured with a central superstructure with forward wheelhouse providing a forward deck capable of carrying up to 8 tonnes of construction and O&M equipment. Powered by twin MTU 8V2000M72 965mhp diesel engines and coupled to Ultra Dynamics UJ575 water jet units the vessel achieved a sprint speed of nearly 26 knots and is capable of cruising at speeds 24 knots (90% MCR) in arrival condition. A sophisticated hydraulics system driven by both ZF3000 gearboxes powers a 5 bar 30,000 litre per hour fire pump, 1.5 tonne hydraulic capstan, clutched and braked anchor spool winch, 210 bar 30 litre per minute pressure washer system and a 3.5tm3 8 bar fuel transfer system as well as having provision for a Palfinger PK6500 deck crane and Houlder s TAS system. The integrated system offers full redundancy from two supplies. An ONAN 13.5kW 230V AC generator set supplies power to the vessels ring main and AC services. The vessel has been independently surveyed and noise levels at full power were recorded as 57dBA in the passenger saloon and 54dBA in the wheelhouse, making this vessel one of the very quietest ever built and certainly a newbenchmark for this sector. This latest generation vessel has a totally reworked interior arrangement with the entrance door forward to stbd into a changing and storage lobby incorporating a hanging area. In the saloon there are four South KPM shock mitigating suspension crew seats to port, arranged as two rows of two facing with a table and integrated floor plinths with immersion suit and lifejacket stowage. To stbd are eight further Cleeman suspension crew seats arranged as two rows of three seats and one row of two seats, with a work table for each row. Full satellite and 3G wireless internet is available throughout and a triple screen entertainment system is fitted with TV/DVD and forward looking cameras. Aft is a separate Galley area andintegrated ships workshop and electrical lockers. The wheelhouse features the first South Boats Integrated Bridge, developed with MAP and Boat Electrics & Electronics using extensive BONING equipment. The full MED approved equipment pack includes twin Furuno Radars, full ECDIS, FLIR thermal imaging camera, 10 channel recording CCTV, Satellite Compass, Class A AIS, twin Class A DSC VHF Radio s, HF Radio and Iridium Openport. The integrated bridge 20/23