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ment company. Aker Yards has received €291.9 million in payment. It is expected that the new jointly-owned unit will


likely to increase the number of lepers of the sea. 'This unhelpful Spanish decree could also


deliver modern vessels to meet the growing demand by Russian companies in hydrocarbons explora- tion, production, and transportation for specialised ships. Te transaction is expected to be completed within thace summer of 2008. Te agreement proval from relevant authorities.


stand in the way of the salvor attempting to use his best endeavours, as required under the Salvage Convention 1989 and Lloyd's Form, to prevent pollution. Certainly, a salvor is unlikely to be able to meet a demand for such huge guarantees. 'The Prestige spill disaster will cost over €1 billion, perhaps as much as €5 billion


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Dredging demand in India


tow to a place of refuge. The cost of salvage and pollution damage (on a much smaller scale) would have been in the region of €50 million at most.


Vosta LMG has been awarded a contract for a CSD750 cutter suction dredger by International SeParport Dredging Ltd, a jo nt venture company beotfw neighbouring coastal


'Having gambled by turning the Prestige away - and losing up to €5 billion in the process - the Spanish have now made their position worse. In practical terms, a demand for a huge financial guarantee amounts to a blanket ban on shelter along the Spanish coast. This could contribute to a re-run of the estige - in Spanish waters or in the waters states.


& Toubro, of India. The vessel will be uCs-ed for dredging projects throughout India due to the growing demand from the Indian market dredging operations.


een Dredging International and Larsen neighbouring coastal states at risk.


It places 'We must hope that other EU member states


The monohull cutter suction design and charac- teristics have been defined in close cooperation


will recognise the folly of this heavy-handed approach. It is self-defeating and could well lead to the ultimate absurdity: a salvage master having to watch a laden tanker sink, a few miles off the coast, while the parties involved argue about money. Nothing could be further from the spirit of Lloyd's Form.'


CHART Joop Timmermans compared the Spanish


cording to WWF estimates. The Prestiges pending on apcould have been saved, but only following a


attitude with the British approach to the place of refuge issue. He said: 'Robin Middleton, the UK SOSREP, or Secretary of State's Representative, recently told a European Parliament committee concerned with maritime safety that neighbouring coastal states should cooperate in identifying the best refuge for casualties. He maintained that governments should be prepared to accept a casualty if the best refuge is in their jurisdiction, even if the accident happens in a neighbouring jurisdiction. 'The SOSREP clearly recognises the


common interest of coastal states. In contrast, the Spanish Government's decree appears to be designed to deter requests for shelter. It also leaves no room for constructive cooperation with neighbouring states.'


BETTER STANDARDS - The field of electronic navigational charts has seem some heated


discussion ecently tween the proponents of various chart formats and n course


distribution systems, most notably involving Map and the UKHO.


now that a number of significant players have agreed on a new enhanced ENC distribution standard following a workshop held by German company ChartWorld. The problem was that although an increasing number of ENCs is becoming


Electronic charting seems back for


waters. It will be equipped with a Vosta LMG underwater dredge pump aSnd inboard pump, both ty rpe VL75 b0e, a hydraulicaanlldy-driven Vosta T2 cutter head, and a Vosta LMG wire system spud carrier. Unique for the Indian cutter suction f leet is that th main power is generated by SKL diesel engines, which can run on HFO for a greater economic efficiency.


AGREE ON


The dredger is being built and tested in Malaysia, by Vosta LMG and its partner Vantage Co. SBI


available, the packaging and distribution of these ENCs are not sufficiently standardised. Chart agents supplying the full ENC coverage become increasingly aware that different ECDIS brands react differently when importing ENCs. To overcome these practical issues,


with the client and can be operated in s allow COMPANIES


representatives of ECDIS manufacturers, value-added ENC resellers and the International Hydrographic Bureau attended a meeting sponsored by ChartWorld during March 2004 in Hamburg. The result was the initiation of a new industry standard, to be known as S63x. S63x is an auxiliary standard designed to act as a layer on top of the established IHO standards S-63 (ENC encryption) and S-57 (ENC transfer). S63x is intended to guide the ECDIS industry regarding the enhancements necessary to achieve more robust and reliable ENC handling. The ENC distributors UKHO, Transas and ChartWorld as well as ECDIS designers HDW-Hagenuk, Raytheon Marine, AM Electronics, SevenCs, Sperry Marine Transas


agreed to implement S63x


compliant services and ECDIS systems to make ENC handling easier in the future. S63x is claimed to offer better services to


ECDIS users through smoother reading and updating of ENCs without conflicting with the underlying IHO standards. Interested parties are invited to attend the second workshop which is scheduled for autumn 2004. Further information is available at www.s63x.org


This 73m CSD750 cutter suction dredger is to be built for International Seaport Dredging Ltd by Vosta LMG.


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