Willem Barentsz

[Leen]

Hey Marten Jan,

Vandaar mijn opmerking, dat had ik ook gezien.
En daarnaast, de beide nieuwe schepen op West en ook de Friesland nog, gaat het niet worden.   

[Marten-Jan van Zanden]

Ok Leen.

We kunnen met zijn allen speculeren tot weet ik het wat. Doeksen heeft de plannen al lang klaar. Hopenlijk geven ze ons binnenkort inzage.

[PiebeJanMan]

Doeksen heeft een speciale website voor de nieuwe schepen; http://www.denieuweschepenvandoeksen.nl/

Hoofdmotoren 2x MTU 16V4000 op enkel LNG. (geen dual-fuel). Directe aandrijving naar 2x Veth VZ 1250 CR
En bouwnummer werfnummer 387 en 388, waarbij van 387 de kiellegdatum dus 15 juli 2016 was.
Bron: Doeksen op Facebook:

Hoi Andries! Het worden 2 x MTU 16V4000 100% gasmotoren die direct de roerpropellers (Veth VZ 1250 CR) aandrijven.

Hull 387 en Hull 388

En nog een nieuwsbericht:

http://www.marinelog.com/index.php/coastal/ferries-channel/item/22467-bmt-nigel-gee-to-design-lng-fueled-doeksen-duo.html
http://www.bmt.org/news/2016/08/bmt-nigel-gee-secures-lng-ferries-contract/

BMT Nigel Gee Secures LNG Ferries Contract

03-Aug-2016

DoeksenBMT Nigel Gee (BMT), the leading independent naval architecture and marine engineering design consultancy, has announced a new project to design two 70m aluminium-hull catamaran RoPax ferries for Rederij Doeksen. BMT will be responsible for concept through to production design.

Both vessels, which will be built by Triyard Holdings subsidiary, Strategic Marine in Vung Tau, Vietnam, will serve the Friesland Islands connecting Harlingen, Terschelling and Vlieland in the Netherlands and enter service in April 2018. The exterior and interior styling is being performed by Vripack. The vessels are single fuel LNG, with both main engines and generators running off the LNG supply. The vessels will offer significantly lower emissions than conventional steel and diesel powered vessels, with at least a 30% reduction in CO2 and 100% reduction in NOX/SOX.

Ed Dudson, Technical Director of BMT Nigel Gee comments: “Winning this project with Strategic Marine from an International Tender process is excellent. This is an incredibly exciting project for us to be working on - to develop these vessels with such low emissions to operate in the Wadensee is a fantastic opportunity. The vessels will be built in aluminium to minimise weight, thereby further reducing emissions. They will be the first passenger vessels to have the new MTU 4000 series gas engine installed. Bow thrusters will be run from stored power, recharged from shore power. At 70m long with a 17m beam, the vessels will also have a very low operating draft of 2.5m to facilitate operating in the Wadensee, an area of particularly shallow water. Manoeuvrability will be excellent with the use of Azimuthing thrusters.”

With the capacity to accommodate over 60 cars and 600 passengers, the vessels will be designed to interface with existing port facilities, boast wind generators and solar panels to reinforce its environmentally friendly credentials.

En in MTU-magazine nog een interview met Paul Melles; http://www.mtu-report.com/pdf/2012_02_MTU_Report_einzel_engl.pdf

“LNG is the marine fuel
of the future”
CV
Paul Melles, Managing Director
Doeksen Shipping
Paul Melles has worked at Doeksen for 25 years
continuously apart from a very brief interlude.
He was Technical Manager in 1999 when he
became Technical Director of the holding company
Koninklijke Doeksen BV for two years. He
came back to Doeksen as Managing Director in
2001. The company operates a total of six ferries
to the Dutch islands of Terschelling and Vlieland
in the North Sea.
> Mr. Melles, up to now all of your ferries
have been run on diesel. Why the change?
We became interested in the idea as long ago
as 2000 when the first LNG-powered ferry
went into service in Norway. We were planning
to build a a new ferry in 2004 and wanted
to invest in a progressive technology. But the
availability of LNG was still very poor in those
days and the authorities in the Netherlands
were not doing anything to change the situation
either. So we shelved the plans in 2004.
But we never gave up our interest in LNG. And
as we now need a new ferry again, we are
looking at the idea once more. The ferry is
to be very eco-friendly – made of aluminum,
and the electricity for the onboard services
will partly be provided by solar panels. We are
aiming to have the concept finished by the
end of the year so that we can start the tendering
process next year.
> So is the availability of LNG now
guaranteed?
Well, it is certainly not perfect. When we first
looked at it in 2000, we would have had to buy
the fuel from Portugal or Norway; now at least
you can get it in Zeebrugge and next year very
probably in Rotterdam as well. It isn’t ideal by
any means, but is enough to start with. The
shipping industry tends to be conservative,
everyone wants to be absolutely certain the
technology works; nobody wants to be the first
to try something new. But as long as nobody
puts their faith in LNG, nobody will invest in
expanding the infrastructure. So, as I am sure
that LNG is the marine fuel of the future, we
are willing to take the first steps with our shipping
business. We want to make our findings
and our data available to the industry and use
what we hope will be our positive experiences
to persuade other ship operators to fuel their
fleets with LNG.
10 I MTU Report 02/12
Technology
> What makes you so certain that LNG is
the right fuel for ships?
There are several reasons. Number 1: gas will
definitely be available for much longer than
mineral-oil-based fuels. Number 2: engines
fueled by LNG easily comply with the emission
limits which diesel engines can only meet with
the aid of complex exhaust aftertreatment
systems. We are talking about emission levels
for nitrogen oxides and soot particulates that
are 95 percent lower. And when the first ECAs
(Emission Control Areas) in the North Sea are
set up in 2015, vessels that do not meet the
emission standards will no longer be allowed
in coastal areas. So I will then have the choice
of either a diesel engine with a costly exhaust
aftertreatment system or an LNG engine. The
third reason is to do with noise pollution. LNG
engines are much quieter than diesel engines.
That is an important factor for passenger ferries
in particular. And there is another thing
that is important to me – once we have a
functioning LNG system on board, we will also
be able to run it on biogas – and then we will
have a completely carbon-neutral ferry, which
is our ultimate aim.
> And is LNG economically attractive as
well?
That depends on what you compare it to. At
present it is cheaper and cleaner than diesel
fuel but more expensive than heavy oil. Of
course, nobody knows how the prices will
develop in the future. But basically we can
assume that the LNG price will fall relative
to the cost of diesel because oil will become
increasingly more difficult and, therefore, more
expensive to extract. But only those who sell
the fuel know the precise answer and I am not
privy to their plans.
> Can you also see LNG as a fuel for
luxury yachts?
Certainly, why not? Yacht owners hate black
and smelly fumes and want to have a compact
engine room. Above all they want to be able to
sail their yachts in coastal waters too. When
they become part of the designated ECAs in
the near future, they will be subject to much
stricter emission limits. But LNG is not just a
fuel for ships. There are already trucks that
run on LNG in the Netherlands. And the more
vehicles that are fueled by LNG, the better the
infrastructure will become.

Kiellegdatum 388 was op 9 augustus, met feestelijkheden, zie persbericht Doeksen:

9 AUGUSTUS 2016   | ACHTERGROND - ACTUALITEIT - TECHNIEK   | NO COMMENT
KIELLEGGING


Je zou kunnen zeggen dat zeelieden bijgelovig zijn. Of misschien houden we gewoon graag vast aan onze beproefde tradities. Want hoewel de recente techniek de gevaren van de zeevaart iets heeft afgezwakt (immers: door radar en uitgelezen veiligheidssystemen is het varen door de eeuwen heen een stuk veiliger geworden), toch zijn veel tradities in de scheepvaart nog springlevend. Om geluk en een veilige thuiskomst af te dwingen. Of om ongeluk af te wenden. Fluiten aan dek bijvoorbeeld: maar beter niet doen. De scheepsdoop wordt alleen door dames voltrokken en de champagnefles moet dan beslist breken, want anders… rampspoed!
State-of-the-art Onze twee nieuwe schepen zijn innovatieve paradepaardjes. Ze zijn voorzien van duurzame toepassingen als zonnepanelen en windturbines en schonere voortstuwing door LNG. De veiligheidssystemen zijn “state-of-the-art”. De navigatieapparatuur het neusje van de zalm. Ze zijn op alles voorbereid en letterlijk klaar voor de toekomst. Maar toch…
Geen munt Tóch een kiellegging. In de Romeinse tijd werd traditiegetrouw onder de mast een munt geplaatst, voor voorspoed. Maar aangezien veel moderne schepen niet beschikken over een mast, wordt tegenwoordig vaak een andere plek onder de kiel voor de munt gezocht. En in het geval van onze aluminium schepen, moeten we bekennen, dat er helemaal geen munt wordt geplaatst. Want metaal op metaal gaat corroderen. Stel je voor…
De ceremoniële kielleggingen van Hull 387 en Hull 388 vonden plaats op 15 juli en 9 augustus en markeerden voor ons definitief de start van de bouw van de schepen, net zoals het leggen van de eerste steen dat markeert bij de bouw van een huis. Weliswaar zonder munt, maar het waren mooie, symbolische momenten, die zeker ook belangrijk waren voor de Vietnamese medewerkers op de werkvloer.
Vakmanschap Verschillende units van het schip zijn al op locatie in elkaar gelast en worden nu geassembleerd en gecontroleerd. Al snel zullen de contouren zichtbaar worden. Vakmanschap voor alles. Zo ziet u: we laten de voorspoed van het schip echt niet afhangen van een munt. Nu nog op zoek naar een doopvrouwe die redelijk hard kan gooien…
Paul Melles Directeur
 
Kiellegging

http://www.denieuweschepenvandoeksen.nl/2016/08/09/kiellegging/

[PiebeJanMan]

Strategic Marine Makes Good Progress For Rederij Doeksen’s Orders

Strategic Marine makes good progress for Rederij Doeksen’s orders

In what is a milestone project for Strategic Marine, the construction of two 70m LNG powered aluminium vehicle and passenger catamarans for Rederij Doeksen is progressing well at the group’s yard in Vietnam.

Both vessels are on schedule for delivery to the Netherlands in early 2018 where they will undergo final commissioning and sea trials.

“This is a milestone project for Strategic Marine and we are delighted that Rederij Doeksen decided to contract these vessels with us following a stringent international tender evaluation process,” said Strategic Marine’s CEO Mark Schiller.

“It is testament to the world leading shipbuilding skills we offer our customers after operating more than 10 years in Vietnam, 15 years in Singapore and 30 years in Australia. We see an ever increasing focus on the environmental aspects of marine transportation, with LNG emerging as the fuel of choice for many operators and we are committed to being at the forefront of developing LNG and other emission reducing technologies further to the benefit of our customers and the environment” he added.

The vessels will operate on the UNESCO World Heritage Listed Wadden Sea between Harlingen on the mainland and the islands of Terschelling and Vlieland.

Mr Schiller added that great attention had been given to reducing the vessels’ environmental footprint wherever possible.

“The acquisition of these vessels signifies the largest single investment Rederij Doeksen has ever made and thus we carefully evaluated the proposals received from the world’s leading aluminium ferry builders. We also inspected their shipyard facilities and reference vessels as part of our due diligence process before finally selecting Strategic Marine as our project partner,” said Rederij Doeksen’s Director Paul Melles

“We are confident after seeing their project response along with their high level of workmanship and attention to detail that Strategic Marine will build these innovative vessels to the very high standard expected by Rederij Doeksen and our travelling public,” Mr Melles added.

The eco-friendly RoPax ferries are designed by BMT Nigel Gee with concept and interior design by Vripack. They will have a capacity of 592 passengers and 66 cars each and main propulsion will be by two single-fuel LNG engines from MTU driving fixed pitch azimuth thrusters from Veth through mechanical gearboxes.

The ships’ power is delivered by a hybrid LNG/electric plant where power is generated by two single fuel LNG generators and additional electricity is stored in battery banks for use with the electrically driven bow thrusters as well as providing main grid stabilization and peak shaving support.

ENDS

http://www.strategicmarine.com/strategic-marine-makes-good-progress-for-rederij-doeksens-orders/

[PiebeJanMan]

Bijgaande afbeelding heeft Rederij Doeksen vandaag gepubliceerd bij het bericht omtrent het FairClimateFund.

[Leen]

Motoren voor de nieuwe ferries van MTU ( van de Rolls Royce Marine site )


At SMM International Maritime Trade Fair in Hamburg, representatives of the Singaporean shipyard Strategic Marine and Rolls-Royce signed a contract on 7 September for the delivery of four MTU gas engines for two new 70-metre long catamarans for the Dutch shipping company Doeksen, that will operate in the Wadden Sea UNESCO World Natural Heritage site. The MTU brand is part of Rolls-Royce Power Systems.
Knut Müller, Head of the Marine and Government Business Division at MTU, said at the signing of the contract: “We would like to express our thanks to our long-standing partners Strategic Marine and Doeksen for the trust they have placed in our new technologies and are delighted that the MTU gas engine has been so well received by the market.” In addition to the Dutch ferries, MTU gas engines will be used to power a new harbour tug being built by Damen for the shipping company Svitzer and a new ferry on Lake Constance operated by the local utility, Stadtwerke Konstanz.
The two aluminium catamarans are to operate ferry services by Doeksen for as many as 66 vehicles and 599 passengers between the Dutch mainland and the islands of Terschelling and Vlieland, from 2018. The fleet currently consists of seven ferries. The Wadden Sea was declared a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site in 2009 because of its unique geological and ecological value. Stretching 500 km along the North Sea coast of Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands, it is the largest unbroken system of inter-tidal sand and mud flats in the world.
Richard de Vries, Head of Operations at Doeksen, said: “Particularly on the sensitive Wadden Sea that has been declared worthy of protection, it is very important for us that ships are operated in an extremely environmentally friendly manner. The MTU engines therefore were the right choice for us, also because of their dynamic acceleration behaviour.”
The RoPax ferries are built by Strategic Marine in Vietnam and designed by BMT Nigel Gee, with the interior design coming from Vripack. The 70-metre long catamarans will each receive two MTU 16-cylinder pre-production Series 4000 gas engines, each delivering around 1,500 kW, as the main propulsion system. The IMO Tier III compliant engines will deliver power to azimuth fixed pitch propellers, giving the ferries an operational speed of 14 knots.
Mark Newbold, chairman of Strategic Marine, commented: “This is a milestone project for us. We see an ever increasing focus on the environmental aspects of marine transportation, with LNG emerging as the fuel of choice for many operators and we are committed to being at the forefront of developing LNG and other emission reducing technologies further to the benefit of our customers and the environment. We have been working with MTU now successfully for over 15 years in providing engines for patrol boats, windfarm supply vessels and ferries.”

[PiebeJanMan]

Met de mobiel even een foto gemaakt in de terminal in Harlingen.
Rederij Doeksen "Onze nieuwe groene schepen" verwacht 2018

[Leen]

Intussen is op de website de nieuwe schepen van doeksen weer een update geplaatst.

[Leen]

Doeksen komt met update na update op zijn site www.denieuweschepenvandoeksen.nl

In de Texelse courant las ik dat de Texelstroom tal van problemen heeft.
Ik hoop dat Doeksen dat beter voor elkaar heeft straks.

Leen

[Vriend]

Qua kwaliteitscontrole lijken ze er in ieder geval bovenop te zitten Leen. Zie onderstaande citaten van de site:

Uitvoerige kwaliteitscontrole
Er worden steeds kleine stukjes schip opgeleverd. Dit proces verloopt als volgt. De supervisors bieden het gedeelte wat afgenomen kan worden aan bij Quality Control. Eerst gaat de Quality Control van de werf er doorheen en markeert alle gebreken en tekortkomingen. De gemarkeerde plekken worden hersteld. Daarna gaat Quality Control er samen met Lloyds en de bouwbegeleiders doorheen om de reparaties te bekijken. Nieuwe onvolkomenheden die tijdens deze ronde nog worden ontdekt, worden eveneens hersteld.

Certificaat
Bouwbegeleider Ingmar: “Zo’n finale ronde van een relatief klein gedeelte van het schip kost zomaar een halve dag. Het is echt kruipen, sluipen, klimmen en klauteren, want we willen echt álles gezien hebben, vooral de lastige hoekjes. Het is zaak om tijdens zo’n ronde voldoende water bij je te hebben en in het kantoortje een schoon (droog) shirt… Als uiteindelijk Quality Control, Lloyds en wijzelf tevreden zijn, wordt dit afgetekend op een certificaat van inspectie. Wat betreft de constructie en het laswerk is dit gedeelte dan helemaal ‘af’ en gereed.”

Nu ziet bovenstaande op de bouw van het casco. Waar TESO nu last van heeft zit aan de kant van de technische installaties. Die zitten echt niet lekker nu. De Dokter Wagemaker op de werf en gelukkig de Schulpengat nog achter de hand voor als het echt misgaat. Het schip heeft flinke schade veroorzaakt aan een houten steiger in Den Helder. Ziet er best eng uit als zo'n groot schip niet in de toom te houden is.

[L.Noorman]

Voor de mensen die het nog niet hebben gezien, er is een namenwedstrijd voor de nieuwe schepen.

http://www.denieuweschepenvandoeksen.nl/namenwedstrijd/

[Leen]

Intussen zijn op de site de nieuweschepenvandoeksen ook de dekplannen te zien.

[PiebeJanMan]

Ook Pentland ferries gaat een schip laten bouwen bij Strategic Marine in Vietnam. Wordt een verlengde versie van de Pentalina (een van de halfzusjes van de Vlieland).
http://www.orcadian.co.uk/pentland-ferries-order-new-vessel/

[PiebeJanMan]

Nu met foto's en PDF met GAP.

http://www.bmt.org/vessel-designs/project/2646/85m-passenger-ferry

[PiebeJanMan]

Overigens op de site van BMT ook een datasheet van de nieuwe Doeksenboten met een algemeen plan;

http://www.bmt.org/vessel-designs/project/2522/70m-lng-car-ferry

Die, zoals Leen al opmerkte, ook hier staan: http://www.denieuweschepenvandoeksen.nl/de-schepen/deck-plans/

Search: Strategic Marine Rederij Doeksen BMT Nigel Gee