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Trimline completes work on Pullmantur’s Monarch

Details: Category: Products & services; Published on Tuesday, 21 May 2013 12:54; Written by Kari Reinikainen

Monarch, the 73,941 gross ton cruise ship that was built in 1991 for Royal Caribbean International, underwent an extensive refit prior to entering service with the Spanish company this spring, with Trimline engaged to work on the construction of a new Club Lounge; removing the existing interior of the Jade Sushi bar on Deck 12, and refitting to the designs drawn up by EM Studio, the UK based turnkey service provider said in a statement.

After visiting the ship in Nassau to carry out surveys, the Trimline team returned to base to plan the refit. There were a few complex elements to work around, including an awkwardly placed funnel, which required Trimline to manufacture a back bar, working to an extremely precise set of measurements to ensure a perfect fit.

Once the planning was complete, an extensive programme of works commenced with a complete strip out of the existing fixtures, fittings, electrical and plumbing installations. The refit commenced with the installation of new bulkheads around the funnel area with new hot and cold serveries, and the back bar and front bars, with accompanying plumbing and electrical work to suit the new bars, sinks, refrigerators and lighting.

The Trimline team removed existing full width glass and steel handrails, and two large glass window panels, which were replaced with two doors to the deck. They installed a brand new “yacht” style balustrade and handrail system across the centre of the space to divide the two floor heights, and a new central feature display unit. After screeding and carpeting the area surrounding a 2.2 metre glass wall, they installed two new display bookcases at the forward end of the wall, one on each side, and fitted four full-height solid oak louvred panels.

Moving onto the main entrance to the bar, the team removed a small pantry/clearing area, refitted the deckhead, over-clad the bulkheads with planked oak panelling and solid oak trims, and installed new Amtico flooring. Once the main refit was complete, the team carried out various decorating works around the area, including painting, fitting Strataflex wallcoverings, and soft-furnishings on columns and the front bar rail. A pair of bespoke stainless steel gates were manufactured and fitted on the outside deck, creating a stunning entrance to the new and exclusive sunbathing area.

The team were highly commended for their work on this project by EM Studio, the designers of the new Club Lounge. Director Eric Mouzourides commented “I can’t thank Trimline enough for their work on this project. They completed the work to a high standard, within the timeframe required, and conducted themselves in exemplary fashion, despite working in difficult conditions, with temperature and humidity taking their toll. Very impressed!”

This project took place in Nassau, Bahamas, over a 17-day period, and was completed by a 14-strong Trimline team, managed by Tim Gallagher. Gary Oliver, MD of Trimline commented “We’re delighted with the feedback from the designers of the Club Lounge, which serves to reinforce why Trimline’s project teams are held in such high regard for the quality of their work, and also their work ethic, which sees them constantly striving to excel, no matter what conditions they have to work in. Tim and his team worked extremely hard to ensure that this refit went smoothly, and we are rightly proud to put our name to the work.”

Wallem opens offices in South Africa

Details: Category: Products & services; Published on Sunday, 19 May 2013 18:16; Written by Teijo Niemelä

Wallem has established two offices in South Africa, a key location for the maritime industry. The new offices enable the Group to meet client demand, provide a wide array of services and to provide the Group with a footprint in an important and strategic location.

Located in Durban and Cape Town, the offices provide ship agency and logistics services for all ports in South Africa. The offices will also handle client business for other markets in Africa, including Mozambique, Namibia and other destinations in southern parts of the Indian Ocean.

"Wallem continues to execute well on its strategy to provide more maritime solutions in more locations to meet client needs," said Group Managing Director Simon Doughty. "The Group recently announced a significant milestone by opening its first global hub of expertise in Singapore and the opening of our offices in South Africa illustrates our commitment to continue providing more maritime solutions to our customers in more markets."

The offices will be run by veteran maritime professionals Nils Warner, Director, and Iain Leckie, Regional Manager, who have deep experience in both the industry and the region. They have been working in the South Africa ship agency business and maritime industry for more than 30 years each, forming one of the most experienced teams in the country.

Wallem has also appointed new leadership in Malaysia and Thailand, where the Group has appointed a new CEO and Regional Logistics Manager respectively.

Afifuddin Shafiee, who is now the CEO of the Malaysia office, has been working in the supply chain management business for more than 20 years. For the last four years, he held the role of CEO for two companies and served as Country General Manager for a U.S.-based logistics company in Malaysia. In this role, he negotiated and secured multi-million dollar contracts with large multinational companies and Government Link Companies. He replaces Mr Khoo who is retiring; we thank him for his leadership over many years and wish him all the best in the future.

Johan Vermeiren has recently been appointment in a newly created role of Regional Logistics Manager. Before joining the Group he led regional and country logistics organisations most notably for GAC in Thailand. He joined Wallem Ship Agencies on May 1, where he brings more than 20 years of experience in forwarding and logistics. He is based in Bangkok, Thailand.

"Afifuddin Shafiee and Johan Vermeiren’s strong experience and leadership in the maritime industry further strengthens Wallem’s ranks and positions us well for continued success as the most diversified maritime solutions provider in the industry," said Simon Doughty.

Wallem last month announced the opening of a new office in Singapore that marked the company’s first hub of expertise in the world. Deepak Honawar was appointed Singapore Wallem Group Managing Director and heads the office. This new hub office was put into place to bring more of Wallem’s diversified maritime solutions together into one single location to benefit customers, and
reflects the company’s integrated 'Group' approach to servicing clients.

Wärtsilä Aquarius ballast water system received final approval

Details: Category: Products & services; Published on Thursday, 16 May 2013 08:49; Written by Kari Reinikainen

Wärtsilä, a leading solutions and services provider to the maritime industry, says it has received the Final Approval status from the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) for its Wärtsilä Aquarius ® EC Ballast Water Management System. The approval was granted at the MEPC's 65th session held at the IMO headquarters in London on 13th May 2013. The Basic Approval had been granted in October 2012.

The approval submission was taken into consideration as part of the MEPC 65's agenda covering "harmful aquatic organisms in ballast water". Final Approval is required for systems using an active substance, and is based upon examination of full scale prototype test data and all required supporting documentation on aspects such as risk and safety to the ship, crew, general public, and the environment.

The documented information was reviewed and approved by a joint panel of experts from the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environment Protection ballast water working group. The application was submitted to the IMO by the Dutch Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate. A key element of the Final Approval submission was an investigation covering the impact of treated ballast water on coated and uncoated materials. A full Type Approval certificate for the Wärtsilä Aquarius EC system is expected by end of July this year.

"Gaining IMO Final Approval status has involved an extremely stringent review and investigation process, and we are naturally very delighted that the Wärtsilä Aquarius EC Ballast Water Management System has successfully met all the requirements of the process. This represents an essential and extremely significant milestone in offering the marine industry a safe, flexible, and extremely efficient means of treating ballast water," says Joe Thomas, Director, Wärtsilä Ballast Water Management Systems.

Wärtsilä Aquarius EC is a modular ballast water management system, providing a safe, flexible and economical process for the treatment of ballast water. Ballast water treatment with an Wärtsilä Aquarius EC system is achieved through a simple and efficient two stage process. Upon uptake the sea water is first passed through a back washing filter (1st Stage) and then the filtered sea water passes through a static mixer, where the disinfectant generated from the side stream electrolysis unit (2nd stage) is injected to ensure a maximum level of 10 parts per million (ppm) in the treated ballast water.

During discharge the filter is bypassed and any residual oxidant in treated ballast water is monitored before being discharged overboard. If required, treated ballast water is neutralised by injecting sodium bisulfite into the main ballast line during discharge. Neutralisation effectiveness is continuously monitored to ensure compliance with MARPOL discharge limits, the company said in a statement.

Trimline and Carnival UK agree an on board interior maintenance service for five ships

Details: Category: Products & services; Published on Sunday, 19 May 2013 16:12; Written by Teijo Niemelä

Trimline has signed an agreement with Carnival UK for five of its UK fleet, including Cunard’s Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth, as well as P&O Cruises two largest ships, Azura and Ventura to provide interior maintenance service.

The agreement sees Trimline plan and execute works throughout the year to keep the passenger areas and cabins in exceptional condition. The works are planned and undertaken either whilst “on the run”, in service, or during day turnaround in port. Skilled Trimline personnel will be undertaking extensive on board surveys in order to complete work within the tight time frames, and with minimal disruption to service, achieved by careful planning and good communication between all parties.

Trimline also hosts an online emergency fault reporting system, which gives the ships a direct line of communication with the shore side staff, meaning that requests for maintenance can be planned in to work scopes and dealt with at the next available opportunity. Thereby keeping fault rectification times to a minimum.

Trimline managing director Gary Oliver explains, "This agreement secures an already strong relationship that Trimline has built with Carnival UK over many years of trading. We understand the demands and expectations of passengers and are looking forward to ensuring the ships are in first class condition, cruise after cruise."

Wallem opens first hub of expertise in Singapore as it looks to establish strategic maritime locations around the world

Details: Category: Products & services; Published on Tuesday, 09 April 2013 11:44; Written by Teijo Niemelä

Wallem, one of the most diversified services organization in the maritime industry, has opened a new office in Singapore that marks the company's first hub of expertise in the world. Deepak Honawar was appointed Singapore Wallem Managing Director and will head this important new office. He has responsibility for all of Wallem's associated Group companies in Singapore, including Wallem Shipping Singapore and Wallem Ship Management Singapore. He is also accountable, as Wallem's representative, for the joint venture with Nanjing Tanker Corporation, NW Shipmanagement.

The new office illustrates Wallem's strategy to bring its diversified maritime solutions together into single locations to benefit customers where demand is the greatest. Singapore will serve as a hub that provides customers in Singapore and Southeast Asia with access to all of Wallem's maritime solutions and reflects the company's integrated 'Group' approach to servicing clients in Singapore and the surrounding markets.

'The opening of Wallem's new Singapore office marks a significant milestone in Wallem's development as we execute upon our strategy to provide more offerings closer to where customers operate and want to do business," said Simon Doughty, Wallem's Group Managing Director. "Deepak Honawar's leadership and experience make him well-suited to run Wallem's first hub of expertise outside of Hong Kong and positions us well for future growth."

In connection with Wallem's expertise hub approach, the Group is announcing four additional appointments:
Frankie Tan, General Manager, will assume the leadership role of Wallem Shipping Singapore. Frankie has led the Singapore Agency team since October 2012 and will support Ashley Mawby (Managing Director, Wallem Ship Agencies) in helping Wallem Ship Agencies to widen its client base in Singapore and within the Southeast Asia region.

Agnes Yue will assume the role of Singapore Wallem Financial Controller. Agnes, who joined Wallem in 2006, has been a pillar of stability and has now been promoted to the Singapore Wallem Group team.

Jamie Wrightson is promoted to the role of Regional Sales Manager Singapore. Jamie joined the Wallem Shanghai team in 2009 as Commercial Manager for China and has helped to build and widen the company's relationships with key overseas clients with a China presence. In this new role, he is tasked with driving a Group and solutions-based approach to winning new business. He will work closely with Nigel Moore (General Manager, Business Development) and will sit in the Singapore Wallem Group team.

Praveen Shukla, will now serve as Fleet Manager for Wallem Ship Management Singapore. Praveen joined Wallem in 2007 and in his new role, will lead the operations and development of Wallem Ship Management Singapore fleet.

Each of these key appointments will report directly to Deepak Honawar and will continue to report functionally to the existing Managing Directors and Financial Controllers of Wallem Ship Management and Wallem Ship Agencies in Hong Kong.

"Wallem has had a presence in Singapore for more than 50 years. With our ship agency business, which is very well-established in this market, and our NW Shipmanagement joint venture, we offer a full range of services to existing and potential clients in Singapore and Southeast Asia," said Deepak Honawar.

Singapore was selected as Wallem's first expertise hub for its strategic location, which provides access to clients with diverse maritime needs and serves as a cross-road for the north/south and east/west trades in the Asia.