Samsung Heavy Industries selects OCTOPUS Monitoring and Routing system (December 2006)
Amarcon is proud to announce that it received the order to supply
Samsung Heavy Industries with the OCTOPUS-ONBOARD Monitoring and Routing system for Höegh LNG's new SRV's (LNG Shuttle and Regas Vessel).
Höegh LNG and Suez LNG North America have designed the deep water port (DWP) Neptune Project for the delivery and regasification of LNG 10 miles off the coast of Massachusetts to meet New England?s growing demand for natural gas, using SRV-technology that is safe, reliable, and environmentally sound.
Neptune consists of 3 SRV's, an offshore terminal with 2 buoys, and associated pipelines to shore. In order to meet the project start-up of 2009 4th Q, Höegh and its partner MOL placed an order for 2+1 SRV's at Samsung Heavy Industries in Korea in April 2006. These vessels are the most advanced of its kind, and will be able to meet the most stringent environmental conditions in the world. Amarcon's modular OCTOPUS-ONBOARD system fitted in this challenging concept because of its proven concept of integrated wave and motion monitoring and forecasting.
With this order OCTOPUS-ONBOARD systems are now applied onboard container vessels, heavy lift and transport vessels, pipe laying vessels, crane vessels, roro vessels, and LNG SRV's.
Dockwise convinced by Octopus in real life (December 2006)
Market leader in the offshore heavy transport business Dockwise Shipping BV has awarded Amarcon the contract to install OCTOPUS onboard the semi-submersible heavy transport vessel TransShelf as a permanent installation. Dockwise has been involved for some years already in different projects focused on onboard guidance and decision support systems. Dockwise has been using OCTOPUS during a trial period of half a year.
The very positive feed back of the crew and office personnel regarding functionality, reliability and accuracy convinced the Dockwise experts that OCTOPUS-ONBOARD really assist the crew and office to optimize the safety and economy of heavy transport shipping. On its next stop in Europe, OCTOPUS-ONBOARD will be extended with motion sensors.
Therefore, Amarcon is proud to announce that OCTOPUS was selected.
Amarcon contracted Marbiss as Korean Agent at the SMM 2006 (September 2006)
At the SMM, Amarcon, represented by Managing Director L.J.M. Adegeest and Marbiss, represented by the Managing Director, Jae-Moon Park, signed the contract for Agency of OCTOPUS in the Korean market.
Marbiss was established in Busan in 1997 and was based on direct relationship and extensive experience with Korean shipbuilders over the past 15 years.
Although Marbiss has a short history compared to other local representatives in marine field, Marbiss has successfully represented European products since the foundation of the company.
Because of the growing interest in OCTOPUS from the Korean market, Amarcon has contracted Marbiss as Korean Agent of OCTOPUS.
Meet us at the SMM 2006 (September 2006)
Meet us at the SMM-2006 for product demonstrations of OCTOPUS at the booths of Imtech Marine & Offshore, Radio Holland or Meteo Consult. You can also have a talk with our experts, who will be available at exhibition.
Offshore Heavy Transport AS orders OCTOPUS Onboard for 3 vessels and OCTOPUS Office (August 2006)
After Dockwise Shipping BV and Fairmount Heavy Transport, the Norwegian based company Offshore Heavy Transport (OHT) is the third heavy transport ship operator that orders OCTOPUS Onboard.
Offshore Heavy Transport AS (Oslo, Norway) is a newly established company in the heavy lift business. The company has been appointed as the Commercial Manager for the three vessels "Willift Eagle", "Willift Falcon" and the "ANCORA".
On all three vessels OCTOPUS Onboard will be installed. OCTOPUS will interface with a loading computer and uses SPOS as weather provider.
The first installation will already take place in September this year for a rig transport from US Golf to Strait Hormuz via Cape Hope. The other two installations will follow shortly after.
At the office OCTOPUS Office modules will be used for modelling, calculating and reporting. The following modules are ordered:
OCTOPUS Mass, modeling and conversion of mass parameters and distributions, incl. import and conversion of loading computer exports
OCTOPUS Rao, calculation of transfer functions using database and loading condition
OCTOPUS Reports, reporting of rao's and response statistics, quick result investigation
OCTOPUS Environment, modeling of wave environments (for a voyage, a location; using the ARGOSS historical waveclimate-database, user-specified seastates, scatter diagrams or weather forecasts
OCTOPUS Statistics, calculation of short-term, long-term and voyage response statistics in waves
Dockwise Shipping BV orders OCTOPUS for Transshelf July 2006
Dockwise Shipping BV is headquartered in Breda, the Netherlands and operates a fleet of 15 semi-submersible heavy transport vessels at the top end of the market.
AMARCON has been contracted to deliver a turn-key OCTOPUS system for a transport project with the Transshelf. The Transshelf is a semi-submersible heavy transport carrier of a design which shows strong resemblance to the Servant class vessels. The vessel combines advantages found in both Super and Mighty Servant class carriers.
OCTOPUS will use the ship response characteristics as calculated by Dockwise particular for this transport. In combination with SPOS-data response based routing will be one of the functionalities. Motion sensors can be connected at any time without updating the software.
AMARCON will install OCTOPUS on a pc and the complete system will be transported to the Transshelf and connected to its network.
Akademia Morska w Szczecinie uses OCTOPUS Onboard Training version (July 2006)
After one year of using the OCTOPUS modules Seaway and Reports, Akademia Morska w Szczecinie start to use OCTOPUS Onboard Training version for his Shipboard and Shore Based Training program.
The university offers one of the most advanced approaches to maritime education and training systems, fulfilling the requirements of the revised Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW 1978/1995).
"Education and training by means of simulators is today considered as the most effective didactic tool for training the future sea-going staff.
AMARCON at Posidonia, The International Shipping Exhibition (June 2006)
Together with Meteo Consult and Max cargo, AMARCON will demonstrate the latest version of OCTOPUS as combination of weather-routing, ship safety and performance monitoring and prediction.
At Posidonia 2006, the latest configuration of OCTOPUS as an extra module in Meteo Consult's SPOS, and the interface with Max cargo's motion measurements, can be shown.
Dates: Tuesday, 6 June 2006 to Friday, 9 June 2006
Venue: Hellenikon Exhibition Centre, Booth no. 640 (hal 6).
Helix Energy Solutions orders OCTOPUS Seaway Pro (June 2006)
Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc., is a leading marine contractor and operator of offshore oil and gas properties and production facilities.
Imtech Marine & Offshore orders OCTOPUS for Fairmount Fjord and Fairmount Fjell (May 2006)
AMARCON recently received an order for delivery of OCTOPUS for two heavy-lift transport vessels. The Fairmount Fjord and Fairmount Fjell were originally semi-submersible barges and are being converted to self-propelled heavy-lift transport vessels. The vessels will be primarily employed in the transport of offshore equipment such as jack-up and semi-submersible drilling rigs, and floating production units for the offshore oil and gas industry.
Prestedge Retief Dresner Wijnberg orders OCTOPUS Seaway Pro (May 2006)
South African Prestedge Retief Dresner Wijnberg (Pty) Ltd is an international firm of consulting port, coastal and environmental engineers.
Bluewater orders OCTOPUS for Aoka Mizu FPSO (April 2006)
OCTOPUS in Marin Report nr. 87 (January 2006)
SOGREAH Maritime orders OCTOPUS Seaway Pro (January 2006)
The Sogreah group has more than 100 coastal environment and maritime structures specialists. Sogreah has always attached considerable importance to its wide-ranging policy of innovation, and continues to do so today. The company cooperates regularly with many French and international research organisations.
Costamare's New York Express equipped with OCTOPUS 5.0 (January 2006)
After years of sealing with OCTOPUS 4.0 the New York Express is equipped with the latest version of OCTOPUS. The C/V New York Express is a panamax container carrier, owned and operated by Greek ship-owner Costamare Shipping Company S.A. and chartered by Hapag Lloyd. The installed version is a full OCTOPUS-SRA installation, including the OCTOPUS Resonance module. OCTOPUS Resonance is the onboard software application that displays the conditions at which large motions can be expected due to wave excitation. All according to IMO Guidelines.
Amarcon becomes member of the Holland Marine Equipment Association (January 2006)
Holland Marine Equipment Association (HME) represents the interests of the Netherlands? suppliers of marine technology and services. Core activities are networking, projectmanagement, member events, and government contacts.
The member companies are active in the fields of maritime engineering & contracting, fabrication of installations and components, the supply of maritime services and ship repair. New members are carefully screened on their reputation in the marine sector before they may enter the association.
