Vessels designed to provide support to commercial ships and/or industrial vessels, such as tugs, offshore support vessels, crane barges, diving support boats, fire boats, pilot boats and buoy tenders.

An accident resulting in at least one of the following consequences (LMIS, 1995): Total loss, Breakdown resulting in the ship being towed or requiring assistance from ashore...

The separator consists of a frame, an electric motor drive and a vertical shaft on the top of which the bowl assembly is mounted.

The term is used to describe the separation of two mutually insoluble liquids, usually oil and water, while removing any solids present at the same time.

Separate” means that a cargo piping system or cargo vent system, for example, is not connected to another cargo piping or cargo vent system.

see Heavy lift ships.

Delivered by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in 2002, the NORGAS ORINDA is the innovative and highly efficient gas carrier.

Manual welding with equipment that automatically controls welding conditions.

The access system for oil platforms and other off shore installations that enables personnel to reach operational and accommodation spaces safely from the sea level.

Horizontal and vertical conveyor systems used to discharge bulk cargoes.

The self-unloading collier HAI WANG XING was built by Bremer Vulkan Verft, Germany, in 1995. Cargo is carried in five holds within a double-hull.

A cargo hold with a large hatch to enable the loading of loose bulk cargoes and directing it into all parts of the hold.

A tank used for the carriage of liquefied gas. It is strong enough by virtue of its construction to accept any loads imposed on it by the cargo.

A paint coating which is designed to wear down smoothly while maintaining a bio-active interface between the coating and water.

The Selective Catalytic Reduction system reduces the level of nitrogen oxide in the exhaust gas from the engine by means of catalyst elements and a reducing agent.

Seismic surveys to locate subsea oil and gas bearing geological formation are carried out by seismic survey ships. The seismic ship periodically emits a percussive signal from an airgun array, which is reflected from subsea formations.

Claimed to be the largest, purpose-built seismic vessel worldwide, the OCEANIC VEGA was delivered on 2nd July 2010 by Ulstein Verft.

Built by Maaskant Shipyards, The Netherlands, TUNIS VAN LUUT UK-224 is the first Dutch fishing vessel equipped for multi-fishing methods and fitted with a unique fish processing plant featuring flo-ice as the precooling system.

An innovative fishing vessel equipped for multi-fishing methods characterised by relative low fuel costs due to the low power trawling requirements.

Fishing boat for purse seining.