The major dry bulk operator Klaveness Maritime Logistics has decided to implement DNV’s Hull Integrity Management service line. Initially the system will be implemented for six Cabus, which operate as combination vessels, with dry bulk as well as caustic soda.
With more than sixty years of experience, Klaveness is one of the leading providers of commercial management services to owners of Handymax and Panamax bulk carriers. Klaveness Commercial Management operates about 100 bulk carriers, on behalf of 20 ship owners from ten nations.
DNV’s Hull Integrity Management (HIM) service line applies to all types of ships, but is not a class requirement, and therefore applies to vessels classed by any class society. HIM consists of four service elements:
Hull Competence courses, focusing on basic strength, structural defects and hull inspection for ship officers and superintendents.
Hull Inspection Manuals, ship-specific and with unique 3D illustrations which identify what to look for during inspections, where to look and how to report it.
Nauticus Hull Integrity, easy-to-use software for planned inspection and maintenance and with unique 3D technology.
Hull Advisory Services, detailed assistance from DNV in connection with repairs and docking.
The four service elements may be used one by one, combined step-wise or form part of a holistic approach to hull maintenance. All the services are based on DNV’s extensive hull expertise. It is a practical concept developed over six years – each of the four modules individually has a proven track record, and over the past year the added value of combining these elements has proved itself.
Says Kåre Holm, Fleet Manager for the Cabu fleet: “Our vision is to make ship owning easier, safer and more profitable. Therefore, it was only natural to apply the HIM service line, which seems very useful to ship operators to keep continuous control of the fleet’s hull condition.”
He continues: “Our Cabus – Banasol, Baniyas, Banastar, Al Mansour, Bantry and Bakkedal – operate as combination vessels, with dry bulk as well as liquid caustic soda solution. We expect that the HIM services will help reduce the risk for corrosion and fatigue problems on these vessels. We also see HIM as an important contribution to competence building among our ship officers, and a means to retain staff. Through the training courses, the Hull Inspection Manuals and Nauticus Hull Integrity, we expect to get a powerful package of modern tools, inspection systematics and competence building for our staff.”