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Ever Ace – the world’s largest container ship

July 15, 2022
Currently the world’s largest container ship, Ever Ace is the first of 13 sister ships having a capacity of 23,992 TEU which in the opinion of many is as high as container ships can practically go (famous last words).

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Tern Island – Product Tanker

June 15, 2022
In February this year, the newbuild chemical tanker Tern Island performed what is believed to have been the first zero-emissions port operation by a tanker. The vessel relied exclusively on a combination of batteries and shore power provided by the Port of Gothenburg.

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Celebrity Beyond

May 16, 2022
Recently completing her maiden voyage from Southampton to Barcelona was Celebrity Beyond, the third in a series of five new Edge Class cruise ships built for Celebrity Cruises, a division of the Royal Caribbean Group. She is now home ported in Barcelona for the 2022 summer season before repositioning to Fort Lauderdale for the winter.

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Stena Embla, E-Flexer Ro-Pax ferry

April 15, 2022
Sweden’s Stena Line is well known for operating a large and diverse fleet of ferries and tankers. Innovation in design and state of the art facilities are a hallmark of the company’s approach to European market leadership.

Delivered in late 2020, Stena Embla is the third so called E-Flexer ferry to join the company’s Irish Sea fleet and operates on the highly competitive Liverpool – Belfast route. The investment represents a multi-year $536 million development program

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M.V. Sea Zhoushan – Very Large Ore Carrier (VLOC)

March 15, 2022
Completed in China in 2021, the VLOC Sea Zhoushan is fitted with tilting Rotor Sails supplied by Finland based Norsepower. She is the largest vessel to date to be fitted with Rotor Sails and the first bulk carrier of any size. The five Rotor Sails are 24m high x 4m diameter.

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Marshal Vasilevskiy – Floating Storage Regassification Unit

February 15, 2022
Marshal Vasilevskiy is Russia’s only Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FRSU), a prime example of these complex vessels which have the attractive option of providing in port terminal LNG capacity or trading on the open market. She was originally built to serve Kalingrad.

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Maersk’s Green Methanol Powered Revolutionary Containership Design

January 14, 2022
 

Container vessel appearance is about to enter a new phase with the announcement by Maersk Line of the design for a series of eight carbon-neutral methanol-powered 16,000 TEU capacity container ships ordered with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI). The first vessel in the series is scheduled for delivery in Q1 of 2024. A contractual option for four additional vessels was also exercised earlier this month.

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M.V. Yuan Rui Yang – dual fuel VLCC

December 15, 2021
Believed to be the world’s first dual fueled diesel/LNG Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC), Yuan Rui Yang is setting a trend which others seem certain to follow as pressure mounts on ship owners to reduce GHG emissions.

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Royal Research Ship (RRS) Sir David Attenborough, Polar Research Vesse

November 15, 2021
With her sea trials complete, in late October the UK's new Polar Research ship, RRS Sir David Attenborough, paid a visit to the port of London ahead of her first deployment to the Antarctic this month. She tied up in Greenwich at the home of the Prime Meridian (Zero Longitude) to mark the beginning of the COP26 Climate Conference in Glasgow. Named after renowned UK broadcaster, naturalist, and environmental campaigner Sir David Attenborough, she is pictured above in the River Thames while on passage to Greenwich.

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Viking Venus – luxury cruise ship

October 15, 2021
In May this year, Viking Ocean Cruises named the company’s latest new build Viking Venus in a ceremony conducted at sea in the English Channel. British journalist Anne Diamond was invited to be the ship’s ceremonial godmother and in keeping with the company’s custom, a bottle of Norwegian aquavit was duly cracked on the ship’s hull using a historic Viking broad axe to cut the ribbon to a soundtrack of recorded classical concerts.

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British Respect – Aframax tanker

September 15, 2021
BP Shipping’s R Class Aframax sized tankers were introduced to the fleet in the period 2016-17 and represent a significant investment by the company in a total of 9 sister vessels serving this key sector.

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HMNZS Aotearoa – Naval Sustainment Ship

August 16, 2021

The Royal New Zealand Navy has recently taken delivery of HMNZS Aotearoa, a fleet support and replenishment tanker. In addition to providing global support to NZ and allied warships, Aotearoa is built to Polar Class 6 and has a fully winterized design to enable operations in the Antarctic in support of New Zealand’s scientific research stations. Her versatile design enables the transfer at sea of ammunition and dry stores in addition to fuel and water. Also carrying a RNZAF NH90 helicopter, she is the largest vessel to have been commissioned into New Zealand’s navy.

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Welcome to West Pacific Marine

WHY US?

West Pacific Marine Ltd. is an experienced Vancouver Marine Consultancy based in British Columbia offering a personal and professional level of service in all aspects of operational and commercial development in the marine industry including:

  • Project Feasibility, Analysis & Development Studies
  • Cumulative Marine Traffic Impacts & Mitigation Measures
  • Risk Analysis
  • Consensus Building
  • Marine Safety & Security Impacts
  • Coordination of Stakeholder Review Processes
  • Commodity Specific Expertise
  • Vessel Inspections Including Pre-Purchase Assessment
  • Accident & Incident Investigations
  • Conference & Panel Moderation

Company Owner/Director Captain Stephen Brown, has more than 20 years of practical seafaring experience, including serving as Master, in multiple vessel types across the globe. His seafaring experience is complemented by an extensive shore-side management career including senior management positions in both developed and developing marine and cultural environments. He also served full time as President of the Chamber of Shipping of British Columbia from 2008-2016. In addition, he was awarded the 2016 Beaver Medal for Maritime Excellence – presented by the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.

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NETWORK

Our expertise and relationships as a Vancouver marine consultancy extend to all sectors of the marine industry and the responsible regulatory bodies.

SERVICES

Our wide range of services and in-depth knowledge within the industry is at your disposal.

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Marine Safety and Security Impacts

Having a full understanding of regulatory and security requirements in the marine sector, along with their practical application, we are well placed to offer an analysis of impacts and to develop solutions.

Consensus Building

Success in today’s regulatory environment is contingent upon building consensus – we have the expertise to navigate the process.

 

Risk Analysis

Whatever the project, we offer in depth analysis of risks, actual or perceived, with the identification of rational mitigation measures as required.

Project Feasibility, Analysis & Development

Whatever your project, our knowledge of commodities along with our familiarity with the ports and coast of British Columbia will be at your disposal.

Cumulative Marine Traffic Impacts & Mitigation Measures

A frequent obstacle to new developments is a failure to offer an analysis of cumulative marine traffic impacts. We provide hand-on expertise in both analysis and mitigation options.

Commodity Specific Awareness and Considerations

As a Vancouver marine consultancy, we offer a wide range of commodity expertise in the container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid and gas sectors.

Coordination of Stakeholder Review Processes

Review processes require inclusive collaboration between stakeholders – an area in which we offer proven expertise.

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