Project: IDMAR 2018 – 2019
Clients:
Istituto Nazionale di fisica Nucleare (INFN) – Laboratorio Nazionale del Sud (LNS)
Suppliers:
Swire Seabed
Overview
Mediterranean Trading Shipping was appointed to hire necessary equipment (vessel) and personnel with ROV capability to transport, install , connect and recovery of equipment from seabed.
The specification for the ROV to be capable of depths of 3500MTR and 2 x 5 function manipulators.
An 8 day time limit was set for a full turnaround
Scope of work
- Transportation of following material from Catania base
# 1 ITF2
# 1 SHR
# 3 Tripod (plus three acoustic beacons + three battery packs+ three fiberglass poles)
# 1 Hosting frame
# 1 dead load (about 50x50x50 cm and 700 kg)
#1 wood box containing ROV operable loopback connectors
# 1 rosette with four bottle
- Mobilization of the equipment on the vessel SEABED NAVIGATOR
- Demobilization of the SEABED NAVIGATOR
Resources
- Swire Seabed Shipping AS personnel
- Mediterranean Trading Shipping (MTS) personnel
- E. Sullivan & Co. Ltd – Appointed Ship Chandler
- Quayside crane
- Temporary storage & transportation
- Frida transport (local haulage company)
- Affiliated taxi/crew transportation
Procedure
Safety meeting with client and logistics entities to ensure safe operations
- 13th December 2018 – equipment collection from Catania
- 15th December 2018 – INFN personnel visited and witnessed arrival and unloading of equipment onto three local trailers for storage at MTS warehouse
- 8th January 2019 – Vessel SEABED NAVIGATOR arrived at Grand Harbour and berthed at Deep Water Quay (DWQ) 3
- De-mobbing operation under the guidance of MTS personnel and eventual storage of same at MTS warehouse
- 9th January – Vessel available for embarkation of INFN personnel orientation and equipment
- 10th January – vessel cast of to work site at 12:05hrs
- 17th January – Arrival at Grand Harbour and berthed at DWQ 3 18:30hrs
- 17th January – post-op meeting and demobilization of INFN equipment by ship’s company
- 17th January – haulage of INFN equipment to MTS warehouse and eventual haulage to Catania
- Demobbing completed. Master’s completion acceptance and charter off-hire time established for 21:00hrs/17th
Conclusion
During the meeting between the stakeholders employed by MTS to honour this charter, a post mortem was performed.
It was concluded that MTS and its sub contractor’s performance was satisfactory.

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