66th NTHS REPORT FROM NTHS 2013 BY THE NORWEGIAN DELEGATION - MANNHULLET

Greetings fellow shipbuilders! The 66th Congress in Denmark this year was a great experience both socially and professionally. Nul-Kryds delegation had planned a great week of company visits, presentations and Nordic fraternization. NTHS continues strong as a proud tradition of collaboration between the top technical universities in the Nordic region.

We believe that the Nordic maritime industry has great prospects of increased penetration in the international markets through cooperation across borders. There are many examples of such cooperations in the industry, with NTHS as a great example at an academic level – and also as a foundation for future partnerships through the friendships created at the Congress.

The Mannhullet delegation from NTNU wishes to express our gratitude to our sponsors for making our participation possible. This year we have received support from DNV, Vard, Marintek, 4Subsea, and the Department of Marine Technology at NTNU. We would like to thank all our Nordic brothers and sisters in shipbuilding for an awesome week.

Participants André Risholm - Karoline Jespersen - Nikolas Svoren - Heine Grøtting

Tarjei Jordal Hanto - Elizabeth Sævik - Anders Salberg Strand Jørgen Rønholt - Jostein Opsahl - Daniel Frøland Svoren

The delegation The Mannhullet NTHS delegation consists of five 5th year

students and five 3rd year students. Each fall, five new

3rd year students are chosen for the delegation by a draw

that is weighed with extra ballots for students with

involvement in the running of Mannhullet and its

subgroups. Each delegate is then able to participate in two

Congresses, usually in their 3rd and 5th year

Pictures

Front page – Our sailboat Steinbiten III

From left: Our NTHS jukebox, Delegation Badge and group photo of The 66th

NTHS at MAN Dieselhouse

Apr 17, Wednesday Carlsberg

0800-1200 Valby

OSK-ShipTech 1430-1700

Copenhagen

Social gathering

The Norwegian delegation departed from Trondheim airport Værnes early Sunday morning. We had a short transfer stop in Oslo. Here we also picked up Karoline, who had been in Asia for 4 weeks. We landed in

Aalborg around 1 O’clock and took a taxi straight to the location where we were supposed to meet the other delegations. We had some time to kill, so we ate a nice snack and prepared ourselves for the week to come. Finally the other countries showed up, and after a nice dinner and a short information meeting we got on a

bus which took us to Skagen.

Our new name is VARD – a short, powerful

name that reflects our values, traditions,

culture and maritime heritage.

The name is derived from the

Norwegian word “varde”, which is a small

tower made of stone. These were the first

navigation marks along the coast and the first

was raised as early as at the time of the

Vikings.

One of the world’s largest shipbuilding groups

Over 200 years of maritime history

Built more than 7,000 vessels

A world leader in cruise ship construction and a

reference player in other sectors, such as naval

vessels, mega yachts, offshore and marine systems.

Headquartered in Trieste, Italy

Nearly 10,000 employees

Apr 15, Monday

Karstensens Skibsværft 0845-1200

Skagen

MAN Diesel & Turbo 1400-1700

Frederikshavn

Transit to Esbjerg

The Norwegian delegation woke up early with an urge for learning. After breakfast all

the NTHS members walked over to Karstensens Shipyard. CEO and naval architect Tage

Rishøj wished us welcome and told the story about Karstensens Shipyard and spoke

about some of the existing projects they were working on at that moment. He also

spoke about how challenging it is to run a shipyard in Scandinavia with the competition

of low cost countries. We then went on a tour around the shipyard and got to see the

inside of an ongoing project, a pelagic trawler.

After this educational visit the next visit on the agenda was at MAN Diesel and Turbo in

Fredrikshavn. On the way to Fredrikshavn we took a detour and went on a sight seen

at Grenen, the very tip of Denmark where the North Sea and the Baltic Sea meets. Very

cool!

After a couple of hours buss drive we entered the MAN facilities. After eating some

food we were educated in CFD, propeller hydrodynamics, fatigue and design principles

of propeller and rudder. These guys knew what they were talking about! We also went

on a tour around the factory and got to see some enormous propellers. This visit

turned out to be very interesting.

The day ended in a fancy dinner at high altitudes on "Himmelbjerget" at startling 147

meters above sea level.

Apr 16, Tuesday

Viking Life-Saving Equipment 0800-1200

Esbjerg

Odense Maritime Technology 1500-1700

Odense

Social gathering

On Thursday April 16

th we got up early in Esbjerg to visit Viking Life-

Saving Equipment. We walked a short distance to get there and when

we arrived we were put in a large and white garage. There we got a

very enthusiastic introduction to how Viking comes up with new ideas

to life-saving equipment and how they continue to be a strong

competitor in the market. We saw videos of how their equipment

actually functions and we also got to see it live. After the introduction

we moved over to the quay and watched how a life raft is launched.

We also got to go on board and be amazed by the raft that had just

been transformed to be at least five times its original size.

When we were done on the quay we were transported to Viking’s

factory where some of the life rafts are manufactured. There we got a

tour and got to see life rafts from the beginning to the end.

After a lunch at Viking Life-Saving Equipment we drove the bus to

Odense to visit Odense Maritime Technology, a spin-off from Odense

Steel Shipyard (OSS) who focuses on technology expertise and

experience brought with them from OSS. They work within ship design,

shipbuilding, ship retrofit concepts, ship licenses, ship repair, leasing,

and marine industry outsourcing. At first we got to go around in their

office on our own and talk to the employees directly about what they

were working on. After that we got lectures that got more into detail

with what they were doing.

With that we were done with company visits for the day and headed

into the city to our hostel to get ready for dinner and anecdote night.

The Master of Science in Marine

Technology

2-years Study program We are looking for you who want to challenge the ocean to improve human life.

FIRST YEAR OF THE STUDY The first year you have to choose your specialization direction. You choose between seven different main specializations. SECOND YEAR OF THE STUDY The second year, it is time for doing an in-depth project and writing the Master of Science Degree Thesis in Marine Technology (dissertation). Many do this in collaboration with the research groups at the Department, the marine industry and/or relevant external research institutions. Emphasis is placed to focus your thesis to interesting ongoing research projects in the direction of your main profile.

MAIN SPECIALIZATIONS The main specializations are based on the disciplines marine hydrodynamics, marine structural engineering and marine systems. Emphasis is placed on the students' ability to combine physical understanding with mathematical models and computer-based analysis. One also focuses on developing the students' ability to see the big picture of technical systems regards design, analysis and operation of marine engineering systems. Knowledge from multi disciplines are used to find optimal solutions.

Optional main specializations: Marine Structures, Marine Cybernetics, Marine Hydrodynamics, Marine Operation and Maintenance Engineering, Marine Engineering, Marine System Design, Marine Resources and Aquaculture

http://ntnu.edu/imt

Apr 17, Wednesday

Carlsberg 0800-1200

Valby

OSK-ShipTech 1430-1700

Copenhagen

Social gathering

Early morning in Odense, and we board the bus to go to Copenhagen. The Danish delegation has prepared a surprise for us, a guided tour of the original Carlsberg breweries. The family story of the Jacobsen family reminds us of the Teutul family from the tv show American Chopper. After a tour of the grounds and a few taste samples, we leave for for OSK Shiptech. Arriving at their brand new office, we are greeted by Anders Ø. Hansen, managing director of OSK Shiptech and former NTHS-participant. He serves us a wonderful lunch and beer, as is Danish tradition. OSK Shiptech was founded in 1966, and has worked a lot with ferries. They have designed the new Bergensfjord ferry for Fjord Line, with the LNG retrofit. This is a ferry many of the Norwegian delegates have been aboard during construction at Fosen. They show new concepts for reducing harbor time for ferries, such as using airbags for load securing. Other focus areas for OSK Shiptech include design of windmill installation vessels and noise reducing technology for windmill installation. Before we leave, Mr. Hansen has one more challenge for us. We form ten teams with one member from each of the delegations. Using only a box of matches, a sheet of paper and office tape, we need to construct a vessel, and estimate its load capacity. The winner will be the team whose estimate is closest to the actual load capacity. Karoline’s team wins, claiming a bottle of sparkling wine for the prize.

Apr 18, Thursday

MAN Diesel & Turbo 0800-1200

Copenhagen

DFDS 1300-1600 Nordhavn

Copenhagen

Dinner at the Danish Ship

Owners Association

The first company presentation was a four hour presentation by MAN, at the Diesel House. We were divided into two groups who each got a tour of the factory facilities of MAN-Diesel. We got to see the production of a Diesel engine step by step, with regards to the pieces that the still make in Denmark. After the Factory tour we got another tour of the three-story Diesel house museum, where we learned more about the history of the diesel engine from its early beginning till where we are today. We got to see diesel driven kitchen appliances as well as more commonly known use of the diesel engine in different ships up till this date. After the tour we got to enjoy lunch while observing the starting of their B&W Diesel engine from 1932, the largest diesel engine made for over 30 years. Next stop was DFDS where we boarded the Crown Seaways for a guided tour of the vessel whilst in quay followed by a general presentation on the company. We office desk-engineers always love seeing heavy marine machinery up close. Both the chief engineer and the captain gave us plenty of time to stop and ask questions in the machine room and at the bridge. The dinner at the Danish Ship Owners Association was led by Hans Otto Kristensen, who held a presentation and gave us an overview of the maritime industry from a Danish perspective. Engines, steel and stylish dinner - It was an excellent day.

Apr 19, Friday

Force Technology 0930-1100 Kgs. Lyngby

Technical University of Denmark

Company Presentation and tour

Banquet at Copenhagen

Admiral Hotel

Our first visit of the day was the Danish version of our beloved MarinTek, namely Force Technology. To our relief their towing tank was some meters shorter of ours, however they could boast of a pretty cool wind tunnel which also could simulate snow and rain. Through the narrow corridors full of scaled model platforms, vessels and even city blocks we were given an orientation about their business model; what is their focus and where they earn their money. Most notably was their advancement in CFD simulation and vessel simulator technology. The tug boat simulator became an instant hit. Those of us that had started to miss the university aura were glad when the next stop was the Academic pride of Copenhagen, the Technical University. After luncheon in the cafeteria, we were given a presentation about the University in general and their maritime research. The well-known Mærsk held a presentation about their business and its trends. This included a presentation about retrofitting of the bow section on their twins Buffalo and Baltimore to give them a bulb for a lower service speed. As we like ships, we were also allowed to dig into both the accident of Emma Mærsk and their thoughts of the new triple-E class. The NTHS Banquet was the event of the night. Admiral Hotel was the location of choice, the food was delicious, the girls were astonishing and the speeches well held. True to NTHS tradition our own Anders Strand held the toast for the Ladies as he was the youngest delegate member this time. The man to bear the “Drukkenbolt” after this week nightly escapades was the tall and finish Viktor. After the dinner and the show, we went by river boats to a party vessel at an unknown destination unknown. Here the party continued out in the wee hours.

About Mannhullet

→ Weekly the business contact group organizes presentations of maritime companies, followed by a dinner. This develops strong links between the students and to the marine industry.

→ MANNHULLET’s two boats are used frequently in spring, summer and fall. The motor ship "Mermaid IV" is used in the vicinity. Each summer, the sailboat "Catfish III" is sailed to the South Coast of Norway and Sweden. The marine students may hire the boat for a week at a time at a reasonable prize. During spring and autumn there are sailing regattas weekly on the Trondheim’s Fjord. The offer is very popular among the members of MANNHULLET.

→ Every second year, the Marine students have their own festival called "RUKA". More than 120 volunteers from the marine students arrange a cabaret, concerts, etc. through an entire weekend. This event is unique in Trondheim and it would not have been possible without the inclusive and active level we find among the students.

NTHS’ Partners

All engineering programs at NTNU have a separate student’s association

(“LINJEFORENING”), which deals with social events and take care of the social environment.

The student’s Association “MANNHULLET”, which is the marine students’ association, is the

most active student association in Trondheim. The ”MANNHULLET” was founded in 1917. With more than ten student subgroups, it has a wider

range than any other student association in Trondheim. The subgroups are working to

provide students with various marine leisure activities. For example, they have their own

sailboat Steinbiten III, motorboat Havfruen IV, football team FK Marin, cabaret group MiT,

Choir Foghorn, Business Contacts group, Internal newspaper Marina, MTSinvest and tour group

Coma. All these activities are driven by volunteer marine students. Already in the beginning of the

first semester, it is possible to join several subgroups.

Pictures

Top-left - Our choir «The Fog horn»

Bottom-right - The Board of Mannhullet 2012/13