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Allseas and Synergy team up to handle major factory relocation
The relocation of an entire paper processing plant from the UK to Bangladesh gave heavy lift specialist Allseas Global Logistics the opportunity to demonstrate its experience and expertise in handling this type of complex project. Allseas was contracted by Synergy Cargo Services Europe Pty Ltd to move the Bridgewater factory to Chittagong, where it will be reassembled and refurbished for operation by MAF Paper Mills.
The relocation required the shipment of pieces up to 5.8 metres wide; the consignment included a series of massive tanks and drums as well as 132 high-cube containers, 40 x 40-foot flatracks and several open-top 20-foot containers.
The operation was particularly remarkable for the sheer size of the pieces loaded on to the flatracks. A road journey of any distance was not an option for the largest pieces, so these were shipped out of Ellesmere Port (near to the factory location) by feeder to Antwerp, for loading on the SCI Chennai.
The project, managed by Synergy managing director Sanjoy Das, Synergy director Amit Ahuja, and Allseas Global Logistics Commercial Manager Mark Binge, began in November 2010 and is now nearing completion. Visit: www.allseasglobal.com
UTair and ATR sign contract for 20 ATR 72-500s
The Russian carrier UTair and regional turboprop manufacturer ATR have announced the signature of a contract for the purchase of 20 ATR 72-500s. The announcement of the deal, valued at US$426 million, took place in Kiev.
With the entry into service of these new aircraft, UTair will respond to the increasing market demand for regional connectivity in Russia and also in Ukraine. The airline will add seat capacity on existing routes and will develop new routes in both countries. UTair operates a fleet of 17 ATRs: 12 ATR 42-300s and 3 ATR 72-200s in Russia, plus 2 ATR 42-300s operated by its subsidiary UTair Ukraine. With the delivery of the new 20 ATR 72-500s, UTair will become the largest operator of ATR aircraft in Europe, with 37 ATRs.
Commenting on the contract, Andrey Martirosov, UTair CEO, declares: “We are pleased to modernise and almost double our ATR fleet with the acquisition of these new ATR 72-500s.The ATR aircraft have proven themselves as the right tool for regional connections in the Russian Federation and Ukraine. These aircraft have notably proven their ability to operate reliably and profitably not only in the European environment but in the harsh Siberian conditions.” Visit: www.atraircraft.com
Balfour Beatty wins £200 million in local authority contracts
Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, has recently been awarded two support services contracts, totalling around £200 million. These contracts add significant volume to the Support Services order book and are notable in highlighting the changes in local authority requirements, with a marked shift towards larger, multi-activity contracts and bundling together of contracts from more than one local authority.
Kevin Craven, CEO of Balfour Beatty Support Services, commented: “We are developing our business to serve the Local Authority market more effectively. Balfour Beatty is well-placed in respect of the changing nature of local authority contracts which favour companies that can offer a broad range of capabilities, thereby providing savings as well as improved services for local government.” Visit: www.balfourbeatty.com
Fortum and the Swedish Skellefteå Kraft will purchase 60 wind turbines from Nordex for the Blaiken onshore wind farm under construction in Northern Sweden. Fortum’s share of the turbines to be ordered is 12. Blaiken Vind AB, a joint venture of Fortum and Skellefteå Kraft, will have a maximum of 100 wind turbines on its wind farm and a total capacity of 250 megawatts.
The 2.5-megawatt wind turbines to be purchased from Nordex will cover a total of 150 megawatts of the wind farm’s planned capacity. The turbines for Blaiken are designed to operate in particularly cold conditions. They are equipped with a new kind of warming system that prevents ice from forming on the rotor blades and thus ensures the wind farm’s production also during the winter season.
Nordex will start to deliver the wind turbines in 2012. Visit: www.fortum.com
npower wins one of the UK’s largest industrial energy supply contracts
Tata Steel, one of the world’s largest steel producers, has signed one of the UK’s biggest ever industrial energy supply contract with npower, which will see the company provide energy to 22 Tata Steel plants across the UK. The contract equates to a supply of approximately 5 terawatt hours (TWh) of energy, enough to power 1,260,000 homes.
Volker Beckers, CEO of RWE npower, said: “Tata Steel is Europe’s second largest steel producer with most of its operations based in the UK, so it is a major coup for npower to be the energy partner of a company at the heart of UK industry.”
Dr Karl-Ulrich Köhler, managing director and CEO of Tata Steel Europe, said: “We need an energy supplier committed to managing our requirements in terms of continuity of supply, delivered costs and service, and we have been impressed by the way npower has demonstrated enthusiasm and capability to meet those requirements.” Visit: www.npower.com
WINNINGBUSINESS Wärtsilä wins total solution order for new LNG powered vessel from Norway
Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions provider, has been contracted by Kleven Maritime of Norway to design a new LNG powered Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) of the Norwegian operator Rem Offshore. The scope of the order also includes the propulsion machinery, automation and other equipment for the same vessel.
Rem Offshore’s new LNG powered PSV, the first such vessel for its fleet, will be a Wärtsilä Ship Design VS499 LNG PSV, a state-of-the-art vessel based originally on the successful VS489 LNG PSV design. The ship features outstanding energy efficiency, a unique hull form, fuel flexibility, and exceptional performance in areas such as fuel economy and cargo capacity.
Wärtsilä’s scope of supply for the new PSV also includes the dual-fuel main engines and generating sets, the electrical power and propulsion systems, integrated automation, and the power management system. The selection of Wärtsilä’s dual-fuel (DF) technology, which enables the use of clean gas as the main fuel, is in line with Rem Offshore’s ambition to grow its fleet in environmentally sustainable PSVs. The DF engines can also operate on marine diesel oil if required. Visit: www.wartsila.com
Atkins wins major bridge assignment in Denmark
Atkins has been appointed to provide the preliminary studies and design work for several new and existing bridge structures, as part of a widening programme on the Køge Bay motorway in Denmark. The work to expand the motorway from six to eight lanes will require the construction of seven new bridges, extension of nine existing bridges and re-insulation of three bridges.
The 8km-long section of motorway will remain operational whilst the work is taking place, with traffic running parallel to the extended lanes. Atkins will work closely with the Danish Road Directorate and other consultants working on the extension to ensure that disruption to traffic is kept to a minimum.
“With 100,000 vehicles using the motorway every day this will require expert project management to ensure the work proceeds as smoothly and as safely as possible so that motorists are not unduly inconvenienced,” says Atkins’ marketing director Martin Svenning Nielsen.
The first phase of the project will see the construction of a new bridge across Karlstrup Marsh, located next to the existing motorway. The bridge will be founded on piles due to the soft subsoil and to protect the natural environment of the area. Visit: www.atkinsglobal.com
Aker Solutions awarded major subsea contract extensions
Aker Solutions has received notification that Statoil has exercised options for the engineering, procurement and construction of three subsea work-over systems for use on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Aker Solutions estimates the contract value of these three extensions to be a total of approximately NOK 1.25 billion.
In February, Statoil awarded Aker Solutions a contract for one workover system to be used on the Vigdis North East development on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. It is options from this contract which have been exercised.
Workover equipment is used on every subsea well, for installing equipment and preparing the well for production. During field life, workover equipment is used during the maintenance of subsea wells to improve oil recovery. Visit: www.akersolutions.com
