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New contracts and orders in industry
Funkwerk AG wins landmark contract for Alister interlocking system
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fter substantial restructuring measures over the last few months, Funkwerk AG has now taken a decisive step in setting the future course of its operations. In a landmark contract for one of the company’s primary core products, the efficient Alister interlocking system, Deutsche Bahn AG has commissioned Funkwerk under the existing module agreement to modernise the signalling equipment on the Bremen – Bremerhaven section. The interlocking systems are scheduled for operation in October 2013. The order volume ranges in the mid-single digit millions. The development of the Alister platform for electronic interlocking systems has reposi-
tioned Funkwerk AG in the signalling equipment market. Contrary to previous solutions, the system produced by the company’s Traffic & Control Communication (TCC) segment is based on standard industrial components, can be individually adapted and has a discretionary safety standard. This trendsetting concept minimises the costs for the user. The latest rail contract has given Funkwerk a breakthrough in the important public transport sector (ESTW-R) and opened up a market that holds significant growth potential – the European railway infrastructure is largely outdated and in dire need of modernisation. Visit: www.funkwerk.com
Kvaerner wins Luno jacket EPC contract L
undin Norway AS has awarded Kvaerner an EPC contract of approximately NOK 1.1 billion for delivery of a steel jacket to be located at the Luno field, production license PL338, offshore the Norwegian North Sea. “Jacket structures are core business for Kvaerner and I am very pleased that we have won this important contract in an international competitive bidding process,” says Nina Udnes Tronstad, executive vice-president in Kvaerner responsible for the jacket business. The contract will be executed by Kvaerner’s yard in Verdal, and
includes engineering, procurement, construction, load-out and sea-fastening of the jacket and associated piles. The jacket will have a total weight of approximately 14,500 tonnes. Detailed engineering starts immediately, while fabrication in Verdal will commence in fourth quarter 2012. The project will reach its peak manpower of more than 400 persons in first quarter 2013. The Luno jacket will be delivered in the spring of 2014, and will then become number 41 in the series of jackets delivered by Kvaerner. Visit: www.kvaerner.com
Alfa Laval wins SEK 120 million power order in Russia
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lfa Laval – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has won an order to supply Alfa Laval plate heat exchangers to a nuclear power plant in Russia. The order value is approximately SEK 120 million and delivery is scheduled to start in 2013 and be completed during 2015. The Alfa Laval plate heat exchangers will be used in the reactor island cooling systems, where some of them will
Rolls-Royce wins $210 million order from Air Pacific
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olls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won an order worth $210 million, at list prices, from Fiji’s national carrier Air Pacific for Trent 700 engines to power three Airbus A330 aircraft. This is the first time Air Pacific has selected RollsRoyce engines and the contract includes
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operate in the system that cools down the main reactor in case of any shutdown. “This order confirms our strong position in the Russian power market,” says Lars Renström, president and CEO of the Alfa Laval Group. “In fact we have supplied equipment to all nuclear power plants in operation in Russia today.” Visit: www.alfalaval.com
long-term TotalCare® service support. Announcing the order at the Singapore Airshow, Dave Pflieger, managing director & CEO, Air Pacific, said: “The A330s will be our first new widebody aircraft, so the Trent 700 engines represent an exciting and significant investment in leading-edge operational technology and support service for the future of our business. These engines will provide
high-quality environmental performance, with low emissions, noise and fuel burn- something our company and customers value.” The Trent 700, the only engine specifically designed for the A330, is the market leader for the aircraft, with more than 1400 either in service or on order. It has won more than 75% of new orders over the last three years. Visit: www.rolls-royce.com
