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Funkwerk AG wins landmark contract for Alister interlocking system

After 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 repositioned 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and opened up a market that holds significant growth potential – the European railway infrastructure is largely outdated and in dire need of modernisation.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

Lundin 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

Alfa 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 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

Rolls-Royce wins $210 million order from Air Pacific

Rolls-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 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

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Lion Air signs contract for 27 additional ATR 72-600s

Indonesia’s fast growing carrier Lion Air and the European regional turboprop manufacturer ATR have signed a contract for the purchase of 27 additional ATR 72-600 aircraft. Once these aircraft are integrated into the fleet of Lion Air’s regional subsidiary Wings Air, it will become the largest operator of ATR aircraft in the world, with a total fleet of 60 aircraft (20 ATR 72-500s and 40 ATR 72-600s).

Wings Air introduced its first ATRs in January 2010 and currently operates a fleet of 16 ATR 72-500s across its domestic network in Indonesia. The airline plans to receive its 60th ATR 72 by the end of 2015. The signature for these 27 additional ATR 72-600s, valued at some US$ 610 million, took place at the Singapore Airshow. Since early 2010, Wings Air is significantly contributing to the development of regional air connectivity across Indonesia, using its ATR 72s to create new routes from main and regional airports, adding frequencies into most popular routes and feeding Lion Air’s B-737-900ERs operations at its hubs in Surabaya, Yogyakarta, Denpasar, Medan, Batam, Makasar, Ambon and Menado. Visit: www.atraircraft.com

DHV consortium wins consultancy contract for Vietnam’s Delta Plan

The Dutch government’s NL Agency has awarded a contract for the provision of consultancy services for the Mekong Delta Plan in Vietnam to a consortium headed by consultancy and engineering firm DHV. Other members of the consortium include Royal Haskoning, Wageningen University & Research Centre, Deltares, RebelGroup and UNESCO-IHE.

With its 17 million inhabitants, the Mekong Delta is one of the world’s most densely-populated regions. It is also one of Vietnam’s most productive agricultural areas. However, the Mekong Delta is increasingly being confronted with the effects of climate change.

The Viet Nam-Netherlands Strategic Partnership Arrangement on climate adaptation and water management provides for cooperation between the Netherlands and Vietnam in developing the Mekong Delta Plan.

Together with Cees Veerman, former members of the Dutch Delta Committee 2008 and Vietnamese working parties, the DHV consortium will help to shape the Delta Plan process. The DHV consortium will advise on the water system, land usage, scenario development and water governance. The consortium will also advise on the process of developing a Delta Plan. Visit: www.dhv.com

Major contract for Veidekke at City Lade in Trondheim

Veidekke Entreprenør has been awarded the contract to remodel and build an extension for the City Lade shopping centre in Trondheim for Trondos SA. The project is for a total of 44,000m2, and is a turnkey contract. The value of the contract is NOK 342 million excluding VAT. The project comprises a new parking cellar, in addition to a new building 10,000m2 in size over two floors. The new structure will built of prefabricated concrete with brick façades. The existing retail areas will be refurbished, and a new mezzanine floor will be established. Following the expansion, the centre will have 70 retail outlets. Assuming official permission, groundwork will start at the February/March turn of the month, with handover of the extension in September 2013. The remaining areas will be handed over in September 2014. Visit: www.veidekke.com

Wärtsilä to supply power and positioning system for Statoil’s two new offshore drilling rigs

Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions provider, has been contracted to supply the power and positioning system for two new drilling rigs ordered by Songa Offshore AS, the Norwegian arm of the Cyprus-based offshore drilling company.

The contract for the power and positioning system was signed in November 2011 and calls for Wärtsilä to supply for each rig a total of six 12-cylinder Wärtsilä 32 engines in V-configuration with ancillaries, and six Wärtsilä FS3500 main steerable thrusters, as well as the integration of the entire system. Delivery will begin in 2012 and the first rig is scheduled to be operational during 2014. Wärtsilä has an option for two further rigs. The semi-submersible rigs are custom designed for efficient year-round drilling, completion, testing and intervention operations in harsh environments and arctic conditions. They will be operated on the Norwegian Continental Shelf by Statoil, the international energy company headquartered in Norway. Visit: www.wartsila.com

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