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Strabag consortium awarded Pedemontana Lombarda motorway contract

Autostrada Pedemontana SpA has awarded the contract for Lots B1, B2, C and D of the Pedemontana Lombarda motorway in northern Italy to a consortium led by European construction group STRABAG. Work on the €1.7 billion order will begin before the summer of 2012 in order to hand over the motorway in time for the Milan Universal Exposition in 2015.

The order for the STRABAG consortium includes the construction of a 52km dual carriageway motorway with two or three lanes in each direction as well as 50km of spurs and connecting routes to the existing road network. The contract also comprises 50 cut-and-cover tunnels as well as two bored tunnels including the technical facilities, three bridges with a total length of 3km and an approximately 80km bicycle trail.

The new motorway in the heart of Lombardy’s economic zone will connect the city of Bergamo in northern Italy with Milan’s Malpensa Airport, strengthening northern Italy’s east-west link, relieving the local roads in the north of Milan and providing a boost to the local industry. Visit: www.strabag.com

Skanska to construct combined heat and power plant in Sweden

Skanska has received a contract to construct a bio-fueled combined heat and power plant in Lund, Sweden. The assignment includes the ground work as well as construction of the plant. The customer is Lunds Energikoncernen AB. The contract amounts to SEK 310 million, which will be included in the order bookings of the first quarter 2012.

“We are very happy to have been given the trust to construct the new combined heat- and power plant in Lund. This is an exciting project where our competence in laying the foundation as well as constructing the facility will come in use. The project also has a strong focus on sustainability, since the power plant will be fired with bio-fuels such as wood chip and straw,” says Hans Fransson, district manager, Skanska Sweden.

To facilitate the deliveries of fuel the power plant will be built in connection to the railway. When the power plant is completed it will supply about 50,000 households in the area with district heating. The time of construction is estimated at about two years and construction starts in March 2012. Visit: www.skanska.com

Geldof nets contract with LBC in Port of Antwerp

Geldof, the total engineering and steel construction project contractor, has won a new contract with LBC worth around €20 million. The company will build seven storage tanks for various base oils in the Port of Antwerp. The project also includes the delivery of two filling stations. The entire project will be completed by the end of the year, and will mean LBC can offer its clients increased capacity while working faster and safer with more flexibility.

As well as the tank construction, Geldof will also take care of the engineering, safety, pump system and preliminary studies. “Because we are managing the entire project and coordinating the various parties involved, we will be able to deliver faster. This is where we are much stronger compared to other suppliers. We also have plenty of engineers with lots of experience in similar projects. One hundred people will be involved in the project in total,” says Reint Berghmans, project director at Geldof.

This contract reinforces Geldof’s new strategy which is evolving increasingly from purely metal processing to contracting for complete EPC contracts (Engineering, Procurement and Construction management). Visit: www.geldof.be

SKF receives SEK 350 million order from Vestas

SKF has received an order worth around SEK 350 million from Vestas for the delivery of main shaft solutions to the Vestas V112-3.0 MW turbine. Deliveries started in 2011 and will continue into 2013.

“Vestas is a very important player in the wind energy business and we have been working with them for many years. Our role as the primary development partner for the V112 and our extensive knowledge and experience in wind energy have enabled us to develop a unique solution for this new turbine,” says Tom Johnstone, SKF president and CEO. “Wind energy is a key industry for the SKF Group and we continue to invest in this business by developing new solutions to enable more cost-effective wind energy generation.”

SKF provides dedicated solutions that optimise the reliability and performance of new and existing wind turbine designs. SKF main shaft solutions for the wind segment are designed to withstand axial and radial loads and operate under harsh conditions. Visit: www.skf.com

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International shipping group chooses MAN propulsion package

Spanish concern Empresa Naviera Elcano, SA, the international shipping group, has placed an order for two medium-speed MAN L27/38 engines as part of a propulsion package for a new vessel. The units will be constructed at the MAN Diesel & Turbo facility in Frederikshavn, Denmark, and will power a 7000-dwt asphalt and oil products tanker to be built at Sedef Shipyard in Turkey. The 6-cylinder main engines each deliver 2040kW at 800 rpm.

Elcano has chosen the engines as part of a MAN Diesel & Turbo propulsion package that also comprises an Alphatronic 2000 propulsion control system, a MAN Alpha VBS Mk 5 CP propeller, and a double-reduction gearbox with multiple PTO clutches operating at 1200kW at 1200 rpm.

Characterised by its heavy-duty propulsion and manoeuvring power performance, the robust L27/38 engine series performs well over the entire load range, offering an immediate load response and quick acceleration. The L27/38 is smokeless at idling, part-load and full-load, is optimised for hightorque layout, and emits low levels of NOx while minimising fuel-oil consumption. Visit: www.man.eu

Russian Ministry of Defence and Irkut Corporation sign SU30SM fighters contract

Russian Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov and president of IRKUT Corporation Alexey Fedorov have signed a contract for the delivery of Su-30SM multirole fighters for the Russian Armed Forces. IRKUT Corporation will supply 30 of these aircraft to the Defence Ministry by 2015.

Anatoly Serdyukov noted that upcoming entry of the modern two-seat supermanoeuverable aircraft into the Russian Armed Forces will significantly increase the combat power of the Russian Air Force.

The multirole Su-30SM fighter, designed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau, is the latest model in the Su-30MKI combat aircraft family. These fighters, serially manufactured by the Irkutsk Aviation Plant – a branch of JSC IRKUT Corporation – are able to successfully compete in the global aircraft market.

The Su-30SM two-seat supermanoeuverable aircraft is equipped with a phased antenna array radar and is capable of using the current and future high-precision weapons grade ‘air-to-air’ and ‘air-to-surface’. Besides performing military missions, the fighter could be used for training pilots for prospective multirole supermanoeuverable one-seat fighters. Visit: www.irkut.com

NACO appointed advisor to Viracopos International Airport development team

NACO Netherlands Airport Consultants, a member of the DHV Group, has successfully collaborated with a strong local and international team for the concession bid of Viracopos International Airport. Led by Brazilian contractor UTC/ Constran, the consortium will be responsible for the management and development of the airport for the next 30 years. The consortium, which includes UTC/Constran (contractor), Triunfo Participacoes (investor) and France’s Egis Avia (operator) won the concession with a bid of $2.2 billion. Viracopos Airport currently processes more than 5 million passengers annually and its traffic is expected to grow to 15 million passengers annually within the next 10 years. The current infrastructure and more specifically the terminal building will need to be modernised and expanded. Ben Hasselman, project director of the NACO team, said: “Our role was to optimise the bid and development opportunities for this airport. Since our consortium has produced the winning bid, NACO will be associated for the coming years with airport planning at Viracopos Airport.” Visit: www.naco.dhv.com

Bouygues Bâtiment International and partners win Zagreb Airport concession contract

Aéroports de Paris Management (a subsidiary of Aéroports de Paris), Bouygues Bâtiment International (a subsidiary of Bouygues Construction) and Viadukt (a Croatian construction company), all members of the project company Zaic (Zagreb Airport International Company), have been designated by the Croatian government as the preferred bidders for the Zagreb Airport concession.

The concession contract includes: financing, designing and construction of a passenger terminal which will replace the current one; and operating the entire airport for 30 years, including the runways, the current passenger terminal during the entire construction period, the new terminal once it is completed and future property developments.

The construction works will be carried out by Bouygues Bâtiment International in conjunction with Viadukt and other acknowledged Croatian contractors. Aéroports de Paris Management will be responsible for operating and maintaining the airport. Visit: www.bouygues-construction.com