NEWS
New developments in the Shipbuilding industry
Wärtsilä propulsion solutions for new offshore pipe laying vessels
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ärtsilä has received an order to supply the propulsion solutions for six new offshore pipe laying vessels being built by IHC Merwede. Three of the ships are to be built for Subsea 7, the seabed-to-surface engineering, construction and services contractor to the offshore energy industry. The other three vessels have been ordered by Seabras Sapura, the Sapura Kencana and Seadrill partnership entity. All six vessels will be deployed to serve the Brazilian offshore market by Petrobras, the multinational energy corporation. The scope of supply for each ship comprises six 8-cylinder
Wärtsilä 32 engines, two transverse thrusters, two retractable thrusters, and three steerable underwater de-mountable thrusters. Visit: www.wartsila.com
Bergen Engines becomes Rolls-Royce secures offshore vessel new Tognum subsidiary
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orwegian engine manufacturer Bergen Engines AS has become part of the Tognum Group. Following the acquisition of Tognum AG by the joint venture of Rolls-Royce plc and Daimler AG, the former Rolls-Royce subsidiary Bergen Engines was merged into the Tognum Group. “By formally incorporating Bergen Engines AS into Tognum we are starting the next phase of our joint activities. This is an important milestone for both customers and employees as this enables us to combine the medium- and high-speed portfolios under one roof,” said John Paterson, chairman of the supervisory board of Tognum AG. Visit: www.tognum.com
Headquarters of Bergen Engines AS in Bergen, Norway
NEW ITALO-RUSSIAN ALLIANCE IN SHIPBUILDING RESEARCH
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incantieri, one of the world’s top shipbuilding groups, and the Krylov State Research Centre of Russia, one of the world’s most prestigious centres for shipbuilding research, have signed a framework agreement with the aim of jointly developing new projects for technological innovation within the industry.
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Cammell Laird hosts naming ceremony for two new ferries
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iverpool (UK) city region based shipyard and engineering firm Cammell Laird has hosted a formal naming ceremony for the first complete ships constructed by the company in 20 years for Scottish ferry operator Western Ferries. The ceremony marked the completion of a multi-million pound contract which has seen Birkenhead based Cammell Laird build two new car ferries for Western Ferries: MV Sound of Seil and MV Sound of Soay. The new vessels can carry 54 cars and are enlarged versions of the company’s roll-on roll-off ferry MV Sound of Shuna, which can carry 45 cars. Visit: www.clbh.co.uk
Another AIDA order for Lloyd Werft
olls-Royce has signed a contract with the Brazilian shipyard Aliança SA Industria Naval e Empresa de Navegacao, a subsidiary of Fischer Group, and Brazilian shipowner Asgaard Navegaçäo SA for the design and delivery of equipment to two offshore vessels for Asgaard. The contract value is about £11 million to Rolls-Royce. The two vessels are Oil Spill Response Vessels (OSRV), type UT 535 E, with systems designed to prevent damage from oil spills. They have the capacity to transfer recovered oil for proper onshore disposal. Anders Almestad, Rolls-Royce, president Offshore, said: “We are very pleased that Asgaard have chosen Rolls-Royce design and integrated systems for their new offshore vessels. Asgaard is a new customer to us and working closely together with them during the construction of these advanced vessels will be vital.” Visit: www.rolls-royce.com
second cruise ship from AIDA Cruises is to dock at Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven AG in October. The ‘AIDAcara’ will call October 7–19 and follow ‘AIDAbella’ which was at the yard in April. The ‘AIDAcara’ is 193.3m long, 27.6m wide and of 38,557 GT. When she was built in 1996 she was the first ship in AIDA’s new Club Ship cruise shipping concept. Since then AIDA Cruises has become the market leader in German cruise shipping. During her stay, the Bremerhaven shipyard will carry out technical work on ‘AIDAcara’ including conservation, tank cleaning, gearing and rudder work, gangway weight tests and seacock inspection. AIDA Cruises personnel will themselves organise conversion and renewal work in the passenger areas. Visit: www.lloydwerft.com
For Fincantieri, this agreement not only offers the prospect of technological progress, but also represents an extremely significant achievement in strategic terms. In fact, it will be able to benefit in many different ways from the Krylov Centre’s unique research & design knowledge of the high-tech vessels and offshore engineering structures, that will contribute to achieve the common goal of
designing the most sophisticated vessels and offshore structures. Krylov also stands to benefit from the exchange of knowledge with Fincantieri, which will give the Centre access to its enormous technological and manufacturing know-how gained in the construction and marketing of highly complex vessels. Visit: www.fincantieri.com
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