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Geldof builds petroleum storage tanks in Poland
Belgian company Geldof (Engicon nv) has started the construction of two gigantic petroleum storage tanks in the Polish city of Gdańsk. The final client PERN ‘Przyjaźń’ Group is investing €200m to build Poland’s very first port terminal. The port project will safeguard the supplies of crude oil, liquid fuels and chemicals in the region.
Geldof is providing a significant portion of the terminal’s total storage volume with the construction of two new double-walled tanks, each with a capacity of 62,500m³. The storage capacity of the first phase which is currently being executed is 375.000m³. In total the terminal will be able to store 700,000m³. PERN ‘Przyjaźń’ Group will bring the Geldof storage tanks into use at the end of this year.
“This terminal is strategically very important for Poland,” explains Krzysztof Marek Diduch, managing director of Engicon Poland, the Polish branch of Geldof. “Poland is currently reliant on crude oil supplies from Russia and countries of the former Soviet Union. The country has limited possibilities for producing its own crude oil, but this terminal means Poland can now import crude oil from all over the world. The storage tanks will safeguard the energy supplies for the entire region.” Visit: www.geldof.be
Alcatel-Lucent provides fibre-optic technology for China railway authorities
Alcatel-Lucent has been selected by the Beijing and Nanning Railway Bureaus in China to upgrade the ‘backbone’ communications networks of rail lines in China. The authorities will deploy Alcatel-Lucent optical transport technology to enhance communications links and support mission critical rail operations, including operational communications, signalling and video surveillance, to ensure safe and on-time passenger journeys
China Railways will deploy the Alcatel-Lucent 1830 Photonic Service Switch (PSS), the latest generation DWDM optical solution, on the Beijing Railway Bureau’s third ring, which connects Beijing to towns and cities via a rail network spanning 623km. This will dramatically increase the performance of the communication network with the implementation of 10G-speed technology, and lay the foundation for future 100G services.
For the Nanning Railway Bureau, AlcatelLucent will upgrade the 200km line between the cities of Guilin and Liuzhou to cost-effectively upgrade the embedded SDH solution with advanced multiservice switching. This allows the network to flexibly support high-bandwidth services and prepare for future interoperation with mobile ultra-broadband networks.
Luis Martinez-Amago, CEO of Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell said: “Alcatel-Lucent is committed to delivering technologies that offer greater network capacity and performance and drive the evolution and convergence of rail communications systems.” Visit: www.alcatel-lucent.com
NCC has been commissioned to build housing at Islands Brygge in Copenhagen on behalf of the Danish pension fund, Pension Danmark. The order is worth SEK 360 million. NCC is to build the housing units on the first of a total of five construction sites, which will jointly constitute a new residential block at Islands Brygge Syd, in Copenhagen.
The first residential building will mark the start of construction on the last undeveloped site at Islands Brygge. NCC is the turnkey contractor for the assignment. Construction start has been set for 1 June 2015. The order will be registered during the second quarter of 2015 in the NCC Construction Denmark business area. Visit: www.ncc.se
ABB to provide traction equipment for Stadler Rail trains
ABB has received orders worth $85 million from Swiss train manufacturer Stadler Rail to supply traction equipment for projects to expand public rail networks in Switzerland, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands.
The traction equipment will be installed in a total of 90 electric trains, including double-decker ‘KISS’ (for comfortable innovative speedy suburban in German) and regional ‘FLIRT’ (Fast Light Innovative Regional Train) trains for both suburban and intercity routes.
The new order includes powerful and energy efficient traction converters with integrated power supplies, traction transformers, and battery chargers for 19 new doubledecker trains for SBB’s S-Bahn in Zurich. Luxembourg’s CFL is expanding their existing Stadler double-decker KISS fleet for 15 kV alternating current (kVAC) and 25 kVAC line voltage for cross-border service between Luxembourg and Germany with additional 11 double-decker trains with ABB traction converters and traction transformers. Visit: www.abb.com
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AkzoNobel to build performance coatings facility in Thailand Spheros wins
AkzoNobel has announced plans to invest more than €30 million in a manufacturing facility in Thailand to support regional growth of its Performance Coatings business.
The project, which is being supported by the Thailand Board of Investment, involves constructing a 120,000m2 site within the Hemaraj Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate in Chonburi. Earmarked for an initial capacity of 45,000 tonnes per year, production is due to start in the third quarter of 2016.
The new plant will support several Performance Coatings businesses, including Metal Coatings, Protective Coatings, Speciality Coatings and Marine Coatings, as well certain products from the company’s Decorative Paints business.
“By investing in this new facility we are supporting our continued growth within Thailand, as well as making progress with our regional business expansion strategy,” explained AB Ghosh, managing director of AkzoNobel’s Metal Coatings business. “A number of existing operations will be consolidated into the new site, allowing us to achieve world class operational standards.” Visit: www.akzonobel.com
MODUS orders Seaeye Sabertooth hybrid AUV/ROV from SAAB
UK Company Modus Seabed Intervention Ltd and Saab Dynamics AB of Sweden have entered into a Collaboration Agreement to further develop the operational use and applications of the Saab Sabertooth hovering Hybrid AUV/ROV for the Oil and Gas and Offshore Renewables markets.
Under the agreement, Modus and Saab will work in collaboration to develop this game changing innovation and its applications in life of field subsea survey and inspection.
Following a two-year evaluation and development programme, Modus have ordered the first in a planned fleet of Sabertooth vehicles from Saab which will be launched in Q1 2016. The system will be equipped with additional batteries for extended autonomous endurance and with increased thrust for high speed survey, making it ideal for both high current and deepwater applications.
The vehicle has been configured to allow additional sensors, such as standard MBES, cathodic protection (CP) probes and laser scanning systems to be quickly integrated against project specific applications. Visit: www.modus-ltd.com
Bahrain contract
Spheros’s Spanish subsidiary has received an order worth about €1 million from CaetanoBus/Portugal to install air conditioning in 127 buses destined for the Emirate of Bahrain.
High demands are placed on a bus air conditioning system in hot countries such as Bahrain: at outside temperatures of up to 50°C a maximum cooling capacity must be reached within the shortest possible time to achieve an inside temperature of approx. 24°C. A failure of the air conditioning system would be equivalent to a breakdown of the bus itself – reason enough for the manufacturer Caetano to select Spheros as a proven partner and install the modular REVO rooftop system as a reliable air conditioning solution in the Bahrain buses. A total of 88 buses of 10.5 metres in length on MAN A66 chassis are being equipped with the REVO 400 and 39 buses of 12.7 metres in length on MAN RC2 chassis with the tropical version REVO 450 with a maximum cooling capacity of 45 kW. Thanks to the optimum composition of advanced components the A/C system achieves the highest level of performance and longevity at significantly reduced life-cycle costs. Visit: www.spheros.de
CybAero successfully performs factory acceptance tests
CybAero, which develops and manufactures remotely piloted helicopter systems, received an order in January 2014 for three systems to China Customs. The systems will be based on three new ships and used for applications such as customs control, port management and anti-smuggling operations.
CybAero completed the tests and trials for the first system which will be supplied to China Customs for operational use from the new ships. The tests were performed with the Chinese shipyard that builds the ships for the end user.
The main component of the system is CybAero’s APID 60 autonomous helicopter with the extended capability to automatically operate from ships. This also includes ground control stations, landing systems supporting the capability of the helicopters to automatically take off and land on ships. This unique capability makes the system state of the art. China Customs will be the first client in the world to adopt this unique functionality. Visit: www.cybaero.se
