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New contracts and orders in industry
Tesmec preferred bidder to supply maintenance vehicles to RFI
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ergamo-based Tesmec has won a contract to supply up to 88 multi-functional maintenance vehicles to infrastructure manager RFI.
With a nominal value of €92 million, the contract for which Tesmec has been named preferred bidder is divided into three lots; two cover 62 self-powered maintenance vehicles with bogies, while the third covers 26 twin-axle cars. The vehicles are intended for various maintenance tasks on RFI’s conventional and high-speed lines. They are designed to meet the relevant European and domestic safety standards and will be equipped with RFI’s SCMT/SSC-BL3 train control system. The vehicles will be able to operate remotely within a train formation with other vehicles; a cen-
tral traction monitoring unit would assign a pre-set maximum speed and adjust the drive system of each vehicle accordingly. They are equipped with cranes, work platforms and baskets integrated into a single chassis, in order to operate at height for overhead line maintenance and installation. Tesmec has developed a diagnostic remote management tool to supervise the performance of the fleet, reduce fuel costs and emissions, and optimise maintenance. Data transfer to and from the vehicles is undertaken using GSM/ HSPA+ and CDMA communications protocols. Visit: www.tesmec.com
Ferus Smit to supply four coastal tankers to Eric Thun AB
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hun Tankers has ordered four coastal tankers from Scheepswerf Ferus Smit B.V. in the Netherlands, with whom Erik Thun Group has a longstanding relationship. The vessels will be built to a similar size as the 16 tankers that Thun Tankers currently operates. The intention is to gradually replace some of the existing tankers with the ordered new-buildings. Focus on sustainability, new regulations, environmental care and customers’ needs has been key when developing the new vessels that will be
built to the absolute latest design. The intention is to offer sister-ships where the use of LNG as a fuel is a possibility. “We at Erik Thun have always had a high focus on resource efficiency that translates into modern environmental care. We are convinced that these vessels will contribute to provide the best logistical and most environmentally friendly transport solution to our customers,” says Anders Källsson, CEO, Erik Thun AB. Visit: www.ferus-smit.nl
Sif and Smulders win Rentel foundations construction contract
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if Holding NV has won a contract for the production of all 42 monopiles and, in a joint venture with Smulders, the transition pieces for the 309MW Rentel offshore wind farm in the Belgian North Sea.
Major new order for ProfilGruppen
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rofilGruppen continues to expand with the signing of a new major contract. The agreement regards the supply of interior details based on customised aluminum profiles pre-packed for the end customer. The new contract runs over six years, starting in 2017, with an estimated turnover of 350 million SEK in total. The
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The monopiles will be produced by Sif, and the transition pieces will be produced by Sif in joint venture with Smulders, whereby Sif will produce the primary steel and Smulders will be responsible for the outfitting of the transition pieces. The total volume of the project for the monopiles will amount to approximately 46.9 ktons and for the transition pieces to approximately 10.1 ktons. The production is scheduled in the first three quarters of 2017.
The contract has been awarded by GeoSea, a DEME Group subsidiary specialised in offshore marine engineering projects, which will be responsible for the Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation contract (EPCI) for the Rentel wind farm. Rentel NV, a consortium of eight Belgian shareholders, including Otary Offshore Energy and DEME Group, is the developer of the wind farm. Visit: www.sif-group.com
contract has been signed through the majority-owned subsidiary PG&WIP AB. Following the agreement an investment of about 50 million SEK in an automated production line will be made. The investment will be made at PG&WIP’s current production facilities in Åseda. ProfilGruppen will produce long-length aluminum profiles, which will be processed to a finished product at PG&WIP AB.
“The success of the industrialisation project that we communicated in April 2015 has created trust and therefore given us opportunities to expand further. Our unique production concept, created in cooperation between ProfilGruppen and Wip Consulting, gives a highly competitive offer,” says Per Thorsell, president and CEO of ProfilGruppen. Visit: www.profilgruppen.se
