MARINE PROPULSION & POWER GENERATION
Veth delivers 40 steering grids for Parsifal LNG tankers VETH PROPULSION HAS BEEN SELECTED BY CONCORDIA DAMEN AS THE BOW THRUSTER SUPPLIER FOR A LARGESCALE PROJECT – A SERIES OF 40 PARSIFAL LNG TANKERS. FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS, ONE STEERING GRID WILL LEAVE THE WORKSHOP IN PAPENDRECHT, THE NETHERLANDS, EACH MONTH. TWO STEERING GRIDS HAVE ALREADY BEEN TRANSPORTED TO THE KLADOVO SHIPYARD IN SERBIA FOR THE INLAND WATERWAY BARGES ALREADY UNDER CONSTRUCTION. ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF VETH PROPULSION
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he 110m x 11.5m vessels will boast LNG propulsion and extreme shallow draft capabilities – 2,800t on a 3.25m draft – in order to maximise cargo carrying capacity on the Dutch, Belgian, and German canal and river networks. The LNG tankers will be equipped with Veth’s steering grid type VSG-1200L and accompanying 425kW electric motors. The first complete vessel is scheduled for delivery in November 2021. Wim Boom, Area Sales Manager of Veth Propulsion, is very proud of this order. “Concordia Damen has been a valued customer with whom we have had a strong partnership for years. This large-scale project is the icing on the cake.” Tim van Berchum, Financial Manager of Concordia Damen, explains their choice for Veth, “Veth Propulsion ultimately turned out to be the most advanced and best suited partner for this project.” The 40 steering grids are a standard Veth product. The bow thruster and propulsion supplier introduced the Veth Jet in 1969. The steering grid is the result of further development. “We have been selling this product for decades and have made continuous improvements since its introduction. This means that no changes have been made to the bow thruster for this project and only project-specific adjustments were required, which benefited the construction”, says Mr Boom.
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Last December, Veth Propulsion and Concordia Damen signed the contract for the 40 steering grids, which the companies already started designing over a year ago. Mr Boom looks back, “This project concerns many vessels, so lots of research and collaboration was necessary. Our Steering grid.
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