In-depth Issue 17 - Rolls-Royce

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Four deepwater anchor handling vessels to get
advanced deck machinery
Rolls-Royce has secured a contract
from Swire Pacific Offshore to supply
advanced anchor handling systems
for four offshore vessels, currently
under construction in Singapore.
The systems are developed for the
safer handling of large anchors on
deck, such as the torpedo anchors
used in the deepwater oil and gas
fields off the coast of Brazil.
Arne Tande, Senior VP - Offshore Deck Machinery, said,
“Rolls-Royce supplies world-leading marine technology
that enables our customers to operate safely in challenging
conditions, such as the deepwater oil and gas fields. We
are delighted that Swire Pacific Offshore has again selected
our safety-critical technology, which demonstrates that our
focus on research and development and advancements
in the technical capabilities of our products continues to
position Rolls-Royce as the market leader for specialist
handling equipment in the offshore industry.”
Rolls-Royce will supply a complete
deck machinery system to each of the
four vessels, which are being built at
the ST Marine Singapore shipyard.
At the heart of each system is a
low-pressure hydraulic winch for
anchor handling and towing duties,
with a pulling capacity of 500t.
Asian orders for popular deepwater UT designs
The rapid expansion of Asia into
the offshore industry looks set
to continue, with shipyards and
operators selecting Rolls-Royce
designs for deeper waters.
Singapore-based PaxOcean
Engineering is building two PSVs to
the Rolls-Royce UT 755 CD design,
at its shipyard in Zhuhai, China. The
vessels combine a proven ship design
with a range of Rolls-Royce onboard technologies that
include diesel-electric propulsion and deck machinery.
They are also equipped for firefighting and oil recovery.
The UT 755 CD has a deck cargo area of 670m 2 and an
overall length of 78.7m with a 16m beam. Planned delivery
is the first half of next year.
In China four UT 771 CDL vessels will be built by the
COSCO (Guangdong) Shipyard Co. Ltd. These complex
vessels are flexible and highly efficient, featuring a fully
integrated systems package comprising diesel electric
propulsion system, deck machinery,
bulk handling equipment and
automation and control systems. The
vessels will also be able to undertake
firefighting duties. They will be
equipped for transporting pipes,
equipment and cargo to and from
pipelaying barges, oil drilling and
production platforms.
Delivery is scheduled for 2014
and the contract includes options
to build an additional six vessels of
the same design.
Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo
Dockyard Co. Ltd is to build four
UT 776 CD vessels.
Hyundai’s President and CEO
W G Choe said, “We are extremely
pleased to enter into this deepwater
segment by building vessels of
a world-leading design from
Rolls-Royce.”
The 4,400t, 90m long UT 776 CD
design incorporates a range
of Rolls-Royce systems like
diesel-electric propulsion. They will
be built at Hyundai’s Ulsan shipyard
for delivery in 2013 and 2014. The
contract includes options for a further
two vessels.