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The new vessel ordered by Farstad is a UT 754 WP design and will be fi tted out by STX Offshore
Norway at its Langsten shipyard
First order for wave-piercing offshore vessel
Farstad Shipping | Rolls-Royce has announced
the fi rst order for its new wave-piercing offshore
vessel from Farstad Shipping. The visually striking
bow design will enable the vessel to pierce
through waves in extreme weather conditions,
while maintaining constant speed, reducing
fuel consumption and enhancing safety.
The contract includes the vessel design and a
comprehensive integrated power and propulsion
system and equipment package for an
advanced platform supply vessel (PSV). The
contract also includes an option for a second
Draft of the arctic cargo vessel 606
Heavy duty ships for
arctic waters
P+S Werften | German shipyard
P+S Werften GmbH has been
awarded a contract for fi ve heavy
duty ships for offshore operation
in arctic regions. The vessels of
three different sizes will be built
for the Greenlandic shipping
company Royal Arctic Line A/S.
The newbuildings of arctic
cargo vessel type will be deployed
to supply goods and
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basic medical provisions for
Greenland as well as arctic
and antarctic research stations.
To meet this challenge, all
of the vessels have high iceclass
specifi cations, will be
able to carry a large amount
of reefer containers and are
equipped with onboard cranes.
The delivery of the vessels is
scheduled for 2012.
vessel of the same specifi cation and value.
Wave-piercing technology is said to be a proven
technology for high-speed catamarans and
trimarans.
In addition to the new design, Rolls-Royce will
supply Azipull propellers, thrusters, and Bergen
diesel engines. A Rolls-Royce DP2 dynamic positioning
system, which uses satellite technology
to accurately position the vessel, is also included.
This advanced system automatically controls the
propulsors to hold the vessel in position during
safety-critical operations.
Newbuilding drillship delivered
DryShips Inc. | Global provider
of marine transportation services
for drybulk cargoes and
offshore contract drilling oil
services, DryShips Inc. Athens,
Greece, recently announced
that its 78%-owned subsidiary
Ocean Rig UDW Inc. had
successfully taken delivery of
its newbuilding drillship, the
Ocean Rig Corcovado.
The vessel is the fi rst to be delivered
of the four sister drillship
vessels that are being
constructed at Samsung Heavy
Industries. With a drilling capability
of 10,000 feet each,
the vessels are sixth-generation
advanced capability ultra-deepwater
drillships.
By the end of 2011, Ocean Rig
will as per statement of Dry-
Ships have an operational fl eet
of four state-of-the-art ultra
deepwater drillships, plus op-
Acquisition
Process Technology | The Swedish
Alfa Laval Group, Lund,
one of the leading companies
in heat transfer, centrifugal
separation and fl uid handling,
has signed an agreement to acquire
Aalborg Industries Holding
A/S. The acquisition will
be accretive to EPS from 2011.
The closing of the transaction
is subject to clearance from
regulatory authorities.
Headquartered in Aalborg,
Denmark, Aalborg Industries
is a provider of critical products,
systems and service solutions,
mainly to the marine
and off-shore markets.
Its products include boiler systems,
thermal fl uid systems,
waste heat recovery systems
and inert gas systems. The
company is said to complement
and further strengthen
Alfa Laval’s leading global
position, by adding a strong
product offering that focuses
on energy effi ciency. As a result,
meaningful top- and
bottom-line synergies are expected
to be derived from this
combination.
The four drillships are being
built at Samsung Heavy
Industries, South Korea
tions to build another four,
and two ultra-deepwater semisubmersible
drilling rigs, representing
one of the largest ultradeepwater
fl eets and only pure
play entity in the sector.