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COMPRESSORS TMC COMPRESSORS FOR STAR CRUISES SHIPS TMC Compressors (TMC) has won a contract from MV Werften to supply a complete compressed air system to two cruise ships the German shipyard group is building for Genting Hong Kong’s Star Cruises. Under the contract, TMC will manufacture and deliver four 85kW marine compressors as well as four RD600 air driers to each of the two cruise ships. The equipment will be delivered to Werfen’s yard in Wismar, Germany, where the cruiseships are being built. The yard is building two Global Class 204,000grt cruiseships for Star Cruises. The 340m leviathans will be among the largest vessels built, accommodating more than 5,000 passengers across 20 decks and 2,400 cabins. “Any equipment supplier to the maritime industries would be proud to deliver technology to what will be the world’s largest cruise ships in terms of passenger capacity. TMC is no different. We have an extensive track record of deliveries to cruise vessels, but it is always exciting – and a stamp of approval – to be able to participate in major projects such as this,” says Per Kjellin, Managing Director of TMC. The ships are scheduled for delivery in 2020 and 2021. BEARINGS DNV GL APPROVES FEDERAL-MOGUL’S SELF-LUBRICATING BEARING Federal-Mogul Powertrain’s self-lubricating deva.tex 552 Marine composite bearing system has been certified by DNV GL. As the marine industry seeks lower and more consistent friction levels from self-lubricated bearings, deva.tex 552 is claimed to provide a solution that inspires a move away from traditional metal bearings towards composite materials. “We are delighted to receive validation of the deva.tex 552 technology,” explained Gian Maria Olivetti, Chief Technology Officer, Federal- Mogul Powertrain. The assessment by DNV GL includes several important steps, including analysis of the criticality of the product, the manufacturing process applied and the vendors’ proficiency. Technical support, design reviews and surveys to ensure compliance with relevant rules and requirements are all part of the procedure. In the case of deva.tex 552, specialist facilities at the University of Ghent, Belgium, were used to evaluate the material under different load- and running conditions in various configurations and with the effects of contamination considered. Underwater tests were carried out at various loads and sliding speeds to validate wear rates, friction levels and durability. The entire manufacturing process, from qualification of the raw materials to the final product, was audited to ensure consistently high quality. “Insurance and investment funding for a new marine project increasingly depends upon the use of approved materials throughout,” explained Federal-Mogul DEVA’s Offshore Marine & Dredge business development manager, Stefan de Goey. “Offshore equipment and components must be independently certified for meeting regulatory requirements before they can be specified for installation and integration. Certification means we meet those requirements and can offer the benefits of a composite solution without the need for additional validation processes and time consuming additional testing.” deva.tex 552 Marine is part of the Federal-Mogul DEVA product family, which offers high performance, selflubricating bearing materials suitable for rotational and oscillating movements where conventional lubrication is not possible for submerged applications. Developed for applications requiring high load capacity with excellent durability, deva.tex 552 Marine’s construction protects against underwater swell and offers maximum long term dimensional stability. The deva.tex materials are glass fibre-reinforced composites, produced using a cross-winding technology. The base material delivers high strength, while the sliding layer contains non-abrasive fibres and solid lubricants that ensure excellent tribological properties, even in damp environments or under edge loading conditions. The solid lubricants used within the matrix provide very low coefficients of friction and wear rates in both wet and dry running conditions. 14
SERVICE ROLLS-ROYCE SIGNS SERVICE AGREEMENTS Siem Offshore and Subsea 7 have signed a joint three-year service agreement with Rolls-Royce. The agreement covers a total of 74 offshore vessels. This is the first agreement the two Siem-owned companies have signed with the same service provider. Under the agreement, Rolls-Royce will maintain and service all of the equipment it has delivered to the two companies’ offshore vessels. Steinar Sandberg, Siem Group, Head of Group Procurement, said: “Naturally, we believe we can save money by jointly entering into this kind of service agreement. We have a modern and technically advanced fleet that requires good follow-up throughout the vessels’ working lives.” Knut Hovland, Rolls-Royce, Director, Marine Services, said: “We have delivered equipment to around a quarter of the world’s registered fleet. As a result, we also have service assignments and long-term agreements with a large number of ship owners globally. We also have a network of service stations at 34 locations worldwide, so we can be close by whenever equipment needs servicing or repair.” At present, aftermarket services account for roughly 40 per cent of Rolls-Royce Marine’s revenues. Longterm agreements account for around a quarter of this. The company is now exploring digital opportunities to provide ship owners with a growing range of new and more effective service solutions. These include new types of services based on surveillance of ships’ operations and equipment from control centres located on shore. Rolls-Royce recently signed its first “power-by-the-hour” agreement with the Norwegian logistics and cargo company Nor Lines. “We are particularly pleased to sign new service agreements in these current times. We have obviously been affected by the fact that many vessels in the offshore market are still laid up, and it will be interesting to see what impact this will have on the service market going forward,” said Knut Hovland. MONITORING CMAXS TO MONITOR MOL SHIPS Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has selected the ClassNK CMAXS diagnostic monitoring system for an additional two ships. The next-generation diagnostic monitoring system ClassNK Consulting Service Co developed is now installed on a total of six MOL-operated ships. The two news ships will feature CMAXS e-GICSX, a system which monitors electrically controlled main engine supplied by Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co and CMAXS LC-A for auxiliary engines supplied by Daihatsu Diesel. The software utilises sensor data acquired from data logger and VDR among others, and offers diagnoses of onboard machinery and equipment to enable condition monitoring maintenance and avoid unnecessary downtime. Sensor data acquired by ClassNK CMAXS is integrated into a cloud database, CMAXS Web Service, allowing the information to be shared both on board and on shore. 15
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