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Contract 400,000m², will be rebuilt as one of the world’s largest
Ulstein Design wins
jack-up fabrication yards. The acquisition is subject to
required regulatory approvals.
Brazilian design
Brian Chang, deputy chairman of Yantai Raffles,
said: “Through this purchase [acquisition] we can
contracts
expand our capacity, improve our efficiency, and
embark on delivering quality products to our custom-
Ulstein Design, headquartered in Norway, has signed ers at a competitive price and on time. Our long-term
six ship design contracts with Brazilian shipowners plan is to become the number one supplier of jack-up
CBO and DSND Consub worth more than NOK400 drilling rigs in the world within the next three to
million (US$69 million). five years.”
The contracts are for the delivery of design, engineer-
ing, main equipment and building follow-up, and Order
cover three different types of vessels. DSND Consub
has ordered two oil-spill recovery vessels (OSRV) of
MAN Diesel inks
the Ulstein P801 model, with conventional bow, while
‘power ship’ deal
CBO ordered two larger and two smaller platform
supply vessels (PSV) – Ulstein PX105 and PX106 types, German propulsion specialist MAN Diesel signed a
with the X-BOW. contract at the end of December 2009 with Turkish
Ulstein Group is strengthening its global profile by company Karadeniz Powership Company Ltd., worth
establishing sales and representative offices worldwide. €100 million (US$140.5 million).
Ulstein Group has been in Brazil since 2005 through MAN Diesel, the manufacturer of large-bore diesel
the electro systems and service company, Ulstein Belga engines, is to supply up to a total of 24 engines, together
Marine, and recently opened a sales office there. with electromechanical equipment needed for the
Ulstein Design sales manager, Lars Ståle Skoge, said: generation of electricity. The contract includes 21 x
“There was stiff competition for these contracts, and to 18V51/60DF dual-fuel engines and three type 14V48/60
have employees on site is a crucial support in the sales HFO engines, with a total output of 400MW.
work. Mutual efforts from shipowners, yards, main The large-bore diesel engines are to be installed
equipment suppliers and Ulstein Group employees onboard four power ships, believed to be the first of
contributed to this result. Ulstein Elektro is delivering their kind to be used in the world. The ships in question
a huge amount of equipment to these ships, includ- are former freighters which are to be converted
ing the integrated automation system Ulstein IAS and into floating diesel power plants. Thanks to their
communication and information system Ulstein COM, mobility, they can be connected to local power grids
as well as options for a number of other products.” to temporarily cover demands whenever onsite power
Skoge added: “All of the ships are on eight-year plants are insufficient or new power plants cannot be
contracts, with options for extension, for the Brazilian built quickly enough.
state oil company Petrobras. The DSND Consub ships Unlike so-called ‘power barges’ – power plants on
are being developed specifically for these assignments. pontoons – the power ships are equipped with their
The four CBO vessels will be the first with the Ulstein own propulsion engines and therefore do not need
X-BOW to be constructed and permanently stationed in to be towed. They are expected to be used in Africa,
Brazil, which is also exciting.” Pakistan and other regions in the Middle East and
Both shipowners will be utilising Brazilian shipyards, around the Mediterranean. MAN Diesel dual-fuel
with CBO’s four ships to be constructed at the Aliança engines are characterised by the fact that they can be
yard, and DSND Consub’s two vessels at the ETP yard. powered by either liquid fuel or gas.
MAN Diesel’s head of the power plant business,
Acquisition Stephan Mey, said: “Our dual-fuel engines are ideal for
Yantai Raffles
this purpose. The ships will be able to use whatever
the infrastructure available at the site on which they
expands portfolio
are needed – regardless of whether they are fuelled by
oil or gas.”
Yantai Raffles Offshore Ltd, a subsidiary of Yantai One further advantage with the dual-fuel engines is
Raffles Shipyard Ltd, has entered into an agreement that when powered by gas, in particular, they ensure
purchasing 100% equity interest [and therefore extremely low-emission and therefore ecologically
acquiring] Sanlian Longkou shipyard in Shandong, friendly combustion.
China, for RMB291 million (US$43 million). The 51/60DF engine was first used on liquid gas
The shipyard, with an existing land area of more than tankers, on which evaporated gas from the cargo
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