The Alfa Laval Board of Directors today announces that Lars Renström is retiring from the position as President and CEO of the Alfa Laval Group. Lars will be succeeded by Tom Erixon who is currently President and CEO of the OVAKO Group, a leading producer of engineering steel for customers in the bearing, transport and…
Equipment
170 Hoyer motors run a floating power plant
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When the pumps on a sailing power plant generate power on the open sea, it will be with 170 electric motors from Hoyer on board. Strong, long-term relations with a German partner resulted in the interesting special order. It requires tremendous pump capacity and thus motor power for a single ship to produce up to…
Uson Marine AB adds the Uson Clean Pilot to its marine waste management portfolio
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Uson Marine AB, a leading provider of waste management systems to the marine and offshore industries, and Marine Position AB, have reached an agreement where Uson Marine AB will be the distributor of the Seatrade award winning Environmental Navigator, a product developed by Marine Position. The product will be sold and marketed under the name Uson Clean Pilot.
Uson Marine GPS Discharge Control system for food waste ensures compliance with regulations
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Through a cooperation with Marine Position AB, Uson Marine AB can now offer functionality from the Seatrade award winning system Environmental Navigator for its new GPS Discharge Control system forfood waste. Together, the systems provide fail-safe control and monitoring of food waste discharge.
AVEVA Electrical interfaces with ETAP for improved engineering productivity
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AVEVA yesterday announced that it is collaborating with ETAP to create a complementary interface between AVEVA Electrical and ETAP’s enterprise solution for electrical power systems. The new interface will deliver industry-leading capability for the efficient design, development and production of the most complex electrical installations in all types of process and power plants, ships and offshore facilities. Plant contractors and shipbuilders will gain…
Colfax Pumps on Specialized Heavy Lift Ship
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Colfax Fluid Handling, a business of Colfax Corporation, was awarded a contract as the exclusive supplier of hydraulic pumps for a ship capable of lifting the topside structures from offshore platforms. With a lifting capacity of up to 48,000 tons, the ship will remove topsides in one piece and transport them to land for deconstruction.…
Eco Marine Power & KEI System to Launch Aquarius MAS
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Eco Marine Power & KEI System to launch Aquarius MAS
“Robust automation, control and management system for marine renewable energy solutions”
Alfa Laval wins Groundbreaking Marine Environmental order From MAN Diesel & Turbo
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Alfa Laval has won the first commercial order from MAN Diesel & Turbo to supply Alfa Laval PureNOx water treatment systems to be integrated in a process to reduce harmful nitrogen oxides (NOx) emission onboard vessels. The order is worth approximately SEK 7 million and delivery is scheduled for 2013.
Cargotec Wins a Large West Africa Ship-to-Shore Contract
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Cargotec has received a breakthrough order for ship-to-shore cranes from the Bollore group of France, through its wholly-owned Unicaf subsidiary. The contract is for a total of four Kalmar ship-to-shore cranes to be delivered in the third quarter of 2012 to various ports in West Africa. The contract also includes an option for four more…
Emergency Shutdown System Gives Peace of Mind
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In the event of an engine room fire, once the fire suppression system is engaged it’s critical that engines, generators and fans are shut down quickly. This both minimizes damage to equipment and helps contain the extinguishing agent within the compartment it’s protecting. The ESRS Engine Shutdown System from Sea-Fire automates this procedure using microprocessor…