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ABB has won an order from Spanish ferry operator Baleària to supply energy management systems for one of its largest vessels. ABB’s advisory software will be installed onboard the ferry Martin i Soler, with an option to extend the project to two further vessels in the Baleària fleet. The package supplied is part of ABB’s..

ABB  is to supply a complete Shore to Ship Power  (S2S) system to Color Line’s ro-pax ferry, SuperSpeed1. The 34,231t gross SuperSpeed1, built by Aker Finnyards at Rauma in Finland, has been in service on the Kristiansand – Hitshals route since 2008 and is the third Color Line vessel to be equipped with ABB’s system,..

ABB was granted Approval in Principal (AIP) for the Onboard DC Grid power distribution system by classification society ABS (American Bureau of Shipping). AIP is a framework used by most classification societies to review and approve innovative and novel concepts not covered by traditional classification rules. In order to be granted the AIP, the Onboard..

ABB signed a cooperation agreement with NAPA, they will cooperate to offer the NAPA Loading Computer and the electronic NAPA Logbook. The products will be offered under ABB’s Vessel Information and Control (VICO) portfolio, as part of a complete advisory solution devised to optimise ship efficiency. The NAPA Loading Computer undertakes a wide range of..

ABB won orders worth USD 180 million in 2013 to deliver complete electrical power plants and propulsion systems for six new cruise liners that include its latest-generation Azipod XO units. The orders make 2013 the best-ever year for ABB in cruise liners with the Azipod system. The six ships include two for Norwegian Cruise Line..

ABB has won two orders in the third quarter to provide the waste heat recovery systems, each powered by a power turbine generator (PTG), for fourteen new 8,800 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) container vessels. The first seven post-panamax vessels will be built at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co. Ltd., (DSIC) and the other seven vessels at..

ABB won an order worth around USD 25 million to supply its marine propulsion system, Azipod, and complete electric power plants for two new rescue and salvage icebreakers that are under construction at Nordic Yards GmbH in Germany. The new vessels, owned by Russia’s State Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (SMRCC), will be used for patrols..

Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference 2014 will be held on 28 & 29 October 2014 at the Amsterdam RAI, the Netherlands. 2014 brings the 7th edition of Offshore Energy. Offshore Energy is the fastest growing gathering of offshore industry professionals. Founded in 2008 with 70 exhibitors and 1,765 visitors, Offshore Energy has been breaking records..

On 17 August TenneT’s largest offshore converter platform, DolWin alpha, was installed in the German North Sea. The topsides built by Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) was lifted by the world’s largest crane vessel Thialf of Heerema Marine Contractors and positioned on top of the already installed jacket. Ten days earlier the DolWin alpha topsides has..

ABB won an order to provide integrated solutions that include the electrical propulsion system, Azipod CZ and automation system onboard two offshore accommodation vessels. The 1+1 accommodation vessels will be built by Cosco (Nantong) Shipyard Co., Ltd for Singapore-registered owner Logitel Offshore, which is a subsidiary of Norwegian company Sevan Marine. The cylinder-shaped vessels will..

Cosco Heavy Transport and BigLift Shipping have ordered a total of eleven Amarcon Octopus-Onboard installations for Heavy Lift Vessels (HLVs). The Octopus product line is part of ABB’s Vessel Information and Control (VICO) systems suite which incorporates a full range of automation and advisory solutions. The Cosco deal was closed after the heavy cargo transporter leased the portable..

ABB recently won a $12million order to supply electrical power and propulsion systems for a deepwater pipe laying vessel. The vessel, tentatively named Derrick Lay Vessel 2000 (“DLV2000”), will be constructed at Keppel Singmarine in Singapore and delivered in 2015 to Hydro Marine Services, Inc., a subsidiary of McDermott International, Inc. Developed by Keppel’s ship..

Amarcon, a member of the ABB group, has signed a cooperation agreement with GTT (Gaztransport & Technigaz) to market and further develop a forecasting and advice software system for sloshing prevention onboard LNG carriers. The agreement was signed at the LNG17 Conference & Exhibition in Houston,US. In the coming years, a significant growth in the..

ABB will supply electrical power and propulsion systems for two next generation 3D seismic ‘Ramform’ Titan class vessels. The ships will be constructed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and delivered in 2015 to Norway’s Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (PGS). Mitsubishi Heavy Industries chose ABB as the main supplier of power and propulsion systems and are already building..

ABB recently delivered four Azipod C propulsion systems for the Blue Ocean II Wind Turbine Installation Vessel built by Samsung Shipyard in Korea.

ABB will supply energy efficient propulsion and electrical power systems worth USD 18 million for two new deep sea pipeline installation vessels. South Korean shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering will build the vessels. The end customer, a joint venture between French oil service company Technip and Brazilian company Odebrecht Oil & Gas, will use..

ABB will supply Azipod propulsion systems for two new Royal Caribbean cruise ships to be built by Meyer Werft in a contract worth more than USD 60 million. The order follows last week’s announcement that ABB will maintain and upgrade their Azipod propulsion systems in 20 cruise ships from the Carnival fleet.

Over the next 15 years ABB will maintain and upgrade their propulsion systems in 20 cruise ships from the Carnival fleet, cutting costs by as much as USD 1 million a year per ship by improving energy efficiency by 2.5 to 4 percent.

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order from ship owner Myklebusthaug Management to supply the first ever direct current (DC) power grid on board a ship. The equipment will allow a new offshore platform support vessel, under construction in Norway, to operate at the highest energy efficiency level to minimize..

ABB has won an order from ship owner Myklebusthaug Management to supply their first direct current (DC) power grid solution on a new offshore platform support vessel, enabling the vessel to operate at the highest energy efficiency level to minimise emissions. ABB will provide its full onboard DC system, including all power, propulsion and automation..

ABB recently won a USD 24 million order to supply electrical power and propulsion systems for two next generation Ramform vessels, capable of three-dimensional (3D) seismic data acquisition for sea bottom resource exploration. The ships will be constructed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and delivered to Norway’s Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (PGS). At 104 m long, the..

ABB will supply an integrated electrical power and propulsion system for the first wind-farm installation vessel to be ordered by Swire Blue Ocean. ABB’s brief specifies that the shallow draught vessel can maximise manoeuvrability in depths up to 75 m. The Knud E.Hansen designed vessel, which is under construction at Samsung Heavy Industries for Swire..

Wärtsilä has introduced its Intelligent Combustion Monitoring system for two-stroke diesel engines. The system provides ship operators and owners with significant benefits by providing information that enables operators to optimise vessel engine performance, and to be aware of the condition of components in the combustion chamber. The Wärtsilä Intelligent Combustion Monitoring system integrates the ABB..

ABB has been named Best Supplier of the Year 2009 by South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI). ABB has overcome a field of entirely South Korean competition to secure the prestigious award, considered by SHI to be one of the most important evaluation tools at its disposal to highlight best business practices among sub-suppliers.