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ABB has secured a contract to supply electrical power and propulsion systems for the first of 16 Yamal LNG carriers. The contract, which includes options to equip 15 further vessels, is part of a project to transport LNG from the Yamal peninsula in Northwest Siberia to Asia and Europe. The order was booked in the first quarter. A consortium of partners, headed by Russian gas producer Novatek, have joined the Yamal project to open up gas from the Yamal peninsula, which is located inside the Arctic Circle and locked in ice for most of the year. The LNG will be shipped out of Sabetta port using the new 170,000m3 LNG carriers built to icebreaking capability of ARC 7, an ice-class scale that goes up to 9. Shipment will be made to Asia via the Northern Sea Route in summer months resulting in substantially reduced delivery times when compared to transit via traditional routes, as well as cutting fuel consumption and ship fuel emissions. The new building program has been awarded to Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME), in South Korea. ABB's scope of supply includes turbochargers, generators, switchboards, transformers, electric drives, propulsion control and the Azipod? propulsion units that will ...

ABB has secured a contract to supply electrical power and propulsion systems for the first of 16 Yamal LNG carriers

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has recently purchased two new pieces of equipment known as the NOFI Current Buster 6. This is the very latest in up to date technology and was developed following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill response in 2010. The latest piece of kit can operate five times faster, as the hydrodynamic shape reduces the drag force and allows the system to move more easily through the water. This model also has debris nets, wave dampers and a splash-over cover to avoid spillages. With an oily water separator it has a temporary storage capacity of 70m2. It was put to the test in a unique demonstration in Belfast Lough on Wednesday 11 June. The MCA is often called upon to deal with a wide range of pollution incidents off the UK coast and has a detailed plan of action and equipment in place to deal with such issues. Gail Robertson, the MCA's Counter Pollution Resource Manager, said: "The Maritime and Coastguard Agency has a thorough response procedure in place to deal with many different types of emergencies at sea that cause pollution, or threatens to cause pollution." "Demonstrations like the one in Belfast Harbour today show ...

ABB released third-party verification that its Onboard DC Grid helps vessels reduce their fuel consumption, cut noise and trim their environmental impact. The measurements and tests, conducted by Pon Power in collaboration with ABB on Myklebusthaug Offshore's platform supply vessel "Dina Star," identified reduction of specific fuel oil consumption of up to 27 percent. These are the first documented results from a vessel outfitted with ABB's Onboard DC Grid, which allows engines to run at variable speeds for top fuel efficiency at each load level. The tests also measured fuel consumption in dynamic positioning operations during challenging weather conditions, identifying fuel savings of 14 percent. Dynamic positioning operations, where computers automatically maintain a vessel's position and heading, account for a considerable portion of a typical offshore vessel's operational profile. "Our Onboard DC Grid is a significant step forward for electric propulsion. We are pleased that the concept delivered results that exceed our expectations", said Veli-Matti Reinikkala, head of ABB's Process Automation division. "Onboard DC Grid is a competitive advantage to ship owners operating a wide range of ship types from offshore vessels to ferries and yachts seeking to increase fuel efficiency and reduce emissions." In addition to fuel consumption, Pon ...

ABB released third-party verification that its Onboard DC Grid helps vessels reduce their fuel consumption, cut noise and trim their environmental impact

ABBs onboard DC marks a step forward for electic propulsion

(Arctic sea ice - Image Credit: USCG) For the first time in roughly 2 million years, melting Arctic sea ice is connecting the north Pacific and north Atlantic oceans. The new sea routes leave both coasts and Arctic waters vulnerable to a large wave of invasive species-a problem the Arctic has largely avoided until now. Two shipping passages have opened in the Arctic: the Northwest Passage through Canada, and the Northern Sea Route, a 3000-mile stretch along the coasts of Russia and Norway connecting the Barents and Bering seas. While opportunities for tapping Arctic natural resources and interoceanic trade are high, commercial ships often unwittingly carry invasive species. Organisms from previous ports can cling to the undersides of their hulls or be pumped in the enormous tanks of ballast water inside their hulls. Now that climate change has given ships a new, shorter way to cross between oceans, the risks of new invasions are escalating. "Trans-Arctic shipping is a game changer that will play out on a global scale," said Whitman Miller of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, lead author of the commentary that appeared May 28 in Nature Climate Change. "The economic draw of the Arctic is enormous. Whether it's ...

Subsea production improves recovery rates, reduces costs and enables remote and deep-water operations. The challenge is that these underwater facilities may have a power consumption equivalent to that of a small city.

ABB, has secured a new order to supply electric power plant and Azipod propulsion units for one ice breaker vessel built for Finnish Transport Agency (FTA) at Arctech Helsinki Shipyard. The competitive bidding was done between several suppliers.

ABB Turbocharging will now have a dedicated Service Point in the Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard Company (ASRY) in Bahrain. ASRY is a ship and rig repair yard in the Arabian Gulf