Products & services

Deltamarin designs world's largest civilian hospital ship

Details: Written by Teijo Niemelä Teijo Niemelä; Category: Products & services Products & services; Published: 27 February 2014 27 February 2014

Deltamarin has been awarded design contract by China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) for the new 37,000 GRT (Gross Register Tonnage) hospital ship to be built for Mercy Ships at Tianjin Xingang Shipyard.

Deltamarin’s contract includes approval, procurement and detail design for the vessel, which will be the world’s largest civilian hospital ship, and the first of its kind in Deltamarin’s history. Deltamarin has earlier developed, for yard tendering purposes, the concept design of the vessel together with Stena RoRo, who will manage the actual construction of the hospital ship. The shipbuilding contract was successfully negotiated by shipbrokers Barry Rogliano Salles (BRS). The delivery of the ship is planned for July 2017.

Excited about this unique project, Director of Deltamarin’s Marine business, Mr Jarmo Valtonen, comments: “When developing the new vessel concept together with Stena and Mercy Ships, we have learnt a lot about the goals and visions of Mercy Ships, and it gives us great pleasure to be part of this very special project to help the underprivileged in the developing nations”.

The vessel will be certified as a passenger ship for long international voyages and will be registered under the flag of Malta with Lloyd’s Register classification. The main dimensions are 174 metres in overall length and 28.6 metres in breadth. The design service speed will be 12.0 knots. The vessel will have two hospital decks and can carry 500 persons on board when sailing; when in port, the capacity will be 950 persons. There will be a total of 641 beds in the 277 cabins. The vessel will even house a school for children of the staff.

The total value of this contract awarded to Deltamarin by CSIC is around 4.2 M€, and the work is to be carried out over an estimated period of 15 months.

McCue Crafted Fit to expand into marine outfitting

Details: Written by Teijo Niemelä Teijo Niemelä; Category: Products & services Products & services; Published: 25 February 2014 25 February 2014

McCue Crafted Fit, an interior fit-out, refurbishment and bespoke joinery company established in 1954, with headquarters close to Belfast in Northern Ireland and a London office, has taken the strategic decision to enter into the cruise ship and ferry fit out market.

The company, which is celebrating its 60th Anniversary in 2014, has a strong reputation as a leading commercial fit-out and specialist joinery company, boasting its own fully equipped 60,000ft2 production facility in Carrickfergus, Co Antrim, operating in the UK, Ireland and many countries throughout Europe. It has built a wealth of experience in the hospitality, leisure and retail sectors working for globally recognised brands including The Savoy Hotel, Hamleys Toy Stores, Virgin Active, Starbucks, Urban Outfitters, Hugo Boss and Gant to name but a few.

Les McCracken, Managing Director of McCue stated “this is an area which has been on our radar for a number of years now and we are delighted to officially announce our entry to the maritime sector.”

Stephen Mills, Business Development / Manager Marine will oversee McCue’s entry into this specialist market. Having worked in the industry for over 25 years, he has built a comprehensive knowledge base and acquired a high skill level specific to this market, which will be invaluable to McCue.

McCue Crafted Fit will offer a turnkey fit out service to cruise lines, ferry operators and shipyards on a global basis complying with IMO regulations and classification bodies. Company representatives this March will be visiting the Seatrade Cruise Shipping Event in Miami, USA to network with cruise line representatives, shipyards, interior designers, subcontractors and suppliers.

Stephen affirmed, “McCue is a fantastic company, which over the years has produced an outstanding level of craftsmanship for high profile clients in very fast timescales. I am confident that they can adapt and meet the demands of the marine sector.”

McCue has been graced with numerous industry accolades over the years, most recently Urban Outfitters ‘Global Contractor of the Year’ and Deloitte’s ‘Best Managed Company’ Award.

ABB to supply Shore to Ship Power system to Color Line ro-pax

Details: Written by Teijo Niemelä Teijo Niemelä; Category: Products & services Products & services; Published: 24 February 2014 24 February 2014

ABB, a leading global provider of innovative, reliable, safe and environmentally-friendly power and energy solutions, is to supply a complete S2S system to Color Line’s ro-pax ferry, SuperSpeed1.

The 34,231 tons 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, after the Color Magic and Color Fantasy.

The contract, due for completion in March, underscores ABB’s Environmental Compliance policy designed to enable shipping companies to operate their fleets in the most efficient and green manner. The installed system will be one of the fastest connection systems available, allowing the vessel’s operation to be switched to shore power in a matter of minutes.

Scope of supply comprises compatibility assessment, installation of the S2S connection switchboard, the onboard transformer, the low voltage receiving switchboard, the extension of the automation system and the shore side high voltage shore connection switchboard in Kristiansand, Norway, where the 11 kV system will supply the existing low voltage 690 V system while the ferry is in port.

Color Line is one of Europe’s largest ferry owners with annual sales in the order of USD 770 million and it deploys six ships on routes linking seven ports in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Germany. The company has again selected ABB’s system as it reduces fuel consumption and costs on the highly competitive routes.

The ABB system complies fully with IEC/ISO/IEEE standards as well as all other relevant rules, and allows operators to reduce fuel consumption as the vessel is powered from the shore while in port, reducing power costs substantially. It eliminates CO2, NOx, SOx and PM completely while the vessel is in port, meaning annual reductions of CO2 and NOx emissions are up to 3,000 tons and 50 tons, respectively, and particle and SOx emissions are cut by several tons.

The installation also contribute to society’s broader needs, says Heikki Soljama, Head of business unit Marine and Cranes. “We are providing energy efficient solutions to a ferry line that connects key locations and therefore facilitates the transportation of people and goods between destinations including the Kristiansand – Hitshals route, where transit time on Superspeed 1 is between three and four hours.”

Gulfood Innovation Award for MKN's FlexiCombi

Details: Written by Teijo Niemelä Teijo Niemelä; Category: Products & services Products & services; Published: 25 February 2014 25 February 2014

FlexiCombi, the new MKN combi steamer has taken home its first industry award. During the Gulfood exhibition in Dubai the FlexiCombi won the Gulfood Innovation Award 2014 in the category “Best Heavy Equipment Innovation”. On awarding this prize, the international jury honoured first and foremost the innovative capacity of the new product but also the strategy behind its market launch and the respective marketing activities involved. This popular industry award has now been presented for the fifth time. A decisive criterion for the award this year was also the saving potential related to water and energy consumption. With its new features the FlexiCombi simply convinced the jury in every respect.

Saint Gobain acquires Broderne Dahl

Details: Written by Kari Reinikainen Kari Reinikainen; Category: Products & services Products & services; Published: 24 February 2014 24 February 2014

Saint-Gobain Marine Applications, part of the diversified French industrial conglomerate Saint-Gobain, has acquired Broderne Dahl, the Norwegian wholesaler of technical products to the shipbuilding industry.

The company specialises in supplying steel pipes, pipe components and industrial valves, actuators and monitoring systems.

"Quality assurance is a top priority, they achieve this, by using quality products from well-known suppliers, authorised personnel and certified sub- contractors. Broderne Dahl offers project administration, commissioning and quality control. Well known for its extensive and hands on product documentation they can offer Worldwide delivery arranged by their professional logistic partners," Saint Gobain said in a statement.