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

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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.”

Saint Gobain acquires Broderne Dahl

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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.

 

MEIKO Group: Dishwashing technology business sets new order intake record in 2013

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Written by Kari Reinikainen Kari Reinikainen

Category: Products & services Products & services

Published: 14 February 2014 14 February 2014

MEIKO – the well-known manufacturer of commercial dishwashers and cleaning and disinfection appliances based in Offenburg, Germany – posted a new order intake record in 2013. "The volume of business generated by the company's commercial dishwasher operations at its headquarters and key production site rose by some 6 million euros to more than 108 million euros. This included increases of over 8 percent for large commercial dishwashing machines and almost 12 percent for cleaning products. 1,100 employees in Offenburg contributed to these results," the company said in a statement.

In total, more than 2,000 people worldwide were employed by MEIKO companies in 2013, up from the previous year’s figure of 1,800. The MEIKO flag continued to be flown by 23 subsidiaries, 12 of which are located outside Germany. Consolidated group sales hit another record high of 260 million euros, while the order intake posted by MEIKO's foreign subsidiaries rose by 5 percent to 120 million euros. MEIKO received major orders in the seven-figure range for its dishwashing technology from both domestic and foreign customers.

The company reported particularly encouraging increases in sales – mostly in the double-digit percent range – in Australia, France, the USA and China. In Austria and Switzerland, the company's traditionally high market share in the large commercial dishwasher sector saw a further boost, while domestic business in this product group once again posted a hit rate in excess of 70 percent, with 7 out of 10 major contracts during the year being awarded to MEIKO.

For the first time Japan emerged as the strongest export market in the cleaning and disinfection technology business, notching up growth of 60% over the previous year's figures. Further growth markets for this product group included Latin America, India, Australia and the rest of Europe excluding Germany.

In autumn 2013 the new M-iClean range of undercounter dishwashers was launched in impressive style at a prestigious event held at the Europa Park Rust leisure park in Germany. MEIKO took orders worth more than one million euros for this product range within just the first few weeks of its launch. Production of the M-iClean machines also began on schedule in autumn 2013 in a brand-new manufacturing hall equipped with the very latest machine tools.

The extraordinary success story of the M-iQ flight and rack type dishwashing machines continued unabated in 2013. Taken together with the new M-iClean, this means that the clear majority of all the dishwasher models offered by MEIKO from 2014 onwards will have been on the market for less than four years – a striking indicator of MEIKO's innovation capabilities.

The quality and innovation of MEIKO's products and services once again led to a number of awards and prizes in 2013. These included the prestigious Mercury Award for the company's M-iQ technology, which was presented at the annual conference of the International Travel Catering Association (ITCA), as well as the "Best of Market" award presented by the German trade journals "Gastlichkeit" and "GVmanager". This latter award, which was based on a survey of 2,300 readers of the two journals, confirms MEIKO's popularity in the hotel, foodservice and catering industries. MEIKO also received the "Star Award in Gold" for the fifth time in succession from the "Top hotel" trade magazine at the Internorga trade fair.

The company’s business expectations for 2014 are positive. This confidence is also reflected in an investment budget totalling over 12 million euros. This includes the construction of a new Service Centre at the company's Offenburg site which will help to further optimize this key service.

Trimline appoints Colin Stapley to head new Catering Department business

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Written by Kari Reinikainen Kari Reinikainen

Category: Products & services Products & services

Published: 11 February 2014 11 February 2014

Trimline, the UK based marine interior refurbishment specialists, have appointed Colin Stapley as Business Development Manager to head-up their new Catering Department which will offer design, sales, installation and maintenance of catering equipment for galleys, pantries and laundries, the company said in a statement.

This development will see Trimline growing the services they offer to clients just two months after adding an Electrical Department to the Southampton-based business. Colin Stapley joins Trimline after managing Kempsafe Ltd, a marine catering company, for the last five years.

Gary Oliver, Managing Director at Trimline, said: “The addition of a Catering Department to Trimline will allow us to offer greater support and service to the cruise, ferry, offshore, defence and super yacht industries. Trimline are continuing to respond to the industry’s needs and the expertise Colin will bring to this role will help us to add even more value to our work.”

Trimline has seen an unprecedented level of growth over the last 24 months and the expansion into catering marks another milestone for the company in the build-up to its 50th anniversary in 2015, the company said.