Equipment

Alfa Laval – Tom Erixon new President and CEO of Alfa Laval

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…

170 Hoyer motors run a floating power plant

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…

AVEVA Electrical interfaces with ETAP for improved engineering productivity

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

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.…

Cargotec Wins a Large West Africa Ship-to-Shore Contract

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

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…