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Hamworthy innovation extends inert gas system order to 10 ships through Chinese builder |
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Monday, 22 February 2010 |
 Hamworthy Moss AS has signed contracts to deliver 10 shipboard inert gas systems, to be installed on a series of 316,000dwt crude oil and product tankers being built by Waigaoqiao Shipyard, China.
The company has won orders specifying Hamworthy Moss Flue Gas Systems
for four 316,000dwt crude oil tankers due delivery between June 2010 and
August 2011 to Nanjing Changjiang Oil Transportation Corp (NCOTC). The
orders will mean that, since 1997, Hamworthy’s inert gas systems have
been included on board 23 tankers delivered to NCOTC.
In a separate deal, Hamworthy has secured contracts to supply Moss
Mult-Inert™ systems for six 316,000dwt crude oil and product tankers to
be delivered by Waigaoqiao Shipyard to Singaporean ship owner Ocean
Tankers between June 2010 and October 2011. These ships will feature
inert gas systems offering a capacity of 18,750 m3/h each, 100% inert
gas blowers, deck water seals, and P/V Breakers. The deliveries will
bring the number of inert gas systems delivered by Hamworthy Moss to
Ocean Tankers ships to 45.
Geir Hellum, managing director of Hamworthy Moss, pointed out that the
Mult-Inert™ flue gas systems for Ocean Tankers would be distinguished by
their flexibility. “These sophisticated systems have been designed to
enable Ocean Tankers the choice to handle or store surplus product, in
line with the demanding trading patterns of the ships.
“We continue to build on our long term relationship with Waigaoqiao
Shipyard. Now, altogether 48 product carriers built at this yard have
featured Hamworthy inert gas systems.”
Mr Hellum said that Hamworthy’s new, full-size test inert gas generator,
installed at the Moss test shop late last year, represented a vital
piece of equipment in speeding up innovation in the company’s design
process. “This facility means that we can test new designs and
components in a short period, dramatically improving the delivery for
customer contracts. This has proved a critical factor in ensuring that
we can meet the tight delivery schedule envisaged in these orders.”
Source: Hamworthy
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