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EPD, Siemens Form Solutions Partnership

Electronic Power Design, Inc. (EPD) and Siemens In- dustry, Inc. Drive Technologies formed a solutions part- nership for Siemens ELFA R hybrid propulsion systems.

Siemens recently released its newly designed ELFA hybrid propulsion system, which offers considerably enhanced fuel consumption, range, redundancy, and maneuverabil- ity. The Siemens ELFA successfully closes the gap be- tween large merchant vessels and small recreational and commercial crafts traditionally powered by mechanical propulsion solutions. The standardized plug and operate solution further reduces the time/effort required for instal- lation and integration into the vessel. “EPD continues to demonstrate its technological competency for Siemens products being a Solutions Partner for almost twenty- years,” said John Norwood EPD’s Vice President of Busi- ness Development. www.epdltd.com

Kittiwake Acquires Procal

Kittiwake Developments acquired Procal, a manufacturer of in-situ, multi component continuous emissions moni- toring systems (CEMS). The newly-named Kittiwake Pro- cal can supply CEMS for a very wide range of applications, spanning power generation, marine and off- shore, cement, incineration, refineries, paper and pulp, steel, nitric acid and fertilizers. Complying with interna- tional standards including EN14181 and US EPA 40 cfr

Parts 60 & 75 for the measurement of NO, NO2, SO2, CO,

CO2, H2O, the in-situ analyzers monitor and measure emissions accurately and reliably.

STX Finland, USC Enter JV for Arctic Shipbuilding

STX Finland Oy and United Shipbuilding Corp. (USC) have formed a joint venture company, which will special- ize in arctic shipbuilding technology. An agreement for the formation of the new company, Arctech Helsinki Shipyard

Oy, was signed in St. Petersburg in a meeting with the

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and the Finnish

Prime Minister Mari Kiviniemi. According to the agree- ment both founding companies will hold equal shares of

Arctech Helsinki Shipyard Oy. The new company will pur- chase the Helsinki shipyard from STX Finland. The joint venture will focus on arctic maritime technology and ship- building and will unify Russian and Finnish Maritime clus- ters.

ST Marine Scores Austalian Navy Deal

ST Marine scored a breakthrough by securing its first contract with The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) to con- vert its 157.2m long combat logistics vessel, HMAS Suc- cess, to be double hulled to meet the IMO standards for environmental protection against oil spills. The HMAS

Success is designed to supply naval combat units with fuel, ammunition, food and stores whilst underway at sea. Ca- pable of day and night Replenishment at Sea to ships alongside and concurrently by her embarked helicopter to other ships in company, the HMAS Success weighs 18,000 tons when fully loaded. Commissioned in 1986, HMAS

Success is the largest ship built in Australia for the RAN.

Saab to Deliver for India

Saab was awarded in November a 12.2m EUR contract from the India Directorate General of Lighthouses and

Lightships (DGLL) to deploy a coastal surveillance sys- tem covering the entire Indian mainland coast. The national coastal surveillance system will encompass 74 sensor lo- cations, six regional control centers and three national con- trol centers, most which will be connected by broadband satellite links. The contract includes options to add another 12 sensor sites in the future.