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ABB Helps Improve Ef? ciency on the

World’s Largest Ships (Photo courtesy of ABB)

ABB has designed turbochargers powering the technology, coupled with ABB turbochargers im- largest ships in the world. First came the China proves engine ef? ciency, lowers fuel consumption

Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) Globe with ca- and cuts emissions. The turbochargers designed by pacity of 19,100 TEU completing its maiden voy- ABB, and ? tted under license by Hyundai Heavy age in February 2015. This was followed by the Industries (HHI) on both vessels, have a very posi-

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) Oscar tive effect on fuel consumption, a key issue for at 19,224 TEU. Both have engines incorporating such large ships which also face the challenge of

ABB-designed turbochargers and are each the lowering emissions.

? rst of a series of vessels to launch in the coming Each ship is equipped with MAN diesel engines. months also featuring turbochargers designed by The Globe is ? tted with three ABB A185-L tur-

ABB. bochargers, while The MSC Oscar features ABB

The largest vessels of any type in service, the 180-L turbochargers. In addition the auxiliary en-

CSCL Globe and MSC Oscar are the only contain- gines on both were designed by ABB, ? tted under erships in operation with capacity of over 19,000 license by HHI. These two ships are also the ? rst

TEU. In addition to their design, which allows of a series that will feature the same engine and this record-breaking cargo capacity, they host the turbocharger con? guration.

www.abb.com largest engines on any ship. This advanced engine

Rolls-Royce to Power Ice-Class MPV olls-Royce secured a contract to sup-

R ply a power and propulsion package for an ice-class multipurpose vessel un- der construction at Keppel Singmarine for Singaporean shipowner New Orient

Marine Pte Ltd. The propulsion package includes a 1,650kW and two 3,000kW tunnel thrusters, two US ARC 0.8 main azimuth thrusters and a single 3,000kW retractable thruster. As well as four Ber-

Bergen gen B32:40V12ACD and two Bergen

B32:40V12ACD

C25:33L6ACD generating sets which engine will supply the requisite power to the

Rolls-Royce £132 million offshore vessel.

Designed by Keppel Offshore & Ma- rine’s ship design subsidiary, Marine Technology Development, the DP3 vessel will be built to Ice

Class Arc 5 notation for operation in ambient temperatures down to -30°C. New Orient Marine, a subsidiary of Luxembourg-based Maritime Construction Services, is due to take delivery of its ? rst ice-class vessel in July 2017. Rolls-Royce will start delivering equipment to the Keppel Singmarine in

January 2016.

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