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Alfa-Laval of Fort Lee, N.J., one of the world leaders in liquid separation, thermal, and continuous process technology recently announced it has been chosen by U.S. Lines, Inc. to supply all of the fuel and lube purifiers plus other equipment for 12 jumbo containerships.
The U.S. Lines' contract for the 12 vessels is valued at $570-million and is, according to industry sources, the biggest maritime order in recent history.
Alfa-Laval will be supplying 84 centrifugal separators for fuel and lube purification plus fresh water generators and plate heat exchangers for central cooling systems.
Robert E. Wiltz, senior vice president and general manager in charge of the Alfa-Laval Industry Group, said the equipment order will exceed $4-million and is subject to final approval by the government of South Korea, where the ships will be built.
"The combination of state-of-theart Alfa-Laval equipment and new diesel engines will provide significant fuel economies in the operation of these huge vessels," explained Mikael Ugander, vice president and general manager of the Alfa-Laval Separation Engineering Group. "Our technology will permit the burning of the lowest grade bunker fuel." Mr. Ugander said the containerships will be "longer than three football fields"—950 feet long by 106 feet wide.
Alfa-Laval, Inc. is part of the international Alfa-Laval Group headquartered in Sweden. The U.S.
company, headquartered in Fort Lee, N.J., was established in 1883 to supply centrifugal equipment to dairy farms for continuous cream separation. Today, that original technology continues to find broader application, including food and dairy processing, power generation, chemical processing, and pollution control.
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Content
- IThe First Annual International Inland Waterways Conference & Trade Show page: 6
- NASSCO Holds Christening For Second Ingram-Class Tanker page: 14
- Dravo Offers Free 66-Page Color Brochure Describing Towboat & Barge Designs page: 15
- Genstar Appoints West Executive Vice President page: 15
- SNAME Panel SP-8 Members Survey NASSCO's Productivity Gains page: 16
- Oerlikon Opens $7-Million U.S. Manufacturing And Laboratory Plant For Welding Consumables page: 17
- Moran Appoints Two Top Executives page: 18
- Moss Point Marine Delivers Nicor Clipper- Largest Offshore Tug/Supply Vessel Built In The U.S. page: 22
- Lehman N a m e d Manager M a r i n e A n d Industrial Sales At E l e c t r o - M o t i ve page: 23
- M i d l a n d A f f i l i a t e d O f f e rs Brochure O n Inland W a t e r w a y s Services page: 23
- DECK MACHINERY A REVIEW page: 24
- Swiftships Delivers Second 117-Foot Tug To Otto Candies page: 52
- First Guyed Tower Platform Installed In Gulf of Mexico page: 52
- $ 4 - M i l l i o n C o n t a i n e r s h i ps S e p a r a t o r C o n t r a ct A w a r d e d A l f a - L a v al page: 53
- AWO Higher User Taxes Would Be Bad Economics page: 55
- Halter Marine Building Diesel-Electric Sternwheeler For 1984 World's Fair page: 58
- Newport News Completes Annual Overhaul Of Cruise Liner Veendam In 12 Days page: 63
- FMC Delivers Third Hydraulic Dump Barge To Smith-Rice page: 63
- $186-Million Contract To Convert Tanker Into Hospital Ship Awarded To National Steel page: 68
- Halifax Industries Celebrates Inauguration Of Floating Dock —Brochure Offered On Facilities page: 68
- Bender Delivers First Five Of Twenty Shrimp Boats For Guyana page: 69
- George Fegert Honored For Work With Shipyard Conference page: 74
- MSC And Ocean Carriers Sign $250-Million T-5 Tanker Pact page: 74
- Tuna Clipper Saves 80,000 Gallons Of Fuel On One Trip—Literature Available page: 74
