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Wärtsilä will supply the design andpropulsors/positioning system for a se-ries of two new flexible pipe laying ves- sels (PLVs) for advanced operations. The vessels are to be built at the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) shipyard in Korea. The owner and operator of the vessels is a joint ven- ture formed between France-based en-ergy industry company, Technip and the Brazilian oil & gas industry company, Odebrecht Óleo & Gás (OOG). The ves- sels will work on a long-term charter in Brazilian waters for Petrobras. The contract is a breakthrough forWärtsilä Ship Design in Brazil, and thenew VS 4146 PLV design has been tai- lored to the stringent requirements ofboth the owners and Petrobras. The ves- sels, which have a high pipe lay tension capacity of 550 tons, are designed toachieve optimal fuel consumption in the design conditions, and to meet the needfor efficient flexible pipe laying opera- tions. They will be utilized mainly to install umbilical and flexible flow lines and ris- ers to connect sub-sea wells to floatingproduction units in waters more than 2,500m deep.January 2012www.marinelink.com 13Metal Trades Completes Navy Fuel Barge Metal Trades completed two double hull Fuel Barges for the U.S. Navy as a sub-contractor to Maybank Industries.The ABS-classed 7,000 barrel barges are designed to carry diesel and JP-5fuel in four cargo tanks within a 180 x 44 ft. hull. The two barges (YON-332 and YON-333) were designed by Bris- tol Harbor Group. Metal Trades will be launching two more double hull barges in 2012 for the same customer, with final delivery to U.S. Naval facilities on the East Coast. www.metaltrades.com Wärtsilä to Design Brazil Pipe Lay Vessels MR Jan.12 # 2 (10-17):MR Template 1/9/2012 11:43 AM Page 13