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Kongsberg Maritime’s wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) technology has won another important customer, following the signing of a major contract with American shipbuilder Keppel AmFELS, a subsidiary of shipyard group Keppel Offshore & Marine.
The agreement will see Kongsberg Maritime (KM) supply a comprehensive technology package for a new WTIV destined to be among the largest of its type, which Keppel is constructing for the US-based energy provider Dominion Energy. Kongsberg Maritime is headquartered in Norway with several offices in the US, including locations in Houston, Seattle and New Orleans.
Capable of transporting and installing current- and future-generation wind turbines and foundations, the new NG-16000XL WTIV will be the first to be built in compliance with America’s Jones Act, a federal law that regulates maritime commerce in the US and requires goods shipped between US ports to be transported on ships that are built, owned and operated by US c
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Kongsberg Wins Contract To Deliver Innovative Low-Emission LFC For Sølvtrans
March 2, 2021
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Kongsberg Maritime (KM) has signed a NOK 70 million contract with Norwegian shipyard Myklebust Verft to design and equip a new Live Fish Carrier (LFC) for live fish transportation company Sølvtrans. In support of this and their long-standing collaboration, Sølvtrans has also signed a Long-Term Service Agreement (LTSA) with KM for the maintenance of their fleet.
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Kongsberg Maritime is to design and equip a low-emission LFC for live fish transportation specialist Sølvtrans. Image: Kongsberg Maritime
Kongsberg Maritime wins contract with Myklebust Verft to deliver innovative low-emission LFC for Sølvtrans.
Kongsberg Maritime signed a $8.2m contract with Norwegian shipyard Myklebust Verft to design and equip a new Live Fish Carrier (LFC) for live fish transportation company Sølvtrans.
The new 5,000m3 LFC will be built to KM’s new NVC 390 design, with a focus on reduced emissions and enhanced sustainability. The scope of Kongsberg s equipment package supply includes Promas propulsion, generators, thrusters, electrical systems and automation. To date, KM has designed eight LFCs for Sølvtrans, with six previously built or under construction at Myklebust Verft.
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