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Kongsberg, Norway, 10 th February 2021 – Kongsberg Maritime is pleased to announce a significant and strategic new equipment contract with Russian LNG producer Novatek. Under the terms of the deal, KM will supply a range of electric frequency converter-driven deck machinery for six Ice Class LNG carriers, with an option for a further four, chartered by Novatek LNGC and destined for operation in the waters of northwest Siberia. The vessels are to be built by Korean shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) and will each be equipped with two combined windlasses and mooring winches capable of handling a 17-tonne anchor with 111mm anchor chain, plus a further seven mooring winches. Designed to operate under extreme ambient temperatures as low as -52°C, the windlasses and mooring winches will also feature a specially-developed modification in the form of an electrically-operated, spring-loaded band brake, as requested by Novatek. ....
Novatek Picks Kongsberg Tech for Arctic LNGCs Feb 11, 2021 7:15:am Summary by: Joe Murphy Posted in: Novatek Picks Kongsberg Tech for Arctic LNGCs Norway s Kongsberg Maritime announced on February 10 it had won a contract to supply a range of electric frequency converter-driven deck machinery for six ice-class LNG carriers (LNGCs), and potentially another four, that will be chartered by Russian gas firm Novatek. The vessels will be built by Korean shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), and will each be equipped with two combined windlasses and mooring winches capable of handling a 17-metric ton anchor with a 111mm anchor chain, plus a further seven mooring winches. The windlasses and mooring winches are designed to work in temperatures as low as -52°C, and they also feature an electrically-operated, spring-loaded band brake, as requested by Novatek. ....