ALSTOM Provides Diesel Electric Solution for Latest Otto Candies Support Vessels
25 September 2002
ALSTOM has secured a further contract to supply electrical systems for a vessel being built for Otto Candies by the de Hoop shipyard in the Netherlands.
The order includes a simplex dynamic positioning (DP) system from ALSTOM’s ‘A’ series, plus manual thrusters controls and an independent joystick, for the NB400 offshore support vessel for Otto Candies, which is to be built at the Dutch shipyard.
This latest contract brings the number of ALSTOM orders either delivered or currently in place with de Hoop to eight vessel sets.
This DP order comes on the back of an earlier contract for the same vessel, to supply variable speed drives from ALSTOM’s MV3000 liquid cooled range, plus transformers and motors for the two main 900kW azimuth thrusters. ALSTOM is also providing a star delta starter and motor for the 448kW CPP tunnel thrusters. The MV3000 range of LV PWM invertors are capable of 3,600kW at up to 690V.
Two of Otto Candies’ diving support vessels built by de Hoop – the Caballo de Mar and Caballo de Trabajo – are now in service, having been fitted with ALSTOM duplex dynamic positioning and electric propulsion equipment. These offer a cost-effective alternative to diesel mechanical systems and through-life cost savings.
ALSTOM is also supplying similar equipment for Otto Candies vessels to be built at Houma Fabricators-Shipyard de Hoop in Louisiana and the Bender Shipbuilding and Repair Company in Mobile, Alabama.
'Otto Candies is among the growing number of vessel operators realising the benefits that a diesel electric solution brings, such as fuel efficiency and installation flexibility,' said Paul English, Offshore Sales Manager. 'The combination of our new liquid cooled marine drives and DP systems is proving to be an economical alternative in the highly competitive market of work boats and Platform Supply Vessels.'
ALSTOM is a global specialist in energy and transport infrastructure. The Company serves the energy market through its activities in the fields of power generation and power transmission and distribution, and the transport market through its activities in rail and marine. In fiscal year 2001/02, ALSTOM had annual sales in excess of €23 billion and employed more than 118,000 people in over 70 countries. ALSTOM is listed on the Paris, London and New York stock exchanges.
ALSTOM's Transmission and Distribution Sector (T&D), following the incorporation of the Power Conversion business finalised on April 1 2002, employs 33,000 people and is an active player around the globe. T&D designs, manufactures and supplies a complete range of equipment, systems and services for all stages in the transfer of electricity, from the generator to the end-user.
