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in-depth 18 13 issue 18 2013 PIONEERING PURE LNG POWER ONGOING RESEARCH IDENTIFIES EFFICIENCY GAINS TECHNICAL SUPPORT AVAILABLE 24/7 CONTENTS ISSUE 18 NEWS News and future events 04 TECHNOLOGY Step-change in efficiency the focus of propulsion research 08 Electric and hybrid propulsion system options for real flexibility 12 The future of command and control 14 All seaways lead to Environship 15 10 Voyaging into the future 16 22 Ice class and offshore pods added to Mermaid™ range 18 REGIONAL FOCUS The Nordics - home of maritime excellence and innovation 20 UPDATES Pioneering single fuel gas propulsion for coastal duties 24 Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding 28 Far Solitaire - a new direction for offshore supply vessels 30 CUSTOMER SUPPORT AND SERVICE 24/7 technical support is now only one call away 32 Investing in upgrading for better performance 36 Customer support in China strengthened 37 CONTACTS 38 30 Front cover: MV Høydal is powered by a single Bergen gas engine and is the world’s first pure LNG fuelled cargo carrier. Manned by a crew of six, it carries 2,250t of fish feed pellets. Opinions expressed may not necessarily represent the views of Rolls-Royce or the editorial team. The publishers cannot accept liability for errors or omissions. All photographs © Rolls-Royce plc unless otherwise stated. In which case copyright owned by photographer/organisation. EDITOR: Andrew Rice DESIGNED BY: Paperclip Communications CONTRIBUTORS: CT - Craig Taylor | RW - Richard White | CW - Cara Wong | AR - Andrew Rice Printed in the UK. 35 If your details have changed or if you wish to receive a regular complimentary copy of In-depth please email us at: [email protected] © Rolls-Royce plc 2013 The information in this document is the property of Rolls-Royce plc and may not be copied, communicated to a third party, or used for any purpose other than that for which it is supplied, without the express written consent of Rolls-Royce plc. While the information is given in good faith, based upon the latest information available to Rolls-Royce plc, no warranty or representation is given concerning such information, which must not be taken as establishing any contractual or other Scan the code to access commitment binding upon Rolls-Royce plc or any of its subsidiary or associated companies. www.rolls-royce.com VIEWPOINT LAWRIE HAYNES President - Marine and Nuclear “As we launch our new-look In-depth customer magazine, I am Over the coming months I intend to spend a lot of time travelling delighted to have this opportunity to address you as President – widely to meet as many of you as possible, so that I can develop a Marine and Nuclear. My immediate priority is to ensure that at every deep understanding of your operational needs and ensure that we level throughout our business we put you, the customer, at the continue to grow and align our business and product development heart of all we do, and in doing so deliver to the highest standards of to address your requirements, and support you at all times. We quality the commitments we have made to you. already provide over 30 dedicated marine service centres around the world designed to offer the highest levels of service support to our I have served Rolls-Royce on the Executive Leadership Team for the global customer base, the latest being in Guangzhou, China. You can past four years as President - Nuclear and in that time I have watched read more about this on page 37. the Marine business grow significantly. As Tony Wood moves into his new role as President - Aerospace, I have much to thank him for, not I hope you enjoy our new In-depth publication and I would least for passing on a business with outstanding people, capabilities welcome any feedback that you may have using the email address and expertise, alongside an impressive customer base and product on the opposite page. I look forward to working closely with many range. But I recognise we can do more to improve our performance. of you in the future as we continue to invest in and improve our Our support services, delivery and quality must be to world-class customer service so that it truly reflects all we stand for - a company standards, and I will closely monitor these key parts of the business that is trusted to deliver excellence in everything we do.” to ensure our journey of continuous improvement delivers. We will work closely with you to align our services to your needs and target investment where that is necessary. I am personally very excited about the opportunity that we now LAWRIE HAYNES – PRESIDENT MARINE & NUCLEAR have to play an important role in your success. Rolls-Royce remains committed to technical innovation and continuing to develop leading-edge products that will deliver increased value to our marine customers through the delivery of lower costs and greater operational efficiencies. 04 NEWS/EVENTS ISSUE 18 EVENTS / 2013 Atlântico Sul to equip Visit us at the following: JUNE seven drillships for 4-7 Norshipping Petrobras with Oslo, Norway 11-14 Rolls-Royce Brazil Offshore Macae, Brazil 25-27 equipment Seawork Southampton, UK SEPTEMBER 10-13 DSEi London, UK 22-27 SEG San Antonio, Texas, USA The new drillships will have electrical power provided by six Bergen diesel generators 30-2 LMG MarinLMG sets and be propelled by six Rolls-Royce Middle East Workboats UUC underwater mountable thrusters. Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. PHOTO PHOTO OCTOBER 9-11 International Workboat Show New Orleans, Louisiana, USA 9-11 Bergen C gas engines Danfish Aalborg, Denmark 22-25 now EPA Tier 3 compliant Kormarine Busan, Korea The Bergen C26:33 series marine gas engines major Norwegian oil company Statoil. with power outputs from 1,460 – 2,430kW With a load response similar to a diesel NOVEMBER have obtained United States Environmental and excellent thermal efficiency, the Bergen 5-8 Protection Agency (EPA) Tier 3 certification. C series engines are highly suitable for Europort Maritime Rotterdam, The Netherlands The robust and compact engines are available vessels operating within emission control as in-line six, eight and nine cylinder versions. areas (ECAs), where more stringent emission “As a leading provider of low emission regulations are scheduled to come into force DECEMBER and energy efficient marine propulsion over the next three years. 3-6 systems, our products must comply with In the Bergen C26:33 series gas engines, CO2 Marintec stringent international and U.S. environmental emissions are reduced by 22 per cent compared Shanghai, China regulations,” said Neil Gilliver, President – to engines burning liquid fuel, NOx emissions Merchant. “Our customers in the U.S. can be are cut by 92 per cent, while emissions of SOx confident that we have a range of compliant and particulates are negligible. Engine design solutions that meet the needs of the marine also cuts methane slip, seen as a disadvantage industry, and adopting LNG as a ship fuel can of gas engines, to very low levels. The Bergen dramatically reduce fuel costs when compared C26:33 gas already meets IMO Tier 3 regulations to diesel. LNG is indisputably the best long- and stands ready to meet the more restrictive term solution for ship owners.” U.S. EPA Tier 4 regulations when they come A number of Bergen C gas engines are into force with minor modifications. This make For further information, contact: already operating in Europe, powering car them an ideal choice where an environmentally Donna Wightman ferries, coastal ferries and coastal cargo vessels. ‘future proof’ propulsion system is required. Global Event Manager They will also power the world’s first LNG One of the main hurdles to the more [email protected] fuelled tugs scheduled to enter service later widespread uptake of LNG as a ship fuel this year and will be used in operations for the has been the lack of adequate bunkering www.rolls-royce.com 05 Rolls-Royce is to supply integrated Their vast experience and expertise power and propulsion systems in providing highly innovative and Jackson Offshore for seven offshore drilling vessels reliable power and propulsion in Brazil. solutions, particularly in the mobile The drillships will be built at the drilling sector, is a tremendous asset goes electric Atlântico Sul shipyard for Brazilian as we build these highly advanced oil company Petrobras. Rolls-Royce drillships for Petrobras.” will equip each of the seven vessels, In support of exploration and The 76m vessels will be qualified under the US Jones which will satisfy local content production activities around the Act and equipped with requirements, with six large thrusters world, Rolls-Royce has delivered a Rolls-Royce integrated propulsion and control and six Bergen diesel generator propulsion systems for more than systems package. sets. Together, the systems will be 140 mobile drilling units, with used to propel the vessels to and systems on order for a further from drill sites and to accurately 30 units. maintain their positioning during Rolls-Royce has a long and drilling operations. successful relationship with Brazil Petrobras’ new drillships will dating back over 50 years, with primarily support extraction from facilities in Sao Bernardo do Campo, wells along the pre-salt layer, located Rio de Janeiro, Niteroi and Macae. 2,000 - 3,000m below the surface of Further investment will see a new the Atlantic Ocean, offshore Brazil. facility open in 2013 in Santa Cruz, Mr Otoniel Silva Reis, CEO, Atlântico Rio de Janeiro. It will be dedicated Sul, said: “We look forward to working to the assembly and testing of RB211 with Rolls-Royce on this project. industrial gas turbines.