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We Know the Extreme Solving Global Challenges with Arctic Knowhow for Your Success We know the Extreme Solving global challenges with Arctic knowhow for your success Team Arctic 2017-2019 © robertmandel/ iStockphoto Team Arctic Finland represents advanced competencies and is committed to provide optimised total solutions in extreme environments © Stanislav Moroz / iStockphoto Team Arctic Finland Our Customer Promise Fast track to planning One contact point Reduced design time Competencies with great synergies Maximum value Integrated, optimized and innovative solutions 3 Team Arctic Finland We know the arctic and much more Strong experience of extreme environments brought organizations together to establish the unique Team Arctic Finland • Ideal innovation partner for improving investment and sustainability performance in remote areas and harsh conditions • Integrates the best engineering competencies, services, and products into and turnkey deliveries and high performing operations using the Total Concept Approach ”The more demanding is your • Advanced intelligent solutions for operation environment and project, the optimization (OPEX, CAPEX) and improved broader is your scope and need of expertise – the more often safety and environmental management we make business together ” 4 © Sara Winter / iStockphoto Team Arctic Finland Leading organizations Concept Owners Concept Partners Coordinator 5 Team Arctic Finland Promise for quality and efficiency EXPERIENCE Proven know-how with over 50 successful Arctic projects as references and much more EFFICIENCY Systematic engineering with operational efficiency and discipline RELIABILITY Reliable partner, advanced technologies and quality standards INNOVATIVENESS Innovative cost-efficient solutions for harsh environments SUSTAINABILITY Commitment to high sustainability performance and safety standards in harsh working conditions 6 Team Arctic Finland Solves global challenges in selected customer segments Energy Mining Shipping Construction Using know-how in specific project contents: • Offshore activities, special vessels and maritime logistics • Industrial infrastructure, e.g. ports • Intelligent remote and autonomous solutions • Renewables © robertmandel/ iStockphoto Team Arctic Finland More with less management efforts • One contact point to manage the optimal network • Capability of tackling variety of challenges simultaneously • Innovation power with broad spectrum of competencies • Vast variety of state of the art tools and solutions for sustainability • Capabilities to plan and execute projects with multiple risks • Optimized solutions with concrete total cost reduction opportunities 8 Team Arctic Finland Support throughout the project’s life cycle Early design Planning Execution Operational support 9 © robertmandel/ iStockphoto Team Arctic Finland Total Concept Approach for the demanding environments World class design & engineering Data and analysis on ice, weather and knowledge climate conditions including ice situation and forecasting tools Advanced solutions for extreme High standards in sustainabilty environments’ construction and performance, working conditions, infrastructure in onshore and safety and reliability offshore 10 © robertmandel/ iStockphoto Team Arctic Finland Total Concept Approach for addressing customer needs Operations’ services, weather and ice expertise 1. Marine logistics, 2. Offshore 3. Industrial port 4. Offshore wind fleet and special systems and Infrastructure modules and vessels solutions and facilities facilities 11 1. Marine logistics, fleet and special vessels Vessel design and manufacturing Automation solutions • Proving safety, reliability and eco- • Ship automation efficiency • Fleet management systems • Advanced vessel power, equipment • Machinery condition monitoring and solutions • Positioning systems • Environmental compliance • Navigation • Propellers Oil recovery capabilities Logistics support facilities • Planning and services • Efficient icebreaking and • Equipment and vessels shipping services • Human performance and protection • Design and planning • Simulation and testing 12 2. Offshore systems and solutions Design and construction Ice proof machinery and equipment • Design and planning • Propulsion systems • Project management and control, • Cargo protection engineering • Ice proof deck machinery • Procurement • Construction and installation Platform engineering • Propulsion systems, machinery, Human factors and safety equipment • Human performance and protection • Floating structures • Thermal protection and immersion suit • Ice management testing • Simulation and testing • Shift work 13 3. Industrial port infrastructure and facilities @HeliRy/iStockphoto Logistics design and Marine engineering and Operations support engineering construction • Ice-breaking and towing • Software • Dredging • Shipping and cargo logistics • Harbour location and logtistics • Blasting optimization • Slip form casting Building solutions • Vehicles • Foundation • Fast and effective construction • Special constructions, floating concepts Port infrastructure structures • Tailored constructions solutions • Port engineering, design and • Design, construction and life construction cycle solutions • Climate analyses for design conditions • Automation 14 4. Offshore wind modules and facilities Special vessels for construction and Marine works maintenance • Dredging • Concept and basic design, model • Foundations testing, newbuilding construction • Cable laying • Services Design, construction and installation of structures Human factors and safety • Steel tower manufacturing, float-out • Human performance and protection and installation • Thermal protection and immersion suit • Floating structures testing • Shift work 15 Team Arctic Finland Concept Owners Improves vessel safety, energy efficiency, Energy efficient solutions considering Advanced technology and trained maneuverability and performance. clients’ operating expenses. personnel ensure efficient and clean maritime operations. Strict safety regulations and High environmental standards, Dry bulk carrier for the demanding practices. including knowhow in treatment northern conditions. Optimized, of contaminated sediments. reliable, energy efficient and safe cargo deliveries. State-of-the-art metocean and ice Efficient oil recovery solutions with services and research. excellent ice handling capabilities. Shaping sustainable societies. Reliable and proven solutions in Global leader in advanced Creating sustainable, better living delivering structures for demanding technologies and complete lifecycle environments. conditions applying safe and solutions for the marine and energy environmentally conscious practices. markets. 16 ABB Marine and Ports abb.com/marine Propulsion systems for demanding arctic conditions • Over 75 years of experience in icebreaker propulsion. • Deliveries for about 150 high ice class vessels. Superior ice navigation with • Electric power generation and distribution systems • Electric propulsion systems • Azipod® propulsion units for different ice classes • Vessel information and control systems • Global and competent service organization for life cycle support 17 Azipod® propulsion for • 20 icebreakers or other icebreaking vessels • 5 arctic container vessels • 16 arctic oil tankers • 15 arctic LNG vessels 18 Aker Arctic Technology akerarctic.fi Design for difficult environmental requirements • More than 40 years of systematic experience in developing ships and structures for efficient operation in ice through design, model testing, full-scale testing, collecting of ice data and assistance in construction • References include 60 per cent of all the world's icebreakers, many Arctic or Antarctic research vessels and quite a number of different types of cargo vessels and concepts of offshore structures • Actively seeking for new technologies and developing those with our partners into success • A special testing facility in Helsinki 19 Winterization / design temperatures: Recent examples of work: • Sakhalin Island operation -35°C • Varandey shuttle tanker project • Baltic Sea operation -30°C to -35°C • Prirazlomnoye shuttle tanker project • Caspian Sea operation -35°C • Yamal-LNG project fleet and harbor • Russian Arctic operation west of Kara Gate -40°C development • Russian Arctic operation east of Kara Gate -50°C • First LNG fuelled icebreaker • Canadian Arctic and Polar operation -42°C / -40°C • Oblique icebreaker 20 Arctech arctech.fi Builder of icebreakers and arctic offshore and special vessels • Arctech Helsinki Shipyard Inc. is located in Helsinki and employs approximately 600 shipbuilders • The shipyard has delivered about 60 percent of the icebreakers in operation around the world • The shipyard is a forerunner in developing and applying technological innovations and has 150 years’ experience in shipbuilding • High quality covered manufacturing facilities • Ship concepts with advanced technology and environmentally friendly solutions for arctic operations 21 Currently four vessels under construction: Recent deliveries: • Three icebreaking offshore vessels • Innovative oblique icebreaker “Baltika” (2014) • High ice class condensate carrier • LNG icebreaker “Polaris” for Finnish Transport Agency Arctech’s order book extends until 2018 (2016) • Multifunctional icebreaking supply vessel Gennadiy Nevelskoy (2017) for Sovcomflot 22 Arctia Icebreaking and Offshore arctia.fi Maritime services for arctic areas • Over 100 years of experience in icebreaking and ice management • We make sure that wintertime traffic to and from Finnish ports runs without delays
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