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Marine Propulsion Units to Power Tugboat

The Opportunity

New Caledonia has a long history of mining in the Pacific Islands and mining

continues to be a major contributor to New Caledonian''s economy. The islands

contain approximately 7 million tons of nickel, which represents approximately 10%

of the world''s nickel reserves. Excluding tourism, mining and derived metallurgical

products represent approximately 97% of the total value of exports.

The mining trade prompted the development of specialized industrial harbors

throughout the region because sea transport is critical to opening up New

Caledonia´s mining industry to the rest of the world.

The Solution

Under control of Vietnamese VIRES and Bureau VERITAS, the Vuot Song Shipyard in Vietnam built a tug boat for export to New Caledonia named “Taabya.” Two of Dresser-Rand''s Guascor® marine propulsion units, each equipped with one F180TASP,

450 horsepower engine, operate in continuous duty. The tugboat will have a bollard towing of 16 T for a maximum speed of 12 knots and will be used to transport nickel in New Caledonia.

Details

  • DRESSER-RAND A Siemens Business