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62 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News Research Institute, an underlying com- pany of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC). The factory, which got the name Wärtsilä Qiyao Diesel Company Ltd. (Shanghai) will be locat- ed in the Shanghai area and will initial- ly manufacture Wärtsilä Auxpac W20 diesel generating sets, which will be sold through Wärtsilä's global sales net- work. Production will start up in early summer 2006. "Our goal is to boost Wärtsilä's share of the ship genset mar- ket. The focus for shipbuilding is firmly in Asia and shipbuilding in China is expanding at an extremely fast rate. Local presence close to our customers will strengthen our position in the intense competition for gensets," said Mikael Mäkinen, Executive Vice President. The newly acquired site area covering approximately 30,000 sq. m. with possibility for expansion will be located in South-East of Shanghai in Lingang Industry Zone. The factory including offices cover some 8,000 sq. m. and will employ more than 100 Trailer Bridge Appoints Gawrysh VP Inland Ops Trailer Bridge, Inc. said that Adam E. Gawrysh, Jr., 38, has been promoted to Vice President, Inland Operations. His previous position at Trailer Bridge was Director, Trucking Operations. This is a newly created position and Mr. Gawrysh will take on additional responsibilities related to Trailer Bridge's inland opera- tions. Gawrysh has been employed at Trailer Bridge since 1992, managing its trucking and inland operations since 2000 J. Ray Wins Contract McDermott Intl. subsidiary J. Ray McDermott, S.A. won a $77 million contract from Woodside Energy Ltd., operator of the North West Shelf Venture's LNG Phase V Expansion proj- ect in Australia. Under the contract, J. Ray will undertake construction engi- neering, procurement, fabrication, assembly and erection of 75 pre-assem- bled module and pipe rack units totaling nearly 22,000 short tons. Completed modules and pipe racks will be shipped from J. Ray's Batam Island, Indonesian fabrication facility to Western Australia, and transported to the Venture's LNG facilities on the Barrup Peninsula where the new LNG "Train V" is being con- structed. New Joint Venture Targets Deepwater Markets J. Ray McDermott, S.A. and Keppel FELS Limited. are in the process of forming a new joint venture company, to be named FloaTEC, LLC, to provide deepwater and ultra deepwater oil and gas development solutions. To add to the Joint Venture's offerings, J Ray and Keppel FELS plan to draw upon the pur- chased patent rights previously owned by ABB for the Extended Tension Leg Platform (ETLP) and Single Column Floater (SCF) designs. Combined with J Ray's existing SPAR technology and Keppel FELS' semi-submersible expert- ise, FloaTEC, LLC will be in a unique position to provide a wide range of solu- tions for deepwater developments. Eric H. Namtvedt was named COO, joining offering more than 25 years of experi- ence in the industry. Namtvedt has worked for a major oil company, the Norwegian government, a global E&C contractor, and an oilfield service and fabrication company, leading projects ranging geographically from the U.S. to West Africa, South East Asia, North Sea and Australia. Namtvedt's experience includes the establishment of joint ven- ture companies, both in fabrication and tech development. Circle 264 on Reader Service Card MR OCTOBER 2005 #8 (57-64).qxd 9/29/2005 9:38 AM Page 62
