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November 2010 www.marinelink.com 93 MAN Diesel Merge UK Ops Stockport based MAN Diesel Ltd and its sis- ter company MAN Turbo (UK) Ltd have merged operations in the UK to form a new or- ganization, MAN Diesel & Turbo UK Ltd.The merger of the two UK operations into one or- ganisation, follows the announcement of the in- tegration of the individual parent companies, MAN Diesel SE and MAN Turbo AG. The Headquarters of MAN Diesel & Turbo SE is based in Augsburg, Germany. The first ever training course held at the newly constructed MAN Diesel & Turbo UK Ltd Training Acad- emy in Stockport was recently completed. The two-week long training program, covering en- gine maintenance for the Mirrlees Blackstone ESL MK2 engine range, included delegates at- tending from a major overseas customer, the Royal Jordanian Air Force. Wärtsilä Reports Strong Results "The third quarter was strong for Wärtsilä at all levels, as net sales developed according to plan, profitability was strong, and cash flow from operating ac- tivities was at an all time high level,” said Ole Johansson, President and CEO. “As a result of this positive development we now expect our profitability to ex- ceed 10% for the year 2010. The improvements in Wärtsilä's market environ- ment that started in the second quarter have continued, and we expect the order intake for the full year to clearly exceed last year's levels. Despite this, structural changes in the market, intense competition and price pressure sup- port our restructuring and efficiency improvement measures which will ensure our competitiveness also in the future." Highlights of the review period January-September 2010 • Order intake EUR 3,002 million, +22% • At the end of the period the order book totaled EUR 4,243 million, -21% • Net sales EUR 3,091 million, -17% • Operating result EUR 328 million, 10.6% of net sales (11.2) • All time high cash flow from operating activities EUR 491 million Viking Acquires Hygrapha Viking Life-Saving Equipment A/S agreed to acquire Hygrapha GmbH & Co. The move sees the two former competitors joining forces to strengthen capabilities, with a strong strategic presence in Germany, where the deal will be a significant win for shipowners looking for global safety solutions. With an annual turnover in excess of $20.8m and some 35 employees globally, Hygrapha has grown to become one of the largest independent trading suppliers of safety products to the maritime industry. Hygrapha officially became part of the VIKING Life- Saving Group on October 1, 2010. Rutter Partners Integrated Oil Spill Solution Canadian based Rutter Technologies and its Norwegian partner, Aptomar AS, announced orders for six Integrated Oil Spill Response and Management Systems. This comes on the heels of the recent certification of the technology by the Norwegian Clean Seas Association (NOFO) following the conclusion of trials in June. The Integrated Oil Spill Response and Management System provides operators with real-time information about the volume and thickest areas of an oil slick in order to maximize recovery efforts. It combines Rut- ter’s Sigma S6 radar processor and display with the Aptomar SECurus system. This integration gives the operator the ability make immediate decisions on oil slick detection both onboard vessels and onshore. Three systems have been purchased by Edison Chouest Offshore LLC to be deployed on three vessels operating in Brazil in support of Petrobras, the Brazilian oil company. The Rutter/Aptomar integrated system meets the Petrobras’ standard for oil spill detection and relative thickness measurements. www.rutter.ca Topaz Wins $100m EPC Contract Topaz Engineering, a division of Topaz Energy and Marine won a $100m EPC contract for the Phase IV Oil Storage Termi- nal for client GPSChemoil in Fujairah, U.A.E. Through its subsidiary, Nico International Hydrospace, Topaz Engineering has won one of the major tank terminal repeat con- tracts in Fujairah for GP- SChemoil, a partnership between Gulf Petrol Supplies LLC (GPS) and Chemoil. The 580,000 cu. m. terminal is one of the largest EPC tank terminal projects awarded to Topaz Engineering in the recent past in terms of project value and terminal size. The fully automated storage terminal is equipped with a facility for loading and receiving middle distillates, gas and fuel oil from shipping berths at OT1 and OT2 via eight loading and receiving pipelines running from the jetties to the terminal. The scope of work, which is expected to take almost two years to complete, includes complete engineering, procurement of all materials, tanks and critical equipment, and the construction of the entire tank farm. Work will also extend to commissioning and hook up to the existing facilities of the Port of Fujairah and the GPS terminal.
