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Rolls-Royce Wins Contract To Design & Power Buoy Tender Vessel For India

  • 12:00 AM, August 22, 2012
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Rolls-Royce announced that it has won a contract of £8 million to design and power highly specialised buoy tender vessel for India. The contract includes supply of main engines, propulsion system, automation and control system, deck machinery and shaft generators. The vessel is due to deliver in 2015 and will be operating in remote waters off the east coast of India and around the Andaman & Nicobar Islands maintaining and replacing navigational aids and buoys. The buoy tender vessel is a Rolls-Royce UT 755 S, which is developed with UT 755 series, and designed to operate safely in the most challenging conditions Per Kristian Furo, Rolls-Royce, General Manager Sales Ship Technology Offshore, said, “We are very pleased that the Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships has chosen a highly advanced Rolls-Royce design and power systems package, focusing on both environmental and operational features, when extending their fleet”.
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