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Friday, December 6, 2013
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Engineering News

ABB Wins Landmark Azipod Order

ABB announced today a $180 million order to deliver complete electrical power plants and Azipod XO propulsion systems for six new cruise liners.  With this

December 6, 2013
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Wednesday, September 25, 2013
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Engines

ABB Azipods Ordered for New Russian Icebreakers

Russia’s State Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (SMRCC) has two new rescue and salvage icebreakers under construction at Nordic Yards GmbH in Germany.

September 25, 2013
Total Views: 151

Tuesday, August 27, 2013
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News

Thialf Installs World’s Highest-Voltage Offshore Converter Station

Thialf, the world’s largest crane vessel was recently put to work in the North Sea by Swiss power and automation group, ABB, to install the world’s

August 27, 2013
Total Views: 47

Monday, July 8, 2013
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Engineering News

OCTOPUS-Onboard: Optimizing Seagoing Operations with Software [INTERVIEW]

While in Houston earlier this year, I caught up with Leon Adegeest, a Dutch entrepreneur who, along with his team, developed a particularly useful software

July 8, 2013
Total Views: 370

Wednesday, June 5, 2013
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News

ABB breakthrough for enhanced reliability drillship

Zurich, Switzerland, June 3, 2013 – ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has secured a landmark offshore marine industry contract

June 5, 2013
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Monday, May 27, 2013
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Engineering News

ABB Wins Engineering Contract for McDermott’s New Deepwater Pipelay Vessel

Swiss power and automation group ABB has announced a $12 million order to supply electrical power and propulsion systems for a newly designed deepwater pipe

May 27, 2013
Total Views: 155

Monday, April 29, 2013
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Engineering News

ABB Turbocharging Offers New Simpler, Cost Effective High Pressure Tuner for MAN Two-strokes

Baden, Switzerland – ABB Turbocharging announced today that its innovation, high-pressure tuning (HPT), was added to MAN Diesel & Turbo’s

April 29, 2013
Total Views: 415

Friday, April 5, 2013
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Engineering News

DC Power Grid Installed on Norwegian PSV…Thomas Edison Would be Pleased

American inventor Thomas Edison would be quite pleased at the recent news from Zurich-based ABB. An early champion of direct-current (DC) electricity, Edison

April 5, 2013
Total Views: 20

Wednesday, March 13, 2013
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Engineering News

Mitsubishi Heavy Awards ABB $26 Million Engineering Contract for Pair of 3D Seismic Vessel New Builds

ABB, the Swiss power and automation technology group, announced today they have won a $26 million order to supply electrical power and propulsion systems for

March 13, 2013
Total Views: 37

Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Ports

ABB Acquires APS Technology Group, Expands Crane and Harbor Systems Portfolio

Zurich, Switzerland, February 12, 2013 – ABB, a leading power and automation technology group, has agreed to acquire APS Technology Group (APS), a San

February 12, 2013
Total Views: 14

Monday, January 28, 2013
News

Star Cruises Signs Long-Term Preventive Service Contract with ABB

Zurich-based power and automation technology group ABB announced today they have won a long-term service contract from Star Cruises for preventive maintenance

January 28, 2013
Total Views: 6

Tuesday, January 8, 2013
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News

With Subsea Compression Technology, Offshore Platforms Could Become Obsolete

By Balazs Koranyi OSLO – Lying at the bottom of a giant water-filled pit in western Norway, a thousand-tonne gas compressor is humming along, going

January 8, 2013
Total Views: 60

Saturday, October 20, 2012
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Engineering News

Azipods Chosen by Swire Pacific for Windfarm Installation Vessels

ABB recently delivered four Azipod C propulsion systems for the Blue Ocean II Wind Turbine Installation Vessel built by Samsung Shipyard in Korea. This is a

October 20, 2012
Total Views: 44

Friday, October 12, 2012
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How To Navigate Environmental Policy In 2013

by EIRIK NYHUS, ABB In 2013, ships will continue to operate in turbulent waters churned by complex regulations born of historic events. Well known examples

October 12, 2012
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Monday, October 1, 2012
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Engineering News

ABB’s Azipod Technology Bound for the Russian Arctic in Latest $35 Million Order

ABB announced today the winning of a $35 million order from the Baltic Shipyard Ltd to supply Azipod propulsion and associated distribution systems for a new

October 1, 2012
Total Views: 39

Tuesday, September 25, 2012
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Ports

APM Terminals and Rotterdam World Gateway Plan to Operate Container Cranes by Remote Control

Remote control of cranes improves productivity and working ergonomics.  The new Maasvlakte 2 container terminals will be first in Europe to operate without a

September 25, 2012
Total Views: 98

Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Press Releases

ABB Lauches New Fuel Reducing Software

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announced that it has introduced several new software applications for the marine market that will help

September 19, 2012
Total Views: 3

Tuesday, September 11, 2012
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Engineering News

Drydocks World and ABB Turbochargers Reach Exclusive Co-operation Agreement

During SMM Hamburg last week, Drydocks World, the largest shipyard in the Middle East, and ABB turbochargers signed a Memorandum of Understanding to create a

September 11, 2012
Total Views: 12

Thursday, August 30, 2012
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Engineering News

Crazy Amounts of Power Needed on Statoil’s Peregrino FPSO, ABB Delivers

Via ABB Communications Recently acquired by the Statoil group, FPSO Peregrino was converted from a very large crude carrier (VLCC) to a floating production,

August 30, 2012
Total Views: 189

Thursday, July 19, 2012
Engineering News

ABB Acquires Amarcon to Expand Marine Software Offering

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has agreed to acquire Amarcon BV, a Dutch company that develops and markets software solutions for the

July 19, 2012
Total Views: 11
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