Kumera As announces major contract signed for innovative Hybrid Marine drive for green Anchor Handling Tug Tuesday, Nov 12, 2013
Ship yard Vard Brevik has awarded Norwegian marine drive specialist Kumera AS a significant contract to deliver its Norgear advanced Multi Step Hybrid Gear for a newbuild Anchor Handling Tug (AHT). The sophisticated new AHT is designed with a green focus and will harness the latest fuel saving solutions to minimise environmental impact and optimise operations. The vessel is contracted by renowned Norwegian tug boat company Buksér og Berging AS and will be delivered in Q1 2015. The Multi Step Hybrid Gear contract is valued over NOK 5 million.
The Norgear advanced Multi Step Hybrid Gear is a key component in Buksér og Berging AS' and Vard's green engine/propulsion system designed for this class of tug. The system is capable of minimising a vessel's environmental impact by optimising operations for various running modes. Significant fuel savings and emissions reductions are possible through this innovative system design, which is based on existing, proven technology. By enabling different operating modes for different tasks a vessel undertakes, Kumera's Norgear Multi Step Hybrid Gear can achieve fuel savings up to a level of 40-50% (operation specific).
The project will be executed by Kumera AS (KAS), in close cooperation with Buksér og Berging AS as partner in the development of the gear solution. Kumera AS is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kumera Drives OY and has since the 1970s been globally responsible for marine drives within the Kumera Corporation. Kumera AS is a marine drive solutions provider, custom building drives for marine, offshore and subsea applications. KAS offers a broad portfolio of marine drive products and solutions for main propulsion, hybrid, auxiliary, deck machinery, etc. All products and solutions are based on Kumera's established technical competence and experience with mechanical drives.
Buksér og Berging AS is a leading supplier of marine services within port and terminals, ocean towage, offshore work and complex marine operations.
Vard is a major global builder of offshore and specialised vessels used in the offshore oil and gas exploration & production and oil services industries. Its core business is innovative design and construction of complex and highly customized OSVs, including PSVs, AHTS and advanced OSCVs. In addition, Vard produces specialised vessels such as LNG-powered ferries, naval and coast guard vessels, fishing vessels and non-offshore related icebreakers with customer-specific applications. Vard has ten shipbuilding facilities worldwide – five in Norway, two in Romania, two in Brazil and one in Vietnam.
"Kumera is emerging as a preferred supplier of hybrid marine main propulsion gears for the AHT, tug and workboat markets. This new contract shows that our strategy of delivering customised marine drive solutions internationally is appreciated by our customers, especially technically advanced companies like Buksér og Berging AS and Vard that are committed to reducing fuel consumption and harmful environmental emissions," comments Jukka Kyttälä, CEO, Kumera Corporation.
