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NEWS IN BRIEF Orion’s Electrics
New Chairman for Reintjes Dr Ing Alexander Nürnberg has been a member of the Reintjes board of directors since May 2011. With effect from 1 February, he became chairman of the board. Since 1998 Dr Nürnberg has been active at the German Engineering Association (VDMA). Together with the new Reintjes CEO Klaus Deleroi, he belongs to the Association of Marine Equipment and Systems and took over its management in the year 2003. Furthermore he is chairman of the Center of Maritime Technologies (CMT) in Hamburg.
Piet Brouwer Electrotechnology has received a new assignment from CIG Shipbuilding for a new Windfarm Support Vessel, called Orion. The vessel will offer comfortable accommodation and workspace for 75 persons. The brief specifies a length of 108m and is to be built by CIG on behalf of Acta Marine, a subsidiary of dredging company Van Oord. Piet Brouwer Electrotechnology will fit the electrical system on board Orion as well as supplying the diesel-electric propulsion. Dr Ing Alexander Nürnberg, the new Chairman of Reintjes.
Pushboats for Brazil Uzmar Workboat and Tug Factory have completed six of eight shallow-draft pushboats for Hidrovias do Brasil. The vessels will be used on inland waterways to transfer flotillas comprising up to sixteen fully loaded inland barges, with a total capacity of 40,000dwt. Canadian naval architects Robert Allan Ltd designed the vessels, which will all fly the Paraguayan flag. Each vessel has a length of 45.6m, is 16.5m wide and has a draught of just 2.1m.
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