Technical

Ease of maintenance lies behind York Marine's decision to replace traditional globe valves with Worcester V-Flow ball control valves in the design of its new VSM 151 refrigeration units.

To become more efficient and competitive, DSM is introducing technical standards world-wide covered by the Operational Excellence programme.

A consortium led by FCx Truflo Marine has secured a major contract to supply actuated and manual valves on the new Type 45 Anti Air Warfare Destroyers being designed, engineered and built by BAE Systems for the UK Ministry of Defence.

FCx Truflo Marine has secured two contracts to supply motorised valves and high pressure air reducing stations to Izar's Ferrol shipyard in northern Spain.

Special Metals Welding Products Company, formerly Inco Alloys International Inc., has announced the following organisational changes.

The construction of a USD 1.5 billion subsea gas pipeline to export power to Spain and a viability study on the establishment of a trans-Mediterranean electricity export link to Italy are included in the Algerian Energy Company's (AEC) plans for a portfolio of power projects for which it is looking to raise USD 12.2 billion.

FCx Truflo Marine has secured an order for advanced air stations designed to control vital functions on three new destroyers scheduled to be built in Korea.

Navigant Consulting, Inc. has announced that the company's water resources practice, Bookman-Edmonston, has been awarded a USD 335,000 contract by the City of Victorville to design a large-capacity water supply pipeline that will carry cooling water to a power plant being built in that city.

Aker Maritime has decided to further expand activities and increase investments in its Houston-based operations.

Bayer has signed a basic agreement on a production site in China with a total investment of USD 3.1 billion.