More references for Inpower's PMM and PhiDrive concepts

摘要

Due to be delivered in February 2014, Ugland Offshore's platform supply vessel (PSV) Juanita is the first PSV with Inpower's innovative permanent magnet motor concept, a precursor to its increasingly popular 'PhiDrive', which has been adopted by a growing number of shipowners. The subject of a charter contract with Statoil, Juanita, a Salt 100 design from Salt Ship Design in Norway, has been fixed for a two-year contract with Norway's state-owned oil major, a deal that also includes two one-year options. At the time of writing, the vessel - on which the permanent magnet motors drive contra-rotating propellers - is due to start its charter with Statoil in the February/April 2014 timeframe. Juanita's entry into service follows hard on the heels of the seismic support vessel Rig Andromeda, which is owned by Tanux Shipping and managed by Uksnoy & Co, which specialises in operating offshore support and seismic support units. Rig Andromeda has been refitted with a full PhiDrive system and Inpower's PhiGrid, providing a significant fuel saving in the process.