Damen Marine Components (DMC) has been contracted to supply rudders, steering gear and nozzles to two major newbuilding projects in India. The contracts cover a total of fourteen multi-purpose vessels (MPVs), and are constructed at two shipyards: Udupi Cochin Shipyard and Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders.
The first project involves eight 6300-DWT MPVs being built by Udupi Cochin Shipyard (UCSL) for a Scandinavian customer. These vessels mark the very first order placed at DMC by this yard, which is part of Cochin Shipyard Ltd.
The Dutch company will deliver its Piston-type steering gear and Atlantic-type rudders for these ships. The rudders will be tailored to this specific vessel design. All equipment will be built at, and delivered from, DMC’s own factory in China: DMC Jiangyin.
DMC Sales Manager Bogdan Mocanu: ‘We have been active in India for twenty years and growing our footprint with this project for Udupi Cochin Shipyard makes us very proud. It shows our capability to work worldwide, tailoring our in-house designed equipment to the client’s wishes.’
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Six MPVs for Navi Merchants
The second project consists of six 7500-DWT vessels for Danish shipowner Navi Merchants, built at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. in Mumbai. Again, this project marks a first-time collaboration. The DMC scope includes rudder systems (Atlantic-type) and hydraulic steering gear (Piston-type) as well as propeller nozzles for propulsion efficiency.
While the steering gear will come directly from DMC’s head office and production location in the Netherlands, the rudders and nozzles are manufactured at DMC Gdansk in Poland.
All components will be manufactured to meet the latest class standards and are scheduled for phased delivery starting later this year.
Picture (top): The 6300-DWT MPV being built by Udupi Cochin Shipyard (image by DMC).
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