Hamworthy Pumps makes strong tanker market reentry

Norway’s Knutsen Group is a strong reference for Hamworthy Pumps in the pump room market. The relationship between the two companies dates back to the 1980s. The shuttle tanker Tove Knutsen (H3114) was delivered to Knutsen from HHI this week. Hamworthy Pumps has delivered pump room systems for both this ship and a sister ship set to be delivered in a few weeks.

Singapore-based Hamworthy Pumps, now part of the Svanehøj Group along with sister brands Svanehøj, Eureka and Dolphin, is making a strong return to the tanker pump room sector in alliance with Denmark’s Hoyer Motors as a supplier of electrical drive systems.

Recently the new strategy has resulted in orders for pump room systems for three large tankers, with an option for a fourth. Two of the ships – both Aframax-size crude oil tankers – are being built by Hyundai Heavy Industries for Finnish oil refiner Neste. The third – a 152,000 DWT DP2 shuttle tanker – is being built at Cosco Zhoushan Shipyard for Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers of Norway.

“We have a strong ambition to gain market share in pump room systems. Neste and Knutsen are crucial references for us in that context,” says Terje Bjornemo, Director, Pump Room Systems at Hamworthy Pumps. “We continuously develop our solutions in close co-operation with end-users, ship designers and strategically selected vendors. With these orders, we send the message that we have the expertise and the setup to deliver the customized pumping solutions that the market demands,”

NEW ALLIANCE

The orders for pump room systems for the three shuttle tankers have all been won iwith Hoyer Motors as the subcontractor for electrical drive systems. The Danish electric motor specialist has many years of experience in the marine industry and will be a strategically important partner for Hamworthy Pumps’ tanker market reentry.

“In recent years, we have strengthened our capability to serve the marine industry including expanded facilities in China and a new range of ATEX and IECEx certified, explosion proof marine motors,” says Henrik Sørensen, CEO, Hoyer Group. “For these specific tankers we developed special water cooled motors to meet the PRS requirements and will continue to invest in R&D as we strongly believe in the tanker market potential.”

Both Hamworthy Pumps and Hoyer Motors are in the process of significantly upgrading therir service and aftersales capabilities. Last year, Hamworthy Pumps opened a large service center in Singapore together with its sister company Svanehøj, and it is currently rolling out a new global service provider concept. Hoyer Motors has also taken active steps in the aftermarket area and is represented via selected partners in Houston, Rotterdam, Singapore and Shanghai, among others.

Norway’s Knutsen Group is a strong reference for Hamworthy Pumps in the pump room market. The relationship between the two companies dates back to the 1980s. The shuttle tanker Tove Knutsen (H3114) was delivered to Knutsen from HHI this week. Hamworthy Pumps has delivered pump room systems for both this ship and a sister ship set to be delivered in a few weeks.

Knutsen / COSCO Zhoushan Shipyard contract pump room scope of supply

• 3 x cargo pumps of capacity 4,000 cu.m/h @ 135 mlc, casing and impeller in ni-al-bronze material.

• 3 x gas tight power transmissions.

• 3 x twin-speed electric motors – 6.6 kV – max. power output 1,894 kW each motor. Water cooled.

• 1 x two-spindle screw pump for stripping of cargo lines and air/gas separators.

• 1 x gas tight power transmission.

• 1 x electric motor.

• 2 x ballast pumps, casing and impeller in superior ni-al-bronze material.

• 2 x gas tight power transmissions.

• 2 x electric motors.

• Automatic stripping- and capacity regulating system including 3 x air / gas separators with level monitoring, 3 x hydraulic actuated capacity regulating valves after each cargo pump, 3 X

• Hydraulic actuated vacuum valves between each air / gas separator and vacuum pump units.

• Temperature sensors for all bearings and pump casings, gas tight seal on power transmissions.

• Pressure transmitters for all pumps – inlet and outlet, pressure transmitter on manifold.

• Vibration transmitters on each cargo pump.

• Level transmitters on each air / gas separator.

• All overseen by Hamworty PLC-based cargo control system.

Neste / Hyundai Heavy Industries pump room scope of supply

Each of the two pump room systems consists of:

• 3 x cargo pumps of capacity 3,000 cu.m/h @ 135 mlc, casing and impeller in superior ni-al-bronze material

• 3 x gas tight power transmissions.

• 3 x 690 voltage electric motors – max power output 1,400 kW each motor. water cooled.

• 1 x two spindle screw pump for stripping of cargo lines and air/gas separators.

• 1 x gas tight power transmission.

• 1 x electric motor.

• 2 x ballast pumps, casing and impeller in superior ni-al-bronze material.

• 2 x gas tight power transmissions.

• 2 x electric motors.

• Automatic stripping- and capacity regulating system including 3 x air / gas separators with level monitoring, 3 x hydraulic actuated capacity regulating valves after each cargo pump, 3 x hydraulic actuated vacuum valves between each air / gas separator and vacuum pump units.

• Temperature sensors for all bearings and pump casings, gas tight seal on power transmissions.

• Pressure transmitters for all pumps – inlet and outlet, pressure transmitter on manifold.

• Vibration transmitters on each cargo pump.

• Level transmitters on each air / gas separator.

• All overseen by Hamworthy’s PLC based cargo control system.