wiredInUSA January 2018

Cable lay charter

Italian job

Image: www.oceanyield.no

ERT-EBROS billet welding system. Photograph courtesy of Primetals

Ocean Yield ASA, a ship-owning company with investments in vessels on long term charters, has announced its time charter contract for the vessel Lewek Connector . The charter will commence in early March 2018 with a firm period of 130 days and an extension of up to 130 days. The vessel will conduct cable lay operations for Ørsted’s Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm project.

The Italian steel producer Ferriera Valsabbia SpA has placed an order with Primetals Technologies to supply ERT-EBROS endless rolling technology for the company’s bar rolling mill in Brescia. The system welds together billets intended for rolling, thus enabling a continuous rolling process with a consistently high product quality. The new ERT-EBROS plant is scheduled to commence operation in September 2018, and is the first such system in Italy. The system will be designed for an annual production capacity of 900,000 tonnes. Ferriera Valsabbia operates an EAF-based minimill producing billets and bars for rebar, and is among the largest rebar producers in Italy. The bar rolling mill was supplied by Primetals Technologies in 2007/2008, including the installation of a hot-charging system for billets as well as a system for single-bar high speed delivery that allows rolling speeds of up to 29m per second in two-slit rolling mode. The mill will process low-carbon steel billets with a square cross-section of 150mm x 150mm in 9m lengths. The resulting rebar is produced in diameters of between 8mm and 40mm.

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wiredInUSA - January 2018