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04 Oct 2001

NASSCO Taps H&W For Tanker Work

Harland and Wolff Technical Services Limited, the design engineering consultancy of Harland and Wolff Group PLC, has won additional major contracts from the NASSCO. The Company has been contracted to provide both Detail Modelling and Production Information within the Cargo Zone areas for a series of newbuild Alaska-class tankers to be built for BP. Commencing immediately, the contracts will run until May 2002. Don Wright, Managing Director of Harland and Wolff Technical Services Ltd said, “We are delighted to have secured these latest contracts from NASSCO and to have the opportunity to further develop our relationship with them. Harland…

24 Oct 2001

Harland and Wolff Awarded Design Contract

Harland and Wolff Technical Services Ltd, the design engineering consultancy of Harland and Wolff Group PLC, has been awarded a contract from Nantong Cosco KHI Ship Engineering Company (known as NACKS) to develop a new design for a Suezmax oil tanker. Nacks is a very successful joint venture between COSCO and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, making them one of the leading yards in China. The design will be marketed by NACKS to shipowners worldwide and, following a build contract, Technical Services shall produce the detailed engineering for the entire vessel. “It marks a breakthrough into the significant potential of the Far East market where the significant current and planned investment in shipbuilding facilities offers a tremendous opportunity for Technical Services to provide our expertise.