8 January 2013
ROLLS-ROYCE SECURES DESIGN & SYSTEMS INTEGRATION
CONTRACT FROM COSCO
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, today announced
that it has won a £26 million order to provide an integrated
design, power and propulsion and equipment package for four
Rolls-Royce UT 771 CDL offshore supply vessels to be built at COSCO
(Zhoushan) Shipyard Co. Ltd, in China for a Hong Kong owner. The contract
includes options for four additional vessels.
In addition to ship design, Rolls-Royce will deliver an
extensive integrated systems package including: a propulsion
system, a power electrical system, a bulk handling system, deck
machinery, an automation and control system, as well as a dynamic
positioning system that uses satellite technology to automatically
maintain the vessels' position without anchoring.
This contract is the first time Rolls-Royce has incorporated
high speed MTU-engines as part of an integrated power and
propulsion package within the successful UT-vessel series.
Anders Almestad, Rolls-Royce,
President - Offshore, said: "We are very pleased that COSCO have
chosen to come back to us with a new customer. This shows that they
have confidence in our integrated systems and ship design
capabilities.
"The fact that we met customer needs with two separate, yet
complementary offers from Rolls-Royce and MTU highlights the
potential of our future collaboration."
The four vessels are scheduled for delivery in 2014. At present
COSCO group have four other UT-vessels under construction at the
COSCO Guangdong ship yard. More than 170 ship owners world wide
have UT-vessels in their fleet.
Notes to Editors:
1. Rolls-Royce is a world-leading provider of power systems and
services for use on land, at sea and in the air, and has
established a strong position in global markets - civil aerospace,
defence aerospace, marine and energy.
2. As a result of this strategy, Rolls-Royce has a broad
customer base comprising more than 500 airlines, 4,000 corporate
and utility aircraft and helicopter operators, 160 armed forces,
more than 4,000 marine customers, including 70 navies, and energy
customers in more than 80 countries.
3. Annual underlying revenue was £11.3 billion in 2011, of which
more than half came from the provision of services. The firm and
announced order book stood at £60.1 billion at 30 June 2012, providing visibility of future
levels of activity.
4. Rolls-Royce employs over 40,000 people in offices,
manufacturing and service facilities in over 50 countries. Over
11,000 of these employees are engineers.
5. In 2011, Rolls-Royce invested £908 million on research and
development, two thirds of which had the objective of further
improving the environmental performance of its products, in
particular reducing emissions.
6. Rolls-Royce supports a global network of 28 University
Technology Centres, which connect the company's engineers with the
forefront of scientific research.
7. The Group has a strong commitment to apprentice and graduate
recruitment and to further developing employee skills.
For further information, please contact:
Investors:
Simon Goodson
Director - Investor Relations
Rolls-Royce plc
Tel: +44 (0)20 7227 9237
simon.goodson@rolls-royce.com
Media:
Josh Rosenstock
Director of External Communications
Rolls-Royce plc
Tel: +44 (0)20 7227 9163
josh.rosenstock@rolls-royce.com
www.Rolls-Royce.com