6 October 2009, Abu Dhabi
In conjunction with
Overview
The term 'workboats' encompasses a wide range of vessels working in a huge variety of roles including:
Tugs, Dredgers, Salvage vessels, Offshore support vessels, Anchor handling vessels, Coastal crew vessels, Pilot boats, Diving vessels, Coastguard vessels, Emergency service vessels, Patrol boats Security and safety vessels
Economic and environmental concerns demand ever greater efficiency from all types of workboat. Such improvements in efficiency will come from powering and propulsion. The Middle East Workboats conference will bring together international designers, builders, equipment suppliers and operators to present and discuss the challenges faced by this sector of the maritime industry.
Content
Papers will include:
Propulsion of workboats with displacement hull and conventional screw propellers
Aravind Gangadharan, Naval Architect, Maritime Industrial Services Co Ltd Inc
Environment-friendly Electric Propulsion: Induction motors and PWM MV7000 converters make the difference
MARCO SERVIDIO, Marine Sales and Business Development Manager, CONVERTEAM SAS
Multiphase Induction motor application in ship propulsion
ARCHANA NANOTY, Assistant Professor, Electrical, Parul Institute of Engineering and Technology, Vadodara, Gujarat India
Voith Water Tractor - Improved manoeuvrability and seakeeping behaviour
OLAF RADIKE, Naval Architect, Regional Manager Middle East, Marine Division, Voith Turbo Ltd
Wärtsilä ship design solution for W-Tug with hybrid propulsion
BRAM KRUYT, Project Management Director, Special Vessels, Wärtsilä Ship Power
WILCO VAN DER LINDEN, Sales Director, Ship Design, Wärtsilä Ship Power
E3 Tug Development: Economically viable, environmentally friendly, efficient in operation
Speaker TBC - Damen Shipyards Gorinchem BV
Registration/ Further information
To register for the conference or for more information please see the Middle east workboats website:
http://www.middleeastworkboats.com/powering_propulsion.html
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