Techano has received strategic order for equipment for Salmar Aker Ocean’s fish farm, Offshore Farm 1 and with this continues to strengthen its position within handling equipment onboard fish farms operating in exposed and offshore conditions.
The Offshore Farm 1 is scheduled for a major upgrade, to among other things make it more secure. The upgrade will be carried out at Aker Verdal during 2022.
The recent order includes 2 sets of Fish Transfer Systems (FTS500) The FTS500 is designed to ensure safe and efficient transfer of live fish between aquaculture installations and live fish carrier (LFC). Designed operation in harsh environment maintaining Techano’s high standard with regards to HSE and fish welfare.
FTS onboard Havfarm 1
The FTS500 system includes safety measures such break away couplings and valve escape prevention valves. Each system consists of 2 sets of pipes and hoses with individual valves in high grade materials for marine protection. The valves have failsafe operation in case of loss of power or emergency disconnect.
«»Techano confirms its world-leading position as a supplier of advanced load handling equipment in offshore aquaculture, a growing and important market for the future” says Øystein Bondevik, Sales & Business Development Director at Techano.
About Ocean Farm 1
The world’s first offshore fish farm. It represents the first step towards a new era in aquaculture. Based on world-class Norwegian aquaculture and offshore technology, Ocean Farm 1 aspires to address central issues related to sustainable growth in the aquaculture industry.
Ocean Farm 1. photo: Salmar
Key dimensions Ocean Farm 1:
Height: 68 m
Diameter: 110 m
Volume: 250,000 m3
For further information:
Techano AS / Øystein Bondevik
+47 907 11093 obo@techano.no
www.techano.no
Dutch offshore access specialist Safeway B.V. and Kristiansand-based sister company Techano AS have signed a corporation agreement with Intellilift AS from Norway to equip the ‘SOVs for the future’. Under the agreement, Intellilift will be a preferred supplier of their proprietary technology related to power systems, automation and remote-control systems.
The package system includes all-electric version of Safeway’s original Gannet 3D motion compensated gangway, elevator and 3D crane. The package
may be extended with other products as davits and winches.
Key features of the autonomous gangway are:
• All electric, incl. hybrid-battery
• Remote operation
• Bridge control system
• Auto docking, hover mode
The collaboration will accelerate the development and supply of a fully electrical and automated system, supporting the industrial green shift.
Presently, the Gannet is Safeway’s most advanced type of access system for SOVs, allowing personnel to move safely between the offshore service vessel and offshore wind turbines. Made with trolley operations in mind, the Safeway Gannet has a stepless transfer and 1.2m transit width.
Designed for installation on newbuild SOV’s, the Gannet gangway combines unique features, such as hover mode, roll compensation and highest workability in the market, with strongly reduced actuator motions.
The shift to full electrification, referred to as IntelliSafe, does not only represent a climate-smart technology, it also reduces the overall environmental impact during the construction phase of an offshore wind farm.
The full electrical and automated solutions offer the advantages over hydraulic solutions in terms of power consumption, controllability, and remote operation.
Techano TC 2000 3D crane
Wijnand van Aalst, CEO of Van Aalst Group, to which Safeway and Techano belong, says: “By combining the outstanding performance of our Gannet gangway as well as the advanced load handling and state-of-the-art lifting equipment of Techanco with the smart and innovative electrical drive and controls supplied by Intellilift, the new fully electrical Gannet gangway will be ready for all future SOV requirements. We are committed to driving our industry into a more sustainable future and we are confident that cooperating with a reputed company, such as Intellilift, guarantees a significant step up. Servicing wind farms will become safer and easier than ever before.”
Øystein Bondevik, Commercial Director at Techano, comments: “With our joint skills we are able to supply a complete package, where the logistics on board the SOVs can be handled safely and efficient, for both personnel and cargo. The IntelliSafe control system will be located on the SOV’s bridge and from there the operator can control both the 3D crane and gangway. The system includes autonomous operation with the option of remote access and works closely with the vessel’s DP system.”
Intellilift’s Stig Trydal adds: “For both our companies innovation is the key driver behind this cooperation. We are very excited about this opportunity and are looking forward working together with Safeway/Techano on this exciting journey towards more sustainable offshore operations all over the word.”
Note to Editors
Contact: Øystein Bondevik Email: obo@techano.no
Information for editors:
About Safeway Safeway BV is a company within the Van Aalst Group of Companies, which develops and supplies several types of motion compensating gangways. Safeway adds a best-in-class personnel and cargo transfer solution to the versatile portfolio of the Van Aalst Group. Safeway’s ambition is to grow rapidly into leadership position in the W2W market with building fleet of 15-30 next generation motion compensated gangways. www.safewaygangway.com
About Techano Techano is the world’s leading brand of engineering solutions and services for handling marine cargoes and offshore loads. Techano products serve the offshore, marine and renewables markets, on board ships, offshore rigs, SOV’s and fishing industry. Techano is part of the Dutch Van Aalst Group of Companies. www.techano.no
About Intellilift Intellilift, a subsidiary of Norway-based industrial technology group Nekkar, is leading the way in data driven performance improvement for the offshore energy and other industries. The company’s data driven technology ensures that your digital systems can communicate. With Intellilift’s technology users will have a complete overview of their systems, thereby increasing control, lowering energy consumption and offering cost-efficient solutions. In short: superior, cleaner solutions. www.intellilift.no
Kristiansand and Techano are focused on the possibilities of energy transition and how the city is equipped to create a larger environment for sustainable, renewable energy. We take part in this development and contribute with heavy technology experience to build the energy capital of the future. Kristiansand Municipality, Kristiansand Harbor, Næringsforeningen i Kristiansandsregionen and Business Region Kristiansand collaborate with actors from the business community to promote Kristiansand as an arena for environmental technology, renewable energy and the ocean-related activities of the future. Kristiansand already has a perfect geographical location as well as technology, competence and service organized.
Techano service engineers, in cooperation with Naust Marine, have completed the start-up onboard the first of two fish farm rings for Arctic Offshore Farming. The equipment package delivered from Techano can be transferred between the two rings as needed, and includes:
16 electric 3/6t dual drum net handling winches
4 electric capstans
8 chain jacks with 66t capacity for lifting bottom ring
8 HPUs, chain lockers and chain turning sheaves
Handling davits for chain jack installation
Control systems that include simultaneous operation of winches and chain jacks
Techano has today shipped a complete hose reel station for cement to one of our valued customers. The hose reel has been assembled and tested in Techano´s workshop in Kristiansand. The delivery includes two hose reels, each with a 70m hose for transferring cement, including necessary swivels, weaklinks and connections. In addition, a hydraulic power unit for operating the reels are included with the delivery.
Techano is the world’s leading brand of engineering solutions and services for handling marine cargoes and offshore loads. Techano products serve the offshore, marine and renewables markets, on board ships, offshore rigs, SOV’s and fishing industry.
For further information please contact:
Techano AS Øystein Bondevik +47 907 11093 obo@techano.no
Techano have completed the start-up of a tiltable slipway system onboard an Akva Group delivered feeding barge for Arctic Offshore Farming. The slipway is designed for harsh weather operation (offshore northern Norway 365d/y) and has a unique heave compensation / wave dampening system. The slipway can also lift the boat out of water and into a horizontal position.
As part of the delivery, Techano is also supplying all cylinders for operation and locking of the water tight barge rear gate, a dual-pump HPU, butterfly valves and a touch-screen based control system for operation of the entire slipway area including HPU, rear gate, water control, lights and slipway.
Techano is the world’s leading brand of engineering solutions and services for handling marine cargoes and offshore loads. Techano products serve the offshore, marine and renewables markets, on board ships, offshore rigs, SOV’s and fishing industry.
Techano have designed and installed an indoor test stand allowing simultaneous assembly and testing of cranes for complete shipsets. The test stand can be used for everything from assembly to complete overload testing of crane series.
Techano is the world’s leading brand of engineering solutions and services for handling marine cargoes and offshore loads. Techano products serve the offshore, marine and renewables markets, on board ships, offshore rigs, SOV’s and fishing industry.
Join Bladet Vesterålen and Nordlaks on a tour of Havfarm I («Jostein Albert»), where Techano have delived two Rail Mounted Service Units (RMSU) including four foldable cranes, two capstans, two offshore cranes and fish handling system for adding and removing fish from the farm.
«Nordlaksbanen» kaller Techano det skinnegående kransystemet på Havfarmen. Ingeniørselskapet har med suksess stilt seg om fra olje til havvind, havbruk og nå fiskeri.
Techano is today featured in the newspaper Fædrelandsvennen, in an article concerning our move from offshore oil and gas to aquaculture, offshore wind and fishery. The arcticle can be found at fvn.no by clicking here, or alternatively read as pdf here.
The gigantic Havfarm 1 will arrive in Vesterålen tomorrow morning.
It is a very good example of technology transfer from oil & gas to aquaculture.
Techano has played a major role in this technology transfer by supplying advanced rail mounted service units, cranes, systems for live fish handling etc.
Above photo: Rune Øidne Reinertsen, fvn.no
Techano is the world’s leading brand of engineering solutions and services for handling marine cargoes and offshore loads. Techano products serve the offshore, marine and renewables markets, on board ships, offshore rigs, SOV’s and fishing industry.
Techano is delivering a tiltable slipway for use on an Akva Group delivered feeding barge for Arctic Offshore Farming. The slipway is designed for harsh weather operation (offshore northern Norway 365d/y) and has a unique heave compensation / wave dampening system. The slipway can also lift the boat out of water and into a horizontal position.
As part of the delivery, Techano is also supplying all cylinders for operation of the barge rear gate, a dual-pump HPU, butterfly valves and a touch-screen based control system for operation of the entire slipway area including HPU, rear gate, water control, lights and slipway.
Techano is the world’s leading brand of engineering solutions and services for handling marine cargoes and offshore loads. Techano products serve the offshore, marine and renewables markets, on board ships, offshore rigs, SOV’s and fishing industry.
Techano RMSUs and offshore cranes onboard Havfarm 1 have been tested in China.
The 385 m long and 59,5 m long Havfarm 1 is currently on its way from Yantai, China to Hadsel, Norway, where it will be finalilzed and delivered to Nordlaks this summer. Onboard are several innovations from Techano, including:
Two Rail Mounted Service Units (RMSUs), each with:
Onboard HPU
Two foldable cranes with an outreach of up to 25 m
Two capstans with capacity of 5 t
Operator’s cabin
Trailer
Additional 10 t telescopic offshore crane on port side RMSU
Offshore knuckle boom crane
Six live fish coupling systems for transfer of live fish
Six docking stations for Techano supplied fish hose coupling for transfer of live fish
Techano is the world’s leading brand of engineering solutions and services for handling marine cargoes and offshore loads. Techano products serve the offshore, marine and renewables markets, on board ships, offshore rigs, SOV’s and fishing industry.
Techano is supplying 16 electric net handling winches, 4 electric capstan winches and 8 hydraulic chain jacks to Arctic Offshore Farming (AOF). AOF is developed by Norway Royal Salmon, and the equipment will be used on two of the upcoming AOF fish farms. More about the project can be found here.
All Techano equipment is designed for easy plug-and-play mobilization, enabling the need for only one equipment set that can be moved across several fish farms. The net handling winches and chain jacks are delivered with control systems that enable simultaneous operation of all winches/jacks. The net handling winches, each with holding capacity of 6 t, will be used for hoisting and lowering of the fish nets. The chain jacks, each with holding capacity of 100 t, will be used for maintenance of the bottom ring.
Techano is the world’s leading brand of engineering solutions and services for handling marine cargoes and offshore loads. Techano products serve the offshore, marine and renewables markets, on board ships, offshore rigs, SOV’s and fishing industry.
Techano wins order for equipment “Havfarmen”, the world’s largest fish farm for exposed waters
The Norwegian engineering company Techano AS, part of the Dutch Van Aalst Group of Companies, has secured a substantial contract to design and produce highly specialized offshore and marine equipment for the world’s largest floating aquaculture construction “Havfarmen”. Havfarmen is designed for exposed waters, and aims to make use of new areas for aquaculture.
“I am very pleased to announce that Techano was able to secure the order for two advanced Rail Mounted Service Units (RMSU) and an offshore crane.”
Øystein Bondevik, Commercial Director at Techano
The contract was entered with CIMC Raffles in Yantai, China. This yard has one of the world’s largest drydocks, with a length of 400 meters and a width of 120 metres. The agreement is for the first of two planned “Havfarm” units.
The 385 metres long and 59,5 metres wide aquaculture construction– owned and operated by the Norwegian aquaculturem company Nordlaks–is designed by NSK Ship Design, will hold up to 10.000 tonnes of fish. This first Havfarm will be permanently moored in a position southwest of Hadseløya in Nordland, Norway. The area has up until now been impossible to utilize for aquaculture.
The RMSU is unique and a bespoke design for this Havfarm, enabling the farm operators take care of aquaculture equipment and the fish in a safe and efficient manner. One RMSU will be mounted on rail on each side of the construction. Due to the outreach of 25 meters of the cranes on the RMSU, the full width of the six fish pens can be reached. A man basket can also allow operators to reach all parts of the pens, measuring 50 by 50 meters on the surface. Furthermore, the RMSU allows for ROV support and control.
Wijnand van Aalst, CEO of the Van Aalst Group, said “Techano’s knowledge of the fish farm industry and offshore cranes in combination with Van Aalst’s knowledge of gantry mounted crane units have proved to be a winning combination in this case. Moreover, the Van Aalst Group is a regular supplier to CIMC Raffles. Entering the rapid developing offshore fish farm market, establishing strong foothold in Norway and a jumpstart in the specialized 3D offshore cranes were our main drivers to invest in Techano. With this ‘milestone’ contract, the mutual vision of Techano and Van Aalst receives a flying start.”
Techano is the world’s leading brand of engineering solutions and services for handling marine cargoes and offshore loads. Techano products serve the offshore, marine and renewables markets, on board ships, offshore rigs, SOV’s and fishing industry.
