Chinese become biggest global customers for Rolls-Royce commercial marine division
Rolls-Royce has signed its largest contract with Chinese shipbuilder Sinopacific, to provide steering gear and deck machinery worth $42 million.
Bjorn Johnsen, Rolls-Royce Vice President Sales and Marketing (Greater China) - Marine said: “This order takes us to a record in China this year, with contracts for more than 700 ship sets of steering gear and to 300 ship sets of deck machinery. The Chinese market is now the biggest global market for Rolls-Royce for commercial merchant ships.”
The contract covers 34,000-118,000dwt bulk carriers and 16,500 cubic metre capacity liquid petroleum gas vessels. The first equipment will be delivered in the first half of 2009.
Sinopacific ship building group comprises five shipyards and two design companies.
The Rolls-Royce marine facility in Shanghai is the company’s largest investment in China to date. Equipment produced or assembled there includes tunnel thrusters, rudders, control and steering systems and deck machinery.
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