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Metso Outotec and AMIC sign a settlement agreement
Metso Outotec and Advanced Metal Industries Cluster Company Limited ( AMIC ), a subsidiary of Tasnee , have signed a full and final settlement agreement in relation to the original engineering , procurement , and construction ( EPC ) contract , signed in May 2012 , on the Ilmenite Smelter Project . After modifications and construction works , the smelter ’ s furnace 1 has successfully started operating and has been ramping up since December 2021 . The ramp-up continues and with ongoing optimisation works , furnace 1 has been producing on-spec marketable high-quality chloride slag and pig iron . As part of this Settlement Agreement , Metso Outotec and AMIC have agreed to enter into a collaborative refurbishment and optimisation works contract . This contract entails additional value engineering and enhancements for furnace 2 to ensure sustainable operating performance at higher operating
rates . Furnace 2 is expected to start its ramp-up of operations in 2025 . As part of the collaborative refurbishment and optimisation works contract , Metso Outotec will provide the required engineering , technical , and project management support and services over an agreed period of time . The provision , which Metso Outotec has earlier booked for this project , is sufficient to cover the costs related to the Settlement Agreement , including the additional engineering and enhancements for furnace 2 .
First engine started on LNG-powered Icon of the Seas
A new milestone in the construction of the Icon of the Seas , Royal Caribbean International ’ s first LNG-powered cruise vessel , has been achieved with the start of the first multi-fuel engine at the Meyer Turku shipyard . Said to be the world ’ s most advanced and largest ship with environmentally-friendly features , Icon of the Seas has six Wärtsilä main engines that can use both diesel and natural gas fuel . The first of them started using diesel in the second week of March at the shipyard , according to Meyer Turku ’ s social media update . Chief engineer Tuomas Auvinen explained that the first main engine start on a ship tells a lot about the ship ’ s readiness ,
signalling that something significant was achieved . The ship was
launched on 9 December 2022 and moved to the outfitting dock . Icon of the Seas is Royal Caribbean ’ s first ship that runs on LNG and utilises fuel cell technology . The vessel will also feature shore power connections and waste heat recovery systems . Furthermore , it will have air lubrication of the underwater hull , sending millions of microscopic bubbles along the hull of the ship to reduce friction . Icon of the Seas will be handed over to the customer at the end of 2023 and will set sail on its first voyage in January 2024 . The ship will cruise from Miami year-round in the Eastern and Western Caribbean . www . heat-exchanger-world . com Heat Exchanger World April 2023