Hamworthy joins forces with Hoyer Motors

The company’s new strategy has resulted in orders for pump room systems for three large tankers, with an option for a fourth. Two of the ships, both Aframax-size crude oil tankers, are being built by Hyundai Heavy Industries for the Finnish oil refiner Neste. The third, a 152,000dwt DP2 shuttle tanker, is being built at COSCO Zhoushan Shipyard for Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers of Norway.

“We have a strong ambition to gain market share in pump room systems,” said Terje Bjornemo, director, pump room systems at Hamworthy Pumps. “Neste and Knutsen are crucial references for us in that context. We continuously develop our solutions in close co-operation with end-users, ship designers and strategically selected vendors.”

The orders have all been won in a new alliance with Hoyer Motors as the subcontractor for electrical drive systems. The collaboration is further strengthened by the fact that both companies are in the process of upgrading their service and aftersales. Last year, Hamworthy Pumps opened a large service centre in Singapore together with its sister company Svanehøj and it is currently rolling out a new global service provider concept. Hoyer Motors has taken active steps into the aftermarket and is represented via selected partners in Houston, Rotterdam, Singapore and Shanghai, among others.