Fincantieri has delivered this morning at a ceremony in Mumbai, the tanker team "Deepak" that is so officially joined the fleet of Indian Navy. Made in factories and Liguria Palermo Italian shipbuilding company, Deepak (literally 'lamp from'
oil to others) is part of a contract for two units for a
total value of 320 million euro. The sister, 'Shakti' will be delivered in the autumn.
event, occurred at the naval base which stands on the tip of Colaba, was attended by the Chairman of Fincantieri, Corrado Antonini, the Indian Minister of Defense AK Antony, the Italian Ambassador Giacomo Sanfelice di Monteforte
, in addition to the top of the armed forces
country.
"This ship is the first ordered by the Indian Navy, the fourth in the world, a European shipbuilding company - ANSA said Antonini - and represents the consolidation of cooperation with India, a country for its role
'guardian' of the Indian Ocean needs a fleet lead. " Antonini also emphasized the record time of producing the two units, less than 36 months. "E ' a business card important in a country where the time for
defense supplies are usually very long. "The ship,
in technical jargon a" tanker fleet, "not only has the function of bunkering, but can be used also for humanitarian missions. "We wanted to have half of its kind in December 2004 when the tsunami happened," he said
Minister Antony, that "2011 will see a greater number of acquisitions and
committed to strengthen
maritime security ".
In this regard, Fincantieri is interested in two orders in the short term. The first concerns the technical and engineering assistance for the construction of shipyards in India, of seven frigates, where the Italians are in a race with competitors
French and German. The other is for a multi-ship LPD (Landing Platform Deck, or with floodable basin, capable of transporting troops from amphibious assault) of which notice should be out in the second half of the year.
For the latter, Fincantieri in the fast lane because they have made other means for the Italian Navy, and others would build.
The bunkering "Deepak", launched last year in Italy and arrived in India in December, has a full load displacement of 27,000 tons, a
length of 175 meters and can carry a payload of about 16,000 tons (fuel ship and air water, provisions and container), more than 250 crew members.
Among the innovative features, its connotation of "green" for the presence of a double hull that guarantees the security environment in the event of collision or damage
. And 'in fact the first unit of military supply to meet the international standards of protection established by the International Maritime Organization marine pollution.
Fincantieri, present for many years in New Delhi with a representative office, already has a strong relationship with India began in 2004 with a contract for the design of the engine, transfer of technology and provision of complementary services to the new Indian aircraft carrier under construction in Cochin in the south of the country. In 2007, a survey ship also delivered at the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) in Chennai, which is already operating off the coast of Indian
scientific research.
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