ADS van STIGT supplies five Fluvia ships
Gorinchem, 18th of June 2020 –
During the past year and a half, ADS van STIGT had the honour to supply reversing gears and control systems for five new ships ordered for the Fluvia tanker fleet.
Fluvia is specialized in in the safe and reliable transport of liquid bulk goods over the Northwest European inland waterways.
“The ADS van Stigt equipment is installed on the Piz La Margna, Piz Linard, Piz Turba, Piz Ventoux and Piz Dolf respectively.
Engine supplier Pon Power approached us in 2018 for the supply of the gears, with Pon Power supplying the CAT 3512 main engines” says Fred Duel the responsible sales engineer at ADS van Stigt.
“The Masson MM W7200 reverse gear proved an excellent match for the CAT engines and also from a financial point of view the Masson reverse gear is an attractive proposition. The gears and their installation were delivered with a Bureau Veritas type approval”
Each Masson MM W7200 gear was fitted with a full flow cooler, a Centa elastic coupling, CAT adaptations for pressure and temperature sensors, live PTO for the hydraulic steering pump, electric control, pressure gauge-temperature gauge and gear position indication.
“Next to the reverse gear ADS van Stigt also supplied the control system. A ZF CruiseCommand was selected with a control lever on the bridge and fitted with an ADS van Stigt emergency control system, that operates fully independent from the main system. The CruiseCommand was designed especially for electronically controlled engines that are combined with electrically operated transmissions” says Rob van der Linden, the ADS van Stigt account manager Parts & Controls.
The control system is fitted as standard with functions such as; a Warming up mode, Control station transfer for multiple steering positions, Single handle control and motor speed synchronization. “Thanks to the modular construction, the system can be fully adapted to suit application, class requirements or user preferences”. Needless to say that at ADS van Stigt we are more than happy to advise our customers about this versatile system.
On behalf of ADS van Stigt we wish the new Fluvia ships and all who sail on them a safe voyage.