MacGregor is expected to deliver Pusnes loading systems for a pair of Cosco Shipyard newbuilds before the end of the year.
The system enables crude oil to be loaded directly from a floating production storage offloading (FPSO) facility or a floating storage offloading (FSO) unit to a conventional tanker, up to very large crude carrier (VLCC) size.
The first contracts for the systems have now been signed with China's Cosco Shipyard Group.
The Cosco orders will see MacGregor design, manufacture, deliver and commission the loading systems for two cargo transfer (CTV) vessels. The vessels will be built at Cosco Nantong Shipyard and at Cosco Guangdong Shipyard.
Each vessel will feature MacGregor's Pusnes bow loading and offloading system, which principally comprises: two Pusnes bow loading systems, one Pusnes offloading system, including the world's largest crude oil hose reel with offloading hose; and two sets of Pusnes-patented releasable 700-tonne hawser winches, in addition to auxiliary winches and an integrated electro/hydraulic control system.
