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Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Brazilian submarine construction program moves ahead

Scorpene classBrazil's shipbuilding ambitions are not confined to tankers and various vessels to support Petrobras's offshore activity. They also extend to nuclear submarine construction.

A reminder of this comes with news that the TTS Handling Systems AS subsidiary of Norway's TTS Group ASA has signed a NOK 130 million turnkey contract covering the design, manufacturing, transportation, installation and commissioning of an 8,000 ton shiplift for the Brazilian Navy.

Designed for the handling of submarines, the delivery also includes the provision of a 110 m long, 20 m wide platform together with its operational and control systems.

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