Northrop Grumman Supplies Navigation Systems for Offshore Supply Vessels Under Construction in Brazil
LONDON - June 11, 2008 - Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has won orders to supply electronic navigation systems for four new offshore supply vessels to be built in Brazil.
The contract was awarded to Northrop Grumman's Sperry Marine business unit.
The Sperry Marine navigation package includes radars, autopilot, speed and heading sensors, and other equipment. Vision Marine Ltda, Sperry Marine's sales and service representative in Brazil, will be responsible for installation, commissioning and servicing the navigation packages on the vessels.
The four platform supply vessels will be built for Companhia Brasileira de Offshore (CBO) at Estaleiro Alianca shipyard near Rio de Janeiro. Rolls-Royce is providing the design and equipment package for the 3,500 deadweight ton vessels, which are scheduled for delivery in 2009 and 2010. They will be placed on long-term charter with the Brazilian state oil company, Petrobras, to transport supplies to offshore oil platforms.
"This is an important contract for Sperry Marine in the rapidly growing Brazilian offshore oil industry," said J. Nolasco DaCunha, vice president of Sperry Marine. "We are very pleased to be teaming with Rolls-Royce and the CBO group to provide state-of-the-art navigation technology for these new platform supply vessels."
Created in 1978, CBO is part of Fischer Group, a Brazilian conglomerate that operates in several industrial segments and countries. The Alianca shipyard, acquired by CBO in 2004, specializes in construction of support vessels for the offshore oil sector.
Sperry Marine, headquartered in Charlottesville, Va., and with major engineering and support offices in New Malden, United Kingdom and Hamburg, Germany, provides smart navigation and ship control solutions for the international marine industry with customer service and support through offices in 16 countries, sales representatives in 47 countries and authorized service depots in more than 250 locations worldwide.
Northrop Grumman Corporation is a global defense and technology company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products and solutions in information and services, electronics, aerospace and shipbuilding to government and commercial customers worldwide.
For commercial sales inquiries, contact Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine by phone, +1 (434) 974-2656 or by e-mail, sales_commercial@sperry.ngc.com. For military sales inquiries, call +1 (434) 974-2134 or e-mail sales_military@sperry.ngc.com. Visit our Web site at www.sperrymarine.northropgrumman.com.
CONTACT: Jim Rhodes
+1 (757) 451-0602
jrhodes@rhodescomm.com
Ken Beedle
+44 (0)207-747-1910
+44 (0)7787-174092
ken.beedle@euro.ngc.com
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