b'MEMBERNEWSKongberg Acquires Rolls-Royce Commercial MarinePVA Associate member Rolls-Royceover the last two years to simplify ourMarine makes us a more complete sold its commercial marine business, tobusiness. The sale of our Commercialsupplier to the maritime industry. The KONGSBERG, which is headquarteredMarine business will enable us to focusmaritime industry is becoming increas-in Kongsberg, Norway. on our three core businesses and oningly globalised and is undergoing The move follows a strategicmeeting the vital power needs of ourconsiderable technological and market review by Rolls-Royce of its commer- customers. driven changes. With this acquisi-cial marine operations announced inGeir Hy, Chief Executive andtion we will strengthen our strategic January 2018. The sale includes pro- President of KONGSBERG, said, Theposition with ship owners, shipyards pulsion, deck machinery, automa- acquisition of Rolls-Royce Commercialand other customers and partners. ntion and control, a service network spanning more than 30 countries and ship design capability, which to date has seen around 1,000 ships of Rolls-Royce design delivered to offshore,EXCEED GLOBAL EMISSIONS STANDARDS cargo, passenger and fishing vessel customers worldwide. Rolls-Royces Ship Intelligence activities, which have seen the rapid development of tech-nologies to enable remote and autono-mous operation of commercial vessels, are also included.Rolls-Royce Power Systems will continue to supply MTU engines to a range of customers in the marine market including operators of commer-cial vessels and yachts. Warren East, Chief Executive of Rolls-Royce, said, This transaction builds on the actions we have taken RICHMOND FERRY, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 44ferry service in the San Francisco Bay Area. Over the last two years, WETA has added three new vessels to its fleet, opened the Ron Cowan Central Bay Operations and Maintenance Facility in Alameda, and experienced unprec-edented demand for ferry service, now carrying nearly three million passen-gers annually. Two new vessels are on track to join the San Francisco Bay Ferry fleet in the first quarter of 2019, and three more are currently under construction.Contra Costa Countys Measure JBuild your next ferry to exceed the upcoming global environmental transportation sales tax will fund op- emssions standards. Operate a lightweight vessel equipped with erations of the Richmond ferry servicehybrid or electric engines. Reduce your operating and maintenance for at least 10 years.costs while minimizing your environmental impact. The Richmond Ferry TerminalBUILD A CARBON FIBER FERRY.project was funded by Regional Measure 2 (RM2), State Proposition 1BLearn more about Americas only carbon T- and K-Class ferry builder:and U.S. Department of Transportationwww. ARCADIA-ALLIANCE .comfunds. The total project cost for design and construction was $20 million. nAPRIL 2019FOGHORN 45'