Press Release

Date 2012 July 30th

The new Triple E class – In the future, KRAL pumps will be used on the world's largest container ship.

KRAL, the Austrian pump and flowmeter manufacturer, was awarded a major project in November 2011. In cooperation with the Korean shipyard DSME (Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co. Ltd), AP Moller Mearsk from Denmark, which is the largest container shipping company, is building the new Triple E class, as the world's future largest container ship is known, with a loading capacity of 18,000 TEU containers (size = 20 feet per container). Triple E stands for Economy of scale, Energy efficiency and Environmentally improved.

Between now and 2015, 20 of these marine giants will be built and used for Asian and European commerce. A 50% reduction of CO2 emissions and 35% fuel savings are anticipated per container on board. Thus the Triple E class is leaving its mark regarding environmental protection and freight transport. The ship is 400 m long, 59 m wide and 73 m high, with a capacity 16% higher than in the world's current largest container ship. In order to fulfill their demanding requirements, these ships will use KRAL pumps, most of which have hermetically-sealing magnetic couplings. The pumps with magnet coupling are used on the Triple E class as transfer, supply and circulation pumps for the booster modules. Compared to other pump types, the KRAL screw pumps provide high delivery rates with small space requirements. The transport has low pulsation and is quiet. KRAL is delivering a total of 600 screw pumps, which amounts to 30 per Triple E ship.

For additional information, visit: www.kral.at

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KRAL AG

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Industrie Nord

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Austria

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www.kral.at

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Caption: The new Triple E class from the Maersk Line.

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