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From left: Johan Inden, President of Volvo Penta’s

Marine Business Unit, and Jonas Karnerfors,

Sales Project Manager at Volvo Penta we are piloting and we are testing,” Inden said. “We want to understand how it will work in real commercial operation— insurance, additional ? nancing, responsibility, data protec- tion, et cetera. That is really what we’re trying to nudge here to get that discussion going. And we don’t know the solu- tion. We don’t know where it will go exactly. But we are sure it’s moving in that direction, so we need to understand it.”

In the event that Hurtigruten Svalbard opts out at the end of the three years, the setup is so that Volvo Penta can ex- change the equipment for a regular driveline. “It’s very safe in that perspective,” Inden said. “You always have to think 360 degrees when you do something like this. What are the options for all the involved parties? Can we do this safely?

Can we do it with productivity and uptime for the custom- er? I hope they will be excited to continue, but let’s see.”

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