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Ferry Crossing System for FosenNamsos Sjø

Rolls-Royce signed a deal with Nor- wegian shipbuilder Kleven to supply its automatic crossing system, for two new double-ended plug-in battery-hybrid ferries being built for Norwegian ferry company FosenNamsos Sjø. The system controls the vessel’s acceleration, decel- eration, speed and track. The system will control the ferries as they cross the fjord between Flakk and Rørvik connecting the peninsula of Fosen with Trondheim.

New ferry contracts in Norway have strict yearly limits on energy consump- tion as part of the commercial agreement between the ferry operator and the cus- tomer, in this case the county authority

Sør-Trøndelag Fylkeskommune. Auto- matic are designed to ensure consistent behaviour -- hence predictable energy consumption -- during the journey.

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The Captain will supervise the auto- matic system and intervene using tradi- tioned automatically until further ac- time designed vessels will take place matic crossing system to Norwegian fer- tional maneuvering systems if needed. In tion can be taken. Rolls-Royce expects at the Kleven owned Myklebust Verft ry company Fjord 1, which will use the the ? rst deliveries the Captain will ma- noeuvre the ferry manually the last few shortly to be able to integrate the system Shipyard in Norway, starting in May. system to control two new double-ended into a variant of its award winning Uni- The vessels are due for delivery in late battery ferries as they cross between meters to the dock.

If the Captain is not, for some reason, ? ed Bridge. The company is also look- 2018 and will begin operation on 1 Janu- Anda and Lote on the 1330 km long E39 able to take manual control, the system ing to test an extension of the product ary 2019. which connects communities along the stops the vessel at a safe distance from allowing automatic berthing in the near The order follows Rolls-Royce’s an- west coast of Norway.

www.rolls-royce.com future. Construction of the Multi Mari- nouncement of the sale of its ? rst auto- the quayside and keeps it safely posi-

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