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ESL Shipping’s two new bulk car- riers are intended for Swedens

SSAB’s inbound raw material sea transports within the Baltic Sea and from the North Sea. The autono- mous cranes have been developed by MacGregor.

Images: MacGregor

Images: Rolls-Royce

Starkice has developed a syn- thetic heated teak-deck suit-

Images: Starkice able for Arctic Polar vessels.

son, FinFerries, Finnpilot, Meyer Turku, Rolls-Royce, ability of their operations,” said Heli Malkavaara, Se-

Starkice: De-icing Services

Tieto and Wärtsilä. The partners are engaged in several nior Group Communications Manager at the company.

Aker Arctic Technology owns half of the Finnish maritime development and research programs, and in MacGregor is looking more closely at maximizing uti- company Starkice, specialized in Arctic de-icing sys- lization rates through a number of solutions included tems and consultancy for vessels, platforms and termi- establishing the Jaakonmeri test site, the ? rst autono- mous test site for developing autonomous ships, set in its MacGregor PlusPartner concept, answering the nals. The Starkice heating elements are controlled using up outside the west coast of Finland near the city of question; ‘how can a ship deliver the best return on its smart sensors, through a control center with graphical

Rauma. The site covers an area of some 9.6 nautical investment?’ display. The system provides a noti? cation about freez-

MacGregor PlusPartner concept is an approach to ing conditions and activates the heating elements when miles x 3.8 nautical miles and can be rented by any- one developing systems and equipment for autonomous ship design that considers all parts of the cargo han- needed, thus saving energy. It also determines where shipping, based on an approved application with some dling system as a whole and works forward from the more power is needed and in which areas you can use reporting requirements, for example, regarding the cargo pro? le. less heating energy. For example, if ice starts to form

Recent solutions developed by MacGregor include on one side of the vessel only, heating is directed there. equipment to be temporarily installed on the site. No systems for smarter breakbulk stowage planning, and There are currently some 5,000 Starkice sensors in op- underwater equipment is allowed. an autonomous discharging bulk vessel crane, the ? rst eration worldwide. Typical applications include decks such units to come into operation this year, with three and passages, stairs, rails, superstructure, hatches,

MacGregor: cranes to be ? tted onboard Finnish shipowner ESL doors, pipes and tanks and helidecks. Starkice Polar-

Cargo ID & Tracking

Shipping’s two new lique? ed natural gas- fueled ice pad is a ready made heating element to be fastened on

MacGregor aims at reducing inef? ciencies in ship- ping. “Our ambition is to help customers optimize the class 1A handysize 25,600dwt bulk carriers from Sino- the existing deck using a special made fastening mech- lifetime pro? tability, safety and environmental, sustain- trans & CSC Qingshan Shipyard in China. anism. www.marinelink.com 35

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