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Rolls-Royce to Supply Bunker-Saving Automatic Crossing System for Two Hybrid Ferries
Rolls-Royce plc (Rolls-Royce) Monday announced that it has signed an agreement with Norway's Kleven Verft AS (Kleven) for the supply of its bunker-saving automatic crossing system for two new double-ended plug-in battery-hybrid ferries being built for FosenNamsos Sjø AS (FosenNamsos Sjø).
The crossing system will control the two ferries as they voyage between Flakk and Rørvik, Norway, ensuring energy-efficient and transit between the two points by automatically controlling the vessel's acceleration, deceleration, speed, and track.
"These additional orders for the Rolls-Royce Automatic Crossing System mean it is fast becoming the industry standard for double ended ferry control systems helping the customer meet their contractual need to ensure predictable energy consumption optimised for varying environmental conditions," said Jann Peter Strand, Product Manager of Automation & Control – Marine at Rolls-Royce.
"The Automatic Crossing System can be installed as an add-on to any standard Rolls-Royce azimuthing thruster which means it can be retrofitted to the existing fleet of ferries around the world."
Rolls-Royce notes that two Azipull thrusters will respond adaptively to environmental conditions to optimise the two vessels' behaviour to maximise efficiency.
In July, Rolls-Royce announced that it had signed a £25 million ($32.78 million) contract with Kleven for design and equipment, including the supply of a bunker-saving wave piercing bow, on two polar cruise vessels being built for Hurtigruten AS (Hurtigruten).
