Brunvoll has secured a contract for a complete propulsion and manoeuvring package for the new Service Operation Vessels (SOV) for Esvagt, to be built to the HAV Design 833 SOV design at Cemre Shipyard in Turkey.
The vessel is believed to be the world’s first service operation vessel that can operate on green fuels. The Brunvoll azimuth thruster to be supplied is an extension of the established Brunvoll thruster technology, and has been well received within segments including construction vessels, ferries, cable layers, and dredgers.
Brunvoll Sales Manager BerntRune Riksfjord said: “This is a breakthrough for Brunvoll in the azimuth thruster propulsion market. Esvagt and HAV Design are both important players in the renewable segment. We have a long relationship with both, and we are excited that they now also will use our propulsion thrusters. We look forward putting our propulsion thrusters to the test on this advanced vessel. Brunvoll has a strategic commitment to be a preferred vendor for renewable energy vessels with dynamic position capabilities. This contract shows our importance as such a supplier and that the extensive effort placed into developing thrusters for this market has been successful.”
The vessel will be equipped with Brunvoll’s Condition Monitoring System (CMS). The CMS is part of the BruCon control system family and is a layer-based platform with extensive cyber security improvements compared to traditional control systems in the market today. CMS provides advanced monitoring of thruster and propulsion systems. The system includes hardware and various algorithms for detecting concrete events and operational characteristics that have significance in an optimised maintenance and operations perspective. Brunvoll CMS supports the new DNV class notifications for Condition Monitoring.
CMS project manager Ole Magnus Hjellset said: “Esvagt’s choice of Brunvoll CMS for the vessel is well aligned with the trend in the market. We have so far installed the system on more than 30 vessels and see a rapid increase in interests for this system. Better operational and system monitoring enables better understanding and prediction of the vessel behaviour and state, which again opens up for more efficient maintenance and operational optimisation”.
