Ship&Offshore | Issue 04/2017
New partnerships in automation
Contracts | Norway’s Høglund Marine Automation has announced two new contracts to supply automation systems for an LNG bunkering vessel to be operated by Bernard Schulte, and two chemical tankers for Sweden’s Sirius Shipping. In both cases, the contracts demonstrate a new approach to automation challenges whereby system hardware is supported in a dedicated partner-based approach. The LNG bunkering vessel, to be built for Schulte at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, is one of only a few such vessels and will incorporate complex automation systems for both power management and the interaction between ship machinery and cargo plant.