Norwegian Electric Systems (NES) has delivered its first total electrical system for an icebreaker, hull no. 122 ''Aleut'' HD843 ICE, built at Havyard Leirvik for the Russian shipowner FEMCO.
NES is under contract to deliver the systems for two identical icebreaking ships being built by the yard for delivery in 2016.
“NES has during 2015 made some changes and restructurings that makes it able to compete in a tight market,” said Tor Leif Mongstad, from NES.
“It has built up a high capacity within energy storage/ battery hybrid and the company has already a test station for hybrid electric`s systems ready at Janaflaten 10 in Godvik, Bergen. Knowledge is very important on this future-oriented area.”
The company largely owes its recent successes to moving its focus to other segments since the offshore supply market weakened. It now focuses more on fishing vessels, ferries, passenger/cruise vessels, ropax and merchant vessels.
Just recently, NES won an important contract with the Port of Tallinn for four ferries which amounts to NOK100 million. It has also signed a new contract with GMS for the delivery of a complete electrical package for the self-propelled jack-up rig Evolution.
In addition to this, hull no. 124 Namsos was recently was handed over to Norsk Fisketransport (NFT). The vessel is a HD587 design built at Havyard Ship Technology in Leirvik and is a development from FS Stormy for which NES supplied the diesel electric system back in 2014.
NES delivered the new vessel's complete propulsion system and it is now ready to go into service under a long-term contract with Oppdretternes Miljøservice (OMS).
