Bailey Tide
Kongsberg Maritime has actually won an agreement to execute a “full picture” upgrade of the 2011-builtTidewater Inc (NYSE: TDW) system supply vessel Bailey Tide that will certainly consist of installment of a cutting edge crossbreed power option
As a solitary vendor under the regards to the agreement, Kongsberg will certainly provide as well as set up a crossbreed option consisting of K-Pos DP (Dynamic Positioning), K-Chief 700 IAS (Integrated Automation System) as well as AGS (Advanced Generator Supervisor) upgrades made to dramatically boost power effectiveness, enhance power monitoring as well as improve vessel placing maneuvers.
As well as progressing onboard security as well as power storage space, states Kongsberg, the crossbreed option will significantly reduce functional prices by aiding to minimize the vessel’s gas intake.
The crossbreed upgrade will certainly be accompanied with the installment of a Kongsberg Information Management System (K-IMS), an interactive as well as collective online system which will certainly offer Tidewater Marine as well as its sub-suppliers constant information accessibility, both aboard as well as ashore. Work on Bailey Tide’s upgrade has actually currently begun, as well as is anticipated to be finished prior to May 2020.
“We are hugely looking forward to collaborating with Tidewater on this project,” states Deepak Thomas, Sales Manager from Kongsberg Maritime Singapore, “continuing to deliver the best energy solutions in the maritime sector while simultaneously respecting all environmental requirements. Our AGS software functionality has also proved its worth across the Tidewater fleet in mitigating blackouts and increasing the reliability and safety of the Power Management System, and we’re keen to assist the company in progressing ever further in the pursuit of environmentally-responsible, cost-effective energy efficiency.”
“Kongsberg’s comprehensive hybrid upgrade positions us as a pioneer in the OSV sector,” states Jeff Gorski, Chief Operating Officer for Tidewater Marine, “in helping our clients to meet strict environmental regulations, due to be introduced in 2020, for decreasing CO2, NOx and SOx emissions. It manifests our leadership approach towards reducing the carbon footprint on the global maritime map.”
