Havyard Develops Own NavCom Concept Packages
Havyard Group has now developed its own concept of navigation and communications packages for vessels. Saeborg B102, which is close to completion at Havyard Ship Technology in Leirvik in Sogn, Norway, is the first vessel with such an equipment package from Havyard. Havyard also offers this concept within design and system packages being delivered to shipyards and shipowners that are building Havyard designed vessels at other shipyards in Norway and internationally.
Havyard can now proudly proclaim that the navigation and communications package is provided by the company itself. This includes radar, ECDIS, log, echo sounder, autopilot, conning, VDR, AIS, GPS, etc. “We have worked quite a while in order to develop the concept of NavCom packages and this is the first delivery that shows that we have reached our development goal and can offer a complete and proven concept to our customers”, says executive vice president of Havyard Global Solutions, Gunnar Larsen.
Proud
And at the shipyard in Leirvik both employees and management are proud to have reached their target. “Yes, we are definitely a little proud now. The installations are quite extensive in regards to these Naut-ships, and we have done everything from the planning to documentation and implementation”, says Svein Olav Tørresdal, project manager Nav/Com at Havyard Power & Systems.
Thorough Tests
Earlier this week Havyard carried out thorough tests of the Saeborg B102 and all of its equipment at sea, in the waters near the Leirvik shipyard. “It looks very promising, and the plan now is to continue this type of work on all new vessels from Havyard. We have already ordered equipment for the next three vessels 102, 103 and 106”, says Tørresdal, adding that Havyard this spring also performed a successful conversion for Petrobras on B105 in Leirvik. “This was another very successful project of which both Havyard and the shipowners Garware were very satisfied”, says Tørresdal.