Svitzer A/s

A.p.møller - Mærsk A/s

Thomas Bangslund

Rasmus Kobberø Hansen

Enrico Pangoni

Esben Grundtvig

Marijan Mustac

A hull for a vessel for towing is disclosed, comprising a deck and a towing staple for guiding a towing line. The towing staple comprises a guiding element having a symmetrical extension in a first plane parallel to the deck, wherein the guiding element comprises a first and a second mounting section mounting the guiding element to the hull. The first and second mounting sections are connected by means of a main section of the guiding element. The guiding element comprises a towing line guiding surface located on a bottom side of the main section facing the deck, the towing line guiding surface being configured to, during a towing procedure, slidably contact the towing line, such that the towing line can freely move along a periphery of the main section in the first plane while being restricted in movement by the main section in a direction perpendicular to the first plane. The towing staple further comprises a support element, wherein the support element is arranged on a top side of the main section and extends at an angle to the first plane from the top side of the guiding element to a second plane perpendicular to the first plane and extending through the first and second mounting sections.

Towing staple and hull for a vessel for towing

A linking drive system comprises a first drive shaft of the first drivetrain connected between a first prime mover and a first propulsor. The linking drive system comprises a second drive shaft of the second drivetrain connected between a second prime mover and a second propulsor. The linking drive system further comprises a linking drive clutch, which comprises at least a first clutch part and a second clutch part. The first clutch part and the second clutch part are engageable with each other and can transmit rotation therebetween. At least one flexible drive link is coupled between the linking drive clutch and the first and/or second drive shafts. Rotation from one of the first and second drive shafts is transferred to the other of the first and second drive shafts when the linking drive clutch is engaged thereby linking the first and second drivetrains.

Shaft linkage for linking and driving at least two drivetrains of a vessel

A system comprises a ship having one or more maneuvering units for controlling the speed and direction of the ship. The ship comprises a ship control unit configured to send signals to the one or more maneuvering units to maneuver the ship and a transmitter-receiver connected to the control unit and configured to transmit and receive information. The system comprises a remote-control center remote from the ship. The remote-control center comprises a transmitter-receiverconfigured to receive situation information of the ship. The remote-control center comprises a remote-control unit configured to determine pilot-control information for maneuvering the ship based on the situation information and configured to transmit the pilot-control information to the ship via the transmitter-receiver of the remote-control center. The transmitter-receiver of the ship is configured to receive the pilot-control information. The ship control unit is configured to send signals, based on the pilot-control information, to the one or more maneuvering units of the ship to maneuver the ship.

Method and system for operating a ship

A system for controlling a shipcomprises a shiphaving: a ship control unitconfigured to determine situation information of the ship; and a transmitter-receiverconnected to the ship control unitand configured to transmit the situation information. A remote control centreremote from the shipcomprises a transmitter-receiverconfigured to receive situation information of the ship; and a remote control unitconfigured to determine pilot-control information for maneuvering the shipbased on the situation information and configured to transmit the pilot-control information to the shipvia the transmitter-receiverof the remote control centre. The ship control unitor the remote control unitis configured to determine a quality of a connection between the transmitter-receiverof the shipand the transmitter-receiverof the remote control centre

Described is a tugboatfor assisting a marine vesselto manoeuvre. The tugboatcomprises a hullhaving a perimeter P. The tugboatalso comprises a line handling systemcomprising a line guide mechanism. The line guide mechanismprotrudes, or is positionable to protrude, away from the hullfor guiding a lineof the marine vesseltowards a predetermined region R of the perimeter P.

Tugboat

Disclosed is a tugboatfor assisting a marine vesselto manoeuvre. The tugboatcomprises a hullhaving a perimeter P. The tugboatalso comprises a line handling systemcomprising a line guide mechanism. The line guide mechanismis movable relative to the hullto an operation position, at which the line guide mechanismis for guiding movement of a portion of a lineof the tugboattowards a predetermined region R of the perimeter P.

Disclosed is a line handling systemfor a tugboat. The line handling systemcomprises an actuatable coupling mechanismfor coupling together a lineof the tugboatand a lineof the marine vesselby applying a connectorto the lineswhen actuated.

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Ølstykke, Denmark

Thomas Bangslund