Kongsberg signs power-as-service deal

“It’s extremely important for Havila Kystruten to operate our new fleet with as little downtime as possible due to service requirements or equipment failure. Power-by-the-Hour is a tool made possible in the age of digitalisation, and we are looking forward to experiencing its benefits,” says Per Sævik, Chairman of Havila Kystruten.

First sold to cargo operator NorLines in 2017, Power-by-the-Hour allows operators to pay for service, returning the responsibility for service planning and performance back to the equipment’s supplier, Kongsberg Maritime. The customer pays a fixed charge per hour of operation, per ship. Kongsberg Maritime monitors the equipment aboard each vessel from on shore, collecting data from onboard sensors. Kongsberg’s engineers will be able to connect to the ship and carry out service activities remotely or, if necessary, send out a service engineer to do the job. The agreement also covers planned maintenance, while day-to-day maintenance aboard ship will be carried out by the shipping company itself.

“Power-by-the-Hour harnesses the power of “big data”. The system enables us to offer ships better and more comprehensive service agreements than before,” says Egil Haugsdal, President, Kongsberg Maritime.

From January 2021, Havila Kystruten will operate four passenger ships on the coastal route between Bergen in western Norway, and Kirkenes in northern Norway. The ships will be equipped with a large equipment package from Kongsberg Maritime, including main propulsion thrusters of type Azipull with Permanent Magnet (PM) drive motors, PM tunnel thrusters, and stabilisers. Kongsberg also delivers the ships’ LNG systems, which include four Rolls-Royce Bergen gas engines.