DP system ordered for bio-fuel ship

Aura II is a multi-purpose dry cargo ship and Baltic Sea oil recovery vessel that will be deployed by Meriaura, a Finnish provider of sea transport services for industrial products and general cargo. It is the first commercial vessel to run entirely on liquid bio-fuels and will be equipped with the Navis DP1 class system, meeting Bureau Veritas DYNAPOS AM/AT class notation requirements.

The NavDP4000 combines elements of the previous version, Navis IVCS, with latest technology. The system is based on touch-screen operation, allowing fast access to all system functions and fewer buttons on the main control panel. It features a new power management system, providing faster reaction to switching-on external power consumers. This protects from power blackout failure and reduces power consumption. Another new feature is a thrust ability diagram, which in real-time mode shows all possible combinations of control forces in the surge and sway axes for a given value of the rotational control moment and thruster availability and/or allowed power load.

Navis says it has delivered more than 350 dynamic positioning systems since launching its first DP system about 10 years ago.