New MES orders and more gangways

The Brude MES Chute SRL for evacuation height from 4m – 25m will be installed on six vessels, with an optional additional vessel. Sister company Brude Service will be responsible for service.

In addition till the above orders, Brude has recently delivered systems to Barreras for hull 1664 (Østensjø accommodation vessel) and hulls 1666 & 1667 (Naviera Armas for 1,500 passengers). Other recent orders include the delivery to Germany-based J.J. Sietas for WDR, the Saarema vessels (hull 63, 64 & 65) and several MES retrofit contracts, including shipowner Acciona Trasmediterrane in Spain and for NorCE Offshore in Singapore. Finally, Brude has been chosen to supply the biggest gas ferry in the world being built at the Fiskerstrand yard in Norway, owned by Fjord 1.

The company has also expanded its gangway portfolio to cover a range from 2m to 14m. The two latest developments, the 11m and 14m gangways, are knuckled versions, which can be used for crew-change as well as standard deck-quay solutions.

The gangways can be installed stand-alone or integrated into the shipside with a door made of steel and hinged to the coaming. The door is stiffened and made as strong as the ship’s side. In the locked position the door fits tightly against a rubber gasket in the coaming. The door and its swing movement is locked by means of a hydraulic cylinder. The cylinder operates two locking cleats mounted in the coaming, which interlock with two press bolts mounted on the door. The door has a hydraulic cylinder for the tilting movements and it is opened or closed by operating the same cylinder. When the door is lowered and the gangway is placed on the quay it has a free float function to absorb the tidewater and the swell movement between the ship and the quay or between two ships.

The telescopic gangway is attached on the inside of the door. The gangway is made of aluminium and has a threefold structure with an inner, middle and an outer element. The middle and outer elements have hydraulic cylinders for telescopic extension of the gangway. Each structure has a fixed handrail. The aluminium profile of the gangway floor has been designed to ensure safe transfer of passengers. The gangways are controlled hydraulically, and powered by a 230V motor.