ICE TRIALS DURING ICE WINTER
D
uring the last winter 2009–2010, ILS
Oy carried out a number of ice trials
for ships of ILS´s design. The ice trials of
IB Varandey, an ice breaker built by Keppel Singmarine for Lukoil, were conducted in November in Russian Arctic.
The ice trials for M/S Nämdö, the
first of the ice breaking passenger ferries
built by a Finnish yard Uudenkaupungin
Työvene Oy, were carried out in Stockholm
Archipelago in February. The results were
good and the shipyard and owners, Waxholms Ångfartygs Ab, were very satisfied.
The sister vessel M/S Gällnö was delivered
early May 2010.
Seven days ice trial program for M/S
Skarven, a car/passenger ferry for Åland,
was carried out In the middle of Febru-
tion Society – Lloyds Register of Shipping
controllable pitch propellers in azimuth
ary in co-operation between the owners
(London), the propulsion unit manufactur-
thrusters in both ends give a excellent ice
– Ålands Landskapsregering, the building
er – Rolls Royce Oy (Rauma) and designer
breaking performance in all conditions.
shipyard – Western Shipbuilding Yard BLRT
ILS Oy (Turku). The tests confirmed that a
M/S Skaven made a 8.5 knots speed in
Group (Klaipeda, Lithuenia), the classifica-
double ended ferry design concept with
36 cm level ice! ■
Beacon Finland Ltd Takes Part in
International Marine Design Projects
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awarded the International Company of
“Wide and deep knowledge and
Finland Ltd is a privately owned,
the Year prize by the Chamber of