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Swiss-based engine turbocharging company Accelleron has agreed to acquire Canadian specialist in digital weather routing and voyage optimisation True North Marine (TNM) for an undisclosed sum.

The spinoff of technology group ABB will take over the Montreal-based firm in the next few weeks and retain all of its 50 employees.

Established in 2013, TNM provides weather routing guidance and voyage optimisation, including consulting services from pre-voyage estimates to post-voyage claims. The company has regional offices in the UK, India, China, and Greece with a customer base of around 800 ships.

Accelleron said TNM’s offering would add to the company’s digital insights for turbochargers, engines, emissions, and hulls and propellers to address key aspects of vessel performance. Each of the digital modules will interface with existing ship automation systems, while an additional shared platform will allow owners and operators to collaborate on voyage planning and decarbonisation goals while meeting commercial targets.

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• ABB has secured a comprehensive propulsion system contract with Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyard for the first of the Canadian Coast Guard’s new-generation polar icebreakers
   
• The icebreaker is expected to be the world’s largest and most powerful diesel-electric icebreaker when it enters service in 2030
   
• Azipod® propulsion has been selected to support the vessel’s operational efficiency, reliability and icebreaking capability, meeting tightest emissions regulations

Seaspan Shipyards, Canada’s long-term shipbuilding partner for the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) and Royal Canadian Navy, has awarded ABB a contract to deliver an integrated propulsion system for the first of the CCG’s new-generation polar class icebreakers.

The vessel is expected to be one of the world’s largest and most powerful diesel-electric icebreaker when it enters service in 2030, with ABB supplying vessel systems complying with IACS Polar Class 2 requirements for year-round operations in moderate multi-year ice conditions. The vessel will have 34MW of propulsive power provided by a single shaftline and twin Azipod® units. In addition to increasing efficiency and reliability, Azipod® propulsors offer improved maneuverability in icy waters.

This major marine systems order marks a significant milestone for ABB in Canada, with ABB assuming the role of single system integrator responsible for the engineering, delivery and commissioning of the comprehensive propulsion package.

Upon delivery, the vessel will join a reference list of 150 other icebreaking or icegoing vessels outfitted with ABB’s propulsion technology. As the first vessel of its kind to be built in Canada in over 60 years, it will set a performance benchmark for the new generation of domestically built coast guard icebreakers.

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Aker Arctic, world’s leading company specialized in the design of icebreakers and ice-going vessels, is meeting the growing demand for icebreakers by acquiring Bluetech, its Finnish long-time ship design partner. Both companies will continue to operate under their own brands.

Under the agreement signed today, Aker Arctic Technology Inc (“Aker Arctic”) and Bluetech Finland Ltd (“Bluetech”) will transfer to the ownership of Arctic Marine Technology Group Oy, an entity established for the purpose of owning the companies. Arctic Marine Technology Group is owned by Finnish Industry Investment (Tesi) and ABB, the current shareholders of Aker Arctic.

“The merger of two top players in ship design into the same Group will strengthen Finnish icebreaker expertise and the growth opportunities of the maritime industry. Together, Aker Arctic and Bluetech will form a globally significant player capable of meeting the unprecedented opportunities in the icebreaker business,” says Jussi Hattula, Director of Industrial Investments at Tesi.

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