Thursday, July 17, 2008

State-of-the-art Integrated Bridge System

From Marinetalk
One of the most advanced, integrated bridge systems available to commercial shipping has been specified for Donsotank's innovative, 19,500 dwt chemical product carrier on order with Shanghai Edward Shipyard in China.
The proprietary ship control centre (SCC), designed and supplied by Hamburg-based STN Atlas Marine Electronics, will be a further major German feature of the Swedish tanker, along with the Siemens-Schottel Propulsor (SSP) system of podded propulsion drive. The turnkey deal for the bridge installation in the 20,000 cu m capacity newbuilding at the Shanghai yard takes worldwide sales of the state-of-the-art SCC to nearly 100.
Characterised by an ergonomic layout and modular assembly, SCC integrates and automates basic navigation, communication and ship operating equipment to provide for centralised command and bridge management. The layout features sophisticated Multipilot consoles for integrated radar, electronic charting, conning and central alarm management functions.

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