Vard Electro, a globally recognized provider of marine electrical systems, has signed a multi-million-euro agreement with Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch to supply full DC distribution systems along with its state-of-the-art protection devices. As part of the agreement, Vard Electro will be able to serve its clients with high-end design and engineering services that…
Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch is currently ramping up production in its Lappeenranta factory for the world’s largest direct-drive permanent magnet shaft generator (PMSG). The first order for 16 machines, each with a power output of over 4 MW, will be installed in next-generation dry cargo container vessels. The design of this giant PMM2000M…
Canada Steamship Lines (“CSL”), a division of The CSL Group, announced that its latest newbuild self-unloading vessel, MV Nukumi, was named Bulk Ship of the Year 2022 last Monday evening at the prestigious International Bulk Journal (“IBJ”) Awards in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch is pleased to have had a part in providing CSL with an…
Jussi Puranen is interviewed by Vessel Automation on what makes permanent magnet synchronous generators so special.
