Liberty of the sea

Now is the time to make the switch in the shipping industry. And we at The Switch are ramping up our efforts to spread the word about how we can liberate ships from the burden of outdated technology. Now the players in the marine value chain can profit from embracing the latest electrical drive trains based on permanent magnet (PM) technology.

If ships are more energy efficient, they burn less fuel and thereby emit less carbon dioxide. It’s a win-win situation. Ship owners earn more money, while ships have access to all harbors and burden the environment less.

Why hasn’t the shipping industry moved to more efficient technology earlier? Especially when advanced PM-technology drive trains have proved to be successful in other industries for already a few decades?

At Nor-Shipping 2015, players of all sizes throughout the entire marine value chain have seen the opportunity for new technology and understand the urgency. The drivers are so strong, it’s unanimous that there’s only one direction to go.

Nevertheless, achieving an optimum solution with an existing drive train requires upgrading to gearless or a simplified gear solution. Just changing the machine to one with PM technology already brings greater benefits thanks to higher efficiency over wide speed range. Still, achieving the full benefits can only be reached by innovating the complete drive train to that using advanced technology.

Better business sense is driving the need to cut emissions and costs; while evolving values are driving life-cycle thinking and future-proof green shipping.

Together, these drivers have led to a clear demand for new technology and products that help liberate all types of ships. And today, this liberty is available to those who are willing to innovate – and want to work for better solutions to change the industry.

At The Switch, we believe that now is the time to do this and we are the right partners. Our track record with permanent technology speaks clearly on our behalf. Come innovate the future of marine with us – and offer liberty to the sea!

J-P