The Oddrun With uses Kongsberg Maritime technology to deliver sustainable results
Oddrun With

Precise position

Kongsberg Maritime prides itself on making customers’ lives easier. Its dynamic positioning systems are excellent examples of this dedication as the company ensures that vessels are in the right place at the right time.

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  • Craig Taylor
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Kongsberg Maritime’s dynamic positioning (DP) systems enable vessels to maintain a precise position and heading without the use of anchors, making them indispensable for a wide range of offshore operations. While the systems are a common feature on numerous offshore energy applications, many other vessels use DP to enhance operations. In the fisheries sector positioning of fish feeding vessels, which deliver feed pellets to salmon farms, is a crucial element of safer operations.

Insights magazine caught up with the crew of the Oddrun With, a state-of-the-art fish feeder owned by Norwegian company, Egil Ulvan Rederi AS

Chief Officer Siv Oldeide on board the Oddrun With

Sophisticated control

The DP system on the 86-metre Oddrun Withensures optimal station keeping and manoeuvrability, even in challenging sea states. By continuously monitoring the vessel’s position and environmental conditions, DP systems calculate the necessary thruster adjustments to counteract external forces such as wind, waves and currents.

Built in 2022 by the Tersan Shipyard in Turkey, this vessel is designed for efficient and environmentally friendly operations. It primarily serves the Norwegian aquaculture industry, transporting feed to various salmon farms along the coast. Key features of the Oddrun With include itsimpressive 120-ton crane, a significant upgrade in capability for the industry, and its ability to run on liquefied natural gas (LNG) to reduce emissions. 

During the visit Captain Odin Hagan and Chief Officer Siv Oldeide explained how the Kongsberg Maritime DP system enables their vessel to play a crucial role in supporting Norway’s sustainable aquaculture sector.Siv Oldeide says: “Without the DP system we have from Kongsberg Maritime, we wouldn’t have been able to unload as efficiently.

“It’s just three to four button presses, and we are basically in action, so it’s very convenient”

“When we approach the fish farming facilities, it’s my responsibility to keep the boat on DP and operate the crane we use to unload the fish feed. “Being the only person on the bridge in bad weather, trying to keep the boat steady and unload the fish feed at the same time, I’m entirely dependent on the DP system.

“Personally, I think the Kongsberg Maritime DP system has a very simple user interface. For people who don’t work with DP as much as they do offshore, the system is easy to understand. There are simple symbols that are logically placed so 
you know where to go to find settings and configurations.”

Odin Hagan

Odin Hagan agrees: “For our part, we get into the position we need, and then we switch to DP. It’s just three to four button presses, and we are basically in action, so 
it’s very convenient.

“We don’t have to moor the platform, and put equipment and people under pressure or risk as there are several thousand tonnes next to the platform. This avoids putting stress on the platform and the moorings, and more.

“Manually manoeuvring requires more focus. With Kongsberg Maritime’s DP system you have much more time and capacity to get the bigger picture and keep track of what’s happening around you. It makes the workday easier and we can focus more on safety.”

The vessel is very easy to manoeuvre thanks to the DP systems.

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