The propulsion systems for two new cutting-edge multipurpose patrol boats will be provided by ABB to the Finnish Border Guard.

ABB h?s s?c???? ? c?nt??ct with Finnish shi???il??? M???? T??k? t? s???l? ?n int????t?? ??w?? ?n? ?????lsi?n ??ck??? c?m??isin? tw? Azi???® ?????lsi?n ?nits ?n? th? On????? DC G?i?™ ??w?? s?st?m ??? tw? n?w, ??v?nc?? m?lti-?????s? ??t??l v?ss?ls ?? th? Finnish B????? G????. D?? ??liv??? in 2025 ?n? 2026, th? 98-m?t?? shi?s will ???l?c? th? ??t??in? T??s?s ?n? Uisk? ??t??l v?ss?ls. Al?n?si?? th? ?xistin? T??v?, th?? will ?? ?????in? Finl?n?’s ??????s, ??????min? m??itim? ??sc?? ?????ti?ns ?n? h?l?in? miti??t? ?nvi??nm?nt?l im??cts. Th? n?w v?ss?ls will ?ls? s??v? ?s c?mm?n? ??s?s ??? ?th?? v?ss?ls, h?lic??t??s, ??sc?? swimm??s, ?iv??s, ?n?, wh?n n?c?ss???, ?th?? ???lic s?c??it? ??th??iti?s ???in? j?int ?????ti?ns. With th?m, th? ??ilit? t? c???? ??t m?ss ?v?c??ti?ns will ???w t? m??? th?n 400 ????l? ?n? th? c???cit? t? c?ll?ct s?ill?? ?il will ?????xim?t?l? ????l? ???m th? ???s?nt l?v?l.

“W? ??? ????? t? h?v? ???n ch?s?n ?? th? Finnish B????? G???? ??? this im???t?nt ?n? ???w???-thinkin? ???j?ct ?n? l??k ???w??? t? c?ntin?in? ??? l?n?-st?n?in? c?ll?????ti?n with M???? T??k?,” s?i? Antti R??h?n?n, H??? ?? M??in? P????lsi?n, ABB M??in? & P??ts. “With this ?????, ABB ???th?? ??m?nst??t?s its ??siti?n ?s ????????? s?st?m int????t?? ??? ch?ll?n?in? ?n? ?iv??s? v?ss?l ?????ti?ns.”“O?? n?w ??t??l v?ss?ls will ?? ?t s?? ????t 330 ???s ? ????, ??????min? ?????ti?ns ?n??? ??s? ?n? ?iv??s? c?n?iti?ns,” s?i? C?mm?n??? M??k? Ah??ist?, H??? ?? Shi? T?chnic?l Unit ?t th? Finnish B????? G????. “Th? v?ss?ls ??? ??si?n?? ??? l?w-?missi?n ?????ti?ns ?n? ??? ?n???? ???ici?nc?, ?n? n??? ? v??s?til? ?n? s??histic?t?? ??w?? ?n? ?????lsi?n s?st?m ??s?? ?n ??v?nc??, ???v?n t?chn?l???. ABB ???vi??s ?s with ?n int????t?? ??ck??? th?t m??ts ??? st?in??nt ????i??m?nts, ?ns??in? ???i? ??ncti?n?l c???cit? ?n? c?ntin???s ????in?ss t? k??? ????l?, ??????t? ?n? n?t??? s???.”

P?t??llin? th? Finnish c??st, which is ch???ct??iz?? ?? ??ck? w?t??s, j????? sh???lin? ?n? ch?ll?n?in? wint?? c?n?iti?ns, s?ts hi?h ??m?n?s ??? th? v?ss?ls. ABB’s ???l Azi???® ?????ls??s will ???vi?? th? m?n??v????ilit? ?n? ic?-????kin? c????iliti?s t? ??timiz? ??????m?nc? ?n? s???t? whil? ?nh?ncin? c??w c?m???t ?? minimizin? vi???ti?ns. B? inc???sin? ??w?? t??in ???ici?nc? ?n? ??t???-?????in? th? v?ss?ls ??? th? ????ti?n ?? ?lt??n?tiv? ?n???? s???c?s, ABB On????? DC G?i?™ will h?l? th? Finnish B????? G???? t? m??t ?nvi??nm?nt?l t????ts in th? sh??t ?n? l?n? t??m. Th? s?st?m ?l?t???m’s ?l?xi?ilit? will ?ls? ??cilit?t? th? int????ti?n ?? ???iti?n?l missi?n s?st?ms ?s ????i??m?nts ?v?lv?, whil? its hi?h ???lt t?l???nc? ?n? ??li??ilit? will ??s?lt in s????, m??? ???ici?nt ?????ti?ns.

Al?n?si?? On????? DC G?i?™ ?n? Azi???® ?????lsi?n, ABB’s sc??? ?? s???l? incl???s th? P?w?? ?n? En???? M?n???m?nt S?st?m (PEMS™). As th? c??? ?? ? v?ss?l’s c?m?in?? ??w?? ?n? c?nt??l s?st?m, ABB’s PEMS™ ?ns???s ??tim?l ?s? ?? t?t?l ?n????? ??w?? ??s???c?s in ? s???, ?n????-???ici?nt ?n? ?nvi??nm?nt?ll?-??i?n?l? m?nn??. ABB’s ???s?nc? in th? c??st ????? s??m?nt h?s ???wn in ??c?nt ????s. B?tw??n 2017 ?n? 2020, ABB m????niz?? ? t?t?l ?? 10 C?n??i?n C??st G???? (CCG) v?ss?ls t? ?xt?n? th?i? li??s??n ?? 20 ????s. In 2021, CCG ?w????? ABB ? N?ti?n?l In?ivi???l St?n?in? O???? (NISO) t? ???vi?? ??ll-sc??? s??vic?s ??? ???i?m?nt inst?ll?? ?n????? th?s? v?ss?ls. In 2019, th? N??w??i?n C??st G????’s KV Sv?l???? ??c?m? th? ?i?st ?v?? Azi???®-??w???? shi? t? ???ch th? N??th P?l?. ABB’s P??c?ss A?t?m?ti?n ??sin?ss ??t?m?t?s, ?l?ct?i?i?s ?n? ?i?it?liz?s in??st?i?l ?????ti?ns th?t ?????ss ? wi?? ??n?? ?? ?ss?nti?l n???s. ABB P??c?ss A?t?m?ti?n h?l?s c?st?m??s in ???c?ss, h???i? ?n? m??itim? in??st?i?s im???v? ??????m?nc? ?n? s???t? ?? ?????ti?ns, ?n??lin? ? m??? s?st?in??l? ?n? ??s???c?-???ici?nt ??t???.