Electrifying ports and automating the future

Zinus, which is based in Norway, received the award for its work in helping to redefine how vessels connect to clean power. It now joins an exclusive group of previous award winners, including Corvus Energy, Wilhelmsen, Østensjø, LMG Marin, Norled and SEAM.

“Among all those great companies, we are proud to receive such recognition for our work. We succeed because of our proven technology and our competent and dedicated employees,” said Bjørn Sturle Hillestad, vice president at Zinus.

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Zinus’ advanced cable management systems, which are now in commercial use from the Arctic to New Zealand, play a crucial role in the electrification of ports, enabling vessels to connect to shore power and significantly reduce emissions while docked.

In just a few years, the company has grown from a promising start-up into a global exporter of advanced maritime technology. The company now delivers solutions to 19 countries, across Europe, the Americas and Asia.

One milestone for the company this year is the partnership it formed with Wärtsilä, Corvus and The Switch on the world’s largest all-electric ferry, soon to operate between Argentina and Uruguay.

Earlier this year Zinus was awarded two first-offs contracts for the delivery of its newly released SPP800 high voltage cable management systems (CMS) in the ports of Trelleborg, Sweden and Klaipeda in Lithuania.

In Trelleborg it was selected by Actemium Electro AB, a leading Swedish electrical contractor, to supply two high voltage cable management systems for RoPax ferries.

These CMS units, designed in accordance with IEC 80005-1, Annex B, will be utilised by TT-Line.

At Klaipeda, Zinus secured a contract with BLRT ERA AS, an Estonian engineering and ship repair company, for the delivery of four high voltage cable management systems for RoPax ferries. These CMS units, also compliant with IEC 80005-1, Annex B, will be deployed to service vessels operated by DFDS and TT-Line.

With TT-Line operating on the Trelleborg-Klaipeda route, the company will now benefit from Zinus’ advanced shore power solutions at both ends of its operations, reinforcing a commitment to reducing emissions and increasing energy efficiency in the Baltic Sea region.