In autumn 2019, the Finnish Border Guard and Uudenkaupungin Työvene Oy agreed on the delivery of seven Border Guard vessels. Telesilta will deliver electrical and navigation systems for the vessels, and the related electrical designs.

To date, our largest electrical project for vessels was the multi-purpose vessel Louhi, built for the Finnish Environment Institute. Among other things, it is used for oil recovery and sea rescue duties. The electrification of the vessel included electrical work from planning to implementation on a turnkey basis. The project, which was a challenge due to its size, was completed in May 2011, and the value of the contract was approximately EUR 10 million.

At the Rauma Marine Constructions shipyard, Telesilta was the main contractor for the electrical work on the modernisation project for a research vessel which is approximately 30 years old. The repairs allowed for adding additional length to the vessel, and at the same time, the potential for hybrid propulsion was added. The numerous electrical devices in the research vessel, as well as cutting the hull in half with all the cables and adding length to it, made the electrical work particularly challenging.

Telesilta is the main contractor for the electrical work for the 158-metre ro-pax vessel built at the Rauma Marine Constructions shipyard. Telesilta was in charge of the vessel’s electrical work and the installation work of the navigation and vessel automation system. In August 2018, the vessel was delivered to Molslinjen, operating in Denmark.

Wasaline Aurora Botnia is a vessel constructed at the Rauma Marine Constructions shipyard, with Telesilta Oy as the electrification subcontractor for the outside and car decks. In addition, we are in charge of electrifying the vessel kitchen, food storage and pantry areas. In 2021, the vessel will be delivered for traffic between Vaasa and Uumaja.

In 2021, the Uusikaupunki shipyard will construct a hybrid passenger vessel for Göteborg, Sweden. Telesilta will deliver electrical and navigation systems for the vessel, and the related electrical design. The vessel is the fourth of its kind among the ferries constructed for Sweden, and the sister vessel for the ferry to be constructed in 2021 was the first hybrid ferry constructed in Finland.