Protacon, a company based in Jyväskylä, Finland, has received an order for the modernisation of electric and automation systems of two icebreakers.
Protacon will upgrade the electric propulsion drives and drive control systems for the Swedish icebreakers, 'Atle' and 'Frej'. The customer is the Swedish Maritime Administration.
Protacon has previously delivered similar modernisations for the Finnish icebreaker 'Urho' and the Swedish 'Ymer'.
The deal also includes a maintenance and helpdesk agreement comprising performance assurance and annual maintenance of the systems.
