Setting new standards

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With their entrepreneurial spirit, Kooiman Marine Group eagerly responds to new technologies and developments. The company continually invests in product innovation and engineering as they strive for satisfed repeat customers, and to deliver progressive and distinctive value to the maritime sector.

The model patrol vessel that Kooiman Marine Group has designed, developed, and built is at the top of this specifc

market segment. This battery hybrid powered, aluminium ship has been developed completely customer-specifc and meets the highest-class requirements. With the completions of this energy-efcient patrol vessel from Kooiman Marine Group, a new standard has been set in the market.

The recently delivered POA1 and POA2, two hybrid patrol vessels built by Kooiman Marine Group for the Port of Antwerp Bruges are a further development after the RPA-8, which was delivered in 2018. So far, patrol activities were carried out from shore at the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, but due to a change in work activities, the port decided to purchase these two patrol ships. The Port Authority Ofcers on board the POA 1 and 2 are responsible for specifc control tasks in the framework of supervision and enforcement in the port area. In the event of incidents, they work together with emergency services. This is how Port of Antwerp ensures safety and smooth trafc in the port of Antwerp. The underwater hull of the patrol vessels is a Fast Displacement Hull Form which, together with the Hull Vane®, both developed by Van Oossanen Naval architects, ensures very low resistance and very low wave generation during sailing. As an energy source, in addition to diesel, it is also possible to add electrical power directly via an electric motor mounted around the propeller shaft. This electrical power can be generated by a diesel engine or from a battery pack. In the latter way, you can sail emission-free at patrol sailing speed for up to 2.5 hours. The wheelhouse is equipped with air suspension, which, together with other measures, greatly reduces the noise in the wheelhouse. In addition, a lot of attention was paid to ergonomics with these ships. Both vessels are equipped with Kooiman Marine Diagnostics, a user-friendly innovative data platform in which all ship data can be collected, stored and made accessible. Herewith the status and performance of the vessel can be monitored and analysed, from the ofce

or any location in the world. This can be for example analysing for savings of fuel consumption, or analysis for optimising of sailing profles, or monitoring of maintenance needs.

Length overall Beam Depth mld Draught Class Max speed Crew Propulsion 25.0m 5.4m 3.1m 1.40m Bureau Veritas 33km/h 3 persons 2x 405kW each