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ICE TRIALS DURING ICE WINTER D uring the last winter 2009–2010, ILS Oy carried out a number of ice trials for ships of ILS´s design. The ice trials of IB Varandey, an ice breaker built by Keppel Singmarine for Lukoil, were conducted in November in Russian Arctic. The ice trials for M/S Nämdö, the first of the ice breaking passenger ferries built by a Finnish yard Uudenkaupungin Työvene Oy, were carried out in Stockholm Archipelago in February. The results were good and the shipyard and owners, Waxholms Ångfartygs Ab, were very satisfied. The sister vessel M/S Gällnö was delivered early May 2010. Seven days ice trial program for M/S Skarven, a car/passenger ferry for Åland, was carried out In the middle of Febru- tion Society – Lloyds Register of Shipping controllable pitch propellers in azimuth ary in co-operation between the owners (London), the propulsion unit manufactur- thrusters in both ends give a excellent ice – Ålands Landskapsregering, the building er – Rolls Royce Oy (Rauma) and designer breaking performance in all conditions. shipyard – Western Shipbuilding Yard BLRT ILS Oy (Turku). The tests confirmed that a M/S Skaven made a 8.5 knots speed in Group (Klaipeda, Lithuenia), the classifica- double ended ferry design concept with 36 cm level ice! ■ Beacon Finland Ltd Takes Part in International Marine Design Projects Established in 1987, Beacon awarded the International Company of “Wide and deep knowledge and Finland Ltd is a privately owned, the Year prize by the Chamber of