A major deal again: Protacon to modernise two Swedish icebreakers
Protacon, a company based in Jyväskylä, Finland, has received a major order for the modernisation of electric and automation systems of two icebreakers. Protacon has been entrusted with the modernisation of electric propulsion drives and drive control systems for the Swedish icebreakers, Atle and Frej. The customer is the Swedish Maritime Administration. With the deal, Protacon will remarkably strengthen its foothold as a full-service supplier of high power electric drives.The Swedish Maritime Administration wants to uniform the techniques of its icebreakers to facilitate their usability