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Team Electric Group has earmarked Romania as a focal point for collaboration with domestic and regional shipyards, and as a new source of highly skilled electrical specialists to serve its continuing global expansion. The European turnkey engineering group recently formalised the basis for its activities in Romania by establishing Team Electric (Romania), with head offices in Galati. The new company brings together some well-known marine engineering professionals based in Romania, headed by Managing Director Lucian Achimfiev and Deputy Technical Director Petrică Crăciun. Exciting career prospects Team Electric waited until securing its first parcel of engineering, design, and facility services “We are ambitious to develop Romania as a centre of excellence within Team Electric, so that Romanian yards retain more value-add and completion work in-country, while homegrown engineering talent joins an international business with exciting career prospects,” commented Mattias Jörgensen, CEO of the Team Electric Group. Mattias Jörgensen said that, after establishing the Romanian enterprise, Team Electric had waited until securing its first package of engineering, design, installation and commissioning services work from an international customer before breaking cover. Extensive electrical systems “Team Electric Romania has been growing month by month, adding electricians, design engineers, service engineers and planners, to build a strong and balanced team with the experience to manage a range of projects,” said Mattias Jörgensen.  An undisclosed international yard partner had contracted Team Electric (Romania) to install extensive electrical systems on board a multi-role patrol platform. Romania - a key market for Team Electric “As a provider of turnkey electrical solutions for shipyards worldwide, securing our first contracts in Romania is clearly highly significant for Team Electric, especially given that the workload includes some very advanced systems,” said Mattias Jörgensen.  He adds, “Our aim is always to work with our yard partners to find the technical, commercial and service solutions that best meet their needs, for coastguards, cruise ship or ferry owners, or for any type of merchant ship.”

Team Electric has signed an agreement with Remontowa Shiprepair Yard, Gdansk to provide electric systems consultancy and installation services for three Polsteam Ro-Pax ferries, in support of the project marking the extension of the Polish yard’s services to the new building market. The three-year agreement coincides with the Finnish turnkey engineering solutions provider opening Team Electric (Poland), Gdynia as a subsidiary. Battery power and hybrid propulsion With a capacity of 4100 lane metres and 400 passengers, the three ships represent an auspicious debut for Remontowa as a new building yard, given their use of liquefied natural gas as a fuel and the integration of battery power and state-of-the-art hybrid propulsion systems.  Two will be operated by Unity Line, with the third for Polferries. The first 195.6m ship is due for delivery by the end of 2025. Strategic relationship On each Polsteam ship, Team Electric personnel will project manage bridge systems installation (including navigation and satcomms), as well as provide solutions for air conditioning rooms, the emergency generator room, crew accommodation, and across several ship-wide applications. “This is a decisive step for Team Electric in Poland and establishes a strategic relationship with Remontowa,” said Mattias Jörgensen, CEO of Team Electric.  Electrical systems Remontowa’s ship repair and conversion activities currently lead to around 200 ships docking per year Mattias Jörgensen adds, “Electrical systems are a key deliverable on any new building, repair, or conversion project. Conversations we are having with clients indicate that the Team Electric-Remontowa combination will also be a highly attractive proposition where energy efficiency projects for existing ships are concerned.” Remontowa’s ship repair and conversion activities currently lead to around 200 ships docking per year. Employment opportunities Team Electric’s new Polish subsidiary will be managed by Dawid Janik, Director Procurement, Team Electric, whose tasks include simplifying and enhancing hiring arrangements for workers domiciled in Poland, whether engaged at home yards, at other European yards, or beyond. “Establishing Team Electric S.A. as a separate entity in Poland made perfect sense at this time, and it will strengthen the ties we have developed over many years with Poland’s talented shipyard workforce, to develop employment opportunities locally and as a core part of the skills pool supporting our global activities,” stated Mattias Jörgensen.