Let’s meet Anton Bengsén, Project Manager, Electrical and Automation for the newbuilding of the ferry Aurora Botnia.
Anton is only 30 years old, but he has already a long experience in the marine industry. He is born in Närpes, Ostrobotnia, and studied at Åland Seamans school from where he continued to the Åland University of Applied Sciences. Today he continues his studies in Vaasa to get the master’s degree. He is specialized in Electrical and Automation.
Anton has worked on many different ferries and cruise liners. He started at Stena Line in 2008 as Electrical Engineer. Then he worked at Star Cruises in Hong Kong on Casino Cruises for a few months before he returned to Finland to work for Silja Line at Baltic Princess as Chief Electrical Engineer. After that Anton cruised around the world on Fred Olsen Cruise Line for 2 years as Chief Electrical Engineer. Here he also found his wife! “We are very happy to be in Finland now, when the world looks like it does”, Anton says with a smile, as he is newly married last week.
Today, Anton spends most of his time in Rauma. He coordinates all the electrical and automation drawings and installations together with the yard and the classification society. When asking him about what is special with our new ferry from his perspective, he says: “Aurora Botnia is a hybrid vessel, where we can optimize the use of engines and batteries. This vessel is very environmentally friendly. We use both DF (Dual Fuel) engines and batteries”. “It is also quite new to have electric pods (podded thrusters) on a passenger ferry, which further saves energy and the environment”, he continues.
The new vessel is full of Electrical and Automation. From the bridge to the lighting and cables. It is everywhere. So, it is a lot to be coordinated and handled.
In his spare time, on top of studying, Anton likes veteran cars, boats and tractors. “This is kind of a contrast to my daily work when I fix them and work with my hands”, Anton says. “I also like going sailing”. When time permits and he want to get some peaceful feeling, he plays the guitar.
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