Our job is to make the UPS one less thing for the electrical team to worry about. Correct engineering, clear documentation and support all the way through commissioning.

Marie Maaseide, Sales Manager, Anda-Olsen

Passenger ships bring together many electrical systems, critical loads and suppliers over a long construction and commissioning period.

For the electrical team at the shipyard, the UPS needs to fit the vessel’s electrical design, meet SOLAS and class requirements, and be ready when installation, testing and commissioning begin.

The equipment itself may represent a small part of the vessel. The systems it supports may be critical.

That puts demands on more than the UPS itself.

One less concern for the electrical team

On a cruise newbuild, every supplier adds another interface to an already extensive project.

Specifications need clarification. Drawings need approval. Changes need to be reflected in the documentation. Interfaces need to work as intended. Equipment needs to arrive according to the project schedule.

For Anda-Olsen, the goal is to make the UPS part of the project easier to manage.

“Our job is to make the UPS one less thing for the electrical team to worry about. Correct engineering, clear documentation and support all the way through commissioning.”
Marie Maaseide, Sales Manager, Anda-Olsen

Get the engineering right early

Many issues during installation and commissioning have their origin much earlier in the project.

The UPS needs to match the vessel’s electrical architecture, available space, voltage requirements, battery configuration, required autonomy and interfaces with other systems.

Cruise projects also differ from vessel to vessel. Space, system architecture and owner requirements are rarely identical.

Anda Power Solutions supports project-specific adaptations where required, including voltage, galvanic isolation and mechanical design.

The systems are developed for maritime installations where vibration, humidity, salt and temperature variations form part of the operating environment.

Early technical clarification helps limit changes later in the build.

Documentation must follow the project

For a cruise shipyard, documentation is part of the delivery.

Drawings, calculations, test protocols and certificates are required by different parties throughout the construction process.

The project also develops along the way.

Electrical designs are revised. Class comments need responses. Interfaces are clarified. Documentation needs to reflect the latest agreed solution.

Anda-Olsen works with project-specific documentation throughout the delivery, from technical clarification and drawings to testing and approval.

The aim is to give the electrical team the information they need when they need it.

Delivery to the yard is not the finish line

A cruise newbuild has a long project cycle.

By the time commissioning begins, decisions made much earlier in the project are tested against the finished installation.

This is when details matter.

Questions need quick answers. Documentation needs to be available. Technical support needs to know the solution and the decisions behind it.

Anda-Olsen supports customers through engineering, documentation, commissioning and later service.

The goal is fewer unresolved UPS issues when the vessel enters the final stages before delivery.

Built for the way shipyards work

Anda-Olsen has worked with power solutions for maritime applications for decades.

That experience has influenced both Anda Power Solutions and the way we work with shipbuilding projects.

Cruise newbuilds require coordination between shipyard, owner, system integrators, class and a large supplier network.

The UPS supplier needs to work as part of that structure.

The right solution. Clear documentation. Defined interfaces. Technical support through commissioning.

For the electrical team, that means one less system demanding attention in an already demanding project.

Trusted Power Solutions.

Frequently asked questions

What is SOLAS?

SOLAS stands for the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea.

It is the main international convention covering the safety of merchant ships. For passenger ships, it includes requirements related to electrical installations, emergency power and the availability of essential services during emergency conditions.

What does class mean for a cruise ship?

Classification means that the vessel is designed, built and surveyed according to the rules of a classification society such as DNV, Lloyd’s Register or Bureau Veritas.

During a newbuild, drawings and technical documentation are reviewed and the vessel is surveyed throughout construction before class certification is issued.

What do class requirements mean for the UPS supplier?

The UPS supplier needs to provide equipment and documentation that support the requirements of the vessel and the selected classification society.

Depending on the project, this includes drawings, calculations, certificates, test documentation and responses to class comments.

For Anda-Olsen, project-specific documentation forms part of the delivery throughout the project.

Why is UPS important on a passenger ship?

Passenger ships rely on electrical power for many essential functions.

A UPS supplies uninterrupted power to selected critical loads during disturbances or loss of normal power, depending on the vessel design and system specification.

The exact role of the UPS depends on the electrical architecture, regulatory requirements, class rules and project specification.

Why involve the UPS supplier early?

Early involvement gives the shipyard time to clarify voltage, autonomy, battery configuration, available space, interfaces, documentation and project-specific adaptations before installation begins.

This helps reduce late changes and gives the electrical team a clearer basis for approval, installation and commissioning.