Evolution IAS · Integrated ship automation
On duty for the Chief Engineer.
One integrated system for alarms, power, tanks and propulsion – for newbuilds and for vessels already at sea. Designed, built and supported in Drammen since 2002.
Yards, integrators and owners we work with
Two ways aboard
New ship, or one that’s already working?
Both get the same system. The difference is where we start: at the yard’s drawing board, or on board your vessel with a free survey.
Keep the ship. Replace the automation.
Old systems rarely fail all at once – the spare parts disappear first. Evolution IAS is built to fit into existing structures, with galvanic isolation and earth-fault supervision on every I/O card, so it works with the sensors and cabling already on board.
What’s on board today?
retrofit upgrades delivered
signals on MV Sofie A after a full upgrade in Turkey
Specified once. Integrated with everything.
Evolution IAS scales from a small alarm and monitoring system to thousands of signals across wheelhouse, engine control room, cargo control room and cabins. OPC-UA is the backbone, with Modbus TCP and Ethernet interfaces, so engines, thrusters, switchboards and cranes from the suppliers you have chosen connect without lock-in.
- Delivered to DNV and BV class, with I/O rated to GL (C) and LR ENV1–3
- Redundant process servers, Ethernet and field buses
- Engineering, installation support and commissioning at the yard
fishing vessels with Karstensens Skibsværft over the last decade
new purser/trawlers on order, delivered through mid-2027
Real screens from Evolution IAS
The screens your chief will actually look at.
Evolution IAS is drawn around the engine room, not around the software. Pick a screen and see what the chief sees.
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Lifecycle support
When something happens at sea, Drammen is already on board.
Remote Assistance is installed permanently on board. Our service engineers connect over satellite, straight to the automation system – to troubleshoot, adjust or update it without waiting for the next port.
Selected vessels
From Greenpeace’s new flagship to nine trawlers for Karstensen.
NewbuildFreire Shipyard · Spain
Greenpeace International’s new flagship
A 75 m sailing ship with 2,000 m² of sails, running on methanol, hydrogen fuel cells, batteries and solar. Evolution IAS ties it together with EMS, PMS and BMS.
E0 DNV classRemote Assistant
BILDE MANGLER[BILDE: Frøys nye brønnbåt fra Astilleros de Murueta – render eller foto fra verft/Frøy, liggende 4:3]
NewbuildAstilleros de Murueta · Spain
Frøy’s new wellboat
The first wellboat to carry DNV Cyber Secure (+). Evolution IAS integrates the Clean Electric hybrid propulsion through EMS, PMS and BMS.
2,600 signalsDNV Cyber Secure (+)
NewbuildKarstensens Skibsværft · Denmark
Nine purser/trawlers
After more than 60 fishing vessels together over the last decade: Evolution IAS with RSW control, Autogauge V1 and automated tank washing, delivered through mid-2027.
9 new contracts60+ vessels before
NewbuildZamakona Yards · Spain
Two feed carriers for Eidsvaag
Hybrid diesel-electric propulsion, workstations in wheelhouse, engine and cargo control rooms, MCS Secure Gateway and a dead man system for UMS operation to BV class.
2,500 signals per vessel
RetrofitJ.A. Shipping · Denmark
MV Sofie A
A 2014 deck cargo vessel, upgraded at a yard in Turkey with extra thrusters, new gensets and a complete Evolution IAS to BV class.
2,300 signalsBV class
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The system
Seven parts. One system.
Everything the engine room needs to be watched, controlled and supported – built to work together, from wheelhouse to cabin.
Explore Evolution IAS
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Evolution IAS
Alarm, monitoring and control on 24″ touch workstations.
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Power & energy management
PMS and EMS with load sharing and blackout prevention.
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Autogauge V1
Self-calibrating tank gauging, 12–36 channels per cabinet.
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XAP-X alarm panels
7″ cabin panels for unmanned engine room operation.
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Dead man system
Type approved to IEC 62616. 5,000+ delivered since 2005.
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I/O nodes
Galvanic isolation and earth-fault supervision on DIN rail.
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Secure Gateway & Remote Assistance
A firewalled link so Drammen can connect to the ship safely.
Contact
Talk to the people who build it.
You reach the managers and engineers who design, commission and support Evolution IAS – directly.
Fridtjof Erichsen
Business Manager
Project management and contract follow-up
Ole-Kristian Rise
Service Manager
Field service, commissioning and Remote Assistance
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Marine Control Services AS
Offices, engineering and production at Gulskogen in Drammen – easy to reach by bus, with free parking.
We’re hiring automation engineers in Drammen.
Strong growth in orders, and projects for yards in Spain, Denmark and Turkey.