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Feeder Vessel — Baltic Short-Sea EV Trade
By Field Engineering · May 12, 2026 · 5 min read
A 1,800-CEU short-sea RoRo on a high-frequency Baltic route with rising EV mix. Different latency budget, different alarm posture, same architecture.
Short-sea feeders carrying mixed cargo on overnight Baltic routes are a different operating profile from deep-sea PCTCs. Voyages are shorter, port turn-arounds are tighter, and the crew is busier. The detection system has to fit that rhythm without adding workload.
Adapted configuration
- Coherence window shortened to 2 s — the crew tolerates the slightly higher residual false-positive rate in exchange for faster bridge feedback.
- Bridge console mirrored on the port-call tablet used by the deck officer.
- Retention shortened to one round-trip — data sync happens portside, not at the bridge.
~640
Sensor cells on the instrumented deck
2 days
Installation duration alongside
1
Early-warning event (BEV in front-deck row, harbour drift)
Short-sea is a faster product cycle than deep-sea. Procedures and UX get tested every 36 hours, not every 14 days. The product gets better quickly.