Ibercisa has presented its contribution to the ARALFUTUR project during the open day held in Vigo at the headquarters of the Boat Owners Cooperative and which was attended by the Councillor of Industry Mr. Francisco Conde López. Ibercisa participated in the ARALFUTUR project in a bid to improve the efficiency of fishing operations, reducing associated costs and enhancing safety in on-board manoeuvres. Ibercisa's job is focused on three areas: the development of electrically driven systems ; the development of automatically controlled systems; and the development of a net control system. Estebo Fernandez Alonso, second Technical Director of Ibercisa was given the task of explaining the design of the marine equipment developed by the Company for this project and which relies on electrical drive which provides enormous advantages over the traditional hydraulic driving systems. Among these are efficiency: controls are more precise; reduction in fuel consumption and noise and maintenance levels which are more environmentally friendly. In relation to the design of automatic control systems, the study focuses on the design of an electrically driven automatic system through the incorporation of electronic high efficiency speed changers controlled by PLC, which allows optimum control of the motors driving the winches. And in relation to the development of the net control systems will allow for easy and dynamic control of the trawl winches offering the captain a choice of different methods in order to maintain high performance throughout varying fishing conditions. The ARALFUTUR project is sponsored by the Xunta de Galicia, within the FEDER-INTERCONECTA GALICIA 2013 scheme in which a significant number of Galician companies of international projection and technological capacity linked to the maritime industry are taking part in order to bid for a return to competitiveness through the design and implementation of new technologies which suppose true innovation in the different parts of a vessel: energy efficiency, operational (fishing systems, deck manoeuvres, chilling and cold storage), ergonomics, health and safety etc.