IBERCISA will supply the deck machinery for the vessel to be built by the U.S. Company Fishermen Finest based in Seattle. The new trawler, an ST-116XL design, will be delivered in 2016. So reads the announcement by the Spanish deck equipment manufacturer at the Pacific Expo-Seattle which is held from the 19-21st November. This will be the first vessel which adheres to the new rules regarding energy efficiency in the U.S. and the American company has given priority to promote efficient energy use by supplying electric drive to all its deck machinery.  The State Governor  of Washington Jay Inslee has recognized that his administration wishes to reduce CO2 emissions and in this sense said "I am delighted to support a fishing industry whose objective is to reduce its emissions". "This  machinery is undoubtedly a new departure for fishing vessels towards electrical drive", explains Ramon Carreira, General Manager of Ibercisa, adding that to have this type of equipment allows improved operational performance on board the vessel - less power installed, better flexibility to overcharge electrical engines for temporary use by increasing par; lower installation costs, elimination of pipes and onboard oils, simplification of on board systems, improved noise levels, and more environmentally friendly, not forgetting considerable savings in fuel costs". Apart from control systems the Ibercisa order is comprised of the following:   2 electric split trawl winches electrically driven by a 360 kW - 600 rpm - 440 V, controlled by frequency converter; with a capacity for 3000 m rope Ø 34 mm or 3.400 m Ø 32 mm with a pull of 49,5 tons at first lay at 37,8 m/min.   2 electric Gilson winches driven by 75 kW a 1800 rpm ; with capacity for 125 metres of  Ø40 mm rope and pulling power of 22,2 tons at19 m/min on the first layer.   6 electric sweepline winches driven by 110 kW  motor a6 1800 rpm with a capacity of 1.100 metres of  Ø28 mm wire and a line pull of 14,3 tons at  30 m/min.   2 electric net sounder winches driven by electric motor of 55 kW at 1800 rpm; with capacity of 4.000 metres of  Ø11,3 mm wire and with a capacity for  5,5 tons at a speed of 55m/min.   2 electric cod end winches driven by electrical motor 75kW at 1800 rpm with a capacity for 150 m wire of  Ø22 mm  and a line pull power of  12,9 tons at 32,4 m/min.   3 electric net drums: one driven by an electric motor of  260 kW a 1800 rpm with capacity of  20 m3 of net and a line pull power of   29,8 tons at 45 m/min;  another with a motor of 30 kW and a motor of 30 kW at 1800 rpm with a capacity for 13 m3 of net and a pull of 5,5 tons at  28 m/min; and a third drum with dual control for a motor of  doble accionado motor of 105kW at 1800 rpm with capacity for 14 m3 of net (2 x 7 m3).   1 electric auxiliary anchor winch driven by a 55 kW motor at 1000 rpm and capacity for 370 metres of  44mm wire and a pul of 21,2 tons at 12,4 m/min.   1 electric mooring winch driven by 18,5 Kw motor at 1800 rpm with capacity for 290 mm chain of 28mm and a pull of 9,3 tons at 11 m/min   2 electric auxiliary winches of 45 kW at 1800 rpm with a pull of 7,8 tons a t 31,8 m/min on the first layer.   2 electric auxiliary winches with 5 kW a 1800 rpm motor with automatic and electromagnetic brake with a capacity for  60 metres of Ø12 mm chain and a pull of 0,8 toneladas at 37 m/min on the first layer. The advantages of electric drive on fishing equipment are without doubt one of the great technological advances in optimization of fishing operations.  The installation of electrically driven machinery gives immediate benefits in terms of vessel exploitation costs by greatly affecting one of any boat owners biggest headaches: fuel costs. Electrical controls on the machinery not only reduce the space needed for  installation but are also  lighter and more efficient, giving better winch performance with the automatic trawl system.  However these are not the only reasons in favour of the electrical drive control. Others are: - Installation costs are lower as no pipes or tubes are needed. - Fuel consumption is lower, maintenance and noise levels are also reduced, improving the security and health of workers on board. -  The control systems of winches using alternative currents, are comprised of  frequency variators, alternative current (AC). winch gearbox, refrigeration system for motors and an energy regeneration system. - The greater efficiency of the winch (input/output power) and the possibility of regenerating power during cast off improve  the fuel consumption ratios of the vessel. - The control system efficiency of electric drive is situated around 85%-90% as opposed to the hydraulic drive which can vary between 50% and 70%. - They offer better control than hydraulic systems, variable speed control from 0%-100% of maximum rpm and all the par at any rpm level.