Lopolight Ice-class LED Navigation Light Solutions

LOOKING FOR THE BEST NAVIGATION LIGHT SOLUTION FOR BOTH CREWED AND UNCREWED VESSELS?

Come meet us at the International WorkBoat Show 2025!

We’re heading to the International WorkBoat Show 2025 — and we’re bringing next-level lighting & control solutions for commercial and naval vessels.

At our stand you’ll not only see our flagship systems — you’ll experience how they deliver tactical-grade performance for today’s workboats and navy platforms. Explore how our ruggedled navigation lights, integrated control hubs, monitored ice-class modules and full certifications serve everything from merchant tugs and offshore vessels to high-performance naval craft.

Whether your vessel operates in stormy seas, cold polar zones or under stealth and high-shock military environments — come check how we’ve engineered the system to excel.

BOOTH NUMBER: 812

ABOUT OUR NAVIGATION LIGHT CONTROL (NLC) SYSTEM

Meet David Hellar, U.S. Sales Director

With decades of experience in marine lighting and control systems, David Hellar leads Lopolight’s U.S. sales operations. He works closely with commercial shipowners, offshore operators, and naval clients to bring reliable, class-approved solutions directly to the bridge. David knows what it takes to keep vessels safe, visible, and fully compliant — from workboats to high-performance naval craft.

“Our NLC System gives you complete command and monitoring of every navigation light on board. Designed for flexibility, it can handle up to 60 lights with modular relay units, full alarm integration, and multiple control heads. Whether for a new build or retrofit, it ensures seamless control and total transparency with interfaces via NMEA, RS‑232, or MODBUS TCP/IP.

Built for commercial workboats, offshore vessels, and patrol craft. One system, total control — class‑approved and future-ready.”

PRO SERIES LIGHTS

Engineered for endurance, the PRO Series delivers uncompromising performance in harsh marine environments. Crafted from hard-anodized aluminum and fully sealed to IP68, these LED lights run for up to 100,000 hours — outlasting traditional fixtures many times over. Approved by DNV, ABS, MED, and USCG, the PRO Series provides unmatched safety and visibility on every voyage.

Built for: Tugs, ferries, offshore support vessels.
Benefit: Maximum reliability with minimal maintenance.

AUTOMATIC OPERATION

It almost goes without saying: The Lopolight ice-class lights will only apply heating when needed, and stop heating when no longer needed, fully automatic – and controlled by the individual light – as the forward masthead light often will see harsher conditions than the stern light.

Built for: Icebreakers, Arctic supply vessels, polar research ships.
Benefit: Certified safety in the world’s most demanding conditions.

Does the light still work?

This is a critical question that is no easy to get a clear answer to when you have 15 Watt heating element sucking on the same cable as a 2 Watt light. So, we cheat! All Lopolight ice-class lights run a 5 second cyclus, where the heating is on for 4 seconds (if needed) and the heating shuts out for 1 second.

The Lopolight NLC has a number of monitoring relays, who have an ice-class feature, if this is activated the monitoring will happen over intervals of 5 seconds, when the monitoring relay in this period sees a power consumption that equals the expected value, then all is good. If not, the alarm is raised.

The other difference between a NLC for ice-class lights and regular Lopolights is the size of the power supplies.

For more info on the Lopolight Navigation Light Controller click below.