Azipod

clarity and brightness and in- 2 speeds/2 shaft lengths. Fully adjust- able wipe from 62º - 92º. Stainless corporate Furuno’s hybrid control with class Azipod DI system opens new pros- the intuitive RotoKey control knob as pects for the icebreaker development in steel parts and meet EMC require- well as

VEO supplied a hybrid switchboard solution. pacity, and its cargo deck are strengthened and designed with The vessel is equipped with a pair of 5.8-MW Azipod extra height for transport of larger and heavier cargoes such as electric propulsion units from ABB (also in Finland), which wind turbine components

and has combined electrical power plant output of nance and through-life cost. 22.5 MW. Like many icebreakers before it, Polaris features an Azipod Icebreaker Moves Ahead propulsion system from ABB – in this case two 6.5 MW stern Together, the operating pro? le and expectations on environ- units

of sulfur oxides (zero emissions) and particulate mat- COSTA TOSCANA Main engines: 4 x 15,440 Total Main Engine Power: 61,760 Kw Propulsion: Azipod 2 x 18,500 Max. Power Propulsion: 37 MW Service speed: 17 knots Bow Thrusters: 4 x 3,500 kW LNG 3,350 cu. m. MGO 2,100 cu. m. Photo courtesy Costa

. The design of the new PSC In addition to TAI, Halter Marine has teamed with ABB is based on that of the German polar research and supply for its Azipod propulsion and Trident Marine for its power icebreaker Polarstern II. The vessels have an overall length distribution system, Raytheon for command

windlass/mooring winch Ship Builder ........................Tianjin Xingang Shipyard Propulsion: ...........................................2 x ABB Azipod Fire extinguishing systems: .............................SEMCO Material ..................................................................Steel

cabins weren’t getting any bigger,” he came Fuel Type: ...............................................................HFO/ MGO Main engines: ...2 x ABB Azipod CO1400L 4 blades 3.8m ashore and made home in East Texas by the Mercy Ships headquarters, ...................................................

CO2 emissions and noti? es users of fuel over-consumption, representing a key tool in ABB charterers’ and shipowners’ efforts to reduce the Azipod Makes its Bulk Carrier Debut environmental impact of their ? eets in line with the wider goal of decarbonisation, and helping China’s Chengxi Shipyard

and interaction with other vessels, and reinforcement to what I had already is the student’s level of experience and or demonstrate the proper use of azipod learned. Consequently, just as simula- understanding of the course material. propulsion”. Although the objectives tion can effectively reinforce

per- son and mind,” said Dahlgren, a former ship captain himself. “New technology The 20.5-mega- should make easier some traditional jobs, watt ABB azipod it should not take over from the experi- installed onto enced engineer. There needs to be a com- Spectrum of the Seas. bination of both.” Tuteja

. “When you build really large remote control system for maneuver- the rudder as well as traditional fixed cruise ships like when we started with ing the Azipod units from the bridge. propellers, RCL not only improved ma- the Voyager class, there were two Azi- The combination of Azipod propulsion neuverability

ensured year-round (WDCU), gives Approval-in-Principle transportation of gas to the customers (AiP) for the entire Wärtsilä integrated westwards. BB’s Azipod propulsion system network, rather than for any system, which features an electric drive individual component. motor in a submerged pod outside

eight feet thick. In addition to TAI as design agent, VT Halter Marine has teamed with Cat- erpillar for the main engines, ABB/Tri- dent Marine for the Azipod propulsion system, and Raytheon as the command and control systems integrator. The ? rst ship delivery is scheduled to occur in 2024, the second

range of 1-22MW. shore engineering and construction group, where a RoPax Recent breakthrough orders in the ferry segment in- vessel equipped with the Azipod system was compared to a clude the Azipod propulsion system speci? ed for an LNG- conventional vessel with shaft line propulsion, has shown powered

a new series of hybrid Ro-Ro vessels using fossil fuel during navi- gation, with batteries providing a peak-shaving function and electricity in port. ABB AZIPOD PROPULSORS FOR FERRIES AND ROPAX In response to customer requests, ABB has ? lled the gap between the low and high-power range of Azipod propulsors

TAI, botic plasma shape cutter, robotic welder micro-panel NAVSEA T-AGS 67 Oceanographic Survey Vessel study VT Halter Marine has teamed with ABB for its Azipod fabrication line, robotic welders to the assembly lines (2) Logistic Support Vessels - Undisclosed propulsion system, Trident Marine for the Machinery

wa- practice of good seamanship. The Navy but the way that waterjet vessels operate will cause the ship to start rotating as it terjets and forward azipod. can learn a lot from how we train Mer- is so drastically different from traditional is walking. Eventually the lever arm is at One of the fundamental

only. Research and development will continue with the ferry and her crew. Suomenlinna II, originally built in 2004, is ? tted with ABB’s icebreaking Azipod electric propulsion system. Additionally, the ferry was retro? tted with ABB Ability Marine Pilot Vision situational awareness solution in 2017

. The vessel will vessel sectors. “We have a big supply on this ves- be connected to ABB’s Collaborative Operations sel, starting with the propeller, the Azipod propul- Center infrastructure which monitors the perfor- sion system, a pair of our DO pods, well suited for mance of ABB technology on board and

generators (2,500 kW each). FOR POLAR CRUISE Propulsion is provided by three The propulsion con? guration con- Spectrum of the Seas 20,000 kW ABB “XO” Azipods, leav- sists of two 20,500 kW ABB Azipod Royal Caribbean’s Spectrum of the SHIP Seas (pictured below, 4,800 passen- ing signi? cant wattage for

these technologies work, with a special- for exploration cruise vessels, which can which is especially designed to handle ships being powered by two Azipod D ized viewing system that shows a 3D im- have an average heat demand of about larger volumes of ? uids. The Jets Edge units each, and two Star

from OSO HOTWATER AS the DC switchboard and, when braking, Supplier of energy is fed back into the power system. *[FTQRJQTGCPFECNQTKRGTU The three ABB Azipod thrusters in- HQTOCTKPGCPFQoUJQTG stalled are among 36 vessel components generating over 1,500 signals and a dai- ly 80MB data package for analysis

South Korea’s DSME. A for the Yamal LNG project were built machinery and LNG fueled machinery, with DNV-GL. Aboa Mare is also pro- total of three 15MW Azipod units , pro- for Dutch company ZPMC-Red Box En- possible to be connected to the bridge viding ice navigation courses according vide an icebreaking

rst icebreaker using LNG as fuel, Learn more at dnvgl.com/maritime backed up by MGO, using Wärtsilä’s dual-fuel machinery and three of ABB’s azimuthing Azipod propulsion units. The vessel is capable of performing oil recovery and also for breaking the ice moving sideways. The vessel has proven its capabilities