Propellers

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

At Nor Shipping, we caught up with Craig Carter, vice-president of business development at Thordon Bearings to discuss the latest developments of his company’s Thordon-Blue Ocean Stern Space (T-BOSS) shaft solution, the culmination of nearly a decade’s research and development.

17th June 2025

Thordon Bearings’ T-BOSS finds space to grow

17th June 2025

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

Thordon Bearings has supplied its COMPAC water-lubricated propeller shaft bearing system to the final vessel in a trio of new bulk carriers destined for service in the Canadian Great Lakes.

5th November 2024

Thordon Bearings chosen by Great Lakes operator

5th November 2024

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Turkish shipyard Tersan is set to build a series of four groundbreaking zero-emission, autonomous ferries for Norwegian operator Fjord1.

10th October 2024

Schottel to power zero-emission ferries in Norway

10th October 2024

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Eco Marine Power and Nakashima Propeller are teaming up to explore the use of carbon-fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) and glass-fibre reinforced plastic (GFRP) for maritime applications.

10th April 2024

Composites explored for maritime use

10th April 2024

SHAFTS AND PROPELLERS

SHAFTS AND PROPELLERS

Schottel has been awarded a contract from Med Marine’s Ereğli Shipyard for the supply of 12 rudder propellers for six newbuild ASD tugs for Turkish Med Marine Group.

12th March 2024

Schottel RudderPropellers for six new tugs

12th March 2024

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

Schottel will be equipping three new Walk-to-Work Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) to be built by Damen with full propulsion packages.

3rd November 2023

Schottel propulsors for new H2-fuelled CSOVs

3rd November 2023

SHAFTS AND PROPELLERS

SHAFTS AND PROPELLERS

Schottel has been awarded the contract to supply 4+2 next-generation heavy-lift vessels being built for two European operators with its Schottel ControllablePropellers (SCP).

1st September 2023

Schottel propellers for new DF heavy-lift vessels

1st September 2023

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Hapag-Lloyds’s Fleet Upgrade Program will see 100 ships retrofitted with new propellers and bulbous bows reducing green house gas emissions across its vessels.

8th February 2023

Hapag-Lloyd launches huge fleet sustainability drive

8th February 2023

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Schottel has been awarded a contract from Master Boat Builders in Alabama, US for the supply of four rudder propellers for two newbuild tugs for the Suderman & Young Towing Company.

28th October 2021

Schottel RudderPropellers for two new tugs

28th October 2021

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

In a milestone project for South America, Brazilian towage group Starnav has contracted Detroit shipyard in Itajaí, Brazil, to equip four newly-built tugs with Schottel RudderPropellers.

25th August 2021

Schottel RudderPropellers for four new tugs

25th August 2021

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Schottel will be equipping a new trailing suction hopper dredger being built for Detlef Hegemann Aktiengesellschaft with its RudderPropellers.

28th April 2021

Schottel RudderPropellers for new TSHD

28th April 2021

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

The Schottel after sales team has carried out a modernisation on two double-ended ferries operated by FinFerries.

31st July 2019

Schottel retrofits Finnish ferry propellers

31st July 2019

OPINION

OPINION

Our predecessors, writing in the September 1967 issue of The Motor Ship, were considering the dilemma facing ship designers following the demand for higher speeds, which in turn had led to a…

7th August 2017

Contra-rotating propellers and containers

7th August 2017

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

The twelfth fishery research vessel of the South Korean National Institute of Fisheries Science will be fitted with Schottel Controllable Pitch Propellers (SCP), the second order received for the same operator.

12th December 2016

Schottel propellers for fisheries research vessel

12th December 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

MAN Diesel and Turbo has won an order to supply Danaos Shipping with fixed pitch Kappel propellers to CSCL Europe and CSCL America.

26th May 2016

Kappel propellers for Danaos container vessels

26th May 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Wärtsilä has announced that its fixed pitch propellers (FPPs) have been selected by TMS Tankers.

30th March 2016

Wärtsilä propellers for Greek tankers

30th March 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Wärtsilä has announced that it has identified the specific design parameters that create the risk of ‘singing’ propellers.

4th March 2016

Wärtsilä research to eliminate problem of ‘singing’ propellers

4th March 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

MAN Diesel & Turbo has announced that its MAN Alpha Kapel propeller design has been chosen by Cyprus-based Lemissoler Navigation for a series of eight 58,500dwt bulk carriers to be built in…

18th June 2014

Bulk carrier newbuilds opt for Kappel propellers

18th June 2014

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

During 2011, Spanish company Sistemar, part of the Cintranaval-Defcar group, concluded a trial in conjunction with A.P. Moeller – Maersk on Sistemar’s CLT propeller.

31st January 2012

Maersk opts for energy-saving propellers

31st January 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Scana Volda of Norway has signed a contract, valued at around NOK 24million, with STX OSV Trading for delivery of three gear and propeller systems with remote control for three STX OSV-designed…

7th November 2011

Gears and propellers for fishing vessels

7th November 2011