VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

New ducted propeller design offers fuel savings

The voyage data for the world’s first vessel fitted with a Gate Rudder® reveal fuel savings of up to 30 percent compared with a sister vessel, well above the 14 percent savings achieved in sea trials.

The Gate Rudder creates thrust (equivalent to 5-10 percent of hull resistance) rather than the additional hull resistance from a conventional rudder.

The voyage data for the world’s first vessel fitted with a Gate Rudder® reveal fuel savings of up to 30 percent compared with a sister vessel, well above the 14 percent savings achieved in sea trials.

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