All Propellers articles
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NewsThordon Bearings’ T-BOSS finds space to grow
Thordon Bearing’s revolutionary sterntubeless propellor shaft solution, T-BOSS, is gaining momentum as more companies join its network
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NewsThordon Bearings chosen by Great Lakes operator
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.
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NewsSchottel to power zero-emission ferries in Norway
Schottel’s EcoPellers to be used in new zero emissions ferries
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NewsComposites explored for maritime use
Composite reinforced plastics are both strong and light and can be tailored to a variety of applications
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NewsSchottel RudderPropellers for six new tugs
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.
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NewsSchottel propulsors for new H2-fuelled CSOVs
Schottel will be equipping three new Walk-to-Work Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) to be built by Damen with full propulsion packages.
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NewsSchottel propellers for new DF heavy-lift vessels
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).
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NewsHapag-Lloyd launches huge fleet sustainability drive
Hapag-Lloyd’s Fleet Upgrade Program will retrofit 100 ships with new propellers and bulbous bows
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NewsSchottel RudderPropellers for two new tugs
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.
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NewsSchottel RudderPropellers for four new tugs
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.
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NewsSchottel RudderPropellers for new TSHD
Schottel will be equipping a new trailing suction hopper dredger being built for Detlef Hegemann Aktiengesellschaft with its RudderPropellers.
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NewsSchottel retrofits Finnish ferry propellers
The Schottel after sales team has carried out a modernisation on two double-ended ferries operated by FinFerries.
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Contra-rotating propellers and containers
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 horsepower race.They felt that technology of the time was approaching its practical limits, particularly in terms of the ...
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NewsSchottel propellers for fisheries research vessel
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.
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NewsKappel propellers for Danaos container vessels
MAN Diesel and Turbo has won an order to supply Danaos Shipping with fixed pitch Kappel propellers to CSCL Europe and CSCL America.
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NewsWärtsilä propellers for Greek tankers
Wärtsilä has announced that its fixed pitch propellers (FPPs) have been selected by TMS Tankers.
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NewsWärtsilä research to eliminate problem of ‘singing’ propellers
Wärtsilä has announced that it has identified the specific design parameters that create the risk of ‘singing’ propellers.
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NewsBulk carrier newbuilds opt for Kappel propellers
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 China.
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NewsSwitch to propellers from waterjets pays dividends
Dag Pike describes a conversion to the propulsion system of a US ferry that resulted in improved performance – and a Workboat Environmental award.
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NewsMaersk opts for energy-saving propellers
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.