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SCHOTTEL RudderPropeller for six new ASD tugs from Med Marine
SCHOTTEL is to equip six new ASD tugs of the Turkish Med Marine Group with the SCHOTTEL RudderPropeller (SRP). The new vessels will be built by Med Marine’s Ereğli Shipyard and will be available in 2025 to meet the constantly growing demand for Med …
Mar 11, 2024 / Curious
SCHOTTEL RudderPropellers for five new WSA vessels
SCHOTTEL is to equip five new traffic safety vessels for the German Rhine Waterways and Shipping Administration (WSA) with electrically driven SCHOTTEL RudderPropellers. The Bolle shipyard in Derben, Germany, has been commissioned with the …
Feb 8, 2024 / Curious
SCHOTTEL Dynamic RudderPropeller for series of new Windcat CSOVs
The first three new Walk-to-Work Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) built by the Dutch Damen Group for Windcat Offshore will be powered by full propulsion packages from SCHOTTEL. The design of Windcat’s Elevation Series CSOV is the …
Nov 6, 2023 / Curious
Hydrodynamic expertise made all the difference – SCHOTTEL to propel Orca Class heavy-lift vessels
The series of four firm and two optional new generation heavy-lift vessels, one of the world’s most ambitious heavy-lift newbuilding projects called Orca Class, will be propelled by SCHOTTEL ControllablePropellers (SCP). The four-bladed controllable …
Sep 1, 2023 / Curious
SCHOTTEL to deliver full propulsion package for Edda Wind’s new CSOVs
The series of four Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) built by the Norwegian VARD Group will be powered by full propulsion packages from SCHOTTEL. The package per vessel consists of two SCHOTTEL Dynamic RudderPropellers type SRP 460 D, …
Aug 3, 2023 / Vessels
SCHOTTEL After Sales Service network continues to expand
With more than 100 sales and service stations around the globe, SCHOTTEL ensures it is always close to vessel owners and operators. In an effort to further expand this network, the German propulsion expert has succeeded in attracting additional …
Dec 8, 2022 / Curious
Four WTIVs equipped with SCHOTTEL propulsion systems for Ouyang Offshore in Shanghai
Four newly built Wind Turbine Installation Vessels (WTIVs) for Ouyang Offshore in Shanghai will all be propelled by SCHOTTEL azimuth thrusters. The first vessel will be delivered in the last quarter of 2022, and these vessels will be sufficient to …
Nov 24, 2022 / Vessels
Retrofit with SCHOTTEL EcoPellers results in 25 per cent drop in energy consumption
Norwegian ferry operator Torghatten Trafikkselskap recently upgraded one of its ferries' propulsion systems, which involved the installation of two SCHOTTEL EcoPellers (SRE). This move allowed the vessel’s energy consumption, and thus its …
Nov 10, 2022 / Curious
SCHOTTEL selected for funding under Transport Canada's Quiet Vessel Initiative
The German propulsion expert SCHOTTEL has been selected for funding within the Government of Canada's Quiet Vessel Initiative, which supports the development of new quiet vessel technologies, designs, and operational practices, leading to less …
Oct 13, 2022 / Curious
Lake Victoria Ferry Equipped with Schottel Propulsion
Ferries are an important part of the infrastructure in many areas of the world. And this is no different on Lake Victoria in East Africa. In order to reliably carry people and supply them with goods, one of the ferries has been fitted with new …
Aug 10, 2022 / Vessels