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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

Hybrid, emission-reduced, environmentally friendly: Starnav opts for SCHOTTEL solutions

With a milestone project for South America, the Brazilian towage group Starnav is setting sails to reach the IMO 2030 goals: Starnav has contracted Detroit shipyard in Itajaí, Brazil, for equipping four newly built tugs with SCHOTTEL …

Aug 29, 2021 / Vessels

SCHOTTEL drives for nine other Russian dry cargo carriers

SCHOTTEL has supplied drive units for nine other newly built dry cargo carriers. Each of the ships, which were designed by the Russian designer Marine Engineering Bureau, will be equipped with two rudder propellers from the German propulsion …

Feb 12, 2021 / Curious

Chinese harbour tug features SCHOTTEL Rudderpropellers

The German propulsion expert SCHOTTEL has recently secured a contract to provide propulsion units for a newly built harbour tug under construction at Tongfang Jiangxin Shipbuilding in China. This new tugboat, ordered by the Taizhou Maritime Safety …

Feb 18, 2020 / Curious