Since ABB secured its first Azipod propulsion order for the Carnival Cruise Line ship Carnival Elation in 1995, Carnival Corporation has gone on to specify Azipod propulsion for more than 40 vessels
Another polar research vessel project is underway, this one in China. ABB reports that it has received an order from Guangzhou Shipyard International to supply an Azipod DI propulsion system for a
ABB has secured a breakthrough from Spanish state-owned shipbuilder Navantia that will see the Spanish Navy’s flagship, the LHD Juan Carlos I, retrofitted with an electrical propulsion system based on dual ABB
ABB has secured a contract from Fincantieri to deliver a total of eight mid-range Azipod propulsion systems for four forthcoming medium-sized cruise vessels. The ships are due for delivery in 2024, 2025,
A new digital solution supports crew in achieving optimum efficiency from the ABB Azipod electric propulsion system. Called ABB Ability OptimE – Toe Angle Optimization for Propulsion, the solution automatically selects the
ABB has won an order worth around $150 million to deliver a comprehensive scope of technologies for five next-generation cruise ships on order at Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri. Each cruise ship will be
Finnish shipbuilder Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) has taken just one week to complete the installation of the ice-class Azipod propulsion solution in the new 150 meter RoPax ferry it is building for
Two 21,500 dwt self-unloaders on order for Germany’s Oldendorff Carriers will be the first bulk carriers to feature ABB’s Azipod electric propulsion. The vessels are set for delivery to Oldendorff Carriers in
The Norwegian Coast Guard vessel KV Svalbard recently became the first ever Azipod powered ship to reach the North Pole when on an international environmental research expedition in late August. In another
In a first of its kind operation, Carnival Cruise Line has contracted Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) to lift its cruise ship Carnival Vista out of the water onto the world’s largest
