ABB secures $25 million order from Nordic Yards
SEPTEMBER 20, 2013 — ABB has won an order worth around $25 million to supply its Azipod marine propulsion system and complete electric power plants for two new rescue and salvage icebreakers
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ABB systems chosen for cylindrical accommodation vessels
AUGUST 16, 2013 — ABB is to provide integrated solutions onboard two offshore accommodation vessels that include the electrical propulsion system, Azipod CZ and automation system The accommodation vessels are being built
New system allows permanent underwater propeller repairs
JULY 2, 2013 — Hydrex says that its R&D department has now developed a repair system that allows permanent underwater repairs be made to every type of propeller in dry conditions. All
Schumer demands cruise passenger “bill of rights”
MARCH 18, 2013 — U.S.Senator Charles Schumer (D -NY) slammed into the cruise industry Sunday, saying “Cruise ships, in large part, operating outside the bounds of U.S. enforcement have become the wild
Big cruise ship has small carbon footprint
MARCH 7, 2013 — Norwegian Cruise Line (NASDAQ: NCLH) has released details of some of the new environmentally-friendly and technologically advanced innovations on its newest cruise ship, Norwegian Breakaway, which is currently
ABB to supply systems for Russian icebreaker
OCTOBER 1, 2012 — ABB reports it has won an order worth $35 million from the Baltic Shipyard Ltd. to supply propulsion and electrical systems for a new icebreaker vessel under construction
ABB to provide power and propulsion systems for Project Sunshine cruise ships
ABB has won orders worth more than $60 million to provide complete power and Azipod propulsion systems for the two “Project Sunshine” cruise ships to be built by Meyer Werft at its
ABB says new service contract will cut Carnival fuel costs by up to $1 million per ship
ABB has won a long-term service contract from Carnival Corporation to maintain and upgrade ABB’s Azipod equipment over the next 15 years for 20 ships in the cruise giant’s fleet, cutting costs
ABB propulsion strikes gold in wind farm vessel market
ABB reports that it is currently delivering electric propulsion systems for eight wind turbine installation vessels on behalf of shipyards in China, Indonesia, Singapore and South Korea. Most of the vessels will