VIDEO: ABB adds new midsize range to Azipod line
ABB is introducing a new midsize range of Azipod propulsors covering the 7.5 – 14.5 MW power range. The range is aimed at the ferry and RoPax sector, but will also be
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First ABB Azipod D propulsion system now in operation
DECEMBER 8, 2017 — ABB reports that the first vessel installed with its Azipod D electric propulsion system, an 8,000 kW rescue tug, has been delivered to customer Guangzhou Salvage Bureau, a
LNG fueled Viking Line newbuild to have Azipod propulsion
OCTOBER 9, 2017 — The 63,000 grt, 2,800 passenger cruise ferry to be built by China’s Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry Co. for Åland, Finland, headquartered Viking Line is to have an ABB Azipod
Live from SMM: New Azipod XL improves propulsion efficiency
SEPTEMBER 8, 2016—This year marks the 25th anniversary of the introduction of the Azipod, which has enjoyed particular success as a propulsion choice for cruise vessels and icebreakers. Over the years, ABB
VIDEO: New Azipod XL delivers further fuel savings
SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 — ABB says that the latest version of its podded electric propulsion system, the Azipod XL, increases vessel fuel efficiency by as much as 20 percent compared to modern
Chinese polar icebreaker to have Azipod propulsion
MAY 12, 2016 — A Chinese polar science research icebreaker will have an ABB Azipod propulsion system. The Polar Research Institute of China ship —the first vessel of its type to be
ABB ships 20.5 MW Azipod XO
JANUARY 11, 2016 — A 20.5 MW Azipod XO podded propulsion unit has left ABB’s Vuosaari plant in Helsinki, Finland, headed for Meyer Werft’s Papenburg, Germany, shipyard. It will be installed on
Azipods ordered for two more Carnival Corp. newbuilds
ABB’s delivery will also include generators, main switchboards, a remote control system and distribution transformers.
One of the ships is for Carnival Corporation’s Holland America Line brand and will 99,500 gt, 2,650 passenger sister ship to Koningsdam, currently under construction at the Fincantieri shipyard. It will be delivered in fourth quarter 2018.The other is Carnival Cruise Line’s 3,954-passenger a sister ship to Carnival Vista. It is set for delivery for in first quarter 2018 and will be the line’s twenty-sixth ship
“We are pleased to continue our collaboration with Fincantieri, which is known as one of the world’s leading cruise ship builders. Longstanding customer relationships with leading shipyards such as Fincantieri are testament to our continued dedication to quality and customer value,” says Heikki Soljama, managing director for ABB’s Marine and Ports business.
The collaboration between ABB and Fincantieri spans over 25 years: ABB’s first electric propulsion delivery to Fincantieri was for a Carnival cruise ship in 1990. Since then, 14 ships built by Fincantieri have been equipped with ABB’s Azipod propulsion. Twenty-four of Carnival Corporation’s ships are equipped with Azipod propulsion.
Azipod D named Innovation of the Year
JUNE 26, 2015 — ABB has been awarded the Innovation of the Year Award for its Azipod D electric propulsion product at the Electric & Hybrid Marine World Expo in Amsterdam, the
ABB adds to Azipod line
MARCH 24, 2015 — ABB has expanded its line of Azipod electric propulsion systems. Its new Azipod D thrusters cover the power range from 1.6 MW to 7 MW per unit and