Powerful new fireboat is Schottel equipped
The Branddirektor Westphal, Europe’s most advanced fireboat, will soon enter service in the Port of Hamburg with a pumping capacity three to four times greater than the port’s existing fireboats. To ensure
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Schottel control upgrade gives 1998-built ASD tug new lease on life
NOVEMBER 28, 2018 — Schottel GmbH has successfully carried out a control upgrade on a 1988-built tug equipped with azimuth thrusters from another supplier. Instead of replacing the entire propulsion system (including
New Navy ASD tugs to have Schottel Rudderpropellers
NOVEMBER 2, 2018 — The four Yard Tug 808-class harbor tugboats ordered from Anacortes, WA, shipbuilder Dakota Creek Industries (see earlier story) will each be equipped with two Schottel Rudderpropellers. The azimuth
Canada’s first fully-electric ferries to have Schottel propulsion
OCTOBER 31, 2018 — Schottel has signed a contract with Damen Shipyards to equip the first fully-electric ferries to operate in Canada. Being built under a contract awarded Damen by the Government
Med Marine adds sixth Schottel-propelled, RAmparts tug
OCTOBER 22, 2018 — Turkish operator and shipbuilder Med Marine recently took delivery of its sixth new RAmparts 2300-MM design, Schottel-propelled tug, the MED XXIX, for harbor and terminal operations as well
Research vessel upgrades include Schottel Pump Jet
DECEMBER 11, 2017 — The refurbishment and modernization of the Finnish Environment Institute’s (SYKE) marine research vessel Aranda, is currently underway at the Rauma Marine Constructions shipyard. The 28-year-old Aranda is to
Schottel delivers first thruster with new ProAnode
OCTOBER 18, 2017 — The first Rudderpropeller with Schottel’s newly developed and patented ProAnode has left the company’s Doerth, Germany, factory. According to Schottel, the new anode provides higher standards of corrosion
LNG fueled tug is first vessel with new Schottel thruster nozzle
AUGUST 29, 2017 — LNG fueling is not the only innovation in the series of three dual-fuel escort tugs being delivered to Norway’s Østensjø Rederi A/S by Spanish shipbuilder Gondan. The first
Powerful new Schottel Rudderpropeller can be installed afloat
JUNE 27, 2017 — Schottel has successfully tested a powerful new thruster. It can be installed afloat, making it ideal for vessels that cannot be docked easily because of their size or
Norwegian ferries will have Schottel SRE EcoPellers
MAY 31, 2017 — Schottel’s new Rudder EcoPeller (SRE EcoPeller) is enjoying considerable success in environmentally-conscious Norwegian ferry operations. Eight new ferries ordered by two of Norway’s leading ferry lines will be fitted