seatec - Finnish marine technology review 1/2017 | Page 38

New innovations in propeller technology

by: MERJA KIHL AND ARI MONONEN photos: ABB
Some of the leading manufacturers and designers of propeller and propulsion devices have come up with new hi-tech solutions for the maritime market.
Azipod propulsion – electric podded azimuth thrusters – has been on the market for 25 years.
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