Power and automation technology group ABB has won a European Marine Engineering Award, acknowledging the innovation behind the new Azipod D electric propulsion solution, launched in 2015. The 2016 ...

Study confirms Azipod® superiority over shaftline propulsion ABB launches mid-power range Azipod® in June 2019 Latest Azipod® designed to improve energy efficiency, cut emissions LILLESTRØM, ...

ABB has been selected by the Astilleros y Servicios Navales S.A. (ASENAV) shipyard based in Chile to provide a power and propulsion system for Antarctica21’s newbuild boutique expedition ship Magellan ...

The vessel was conceptualized by experts at Aker Arctic Technology and ILS. The design required it to be adept at meeting the challenging conditions at the sea while simultaneously being responsive to ...

Is there anything on a cruise ship that seems to break more regularly, or with more significant consequence, than the podded propulsion systems that now power a majority of the global fleet? The ...

Yet another Carnival cruise ship is experiencing a technical issue. Carnival says the 2,124-passenger Carnival Legend today is having a problem with one of its Azipod propulsion units that is ...

Cruise ship Independence of the Seas was operating on only two out its three propellers for much of the four years she spent sailing from Southampton, it has been revealed. A bearing failure on one of ...

Engineers work to unlock power shipwide. Over the years, ship propulsion has evolved from sail to steam to diesel and gas turbine engines. The U.S. Navy now is transitioning to all-electric ships, ...

Study confirms Azipod® superiority over shaftline propulsion ABB launches mid-power range Azipod® in June 2019 Latest Azipod® designed to improve energy efficiency, cut emissions ...

An independent study by marine consultancy Deltamarin revealed that the ABB Azipod® electric propulsion system for ferries could save up to $1.7 million in annual fuel costs per vessel, strengthening ...