ABB Marine & Ports

ABB wins propulsion contract for first Canadian polar class icebreaker

Seaspan Shipyards has awarded ABB a contract to deliver an integrated propulsion system for the first of the Canadian Coast Guard’s new-generation polar class icebreakers.

The vessel is expected to be one of the world’s largest and most powerful diesel-electric icebreaker when it enters service in 2030, with ABB supplying vessel systems complying with IACS Polar Class 2 requirements for year-round operations in moderate multi-year ice conditions. The vessel will have 34 MW of propulsive power...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/abb-wins-propulsion-contract-for-first-canadian-polar-class-icebreaker/

ABB and Carnival ink 15-year Azipod XO maintenance agreement

Since ABB secured its first Azipod propulsion order for the Carnival Cruise Line ship Carnival Elation in 1995, Carnival Corporation has gone on to specify Azipod propulsion for more than 40 vessels in its various cruise brands. Now the cruise giant has signed a 15-year maintenance agreement with ABB covering the Azipod XO propulsion systems that power vessels operating for several of its brands.

Azipod XO propulsion is ABB’s solution for high-power open water applications, and is particularly...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/abb-and-carnival-ink-15-year-azipod-xo-maintenance-agreement/

FERRIES 2021: Bringing the Norwegian experience to U.S. ferry operators

Marine Log‘s FERRIES 2021 conference is scheduled to kickoff in just over a month for the first in-person ferry event in over 18 months.

The event will take place November 9-10 on the New York Harbor waterfront in Jersey City, N.J., in partnership with the Passenger Vessel Association. As its theme says, “The ferry industry is poised to rebound in 2022.”

This year, the program includes a presentation on marine electrification for ferries by ABB Marine & Port’s Bruce Strupp.

To date, ferry...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/ferries-2021-bringing-the-norwegian-experience-to-u-s-ferry-operators/

ABB selects Corvus battery for Crowley all-electric tug

ABB selects Corvus battery for Crowley all-electric tug

Corvus Energy will supply the battery-based ESS for the ABB electric propulsion system on board the all-electric tug eWolf by Crowley Maritime Corporation. Courtesy of Crowley Maritime Corporation.

Seattle, USA and Bergen, Norway – August 30, 2021 – Corvus Energy is pleased to announce that it has been selected by ABB Marine & Ports to supply the energy storage system for the all-electric tug eWolf by Crowley Maritime Corporation. The vessel...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/08/30/abb-selects-corvus-battery-for-crowley-all-electric-tug/

ABB offers new fleet-wide performance optimization solution

A new online platform, ABB AbilityMarine Fleet Intelligence – Advisory, combines the power of cloud-based analytics and reporting with user-friendly visualizations to help shipowners, managers and charterers optimize ship performance fleet-wide.

Offered as software-as-a-service (SaaS), the solution can collect data from a wide variety of vessel systems. It provides a complete overview of all data collected from shipboard systems, making it possible to compare a ship’s operational performance...

https://www.marinelog.com/technology/abb-offers-new-fleet-wide-performance-optimization-solution/

ABB adds new Azipod function

A new digital solution supports crew in achieving optimum efficiency from the ABB Azipod electric propulsion system.

Called ABB Ability OptimE – Toe Angle Optimization for Propulsion, the solution automatically selects the optimal steering angle for the Azipod system. ABB says that with OptimE, further fuel savings of up to 1.5 percent can be achieved depending on a ship’s operating profile. These savings are in addition to Azipod propulsion’s ability to cut fuel consumption by up to 20 percent...

https://www.marinelog.com/technology/abb-adds-new-azipod-function/

Hydrogen ferry for Oslo-Copenhagen

Hydrogen ferry for Oslo-Copenhagen

DFDS and its partners have applied for EU support for development of a ferry powered by electricity from a hydrogen fuel cell which only emits water. Green hydrogen is to be produced by a projected offshore wind energy-powered electrolyser plant in Greater Copenhagen.

A group of companies have partnered up in order to develop a 100% hydrogen powered ferry for DFDS’ Oslo – Frederikshavn – Copenhagen route.

The ferry will be powered by electricity from a hydrogen...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/11/26/hydrogen-ferry-for-oslo-copenhagen/

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