Rudderpropeller

Med Marine orders Schottel RudderPropellers for 6 new ASD tugs

Schottel RudderPropeller

Six new ASD (azimuthing stern drive) tugs being built for stock by Turkish shipbuilder Med Marine’s Ereğli Shipyard will be equipped with Schottel RudderPropellers.

“An increasingly difficult global political situation and jeopardized trade routes have led to an increase in supply chain disruptions in recent years,” said Ertuğrul Çetin, procurement & technical group director at Med Marine. “The maritime industry is particularly affected by this. With the pre-production of our successful tug...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/med-marine-orders-schottel-rudderpropellers-for-6-new-asd-tugs/

World’s first hydrogen-fueled tug features Schottel propulsion

HydroTug drive system

Launched earlier this year by Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Amon, the world’s first hydrogen-fueled tug, the HydroTug, will be among the cleanest vessels in the fleet of the Port of Antwerp-Bruges in Belgium when it goes to work in early 2023.

With the HydroTug, the Port of Antwerp-Bruges is making an important step in the transition to a sustainable, CO2-neutral port,” says Jacques Vandermeiren, CEO at Port of Antwerp-Bruges.”The port is systematically pursuing a policy of making its entire...

https://www.marinelog.com/technology/worlds-first-hydrogen-fueled-tug-features-schottel-propulsion/