The first tunnel thrusters from Finnish propulsion specialist Steerprop will enter service in the coming months. The company says that a strong early orderbook for more than 50 TT thrusters to date
Steerprop 2,100 kW SP 40 TT
The first tunnel thrusters from Finnish propulsion specialist Steerprop will enter service in the coming months. The company says that a strong early orderbook for more than 50 TT thrusters to date indicates that its flexible, purpose-specific designs not only meet operator expectations—for safety, reliability and performance—but also satisfy shipyard requirements on initial cost and delivery.
Two early tunnel thruster projects, for Finnish Border Guard patrol vessels and on what will become the world’s largest cable laying vessel, fall within Steerprop’s established customer base of high-demand applications for challenging operations.
“Tunnel thrusters are a standard feature that is thus often applied without the attention given to other propulsion elements,“ said Juha Rekola, director sales and project development at Steerprop. “The result can be power either above or below requirements, and a lifetime of frustrating maintenance demands. Steerprop does things differently. By optimizing for the hull form and
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