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 Azipod propulsion’s market-leading position.
With the increase in demand for alternative propulsion systems that not only improve the overall efficiency of the ship but also reduce the carbon footprints, innovators in the shipping industry are leaving no stone unturned to find a solution to this grave problem.
Azipod XL, the latest version of ABB`s market leading podded electric propulsion system, further increases vessel fuel efficiency to an unprecedented level of up to 20 percent.
Double acting tanker or double acting ship when running astern uses aft part of the ship hull structure made of special reinforced double skin for ice breaking.