Azipod is a trademarked azimuth thruster pod design, a marine propulsion unit consisting of a fixed pitch propeller mounted on a steerable gondola ("pod")...
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Aurora. Arcadia along with Aurora are adult only ships. Arcadia uses the ABB Azipod system which is an azimuthing electric propulsion drive where the propulsion...
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heavy-lift ship BOKA Vanguard was used as a floating dry dock for repairs to the azipod propulsion system. This operation was selected over Grand Bahama Shipyard's...
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was code-named "Project Sunshine". Later that year, two 20.5-megawatt ABB Azipod XO propulsion units were ordered for that ship. On 29 February 2012 the...
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Norwegian Star (section Azipod problems)
repairs to the Azipod units. During the refit, maintenance was performed on its bow thrusters and stabilizers, as well as the Azipod units, ballast and...
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provided an azimuth thruster for ShinNihonkai Ferries in form of the CRP Azipod, claiming efficiency gains from the propeller (about 10% increase) and a...
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Deutz 16-cylinder generators to provide electric power to two ABB type 5 Azipod electric azimuth thrusters. She can reach a speed of 18 knots, and has a...
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ships, Zuiderdam is equipped with a diesel-electric power plant and an Azipod propulsion system, and eighty-five percent of her staterooms have ocean...
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Pleuger and Friedrich Busmann (Pleuger Unterwasserpumpen GmbH), ABB Group's Azipod was the first product using this technology. The most powerful podded thrusters...
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differ from the other ships of the class in that they are equipped with Azipod azimuth thrusters for propulsion. They were also the last cruise ships built...
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shipbuilder Masa-Yards in the late 1980s, the new propulsion unit became known as Azipod (a portmanteau of "azimuth thruster" and "podded propulsion unit") which...
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Line. The ships are equipped with a diesel-electric power plant and an Azipod propulsion system. The ships are designed so that eighty-five percent of...
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which make a total of 96,000 kilowatts (129,000 hp) and power three ABB Azipod XO thrusters via ABB electrical generators. ABB also supplied major control...
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was code-named "Project Sunshine". Later that year, two 20.5-megawatt ABB Azipod XO propulsion units were ordered for that ship. On 29 February 2012, the...
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sister ship Varzuga, to be equipped with an electric azimuth thruster called Azipod. Lunni, built in 1976 by Werft Nobiskrug GmbH in Rendsburg, Germany, was...
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engines, producing 48 megawatts (64,000 hp). Main propulsion is via two ABB Azipod XO units, having a combined power output of 32MW (43,000hp). The system...
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Carnival Legend (section Azipod failure)
Grand Cayman. On March 13, 2013, a technical issue with one of the ship's Azipods affected the ship's sailing speed. As a result, Carnival Legend failed...
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was code-named "Project Sunshine". Later that year, two 20.5-megawatt ABB Azipod XO propulsion units were ordered for the ship. Meyer Werft performed the...
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Mackinaw's unique features in the US Coast Guard fleet is the use of two Azipod units, ABB's brand of electric azimuth thrusters, for her main propulsion...
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engines. For propulsion, Wonder of the Seas uses three 20,000 kilowatt azipod main engines, which are electric thrusters. These engines are mounted under...
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distribution network across 230 cities in China. In 1990, ABB launched Azipod, a family of electric propulsion systems that extends below the hulls of...
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onboard hotel load. For propulsion, Symphony of the Seas uses three 20 MW azipod main engines, which are electric thrusters. These engines are mounted under...
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computer-controlled fuel injection to increase fuel economy. The ship is propelled by ABB Azipod XO units, which allows a service speed of 22 kts. The AIDAprima uses Mitsubishi...
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cruise ships and has the ability to maneuver with the combination of the Azipod propulsion system, the bow thrusters, and the dynamic positioning system...
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Draught 8.7 m (28 ft 7 in) Depth 11.7 m (38 ft 5 in) Propulsion Diesel-electric; Two units ABB Azipod XO Capacity 3,099 (double occupancy) Crew 1,506...
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athlete Jean Driscoll. The ship has a diesel-electric powertrain using three Azipod azimuth thrusters. Each propeller is driven by a double wound 3-phase synchronous...
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luxury cruise ship. Europa was one of the first ships designed with the ABB Azipod propulsion system, implemented to reduce vibration towards the stern of...
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each with power of 19,300 hp (14.4 MW). The propulsion system is two ABB Azipod XO units with total power of 40 MW, which allows service speed of 22.5 kts...
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which make a total of 96,000 kilowatts (129,000 hp) and power three ABB Azipod XO thrusters via ABB electrical generators. ABB also supplied major control...
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each with power of 19,300 hp (14,400 kW). The propulsion system is two ABB Azipod XO units with total power of 40 MW, which allows service speed of 22.5 knots...
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