Hoyer motor for new thruster design

When large container ships, ferries and other sea vessels navigate in and out of difficult and busy harbours manoeuvring precisely at low speeds is important, the new thruster hopes to make this easier.

“The Hoyer motor is installed in our new retractable azimuth thruster. An azimuth thruster can rotate 360 degrees, which vastly improves the vessel’s ability to manoeuvre,” said Robin Franken, managing director of Global Marine Engineering.

He added: “The thruster is powerful enough that it can also be used for primary forward motion, and it is used to manoeuvre the ship at low speeds. In this case, the client has specified that the thruster be certified in accordance with RMRS, so it is a big advantage for us that Hoyer can supply motors that already have the necessary certifications”

The majority of motors that Hoyer delivers to Global Marine Engineering are standardised and already type-approved in accordance with the requirements set by major maritime classification companies such as ABS, LRS and DNV-GL.

In the bow of most modern ships, there is often a hidden electrically powered propeller known as the bow thruster, which is located below the surface of the water.

A bow thruster can be enormously helpful for the ship’s crew when it is time to dock or execute other precise manoeuvres.

Mr Franken continued: “Our motto is ‘first time is right,’; it is important for us that our clients can rely on the quality of our products.”

He concluded: “We supply thrusters for ships from around the world, among others for ships built at Austal in Australia, and Damen, which has built a large amount of vessels in different countries. These days, almost all ships are fitted with bow thrusters.”