Month: August 2002

A number of Finnish companies are working together to produce vessel concepts that combine diesel-electric with diesel-mechanical machinery. Wärtsilä, the engine manufacturer, Kvaerner Masa-Yards, the shipbuilder, and ABB, the electrical systems developer,…

Like a child growing up, the path to technical maturity isn?t always trouble-free. So in spite of its problems, it should always be remembered that podded propulsion technology remains in its infancy.Computer…

That pods have suffered teething problems isn?t in dispute. What is causing the problems, though, and how to resolve them are still hotly debated.Juha Hanhinen, a hydrodynamics specialist at Finnish engineering and…

Sea trials are underway on the first Royal Navy vessel to feature integrated electric propulsion and podded propulsors. HMS Echo, a 3,470t survey ship, left Appledore Shipbuilders yard in Devon, UK in…