#azipod

[supplyside]

ABB Azipod D series of gearless thruster

[nicholassabalos]

Going high and dry....

Carnival Cruise Line’s cruise ship Carnival Vista has only been in service for just over three years, but it’s been plagued recently by problems with its azipod propulsion system....restricting the ship’s speed and maneuverability.

So, from July 12 to July 24, 2019, the huge 1,000-foot-long (300 meters), 135,000-ton cruise ship will be residing in a floating drydock to make repairs to the azipods which hang underwater below the ship’s stern.

As the photos (the first three are artist’s conceptions) above illustrate, the ship will first be floated into the partially-submerged drydock....secured in place....the drydock refloated with the Carnival Vista onboard....then transported to a shipyard in Freeport, Bahamas....and repairs effected.

At the end of the repairs, reverse the whole process....

     Carnival Vista will go back to cruising at the end of July 2019

And, with a little luck -- and a lot of hard work -- the cruise ship will resume its normal week-long Caribbean cruises out of its homeport in Galveston, Texas with its scheduled July 27th sailing.

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>>CLICK on the four images at the top for a much closer look....

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>>Note: AZIPOD means “Azimuth Podded Drive”....and is becoming increasingly common as the method of propulsion for many cruise ships and other types of vessels (like icebreakers) requiring high maneuverability and focused propulsive power.

Rather than “push” a ship through the water -- like conventional propellers -- azipods actually appear to be mounted backwards, as they “pull” a vessel through the water.

In addition, the azipods turn as a unit -- eliminating the need for rudders for steering a ship.

                            A typical azipod propulsion system

[disneycruiselineblog]

Disney Wish Construction Update – Azipod Installation Time-lapse

Disney Wish Construction Update – Azipod Installation Time-lapse

Recently, Walt Disney Imagineering shared a time-lapse of the installation of both azipods underneath the Disney Wish‘s stern. Unlike the current Disney Cruise Line ships, the LNG-powered Triton Class, beginning with the Wish will use azipods. Azipod propulsion is a gearless steerable propulsion system where the electric drive motor is housed within a pod outside the ship hull. Azipod units can…

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[lescarats-newyork]

Azimut-Benetti & Cannes Yachting Festival 2015

Azimut-Benetti & Cannes Yachting Festival 2015

Leadership On The High Seas Every year the rich and famous weigh anchor at the uber elite yachting festival in Cannes. Here the newest superyachts can be taken for sea trials in the French Riviera. The salty air and champagne is purely narcotic for those who have the sea in their blood and a paparazzi following. This year over 550 boats were on display, and over 100 models made their world…

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[zousen-news]

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has been awarded the Innovation of the Year Award for the recently introduced Azipod D electric propulsion product at the Electric & Hybrid Marine World Expo in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

ABB’s Azipod D Electric Propulsion Named Innovation of the Year

[zousen-news]

ABB adds to Azipod line - Marine Log

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Swiss-based power and automation technology company ABB says it has been awarded a contract worth $60 million to deliver Azipod propulsion and power systems to two Norwegian Cruise Line vessels to be built at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany. The Breakaway-Plus class cruise ships are scheduled to be delivered in Q2 2018 and Q4 2019.

ABB Wins Repeat Azipod Order from Norwegian Cruise Lines - gCaptain Maritime & Offshore News

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ABB generates record Azipod orders in 2014 on icegoing and cruise ships ...

ABB generates record Azipod orders in 2014 on icegoing and cruise ships …

ABB, a global leader in power and automation technology, has received record levels of new orders for the marine part of the group's business, driven by solid growth in demand for electrical propulsion systems especially in the cruise and ice-going …

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