Voith has won an order from Danish company A2SEA to equip an offshore wind-farm jack-up vessel under construction at the Chinese shipbuilder Cosco Shipyard.
The vessel will be equipped with a Voith Inline Thruster (VIT) as well as with three Voith Schneider Propellers (VSP). The launch of the vessel is scheduled for early 2012.
With an inner propeller diameter of 2,300 millimetres, the VIT is, according to Voith, the most powerful inline thruster currently on the market. Since the start of series production in 2008, Voith has sold more than 55 units, most of which are already in service. VITs and VIPs are so-called RIM drives, combining electrical, mechanical and hydrodynamic elements to obtain low vibrations, extreme smoothness of running and compact dimensions.
The Swing-Out Azimuth stern thrusters are a particular type of VIP that can be extended from the vessel hull and can be rotated through 360 degrees without limitation.
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