ABB Azipod Propulsion

[posro1988]

@ 2:04 port of registry is helsinki nut ship's name is in cyrillic?

[Renatodonadio]

@posro1988 Maybe registering in Helsinki is cheaper, do you know how many ships are registered at Panama or Monrovia (Liberia) even being sailed by european companies?

[posro1988]

@Renatodonadio yes I know, but should't names be written in latin alphabet if registered in finland, nyk has their ship names written in english with japanese characters below that

[tupsumato]

@posro1988, the ship (Norilskiy Nickel) was only registered to Helsinki during the initial journey. After the ice trails it was re-registered to a Russian port.

[TheJefedesapuka]

thanks Leonardo d vinci

[JRD123456]

Great stuff ABB.

[floddy3831]

music in this video,who plays ????????????

[helstontvx]

Diesel electric..QE2 had diesel electric drive DC motors no less...natural development of the technology

[tupsumato]

@helstontvx, QE2 was refitted with diesel-electric propulsion in the mid-1980s. Diesel-electric ships have been around since the Second World War, so it wasn't anything special.

[helstontvx]

@helstontvx do not recall saying it was special? however it was 'special' in the fit out installation and rectification and the size of installation two of the largest DC motors ever built GEC/ALstom...my Father commissioned it. bit of trivia, on its trial it lost a bearing that was delivered via a Nimrod.

Please lets not get all bitchy we are commenting because we enjoy engineering right?

[andersonsds]

Espetacular, Magnífico, mas essa semana o Azipod das Barcas S/A pode ter sido o vilão no acidente no Rio de Janeiro.

De qualquer forma uma mudança absurda no conceito!

[Templehawk]

azipod and aquamaster both are great propulsoin systems hope that more ships could have them..

[Theriomalstrom]

LOL @ 3:14 you can hear the martini glasses falling over.

[cobra012297]

@Theriomalstrom And everything else on board as well LOL!

[ymanganelli]

Thats a WOW.. great job for ABB Azipod, electric power is and always be the way of the future:)

[marcioeale]

Thank you very much to share this incredible video to us. The ABB Azipod is the revolution in Marine industry.

[HansNien]

Wow, that looks (and sounds) good. But I fear that azipods are quite expensive compared to the usual system of propellers and ruthers. That should be the reason why not every company uses azipods on ther new ships. But we can wait for it: the next decennia that is probably going to change...

[artbasnay]

thnx for enlighting me about the azipods, and yeah your right, companys who dont use azipodos on there ships is making an awful mistake

[mysteriousblogmaster]

All new cruise ships should be fitted with these types of propulsion units. If shipping companies don't choose ABB azipods or any type of azimuthing propulsion, they are making an awful mistake.

[gunterxxxz]

are all new cruise ships now are using the azipod propulsion?

[mysteriousblogmaster]

Not all cruise ships are building their newest ships with this type of propulsion. They have the option to do so, but in my opinion, they ought to be fitted with this type of propulsion unit.

[vertabine]

did you guys know that Azipod method is invented in Finland :)

[mysteriousblogmaster]

I believe Turku to be exact.

[dylanfloyd777]

@vertabine RAKIA CONNECTING PEOPLE--GREET.FROM CROATIA!

[cpjjrg]

ABB products are just the best

[pancanal]

ABB Azipod