Finnøy Gear & Propeller has signed a contract to deliver complete propulsion systems for a new series of eight cargo vessels being built for the Norwegian shipping company Wilson ASA. The vessels will ...
Kongsberg Maritime has been hired by Consórcio Marenova to design and equip four methanol- and ethanol-ready handy-size product tankers for Petrobras Transporte (Transpetro).The vessels will be built ...
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Why most cargo ships still reverse their engines the hard way, fixed propellers, CPPs, and the physics of stopping at sea
Stopping a massive ship in an emergency is far more complicated than just throwing it in reverse, and the answer depends entirely on what kind of propeller and engine you're working with. From steam ...
Aircraft propellers are broadly divided into fixed-pitch, which offer a performance compromise between climb and cruise, and variable-pitch types, which can adjust blade angle. Variable-pitch ...
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