2024-09-05
Damen Shipyards Group and Boluda Towage continue successful collaboration with Voith
- Damen Shipyards Group orders eight Voith Schneider Propellers (VSPs) for four new Voith Water Tractors (VWTs) with hybrid propulsion systems.
- First VWT hybrid tugs to be delivered from Damen Shipyards to Boluda Towage starting in 2025.
The new TRAktor 3200-V escort and terminal tugs were designed by the renowned Canadian engineering firm Robert Allan Ltd. They are being built by Damen Shipyards Group for Boluda Towage, the world’s largest towage services company.
Each of the escort and terminal tugs will have two powerful Voith Schneider Propellers to provide the necessary thrust and excellent maneuverability. The VSP 32X6/265 propellers will be powered by 3,000 kW CAT 3516E engines and 300 kW electric motors/generators via Reintjes reduction gearboxes.
More information about this project and other maritime successes will be presented Sept. till 6, 2024, at SMM in Hamburg, the most important industry event of the year. Visit Voith at Booth 205, Hall 4A.
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The Voith Group is a global technology company. With its broad portfolio of systems, products, services and digital applications, Voith sets standards in the markets of energy, paper, raw materials and transport & automotive. Founded in 1867, the company today has around 22,000 employees, sales of € 5.5 billion and locations in over 60 countries worldwide and is thus one of the larger family-owned companies in Europe.
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The Group Division Voith Turbo is part of the Voith Group and a specialist for intelligent drive technology, systems as well as tailor-made services. With its innovative and smart products, Voith offers highest efficiency and reliability. Customers from highly diverse industries such as oil and gas, energy, mining and mechanical engineering, ship technology, rail and commercial vehicles rely on the advanced technologies and digital applications of Voith.
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