Ten brand-new Damen developed crab-catching vessels for the Russian crab-catching firms Antey, Merlion, and also Aqvainvest will certainly be pushed by Schottel propulsion systems. Eight will certainly be developed at Russia’s Nakhodka shipyard and also 2 even more at an additional Russian lawn, Brothers Nobel, the biggest shipyard on the top Volga River.
They are arranged to get in procedure from 2020 to 2024.
Each of the 57.7 meter long by 12.6 meter broad ice-class vessels will certainly be furnished with one kind SCP 77 four-bladed Schottel Controllable Propeller with size of 2.8 meters and also driven by a diesel motor creating 1,620 kW at 750 rpm. With this arrangement, the vessels will certainly attain a totally free running rate of around 12 knots. For boosted ability to move, each brand-new construct will certainly additionally be given with one 400 kW kind STT 1 CP. Schottel Transverse Thruster.
Crab capturing vessels deal with extremely varied needs. The vessel requires to be able to transportation to angling premises quickly and also successfully, yet need to have the ability to navigate specifically to place and also transport the crab pots. Additionally, the crab-catching premises are reasonably remote locations with incredibly severe climate condition, which require durable and also dependable tools. A Schottel propulsion plan including controlled pitch prop and also passage thruster is well matched to these needs.
State- of-the-art estimation approaches make certain that each SCP is efficiently adjusted to hydrodynamic problems. As an outcome, drivers gain from a high level of effectiveness causing reduced operating expense and also lowered gas usage with the durable layout of the SCP maintaining upkeep demands to a minimum and also making certain a lengthy solution life time.