Schottel has actually been chosen to gear up the brand-new tugboat unfinished for the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC).
The tugboat presently unfinished at the Washburn & & Doughty Associates,Inc shipyard in East Boothbay, Maine, for the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC) will certainly be thrust by medium-sized Schottel azimuth thrusters.
The pull is being developed to Glosten’s HT-60 style, the tiniest in the harbor pull collection established by the Seattle- based marine style company. It is arranged for distribution in 2021.
Craig Middlebrook, Deputy Administrator of the SLSDC: “This new vessel will be used to carry out a variety of construction and maintenance duties for the U.S. portion of the St. Lawrence Seaway. These duties include routine maintenance of lock gates, maintenance and positioning of aids to navigation, ice management and removal of accumulated ice from lock walls.”
FITTED WITH SCHOTTEL LEACON
The pull’s 2 Schottel kind SRP 210 FP Rudderpropellers (500 kW each) with props gauging 1.4 meters in size are powered by a set of EPA Tier 3 diesel motor. As an outcome, the ASD pull will certainly attain a cost-free running rate of about 14.5 knots. The thrusters will certainly be furnished with Schottel’s copyrighted and also DNV-GL type-approved LEACON system, which guarantees long-term surveillance of the prop shaft and also guiding seals. Considered as a non-oil-to-water user interface, this system follows VGP policies without the demand to make use of eco appropriate lubricating substances (EALs).
At 18.30 meters in general size, the pull is the ideal dimension for navigating inside lock chambers. At the very same time, it has an 8.50-meter beam of light for enhanced efficiency in ice and also boosted security for deck crane procedures.
NEW: MEDIUM-SIZED AZIMUTH THRUSTERS FROM SCHOTTEL
By offering medium-sized Rudderpropellers, Schottel is satisfying brand-new difficulties in the worldwide maritime market. These consist of shiftingd engine power courses, brand-new ice course policies and also the expanding fad in the direction of electrical or hybrid-driven vessels. Combining the most recent modern technologies in mechanical design, hydrodynamics, and also digitalization, the medium-sized thrusters are offered in 3 dimensions which represent usual engine power courses: SRP 210 (560 kW), SRP 240 (750 kW) and also SRP 270 (900 kW).
