Most propellers reverse direction to go astern, but controllable pitch propellers just twist their blades instead, keeping ...

Most propellers push water in one direction and rely on a rudder to do the rest, but the Voith Schneider propeller throws out ...

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 ...

Blade pitch control is handled by a central hub that works a bit like the swashplate in a helicopter; when it's moved off-axis, it changes the pitch of all blades as the barrel rotates, such that the ...