Rolls-Royce adds the new thrusters also facilitate a better vessel layout while maintaining high propulsion efficiency, excellent maneuvering capabilities and easy maintenance. The company says the Azipull Carbon, which was initially intended for fast yachts, passenger vessels and workboats, brings to the market a “lightweight, reliable and highly efficient propulsion system with very low noise and vibration levels.”
The AZP C65 is designed for a power rating of 2 megawatts (MW) and fitted with a forward-facing propeller. The thruster can be steered using a hydraulic system. An Automation and Control system, based on Rolls-Royce’s Common Controls building blocks, has also been developed to match the new thrusters, which each weigh 2,800 kg (6,173 lbs).
The first yacht covered by the agreement, the IRONMAN, has already been delivered, and the second and third hulls are under construction. Those are expected to be completed within the next few months.
