Largest-ever ZF gearbox and propeller

摘要

In March this year, ZF Marine delivered the largest gearbox that the company has yet built, as well as its largest CP propeller; however, the W103100 gearbox and KH1350 propeller are not destined for installation in the same vessel - partly due to the peculiar laws of marine hydrodynamics. The gearbox, the design of which commenced in November 2004, was delivered to the Turkish shipyard Marmara for installation in a 16,000dwt product tanker. The customer is Niveko, ZF Marine's representative in Turkey, who has been very successful in selling the company's large gearboxes and CP propellers.