New thrust from Veth

摘要

Don Amado, the first in a new series of three 105m long, DP Class 2, diving support vessels from Dutch shipbuilder De Hoop, is now in service with Oceanografia in the Gulf of Mexico, and its delivery represents a milestone for Veth Motoren, whose participation in the building project saw the supply of the company's largest ever thrusters.rnThe latest electrically-driven Veth-Z-Drives, type VZ-1800 feature propeller diameters of 2400mm. Two of these thrusters are installed aft onboard Don Amato, operating at up to 1500kW, although the equipment supplier says that the VZ-1800 can offer power of up to 2000kW, at 1800revs/min. The ship is also equipped with three Veth tunnel bow thrusters, of the VT-800 type, offering 900kW at 900revs/min.