Kongsberg Maritime announces the sale of six sets of controllable pitch propeller systems to Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for installation in six new 94-metre offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) for the Philippine Navy.
Kongsberg Maritime is celebrating following its victory at the Propulsion System Manufacturer of the Year Award at the highly-regarded Electric & Hybrid Marine Awards 2022 in Amsterdam. The Propulsion System Manufacturer of the Year Award highlights the value of KONGSBERG’s large and still growing electric propulsion systems portfolio including waterjets, thrusters, propellers, LNG solutions, generating .
The new ship-owning company Norwind Offshore will fit KONGSBERG equipment to its two new Commissioning Service Operations Vessels (CSOVs), to be built by VARD. Kongsberg Maritime’s scope of delivery encompasses a combination of systems which will enable the operator to maximise operational windows whilst minimising overall energy consumption. Key to this is the propulsion technology, .