Category: Polarstern
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Steerprop to supply complete propulsion thruster package for new Polarstern research icebreaker
Steerprop to supply complete propulsion thruster package for new Polarstern research icebreaker Finnish propulsion specialist Steerprop has received a further thruster order from shipbuilder TKMS for the new German research vessel Polarstern. The addition of two Steerprop SP 40 TT ARC tunnel thrusters to Steerprop’s scope of supply means that the company will now provide…
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Elomatic awarded Polarstern 2 icebreaker design contract
Elomatic awarded Polarstern 2 icebreaker design contract Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) has awarded Elomatic Maritime Technologies GmbH a design and engineering contract to support the construction of Germany’s new Polarstern 2 icebreaker. Set to become the world’s largest and most advanced icebreaking research and polar logistics ship, it is to be built for the Alfred…