The Finns, with a long track record in thruster technology, were the leaders in the podded drive concept, first applied in the form of a 1,5-MW Azipod unit to a Finnish waterway service vessel in ...

Among thruster installations ... Since the introduction of the Azipod in 1990 by Kvaerner Masa- Yards (KMY) and ABB Marine of Finland, podded drives have captured the interest of two other ...