PRESS RELEASE: New marine technology for Arctic conditions – greater durability and lifespan
Through the ArTEco project, European marine research institutes and companies have developed creative technologies for thruster solutions, under the leadership of VTT and Wärtsilä. Thruster lifetimes can be increased, their maintenance need can be decreased and their reliability improved, particularly in extreme conditions. While at sea, a ship must overcome tough resistance as it displaces water masses from its path. Ice creates extreme loads when the power of the ship's engine is directed through the ice by the propeller. Extreme loads wear the propulsion equipment, or thruster,