ABB Marine & Ports
Azipod propulsion, electric propulsion, Onboard DC Grid, shore connection, drives and generators.
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- Zurich, Switzerland
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Business description
ABB Marine & Ports supplies electric, automated and digital solutions for the marine industry. Its Azipod electric propulsion places an electric motor in a steerable pod outside the hull, so thrust can be rotated a full 360 degrees; the system now propels more than 35 vessel types.
- Azipod propulsion: podded electric propulsion for cruise ships, icebreakers and ice-going vessels, offshore vessels and other ship types
- ABB Dynafin: propulsion concept presented in the marine portfolio
- Electric solutions: AC power distribution, Onboard DC Grid, shore connection and hybrid power trains with batteries and fuel cells
- Digital solutions: bridge solutions portfolio, routing services and other digital services
- Systems for passenger, cargo, offshore, icegoing, coast guard and navy vessels
- Service for installed systems
About
ABB Marine & Ports is the marine business of ABB, a global technology group in electrification and automation with around 110,000 employees and a history of more than 140 years. ABB states that it has provided electric systems on board vessels for more than 110 years and that well over 1300 ships employ its electric system.
ABB developed Azipod propulsion in the late 1980s as a solution combining good maneuverability with high efficiency. The Double Acting principle used with Azipod units lets an icebreaking vessel have a stern optimized for icebreaking and a bow optimized for open water.
The ABB website is provided by ABB Asea Brown Boveri Ltd, Affolternstrasse 44, 8050 Zurich, Switzerland.
Legal name: ABB Asea Brown Boveri Ltd. Part of: ABB. Brands: Azipod, ABB Dynafin, Onboard DC Grid.
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Consulting
ABB Ability™ Marine Fleet Intelligence – Advisory
Cloud-based fleet and vessel performance monitoring service in the ABB Ability™ Marine Fleet Portal, covering fuel efficiency, emissions, technical condition, availability and SEEMP/IMO GHG (CII) compliance.
Consulting
ABB Ability™ OCTOPUS
ABB Ability™ OCTOPUS Marine Advisory System: modular vessel performance and ship motion forecasting software for onboard and shore use, covering safety, DP forecasting, trim and power plant optimization.
Equipment
ABB Dynafin
Cycloidal-type electric propulsion concept with individually controlled blades mimicking a whale's tail; open-water efficiency up to 85% in CFD and model tests, verified by MARIN, for newbuilds and retrofits.
Retrofit / Upgrade / Repower
ABB Marine Extensions, Upgrades and Retrofits
ABB upgrades and retrofits of equipment on earlier-generation vessels, ports and cranes to meet regulations, restore performance, improve energy efficiency and extend lifespan, delivered as complete turnkey projects.
Equipment
ABB Permanent Magnet Shaft Generator and ACS880 Drive Package
Pre-engineered package pairing an in-line permanent magnet shaft generator with an ACS880 variable speed drive, 1500–4000 kW, for PTO, PTI, PTH and shore power on container ships, tankers, gas carriers and dry cargo vessels.
Equipment
Azipod® for open water
ABB Azipod® gearless podded propulsion for open water, 1 to 22 MW, in pulling open-propeller and pushing ducted versions, covering more than 35 vessel types with ice classes up to 1A Super.
Equipment
Azipod® Propulsion
ABB Azipod® is a gearless steerable electric propulsion system with the drive motor in a pod outside the hull, rotating 360°, used on more than 35 vessel types including ice-class ships.
System / Package
Azipod® propulsion systems for high ice-class vessels
ABB Azipod® ice-class podded electric propulsion for vessels up to Polar Class 2, including double-acting ships: Azipod® ICE/DI (2–5 MW, PC3–PC4) and Azipod® VI (6–17 MW, up to PC2).
Maintenance / Service Agreement
Azipod® Services
Lifecycle service for ABB Azipod® propulsion: tailored service agreements, 24/7 technical support, condition management, dry-docking, spare parts, upgrades, lifetime extensions and operator training.
System / Package
Containerized energy storage system
ABB containerized battery energy storage system with batteries, converters, transformer, controls and cooling pre-assembled in one unit for plug-and-play on-deck installation on newbuilds and retrofits.
Engineering & Design
Control Room Design & Operator Workstations
ABB control room design and ergonomic operator workstations for 24/7 operations, including maritime operations centres and engine control rooms; ISO 11064-compliant designs with Comfortio, Cergo and Alerto operator desks.
Equipment
Fuel Cell Integration
ABB marine fuel cell integration for LNG, methanol or hydrogen, covering the full power range for onboard and onshore installation, with DC or AC grid integration and hybrid operation.
Equipment
Geared Shaft Generators
ABB geared shaft generators tailored to the vessel design, for fixed or variable speed operation; synchronous types from 500 to 5000 kW and asynchronous PTO/PTI/PTH types from 100 to 7000 kW.
Training
H850 – Azipod Space Safety
4-day ABB Marine Academy course in Helsinki on confined-space safety inside the Azipod unit: hazards, entry procedures, personnel duties, PPE, rescue and first aid, with simulator exercises.
Training
H880 Azipod® CO/DO Technical Training
Four-day ABB Marine Academy course in Helsinki on operating, maintaining and troubleshooting Azipod® CO/DO propulsion, including ACS8X0 drives and electrical steering gear.
Training
H881 Azipod® VO Technical Training
Five-day ABB Marine Academy course in Helsinki on Azipod® VO sub-systems, hydraulic steering gear, condition monitoring, fault tracing and adjustments for marine engineers.
Training
H882 Azipod® XO Technical Training
Five-day ABB Marine Academy course in Helsinki on operating, maintaining and troubleshooting Azipod® XO systems, including electric steering gear, slip-ring unit and ACS8X0 drive programming.
Training
H883 – Azipod Vessel Operation, Operational Level
3-day ABB Marine Academy simulator course for deck officers on twin-Azipod vessels, covering watchkeeping, manoeuvring, system functions and response to propulsion malfunctions.
Training
H884 Azipod® Vessel Operation Onboard Training
One- or two-day ABB Marine Academy onboard workshop for deck and engine personnel on twin-Azipod® cruise vessel operation in normal and special conditions, tailored to vessel and crew.
Training
H885 Azipod® Vessel Operation, Management Level
Five-day ABB Marine Academy management-level (STCW) bridge simulator workshop on twin-Azipod® cruise vessel operation and handling, malfunctions and bridge communication.
Training
H886 Azipod® Space Safety & Azipod® XO Technical Blended Learning
ABB Marine Academy blended course combining remote theory and five days hands-on in Helsinki on Azipod® XO technical systems and confined-space entry, safety and rescue inside the Azipod® unit.
Training
H887 – Azipod Space Safety & Azipod VI Technical Blended Learning
ABB Marine Academy blended course (remote theory plus 5 days hands-on in Helsinki) on confined-space safety inside Azipod units and technical maintenance and troubleshooting of Azipod VI subsystems.
Training
H894 Marine Automation Training (800xA / AC800M)
Five-day ABB Marine Academy course on maintaining, engineering and troubleshooting ABB 800xA IAMCS marine automation systems and AC800M PLCs, held in Genoa, Rotterdam and Singapore.
Training
H938 Azipod® Vessel Operation in ice, Management Level
Five-day ABB Marine Academy management-level course for deck officers on operating Azipod® vessels in ice, with bridge simulator exercises covering Basic-Level Polar Code requirements.
System / Package
Høglund Integrated Automation System (IAS)
Modular, scalable integrated automation system for automation, monitoring and control on board vessels, from a few hundred to several thousand signals, built on ABB hardware with playback functionality included.
System / Package
Onboard DC Grid
ABB Onboard DC Grid™ is a modular, fault-tolerant DC power system for ships that integrates engines at variable speed, batteries, fuel cells and other energy sources and loads.
Maintenance / Service Agreement
Routing Services
ABB marine routing services combining voyage optimization software, real-time weather routing and expert support, plus Vessel Routing and Vessel Insights APIs for route, ETA, fuel and emissions optimization.