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Kort Propulsion

UK designer of Kort nozzles, custom propellers, high-lift rudders and hydraulic tunnel and azimuth thrusters for vessels from ROVs to large commercial ships.

Erith, Kent · Company

About

Kort Propulsion is based at Erith, Kent, on the Thames in the United Kingdom, with a partner manufacturing facility at Dartmouth, Devon. The firm pioneered the Kort nozzle in the mid-1930s and has supplied propulsion packages to the marine industry for more than 90 years.

Market sectors include coastal shipping, offshore, towage, inland waterways, dredging, fishing and ROV. Customers range from offshore wind farm businesses in Australia and the Philippines to waterway operators in Romania, and the company is represented by agents in France, the Netherlands, Turkey, Ireland, Romania, Egypt and India.

Owners, shipyards and designers employ Kort at the design stage to make sure that vessel performance meets specification.

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