Rolls thrusts into Chinese tug market

2012-01-20T16:17:00

The four most powerful tugs will each be equipped with a pair of Rolls-Royce US305 Azimuth thrusters with fixed pitch propellers measuring 3m in diameter.

Global power systems provider Rolls-Royce has won orders worth some £18m for the supply of Azimuth thrusters to power 18 new tugs being built in China.

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