A controllable pitch propeller or variable pitch propeller is one of the most advanced propellers in the shipbuilding industry. It can move its blade in the desired position by changing the pitch of ...

A containership transiting the Pacific Ocean lost hydraulic oil and propulsion after its propeller blade cracked, according to a report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). A blade on ...

German propulsion giant Schottel looks back at five decades of controllable-pitch propeller (CPP) development. CPPs have been developed and produced on the Baltic coast of Germany since 1962 – ...

At the SMM exhibition and conference in Hamburg, Germany, Wärtsilä is introducing its latest development of large Controllable Pitch (CP) Propellers, based on the previously known E-hub type. The new ...

A series of new contracts covers new ship engines, propulsion systems components, and services for multiple USN ship classes. Rolls-Royce Defense has a series of new contracts from the U.S. Navy ...

A Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) vessel crashed into a jetty in Matthew Town, Inagua, on Saturday morning after experiencing mechanical failure, officials confirmed. The RBDF said HMBS Durward ...

Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 8 September 2014 at 10 am EET At the SMM exhibition and conference in Hamburg, Germany, Wärtsilä is introducing its latest development of large Controllable Pitch ...