ABB award winning innovative technology
ABB has won the prestigious “red dot award” 2013 for product design in recognition of its innovative Azimuth lever that is so precise that it can turn huge vessels, such as the world’s largest cruise ship “Allure of the Seas” (360 meters long and more than 200,000 tons, gross registered tonnage), a full 360 degrees on their own axis.
This technology will be an important feature of the steering equipment in future cruise vessels. The device is the key part used in Azipod-powered ships to control propulsion speed and steering angle and forms part of the ABB Intelligent Maneuvering Interface system. Propeller speed is controlled by moving the horizontal axis of the lever, while the steering angle is controlled by rotating the lever around its vertical axis
Read more in the Safety4Sea article