Ice-breaking tug deployed in Swedish Arctic port 

Steerprop’s advanced propulsion units combine pushing and pulling propellers within a single unit, delivering high manoeuvrability, ice performance and energy efficiency in harsh ice conditions and open water navigation.

Victoria is the second ice-class project for which Steerprop has supplied CRP propulsors for a Damen-built vessel, said Steerprop director of sales and project management Juho Rekola.

“This vessel design was driven by the customer’s need for exceptional ice performance in the most demanding Arctic conditions,” he said. “They needed a propulsion solution they could rely on to operate efficiently and safely through heavy ice.”  

The SP 60 ECO azimuth propulsors on Victoria have two smaller contra-rotating propellers instead of a single large one, which Steerprop said minimises rotational losses and improves propulsion efficiency.  

“Our CRP technology offered not only advanced engineering, but a purpose-built answer to their specific operational challenge,” said Mr Rekola. “The result is a vessel designed from the keel up for robust, year-round Arctic service.”

Steerprop said its CRP ECO propulsors deliver a 10–17% improvement in net thrust due to optimised blade ratios, pitch and rotational speed.  

“An enhanced lubrication concept further contributes to increased efficiency and long-term operational reliability.”