11/07/2013

Bow Thrusters: Construction and Working

Bow thrusters are type of propellers, which are smaller in size and which help in better maneuverability of the ships at lower speeds. They are generally used for maneuvering the vessel near the coastal waters or while entering or leaving a port. Bow thrusters help in assisting tug boats in berthing the ship without wasting time. This saves a lot of money for the shipping company because of lesser stay of the ships in the ports. Moreover, presence of bow thrusters on a vessel eradicates the need of two tugs while leaving and entering the port, and thus saves more money.
Generally, bow thrusters are transverse thrusters placed at the forward and aft end of the ship. The thruster placed in the forward end is known as the bow thruster and the one placed in the aft is known as the stern thruster. The requirement for the number of thrusters to be installed depends on the length of the ship.
Construction and Working of Bow Thrusters
The bow and stern thrusters are placed in the through-and-through tunnels which open at both sides of the ship. There are two such tunnels – at forward and aft ends of the ship. The thruster takes suction from one side and throws it out at the other side of the ship, thus moving the ship in the opposite direction. This can be operated in both the directions i.e. port to starboard and starboard to port. The bow thrusters are placed below the water line of the ship. For this reason, the bow thruster room should be checked for water accumulation at regular intervals of time.
The bow and the stern thrusters can be electric driven or hydraulic driven or diesel driven. However, the most commonly used are electric driven, as in hydraulic driven thrusters there occur many leakage problems. Also, with diesel driven bow thrusters, the amount of maintenance required is more and every time before starting someone needs to go to the thruster room to check the thrusters.
Bow thruster consists of an electric motor which is mounted directly over the thruster using a worm gear arrangement. The motor runs at a constant speed, and whenever there is a change required in the thrust or direction, the controllable pitch blades are adjusted. These blades are moved and the pitch is changed with the help of hydraulic oil which moves the hub on which the blades are mounted. As the thruster is of controllable pitch type, it can be run continuously, and when no thrust is required the pitch can be made to zero.
The thruster is controlled from the bridge and the directions are given remotely. In case of remote failure, a manual method for changing the pitch is provided in the thruster room and can be operated from there.
Maintenance Required
1) The insulation needs to be checked regularly and should be kept dry. This is done because bow thrusters are not used frequently and thus there are chances of damages by moisture. Moreover, because of the frequent idle state of the bow thrusters, there can be reduction in the insulation resistance especially in colder regions.
2) The space heater is checked for working condition so that the insulation can be kept dry.
3) The bearings of the motor and the links are to be greased every month.
4) The condition of hydraulic oil is to be checked every month for water in oil and samples should be sent for lab analysis for further checking.
5) The thickness of the contactors is to be checked from time to time.
6) Checks are to be made for any water leakages in the bow thruster room which is indication of seal leaking.
7) The flexible coupling between the motor and thruster should also be checked.
Advantages
1) Better maneuverability at low speeds of the ship.
2) Safety of the ship increases when berthing in bad weather.
3) Saves money due to reduction of stay in port and less usage of tug boats.
Disadvantages
1) A very large induction motor is required, which takes a lot of current and load, and thus large generator capacity is required.
2) Initial investment is high.

3) Maintenance and repairs are costly when there is damage.
As a worldwide marine service agent, Ijin Marine Limited provides ship voyage repair, lifesaving inspection, fire-fighting inspection, radio inspection, and underwater hull cleaning, in more than 3000 ports of 100 countries. Below is a list of world's seaports, arranged by oceans and seas. Ijin has attended many jobs in some of them as below. The lifesaving equipment includes life boat, life raft, which is annually inspected accordingly to class requirement. Fire fighting equipment includes fire extinguisher (dry powder, CO2, foam, etc, hand type or wheeled type), firemen outfitting and cylinder, air breathing apparatus, EEBD, etc. Communication inspection includes GMDSS, AIS, SSAS, EPIRB, SVDR, VHF radio, etc. Underwater service includes inspection, hull cleaning, repairing, plugging, etc.
The list of jobs Ijin attending in the past.
M/V Changhang Xianghai, TurbaraoBrazil, Ship Store Supply
M/V Changhang Bohai, KandleIndia, Motor Rewinding
M/V Changhang An Hai, AmsterdamNetherlands Or Holland, Store Supply
M/V CF Diamond, VancouverCanada, Oil Tank Repair For Life Boat
M/V CF Crystol, VancouverCanada, Hatch Cover Repair
M/V LR Lily, KalimantanIndonesia, Bearing Replacement For Crane
M/V Sky Jupiter, Johor BahruMalaysia, Provision And Ship Store Supply
M/V Sky Oceanus, Johor BahruMalaysia, Provision And Ship Store Supply
M/V Msc Sentosa, Johor BahruMalaysia, Provision And Ship Store Supply
M/V Man Hai, JarkataIndonesia, Life Raft Supply
M/V Jian Hua, Point ComfertAmerica, Ship Store Supply
M/V Long Hua, Dong HaeKorea, Spare Part Delivery
M/V Xin Xiang An, KaraikalIndia, Ship Store Supply
M/V Xin Bo Lin 3, MumbaiIndia, Ship Store Supply
M/V Hui Tong 56, BelawanIndonesia, Boiler Repair
M/V Zhe Hai 505, AuklandNew Zealand, Fire Fighting Equipment Inspection
M/V Zhe Hai 505, VitoriaBrazil, Life Raft Inspection
M/V Zhe Hai 505, RotterdamNetherlands, Ship Store Supply
M/V Zhe Hai 505, San LorenzoArgentina, Ship Store Supply
M/V Da Xin Hua Li Shun, UlsanKorea, Fire Fighting, Life Saving And Gmdss Inspection
M/V Ratna Shalini, GdanskPoland, Gas Detector Calibration
M/V Cleantec, Casablanca, Morroco, Ship Store Supply
M/V Chang Hang An Hai, TaichuangTaiwan, Auxiliary Engine Repair
M/V Chang Hang An Hai, Richard BayAustralia, Ship Store Supply
M/V Rich Sino, Junk Bay Anchorage Of Hong Kong, Underwater Hulls Inspection, Pre Purchase.
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Milford Haven, Wales
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OsloNorway
Port of RotterdamNetherlands & Europoort
StavangerNorway
TerneuzenNetherlands
Sullom VoeScotlandUnited Kingdom
SunderlandEnglandUnited Kingdom
Thamesport, Isle of GrainEnglandUnited Kingdom
Port of TilburyEnglandUnited Kingdom
VlissingenNetherlands
WilhelmshavenGermany & JadeWeserPort
ÅlesundNorway
Øresund
CopenhagenDenmark
HelsingborgSweden
MalmöSweden
Ottawa River/Saint Lawrence River
MontrealQuebecCanada
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BécancourQuebecCanada
Gulf of Paria
PedernalesVenezuela
Point LisasTrinidad and Tobago
Port of SpainTrinidad and Tobago
ScarboroughTrinidad and Tobago - since 1991
Tyrrhenian Sea
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AdelaideSouth AustraliaAustralia
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, Navi Mumbai, MaharashtraIndia
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DurbanSouth Africa
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JakartaIndonesia
KakinadaAndhra PradeshIndia
Krishnapatnam, Andhra PradeshIndia
Kandla, GujaratIndia
Port of KarachiSindhPakistan
Mundra, GujaratIndia
Mangalore, KarnatakaIndia
Machilipatnam, Andhra PradeshIndia
MaputoMozambique
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Port of MumbaiMaharashtraIndia
Paradeep, OdishaIndia
PortlandVictoriaAustralia
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Gulf of Aden
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Arabian Sea
Gwadar Port, Gwadar, BalochistanPakistan
Karachi PortKarachiSindhPakistan
Keti Bandar, SindhPakistan
Port Qasim, SindhPakistan
Port of Ormara, Ormara, BalochistanPakistan
Port of Pasni, Pasni, BalochistanPakistan
Mundra PortGujaratIndia
New Mangalore port, KarnatakaIndia
INS Kadamba, KarnatakaIndia
Cochin PortKeralaIndia
Kandla PortGujaratIndia
Mormugão, GoaIndia
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, Navi Mumbai, MaharashtraIndia
Al Duqm Port & Drydock, Duqm, Al Wusta Region, Oman
Port of Salalah, Salalah, Dhofar GovernorateOman
Port of BushehrBushehr ProvinceIran
Bandar-Abbas, HormozganIran
Bay of Bengal
Chennai, Tamil NaduIndia
Cuddalore, Tamil NaduIndia
Chittagong PortChittagong Bangladesh
Ennore, Tamil NaduIndia
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Machilipatnam, Andhra PradeshIndia
Mongla PortKhulnaBangladesh
Nagapattinam, Tamil NaduIndia
Paradeep, OdishaIndia
Tuticorin, Tamil NaduIndia
VisakhapatnamAndhra PradeshIndia
Gangavaram PortVisakhapatnamAndhra PradeshIndia
Dhamra, OdishaIndia
Gopalpur, OdishaIndia
Hooghly River
Haldia, West BengalIndia
Port of Kolkata, West BengalIndia
Strait of Malacca
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PenangMalaysia
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Port of Tanjung PelepasMalaysia
Gulf of Martaban
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Chingari PortSindhPakistan
Persian Gulf
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Dubai, UAE
Hamriyah Port, Sharjah, UAE
KhafjiSaudi Arabia
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Jebel Ali, Dubai, UAE
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GuayaquilEcuador
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Namp'o, North Korea
Sinǔiju, North Korea
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Port of BellinghamWashingtonUnited States
Port of EverettWashingtonUnited States
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VictoriaBritish ColumbiaCanada
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IloiloPhilippines
Ka-Ho, Macau (People's Republic of China)
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Kota Kinabalu, SabahMalaysia
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Kuching PortSarawakMalaysia
Miri PortSarawakMalaysia
Rejang PortSarawakMalaysia
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Muara PortBrunei
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Zamboanga, Philippini
Pearl River / Zhujiang
Port of GuangzhouGuangdong, People's Republic of China
Tasman Sea
Botany Bay (Port Botany), New South WalesAustraliaHobartTasmaniaAustralia
NelsonNew Zealand
NewcastleNew South WalesAustralia
New PlymouthNew Zealand
Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour), New South WalesAustralia
Port KemblaNew South WalesAustralia
Yellow Sea
HaenamSouth Korea
Port of IncheonSouth Korea
Qingdao, People's Republic of China
Rizhao, People's Republic of China
Tianjin, People's Republic of China
Weihai, People's Republic of China