Becker Marine Systems now provide rudders for world's biggest boxships

Becker Marine Systems now provide rudders for world's biggest boxships THE producer of high-performance rudders and energy-saving solutions in the field of manoeuvring technology, Becker Marine Systems, has secured an order to equip some of the largest containerships in the world. Speaking at the international maritime trade fair, SMM 2016, in Hamburg, the company said it is appearing at the event with a good order situation, adding that the world's biggest containerships are continuing to operate using full spade rudders from Becker Marine Systems, reports New York's MarineLink. "The Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding shipyard in China has ordered our Becker Twist Rudder with a rudder surface of 100 square metres for six 21,000 TEU containerships," said Becker co-managing director Dirk Lehmann.  In addition, other major orders have been placed for the Becker Performance Package, comprising a Becker Twist Rudder with Rudder Bulb and Becker Mewis Duct Twisted.  One of these orders came from the Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in Korea for nine 14,000-TEU ships.  Furthermore, Becker Marine Systems was awarded an order to equip ten 2,800-TEU ships from the Imabari Shipbuilding shipyard in Japan with the Becker Twist Rudder with Rudder Bulb. The successful Becker Mewis Duct product is also experiencing a good order situation with an order from the New Times Shipbuilding shipyard in China to fit them on 14 of their 158,000 DWT Suezmax tankers. At two separate stands at the Hamburg Messe exhibition centre, Becker Marine Systems is exhibiting a successful interaction of economy and ecology.  In addition to the Manoeuvring Systems and Energy-Saving-Devices product lines, there is also the LNG Hybrid Concepts division. The company has also developed a number of offerings for the use of low emission Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG).