360° rotating Azimuth thrusters are used when enhanced maneuverability is required in applications such as dynamic positioning, ship escort, and ship docking services.

Portable Dynamic Positioning

Quick dock-side conversion of any vessel to DP-0 thru DP-3 per any of the major classification societies.

Outboard Propulsion Units

Outboard propulsion units are self-contained thruster packages for main propulsion and positioning of barges, platforms and river craft.

Retractable Thrusters

Thrustmaster retractable thrusters are thru-hull azimuthing thrusters using fixed pitch propellers at variable speed.

Water Jets

Axial flow water jets from 100kW to 6,400 kW available in 15 model sizes to accommodate vessels from 6m to +60m with stainless steel jets supported by electronic controls.

Tunnel Thrusters

Tunnel thrusters for docking, slow speed maneuvering, emergency steering, and station keeping at zero or slow forward speeds.

Portable River Ferry

Turn-key modular package comprised of interlocking barge sections with ramps on both ends, self-contained hydraulic outboard propulsion units, a raised pilot house, and all necessary accessories.

Hybrid Propulsion Systems

Turn-key patented and proven hybrid propulsion packages offering a seamless integration with the vessel. Designs tailed to the vessel size, speed, transit route, and operational profile.

T-Pod Electric Podded Thrusters

Thrustmaster T-Pods are configured with a permanent magnet motor directly driving the propeller shaft in a pod housing.

Floatmaster

Floatmaster is a sister company of Thrustmaster of Texas, Inc., a world recognized designer and manufacturer of marine propulsion systems.

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Thrustmaster of Texas, Inc. manufactures heavy duty commercial marine propulsion and thrusters. The factory and production of all thrusters is based out of Houston, Texas with a global network of sales offices in Rotterdam, Singapore, China, Dubai, and Brazil. A service office is located in Houma, Louisiana to assist offshore clients.

All thrusters are developed in-house by a complete engineering department for mechanical, hydraulic, electrical and electronic design. Tooling includes machining and measuring equipment, CAD, vessel resistance and propulsion, 3D modeling and ANSYS Finite Element Analysis. The application of modal analysis, stress and strain analysis as well as rotor dynamic analysis of drive trains and transmissions are fundamentals towards the reliability and quality of Thrustmaster’s products.

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Underwater Demountable Azimuth Thrusters

The range of Thrustmaster’s underwater demountable azimuth thrusters are designed for easy underwater mounting and dismantling without dry-docking the vessel. This is of utmost importance to large vessels and semi-submersible oil drilling rigs to continue operation without any delays. Dynamic positioning thrusters are in service 24/7 during drilling operations. Interrupting drilling and leaving the site in order to repair a unit would be a costly decision.

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Never Out of Service

The underwater demountable thruster can be removed and exchanged without taking the vessel out of service. T here are three main components of the underwater installation system. The receptacle with the outer cap (top), the inner cap (middle), and the thruster (bottom). The inner and outer caps are installed at the factory and shipped to the site. Once installed into the vessel the outer cap is removed to access the inner cap. The inner cap is then removed to reveal the hydraulic steering motors and attachment for the cardan drive shaft.

Underwater Mount Thrusters for Dynamic Positioning are installed after the vessel is launched. Because of the need to insure an accurate fit and seal integrity Thrustmaster also designs and manufactures the receptacles. The receptacles are mounted into the hull by the shipyard before launching.

Replacement at Sea

A key benefit to replacing an underwater demountable azimuth thruster is that it can be done while out in the open ocean during drilling operations. With the assistance of a crane barge, a replacement thruster can easily be installed eliminating the need to dry dock the vessel.

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