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Virtu Ferries’ 106 meter catamaran ferry “Jean De La Valette” arriving at Malta Grand Harbour.

Impress report MAriNe prOpULsiON sYsteMs A customer magazine for business partners of the ZF Marine Group

Published by ZF Friedrichshafen AG – Business unit Marine Propulsion Systems Ehlersstr. 50 88046 Friedrichshafen, GERMANY Phone +49 (0)7541 77 7375 Fax +49 (0)7541 90 7375 www.zf.com/marine

Editor in Chief Martin Meissner Marketing & Communication

Editorial Responsibility Alicia Lewis Marketing & Communication

Photo Credits Cover: Virtu Ferries, Thinkstock/Bad_kid; 02/06/07: Virtu Ferries; 03: ZF; 05: Dubai Thinkstock/MasterLu, Ijveer GVB; 08: Incat; 10: ZF; 11: ZF

Cover picture The “Jean De La Valette”, Virtu’s flagship vessel today in front of the picturesque skyline of Malta’s capital Valletta, can carry 800 passengers and 230 cars.

4 NEWS FROM THE REGIONS

6 VIRTu FERRIES SPECS MORE POWER, PaylOad aNd CaPaCITy

The Malta based fast ferries operator Virtu Ferries

increases transport capacity with an impressive new

wave-piercing catamaran ferry

9 FaCTS & FIGuRES

10 NEWS FROM THE ZF GROuP Smart Solutions for Digitalized Industrial Technology

10 NEWS FROM THE ZF MaRINE GROuP Show calendar 2017

11 PaRTS & SERVICE The ZF Marine Service Sticker – Your quick link to

ZF After Sales Support

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to support our customers, and their customers, wherever they are, whenever they need us. At ZF Marine, every person in our organization recog-nizes that the work they do ultimately contributes to our customer’s success, and our own.

As we move further into 2017, we see the pleasure craft market on a strong footing, con-tinuing the steady pace and growth that we saw in 2016. The commercial craft market still faces challenges, from over capacity in the container ship market, to oil prices that continue to keep off shore production financially challenging. These global negative trends are impacting new build activities, and all the associated component sup-pliers.

ZF Marine sees this current slow down in the commercial craft sector as the time to reinvest in ourselves for the return of the market. We con-tinually look for improvements in quality, supply chain and operational efficiency, but we’re also investing in “bricks and mortar”. For over 20 years we have served our customers in the Gulf of Mexico and on the Inland Waterway from our location in St. Rose, Louisiana. Today, with a large fleet of offshore vessels operating with ZF Marine components, and over 150 ZF Marine commercial thrusters in operation on the Inland Waterway, the facility no longer met our evolv-ing requirements. To that end we have secured a new, significantly larger, facility in Elmwood, LA that will meet the product support requirements that our customers have come to expect from us, for today and tomorrow. We should be fully oper-ational in this new facility in the coming months.

Whether it is new technology that will con-tribute to the future of marine propulsion or new facilities that will ensure the support our custom-ers expect, ZF Marine is investing in our shared future.

Thank you for your time,

I t is truly amazing, the exponential pace that technology is developing at today. It was only a few years ago that the first autonomous vehicles were navigating through very basic

courses at no more than a walking pace. Today we are seeing technology integrated into the ve-hicles we can buy off the showroom floor which can See, Think, and Act. While our ability to pur-chase fully autonomous cars is still a few years away, the technology that is being developed to-day is making vehicle operation safer and more comfortable.

The ZF Marine research and development organization continues to collaborate with the teams from the automotive divisions, looking for opportunities for technology sharing enabling us to continue to increase safety and comfort in plea-sure and commercial craft operation. ZF Marine continues to evaluate future trends and the tech-nology that will shape the future of marine pro-pulsion and control. Our product roadmap is full and our schedule is aggressive. You will continue to see new technology coming from ZF Marine.

At the recent Miami International Boat Show, ZF Marine introduced to the market iDriftTM, soft-ware that allows pleasure craft operators the abil-ity to control the vessel’s heading, direction and speed as it drifts in the current, all at the touch of a button. Customers who had the chance to experience the new software on sea trials during the show were impressed by the technology, and see the direct benefit to their customers.

The adoption of new technology to the mar-ket is always only as successful as the team mem-bers who are supporting our customers. Our global marine team continues to work tirelessly

Daniel Härter

VP, Industrial Technology

Business Unit Marine Propulsion Systems

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ZF aT INMEX VIETNaM EXHIbITIONZF participated in this years INMEX Vietnam that took place

from March 29th – 31st, in Ho Chi Minh City. INMEX Vietnam

is the largest and most established maritime platform in

Vietnam, showcasing all aspects of shipbuilding, marine

services, engineering, marine equipment, and port and

supply chain management solutions. This premier biennial

international event offers ZF the opportunity to meet key

industry players like the state-owned maritime enterprises

and shipyards, and international exhibitors. Its unique B2B

Buyers Meeting session provides ZF the platform to build

new partnerships and strengthen existing business relation-

ships.

ZF MIddlE EaST TEaM WalkS FOR EduCaTIONOn Friday, Feb 17th 2017 volunteers from the ZF Middle East

team in Dubai walked to make a difference. It was the 8th

annual “Walk for Education” organized by Dubai Cares – a

philanthropic organization that works to provide access to

quality primary education for children in developing coun-

tries. The goal is to spread awareness on the importance

of education and to support underprivileged children who

cannot afford basic education. ZF team members walked

a symbolic 3 km route along Riyadh Road in Dubai to raise

funds and increase awareness of the plight of millions of

children who walk an average of three kilometers every day

to go to school in developing countries.

This year’s walk was aligned with the “Year of Giving”

declared by President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

IjVEER OF THE GVb FlEETIjveer 60 is the newest ferry in Amsterdam to join the GVB

fleet. GVB (Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf) is the municipal

public transportation operator in Amsterdam, providing

transport by ferry, bus, train and tram. In November of last

year, two electrical engineers from ZF sailed along during

seatrials of the new vessel and gave the GVB staff a practice

run on the ZF systems. ZF Krimpen delivered two electri-

cally driven Well Mounted Azimuth Thrusters, ZF AT 3111

WM, together with the Thruster Command control system

for the vessel. Over the years many of the Ferries from GVB

have been equipped with ZF thrusters and control systems.

SIlENT CRuISE WITH HybRId PROPulSIONOn Friday, April 14th, 2017 the owner of Heesen YN 17850

christened his new yacht HOME, during a ceremony at the

production facility in Oss, The Netherlands. M/Y HOME is

the world’s first Fast Displacement vessel equipped with

hybrid propulsion, employing ZF 3300 PTI transmissions.

This vessel is not only an ultra-efficient, low fuel-burning

yacht, but one of the quietest on the waters, offering the

ultimate luxury: “silent cruise”. With two water cooled 127

kW DC electric shaft motors, HOME will cruise at 9 knots

using the generators only.

NEW dISTRIbuTION CENTER IN SOuTH aMERICaThis new distribution center with 21,000 m2 is located in Itu

City, Sao Paulo state, Brazil and will combine all of ZF’s prod-

ucts and services. It is near main roads and two hours from

Santos harbor. This is the first big project since the integration

of TRW into ZF Aftermarket in May 2015. South America

is the first region to employ an integrated ZF Aftermarket

distribution center. The operational structure is based on lean

methodology which guarantees operational efficiency when

compared to conventional logistics processes.

ZF TO REPOWER VESSElS IN VENEZuElaZF do Brazil is working with Scania to repower a number of

passenger and crew boat vessels in the lake of Maracaibo.

The order has been placed for 60 transmissions to be de-

livered to Venezuela from the ZF Padova production facility.

Scania is the first engine OEM to assemble a propulsion

package consisting of a ZF transmission and a Scania

engine at the factory level.

ZF aT MIaMI INTERNaTIONal bOaT SHOWZF Marine participated in this year’s Miami International

Boat Show on February 16th – 20th. The show was held

at Miami Marine Stadium Park and Marine Park. ZF iDrift

technology and JMS 3.0 were the center of attention at the

booth. Customers had the opportunity to experience the

new technology firsthand through seatrial demonstrations

on a 48 Viking Sportfishing yacht.

ZF TO EQuIP GulFSTREaM SHIPbuIldING FERRyGulfstream Shipbuilding was awarded a contract through

the United States Department of Homeland Security for a

passenger/vehicle ferry to service New York and Connecti-

cut waters. This crew boat-style vessel will be capable of

transporting passengers, freight and vehicles in and around

the waters of the Eastern Long Island Sound and Gardiner’s

Bay. The vessel will be equipped with ZF Clear Command

controls and ZF 3050A marine transmissions.

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T he azure waters of The Mediterranean Sea have long been a conduit of trade, travelers and ideas. Indeed, it was on these shorelines that ancient mariners learned the fundamen-

tals of navigation and the art of handling vessels in open water. Today, the Mediterranean is still a vital economic corridor. And while the ancients may have thanked the Gods simply for allowing them to arrive in port safely with their cargo intact, today the emphasis on crossing those waters is safety and efficiency.

One of the prominent fleets servicing these an-cient sea routes today is Virtu Ferries. Founded in 1978 and headquartered on the picturesque island of Malta, Virtu began by offering ferry runs between Malta and Sicily. Thanks to its stellar reputation for operating smooth-sailing, modern, safe, efficient, and comfortable vessels, Virtu has grown steadily over the past 40 years and today runs ferry services throughout the Mediterra-nean, including service between Valletta and Pozzallo, Bari, Italy and Durres, Albania, as well as Tarifa and Tangiers, Virtu also operates a wholly owned subsidi-ary company, Venezia Lines, which runs various char-

ter services throughout the Adriatic Sea. All told, Virtu Ferries carries approximately 350,000 passengers and 30,000 vehicles across these seas every year -- always with an emphasis on safety.

Virtu began life in the wake of the Second World War as a shipping company, operating cargo vessels from the Mediterranean to northern European ports. The company also developed expertise in clearing war wreckage from Maltese waters and worked on a 15-year project with the British government on various salvage operations in the area. As Europe recovered from the economic devastation of the war, Virtu grew to eventu-ally include bunkering and ship management divisions and even a holding in one of Malta’s premier 5 Star ho-tels. By the 1980s, the company was even managing a fleet of oil tankers in the Arabian Gulf and operating, on

behalf of the government of Dubai, the Dubai Dry Docks Tank Cleaning Facilities.

Today, the company is mainly focused on ferry ser-vices in the Mediterranean and Adriatic regions. And, over time, it has gradually developed a philosophy re-garding its ideal vessel for ensuring the safety of its passengers, cargo and crew that led the company to exclusively run high-speed catamaran ferries. Virtu’s first such vessel, the San Frangisk, was commissioned in 1989 and rated for 310 passengers. A second high-speed ferry, the San Gwynn, carries 427 passengers and 22 vehicles. Virtu’s flagship vessel today, the Jean De La Valette, can carry 800 passengers and 230 cars, or 242 truck lane meters, plus 45 passenger cars, comfortably at 45 miles per hour.

largest Ro-Pax catamaran in the Mediterranean

Today, Virtu is seeking to take its ferry vessel capabil-ities to new heights. Late last year, the company con-tracted with world class shipbuilder Incat, located in the southern state of Tasmania, Australia, to build a new, high-speed, wavepiercer catamaran ferry. The ferry is

currently under construction at Incat’s Coverdales ship-yard outside of Hobart, and slated for delivery to Virtu the second half of 2018. The vessel, which will weigh 1,000 tons deadweight, will be the largest Ro-Pax cata-maran in service in the Mediterranean, and the second largest of its type in the world.

The contract is the first collaboration between Vir-tu and Incat, noted Robert Clifford, Chairman of Incat. “Virtu Ferries is amongst the oldest, most respected and most discerning fast ferry operators in the world,” Clif-ford added. “They operate a variety of high speed craft services throughout the Mediterranean and Adriatic, and this vessel is intended for their year-round lifeline service between Malta and European Union which is an immense responsibility to the people of the islands served. Virtu Ferries were looking for increased reliabil-

VIRTu FERRIES SPECS MORE POWER, PaylOad aNd CaPaCITy

Francis Portelli

Chairman and owner of Virtu Ferries

“As this project has evolved we have enjoyed an excellent cooperative working relation-ship with Incat, Revolution Design and ZF

Services Australia where they have listened to our particular requirements.”

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t ranspor t capacit y with an impressive new wave-piercing catamaran

ferr y f rom Austral ian shipbui lder Incat, equipped with the most

power ful marine transmission current ly manufactured by ZF.

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Incat wave piercing catamaranlength (meters) 110Passengers 900Heavy duty tractor-trailers 23Passenger cars 167Cruising speed (knots) 38Max. speed (knots) 48distance to complete stop (meters) 100Combined engine power output (kW) 36,000

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ity, sea keeping, passenger comfort, capacity and econ-omy with less operational downtime, we are pleased to welcome them to the Incat family of ship-owners”.

Specifications for the new vessel are as impressive as its size: It will have capacity for 900 passengers, plus crew, situated in four luxury lounges on two separate decks with additional outdoor seating. Down below, the garage deck will able to accommodate 23 heavy duty tractor-trailers in 490 truck lane meters, or 167 passen-ger cars. When completed, this new, 110 meter, wave piercing catamaran will become the 15th fast ferry Virtu has acquired, providing significant increase in capaci-ty, offering 43 percent more truck capacity, 15 percent more passenger capacity, and 7 percent more car capac-ity. At a cruising speed of 38 knots, the new Virtu ferry will be able to make the crossing from Malta to Sicily in approximately an hour and a half depending on sea and weather conditions. From its maximum speed of 48 knots, the new ferry will be able to come to a complete stop in less than 100 meters.

feature a modular construction design, based on ZF’s earlier ZF 53000 NR2H transmission. Overall these fea-tures combine to give the ZF 60000 an extremely versa-tile and compact packaging profile that delivers depend-able 86,000 Nm (63,600 ft lbs) of thrust with minimal accompanying sound levels. Based on these features, the ZF 60000 has proven to be a popular driveline spec for ferry designs around the world.

“From an Incat perspective, our philosophy of ‘Think Fast – Think Light’ applies to every aspect of the design philosophy and construction processes, so ZF gearboxes are a natural fit for this vessel due to fact they are as lightweight as possible and completely compatible with other drive train components,” says Judy Benson, assis-tant to the chairman of the board, Incat. “Taken as a whole, the ZF 60000 series marine transmissions were identified as the best fit for the Virtu application. More-over, we have a good working relationship with the ZF Services Australia and believe that our customers at Vir-tu have been happy with the reliability and performance of ZF products in the past.”

Francis Portelli, chairman and owner of Virtu Fer-ries agreed. “We simply want to provide our passengers and freight operators with the highest levels of service, reliability and comfort yet at the same time operate an economical and environmentally sustainable high speed service,” he said. “As this project has evolved over more than 12 months we have enjoyed an excellent coopera-tive working relationship with Incat, Revolution Design and ZF Services Australia where they have listened to

Key to the success of the new vessel is a combination of advanced, lightweight materials and highly advanced propulsion technology from ZF Marine. Incat is a lead-er in aluminum ship-building technology and stresses lightweight, environmentally conscious, fuel efficient and flexible designs which allow its vessels to carry increasingly-larger vehicle cargo at the lowest possible operating costs.

Popular driveline spec for ferry designs

Virtu’s new design will feature four high output diesel engines churning out 9,000 kW (roughly 12,000 horse-power) for a combined output of 36,000 kW. This massive amount of power will be managed by ZF 60000 NR2H horizontal offset light weight reduction gearboxes through water jet propulsion units. The ZF 60000 NR2H series gearbox is the most powerful marine transmission currently manufactured by ZF and features a two-shaft reduction gear with clutch coupling capable of handling extremely high power curves. Moreover, the gearboxes

our particular requirements and continually evolved the design to a point where we are confident that we will be delivered a fantastic vessel suited not only to our re-quirements but the design is suited to many other island communities around the world.“

Loading cargo onto the Jean De La Valette at the Virtu Ferries terminal located in Valletta Grand Harbour.

A large container ship engine has roughly 1,000 times more power than

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About 90 % of the world’s goods are carried by the international shipping industry.

The world fleet is registered in over 150 nations, and manned by over a million seafarers of nearly every nationality.

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Judy Benson

Assistant to the chairman of the board, Incat

“ZF gearboxes are a natural fit for this vessel due to fact they are as lightweight

as possible and completely compatible with other drive

train components.”

ZF 60000 NR2H – Helping keep fast ferries on time Ferry schedules are demanding. Both passengers and freight carriers alike depend daily on a vessel operartor’s on-time perfor-mance. For over 10 years, the compact and lightweight design of the ZF 60000 NR2H has proven itself a dependable component in the propulsion systems of numerous fast ferry applications the world over.

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SMaRT SOluTIONS FOR dIGITalIZEd INduSTRIal TECHNOlOGyNetworking and digitalization are driving development in automated operations.

Ready for the industry of the future: At the press conference at ZF’s booth at Hanover Trade Fair (HMI), Chief Digital Officer Mamatha Chamarthi, Member of the Board Wilhelm Rehm and Dr. Klaus Geißdörfer, Head of ZF’s Industrial Technology Division, gave an overview of ZF’s industrial technology digitalization strategy.

“Automated operations” is currently the buzzword in industrial engineering, meaning complete infrastruc-ture systems that can act intelligently and autonomous-ly and ZF is extending its focus on artificial intelligence and cloud-based solutions to industrial technology. “Our diversified product portfolio enables us to trans-fer solutions from the automotive sector to industrial applications,” said Wilhelm Rehm, Member of the Board of Management responsible for the Industrial Technol-ogy Division, at the ZF press conference at this year’s Hanover Trade Fair (Hannover Messe HMI).“Digitalization is revolutionizing industrial technology as well as all other sectors,” added Mamatha Chamarthi, ZF’s Chief Digital Officer. “We have embraced this chal-lenge and are actively pursuing development in the direction of automated operations. Our networked and smart mechanical systems are opening up completely new business areas for us.”

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THE ZF MaRINE SERVICE STICkER – yOuR QuICk lINk TO ZF aFTER SalES SuPPORT

*With the registration you automatically apply for an additional year of warranty coverage at no additional costs. Our terms and conditions apply. Each case is subjected to approval by the respective ZF Marine production plant. Only applicable if the unit is still within the standard warranty period and maintained according to our instructions. This initiative applies only for transmissions that are in LMC duty.

ZF products are robust and long-lasting. This can cre-ate the impression that a transmission or thruster are a non-critical maintenance component in the driveline of a vessel. Without regular maintenance, the risk of a fail-ure increases and in a worst case could result in a “boat down” situation, and the financial effects of a lost con-tract or cruise that could have been prevented. The ZF Marine Service Sticker highlights the importance of reg-ular maintenance for the long term sustainability of our products as well as providing you with a visible reminder of when your next maintenance or service is due. It is your connection to ZF authorized after sales ser-vices. No matter the question, by scanning the QR-code with your mobile device or by using the web link www.zf.com/marine-service you will be guided toward a quick solution.

Why should you register the ZF units in your vessels?

The registration using the web-form creates an entry in our Service Ticket System and we link the vessel name / IMO number with the serial number of the ZF product that is installed. If you include your contact details, you give us the opportunity to support your vessel manage-

ment with a maintenance overview for all ZF units on your vessel or your entire fleet. We recommend at least one check-up conversation per year to make sure you stay on track with the transmission or thruster mainte-nance. Additionally, if we know where our products are operating and plan their lifecycle together with you, we can prepare and get the right spare parts and qualified technical personnel closer to you. In addition, service or maintenance jobs can be registered, too. This way you will have a very clear product service history. This is very important if you think about selling the vessel one day.We saved the best for last: Under certain conditions*, for the year of 2017, you will get one year addi-tional warranty coverage if you register your product.So check the link and contact your nearest ZF Marine Service location for further informa-tion, especially if you want to register your entire fleet in one shot.

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The QR-Code guides you to a web-page where you can use your mobile device to… ▪ get the contact of the nearest

service location▪ get technical documentation

and manuals▪ check the list of lubricants▪ create a service ticket 24/7▪ register your product ▪ register a particular service or

maintenance job that was done

Once the average operating hours of the boat are known, the estimated time of the next service can be added.

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