Alconza’s SAT team is proud to have successfully performed the five-year scheduled maintenance of the generators and motors on board the Maersk Minder in Denmark. During this technical assistance, extensive analysis was conducted on five QDV 560 S-8FW positioning motors, two QD 710 S-8 FW motors and five NIR 7194 A-10LW and NIR5661 A-8LW generators.…
Climate change is one of the main challenges we face as a global society. In Alconza we continue shaping the climate-neutral roadmap to become a key player in the field of sustainable mobility. We are firmly committed to the protection of the environment and climate change, sustainability and the reduction of our environmental impact. To…
Alconza Berango SL wagers for R&D as one of the keys for its development. Thus, we continue to innovate in product enhancement and the generation of new technological solutions. During 2022 we were involved in four HAZITEK projects, which covered different strategic lines of the TWINPROP The main objective of this TWINPROP project is…
A new year begins and we would like to seize this early news to express our best wishes to all customers, suppliers and partners. 2023 is a year full of new projects and after Christmas break we find ourselves with batteries fully charged to tackle new challenges ahead and those in which we are already…
Alconza delivers the 2 permanent magnet propulsion motors to the vessel of the year, MS Medstraum During the SMM trade fair held in Hamburg early September 2022, the winner for the Ship of the Year award was announced; the MS Medstraum. This vessel was developed in the so-called TrAM project, a European initiative for the…
Further to the release of the Basque Maritime Forum’s Bulletin no. 60 we would like to share some highlights from recent months in Alconza. In Alconza we have had busy summer months. New contracts, renewed work dynamics and special attention to international promotion and visibility. No less important, Alconza is focused on adapting to market…
According to Wikipedia “ An icebreaker is a special-purpose ship or boat designed to move and navigate through ice-covered waters, and provide safe waterways for other boats and ships […]. For a ship to be considered an icebreaker, it requires three traits most normal ships lack: a strengthened hull, an ice-clearing shape, and the power…
Vilja, the world’s most powerful icebreaker tug of its size with hybrid-electric propulsion, has started its sea tests at the harbour of El Musel. Built in Gondan (Asturias, Spain) following the design of Canadian manufacturer Robert Allan Ltd., the vessel is equipped with an innovative hybrid propulsion system that includes energy storing batteries, diesel main…
The international trade fair will take place in Amsterdam on 25th, 26th and 27th of June at the Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre. The event will bring together exhibitors and visitors from all over the world to demonstrate the latest technological developments in electric propulsion and hybrid systems for the marine industry. The specialisation…
The company, with its self-developed engines, is part of the powertrain in Irizar-manufactured ie tram units Metropolitan Transport of Barcelona (TMB for its acronym in Spanish) and the representatives of Irizar e-mobility have introduced four 100% electric, zero-emissions Irizar ie tram buses which from December onwards will support the mobility of the citizens of…