Controllable pitch propeller (CPP) bow thruster is one kind of them. Bow thrusters are primarily used for docking, slow speed maneuvering, emergency steering and station keeping at zero or slow forward speed. Usually, they are installed transversely in the bow or stern of a vessel.

The fixed pitch propeller type tunnel bow thruster is normally including prime mover, hydraulic system, remote control system and thruster itself. The prime mover is usually electric motor; sometimes..

Controllable Pitch Propeller Bow Thruster Bow thruster can be divided into FPP bow thruster and CPP bow thruster according to different types of propeller, is installed in the bow or the stern of a ship to help docking...