Actually there is a lot of large ships that do not have thrusters and this is not weird at all. Consider the expenses a company must invest in thrusters and the power plant that feeds them... For these large ships really big and powerfull equipment is needed. Large tankers and bulkers do not have as many calls as ferries and containerships and this is why companies often choose not to install thrusters on board. They depend on tugs instead.
Take a look at the Berge Stahl...
http://www.shipsim.com/ShipSimForum/index.php/topic,49.0.html
... it does not have any thrusters at all even though it is a huge ship...
Regards
groennegaard
Wow!!! Nice modelling! And a Norwegian ship
Is it posible to dowload or buy it, without reading the whole thread?
Anyway.. Thnx for the explenation. It actually sounds quite logical.
But the Latitude has atleast one foor thruster...
http://bayimg.com/EAElbaaBb (click on img to get a greater view)
I know that a lot of supply ships and anchor handling ships (not the sherpa though) often have more then 2 thrusters that is linked to the GPS, for accurate possitioning...
BTW.. I was aboard an oilrig that also had that system, when it was docked just outside Bergen where I live. West Venture. It could actually lie almost still without dropping the anchors. Quite impressing.
http://bayimg.com/FaelFAAbbI guess this was a bit off topic, sorry