Global Azimuth Thrusters Industry Growth and Trends Forecast to 2031

Summary

An azimuth thruster is a configuration of marine propellers placed in pods that can be rotated to any horizontal angle (azimuth), making a rudder unnecessary. These give ships better maneuverability than a fixed propeller and rudder system.

According to APO Research, The global Azimuth Thrusters market was estimated at US$ million in 2025 and is projected to reach a revised size of US$ million by 2031, witnessing a CAGR of xx% during the forecast period 2026-2031.

North American market for Azimuth Thrusters is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2026 through 2031.

Asia-Pacific market for Azimuth Thrusters is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2026 through 2031.

Europe market for Azimuth Thrusters is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2026 through 2031.

The major global manufacturers of Azimuth Thrusters include SCHOTTEL Group, Kongsberg Maritime, IHI, Cat Propulsion, Brunvoll, Thrustmaster, Kawasaki, Steerprop and Wartsila Corporation, etc. In 2024, the world's top three vendors accounted for approximately % of the revenue.

Report Scope

This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for Azimuth Thrusters, with both quantitative and qualitative analysis, to help readers develop business/growth strategies, assess the market competitive situation, analyze their position in the current marketplace, and make informed business decisions regarding Azimuth Thrusters.

The Azimuth Thrusters market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of sales volume (Unit) and revenue ($ millions), considering 2024 as the base year, with history and forecast data for the period from 2020 to 2031. This report segments the global Azimuth Thrusters market comprehensively. Regional market sizes, concerning products by Type, by Application, and by players, are also provided. For a more in-depth understanding of the market, the report provides profiles of the competitive landscape, key competitors, and their respective market ranks. The report also discusses technological trends and new product developments.

Key Companies & Market Share Insights

In this section, the readers will gain an understanding of the key players competing. This report has studied the key growth strategies, such as innovative trends and developments, intensification of product portfolio, mergers and acquisitions, collaborations, new product innovation, and geographical expansion, undertaken by these participants to maintain their presence. Apart from business strategies, the study includes current developments and key financials. The readers will also get access to the data related to global revenue, price, and sales by manufacturers for the period 2020-2025. This all-inclusive report will certainly serve the clients to stay updated and make effective decisions in their businesses.

Azimuth Thrusters Segment by Company

SCHOTTEL Group
Kongsberg Maritime
IHI
Cat Propulsion
Brunvoll
Thrustmaster
Kawasaki
Steerprop
Wartsila Corporation
ABB Marine
Voith Turbo
ZF Friedrichshafen AG
Veth Propulsion
NGC
Jastram
Wuxi Ruifeng Marine
Hydromaster

Azimuth Thrusters Segment by Type

Less than 1500KW
1500KW-3500KW
More than 3500KW

Azimuth Thrusters Segment by Application

Tugboat
Offshore Support Vessel
Ferries and Freighter
Others

Azimuth Thrusters Segment by Region

North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Spain
Netherlands
Switzerland
Sweden
Poland
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Colombia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Türkiye
GCC Countries

Key Drivers & Barriers

High-impact rendering factors and drivers have been studied in this report to aid the readers to understand the general development. Moreover, the report includes restraints and challenges that may act as stumbling blocks on the way of the players. This will assist the users to be attentive and make informed decisions related to business. Specialists have also laid their focus on the upcoming business prospects.

Reasons to Buy This Report

1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Azimuth Thrusters market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Azimuth Thrusters and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Azimuth Thrusters.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.

Chapter Outline

Chapter 1: Introduces the study scope of this report, executive summary of market segments by type, market size segments for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.
Chapter 2: Introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of Azimuth Thrusters manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales, revenue, market share and ranking, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Sales, revenue of Azimuth Thrusters in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the future development prospects, and market space in the world.
Chapter 5: Introduces market segments by application, market size segment for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.
Chapter 6: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa, sales and revenue by country.
Chapter 12: Analysis of industrial chain, key raw materials, manufacturing cost, and market dynamics.
Chapter 13: Concluding Insights of the report.

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1 Market Overview
1.1 Product Definition
1.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
1.2.1 Global Azimuth Thrusters Market Size Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
1.2.2 Global Azimuth Thrusters Sales Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
1.3 Azimuth Thrusters Market by Type
1.3.1 Less than 1500KW
1.3.2 1500KW-3500KW
1.3.3 More than 3500KW
1.4 Global Azimuth Thrusters Market Size by Type
1.4.1 Global Azimuth Thrusters Market Size Overview by Type (2020-2031)
1.4.2 Global Azimuth Thrusters Historic Market Size Review by Type (2020-2025)
1.4.3 Global Azimuth Thrusters Forecasted Market Size by Type (2026-2031)
1.5 Key Regions Market Size by Type
1.5.1 North America Azimuth Thrusters Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
1.5.2 Europe Azimuth Thrusters Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
1.5.3 Asia-Pacific Azimuth Thrusters Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
1.5.4 South America Azimuth Thrusters Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
1.5.5 Middle East and Africa Azimuth Thrusters Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
2 Global Market Dynamics
2.1 Azimuth Thrusters Industry Trends
2.2 Azimuth Thrusters Industry Drivers
2.3 Azimuth Thrusters Industry Opportunities and Challenges
2.4 Azimuth Thrusters Industry Restraints
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Company
3.1 Global Top Players by Azimuth Thrusters Revenue (2020-2025)
3.2 Global Top Players by Azimuth Thrusters Sales (2020-2025)
3.3 Global Top Players by Azimuth Thrusters Price (2020-2025)
3.4 Global Azimuth Thrusters Industry Company Ranking, 2023 VS 2024 VS 2025
3.5 Global Azimuth Thrusters Major Company Production Sites & Headquarters
3.6 Global Azimuth Thrusters Company, Product Type & Application
3.7 Global Azimuth Thrusters Company Establishment Date
3.8 Market Competitive Analysis
3.8.1 Global Azimuth Thrusters Market CR5 and HHI
3.8.2 Global Top 5 and 10 Azimuth Thrusters Players Market Share by Revenue in 2024
3.8.3 2023 Azimuth Thrusters Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
4 Azimuth Thrusters Regional Status and Outlook
4.1 Global Azimuth Thrusters Market Size and CAGR by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
4.2 Global Azimuth Thrusters Historic Market Size by Region
4.2.1 Global Azimuth Thrusters Sales in Volume by Region (2020-2025)
4.2.2 Global Azimuth Thrusters Sales in Value by Region (2020-2025)
4.2.3 Global Azimuth Thrusters Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
4.3 Global Azimuth Thrusters Forecasted Market Size by Region
4.3.1 Global Azimuth Thrusters Sales in Volume by Region (2026-2031)
4.3.2 Global Azimuth Thrusters Sales in Value by Region (2026-2031)
4.3.3 Global Azimuth Thrusters Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2026-2031)
5 Azimuth Thrusters by Application
5.1 Azimuth Thrusters Market by Application
5.1.1 Tugboat
5.1.2 Offshore Support Vessel
5.1.3 Ferries and Freighter
5.1.4 Others
5.2 Global Azimuth Thrusters Market Size by Application
5.2.1 Global Azimuth Thrusters Market Size Overview by Application (2020-2031)
5.2.2 Global Azimuth Thrusters Historic Market Size Review by Application (2020-2025)
5.2.3 Global Azimuth Thrusters Forecasted Market Size by Application (2026-2031)
5.3 Key Regions Market Size by Application
5.3.1 North America Azimuth Thrusters Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
5.3.2 Europe Azimuth Thrusters Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
5.3.3 Asia-Pacific Azimuth Thrusters Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
5.3.4 South America Azimuth Thrusters Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
5.3.5 Middle East and Africa Azimuth Thrusters Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
6 Company Profiles
6.1 SCHOTTEL Group
6.1.1 SCHOTTEL Group Comapny Information
6.1.2 SCHOTTEL Group Business Overview
6.1.3 SCHOTTEL Group Azimuth Thrusters Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.1.4 SCHOTTEL Group Azimuth Thrusters Product Portfolio
6.1.5 SCHOTTEL Group Recent Developments
6.2 Kongsberg Maritime
6.2.1 Kongsberg Maritime Comapny Information
6.2.2 Kongsberg Maritime Business Overview
6.2.3 Kongsberg Maritime Azimuth Thrusters Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.2.4 Kongsberg Maritime Azimuth Thrusters Product Portfolio
6.2.5 Kongsberg Maritime Recent Developments
6.3 IHI
6.3.1 IHI Comapny Information
6.3.2 IHI Business Overview
6.3.3 IHI Azimuth Thrusters Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.3.4 IHI Azimuth Thrusters Product Portfolio
6.3.5 IHI Recent Developments
6.4 Cat Propulsion
6.4.1 Cat Propulsion Comapny Information
6.4.2 Cat Propulsion Business Overview
6.4.3 Cat Propulsion Azimuth Thrusters Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.4.4 Cat Propulsion Azimuth Thrusters Product Portfolio
6.4.5 Cat Propulsion Recent Developments
6.5 Brunvoll
6.5.1 Brunvoll Comapny Information
6.5.2 Brunvoll Business Overview
6.5.3 Brunvoll Azimuth Thrusters Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.5.4 Brunvoll Azimuth Thrusters Product Portfolio
6.5.5 Brunvoll Recent Developments
6.6 Thrustmaster
6.6.1 Thrustmaster Comapny Information
6.6.2 Thrustmaster Business Overview
6.6.3 Thrustmaster Azimuth Thrusters Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.6.4 Thrustmaster Azimuth Thrusters Product Portfolio
6.6.5 Thrustmaster Recent Developments
6.7 Kawasaki
6.7.1 Kawasaki Comapny Information
6.7.2 Kawasaki Business Overview
6.7.3 Kawasaki Azimuth Thrusters Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.7.4 Kawasaki Azimuth Thrusters Product Portfolio
6.7.5 Kawasaki Recent Developments
6.8 Steerprop
6.8.1 Steerprop Comapny Information
6.8.2 Steerprop Business Overview
6.8.3 Steerprop Azimuth Thrusters Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.8.4 Steerprop Azimuth Thrusters Product Portfolio
6.8.5 Steerprop Recent Developments
6.9 Wartsila Corporation
6.9.1 Wartsila Corporation Comapny Information
6.9.2 Wartsila Corporation Business Overview
6.9.3 Wartsila Corporation Azimuth Thrusters Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.9.4 Wartsila Corporation Azimuth Thrusters Product Portfolio
6.9.5 Wartsila Corporation Recent Developments
6.10 ABB Marine
6.10.1 ABB Marine Comapny Information
6.10.2 ABB Marine Business Overview
6.10.3 ABB Marine Azimuth Thrusters Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.10.4 ABB Marine Azimuth Thrusters Product Portfolio
6.10.5 ABB Marine Recent Developments
6.11 Voith Turbo
6.11.1 Voith Turbo Comapny Information
6.11.2 Voith Turbo Business Overview
6.11.3 Voith Turbo Azimuth Thrusters Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.11.4 Voith Turbo Azimuth Thrusters Product Portfolio
6.11.5 Voith Turbo Recent Developments
6.12 ZF Friedrichshafen AG
6.12.1 ZF Friedrichshafen AG Comapny Information
6.12.2 ZF Friedrichshafen AG Business Overview
6.12.3 ZF Friedrichshafen AG Azimuth Thrusters Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.12.4 ZF Friedrichshafen AG Azimuth Thrusters Product Portfolio
6.12.5 ZF Friedrichshafen AG Recent Developments
6.13 Veth Propulsion
6.13.1 Veth Propulsion Comapny Information
6.13.2 Veth Propulsion Business Overview
6.13.3 Veth Propulsion Azimuth Thrusters Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.13.4 Veth Propulsion Azimuth Thrusters Product Portfolio
6.13.5 Veth Propulsion Recent Developments
6.14 NGC
6.14.1 NGC Comapny Information
6.14.2 NGC Business Overview
6.14.3 NGC Azimuth Thrusters Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.14.4 NGC Azimuth Thrusters Product Portfolio
6.14.5 NGC Recent Developments
6.15 Jastram
6.15.1 Jastram Comapny Information
6.15.2 Jastram Business Overview
6.15.3 Jastram Azimuth Thrusters Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.15.4 Jastram Azimuth Thrusters Product Portfolio
6.15.5 Jastram Recent Developments
6.16 Wuxi Ruifeng Marine
6.16.1 Wuxi Ruifeng Marine Comapny Information
6.16.2 Wuxi Ruifeng Marine Business Overview
6.16.3 Wuxi Ruifeng Marine Azimuth Thrusters Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.16.4 Wuxi Ruifeng Marine Azimuth Thrusters Product Portfolio
6.16.5 Wuxi Ruifeng Marine Recent Developments
6.17 Hydromaster
6.17.1 Hydromaster Comapny Information
6.17.2 Hydromaster Business Overview
6.17.3 Hydromaster Azimuth Thrusters Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.17.4 Hydromaster Azimuth Thrusters Product Portfolio
6.17.5 Hydromaster Recent Developments
7 North America by Country
7.1 North America Azimuth Thrusters Sales by Country
7.1.1 North America Azimuth Thrusters Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
7.1.2 North America Azimuth Thrusters Sales by Country (2020-2025)
7.1.3 North America Azimuth Thrusters Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
7.2 North America Azimuth Thrusters Market Size by Country
7.2.1 North America Azimuth Thrusters Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
7.2.2 North America Azimuth Thrusters Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
7.2.3 North America Azimuth Thrusters Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
8 Europe by Country
8.1 Europe Azimuth Thrusters Sales by Country
8.1.1 Europe Azimuth Thrusters Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.1.2 Europe Azimuth Thrusters Sales by Country (2020-2025)
8.1.3 Europe Azimuth Thrusters Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
8.2 Europe Azimuth Thrusters Market Size by Country
8.2.1 Europe Azimuth Thrusters Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.2.2 Europe Azimuth Thrusters Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
8.2.3 Europe Azimuth Thrusters Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
9 Asia-Pacific by Country
9.1 Asia-Pacific Azimuth Thrusters Sales by Country
9.1.1 Asia-Pacific Azimuth Thrusters Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
9.1.2 Asia-Pacific Azimuth Thrusters Sales by Country (2020-2025)
9.1.3 Asia-Pacific Azimuth Thrusters Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
9.2 Asia-Pacific Azimuth Thrusters Market Size by Country
9.2.1 Asia-Pacific Azimuth Thrusters Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
9.2.2 Asia-Pacific Azimuth Thrusters Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
9.2.3 Asia-Pacific Azimuth Thrusters Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
10 South America by Country
10.1 South America Azimuth Thrusters Sales by Country
10.1.1 South America Azimuth Thrusters Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
10.1.2 South America Azimuth Thrusters Sales by Country (2020-2025)
10.1.3 South America Azimuth Thrusters Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
10.2 South America Azimuth Thrusters Market Size by Country
10.2.1 South America Azimuth Thrusters Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
10.2.2 South America Azimuth Thrusters Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
10.2.3 South America Azimuth Thrusters Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
11 Middle East and Africa by Country
11.1 Middle East and Africa Azimuth Thrusters Sales by Country
11.1.1 Middle East and Africa Azimuth Thrusters Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
11.1.2 Middle East and Africa Azimuth Thrusters Sales by Country (2020-2025)
11.1.3 Middle East and Africa Azimuth Thrusters Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
11.2 Middle East and Africa Azimuth Thrusters Market Size by Country
11.2.1 Middle East and Africa Azimuth Thrusters Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
11.2.2 Middle East and Africa Azimuth Thrusters Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
11.2.3 Middle East and Africa Azimuth Thrusters Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis
12.1 Azimuth Thrusters Value Chain Analysis
12.1.1 Azimuth Thrusters Key Raw Materials
12.1.2 Key Raw Materials Price
12.1.3 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
12.1.4 Manufacturing Cost Structure
12.1.5 Azimuth Thrusters Production Mode & Process
12.2 Azimuth Thrusters Sales Channels Analysis
12.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
12.2.2 Azimuth Thrusters Distributors
12.2.3 Azimuth Thrusters Customers
13 Concluding Insights
14 Appendix
14.1 Reasons for Doing This Study
14.2 Research Methodology
14.3 Research Process
14.4 Authors List of This Report
14.5 Data Source
14.5.1 Secondary Sources
14.5.2 Primary Sources
14.6 Disclaimer

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