2-Stroke and 4-Stroke – Page 41
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NewsExtensive control system refit
Kongsberg Maritime has completed an extensive refit of a 21-year-old main engine, remote control system aboard a VLCC during the vessel’s scheduled docking.
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NewsRolls-Royce expands permanent magnet thruster range
Rolls-Royce has successfully completed a year of sea trials of its new Azimuth Permanent Magnet Thruster which it made available to customers for the first time at this year’s SMM exhibition.
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NewsMAN debuts new engine platform
MAN Diesel & Turbo’s has revealed its newest two-stroke engine designs, heralding the launch of a new mass-optimised platform on which subsequent engines will be based.
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NewsG-type engines sell fast for MAN
The ultra-long stroke G-type engines introduced by MAN Diesel & Turbo just six years ago have become the fastest selling series in the company’s history, with 1,500 orders so far.
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NewsStena chooses MaK for ro-pax ferries
Four ro-pax ferries to be built by AVIC Weihai for Stena Line will each be propelled by MaK engines and propellers from Caterpillar Marine.
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Wärtsilä launches Sea-Master shaft monitoring system
Wärtsilä Seals & Bearings is to launch a condition monitoring system designed to reduce lifecycle costs associated with vessel shaft lines.
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NewsSK Shipping orders more WinGD dual-fuel engines
SK Shipping has ordered four X72DF two-stroke dual-fuel engines for two 180,000m3 LNG carriers to be built by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI).
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NewsNorsepower gets funding for largest rotor sail
Norsepower has received €2.6 million from the European Commission and Finnish innovation agency Tekes to further research and development of its rotor sail technology, including work on the world’s largest ever Flettner rotor.
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NewsSchottel Leacon sealing system certified
The Schottel Leacon system has been certified by DNV-GL as a leak-free sealing system for the oil-to-sea interface.
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NewsGE to modernise LM2500 turbine
GE Marine Solutions has started a modernisation programme for its LM2500 gas turbine, that it says will dramatically reduce weight and lifecycle costs.
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NewsImproving engine robustness for diesel electric vessels
At The Motorship Propulsion & Emissions Conference in May, Ricardo UK presented a tool for evaluating how a multi-engine diesel electric vessel’s reliability could be boosted by advanced engine control, with or without an energy storage device. Here we present the paper, authored by Jonathan Brown, James Manuelyan, Pascal Revereault, ...
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NewsGeislinger launches noise reducing coupling
Geislinger’s new Silenco acoustic coupling is designed to minimise the transfer of the structure-borne sound.
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NewsTime for triple screw?
An often overlooked option in the ship design playbook, triple screw propulsion could offer a fuel efficient alternative to twin propeller configurations for a variety of vessels. That’s according to Oskar Levander, vice president of innovation at Rolls-Royce.
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NewsAuto-ships promise industry shift
Autonomous ship projects may have unexpected results for the entire industry writes Stevie Knight
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NewsHighly-charged vision
Technology’s Catch 22 is that innovation is at worst an expensive failure and at best - if it’s a success - it will be superseded writes Stevie Knight. No wonder that so many firms have ‘queued up to be second’ when it comes to electric and hybrid vessels - and ...
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NewsDifferent directions for Flettner rotors
Flettner rotors have a great deal going for them. In fact, early signs show they could prove an untapped goldmine – but getting it right will make or break those involved in the innovation, writes Stevie Knight.
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NewsReintjes introduces down-angle gearbox
Reintjes will present its new down WVSA down angle gearbox series at this year’s SMM exhibition in Hamburg in September.
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NewsWightlink newbuild to debut Wärtsilä hybrid technology
A ship under construction at Cemre shipyard for UK operator Wightlink will be the first ferry to employ Wärtsilä’s technology that uses batteries to manage engine load fluctuations.
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NewsABB delivers ice class Azipods to Korean yards
ABB is to deliver four Azipod thruster, totalling 52 MW of power, to be fitted to an ice-class LNG tanker and an arctic oil tanker under construction at South Korean yards.
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NewsNOx reduction: Chemical or mechanical?
Over the last couple of years, capital investment in energy and fuel efficiency has dropped off. But NOx compliance and reduction of particulate matter remains a crucial topic, writes Paul Morgan.
