2-Stroke and 4-Stroke – Page 46
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NewsESL Shipping orders LNG handysize bulkers
The world''s first two dual-fuelled handysize bulk carriers are to be built to Deltamarin design at Sinotrans & CSC Shipbuilding Industry Cooperation’s Qingshan yard, for Finnish owner ESL Shipping.
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NewsFederal-Mogul debuts eWave piston ring
A new piston ring shape for two-stroke engines, featuring waved grooves that increase the surface area and are said to more evenly distribute lube oil, has been developed by Federal-Mogul Powertrain.
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NewsPrimeServ wins RCCL turbocharger retrofit contract
MAN PrimeServ is to retrofit 30 turbochargers on four vessels owned by Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, the engine service company has revealed.
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NewsBluewater FPSO gets engine overhaul
Royston Limited has completed an engine overhaul on the Bluewater-owned offshore floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, Haewene Brim.
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NewsSwedish Club sheds light on engine claims
Analysis of machinery claims handled by the Swedish P&I Club over two years reveals that main engine damage is the most costly of all claims, with bearings damage and problems caused by poor lubrication management the most expensive.
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NewsMost powerful MAN engine leaves testbed
South Korean engine builder Doosan Engine has successfully factory tested a 103,000hp MAN B&W 11G95ME-C9.5 two-stroke engine, the most powerful MAN engine ever built.
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NewsSecond methanol engine for Stena Germanica
Stena Rederi is to convert a second engine in its ground-breaking methanol fuelled ro-pax Stena Germanica, with the installation to be completed next month.
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NewsBreaking further into China
Becker Marine Systems, a leader in high-performance rudders and energy saving manoeuvring technology, is establishing itself as a competent partner on the Chinese market and now it’s looking to go even further.
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NewsRolls-Royce to power dive support vessel
Rolls-Royce has signed a contract with Huangpu Wenchong Shipyard in China for a package of advanced ship equipment to equip a new 124m long dive support vessel (DSV).
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NewsTurbine-powered containership study
GTT, CMA CGM and DNV GL have released a technical and feasibility study for a new mega box ship – the Piston Engine Room Free Efficient Containership (PERFECt).
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NewsFirst MAN ME-GI engines enter service
The first electronically-controlled, gas-injection M-type engines (ME-GI) from MAN Diesel & Turbo have entered service onboard Qatari LNG partnership Nakilat’s Q-max vessel ‘Rasheeda’.
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ABB highlights electric potential for LNG carriers
ABB has commissioned research that it says confirms that dual-fuel diesel electric propulsion - when employed optimally and in combination with waste energy recovery technologies - can be more fuel efficient than alternative propulsion means for LNG carriers.
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Four new MHI engine orders
Four new orders for six UEC33LSE-C2 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Engine Co, Ltd (MHI-MME) low speed diesel engines have been placed through Japan’s Akasaka Diesels Limited.
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NewsCalMac project uses Royston fuel management
Royston Limited has won a substantial contract to fit a fuel monitoring system on ten Caledonian MacBrayne (CalMac) vessels.
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NewsScandlines extends electric propulsion plans
Danish-German Baltic operator Scandlines has earmarked €50-60 million for the development of ‘zero emission’ operation and expects to introduce plug-in ships “inside just a few years”, writes Tom Todd.
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News3D-printed nozzle ring
Tru-Marine has successfully printed the world’s first nozzle ring for marine turbochargers using exotic super metal alloy.
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NewsWärtsilä 31 engines for high-tech icebreaker
Wärtsilä’s recently introduced 31 engine has been selected to power a state-of-the-art new generation icebreaker currently under construction at the PJSC Vyborg Shipyard.
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NewsMAN engine ordered for fishing vessel
Voyager Fishing Company, based in Northern Ireland, have ordered a new trawler/purse seiner vessel installed with a MAN 32/44CR engine.
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NewsCondition-based engine monitoring
Leading Japanese classification society, ClassNK, has started verification tests of its next-generation condition-based engine monitoring system, the CMAXS e-GICSX, onboard a Mitsui O.S.K. Line (MOL) vessel.
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NewsJapan's first ME-GI
The Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) of the first ME-GI engine in Japan recently took place at the Tamano Works of Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (MES).
