2-Stroke and 4-Stroke – Page 52
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NewsABB win Star Cruises propulsion contract
ABB has been awarded orders worth US$60m to provide electrical power plant and propulsion systems for two Star Cruises vessels to be built by Meyer Werft at its Papenburg yard.
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NewsGE to power Kawasaki LNG carriers
GE Power Conversion will supply electric power and propulsion systems for two LNG carriers to be built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI). The carriers will transport LNG from Louisiana, USA and will be completed in 2017 and 2018.
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Rolls-Royce upgrades ‘Norwegian Epic’ propulsion
Rolls-Royce will supply permanent magnet tunnel thrusters to Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL) vessel ‘Norwegian Epic’ as part of an upgrade of the ship’s propulsion package.
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NewsNewport Shipping urges efficiency focus
Ship owners should avoid fast steaming despite lower oil prices according to Newport Shipping Group’s technical ship management arm Ecoships, which has instead argued that companies should take the opportunity to benefit fully from energy-saving technologies.
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NewsRolls-Royce to power Alaskan ferries
Rolls-Royce has been selected by Vigor Industrial and the Alaska Marine Highway System, part of the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, to provide the propulsion system for its Alaska-class ferries.
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NewsPolarstern limps home after Polar breakdown
Veteran German research ship Polarstern is cutting short an Antarctic expedition and returning home for repairs after a breakdown in one of her two Escher Wyss propeller systems, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsWärtsilä X62 engine approved and available
The latest of Wärtsilä’s X-generation engines, the X62, has passed design validation and type approval tests and is now fully available.
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Turner EPS to distribute GE in the UK
GE Transportation has appointed Turner Engine Powered Services as the UK distributor for its marine diesel engine parts and servicing.
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NewsCaterpillar undertakes first in-hull LNG retrofit and reports new orders
An LNG tanker has had its engine converted to LNG without modifying the ship structure, while MaK and larger Cat engines continue to rack up orders from the offshore market sector.
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NewsPropulsion trends in bulk carriers
As ship operators continue their quest for higher efficiency and lower costs, it is maybe time to think again about the best engines for ships carrying bulk cargoes over long distances; Birger Jacobsen, senior researcher at MAN Diesel & Turbo in Copenhagen, gives an engine designer’s view.
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NewsEngine remanufacture breathes new life into pilot vessels
One of the services offered by MTU to its customers is the opportunity to exchange a worn, time-expired engine for a good-as-new remanufactured unit.
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NewsShaft generators help raise efficiency
Finnish company WE Tech Solutions says that its direct drive shaft generators can help provide a useful gain in ship efficiency, by providing as much as around 800kW to the ship’s electrical system, avoiding the need to run auxiliary engines.
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NewsGearless propulsor improves operational profitability
Kimmo Kokkila, product manager, propulsion products, ABB Marine & Cranes, Finland, describes why podded propulsors are one of the most efficient marine electrical propulsion systems in the marketplace.
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NewsWhy so long for two-stage turbos?
Two stage turbocharging is, as Joachim Bremer of ABB explains to Stevie Knight, “just the next evolutionary step”, poised on the brink of manufacture and expected to reach the market sometime in 2016.
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NewsCaterpillar looks offshore with enhanced four-stroke range
Caterpillar Marine has introduced several significant updates to its four-stroke engine range, targeted primarily at the flourishing offshore sector.
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NewsWartsila moves forward in four-stroke propulsion
Wärtsilä has inaugurated a new factory in China, and upgraded its CP propeller deaign, as well as contracting to supply a dual fuel two-stroke plant for a bulk carrier.
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NewsRevamp for popular scrubber system
At the recent SMM exhibition in Hamburg, Alfa Laval launched the latest generation of its PureSOx scrubber technology, known as PureSOx 2.0.
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NewsMAN goes for Tier III compliance
MAN Diesel & Turbo says that one of its four-stroke installations has been certified to meet the forthcoming IMO Tier III emission requirements, following trials onboard a DFDS ro-ro ship.
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NewsSchottel focuses on hybrids and offshore
German propulsion specialist Schottel’s latest propulsion solutions feature hybrid concepts and offshore applications, being geared towards demands for environmentally friendly propulsion systems.
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NewsPressure sensor cuts carbon and particle emissions
German cylinder pressure sensor company IMES says it has developed a new generation of cylinder pressure sensor based on thin film technology.
