2-Stroke and 4-Stroke – Page 55
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NewsLow-pressure dual-fuel engine technology comes to two-stroke market
Wärtsilä’s long-anticipated dual-fuel two-stroke engine has now been introduced to the market; we saw the first example in operation at the company’s Trieste plant in Italy.
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NewsLubricator valves help achieve favourable SEEMP
Hans Jensen Lubricators (HJL) of Denmark says that its SIP valves can improve overall efficiency, and help towards implementing a vessel’s SEEMP.
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NewsInventors keen to overcome scepticism for wind
The number of options for harnessing wind power on cargo ships is growing, and Wendy Laursen looks at some current studies being undertaken to quantify the potential savings for those willing to invest.
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NewsGas turbines ready for merchant sector revival
Gas turbines, after a quiet period, could be making a return to ship propulsion, according to Jeremy W Barnes, commercial marine marketing director of GE Marine.
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NewsHyundai shows its mettle with powerful new medium-speed
David Tinsley explains how, In the unerring drive to expand the market reach of its home-grown HiMSEN range of four-stroke engines, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) is preparing to launch the H46/60V diesel, the brand’s most powerful design to date.
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NewsDual-fuel MaK engine hosts advance in control technology
David Tinsley looks at the MaK dual fuel engine range, the first of which has now been shipped by the Caterpillar corporation for installation in a newbuild cruise vessel.
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NewsHome-grown for price-sensitive Chinese market
David Tinsley explains how China’s increasing technological capabilities are being leveraged to develop and manufacture home-grown engines using localised components and tailored to and priced for the domestic market, complementing volume production of foreign-designed marine diesels.
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NewsABC marches up power band with IMO III-ready solution
ABC launched its latest four-stroke marine engine at SMM in 2012, and used the recent CIMAC Congress in Shanghai to update its customers, reports David Tinsley.
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NewsResults-driven Hercules research project in third phase
With the European marine engine research project Hercules well into its third phase, David Tinsley looks at how it can achieve its goals of near-zero emissions and further significant drops in fuel consumption.
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NewsCaterpillar announces EPA certification for MaK range
Caterpillar has made the larger MaK range of medium speed engines available in the US with EPA Tier 2 Certification.
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NewsThruster condition monitoring goes beyond vibration
Wärtsilä’s propulsion condition monitoring service augments vibration analysis with a range of measurements to help prevent failure and improve the operational performance of propulsors, by Wendy Laursen.
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NewsHedging the bets
A growing number of scrubber technologies are gaining industry experience, but hybrid systems are providing a safe option for dealing with the current regulatory uncertainties, writes Wendy Laursen
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NewsLow-carbon propulsion options for smaller tankers
Birger Jacobsen, senior two-stroke research engineer at MAN Diesel & Turbo in Copenhagen looks at how the latest propulsion technology can reduce carbon emissions, resulting in a favourable EEDI rating, for tankers in the 7,000dwt to 10,000dwt size range.
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NewsMTU’s 8000 receives NVR approval from ABS
MTU says that its series 8000 high speed marine engine has received NVR certification from US classification society ABS, joining the 8V 396, which had previously received NVR approval.
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NewsMAN anticipates return to larger engine power
Following from perceived development in the market leading toward further optimisation of large container ships’ propulsion efficiency, MAN Diesel & Turbo recently announced two significant additions to its engine programme.
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NewsSwedish ports take the lead in shore power
Recently, the Port of Ystad in southern Sweden played host to an event demonstrating the benefits of shore-to-ship power systems.
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NewsReactive or resistive
Paul Brickman, sales and marketing manager of Crestchic, looks at optimisation of testing for power generation in shipbuilding applications.
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NewsDemagnetised engines help ensure Baltic shipping safety
According to MTU, there are still well over 200,000 sea mines at the bottom of the Baltic sea. Although often lying several hundred metres below the surface, they can potentially have a devastating effect.
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NewsPod drive demo boat books Seawork call
Volvo Penta has announced a new version of its D13 engine, claiming improved environmental properties with basically unchanged fuel consumption, in order to meet US EPA Tier 3 emission limits.
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NewsMTU power for US Coast Guard
The US Coast Guard’s latest class of fast response cutter relies, as did several of its predecessors, on MTU engines. Adapted from an article by Mike Principato, first published in ‘MTU Review’
