2-Stroke and 4-Stroke – Page 63
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NewsDiesel engines for greener Navies
In a paper given to the 2010 Defence Technology Asia conference, Christoph Fenske, Senior Manager for Naval Surface Craft at MTU Friedrichshafen, examined the impact of IMO Tier 2 and Tier 3 emissions limits on naval vessels – although navies are not legally obliged to meet these limits, many naval ...
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NewsLarge four-stroke engines for ro-pax, LNG and rescue ships
MAN Diesel & Turbo reports that it has received an order for four medium speed engines from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering of Korea, for a new large ro-pax ferry.
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NewsPopular engine upgraded
Wärtsilä has recently introduced a more powerful marine version of its popular 32cm bore engine.
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NewsSFOC optimisation for IMO Tier II engines
One of the goals in the marine industry today is to reduce the impact of carbon dioxide emissions and thereby to reduce fuel consumption across the load range.
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GL approval for bearing wear monitor
Germanischer Lloyd has announced that the fist bearing wear monitoring system type approval according to its ‘Guidelines for Machinery Condition Monitoring’ has been granted to Amot Controls.
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Lube oil monitor approved by engine company
Finnish company Vaisala reports that its MMT330 moisture and temperature transmitter has been approved by MAN Diesel & Turbo for use in the lubricating oil system of the company’s two-stroke marine Diesel engine designs
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NewsCondition monitoring improves offshore vessel thruster reliability
UK company Kittiwake Developments has recently launched ThrusterSCAN, a new addition to the company’s line of asset protection technology, aimed at the offshore market.
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NewsWindfarm and dive support expansion provides orders for waterjets
UK-based Ultra Dynamics says its latest jet, the Ultrajet UJ525, received orders even before the design was finalised.
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Major Indian coast guard order for waterjets
Swedish company MJP Waterjets claims to have won one of the largest-ever waterjet orders, with a contract worth about €12 million.
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NewsGas turbines show the way forward for Navy ships
Rolls-Royce Marine reports that it is currently enjoying success with its military vessel propulsion products.
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NewsWärtsilä and ABB unite in combustion monitoring technology
Wärtsilä’s latest development in two-stroke technology is the ‘Intelligent Combustion Monitoring’ system, which employs ABB’s Cylmate technology.
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NewsUltra long stroke engine assists higher ship efficiency
In October 2010, MAN Diesel & Turbo announced that it had produced an ultra long stroke variant of its low speed engine design, which, as part of an integrated propulsion package, could offer savings in fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions of up to 7% thanks to its lower rpm.
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NewsMarine genset powered by gas turbine
Scheduled for launch at the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show is a generator powered by a gas turbine, writes Dag Pike.
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NewsAlarm and protection available for Cat gensets
Caterpillar Marine Power Systems has announced an additional option to expand the capability of its C18 Acert package generator sets.
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NewsNatural gas option for ferry generators
Among MAN Diesel & Turbo’s recent medium speed and genset orders is a contract to supply propulsion and auxiliary engines to Norwegian shipyard Bergen Group Fosen for two new cruise ferries.
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NewsCummins gensets for crane barge
Cummins Marine is to supply a main power generation package for an accommodation and work barge currently under construction in China.
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NewsTurbocharger maker prepares for next environmental initiatives
Latest developments at ABB Turbocharging primarily centre around measures to ensure that engines are capable of meeting forthcoming emissions limits, whether by in-engine or external methods, or by use of alternative fuels.
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NewsLaser technology provides ‘green’ alternative to scrapping components
Singapore-based turbocharger servicing company Tru-Marine claims to have made a breakthrough in turbocharger repairs, as the first to introduce laser cladding for turbochargers in marine and other applications.
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NewsUS and Australian success for LM2500
US engine company GE Marine recently announced that its LM2500 aero-derivative marine gas turbines will be used to power the United States Navy’s new Flight IIA Arleigh Burke class destroyers. GE has received orders for the initial three of an expected nine new ships. The destroyers are being built as ...
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NewsEngine builder looks to future emissions limits
MTU is looking forward to the US, EU and IMO future limitations for NOx and particulate matter emissions, as described by Dag Pike.
