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Arbeitsgemeinschaft Küstenschutz (coastal protection working group) ? set up by the towing companies Bugsier, Transport & Service, Fairplay and URAG ? has, in cooperation with SSW Fähr- und Spezialschiffbau, developed a new…

Until passengers are prepared to pay very high ticket prices for speed, weight and cost will remain the most important parameters when looking at fast-ferry propulsion systems, with low fuel consumption and…

Chipolbrok, the Sino-Polish shipping company, is upgrading its fleet with the building of two 30,000 dwt newbuildings at Shanghai Shipyard. The contract includes an option for a second pair. The ships will…

Posidonia 2002 is the 18th biennial International Shipping Exhibition at Piraeus, Athens, and as usual the organisers expect to break all records for attendance. The Motor Ship will be on hand, and…

Among the more amazing and heart-warming stories, in these glum days of global recession and failing businesses, is one of a comprehensive turnaround, scripted by an Indian shipyard.Notorious for cost and time…

Both Rolls-Royce and GE have taken engines from the wing and adapted them for use in the marine industry. And both companies agree that gas turbines have some ground to make up…

MAN B&W has designs for a 1,080mm bore engine. The company says it has confined the designs to the bottom of a drawer while the containership market, for which the so-called K108…

Scania has launched its most powerful marine engine ever. The new DI16M can deliver up to 590kW of power. It is a watercooled, twin turbocharged, direct injection V8 engine. It has a…

Wärtsilä has sold its first EnviroEngines that combine common-rail fuel injection with electronically-controlled direct water injection. P&O Princess Cruises has elected to install 12 EnviroEngines on four of its cruise ships under…

The first onboard installation of MAN B&W?s L21/31 Holeby genset will not, as expected, be on one of the four DFDS Tor Line roro vessels on order at Flensburg Shipyard. Rather MAN…

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has released further details on development of a 600mm bore UEC LSE engine (see The Motor Ship, December 2001). It says it expects to complete design work by this…

Niigata Engineering has sort court protection from its creditors. The company, whose business includes the design and manufacture of a range of medium-speed diesel engines and other propulsion machinery, has filed for…

M.A. Turbo/Engine Design, based in Vancouver, Canada, has developed a water injection system specifically designed for retrofit to existing diesel engines which, it says, reduces both fuel consumption and emissions. The system…

American-based researchers say they have developed a semiconductor technology that could allow efficient electricity generation without using traditional auxiliary machinery. Associate Professor Peter Hagelstein of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)?s department…

Wärtsilä has reported more orders for its RT-flex marine diesel engines. Two orders for the engines, which feature common-rail fuel injection, have been secured for installation in two 30,000 dwt multipurpose dry…

That is the verdict of MAN B&W senior vice president Dr Wolfram Lausch, who bases this conclusion on simple fuel efficiency: "A ship is meant to carry cargo, not fuel. So it…

Marine Environmental Partners (MEP), the Ft. Lauderdale based water treatment company, has developed two new treatment processes to deal with shipboard generated black (sewage) and grey (laundry, kitchen, and sink/shower) wastewater. It…

China?s shipbuilding industry, already a world class player with around 6% of the newbuilding market, has expanded its capacity even further with the recent introduction of its latest newbuilding dock at Shanghai…

The dates for the 24th annual Motor Ship Marine Propulsion Conference have been changed to avoid a clash with Danish public holidays ? so mark 10-11 April 2002 in your diary to…

Izar has designed a pure trailer carrying 3,075 lane metre vessel, classified as the R-3000. The 180m long vessel has a deadweight of 9,400t and is equipped with 22 single crew cabins…