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Volvo Penta has announced a new range of 9-litre engines, the D9 Heavy Duty which is available in three power settings for propulsion ? 221, 261, and 313kW (300, 350 and 425hp)…

The latest versions of MTU?s Series 4000 12- and 16-cylinder engines are now 6% to 10% more powerful than their predecessors. Equipped with common rail fuel injection, optimised turbocharging and an integrated…

Scania has updated its marine engine range with the introduction of the DI12M EMS, a 11.7-litre engine featuring Scania EMS, the company?s electronic engine management system. The new unit has a high…

When talking about low sulphur fuel for marine trunk piston engines, is a 30BN needed or could a 12BN, as for a distillate, be used asks Keith Saddler, manager of Global Marine…

With increasing emphasis on environmental issues, the shipping industry is looking for propulsion solutions that will meet current and future regulations on emissions while bearing in mind that "for every good idea…

The Khaleej Bay was specially designed to withstand the harsh climatologically and geographically conditions in the Middle East. "We are extremely proud that ADSB is the first company in the Gulf to…

From next year, Annex VI requires that the sulphur levels in bunker fuel, burned on board any ship anywhere in the world, must not exceed 4.5%. This in itself will not cause…

SembCorp Marine has been awarded a long-term contract from Australia?s North West Shelf venture (NWS), an unincorporated joint venture, equally owned by BP, BHP Billiton, ChevronTexaco, MIMI (a joint Mitsubishi and Mitsui…

Odfjell has reached agreement with the major Russian shipyard "Sevmash" at Severodvinsk near Arkangelsk to build a series of eight to twelve advanced product/chemical carriers, for delivery 2007 onwards. These will be…