Propulsion

Dutch genset specialist Sandfirden Technics and Swiss electric equipment supplier Liebherr are to collaborate on the development of hybrid ship propulsion systems.

Odfjell Tankers, MAN Diesel & Turbo and Norwegian University of Science and Technology’s marine faculty Marintek are to conduct research into the performance of energy saving devices after completing a 19-vessel retrofit…

Dutch thruster manufacturer Veth Propulsion has produced what it claims is the most compact thruster ever, incorporating several design innovations to cut height dramatically and offer significant space savings.

Japanese ship owner NYK and class society DNV GL are collaborating in a project exploring possibilities for collecting and using big data to improve safety and efficiency.

Eidesvik Offshore vessel ‘Viking Princess’ has become the first OSV to use batteries to reduce the number of installed generators after commissioning a hybrid propulsion system from Wärtsilä.

ABB Turbocharging is launching a new frame size for its Power2 800-M two-stage turbocharging solution, enabling the company to offer the product for a wider range of vessels. The new frame size,…

Technology group Wärtsilä has been awarded the contract to supply controllable pitch propellers and power take off/power take home (PTO/PTH) shaft generator systems for two ro-ro vessels being built at Uljanik shipyard…

The world’s first two-stroke engine to run on ethane has successfully passed gas trials on board the liquefied ethylene gas (LEG) carrier ‘Gaschem Beluga’, with engine designer MAN Diesel & Turbo hailing…

Eight ferries under construction for two Norwegian companies are to debut Schottel’s new thruster, the Schottel Rudder EcoPeller (SRE).

Wärtsilä has completed a renewal of its turbocharger service workshop in Schiedam as part of global investments aimed at improving its service offering.

ABB is to provide shaft generators and turbochargers for two of the biggest freight vessels ever ordered by DFDS, which will take delivery of the ro-ro ships from Jinling Shipyard in China…

Engine designer WinGD has unveiled a full mission simulator (FMS) for training engine room crews at Hudong Heavy Machinery’s (HHM) Marine Power Academy training centre in Shanghai.

During a recent presentation at its Ålesund research centre, Rune Garen, director of research and testing, propulsion at Rolls-Royce shared some of the future propulsion concepts the company is investigating.

Wärtsilä’s 34DF has become the largest engine yet to be certified by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as meeting the Tier III NOx standard.

Propulsion technology specialist Renk is to launch a hybrid concept that enables two-stroke engine users to harness the electrical potential of their engines for either propulsion or power generation.

Rolls-Royce subsidiary Bergen Engines is to double its production capacity over the next three years with the introduction of modern ‘flow line’ processes and the redesign of engines to enable the new…

Rolls-Royce Powersystems subsidiary Bergen is to extend its B33:45 medium-speed range with the addition of V-configuration engines, starting with a 12-cylinder unit to be delivered later this year.

In the age of electronically controlled engines, financially constrained ship operators and environmental regulation, reliable monitoring of cylinder pressure is more important than ever.

Maersk Tankers is to conduct a test of wind propulsion technology using Flettner rotors supplied by Norsepower, under a project coordinated by Shell and majority funded by the UK’s Energy Technologies Institute.