Propulsion

MAN Diesel & Turbo’s 32/44CR engine is part of a successful hybrid diesel-electric propulsion solution employed by Scandlines Ferries on a busy route between Denmark and Germany.

A 7,500dwt chemical tanker ordered and operated by Turkish conglomerate Içdas Çelik will be the first commercial reference for MAN Diesel & Turbo’s new hybrid propulsion solution HyProp Eco.

WinGD has emerged from its recent change of ownership with a clear long-term vision and a solid platform from which to face the complex future of two-stroke engines, says Dominik Schneiter, vice…

A focus on power or contract requirements or power can hide opportunities for owners to optimise their propulsion arrangements, argues Caterpillar Marine. The Motorship found out more.

MAN Diesel and Turbo has won a contract to supply the first shipset of GenSets for the multipurpose, offshore patrol vessel, Pattugliatore Polivalente d’Altura (PPA), programme.

Using ABB Preventive Maintenance can lead to a 202% return on investment (ROI), according to results released from a new ABB study.

Schottel has secured contracts amounting to 72 propulsion units for 18 module carriers to be built and designed by Vard for Topaz Energy & Marine and KMTF

ABB has launched a new Azipod propulsion unit that aims to be up to 10% more efficient than its previous versions.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries believes that its hybrid propulsion solution for offshore vessels offers value to owners even with fuel prices at low levels. Stevie Knight reports.

The first four battery-driven ferries in the world will feature Siemens technology after the company won a contract for propulsion systems on two new vessels to be built for Norwegian operator Fjord1.

Rolls-Royce has concluded a deal to provide propulsion and deck machinery for five cruise ships being built at Fincantieri’s Monfalcone and Ancona shipyards in Italy.

A new 158m loa car and passenger ferry being built for Danish operator Mols-Linien will be powered by two eight-cylinder Wärtsilä 31 main engines.

A patent filed recently by Google proposes harnessing the company’s Makani energy kite to ships in order to provide propulsion power for vessels.

Kongsberg Maritime has completed an extensive refit of a 21-year-old main engine, remote control system aboard a VLCC during the vessel’s scheduled docking.

Rolls-Royce has successfully completed a year of sea trials of its new Azimuth Permanent Magnet Thruster which it made available to customers for the first time at this year’s SMM exhibition.

MAN Diesel & Turbo’s has revealed its newest two-stroke engine designs, heralding the launch of a new mass-optimised platform on which subsequent engines will be based.

The ultra-long stroke G-type engines introduced by MAN Diesel & Turbo just six years ago have become the fastest selling series in the company’s history, with 1,500 orders so far.