Propulsion

ABB’s Azipod propulsion system will power a Chinese polar science research icebreaker, the first vessel of its type to be built in China.

Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) and licensee Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) have announced the successful testing and deliver of the first Tier III NOx compliant Wärtsilä X72 two-stroke diesel engine.

The first two dual-fuelled vessels built and operated in the UK, under construction for Caledonian Maritime Assets by Ferguson Marine, are to employ Wärtsilä propulsion machinery packages.

German turbocharger manufacturer, KBB Turbo, will be presenting its latest turbocharging solutions at CIMAC 2016 – the International Council on Combustion Engines congress - in June.

With new regulations aiming to drastically reduce NOx emission levels for diesel engines, the need to control a vessel’s environmental impact has never been more important. Eric Hyder, strategic account manager at…

Norwegian shipowner Østensjø Rederi AS has christened its new offshore construction vessel, ‘Edda Freya’. This new vessel was designed and built for the Greater North Sea market and utilizes an environmentally friendly…

Wärtsilä’s alignment service for propulsion equipment has been extended to new products and markets, with a newly developed condition measurement system allowing diagnosis to be performed while vessels are in operation.

ABB has announced that its Azipod D will power the 10-deck discovery cruiser Scenic Eclipse.

It takes quite a bit of invention to take mature technology and squeeze something extra out of it, writes Stevie Knight

The first in a series of highly efficient 14,000 teu container ships has been delivered by Japan Marine United Corporation to shipping company Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK), featuring the latest nine-cylinder Wärtsilä…

As interest in wind assisted propulsion mounts, competing concepts are vying for commercial attention. Hans Buitelaar looks at some recent developments.

Jiangsu Haihong Engineering Technology has ordered four MAN 32/40 engines as well as an order for two 8000m3 trailing suction hopper dredgers.

Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) and Doosan Engine Co have demonstrated the first Wärtsilä X62DF dual-fuel two-stroke engine for a commercial application.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has more than doubled the lifetime of exhaust valves on its two-stroke diesel engines using a new alloy developed by Daido Steel Co.

ABB has won orders to deliver propulsion systems for two new cruise ships for Crystal Cruises’ new Exclusive Class.