Propulsion

Schottel says that it will be launching its latest generation of Navigator integrated propulsion unit.

GE Power Conversion is to supply Dynamic Positioning and vessel automation technology for four platform supply vessels (PSVs) being built by Detroit Brasil Ltda.

MAN Diesel & Turbo has announced an order to supply the main gensets for a multi-layer vessel newbuilding, recently commenced by Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven for UK client Ceona.

Wärtsilä reports that it has provided the waterjets for what is claimed to be the worlds fastest high speed ferry, which has now passed its sea trials and is ready to begin…

Wärtsilä says that it has received its first two orders for the X62 series, its latest mid-size low speed engine intended specifically for Panamax bulk carriers, Aframax and LR2 tankers and container…

Wärtsilä has announced that the RT-flex58T version D ER-3 has successfully passed its Type Approval Test (TAT) at licensee Diesel United (DU) in Japan.

Caterpillar is nailing its colours firmly to the ‘one stop shop’ propulsion supplier mast, alongside other companies such as Wärtsilä, Rolls-Royce and MAN, with its acquisition of Berg Propulsion.

The Norwegian engine manufacturer Bergen Engines, has become part of the Tognum Group, a leading supplier of engines and propulsion systems and distributed power generation systems.

Danish company C.C.Jensen describes, in a case study, how its oil filter systems were installed onboard a number of offshore supply vessels, saving on oil consumption, manpower and cost, paying for themselves…

Wärtsilä has been contracted by Norwegian ferry operator Color Line to retrofit four exhaust gas cleaning systems to the company’s ‘SuperSpeed 2’ ro-pax ferry.

Recent deliveries for offshore and navy applications demonstrate improved maintenance and safety features suitable for all workboats and patrol vessels with waterjet propulsion, writes Wendy Laursen.

Slow steaming, fuel sulphur limits and desires to cut fuel costs and ship weight all provide challenges for two-stroke designers, builders and lubricant suppliers.

Marine gas turbines are looked on as a comparatively new development and most marine turbines have been developed from aircraft engines, writes Dag Pike.

Swedish company MJP waterjets says that two recent refits of waterjets allowed a direct comparison to be made between waterjet brands.

GE Marine has delivered another LM2500+G4 marine gas turbine to Avio of Italy, which will power the French Navy’s eighth FREMM frigate.

An estimated 4.6 to 28.6 million litres of stern tube lubricant entering the sea each year means that biodegradable oils and water lubrication are likely to figure more definitively on the regulators…

Goltens Worldwide Group of companies describes its repair process for in-situ annealing of medium speed four-stroke diesel engine crankshafts, for which it has been awarded worldwide approval.

Propulsion solutions for navigation in ice have been augmented by Wärtsilä’s development of a steerable, pulling thruster designed to 1A Super Ice Class or higher standards, known as the Icepod. David Tinsley…

In response to rising industry demand for more sustainable shipping, the industry is turning to LNG as a primary fuel. But with inadequate LNG infrastructure, engine manufacturers are working with other industry…

Renewed industry focus on fuel savings and increasingly strict emissions regulations now coming into force have led to a new spirit of cooperation among owners and engine manufacturers, by Mark Fuhrmann.

At the SMM exhibition in Hamburg in September, Belgian medium speed engine company ABC launched a new, larger engine, which the company hopes will extend its market penetration into larger merchant vessels,…