Propulsion

Wärtsilä’s latest development in two-stroke technology is the ‘Intelligent Combustion Monitoring’ system, which employs ABB’s Cylmate technology.

In October 2010, MAN Diesel & Turbo announced that it had produced an ultra long stroke variant of its low speed engine design, which, as part of an integrated propulsion package, could…

Scheduled for launch at the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show is a generator powered by a gas turbine, writes Dag Pike.

Caterpillar Marine Power Systems has announced an additional option to expand the capability of its C18 Acert package generator sets.

Among MAN Diesel & Turbo’s recent medium speed and genset orders is a contract to supply propulsion and auxiliary engines to Norwegian shipyard Bergen Group Fosen for two new cruise ferries.

Cummins Marine is to supply a main power generation package for an accommodation and work barge currently under construction in China.

Latest developments at ABB Turbocharging primarily centre around measures to ensure that engines are capable of meeting forthcoming emissions limits, whether by in-engine or external methods, or by use of alternative fuels.

Singapore-based turbocharger servicing company Tru-Marine claims to have made a breakthrough in turbocharger repairs, as the first to introduce laser cladding for turbochargers in marine and other applications.

MTU is looking forward to the US, EU and IMO future limitations for NOx and particulate matter emissions, as described by Dag Pike.

At the recent SMM exhibition in Hamburg, Volvo Penta presented its marine commercial range, which as well as the IPS propulsion unit, the recent D13 high speed diesel, and the SCR unit,…

Propulsion and machinery have formed the major emphasis in The Motorship for over 90 years – the original and best

Two new cruise ferries destined for the Danish subsidiary of Norwegian operator Fjord Line will each have a MAN medium speed propulsion package.

Bergen engines and Rolls-Royce propulsion systems form part of recent major offshore vessel orders won by Rolls-Royce Marine. The orders cover design and equipment for five offshore and special purpose vessels, plus…

Thordon Bearings of Canada cites a recent conversion from sealed oil lubricated bearings to open water lubricated bearings on the bulk carrier Peter R Cresswell to demonstrate a solution to oil leakage…

Geislinger of Austria has announced two new products, the Vdamp XT and Genotorq, which will be exhibited at SMM in Hamburg. The two new items are targeted at power generation requirements in…

Metaldyne UK reports that it has recently delivered a torsional vibration crankshaft damper into the Asian market for two stroke engine production. This is one of a series of eight dampers.

ZF Marine’s latest transmission development focuses on the emerging trend for hybrid propulsion system.

Centa Transmissions’ UK company has recently supplied two special electric clutch assemblies to hovercraft builder Griffon Hoverwork.