Propulsion

MTU says that its series 8000 high speed marine engine has received NVR certification from US classification society ABS, joining the 8V 396, which had previously received NVR approval.

Following from perceived development in the market leading toward further optimisation of large container ships’ propulsion efficiency, MAN Diesel & Turbo recently announced two significant additions to its engine programme.

Paul Brickman, sales and marketing manager of Crestchic, looks at optimisation of testing for power generation in shipbuilding applications.

According to MTU, there are still well over 200,000 sea mines at the bottom of the Baltic sea. Although often lying several hundred metres below the surface, they can potentially have a…

Volvo Penta has announced a new version of its D13 engine, claiming improved environmental properties with basically unchanged fuel consumption, in order to meet US EPA Tier 3 emission limits.

According to Wendy Laursen, fuel availability will be a key factor in the success of fuel cells for ocean-going vessels.

Eidesvik Offshore’s supply vessel Viking Lady now has a battery on board in preparation for testing fuel savings, emissions reductions and the future potential of operating in DP mode using just a…

Cummins has picked up some useful references for its larger high-speed diesels from applications that normally represent solid medium-speed territory, writes Alan Haig-Brown.

GE Marine’s Evendale, Ohio, facility is currently busy building four LM2500 aero-derivative gas turbines for delivery to Austal USA. The engines will power the next two Independence class Littoral Combat Ships (LCS),…