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ABB Turbo Systems has launched a new range of small turbochargers for high flow rates and high pressure ratios. The TPS..-F33 range consists of four different turbocharger sizes and is capable of…

KBB is preparing to commence testing of the fourth and final model in its new range of HPR turbochargers. The fourth model ? the HPR5000 ? will be available for engine tests…

ExxonMobil has taken two steps to better address the lubrication needs of turbochargers. It has reformulated its premium synthetic turbocharger lubricant, Mobil SHC 600 Series, and it is advocating the use of…

Napier Turbochargers is performing validation tests on two high-performance turbochargers capable of a boost pressure ratio of five and a half to one (5.5:1). The product, labelled the 8-series, has been developed…

Fierce competition between MAN and ABB for their share of the large turbocharger market has not prevented a measure of compatibility, if unintentional, being demonstrated in their products. This is borne out…

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries says the first application of the world?s largest commercially available turbocharger is performing to expectations. "The turbocharger was opened up for inspection after 2,500 hours of service and this…

Castrol Marine?s response to the higher demands being placed on turbocharger lubricating oil is the introduction of Aircol SR68. It is a synthetic oil formulated from a polyalphaolefin base. Castrol says it…

Elliott Turbomachinery has sold its turbocharger division to Cooper Cameron Corporation. Cooper Cameron has slotted the business into its Cooper Energy Services division alongside its existing turbocharger interests. The combined entity now…

There can be no doubt that there have been considerable problems with turbochargers, particularly compressor wheels. Christian Lützen from AP M?ller and Curt Christensen from the FORCE Institute highlighted a number of…

Norwegian shipowner Odfjell is optimistic that the world?s first electronically controlled two-stroke diesel engine, installed onboard its 37,545 dwt chemical tanker Bow Cecil, is potentially an attractive and practical proposition. The ship?s…

Those who go to sea, whether for work or holiday, have always suffered from poor and slow communications facilities when trying to maintain contact with friends and relations ashore. This situation is…

Faced with the need to modernise its roro fleet, Stena RoRo decided to base the design of its new vessels on the 1998-built Sea Centurion. This is the only completed example of…

East coast ship repairer Forgacs is close to confirming agency arrangements throughout Asia to position itself as a competitive alternative to yards in Singapore and Hong Kong. Forgacs joint managing director Peter…

Western Australian based researchers are collaborating with the Marine Design & Research Institute of China (MARIC) to examine ship motion behaviour in volatile weather conditions. Curtin University?s Centre for Marine Science and…

Flexibility is the name of the game in the short-sea trade. While most owners claim their roro newbuildings are state-of-the-art multi-purpose vessels, it is unusual to come across a design which is…

Australia?s most concentrated shipbuilding region will gain a significant boost to its infrastructure when the A$200 million ($104 million) Jervoise Bay Marine Industry complex becomes operational in mid 2002. The complex, which…

Technical drawings and specifications for Hamworthy KSE?s compressors and sewage treatment plant are to be included on the Tribon Solutions web site, www.tribon.com. The company?s pumps and inert gas plants will also…

Hamworthy KSE is supplying sewage handling systems for seven open-hatch bulk carriers to be constructed at Stocznia Gdynia for US-based forest product company Westwood Shipping Lines. The 44,000g vessels are replacements for…

IAC has won the contract to supply acoustic enclosures for a series of new frigates being built at Mazagon Dock in Mumbai for the Indian Navy. In addition to containing the noise…

The Seadevil (Seaborne Navigation System/Doppler Velocity Log) has been jointly developed by Kearfott Guidance & Navigation Corporation and RD Instruments. It is a navigation system designed for surface and subsurface craft, including…

New from Gunnebo is a rotating lifting point (RLP) which can turn freely through 360deg. and swivel 180deg. and is equipped with an open D-ring to allow the attachment of large lifting…

NSK says the combination of a new cage material and an increased roller complement has enabled it to produce a cylindrical roller bearing which offers up to 20% higher load capacity, quieter…