Propulsion – Page 42
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NewsCummins to introduce X15 Stage V solution in 2021
Engine builder Cummins has announced that it was adding an EU Stage V certified solution to its X15 engine range in 2021.
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NewsVolvo Penta launches updated D16 engine family
Volvo Penta has launched an updated version of its 16-litre D16 engine family. The engine is being made available as a heavy duty propulsion engine for heavy-duty and continuous-duty applications, and as a complete marine genset and auxiliary.
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NewsABB to supply five Fincantieri vessels
ABB will equip five newbuild Fincantieri cruise ships with Azipod electric propulsion to significantly reduce fuel consumption onboard.
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NewsJ-ENG TO LAUNCH SUCCESSOR TO UEC33LSII
Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) is to introduce a successor to its low-speed UEC33LSII design. The UEC33LSH-C2 engine is being launched with a new ultrawide rating concept, allowing it to meet LPG carrier requirements, as well as Handysize bulk carriers, small-sized chemical tankers and specialist asphalt and cement carriers.
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NewsCompletion of first J-ENG 6UEC50LSH-Eco-C2-EGR engine
Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) successfully finished the shop test of the first 6UEC50LSH-Eco-C2-EGR engine. The engine will be installed in a Onomichi Dockyard-built wood chip carrier for Japanese ship owner Tokai Shipping Co., Ltd.
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NewsFirst FiTS2 is fitted into bulkcarrier newbuilding
The engine trials for the first installation of ABB’s Flexible integrated Turbocharging System for Two-Stroke Engines (FiTS2) were carried out in May 2020.
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NewsSchottel and Sanmar sign thruster deal
Sanmar Shipyards and Schottel have signed a framework agreement making Schottel the exclusive supplier of thrusters for 90-tonne BP tugs of the Bigaçay class in a Robert Allan design.
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NewsWärtsilä and Anemoi sign Rotor Sail MoU
Wärtsilä has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) tied to a license and cooperation agreement with Anemoi Marine Technologies for the future sales and servicing of Rotor Sail solutions to the shipping industry.
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NewsEcoPellers in inspection vessel first
Schottel’s EcoPellers will propel a new fishery inspection vessel ordered by the Danish Fisheries Agency and under construction at Hvide Sande Shipyard, the first time EcoPellers have been installed on an inspection vessel.
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NewsWärtsilä to power new super ferries
Wärtsilä has been selected by P&O Ferries (P&OF) to power its new series of ‘super ferries’.
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NewsManitou partners with Neoline to cut carbon
Manitou Group will use a Neoline wind-powered ro-ro ship to sustainably transport its aerial work platforms and telehandlers from France to the US.
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NewsKongsberg to power and steer Finnlines RoPax
Kongsberg Maritime has signed a €12m contract with China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai) to deliver a propulsion and manoeuvring system for two RoPax vessels for Finnlines.
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SponsoredWinGD Taking on methane slip with X-DF engines
Understanding different engine operating principles and recent technological improvements cast a new light on methane emissions from WinGD’s LNG dual-fuel two-stroke engines.
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NewsElectric propulsion for Wasaline's new ice-class ferry
Wasaline”s new ferry, Aurora Botnia, was floated out at Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) shipyard on 11 September. The vessel will operate on the world’s northernmost all-year passenger route between Vaasa in Finland and Umeå in Sweden when it enters service in 2021.
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NewsJAPANESE MARQUE FUELS TIER 4 COMPETITION
Mitsubishi has augmented its range of four-stroke, high-speed marine diesels by introducing a new vee-engine model meeting the latest US environmental standards, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsSavings confirmed with Lean Marine FuelOpt
RoPax operators Color Line and Bohai Ferry have confirmed that fuel savings achieved through the use of Lean Marine’s FuelOpt propulsion automation system have exceeded expectations.
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NewsMAN ES wins first C1-compliant orders in Chinese river-and-coastal segment
MAN Energy Solutions'' Chinese licensee, CMP, has won a series of small-bore, four-stroke orders in the Chinese inland-and-coastal segment. The orders are the first for MAN ES engines that comply with upcoming Chinese GB15097 emission protocols, often referred to as C1 and C2.
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NewsSchottel to propel Russian AHTS
Schottel has been awarded a contract to supply a total of eight propulsion units to the Turkish Atlas Shipyard.
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NewsStorm brews over EEDI minimum power requirements
In severe sea states, EEDI’s minimum power requirements potentially create a risk that a ship may not be able to make enough way through the water to maintain steerage “and then you are in trouble,” warned Philip Holt, a naval architect at MAN Energy Solutions.
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NewsCaterpillar Marine launches new C32B engine
Caterpillar Marine has launched a new engine based on its existing C32 high-speed engine platform. The Cat C32B is rated at 2,025 hp at 2,300 rpm, extending the power capability of the C32 product line, and delivering a 5% power increase over existing C32 ratings.
