Propulsion – Page 44
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NewsWärtsilä ensures Mauritius cargo reliability
Wärtsilä has won the contract to provide a fully integrated main propulsion system for a new multi-purpose cargo vessel being built for Mauritius Shipping Corporation (MSCL) at the Huanghai Shipyard in China.
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NewsVoith launches innovative eVSP solution
German propulsion specialist Voith has launched its new electric Voith Schneider Propeller (eVSP) propeller drive. The innovative solution uses a permanent-magnet synchronous motor as its main drive, and represents a significant advance in Voith''s electrification of its drive technologies.
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NewsPump it up (when you need it)
Engine efficiency has been limited by the need to avoid potentially damaging peak pressures. But supposing you could alter those pressures on the hoof, adjusting for load while the engine was operating?
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NewsSea trials for first mobile pure gas 16V 4000 series
The first MTU series 4000 mobile gas engines have successfully started sea trials.
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NewsSensor accuracy under extreme conditions
The Kistler Group''s new 66351A cylinder pressure sensor for large marine and stationary engines is designed for achieving measuring accuracy under extreme conditions in the combustion chamber.
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NewsCaterpillar to sell off Caterpillar Propulsion AB
Caterpillar Luxembourg SARL has agreed to sell Caterpillar Propulsion AB and its subsidiaries to a holding company controlled by former Berg Propulsion coo Stefan Sedersten
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NewsZero-emissions Washington state ferry plan
ABB has been selected by Vigor Fab as the hybrid-electric propulsion and energy storage system provider for the newest additions to the Washington State Ferry fleet.
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NewsKNOT order strengthens Brunvoll's position in DPST segment
Brunvoll has won a large contract for thrusters from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) in South Korea.
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NewsThe Switch package for Twin Fin bulk carrier series
A series of bulk carrier newbuildings propelled by Caterpillar Marine''s Twin Fin propulsion packages will feature a Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch electric drive train solution.
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NewsCustomers want T/C performance data, says KBB
Customer demands for more turbocharger performance data to be made accessible online are intensifying, head of turbocharging technology at KBB, Dr Silvio Risse, told The Motorship.
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NewsLOW-LOAD TUNING GOES A STAGE FURTHER
A new tuning method has improved the part-load efficiency of the most powerful engine in the two-stroke portfolio of MAN Energy Solutions, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsSchottel propels all-aluminium ferry
Schottel is to provide propulsion solutions for a new all-aluminium ferry designed by Australian shipbuilder Richardson Device Marine for Sealink Tasmania.
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NewsWärtsilä 31 engines paired with waterjets for Baltic fast ferry
The technology group Wärtsilä will provide the propulsion solutions for a new high-speed ferry being built by Austal at the Australian shipbuilder’s yard in the Philippines for Danish operator Molslinjen. The solution will pair Wärtsilä 31 engines with high-performance Wärtsilä WXJ1500SRI waterjets for the first time in a fast ferry ...
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NewsBureau Veritas awards type approval for WinGD’s 12X92DF engines
Class society Bureau Veritas awarded type approval for WinGD’s dual-fuelled 12X92DF engines, the first series of which is currently being built by China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC) and will power nine ultra-large container ships (ULCS) owned by the CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics. The engines ...
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NewsMAN's most powerful Mk10.5 type engine enters service
HMM, the South Korean shipping company, has launched the first in a series of 12 ultra-large containerships that will each feature individual MAN B&W G95ME-C10.5 low-speed main engines. At 23,964 TEU, the HMM Algeciras is the world’s largest containership and is bound for a working life between Asia and Europe. ...
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NewsNew series and new facilities for new brand
Less than a year after its formation, PBST has had a promising start and is already “co-developing an updated radial turbocharger series, which will be available to highspeed engine manufacturers very soon,” its marketing and communications manager Denis Pissarski told The Motorship. No details about that project are available yet, ...
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NewsMES wins first order for its latest THS concept
What is believed to be the first order for Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding’s (MES) latest version of its turbo hydraulic system (THS2) was placed in February for installation on a Mitsui-MAN B&W 7S65ME-C8.5 engine for a 208,000dwt bulk carrier.
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NewsTuning the engine through the air intake.
Combustion optimisation usually involves tricky remodelling of fuel injection parameters... but there is another approach - through the air flow.
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NewsWE Tech solutions for 8+6 LNG carrier order
WE Tech has received a new order from Hyundai Heavy Industries and Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Shipyard to deliver direct drive permanent magnet shaft generators to eight new LNG carriers destined for long-term charter to Shell LNG. The order includes an option for six further LNG carriers.
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NewsWärtsilä offers FuelFlex ICU upgrade
Technology group Wärtsilä is offering an upgrading solution for its FuelFlex Injection Control Unit (ICU) to meet the requirements of operating its RT-flex type two-stroke diesel engines with both residual and low-viscosity marine fuels. The solution is available for retrofitting on vessels with Wärtsilä RT-flex96C-B and RT-flex84T-D two-stroke engines, and ...
