Shafts & Propellers – Page 4
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NewsWärtsilä wins repeat propulsion package order from Wuhu for asphalt carrier
Wuhu Shipyard in China has selected Wärtsilä to provide a comprehensive package of propulsion solutions for a new 11,700cbm asphalt carrier for Canadian operator McAsphalt Marine Transportation.
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NewsWhy permanent magnets trump the norm for in-line shaft generators
Producing electrical power using permanent magnet (PM) technology is the future for slow-speed maritime generator applications and will help to reduce the carbon intensity of ships, says Jussi Puranen, Head of Product Line, Electric Machines, at Yaskawa Environmental Energy/The Switch
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NewsWärtsilä shaft generator systems for Capital Gas LNGC newbuildings
Wärtsilä has been awarded the contract to supply shaft power generator systems to provide power take-off from the main engines for two LNG Carrier vessels. The carriers are being built at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) shipyard in South Korea for Greece-based ship management service provider Capital Gas Ship Management Corp.
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NewsGE Power to provide SeaGreen PTO for Maran Gas LNG carrier
GE Power Conversion will supply a power take off system for an LNG carrier to be built by Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI). The carrier will be completed in 2023.
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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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NewsDMC delivers nozzles to super trawler modification project
Damen Marine Components has delivered two large 19A nozzles to Parlevliet & Van der Plas for its 142-metre fishing trawler, the Margiris. The vessel has recently undergone a modification project at Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam.
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NewsBerg Propulsion reorganises after Caterpillar purchase
After closing a deal on 30 June to buy Caterpillar Propulsion AB and re-establish Berg Propulsion, the company announced plans to consolidate its manufacturing in Sweden.
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NewsMAN ES screws down on propulsion efficiency
Propellers are now just about as efficient as they can get, believes Jens Ring Nielsen, a senior technical engineer for MAN PrimeServ in Denmark.
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NewsSTUDY FURTHERS OPTIMISATION OF DOUBLE SLOPE STERN TUBE BEARINGS
Optimal geometric parameters for double slope aft stern-tube bearings have been determined to further reduce the risk of bearing failure
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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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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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NewsWE Tech to supply shaft generators for Geogas Maritime newbuilds
WE Tech has received a new order from Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries'' Shipyard, South Korea to deliver direct drive permanent magnet shaft generators to two new LPG carriers ordered for LPG specialist Geogas Maritime.
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NewsWE Tech to supply RoLo propulsion for Bore
WE Tech has received a new order from Wuhu Shipyard, China to deliver its Solution One Economical Operations to three new Rolo vessels.
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NewsWE Tech wins VLECs order
WE Tech has received an order to deliver an energy efficient package including its direct drive permanent magnet shaft generator solution to three very large ethane carriers (VLECs). The vessels are to be built for Pacific Gas at CSSC Jiangnan in China.
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NewsDMC steers dual-fuelled TSHDs
Damen Marine Components has won an order for three sets of steering and rudder systems for three dual-fuelled trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHDs) currently being built at Keppel Offshore & Marine’s shipyard in Singapore for Van Oord.
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NewsMAN expands Chinese propeller business
MAN Energy Solutions’ China Production and Four-Stroke Denmark’s Aft Ship & Propeller Department have signed an intercompany agreement aimed at expanding the propeller business in China.
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NewsWE Tech expands into SK shipbuilding market
WE Tech has received an order to deliver an energy efficient package including its direct drive dual winding permanent magnet shaft generator solution to a series of two LPG carrier vessels. The vessels are to be built for an unnamed buyer at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries in South Korea.
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NewsRolls-Royce inks Svitzer service agreement
Rolls-Royce has signed a 10-year service agreement with Svitzer covering spare parts deliveries in six countries for a fleet of 17 tugs powered by MTU-brand Series 4000 engines.
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NewsDMC steers SunStone’s Infinity ferries
Damen Marine Components (DMC) has been contracted to supply the rudders and steering gear for the fifth Infinity-class vessel to be built for SunStone Ships by China Merchants Heavy Industries to an Ulstein design.
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NewsDMC rudder retrofit aids manoeuvring
A Damen Marine Components (DMC) project to retrofit a rudder on a Coastal Transportation vessel has reduced operational noise and made manoeuvring easier.
