Shafts & Propellers – Page 4
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GE 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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Storm 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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DMC 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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Berg 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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MAN 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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STUDY 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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Caterpillar 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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WE 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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WE 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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WE 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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WE 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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DMC 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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MAN 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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WE 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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Rolls-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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DMC 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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DMC 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.
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TEIGNBRIDGE UNVEILS RESULTS OF EFFICIENT PROPULSION PROJECT
Teignbridge Propellers shared the results of a 2.5 year, UK-funded demonstration project into efficient propulsion systems in September. The HEPS project was funded and developed as a partnership with the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) - a public-private partnership between global energy and engineering companies and the UK government with the ...
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IMO GHG targets drive propulsion revolution
The International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) emissions reduction targets are driving a propulsion revolution as ship owners and operators seek to find alternatives to fossil fuels.
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SMP to launch 'game changing' propulsion device
Adrian Miles, managing director of Stone Marine Propulsion, discusses the potential energy savings offered by the company’s Gate Rudder propulsion device