Propulsion – Page 36

  • Schottel is equipping four new tugs in Brazil with its RudderPropellers Photo: Schottel
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    Schottel RudderPropellers for four new tugs

    2021-08-25T11:54:00Z

    In a milestone project for South America, Brazilian towage group Starnav has contracted Detroit shipyard in Itajaí, Brazil, to equip four newly-built tugs with Schottel RudderPropellers.

  • Steerprop is supplying azimuth propulsion units for three new tugs Photo: Steerprop
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    Steerprop azimuth thrusters for new tugs

    2021-08-23T14:43:00Z

    Uzmar Shipyards in Turkey has chosen Steerprop to deliver six SP 20 WD azimuth propulsion units for a series of three Robert Allan designed RAmparts 2300_UZM tugs.

  • Hybrid energy systems are offering one of the most cost-effective solutions for deep-sea vessels to meet future environmental targets
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    WinGD system integration contract for NYK hybrid PCTCs

    2021-08-18T11:00:13Z

    WinGD has won a contract to integrate hybrid energy systems on four newbuild pure car and truck carriers (PCTC) for Japanese owner NYK Line. The LNG-fuelled PCTCs will be equipped with WinGD 620mm-bore XDF two-stroke engines, combined with shaft generators, DC-links and battery systems.

  • A 2,200cbm wellboat for Intership AS is understood to be the first such vessel to feature a 2-speed gear. (copyright: NSK Ship Design)
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    INTERSHIP WELLBOAT 'FIRST' TO FEATURE 2-SPEED GEAR

    2021-08-16T11:40:00Z

    A wellboat newbuilding will be the first vessel of its type to feature a 2-speed reduction gear when it is delivered in 2022.

  • The upgraded Wärtsilä 20DF dual-fuel engine is said to feature better performance, lower operating costs, improved fuel flexibility and reduced exhaust emissions Photo: Wärtsilä Corporation
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    Wärtsilä upgrades 20DF dual-fuel engine

    2021-08-13T11:16:00Z

    Wärtsilä has upgraded its popular Wärtsilä 20DF dual-fuel engine, now said to be better suited for variable speed applications with mechanical propulsion.

  • ABB is supplying a full power and propulsion package for a new cable-laying and repair vessel Photo: ABB
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    300th Azipod for cable-laying vessel

    2021-08-05T11:42:00Z

    ABB has marked its 300th Azipod installation with a contract to supply an integrated power and propulsion package for an eco-friendly cable-laying and repair vessel.

  • Stefan Goranov, WinGD’s hybridisation programme manager
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    WinGD receives first order for integrated hybrid powerpack

    2021-08-04T12:57:24Z

    The award of a first contract for a WinGD battery-hybrid powerpack represents a next step on the engine designer’s journey into electrification and system integration, Paul Gunton reports

  • Each of the two HaiSea RAstar tugs will feature two RudderPropellers and one TransverseThruster. (credit: Schottel)
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    Schottel to supply propulsion package for Canadian West Coast tugs

    2021-07-28T14:58:00Z

    Schottel has received an order from Sanmar Shipyards in Turkey for propulsion packages for two LNG-fuelled escort tugs, as well as in three battery-powered harbour tugs, destined for operation along the coast of British Columbia, Canada.

  • Since the first two gate rudder installations (pictured) were completed, a third gate rudder ship was delivered in June 2020. A fourth, a coastal container vessel, Nagara, will be delivered at the beginning of 2022.
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    INVENTOR SEES ‘NO SIZE LIMIT’ FOR GATE RUDDER ESD

    2021-07-23T15:04:00Z

    The gate rudder propulsion device is continuing to build momentum, as recent operational results suggest that the solution offers seakeeping and safety advantages as well as significant fuel efficiencies, Professor Noriyuki Sasaki of Strathclyde University tells The Motorship.

  • Dr Kech identified gas engines and fuel cells as two areas where electrically assisted turbocharging technology offered particular advantages
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    mtu ELECTRIC ASSISTED TURBOCHARGER READY FOR FUEL CELLS

    2021-07-21T13:12:00Z

    Rolls-Royce’s new electrically-assisted mtu turbocharger system has been successfully tested on the component test bench and on a 10-cylinder diesel engine test bench and is now ready for use in projects where increased transient response is required.

  • Rolls-Royce plans to qualify its Series 2000 and 4000 engines to run on second-generation bio-fuels and on E-fuels, such as methanol, by 2023.
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    Rolls Royce sets 2023 target for Series 2000 and 4000 updates

    2021-07-21T13:09:00Z

    Rolls Royce Power Systems announced its sustainability plans in a press conference on 20 July. As part of a strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its product portfolio by 35% by 2030, it plans to enable its Series 2000 and 4000 mtu engine series to run on sustainable fuels ...

  • Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) provided a test demonstration of its UEC50LSJ engine in January 2019. (credit: J-ENG)
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    Emulsified fuel solution for first J-ENG UEC35LSJ order

    2021-07-19T16:54:00Z

    Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) has announced a first sale of its monofuel MGO-fuelled low-speed UEC35LSJ engine platform.

  • Schottel’s EcoPeller Photo: Schottel
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    Schottel EcoPeller for new bitumen tanker

    2021-07-15T12:25:00Z

    A new bitumen tanker for Rubis Group, currently under construction at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard, will feature Schottel azimuth thrusters.

  • Wärtsilä's engine laboratory in Vaasa, Finland (Copyright: Christoffer Björklund)
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    AMMONIA AS A FUEL DIVIDES OPINION AS FIRST MOVERS PROCEED

    2021-07-12T14:03:00Z

    There’s enough interest from shipowners in ammonia as a fuel that engine designers and classification societies are pushing forward with addressing its poor combustion properties, toxicity and corrosiveness, but not everyone wants to be an early mover, and the solutions are having to factor that in as well.

  • KBB offers turbocharger upgrades for turbochargers paired with engine output range between 500 and 6,000kW (the ST6 is pictured) (credit: KBB)
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    KBB RESEARCHING TURBOCHARGING FOR HYDROGEN COMBUSTION ENGINES

    2021-07-05T13:58:00Z

    German turbocharger manufacturer KBB is collaborating with a range of engine manufacturers and engineering partners looking at the introduction of hydrogen into the new fuel mix and the development of associated dual-fuel engines.

  • The MAN B&W ME-GI engine
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    DSME orders 6 x ME-GI engines for Hapag-Lloyd options

    2021-07-01T13:06:00Z

    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has ordered 6 × MAN B&W 11G95ME-GI Mk10.5 main engines in connection with the building of 6 × ultra-large, 23,500+-teu container vessels for Hapag-Lloyd, one of the world’s leading liner-shipping companies.

  • Remanufacturing is in line with Rolls-Royce’s sustainability ambitions Photo: Rolls-Royce
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    Rolls-Royce creates new overhaul centre

    2021-07-01T12:06:00Z

    Rolls-Royce is investing US$17.4 million in its mtu Aiken manufacturing facility in South Carolina to create a new remanufacturing and overhaul regional centre.

  • Kaj Portin (left) and Juha Kytölä at Wärtsilä's engine test cell in Vaasa. (Credit: Christoffer Björklund/Wärtsilä)
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    Wärtsilä to add methanol engine to portfolio by 2024

    2021-06-28T13:39:00Z

    Kaj Portin, General Manager, Fuel & Operational Flexibility, Wärtsilä Marine, discussed progress in developing hydrogen-vector solutions in an exclusive interview with The Motorship.

  • Dr. Otto Preiss (left), Chief Technology Officer and COO of Rolls-Royce Power Systems, and Dr. Uwe Lauber (right), CEO of MAN Energy Solutions, signing the agreement.
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    MAN ES and Rolls-Royce sign turbocharger cooperation agreement

    2021-06-24T13:29:00Z

    Rolls-Royce and MAN Energy Solutions have signed an agreement for a strategic partnership under which MAN”s PBST brand will distribute mtu turbochargers. PBST will include the latest generation of the mtu turbocharger family ZR1 to ZR5 in its product portfolio and will distribute them under the series name HIRO in ...

  • Shipyard Ferus Smit and Arklow Shipping opted to fit Van der Velden BARKE high-lift flap rudders to its series of 8,500dwt singledeckers.
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    High-lift rudders for Arklow singledeckers

    2021-06-24T12:57:00Z

    Damen Marine Components has announced that it has completed deliveries of an order for BARKE high-lift flap rudders for 6 x 8,500dwt singledeckers for Arklow Shipping. The company has also delivered Van der Velden MASTER rudders for four 16,500dwt vessels.