Propulsion – Page 42
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NewsBrunvoll receives thruster order for DP2 shuttle tankers
Brunvoll has won a large contract for thrusters from Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) in South Korea. The Norwegian propulsion specialist also noted that it had extended its product portfolio in 2020.
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NewsFull scale ammonia engine tests to begin in 2021
Wärtsilä is to begin long term, full-scale, testing of ammonia as a fuel from Q1 2021. The tests will be conducted on a marine four-stroke combustion engine at the Sustainable Energy Catapult Centre in Stord, Norway will be conducted in close cooperation with Knutsen OAS Shipping AS and Repsol.
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NewsYanmar tests two-stage turbos for four-stroke engines
Tests have shown that retrofitting four-stroke auxiliary engines with two-stage turbocharging is both practical and effective, offering the opportunity to increase their efficiency and output, according to Yanmar.
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NewsWind above: what goes on below?
Could wind’s promised efficiency impact other systems? Stevie Knight asks the questions...
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NewsOut on the pull: making wind assistance work
Wind power is worth attention: theoretical ‘castles in the air’ are rapidly gaining foundations, writes Stevie Knight
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NewsABB launches holistic turbocharger service concept
ABB Turbocharging has introduced a new drydock to drydock service package. Turbo MarineCare offers a fixed price turnkey solution to maintenance, offering shipowners greater financial predictability and peace of mind.
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NewsSchottel launches retractable variants of SRT
German propulsion specialist Schottel has launched a retractable variant of its rim thruster (SRT). The solution is available in a retractable (SRT-R) variant, in which no additional flow resistance is generated when withdrawn, as well as an RT variant, in which the unit can be used as a transverse thruster ...
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NewsWärtsilä to power zero-emission ferries
Wärtsilä has been awarded a contract to design and equip two zero-emission battery powered ferries for Norwegian operator Boreal Sjö that will be built at Holland Shipyards in the Netherlands.
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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.
