Propulsion – Page 57

  • Brunvoll Volda is supplying a propulsion package for the 'Color Hybrid'
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    Brunvoll propulsion package for Color Hybrid

    2017-06-07T15:03:00Z

    Brunvoll Volda has signed a contract with Ulstein Verft for delivery of an extensive package of propulsion equipment for Color Line Marine''s new hybrid ro-pax ferry.

  • MAN and MM have already partnered on a 36,000m3 ethane carrier for GasChem/Hartmann Rederei, with MAN Kappel propeller and Empress rudder
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    MAN and MM to optimise aft-ship solutions

    2017-06-06T17:42:00Z

    MAN Diesel & Turbo and MM-Offshore are to cooperate on the development of efficient aft-ship solutions for future ship designs.

  • Best known in shipping for its cranes, Liebherr now plans to leverage its electrical expertise in hybrid propulsion with Sandfirden
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    Sandfirden and Liebherr develop hybrid propulsion

    2017-06-06T11:00:00Z

    Dutch genset specialist Sandfirden Technics and Swiss electric equipment supplier Liebherr are to collaborate on the development of hybrid ship propulsion systems.

  • 'Bow Firda' was among the first in Odfjell's Kvaerner class to benefit from the retrofit project
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    Efficiency devices studied as Odfjell completes refits

    2017-06-06T09:31:00Z

    Odfjell Tankers, MAN Diesel & Turbo and Norwegian University of Science and Technology’s marine faculty Marintek are to conduct research into the performance of energy saving devices after completing a 19-vessel retrofit programme.

  • A Visedo-built permanent magnet drive and several design innovations have slashed height in Veth Propulsion's new thruster range
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    Veth slashes height in compact thruster design

    2017-06-06T09:29:00Z

    Dutch thruster manufacturer Veth Propulsion has produced what it claims is the most compact thruster ever, incorporating several design innovations to cut height dramatically and offer significant space savings.

  • NYK's Hideyuki Ando noted that improving safety is at the core of the group's investments in big data and digitalisation
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    NYK and DNV GL in engine data pilot

    2017-06-01T10:04:00Z

    Japanese ship owner NYK and class society DNV GL are collaborating in a project exploring possibilities for collecting and using big data to improve safety and efficiency.

  • Volvo Penta has chosen SCR for its IMO Tier III solution, available on its auxiliary and genset engine ranges
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    Volvo Penta chooses SCR for Tier III concept

    2017-05-31T07:07:00Z

    Engine maker Volvo Penta has chosen selective catalytic reduction (SCR) to reduce NOx emissions as part of a newly launched IMO Tier III engine and after-treatment solution.

  • 'VIking Princess' will become the first OSV to use energy storage to replace a generator from September
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    Wärtsilä hybrid propulsion for Eidesvik OSV

    2017-05-28T06:18:00Z

    Eidesvik Offshore vessel ‘Viking Princess’ has become the first OSV to use batteries to reduce the number of installed generators after commissioning a hybrid propulsion system from Wärtsilä.

  • A new frame size for the Power2 range will bring further vessel types within reach of two-stage turbocharging
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    ABB takes two-stage turbocharging to wider market

    2017-05-25T15:22:00Z

    ABB Turbocharging is launching a new frame size for its Power2 800-M two-stage turbocharging solution, enabling the company to offer the product for a wider range of vessels. The new frame size, Power2 845-M, will be launched in mid-2017.

  • The ro-ro vessels under construction at Uljanik in Croatia will feature optimised propellers and shaft generators
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    Wärtsilä supplies propulsion package for ro-ro duo

    2017-05-25T08:18:00Z

    Technology group Wärtsilä has been awarded the contract to supply controllable pitch propellers and power take off/power take home (PTO/PTH) shaft generator systems for two ro-ro vessels being built at Uljanik shipyard in Croatia for Luxembourg operator CLdN Ro-Ro.

  • The ethane-burning Mitsui-MAN B&W 7G50ME-C9.5-GIE engine aboard 'Gaschem Beluga'
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    First two-stroke success for ethane fuel

    2017-05-21T10:39:00Z

    The world’s first two-stroke engine to run on ethane has successfully passed gas trials on board the liquefied ethylene gas (LEG) carrier ‘Gaschem Beluga’, with engine designer MAN Diesel & Turbo hailing the positive operational performance as “expanding alternative fuel possibilities”.

  • Schottel's factory in Doerth, where the new EcoPeller will be produced (photo: Schottel)
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    Norwegian ferries debut Schottel eco-thruster

    2017-05-18T14:14:00Z

    Eight ferries under construction for two Norwegian companies are to debut Schottel’s new thruster, the Schottel Rudder EcoPeller (SRE).

  • Synchronising turbocharger and engine services will enable ship operators to find synergies across their maintenance projects, says Wärtsilä
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    Wärtsilä hails turbocharger service investment

    2017-05-15T09:38:00Z

    Wärtsilä has completed a renewal of its turbocharger service workshop in Schiedam as part of global investments aimed at improving its service offering.

  • Shaft generators and high-efficiency turbochargers from ABB will boost fuel economy on two DFDS ro-ro vessels under construction in China
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    ABB shaft generators and turbochargers for DFDS duo

    2017-05-15T09:28:00Z

    ABB is to provide shaft generators and turbochargers for two of the biggest freight vessels ever ordered by DFDS, which will take delivery of the ro-ro ships from Jinling Shipyard in China in early 2019.

  • WinGD training manager Tyson Liang Qin presenting the W-FMS virtual reality engine room to a delegation of ship owners
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    WinGD opens virtual engine room at Hudong Heavy Machinery

    2017-05-15T09:08:00Z

    Engine designer WinGD has unveiled a full mission simulator (FMS) for training engine room crews at Hudong Heavy Machinery’s (HHM) Marine Power Academy training centre in Shanghai.

  • Advanced technologies such as composite materials, employed on Rolls-Royce's Azipull Carbon units for the yacht market, are unlocking new opportunities
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    Five future thruster concepts

    2017-05-04T09:24:00Z

    During a recent presentation at its Ålesund research centre, Rune Garen, director of research and testing, propulsion at Rolls-Royce shared some of the future propulsion concepts the company is investigating.

  • Wärtsilä 34DF engines manufactured this year are covered by the first EPA Tier III certification awarded to a Category 3 (cylinder displacement more than 30 litres) engine
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    Wärtsilä 34DF engine certified for EPA Tier III

    2017-05-03T09:15:00Z

    Wärtsilä’s 34DF has become the largest engine yet to be certified by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as meeting the Tier III NOx standard.

  • MARHY's key components: propeller shaft clutch (top right), tunnel gearbox (centre) and electrical package (left) governing electric propulion and PTO modes
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    Renk launches hybrid system for two-stroke engines

    2017-05-03T08:44:00Z

    Propulsion technology specialist Renk is to launch a hybrid concept that enables two-stroke engine users to harness the electrical potential of their engines for either propulsion or power generation.

  • A series of propulsion retrofits over the past four years have cut fuel costs and emissions across Hurtigruten's 14 ships
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    Hurtigruten cuts costs with propulsion retrofits

    2017-04-06T07:41:00Z

    Norwegian ferry and cruise operator Hurtigruten has revealed details of an extensive, multi-year retrofit programme to reduce fuel costs and cut emissions across its 14 vessels.

  • The introduction of 'flow line' production processes is expected to double production capacity at Bergen Engines by 2020
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    Bergen Engines to double production capacity

    2017-04-06T04:31:00Z

    Rolls-Royce subsidiary Bergen Engines is to double its production capacity over the next three years with the introduction of modern ‘flow line’ processes and the redesign of engines to enable the new system.