Propulsion – Page 60

  • ABB launch of new Azipod propulsion model
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    ABB launches 'linear flow' Azipod

    2016-10-18T15:29:00Z

    ABB has launched a new Azipod propulsion unit that aims to be up to 10% more efficient than its previous versions.

  • KHI hybrid configuration for AHTS
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    Making the case for hybrid propulsion

    2016-10-10T22:53:00Z

    Kawasaki Heavy Industries believes that its hybrid propulsion solution for offshore vessels offers value to owners even with fuel prices at low levels. Stevie Knight reports.

  • ‘Damia Desgagnés’ is the first in a series of four Groupe Desgagnés vessels to have opted for COMPAC
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    Thordon COMPAC for newbuild tanker

    2016-10-04T15:52:00Z

    A newbuild tanker being built for Groupe Desgagnés has been fitted with Thordon Bearings COMPAC seawater-lubricated propeller shaft bearing package to protect the environment during operations in the Great Lakes and Arctic regions.

  • The Ecoseal T and TS for thrusters and azipod units features a double-barrier design to minimise oil leakage
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    Stone Marine Seals extends Ecoseal range

    2016-10-04T10:57:00Z

    Stone Marine Seals has supplemented its main shaft Ecoseal with two new seals for thrusters and azipods.

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    MAN commissions Siemens gearbox for fishing vessel

    2016-10-03T16:38:00Z

    MAN has commissioned Siemens to supply two variable-speed application-specific gearboxes for a modern fishing vessel.

  • The Fjord1 duo will be the third and fourth battery driven ferries in service when they begin operations in early 2018 (image courtesy of Multi Maritime)
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    Fjord1 enlists Siemens for battery ferry duo

    2016-09-29T10:27:00Z

    The first four battery-driven ferries in the world will feature Siemens technology after the company won a contract for propulsion systems on two new vessels to be built for Norwegian operator Fjord1.

  • Promas integrated rudder and propellers have been ordered for two vessels being built by Fincantieri for Viking Ocean Cruises
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    Rolls-Royce solutions for Fincantieri newbuilds

    2016-09-29T09:17:00Z

    Rolls-Royce has concluded a deal to provide propulsion and deck machinery for five cruise ships being built at Fincantieri’s Monfalcone and Ancona shipyards in Italy.

  • The 1,500 lane metre car and passenger ferry will be powered by two Wärtsilä 31 engines
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    Wärtsilä 31 engines for Mols-Linien ferry

    2016-09-29T08:56:00Z

    A new 158m loa car and passenger ferry being built for Danish operator Mols-Linien will be powered by two eight-cylinder Wärtsilä 31 main engines.

  • Google's kite propulsion would provide pulling force, generate electricity and potentially power the creation of clean fuel onboard
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    Google applies for wind-assisted propulsion patent

    2016-09-26T09:20:00Z

    A patent filed recently by Google proposes harnessing the company’s Makani energy kite to ships in order to provide propulsion power for vessels.

  • The advanced AutoChief 600 is designed to manage all control, safety and alarm functions
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    Extensive control system refit

    2016-09-19T16:44:00Z

    Kongsberg Maritime has completed an extensive refit of a 21-year-old main engine, remote control system aboard a VLCC during the vessel’s scheduled docking.

  • The thruster has fewer moving parts than conventional thrusters
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    Rolls-Royce expands permanent magnet thruster range

    2016-09-14T17:25:00Z

    Rolls-Royce has successfully completed a year of sea trials of its new Azimuth Permanent Magnet Thruster which it made available to customers for the first time at this year’s SMM exhibition.

  • Weight and complexity have been dramatically reduced in the Mk 10 platform (left) versus the traditional HCU, actuator and exhaust valve set up
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    MAN debuts new engine platform

    2016-09-14T12:10:00Z

    MAN Diesel & Turbo’s has revealed its newest two-stroke engine designs, heralding the launch of a new mass-optimised platform on which subsequent engines will be based.

  • MAN's G-type engines have become the fastest selling in the company's history, with 1,500 orders since 2012
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    G-type engines sell fast for MAN

    2016-09-08T08:25:00Z

    The ultra-long stroke G-type engines introduced by MAN Diesel & Turbo just six years ago have become the fastest selling series in the company’s history, with 1,500 orders so far.

  • Stena Line's recently ordered ro-pax quartet will be powered by dual MaK engines and fully featherable Caterpillar CPPs
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    Stena chooses MaK for ro-pax ferries

    2016-09-02T14:43:00Z

    Four ro-pax ferries to be built by AVIC Weihai for Stena Line will each be propelled by MaK engines and propellers from Caterpillar Marine.

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    Wärtsilä launches Sea-Master shaft monitoring system

    2016-08-30T12:13:00Z

    Wärtsilä Seals & Bearings is to launch a condition monitoring system designed to reduce lifecycle costs associated with vessel shaft lines.

  • WinGD has received an order for four 5X72DF dual-fuel, low-pressure two-stroke engines for two SK Shipping LNG carriers
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    SK Shipping orders more WinGD dual-fuel engines

    2016-08-30T10:41:00Z

    SK Shipping has ordered four X72DF two-stroke dual-fuel engines for two 180,000m3 LNG carriers to be built by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI).

  • After installing small rotor sails on Bore's 'Estraden', Norsepower will now develop the world's largest rotor sails
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    Norsepower gets funding for largest rotor sail

    2016-08-25T08:23:00Z

    Norsepower has received €2.6 million from the European Commission and Finnish innovation agency Tekes to further research and development of its rotor sail technology, including work on the world’s largest ever Flettner rotor.

  • The Schottel Leacon sealing system Photo: Schottel GmbH
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    Schottel Leacon sealing system certified

    2016-08-24T11:12:00Z

    The Schottel Leacon system has been certified by DNV-GL as a leak-free sealing system for the oil-to-sea interface.

  • A new lightweight design fro the LM2500 will be available from the fourth quarter of 2018
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    GE to modernise LM2500 turbine

    2016-08-18T08:04:00Z

    GE Marine Solutions has started a modernisation programme for its LM2500 gas turbine, that it says will dramatically reduce weight and lifecycle costs.

  • Figure 1: Schematic of ship diesel-electric propulsion system
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    Improving engine robustness for diesel electric vessels

    2016-08-11T08:19:00Z

    At The Motorship Propulsion & Emissions Conference in May, Ricardo UK presented a tool for evaluating how a multi-engine diesel electric vessel’s reliability could be boosted by advanced engine control, with or without an energy storage device. Here we present the paper, authored by Jonathan Brown, James Manuelyan, Pascal Revereault, ...