Propulsion – Page 71

  • Five more Wärtsilä-powered LNG carriers are destined for Russia's Yamal LNG project
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    Wärtsilä engines for DSME gas carriers

    2015-02-11T10:47:00Z

    Wärtsilä has received an order for 30 dual-fuel engines for five new design Arc 7 ice-class LNG carriers being built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) to serve the Yamal LNG project.

  • Impression of Norled’s all-electric ferry, due to start operating in early 2015
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    Battery powered ferries report

    2015-02-10T10:29:00Z

    The first large passenger ferry to rely entirely on battery power begins operations this year, but it’s not the only passenger vessel to have included energy storage in the power mix, writes Bill Thomson in The Motorship''s February issue, out now.

  • Five new COSCO container vessels will be equipped with twenty Wärtsilä Auxpac 32 generating sets
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    Wärtsilä gensets for five Chinese ships

    2015-02-10T10:05:00Z

    Wärtsilä is to provide a total of 20 generating sets for five 14,500 teu container vessels under construction at the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group yard for China Ocean Shipping Group (COSCO).

  • Foreship tested 45 different hull shapes for Meriaura Group's new EcoCoaster carriers
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    Foreship hull form for Finnish ecoship

    2015-02-05T17:02:00Z

    Naval architect and marine engineers Foreship have worked with Finnish ship owner Meriaura Group on hull optimization for its two new ‘EcoCaster’ cargo carriers, which are expected to almost halve fuel consumption compared to dry cargo carriers of a similar size and class.

  • News

    GE Marine diesel engine certified EPA T4

    2015-02-05T11:07:00Z

    GE Marine’s 12V250 marine diesel engine has received EPA Tier 4 certification, meeting NOx emission requirements through its non-Selective Catalytic Converter (SCR) technology, which requires no urea-based after-treatment.

  • The world's first ever carrier vessel for compressed natural gas (CNG) is to be powered by an integrated Wärtsilä propulsion system
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    Wärtsilä propulsion for first CNG carrier

    2015-02-05T09:58:00Z

    Wärtsilä Ship Power is to supply its 9-cylinder 34DF dual-fuel engine, controlled-pitch propeller and gearbox for the world’s first ever compressed natural gas (CNG) carrier, to enter operation in May 2016.

  • Silverstream and Shell expect energy efficiency savings of 5% or more from an optimised system
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    Trial success for Silverstream air lubrication

    2015-02-04T10:36:00Z

    A new air lubrication system from Silverstream Technologies has registered energy efficiency savings of 4.3% (ballast) and 3.8% (laden) in sea trials on the 4,000dwt tanker ‘MT Amalienborg’.

  • The ferries, designed by LMG Marin, will be built in Poland and Turkey with NES propulsion
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    Norwegian Electric Systems strikes Estonian deal

    2015-02-03T16:51:00Z

    Norwegian Electric Systems (NES) is to deliver electrical propulsion solutions to four state-of-the-art car ferries designed by LMG Marin for the Port of Tallinn.

  • The Costa Diadema employs GE Power Conversion's latest electric power and propulsion system
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    GE and Fincantieri deliver

    2015-01-28T10:32:00Z

    GE Power Conversion and Fincantieri have successfully delivered the ‘Costa Diadema’ cruise ship to Carnival Corporation, marking 10 years since the start of their shipbuilding relationship.

  • ABB's Azipod XO propulsion system generates a power output of 20.5MW
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    ABB win Star Cruises propulsion contract

    2015-01-19T10:28:00Z

    ABB has been awarded orders worth US$60m to provide electrical power plant and propulsion systems for two Star Cruises vessels to be built by Meyer Werft at its Papenburg yard.

  • The two new vessels will carry gas from the Cameron LNG project in Louisiana, USA
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    GE to power Kawasaki LNG carriers

    2015-01-19T09:52:00Z

    GE Power Conversion will supply electric power and propulsion systems for two LNG carriers to be built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI). The carriers will transport LNG from Louisiana, USA and will be completed in 2017 and 2018.

  • News

    Rolls-Royce upgrades ‘Norwegian Epic’ propulsion

    2015-01-15T16:59:00Z

    Rolls-Royce will supply permanent magnet tunnel thrusters to Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL) vessel ‘Norwegian Epic’ as part of an upgrade of the ship’s propulsion package.

  • Newport Shipping Group's Green Lotus 32 embodies the owner's focus on energy efficiency
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    Newport Shipping urges efficiency focus

    2015-01-15T15:00:00Z

    Ship owners should avoid fast steaming despite lower oil prices according to Newport Shipping Group’s technical ship management arm Ecoships, which has instead argued that companies should take the opportunity to benefit fully from energy-saving technologies.

  • The Alaska-class ferries will house Rolls-Royce Promas propulsion systems
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    Rolls-Royce to power Alaskan ferries

    2015-01-13T13:42:00Z

    Rolls-Royce has been selected by Vigor Industrial and the Alaska Marine Highway System, part of the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, to provide the propulsion system for its Alaska-class ferries.

  • Polarstern at LWB recently
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    Polarstern limps home after Polar breakdown

    2015-01-09T16:19:00Z

    Veteran German research ship Polarstern is cutting short an Antarctic expedition and returning home for repairs after a breakdown in one of her two Escher Wyss propeller systems, writes Tom Todd.

  • Wärtsilä has already received 16 orders for the X62
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    Wärtsilä X62 engine approved and available

    2015-01-08T12:37:00Z

    The latest of Wärtsilä’s X-generation engines, the X62, has passed design validation and type approval tests and is now fully available.

  • News

    Turner EPS to distribute GE in the UK

    2015-01-08T11:07:00Z

    GE Transportation has appointed Turner Engine Powered Services as the UK distributor for its marine diesel engine parts and servicing.

  • Anthony Veder’s ‘Coral Anthelia’ has been retrofitted for MaK M 46 DF dual fuel power
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    Caterpillar undertakes first in-hull LNG retrofit and reports new orders

    2014-12-31T23:00:00Z

    An LNG tanker has had its engine converted to LNG without modifying the ship structure, while MaK and larger Cat engines continue to rack up orders from the offshore market sector.

  • Influence of propeller diameter and pitch on SMCR for a 205,000dwt Large Capesize bulk carrier operating at 14.7 knots
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    Propulsion trends in bulk carriers

    2014-12-28T23:30:00Z

    As ship operators continue their quest for higher efficiency and lower costs, it is maybe time to think again about the best engines for ships carrying bulk cargoes over long distances; Birger Jacobsen, senior researcher at MAN Diesel & Turbo in Copenhagen, gives an engine designer’s view.

  • MTU-powered pilot tender ‘Duhnen’
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    Engine remanufacture breathes new life into pilot vessels

    2014-12-01T09:07:00Z

    One of the services offered by MTU to its customers is the opportunity to exchange a worn, time-expired engine for a good-as-new remanufactured unit.