Propulsion – Page 76

  • The Wartsila X62 engine has received its first two orders
    News

    First orders for X62 two-stroke engine

    2013-07-17T14:17:00Z

    Wärtsilä says that it has received its first two orders for the X62 series, its latest mid-size low speed engine intended specifically for Panamax bulk carriers, Aframax and LR2 tankers and container feeder ships.

  • The Wärtsilä RT-flex 58T D ER-3 on type approval test at Diesel United
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    Type approval for another RT-flex engine

    2013-07-04T14:02:00Z

    Wärtsilä has announced that the RT-flex58T version D ER-3 has successfully passed its Type Approval Test (TAT) at licensee Diesel United (DU) in Japan.

  • Berg’s propeller and thruster products will soon come under the Caterpillar brand
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    Berg Propulsion to become part of Caterpillar

    2013-07-01T18:36:00Z

    Caterpillar is nailing its colours firmly to the ‘one stop shop’ propulsion supplier mast, alongside other companies such as Wärtsilä, Rolls-Royce and MAN, with its acquisition of Berg Propulsion.

  • Dr Ulrich Dohle, Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO of Tognum AG
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    Bergen Engines merged into Tognum group

    2013-07-01T15:14:00Z

    The Norwegian engine manufacturer Bergen Engines, has become part of the Tognum Group, a leading supplier of engines and propulsion systems and distributed power generation systems.

  • MAN Diesel & Turbo L27/38, picking up offshore references
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    Industry awaits LNG developments

    2013-06-30T23:31:00Z

    With both gas-fuelled and conventional four-stroke technologies currently at a mature stage, the industry waits to see whether, and when, LNG as fuel will become the norm in the markets traditionally served by medium-speed technology.

  • CJC fine filters were installed on all four main engines of ‘Island Challenger’
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    Sludge handling cut, and short payback time

    2013-06-30T23:30:00Z

    Danish company C.C.Jensen describes, in a case study, how its oil filter systems were installed onboard a number of offshore supply vessels, saving on oil consumption, manpower and cost, paying for themselves in less than a year.

  • Color Line’s ‘SuperSpeed 2’ will be retrofitted with four Wärtsilä scrubber systems
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    Scrubber order for Norwegian ferry

    2013-06-24T19:50:00Z

    Wärtsilä has been contracted by Norwegian ferry operator Color Line to retrofit four exhaust gas cleaning systems to the company’s ‘SuperSpeed 2’ ro-pax ferry.

  • seismic vessel from NAMJet
    News

    Custom waterjet solutions improve maintenance and safety

    2013-06-01T13:18:00Z

    Recent deliveries for offshore and navy applications demonstrate improved maintenance and safety features suitable for all workboats and patrol vessels with waterjet propulsion, writes Wendy Laursen.

  • Seahorse 35000 bulker benefits from NPT propeller technology
    News

    Efficiency drives two-stroke developments

    2013-05-31T23:30:00Z

    Slow steaming, fuel sulphur limits and desires to cut fuel costs and ship weight all provide challenges for two-stroke designers, builders and lubricant suppliers.

  • Drawing of a marine gas turbine from 1904
    News

    A century of marine gas turbines

    2013-04-30T23:30:00Z

    Marine gas turbines are looked on as a comparatively new development and most marine turbines have been developed from aircraft engines, writes Dag Pike.

  • MJP jets have provided increases in speed and efficiency for two passenger vessel operators
    News

    Replacement jets improve performance

    2013-03-30T23:30:00Z

    Swedish company MJP waterjets says that two recent refits of waterjets allowed a direct comparison to be made between waterjet brands.

  • The French ‘Aquitaine’ FREMM frigate, with GE LM2500+G4 power (DCNS)
    News

    Gas turbines for European frigate programme

    2013-03-30T23:30:00Z

    GE Marine has delivered another LM2500+G4 marine gas turbine to Avio of Italy, which will power the French Navy’s eighth FREMM frigate.

  • Setting up the annealing equipment on the ‘Ocean Dream’ engine
    News

    In-situ crankshaft annealing process is GL-approved

    2013-03-01T09:33:00Z

    Goltens Worldwide Group of companies describes its repair process for in-situ annealing of medium speed four-stroke diesel engine crankshafts, for which it has been awarded worldwide approval.

  • Caterpillar Marine Power Systems is providing two 6M25C and two 9M25C engines for an Ostensjo Rederi OSV newbuild, packaged with the Siemens Bluedrive PlusC
    News

    LNG fuelled engines may be the future, but what about today?

    2013-03-01T09:33:00Z

    In response to rising industry demand for more sustainable shipping, the industry is turning to LNG as a primary fuel. But with inadequate LNG infrastructure, engine manufacturers are working with other industry stakeholders to provide alternatives. Mark Fuhrmann reports.

  • Podded propulsion unit on ice-going container ship
    News

    Propulsion in the ice

    2013-03-01T09:33:00Z

    Operating in ice requires a very special type of vessel and in turn those vessels require a special type of propulsion, as described by Dag Pike.

  • ‘Fure West’ – first MaK engine to be converted to LNG operation
    News

    Clean collaboration: meeting regulations requires joint approach

    2013-03-01T09:33:00Z

    Renewed industry focus on fuel savings and increasingly strict emissions regulations now coming into force have led to a new spirit of cooperation among owners and engine manufacturers, by Mark Fuhrmann.

  • ABC’s new DL36 Tier III compliant engine
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    ABC expands into new markets

    2013-03-01T09:33:00Z

    At the SMM exhibition in Hamburg in September, Belgian medium speed engine company ABC launched a new, larger engine, which the company hopes will extend its market penetration into larger merchant vessels, ferries and offshore support ships.

  • The ‘Esvagt Aurora’ pictured departing the Zamakona Shipyard in Bilbao
    News

    MAN-powered diesel electric for Arctic ship

    2013-03-01T09:33:00Z

    Zamakona Shipyard in Spain has recently delivered an 87m long standby vessel, ‘Esvagt Aurora’, to the Esvagt company, which belongs to the Danish multinational A.P. Møller-Mærsk group.

  • A 6L32/44CR engine, a similar design to those ordered for a Taiwanese ferry
    News

    MAN power for Taiwanese ferry

    2013-03-01T09:33:00Z

    The Lienchiang County Government of Taiwan has ordered two MAN 9L32/44CR four-stroke engines to power a ro-pax vessel sailing between Keelung and the Matsu islands, an archipelago located close to the Chinese mainland.

  • The patrol ship under construction at Cantieri Navali Megaride
    News

    Electric power for Italian coastguard

    2013-03-01T09:33:00Z

    A hybrid propulsion system for a patrol vessel, designed along OSV lines, is described by Dag Pike