Swiss marine power company WinGD has secured further orders for its ammonia-fuelled X-DF-A engine design in the growing ammonia carrier market. The engines, to be built at Yuchai Marine Power Co, will be delivered for a total of seven 25,000m3 and 41,000m3 LPG/ammonia...
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ULSTEIN INTRODUCES GENERATOR SYSTEM TO CUT FUEL AND EMISSIONS
Ulstein has launched the Ulstein Power Variable Speed Generator (VSG), designed to optimise power generation on vessels by dynamically adjusting its speed to match load requirements. Together with technical measures and overall ship design, the operational results on...
ELECTRIC OUTBOARD RANGE EXTENDS UPWARDS
Canadian company Acel Power has added two higher power electric 250hp outboard motor to its Intelligent Electric series, which comprises the IE 50 (50hp), IE 75 (75hp), and now the IE 150 (150hp) and IE 250 (250hp). The high-performance IE 150 and IE 250 will be...
MAN B&W LICENSEE REACHES 120m HORSEPOWER
Tokyo-based Mitsui E&S has now achieved accumulated engine production of 120 million horsepower snce the license agreement was first established some 96 years ago. This milestone was achieved with a Mitsui-MAN B&W 7G95ME-C10.6-EGRTC engine, the 7,525th engine...
DNV CERTIFIES CAT 3500E METHANOL ENGINES
Caterpillar Marine has received DNV Approval in Principle (AiP) for the Cat 3500E methanol-ready marine main and auxiliary engines. The DNV approval and class notation are said to validate Caterpillar Marine’s methanol-ready dual-fuel engine solution. The Cat 3500E...
ABB HYBRID PROPULSION FOR CALIFORNIAN OCEAN SAMPLING VESSEL
ABB has secured an order with shipbuilding company All American Marine to supply a hybrid-electric propulsion system for a new ocean sampling catamaran for the Orange County Sanitation District (OC San) in California. In addition to the comprehensive scope of...
SCHOTTEL PROPULSION TO HELP US COAST GUARD GROW GREENER
Schottel has been selected by Birdon America to supply components to 27 vessels of the US Coast Guard Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) programme with rudder propellers, which will increase efficiency and reduce environmental impact. US Coast Guard prime...
AVAT AND KBB COOPERATE IN TURBOCHARGER EFFICIENCY
A recent cooperation agreement between the two German technology companies AVAT and Kompressorenbau Bannewitz GmbH (KBB) is expected to help make turbocharger technology for large combustion engines even more powerful and efficient through digitalisation....
HiMSEN METHANOL PROPULSION ORDERED FOR FEEDER SHIPS
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Engine & Machinery (HHI-EMD) has signed a contract with China Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding Company and Taiwan’s Evergreen Line to supply a total of 18 methanol dual-fuel HiMSEN engines (7H22CDF-LM) for six 2400 TEU container ships....
ORDERS COME IN AS FIRST MAN METHANOL RETROFIT UNDERGOES SEA TRIALS
MAN Energy Solutions reports that it has received multiple orders for MAN B&W G95ME-LGIM Mk 10.5 methanol engines to power a series of very large container vessels (VLCVs). The order brings the cumulative number of G95ME-C10.5-LGIM methanol engine orders to 95 at...
WÄRTSILÄ ANNOUNCES 25DF UPGRADE TO CUT METHANE SLIP
Wärtsilä has introduced its NextDF feature for the Wärtsilä 25DF dual-fuel engine, to reduce methane emissions while operating on lLNG to less than 2% of fuel use across all load points, achieving as low as 1.1% in a wide load range. According to Wärtsilä, NOx...
SCHOTTEL PROPULSION FOR FOUR NEW EPA4/CARB COMPLIANT TUGS
German propulsion company Schottel has been awarded an order to supply azimuthing thrusters for four new escort tugs for Seattle-based Saltchuk Marine. The contractual partner is Eastern Shipbuilding in Panama City, USA. With the decision in favour of Schottel...
SAIL POWER INSTALLED ON NUCLEAR TRANSPORT SHIP
Nuclear Transport Solutions (NTS) has become the first nuclear transport operator to install and trial wind assisted propulsion technology on its specialist ships in a bid to reduce its carbon footprint. In collaboration with UK renewable maritime technology developer...