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...
Swiss marine power company WinGD has successfully completed type approval and factory acceptance testing for its X52-S2.0 engine, bringing a new option to shipowners in need of compact, medium-bore two-stroke engines. The tests at Yuchai Marine Power Co (YCMP)...
Kongsberg Maritime has introduced a new size of underwater mountable azimuth thruster with a 3.7m propeller and 4.2MW power output. Suited to a range of vessels including drill ships, windfarm vessels and production vessels, the UUC PM 355 features a permanent magnet...
Italian shipping company Liberty Lines has launched what is believed to be the world's first hybrid fast ferry of its type in Trapani, Sicily, powered by an mtu hybrid propulsion system from Rolls-Royce. The 39.5m ship has a capacity of 251 passengers, reaches a speed...
Schottel is to equip a methanol bunker vessel that will sail between several ports in the Mediterranean region with two Schottel type SRP 360 RudderPropellers and one Schottel type STT 1 transverse thruster. The vessel will be owned by an Italian company based in...
Wärtsilä is to supply its EnergoFlow and EnergoProFin propulsion solutions to four medium range (MR) tankers in the International Seaways (INSW) fleet. The devices will be used to upgrade the ships’ existing Wärtsilä CP propeller system resulting in an estimated 5% in...
Berg Propulsion has won an order for a hybrid propulsion solution that will ensure three wind-assisted Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) ro-ro vessels are able to maximise efficiency regardless of their mode of operation. Following delivery by China’s Wuchang Shipbuilding...
Wärtsilä is to supply the engines, fuel gas supply system and thrusters for two new ro-pax ferries being built for French operator La Méridionale, a subsidiary of CMA CGM. The vessels, which have been specifically designed to minimise emissions, are to be built at the...
UK maritime consortium MSE International, in collaboration with four other organisations, has been successful in attracting Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC) Round 4 funding from Innovate UK to build a prototype parallel hybrid drive that incorporates...
Wärtsilä has signed two lifecycle agreements covering two ferries owned by Japanese operator Shin Nihonkai Ferry (SNF), which are each powered by four Wärtsilä 31 engines. The agreements are designed to provide optimal operational support in ensuring reliable and...
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and Japan Electric Power Development (J-Power) have agreed to install the Wind Challenger hard sail wind power propulsion system, which converts wind energy to propulsive force, on the coal carrier ‘Kurotakisan Maru III’ which transports coal to...
The Panama Canal Authority ordered 10 hybrid tractor tugboats from European shipbuilder, Astilleros Armón, with options for another 10 similar vessels, and Corvus Energy will supply the battery systems for the vessels. The shipbuilding contract is valued at US$ 150m...
Caterpillar Marine says it has achieved significant advances in the development of its methanol dual-fuel Cat 3500E marine engines, having concluded a Memorandum of Understanding with Damen Shipyards Group, planning to deploy the first set of field demonstrator 3500E...
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