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...
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...
Rolls-Royce Power Systems has supplied mtu gas engines for an LNG-fuelled tugboat with a hybrid system, which is now in operation in The 29m JMS Sunshine, with 65t bollard pull, considered to be the first LNG tug powered by a hybrid system with gas engines was...
Wärtsilä is to supply the electrical systems needed to convert two Scandlines ferries to a plug-in hybrid solution. The ferries operate on the Puttgarden, Germany – Rödby, Denmark route, and the conversion represents a key element in Scandlines’ target to achieve...
Kongsberg Maritime is to provide an upgrade to Solstad’s subsea construction vessel 'Normand Sentinel', which will see the vessel transition to Kongsberg Maritime’s electric rim-drive azimuth thrusters, marking a milestone energy efficiency and emissions reduction....
Wärtsilä has designed and delivered controllable pitch propellers for Stena’s new ro-pax vessel, 'Ala’suinu', which has now successfully completed sea trials. Following these sea trials, Ala’suinu became the first ro-pax vessel to fulfil the DNV Silent(E) notation,...
Castoldi, a global leader in waterjet propulsion systems has launched the latest in a new range of hydrodynamically optimised waterjets; the Turbodrive 400 HCT. Obtaining its name from its 400 mm jet housing, hydraulic gearbox/clutch and high thrust efficiency, the...
Kongsberg Maritime has won a contract to supply azimuth thrusters to Turkish shipbuilder Med Marine, to power six new stern-drive tugs for the Tunisian port authority OMMP. The new tugs, of Robert Allan RAstar 2800 series design, will offer powerful and reliable...
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