Wärtsilä and Qatar Shipyard Technology Solutions have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which paves the way to formalise the cooperation between the two companies and ensures that vessels calling at Qatar Shipyard Technology Solutions for repairs,...
Wärtsilä is to supply the engines for a new Canadian Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker, which is being designed and built at Seaspan Vancouver Shipyards and will be the flagship of the Canadian Coast Guard’s icebreaking fleet. Because of the long operational range required...
Two medium-speed dual fuel hydrogen engines from Belgian company BeHydro, a joint venture between ABC and CMB.Tech, are set to power a tugboat in Japan. Each engine is rated 1,618 kW output at 968 rpm. The high-performance vessel is expected to cut CO2 emission by...
Chantiers de l’Atlantique has chosen Brunvoll as the supplier of main propulsion for Orient Express Silenseas’s new cruise ships, which will become the world’s largest sailing ships. The order is for two vessels, with two additional ships as an option. For each ship...
Schottel is to equip Guangzhou Port Group’s latest e-tug with two SRP 360 LE embedded L-drive RudderPropellers. The new harbour tug is about 37.9m long with a beam of 10.5m and will be mainly used for berthing assistance, escorting and towing in the Port of Guangzhou....
Wärtsilä will supply methanol-fuelled auxiliary engines for five new container vessels for COSCO Shipping Lines and seven new container vessels for Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL). Each vessel will operate with three 8-cylinder and two 6-cylinder Wärtsilä 32M...
ABB has been selected by the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) to supply a comprehensive grid-to-propeller solution for a new double-ended, hybrid-electric ferry that will provide services between the town of Lincolnville and the island community of...
Swiss marine power company WinGD will record the first installation of its new X-S short-stroke engine design following successful factory acceptance tests with engine builder Dalian Marine Diesel. The six-cylinder, 62cm-bore 6X62-S2.0 engine will be installed on a...
Schottel is to equip four new 1810-series ASD stock tugs from the Dutch Damen Group with SRP 270 RudderPropellers. The new multi-purpose tugs will have a bollard pull of 30t each and ensure manoeuvrability with a compact size of just 18.25m in length and a beam of...
Chinese shipbuilder Guangzhou Shipbuilding International (GSI), has received an order for four MAN B&W 8S60ME-GI engines in connection with the building of four 10,800 CEU Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTCs) for South Korean shipowner, HMM. CSIC Diesel Engine...
A second series of cavitation tests has confirmed EcoMarine Innovations’ Holy Boss Cap (HBC) propeller hub can improve fuel efficiency by up to 5% at full scale, as the company seeks shipowners and propeller manufacturers for licensing agreements. Full scale CFD...
Wärtsilä says its latest product introduction can offer operators of offshore vessels, ferries and tugs notably improved operational performance and greater efficiency. The company’s high-performance thruster and propulsion control package uses a combination of...
MAN Energy Solutions has received an order for three MAN 6L21/31DF-M (dual fuel-methanol) gensets capable of running on methanol in connection with the construction of a 7,990 dwt IMO Type II chemical bunker tanker. The dual-fuel engines will form part of a...
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