A series of four zero-emission and autonomous ferries to be built by Turkish Tersan shipyard for Norwegian ferry operator Fjord1 will be propelled by Schottel EcoPellers. The double-ended vessels are said to be the first of their kind. Norwegian HAV Design will...
Marine propulsion & machinery news
MAN 51/60DF OPERATION HOURS ENTER EIGHT FIGURES
MAN Energy Solutions' MAN 51/60DF engine has passed the milestone of 10 million operational hours; with the company stating that, since its launch, the dual-fuel engine has proved extremely popular with 310 engines currently in service – an increase of almost 100...
HIGH-EFFICIENCY TURBOCHARGER ENABLES NOx REDUCTION
Accelleron has been chosen to supply turbochargers for Japanese engine builder Makita’s first small-bore two-stroke marine engine featuring exhaust gas recirculation (EGR). The step follows a successful matching test in which Accelleron’s A255-L turbocharger...
MAN’S LARGEST SCR DELIVERED FOR MITSUI AMMONIA ENGINE
MAN Energy Solutions has announced the production of its largest yet Cluster 5 Double Layer SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) catalytic converter for Japanese customer Mitsui E&S. The SCR is supplied ammonia-ready. These systems are typically used aboard cruise...
NEW DEPUTY CEO AT SCHOTTEL
German propulsion company Schottel has appointed Roland Schwandt, a naval architect who first joined the company in 2000, as Deputy CEO. Schwandt worked as a dedicated project and sales manager in various Schottel sales segments. After briefly managing the Tug &...
SCHOTTEL PROPULSION FOR MEDMARINE’S NEW ASD TUG SERIES
Low emissions is one of the reasons that German propulsion supplier Schottel has been selected to equip six new ASD tugs to be built by the Turkish Med Marine Group with the company's SRP series RudderPropeller. The new vessels will be built for stock by Med Marine’s...
CCS TO WORK WITH MAN ON METHANOL L21/31 ENGINE
MAN Energy Solutions and China Classification Society (CCS) have signed a sub-agreement in line with the Strategic Framework Agreement (SFA) the two parties previously agreed in 2023. The SFA, on ‘Decarbonisation and Digitalisation in the maritime industry’, is...
MITSUI ADDS FOUR METHANOL-FUELLED ENGINES TO ORDERBOOK
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (Mitsui E&S) has received a letter of Intent (LoI) for four methanol-fuelled engines, to the MAN B&W 6G80ME-C10.5- LGIM-EGRTC design, for container ships to be built by Japan Marine United Corporation of Yokohama. With...
ABB ELECTRICS FOR CHILEAN-BUILT HYBRID CRUISE SHIP
ABB has been selected by the Astilleros y Servicios Navales (Asenav) shipyard based in Chile to provide a power and propulsion system for Antarctica21’s newbuild boutique expedition ship ‘Magellan Discoverer’. Due for delivery in 2026, the vessel is the first...
CHILEAN CRUISE SHIP OPTS FOR LOW-NOx MAN GENSETS
Chilean shipbuilder ASENAV (Astilleros y Servicios Navales) has ordered four MAN 6L21/31 Mk2 PLO (Part-Load Optimised) gensets for a 94m passenger cruise-ship newbuilding for Antarctic cruise operator Antarctica21. The Magellan Discoverer will be slightly larger than...
NEW PROPELLER CAP DESIGN ENHANCES PROPULSION EFFICIENCY
A propeller hub vortex cavitation-eliminating boss cap, developed by EcoMarine Innovations, has successfully completed validation tests at a hydrodynamic research centre in Sweden and will now undergo ship model basin trials to verify the efficiency gains on larger...
ABB SYSTEMS FOR NEW NEXANS CABLE LAYER
ABB has secured an order with Norwegian shipyard Ulstein Verft to supply an advanced power and propulsion system for a forthcoming cable-laying vessel (CLV) being built for Nexans. On delivery in 2026, the vessel will join Nexans Skagerrak and sister ship Nexans...
SCHOTTEL RUDDERPROPELLERS FOR FIVE NEW RIVER MAINTENANCE VESSELS
Schottel is to equip five new traffic safety vessels for the German Rhine Waterways and Shipping Administration (WSA) with electrically driven Schottel RudderPropellers. The Bolle shipyard in Derben, Germany, has been commissioned with the construction of the modern...