The Chinese Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group has chosen Schottel for a comprehensive propulsion concept for four new alternative fuel-ready 100m offshore construction vessels (OCVs) designed by Norway's Salt Ship Design under the name Salt 308 OCV. The propulsion...
Marine propulsion & machinery news
WinGD VCR TECHNOLOGY TO DEBUT ON NYK NEWBUILDS
Swiss marine power company WinGD will realise the first commercial instalments of its new variable compression ratio (VCR) technology on two new dual-fuel LNG powered vessels being built for Japan's NYK Line. A 95,000 dwt bulk carrier being built at Oshima...
SYSTEMS FOR HYBRID TUG ORDERED FROM BERG
Swedish company Berg Propulsion has been selected to provide control and propulsion technology for what will be one of the largest hybrid tugs ever delivered, after owner Buksér og Berging (BuBe) agreed specifications with Türkiye’s Uzmar Shipyard for its latest...
ENGINES ORDERED FOR ARMON’S NEW PANAMA CANAL TUGS
Pittsburgh, US headquartered Wabtec Corporation, better known for railway engineering, and Latin American partner, Marinsa International, have signed a contract to supply propulsion for 10 new hybrid tractor tugboats for the Panama Canal Authority (ACP). Under the...
MAN DEVELOPS METHANOL DUAL FUEL KITS FOR 175D ENGINE
MAN Energy Solutions has announced that a dual-fuel version of its MAN 175D high-speed engine, capable of operating on methanol, will be available by the end of 2026. The new variant, designated MAN 175DF-M, will be available both as newbuild and retrofit variants....
TEN HAFNIA TANKERS TO RECEIVE WÄRTSILÄ EFFICIENCY UPGRADE
Wärtsilä will supply its EnergoFlow and EnergoProFin solutions for 10 Bird Class oil and chemical tankers owned by Singapore head-quartered global tanker operator Hafnia. The combination of the two Wärtsilä systems is designed to provide an optimised waterflow over...
MAN ES RECEIVES ORDER FOR FIRST VLCC METHANOL ENGINE
China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES), the Shanghai-listed shipping company, part of China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI), has ordered an MAN B&W 7G80ME-LGIM (Liquid Gas Injection Methanol) main engine in connection with the construction of a VLCC. This is...
MAN AUXILIARIES FOR HYDROGEN-FUELLED FEEDER SHIPS
Cochin Shipyard (CSL), the largest shipbuilding and maintenance facility in India, has ordered four MAN 12V175D-MEV variable-speed GenSets in connection with the building of two short-sea feeder container ships for global logistics company Samskip Group, headquartered...
WinGD METHANOL POWER FOR SIX BOXSHIP NEWBUILDS
Swiss marine power company WinGD will supply X-DF-M methanol-fuelled engines for a series of six container vessels to be built at Yangzijiang Shipbuilding in China. The 9,000 TEU vessels will each be powered by an X82DF-M engine built by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries’...
MoU FOCUSES ON SINGAPORE’S OFFSHORE ENERGY TRANSITION
Caterpillar Marine has entered a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Penguin International and Cat dealer Tractors Singapore (TSL). Based in Singapore, Penguin International is a recognised regional aluminium shipbuilder as well as an owner/operator of aluminium...
WÄRTSILÄ CLAIMS WORLD FIRST FOR AMMONIA-FUELLED 4-STROKE ENGINE
Wärtsilä is introducing what it believes to be the marine sector’s first commercially available 4-stroke engine-based solution for ammonia fuel. The new solution enables a significant advance in sustainable shipping operations – during a time in which ship owners are...
BELGIAN H2 ENGINE RECEIVES LR TYPE APPROVAL
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Type Approval to BeHydro, a joint venture between CMB.TECH and Anglo Belgian Corporation (ABC), for its hydrogen-powered dual-fuel engine. This is believed to be the first Type Approval to be issued for a dual-fuel hydrogen engine....
GERMAN PUSH BOATS REPOWERED FOR LOW EMISSIONS
The German Rhenus Group has re-equipped two canal push boats operated by Deutsche Binnenreederei (DBR) with engines meeting EU stage V emission standards. This measure is one of several being introduced as part of the process of comprehensively re-equipping the entire...