MAN Energy Solutions has received an order for customised MAN 32/44CR engines and Alpha propellers, to power three Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ships for the UK's Royal Fleet Auxiliary. In 2023, the UK Ministry of Defence awarded Team Resolute – comprising the UK...
Swiss marine power company WinGD has received an order for the delivery of ammonia-fuelled X-DF-A engines for two 46,000m3 LPG/ammonia carriers to be built for Exmar LPG, a joint venture of Exmar and Seapeak, at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard. The two 52-bore X52DF-A engines...
MAN Energy Solutions has announced a partnership with industry and research institutes that will develop engine concepts for hydrogen-fuelled, medium-speed engines in the maritime sector. Known as ‘HydroPoLEn’, the project is supported and funded by the German Federal...
Swedish battery system company Echandia has received an order from the Ö-varvet shipyard to supply two vessels, Älvsnabben 4 and Älvsnabben 5, with battery systems to enable full electrical propulsion. The battery systems will each have a capacity of 496 kWh. The...
Denmark-based transport and logistics company Det Forenede Dampskibs-Selskab (DFDS) has selected Elomatic to develop and deliver its Elogrid solution on the 'Crown Seaways' cruise ferry, to improve energy efficiency and reduce its carbon emissions. The Crown Seaways...
Kongsberg Maritime has won a contract to upgrade the propulsion systems on five ro-pax ferries for Italian operator Moby, with the aim of reducing CO2 emissions by more than 30,000t/yr. The Moby ro-pax fleet operates in the western Mediterranean, including routes...
Wärtsilä has announced that it is to supply its recently introduced 25DF dual-fuel (LNG) engine for two new sail-assisted luxury cruise ships. The vessels are being built at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique (CdA) shipyard in France for Orient Express Silenseas, part of...
Mitsui E&S has received an order from Tsuneishi Shipbuilding of Hiroshima for four units of the first domestic model of the Mitsui-MAN B&W 6G80ME-C10.5-LGIM-EGRTC, a methanol-fuelled engine. With this order, Mitsui E&S has received orders for a Total of 10...
Swiss marine power company WinGD has secured the first approval in principle (AiP) for two-stroke engines fuelled with ammonia, following the award by Lloyd’s Register (LR) of AiP to WinGD’s X-DF-A dual-fuel range. According to the company, this gives shipowners the...
According to German propulsion company Schottel, owners, naval architects and shipyards are increasingly turning to environmentally friendly propulsion technologies for large yachts, focusing on thruster efficiency and thruster usability in conjunction with...
China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) has ordered six small-bore, seven-cylinder 21/31DF-M, methanol-burning gensets in connection with the construction of two 9,300 CEU (car equivalent units) PCTCs for China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES). This represents the first...
Rolls-Royce Power Systems and superyacht repair and maintenance company MB92 Group are to enter a formal working partnership to provide sustainable propulsion and energy management systems for the global fleet of superyachts. This is part of a broader push by both...
Accelleron has signed a new three-year agreement to deliver turbocharger services to Starlite Ferries, located in the Philippines. The new agreement extends the scope as well as the duration of the company's Turbo LifecycleCare agreement, adding one further vessel to...
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