Four new TRAktor 3200-V escort and terminal Voith Water Tractor (VWT) tugs for Boluda Towage, designed by Canadian engineering firm Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) and built by Damen Shipyards Group for Boluda Towage, will be equipped with Voith Schneider Propeller (VSP)...
Corvus Energy has been selected by Wärtsilä to supply the energy storage systems (ESS) for what will be the world`s largest 100% electric lightweight ro-pax ferry. With more than 40 MWh of energy storage, it will be the largest battery system installed onboard a ship...
Wärtsilä is to provide propulsion power for the largest battery electric ship to be built, with battery electric propulsion system and waterjets. The vessel is a new ferry being built by Incat Tasmania and has been ordered by Incat’s long-term South American customer,...
Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) is working with GT Green Technologies, a developer of wind-based green solutions for the maritime sector, with the goal of providing approval in principle (AiP) for GT's AirWing technology. The AiP from BV will be an...
Washington State Ferries (WSF) has awarded a contract to Vigor Shipyards for the conversion of up to three Jumbo Mark II-class ferries to hybrid-electric power and to update the propulsion system controls to extend the life expectancy of these vessels. The basic...
Brunvoll has received an order for the delivery of propulsion and manoeuvring packages for Purus Wind's two new Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs), with an option for two additional shipsets. Kåre Øyvind Vassdal, CEO Brunvoll said: “We are humble and...
UK-based HST Marine, a Purus Wind company, is using Reygar’s BareFLEET technology to understand and report on the performance of its hybrid Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs). HST Marine’s commitment to provide low-carbon vessel solutions to the clean energy industry aligns...
The first of two newbuild vessels for the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) to be built at Irving Shipbuilding’s Halifax Shipyard will feature seawater-lubricated bearings from Canadian company Thordon Bearings. The vessels are modified versions of the Harry DeWolf-class of...
Wärtsilä is to supply French shipping company CMA CGM with methanol-fuelled auxiliary engines for six 15,000 TEU container vessels which are being built at the Dalian Shipbuilding yard in China. The six container vessels will be the first CMA CGM vessels ordered to...
A series of four Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) built by the Norwegian Vard Group will be powered by full propulsion packages from Schottel. The package per vessel consists of two Schottel SRP 460 D Dynamic RudderPropellers, one Schottel SRP 380 R...
Propulsion efficiency solutions from Wärtsilä are said to be delivering significant efficiency gains for a pair of Medium Range (MR) product tankers fitted with Wärtsilä technology, with an average efficiency gain of 6% recorded. The vessels, Elandra Sea and Elandra...
A German research association comprising MAN Energy Solutions, WTZ Roßlau and TU-Darmstadt (the Technical University of Darmstadt) is to begin developing retrofit solutions for medium-speed marine engines. The three-year research project, known as CliNeR-ECo, is...
Uzmar Shipyards in Turkey has placed an order for four of MAN’s latest variant 12V175D-MM marine propulsion engines for a pair of TRAnsverse tugs for towage operator Svitzer. Each shipset consists of two engines, each rated at 2,400kW. MAN Energy Solutions’ production...
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