Rolls-Royce Power Systems now offers its mtu Series 1163 and 8000 large engines in all cylinder variants - 16 and 20V in each case - in the power range between 4,800 and 10,000kW with SCR system for compliance with emission stage IMO III. This enables ship operators...
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...
Danish offshore shipowner Esvagt and Norwegian designer HAV Design have selected Brunvoll as the supplier of a propulsion and manoeuvring system for a second low-carbon Service Operations Vessel (SOV). The new delivery will be a sister ship to the vessel ordered in...
Swiss marine power company WinGD says it is on track to deliver its first X-DF-A dual-fuel ammonia engines by the first quarter of 2025, with the first X-DF-A powered vessels expected to be in service from 2026. The confirmation, which follows combustion tests at...
MAN Energy Solutions has been testing an engine-control system for dual fuel engines with a new feature known as ‘ME-GA-opti’ for optimal engine operation through individual cylinder control. The first LNG carrier in a series currently under construction by Samsung...
MAN Energy Solutions has announced the successful first running of a test engine on ammonia at its Research Centre Copenhagen (RCC), the combustion test having been performed on a MAN B&W two-stroke 4T50ME-X type. The test produced positive results with...
MAN Energy Solutions has announced that the first ME-GA engine has completed gas trials aboard an LNG carrier built by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) for Norwegian shipping company, Knutsen OAS Shipping. Bjarne Foldager, Head of Two-Stroke Business, MAN Energy...
Greece-based sustainable maritime equipment provider Erma First has launched a new energy saving device (ESD) that promises reduced fuel consumption and emissions in line with CII and EEXI requirements. With ship owners seeking practical and cost-effective tools to...
Keep up to date with news and events in the industry.
We do not share your information with third parties and you can unsubscribe at any time.