ABB says it has reinforced its longstanding relationship with NKT by securing a contract for the integrated power and propulsion system onboard the owner’s latest highly advanced cable layer. The new order, which includes Onboard DC Grid power distribution system,...
Bulkship Management, an Oslo-based ship manager specialising in geared vessels, has confirmed a significant contract to implement Berg Propulsion’s ‘EPL for EEXI’ power limitation solution across 10 ships trading in US Gulf and Caribbean waters. Submitted for class...
Brunvoll has carried out repair of a 55-year-old reduction gearbox, plant number 16, delivered in 1968, which the company says is a testament to its sustainability ethos. The gearbox, from the ferry Levanger (ex Florøy) owned by Torghatten Midt has been tested and...
ABB says it has secured a breakthrough contract with the Spanish state-owned Navantia shipbuilding company to retrofit the Spanish Navy flagship, 'Juan Carlos I' with an electrical propulsion system based on dual ABB Azipod units. Due for completion in 2025, the...
MAN Energy Solutions has announced that its MAN 175D engine is formally approved for operation on biofuels, effective immediately. This applies to all standard biofuels such as HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) and FAME (Fatty Acid Methyl Ester) fuels up to a content...
Danfoss Power Solutions’ Editron division has been commissioned by Cheoy Lee Shipyard to deliver hybrid-electric marine drivetrain systems for two new hybrid electric ferries. Hong Kong is one of the world’s busiest harbour cities, with ferries accounting for about 18...
MAN Energy Solutions two-stroke licensee HHI-EMD has an important milestone in Korea, with what is said to be the world’s largest methanol-powered, two-stroke engine, which surpasses 200 million brake-horsepower produced by the manufacturer. Completion of the new...
The largest Schottel EcoPeller to be manufactured was recently shipped from the company's Wismar production facility. The five-bladed SRE 700 features a propeller diameter of 3.6m and an input power of 3.2MW. Thanks to its compact design, the integrated LE-Drive...
Wärtsilä will supply the future fuels-ready engines for four new 7999 dwt chemical tankers being built for Swedish fleet owner Erik Thun, at the Ferus Smit shipyard in the Netherlands. The vessels will operate with the Wärtsilä 25 engine, the latest addition to the...
ABB has secured a contract with Finnish shipbuilder Meyer Turku to supply an integrated power and propulsion package comprising two Azipod propulsion units and the Onboard DC Grid power system for two new, advanced multi-purpose patrol vessels for the Finnish Border...
Japan Engine Corporation (J-Eng) has signed a technical agreement with Akasaka Diesels to promote the development and popularisation of engines operating on next-generation fuels. J-Eng considers efforts to realise carbon neutral is one of the most important issues of...
MAN Energy Solutions’ MAN 49/60DF engine has received its Type Approval after a five-day programme on the testbed at company HQ in Augsburg, Germany, witnessed by inspectors representing the ABS, BV, CCS, DNV, LR and RINA classification societies, who signed the test...
Wärtsilä has introduced a new radical derating retrofit solution, known as Wärtsilä Fit4Power, intended to extend the emissions-compliant lifetime of merchant vessels by providing the existing two-stroke fleet with leaner, healthier and more optimised engines. This...
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