New Times Shipbuilding of Jiangsu, China has ordered 12 8G95ME-GI Mk10.5 main engines in connection with the construction of 12 18,000 TEU container vessels for Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS), a Singapore-based shipping company. Bjarne Foldager, Country Manager,...
Hyundai Heavy Industries-Engine & Machinery Division (HHI-EMD) reports that it has achieved a cumulative total of 200m bhp in two-stroke engine production at its engine assembly plant in Ulsan. The achievement was marked by the starting of a 74,720 bhp 8G95ME-LGIM...
ABB has secured a contract with shipbuilding group Fincantieri to deliver in total eight mid-range Azipod propulsion systems for four forthcoming medium-sized cruise vessels. The ships are due for delivery in 2024, 2025, 2026 and in 2027. Massimo Costa, VP Purchasing...
WinGD is to supply 10X92DF-M methanol-fuelled main engines for four 16,000 TEU container vessels to be built for Cosco Shipping Lines at Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry (Yangzhou) shipyard. These vessels will be delivered from 2025 and will feature WinGD’s first...
In what the company believes offers a clear indication of confidence in its vessels, Strategic Marine has placed an order with Cat dealer Trakindo for 100 of its Cat C32 engines. This follows its previous pre-order of 50 similar engines in May 2022 and is aimed at...
Wärtsilä’s 31 diesel engine, which the company points out is already officially recognised as being the most efficient in its class, is being upgraded for higher power output. The upgraded version delivers an increased power to size ratio within the same physical...
Classification society RINA has granted an Approval in Principle (AiP) certificate to MAN Energy Solutions for its methanol-ready MAN L/V 32/44CR engine. The AiP covers an upgrade concept for the four-stroke engine for conversion to dual-fuel running on methanol to...
The increased performance of the fast-responsive Schottel RudderPropeller Dynamic SRP-D has now been confirmed by external sources, following initial investigations into the effect of thruster response on DP positioning carried out in cooperation with Dutch research...
Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries and HJ Shipbuilding and Construction (HJSC) have respectively ordered seven and two MAN B&W G80ME-LGIM dual-fuel engines in connection with the construction of nine 9,000 TEU container vessels for HMM, the South Korean...
Wärtsilä will supply the main propulsion machinery, as well as a range of other equipment and systems for two new 110m amphibious transport vessels being built for the Chilean Navy. The order was placed by Astilleros y Maestranzas de la Armada (Asmar), the state-owned...
A consortium including Wärtsilä has secured European Union funding to develop solutions minimising methane slip from marine engines, advancing the environmental and climate benefits of LNG as a ship fuel. Coordinated by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, the...
According to Canadian propeller manufacturer Dominis Engineering, even a slight deviation in the machining, polishing, and finishing of ships’ propeller blades could result in excessive underwater radiated noise and cavitation, even if defects are within the tolerance...
Kongsberg Maritime has signed a repeat order from client Grimaldi Group to supply engineering and technology for two new 7800 lane metre ro-ro vessels, which will be built at China Merchant Jinling Shipyard, scheduled for delivery in 2025. Kongsberg Maritime will...
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