Kongsberg Maritime’s rim-drive azimuth thruster has achieved Silent-E notation from DNV, believed to be the first of its kind to receive this certification. Installed on a new Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV), Norwind Hurricane, and its sister vessels,...
The Solid Sail technology, designed and developed by French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique, has been selected to propel Neoline’s first sailing cargo ship. The Solid Sail rig, which consists of a foldable sail made of 100% composite materials and a mast will be...
MAN Energy Solutions has announced that its after-sales division, MAN PrimeServ, Frederikshavn is set to perform a radical and extensive optimisation of the propulsion drivetrain of a 2007/2008-built Solvang-owned gas tanker during a forthcoming dry docking. The...
Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD), a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, is expanding its engine offering with the nForcer FM 175D engine, its first engine designed for high-speed applications. With more power density than competing high-speed engines in...
Danish/German ferry operator Scandlines has installed new propeller blades on its ferries serving the port of Rostock, thereby optimising the vessels for their current operating profile, and resulting in improved propeller efficiency and a saving in propulsion energy...
Wärtsilä is to supply its hybrid propulsion system for four new heavy lift vessels ordered by German company SAL Heavy Lift, part of the Harren Group, from the Wuhu Shipyard in China, contractedin cooperation with Dutch joint-venture partner Jumbo Shipping. There is...
MAN Energy Solutions has won a fourth order to supply engines to Chinese shipbuilder, Cosco Heavy Industries, in Qidong for the construction of a second F-Class installation vessel used for the installation of offshore wind turbines and foundations. The previous three...
Kongsberg Maritime (KM) has launched a new series of retractable azimuth thrusters, the ULE PM type, which are smaller than competing units while maintaining thrust power, being the result of a long design process that focused on reducing size and boosting efficiency....
Turbocharger manufacturer Kompressorenbau Bannewitz (KBB) and emissions control company Eminox have extended their recent technological collaboration to develop a white paper publication, ‘From turbo-to-tailpipe - minimising emissions from internal combustion engines...
The ferry 'Barøy' owned and operated by Torghatten Nord is to be rebuilt at Fosen Yard during the second half of 2023, and Norwegian Ship Design, which started working on the project two years ago,is now starting on the detailed phase of engineering work. Torghatten...
With the completion of a 6UEC42LSH-Eco-D3-EGR engine for a Handy-size bulk carrier built by Imabari Shipbuilding, Japan Engine Corporation (J-Eng) has achieved cumulative production of 40 million horsepower, from a total of 4,586 individual UE engines. The UE engine...
Swiss marine power company WinGD has received orders from two LNG carrier operators for its WinGD Integrated Digital Expert (WiDE) engine monitoring, diagnostics and remote support service. Knutsen OAS Shipping has ordered WiDE for seven vessels, which include a...
Wärtsilä is to carry out what it believes to be the most complete re-powering project ever performed on an inland waterway vessel, retrofitting the ‘Herkules V’ pusher vessel owned by Hidrovias do Brasil, to achieve notably increased efficiency, reduced emissions, and...
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