Swedish maritime battery system supplier Echandia has been selected to supply battery systems for San Francisco Bay Ferry's Rapid Electric Emission Free (REEF) Ferry Programme. This project is said to mark a significant step towards advancing zero-emission water...
Wärtsilä is introducing a new Wärtsilä 25 medium-speed four-stroke engine, based on the company's successful modular technology platform, and designed to accelerate and support the maritime sector’s efforts in achieving decarbonised operations. The Wärtsilä 25...
Rolls-Royce and Italian yacht builder Sanlorenzo plan to develop and build a large motor yacht with a methanol engine propulsion system able to run carbon-neutrally on 'green' methanol, and have signed an exclusive memorandum of understanding (MoU) to this effect for...
Rolls-Royce has announced a timetable for its new sustainable mtu marine solutions for propulsion, automation and service, which include methanol engines, fuel cell concepts, hybrid systems, diesel engines with exhaust aftertreatment and for use with sustainable...
Danish tanker operator Uni-Tankers has confirmed that installing a new control system from Berg Propulsion has been pivotal in achieving a 15-17% efficiency gain on board two existing ships, in a retrofit project that has significantly reduced fuel consumption and...
Peer-reviewed research by a bearing manufacturer into the hydrodynamic lubrication efficiency of a ship’s propeller shaft bearing has found that the use of seawater-lubricated elastomeric polymer bearings reduces fuel consumption. The environmental and financial...
Caterpillar Marine says that Cat 3500E series marine engines can be modified to run as dual fuel methanol in the future, a development which builds on the previous methanol announcement by Caterpillar earlier this year and will provide a pathway to GHG reduction for...
Wärtsilä is to supply thrusters, which are designed for electric propulsion, for a new hybrid tug under construction for Xiamen Port Shipping at the Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding yard. The thrusters, which will meet the sustainability requirements of the vessel, are being...
New Zealand’s largest rail transport operator, KiwiRail, has selected 32/44CR engines from MAN Energy Solutions to generate power onboard its new hybrid-electric fleet arriving from 2025. The new ferries will move people and freight between New Zealand’s two main...
Swiss marine power company WinGD and Korean engine builder HSD Engine have initiated a Joint Development Project (JDP) to advance the development of WinGD’s methanol-fuelled large-bore engines, with an aim to deliver an engine capable of running on carbon-neutral...
Accelleron, as ABB Turbocharging is now known, has launched a new data-enabled service agreement with an accompanying customer portal that uses analytics to optimise turbocharger maintenance, advise on turbocharger health and enhance Opex. The new Turbo...
Wärtsilä is to supply the engines for two new Articulated Tug Barges (ATBs), designed by Robert Allan Ltd and built by Estaleiro Rio Maguari for Brazilian logistics integrator Alianҫa Navegaҫão e Logística, a member of the A.P. Moller-Maersk group. The main...
Wärtsilä is to supply the engines, waterjets, and fuel storage and supply system for a new high speed catamaran ferry which is being built at the Incat yard in Tasmania, Australia on behalf of Argentinian ferry operator, Buquebus. With overall length of 130m, width of...
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