Condition monitoring company CM Technologies (CMT) has added a fuel injection acoustic emission sensor to its proprietary Premet X range of two- and four-stroke diesel engine performance indicators. The new device allows engineers to monitor the acoustic signature of...
Marine propulsion & machinery news
SCHOTTEL IMPROVES LAKE VICTORIA FERRY PROPULSION EFFICIENCY
Schottel has supplied a new propulsion system for a 37-year old ferry, one of nearly 40 operating on Lake Victoria, the largest lake in Africa, where water transport is relied on to move people and vital goods. The Sengerema's existing propulsion units had reached...
PRIMESERV MAINTENANCE CONTRACT FOR PIONEERING DUAL-FUEL DREDGER
MAN PrimeServ, the after-sales service brand of MAN Energy Solutions, has signed a long-term service agreement (LTSA) with GIE Dragages-Ports, which includes inspection kits and preventative maintenance services as well as remote assistance (PrimeServ Assist) and...
DUAL-FUEL ENGINES IMPRESS AT 36,000 HOURS RUNTIME
CSSC Marine Service Co (CMS), the equipment service subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC), has successfully completed what it says is the first ever 36,000 running hours major maintenance on dual-fuel (DF) marine engines, carried out by CMS Korea at the...
MAN OFFERS ENGINE UPGRADE FOR GREENER OPERATION
MAN PrimeServ, MAN Energy Solutions’ after-sales brand, is now offering its customers the opportunity to retrofit older MAN 48/60 engines to the newer MAN 51/60 specification as part of its new ‘lifecycle upgrade’ offering. The upgrade enables customers to prepare...
WinGD JOINT VENTURE OFFERS CII INSIGHTS
Swiss marine power company WinGD has signed a proof-of-concept agreement with emissions data specialist Chord X to develop digital solutions focused on sustainability in shipping, including development of component-level insights into carbon intensity indicator (CII)...
DANFOSS EQUIPMENT FOR FRENCH HYBRID BUOY-LAYING SHIP
Danfoss Power Solutions’ Editron division will power a new hybrid-electric buoy-laying vessel for the Armement des Phares et Balises, the French government’s department responsible for signaling dangers and marking shipping routes along the French coast. The vessel...
FIRST J-ENG MONOFUEL ENGINE DEMONSTRATED ON BIO-DIESEL
Japan Engine Corporation (J-Eng), the joint venture company between Mitsubishi and Kobe Diesel, has announced that the first 6UEC35LSJ diesel engine for MGO-mono-fuelled/stratified water injection has been completed, and will be delivered to Onomichi Dockyard as the...
VOITH INNOVATIONS TARGET SUSTAINABILITY
Voith Turbo is introducing several products targeting efficiency and lower emissions. A new electric Voith Schneider Propeller (eVSP), Voith meets the rising demand for resource-saving and energy-efficient mobility concepts for maritime applications. The new system...
ABB PROVIDES ELECTRIC POWER FOR JAPAN’S SUSTAINABLE TUG
ABB has been contracted by IHI Power Systems to provide its Onboard DC Grid power system, including batteries, for a zero-emission electric tug to be used at the ports of Tokyo Bay for Japanese towage specialist Tokyo Kisen. The electric tugboat Taiga is the result of...
MAN TO RETROFIT MATSON BOXSHIP FOR DUAL FUEL
US shipping company Matson Navigation and MAN Energy Solutions have signed a contract for the retrofit of the main engine aboard the ‘Daniel K. Inouye’, a container ship in the Matson fleet. MAN Energy Solutions’ after-sales division, MAN PrimeServ, will retrofit the...
WinGD LAUNCHES SUSTAINABILITY ADVICE SERVICE
Swiss marine power company WinGD has introduced a new battery-hybrid power integration and sustainability advisory service, to be known as X-EL Energy Solutions. By integrating two-stroke marine engine control into the electrified vessel power system, X-EL Energy...
WÄRTSILÄ HYBRID POWER FOR BRITTANY FERRIES’ NEWBUILDS
Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply its hybrid propulsion system for three new ro-pax vessels currently in build for Stena RoRo, for long-term charter to Brittany Ferries for operation between Portsmouth, UK, and the northern French ports of Caen and St Malo. Two...