Wärtsilä is to supply a hybrid-electric propulsion system for an 11,000 dwt limestone carrier contracted by Montreal-based CSL Group (CSL) with CCCC Shanghai Equipment Engineering and Jingjiang Nanyang Shipbuilding. The order reflects CSL’s focus on reducing its...
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MAN TO PROVIDE ANGLO EASTERN VESSELS WITH OPL FOR EEXI COMPLIANCE
MAN Energy Solutions has signed a Letter of Commitment (LoC) with ship manager Anglo-Eastern's Hong Kong head office to supply its Overridable Power Limitation (OPL) solution, including service installation, to meet the impending IMO MARPOL IV EEXI regulation. OPL is...
KONGSBERG TO SUPPLY PROPELLERS FOR NAVAL VESSELS
Kongsberg Maritime (KM) has signed a new contract with the design, development, engineering and consulting company Aker Arctic Technology which will see KM supplying propellers and shafts for four newbuild SQ2020 corvette ships. The process originated in September...
DIESEL OUTBOARD WINS BODENSEE CERTIFICATION FOR TWIN INSTALLATION
UK engine company Cox Powertrain says that its lean-burning 300hp diesel engine now offers the most powerful outboard solution available on Lake Constance (Bodensee) after achieving an additional BSO-II certification. Achieved in collaboration with Swedish and German...
WÄRTSILÄ HYBRID SYSTEMS FOR 11 PCTC SHIPS
Wärtsilä will supply its hybrid propulsion system for a total of 11 newbuild Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC) vessels being built at the Jingling and Weihai shipyards in China for Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping. By opting for Wärtsilä’s hybrid solution,...
WÄRTSILÄ GUARANTEES UPTIME FOR NYK LNG CARRIER
Wärtsilä has signed a long-term Guaranteed Asset Performance Agreement with Japan-based NYK LNG Ship Management, covering the engines and related equipment for an LNG Carrier vessel, and is designed to maximise the ship’s uptime while providing long-term cost...
CAT MARINE LAYS GROUNDWORK FOR FUTURE HYBRID SYSTEMS
Caterpillar Marine has revealed details about its new powertrain control platform, Cat Canopy, that will underpin its future integrated power system solutions. Derrick York, MD Caterpillar Marine, said: “By leveraging over 15 years of hybrid expertise across...
SCHOTTEL PROPULSION FOR MOBILE EXHAUST SCRUBBER
German propulsion company Schottel has been awarded a contract to supply rudder propellers for a self-propelled barge-based vessel stack exhaust capture and treatment system, to be produced and operated by US company Clean Air Engineering - Maritime (CAE-M). The...
BRUNVOLL PROPULSION AND MANOEUVRING FOR ESVAGT’S GREEN SOV
Brunvoll has secured a contract for a complete propulsion and manoeuvring package for the new Service Operation Vessels (SOV) for Esvagt, to be built to the HAV Design 833 SOV design at Cemre Shipyard in Turkey. The vessel is believed to be the world’s first service...
WÄRTSILÄ EXTENDS MARAN GAS MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT
Wärtsilä has signed a renewal of its Optimised Maintenance Agreement with the Greek shipping company Maran Gas Maritime, with the new agreement running for an additional five years, ensuring operational certainty with controlled and predictable costs for Maran Gas’s...
WinGD INTRODUCES ON-ENGINE X-DF EMISSIONS SOLUTION
Swiss marine power company WinGD has introduced an on-engine version of its popular iCER system, enabling the emissions reduction technology to be installed without impact on engine footprint. The development is part of WinGD’s commitment to making decarbonisation as...
DAMEN TO EQUIP THREE EFFICIENT INLAND TANKERS
Damen Marine Components (DMC) will supply Flex tunnels, propeller nozzles, manoeuvring systems and rudders for two innovative inland tanker vessels to Rensen-Driessen Shipbuilding (RDS) of Zwijndrecht, the Netherlands. The newly developed tankers by RDS are...
CASTOLDI MOVES UP WATERJET SIZE RANGE
Castoldi has launched a new waterjet unit, the Turbodrive 600 HCT, which is the largest in the Castoldi range to date. It features, as other models in the range, an integrated gearbox (certified for heavy duty ratings) and hydraulic clutch, with a choice of ...