Guangzhou Diesel Engine Factory (GDF), the Chinese licensee for UE engines designed by Japan Engine Corporation (J-Eng), has announced that its cumulative UE Engine production has exceeded 100 units. GDF claims to be the leading medium-speed engine manufacturer in...
MAN Energy Solutions has won an order for four dual-fuel MAN B&W 6S60ME-GI engines in connection with the construction of two hybrid, 8,000 lane-metre, ro-ro vessels for Luxembourg-based shipping group CLdN. Both 234m vessels are scheduled for delivery in...
MAN Energy Solutions has selected Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its preferred cloud provider to provide advanced analytics, machine learning, and Internet of Things (IoT) capabilities for MAN’s CEON platform, which connects MAN equipment across different industries and...
Cummins has announced that its new X15 marine engine, designed for fuel- and cost-efficiency, complies with safety standards for ABS, BV, RINA and DNV class society certifications. The X15 classed engine will be in full production in late 2022. The previous version of...
Wärtsilä has signed Optimised Maintenance Agreements (OMAs) covering two LNG carrier vessels technically managed and operated by the Japanese shipping group MMS Co. The agreements are designed to deliver maximised engine uptime and long-term cost predictability,...
Japan Engine Corporation (J-Eng) says that its UEC42LSH engines, developed for middle/small size chemical tankers and handy-size bulk carriers, are strongly expanding its production thanks to strong market demand for handy-size bulk carriers. The order book for this...
Japanese engine builder and licensor Japan Engine Corporation (J-Eng) has opened a new facility to provide UE engine training within the company’s main factory. The UE engine training centre has a lecture room, a training room for practical work, an Eco engine...
Swiss engine designer, WinGD has confirmed that the performance of its X-DF2.0 engine technology has surpassed initial expectations in terms of fuel savings achieved. Optimised engine settings on WinGD’s X-DF2.0 second-generation dual-fuel engine platform achieved...
ABB has secured a large order from the Polish shipbuilder Remontowa Shiprepair Yard to supply integrated power, automation and propulsion solutions to three large passenger and car ferries to operate in the Baltic Sea. The 195m ferries will each have capacity for up...
Kongsberg Maritime (KM) is dividing its propeller systems into three distinct categories, C-Line, P-Line, and X-Line, in order to ensure the provision of reliable, safe, high-quality and high-performing propeller solutions adapted to customer-specific requirements and...
Shipping company Alfons Hakans has contracted with Steerprop to modernise the control system on 'Artemis', one of the longest-serving ASD tugs in the company’s fleet. It was no longer possible to get spare parts for the original control system; and although it was...
Caterpillar Marine says that it sees methanol as the key fuel in the decarbonisation of the marine industry, and is announcing additional development of alternative fuels with a particular investment in methanol engine technologies. The company considers this...
Ponant's 'Le Commandant Charcot', which recently became the first exploration cruise ship to reach the geographic North Pole, has signed up for ABB MarineCare services to ensure safe and sustainable operations. The 10-year service agreement provides 24hr remote...
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