ABB has won an order from Poland-based Remontowa Shipbuilding to supply power distribution and propulsion systems featuring ABB’s Compact Onboard DC Grid for seven all-electric double-ended ferries under construction for Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL) in...
MAN Energy Solutions has announced that it will deliver the world's most powerful two-stroke methanol engine in June 2025. The engine, a MAN B&W 12G95ME-C10.5-LGIM (liquid gas injection methanol) type rated at 82,440 kW at 80 rpm, is currently being built by...
MAN Energy Solutions has announced the successful Type Approval Test (TAT) of its dual-fuel MAN L35/44DF engine for application as auxiliary genset and electric propulsion at constant speeds, respectively, of 720 and 750rpm. The TAT involved the testing of both...
According to maritime services company Goltens, in recent years the lack of replacement actuators for larger diesel engines and, in some cases, turbines has been a growing problem for shipowners. Qtagg has launched a range of new actuator units to replace the...
Swedish company Berg Propulsion has signed an extended collaboration agreement with China’s Jiangsu Dajin Industry. The agreement follows Berg being named the shipyard’s ‘supplier of the year’ for 2024. Building on longstanding relationships between senior management...
Wenchong shipyard in China, part of the CSSC Group, has ordered four shipsets of three MAN 8L21/31 MK2 gensets in connection with the construction of four 96m C-CSOVs (construction and commissioning service operation vessels) operated by DO (Deutsche Offshore...
Schottel is equipping what are said to be the first large purpose-built dual-fuel methanol escort tugs based on the Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) RASalvor 4400-DFM design for towage company Kotug Canada. The two tugs will be equipped with rudder-propellers featuring the...
Wärtsilä has introduced its NextDF technology for a third engine, the Wärtsilä 46TS-DF dual-fuel engine. While operating on LNG, the Wärtsilä 46TS-DF engine with NextDF feature is intended to reduce methane emissions to less than 1.4% of fuel use across all load...
US electric boat company Arc says it is bringing the first electric portable tugboat to the Port of Los Angeles; the company is retrofitting a small 26ft (8m) long tug in a new partnership with Portland shipyard Diversified Marine. The project aims to begin a new era...
Japan Engine Corporation (J-Eng) has recently started ammonia-fuelled co-firing operation of the first full-scale engine to be developed under the 'Green Innovation Fund Project: Next-generation Ship Development' of Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology...
Wärtsilä is to upgrade the Wärtsilä RT-flex main engines on two bulk carrier vessels owned by Turkey-based Ulusoy Sealines. The planned engine retrofits and upgrades will extend the vessels’ operational life and improve both performance and fuel efficiency, thereby...
Swiss marine power company WinGD is to integrate hybrid power and energy systems on four 113,600 dwt wind-assisted tankers under construction for Union Maritime Limited (UML). The agreement marks the first time that WinGD’s X-EL Integrated Energy solution will be...
MAN Energy Solutions reports that its ME-GI engine has continued its strong start to 2025 by winning orders for eight engines for a series of container ships, originally designated as single-fuel conventional engines from an unknown engine designer. The orders are...
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