NYK Group company NYK Bulkship (Atlantic) has installed two wind-assisted ship-propulsion units on the bulk carrier 'NBA Magritte' at the port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, the first time a unit of this type has been installed on an NYK Group vessel. The VentoFoil...
French shipbuilder Chantiers de l'Atlantique has ordered Compac seawater-lubricated propeller shaft bearings from Thordon Bearings of Canada for installation to a pair of wind-assisted passenger ships operated by travel operator Accor. When the first 220m, 22,300gt...
Steerprop of Finland will supply the propulsion system for a new cable laying vessel, which will help to maintain environmental performance and provide the manoeuvrability needed for operations in and around deeper offshore power projects. Set to be delivered in 2026,...
Swiss marine power company WinGD has successfully completed type approval and factory acceptance testing for its X52-S2.0 engine, bringing a new option to shipowners in need of compact, medium-bore two-stroke engines. The tests at Yuchai Marine Power Co (YCMP)...
Kongsberg Maritime has introduced a new size of underwater mountable azimuth thruster with a 3.7m propeller and 4.2MW power output. Suited to a range of vessels including drill ships, windfarm vessels and production vessels, the UUC PM 355 features a permanent magnet...
Italian shipping company Liberty Lines has launched what is believed to be the world's first hybrid fast ferry of its type in Trapani, Sicily, powered by an mtu hybrid propulsion system from Rolls-Royce. The 39.5m ship has a capacity of 251 passengers, reaches a speed...
Schottel is to equip a methanol bunker vessel that will sail between several ports in the Mediterranean region with two Schottel type SRP 360 RudderPropellers and one Schottel type STT 1 transverse thruster. The vessel will be owned by an Italian company based in...
Wärtsilä is to supply its EnergoFlow and EnergoProFin propulsion solutions to four medium range (MR) tankers in the International Seaways (INSW) fleet. The devices will be used to upgrade the ships’ existing Wärtsilä CP propeller system resulting in an estimated 5% in...
Berg Propulsion has won an order for a hybrid propulsion solution that will ensure three wind-assisted Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) ro-ro vessels are able to maximise efficiency regardless of their mode of operation. Following delivery by China’s Wuchang Shipbuilding...
Wärtsilä is to supply the engines, fuel gas supply system and thrusters for two new ro-pax ferries being built for French operator La Méridionale, a subsidiary of CMA CGM. The vessels, which have been specifically designed to minimise emissions, are to be built at the...
UK maritime consortium MSE International, in collaboration with four other organisations, has been successful in attracting Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC) Round 4 funding from Innovate UK to build a prototype parallel hybrid drive that incorporates...
Wärtsilä has signed two lifecycle agreements covering two ferries owned by Japanese operator Shin Nihonkai Ferry (SNF), which are each powered by four Wärtsilä 31 engines. The agreements are designed to provide optimal operational support in ensuring reliable and...
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and Japan Electric Power Development (J-Power) have agreed to install the Wind Challenger hard sail wind power propulsion system, which converts wind energy to propulsive force, on the coal carrier ‘Kurotakisan Maru III’ which transports coal to...
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