ABB has been awarded a contract by Washington State Ferries (WSF) to serve as the propulsion single source vendor (PSSV) for its new hybrid electric 160-vehicle capacity ferries. This project is considered a significant milestone in the evolution of sustainable...
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...
The Panama Canal Authority ordered 10 hybrid tractor tugboats from European shipbuilder, Astilleros Armón, with options for another 10 similar vessels, and Corvus Energy will supply the battery systems for the vessels. The shipbuilding contract is valued at US$ 150m...
Caterpillar Marine says it has achieved significant advances in the development of its methanol dual-fuel Cat 3500E marine engines, having concluded a Memorandum of Understanding with Damen Shipyards Group, planning to deploy the first set of field demonstrator 3500E...
Rolls-Royce Power Systems has supplied mtu gas engines for an LNG-fuelled tugboat with a hybrid system, which is now in operation in The 29m JMS Sunshine, with 65t bollard pull, considered to be the first LNG tug powered by a hybrid system with gas engines was...
Wärtsilä is to supply the electrical systems needed to convert two Scandlines ferries to a plug-in hybrid solution. The ferries operate on the Puttgarden, Germany – Rödby, Denmark route, and the conversion represents a key element in Scandlines’ target to achieve...
Kongsberg Maritime is to provide an upgrade to Solstad’s subsea construction vessel 'Normand Sentinel', which will see the vessel transition to Kongsberg Maritime’s electric rim-drive azimuth thrusters, marking a milestone energy efficiency and emissions reduction....
Wärtsilä has designed and delivered controllable pitch propellers for Stena’s new ro-pax vessel, 'Ala’suinu', which has now successfully completed sea trials. Following these sea trials, Ala’suinu became the first ro-pax vessel to fulfil the DNV Silent(E) notation,...
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