Finnish company The Switch, a supplier of permanent magnet (PM) machines for marine applications, has launched the PMM850M PM machine, designed as a compact, high-efficiency solution to help shipowners lower fuel consumption, reduce emissions and decrease operating...
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...
The Royal Niestern Sander shipyard in the Netherlands has ordered two MAN 16V175D MEM engines, each rated 2,400kW at 1,800 rpm in connection with the building of an MPV (Multi-Purpose Vessel) vessel ‘Easymax 5’ for Dutch outfit Wagenborg. The engines will be employed...
Brunvoll has signed a contract with Rizhao Gangda Shipyard for the delivery of an extensive propulsion, manoeuvring, and dynamic positioning (DP) system for an emergency towing vessel (ETV). The vessel will be owned by Smit Lamnalco, a subsidiary of Boskalis, and will...
Wärtsilä has introduced a new methane slip reduction solution for its Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel engine, which involves conversion of Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel (DF) engines to LNG-only spark gas (SG) operation. The company says this enables an optimised combustion process,...
MAN Energy Solutions reports that its MAN 175D high speed engine has recently won two separate orders to power newbuildings for the Portuguese Navy. Damen Shipyards Group of the Netherlands has ordered MAN 175D engines in connection with the construction of a...
Caterpillar Marine has entered a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with SAAM Towage to assess and implement alternative power solutions, including electrification and alternative fuels such as methanol and ethanol, for its tugboat fleet. The first SAAM Towage tugboat...
Dutch maritime research institute Marin has verified that efficiency levels modelled for the ABB Dynafin propulsion concept will convert to real-world ship performance gains, following tests at Marin's Concept Basin. The enhanced efficiency has been found to correlate...
MAN Energy Solutions reports that its MAN B&W dual-fuel ME-GI engine has had a strong start to the year, confirming its perceived status as the default, dual-fuel methane-fuelled engine. Since its market debut in 2014, the ME-GI has been broadly accepted by all...
Rolls-Royce Power Systems and the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) have entered into a collaboration to develop innovative technologies to enhance equipment health management and fleet management for harbour crafts, autonomous ships and ships with hybrid...
Wärtsilä is to supply three Wärtsilä 25DF dual-fuel engines for a new 18,600m3 capacity LNG bunkering vessel being built for Spanish operator Ibaizabal. The engines will feature Wärtsilä’s NextDF technology, which significantly reduces methane emissions when operating...
German propulsion company Schottel says that with the EEXI, new benchmarks for the energy efficiency of ships came into force in January 2023 as an integral part of the IMO’s long-term climate objectives. In order to comply with the EEXI regulations, an increasing...
The German Customs Service has commissioned a new customs vessel 'Rügen', the largest vessel in the its fleet, which is equipped with six mtu gas engines from Rolls-Royce, four providing propulsion and two more for onboard power. German Customs Directorate President...
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