Rolls-Royce Power Systems is introducing new flexible and compact exhaust aftertreatment systems in combination with the 16-cylinder mtu Series 4000 engine. The new generation of mtu SCR (selective catalytic reduction) systems requires up to 42% less space and weighs...
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,...
Castoldi, a global leader in waterjet propulsion systems has launched the latest in a new range of hydrodynamically optimised waterjets; the Turbodrive 400 HCT. Obtaining its name from its 400 mm jet housing, hydraulic gearbox/clutch and high thrust efficiency, the...
Kongsberg Maritime has won a contract to supply azimuth thrusters to Turkish shipbuilder Med Marine, to power six new stern-drive tugs for the Tunisian port authority OMMP. The new tugs, of Robert Allan RAstar 2800 series design, will offer powerful and reliable...
Fortescue, with support from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), government agencies, research institutes, and industry partners, has successfully completed propulsion and manoeuvrability trials of its Singapore-registered Fortescue Green Pioneer in...
Echandia, the leading Swedish maritime battery system supplier, has received an order from Öresundslinjen for the conversion of M/S Hamlet from fossil fuel dependency to full electrical operation. The battery system is scheduled for delivery in the first half of 2025....
Swiss marine power company WinGD has secured yet another order for its X‑DF‑A ammonia-fuelled engines in what will be the world’s first ammonia dual-fuel Aframax tankers. Two vessels ordered by Singapore based ship owner and operator AET, will be built at Dalian...
With the small wind propulsion vessel sector growing at a rate of knots, the International Windship Association is surveying relevant stakeholders to gain a deeper understanding into the drivers and barriers to upscaling the use of wind energy on smaller vessel types....
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