According to HD Hyundai of South Korea, global efforts to achieve carbon neutrality and strengthen energy security are accelerating, with the result that nuclear power is drawing increasing attention as a carbon-free energy source. At the same time, heightened...
Guangzhou Diesel Engine Factory (GDF), the Chinese licensee for UE engines designed by Japan Engine Corporation (J-Eng), has announced that its cumulative UE Engine production has exceeded 100 units. GDF claims to be the leading medium-speed engine manufacturer in...
Damen Shipyards Group has introduced a new engine known as the Damen D16, which has recently been awarded EU stage V certification and is based on the Volvo Penta D16 IMO II, combined with a Damen marine emission reduction system. The D16's aftertreatment system was...
Wärtsilä will supply a fully integrated, mechanical drive, propulsion package for new 6000 dwt LNG-fuelled tankers being built for UK fleet operator, James Fisher Everard, part of the James Fisher group of companies. The ships are under construction by China Merchants...
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...
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