Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply a fully integrated electric propulsion system with waterjets for a new high-speed catamaran ferry being built for Danish ferry operator Molslinjen. This is the third in a series of battery-electric vessels being built at the...
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....
South Korea's HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (HD KSOE) and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., partnered with the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) to capture a large electric propulsion ship market, the Korea Economic Daily reported. HD Hyundai...
Kongsberg Maritime will supply a comprehensive range of integrated technologies to optimise energy use and reduce emissions for three new 3600 TEU LNG-powered container ships being built at Philly Shipyard for Matson Navigation Company. These are the largest Jones Act...
Wärtsilä is to supply the engines for a new Canadian Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker, which is being designed and built at Seaspan Vancouver Shipyards and will be the flagship of the Canadian Coast Guard’s icebreaking fleet. Because of the long operational range required...
Two medium-speed dual fuel hydrogen engines from Belgian company BeHydro, a joint venture between ABC and CMB.Tech, are set to power a tugboat in Japan. Each engine is rated 1,618 kW output at 968 rpm. The high-performance vessel is expected to cut CO2 emission by...
Chantiers de l’Atlantique has chosen Brunvoll as the supplier of main propulsion for Orient Express Silenseas’s new cruise ships, which will become the world’s largest sailing ships. The order is for two vessels, with two additional ships as an option. For each ship...
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