Demonstrating what is seen as a significant advance in South Korea’s strategy for maritime decarbonisation, Busan Port Authority (BPA) has officially launched the first state-owned all-electric ferry, with the end-to-end electric power and propulsion system supplied...
ABB says it has secured a breakthrough contract with the Spanish state-owned Navantia shipbuilding company to retrofit the Spanish Navy flagship, 'Juan Carlos I' with an electrical propulsion system based on dual ABB Azipod units. Due for completion in 2025, the...
MAN Energy Solutions has announced that its MAN 175D engine is formally approved for operation on biofuels, effective immediately. This applies to all standard biofuels such as HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) and FAME (Fatty Acid Methyl Ester) fuels up to a content...
Danfoss Power Solutions’ Editron division has been commissioned by Cheoy Lee Shipyard to deliver hybrid-electric marine drivetrain systems for two new hybrid electric ferries. Hong Kong is one of the world’s busiest harbour cities, with ferries accounting for about 18...
MAN Energy Solutions two-stroke licensee HHI-EMD has an important milestone in Korea, with what is said to be the world’s largest methanol-powered, two-stroke engine, which surpasses 200 million brake-horsepower produced by the manufacturer. Completion of the new...
The largest Schottel EcoPeller to be manufactured was recently shipped from the company's Wismar production facility. The five-bladed SRE 700 features a propeller diameter of 3.6m and an input power of 3.2MW. Thanks to its compact design, the integrated LE-Drive...
Wärtsilä will supply the future fuels-ready engines for four new 7999 dwt chemical tankers being built for Swedish fleet owner Erik Thun, at the Ferus Smit shipyard in the Netherlands. The vessels will operate with the Wärtsilä 25 engine, the latest addition to the...
ABB has secured a contract with Finnish shipbuilder Meyer Turku to supply an integrated power and propulsion package comprising two Azipod propulsion units and the Onboard DC Grid power system for two new, advanced multi-purpose patrol vessels for the Finnish Border...
Japan Engine Corporation (J-Eng) has signed a technical agreement with Akasaka Diesels to promote the development and popularisation of engines operating on next-generation fuels. J-Eng considers efforts to realise carbon neutral is one of the most important issues of...
MAN Energy Solutions’ MAN 49/60DF engine has received its Type Approval after a five-day programme on the testbed at company HQ in Augsburg, Germany, witnessed by inspectors representing the ABS, BV, CCS, DNV, LR and RINA classification societies, who signed the test...
Wärtsilä has introduced a new radical derating retrofit solution, known as Wärtsilä Fit4Power, intended to extend the emissions-compliant lifetime of merchant vessels by providing the existing two-stroke fleet with leaner, healthier and more optimised engines. This...
Hyundai Heavy Industries-Engine & Machinery Division (HHI-EMD) reports that it has achieved a cumulative total of 200m bhp in two-stroke engine production at its engine assembly plant in Ulsan. The achievement was marked by the starting of a 74,720 bhp 8G95ME-LGIM...
ABB has secured a contract with shipbuilding group Fincantieri to deliver in total eight mid-range Azipod propulsion systems for four forthcoming medium-sized cruise vessels. The ships are due for delivery in 2024, 2025, 2026 and in 2027. Massimo Costa, VP Purchasing...
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