Swiss marine power company WinGD has introduced its first high-pressure LNG dual-fuel engine, the X-DF-HP, developed specifically for the demanding operating profiles of ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs). The new engine is said to arrive at a pivotal moment for...
Swedish green tech company Qtagg recently secured an order for a total upgrade of ro-pax vessel 'Silja Europa’s' propulsion control system, with the aim of decreasing l decrease the ship’s fuel consumption by 6% and CO2 emissions by 2096 tons yearly. The overhaul...
Swiss marine power company WinGD and Belgian shipping and cleantech group CMB.Tech have signed an agreement on the development of ammonia-fuelled two-stroke engines, with the aim to install the ammonia dual-fuel X72DF engine on a series of 10 210,000 dwt bulk carriers...
Wärtsilä is to supply LNG Fuel Gas Supply Systems (FGSS), Propulsion Control Systems (PCS) and Alarm Monitoring and Control Systems (MCS) for four new 8200 TEU LNG dual-fuel container ships being built for Singapore-based Pacific International Lines (PIL) at the...
Danish short-sea ferry operator Molslinjen is to introduce two Danfoss-equipped 100% electric ferries on its routes to the islands of Als and Samsø. Danfoss power converters will feature on both vessels, powering battery power conversion on board, and the vessel...
The Solid Sail technology, designed and developed by French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique, has been selected to propel Neoline’s first sailing cargo ship. The Solid Sail rig, which consists of a foldable sail made of 100% composite materials and a mast will be...
MAN Energy Solutions has announced that its after-sales division, MAN PrimeServ, Frederikshavn is set to perform a radical and extensive optimisation of the propulsion drivetrain of a 2007/2008-built Solvang-owned gas tanker during a forthcoming dry docking. The...
Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD), a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, is expanding its engine offering with the nForcer FM 175D engine, its first engine designed for high-speed applications. With more power density than competing high-speed engines in...
Danish/German ferry operator Scandlines has installed new propeller blades on its ferries serving the port of Rostock, thereby optimising the vessels for their current operating profile, and resulting in improved propeller efficiency and a saving in propulsion energy...
Wärtsilä is to supply its hybrid propulsion system for four new heavy lift vessels ordered by German company SAL Heavy Lift, part of the Harren Group, from the Wuhu Shipyard in China, contractedin cooperation with Dutch joint-venture partner Jumbo Shipping. There is...
MAN Energy Solutions has won a fourth order to supply engines to Chinese shipbuilder, Cosco Heavy Industries, in Qidong for the construction of a second F-Class installation vessel used for the installation of offshore wind turbines and foundations. The previous three...
Kongsberg Maritime (KM) has launched a new series of retractable azimuth thrusters, the ULE PM type, which are smaller than competing units while maintaining thrust power, being the result of a long design process that focused on reducing size and boosting efficiency....
Turbocharger manufacturer Kompressorenbau Bannewitz (KBB) and emissions control company Eminox have extended their recent technological collaboration to develop a white paper publication, ‘From turbo-to-tailpipe - minimising emissions from internal combustion engines...
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