Schottel will supply rudder propellers for a new series of seven electric double-ended ferries by Scotland’s state-owned Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL). The vessels will be constructed by the Polish shipyard Remontowa Shipbuilding, with the first delivery...
The ferry 'Barøy' owned and operated by Torghatten Nord is to be rebuilt at Fosen Yard during the second half of 2023, and Norwegian Ship Design, which started working on the project two years ago,is now starting on the detailed phase of engineering work. Torghatten...
With the completion of a 6UEC42LSH-Eco-D3-EGR engine for a Handy-size bulk carrier built by Imabari Shipbuilding, Japan Engine Corporation (J-Eng) has achieved cumulative production of 40 million horsepower, from a total of 4,586 individual UE engines. The UE engine...
Swiss marine power company WinGD has received orders from two LNG carrier operators for its WinGD Integrated Digital Expert (WiDE) engine monitoring, diagnostics and remote support service. Knutsen OAS Shipping has ordered WiDE for seven vessels, which include a...
Wärtsilä is to carry out what it believes to be the most complete re-powering project ever performed on an inland waterway vessel, retrofitting the ‘Herkules V’ pusher vessel owned by Hidrovias do Brasil, to achieve notably increased efficiency, reduced emissions, and...
UK diesel outboard manufacturer Cox Marine’s standard engine has set a new world speed record while operating on HVO fuel, showing a net CO2 saving over a comparable gasoline outboard of 94% with no loss of performance. The Cox Marine team and its vessel Pegasus...
Dutch company EST-Floattech's German office has signed a long-term framework contract with Rolls-Royce Power Systems for EST Floatech's Green Orca 1050 battery module which will provide energy for 10 newbuild ferries. The two companies are forming a partnership, and...
ABB has secured a contract with the shipyard Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry (Yangzhou), to equip 10 China Cosco Shipping Corporation container vessels with its permanent magnet shaft generator systems. The deal is considered to reaffim the growing appeal of the systems...
Four newly built Wind Turbine Installation Vessels (WTIVs) for Ouyang Offshore in Shanghai will all be propelled by Schottel azimuth thrusters, with the first vessel to be delivered in the last quarter of 2022 and others to follow by June 2023. The new vessels have...
Korea Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, the intermediate holding company of HD Hyundai, is to invest US$ 30m in Terra Power, a small modular reactor (SMR) company founded by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. Through this contract, Korea Offshore & Shipbuilding...
With WinGD announcing its approval, both of the main designers of two-stroke-engines now list the Integrated Front-end Power System (IFPS) by Renk as an approved power take-off (PTO) solution for two-stroke-engines. IFPS is offered as a solution to save fuel...
Norwegian ferry operator Torghatten Trafikkselskap recently upgraded one of its ferries' propulsion systems, which involved the installation of two Schottel EcoPellers (SRE), a move which allowed the vessel’s energy consumption, and thus its environmental impact, to...
Corvus Energy says that the sea trial of its new energy storage system—the Corvus Blue Whale ESS—has been declared successful. In 2018, Corvus Energy started a new project to develop the next-generation energy storage system (ESS) for maritime applications. The...
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