Power & Propulsion – Page 30
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NewsTwin Disc transmission for excursion vessel
For its new 600-passenger 39m x 9m excursion vessel, Enhydra, San Francisco-based Red and White Fleet chose a BAE Systems HybriDrive.
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NewsFirst type approval for commercial ‘sail’
Norsepower Oy Ltd., the leading clean technology and engineering company pioneering modern auxiliary wind propulsion for the global maritime industry, has announced that its innovative Rotor Sail Solution has received the first-ever type approval design certificate granted to an auxiliary wind propulsion system onboard a commercial ship.
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NewsIWSA reports rapid project progress
There has been increasing interest from ship owners to learn more about wind-assist and primary wind propulsion and engage with test installations, said the International Windship Association (IWSA).
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Record revenues for Rolls-Royce Power Systems
Rolls-Royce''s Power Systems division saw adjusted revenue climb 15 % to a record GB£3.5bn or €3.9bn in 2018.
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NewsHigh-efficiency shallow-water thruster
A new shallow-water azimuth thruster available in the power class up to 150kW has optimal efficiency and manoeuvrability.
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NewsSupport for Green Maritime Methanol project
Shipowners, shipyards, manufacturers and ports have joined forces to investigate the feasibility of methanol as a sustainable alternative transport fuel in the maritime sector.
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NewsLightweight diesels for Dutch pilot boat
Netherlands MAN dealer MAN Rollo is to supply two MAN diesel engines that each generate 882kW at 2,100 rpm for a new pilot boat, which is being built for the Dutch Pilotage Service (Nederlands Loodswezen).
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NewsBSI acquires Hundested
Hundested Propellers has been acquired by Danish company BSI A/S who currently own a range of marine companies including BSI rod and wire rigging, Moonlight, Easy & Skylight range of hatches and port lights that are used by the wind power industries, as well as Gori propellers and Jefa steering ...
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NewsFirst hollow propeller blade demonstrator
Naval Group and Centrale Nantes have printed the first demonstrator of hollow propeller blades by metal additive manufacturing as part of the European H2020 project, RAMSSES.
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NewsShort sea retrofit hybrid system
Finland-headquartered technology group Wärtsilä has signed an agreement with the international shipping company Hagland Shipping AS for a hybrid retrofit installation.
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NewsAmmonia as a workboat fuel
In the search for reducing emissions from commercial vessels the two fully emission free fuels are hydrogen and ammonia writes Dag Pike.
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NewsHybrid electric ferry cuts emissions
Stockholm shipping company Waxholmsbolaget has launched its first hybrid ice-going passenger ferry equipped with a hybrid electric Danfoss Editron marine system to cut fuel usage and emissions.
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NewsProject tests methanol emissions
A project to evaluate methanol as a marine fuel in Asia will involve the installation of a methanol-powered engine in a vessel to test its fuel efficiency and low emission viability at the Port of Singapore.
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NewsVFD technology aids vessel efficiency
An organisation which tackles marine contamination along the coast of British Columbia, Canada has made three of its new vessels more efficient using Invertek Drives variable frequency drive (VFD) technology.
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NewsFlettner-Rotor saves significant fuel
Scientists have found that the rotor sail propulsion system prototype EcoFlettner “saves a noticeable amount of fuel.”
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NewsBow thruster variable drives
Western Canada Marine Response Corp. has made three of its new vessels more efficient thanks to Invertek Drives variable frequency drive (VFD) technology.
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HamiltonJet reports strong sales
New Zealand-based HamiltonJet is reporting strong sales of its latest series of waterjets and AVX controls.
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NewsWärtsilä launches first high-speed engine
Technology group Wärtsilä has introduced its first high-speed engine at the International Workboat Show in New Orleans, USA.
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NewsAll-electric commuter ferry
German electric and hybrid drive manufacturer Torqeedo recently provided technology for Thailand’s first all-electric commuter ferry.
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NewsNorwegian maritime battery factory
Canadian marine energy storage company Corvus Energy has revealed the plans for a new fully automated factory for maritime batteries in Bergen, Norway.
