Power & Propulsion – Page 62
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Seawork exhibitor courts the emerging Indian market
Kent UK based Seawork exhibitor Kort Propulsion Co Ltd has again demonstrated its global reach by completing an order from an Indian shipyard on behalf of the Inland Indian Waterways Authority (IWAI).
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See the ultimate UltraJet alongside at Seawork
Visitors to Seawork 2010 will find propulsion specialists Ultra Dynamics Ltd on Stand 1 inside the exhibition hall and an 18m South Boats wind farm support vessel equipped the new UltraJet UJ525 drives units outside on the Seawork pontoon.
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Stern gear provision moves forward at Seawork
Seaway Marine of Macduff has recently launched the new 11m survey and research Vessel, RV Actinia, for Scotland’s University Marine Biological Station, which is located on the eastern shore of the Isle of Cumbrae in the Firth of Clyde.
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Pod power for fast workboats at Seawork
With the IPS system, Seawork 2010 exhibitor Volvo Penta has introduced a pod system for planing applications, such as fast workboats, pilot boats and patrol boats. The IPS program is now being expanded still further. With new and larger drive units coupled to the 13 litre marine diesel, Volvo Penta ...
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See what’s new with Watermota at Seawork 2010
Following a busy and successful 2009, South Devon based WaterMota Ltd continues to grow with new customers, products and personnel.
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Wärtsilä engines for Polar supply and research vessel
‘Low rates of fuel consumption and low levels of emissions are an important consideration when operating in the Antarctic''s vulnerable natural environment’, says Jukka Paananen, business manager of Wärtsilä Ship Power.
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Clutch time solutions on show at Seawork
Seawork 2010 exhibitor Centa Transmissions, the flexible coupling and shaft supplier, has supplied two special electric clutch assemblies to Griffon Hoverwork Limited.
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After-treatment NOx socks off emissions
Engine manufacturers have put a great deal of thought and money into reducing emissions in recent years. As regulations, particularly in the US and Europe, are becoming more stringent, the engineers have responded by tuning the engine design with everything from electronic injectors to redesigned combustion chambers.
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Breakthrough aximuthing order for Kort Propulsion
Kent UK based Kort Propulsion has completed an order far from home, supplying an Indian shipyard with 12 KT300AZ azimuthing units which will drive six new workboats being built for the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI).
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Converteam configures for all the consequences
‘The consequences of losing position, Andy Cooper of Converteam tells MJ, ‘can run from mild inconvenience to disastrous, depending what you are doing at the time.’
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MAN power popular at Spanish yard
MAN Diesel Spain has been very active within the tug segment recently, having played a key role in three orders that contract the company to supply 18 MAN Diesel L27/38 engines to Boluda Corporación Marítima, Spain, the international marine group and shipbuilder.
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Hybrid power makes appearance at Seawork
Hybrids are a largely untapped technology particularly suited to the workboat market, Graeme Hawksley of Hybrid Marine tells MJ. To back it up he will be exhibiting a hybrid system at SeaWork on the Beta Marine stand.
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Workboats thrive on organic fuel treatment
Southampton UK based workboat operator Williams Shipping Marine has been benefiting from ongoing fuel treatment over the past two years, eliminating diesel sludge and microbial contamination.
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Tides seals a Dutch deal
Poole UK based Tides Marine International, working with their Dutch distributor Cuno b.v, part of the Exalto Group, is supplying SureSeal dripless propeller shaft seals and Smart Seal temperature monitoring systems to No Limits Ships based in Holland, which specialises in building survey vessels to be operated in both offshore ...
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Damen delivers new high speed duo
Damen Shipyards Gorinchem has completed a new high speed craft which is available in two options, the Damen Stan Patrol 1204 and the Damen Fast Crew Supplier 1204. This craft replaces the Damen AluCat 1104 and the 1204.
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Tides turn for reliability at Falmouth
Poole UK based Tides Marine has been chosen to supply the shaft seals and Smart Seal alarm system to Falmouth Harbour Commissioners for their 16m Pilot Vessel ‘Arrow’. This is the first commercial working vessel to be fitted with the new Smart Seal alarm system.
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Magnetic gearing enables compact electric propulsion motors
Increasing demands for better fuel economy, lower emissions, and quieter operation, has led builders of a wide range of vessels to consider hybrid electric propulsion systems.
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Eco-warrior fights for ‘green’ propulsion
The Rotterdam based Imtech Marine Group has been commissioned to supply the entire ‘green’ technical infrastructure on board Greenpeace’s new flagship ‘Rainbow Warrior III’. This is not an isolated project. Together with a large number of other initiatives, it serves as proof of the present development in ‘green’ ships.
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Bergs of a feather work together
Sweden’s Berg Propulsion is to deliver the first examples of the newly launched Berg Controllable Pitch Propeller (BCP) with feathering capability, with separate orders for installations on board two 100m chemical tankers under construction at the Dingheng (Jiangsu) Shipbuilding Co in China and an 85.5m long ferry being built at ...
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Tri-engine trimaran launches this month
Austal’s next generation 102m high speed trimaran had its unique three engine layout successfully installed ahead of the it’s recent launch.