Power & Propulsion – Page 71
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Moves Towards 'Almost Zero Emissions Engines'
Italian classification society RINA has type approved a device which is a significant step towards the ''almost zero emission engine'' for passenger ships. The system, known as Turbotransducer , was developed by Italy''s Mec System srl andapplies micro-emulsion technology to marine diesel engines to deliver significant reductions in smoke visibility ...
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NewsLow Maintenance Compressors Deliver Clean Marine Air
To meet the demand for clean, dry air for marine applications, Bromsgrove UK based Jun-Air produces a range of oil lubricated and oil-less air compressors which deliver reliability and a long service life combined with low maintenance and noise levels as low as 47dB(A).
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NewsAirborne Air Compressors for Trinity House
The UK''s Trinity House lighthouse service has purchased four low-weight, skid-mounted portable compressors from IngersollRand (IR) Portable Power foruse in maintenance work on nearly 600 aids to navigation, including 72 lighthouses.
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NewsMixed Thrust Repower for Triple Engined Fast Ferry
The first engine sale by the newly appointed Cummins distributor for Japan, Komatsu Diesel , has resulted in a successful repower creating a triple engined high speed ferry.
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NewsNewage Gears Up for Seawork 2005
The PRM 1750, Newage Transmissions '' highest capability marine gearbox to date, will form the centrepiece of the company''s joint presentation with its distributor, Albatross Marine , on Stand 31 at Seawork 2005 .
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NewsPowerful Innovation for Dedicated Yacht Carrier
The Wartsila Corporation haswon an order to supply the 19.68MW power plant for a yacht carrier contracted by Netherlands based heavy transport specialist Dockwise Shipping BV , to be built at the Yantai Raffles Shipyard in China for delivery late next year.
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NewsWaterMota Motivates Back to Seawork
Seawork regulars WaterMota Ltd return to Seawork from new premises at Newton Abbot in Devon which were opened in recent festivities attended by representatives from Daewoo, Dong-I, JMP, Westerbeke, Twin Disc, ZF, Maritime Journal andothers. The official ribbon cutting was conducted by James Grazebrook, past president of the British Marine ...
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NewsBarrus Power Proliferation on
Marine engine supplier E PBarrus returns to its familiar quayside location for Seawork 2005 with the new range of Shire workboat engines and John Deere engines from 50hp to 562hp plus representative ranges from Yanmar and MerCruiser .
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NewsKeeping Fuel Water-Free
Boat operators who have experienced fuel contamination first hand or are aware of its consequences will welcome a new product from Middlesex UK based Water-D-Tech Ltd .The D-TX Fuel Safe 250 makes the D-TX Fuel Safe water in fuel monitoring, detection and warning system available to larger inshore and offshore ...
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NewsPusher Power for the Amazon Barge Trade
Over the last two years, MANB&W Diesel AS of Denmark has won contracts to provide 19 engine and propulsion packages to Brazilian tug owners. Ten medium speed engines, five of type 6L23/30A-F and five of type 8L23/30A-F , were recently selected for a series of single screw pusher tugs under ...
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NewsUniversal Joint Coupling Cures Misalignment Blues
A new rubber in compression coupling and universal joint assembly for power transmission applications where misalignment is likely to occur has been developed by Renold Hi-Tec Couplings .
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NewsRope Cutter Rockets from Seawork Launch Pad
The value of exhibiting at Seawork is being proclaimed enthusiastically by H4 Marine Ltd , which made its debut appearance at Seawork 2004 shortly after being appointed as distributor for the quicKutter rope cutter from Australia''s Quickwater Marine .
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NewsHigh-Tech Five Cylinder Test Bed for New Marine Oils
Maritime lubricants supplier Lubmarine has installed a new $2m test engine at its TOTAL Research Centre (CRES) at Solaize, near Lyons in France.
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NewsWaterjets Power Speedy Canadian Patrol Boats
Cheltenham based Ultra Dynamics return for Seawork 2005 fresh from the selection of twin UltraJet 305 waterjets to propel the first of a series of 32ft patrol boats for the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND).
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NewsSuccessful Noise Reduction in a Small Ship
Small ships, boats and yachts present special noise problems due to their small size. Inevitably, crew and accommodation will be located close to noise sources, meaning that noise reducing measures become critical.
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NewsCenta's Sounds of Silence for Amphibious Jet Bus
Yorkshire UK based Centa Transmissions will make the journey south for Seawork 2005 content at having recently helped amphibious vehicle producer Covelink Marine tocreate their new Roylecraft Amphibious Jet Bus .
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NewsNew Engine as 'Gipsy Moth IV' Sails Again
A regular quayside exhibitor at Seawork , EP Barrus Ltd is supporting a project to restore the historic sailing vessel Gipsy Moth IV . The Isle of Wight based charity United Kingdom Sailing Academy (UKSA) has come to the aid of the vessel through a partnership between Yachting Monthly and ...
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NewsPropulsion Breakthrough Launched in London
Volvo Penta invoked memories of the 1959 New York Boat Show at the London Boat Show earlier this month, where it unveiled its ''revolutionary'' new IPS (Inboard Propulsion System).
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NewsMore Daewoos to Choose at London Boat Show
As promised, WaterMota Ltd turned up at the London Boat Show earlier this month with two new engines from value for money Korean manufacturer Daewoo . The engines are so popular with commercial operators that the Benelux distributor has reported the sale of 35 units over the Christmas period.
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Bowman to Make Polar Heat Exchangers
Following the closure of Polar Engineering , Birmingham UK based EJ Bowman have bought the majority of Polar Engineering' s pattern equipment together with the manufacturing rights.
