Power & Propulsion – Page 76
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Vetus Adds Small Electric Stern Thruster to its Range
The Netherlands'' Vetus Den Ouden adds to its range of side-directional bow and stern thrusters with the introduction this year of a small electric stern thruster which, in spite of a diameter of only 110 mm, provides a thrust of 25 kgf.
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Hamworthy KSE Non-Core Sales Continue
Hatlapa Uetersener Maschineenfabrik and Becker Marine Systems of Hamburg have purchased the starting air compressor and Schilling rudder business from the UK''s Hamworthy KSE Ltd last month. The partnership between Hatlapa and Becker made it possible for both companies to stand together as a mutual buyer for the two different ...
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Dolphin Pods Successful in Sea Trials
The first two Dolphin podded propulsion systems jointly developed by STN Atlas Marine Electronics and Wartsila Propulsion have successfully completed sea trials aboard Seven Seas Voyager, the new 50,000gt cruise liner for V Ships Leisure/Radisson Seven Seas which is due to commence service this month.
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Scania and Yanmar Agreement Clarification
Concern has been expressed that the article about Scania and Yanmar''s cooperation agreement on page 12 of the February 2003 Maritime Journal does not make clear that the agreement gives Yanmar the right to sell and market Scania marine engines to the pleasure boat market only. Scania will continue to ...
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Cummins MerCruiser Diesel Announces UK Distribution Plan
The Cummins MerCruiser Diesel (CMD) 50/50 joint venture between Cummins Marine and Mercury Marine has announced its channel distribution plan for the UK.
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Daewoo Re-Power for 'Forth Constructor'
Briggs Marine Contractors have re-engined their multi-purpose barge Forth Constructor with a pair of Daewoo marine engines supplied by Daewoo''s South Devon UK distributor WaterMota Ltd. This is the third set of Daewoo engines WaterMota has supplied to Briggs Marine.
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Rolls-Royce Breaks Through Marine Propulsion Barriers
Rolls Royce has scored two breakthrough propulsion orders with the US Navy, its Kamewa waterjets having been selected to drive the experimental X-Craft high speed aluminium catamaran while its MT30 marine gas turbine has been chosen to power the Integrated Power System (IPS) Engineering Development Model (EDM) for the DD(X) ...
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$2 Million Marine Lubricant Test Engine
Maritime lubricants supplier Lubmarine has installed a new test engine at its TotalFinaElf Research Centre (CRES) at Solaize, near Lyon in France. The $2m MAN B&W innovator-4C test engine comes into service next month and will be used by Lubmarine to develop and test new formulations and to undertake fundamental ...
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Cummins Marine Introduces the QSK60 Engine Range
Cummins Marine followed up the European debut of its new QSK60 engine range at Rotterdam Maritime with an American first appearance last month at the Workboat Show in New Orleans.
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All Systems Go for Gas Turbine Rollers
Testing continues at the new purpose-built Rolls Royce facility in Bristol UK of the MT30 gas turbine engine with which the company will enter a marine application marketplace currently dominated by GE.
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Mariner Sails Through Quarter Century With Barrus
Oxfordshire UK based EP Barrus Ltd celebrated 25 years as distributor of Mariner outboard engines at the London Boat Show this month. The occasion was marked by the launch of a new 225 hp four stroke engine and news that the new 50hp versions of the Mariner FAST PIRS (Post ...
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Small Cat Joins Engine Room Family
Caterpillar moved into the smaller end of the marine generator market with its launch this month at the London Boat Show of the first in a new range of compact gensets that will span power output requirements from 9ekW to 99ekW. The new range will enable Caterpillar to outfit the ...
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Azipod Propulsion for New USCG Icebreaker
ABB has been awarded a contract by the Marinette Marine Corporation to supply electric propulsion drives and azipod propulsion systems and to act as the engine room single system integrator for a new Great Lakes Icebreaker design.
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SAM Extends Shaft Alternator Range
STN Atlas Marine Electronics has extended its range of shaft alternators for supplying mains power driven via the ship''s engine with the introduction of a new series of PWM (pulse width modulation) controlled systems providing improved rates of power generation at lower cost.
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Suzuki Supplies Power for New MCA Pollution RIB
A new Sea Rover workboat powered by twin Suzuki 50hp EFI 4-stroke outboards has entered service with the Counter Pollution Branch of the UK''s Maritime & Coastguard Agency.
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Inshore Fishing Boat Gets Perkins Sabre Power
A Perkins Sabre M130C engine has been chosen to power Lorraine Ruth, a new Kingfisher K26 static-gear, inshore netting fishing boat built and now operated by Keith Isles, based on Tresco, one of the Isles of Scilly.
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Volvo Penta Powers 'Size Matters'
Charter fishing boat skipper and operator Graham Hannaford has now commissioned Size Matters, a new, purpose-built 45ft Canadian Guimond 45 Sports Fisherman. The boat is operational year-round and at all states of the tides from the walk-on/walk-off pontoon in Sutton Harbour, Plymouth UK.
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Gearbox Certification Lands French Police Boat Order
In choosing transmissions to team with its MAN engines, Nanni Diesel Industries considered several factors for completing the construction of 24 new French Gendarmerie boats. When it was confirmed that one of the major factors, Lloyds Registry of Shipping (LRS) approval, was part of Twin Disc''s overall package, the decision ...
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Super Quiet Vessel Marks 'Technological Breakthrough'
Norway''s Soviknes Shipyard, part of the Aker Brattvaag Group, has delivered a completely new multipurpose offshore vessel design which is said to represent a ''technological breakthrough'' in several areas.
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Schottel Shows Son of SSP at SMM
Schottel featured their new Schottel Electric Propulsor (SEP) at SMM in Hamburg last month.