Power & Propulsion – Page 31

  • The Wärtsilä 14, a new high-speed compact engine Photo: Wärtsilä
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    Wärtsilä launches first high-speed engine

    2018-12-12T12:19:00Z

    Technology group Wärtsilä has introduced its first high-speed engine at the International Workboat Show in New Orleans, USA.

  • twin Torqeedo Cruise 10kW electric outboards, each with six Torqeedo lithium battery banks and two fast chargers
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    All-electric commuter ferry

    2018-12-12T12:06:00Z

    German electric and hybrid drive manufacturer Torqeedo recently provided technology for Thailand’s first all-electric commuter ferry.

  • A new fully automated battery factory will be built near Bergen, Norway
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    Norwegian maritime battery factory

    2018-12-12T11:19:00Z

    Canadian marine energy storage company Corvus Energy has revealed the plans for a new fully automated factory for maritime batteries in Bergen, Norway.

  • Frank Kowalski describes the France Helices drives as "engineering works of art"
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    High end propulsion installation

    2018-12-06T10:09:00Z

    Irish commercial marine boatbuilder Safehaven Marine has completed the engine and propulsion installation for its new XSV20 ‘Thunder Child II’.

  • CMB has won the award with its Hydroville shuttle, the first passenger vessel to be powered by hydrogen
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    Hydrogen passenger vessel scoops sustainability award

    2018-12-04T10:36:00Z

    The second Sustainability Award presented by the port of Antwerp has gone to the shipping group Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB).

  • Rolls-Royce’s new Kamewa A5 has benefited from a complete remodelling of the hydrodynamic flow with a focus on both the split bucket and the steering nozzle
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    New Rolls-Royce waterjets: efficiency for sub-25m workboats

    2018-12-04T09:07:00Z

    Rolls-Royce has elevated larger waterjets to new heights marrying steel design processes with the new aluminium range writes Stevie Knight.

  • The CXO300 was launched in October at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show
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    German Cox distributor appointed

    2018-11-30T16:59:00Z

    British diesel outboard innovator, Cox Powertrain, has announced that MARX has been appointed as its exclusive distributor for Germany.

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    Fuel treatment for smaller workboats

    2018-11-30T16:24:00Z

    Diesel fuel treatment additive manufacturer Aderco has responded to an increasing demand from customers in the fishing industry for smaller containers of fuel treatment with the introduction of a new one litre bottle, due to usage and storage restrictions on board.

  • W14 engine
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    New eco-friendly Wärtsilä engine

    2018-11-30T12:54:00Z

    Wärtsilä and Liebherr have collaborated on the development of a new engine designed to fit requirements for limited space and weight, lower CAPEX and comply with current and future global emissions restrictions.

  • The new electric motors will be available during 2019 and Torqeedo claims that the high torque of these electric motors will help to get boats onto the plane much quicker
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    Torqeedo doubles power

    2018-11-29T16:25:00Z

    The German manufacturer of electric power units for smaller craft has recently doubled the power of its inboard electric propulsion motors writes Dag Pike.

  • Kuwait 50’
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    First order for MJP’s X Series Waterjets

    2018-11-29T15:28:00Z

    Marine Jet Power (MJP) has sold the first of its new X Series waterjets to Metal Craft Marine (MCM).

  • 'Aurora'
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    Largest battery conversion ferries in service

    2018-11-20T14:23:00Z

    The business formerly known as HH Ferries Group has completed converting what are believed to be the world’s largest emissions-free battery ferries, powered by ABB.

  • Energy Management (part of the shortlisted project) is an on-board optimizing tool that enables the captain and the ship owner to clearly see the operational conditions of the vessel
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    Work vessel shortlisted for Motorship Awards

    2018-10-05T17:28:00Z

    A multipurpose work vessel currently in build for the Norwegian Coastal Adminstration, ‘OV Ryvingen’, has been shortlisted to compete against three other green ship propulsion projects for the first Motorship Award.

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    MTU power for trimaran ferries

    2018-10-05T13:32:00Z

    Two new high-speed ferries to be run by Spanish ferry operator Fred. Olsen, S.A. are each to be powered by four MTU 20-cylinder 8000 M71L engines and by Kamewa waterjets from Rolls-Royce.

  • Germany’s first electrically powered pleasure craft has been making the news since the summer of 2017, when it first started to transport passengers on Baldeney Lake in Essen
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    Clever coupling is key to electric craft

    2018-10-05T13:15:00Z

    A vessel claimed to be Germany’s first electrically driven excursion vessel could help to point the way for the development of cleaner power sources for larger ships.

  • The dredger will be the first new dual-fuel construction of its type in France Photo: Barillec Marine
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    Barillec power for French hybrid LNG dredger

    2018-10-03T12:28:00Z

    Barillec Marine will supply LNG diesel-electric propulsion and the water injection dredging system for a new LNG hybrid dredger for the Port of Bordeaux.

  • Oldendorff Carriers is implementing fleet and ship performance monitoring systems Photo: Datum Electronics
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    Shaft power torque meter order

    2018-10-02T12:28:00Z

    UK based Datum Electronics will supply Oldendorff Carriers with shaft power meter systems to help reduce its carbon footprint and improve technical and operational efficiency.

  • Chartwell’s Chasewell monohull, suitable for the hybrid pilot and patrol market.  Image: Chartwell
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    Hybrids: More than a change in the engine room

    2018-09-25T09:19:00Z

    Andy Page of naval architecture consultancy Chartwell talks to Stevie Knight about the challenges and rewards that hybridization will bring to commercial marine.

  • Two 30x5 metres Norsepower Rotor Sail successfully installed onboard the 'Maersk Pelican'
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    ‘Norse Pelican’ rotor sails installed

    2018-09-21T13:29:00Z

    Norsepower Oy Ltd., together with project partners Maersk Tankers, Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) and Shell Shipping & Maritime, recently announced the installation of two Norsepower Rotor Sails onboard ‘Maersk Pelican’, a Maersk Tankers Long Range 2 (LR2) product tanker vessel.

  • Screenshot from Hydrocomp PropCad 2018 (Premium)
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    Rapid extraction of propeller design data

    2018-09-21T12:50:00Z

    The latest release of PropCad 2018 Premium Edition from US software company Hydrocomp includes a new utility to simplify the extraction of propeller features from full 3D CAD files.