Volvo Penta and the first (retrofitted) E-CVT
Volvo Penta will supply its advanced Inboard Performance System (IPS) for the world’s first retrofitted, electric crew transfer vessel (E-CTV).
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MAN Engines V12 marine engine is CARB CHC Level 3 compliant
MAN Engines' D2862 V12 has been CARB CHC Level 3 certified for medium and heavy duty commercial marine applications
Volvo Penta successfully installed a quadruple IPS on a catamaran
Volvo Penta powered Alilauro's Giove JET, in service in the Gulf of Naples, the first passenger catamaran with a quadruple IPS 30 installation
World’s largest car carriers powered by MAN Energy Solutions
Thomas S. Hansen, Head of Sales and Promotion at MAN Energy Solutions, said: “The car carrier market is currently thriving and demand for new tonnage is at an all-time high. Most of these newbuildings are with dual-fuel engines. Accordingly, the ME-GI engine remains the most prominent dual-fuel engi...
SAIM Marine introduces ExiLencer
SAIM Marine introduces ExiLencer, an innovative solution by the Danish company Exilator, which manufactures exhaust gas purification systems with integrated silencers, a filter and a catalyst.
Japanese Imabari Shipbuilding to install MAN ammonia engines
Imabari Shipbuilding will install an MAN B&W 7S60ME-Ammonia engine with SCR in connection with the construction of a 200,000 dwt class bulk carrier for a joint venture between K Line, NS United and Itochu Corporation. The business represents one of the first projects for MAN Energy Solutions’ ammoni...
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AS Labruna at the DPE Rimini with LF and start-up MOVe
AS Labruna was present at the DPE - International Electricity Expo in Rimini with LF, FPT Industrial dealer for North Africa, and MOVe, startup for the electrification of on-road vehicles, such as the Metrocab of Fresia
FPT Industrial: let’s go, XC13
The XC13 surely sounds agnostic in FPT Industrial’s unofficial nomenclature; it comes, indeed, with a tripartite certification: Euro 6E (winking an eye at the upcoming Euro 7), methane gas and also biofuel, with a link to hydrogen. Andrea Abbà, FPT’s product marketing manager, told us about dialogui...
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MAN Stage V. The lion roars into the sea
MAN is Stage V compliant off-road and into the sea as well (EU STAGE V). As you know MAN knows no limits of application. When you say the word work associated with the word machine, you feel you have to be there. After onroad Euro6 came Stage V for NRMM. Now, at last, also for […]
Wärtsilä hybrid solution for new Canadian ferry
Wärtsilä will help minimize carbon footprint by implementing its hybrid solution on a new Ro-Ro ferry being built for the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. The vessel is being built at the Western Pacific Marine shipyard, and when delivered will serve the Balfour –...
Americans to the bone. Newmar Power celebrated its first 50 years
Newmar is a classic example of an all-American organization with deep roots in the U.S. commercial marine sector. Offering an extensive line of DC and AC Power Products with an earned reputation of high reliability and quality, Newmar powers essential equipment in industries such as marine, telecomm...
The next Rostock Large Engine Conference will be held in September 2022
The seventh edition of the Rostock Large Engine Conference, the international symposium for large ship engines, will be held on 15 and 16 September 2022 in the German city of Rostock. The announcement came some months after the end of the 6th edition of the conference, which took place at the beginn...
Caterpillar C32B 2433hp. Boom!
Caterpillar C32B 2433hp. Caterpillar Marine is in a mood for surprises. In fact, we are still in the summer of 2020, when Cat threw down the gauntlet to the MAN V12-2000, which is also in tune with MTU (HERE find the PDF of the comparison). Only a few months have passed and Houston headquarters has ...
Rolls-Royce runs LNG. And it’s a hybrid
Rolls-Royce runs LNG and he did it across the sea. In Friedrichshafen, they pioneered the CNG conversion of one of their engines. We’re talking about the 4000 series, which we saw at work just off the shores of Lake Constance. The evolution to LNG was the natural consequence. In the applicatio...
Brand-new assisted docking system launched by Volvo Penta at CES 2021
Volvo Penta took part in CES 2021 and introduced a fully integrated assisted docking system. Before talking in-depth about the new product, let’s go back to the beginning of 2020, when the Covid-19 was not part of our lives yet. In fact, one year ago we mentioned the US exhibition in this post. It w...
MAN engines and digital solutions for ships in Israel and Norway
Some interesting projects are emerging, indeed. These involve MAN engines, as well as digital solutions and a world-premiere retrofit, in Israel and Norway. For the first one, let’s go to Israel, where MAN Energy Solutions «has won the contract to supply complete propulsion packages to two OPV-45 of...
Comparison 2000 hp marine Diesel engines
Comparison 2000 hp marine Diesel engines. Be careful, this comparison offers many interesting insights, but you will soon find a post on diesel-international that will updated. In fact, Caterpillar has just relaunched the news. After having reached the 2000 hp threshold, which we will tell you about...
MAN Energy Solutions and the ‘alternatives’ for the boats
MAN Energy Solutions, a name that appears often, sometimes for PG and sometimes for commercial ships. In this case we are talking about a complete set of so-called alternative fuels for commercial applications. MAN Energy Solutions and ammonia Let’s start with ammonia. “Innovation Fund Denmark...
