Berbu, AS Labruna and the marine thing in Morocco
Berbu is a Moroccan company active in the marine sector, relying on FPT engines supplied by AS Labruna
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Wärtsilä hybrid formula for some Dutch vessels
Wärtsilä hybrid propulsion solution to optimise efficiency and enable zero emissions for four new Dutch vessels
A double hydrogen refuelling at ALBA by NatPower H
NatPower H announced the completion of a double hydrogen refuelling of ALBA, Europe's first hydrogen-powered training vessel. An operation by NatPower H which follows others already focused on the development of scalable and operational hydrogen fuelling solutions for the nautical world.
Wärtsilä fights pollution with both BEV and ammonia
Wärtsilä powered the first USA BEV ferry and continue to believe also in ammonia engines
Team Italia Marine has found a leader: Christian Paolini
Rolls-Royce appointed Christian Paolini as Head of Team Italia Marine
Volvo Penta IPS goes electric
Initially developed for the marine commercial sector, this new Volvo Penta IPS electric range includes five drivelines
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AS Labruna called for OEMS, service network and subdealers
AS Labruna summoned OEMs and sudealers from North Africa, the Middle East and the Balkans to its headquarters at the AS Network & Customer Event
Moteurs Baudouin to showcase world’s most powerful 6+ MVA genset at Middle East Energy 2025
In a world premiere at Middle East Energy 2025, Moteurs Baudouin will introduce the highest-rated genset available for critical backup power, unprecedented power rating exceeding 6 MVA.
Dellorto two-track strategy
The two-track strategy allows the Dellorto group to extend and customise its expertise in EGR, throttle bodies, power units, BMS and batteries from motorbikes to off-highway applications with long-life requirements
HD Hyundai Infracore from G2 compact engines to DOTY 2025 DX Series
Hyundai G2 and DX. Doosan Infracore’s G2 series made its first DIESEL International cover at bauma 2013. Twelve years after, at bauma 2025, DIESEL has since become POWERTRAIN and Doosan has become HD Hyundai Infracore.
The DX series, crowned DotY 2025, marks a new milestone. But what does it have
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Carraro conceived “THE solution”
Carraro has introduced "THE," a transmission available in both hydrostatic and electric versions, to the construction market. And the market response is encouraging
Marine
FPT N67 450 N engine broadens the NEF family
FPT N67 450 N. During the MetsTrade exhibition, held last November in Amsterdam, the long-awaited C16 600 marine engine from FPT Industrial was officially launched. Nevertheless, another new product was introduced at the Dutch trade fair for pleasure craft. We are talking about the versatile N67 450...
Hydropod, the hydraulic pod from AS Labruna
Among the most interesting new products we saw at MetsTrade 2019 is definitely the HydroPod developed by AS Labruna. It is a hydraulic pod capable to deliver 500 horsepower (almost 368 kW) and 2,500 Nm of torque. A product that – as Massimo Labruna told us – fits into a niche market trad...
Diemax, proudly ‘orange’
The Dutch manufacturer Diemax truly played home-field at Mets 2019. We talked about the Dutch trade fair in this post. Already two years ago we saw the 12-cylinder model with power from 388 kilowatts at 4,000 rpm and 447 kW at 4,500 rpm, designed specifically for marine applications. During last yea...
Vulkan and the vibro-acoustic comfort
Vulkan Group, and particularly its subsidiary Vulkan Italia, exhibited at MetsTrade in Amsterdam with a clear goal:to communicate its recognized expertise in the development of vibro-acoustic solutions for marine propulsion systems. And if, in terms of the Group’s commitment to the marine sect...
Fpt C16 600, a new proposal for commercial applications
FPT C16 600. We were in Amsterdam at MetsTrade 2019 for the official preview. And we’ll talk about this new engine in the first issue of Diesel International 2020. One of the brand-new products launched by FPT Industrial in the Netherlands was indeed this 16-litre marine engine, Diesel of the year 2...
MAN hybrid propulsion package for a Greenland Research vessel
MAN hybrid propulsion package is made of MAN 27/38 and 175D engines, a 5-bladed MAN Alpha propeller and both remote-control and MAN HyProp systems. Such a package was chosen by the Astilleros Balenciaga shipyard in Spain for the construction of a research vessel addressed to the Greenland Institute ...
Siemens diesel-electric propulsion on board the MY Vanadis superyacht
Siemens diesel-electric propulsion, namely the Siship EcoProp, is on board the MY Vanadis superyacht, a 31-metre vessel built by CCN (Cerri Cantieri Navali). The system provides that the propulsion may rely on traditional diesel engines to navigate at cruising speed or rather on electric motors for ...
Much more than sustainability at METS 2019
A few figures, first of all, to frame the Mets 2019, which again this year we have not been able to give up. The international trade show of marine equipment, materials and systems hosted, from 19 to 21 November, just under 18,000 visitors from 115 countries and 1,670 exhibitors from 53 countries, w...
SISHIP EcoProp, the Siemens propulsion for Benetti’s yachts
Sustainable navigation, with low consumption and reduced environmental impact. Siemens’ SISHIP EcoProp system is on board the new category of Expedition yachts from Benetti. In particular, on board the B.YOND 37M which ensures, thanks to the e-Mode propulsion architecture developed for the shipyard,...
Yanmar engines roared in the French sea
Yanmar doubled indeed its efforts last September and took part to two important yachting exhibitions, both of them held in France. The first one was, of course, Cannes Yachting Festival at the new-look Cannes exhibition. The other one took place only a few days later in La Rochelle, in Western Franc...
