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Wärtsilä hybrid propulsion system with methanol engine

Wärtsilä will supply its hybrid propulsion system for four new heavy lift vessels being built at the Wuhu Shipyard in China. The system will feature a variable-speed Wärtsilä 32 main engine capable of operating with methanol fuel.

ZF azimuth thruster technology for an oceanographic research vessel

The impact of the retractable azimuth thruster technology. The research vessel ‘R/V Roger Revelle’, owned by the US Navy and operated by the Scripps Institute of Oceanography under a charter agreement with the Office of Naval Research, is a globally capable oceanographic research vessel, designed as...

Eight MAN engines at work between Trinidad and Tobago

A total of eight MAN engines have been ordered by two prominent Australian shipbuilders, namely Austal and Incat Tasmania, to work on two different ferries connecting the islands of Trinidad and Tobago. The order of these MAN 16V28/33D STC engines was pushed by the decision of the Government of the ...

John Deere engines at sea between leisure and education

John Deere’s engines are not afraid of the sea, on the contrary they are more than willing to give their contribution to boats in need, especially when it comes to educational purposes. John Deere and the Sea Explorer: a floating classroom Sea Explorer, other than just a boat, is a project tha...

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Wärtsilä hybrid propulsion system with methanol engine

Wärtsilä will supply its hybrid propulsion system for four new heavy lift vessels being built at the Wuhu Shipyard in China. The system will feature a variable-speed Wärtsilä 32 main engine capable of operating with methanol fuel.

ZF azimuth thruster technology for an oceanographic research vessel

The impact of the retractable azimuth thruster technology. The research vessel ‘R/V Roger Revelle’, owned by the US Navy and operated by the Scripps Institute of Oceanography under a charter agreement with the Office of Naval Research, is a globally capable oceanographic research vessel, designed as...

Eight MAN engines at work between Trinidad and Tobago

A total of eight MAN engines have been ordered by two prominent Australian shipbuilders, namely Austal and Incat Tasmania, to work on two different ferries connecting the islands of Trinidad and Tobago. The order of these MAN 16V28/33D STC engines was pushed by the decision of the Government of the ...

John Deere engines at sea between leisure and education

John Deere’s engines are not afraid of the sea, on the contrary they are more than willing to give their contribution to boats in need, especially when it comes to educational purposes. John Deere and the Sea Explorer: a floating classroom Sea Explorer, other than just a boat, is a project tha...

ZF, Rolls-Royce and EHMS: a new ship monitoring system

Rolls-Royce and ZF joined forces to create the Equipment Health Management System (EHMS) Rolls-Royce, together with ZF, developed a new electronic monitoring (EHMS) for ships. The main aim is to increase availability for ships, while keeping fuel consumption and CO2 emissions to a minimum. The tests...

Grimaldi relies on MAN engines for a new hybrid generation

MAN two-stroke engines at the service of Grimaldi MAN Energy Solutions is keeping on the supply of its two-stroke engines at the service of manufacturers in order to keep on the development of the marine sector. Now also Grimaldi relies on Man’s solutions. In particular, Man will provide 18 B&...

MAN proceeds on the LNG path in Italy

LNG fuel system for the Italian ferry Elio Elio is a 133-m long and 21.5-m wide ferry that has a capacity of up to 290 cars on two vehicle decks, and 1,500 passengers with a service speed of 18.5 knots. MAN Cryo provided the LNG fuel system for the Elio at the Sefine Shipyard in […]