Month: November 2014

Cummins Marine in the US has launched a new version of its QSK50 marine engine, specifically configured for variable speed diesel electric applications.

Stena Line is to install Napa software onboard four further vessels – two ferries and two freight vessels – as part of its Energy Saving Programme (ESP).

The 47,800GT cruise ship, ‘Viking Star’, is one of three Viking Ocean Cruises’ newbuilds to opt for Thordon COMPAC seawater lubricated propeller shaft bearings over oil lubricated ones.

US-based HydroComp, Inc. has released an updated version of its industry-standard software for geometric modelling of marine propellers for design and manufacture, PropCad.

MAN Diesel & Turbo reports that a deepwater derrick-lay vessel ordered by Petrofac will be supplied with SCR systems on each of its six 16V32/44CR engines.

Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) has a new upgraded cargo hold cleaning solution which combines high-performance cleaning agents and mobile equipment to help owners, operators and crews stay compliant with regulation.

Germany’s trouble-plagued research ship Maria S Merian is in dock again for work on her Schottel drives after Berlin revealed she had cost €500,000 in repairs and lost 588 days work since…

Poland’s Remontowa Shipbuilding will supply two ferries to Estonia’s Port of Tallinn. The shipyard says the vessels can be converted to run on liquefied natural gas (LNG), writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.

As more and more US suppliers merge manufacturing sites and withdraw slow-selling products from their range, customers are left stranded, says UK-based marine tank gauging specialist, PSM.