2-Stroke & 4-Stroke

Van Oord has signed up to its first extensive Bolier service contract for all MaK medium-speed-diesel engines aboard the Subsea Rock Installation vessel Bravenes.

MTU’s high-speed engine Series 4000 with selective catalytic reduction (SCR) has successfully completed tests certifying compliance with IMO’s Tier III NOx limits.

A new test engine facility to be developed jointly by MAN Diesel & Turbo and licensee Hyundai Heavy Industries will support the development of MAN engine technology.

Azam Marine has chosen two Cummins QSK95 propulsion engines to provide main propulsion power for its next passenger ferry Kilimanjaro VII, the first QSK95 powered passenger ferry in the world.

Technology group Wärtsilä has signed a 10-year service partnership agreement with Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD), extending its existing relationship with the two-stroke engine developer.

MAN Diesel & Turbo has reported strong interest in its part-load optimisation concept for auxiliary engines, with 180 orders received to date.

Two-stroke engines have been used to generate electricity in power stations, but are rarely used this way on ships. A study by MAN Diesel & Turbo and PBES could change that.

Wärtsilä is launching a more powerful version of its well established 20 diesel engine to allow vessels to accommodate greater payloads and faster speeds with a similar low fuel consumption.

MAN Diesel & Turbo’s dual-fuel MAN L23/30DF engine has successfully passed its type approval test (TAT) in front of major classification societies at CSSC Marine Power in Zhenjiang.

Japan Engine Corp (J-Eng) has completed the shop test of its debut ten-cylinder, 500mm bore engine, destined for a roro vessel under construction for Fujitrans Corporation at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Shimonoseki shipyard.