Propulsion

The Switch and Chinese Shipbuilding Industry Corp (CSIC) engine research institute CSIC/711 have signed a partnership agreement to target China’s emerging market for hybrid and battery solutions.

Two-stroke developer Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) has partnered with Polish marine automation, navigation and communication specialist to develop a data collection and monitoring (DCM) platform for its engines.

Brunvoll Volda will provide a gearbox and cp-propeller with control system for a new pelagic trawler.

A Norwegian offshore shipping operator looks set to benefit from energy savings created by some new energy storage systems.

The assembly and testing of Wärtsilä’s gear boxes has been outsourced to Siemens’ mechanical drives business, Flender.

A new turbocharger technology that will improve acceleration, fuel consumption and emissions will be deployed on MTU high-speed engines after parent group Rolls-Royce acquired the rights from G+L innotec.

A global insurer and classification society have joined together to issue blackout and engine failure guidance to operators.

The drive for energy efficiency is encouraging more ship owners to harness the latent energy in their propeller shaftlines. Charlie Bartlett examines recent applications and technology improvements.

An intelligent approach to ship propulsion systems is being developed as part of a research project to increase their efficiency.

Two international technology experts have signed an agreement to push the boundaries of engine performance and improve lifecycle service offerings.