Propulsion

Zamakona Shipyard in Spain has recently delivered an 87m long standby vessel, ‘Esvagt Aurora’, to the Esvagt company, which belongs to the Danish multinational A.P. Møller-Mærsk group.

The Lienchiang County Government of Taiwan has ordered two MAN 9L32/44CR four-stroke engines to power a ro-pax vessel sailing between Keelung and the Matsu islands, an archipelago located close to the Chinese…

A hybrid propulsion system for a patrol vessel, designed along OSV lines, is described by Dag Pike

Martin Lucas, business unit manager for Parker Kittiwake warns shipowners about the adverse effects water in oil can have on overall operational efficiency, and how these effects can easily be minimised.

A Dutch company has developed a new, particularly compact, electric drive propulsion system, writes Dag Pike.

Italian company Marelli Motori describes its range of water-cooled electric motors designed for today’s more efficient and better optimised ships.

Traditionally, four-stroke medium speed prime movers have been used to power ships operating in the offshore support sector, either as part of a mechanical propulsion system or, as is increasingly the case,…

Towboats used on the US waterways tend to have particularly long service lives, meaning that repowering is not uncommon as original engines wear out or become obsolete, and the increased efficiency and…