MTU Motors Ahead

01 Apr 2002

For the eighth year in a row, marine engine manufacturer MTU Friedrichshafen has seen an increase in turnover led by advances in its most important individual market, the maritime sector. 

Poole Pleasure Cruisers Get Perkins Repower for the Summer Season

01 Apr 2002

The Poole UK-based pleasure cruise operator Croson's has repowered its fleet of three vessels with twin Perkins Sabre M215C engines. 

Scania Gensets Light Up 'St Clare'

01 Apr 2002

Four Scania engines are supplying all on-board power for the 'St Clare', the newest ferry to join WIGHTlink's fleet of vessels plying the Portsmouth to Fishbourne route. 

New Tug and Workboat Range from MAN B&W

01 Apr 2002

MAN B&W has followed up last year's introduction of the L21/31 series of genset engines with a new marine propulsion generation of the medium speed engines in power outputs ranging from 1,200 to 1,900kW. The propulsion engine is largely based on the same engine components but with a different power layout and a propulsion optimised front end and aft end design. 

Daewoo Starts the Year with Sales Boom

01 Apr 2002

Exhibiting Daewoo marine engines at the Fishing 2002 event in Glasgow this month WaterMota Ltd, accompanied their main Scottish dealer, Morrison Engineering of Skye, and also Marine Mechanical Services of Co Down in Northern Ireland. 

Futureproof Outboards for MCA 'Sea Rover' Workboat

01 Apr 2002

A new Sea Rover workboat powered by twin Suzuki 50hp EFI 4-stroke outboards has entered service with the Counter Pollution Branch of the UK's Maritime & Coastguard Agency. The RIB has been fully tested and fitted out to MCA approval standards. 

Propulsion Research Rolls Into Gothenburg

01 Apr 2002

Rolls Royce plc has opened its first University Technology Centre (UTC) outside the UK at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden. Scandinavia is the headquarters of the Commercial Marine division of Rolls Royce and the new facility will be devoted to research into hydrodynamics.