Tuesday 14 October 08 - 02:19
 

Diesel Power & Propulsion

    Quiet Type Approval for Halyard

    Halyard has been granted Lloyds Register Type Approval for two of its products; silicon exhaust hoses and bellows, and GRP exhaust silencers. 

    New Genset Extends Perkins Sabre Range

    With the introduction of the new 415GM genset engine, Perkins Sabre now offers seven genset engines with net engine power outputs spanning from 13.5kWm to 161kWm. 

    Combi Drive Launch Crowns Record Year

    With power ratings of up to 6,000kW, Schottel Rudderpropellers (SRP) have proven themselves worldwide for over five decades as mechanical azimuth drives for all sectors of the shipping world and the offshore industry. 

    Complete Power packages for Ukraine Tugs

    Volvo Penta has delivered 34 diesel engines for tugboat installations in the Ukraine since May of 2001. The latest delivery to this increasingly important market was for the tug 814 Bakai, launched last November from one of Europe’s largest shipyards, Chernomorskiy Shipbuilding at Nikolaev. 

    Mounting a Challenge to Movement

    Trelleborg Industrial AVS has designed a new mounting system to eliminate excessive engine movements in a fleet of twin-engined multi-hulls operated by City Cruises plc on the River Thames in London. 

    MTU Power for Fast Ferry

    The new fast ferry for Spanish operator Fred Olsen will be driven by four 20V 8000 engines from MTU Friedrichshafen. The 126m long trimaran will be built at the Austal shipyard in Australia for delivery in the second half of this year. 

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