Power & Propulsion

Netherlands-headquartered Bakker Sliedrecht is working on the drive systems and auxiliary switchboards for the world’s largest cutter suction dredger, ‘JDN 8069’, that is being built for Jan De Nul Group.

A joint research project carried out by Finnish propulsion company Wärtsilä and City University London has succeeded in identifying the specific design parameters that create the risk of singing propellers.

Mastervolt, the Dutch electrical systems specialist, has introduced the Mass Sine Ultra 24/4000 sine wave inverter.

Germany-headquartered Caterpillar Marine released the Cat C9.3 ACERT Marine platform to the international commercial marine market at the International Workboat Show in Louisiana, USA in December.

Saft, a France-headquartered designer and manufacturer of advanced technology batteries for industry, has been awarded a contract by Switzerland’s ABB Marine to supply a specialized high power liquid cooled lithium-ion (Li-ion) Super…

Germany’s MAN Engines is set to modernize its range of inline six-cylinder engines for work boats with the launch of the latest generation of engines based on the MAN D2676 with cylinder…

Switzerland’s ABB will provide the crucial technology that will allow a spectacular ferry to run silently on batteries along a UNESCO listed fjord in Norway.

Rolls-Royce and Stadtwerke Konstanz, have teamed up to develop a liquid natural gas (LNG) propulsion system based on MTU engines for a new Lake Constance ferry. The plan is to have the…

Australian shipyard, Incat, has awarded German engine manufacturer MAN Diesel & Turbo the contract to supply the engines for the ‘KatExpress 3’, a high-speed ferry newbuilding.