Power & Propulsion

The Taiwanese Coast Guards (TCG) new 600t patrol boat features a powerful propulsion arrangement.

Finnish maritime major Wärtsilä has won a contract for the delivery and integration engineering of two Retractable Thrusters and a Dynamic Positioning (DP) system for the CCGS Amundsen, a Canadian Coast Guard…

Stena is now developing a new type of energy storage using recycled automotive batteries to provide quick shoreside charging of electric ferries.

The managing director of a marine technology company has identified system integration as the most critical issue in developing safe and reliable electric drive systems.

Skeleton Technologies, a specialist in graphene-based ultra-capacitor energy storage, has partnered with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.

Three new appointments have been announced within Barrus’s marine equipment division to support its growth in this area.

Two companies have entered into a cooperation agreement to assess the technical and market viability of a high-powered electric outboard.

Corvus Energy will supply lithium ion battery-based energy storage systems (ESS) for five new all-electric ferries.

A new ferry featuring ABB’s ice-class Azipod electric propulsion is expected to deliver sustainable performance while achieving up to four days of annual time savings due to operational efficiency.

OXE Diesel outboard engines with long service life, high power and low fuel consumption will be used by a European rescue service.

A British company is currently running prototypes of its 50hp diesel outboard that brings a new competitor to this section of the outboard market writes Dag Pike.

The first of four Schottel-equipped hybrid ferries built for a Norwegian ferry operator has entered service in the Norwegian fjords.

Marine Jet Power (MJP) waterjets have been selected for a contract valued at GB£9m.

In the six months since the partnership between Reich and MIT (Marine & Industrial Transmissions Limited) was formally announced, the commercial and business landscape has changed significantly.

Engineering startup Steamology recently won UK government innovation funding of £400,000 for 9 months for a rail freight project that could open the doors to similar work in shipping.

A Preliminary Development Agreement (PDA) has been signed to prepare a turbo diesel engine for the marine industry.

A waterjet with high propulsive efficiency has arrived on the market following three years of intense work and research using the most advanced CFD softwares.

As reported in MJ earlier this year, Norwegian company Evoy introduced a 150hp electric outboard motor which was hailed as the most powerful electric outboard in the world.