Power & Propulsion

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.

A joint venture in China is celebrating a new record for the number of engines produced during a single month at its manufacturing facility in Chongqing.

An American company Infinitum has developed a new concept of electric motor which they claim could represent the future for marine propulsion writes Dag Pike.

A German propulsion expert has launched a retractable variant of its rim thruster that covers the power range up to 500kW.

The IMOs global sulphur fuel cap has not eradicated the potential threats from cat fines, sludge, compatibility issues, asphaltene and fuel stability that can damage the health and maintenance of diesel engines.

Engine dealer and custom engine builder Barrus has signed acceptance of a new seven-year contract with the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD), ‘for the delivery of engine support to maintain the capability…

With the new electric Voith Schneider Propeller (eVSP), Voith is pushing ahead with the continuous electrification of its drive technologies.

Howard Arneson, the powerboat legend who gave his name to his famous surface drive system also used extensively in high speed commercial craft has died at the age of 99.

The company behind the innovative Volabo electric motor has announced that they have now put the motor into series production with the first units being available at the end of the year…

Finnish technology group Wärtsilä will design and equip two new zero-emissions ferries. The ships are to be built for Norwegian operator Boreal Sjö at Holland Shipyards in the Netherlands.

Two 35m CTVs that will serve Ørsted’s Hornsea Two offshore wind farm off the UK’s Yorkshire coast, are set to be among the first hybrid CTVs in the world.

A European country has adopted a national hydrogen strategy with green sustainable hydrogen prioritised for investment to aid decarbonisation.