Power & Propulsion

A thruster package will enable Boskalis to convert an existing hull to create the crane vessel Bokalift 2.

A maritime innovation project looking to install the world’s first ammonia-powered fuel cell on a vessel has been awarded €10m funding from the European Union.

Transfluid has announced that it is the first company in the world to have obtained two DNV-GL Type approvals for its hybrid technology.

Following the delivery of Europe’s most modern fireboat, the ‘Branddirektor Westphal’, the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) has ordered two more fire-fighting vessels with the same propulsion packages.

Volvo Penta’s Silent Shift feature is due to be rolled out into its D3 diesel engine range.

Schottel will propel two new eco-friendly ferries, one of which is the first of its kind in the world to sail on liquid hydrogen.

With the help of 5-axis machining, Finnøy Gear & Propeller is focusing on robotisation and automation in order to keep its production in Norway.

Norway currently shows the path for many other countries when it comes to low carbon mobility solutions, a position that will only be reinforced when three new hybrid ferries hit the water.

HamiltonJet has unveiled its HTX52 – the latest model in its HTX series of waterjets and claimed to be the New Zealand company’s fastest, most durable waterjet yet.

A French-built aluminium boat is using the latest in electric outboard motor technology to offer a climate-neutral platform to clear up solid and liquid waste from inland waterways and harbours.

US classification society ABS and China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) are to work together to research lithium battery propulsion for next generation vessels.

An energy storage system (ESS) supplier has been confirmed for the world’s first hybrid surface effect ship (SES) for crew transfer.

A long-term collaboration on vessel performance monitoring combined with battery power usage is delivering operational fuel savings of 20%.

MAN Energy Solutions has won a contract to supply fuel-efficient and low maintenance main propulsion engines for two new ice-breaking ASD tugs.

A German leader in electric outboard propulsion has used the recent METSTrade show to launch its new 20hp (equivalent) tiller steered outboard motor.

A unique electric driver interface is being developed and tested to aid the transition into electric boating.