Power & Propulsion

A new generator introduced by UK-based VariPower is designed to bring new levels of efficiency to power generation. This new unit uses a variable speed DC generator which can be combined with…

US-headquartered propulsion giant Caterpillar has added a new diesel to its range that promises to offer a high power density combined with fast acceleration and quiet operation.

Diesel giant MTU presented its new 16-cylinder Series 8000 marine diesel engine for the first time at the Euronaval trade show in Paris at the end of October 2016. The engine will…

UK propeller and sterngear specialist Bruntons Propellers’ long awaited new controllable pitch propeller System made its public debut at this year’s METS exhibition in Amsterdam.

After four years of development and testing the Swedish company Cimco Marine is finally starting to send out production versions of their pioneering diesel outboard.

The Switch, a Finland-headquartered technology specialist of advanced drive trains recently taken over by Japan’s Yaskawa Corporation, has now closed the deal to purchase Wärtsilä’s Norway-based marine power drives product range for…

PowerCell Sweden AB has received its first order for two PowerCell S3 prototype stacks from the marine industry which Swiss Hydrogen will install on a ship powered by photovoltaics.

The fuel systems on modern diesel engines that have common rail injection systems are increasingly sensitive to contamination of the fuel, especially with low sulphur fuels.

A Venice taxiboat is on the way to being transformed from a dirty, exhaust-belching anachronism into a robust, high-tech hybrid.

Following the successful launch last year of its new M26.3 engine range, French diesel engine manufacturer Moteurs Baudouin has announced the forthcoming release of a clean exhaust solution to meet both EPA…

German diesel engine manufacturer MAN, which has been field trialling engines aboard a Lake Constance catamaran has recently published the project’s first results regarding consumption and reliability.

A new passenger ferry launched in Naples, Italy is claimed to be the first boat of its kind in the region to be installed with Volvo Pentas IPS drives. The new ferry,…

The power transmission technology category of the Hanns Voith Foundation prize this year went to Sören Schenke from the Hamburg-Harburg University of Technology for his master’s thesis on the ‘Assessment of Propulsion…

France-headquartered Leroy-Somer and UK-headquartered Control Techniques and Mayday Electronics have joined forces to offer a hybrid propulsion system for a new Corsican excursion vessel.

Italian water jet pioneer Castoldi which has produced over 50,000 water jet units since the company started production is in the final stage trials of its new unit, the TD 600 HTC.

Twin Mermaid JCB engines have been chosen to power a new catamaran for fisherman Robert Mole.