Power & Propulsion

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.

Japanese diesel engine manufacturer Yanmar has announced the introduction of its new common-rail commercial marine engine, the 6AYEM to Europe.

German electric outboard motor pioneer, Torqeedo, has provided details of two public transportation projects that are successfully using its new Deep Blue motors.

The new MTU gas marine engine, the first from Rolls-Royce, has just completed 3,000 successful hours on the test bench at Friedrichshafen, Germany. As of 2018, Rolls-Royce will deliver the first certified…

The first MAN D2676 powered workboat is nearly ready for launch and once completed it will be put straight into operation salmon fishing in Alaska.

Sole Diesel SA has launched its latest marine diesel engines, the SM-82 and SM-94.

The latest addition to the British Red Funnel ferry fleet, ‘Red Jet 6’, completed its first sea trials in June 2016 and will go into service in July. The high-speed catamaran ferry…