Power & Propulsion

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…

A new design of universal joint introduced at Seawork International 2016 by Punk Couplings is set to revolutionise the world of universal joints. In the marine world these joints are mainly used…

UK defence and research company QinetiQ has announced the reopening of its newly upgraded cavitation tunnel to both military and commercial customers.

CJR Propulsion has announced the signing of an exclusive distributor agreement with Sea-Tek of Norway, establishing CJR as the sole distributor of Australian-manufactured Doen Waterjets in the United Kingdom and Republic of…

In the beginning of 2016 one of the largest and most modern test facilities in Europe for gear units was put into operation at the RENK AG headquarters in Augsburg, Germany.

The latest addition to US-headquartered Hydrocomp’s PropCad propeller optimisation software features new functionality allowing users to create customised layout templates for measuring blade coordinates, blade thickness, and local pitch.

Caterpillar Marine has unveiled a new hybrid thruster concept which it claims can offer dramatic savings in cost of ownership for operators. The company has announced that the first Cat Marine Hybrid…

Recently, Bakker Repair + Services inspected the main generator and four auxiliary generators of NIOZ’s flagship the ‘Pelagia’. These inspections showed that all generators needed immediate repairing.

Marine Control Drives (MCD) from US-headquartered Twin Disc, split power from the main engine to another onboard system. The company claims its latest next-generation EC085 electronic controller adds even more versatility and…

ABB, the Swiss makers of the Azipod electric propulsion system have claimed on the 25th anniversary of the technology, that it has saved over 700,000 tons of fuel for marine vessels so…

The new Schottel VarioDuct SDV45 high-performance nozzle is now available in the Rudderpropeller range from the German propulsion specialist. Schottel says it offers provable higher efficiency at open-water speed combined with ‘very…

Denver based waterjet propulsion company, NAMJet has announced that it will debut new product innovations at Seawork International 2016.

As part of German/ Danish ferry operator Scandlines’ ambitious environmental strategy, a new hybrid ferry will join the world’s largest fleet of hybrid ferries, utilizing a low emission and fuel saving diesel…

Scanias proven common rail XPI (extra-high pressure) fuel-injection technology has arrived in the marine sector with the companys latest V8 engine to make its debut at this year’s Seawork International.