Power & Propulsion

Off the coast of Paimpol, France, lies Bréhat, one of Brittany’s most charming islands. Every year, thousands of tourists come to explore this magical island of flowers and pink granite. But for…

Making life as easy as possible for boat builders has led to Centa Transmissions expanding and taking on more staff.

Poole based Mermaid Marine is expanding its service and maintenance facilities.

Rolls-Royce is to invest in a £22m marine facility in Brazil to assemble and test large thrusters and other propulsion equipment for use on semisubmersible rigs, drill ships, FPSOs and other offshore…

JCB has expanded its range of Dieselmax marine diesel engines with 11 models now available in the TCAE range.

American based John Deere Power Systems (JDPS) has introduced a full line of its radiator-cooled, dry-exhaust-manifold PowerTech auxiliary drive engines.

As engines have increased in horsepower providing greater power for the same size and weight, cavitation and how to overcome it has become a major issue for propeller designers.

Mastervolt, the Dutch based specialist in off grid electrical systems, has announced the arrival of the new Mass Combi Ultra series: a compact inverter/charger combination with a smart transfer system, MPPT (Maximum…

Caterpillar Marine has shipped the first Cat 3500 series marine gas engines from its Lafayette, Indiana manufacturing facility.

The first of two 24m wind farm catamarans for UK wind farm service provider Enviroserve, has entered service, writes Katina Read.

A major overhaul of one of the Royal Navy’s Archer Class P2000 patrol vessels, HMS Biter, has seen two Cat C18 ACERT propulsion engines installed by Finning Power Systems.

The RNLIs biggest All Weather Lifeboats are being re-engined at South Boats IOW in the UK.

A new, high quality, pushboat used to push barges convoys along the Paraguay River, will be powered by a Wärtsilä integrated propulsion solution.

Germany-based Schottel is to equip European river cruise vessels with its ‘propulsion concept’ in the form of four Schottel twin propellers STP 200.

France’s Saft, advanced battery designer and manufacturer, has received an order from ferry operator, Ballerina, for lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery systems to power a brand new electric ferry for the city of Stockholm.

Suzuki Marine will be showcasing new models and boat packages at Seawork International this year – including the new innovative DF30A and DF25A outboards.

German company Torqeedo, which has pioneered many innovations in the world of electric propulsion, has introduced a new 40 hp electric outboard.

Texas based Thrustmaster has acquired the technology of Doen water jets so that they can add these jets to their wide range of propulsion units.