Power & Propulsion

Those visiting EuroportMaritime 2007 will see that Hamilton waterjets have come a long way since BillHamilton designed and built his first axial flow waterjet in New Zealand backin 1956. Since then Hamilton…

The ferry crossing saves motorists a 43km round trip but thestretch of water between the Feock and the Roseland Peninsula on the River Falin Cornwall UK is only 300m wide. There has…

The first new commercially rated 285hp Yamaha inboard dieselstern drive units, designated the ME432Sti P2, made their debut at the Seawork2007 exhibition in Southampton this summer. Yamaha Motor (UK) this brought theirtotal…

Less than one year after signing the joint venturecontract was signed in Friedrichshafen last summer, the ZF Nanjing MarinePropulsion company in China has successfully tested its first transmission.

Amistad a recreation of a 19th century schooner,visited the Port of London UK last month as part ofits Atlantic Freedom Tour. A pair of Cat 3304B marine engines supported thevessel while it…

MAN Diesel PrimeServs Service Center at Frederikshavn inDenmark successfully completed a major re-engining job aboard the Scottish fishing vessel.

Southampton UK based Fleetwater Marine Ltd were the local boys at Seawork 2007 last month but interest in the new marine propulsion products they debuted at the exhibition will extend far beyond…

Scania launched a new 12 litre marine dieselengine at the Seawork 2007 exhibition in Southamptonlast month.

Sailing yachts may not have been as commonplace as tugs and pilot boats on the Seawork floating pontoon last month but the Beneteau 411 Emerald had lots to show with regard to…

Oxfordshire UKbased marine engine distributor EP Barrus Ltd returns to take up residence onthe quayside for Seawork International 2007.

John Deere PowerSystems has launched a new marine diesel propulsion engine which becomes thehighest horsepower model in its range.

MAN Diesel has won a prestigious contract toprovide complete propulsion packages for the worlds largest Ro-Pax ferries.

In response to customer requests for engines inthe 800 to 1,000 hp range which meet US EPA Tier 2 and the European EU StageIIIA emissions regulations, Cummins has upgraded the popular KTA38-M0…