Power & Propulsion

Double ended ferries have been an important market segment for Voith Turbo Marine for decades. Worldwide, a total of 372 of such ferries with Voith Schneider Propellers are in operation. Thanks to…

AMP Complect, the Moscow marine equipment distributor for Coventry UK based Newage Transmissions, has gained Russian River Authority approval for a fully marinised powerpack designed to meet the needs of commercial fishing…

Cummins MerCruiser Diesel has launched its 120hp (88kW) 1.7 MJ 120 diesel engine with an integrated jet drive, the first in a series of diesel engine with jet drive packages from the…

Tees Components Ltd of Saltburn UK has acquired White Gill bow and stern thrusters from Elliott Turbomachinery Ltd. The two companies have had a long association.

The PRM Marine Propulsion Control (MPC) unit , an all new system providing full electronic control over engine throttle and gear engagement, was launched by Newage Transmissions at the METS exhibition in…

A twin UltraJet 451 propulsion system propels a new 74ft aluminium pilot boat built by Horizon Shipbuilding of Alabama USA. The vessel is scheduled for service at the Port of Umm Qasr…

A new generation of Perkins Sabre on board gensets is being unveiled at the METS exhibition in Amsterdam this month. Fully compliant with all current and proposed emissions legislation, the Perkins Sabre…

Suzuki Marine has completed their four stroke outboard line-up with the launch of their smallest and lightest four stroke ever, the DF2.5.

New ideas made possible through progress and product development are worth thinking about and the new CBP motors from Hagglunds open up some interesting ideas in marine propulsion. Hagglunds Drives have been…

Canary Islands ferry operator Fred Olsen SA has added a 126.7m LOA aluminium trimaran ferry to extend its services on routes linking Los Cristianos on Tenerife, San Sebastian on Gomera, and Palma…

The new naturally aspirated Perkins Sabre M92B is claimed to be the only marine propulsion engine in the world to be certified as complying with Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine…

RingProp PLC has selected E P Barrus Ltd to distribute the companys innovative ringed propeller line in the UK and Republic of Ireland. Barrus will employ its substantial technical experience to complement…

The Lochin 366 Harbour Pilot on display last month at Seawork 2005 International ispowered by the latest addition to Scania s marine engine range, the DI12M EMS .

To meet the demand for clean, dry air for marine applications, Bromsgrove UK based Jun-Air produces a range of oil lubricated and oil-less air compressors which deliver reliability and a long service…

The UKs Trinity House lighthouse service has purchased four low-weight, skid-mounted portable compressors from IngersollRand (IR) Portable Power foruse in maintenance work on nearly 600 aids to navigation, including 72 lighthouses.

Operators of selected types of Rolls-Royce thrusters are being offered a new concept for thrusters service aimed at reducing the amount of time spent overhauling thrusters when the vessel is in dry…

German manufacturer Reintjes GmbH has shipped the largest reduction gearbox it has ever made from its Hamelin plant to the shipyard JJ Sietas KG in Hamburg, where it will be installed on…