Power & Propulsion

Wärtsilä and Liebherr have collaborated on the development of a new engine designed to fit requirements for limited space and weight, lower CAPEX and comply with current and future global emissions restrictions.

The German manufacturer of electric power units for smaller craft has recently doubled the power of its inboard electric propulsion motors writes Dag Pike.

Marine Jet Power (MJP) has sold the first of its new X Series waterjets to Metal Craft Marine (MCM).

The business formerly known as HH Ferries Group has completed converting what are believed to be the world’s largest emissions-free battery ferries, powered by ABB.

A multipurpose work vessel currently in build for the Norwegian Coastal Adminstration, ‘OV Ryvingen’, has been shortlisted to compete against three other green ship propulsion projects for the first Motorship Award.

A vessel claimed to be Germany’s first electrically driven excursion vessel could help to point the way for the development of cleaner power sources for larger ships.

Barillec Marine will supply LNG diesel-electric propulsion and the water injection dredging system for a new LNG hybrid dredger for the Port of Bordeaux.

UK based Datum Electronics will supply Oldendorff Carriers with shaft power meter systems to help reduce its carbon footprint and improve technical and operational efficiency.

Andy Page of naval architecture consultancy Chartwell talks to Stevie Knight about the challenges and rewards that hybridization will bring to commercial marine.