Power & Propulsion

A new ballast control system which promises to improve stability, increase speed and reduce fuel consumption was displayed for the first time last month at seawork2002.

The Port of London Authority continues its migration to Caterpillar power by specifying a Cat 3056 marine engine for a new 8.5m salvage cutter built by Wickham Marine of Colchester UK as…

Hollands HRP have announced an addition to their range of azimuthing thrusters in the form of the HRP Shallow Draft Thruster. Unlike all other units in the product line, which are based…

The ferry MV Nils Holgerson, operated by the TT-Line of Hamburg and equipped with Siemens machinery, has won the Pioneering Ro-Pax Technology Award, presented by the ShipPax Information Service of Sweden.

The Hanseatic Port of Hamburg has never shied from innovative means of moving citizens and visiting ships crews from the south shore harbour area to the beautiful city spread along the rivers…

The first circumnavigation of the globe around the North Pole via both the North West and North East Passages is scheduled to be launched next month in a specially adapted boat, whose…

When new operators Marico Marine of Southampton took over the former Scottish Fisheries Protection vessel FPV Morven, there was one obvious problem to be corrected before it could be deployed for its…

Morrison Engineering in Skye has just completed Milovaig, a new 13.5m steel workboat designed by Alistair Salmon of A G Salmon & Co for Glendale Salmon of Dunvegan.

Jerseys first Scania powered charter fishing vessel has recently been delivered to Tarka Seatrips of St Helier.

Rediweld Cerambond of Hampshire UK have extended Lloyds Register approval for their marine diesel exhaust hose to include up to 508mm nominal bore hose with extended temperature range up to 140º C.…

Under Mayor Ken Livingstones Transport Policy for central London, the River Thames has been rediscovered as the passenger transport artery it was in the past, helping to reduce congestion on the capitals…

Perkins Sabre engines have been chosen to provide the main propulsion and auxiliary power for the Pelican 2000 Series of specialised pollution and surface refuse clearance boats manufactured in France by Cannes-based…