Power & Propulsion

Hamworthy KSE has secured an order for its V-Line starting air compressors from the prolific Japanese shipbuilder Oshima.

For the eighth year in a row, marine engine manufacturer MTU Friedrichshafen has seen an increase in turnover led by advances in its most important individual market, the maritime sector.

On board water pressure systems have relied on powerful constant velocity pumps to ensure adequate flows when multiple outlets are in use.

Four Scania engines are supplying all on-board power for the St Clare, the newest ferry to join WIGHTlinks fleet of vessels plying the Portsmouth to Fishbourne route.

MAN B& W has followed up last years introduction of the L21/31 series of genset engines with a new marine propulsion generation of the medium speed engines in power outputs ranging from…

Exhibiting Daewoo marine engines at the Fishing 2002 event in Glasgow this month WaterMota Ltd, accompanied their main Scottish dealer, Morrison Engineering of Skye, and also Marine Mechanical Services of Co Down…

A new Sea Rover workboat powered by twin Suzuki 50hp EFI 4-stroke outboards has entered service with the Counter Pollution Branch of the UKs Maritime & Coastguard Agency. The RIB has been…

One of the most successful Perkins marine engines of all time has been replaced by two new models. The naturally aspirated Perkins Sabre M90/4.236 is superseded by the four cylinder 4.2 litre…

E P Barrus Ltd attended the London Boat Show for the first time as distributors of the MerCruiser engine range.

A christening ceremony before Christmas saw Aker Yards, Soviknes Verft AS in Norway deliver the advanced multipurpose offshore vessel M/S Normand Rover to Norwegian operators Solstad Offshore. The Normand Rover is the…

The first Sulzer RT-flex low speed marine diesel featuring common-rail fuel injection completed its sea trials late last year in the self-unloading bulk carrier Gypsum Centennial.

A new range of hydraulically powered bow and stern mounted thrusters has joined the QL marine accessory programme which is exclusively distributed by Volvo Penta through their worldwide dealer network.

Bollinger Shipyards of Louisiana USA has delivered the Seacor Eagle, the first of two nearly identical 145.5ft supply/utility vessels for Seacor Marine of Houston, Texas USA.

Six cylinder engines from the ubiquitous Deutz 628 series have been chosen as the main drive for a new type of ship, the Crescent Rhine river carrier, a coastal freighter which was…

This month sees the launch of a new range of turbine air starters for diesel and gas engines of 1 to 300 litre capacity from Oldbury UK based IPU Starting.