Power & Propulsion

Yaskawa Corporation is making a multimillion-euro investment to strengthen the R&D capabilities of The Switch and purchase new equipment at the company’s factory in Lappeenranta, Finland. The investment will enable drive train…

Rolls-Royce and its subsidiary Woodward Inc have signed an agreement for the acquisition of L’Orange GmbH and its related operations located in Germany, the US and China.

As part of its development towards offering complete engine and transmission packages, Japanese diesel engine manufacturer Yanmar has teamed up with the Italian company Transfluid to offer a hybrid system.

Twin Disc has introduced its fourth new Power Take Off. The hydraulically-actuated HP500 boasts a maximum power rating of 373 kW at 1,800 rpm.

The City of Suzhou in eastern China has deployed a fleet of electric workboats powered by Torqeedo motors as part of a program to clean up its canals and waterways.

BRP has announced that XD engine oil for Evinrude and Johnson outboards has been re-branded as XPS Marine. The same engine oils now ‘leverage the XPS brand’ and are offered in three…

Some may know a ‘troika’ as a traditional Russian sleigh, whose team of three horses provides a powerful, fast ride along snow-packed roads. But Christian Cnudde’s ‘Troika’ is a transformed pusher tug,…

“Sitting between an automotive engine and a big power plant,” is where the CXO300 belongs, said Tim Routsis of Cox Powertrain.  As a result, this very new, turbocharged V8 promises to save…

Stephen Crick, Technical Consultant at Finning UK & Ireland, advises on how workboat operators can save money and improve efficiencies by taking a lifetime approach to engine costs and other equipment.