Power & Propulsion

While Norway’s standard ferry routes have come under scrutiny, cleaning up the fast ferries has been thought of as an ‘intractable’ problem. At least so far.

The past 30 years have seen dramatic changes in marine engines and their associated propulsion systems.

Cimco Marine AB, the Swedish developer of the OXE diesel outboard, has entered into an agreement with the manufacturer of the world’s strongest petrol outboard, the US company Seven Marine LLC, and…

Schottel has further expanded its portfolio with the addition of a new underwater mountable thruster designed for offshore vessels, rigs, cable laying vessels, offshore construction and crane ships.

Finland-based Steerprop has launched a CRP ECO LM propulsor featuring permanent magnet (PM) technology from The Switch to offer greater energy efficiency throughout its speed range.

The first vessel in North America to feature a complete Cat Marine propulsion system with both Cat power and Cat azimuth drives has been christened.

Battery systems are becoming an increasing feature of workboat operations with the number of hybrid systems and even pure electric vessels increasing.

The world’s first fully electric air supported vessel (ASV), the ‘BB Green’, by Green City Ferries, has been awarded the ‘electric and hybrid propulsion system of the year’ at the Electric &…

When one powertrain manufacturer designed a remote Power Take Off (PTO) solution which would allow pumps to run from the main engine - thus eliminating the need for a secondary engine -…