Power & Propulsion – Page 65
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NewsClutch time solutions on show at Seawork
Seawork 2010 exhibitor Centa Transmissions, the flexible coupling and shaft supplier, has supplied two special electric clutch assemblies to Griffon Hoverwork Limited.
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NewsAfter-treatment NOx socks off emissions
Engine manufacturers have put a great deal of thought and money into reducing emissions in recent years. As regulations, particularly in the US and Europe, are becoming more stringent, the engineers have responded by tuning the engine design with everything from electronic injectors to redesigned combustion chambers.
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NewsBreakthrough aximuthing order for Kort Propulsion
Kent UK based Kort Propulsion has completed an order far from home, supplying an Indian shipyard with 12 KT300AZ azimuthing units which will drive six new workboats being built for the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI).
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NewsConverteam configures for all the consequences
‘The consequences of losing position, Andy Cooper of Converteam tells MJ, ‘can run from mild inconvenience to disastrous, depending what you are doing at the time.’
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NewsMAN power popular at Spanish yard
MAN Diesel Spain has been very active within the tug segment recently, having played a key role in three orders that contract the company to supply 18 MAN Diesel L27/38 engines to Boluda Corporación Marítima, Spain, the international marine group and shipbuilder.
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NewsHybrid power makes appearance at Seawork
Hybrids are a largely untapped technology particularly suited to the workboat market, Graeme Hawksley of Hybrid Marine tells MJ. To back it up he will be exhibiting a hybrid system at SeaWork on the Beta Marine stand.
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NewsWorkboats thrive on organic fuel treatment
Southampton UK based workboat operator Williams Shipping Marine has been benefiting from ongoing fuel treatment over the past two years, eliminating diesel sludge and microbial contamination.
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NewsTides seals a Dutch deal
Poole UK based Tides Marine International, working with their Dutch distributor Cuno b.v, part of the Exalto Group, is supplying SureSeal dripless propeller shaft seals and Smart Seal temperature monitoring systems to No Limits Ships based in Holland, which specialises in building survey vessels to be operated in both offshore ...
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NewsDamen delivers new high speed duo
Damen Shipyards Gorinchem has completed a new high speed craft which is available in two options, the Damen Stan Patrol 1204 and the Damen Fast Crew Supplier 1204. This craft replaces the Damen AluCat 1104 and the 1204.
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NewsTides turn for reliability at Falmouth
Poole UK based Tides Marine has been chosen to supply the shaft seals and Smart Seal alarm system to Falmouth Harbour Commissioners for their 16m Pilot Vessel ‘Arrow’. This is the first commercial working vessel to be fitted with the new Smart Seal alarm system.
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NewsMagnetic gearing enables compact electric propulsion motors
Increasing demands for better fuel economy, lower emissions, and quieter operation, has led builders of a wide range of vessels to consider hybrid electric propulsion systems.
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NewsEco-warrior fights for ‘green’ propulsion
The Rotterdam based Imtech Marine Group has been commissioned to supply the entire ‘green’ technical infrastructure on board Greenpeace’s new flagship ‘Rainbow Warrior III’. This is not an isolated project. Together with a large number of other initiatives, it serves as proof of the present development in ‘green’ ships.
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NewsBergs of a feather work together
Sweden’s Berg Propulsion is to deliver the first examples of the newly launched Berg Controllable Pitch Propeller (BCP) with feathering capability, with separate orders for installations on board two 100m chemical tankers under construction at the Dingheng (Jiangsu) Shipbuilding Co in China and an 85.5m long ferry being built at ...
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NewsTri-engine trimaran launches this month
Austal’s next generation 102m high speed trimaran had its unique three engine layout successfully installed ahead of the it’s recent launch.
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NewsPowerful shrimpers for the North Sea?
‘We are still working on three platforms that were damaged by Katrina in 2005’, said Jimmie Martin of Galliano, Louisiana USA. Martin’s firm, B&J Martin Inc., operates crew and supply boats in the Gulf of Mexico, but their signature work is their site clearance operation.
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NewsFuel cell vessel moves towards sea trials
Wärtsilä has been assigned overall responsibility for systems integration in the pioneering FellowSHIP project, a joint industry research and development project which aims to develop and demonstrate hybrid fuel cell powerpacks suitable for marine use. FellowSHIP is being project managed by Det Norske Veritas.
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NewsMaK makes most of engines order
With the upcoming delivery of the ‘Bourbon Bison’ for Bourbon Supply Investissements, Caterpillar Marine Power Systems will have powered four ASD escort tugs with the MaK 9 M 25 marine engines.
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NewsDamen delivers new high speed duo
Damen Shipyards Gorinchem has completed a new high speed craft which is available in two options, the Damen Stan Patrol 1204 and the Damen Fast Crew Supplier 1204. This craft replaces the Damen AluCat 1104 and the 1204.
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NewsTri-engine trimaran launches this month
Austal’ s next generation 102m high speed trimaran has had its unique three engine layout successfully installed ahead of the vessel’ s launch this month.
