Power & Propulsion – Page 70
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News'Emerald' Green Power at Seawork
Sailing yachts may not have been as commonplace as tugs and pilot boats on the Seawork floating pontoon last month but the Beneteau 411 ''Emerald'' had lots to show with regard to the likely future of marine on board power.
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Largest FF Waterjet Seen First at Seawork
Rolls-Royce introduced the largest waterjet to appear thus far in its Kamewa FF series at Seawork 2007 in Southampton last month. The FF600 unit extends the power range of the axial flow waterjets to 1,800kW.
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Acoustic Enclosures for Marine Power
Ipswich UK based diesel generator manufacturer G& M Power Plant Ltd has designed and built a new sliding door acoustic enclosure which can be specified with sound levels from 70 dB(A) to as low as 60 dB(A) at 1m.
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Hot Schottel Having Busy Season
An offshore supply vessel due to enter service in 2009 will be fitted with Schottel Twin-Propellers and a Schottel retractable Rudderpropeller.
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NewsBarrus Brings Engine Extravaganza to Seawork
Oxfordshire UK based marine engine distributor EP Barrus Ltd returns to take up residence on the quayside for Seawork International 2007.
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NewsMost Powerful John Deere Launched
John Deere Power Systems has launched a new marine diesel propulsion engine which becomes the highest horsepower model in its range.
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NewsWaterjets Favoured for Fast Ferries
Rolls-Royce waterjets will propel a series of ten catamaran ferries for a Hong Kong - Macau link. Venetian Marketing Services Ltd (VMSL) has ordered ten fast catamarans to provide a luxury ferry service between Hong Kong locations and the new Pac On terminal being built by the Macau government to ...
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New Fuel Filter Minimises Maintenance
The Racor division of parker Hannifin has launched a fuel filer specifically for use in high flow marine applications.
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Engine Mounts for VW Marine's V-6
Trelleborg Industrial AVS is supplying Metalastik Cushyfloat engine mounts to Volkswagen Marine for its new high output, lightweight TDI 225-6 six cylinder turbo diesel.
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NewsPropulsion Packages for Largest Ro-Pax Ferries
MAN Diesel has won a prestigious contract to provide complete propulsion packages for the world''s largest Ro-Pax ferries.
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NewsEngine Upgrade Meets New Emissions Regs
In response to customer requests for engines in the 800 to 1,000 hp range which meet US EPA Tier 2 and the European EU Stage IIIA emissions regulations, Cummins has upgraded the popular KTA38-M0 engine.
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Big Bucks in Cool Engine Rooms
With the cost of fuel skyrocketing, operating a fleet of constantly cruising patrol boats is extremely expensive. To save lots of money in fuel and overhaul costs, the US Coastguard worked with Delta "T" Systems on a customised engine room ventilation system for its 87CPB patrol boats.
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Power Boost for New Vetus Diesel
Marine equipment and propulsion supplier Vetus Den Ouden NV of Schiedam in the Netherlands has increased the output of its popular M3.09 Mitsubishi based marine diesel engine by 8% whilst at the same time reducing the fuel consumption by some 5%.
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NewsModern Machinery Beneath the Sails
''Gotheborg III'', one of the world''s largest fully rigged sailing ships, spent two weeks in London last month as it neared the end of a 615 day voyage retracing the trade routes between Europe and the Far East in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.
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African Crew Boat Opts for Reliability
A new crew boat operated by AlbaPetroleum has been powered with a pair of Perkins Sabre M215C turbocharged and charge air cooled engines.
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NewsWorking Together Towards Supply Robustness
Demand forecasting, close collaboration of all stakeholders in the supply chain and technological innovation will help the marine industry manage limited supply resources for lubricants over the coming years.
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NewsHybrid Propulsion First for RiverQuest 'Explorer'
The launch last month in America of ''Explorer'', the world''s first green engineered floating classroom, claims to herald a new era in marine design for environmental sustainability.
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NewsCummins Power for Crew Boat Surge
The oil industry is one of the primary motivators in current boat building and the Middle East is one of the primary sources of oil.
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NewsEuropean Skies Clear with John Deere
John Deere Power Systems has progressed well beyond the limitation of early associations with American tractors and is now placing ever more marine engines on European workboats.
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Diesel-Electric for Fisheries Protection Newbuild
The latest vessel being built for the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency (SFPA) will have an electric propulsion system provided by Rolls-Royce.
