Power & Propulsion – Page 73
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Voith Gets AIRborne at Europort
Heidenheim, Germany based Voith Turbo Marine announced a commercial cooperation agreement at Europort Maritime that will see it expand its portfolio in the strategically important market for marine propulsion systems made from CFK. The agreement is with AIR Fertigung-Technologie GmbH & Co KG, which was founded in 1993 by employees ...
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NewsDirect Hydraulic Drives for Propulsion?
New ideas made possible through progress and product development are worth thinking about and the new CBP motors from Hagglunds open up some interesting ideas in marine propulsion. Hagglunds Drives have been manufacturing hydraulic motors since the 60s originally for cranes but since the 80s on heavy duty continuous industrial ...
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NewsGiant Trimaran Flies in the Canaries
Canary Islands ferry operator Fred Olsen SA has added a 126.7m LOA aluminium trimaran ferry to extend its services on routes linking Los Cristianos on Tenerife, San Sebastian on Gomera, and Palma Island. Benchijigua Express is a fast and comfortable ferry capable of transporting up to 1,350 passengers and with ...
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NewsNewage Launches New MPC at METS
The PRM Marine Propulsion Control (MPC) unit , an all new system providing full electronic control over engine throttle and gear engagement, was launched by Newage Transmissions at the METS exhibition in Amsterdam this month.
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NewsFast Pilot Boat Exceeds Design Speed
A twin UltraJet 451 propulsion system propels a new 74ft aluminium pilot boat built by Horizon Shipbuilding of Alabama USA. The vessel is scheduled for service at the Port of Umm Qasr in Iraq.
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NewsEmissions Compliant Engines Launched
A new generation of Perkins Sabre on board gensets is being unveiled at the METS exhibition in Amsterdam this month. Fully compliant with all current and proposed emissions legislation, the Perkins Sabre 4.4GM, 4.4TGM, 4.4TWGM and 4.4TW2GM models have net engine power outputs spanning from 42.7kWm to 106.8kWm.
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NewsVolvo Penta's Europort Double
Volvo Penta launched two major new products into the commercial marine market at the Europort Rotterdam exhibition earlier this month.
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NewsBaby Suzuki Completes Four Stroke Family
Suzuki Marine has completed their four stroke outboard line-up with the launch of their smallest and lightest four stroke ever, the DF2.5.
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Type Approval for Engine Lube Metal Detector
The AMOT MPD metal detector, which prevents engine failure by spotting metal particles in lubricating fluids due to bearing wear or other problems, has received a DNV Type Approval certificate. It covers application Class B for operating temperatures from 5 to 700C and up to 100% humidity, with ''on-engine'' vibration ...
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NewsNaturally Aspirated Clean Marine Engine
The new naturally aspirated Perkins Sabre M92B is claimed to be the only marine propulsion engine in the world to be certified as complying with Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine (CCNR) Stage Two requirements, which do not come into force until January 2007. The new direct injection four ...
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NewsRingProp Deal
RingProp PLC has selected E P Barrus Ltd to distribute the company''s innovative ringed propeller line in the UK and Republic of Ireland. Barrus will employ its substantial technical experience to complement RingProp''s own testing programme and help to create a selection guide for boat users in the UK. Barrus ...
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Water Seals It at Europort Exhibition
The fusion of the Europort and Rotterdam Maritime exhibitions has inspired Dordrecht based water lubricated stern tube system specialists Maprom Engineering BV to make a move of its own.
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NewsVSPs Enter PSV Market
Voith Turbo Marine is entering the market for Platform Supply Vessels with an order to supply two Voith Schneider Propellers (VSPs) for a vessel being built at the Astilleros Gondon shipyard in Spain for Norwegian owner Ostensjo Rederi AS .
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NewsRolls Royce Exchange Thrusters Save Time and Money
Operators of selected types of Rolls-Royce thrusters are being offered a new concept for thrusters service aimed at reducing the amount of time spent overhauling thrusters when the vessel is in dry dock.
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NewsEconomies of Scale with Largest Reduction Gearbox
German manufacturer Reintjes GmbH has shipped the largest reduction gearbox it has ever made from its Hamelin plant to the shipyard JJ Sietas KG in Hamburg, where it will be installed on a container ship for Canadian shipping line Oceanic .
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NewsScania Powers Lochin Harbour Pilot at Seawork
The Lochin 366 Harbour Pilot on display last month at Seawork 2005 International ispowered by the latest addition to Scania ''s marine engine range, the DI12M EMS .
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Moves Towards 'Almost Zero Emissions Engines'
Italian classification society RINA has type approved a device which is a significant step towards the ''almost zero emission engine'' for passenger ships. The system, known as Turbotransducer , was developed by Italy''s Mec System srl andapplies micro-emulsion technology to marine diesel engines to deliver significant reductions in smoke visibility ...
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NewsLow Maintenance Compressors Deliver Clean Marine Air
To meet the demand for clean, dry air for marine applications, Bromsgrove UK based Jun-Air produces a range of oil lubricated and oil-less air compressors which deliver reliability and a long service life combined with low maintenance and noise levels as low as 47dB(A).
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NewsAirborne Air Compressors for Trinity House
The UK''s Trinity House lighthouse service has purchased four low-weight, skid-mounted portable compressors from IngersollRand (IR) Portable Power foruse in maintenance work on nearly 600 aids to navigation, including 72 lighthouses.
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NewsMixed Thrust Repower for Triple Engined Fast Ferry
The first engine sale by the newly appointed Cummins distributor for Japan, Komatsu Diesel , has resulted in a successful repower creating a triple engined high speed ferry.
