Marine Power News


'Engine as a Weapon' Symposium Planned

Apr 23, 2013

Organised by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST) the programme for the 5th Symposium is published.The symposium programme for the fifth 'Engine As A Weapon Symposium (EAAW V)', with its theme ‘Delivering Military…

Catherwood Buys Tugboat, Side-swaps Engines

Apr 22, 2013

Catherwood Towing's owner, Ernie Catherwood, adds another tugboat to his 14-boat fleet that operates in and around Canada's Fraser River.The 39-year old boat was at a shipyard undergoing a scheduled Canadian Steamship Inspection. Ernie had…

Tognum Leadership Changeover

Apr 22, 2013

The Chairman of the Executive Board & CEO of Tognum AG, Joachim Coers, to hand over to Dr. Ulrich Dohle from July 1st, 2013.The Supervisory Board of Tognum AG regretted the decision taken by Coers, which they have accepted, and thanked him…

Alfa Laval Aalborg WHR Systems Ordered for UAS Fleet

Apr 21, 2013

Alfa Laval Aalborg to supply XS-TC7A auxiliary engine waste heat recovery (WHR) economizers to all 48 ships in the United Arab Shipping (UAS) Company fleet.With its small footprint and the lowest possible weight to output ratio, the Aalborg…

Marine Urea Supplier Offers World-wide Delivery

Apr 21, 2013

UK-based EcoAdBlue offers world-wide delivery of its marine urea, a liquid used in Selective Catalytic Reduction (SRC) systems for marine diesel engines.EcoAdBlue say that it distributes Urea throughout the world from nine of its strategically…

Carnival Splashes Out US$300-M on Reliability & Comfort Program

Apr 17, 2013

Carnival Cruise Lines implements enhancements to emergency power capabilities, fire safety technology, & improved operating redundancies across its fleet.The cruise lines say that this enhancement program, is to cost more than $300 million…

China Shipyard Contracts For Wärtsilä DP3 Rig Package

Apr 17, 2013

Wärtsilä to provide integrated power, propulsion and positioning system for DP3 offshore accommodation rig for Singapore's Axis Offshore.The contract with Cosco (Qidong) Offshore is for the vessel to be equipped with a DP3 dynamic positioning system…

LNG Bunkering: SSS Chooses Suitable Ships for Project

Apr 16, 2013

The European consortium for Short Sea Shipping (SSS) chooses 8 ships to provide an insight into feasibility of LNG as a bunker fuel.The selection of ships took place in close co-operation between the SSS consortium partners. Both new designs…

EMSA's LNG Bunkering Study Now Online

Apr 08, 2013

EMSA’s commissioned study on standards & rules for bunkering gas-fuelled ships has now been published on its website.The study (carried out by Germanischer Lloyd) contains a comprehensive overview of the regulatory framework for the bunkering of gas-fuelled ships including identified gaps…

New MTU North America Training Courses

Apr 04, 2013

MTU North American Training Center announces arrival of new Series 8000 marine engine for maintenance & repair training.Tognum America has announced the arrival of an MTU Series 8000 marine engine at its 30,000 square-foot MTU Training Center in Canton…

LNG as the Ultimate Solution? Not so fast …

Apr 03, 2013

Debating the merits of LNG as the preferred marine fuel; should you wait or dive right in? It’s much more complicated than you think. The case for the use of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) as marine fuel has been building steadily and has now…

New HHI HiMSEN Diesel Engine Gains Class Approvals

Apr 03, 2013

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI) has  won type approval for the new 35,300 bhp HiMSEN H46/60V engine from 9 classification societies.The type approval test completion of the IMO Tier III compliant HiMSEN H46/60V expands Hyundai Heavy’s…

Damen to Build Robert Allan Designed Rotor Tugs

Mar 27, 2013

Two new ART 80-32class Rotor tugs, the first vessels designed for KST B.V. under the recent agreement naming Robert Allan Ltd. as the exclusive designer of Rotor tugs, are to be built by the Damen Shipyards group for owners Elizabeth Ltd. This…

Diesel Engine Injection Specialists in J/V

Mar 27, 2013

Switzerland's Hoerbiger technology group & Germany's L’ Orange GmbH establish a new company, D'Blue, to serve the Asian market.Hoerbiger and L’Orange GmbH, Stuttgart, a subsidiary of the Tognum Group, are working together to enhance their…

Damen to Build Rotortug Pair for Elisabeth Ltd.

Mar 26, 2013

Rotortug said that Elisabeth Ltd. has placed a new building order with Damen Shipyards for the construction of two Hybrid Advanced Rotortugs, ART 80-32 of 80 tons bollard pull.  imultaneously Elisabeth Ltd ordered two ART 80-32, with Fifi 1…

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