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Wärtsilä Admits Manipulation on Ship Engine Fuel Tests
Wärtsilä internal audit reveals deviations in a limited number of fuel consumption tests of marine engines Wärtsilä Corporation has, at its own initiative, conducted an internal audit of test processes globally. This was…
Legal
'Singing' Propellers Phenomenon Controlled
A joint research project carried out by Wärtsilä and City University London has succeeded in identifying the specific design parameters that create the risk of 'singing' propellers. Though rare, 'singing' is nevertheless…
Technology
HSOG Named a Distributor for Marine Armor Systems
HSOG Limited appointed antipiracy and ship hardening distribution and installation agents for Marine Armor Systems. Global marine and offshore service provider HSOG has been appointed distribution and installation agents…
Contracts
MET Turbochargers Approved for X-DF Engines
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Engine Co., Ltd. (MHI-MME)'s latest MET-MB series have been officially approved to be installed in Wartsila X-DF engine series which is Winterthur Gas & Diesel Ltd (WinGD)’s…
People & Company News
Braemar New System Cuts DP Trials Cost
Braemar Engineering has introduced a unique new initiative which can save on average 25-35% of the costs of carrying out annual dynamic positioning (DP) trials. The system offers savings that hard pressed vessel owners…
Technology
Hybrid Turbocharger Uses Calnetix Tech
The MET Hybrid Turbocharger from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Engine Co. Ltd. (MHI-MME) uses a motor generator system and power electronics developed by Calnetix Technologies. The Japan Machinery…
Technology
Ecoslops Issues €5.5 Mln Bonds for Growth
Success of Port of Sinès operation and generation of €2.7 million of revenue in 2015 validates business model and sets platform for exponential growth Ecoslops, the first company to develop a technology to sustainably…
People & Company News
ABB’s Azipod Propulsion for Superyacht
ABB will deliver electrical propulsion and power systems to a new luxury superyacht. The 100+ meter LOA vessel, Zoza (working title), is scheduled for delivery in 2018 and will be built by Benetti shipyard in Livorno…
Marine Propulsion
Singapore Adopts Standard for Bunker Mass Flow Metering
The world’s first National Technical Reference for Bunker Mass Flow Metering (TR48 : 2015) was launched in support of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA)’s and industry’s initiative to use the mass flow…
Marine Propulsion
IMCI Accredited for Exhaust Emissions Measurement
The International Marine Certification Institute (IMCI) has become an accredited laboratory for exhaust emissions measurement. The official announcement was confirmed by the German authority on January 22, 2016. IMCI is…
People & Company News
Sanmar Celebrates Forty Years
Sanmar Denizcilik, tugboat builder & tugboat operator is celebrating its ‘40th Anniversary’ this year. More than 150 tugboats are presently in operation on international seas. In 1976 Orhan Gürün, today’s company…
People & Company News