Wärtsilä Yuchai J/V Inaugurate Marine Engine Factory

The Wärtsilä Corporation & Yuchai Marine Power Co., Ltd., Joint Venture (J/V) has inaugurated its new factory in Doumen District, Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province, China. Details as follows : The new factory covers a…

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Exhaust Gas Boiler Contracts for Parat Halvorsen

Parat Halvorsen AS says it has been awarded new boiler plant contracts for two freezer trawlers to be built at TERSAN Shipyard located in Telova, Turkey. The boiler plants are for Tersan¹s new buildings No. 1060 & No…

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Wärtsilä Reshuffles Two Top Managers

The following appointments have been made in the management inform Wärtsilä Corporation: Mr Rakesh Sarin (59), B.Sc. (Eng.), has been appointed President of Power Plants, Executive Vice President and member of the Board…

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MHI-MME to Show at SMM 2014

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Engine Co., Ltd. (MHI-MME) says it will participate in SMM (Hamburg) scheduled to be held at Congress Center Hamburg, Germany from September 9th to 12th, 2014. The company…

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Wärtsilä Signs Harvey Gulf OSV Maintenance Agreement

Wärtsilä says it has signed a long-term Technical Management Agreement with Harvey Gulf International Marine LLC (Harvey Gulf). This five-year agreement covers Condition Based Maintenance & Dynamic Maintenance Planning…

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MARAD Evaluates Natural Gas v. Conventional Fuel Emissions

The Maritime Administration (MARAD) informs it has released a study that evaluates total fuel cycle emissions for natural gas versus conventional marine fuels. This study was conducted as a part of MARAD’s Maritime…

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Last Call for Netherlands Marine Propulsion Course

The Marine Propulsion Course this autumn is almost sold out. In this course you will be trained to understand the specific characteristics of ships, engines, transmission systems, electrical systems and propulsors and…

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Wärtsilä Upgrade LNGPac

Wärtsilä says it now offer an upgraded version of the its LNGPac, a fully integrated fuel gas handling system, and improvements to the coveted Wärtsilä Gas Valve Unit (GVU). Wärtsilä introduced the LNGPac in 2010. It…

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Wärtsilä Spotlights Low-Loss Hybrid Energy System

Wärtsilä Corporation explains that its Low Loss Hybrid (LLH) system utilises different power sources in combination with energy storage devices to operate the prime movers closest to their optimum performance. In…

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Ferry 'Tacoma' Likely Out of Service Until December

Capt. George A. Capacci Interim Assistant Secretary WSDOT/Ferries Division reports in the 'WSF Weekly Update' on the 'Tacoma' repair plan as follows: "This week, we received an initial update on the Tacoma repair plan…

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MARAD: Total Fuel Cycle Study for Natural Gas

The Maritime Administration (MARAD) released a study that evaluates total fuel cycle emissions for natural gas versus conventional marine fuels. Results showed that the use of natural gas as a propulsion fuel can reduce…

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