Maritime Propulsion News

Ship Propulsion Manufacturer Acquired by PartnerTech

Sweden-based international compamy, PartnerTech, acquires Aerodyn AB, a manufacturer of heavy components of propellore systems and waterjets propulsion systems PartnerTech has acquired Aerodyn AB, a company focused on…

Marine Propulsion

Eniram Study Points to Widespread Tanker Fuel Inefficiency

Eniram's landmark study on VLCC quantifies real fuel savings from trim optimization and hull fouling impact assessment Eniram Limited, a Finnish provider of real-time decision support solutions for the shipping and…

Marine Propulsion

RR Water Jets for MPI Windfarm Support Vesssels

Rolls-Royce has secured a contract to supply water jets for four new wind farm support vessels to be built by South Boats for offshore company MPI The 19 metre long catamarans will be used to transfer people and cargo to…

Marine Propulsion

U.K.'s WaterMota Sold to Dutch Firm

WaterMota, the UK-based engine, generator and gearbox specialist, has been acquired by the B&N Group in the Netherlands for an undisclosed sum The B&N Group consists of Brinkmann & Niemeijer Motoren BV, De Maas BV, Sound…

CFD Software Solution Introduced by UK's Desktop Engineering

Desktop Engineering (DTE), business partner of MSC Software, recently launched XFlow 2012, a state-of-the-art Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software solution Desktop Engineering (DTE), a leading engineering software…

Marine Propulsion

Turkish Navy Chooses Rolls Royce Propulsion Equipment

Rolls-Royce has won an order to supply propulsion equipment for three new ships commissioned by the Turkish Navy Istanbul Shipyard will design and build one Submarine Rescue Mother Ship (MOSHIP) and two Rescue and Towing…

Contracts

St. Johns Ship Building Delivers Sea Strength

St. Johns Ship Building of Palatka, Fla. delivered the offshore service vessel (OSV) Sea Strength to A. R. Singh Contractors of Point Fortin, Trinidad. The 157-ft vessel is currently undergoing owner inspections and is…

Contracts

Scana Gets Two Large Propulsion Orders

Scana Propulsion AS has contracted with Kleven Maritime AS, Rong Ta Trading of Taiwan, for delivery of propulsion equipment value NOK 35 million The contract with Kleven Maritime AS is for delivery of a gear ad CP…

Contracts

A Case for Commercial Nuclear Power Vessels, Post the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster

In the eyes of some, the March 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster was the event that would signal the end of nuclear power for electrical power generation and would end any hope of the world utilizing…

Marine Propulsion

Castrol Offshore Expands in Bangladesh

Castrol Offshore has entered the Bangladesh market with Rahimafrooz Distribution Ltd. Castrol Offshore is a specialist arm within the lubricants business of BP Plc. Castrol Offshore will now offer regionally managed…

Offshore

Rolls-Royce Wins Simek OSV Contract

Rolls-Royce won a £6 million contract to provide an integrated design, power & propulsion and equipment systems package for an offshore supply vessel to be built at Norwegian ship yard Simek AS for ship owner Atlantic…

Contracts

Siemens to Provide Propulsion Systems for Maersk E-class

Siemens wins order from DSME to equip Maersk container ships with eco-friendly propulsion and power generation systems Siemens Drive Technologies Division has been awarded a contract worth tens of millions of Euros from…

Marine Propulsion

Siemens Wins Prestigious Maersk 'Triple-E' Order

The Siemens Drive Technologies Division won a contract from Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) to implement eco-friendly propulsion and power generation system in containerships which will comprehensively…

Technology