March 2024
In this issue, we dive back into the rules of alternative fuels, engine developments and low-carbon vessel deliveries over the last year and into the next.
marine engine
Marine engine design and the future fuels challenge
Any discussion of developments in marine engine design must start with fuels — notably future fuels because any ship ordered today will have an expected operating life of around 20 to 25
June 2023
Will marine engines be ready for future fuels? We help answer that question in addition to focusing on marine insurance and deck machinery.
Wärtsilä plans to end engine manufacturing in Italy
Wärtsilä says it plans to ramp down engine manufacturing in Trieste, Italy, and to centralize its European four-stroke engine manufacturing in Vaasa, Finland. While the Trieste site (once home of Grande Motori
10 minutes with WinGD on sustainable solutions
Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) is a developer of low-speed gas and diesel engines for marine propulsion. Utilizing the most advanced technology in emissions reduction, fuel efficiency, digitalization, service and support, and
MAN notches up more than 100 orders for its ME-GA engine
The latest addition to MAN Energy Solutions’ dual-fuel two stroke portfolio, the Otto-cycle MAN B&W ME-GA engine, has already won 100 orders since May 2021. Simultaneously, the company reports that the first
Wärtsilä says Van Oord mega WTIV engine order is a “methanol milestone”
The mega jack-up WTIV (wind turbine installation vessel) on order for Rotterdam-headquartered Van Oord at China’s Yantai CIMC Raffles shipyard (see earlier story) will be powered by five Wärtsilä 32 engines capable
Wärtsilä to power 7 arctic shuttle tankers
Wärtsilä is to supply the main and auxiliary engines for a series of seven new arctic shuttle tanker vessels being built at the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) yard in South Korea. The
CSL completes world’s largest B100 biofuel tests on marine engines
Late last month, Montreal headquartered CSL Group, the largest owner and operator of self-unloading ships in the world, completed the world’s longest-running trials of B100 biodiesel on marine engines, accumulating nearly 30,000
Q&A: 10 Minutes with Cummins and Wabtec Marine Propulsion
[Sponsored Content]: Cummins has long provided engines, gensets, and other applications and accessories to ferries, tugboats, towboats, fishing vessels and more. Wabtec Corporation, of which Cummins has partnered with on various sales