Ship Repair USA: How to quantify and measure propeller damage
Damage to propellers from ice, debris and corrosion can be a costly fix. Speaking more on this topic at next week’s Ship Repair USA conference on June 20-21 in New Orleans is
Damage to propellers from ice, debris and corrosion can be a costly fix. Speaking more on this topic at next week’s Ship Repair USA conference on June 20-21 in New Orleans is
Norway’s Kongsberg Maritime has adapted a propeller concept used in naval applications to lower vessel sound signature and is offering it to commercial shipping customers to reduce the effect of underwater radiated
JUNE 22, 2018 — French naval defense specialist Naval Group (the former DCNS) and engineering school Centrale Nantes have printed the first full-scale propeller blade demonstrator for military applications to be produced
MARCH 12, 2018 — In an example of joint research using big data, three Japanese companies report that they have successfully developed a highly efficient propeller by analyzing the conditions surrounding vessel
FEBRUARY 15, 2018 — To help customers better manage the risk of stern tube bearing failure, DNV GL has revised its class rules for single stern tube bearing installations and introduced two
SEPTEMBER 11, 2017 — A prototype of a 1,350 mm diameter ship’s propeller has been completed using additive manufacturing (3D printing) techniques. Named WAAMpeller, the prototype has been produced by a cooperative
AUGUST 28, 2017 — Speeding up the time needed to make propeller repairs in the Middle East, Birkenhead, U.K., based Stone Marine Shipcare Ltd. has signed a Service Agency Agreement under which
JUNE 5, 2017 — In ceremony at last week’s Nor-Shipping trade fair in Norway, MAN Diesel & Turbo signed a cooperation agreement with MM-Offshore GmbH. Based in Oldenburg, northern Germany, MM-Offshore GmbH
MAY 16, 2017 — Marking a major step forward in the application of 3D printing techniques in the maritime sector, Damen Shipyards Group has entered a cooperative consortium with RAMLAB, propeller manufacturer
MARCH 2, 2017 — Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Engine Co., Ltd. (MHI-MME), has delivered its 50th retrofit propeller since 2013. The retrofit propellers are designed for slow steaming conditions where