Wärtsilä completes FPSO propeller job
FEBRUARY 18, 2014 — Wärtsilä says it has completed the technical design and installation of a new fixed pitch propeller (FPP) for the Ngujima-Yin floating production storage and offloading vessel (FPSO). The
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New system allows permanent underwater propeller repairs
JULY 2, 2013 — Hydrex says that its R&D department has now developed a repair system that allows permanent underwater repairs be made to every type of propeller in dry conditions. All
ISO works on hull and propeller performance standard
JUNE 20, 2013 — The International Standards Organization is to establish an expert group to start work on a common industry standard for measurement of changes in hull and propeller performance. The
Tuna vessel to have high efficiency propulsion package
APRIL 26 2013 — Spain’s PEVASA Group has ordered a complete propulsion system from MAN Diesel & Turbo for a new tuna vessel. The system is unique in that it comprises a
Neptune newbuilds to have Rolls-Royce Promas propulsion
APRIL 18, 2013 — Rolls-Royce has won a contract to supply its Promas propulsion system for two new car and truck carrying ships which are being built by a Korean shipbuilder for
NPT Propeller delivers impressive results
MARCH 25, 2013 — The latest Grontmij/Schmidt Maritime Seahorse 35000 design bulk carrier, built by China’s Yangzhou Guoyu Shipbuilding Co. for Nordic Hamburg, recently completed sea trials in which it exceeded all
Wärtsilä opens new workshop in Brazil
FEBRUARY 27, 2013 — Wärtsilä is opening a new services workshop in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, today. It says that the new facilities will strengthen its presence in Brazil and enable
Spurs Marine has new ownership
JANUARY 24, 2013 — Pablo Sosa, Vice President and General Manager, and Chris Jones, Sales Application Engineer, are the new owners of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, based Spurs Marine Manufacturing. Spurs is the
Dredge shows big fuel savings after propeller and nozzle switch
DECEMBER 5, 2012 — A sand and gravel dredge owned by Scandinavian construction giant NCC is reporting a 14 percent improvement in fuel efficiency following an exchange and modernization of its propeller
New MHI propeller promises major fuel savings
NOVEMBER 8, 2012 — Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has introduced a high performance propeller that it says can improve the propeller efficiency of containerships by 5 percent. This yields a potential