Rolls-Royce completes sale of Bergen Engines

Retford, U.K.-based Langley Holdings has completed its acquisition of Norway’s Bergen Engines group from Rolls-Royce for a consideration of EUR 91 million (about $103 million). In addition, EUR 16 million (about $18

Taiwanese Coast Guard vessels will be first with 16-cylinder MTU 8000 engines

Rolls-Royce has delivered the first two 16-cylinder versions of its MTU Series 8000 engines. The 16V 8000 M71L engines will be in new patrol vessels for the Taiwan Coast Guard. They are

MTU gas engines to power world’s first LNG-hybrid harbor tug

Rolls-Royce is supplying two MTU 16V 4000 M55RN gas engines to Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine Integrated Yard. They will power what will be the world’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG)-hybrid powered tug. The

Foss Maritime names Will Roberts as next president

Foss Maritime reports that Will Roberts has been appointed as the organization’s next president. Roberts was formerly the Chief Operating Officer for Foss. “It was evident to our leadership team that Will’s

Rolls-Royce acquires marine automation specialist Servowatch

Aiming to significantly expand the ship automation division of its MTU brand, Rolls-Royce has acquired U.K.-based integrated marine automation solutions specialist Servowatch Systems from India’s Larsen & Toubro. The new subsidary’s open

MTU engines power 63-ton bollard pull Emden tug

Now in operation in Emden, Germany, the 28-meter harbor assist and salvage tug Peter Wessels has a bollard pull of 63 tons, making it the most powerful tug in the five-tug fleet

Ricardo delivers its first virtual remote IMO Tier III certification testing

With COVID-19 travel restrictions and associated measures in place, global engineering and technical consultancy Ricardo plc has implemented a virtual certification test service that enables it to offer customers in the marine

Robert Allan awarded AiP for LNG-fueled pushboat

Classification society DNV GL has presented Vancouver, B.C., based naval architecture firm Robert Allan Ltd. with an Approval in Principle (AiP) for a natural gas fueled shallow draft pushboat design, the RApide

Rolls-Royce Power Systems business to restructure its brands

The Rolls-Royce Group says that its Rolls-Royce Power Systems business unit, with its core brand MTU, is to “present itself more clearly in future as an integral part of the British Rolls-Royce

Kongsberg completes Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine acquisition

Following European Commission approval, Norway’s Kongsberg Gruppen has today completed the acquisition of Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine (RRCM). Officially part of Kongsberg Maritime, RRCM will operate under the Kongsberg brand and the Kongsberg

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