Hart Marine pilot boats power up with Volvo Penta IPS
In many regions of the world, vessels from Australian shipyard Hart Marine in Mornington, Victoria, are regarded as the “pilot boat of choice,” with many of them installed with the Volvo Penta
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Pilot boat Fort Ripley returns to Gladding-Hearn for refit and repower
The Charleston Branch Pilots have returned the pilot boat Fort Ripley to Gladding-Hearn for a refit and repower after 10 years of continuous service for the port of Charlestown. The all-aluminum vessel
Volvo Penta launches new all-inclusive global three-year marine warranty
Volvo Penta has launched a new, expanded three-year global warranty that, it says, “ensures peace of mind, with terms for commercial marine operators measured by years or total operational hours, whichever comes
RV Resilience: Hybrid research vessel joins PNNL
Recently delivered by Snow & Company, Inc., Seattle, Wash., to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), RV Resilience is the Department of Energy’s very first hybrid electric-diesel research
VIDEO: New Northern Offshore I-Class CTV is world’s first vessel with Volvo Penta IPS Professional Platform
Copenhagen-headquartered Northern Offshore Services (N-O-S) Group has taken delivery of the next-gen crew transfer vesel M/V Impresser. The vessel, which began operating at a U.K. offshore wind farm yesterday is the first
VIDEO: Volvo Penta extends marine remanufactured engine range
Volvo Penta has expanded its range of remanufactured drivelines for marine customers to include complete D13, D8, D4 and D6 engines and the complete Inboard Performance System (IPS) range. The company says
VIDEO: Volvo Penta puts its new IPS Professional Platform to the test
Volvo Penta describes its new IPS Professional Platform as the “industry’s most advanced technology and propulsion platform for superyachts and commercial marine vessels.” First announced earlier this year (see story) the new
Tidal Transit project will create the world’s first retrofit eCTV
U.K. based crew transfer vessel operator Tidal Transit has begun the design and engineering phase of a project that will deliver the world’s first retrofit electric crew transfer vessel (eCTV). Like the
Parallel-hybrid CTV goes to work at German offshore wind farms
Singapore’s Penguin Shipyard International has delivered the first crew transfer vessel (CTV) to use Volvo Penta’s new parallel hybrid system together with IPS propulsion. Designed by Incat Crowther for Emden, Germany based
Maryland Pilots order second Baltimore class pilot launch
The Association of Maryland Pilots has ordered a new pilot boat from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation. Piloting the Chesapeake Bay since 1852, the Association of Maryland Pilots is the oldest state-codified organization