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CTVs: Future-proofing Today’s Offshore Wind Solutions
The first commercial application of Volvo Penta’s IPS Professional Platform will power Northern Offshore Services’ next-gen crew transfer vessel.
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MSC Cruises in Hot Water Over Greenwashing
Sustainability claims by MSC Cruises, including that it targets "net zero by 2050" do not meet standards, the Dutch advertising…
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ZF’s New Tech Meets Evolving Demands
ZF has long offered propulsion products for hybrid and electric marine applications. Now, as the demand for green technology…
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Navigating a Safe Future for Us and Our Marine Environment
Navigating our oceans safely is always at the center of our maritime operations, whether it’s while deploying instrumented moorings…
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Amogy's Ammonia-powered Tugboat Sets Sail
A 67-year-old tugboat converted to run on Amogy's cleaner-burning ammonia-to-power technology has set sail for the first…
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Fairbanks Morse Defense to Acquire Rolls-Royce Naval Propulsors & Handling Business
Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD) on Thursday announced it has struck a deal with Rolls-Royce to acquire its naval propulsors and handling business.
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Svitzer Orders World's First Battery-methanol Tug from Uzmar
Marine towage provider Svitzer announced it has inked a deal Turkish shipbuilder Uzmar to build a world-first battery-methanol…
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Norden Enters Biofuel Deal with BHP
Danish shipowner Norden announced it has entered into an arrangement with Australian mining company BHP to use biofuel as…
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Scania Unveils New 13-liter Marine Engine
Scania has unveiled its new 13-liter DI13 marine engine for propulsion and auxiliary use."This is our most advanced marine engine so far…
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MAN Engines Introduces New V12 Workboat Engine
MAN Engines has introduced its MAN D3872 LE432 workboat engine with a displacement of 30 liters.The V12 engine has an output of 1…
Products
Latest propulsion news
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BAE Systems Awarded $92 Million to Build Propulsors for US Navy Submarines
BAE Systems announced it has been awarded a $92 million U.S. Navy contract to continue building propulsors for the Virginia-class submarine program.
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Singapore High-sulphur Bunker Fuel Premiums Soar
Spot premiums for 380-cst high-sulphur marine fuel at Singapore, the world's largest bunker hub, have surged due to the tight…
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Korean Firm Certifies Its Hybrid Offshore Wind CTV Design
Korean maritime service company MARCON has secured an approval in principle (AiP) from Korean Register (KR) for its crew transfer vessel (CTV)…
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Van Der Wurff Tapped to Lead Yanmar Marine International
YANMAR Marine International B.V., a subsidiary of Yanmar Holdings, announced it has appointed Wouter-Jan van der Wurff as chief executive officer…
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ABS Grants AIP for Ammonia Fuel Retrofit Solution
An ammonia fuel supply system that can be retrofitted to existing vessels or installed on newbuilds has earned approval in…
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Pacific Maritime Towboat Repowered
Pacific Maritime Group said its harbor towboat S. Bass has recently completed a full repower at Bay Ship in Alameda, Calif.
Diesel Engines
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ORNL, Caterpillar Collaborate on Methanol as Fuel for Marine Engines
A collaboration between Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and Caterpillar Inc. will investigate using methanol as an alternative…
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MAN Provides Gensets for Hybrid Cable-Laying Vessel
Shipbuilder and designer VARD has ordered 4 × MAN 12V175D-MEM gensets in connection with the building of a new purpose-built…
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WinGD Wins First AiP for Ammonia Two-Stroke Engine
WinGD has secured the first ever approval in principle (AiP) for two‑stroke engines fuelled with ammonia.Lloyd’s Register…
Thrusters and Pods
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Kongsberg Maritime Adds to Rim Drive Azimuth Thruster Range
Kongsberg Maritime has launched a new Rim-drive Azimuth Thruster, the RD-AZ-2300.The RD-AZ-2300, with a propeller diameter of 2…
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Brunvoll to Supply Propulsion System for Norled’s Four New Ferries
Brunvoll has been chosen to supply azimuth propulsion thrusters and thruster control systems for Norled’s four next hybrid…
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SCHOTTEL and Bota Technik Partner in Poland
German propulsion specialist SCHOTTEL and the Polish company Bota Technik have signed a cooperation agreement in the areas…
Transmissions & Gears
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Twin Disc Inks Deal to Acquire Katsa for $23 Million
U.S. based power transmission equipment manufacturer Twin Disc announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Katsa…
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ZF and Gator Tail Introduce New Air-Cooled Outboard
ZF and Gator Tail Outboards introduce a new air-cooled, heavy-duty, outboard with a rugged, customized ZF transmission. The…
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ZF Marine Hires Lewis as Head of NA Commercial-Fast Craft Product Line
ZF Marine announced it has hired George Lewis as its new head of product line commercial-fast craft, North/Central America and the Caribbean…
Shafts/Couplings/Bearings
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Berg to Supply Propulsion Kit for LDA's Wind-Assisted Airbus RoRos
Berg Propulsion has won a contract to deliver the hybrid propulsion solution for three wind-assisted Louis Dreyfus Armateurs…
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Wärtsilä Set to Deliver Emissions-Cutting Tech for CMA CGM Ferries
Technology group Wärtsilä has secured a deal to supply engines, fuel gas supply system and thrusters for two new Ropax ferries…
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Thordon inks deal to Refit 32 Panamanian Vessels
Thordon Bearings won a contract to convert the rubber tailshaft bearings across an entire fleet of Panama-operating tugs…
Propellers
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MOL to Install Wind Powered Propulsion Systems on Seven New Vessels
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and its company MOL Drybulk have announced plans to install wind propulsion systems, including Wind Challenger…
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Flawed Propeller Blade Caused Containership to Lose of Propulsion -NTSB
A containership transiting the Pacific Ocean lost hydraulic oil and propulsion after its propeller blade cracked, according…
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Efficiency Gains from Eliminating the Hub Vortex
There is hydrodynamic solution that delivers multiple benefits for ship owners facing increasingly tough regulatory requirements…
Hybrid Drives
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WE Tech Solutions to Supply Hybrid Electric System for Sirius’ New Chemical Tankers
WE Tech Solutions informs it has received an order from Sirius Shipping for a hybrid electric system for their new chemical tankers.
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Methanol Retrofits for MAN Four-stroke Engines Available from 2025
MAN PrimeServ – the after-sales brand of MAN Energy Solutions – will offer a retrofit package for the conversion of existing…
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ABB Selected to Provide Propulsion for Washington State Ferries' New Hybrid Vessels
Washington State Ferries (WSF) has tapped ABB to design and supply the propulsion systems for its new series of five hybrid electric ferries.
Outboard Engines
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Mack Boring Parts Ways with OXE Diesel
Somerset, N.J. based Mack Boring & Parts Co. on Tuesday announced it has discontinued its representation of OXE Marine diesel…
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Cox Marine 350 V8 Diesel Outboard Achieves EPA Tier III
Cox Marine announced the new 350 V8, a 350hp variant of its V8 diesel outboard architecture has achieved EPA Tier III approval…
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Fort Lauderdale PD Repowers with Cox Marine V8 Outboard
The Fort Lauderdale Police Department is repowering one of its patrol boats with a new 300-horsepower variant of Cox Marine’s…