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Berg Propulsion’s Breakthrough Contract in Ukraine

Berg Propulsion has secured its first major contract from a Ukraine-based shipowner. The grain trader, terminal operator and transport company has placed orders

Wärtsilä, Tarbit to Convert Tanker to LNG Ops

Wärtsilä has signed a turnkey contract with Tarbit Shipping of Sweden to convert a product tanker to LNG propulsion, and to supply the ship with a Wärtsilä

GE Provides LM2500 Gas Turbine Modules for U.S. Navy

GE Marine reports that its LM2500 aeroderivative marine gas turbines will be used to power the United States Navy’s new Flight IIA Arleigh Burke-class destroyers.

Honda Marine Customer Satisfaction Index Award

Honda Marine announced that it has received the Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) Award for Excellence in Customer Satisfaction for outboard engines in 2010 from

Wärtsilä Service Agreement with Eidesvik

Wärtsilä, the marine industry's leading ship power solution provider, has signed a long term service agreement with Eidesvik Offshore, Norway, for the

Schottel Appoints Saudia Arabia Partner

Schottel, German manufacturer of propulsion and steering systems for ships and offshore applications has appointed Modern Power Marine Services as official Schottel

Bay Diesel & Generator Distributes NREC Power Systems

Bay Diesel & Generator has been named the east coast distributor for NREC Power Systems' EPA certified exhaust emissions reduction systems for large diesel engines.

Air Supported Monohull with Pod Propulsion

Effect Ships International AS, Sandefjord, Norway has just launched their first Air Supported Vessel (ASV) monohull with pod propulsion. The patented ASV technology

Bay Diesel & Generator Distributor for Scania/Terex

Bay Diesel & Generator has been selected as the distributor for Scania Industrial Diesel Engines in the Mid-Atlantic region. Scania has recently been named

Vane Brothers, Alban Tractor Aid Oil Spill Clean-up

Vane Brothers closed a deal with British Petroleum (BP) to supply six tug boats which would maneuver six 50,000 barrel barges next to the skimmers that are collecting

NOC Remanufactured Gear Elements for USNS Arctic

During recent sea trials, the USNS Arctic (T-AOE-8) fast combat support ship reached its top speed for the first time in three years because of the remanufactured

ZF Marine opens Technical Training Center

ZF Marine LLC, the North American subsidiary of ZF Marine Group in Padova, Italy opened its new Technical Training Center, located at ZF Marine's new North American headquarters facility in Miramar,

Cummins to Expand Product Line, Add 200 Jobs

Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) announced that it is expanding its High-Horsepower Technical Center and high-horsepower engine product line at its manufacturing facility in Seymour.

Underwater Reinstallation of Bow Thruster

Due to a malfunctioning bow thruster, a 334 metre container vessel had to use the services of a tug boat for port maneuvering, so its owners requested Hydrex to take care of the removal,

Berg Wins Brazil Order

Count Berg Propulsion as the latest marine equipment manufacturer to join the rush to Brazil, as the company reportedly has secured its first order in Brazil six

Alternate Propulsion Plant Using Fuel Cell Technology

Since the marine industry continually laments restocking engineering talent to power its future, Maritime Reporter & Engineering News decided to hit the road and find where the future lies.

Swedish Coast Guard Selects Volvo Penta

The Swedish Coast Guard is to install Volvo Penta’s Inboard Performance System (IPS) in a new type of vessel for sea rescue and border control. Using the IPS system,

Hydrex: Underwater Stern Tube Seal Replacement in Mississippi

  To stop oil from leaking from the stern tube seal assembly of a general cargo vessel, a Hydrex diver-technician team was mobilized to perform permanent

Maersk Tankers, HHI & DNV Joint CO2 Ship Design

Maersk Tankers, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Det Norske Veritas (DNV) have agreed to collaborate on the design and risk assessment of tankers for shipping CO2.

Acceptance Test on First LM2500 Gas Turbine for RAN

GE Marine reports that it has successfully completed acceptance testing on the first LM2500 aeroderivative marine gas turbine for the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD).

 
 
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