GE LAUNCHES NEW THRUSTER

GE’s Power Conversion has launched “Inovelis”, a podded thruster aimed at the platform supply vessel market that uses pump jet technology.

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INNOVATION BY CONSORTIUM

Caterpillar Marine Power Systems, together with SAM Electronics , SCHOTTELĀ  and Zeppelin Power Systems , have delivered an integrated power and propulsion package for ā€œM/V Innovationā€, one of the largest and most innovative offshore wind turbine installation vessels to date. Read the rest of this entry »

VOITH SHOWS OUT

German ship propulsion systems specialist, Voith Turbo, displayed its latest vessel propulsion control system for Voith Schneider Propellers and Voith Radial Propellers at SMM 2012 in Hamburg last week. Read the rest of this entry »

PROPULSION AND STEERING OPTIONS

Brunvoll of Norway and Steerprop of Finland have decided to increase their cooperation in order to provide shipyards, ship owners and designers with a ā€˜package’ option of propulsion and manoeuvring equipment. Read the rest of this entry »

THRUSTER DEMAND

Engine maker Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc has reported orders worth over Ā£70 million from several customers to supply large thrusters for offshore drilling vessels. Read the rest of this entry »

MORE THRUST

The “Bourbon Front” 4,500 dwt PSV has arrived in the North Sea and has gone into the yard in Denmark to have a third bow thruster added.

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Z DRIVE

The Pacific Maritime Institute in Seattle, Washington is now offering their first ‘open enrollment’ for theĀ Z-Drive Training Program.Ā 

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THRUSTING AHEAD

Rolls-Royce has announced orders worth more than £100m to supply propulsion systems for offshore construction and drilling vessels.

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RESEARCH CONTRACT

WƤrtsilƤ has been awarded the contract to supply the propulsion equipment for a new, state-of-the-art, research vessel.

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WAVE PIERCING

Rolls-Royce received from Farstad Shipping the first order for its new wave-piercing offshore vessel.

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