Focus on Marine Engines and Propulsion Systems
MEPS WEEK
Regular readers of Baird Maritime will be quick to notice that the news stories, feature articles, and vessel reviews posted on our site regularly mention ongoing developments with regards to marine engines and propulsion as well as related equipment such as gearboxes and active stabilisers.
One notable trend is growing concern for the environment, as evidenced by the fact that the number of vessels fitted with “clean” technologies such as fully-electric and LNG propulsion is increasing exponentially.
Engines • Gensets • Gearboxes • Outboards • FPP • CPP • Waterjets • Sterndrives • Hybrid/Electric • Thrusters • Renewables • Nuclear • Gas Turbines
Vessels that run on diesel, petrol, and other more traditional fuels nonetheless continue to be relevant and offer practical as well as economical options for operators who are more oriented towards already proven solutions. This is due mainly to advances in key areas such as efficiency, maintainability, durability, and reliability, ensuring longer operating lives compared to their predecessors.
The more notable inclusions in this week’s featured vessels are a 33,000-tonne nuclear-powered icebreaker sailing under the Russian flag and a large, Dutch-owned yacht transport vessel fitted with more conventional engines that comply with strict global emissions standards. These and other vessels will be covered extensively as part of this month’s focus on the evolving marine propulsion sector.
Vessel Reviews:
- Yacht Servant – Dutch operator adds large semi-submersible newbuild to yacht transport fleet
- Danny Finn – French-owned stern trawler built for sailings off southwestern Ireland
- VESSEL REFIT | Haiyang Shiyou 229 – Chinese-built 235m deck cargo barge to support oil and gas construction projects
- Georgiy Meshcheryakov – Russia’s Okeanrybflot takes delivery of Pacific squid trawler
- Nataarnaq – Royal Greenland puts new freezer trawler into service
- BMPP Nusantara-1 – Floating power barge to serve Indonesian coastal communities
- VESSEL REFIT | Frøy Challenger – Platform supplier rebuilt as salmon delousing boat for Norwegian owner
- Sibir – Massive nuclear-powered icebreaker to operate in Russia’s western Arctic
Features and Opinion:
– “We chose the system because of its unique guidance and analysis features that can help us to prevent heavy impact loads to crew and the vessel.”
News and Gear:
- GEAR | Corvus Energy sets up battery factory in Bellingham, Washington
- Dutch firm unveils new multi-role pusher tug design
- New Chinese large autonomous research ship hits the water
- NOAA requests proposals for design and construction of new ocean survey ships
- GEAR | Yanmar adds connectivity to SCR system for marine engines
- GEAR | ePropulsion unveils new 100kW electric inboard engine
- Construction to begin on China’s first hydrogen fuel cell-powered vessel
- GEAR | New output adaptor accurately shows fuel levels on MFDs from a single sender
- GEAR | New hydrogen fuel cell generator for ships awarded BV approval
- GEAR | Singapore crewboat builder orders 50 Caterpillar IMO Tier III engines
- GEAR | Partnership to supply power generation and distribution systems for future German Navy frigates
- Keel laid for new Russian hydrofoil catamaran ferry
- Wallenius SOL adds multi-fuel Con-Ro to fleet
- GEAR | Contract awarded for supply of propulsion system for future Flemish hybrid ferry
- US Navy commissions destroyer Frank E. Petersen Jr
- MOL orders four more locally-built LNG-fueled car carriers
- Turkish yard to build methanol-fueled tugs
- Finnlines takes delivery of first hybrid Ro-Ro in series
- NYK takes delivery of third methanol-fueled chemical tanker
- Belfast tech firm unveils electric foiling workboat prototype
Recent Important Features:
AWARDS 2021 | Best Gearbox Supplier – ZF Group
– “The company kept its focus on low-emission solutions with the introduction of hybrid maritime drives with electric motors to enable vessel owners to comply with ever-tightening environmental regulations.”
AWARDS 2021 | Best Motion Controls Supplier – Humphree
– “Our solution offers a combination of improved cost of operation and increased mission availability for planing vessels in one system.”
AWARDS 2021 | Best Electric Outboard Supplier – Torqeedo
– “Our systems offer exceptional performance and safety, compliance with international standards at the system level, and highly intuitive operation.”
AWARDS 2021 | Best Oil Filter Supplier – C.C.Jensen (CCJ)
– “When products are performing well and they deliver clean and dry oil, customers experience fewer unplanned downtimes and longer service lives of components and oil.”
AWARDS 2021 | Best Bearings Supplier – Thordon Bearings
– “The main benefits that owners and operators talk about are the need for little to no maintenance, ease of installation, and their ability to last longer than competitors’ products.”
AWARDS 2021 | Best Small Diesel Engine Supplier – Volvo Penta
– “We still see that customers recognise the unique value that our engines offer in terms of efficiency.”
AWARDS 2021 | Best Surface Drive Supplier – France Helices
– “We control all in the production chain, from the design, the patterns manufacturing, casting, CNC machining and finishing, to dynamic balancing, and then final dimensional controls and reports.”
Remember to come back every day to see the latest news, opinion and vessel reviews!
Call for content!
Any news or views about the global engines and propulsion systems sectors? Send it through to [email protected] ASAP (between now and May 20), so we can add it to this current edition of MEPS Week!
We are after:
- Vessels – Orders, new deliveries, under construction
- Gear – Latest innovations and technology in the engines and propulsion systems sector
- Reminiscences – Do you have any exciting, amusing or downright dangerous anecdotes from your time in the maritime world? (example here)
- Other – Any other relevant news
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