Power & Propulsion 1-12 – Page 5
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NewsCommercial Oils at Skipper Expo Int. Aberdeen
Commercial Oils, part of Certas Energy Lubricants, will be exhibiting at Skipper Expo International Aberdeen to demonstrate its range of lubricants and greases for the commercial fishing industry.
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NewsMeaban: Class act
Built in 1966 as a stern trawler, Meaban was later converted into a longliner, and despite its age, this 33 metre LOA, 8 metre beam fishing vessel is a class act, landing around 900 tonnes of hake caught west of Scotland and Ireland every year to markets in Spain.
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NewsFlexible approach needs reliability
The obvious choice is not necessarily the right one, as Le Croisic fishermen Dominique Debec points out. He takes a flexible approach to fishing, meeting the challenges of fishing restrictions and oversupplied markets by switching his target species between spider crab, brown crab, shrimp and lobster that he fishes in ...
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NewsNew Wärtsilä trawler design
Wärtsilä Ship Design has introduced a new optimised stern trawler design that it says will reduce fuel consumption and notably increase overall vessel efficiency compared to currently available designs.
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News‘Debra Maria’ powered by JCB
A new catamaran for UK fisherman Robert Mole is powered by twin Mermaid JCB engines.
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NewsScana Propulsion wins new fishing vessel contracts
Scana Propulsion has secured propulsion system contracts for newbuild fishing vessels and for important retrofit projects.
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NewsScana Propulsion signs contracts for five fishing vessels
Norwegian propulsion system manufacturer, Scana Propulsion, has won new contracts for propulsion systems for five fishing vessels.
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NewsImproving the energy efficiency of fishing boats
The first prototype of Barillec’s latest innovation - the VarShaft® system - is now available in its showroom in Concarneau, France.
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Landau wins UK fishing vessel contract
Landau UK has won a three year contract with Defra and the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) to provide engineering services for the testing of engine power of fishing vessels around the UK.
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NewsFirst OXE Diesel outboard enters service
The world’s first commercially available high power diesel outboard engine has recently entered service with launch customer Marine Harvest Scotland.
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NewsHigh Performance Marine Batteries & Stored Energy Workshop
This unique event brings together an international group of experts armed with the latest knowledge to highlight the potential use of high performance marine battery systems and stored energy.
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NewsHybrid technology for fishing and aquaculture
In 2016 two significant developments are going to make many owners, operators and builders of fishing vessels consider hybrid marine power.
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NewsJohn Deere introduces Tier 3 marine engine lineup
John Deere Power Systems (JDPS) has announced that it meets U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Marine Tier 3 emissions regulations with a complete lineup of diesel engines from 74 to 559kW (99 to 750hp).
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Six-cylinder upgrade
Germany’s MAN Engines is set to modernise its range of inline six-cylinder engines for work boats with the launch of the latest generation of engines based on the MAN D2676 with cylinder capacity of 12.4 litres.
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NewsScana signs trawler propulsion contract
Scana Propulsion has signed a contract to deliver gear and cp-propeller system to Eshcol Fishing Company’s new pelagic trawler ‘Grateful’.
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NewsRecord-breaking engine
Wärtsilä has recently launched its Wärtsilä 31 medium speed engine – which has achieved a Guinness World Records title for the most efficient 4-stroke diesel engine.
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NewsOil system maintenance is the key to clean diesel
C. C. Jensen writes for WF&A on the importance of ‘clean diesel’.
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NewsMarine Harvest to trial first OXE Diesel commercial outboard
Supacat Group company, MDS Marine, has signed a contract with Marine Harvest Scotland for the first pre-production OXE Diesel, the first viable diesel outboard engine for the commercial sector.
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NewsSpecial offer at DanFish
DT-Interlink will present the new range of Moteurs Baudouin 6- and 12-cylinder high speed marine engines at DanFish in October.
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NewsNew Scottish fishing vessel powered by Wärtsilä
Norway’s Simek AS is building a new modern fishing vessel on behalf of UK operator Antares (Whalsay) Fishing Company Ltd.
