Power & Propulsion – Page 14
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NewsEmissions – the challenge today
Marine diesel engines of all types are coming under increasing scrutiny as major polluters of the world’s environment and, as a result, considerable effort is being devoted to the reduction of their emissions, but what is the problem?
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Free fuel from your own backyard!
Like most good ideas, this one came out of a row. Italian Engineer Franco Piermartini had watched local citizens battling in public meetings with bureaucrats and service companies who wanted to set up an incinerator to burn a town’s ever-growing mountain of waste.
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Golden Arrow showing the way
Southampton-based Golden Arrow Marine claims to be recognised as being one of the country’s top Perkins Sabre dealerships. It says that it provides owners with an unrivalled service that embraces every aspect of owning and enjoying an engine, from supplying and installing, to commissioning and maintaining. So much so that ...
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Engines for versatile applications
The Deutz marine engine programme currently comprises six series with power ratings between 14 and 440kW. All engines are available as classified units and can be supplied with different cooling systems depending on the relevant operating conditions.
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Russian powerpack with Newage box
AMP Complect, Newage Transmissions'' marine equipment distributor in Moscow, has gained Russian River Authority approval for a fully marinised powerpack designed to meet the needs of commercial fishing and workboats operating on the country''s extensive inland waterway and intercoastal network.
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Low-cost, green fuel for the fishing industry
Seafish, the UK’s Sea Fish Industry Authority, has launched an important project which aims to provide the fishing industry with an alternative, low-cost and environmentally-friendly fuel.
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GE to supply Peru’s Pesquera Diamante S.A.
GE Transportation, in conjunction with its distributor Marinsa Peru SA, is to supply Pesquera Diamante SA, of Peru, with 7FDM medium-speed diesel engines for powering newly constructed boats and repowering the company’s entire fleet of purseine net fishing boats
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New monitor to measure engines’ SO2 emissions
ET Marine has launched its own air quality monitor to measure sulphur dioxide (SO2) emitted by ships’ engines ahead of a new International Maritime Organisation (IMO) technical code for the emission of sulphurous gases.
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NewsForget the shaft oil can for ever?
Sweden’s Hägglunds Drives AB sees a future where shaft drives are eliminated between engine and propeller on small to medium size vessels and replaced with hydraulic systems.
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Maren controls the force
Icelandic energy management system company Marorka lunched its latest, second generation of Maren. - Maren 2 is a complete system based on advanced mathematical methods and algorithms allowing unsurpassed energy management. The company says that the system maximises energy efficentcy, minimizes negative environmental impact and cut costs.
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CJC systems at Danfish Exhibition
C.C. Jensen will be attending Danfish and their motto for the event is "Can you afford to stay in harbour for even one day?" They point out that their filter products are perhaps the simplest and most important piece of equipment to stop your engines letting you down at the ...
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MARORKA claims 15-30% off
ICELANDIC company MARORKA, says it will be showing its latest, second generation Maren energy management at the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition and says it can reduce fuel operating costs by up to 15 per cent.
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Australian tuna industry & scientists clash
The Australian fishing industry has criticised their national Bureau of Rural Sciences for issuing what the industry says is outdated data on tuna stocks
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Bowman to make Polar Heat Exchangers
Following the closure of Polar Engineering EJ Bowman have bought the majority of Polar Engineering''s pattern equipment together with the manufacturing rights.
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Volvo engine installed on new Turkish vessel
Volvo Penta has provided the Denizer with its most powerful diesel engine --a Volvo Penta D65A MT which has a strong performance already at low rpms and is well suited for a fishing boat weighing more than 240 tons.
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Spanish fuel crisis deepens
As we went to print, there was no solution in sight for the fuel crisis which has hit fishermen in Spain.
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SA boat gets new engines
A 16-metre squid-fishing boat operating out of Port St Francis, near Jeffrey''s Bay in South Africa''s Eastern Cape, has been repowered with a pair of Perkins Sabre M215C engines in a bid to achieve greater all-round
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EU/Fisheries : European ship owners deeply concerned about impact of high oil prices on fisheries sector
In a letter to the Commissioner for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, Joe BORG, the Chairman of the Fisheries Committee of the European Parliament, Philippe MORILLON, and the President of the Council of the EU, Fernand BODEN, the Presidents of Europêche, Niels WICHMANN, and COGECA « Fisheries », José Ramon FUERTES ...
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Newage goes up a gear
Newage Transmissions of the UK launched their latest marine gearbox, the PRM 1750 at the London Boat Show. A statement from the company said it has a maximum torq ue of 1,750Nm and suitable for engines rated up to 457kW (620 bhp), coming in shallow or deep gear casing configurations, ...
