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Wärtsilä Launches WTT-40 Transverse Thruster
Wärtsilä is launching its new Wärtsilä WTT-40 transverse thruster. The first WTT-40's have been ordered and are scheduled for delivery during 2016. This first variant is part of Wärtsilä's new transverse thruster series…
ABB debuts Dynamic AC Concept
New electric power system is ideal for cruise ships and can reduce annual fuel consumption by 6% Zurich, Switzerland, March 14 2016 – ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, is launching a new Dynamic AC…
FME Earns LCS Supplier of the Year Award
Fairbanks Morse Engine (FME) announced it has been named the 2015 Lockheed Martin Missions Systems and Training Supplier of the year for Ship and Aviation Systems during its annual Supplier Summit, held in Palm Beach…
Wärtsilä Propulsion for Seabourn Cruise Vessels
Two new cruise vessels being built for USA based Seabourn Cruise Line will feature a broad assortment of Wärtsilä propulsion, electrical and automation solutions. The ships are to be built at the Fincantieri yard in…
Ship Retrofit to Cut Fuel Use by 25%
Carbon War Room (CWR) announced today that a collaboration between Hammonia Reederei, a Hamburg-based shipowner, and New Orleans-based charterer Intermarine, has enabled the retrofit of three sister vessels with multiple…
Versatile Tug for Port of Toronto
When the Port of Toronto’s 45-year-old single screw tug, William Rest, got some hull damage while breaking ice, the incident lent new impetus to plans for a new boat. Like the original, the new boat would do a variety of…
Wärtsilä Admits Manipulation on Ship Engine Fuel Tests
Wärtsilä internal audit reveals deviations in a limited number of fuel consumption tests of marine engines Wärtsilä Corporation has, at its own initiative, conducted an internal audit of test processes globally. This was…
'Singing' Propellers Phenomenon Controlled
A joint research project carried out by Wärtsilä and City University London has succeeded in identifying the specific design parameters that create the risk of 'singing' propellers. Though rare, 'singing' is nevertheless…
HSOG Named a Distributor for Marine Armor Systems
HSOG Limited appointed antipiracy and ship hardening distribution and installation agents for Marine Armor Systems. Global marine and offshore service provider HSOG has been appointed distribution and installation agents…
