Tag: ship propulsion

Navigare Shipping and Thecla Bodewes Shipyards signed a shipbuilding contract for four diesel-electric GADUS vessels.

IACS published a new Unified Requirement UR M85, providing guidelines for type approval testing of synthetic materials in propeller shaft bearings.

UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has issued a preliminary assessment into an incident where the passenger vessel Oceandiva London lost propulsion control and collided with a moored hopper barge on the River Thames. 

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released an investigation report on an incident where the containership Maunalei was transiting the North Pacific Ocean, when the crew intentionally shut down the main engine due to problems in the controllable pitch propeller system, resulting in a loss of propulsion.

Stena RoRo has signed a conversion contract with China Merchants Jinling (Weihai) Shipyard for the installation of an additional cargo deck, increased thruster capacity and preparations for shore power onboard Stena Foreteller and Stena Forerunner.

Kongsberg Maritime has been selected by Austal USA to supply its Promas propulsion system to the latest ship in the United States Coast Guard’s new Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) Heritage Class programme.

During the last SAFETY4SEA Hamburg Forum, Patrick Arand, Sales Manager OEM, SKF Marine, underscored the significance of condition monitoring as a proactive measure to address potential issues before they lead to damage.

According to Maritime and Coastguard Agency (UK MCA), the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) launches the Hydrogen Propulsion Manufacturing Taskforce.

Seaspan Shipyards has awarded ABB a contract to deliver an integrated propulsion system for the first of the CCG’s new-generation polar class icebreakers.

Bureau Veritas (BV) has launched its first classification Rules for hydrogen-fuelled ships (NR678) to support the safe development of hydrogen propulsion in the maritime sector.