Straight business
Hirtshals company Marine Shaft’s name tells you a lot of what the company does as its core business, but there’s much more going on there than the name indicates.
Caterpillar to deliver direct from China
Deliveries of Caterpillar 3512 and 3516 marine engines and generator sets are on track to begin at Caterpillar’s established facility in Tianjin in China from February 2017.
Reliability, power, low fuel consumption
When Gustavo Galeano first started up the engine as his new boat was completed in the spring of 2015, he was greeted by a familiar sound.
Rav is first fishing vessel to fit Wärtsilä 31
The first Wärtsilä 31 engine to be installed in a fishing vessel is going to Norwegian company Peter Hepsø Rederi’s new purser/trawler which is to be built at Karstensens Skibsværft in Denmark.
Nor-Fishing Innovation Award finalists
This year the Foundation has altogether received nine applications for its Innovation Award and the three nominees are the Institute of Marine Research (IMR) in Bergen, Scantrol and GRP boat builder Selfa Artic.
Wärtsilä expands its service in co-operation with Zamakona Yards
Wärtsilä is participating in a new maintenance hub in the Canary Islands. The facility, operated by one of Spain's biggest shipbuilding and ship repair groups, Zamakona Yards, will provide Wärtsilä's high quality service expertise to satisfy the growing needs of marine and power plant operators.
Tech intensive: no understatement
Ålesund in western Norway is the centre of much of Norway’s vessel design and shipbuilding, as well as being home to fishing operators and a great many industry supply companies – including Rolls-Royce, which has designed more than a hundred and fifty fishing vessel over the years.
Growth in fishing attracts new suppliers
The situation in the oil and gas industry will encourage offshore suppliers to look at opportunities in the fishing industry. The fishing industry is open to innovative solutions, but this must be combined with a strong track record and reliability, according to Mads Færk at MAN Diesel & Turbo.
Research project eliminates problem of singing propellers
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.