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PRODUCTS

Caterpillar’s EPA Tier 4, IMO

SCHOTTEL EcoPeller –

Tier III Engines a Highly Ef? cient Thruster

Caterpillar Marine’s Cat C280 medi-

SCHOTTEL’s highly ef? cient um-speed diesel engines for U.S. EPA thruster is optimized for open sea

Tier 4 and International Maritime Or- and coastal operating conditions, ganization Tier III service are available combining the latest hydrodynamic in eight, 12 and 16-cylinder models insights from CFD simulations and spanning a power range from 2300- model tests. The SRE enables own-

Trelleborg High De? ection 5060 kW as main engines – conven- ers to achieve lower fuel consump-

Engine Mounts tional and diesel electric – and also as tion and low emissions. The SRE

Trelleborg’s new marine engine auxiliary generator sets. The engines re- employs a vertical electric motor mounts – the high de? ection (HD) duce emissions, consume less fuel and integrated into the Rudderpro-

Cushy? oat and the mini HD Cush- have lower operating costs. peller, eliminating any necessary www.catpropulsion.com shaft lines. y? oat – provide improved vibration isolation and passenger comfort on

On board, the vessels. The solutions alleviate exces-

EcoPeller of- sive vibrations caused by an increase fers unbeatable in engine power on lightweight hulls, comfort with using a unique rubber compound, low vibration which increases its ability to provide and low noise. improved vibration isolation, espe- www.schottel.

cially when travelling at low speeds com due to harbor restrictions. www.trelleborg.com

Volvo Penta Doubles Service VFD Controls for Barge

Ballast Pumps

Interval for Marine Diesels

Optidrive E3 variable frequency

Volvo Penta has announced a new drives (VFDs) from Invertek Drives extended service interval for its have automated the control of commercial marine diesel engines. pumps used to ? ll and empty ballast

Under the new program, owners tanks on board commercial barges can double the maximum oil change – saving manpower, time, energy interval to 1,000 hours for Volvo

MAN 32/44CR Engine for and money. As well as a faster and

Penta D9, D11, D13 and D16 en-

Fishing Vessels more reliable ? lling and emptying gines by following the 1,000-hour

Propulsion packages comprising process, operators using VFD con- protocol, including a Volvo Penta

MAN 12V32/44CR main engines trolled ballast pumps also bene? t oil analysis, using genuine Volvo offer a complete turnkey that opti- from less fuel and energy consump-

Penta oil ? lters and engine oil and mize bollard pull of more than 120 tion, which also saves money. using fuel with maximum 500 ppm tons and provide high ef? ciency www.invertekdrives.com sulfur content. when comparing the bollard pull www.volvo.com with the size/power of the engine.

The optimized propeller allows for smaller engines and a two-speed

RENK gearbox offers economic and environmental bene? ts, par- ticularly for multi-mission ? shing vessels with reduced transit speed. www.mandieselturbo.com

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