GE Dips its toes in inland waters with its compact and easy to install Tier IV EGR solution
As GE celebrates the grand opening of its Mebane Customer Experience Center and a multimillion dollar manufacturing facility renovation, Maritime Reporter & Engineering News gets an advance look at a new product line that could save marine and oil and gas customers millions of dollars in lost time and
GE Transportation Systems. Marine & Stationary Power (M&SP). is making a strong push to capture medium-speed diesel engine business in the maritime sector, fortifying an international network of service centers and bringing its product to center stage at many of the Autumn 2003 trade exhibition.
As operators ponder the thorny question of dual fuel, LNG or SCR Treatment, GE Transportation’s new medium speed marine diesel engine seemingly simplifies the playing field. Current Events, Futuristic Propulsion The October 2014 news that global oilfield giant Oceaneering had committed to building a
As operators ponder the thorny question of dual fuel, LNG or SCR Treatment, GE Transportation’s new medium speed marine diesel engine seemingly simplifies the playing field. Current Events, Futuristic Propulsion The October 2014 news that global oilfield giant Oceaneering had committed to building a ship
As the commercial marine market faces increasingly stringent propulsion system emission restrictions and fuel cost pressures, propulsion technologies such as gas turbines can gain traction in more mainstream commercial applications. Maritime Reporter & Engineering News recently spent some time with Brien
The first GE Diesel engine in Crescent Towing's fleet went into service in 1971 powering the retrofitted Port Hudson tug — a retired U.S. Navy tug. The Port Hudson is still operating today using a GE medium-speed diesel engine. "I've worked for Crescent Towing for 24 years, and the GE engines are the
GE Marine Engines said its LM2500 aeroderivative gas turbine will power five new Royal Norwegian Navy F310-class frigates, ships to be built in Spain at the IZAR Construcciones Navales, S.A., naval shipyard in Ferrol. This is the first naval Combined Diesel And Gas Turbine (CODAG) configuration to be
distinct differences of opinion, but the one thing that all agree on is the importance of having access to capital. In an industry in which assets are generally bigticket items and operating margins can be thin, access to proper financing serves the dual purposes of fleet growing the generation of
Keeping pace with the fast-evolving maritime industry is a mantra at GE Marine with its LM aeroderivative gas turbine line. Going forward, GE Marine will see its LM gas turbines applied in several novel and state-of-the-art military and commercial marine projects. One military application in particular
The Company: GE Transportation is a global digital industrial leader and supplier to the marine industry. Established more than a century ago, GE Transportation is a division of the General Electric Company that began as a pioneer in passenger and freight locomotives. That innovative spirit still drives GE
to critical offshore operations and vessel handling, this is not your grandfather’s marine industry, and it hasn’t been for some time. That’s because the bridge layout and equipment commonly found on any recently delivered offshore service vessel would be unfamiliar to the typical deck officer of just 20 years
2014, the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha‘apai (HT-HH) submarine volcano began erupting on December 20, 2021, reaching peak intensity on January 15, 2022. This triggered tsunamis throughout the Pa- R ci? c, destroyed lives and infrastructure, and generated the largest explosion recorded by modern instrumentation
bases to offshore wind farms 12-24 and increasingly 30+ technicians on a daily basis and for construction and O&M activities: crew transfer have an advantage when windfarms are close to shore. There A vessel (CTV), helicopter, and SOVs/CSOVs. is a trend for CTVs to be built with crew accommodation, SOVs
Feature Navigation “Wind Turbines: The Bigger, the Better” – USDOE Of? ce of Energy Ef? ciency & Renewable Energy, August 24, 2023 ast December the Bureau of Ocean Energy Man- Agencies write: we want to advance wind energy, but ocean agement (BOEM) published a proposed sale no- areas can only yield so
Tech Files Latest Products & Technologies MarineShaft Yanmar Hydrogen MarineShaft specializes in urgent re- Fuel Cell AIP pair/replacement of damaged rudder and Yanmar Power Technology Co., Ltd. propeller equipment along with many (Yanmar PT), a subsidiary of Yanmar on-site repair services. MarineShaft
R&D MATT HART Matt Hart, Manager & Platform Leader, Marine & Stationary Power Systems, Wabtec, offers insights on how the megatrends of decarbonization, energy transition and autonomy all inspire Image courtesy Wabtec and impact the marine power solutions from Wabtec. By Greg Trauthwein Matt, to start
marine diesel engines NSMV Main Particulars Length 525 ft. (160.05m) Breadth 88.5 ft. (27m) Depth 55.1 ft. (16.8m) Draft, design 21.4 ft. (6.5m) Range 10,000+ miles @ 18 knots Propulsion Diesel Electric Engines 4 x Wabtec Total installed power 16,800 kW Emergency generator 900kW Electric propulsion
VII is the ? rst in a series of ? ve Na- that there are two separate engine rooms with a pair of diesel tional Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV), generators in each, both feeding dual high voltage switch- built at Philly Shipyard, powered by Wabtec Tier boards and dual propulsion motors. VI diesel
rier islands and nourishing beaches an electrical power, propulsion, and building Group (ESG) this Spring de- lost to erosion, aiding the U.S. Army dredge machinery package by Royal livered R.B. Weeks, a 8,550 cubic yard Corps of Engineers and other key cli- IHC. It is equipped with twin Wabtec capacity
switchboards and dual propulsion motors. This Congressional direction led to a MARAD Vessel Power onboard consists of Wabtec Corporation’s Construction Manager (VCM) contract award to TOTE 16V250MDC, EPA Tier 4, IMO Tier III marine diesel Services in 2019, leveraging their deep experience in engines designed
to increase which are expected to be supplied by the three dominant west- the use of renewable energy, reduce the amount of imported ern OEMS: Siemens, GE and Vestas. hydrocarbons, setting offshore wind procurement targets and creating a clear route to market for developers. Looking to Other Markets for
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, has drawn a broad cadre of suppliers. The powerplant was a main focus, helping to evolve the schools from steam power plants to a modern propulsion package. By Greg Trauthwein SMVs being built for the maritime academies is Wabtec has built thousands of tier four diesel engines for trains, widely lauded
CAPTAIN MORGAN MCMANUS modern diesel-electric power plant, built with redundancy in that there are two separate engine rooms with a pair of diesel generators in each, both feeding dual high voltage switch- boards and dual propulsion motors. “It’s built from a redundancy for the safe return to port
C. O’Malley [email protected] President & COO Publisher & Editor Greg Trauthwein [email protected] There are few U.S. shipbuilding projects GE Power Conversion. Getting schooled on Editor - MarineNews Eric Haun that have generated more interest and ex- the new system is a process for the instruc- h
between MidOcean Wind and the Hornblower Group, which has a third CTV on order at Gulf Craft in Franklin, La. Initially, the WINDEA vessels will support GE on turbine commissioning works on Vineyard Wind. Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding is known to be building a CTV for Patriot Offshore Maritime Services,
tion. This is not the case. The highest bollard pull anchor handlers that will feature turbines with rotor diameters over 220 meters. featuring the largest clear back decks and biggest chain lockers Floating wind ports will likely host large submersible barges, to will be a minimum requirement for many
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“business as usual” for the ? rst phase of the Vineyard Wind project (owned by Avan- maritime industry. With goals of expanding grid Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Part- electricity generation from renewable sourc- ners), 15 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, D es, new offshore leasing
Qun 3, renamed Seaway Swan. Seaway Swan is a 50,000 The tenth International Dry Dock Conference/ DWT Heavy Transport Vessel (HTV) with an open stern and large deck free Advanced Training Forums is scheduled to from obstructions. This addition to Seaway 7’s HTV ? eet will further extend take place in Virginia
MARITIME PROPULSION Image courtesy Reinauer Transportation POWER PLAY With shipowners pressed to upgrade machinery to meet strict new emission targets, there’s much confusion with chatter surrounding ‘decarbonization’ and ‘future fuels’, solutions that don’t exist today – and may not exist in mass for
Vessels RB Weeks Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. launched the R.B. Weeks, the second trailing suction hopper dredge the Flor- ida shipbuilder has constructed for Weeks Marine, Inc. The new 356-foot trailing suction hopper dredge is be- ing constructed at ESG’s Allanton Shipyard and has a hop- per capacity
Deliveries, Contracts and Designs Cadeler inks $345m deal for Foundation Install Ship adeler signed a contract for F-class X-class Main Crane Larger than 2,600 t $345m with COSCO Heavy In- X-class @ 46 m dustries to build an F-class ves- C Hook height above deck 200m + 200m + sel to cater for
we are going to ? x the jackets. Those pin piles are our ? rst turbine installation vessel in 2002, a vessel called drilled in holes that are, on average, 25 meters deep. Jumping Jack, which has been sold. We have a very experienced drilling subcontractor, the In 2012, we contracted the vessel Aeolus
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