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Wärtsilä has been awarded five power plant projects, which will support development of the national grid in Argentina. Contracts for three power plants, totalling EUR 78 million, have been signed with Industrias J.F.Secco S.A. (Secco)

10 shipbreaking workers killed or severely injured in one month only

A sealed-in piston cooling system under development by Federal Mogul could enable higher running temperatures, greater energy efficiency and reduced cooling oil costs for marine four-stroke engines.

ABB Turbocharging has used the CIMAC Congress in Helsinki as the opportunity to introduce its first dedicated turbocharger for marine auxiliary engine applications.

Wärtsilä has signed a major contract to supply a 161 MW Flexicycle (combined cycle) power plant to Yamama Cement Company in Saudi Arabia.

Wartsila is enhancing its service offering through participation in a new maintenance hub in the Canary Islands.

Siemens has received its first order from China of SGT-800 gas turbines and the associated generators.

GE’s Distributed Power business and Cefla SC have received an order from Italian utility ACEA Produzione SpA for GE’s first two 9.5 MW Jenbacher J920 FleXtra gas engines to be deployed in Italy.

The first dual-fuel two-stroke engine employing the low-pressure X-DF gas admission technology developed by Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD)

MAN Diesel & Turbo said the Kappel propellers it will supply Danaos Shipping Co. Ltd. will be the largest fixed pitch Kappel propellers delivered to date.

Two 18.5 MW MAN Diesel & Turbo 48/60 engines were officially commissioned as part of an ongoing partnership with the Caribbean Utilities Company (CUC) and Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian Contractor A/S (BWSC).

MAN Diesel & Turbo has concluded a contract to deliver five engines, four 18V28/32S and one 7L27/38S, for a new power plant in Moroni, the capital city of Comoros

The Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC), with funding from the government, has constructed an 18 megawatt Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) Power Plant located at the entity’s Bushrod Island compound

Thailand is at risk of being short of 6,300 megawatts of electricity in 2021 due to the possible disruption of up to 9 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas

The largest and most powerful engine from MAN Diesel & Turbo’s portfolio ever designed and built has entered service.

Global manufacturing group Wartsila Corp. has acquired Weir American Hydro from the Weir Group plc, with ownership of the U.S.- and Canada-based business to be transferred effective June 30.

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Power generation is a continuous requirement on board ships. A blackout situation even for few minutes can lead to devastating results such as grounding, collision etc.,

For Ngoc Nguyen, long vacations at home are one of the perks of his career. Now with a family of his own, Ngoc enjoys spending time with his sons: 15-year-old Jimmi and ten-year-old Kevin.

“The Royal Netherlands Navy cannot do without the golden triangle.” This statement was made by Rob Zuiddam