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Wednesday, March 4, 2015
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News

Edison Chouest to Build Polar Anchor Handler, Rolls-Royce Wins Propulsion Contract

U.S. -based offshore support vessel owner Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) has awarded Rolls-Royce a contract today to supply azimuth main propulsion, propulsion

March 4, 2015
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Friday, January 16, 2015
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Engines

Norwegian Cruise Liner to Be Outfitted With Permanent Magnet Tunnel Thrusters

Instead of having a shaft or some other geared mechanism connected to a motor, the propeller blades themselves are the the motor which provides the

January 16, 2015
Total Views: 359

Tuesday, January 13, 2015
New Alaska State Ferries to Feature Rolls-Royce Propulsion Systems
News

New Alaska State Ferries to Feature Rolls-Royce Propulsion Systems

Rolls-Royce says it has been selected by the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities and Vigor Alaska to provide the propulsion systems for

January 13, 2015
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Thursday, December 11, 2014
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Interesting

Rolls-Royce’s Vision of Future Ship Navigation Looks Like Star Trek

The future of marine and offshore navigation may not be as awesome as flying an F/A-18 Super Hornet, but Rolls-Royce did a really good job at making it look

December 11, 2014
Total Views: 109

Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Rolls-Royce Bergen B33.45 propulsion engine
Maritime News

SMM Hamburg Day 2 – All About Efficiency

Lots of announcements in Hamburg this week during SMM.  Here’s the latest, in no particular order: New Engine for Rolls-Royce: For the first time in 10

September 10, 2014
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Tuesday, July 1, 2014
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News

gCaptain Visits Rolls-Royce’s Ålesund Training Facility

On the west coast of Norway, just past the corner where the rocky coast begins to curve to the east and on upwards to the cold and remote subarctic

July 1, 2014
Total Views: 96

Thursday, June 26, 2014
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Engineering News

Clean Skies Above and Clean Engine Rooms Below on LNG-Powered Ships

In 2001, Norway’s largest ferry operator, Fjord1 commissioned the world’s first LNG-powered ferry, the MV Glutra, and 13 years later the company

June 26, 2014
Total Views: 55

Monday, June 23, 2014
mv borgoy tug bukser og berging
Multimedia

SPOTD: Buksèr og Berging’s LNG-Powered Tugs Support Kårstø

I’ve been cruising around Norway for the past 6 days and met up with the folks from Rolls-Royce and Norwegian tug operator Buksèr og Berging who gave

June 23, 2014
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Monday, May 5, 2014
island dawn offshore supply vessel vard brevik
News

VARD and Simek Shipyards Win Supply Vessel Orders

Norwegian ship owner Island Offshore and Aberdeen-based Fletcher Shipping have just signed contracts with Rolls-Royce for a total of four new offshore supply

May 5, 2014
Total Views: 50

Sunday, April 6, 2014
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Engineering News

More Deepwater Rigs in the Gulf Mean Busy Days Ahead for Rolls-Royce

I met up with the folks at Rolls-Royce the other week at their service center in Galveston, Texas for a quick update on their operations. With more and more

April 6, 2014
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Friday, April 4, 2014
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News

Simon Møkster Orders Second Wave Piercing OSV

Simon Møkster Shipping placed an order today with Spanish shipyard Astilleros Gondan for a new Rolls-Royce designed UT 776 W wave piercing offshore supply

April 4, 2014
Total Views: 14

Monday, March 31, 2014
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Engineering News

King Harald Presents Heyerdahl Award to Rolls-Royce

During the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association Annual Conference today, His Majesty King Harald of Norway presented the 2014 Heyerdahl Award to Rolls-Royce

March 31, 2014
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Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Integrated Bridge System With ECDIS - Electronic Chart Display showing tech data
Interesting

Rolls-Royce Testing Drone Technology for Unmanned Cargo Ships

In an age of aerial drones and driver-less cars, Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc is designing unmanned cargo

February 25, 2014
Total Views: 216

Monday, January 27, 2014
Rolls-Royce: As Naval Engineering Evolves, Power is Everything
Engineering News

Rolls-Royce: As Naval Engineering Evolves, Power is Everything

While at the Surface Navy Association’s (SNA) 26th National Symposium in Washington, DC the other week, I met Don Roussinos, President of Rolls-Royce Naval

January 27, 2014
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Interesting

Rolls-Royce and Island Offshore Prep for Heavy Weather with New Ship Design

Rolls-Royce and Norwegian ship owner Island Offshore have announced today a rather unique new vessel design they’ve been quietly working on, the UT 777.

January 27, 2014
Total Views: 211

Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Wärtsilä engine trieste
Engineering News

Rolls-Royce Expected to Make Offer to Buy Wärtsilä

British engineering company Rolls-Royce is expected to make a public offer on the Finnish ship and power plant engine maker Wartsila, a newspaper reported on

January 21, 2014
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Monday, November 18, 2013
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Engineering News

Rolls-Royce’s Seagoing “Aquarium” Transports Tons of Live Fish to UK Markets

There’s certainly no substitute to eating fresh, unfrozen fish immediately after catch, particularly if it’s tuna and you happen to have some

November 18, 2013
Total Views: 35

Monday, October 7, 2013
Borgøy lng powered tug Buksér og Berging sanmar
Engineering News

Sanmar Shipyard Completes M/T Borgøy, World’s First LNG-Powered Tugboat [HD PHOTOS]

I was on the outskirts of Istanbul this past weekend at the epicenter of Turkey’s bustling shipbuilding industry where the naming ceremony of the

October 7, 2013
Total Views: 179

Thursday, October 3, 2013
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Engineering News

SPOTD: 30-Ton Propellers Installed on the Gerald R. Ford

Workers at Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) tension the bolts that will keep the 30-ton bronze propeller affixed to one of the 4 shafts protruding from

October 3, 2013
Total Views: 1842

Wednesday, October 2, 2013
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News

Rolls-Royce to Supply “Promas Lite” For Norwegian Cruise Ship

Rolls-Royce has won a contract to supply an innovative an integrated propeller and rudder system called “Promas Lite” to the Norwegian cruise

October 2, 2013
Total Views: 196
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