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Main Engine Dry Running Test. No Oil for the Main Engine 90 sec. Running

Main Engine Dry Running Test. No Oil for the Main Engine 90 sec. Running

DON'T TRY TO DO THIS Main Engine Dry Running Test. No Oil for the Main Engine 90 sec. Running

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World’s Largest Diesel Series: MAN’s Record-Breaking 12S90ME-C

World’s Largest Diesel Series: MAN’s Record-Breaking 12S90ME-C

The MAN B&W 12S90ME-C Mark 9.2 type diesel engine set the world record in October of 2014 for the largest engine ever built

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BCIT’s new training centerpiece, a MAN 7L48/60 Medium Speed Diesel engine

BCIT’s new training centerpiece, a MAN 7L48/60 Medium Speed Diesel engine

BCIT has received a large medium speed Diesel engine; an inline 7 cylinder 48/60 series with common rail fuel injection, the second largest series of the MAN medium speed portfolio. It just does not get any shinier than this

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MAN 48/60 ENGINES CLOCK UP 500TH SALE

MAN 48/60 ENGINES CLOCK UP 500TH SALE

MAN Diesel Turbo has announced the 500th sale of its MAN 48/60 medium-speed engine. Based on the 48/60 workhorse, the 48/60 engine was introduced in 2003 in both L- and V- versions.

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Eye catching - How to assemble marine diesel engine

Eye catching - How to assemble marine diesel engine

Most modern ships use a reciprocating diesel engine as their prime mover, due to their operating simplicity, robustness and fuel economy compared to most other prime mover mechanisms.

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Celebration's Crankshaft Removal

Celebration's Crankshaft Removal

Carnival's MV Celebration had to have one of it's engines crankshaft replaced in the Grand Bahamas Shipyard, in Freeport.

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Oh Sht Moment: Cargo Ship in Storm Loses Cargo in an Instant

Oh Sht Moment: Cargo Ship in Storm Loses Cargo in an Instant

The only two words that come to mind while watching this video are “oh sht”.

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Wärtsilä’s Secret Weapon Revealed [HD PHOTOS]

Wärtsilä’s Secret Weapon Revealed [HD PHOTOS]

At a press event in Trieste, Italy this week, Finnish marine engine manufacturer Wärtsilä pulled the curtain to reveal the RT-flex 50DF, the world’s first 2-stroke, low-pressure, dual fuel engine.

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A Dirty Job in a Mighty Engine

A Dirty Job in a Mighty Engine

When Umiak's 30,000 horsepower engine is shut down for the night, the crew has to check that it's still in tip-top shape.

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Watch the Sulzer 12RTA96C: a walk around world's most powerful engine, running at 70 rpm

Watch the Sulzer 12RTA96C: a walk around world's most powerful engine, running at 70 rpm

A video of a walk around the running Sulzer/Wärtsilä 12RTA96C main engine on board the Maersk Kimi, currently at 70 revolutions per minute

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Watch  Caterpillar Marine Engine Manufacturing Facility in Kiel, Germany

Watch Caterpillar Marine Engine Manufacturing Facility in Kiel, Germany

A look at Caterpillar's world-class manufacturing of MaK marine engines in Kiel, Germany.

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The ship of all ships: The largest cargo transport ship in the world

The ship of all ships: The largest cargo transport ship in the world

Meet the cruise liner for ships Massive carrier craft can hold up to 22 barges - and even an oil rig - on its back

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Watch: The Deepest Floating Oil Platform In The World

Watch: The Deepest Floating Oil Platform In The World

Perdido is the deepest floating oil platform in the world at a water depth of about 2450 meters (8000 feet) operated by the Shell Oil Company in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Tour of the Mega Container Ship  Life at Sea

Tour of the Mega Container Ship Life at Sea

Let me show you around the container ship I work on - OOCL Atlanta - It's Gross Tonnage: 89010 - Length Overall x Breadth: 323m × 43m - Year Built: 2005 by Samsung Shipyard.

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Caterpillar’s LNG solutions in demand from cruise lines and commercial operators

Caterpillar’s LNG solutions in demand from cruise lines and commercial operators

LNG-fuelled propulsion is increasingly a key focus for Caterpillar, with a range of innovative solutions available

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ClassNK Calls for Upgraded Steel Plate Tolerance in Mega-Ship Construction

ClassNK Calls for Upgraded Steel Plate Tolerance in Mega-Ship Construction

(The Loadstar) – Japanese classification society ClassNK is claiming a “world-first” breakthrough finding in the required crack arrest toughness of steel plates used in the construction of ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs).

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No Pollution Detected from Grounded Rig in Scotland -Coastguard

No Pollution Detected from Grounded Rig in Scotland -Coastguard

The drilling rig Transocean Winner remains hard aground off Scotland but authorities have detected no pollution in the area despite breaches to fuel tanks containing large quantities of diesel

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InvaSave completes shipboard tests

InvaSave completes shipboard tests

Damen Green Solutions has completed shipboard tests of its containerised InvaSave ballast water management system (BWMS)

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Auto mode detection capability for enginei

Auto mode detection capability for enginei

Diesel power specialist Royston has developed an advanced auto mode detection capability for its enginei fuel management system.

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FPSO owners are under pressure to cut costs

FPSO owners are under pressure to cut costs

Floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) operators are concentrating on extending the life of their vessels and improving reliability,

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