mtu Stories

Green methanol for mtu marine engines

Marine

January 20, 2025 by Lucie Maluck

What makes methanol such an interesting alternative for shipping? And what challenges await the Rolls-Royce engineers who are developing mtu engines for this fuel?

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Direct current, alternating current, emergency power

Marine

July 30, 2024 by Lucie Maluck

There is plenty of electricity in the huge offshore wind farms. Nevertheless, mtu emergency power aggregates are indispensable. Why?

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Special missions of a service nomad

Commercial Marine

April 15, 2024 by Lucie Maluck

It took just 4 ½ weeks for Melik Meddur and his team to perform a major overhaul of the three Series 8000 units powering the ferry HSC Condor Liberation, operated by British operator Condor Ferries. They did the job with the engines in-situ, i.e. in the engine room itself. Quite a feat, but by no means a premiere for Melik. So what's life like for him as a Rolls-Royce 'service nomad'?

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Ship of the year sails with mtu

Marine

March 11, 2024 by Lucie Maluck

Thanks to their unparalleled maneuverability and low emissions, two mtu-powered American tugs have won the "Workboat of the Year" award.

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"The gas engines purr quietly like kittens"

Marine

September 29, 2023 by Lucie Maluck

It has something of a premiere atmosphere: Europe's first inland ferry powered by a high-speed pure gas engine is about to go into operation on Lake Constance. It is still being diligently tested.

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Halunder Jet now safer and more efficient – thanks to NautIQ

Marine

August 14, 2023 by Lucie Maluck, Anne-Katrin Wehrmann

The mtu NautIQ Foresight equipment health management system is ensuring the Halunder Jet catamaran can shuttle back and forth between Hamburg and Heligoland with maximum uptime and minimum fuel consumption.

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HVO makes the difference

Marine

July 27, 2023 by Jonathan Rowland

Since 1 January 2023, it has been mandatory for commercial harbor craft operating in Californian waters to run on HVO instead of fossil diesel. The Golden Gate Ferrys in San Francico have been pioneering the use of HVO, also known as renewable diesel, since May 2019. A field report.

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First mtu gas engine installed in new Lake Constance ferry

Marine

September 22, 2022 by Silke Rockenstein

A new ferry powered by two mtu gas engines is joining the Stadtwerke Konstanz fleet on Lake Constance. In a few months, the "Ferry No. 14" is to go into trial operation.

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When the day comes ...

Marine

September 01, 2022 by Lucie Maluck

It doesn't always have to be a new engine: With Insitu and Reman, marine customers have several options for a major engine overhaul, saving time, money and resources.

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How will the ship of the future run?

Marine

August 30, 2022 by Lucie Maluck

Sustainable fuels and innovative technologies enable CO2-neutral or CO2-free propulsion concepts for ships.

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Making maintenance wait

Marine

August 26, 2022 by Kathrin Drinkuth

Engines on tugboats and ferries are now able to run for anywhere up to 90,000 hours – that’s 25 years – before a major overhaul, saving time, money and resources.

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On the way to paradise

Commercial Marine

July 26, 2022 by Sabine Kitzelmann

The Chinese shipyard Plenty Shipbuilding is building a new ferry, designed by CoCo Yachts that will connect the Tanzanian mainland with the island of Zanzibar.

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