A lack of replacement actuators for some larger diesel engines and, in some cases, turbines has been a growing problem for both shipowners and land-based facilities. To address the problem, Stockholm, Västerås, Sweden-based Qtagg has teamed with Goltens to offer new actuator units to replace the installed base of obsolete and unsupported models that have reached end of life.
With two marine-approved Qtagg replacement actuators now available – the ASAC 120 and ASAC 420 models – owners and...
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Allen Schaeffer sits in the middle of the multidirectional push and debate over what will be driving...
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China’s first self-developed 15,000 cubic meters LNG clean energy powered rake suction dredger steel cutting in Shanghai, says an article published on Xinde marinenews.
Largest rake suction dredgeThe ship is China’s first and the largest rake suction dredger with LNG clean energy powered system in the world.
Maximum capacity
Invested by CCCC Shanghai Dredging, designed by Marine Design and Research Institute of China, the ship has a total length of 155.7 meters, a...
https://mfame.guru/chinas-first-lng-powered-rake-suction-dredger-steel-cutting/
Gasoline prices are increasing almost daily, pinching the wallets and pocketbooks of nearly all Americans with cars. However, as bad as that news is, diesel prices are surging even more across the country. Today’s truckstop retail diesel prices hit a new record of $5.32/gallon. Since February 1st, national truckstop diesel prices have increased by $1.57/gallon. For an owner-operator whose truck gets 6.5 miles per gallon, this equates to a cost increase of $0.24 per mile.
Diesel’s importance to...
Trucks have been around quite a while, coming along shortly after “horseless carriages” arrived in the U.S. in the 1890s. In fact, the first semi-truck was built prior to 1900.
How? Where? Who?
The Winton Motor Carriage Company was founded in 1896 in Cleveland, Ohio, by Alexander Winton, a Scottish-American designer and inventor.
Winton began the Winton Bicycle Company in 1891, but changed from bicycle production when automobiles began to appear....
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SAN JOSE, Calif. — Nestled among flat-roofed Silicon Valley startups in an unassuming tree-lined neighborhood, Tula Technology is perfecting its Dynamic Skip Fire engine controls for diesel and electric truck powertrains that could clear expected 2027 regulatory emissions hurdles — and save a lot of fuel in the process.
The private company doesn’t care if you’ve never heard of it as long as automotive and commercial vehicle manufacturers have. Through regular appearances at industry confabs,...
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Welcome back to Truck Talk. This week, we look behind the numbers at recent SPAC financial reports, including a potentially long wait for some Nikola fuel cell truck customers. Also, who reigns supreme in engine-making, Xos mobile energy refueling and more.
Behind the numbersAs young companies begin public trading once their sponsors recede to the background, investors begin to see how aligned their projections of success are with reality. Losses, sometimes really big red numbers in net and...
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FreightWaves and FreightWaves SONAR, the industry-leading freight forecasting platform, closely monitor and report on the supply and price of diesel in 135 markets. At this time, it is the fuel that drives the U.S. trucking industry.
It is unlikely that there are many Class 8 truck drivers still driving that ever drove trucks powered by gasoline; most gasoline-powered engines had been phased out by the mid-1950s when diesel engines replaced them.
Early history of the diesel engine
The...
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