Propeller design is one of the most complicated compromises in naval engineering, balancing thrust, cavitation, vibration, ...

The propellers of the world's ships and boats create a constant drone that disrupts ocean life. New propeller designs based on loops could one day quiet that drone and be more fuel efficient. Sharrow ...

Two mechanical sails have been installed on board Jumbo's heavy lift vessel (HLV) Jumbo Jubilee. The wind assisted ship propulsion (WASP) solution is the latest in a series of innovative technologies ...

Marine coatings firm GIT Coatings has launched a new graphene-based propeller coating system that it says can deliver bunker savings of up to 5%. The company unveiled the product, named XGIT-VORTEX, ...

They can weigh up to 150 tons, and it's not uncommon for them to measure nine meters or more in diameter: the ship propellers on huge tankers, container ships and cruise liners are invisible giants.

When you reverse a ship's engine, the propeller doesn't just slow you down, it shoves your stern sideways. Here's why that happens and how skilled mariners use it to dock with almost no effort.

DynaFlow's underwater jet cleaning diver tool is designed to reduce propeller fouling removal maintenance time and without being abrasive to the propeller blades. The company second generation ...

Airborne Composites has its major clients in the aerospace and defence markets. Combining engineering expertise with a state-of-the-art manufacturing plant, the company develops new products for the ...