Reasons for Cylinder Liner Wear and Ways to Measure it
All types of ship machines and parts get worn out due to continuous usage and working. Proper maintenance and routine checks are necessary to ensure that the machines work for…
How is Marine Engine Repair Done On board a Ship?
Marine Engine Repair is one of the most important tasks carried on board a ship. It involves repairing and carrying out of routine maintenance tasks on the marine engine of…
What are Breaking-In and Running-In in Marine Diesel Engines?
One cannot imagine a ship unequipped with marine engines as they are responsible for propulsion and power generation for the vessel. Two or Four stroke engines are used for propelling…
The Most Popular Marine Propulsion Engines in the Shipping Industry
Marine engines are one of the biggest and expensive engines in the world. It requires great engineering skills and resources to manufacture such massive machinery, which is responsible for propulsion…
Why 2-stroke Engines are Used More commonly than 4-stroke on Ships?
When a ship is being constructed in a shipyard, the most important machinery that is to be selected is the main propulsion machinery. Both 2 stroke and 4 stroke engines…
Procedure for Removing Main Bearing of MAN B&W MC-C Engine
Efficient maintenance of main engine of the ship ensures smooth running, higher efficiency, and minimum breakdown. Main bearing of the main engine is one such part which can withhold the…
Jack Bolts for Marine Engine and the Procedure for Tensioning
Bending stress is one of the major reasons for failure or cracks in the ship’s Main engine support girders of the bed plate, installed just below the main bearing. To…
What is a Brace or Strut for Marine Engines?
2 stroke marine engines are considered to be the world most powerful engines used on ships, some of them capable of producing power of 108, 920 horses. However, while running…
Procedure for Cross Head Bearing Removal of Marine Engine – MAN B&W S50MC-C
It is very important in a large two stroke slow speed engine to transfer the power generated in the combustion chamber to the crankshaft without transmitting transverse forces to the…
Types of Main Bearings of Marine Engines and their Properties
The rotational power of a ship’s propeller is determined by the power produced by the marine engine to rotate the crankshaft. The crankshaft of the main engine is supported and…
