Marine propulsion shafting systems are critical components in modern marine engineering, serving as the conduit between a vessel's power generation unit and its propeller. These systems are not only ...

USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) is pier side following an engineering casualty the ship suffered transiting the Panama Canal. The guided missile destroyer will undergo repairs at a former U.S. naval station ...

Propulsion evolves, improves and powers forward in the inland markets. And, Z-Drive propulsion is the future. In a white paper released late in 2014 by The Shearer Group, Ed Shearer and Greg Beers ...

LOS ANGELES—CFM International said it is redesigning the bearing in the radial drive shaft of the LEAP-1B—which powers the Boeing 737 MAX—after five incidents in which an engine was shut down ...

Schottel-Werft and Siemens AG Marine Engineering have developed a new propulsion systems with a power range between five and 30 MW per unit. The system is designed to provide efficient propulsion, ...

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) claims to have developed new electrically-powered pump-jet propulsor that would theoretically be much quieter than any current generation Western ...

Rear Admiral Ma Weiming, China’s top naval engineer, is notably responsible for the development of multiple Chinese naval electromagnetic programs, including the electromagnetic catapult and railguns.

If China’s rim-driven pumpjet propulsion technology works, it would be a significant advance for the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s undersea force. In a recent article that appeared in the South ...