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Walpole, MA - The Rolls-Royce MT30 marine gas turbine engine has completed the DNV (Det Norske Veritas) Type Test required to certify the engine at 36MW to DNV's rules for classification of High Speed, Light Craft and Naval Surface Vessels. This test was completed on schedule and represents a significant milestone in the certification sequence of the MT30.
Houston, TX - Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine today helped christen the M/V Fairweather, the largest high-speed ferry built in the United States. The vessel is equipped with Rolls-Royce Kamewa Waterjets and was built by Derecktor Shipyard.
Rolls-Royce has won two naval marine contracts, worth up to £110 million, to power submarines and support Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships.
Rolls-Royce has acquired marine electrical systems company VT Controls Ltd for £11 million, continuing its growth strategy in the marine market.
Rolls-Royce today launched designs for a powerful new naval logistics ship - offering record speeds for transporting high volumes of equipment and spares in support of rapid response forces.
Rolls-Royce has won orders worth £55 million since the beginning of 2003 to supply marine design and equipment packages for the offshore industry, continuing its strong presence in this market.
Rolls-Royce and Furuno have agreed to co-operate in the marketing and supply of Integrated Bridge Systems (IBS) to the commercial marine market.
A partnering agreement to offer naval marine propulsion expertise to UK, French and export markets has been signed by DCN and Rolls-Royce.
Rolls-Royce and Kawasaki Heavy Industries have celebrated the successful running of the groundbreaking WR-21 gas turbine in Japan.
Rick Kane has been appointed as President of Rolls-Royce's new Marine Electrical Systems business, a centre of excellence for the company's marine electrical propulsion, automation and control, and motion control systems for commercial and naval markets.
Rolls-Royce announced today that its Kamewa waterjets have been selected for X-Craft, an experimental high-speed aluminium catamaran. The X-Craft is a demonstrator, which may be used to prove technologies for use in the US Navy's Littoral Combat Ship (LCS).
The new Rolls-Royce MT30 marine gas turbine has been selected to power the Integrated Power System (IPS) Engineering Development Model (EDM) for the US Navy's DD(X) multimission destroyer programme. This order marks the company's entry into the US Navy large gas turbine market.
Rolls-Royce has developed the world's most powerful waterjets for a revolutionary Japanese super-ship. The jets will propel the 700-passenger and cargo-carrying Techno-Superliner between Tokyo and the Ogasawara Islands, 1,000km south, at 38 knots, cutting the journey time by ten hours to just 16 hours.
