WORKBOATS AND TUGS
Proteum Unveils ‘Power in Partnership’ Scheme for OXE Diesel in Industry First
for Marine Propulsion Proteum, UK & Ireland distributor for OXE Diesel, has unveiled ‘Power in Partnership’, a combined payment and servicing scheme enabling OXE Diesel operators avoid a high upfront purchase cost and only pay for the hours the engine is working.
‘Power in Partnership’ is thought to be the marine propulsion industry’s first ‘pay per hour’ scheme and has been designed by Proteum for OXE commercial customers derived from a model used for commercial aero engines.
Customers pay for the engine rigging kit upfront and then a cost
per hour used on a monthly basis, with a minimum usage of 500 hours per year. The hourly rate covers all servicing and repairs over a 5 year or 5,000 hour period.
A remote engine monitoring system, ‘S.M.A.R.T. Engineer’, maximises uptime by supplying real-time data from up to four engines on one boat. By measuring the engine parameters, such as coolant temperature, oil, fuel and turbo pressures, automated warnings alert operators and support engineers of any possible pending issue, enabling a problem to be resolved during a planned service visit and thus reducing downtime.
“Customers gain the safety, availability and cost benefits of OXE diesel without
Kongsberg Teams up With Sonihull
Sonihull, the Coventry-based pioneer of the world’s leading environmentally friendly anti-fouling systems, has signed an agreement with Kongsberg Maritime, the historied Norwegian maritime technology group, to be its sole-supplier of ultrasonic anti-fouling systems. The agreement covers every application in the Kongsberg Maritime’s range of Kamewa waterjets.
“This agreement is a significant achievement in the current climate,” says Darren A. Rowlands, CEO of Sonihull. “Kongsberg Maritime has a very wide field of operation and we can help to improve efficiencies in multiple applications.”
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the higher purchase cost and only pay while the boat is earning for them. With ‘Power in Partnership’ we are “putting our money where our mouth is” and demonstrating our faith in the reliability of OXE engines”, said Neil Taylor, Head of Proteum.
Over 800 OXE Diesel outboards are working on salmon farm and fishing boats, ferries, workboats, patrol and fast rescue craft. The range offers 125HP, 150HP, 175HP, 200HP and 300HP options to meet different user specifications.
“As the maritime industry faces the challenges of a low carbon future, we are developing zero-harm anti-fouling systems to meet the environmental and economic challenges caused by bio-fouling,” added Rowlands. “Our technology unlocks significant margins within existing vessel systems, which extends the viability of the world’s fleet without damaging
the environment or impacting operator viability.”
“In waterjet and propeller applications, our systems can improve long-term fuel economy by up to 20%,” said Rowlands, adding: “In other applications, like box cooler installations, we can reduce capital and MRO costs by up to 95%.”
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