Company to supply engines and scrubbers for seven new cruise ships, which will run on various fuels
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Rebecca Gibson |
MAN Energy Solutions secured a record number of orders for engines and exhaust gas treatment systems (scrubbers) from cruise operators in the first eight months 2018.
The company has been contracted to supply the systems for seven new cruise ships ranging in size from 50,000 to 140,000gt, which will run on various fuels. The solutions will include type 32/44CR engines with fully electronic common-rail injection systems capable of operating on traditional heavy fuel oil, as well as dual-fuel type 51/60DF engines that run on both LNG and oil-based fuels. MAN will also supply its proprietary selective catalytic reduction system, which reduces ships’ nitrogen oxide emissions, as well as closed-loop wet scrubbers sourced from its partners.
“These orders demonstrate in a nutshell MAN’s capability to provide state-of-the-art, efficient engine technology, along with emission-reducing solution packages, regardless of the fuel type preferred by the customer,” said Sokrates Tolgos, head of Cruise Sales and Tendering at MAN Energy Solutions.
MAN will deliver the engines and scrubbers between the end of 2019 and 2022.
“The growth in order intake is very gratifying as system technologies that help our customers to increase the efficiency of their plants and reduce emissions play a central role in our business,” said Lex Nijsen, head of Four-Stroke Marine at MAN Energy Solutions. “We plan to continue this growth by making increasing use of our capabilities as an integrated system supplier, which we have built up over the past few years.”