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Rebecca Gibson |
MAN Diesel & Turbo is to supply its V48/60CR engines with diesel-electric propulsion systems for Norwegian Cruise Line’s new generation Breakaway Plus ships.
The firm was contracted by Meyer Werft, which will build the 163,000 gt vessels at its Papenburg yard in Germany, and will provide two 14V and three 12V 48/60CR Tier II type engines for each ship. The five engines will operate using MAN Diesel's advanced common-rail (CR) injection system – which is suitable for both heavy fuel oil and distillate fuels – and offer increased fuel and emissions efficiency.
“We are extremely pleased to continue our long-standing relationship with Norwegian and Meyer Werft, both of whom have always been innovative with high demands for quality standards and professionalism from their suppliers,” said Sokrates Tolgos, head of cruise and ferry sales at MAN Diesel. “Norwegian was the first company to introduce MAN 48/60 CR technology into its operating fleet six years ago and ever since all its MAN-powered newbuilds have been ordered with the fuel saving electronic CR injection system.”
MAN Diesel has supplied 48/60 and 58/64 engine types for the majority of Norwegian’s existing fleet – including Norwegian Breakaway, which was launched in April – and is set to fit the engines on Norwegian Getaway when it debuts next January.