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Rebecca Gibson |
MAN Diesel & Turbo is to supply common rail (CR) engines onboard two new passenger ferries, which will sail between South Korea and mainland China.
Currently under construction at Huanghai Shipyard in Shangdong, China, Huadong Ferry and Dadong Ferry both have a passenger capacity of 1,500. Each ferry will feature MAN Diesel & Turbo’s complete Alphatronic 3000 propulsion system. This will include two 9L48/60CR engines, which will provide a combined output of 21,600 kW, two Renk gear systems and two five-bladed MAN Alpha CP propellers. This will boost the drive system’s efficiency, reducing fuel use, costs and emissions. Meanwhile the five-bladed propeller designs will ensure low levels of pressure pulses and noise.
“We are pleased that our MAN propulsion packages will contribute to a safe and eco-friendly ferry service in the region of East Asia,” said Henning Bullwinkel, sales manager of cruise and ferry at MAN Diesel & Turbo’s Business Unit Marine Medium Speed.
The engines will be among the first MAN CR engines to be delivered to China.
“This proves that MAN’s ‘Made in Germany’ products continue to be held in high esteem in China and that modern technology with electronic injection systems are increasingly gaining ground, including among Chinese owners,” said Sokrates Tolgos, head of sales, cruise and ferry at MAN Diesel & Turbo.