MAN wins RCN tug engines contract

The 24m vessels are based on a Robert Allan RAmparts 2400 design and are part of the Naval Large Tug project. Each will be equipped with two MAN 12V175D-MM engines and are set for delivery to Canada’s major naval bases at Esquimalt, British Columbia and Halifax, Nova Scotia, with each location set to receive two tugs.

Kamen Stoykov, marine sales & projects manager, MAN Energy Solutions, Canada, said, “MAN is excited to partner with the Ocean Group under Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy to provide our state-of-the-art MAN 175D high-speed propulsion engines and power generation for the Royal Canadian Navy’s new Naval Large Tugboats.

These modern engines will be equipped with the latest environmental protection technology from MAN and will comply with the latest environmental regulations. They also feature digitally-controlled fuel systems for optimal fuel efficiency.”

MAN Energy Solutions will also provide selective catalytic reduction technology for the engines, facilitating Tier III compliance, as well as ship service diesel-generator sets. Work on these components will take place at MAN’s facility in Denmark, while its Canadian division will integrate the systems and additionally provide training, testing and support during harbour-acceptance and sea-acceptance trials.