MAN to supply DF engines for Baltic Ro-Pax project

The vessel will be powered by 5 × MAN 51/60DF dual-fuel main engines. The dual fuel vessel is scheduled for delivery in early 2022. Work on the newbuild project is due to start in spring 2020.

Lex Nijsen, Head of Four-Stroke Marine Sales, MAN Energy Solutions said: “Finland is always such an innovative market and it’s very pleasing to land this order. This agreement marks the second car and passenger ferry for RMC this year and we are very pleased that they have chosen to go with our 51/60DF units this time. The engines performed strongly on the test bed, showcasing such characteristic advantages as load behaviour and pure gas start, which ultimately led Tallink to choose MAN.”

Nijsen added “This is the second agreement we have made for the 51/60DF within a short period of time in the Baltic after TT-Line placed its RoPax order earlier this year.”

The 212 metre-long 50,000gt MySTAR will be the largest newbuild project to date for RMC. The Ro-Pax will have a passenger capacity of 2,800 and will serve on Tallink’s high volume Tallinn to Helsinki route in the Baltic Sea. The port of Tallinn noted passenger volumes between Helsinki and Tallinn reached 8.8 million in 2019.

The vessel’s design is expected to lead to a reduction in emissions compared with older vessels on the Helsinki-Tallinn route, Jyrki Heinimaa, CEO, Rauma Marine Constructions noted.