Reefers get intelligent engines

Two Sulzer 7RT-flex60C engines have been ordered as main propulsion for a pair of 13,200 dwt containerised reefer ships being built by Viana do Castelo in Portugal for Agricultural Export Co. The 16,520 kW (22,148 bhp), 114 rev/min engines will use the common rail injection system, and give the vessels a service speed of 21.3 knots. Expectations of operational economy and improved environmental performance were factors in the owner`s decision to select RT-flex engines.