HHI wins biggest engine order from China

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) contracted with Shanghai Shipyard & Chengxi Shipyard for the supply of nine sets of marine propulsion engines (MAN B&W 7K90MC-C) and 68 diesel generating sets (HiMSEN 7H21/32), which will be installed onto 3,500TEU container ships for German shipowners.

The contract is valued at $110 million and, in terms of order price, is the largest engine order received by HHI as a single project since the first production of engines in 1979. An official of HHI?s Engine & Machinery Division said, “This is one of our success stories, achieved through our solid relationship with Chinese shipyards and shipowners? confidence in quality and performance of HHI-built marine engines.”

The engines will be delivered from April 2007 to July 2009. Including this order, HHI?s Engine & Machinery Division have so far supplied the Chinese yard with 22 sets of main propulsion engines and 128 diesel generating engines.