MHI steering gear for Imabari ULCCs

The equipment is set to be installed on a 20,000 teu mega container carrier currently being built for Imabari Shipbuilding at the Saijo Shipyard.

MHI-MME’s DFT-1150 is said to be the world’s largest size of steering gear is one of many developed many kinds of steering gears supplied numerously for small-size to large-size vessels.

MHI-MME has also received orders of large-size electro–hydraulic steering gears, DFT-1150, DFT-870 and DFT-760 for 20,000TEU and 14,000 TEU which will be built at Marugame Headquarters and Hiroshima Shipyard of Imabari Shipbuilding. respectively.

The company has also made technical license agreements with Yoowon Industries in Korea and Jiangsu Masada Heavy Industries in China.