MAN Propulsion Package to Power Tanker Quartet

The construction of the 199 m Swedish Fartygskonstruktioner AB-designed newbuildings is set to start at Xiamen Shipbuilding with delivery scheduled from mid-2025 onward. The order includes options for an additional two vessels.

Each main engine will have a power output of 600 kW per cylinder and comes integrated with MAN Energy Solutions’ proprietary LP-SCR (Low-Pressure Selective Catalytic Reduction) system that delivers NO_x-reduction rates of up to 90% in fulfilling the latest IMO environmental requirements. Each engine will drive an MAN Alpha VBS1260 CP propeller via a Flender GUCK-1560 gearbox.

Each vessel will also feature MAN auxiliary engines in the form of 2 × 8L23/30H Mk2 (at 900 rpm) and 1 × 6L23/30H Mk2 (at 720 rpm) GenSets. MAN Energy Solutions licensee, CSSC Marine Power Co., Ltd (CMP), will build these engines in China.

GTS Executive Management stated that it was very proud to continue its newbuild investment program, especially during the company’s 25^th anniversary year, with its long and loyal partner, MAN Energy Solutions.

Lex Nijsen – Vice President, Marine Europe and Americas – MAN Energy Solutions, said: “This entire project is testimony to the excellent, decades-long cooperation between GTS and MAN Energy Solutions. It’s a notable feather in our cap to have been selected as propulsion-system supplier for these ice-classed newbuilds.”

Christian Kamm – Sales Manager Europe, Marine – MAN Augsburg, said: “The MAN 32/44CR engine maintains high efficiency at all times and there is no fuel penalty or de-rating when operating the SCR system, especially with HFO. This is in great part due to the lower temperature that MAN SCR solutions operate at and that meet the highest emission standards.”