MAN Diesel has concluded a major order for the first IMO Tier II version of its new 48/60CR four stroke engine with common rail fuel injection. Worth over €35 million, the contract centring on the 48/60CR was signed by Jari Kujala, purchasing manager, Aker Yards Oy, Rauma, Finland and Prof. Dr. Wolfram Lausch, senior vice president at the MAN Diesel Marine Medium Speed Business Unit. The contract covers the main propulsion and onboard power supply equipment for two large ro-pax ferries being built by Aker Yards for P&O Ferries. For each ship MAN Diesel will supply four inline seven cylinder type 7L48/60CR main engines, each rated 7600kW at 500rpm and four gen-sets based on inline seven cylinder type 7L 21/31 engines, each rated 1463kWe at 1000 rpm. The scope-of-supply is completed by two double input/single output shaft reduction gears and two controllable pitch propellers per ship. The gears will be supplied by MAN subsidiary Renk AG, Augsburg and the propellers by the MAN Diesel works in Frederikshavn, Denmark.
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