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will probably go for something generic, like Power Systems (CMPS) says it has notched the new MaK M 25 C marine engine, its
Wärtsilä Ship Design,’ said Mr Strand. up record sales to shipyards in China. The boom with customers in China was likely
In a broader context, Mr Strand said MaK propulsion solution has been specified to continue. In addition to ocean-going
that the sheer scale of the growing by around 250 customers for container business, the market for offshore supply
Chinese shipbuilding sector meant that feeders, cargo vessels, bulk carriers, and vessels was strong, providing additional
Wärtsilä had reappraised its approach to tankers currently on order at, or recently sales opportunities especially for MaK M
the country. ‘What has become apparent delivered from, Chinese shipyards in and 32 C series engines.
here is that we will have to regionalise after 2008. Tognum company MTU Friedrichshafen
our sales and services businesses. Take Recent vessel series using MaK main has also recently stepped up its activities
the Dalian area: that is an area that is propulsion include 29 x 1700TEU container in China. It signed a broadened agreement
bigger than Germany, Spain, and The feeder ships for Zhejiang Yangfan Ship with the China North Industries Group
Netherlands combined. Shanghai and Group (which specified MaK 7 M 43 C Corp (Norinco (G)) in December 2007,
Hong Kong have been our base places, main engines), 30 x 2700TEU container covering a new joint venture to assemble
but the Dalian office is growing rapidly feeder ships for Mawei Shipbuilding high performance engines of the Series
and, in 2007, we also set up operations in (MaK 8 M 43 C engines preferred), and 956, 1163, and 595 from 2009, thus
Beijing and Guangzhou. 20 x 3880TEU container feeder ships for expanding a collaboration that began in
‘What most people don’t realise is that Mawei Shipbuilding (MaK 9 M 43 C main 1986. The two companies also announced
China is a decentralised country, and that propulsion). that Norinco and MTU would jointly
the provinces are rather powerful, with Other highlights include a massive 73 manufacture first-generation MTU Series
their own agendas. Ultimately, we may ship order run, with MaK 6 M 43 C main 4000 engines for the Chinese marine
come to look at Chinese production in propulsion preferred for 12,000dwt bulk market.
a decentralised way also – the prop shaft carriers built in series at Taizhou Sanfu Tognum is also transferring the
bearings and seals business, for example, Shipyard, Qinshan Shipyard, Jiangdong core departments of the MTU Asia
could be partly decentralised and there Shipyard, and Jiangzhou Shipyard. headquarters from Singapore to Shanghai,
might be other opportunities.’ Caterpillar said that, with domestic with procurement for the Asian market to
MaK manufacturing capability available be managed from Shanghai in the future.
Roots for growth from Caterpillar Motoren Guangdong, A new Technology Centre is being set up
Other manufacturers have also been busy and investments being made in key on the premises of the MTU assembly
laying down roots. Caterpillar Marine component supply and new products, like plant in Suzhou, established in 2006. NA
RT-flex tops 500
Orders for Wärtsilä RT-flex electronically-controlled common-rail marine
engines have passed the 500-engine mark.
W
ärtsilä’s RT-flex recently passed shipowners. The engines are being built engines, having a maximum continuous
a significant milestone, with by 12 engine builders under licence from power of 68,640kW each at 102rev/min, will
sales of 500 engines since the Wärtsilä. be built by Hyundai’s Engine & Machinery
introduction of the common-rail system Eight RT-flex96C engines have been Division (EMD).
in 1998. Although many of these are of the ordered for a series of large containerships Another Hamburg shipowner, Hamburg
most powerful RT-flex96C type, progress contracted by the French shipowner CMA Südamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-
has been achieved with the smallest, the CGM in Korea. The eight ships will be Gesellschaft KG (Hamburg Süd), recently
RT-flex50, which has a rapidly growing delivered in 2009 and 2010, with the engines decided to switch from mechanically-
orderbook. being built by Doosan Engine Co Ltd. controlled RTA96C engines to RT-flex96C
The new RT-flex82C and RT-flex82T Eight 13,100TEU containerships common-rail engines for six 7100TEU
engine types have also made a good start contracted by the Rickmers Group will containership newbuildings contracted
with orders being booked by Hyundai Heavy each be powered by a 12-cylinder Wärtsilä earlier this year at Daewoo-Mangalia Heavy
Industries Co Ltd and Doosan Engine Co RT-flex96C engine. The ships, which will all Industries SA in Romania. The ships are
Ltd, both in Korea. be time chartered by a major containership due for delivery in 2010. Each vessel will be
So far, orders for Wärtsilä RT-flex operator, will be built by Hyundai Heavy powered by an eight-cylinder RT-flex96C
engines have been booked for installation Industries Co Ltd, Korea, at its Ulsan engine of 45,760kW output. The engines
in newbuildings at 42 shipyards for 65 shipyard for delivery in 2010 and 2011. The will be built by Doosan Engine Co Ltd. NA
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