The FAT (Factory Acceptance Test) of the first MAN ME-GI engine in Japan has recently taken place at Tamano[ds_preview] Works of Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (MES).Overseen by the DNV GL classification society, the engine is the first of two 8S70ME-C8.2-GI units for delivery to VT Halter Marine of Mississippi, USA for installation aboard two 2,400 TEU ConRo ships for Crowley Maritime Corporation, USA. Crowley, a marine solutions, transportation and logistics company, ordered the ME-GI engines, along with three MAN 9L28/32DF auxiliary engines for each vessel, in early-2014. The ConRo ships will be named »El Coquí« and »Taíno«, and are scheduled for delivery in the second and fourth quarters of 2017, respectively.
According to MAN the vessels will be two of the world’s first LNG-powered ConRo ships, designed to travel at speeds up to 22 kn, and carry various sized containers, along with hundreds of vehicles in enclosed, weather-tight car decking.
Crowley reports that the newbuildings will reduce the amount of CO2 emissions attributable to each container by approximately 38 %. Additionally, the ships will meet or exceed all regulatory requirements and have the CLEAN notation, which requires limitation of operational emissions and discharges, as well as the Green Passport, both issued by DNV GL.
