MAN Rollo will deliver two MAN diesel engines with a power supply of 1,029 kW at 2,100 rpm and after-treatment systems for the pilot vessel »Luna«.
The ship, owned by Loodswezen, is currently under construction at the Dutch shipyard Barkmeijer in Stroobos.
According to MAN Ro[ds_preview]llo the engines and the after-treatment installations, comply with IMO-TIER III requirements for exhaust gas emissions on ships that will come into effect per 1 January 2021. The MAN diesel engines type D2862LE469 as well as the after treatment installations (Selective Catalytic Reduction System – SCR) are the lightest in their class and are highly suitable for Loodswezen tenders. In addition, the engines have very favourable fuel consumption because of the common rail fuel injection technology the manufacturer stated.
»This configuration is extremely interesting for our new build tenders,« says Tjeerd de Vos, Loodswezen Fleet Manager. »For now, we are trying-out Luna’s engines. If this configuration meets our requirements, we could decide to install it in the tenders that will be delivered between 2019 and 2021. We have also looked at using LNG, but so far it has not met the desired power profile for a safe operation«, says de Vos.
The new pilot tender »Luna« will come into service by the end of 2017.
