Marine Log - August 2008 - (Page 14) Update MTU’s orderbooks over $10 million mark Tognum subsidiary MTU Friedrichshafen, thus far, has been having a very good year. It has an orderbook with a total volume of more than $10 million. The company is getting orders from shipbuilding yards in South-East Asia. The yards are predominantly ordering propulsion systems for Offshore Supply Vessels (OSVs). More than 30 engines from MTU’s Series 2000 (pictured) and 4000 have been ordered to meet with the increasing demand. Both series of engines have a power output range between 750 and 2,500 kW. Some of MTU’s customers include Damen Shipyards Singapore, Penguin Shipyard International, Strategic Marine and NGV Tech from Malaysia. INLAND • COASTAL • OFFSHORE • DEEPSEA Cummins power for a pair of Sibu-designed sister tugs ister With the tugs, ability to reach Surya speeds of 12 Ratna 10 and knots and a Surya Wira 15 bollard pull of were delivered 40 tons, the to Singaporetugs are fitted based, Interwith a pair of national Bulk Cummins Trade Ltd., K TA 5 0 - M 2 this past June. main The tugs The Surya Wira 15 undergoing construction engines—each share the same producing measurements at 32.1m x 9m x 4.2m. 1,600 hp at 1,800 rev/min. The mains turn Designed by Sibu’s naval architect team at 2,400 m/m diameter propellers in nozUnited Ship Design, the sister tugs fea- zles, mounted on 8-inch stainless steel ture a classic raised Foc’s’le design with a shafts, through Twin Disc MG-5506 gears double chine hull representative of the with 6:1 ratios. firm. The hulls feature tankage space A pair of Cummins 6BT5.9(m) 78kW built in-large enough to hold 201 tons of gensets provide electrical power with a fuel, 22 tons of fresh water and 31 tons of smaller Yanmar-powered genset for harballast water. bor power. S 14 MARINE LOG AUGUST 2008 www.marinelog.com http://www.wqis.com http://www.marinelog.com
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