07JUN2019 - NEWS - MAN wins Seaspan ferry propulsion system order

The two 149 m LNG battery hybrid RO/RO ferries recently ordered by Canada’s Seaspan Ferries may look a lot like the pair delivered to the operator last year, but they are being built by a different shipbuilder and will have a different propulsion system supplier.

Damen Shipyards Gorinchem B.V. is to build the vessels at its Mangalia, Romania, yard and has placed an order with MAN covering the provision of MAN 35/44DF dual-fuel engines, fuel gas-supply systems and the main electric systems, including batteries.

MAN says that, though Seaspan had initially been minded to build repeats of the two previous ferries, a live performance of its MAN 35/44DF engine demonstrated that a fully-integrated MAN solution could better fulfill the owner’s requirements.

Published by Editor - www.Livebunkers.com at 07-Jun-2019 02:14:46 [UTC] , contact editor at editor@livebunkers.com