Germany Prominent Fast Tender

Prominent Australian shipbuilders Austal and Incat Tasmania have ordered a total of eight MAN 16V2833D STC engines in connection with the decision of the Government of the Republic of Trinidad Tobago to build one fast ferry at each yard.Each vessel will be powered by 4 MAN 16V2833D STC units to provide high-speed passenger and vehicle operations on the seabridge between the islands of Trinidad and Tobago. At full speed each engine will provide 7280 kW. The Austal vessel will be 94 metres long and designed to carry 926 passengers and 250 cars at speeds of 37.5 knots. The ship will be built in Austals new shipyard in Vung Tau Vietnam.Incats 100-metre wave-piercing catamaran will be a new fast passengercargo ferry with the capacity for 1000 persons and will carry 239 cars or a combination of trucks and cars with a service speed of 39.5 knots. Incat will build the vessel at its shipyard in Tasmania Australia.Lex Nijsen Head of Four-Stroke Marine Sales MAN Energy Solutions said MAN Energy Solutions has long had very good working relations with both Incat and Austal. With these orders we have further strengthened our position as the leading engine provider for large high-speed ferries. The MAN 2833D STC type is the market segments most fuel-efficient engine a vital consideration when a vessels fuel bill can easily account for 90 of its operating costs.Thomas Huchatz Sales Manager MAN Energy Solutions said The 2833D STC has been selected for seven of the last 14 large high-speed-ferry projects since 2015. This makes it the best-selling engine type in this competitive market segment and shows the confidence that ship operators have in MAN Energy Solutions product portfolio and extensive service network. MAN Energy Solutions has further announced that its after-sales division MAN PrimeServ will open a hub in Trinidad Tobago to best support the operator.