International Shipping Group Chooses MAN Propulsion Package

10/01/2012

Spanish concern Empresa Naviera Elcano, S.A., the international shipping group, has placed an order for two medium-speed MAN L27/38 engines as part of a propulsion package for a new vessel. The units will be constructed at the MAN Diesel & Turbo facility in Frederikshavn, Denmark, and will power a 7,000-dwt asphalt and oil-products tanker to be built at Sedef Shipyard in Turkey. The 6-cylinder main engines each deliver 2,040 kW at 800 rpm.

Elcano has chosen the engines as part of a MAN Diesel & Turbo propulsion package that also comprises an Alphatronic 2000 propulsion control system, an MAN Alpha VBS Mk 5 CP propeller, and a double-reduction gearbox with multiple PTO clutches operating at 1,200 kW at 1200 rpm.

The MAN L27/38 engine
Characterised by its heavy-duty propulsion and manoeuvring power performance, the robust L27/38 engine series performs well over the entire load range, offering an immediate load response and quick acceleration. The L27/38 is smokeless at idling, part-load and full-load, is optimised for high-torque layout, and emits low levels of NOx while minimising fuel-oil consumption.

About Sedef Shipyard
With roots dating back to 1972, the Sedef Shipyard is located on the Bay of Tuzla, near Istanbul and is part of the Turkon Holding Group, a large international enterprise with interests in shipping, tourism and shipbuilding, among others. Sedef is a diversified shipbuilder that builds all types of ships for both naval and commercial clients with Germany and the Netherlands particularly prominent as markets.

About Empresa Naviera Elcano, S.A.
Based in Madrid, Elcano was founded in 1942 and is engaged in the shipping of bulk products. These include both solids, such as coal, ores and grain, and liquids such as LNG, LPG, oil, oil products and chemical products. Including its global subsidiaries, Elcano is the parent company of an international shipping group that manages its own fleet of 27 vessels. These have a total tonnage of over 2.2 million dwt and include LNG vessels, oil and chemical/product tankers, LPG ships and bulk carriers.

MAN Diesel & Turbo, Press Release