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L27/38 engine key to success in specialised marine segment
MAN Diesel Spain has been very active within the tug segment recently, having played a key role in three orders that contract the company to supply 18 of MAN Diesel L27/38 engines to Boluda Corporación Marítima, Spain, the international marine group and leading shipbuilder. The engines are destined for nine newbuilding tugs; ten engines were already delivered in 2009 with the remainder due in 2010/2011.
The three orders encompass two engines for the “V.B. Bravo”, owned by Boluda Corporación Marítima through its subsidiary AUXMASA; twelve engines for six tug boats owned outright by Boluda Corporación Marítima; and four engines for two tug boats owned by the Shetland Island Council. As originally stipulated, all nine tugs will be constructed at Boluda Shipyards - Unión Naval Valencia in the Port of Valencia, one of the biggest private shipyards in Spain and part of Boluda Corporación Marítima.
Boluda Corporación Marítima’s core activity, as it always has been over its history, is tug operation. Its Towage and Salvage Division maintains a strong position both domestically and internationally with a fleet of over 200 tugs.
Typical tug-boat operations include ship towage, marine safety, assistance in high-seas and fire fighting. Such demanding tasks require a highly reliable and efficient main engine, a profile that MAN Diesel’s L27/38 engine meets in full. |
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