Mumbai: ABG Shipyard in Gujarat has placed a significant order with MAN Diesel of Denmark and India for engines to power four new AHTS tugs. The 75-metre anchor handling tug supply vessels and specified to deliver a bollard pull of around 200 tonnes and are designed by Singapore-based SeaTech Solutions International. The propulsion solution for each vessel is based around four MAN Diesel type 8L27/38 medium-speed main engines. Leon Andersen, md of MAN Diesel India, said the order from such a "dynamic" customer as ABG Shipyard marked a welcome step forward for his company into the "very promising Indian offshore and shipbuilding industry." [12/01/07]
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