The engine maker said test bed trials on its first super-long-stroke, 90 cm bore Mk 9 engine had been completed at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Engine & Machinery Division. The largest two-stroke engine ever designed by MAN Diesel & Turbo, the engine will deliver a torque of 8.5m Nm at 84 rpm and has a total output of 69,720 kW.
“The S90ME-C9.2 covers the new trend in container shipping demanding smaller bore, super-long-stroke engines with lower propeller speeds,” said MAN Diesel & Turbo.
The engine built by HHI will be installed on a containership newbuilding being built by Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL).
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