Croatia: Brodosplit-Diesel Engine Factory Delivers Main Engine for Hull 470

February 26, 2012

On 23rd February 2012, a bed trial of the main engine of Hull 470 was performed in Brodosplit-Diesel Engine Factory. It is a ship size handy bulk carrier for the transport of bulk cargo, with capacity of 52.000 dwt and contracted for domestic shipping company Jadroplov from Split.

Bulk carrier has the same dimensions of the m/v „Peristil“ i m/v „Sveti Dujam“ which are built and delivered to the domestic shipping company in 2010. By applying the new regulations, main engine is changed, so the Newbuilding will have better features – she will achieve lower fuel consumption and lower pollution.

Engine was built under license of MAN B&W Diesel, type 6S60MC-8.2 with M(aximum)C(ontinious)R(ating) of 7500 kW at 110 r/min. Engine performance was optimised on 85% of MCR i.e. 6375 kW at 104,2 r/min. A fuel oil consumption at optimised point is 166,4 g/kWh, meaning more than 24,5 tons of fuel oil per day.

The ship will have a dual class, and its construction is supervised by Classification Society Bureau Veritas and Croatian Registry of Shipping.

Facts for Main Engine of Hull 470

Main engine – SPLIT MAN B&W

Engine Type – 6S60 MC-8.2

MCR – 7500 kW at 110 r/min

SCR – 6375 kW at 104,2 r/min

Length over all – 9,3 m

Hight over all – 9,1 m

Width over all – 5,5 m

Weight – 217 t

FO consumption (MDO) at MCR – 166,4 g/kWh

Ship speed – 14,5 knots