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Ultimate Power and Reliability MTU Diesel engines for merchant shipping

Ultimate Power and Reliability MTU Diesel engines for merchant shipping
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Ultimate Power and Reliability MTU Diesel engines for merchant shipping

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Overview: The document provides a detailed overview of MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH's diesel engines and systems for marine applications, highlighting their power, reliability, and adaptability for various maritime operations.
Specifications and Features: MTU engines are renowned for their powerful performance, reliability, longevity, and economic efficiency. They are equipped with modern electronic monitoring and control systems to ensure safety and reliability, meeting the requirements of classification societies and the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
Applications: The document categorizes applications into several types of vessels:
  • Working Vessels: Engines for fishing boats and inland-waterway freighters, emphasizing durability, low fuel consumption, and straightforward maintenance.
  • Service Vessels: Engines for harbor tugs, pilot boats, and offshore supply boats, focusing on high performance, compact design, and reliability under tough conditions.
  • Passenger Boats: Engines for inland-waterway vessels and ferries, offering high performance, eco-friendliness, and comfort for passengers.
  • Specialized Applications: Engines for lifeboats, pollution recovery vessels, and research vessels, designed for high safety standards and operation in hazardous conditions.
Onboard Power Generation: MTU provides diesel gensets for onboard power generation, ensuring safety and comfort with automatic power generation control systems integrated into ship automation systems.
System Engineering: MTU offers a range of components and services, including ship automation systems, project management, and worldwide product and customer support, ensuring a comprehensive solution tailored to client needs.
Electronics: MTU develops electronic monitoring and control systems for propulsion units, emphasizing safety, reliability, and user-friendly interfaces. Systems like MCS (Monitoring and Control System) and RCS (Remote Control System) enhance operational ease and safety.
Customer and Product Support: MTU provides extensive customer support through a global network of service centers, spare parts services, customer training, and technical documentation. Service contracts are available to maintain the high technical standards of MTU systems.
Specifications: MTU engines offer a broad range of power outputs from 300 to 9,100 kW (400 to 12,200 bhp). They are designed for economy with attractive pricing, low life-cycle costs, and long service intervals. The engines feature high power output and excellent operating characteristics across the entire performance range, including unrestricted low-load and unlimited rated-output operations.
Design and Environmental Compliance: The engines have a compact design with integrated accessories and a reduced number of interfaces. They are environmentally friendly, with low fuel consumption and emissions, complying with various international regulations such as IMO, EU Directives, and USA EPA Shipping Regulations.
Quality and Certification: MTU is certified to DIN EN ISO 9001:2000, ensuring a comprehensive process-oriented quality management system. All MTU Electronics products carry the CE mark, and acceptance tests are conducted based on type approval according to relevant classification societies.
Engine Series and Performance: The document lists several engine series, including S60, Series 396, Series 595, Series 1163, Series 2000, Series 4000, and Series 8000, with detailed specifications on cylinder bore, displacement, rated power, speed, and mass. Performance ratings conform to DIN ISO 3046 standards.
Global Presence: MTU operates globally with regional offices in Europe, Asia, and the Americas, providing comprehensive support and services to ensure long-term engine care and customer satisfaction.
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Ultimate Power and Reliability MTU Diesel engines for merchant shipping-1

Marine Tognum Group Companies Europe / Middle East / Africa / Latin America Asia / Australia / Pacific USA / Canada / Mexico MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH 88040 Friedrichshafen Germany MTU Asia Pte. Ltd. 1, Benoi Place Singapore 629923, Republic of Singapore Phone +65 6861 5922 Fax +65 6861 3615 [email protected] www.mtu-friedrichshafen.com.sg MTU Detroit Diesel, Inc. 13400 Outer Drive West Detroit, Michigan 48239, USA Phone +1 313 592 7806 Fax +1 313 592 5137 [email protected] www.mtudetroitdiesel.com Phone +49 7541 90 7003 Fax +49 7541 90 7081 [email protected] www.mtu-online.com Subject to alteration due to technological advances. MIM 06 123 (52 1E) 1/06 · Printed in Germany · MIMA 2006-08 C · Printed on chlorine-free paper Ultimate Power and Reliability Diesel engines for merchant shipping

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If water is your element, MTU is your driving force. If you travel the oceans, lakes or rivers of this world either professionally or passionately. If water is your element or your place of work. Wherever, whenever and for whatever purpose you navigate the waters, we can keep the wind in your sails. MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH is the core company of Tognum GmbH which combines, as a strategic holding company, some of the world 's leading manufacturers of diesel and gas engines as well as complete drive and power-generation systems. Under the um- brella of Tognum GmbH, the well-known brands MTU, Detroit...

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Engines for fishing boats Power for hard workers. Working Vessels Working vessels have a tough life. They have to keep doing their job all day, every day - regard- less of heavy seas, gale-force winds and treacherous weather. Such a duty profile places extreme demands on the propulsion systems. Reliability, durability, low fuel and oil consumption together with straightforward maintenance are the fundamental requirements for safe, reliable and economical operation. These are the qualities that our systems possess. Large numbers of fishing boats, fish- ery protection vessels and other types of...

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Engines for inland-waterway and coastal freighters Working Vessels Containers, vehicles, bulk materials and mixed goods - inland-waterway and coastal freighters carefully, ecologically and safely transport all types of cargo over long dis- However, their competitiveness fundamen- tally depends on how efficiently the vessels Our propulsion systems make a decisive con- tribution in that regard - compact, highly durable and economical engines that feature low fuel and oil consumption, long service intervals and straightforward onboard With their excellent operational reliability, long service life...

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Engines for harbor tugs, pilot boats, navigational markers However widely their tasks may vary, they all have one thing in common - these small craft have to deliver big results under the toughest With our engines, they are perfectly equipped MTU systems provide the propulsive power for pilot boats, surveying and depth-sounding vessels and tugs that perform auxiliary and shuttle services for ships and floating in- stallations. These engines offer high perform- ance combined with minimal space require- ments as well as quick power in difficult duty conditions. Their muscular power makes the craft...

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Engines for crew and offshore supply boats Guaranteed delivery. Carrying crews to ships lying at anchor, supp- lying offshore wind farms or oil platforms with food supplies, spare parts, etc. requires ships that are extremely resilient and absolutely reliable - in any sea conditions With our engines, crew and offshore supply boats are perfectly equipped. Powerful but compact, rugged and durable, economical and easy to maintain, they are virtually a built-in guarantee - both for the supply ships and the offshore platforms that they Service Vessels

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Passenger Boats Engines for inland-waterway vessels Inland-waterway cruises are booming. More and more people are discovering the pleasures of a type of travel that is relaxing, safe and But for a top-quality experience, not only does the cruiser have to be perfectly equipped in every regard - the engines must also satisfy equally demanding requirements. Powerful and durable while simultaneously economical and eco-friendly, our engines offer the highest levels of performance - while on continuous duty for months on end with- Of particular importance to cruise-ship app- lications are the outstanding...

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Onboard reliability. The importance of the rapid transport of goods and passengers by sea has been growing continuously for many decades. The fundamental requirement for safe, reliable and economical operation of the vessels used is an engine system that combines a light- weight and compact design with high performance and availability - features that have been characteristic of MTU engines from It is no surprise, therefore, that we supply dependable power units for a large number of ferries that provide a reliable service day and night, all year round, on oceans, rivers and And in the high-speed...

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Specialized Applications Engines for lifeboats, pollution spillage recovery vessels and fire ships If you're involved in safety or security at sea, then MTU is the perfect choice. The world-renowned German lifeboat cruis- ers, for example, whose outstanding design combines maximum safety with high speeds of Whatever the type of craft - whether lifeboat, fire ship or pollution spillage recovery vessel - and however complex or specialized the We even supply engines that can operate in potentially explosive atmospheres, such as in the aftermath of chemical or fuel spillages. Our engines meet the...

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Engines for research and surveying vessels Unstoppable power. Specialized Applications Surrounded by ice, in unfamiliar or dangerous waters: In such conditions our engines are the first choice for specialized-duty vessels. Their enormous power not only propels the ships unerringly forward but also drives the generators which supply the energy required for the vessel's electrical systems. Controlled by intelligent electronics, they respond quickly and dynamically even at high loads. Consequently, powerful thrust com- bined with outstanding maneuverability is guaranteed - in any waters and any...

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