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Investment in Design

DURAIVIAX MARINE

Strengthening

Turkish ties

The strong links forged between Den- mark's marine engineering sector and the Turkish market have been reinforced by an early commitment to the propul- sion version of MAN B&W's newly- developed L27/38 engine.

Contractual owner Turcas has selected an eight-cylinder version of the 270-mm bore design for each of two 4,500-dwt products carriers entrusted to Celik

Tekne Shipyard, as part of a comprehen- sive propulsion package from MAN

B&W's Alpha Diesel division.

The deal not only demonstrates confi- dence in the latest product addition to the portfolio at the accomplished Alpha works in Frederikshavn, northern Jut- land, but also signifies a new chapter in the business relationship fostered with

Turkey's private shipowning communi- ty. The Danish manufacturer is already the leading supplier of two-stroke propulsion plant to the yards in Turkey, most of which are clustered around

Tuzla Bay, and mercifully unscathed by the horrendous, recent earthquake.

The new L27/38 four-stroke type, spanning the 2,775-4,160 bhp power band, augments and complements the range of machinery and comprehensive propulsion systems produced by the northern Danish bastion of marine engi- neering. The first seagoing reference in a propulsion application will be a six- cylinder model for an Icelandic deepwa- ter fishing vessel ordered from a Chi- nese yard.

Besides the latest four-stroke project,

Alpha's Turkish ties are also currently manifested in L35MC and S35MC two- stroke engines for chemtanker new- buildings. As a fresh endorsement of recent years' investments in new assem- bly and test facilities at the Frederik- shavn factory, it has lately won an order for two further engines of the 7S50MC-

C type, almost the largest that can be built in Denmark today, for fitting in 37,500 dwt chemtankers under con- struction at a Norwegian yard.

Since 1989, when it rolled-out its first small-bore MC-series engine, the Alpha works has delivered and contracted a total of 120 two-stroke engines. As the result of the bolstering of capacity, it can now supply single units of up to 17,160-bhp. Alpha thereby provides

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The quartet of 39,780-dwt newbuilds ordered to the account of Singapore- based Masterbulk will be managed by

Westfal-Larsen of Bergen and operated under charter to Star Shipping, one of the most skilled practitioners in the open-hatch mode.

Szczecinska had initially reasserted itself on the international market through its prowess in container ship construction, and has since carved a niche in the conbulker domain, while also taking on specialized tanker and multi-purpose vessel business. Adding an extra dimension to the increasingly diversified production mix at Szczecin, the open-hatch bulkers are each equipped with two 40-ton deck gantries and suited for bulk commodities as well as lumber, other forestry goods and boxes.

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