Page 64: of Maritime Reporter Magazine (June 1998)

1912: The Sulzer 1S100 engine. which complement the low-speed, direct-drive engines by catering for ship installations with low headroom or high power concentrations, as in ferries, cruise ships, RoRo vessels and ice- breakers.

In parallel, there was also the continuous development of a line of four-stroke engines of lower output for diverse applications in station- ary electricity generation, marine propulsion and marine auxiliary duties such as today's S20 type. These also included a long series of four- stroke engines that were built for rail traction up to 1977; many of which are still in service today.

An important factor in the history of the

Sulzer diesel engine has been the partnership between the designers in Winterthur and the licensees. Licensing has been practiced by

Sulzer since 1909 in Europe and 1917 in east- ern Asia. It has allowed the manufacture of

Sulzer diesel engines to be localized near the shipbuilding yards while research, develop- ment and design could be concentrated in

Winterthur. Whereas the production of large two-stroke diesel engines was predominantly in

Europe during the first half of this century, it has since followed the shift of ship- building from Europe to eastern Asia. Sulzer RTA two-stroke diesel engines are now built by many of the 21 Sulzer diesel licensees, mainly in Japan, Korea,

China, Poland and

Germany, and by the associ- ated company Grandi

Motori Trieste SpA.

Today, Sulzer diesel engines are products of

Wartsila NSD Corporation, which was formed last year when New Sulzer Diesel and

Wartsila Diesel joined forces. The merger created a global engineering group with the widest range of engines and power systems in the industry.

The design, development and service of Sulzer diesel engines remain in Winterthur,

Switzerland, while the group is present with 52 local companies world-wide.

The story is brought up to date with the recent delivery of the 6,674 TEU containership

P&O Nedlloyd Southampton which is powered by the first 12-cylinder Sulzer RTA96C engine.

With an output of 89,640 bhp, the 12RTA96C is the world's most powerful diesel engine cur- rently in production. It symbolizes the vitality of the Sulzer diesel engine as it approaches the new century.

Circle 65 on Reader Service Card 1997: The Sulzer 12RTA96C engine.

The leader in deck hardware for 60 years QUALITY

DECK HARDWARE

Choose Smith Berger for the highest quality deck hardware for your offshore, towing, oceanographic, dredging, and workboat needs.

FAIRLEADS* DECK SHEAVES

CHAIN STOPPERS •FLAG BLOCKS

TOW PINS •STERN ROLLERS • ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE FOR

CUSTOM DESIGNS.

For information, please contact:

Smith Berger Marine, Inc. 516 S.Chicago St. Seattle, WA 98108 206/764-4650 FAX: 206/764-4653

The simplest navigation tool available to marine engineers and naval architects is free and available on the Internet! www.sname.org

You wouldn't sail a ship through uncharted waters, so why wade through a sea of information. Visit SNAME's web site, and see for yourself how our database search engines can put the latest con- cepts, discoveries and breakthroughs in naval architecture and marine engineering at your fingertips.

The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers

Toll-free within the U.S. and Canada: (800) 798-2188 International callers please phone: (201) 798-4800 Fax: (201) 798-4975

June, 1998

Circle 195 on Reader Service Card Circle 203 on Reader Service Card l 65