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Wayne Jones, OBE, Chief

Sales Of? cer MAN Diesel &

Turbo pledging 2 Million in discounts in LNG retro? ts at ‘Our Ocean 2017’.

MAN D&T

MAN D&T: 20M Euro Pledge for LNG Re? ts

At the Our Ocean 2017 Conference recently ber 5-6, 2017, and brought together statesmen, concluded in Malta, MAN Diesel and Turbo government ministers and industry leaders to made a unique pledge that to furthering the use of look to the future and deliver high-level commit-

LNG as fuel onboard commercial ships. ments to preserve the world’s oceans.

“We clearly recognize that our interests are best Hosted by the European Union’s Karmenu Vella served by ensuring that the world’s oceans remain – EU Commissioner for the Environment, Mari- in robust, good health,” said Wayne Jones, OBE, time Affairs and Fisheries – areas of action dur-

Chief Sales Of? cer of MAN Diesel & Turbo. ing the conference included the topics of Climate “MAN Diesel & Turbo believes that it is time for Change, Marine Pollution, Sustainable Fisheries, what we call a ‘Maritime Energy Transition’ to Sustainable Blue Economies, Marine Protection ? nd clean solutions for seaborne trade and trans- Areas and Maritime Security.

portation. My company set a new benchmark Read about the world’s ? rst LNG retro? t on a with the world’s ? rst conversion of a container commercial containership in the November 2017 ship from conventional fuel to gas operation. In edition of Maritime Reporter & Engineering order to encourage more ship owners to follow News, page 36.

this example, MAN Diesel & Turbo is pledging a Watch Wayne Jones, OBE, Chief Sales Of? cer, 2 million Euro discount for 10 such LNG-retro- MAN Diesel & Turbo on Maritime Reporter TV www.marinelink.com/videos/video/mari- ? ts to convert existing HFO engines into modern, time-reporter-tv-interviews-wayne-jones-chief- clean, ef? cient gas-engines.” sales-of? cer-100019

The invitation only conference was held Octo-

Southampton Marine Delivers Svitzer Merlin

Southampton Marine Services delivered a newly constructed 20.45-m multipurpose harbor work- boat to Svitzer. Svitzer Merlin is the forerunner in Southampton Marine Services’ new Bulldog workboats range. “Once in service, Svitzer Mer- lin will have an important role to play in Svitzer’s operation up and down Milford Haven supporting some of the very largest oil and gas ships that vis- it our waters paying attention to safety and timeli- ness,” said Keith Furlong, Svitzer’s Port Manager

Builder: .................Southampton Marine Services at Milford Haven. Designed by Argyll Maritime

Design: ...............Argyll Maritime Design Services

Type: ......................................................Bulldog 20

Design Services, Svitzer Merlin is a twin screw,

Length: ......................................................20.45 m pontoon style, shallow draft work vessel and

Breadth: .........................................................7.5 m with a small superstructure and wheelhouse on

Propulsion: ................2 x Doosan MD196TI diesel the portside aft, her large clear deck space across

Power: ..(each) 320 bhp at 235kW at 2,000 rpm the bow will accommodate 12 waste ‘skips’ and

Generators: ...........................................John Deere several pallets. The vessel is propelled by twin

Speed: .....................................................9.5 knots

Doosan KEMD 196TI 320BHP manually oper- ated diesels engines, each driving conventional contra-rotating propellers via KGDMT 170H gearboxes at 3.42:1 reduction. John Deere gen- erators with a capacity 60Kva supply power at 415 volts 3 phase at 50 Hz.

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