MAN Diesel & Turbo has introduced that its largest and strongest engine thus far has entered into service aboard the brand new 19,437 TEU MSC Jade.

The engine is an MAN B&W 11G95ME-C9.5 two-stroke engine rated at 75,570 kW (103,000 horsepower). The MSC Jade additionally options 4 MAN L32/40 auxiliary engines with a single MAN turbocharger.

The extremely massive containership is operated by Mediterranean Shipping Company and was delivered by DSME in late May. The engine was constructed by Doosan Engine in South Korea.

The engine is the primary in a collection of six ordered by MSC, with a second sister vessel scheduled presently for sea trials. Two different vessels are additionally finishing development at rival shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries and due for sea trials in June.

Since 2013, MAN’s G95 kind engines have confirmed fashionable among the many ‘large’ (9,000 to 21,000 TEU) capability container market, with 68 installations thus far.

“We attribute the G95’s popularity in this segment to its ability to provide sufficient power for such vessels to reliably achieve their desired operating speed,” mentioned Ole Grøne, Senior Vice President Low-Speed Sales and Promotions at MAN. “Here, the G95’s rpm ensures that a propeller of optimal size can be employed, in turn delivering a low fuel-oil consumption for an optimal fuel economy.”

MAN Diesel & Turbo describes the G95ME-C9 itself as an necessary half its program.

“The engine, with a bore of 950 mm and a stroke of three,460 mm, gives 6,870 kW/cylinder at 80 rpm and 21 bar MEP (in L1) and was launched as a complement to the profitable S90ME-C9/10 engine sorts, permitting the engine to be additional de-rated due to the bigger cylinder bore and/or fewer cylinders to be put in.

“Following this trend, as well as those for cost-down and downsizing, the S90ME-C has recently been supplemented with a G90ME-C10 version.”