Man Diesel engines to power world's largest vessel

The Offshore Division of Man Diesel, based in Frederkshavn, Denmark has been contracted to supply generator sets for a mega vessel ordered by the Swiss-based Allseas Group, an offshore installation contractor.

With a 360-metre overall length and 117-metre beam width, the twin hull ship, which is targeted for delivery in 2010, will be named 'Pieter Schelte'; it will be the largest vessel in the world with the largest pipe-lay tension capacity. Man Diesel will provide the propulsion and onboard power for all working functions and to meet the needs of 450 crew members with the first vee-configuration engines to be produced in Man Diesels new four-stroke medium-speed engine series. The vessel will be built mainly in the Far East; the engines are due for delivery in December 2009 to meet the scheduled vessel completion in 2010.

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