Engines from MAN arrive at MEYER WERFT

Papenburg, 17.08.2004 - In front and inside of the covered building dock of MEYER WERFT in Papenburg, there was heavy shipping traffic once again today. On an inland water vessel, five big-sized diesel engines made by MAN B&W were shipped from Swabian Augsburg via Heilbronn on the river Neckar to Papenburg in the Emsland region. At MEYER WERFT, the new 12V48/60B-type engines are going to be installed in the 93,000-gt cruise ship newbuilding Norwegian Jewel. The ship to be built for the cruise operator Norwegian Cruise Line is scheduled for delivery in the summer of 2005. Each of the five delivered diesel engines weighs 165 tonnes, is 5 metres high, 5 metres wide and 11 metres long. The output of each unit is 14,400 kW (19,600 hp), hence resulting in a total output of 72,000 kW, corresponding to approximately 100,000 hp. The generated power will be provided for both propulsion and hotel purposes. Thanks to the 5 MAN engines, the new cruise liner will be able to operate at a speed of abt. 25 knots. The longstanding, prosperous cooperation between the Augsburg-based engine manufacturer MAN B&W and the Papen-burg shipyard is another example of the technological importance the shipbuilding industry has in Germany. Nowadays, a high-tech vehicle like a passenger ship contains far more electronic systems and components than a wide-bodied aircraft. Not only Germany's coastal regions rely heavily on the shipyard industry. Next to the 23,000 employees working in the shipbuilding industry, another 70,000 people all over Germany are working for the shipbuilding suppliers. Supplier companies from the south of Germany account for 40 per cent of all involved firms.