Wärtsilä Reports Market Success for Engines
common-rail marine engines. million bhp). sector. Sulzer RT-flex96C type for large container liners. built under licence in Korea and Japan. containership newbuilding orders. RT-flex60C engines and seven RT-flex58T-B engines. low-speed marine engines by Wärtsilä Corporation. valve operation with fully-integrated electronic control. major step in the development of large marine diesel engines. speeds for better manoeuvring. Service experience with Sulzer RT-flex engines is building up. hours. She entered service in September 2001. recently completed. Industries Ltd in Japan. service at the end of August 2003. Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo in Portugal. September 2003. of September. She was built by Shanghai Shipyard in China.
Wärtsilä-Developed Engine Undergoes Test Program
The first electronically-controlled low-speed marine diesel engine built in Japan is currently completing its test program. Corporation by Diesel United Ltd at the Aioi works. by Scinicariello Augustea Ship Management SpA. The Sulzer 6RT-flex58T-B has a maximum continuous power output of 12,750 kW (17,340 bhp) at 105 rev/min. of August 2003. The engine has already finished various confirmation tests in the Aioi works and today was demonstrated to a large group of guests. shipowners, ship operators and shipbuilders, together with representatives from classification societies and other interested organizations. systems for fuel injection and valve actuation. speeds for better manuevering. has been underway for more than two years. September 2001 with excellent results.
