Ship&Offshore | Ausgabe 04/2018
MTU engines in India
Series 8000 | Rolls-Royce and Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL) have signed an agreement to build 16- and 20-cylinder MTU Series 8000 engines at the Indian shipbuilder’s new facility in Goa. The contract will mean that MTU diesel engines in the power range of 7 to 10 MW will now be built at GSL. The agreement includes transfer of the Rolls-Royce subsidiary’s technology relating to the local sourcing of engine components, assembly, testing, painting and major overhauls. MTU Series 8000 engines are installed on all offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) either recently built or currently under construction in India...