UE and RT engines come closer together

摘要

Waertsilae Corporation of Finland and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd of Japan have signed a joint development agreement to design and develop new small, low-speed marine diesel engines of less than 450 mm cylinder bore. The two companies see good business potential in pooling their resources and experience to develop new small two-stroke marine engines. Such engines are suitable for a wide variety of smaller ship types, including bulk carriers, product tankers, chemical tankers, container feeder vessels, and reefer ships. The new engines are intended to meet the market needs for high efficiency, high reliability, compactness and environmental friendliness. Specific details of the engines to be developed under the agreement will be announced after initial design studies. The new agreement is an extension of the strategic alliance created by Waertsilae and Mitsubishi in September 2005. This alliance was formed on the basis of the successful joint development by the two companies of the Waertsilae RT-flex50 and Mitsubishi UEC50LSE low-speed engine types.