Marinvest Alternative Propulsion system (MAP), earlier called PTI, for slow speed, 2-stroke Main Engines without gearbox

 

Background

Cargo owners, charterers and the public more and more focus on safety, including the safe operation of the main propulsion. A main propulsion failure may cause catastrophic costs with salvage and disastrous environment consequences.

 

The installation of alternative propulsion in a ship fitted with a slow running diesel main engine is a complex issue. This is due to the high power, the high torque and low RPM, both in normal and emergency mode. Realizing that slow speed diesel engines propel the majority of the world´s tonnage the new and innovative method of alternative propulsion developed represents a significant step in decreasing the risk of pollution catastrophes’, salvage operations etc. Faced with the requirement of alternative propulsion for a series of Panamax LR1 Ice 1A tankers the need for innovation was imminent as there was no other commercial solution available. Marinvest Engineering decided to go for an in-house solution.

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