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MAN Offers Substantial Discount on Fuel Oil-To-LNG Engine Conversions
The German marine engineering company will take EUR2 million ($2.3 million) off the cost of converting an engine from running on heavy fuel oil (HYO) to one capable of running on liquified natural gas (LNG).
MAN Diesel & Turbo told Ship&Bunker that the average cost of such a conversion is usually around EUR 2.5 million. The discount would apply to ten orders.
The company made the offer at a shipping conference held in Malta over the weekend.
"MAN Diesel & Turbo is pledging a EUR 2 million for 10 LNG-retrofits to convert existing HFO engines into modern, clean, efficient gas-engines," head of sales at MAN D&T Wayne Jones told Our Ocean 2017 Conference.
Jones made a call for maritime energy transition and said that that the offer shows that the company hopes to play its part "in moving the world's fleet towards the clean technology".
MAN D&T was involved in retrofitting 1,036 twenty foot equivalent box carrier Wes Amelie to dual fuel function earlier this year.
LNG is an alternative to conventional oil-based bunker fuel.
