Newbuildings to be equipped with long-stroke engines

Seaspan Corporation has placed an order for 7 + 18 newbuildings of
10,000 teu container ships at Jiangsu Yang ZiJiang Shipbuilding. These
will be powered by the new super long-stroke engine type MAN B&W
10S90ME-C9, which will be built by the Chinese engine builder CMD.

Canada based Seaspan Shipmanagement Ltd. had entered a close dialogue with MAN Diesel & Turbo to decide upon main engines for its expanding fleet of newbuilding container ships. The owner had initially considered the MAN B&W K98ME-C engine, but ultimately settled for the super long-stroke 10S90ME-C9 type on account of its fuel savings, a choice that required a redesign of the newbuildings’ aft-ship to accommodate the lower engine rpm and larger propeller diameter. The yard and its design partner changed the design accordingly.
The MAN B&W 10S90ME-C9.2 engines to be installed in Seaspan’s newbuildings will in addition feature MAN TCA turbochargers built in Augsburg, Germany.