MAN Bags Orders for Engines Meeting China's New Emissions Rules
MAN Energy Solutions said its Chinese license CMP has won a series of new small-bore, four-stroke orders within the Chinese inland-and-coastal segment. The orders are for MAN 21/31, 27/38 and 23/30H types and stem in great part from the Chinese government establishing new, impending, emission protocols for the segment with its GB15097 regulation – commonly known as C1 and C2.
Finn Fjeldhøj, Head of Small-Bore, Four-Stroke Engineering, MAN Energy Solutions, said, “With the introduction of C1 and C2, we identified – in close cooperation with our Chinese licensees – the business potential in the Chinese inland market, prepared a business case, and initiated the appropriate design-and-performance test measures to make our engines compliant.”
He continued: “These are the first C1-compliant orders of their type and represent an important milestone for MAN Energy Solutions within the Chinese river-and-coastal segment . . . I am very optimistic that more such orders will follow.”
Engine package
CMP recently won the order to provide one 6S35ME-B9.5 Tier ll main engine, three 6L27/38 and one 5L21/31 GenSets for a 15,000 dwt shuttle tanker currently under construction by Qidong COSCO Shipping Engineering Co., Ltd for Shanghai Beihai Shipping Co., Ltd. The GenSets fulfill Tier II + C1 requirements and engine delivery is scheduled for the end of October 2020.
The project marks the first occasion that CMP has won a two-stroke ME order within the COSCO Shipping group.
23/30H order
CMP has also won the order from Yang Zi Jiang Shipyard to supply the engines for a pair of 52,000 dwt bulk carriers, each featuring three 5L23/30H C1-compliant GenSets. Engine delivery has been set for May 2021.
CMP further reports that it is also working on several, different bulk and RoRo C1-compliant projects, mostly with MAN 23/30 applications.
C1 and C2 emission legislation
Formerly, most diesel engines in this marine segment were locally produced by domestic brands. However, in recent years, the Chinese authorities have tightened emission requirements, even surpassing International Maritime Organization (IMO) regulations. The China GB15097 regulation – commonly known as C1 and C2 – includes limits for particulate matter (PM) and resembles U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) limits closely.
The Statutory Technical Rules for The Inspection of Domestic Seaway Ships will be formally enforced by the China Maritime Safety Administration from August 1, 2020. GB15097 will require the exhaust emissions of all domestic, seaway, medium-speed, diesel engines to follow Chinese C1/C2 emission rules. The new legislation will primarily apply to domestic bulk carriers, feeder containers, oil tankers, passenger RoRos and government vessels.