MAN engine receives EPA certification
MAN Diesel & Turbo has announced that the MAN 32/44 Common Rail engine family (rated power: 3,600 – 12,000 kW) has received US EPA Certification, a requirement for all engines installed aboard US-flagged vessels.Chuck Griffith, Sales Manager, MAN Diesel & Turbo, North America, said: “This certification is a significant step in our four-stroke, marine-engine strategy for the US market. The engine family has been certified US EPA Tier 2 for Category 3 engines and builds the foundation for us to introduce our US EPA Tier 3 for Category 3 product in 2016. This will allow US customers to benefit from the high power output and low fuel-consumption of our medium-speed, common-rail engines.”US EPA Tier 3 is currently the final emissions tier for Category 3 (≥ 30L/cyl displacement) engines, and is similar to US EPA Tier 4 for Category 1 and 2 (< 30 L/cyl displacement) engines.The US EPA certification process was initiated in response to demand from the American fishing industry. MDT has already received several orders within the United States for the engine, including that for an MAN 8L32/44CR engine to power a newbuilding trawler for Fishermen’s Finest, the U.S. fishing company. 32/44CR characteristicsMAN Diesel & Turbo’s common-rail engines are ...
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