HHI Wins Type Approval for HiMSEN H46/60V Engine (South Korea)

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI) today announced that it won type approval for the new 35,300 bhp HiMSEN H46/60V engine from nine classification societies including ABS, BV, CCS, DNV, GL, KR, LR, NK, and RINA.

The type approval test completion of the IMO Tier III compliant HiMSEN H46/60V expands Hyundai Heavy’s medium speed marine engine line-up to cover output from 780 bhp to 35,300 bhp.

The HiMSEN engine (Hi-touch Marine & Stationary Engine) was developed by Hyundai Heavy in 2000. Since then, the Company has churned out 7,200 units for marine propulsion and land-based power plants. The engines can be customized to have anywhere between 5 and 20 cylinders to reflect customers’ needs.

Mr. Kim Jong-suk, senior vice president of Hyundai Heavy’s Engine & Machinery Division said:

“The rated power of medium speed engines varies depending on ship size and power generation capacity. With the development of the high power HiMSEN H46/60V, Hyundai Heavy is well positioned to swiftly respond to the demand for high power marine engines for ship propulsion and power generation.”

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HHI, April 2, 2013