Scania to Power Solent & Wightline Cruises’ New Passenger Catamaran (UK)

Scania has closed a deal for two DI16M 16-litre marine engines to be operated by Solent & Wightline Cruises. Developing 600 hp each, the units are destined for a new passenger carrying catamaran to be operated in the Solent.

The new vessel is scheduled to enter service Spring 2013.

Lee Rayment, managing director of Solent & Wightline Cruises said: “Our previous experience of Scania engines means they are tested and proven in service with us. Their reliability and fuel economy is outstanding and it is this, coupled with the service backup provided by the Scania network, that led us to specify Scania engines once again.”

The DI16M is a twin-turbo charged and charge-air cooled (air-water) 4-stroke diesel engine with EMS (Engine Management System) and EUI-technology (Electronically controlled Unit Injectors).

Description

Cylinder block Made of alloy cast iron. Cylinder heads Individual cylinder heads. Unit injector technology with engine mounted electronic control unit. Valves Four valves per cylinder head. Timing gear train Mounted at the flywheel end of the crankshaft. Camshaft One camshaft for each cylinder row. Pistons Composite pistons with aluminium bodies and steel crowns. Oil cooler Full flow cooler inside of the engine block and of multi-plate type. Connection rods I-section pressforgings of alloy steel. Crankshaft Made of alloy steel with hardened and polished bearing surfaces. Oil sump Made of cast aluminium. Flywheel Made of cast iron. Direction of rotation seen from flywheel end – counter clockwise. Electrical system 2-pole 24 V. Charge air cooling Mounted in air inlet manifolds. Cooling supplied from a two-stage fresh water-cooled cooler, integral with the heat exchanger.

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Source: seawork, May 24, 2012