Rolls-Royce’s German operation is to supply 14 of its highest-power MTU diesel engines for the seven new multi-purpose ocean-going patrol vessels being built for the Italian Navy by Fincantieri, one of the world’s largest shipbuilding groups.
The PPA (Pattugliatori Polivalenti d’Altura, or multi-purpose ocean-going patrol) Class vessels form part of the Italian Navy’s fleet renewal plan. The type 20V 8000 M91L engines each produce 10,000kW of power and are to be shipped from 2017 onwards. This will be the first time MTU engines have been used in newly designed surface vessels operated by the Italian Navy.
MTU, a Rolls-Royce Power Systems brand, will also be providing servicing for the engines.
The PPA Class vessels are intended to be the future backbone of the Italian Navy, replacing patrol boats, corvettes and frigates. With their new, multi-module design, the vessels are able to undertake a wide variety of tasks and missions. These include both traditional naval activities and also humanitarian assignments for which the vessels will be equipped with modular shelters acting as hospital units, as well as being able to supply electricity and drinking water to people on land who are in need.
The project is a result of Italy’s Navy Act, under which the Italian Government is providing a total of €5.4 billion to modernise the country’s naval fleet.
Knut Müller, Head of Marine and Government Business at MTU, said: “We’re delighted to be supplying to Fincantieri, a major player in the shipbuilding arena, our highest-powered MTU engines for this prestige project for the Italian Navy. The order demonstrates once again that Series 8000 engines are really setting the standards in this segment with their high-power density, low emissions and demonstrated economy.”
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Mark Lane is a defence writer for defenceonline.co.uk and the MoD’s Defence Contracts Bulletin. He is also editor of Global Trader, sub-editor of Insider Scotland and a former editor of Business Today.
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