Engine selected for new vessell

Thu, 04 Feb 2021

The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company’s new flagship, Manxman, will be powered by what the Guinness World Records describes as the ‘world’s most efficient four-stroke diesel engine’.

Technology group Wärtsilä has been chosen to supply the new vessel with two eight-cylinder and two 10-cylinder engines, which are recognised for a high level of fuel efficiency which reduces exhaust emissions.

The Wärtsilä 31 engines will be installed at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) in South Korea where Manxman is being constructed. Delivery to the shipyard is expected to commence in early 2022.

Work on physically constructing a replacement for the conventional ferry, Ben-my-Chree, is due to start later this year with the new vessel expected to commence service in Spring 2023.