Rolls-Royce wins new marine engine supply contract

Rolls-Royce has won an order to supply low-emission gas engines for Norwegian ferry operator, Torghatten Nord.

The FTSE 100-listed enginer maker will supply 15 gas engines to Torghatten Nord to power five LNG ferries operating between Bergen and Stord.

“Since the introduction of our first marine gas engines ten years ago, Rolls-Royce has delivered more than 700 gas engines on land and at sea accumulating over 25m running hours of operating experience," said Kjell Harloff, Rolls-Royce's vice president for marine engines.

"We have proved that the Bergen lean-burn, pure gas, medium-speed engine range, combined with efficient hull designs, can help customers, like Torghatten Nord, cut their ships’ emissions and fuel bills significantly.”

All 15 engines are C26:33L9AGs, a generating set with nine cylinders in-line, able operate on variable speed to reduce both fuel consumption and emissions.

Two of the vessels will be built at the VARD Brevik, yard in Norway whilst the other three will be built at the Tersan Shipyard, Turkey. The vessels are expected to enter service in January 2019.