UAE-based Al Masaood Group’s MTU Marine Engines Division has received a one-million-euro order for supplying one shipset to a shipbuilding company from Hamriyah Free Zone (HFZ).

 “The confirmed order for the shipset was received on the first day of the Gulf Maritime Exhibition at Expo Centre Sharjah,” said Amgad Emil, sales manager of Al Masaood’s MTU division. The exhibition was held in late April.
“As part of the deal, we will be supplying one shipset consisting of two engines, a gear box, and monitoring and controlling systems for a luxury yacht,” he added.
Emil said the luxury yacht, made of GRP fibreglass, would measure 140 feet in length and have a 200-tonne displacement capacity.
“The engines that we are going to supply will be of MTU 12 V 4000 M 71 model and each will be of 2,480 horsepower capacity. These are basically medium-duty engines. They will be delivered by the end of 2006 and the luxury yacht will be ready to sail from 2007.”
Emil also reported receiving several serious queries for engines of commercial workboats.
“Several large government oil companies from the UAE are interested in our MTU engines for commercial work boats. This is because many of them are extending their fleets in view of the massive growth in the sector,” he said.
“These engines are really very powerful and can operate between 16-24 hours at a stretch. The average time between overhauls of these engines is 24,000 hours.”