MAN Diesel & Turbo and AKA have received an order in connection with the building of a multi-purpose supply vessel for a federal Russian agency, the company announces in its press release.
Delivery is scheduled for March 2018 in St. Petersburg and marks the first successful collaboration between the two partners since MAN Diesel & Turbo bought a 40% share in AKA – the electric-and-hybrid-systems company – in June 2017. The order comprises 4 × MAN 7L21/31 GenSets, including alternators, with AKA’s scope of supply for the order covering:
· complete 690V main switchboard
· 690V-to-400V transformers
· electric motors for main props and thrusters
· frequency converters for electric motors
· the drive control and power-management systems.
The partnership with AKA represents part of MAN Diesel & Turbo’s strategic development programme, "Basecamp 3000+", launched in 2016 when the company announced strategic acquisitions and partnerships to expand its product range with respect to the global trends of decarbonisation and digitisation.
About AKA
Based on Prince Edward Island, Canada, Aspin Kemp and Associates is the world market-leader in diesel-hybrid-powered vessel-propulsion systems with integrated battery-storage systems and in high-reliability, on-board-power systems in dynamic-positioning applications for the marine and offshore-oil-&-gas sectors. The company is also a leader within the field of energy storage and hybrid-power solutions for a broader range of marine and land-based applications. The company employs some 220 people globally.