Engines

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Supply, installation and commissioning of replacement vessel generator sets and main propulsion engines for two vessels and the option for a third. MV Isle of Mull – Four new IMO Tier III certified generator sets to be purchased and stored in 2020 and installed during the 21/22 dry docking season. MV Isle of Mull Built at Fergusons shipbuilders Ltd, Port Glasgow in 1988. The Isle of Mull (IMO:8608339) is a 90.3m Ro-Ro/Passenger ferry that currently serves various islands in the west coast of Scotland. The vessel is UK registered and the classification society is Lloyds register of shipping (LRS). Electrical power is provided by 4 diesel driven generators each rated at 220 KW. These generators provide the electrical power for the machinery and hotel services of the vessel. The existing generator sets have high running hours and are coming to the end of their working life. Calmac Ferries Ltd (CFL) would like to award a contract to a vendor for the supply (including delivery, storage and preservation), commissioning and testing of the following: MV Loch Dunvegan – Two new IMO Tier III certified main engines to be purchased and stored in 2020 and installed during the 21/22 dry docking season. Optional — MV Loch Alainn — Two new 350 kW IMO Tier III certified main engines MV Loch Dunvegan Built at Fergusons shipbuilders Ltd, Port Glasgow in 1991. The Loch Dunvegan (IMO: 9006409) is a 73.8m Ro-Ro/Passenger ferry that currently serves various islands in the west coast of Scotland. The vessel is UK registered and the classification society is Lloyds register of shipping (LRS). Main propulsion is provided by two Volvo Penta TAM162 diesel main engines that are coupled to Voith Schneider propellers (VSP). The existing main engines have high running hours and are coming to the end of their working life. MV Loch Alainn (Option) Built at Buckie Shipbuilders Ltd in 1997. The Loch Alainn is a 41m Ro-Ro/Passenger ferry that currently serves various islands in the west coast of Scotland. The vessel is UK registered and the classification society is Lloyds register of shipping (LRS). Main propulsion is provided by two 600 kW Cummins KT38 diesel main engines that are coupled to Voith Schneider propellers (VSP) via a gearbox arrangement. The existing main engines have high running hours and are coming to the end of their working life. Recent studies have indicated that the vessel is over powered, subsequently the new replacement engines will be 350 kW.