MAN Diesel PrimeServ is addressing the present decline in the world economy and maritime shipping by introducing a financial product to help its customers invest in retrofit technology.
The ‘Trident’ package aims to support shipowners looking to cut expenses by employing particular retrofit solutions. The first retrofits are:
• Alpha Lubricator – reduces cylinder-oil feed-rates by 20-30% • Turbocharger cut-out – improves main-engine performance during low-load operation • Blending on board – blends additives into system oil for use as cylinder oil
MAN Diesel has developed PrimeServ Trident as a value-added solution for its customers and the concept will eventually expand to include more retrofit types.
The investment required to purchase these retrofit solutions is relatively low compared to the resultant savings, and the pay-back period is 2 years or less.