Major Shipping Line Orders MAN B&W-Powered, Multi-Role Vessels

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1 Major Shipping Line Orders MAN B&W-Powered, Multi-Role Vessels Copenhagen, 08/0 Complete MAN Diesel & Turbo propulsion packages to power unique civilian/military project DFDS, the Danish shipping company and one of the world's largest ferry operators, recently signed a contract for the construction of two identical RoRo vessels, each to be powered by two MAN B&W 8S40ME- B9 engines with many extra MAN Diesel & Turbo specifications. Scheduled for delivery in 2012, the ships design is tailored towards operation on DFDS commercial network, but will also meet parameters laid down by the Danish-German ARK military project for the deployment of military material. MAN Diesel & Turbo SE Teglholmsgade 41 DK-2450 Copenhagen SV DENMARK Group Marketing Further information: Peter Dan Petersen Tel.: peterd.petersen@man.eu Graphics and images: Mia Glarborg Tel.: mia.glarborg@man.eu Each RoRo will be powered by two MAN B&W 8S40ME-B9 type main engines. The vessels will employ a twin-screw propeller system using the new, highly-efficient Alpha Mk. 5 designs type VBS1350FF-ODS officially launched at the SMM international trade fair in Hamburg last autumn. The FF-type propeller features a full feathering pitch position and employs the Alphatronic 2000 as propulsion control system. The propulsion package also uses shaft-line tunnel gears for PTO-drive. The propulsion plant is designed for operation in various modes, such as cruising, manoeuvring and economy for military convoy sailing, with an electrical system that can handle fixed and floating frequencies. DFDS has also decided in favour of MAN Diesel & Turbo in terms of the order s auxiliary engines, and has chosen 3 MAN Holeby 16/24 gensets for each vessel ahead of a competitive field of bidders. Interesting reference Ole Grøne, Senior Vice President Low-Speed Promotion and Sales, MAN Diesel & Turbo, said: This order represents a very interesting reference for our company. Not just because of the engines and the overall specifications, but also the unusual, multirole nature of the vessels. Such vessels require multiple operational and propulsion modes built into their design. DFDS has chosen our ME-B engines as they are more flexible in relation to the significant operational variations that ARK ships experience. Grøne continued: DFDS can safely be called front-runners when it comes to efficient ship and propulsion-package designs. In fact, between we delivered six 60-bore MC engines for its successful Flower series of RoRo vessels where DFDS s choice of low-speed engine broke with previous norms.

2 Page 2 / 6 Future deployment The two identical newbuildings will be constructed at the P+S Werften shipyard in northern Germany, and will have a lane-capacity of 3,000 metres and room for 342 TEU on the weather deck a special requirement of the ARK project. In due course, they are expected to enter service on one of DFDS s North Sea routes with an ordinary service speed of knots and a contractual ship speed of 20.5 knots. When deployed for military service and convoy sailing, speed will be reduced to about 12 knots. This is where operation on one engine/propeller is desired with the other engine stopped and its propeller pitch in full feathering position. In 2010, Germany extended its partnership in the Danish-led ARK project up to This provided the necessary incentive to DFDS the current, commercial party in the project to order the specially modified tonnage included in the extended agreement. With the new RoRo order, the ARK project will have 5 ships at its disposal by mid that fulfil a list of special requirements. According to the terms of the ARK project, one of the ships will be chartered full-time by the Danish-German military while the others will operate normally on commercial schedules but, upon request, can revert to military use within days. DFDS RoRos: Main Particulars and propulsion package information Shipowner Shipyard DFDS, Denmark P+S Werften GmbH, Germany Yard number Newbuilding # 500 and 501 Scope of supply per vessel 2 main engines type MAN B&W 8S40ME-B9.2 in mirror-image design Power rating Propellers Optimised propeller diameter 2 9,080 kw at 146 rpm 2 Alpha CP propeller plant type VBS1350FF-ODS, including propeller system for "full feathering position" and including Alphatronic Propulsion Control System 4,800 mm

3 Page 3 / 6 Auxiliary Diesel Gensets Diesel engine Alternator 3 MAN Holeby 16/24, each 855 kw at 1,000 rpm 3 HHI IP44 Rules and regulations Classification society Complete notation Lloyds Register of Shipping UMS, IWS, SCM unrestricted service Ice class 1 C Propeller and control system specifications Propeller hub Propeller tail shaft and coupling flange Tail shaft length (S + W) Hydraulically fitted coupling flange Type VBS1350FF in Ni-AI-bronze. Monoblock hub with built-in hydraulic servo motor for pitch setting. Aluminium anode for cathodic protection is mounted on the propeller hub cylinder. The propeller hub mechanism can be inspected/dismantled from aft. The propeller hub is designed with an extra long servo cylinder and servo piston enabling the propeller blades to be turned into "full feathering" position. Propeller tail shaft made of steel, normalised and stress relieved, with one forged flange for connection to the propeller hub mm ± maximum 500 mm type ODS400FF with: - propeller pitch feed-back ring - oil distributor ring with flexible hoses - emergency propeller pitch blocking by failing oil pressure

4 Page 4 / 6 - fitted bolts Intermediate shaft 1 intermediate shaft made of steel, normalised and stress relieved, with two forged flanges Length = 8250 mm 1 intermediate shaft made of steel, normalised and stress relieved, with two forged flanges Length = 8250 mm ± maximum 500 mm Total length of shaft lines (m) ~39 Stern tube system Oil lubricated stern tube arrangement consisting of Servo System Hydraulic Power Unit, type 1500 L consisting of an oil tank with the following built-on equipment: - 2 electrically driven servo oil pumps with suction filters. Alphatronic 2000 propulsion control system Twin-screw system Bridge main control station with electric shaft and engine telegraph, comprising: manoeuvring handle panel (MHP) propeller instrument panel (PIP) propulsion control panel (PCP) Two bridge slave control stations, indoor version, each comprising: MHP PIP Engine control room station, with engine telegraph, comprising: MHP PIP

5 Page 5 / 6 PCP The first MAN B&W S40ME-B prime-mover was constructed by STX Heavy Industries at its Changwon works in South Korea (left) and entered service in 2009 aboard a 25,000 dwt multipurpose vessel. It is pictured here (right) aboard the ship

6 Page 6 / 6 The new, highly-efficient Alpha Mk. 5 propeller was officially launched at the SMM international trade fair in Hamburg in autumn 2010 About MAN Diesel & Turbo MAN Diesel & Turbo SE, based in Augsburg, Germany, is the world s leading provider of large-bore diesel engines and turbomachinery for marine and stationary applications. It designs two-stroke and four-stroke engines that are manufactured both by the company and by its licensees. The engines have power outputs ranging from 450 kw to 87 MW. MAN Diesel & Turbo also designs and manufactures gas turbines of up to 50 MW, steam turbines of up to 150 MW and compressors with volume flows of up to 1.5 million m³/h and pressures of up to 1,000 bar. The product range is rounded off by turbochargers, CP propellers, gas engines and chemical reactors. MAN Diesel & Turbo s range of goods includes complete marine propulsion systems, turbomachinery units for the oil & gas as well as the process industries and turnkey power plants. Customers receive worldwide after-sales services marketed under the MAN PrimeServ brand. The company employs around 12,700 staff at more than 100 international sites, primarily in Germany, Denmark, France, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Italy, India and China. MAN Diesel & Turbo is a company of the Power Engineering business area of MAN SE, which is listed on the DAX share index of the 30 leading companies in Germany. Ref. No.: