German engineering firm MAN Diesel & Turbo and Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding are intensifying their technical collaboration. The aim is to jointly offer propulsion and energy solutions, notably for Floating Production Storage and Offloading systems (FPSO), as well as steam turbines and compressors – mainly for the Japanese market.
Closer ties between the two long-standing partners were forged as a reaction to the global energy market transition– driven by decarbonization and digitalization, according to Dr. Uwe Lauber, CEO of MAN D&T. “Together, we will offer a solution portfolio that is unique in today’s market,” he said.
Under the latest agreement, MAN and Mitsui will deepen mutual activities within sales, production, R&D, and Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC). The deal was signed by Dr. Lauber and Takao Tanaka, President and CEO of Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding.
“Together [we] can look back at almost a century of successful cooperation in many fields of business, for example, two- and four-stroke engines for marine and stationary applications”, Tanaka commented.
“With this agreement, we not only consolidate these cooperative efforts, but we also extend them to include the steam turbine and compressor segment.”
The cooperation between Mitsui E&S and MAN D&T started in 1926, when the companies signed a license agreement for the production and sale of two-stroke, marine, diesel engines. Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding’s product portfolio focuses primarily on the likes of oil refineries, chemical and petro/chemical plants, steel mills – similar to the offer of MAN Diesel & Turbo.