EQUIPMENT NEWS
ENGINES EVERLLENCE ON A ROLL IN INDIA M
umbai-based Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders has placed
a substantial engine order for 14 fast patrol vessels (FPVs) on its blocks, under construction for the Indian Coast Guard. Each newbuild will be fitted with three Everllence 16V175D- MM high-speed engines, rated 2,960kW apiece.
Intended for coastal surveillance, search and rescue, fisheries protection and coastal convoy escort work in India’s exclusive economic zone, the FPVs will be fitted with waterjet propulsion systems, enabling them to reach speeds exceeding 33knots, and with deployable multipurpose drone systems and smaller, high-
speed boats for shallow-water rescues. The FPVs will also be utilised by the Indian Navy in times of crisis.
The 175D is designed for future- fuel adoption, including biofuels such as FAME and HVO. All 42 engines will be delivered to Mazagon Dock between December 2025 and December 2027, and deliveries of the FPVs to the Indian Coast Guard are expected to commence in March 2026.
This is the second big Indian order scooped by Everllence (formerly MAN Energy Solutions) this year; April saw the company contracted to supply complete propulsion packages for five newbuild fleet support ships at Hindustan Shipyard in Visakhapatnam, each package containing two 20V32/44CR-branded engines. ■
Each FPV newbuild at Mazagon Dock 16V175D-MM engines
MAPPING AND IMAGING
ECHOPILOT LAUNCHES 3D FORWARD LOOKING SONAR
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choPilot has launched its new 3D Forward Looking Sonar (FLS 3D), designed to provide the helm with a 3D visualisation of the seabed up to 200m forward and 100m downwards. The sonar is primarily aimed at boats sized between 25-60m, supporting both leisure and commercial vessel skippers who are “entering areas where maybe the charts don’t exist or haven’t been updated”, comments Andrew Scott, MD at distributor Marine Components International.
The company claims that, by offering an easy-to- read, colour-coded picture of what lies within its 30°-wide and 90° vertical beam, the FLS 3D can offer substantial advantages over 2D imaging. The sonar also calculates the average depth ahead, “plus you can see 100m forward in just 5m of water”, says Scott.
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The retail price point sits around £5,000 – about half the price of EchoPilot’s previous iteration, closing what has been seen as an unfeasible gap between the cost of 2D and 3D systems. Scott adds: “There’s a lot more security if you’re certain you're not going to ground the boat...and it's also useful for knowing where you're dropping your anchor.” ■
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