Rebuild centre remanufactures first marine engine

Cummins’ first in Europe, the MRC was opened in Krakow last year to a fanfare of press and other visitors, who were shown around the spotless factory before many pieces had even been brought in.

While taking engines from all kinds of sectors, from mining applications to trains and road construction, marine engines for tugs, passenger vessels, patrol vessels, defence and fishing are also being revamped in the factory, offering savings of 20-30% over new engines, Cummins says.

This first contract in marine was a KTA19 engine for the Shannon Breeze ferry, a sister to the Shannon Dolphin, which connects the counties of Clare and Kerry as part of the Wild Atlantic Way tourist route along the west coast of Ireland.

Four Cummins marine engines power each of the ferries – KTA19s on Shannon Breeze and QSM11s on the Shannon Dolphin.

Cummins says that the design of the ferry allowed the engine to be removed and sent to Krakow for re-manufacture rather than being rebuilt in situ. A replacement engine was fitted while the engine is being reworked.