FAMCO (Al-Futtaim Auto & Machinery Company) will be launching Yanmar’s versatile 12AY Series 40 litre marine diesel engine at the Seatrade Maritime exhibition in Dubai this October.
The newly developed engine is designed to suit a range of vessels from supply/crew boats to oil and gas applications.
The 40 litre, 48 valve, V-12 cylinder turbocharged diesel engine is offered in five power ratings from 1199 – 1822 mhp across three models. All models offer exceptional performance, low fuel consumption and low emissions according to FAMCO.
Yanmar’s main regional distributor FAMCO – an Al-Futtaim Group company said that it has already secured firm bookings from around the Gulf region, with the 12AY Series expected to be as popular in the Middle East as it is internationally.
“We already enjoy a dominant market share in the commercial marine sector in the region”, explains FAMCO’s managing director Paul Floyd, but this exciting new engine takes us into a new segment and allows a new type of commercial operator to enjoy Yanmar’s legendary engine reliability backed up with the product support offered by FAMCO and its regional dealers”.
FAMCO is the Al-Futtaim Group’s supplier of products and services to a diverse range of industries and businesses covering the oil and gas, marine and transportation sectors.
