Maritimo announces engine supplier for flagship models

Australian motor yacht manufacturer Maritimo has announced mtu as the official high horsepower engine option for its new flagship vessels, with select future models to follow.

The agreement sees German engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce Power Systems’ mtu brand of engine as the sole engine option for all engines from 1200mhp to 1625mhp for Maritimo. Maritimo will have the first mtu-powered vessels on the water in late 2022.

Represented locally by Penske Australia & New Zealand, various mtu engine options, with ZF gearboxes, mtu control systems, mtu joystick, and position hold options will become available in the M75 Flybridge, S75 Sedan, and M600 & S600 Offshore models.

Maritimo general manager, Phil Candler says: “The decision was very easy for us, as our companies share very similar values in the products we manufacture, in that they are of extremely high quality, highly functional and reliable, and are supported with incredible customer care and service.”

Maritimo’s mtu engine option offers owners a purpose-built marine power unit, with real-time back-to-base monitoring service anywhere around the globe.

mtu’s engines are all continuously rated, giving Maritimo owners the unlimited ability to operate at 100 per cent load, providing more power and more torque at any time.

Maritimo says it found a synergy with the brand and their shared focus on lowering the lifespan cost of ownership.

“mtu offers significant advantages when its efficiency and maintenance costs are factored in over and above the initial purchase,” says Candler.

“There is further alignment of the two companies’ core focus in the way Maritimo and mtu both strive to create engineering with built-in simplicity, creating greater ease of operation and more pleasurable ownership experience.”

The engine packages will be provided through Penske Australia & New Zealand and its network of 16 strategically located branches supported by remote field service locations.