MAN Diesel PrimeServ opens fifth US facility

MAN Diesel has opened its newest US service centre in Seattle, Washington. The newly renovated, 1,800m² workshop and 400m² of office space will handle all basic repair and service requirements, including complete overhaul facilities for fuel equipment and turbochargers.

Jesper Thelgaard Petersen, technical director of the new centre, commented at the opening: “This location is an important step in extending further MAN Diesel’s ability to reach customers on the US West Coast. From Seattle we can easily reach all kinds of vessel, from small fishing boats to large container ships, calling at any port from Portland, Oregon to Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, and provide a timely and professional after-sales service.

“We are located in Kent, midway between the ports of Seattle and Tacoma, and just a 30 minute drive from each, while we are only 15 minutes from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. We can now provide our customers with service over our full range of two- and four-stroke engines, as well as for all MAN Diesel turbochargers, gearboxes and propellers.”

With the opening of this new facility MAN Diesel PrimeServ now operates five service centres in North America. Seattle joins existing facilities in New Jersey, Fort Lauderdale, Houston and Los Angeles. MP