COSCO signs up for containership methanol retrofits
COSCO Heavy Industry Shanghai Co. Ltd. has signed a contract with MAN Energy Solutions for the methanol retrofit of four main engines from COSCO Line 13,800 TEU Camellia class and 20,000 TEU
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Wallenius Wilhelmsen orders engines for methanol-fueled car carrier quartet
Not too surprisingly, the series of giant methanol-fueled car carriers that Wallenius Wilhelmsen is building in China (see earlier story) will be powered by MAN B&W ME-LGIM main engines. The Oslo-listed RO/RO
MAN methanol gensets picked for first methanol fueled car carriers
Methanol as a marine fuel is now moving into the car carrier sector. The first two methanol fueled vessels ordered for the sector —two 9,300 CEU (car equivalent unit) pure car and
Landmark methanol-fueled containership named Laura Maersk
Well, now we know the name. Maersk has chosen a name steeped in company tradition for its first methanol-fueled containership: Laura Maersk. The name reveal came when the ship’s godmother, EU Commission
Seaspan and Hapag-Lloyd ink methanol retrofit agreement with MAN ES
The move to methanol fueling continues to accelerate. The latest figures from DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) platform, showed that the 55 vessels with alternative fuel propulsion ordered in June included 26
Marine engine design and the future fuels challenge
Any discussion of developments in marine engine design must start with fuels — notably future fuels because any ship ordered today will have an expected operating life of around 20 to 25
Maersk green-methanol engine retrofit could open door for many more
In a shipping industry first, A.P. Moller – Maersk is to retrofit an existing ship to a dual-fuel vessel able to operate on green methanol. It has signed an agreement with PrimeServ
HHI-EMD unveils world’s largest methanol engine
MAN Energy Solutions’ Korean two-stroke licensee. HHI-EMD (Hyundai Heavy Industries – Engine and Machinery Division) has completed world’s largest methanol-powered two-stroke engine, taking the company past 200 million brake-horsepower production mark. Celebrating
HMM 9,000 TEU newbuilds will be the first with new G80 methanol engine
The nine 9,000 TEU methanol-dual fueled containerships ordered by South Korea’s HMM will be powered by MAN B&W G80ME-LGIM dual fueled engines. Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries(HSHI) will build seven of the ships
More methanol-fueled bulkers on order
More ship operators continue to be persuaded by the case for methanol as a marine fuel and while orders for methanol-fueled containerships have been getting a lot of attention, methanol is now