Yanmar supplies dual fuel engines for new LNG tug

Yanmar's 6EY26DF dual fuel engine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018 — Diesel engine manufacturer Yanmar recently delivered two 6EY26DF dual-fuel commercial marine engines for a new tug under construction at Japan’s Kanagawa Dockyard Co., Ltd.

Equipped with dual fuel engines, the tug will have the ability to use both heavy fuel oil (HFO) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) as fuels.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) will take delivery of the tug when it is completed in February 2019 with the tugboat expected to commence operation in April 2019.

Yanmar has also received orders for the LNG fuel tanks, buffer tanks, and gas combustion devices that make up the LNG fuel feed systems for the engines.

The tug will be operated by Nihon Tug-Boat Co., Ltd. with Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. providing the LNG fuel. This is the first time that a LNG-fueled boat has been constructed in Japan, based on the IGF Code.

Yanmar continues to make efforts to reduce environmental burdens, develop environmentally friendly clean marine engines, and provide optimum solutions to customer needs.