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
Fincantieri’s Norwegian-headquartered Vard subsidiary has ordered four MAN 12V175D-MEM gensets for the 95 meter long subsea cable laying vessel it is to build for Denmark’s NCT Offshore. The MAN 175D gensets will
MAN Energy Solutions is partnering with industry leaders and research institutes in a project that will develop concepts for hydrogen-fueled medium-speed marine engines. Called “HydroPoLEn,” the project is supported and funded by
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
With seaborne carriage of ammonia cargoes predicted to soar, HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering has booked orders to build the world’s first four next-generation 88,000 cubic meter eco-friendly very large ammonia
With the race on to develop engines able to burn the next generation of future fuels, MAN Energy Solutions has announced the successful first running of a test engine on ammonia at
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
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
MAN Energy Solutions has introduced its latest engine, an MAN 35/44DF CD auxiliary engine type. Developed in cooperation with Korea’s STX Engine and solely for production by MAN licensees, the new engine
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that would give it the option of adopting ammonia as a zero-carbon main propulsion fuel for future newbuilding contracts. The other