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20 Dec 2023

WinGD Adds Mitsui E&S Tamano Factory to Engine Building Network

(L-R) Dominik Schneiter, CEO, WinGD; Hiroyuki Takumi, President, MESDU (Source: WinGD)

WinGD has concluded an agreement with Mitsui E&S Diesel United (MESDU), part of the Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding group, that will see WinGD engines being built at its main Tamano works for the first time.The agreement adds considerable engine building capacity and enables WinGD to meet growing demand in a leading shipbuilding market with a reputation for delivering sophisticated, high-quality vessels.WinGD engines have previously been built only at the company’s Aioi Factory, which was acquired from IHI Group when the Diesel United business was sold to Mitsui E&S earlier this year.

07 Nov 2023

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Orders MAN Engines for Dual-Fuel Car Carriers

Source: MAN

RoRo shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen has ordered 4 × MAN B&W 7S60ME-C10.5-LGIM (Liquid Gas Injection Methanol) dual-fuel engines capable of running on green methanol in connection with the construction of four pure car/truck carriers (PCTCs).The 9,300 CEU (Car Equivalent Unit) vessels will be built in China at the Jinling Shipyard (Jiangsu) and are scheduled for delivery from mid-2026 on. The order contains options for a further eight such vessels.Xavier Leroi, EVP & COO Shipping Services…

02 Oct 2023

Mitsui E&S Receives Order for Methanol-Fueled Engines

Source: Mitsui E&S

Mitsui E&S has received an order from Tsuneishi Shipbuilding for the first domestic model of the Mitsui-MAN B&W 6G80ME-C10.5-LGIM-EGRTC, a methanol-fuelled engine.The order calls for four engines, and with it, Mitsui E&S has now received orders for 10 methanol-fueled engines from the yard, including six units of the G50ME-C9.6-LGIM.The G80 model is a larger engine (piston bore 80 cm, maximum continuous output: 28,260kW (38,400 BHP) x 72 min-1 (6 cyl., L1 point)) than the G50ME…

31 Aug 2023

Kongsberg Digital to Supply Methanol Dual-Fuel Engine Room Simulator to AAMS

Source: Kongsberg Digital

Kongsberg Digital is providing a second Full Mission K-Sim Engine simulator package to the Danish training institute Aarhus Maskinmesterskole (AAMS).The delivery, scheduled for February 2024, also includes three engine models to achieve specific training objectives for a range of modern propulsion and engine types. Notably, the package features a cruise ferry model tailored to facilitate mandatory IGF Code training for personnel serving on LNG-fuelled vessels.Kongsberg Digital…

30 Aug 2023

Furetank and Wärtsilä Advance Engine Technology to Reduce Methane Slip

Source: Furetank

Wärtsilä and Swedish shipping company Furetank are co-developing and testing two technologies showing the potential to halve the methane slip.Running vessels on LNG or bio-LNG reduces emissions of CO2, NOx, SOx and harmful particles, but the downside is methane slip: the release of unburned gas fuel, not fully combusted in the engines.Although the fraction released is small, methane is a more potent greenhouse gas than CO2.Two technical solutions have been tested in Furetank’s Vinga series tankers.

05 Jul 2023

WinGD CEO to Step Down

Dominik Schneiter (Source: WinGD)

The current CEO of WinGD, Klaus Heim, will step down from his role effective July 31, 2023.The Board of Directors has appointed Dominik Schneiter as the Acting CEO, effective July 1, 2023. Schneiter brings over three decades of industry experience to the role, having served as WinGD's VP of Research and Development for the last seven years.“I am honoured to be entrusted with the responsibility of leading WinGD as we navigate the evolving landscape of the shipping industry,” said Schneiter.

04 Jul 2023

HD Hyundai Begins Construction of Engine Factory in Saudi Arabia

Source: HD Hyundai

A joint venture between HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, Saudi Arabian Development and Saudi Arabian Industrial Investments has held a groundbreaking ceremony for an engine factory in Saudi Arabia.The engine plant will be built in an area of 150,000 square meters in the King Salman Global Maritime Industries Complex in Ras Al-Khair near Jubail, a city in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia. It will begin full-scale production in the fourth quarter of 2025.The maximum annual production capacity will be 30 two-stroke low speed engines…

20 Jun 2023

HHI Demonstrates Hydrogen Co-Firing of HiMSEN Engine

Source: HD Hyundai Heavy Industries

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Engine & Machinery has demonstrated its HiMSEN Natural Gas/Hydrogen co-firing technology to shipowners and power generation officials.The engine has been developed by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries and HD KSOE. It can be run on diesel, LNG, and a hydrogen-LNG mixture.The engine has demonstrated stable hydrogen co-firing performance while satisfying IMO Tier III regulations without additional after treatment solutions.HHI says the engine is suitable for liquefied hydrogen carriers…

31 May 2023

First PCTC Order Placed for a Methanol-Fueled Engine

MAN's 2-stroke dual-fuel methanol engine

China Merchants Heavy Industry has ordered two MAN B&W 7S60ME-LGIM (-Liquid Gas Injection Methanol) engines in connection with the construction of two 9,300 ceu (car equivalent units) PCTCs for China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES).The order is the first order globally for the S60ME-LGIM variant, the first methanol-fuelled engine for a PCTC, and the first Chinese-built methanol engine.Engine manufacturer, CSE, will construct the engines in China with respective vessel delivery set for 2025 and 2026; the order also contains an option for an additional four vessels.

25 May 2023

Wrong Size Bearing Led to Engine Failure and Fire on Supply Vessel

Ocean Guardian pictured before the fire. (Source: Stabbert Maritime Group)​

An incorrectly sized bearing led to an engine failure and fire last year onboard the offshore supply vessel Ocean Guardian, reports the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).On May 27, 2022, the vessel was conducting a sea trial in Shilshole Bay when its no. 3 diesel generator engine suffered a mechanical failure, resulting in an engine room fire that caused $1.1 million in damages.After maintenance was completed on all four main diesel generator engines in January and February 2022, full-function tests of vessel systems were conducted in open waters.

23 May 2023

Cattle Offloaded from Disabled Livestock Carrier

The livestock carrier Nine Eagle suffered a major engine failure in the Port of Darwin, Australia, on May 15, while loaded with approximately 1,800 cattle.The Nine Eagle, built in 2006, is a converted general cargo ship currently flagged by Panama. The vessel was headed to Indonesia on charter for Perth-based company Livestock Shipping Services.The sourcing of parts to repair the engine is taking longer than anticipated, so the cattle were unloaded on May 21 and transported to a Pre-export Quarantine Facility where they will remain subject to biosecurity control until they can be exported.As well as animal welfare concerns, the ABC reports that the accumulation of manure onboard was a factor in the decision to unload the animals.

10 Jan 2023

Tech File: Repower After Layup at the Thai Marine Department

One of the new engines is lowered into the engine room. Image courtesy Cummins/Thai Marine Department

A well-built, modern vessel can be expected to outlive her original engines. The challenge for those representing the owners, is to choose new engines that match or exceed the capabilities of the original power. Consideration will be given to replicas of the original engines. However, availability and suitability may limit this.These were some of the considerations confronting the Thai Marine Department when they decided to put their 41.85 by 3.9-meter oil response vessel back into service.

30 Nov 2022

ClassNK Grants AiP for Dual Fuel Generator Engine Using Hydrogen Gas as Fuel

©ClassNK

Japanese ship classification society ClassNK has granted an Approval in Principle (AiP) for a dual fuel generator engine using hydrogen gas as fuel and related machinery systems and arrangements for a 160,000m3 liquefied hydrogen carrier developed by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (KHI). This marks ClassNK's first AiP for a dual fuel generator engine using hydrogen gas as fuel.As hydrogen is expected to be used as a clean energy source to realize a decarbonized society, ClassNK…

09 Feb 2021

MAN Hybrid Propulsion Package for Indonesian Navy's New Minehunters

German yard Abeking & Rasmussen has begun the construction of two minehunting vessels for the Indonesian Navy.MAN has won a contract to supply a complete hybrid propulsion package for both vessels.The delivery will include 2 × MAN 12V175D-MM engines delivering 2,220 kW at 1,900 rpm; a MAN Alpha CPP twin screw-propeller system including Alphatronic 3000 propulsion-control system for efficient and flexible maneuvering; and AKA hybrid PTI system for silent operation while minehunting (slow speed with pure electric propulsion).Ben Andres…

04 Feb 2021

Bluewater Taps Royston for FPSO Engine Overhaul

Aoka Mizu FPSO - Credit: Royston

FPSO operator Bluewater Services signed a framework agreement with marine engineering and maintenance firm Royston for engine overhaul, repair, and associated services on two of its FPSOs.Under the agreement, Royston will carry out planned engine maintenance and emergency repairs on the Haewene Brim and Aoka Mizu FPSOs operating in the North Sea. The framework includes main engine work on both vessels as well as on generator sets and fire pumps.The Samsung built 103,000 DWT, Hæwene Brim…

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