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28 Oct 2015

World’s First MAN B&W ME-GI Enters Service

Nakilat, in association with Qatari LNG producers Qatargas and RasGas Company Limited and engine manufacturer MAN Diesel & Turbo, recently celebrated the success of the ME-GI project involving the retrofit of chartered Q-Max vessel, Rasheeda, with a gas-burning M-Type Electronically Controlled – Gas Injection (ME-GI) System, which has now been successfully commissioned. The Qatari-owned Q-Max vessel is the world’s first low-speed marine diesel engine to be converted to use LNG as a fuel. The retrofit modification meets the current known and future stated global emissions regulations. Nakilat’s Rasheeda built in 2010 is a 266,000 m3 LNG carrier with two MAN B&W S70ME-C HFO-burning engines, which have been converted to the dual-fuel ME-GI concept.

27 May 2014

First UEC50LSH-Eco Marine Diesel Engine Ordered

Photo: MHI

The first order for UEC50LSH-Eco low-speed marine diesel engine being developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Engine Co., Ltd. (MHI-MME), a group company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., was placed with Kobe Diesel Co., Ltd., a licensee of Mitsubishi UE engine technology located in Hyogo, Japan. The advanced low-fuel-consumption engine will ensure high efficiency even during slow steaming, and will be installed on a 35k chemical tanker being built by Shin Kurushima Dockyard Co., Ltd.

13 Jan 2014

Qatar Champions LNG as Cleaner Marine Fuel

Nakilat, Qatargas and RasGas Company Limited will convert a Q-Max vessel as a pilot project making it capable of running on LNG and reducing the ship’s exhaust gas and greenhouse gas emissions. Qatari shipping company Nakilat and Qatari LNG producers Qatargas and RasGas Company Limited have agreed with engine manufacturer MAN Diesel and Turbo to convert a Q-Max vessel to use LNG as an alternative to heavy fuel oil in the main engines. The proactive initiative reinforces Qatar’s commitment toward the environment with plans to convert an existing low-speed diesel LNG carrier to use LNG as fuel thereby reducing the ship’s exhaust gas emissions.

03 Dec 2013

Major Conference Marks Helios Final Phase

A major international conference on November 27 in Copenhagen marked the final phase of the EU-funded Helios project. Helios is a cooperation research project within the EU´s seventh Framework Program for Research and Technical Development/Transportation with MAN Diesel & Turbo acting as coordinating partner. The general objective of the project is to develop a research platform for an electronically controlled, two-stroke, low-speed, marine diesel engine that operates on the principle of the direct injection of HP Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) to meet the needs of the emerging LNG market. A large audience of 100 experts from around the…

29 May 2013

Realistic Engine Simulation

A century ago this year, the first ocean-going diesel ship in the world, the M/S Selandia, embarked on her maiden voyage. She was a technological wonder, and both her hull and engines were built by Burmeister & Wain (B&W) of Copenhagen, Denmark. B&W is now a part of MAN Diesel & Turbo — a company with 12,000 employees worldwide — and the marine low-speed business unit is located in Copenhagen. The unit has capitalized on B&W’s historic expertise to produce new engines that can weigh up to 2,800 metric tons and tower 16 meters high.

09 Jul 2012

MHI Completes Full-scale Marine Diesel Testing Facility

Testing Facility for Marine Diesel Engines

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has completed "4UE-X3," a testing facility for full-scale low-speed, 2-stroke marine diesel engines, in the company's Kobe Shipyard and Machinery Works in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture. The facility will be used for testing of various technologies to respond to stringent environmental regulations that are expected to be applied to the shipping industry in the future. The facility will also be used for verification testing of "UEC-LSGi," a dual-fuel low-speed marine diesel that is capable of using natural gas for its fuel…

09 Jul 2012

Marine Diesel Engine Test Facility Opened by MHI

MHI UE Diesel Engine: Photo credit MHI

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has completed "4UE-X3," a testing facility for full-scale low-speed, 2-stroke marine diesel engines, in the company's Kobe Shipyard and Machinery Works in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture. The facility will be used for the testing of various technologies developed in response to more stringent environmental regulations that are expected to be applied to the shipping industry in the future. The new facility will also be used for verification testing of "UEC-LSGi…

05 Jul 2012

MHI to Develop"UEC-LSGi," Low-speed, 2-stroke, Dual-fuel Marine Diesel

Mitsubishi-UE Diesel Engine(6UEC85LSII): Mitsubishi-UEC diesel engine was developed by us in1955. The Mitsubishi UEC series low-speed marine diesel engines are long range of ship types, including handymax and panamax bulk carriers, multi purpose cargo ships.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has begun  developing "UEC-LSGi," low-speed, dual-fuel, marine diesel engines capable of using not only conventional heavy oil but also natural gas for their fuel. The new engine will be added to the lineup of the Mitsubishi UEC Engine Series, the company's 2-stroke, low-speed marine diesel engine brand. Scheduled to be launched onto the market in 2015, MHI aims to reduce the economic and environmental burden on ship operators. For the new engine…

23 Jun 2011

First SCR NOx Removal System Installed on Coal Bulker

Aiming to Meet the IMO's Tier III NOx Emission Controls Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Oshima Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., Akasaka Diesels Limited, and Sakai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd are to begin shipboard tests of selective catalytic reduction (SCR) nitrogen oxide (NOx) removal equipment installed on NYK Line's new bulk coal carrier Initial Salute, which was built by Oshima Shipbuilding. Shipboard trials of SCR NOx removal equipment were conducted during the voyage of Initial Salute. Once the equipment was verified to meet the tier III NOx emission controls stipulated by the International Maritime Organization (IMO),* it was decided to leave the equipment in place to collect more data through tests to be conducted during actual operational voyages.

08 Jun 2010

YMD of China Completes First Mitsubishi-UE Engine

Yichang Marine Diesel Engine Co., Ltd. (YMD), a group company of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), has completed production of its first Mitsubishi-UE low-speed marine diesel engine under a technology licensing arrangement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI). YMD, located in Yichang, Hubei Province, is expected to complete three more Mitsubishi-UE engines within this year, with plans calling for progressive expansion of engine production going forward. The first Mitsubishi-UE engine completed by YMD is the 6UEC43LSII, featuring a power output of 6,300 kW or 8,580 PS (pferdestarke) at 160 rpm (revolutions per minute).

17 Apr 2008

MES: Diesel Engine Production at Record-high

Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (MES with president Mr. Yasuhiko Katoh) attained the output horsepower of the Mitsui-MAN B&W Low Speed Marine Diesel Engine manufactured at its Machinery Factory of Tamano Works amounting to record-high 4.52 million hp (by 200 units) in the fiscal year of 2007, which exceeds the previous record of 4.01 million horse power (by 195 units). Since the technical agreement with B&W, Denmark (presently MAN Diesel) in 1926 on the production of diesel engine…

04 Feb 2008

China: Shipbuilding Profits Soar x 10

China State Shipbuilding Co. said that its 2007 profit soared more than tenfold from 2006, powered by rising global demand, according to a report on www.chinaknowledge.com. China State Shipbuilding predicted in its statement published yesterday that its net profit for 2007 may jump 950%-1050%, without giving an exact figure. While reaping good earnings in its low speed marine diesel engine business, the company also saw significant gains in its ship manufacturing and mending sectors, boosted by China's booming ship industry. (Source: www.chinaknowledge.com)

24 Jan 2001

First Sulzer Common-Rail Engine Passes Shop Test

The official shop test of the first modern large diesel engine with common-rail fuel injection, a Sulzer 6RT-flex58T-B, has been successfully completed. This revolutionary engine has no camshaft and runs with electronic control of all key engine functions to give flexibility in operation and reduced exhaust emissions. The engine has a maximum continuous power of 12,750 kW and was built under licence from Wärtsilä Corporation by Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd at their Ulsan works, Korea. It will be installed in a 47,000 tdw bulk carrier building for Gypsum Transportation Ltd at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Korea. As this is the first production engine built with the Sulzer RT-flex common-rail system…

04 Dec 2002

Wärtsilä, MHI to Develop New Diesel Engine by 2004

Wärtsilä Corporation and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) will together develop a new 500-600 mm cylinder bore engine, with the ambitious goal of having the first unit ready for delivery in 4Q 2004. The development perhaps ushers in a new era of cooperation amongst major equipment suppliers, which continually search for innovative means to keep product lines up to date while simultaneously keeping a lid on soaring new product development costs. According to Mikael Mäkinen, Wärtsilä group vice president, Marine Division, the development costs for the engine will be shared equally, and the engine will be marketed and sold separately, branded with both the Mitsubishi and Sulzer name.

26 Mar 2003

Wärtsilä-Developed Engine Undergoes Test Program

The first electronically-controlled low-speed marine diesel engine built in Japan is currently completing its test program. Corporation by Diesel United Ltd at the Aioi works. by Scinicariello Augustea Ship Management SpA. The Sulzer 6RT-flex58T-B has a maximum continuous power output of 12,750 kW (17,340 bhp) at 105 rev/min. of August 2003. The engine has already finished various confirmation tests in the Aioi works and today was demonstrated to a large group of guests. shipowners, ship operators and shipbuilders, together with representatives from classification societies and other interested organizations. systems for fuel injection and valve actuation. speeds for better manuevering. has been underway for more than two years. September 2001 with excellent results.

15 Nov 2002

Wärtsilä, Mitsubishi to Design New Marine Engine

low-speed marine diesel engine. The two companies see a potential in pooling their resources and experience to produce a new engine of 500-600 mm cylinder bore. container feeder vessels, and medium-sized reefer ships. The new engine shall meet the market needs for high efficiency, compactness and environmental requirements. to 80,000 kW. going back to an agreement signed in 1925. the first examples of new designed Sulzer low-speed engines. development. management of the two companies. Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi´s licensees and Wärtsilä´s licensees. licensees. products.

25 Aug 2005

Wärtsilä's Engines Tested

The first two of the latest Sulzer RT-flex50 common-rail marine engine type developed by Wärtsilä Corporation, have successfully completed official shop tests and class type approval tests at Wärtsilä's licensee Diesel United Ltd in Japan. With five to eight cylinders, the Sulzer RT-flex50 low-speed marine diesel engine covers a power range of 5800 to 13,280 kW at 99 to 124 rpm. It is thus ideally suited to the propulsion of bulk carriers in the Handymax to Panamax size range, product tankers and feeder container vessels. The Sulzer RT-flex50 is based on the Sulzer RTA50 engine jointly developed by Wärtsilä and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd in Japan.

29 Aug 2005

Sulzer RT-flex50 Successfully Tested

Pictured is the first 6-cylinder Sulzer RT-flex50 marine diesel engine: It has a contracted maximum continuous power of 9720 kW at 124 rpm, and measures about 9.4 m in overall height, and 7.1 m in overall length. The first two of the latest Sulzer RT-flex50 common-rail marine engine type developed by Wärtsilä Corporation, have successfully completed official shop tests and class type approval tests at Wärtsilä's licensee Diesel United Ltd in Japan. With five to eight cylinders, the Sulzer RT-flex50 low-speed marine diesel engine covers a power range of 5800 to 13,280 kW at 99 to 124 rpm. It is thus ideally suited to the propulsion of bulk carriers in the Handymax to Panamax size range, product tankers and feeder container vessels.