One the most noticeable changes attending Singapore Maritime Week from 12 months earlier was how much further ammonia has moved up the agenda as a zero-carbon fuel for the future.There was far more discussion about ammonia as a serious, maybe even dominant,...
A total of 60 methanol auxiliary engines have been ordered for 12 container vessels for Chinese owners.Wärtsilä announced it has secured a contract to supply methanol-fuelled auxiliary engines for seven container vessels on order for Orient Overseas Container Line and...
Two medium gas carrier newbuildings being built for Exmar LPG at South Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard are to have Wärtsilä Gas Solutions’ Ammonia Fuel Supply Systems installed.This would make them the first-ever oceangoing ships to have dual-fuel engines capable of...
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding and WinGD have completed an initial ammonia fuel supply system design for WinGD’s X‑DF‑A engines.The system includes a fuel valve unit, fuel conditioning and piping, as well as an ammonia catching system and other purging and venting safety...
Engine manufacturer WinGD predicts its X-DF engines will power the majority of QatarEnergy’s 40-strong Phase Two orderbook.WinGD said that initial engine and technical specifications have been confirmed for nearly half of the phase two vessels, and its X-DF2.0 engines have...
The classification society’s latest tally shows a total of 298 projects, taking the alternative fuels total to 1,281 vessels.DNV logged 138 projects for methanol, including retrofits, compared with 130 for LNG, all of which were for new ships. The almost...
