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Wärtsilä to deliver ammonia fuel system for two EXMAR Medium size Gas Carriers
Wärtsilä Gas Solutions, part of technology group Wärtsilä, will deliver the fuel supply system for two new gas carriers that will operate with ammonia fuel. The ships are being built at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyards (HMD) in Korea for ship owner EXMAR …
Feb 8, 2024 / Curious
WinGD secures Bureau Veritas AiP for X-DF-A ammonia engine safety concept
Bureau Veritas has added its vote of confidence to Swiss marine power company WinGD’s ammonia fuelled X‑DF‑A dual-fuel engine, granting an approval in principle (AiP) for the engine’s safety concept. At a certificate ceremony held last week at the …
Dec 14, 2023 / Curious
EXMAR hits milestone to equip gas newbuilds with ammonia dual-fuel engines
EXMAR LPG BV, a joint venture between EXMAR and Seapeak, is going ahead with ammonia as fuel for two Midsize Gas Carriers(MGCs) on order at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea. The ships will be the first-ever oceangoing vessels to be …
Oct 18, 2023 / Curious
WinGD to power EXMAR LPG’s first ammonia-fuelled vessels
Swiss marine power company WinGD will deliver ammonia-fuelled X‑DF‑A engines for a series of two 46,000m3 LPG/ammonia carriers to be built for EXMAR LPG BV, a joint venture of EXMAR and Seapeak, at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard. The two 52-bore X52DF‑A …
Oct 17, 2023 / Curious
WinGD collaborates with KSS Line for ammonia-fuelled gas carriers
Swiss marine power company WinGD has signed a memorandum of understanding with KSS Line to explore X‑DF‑A engines for future newbuild projects. The companies will focus on 52cm- and 62cm-bore versions of the dual-fuel ammonia engines, suitable for …
Sep 20, 2023 / Curious
WinGD and Samsung Heavy Industries to cooperate on future fuel applications
Swiss marine power company WinGD and shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) have agreed to cooperate on future fuel vessel applications with ammonia-fuelled engines. The memorandum of understanding, signed during the Gastech conference in …
Sep 5, 2023 / Curious
WinGD on track to deliver ammonia engines in 2025
Swiss marine power company WinGD is on track to deliver its first X-DF-A dual-fuel ammonia engines by the first quarter of 2025, with the first X-DF-A powered vessels in service from 2026. The confirmation, which follows combustion tests at WinGD …
Jul 19, 2023 / Curious
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding to Launch Technical Studies on Ammonia Fuel Supply System for Marine Engines under Development by WinGD
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has agreed to undertake technical studies on an ammonia fuel supply system for large, low-speed two-stroke marine engines under development by Winterthur Gas & …
Jun 5, 2023 / Curious
Pioneering WinGD solutions deliver major benefits for new NYK Line carriers
In a first for Swiss marine power company WinGD, its dual-fuel X-DF2.0 engines power two newly delivered car carriers for Japanese ship owner NYK Line. The vessels feature its cutting-edge emissions reduction technology, energy management and digital …
May 17, 2023 / Curious
WinGD to deliver methanol engines for COSCO SHIPPING Lines container vessels
WinGD will supply 10X92DF-M methanol-fuelled engines to four 16,000 TEU container vessels to be built for COSCO SHIPPING Lines at COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Yangzhou) Co. Ltd.These vessels will be delivered from 2025 and will feature WinGD’s …
Mar 24, 2023 / Curious