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First conversion of a slow-speed marine diesel engine to operate on ethane as a fuel

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ABS has confirmed the successful conversion of a slow-speed marine diesel engine to operate on ethane as a fuel. ABS-Classed Navigator Aurora is a 35,000 CBM Ethylene/LPG Carrier, delivered in August 2016, equipped with a MAN B&W 6S50ME-C8.2-GI

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WinGD and HSD Engine collaborate to deliver methanol-fueled two-stroke engines

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Swiss marine power company WinGD and Korean engine builder HSD Engine have initiated a Joint Development Project (JDP) to advance the development of WinGD’s methanol-fueled big-bore engines. Sulzer started diesel engine manufacturing in 1903 in Winterthur. In 1986 the last diesel engine left the Winterthur facility.

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Saft to supply marine Li-ion battery system to Rolls Royce Marine for hybrid multi-application vessel

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Saft won a major contract from Rolls Royce Marine to supply the specialized marine lithium-ion (Seanergy) battery system for an innovative hybrid multi-application vessel under construction in Denmark for Kystverket, the Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA).

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Kawasaki’s marine gas engine first from Japan to receive DNV type approval

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Prior to the development of this marine gas engine, Kawasaki had launched a gas engine developed for the distributed power generation market, featuring a high efficiency of 49.0% The International Maritime Organization (IMO) mandates a phased reduction of CO 2 as well as NO x and SO x emitted from marine vessels.

Mariner 199
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Six dual-fuel MAN methanol ME-LGIM engines ordered for Maersk container ships

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Crucially, MAN B&W methanol engines are available and proven with the first engines having already entered service back in 2016. Towards the end of the decade, ammonia (green) is expected to pick up as a marine fuel. When operating on green methanol, the engine offers carbon-neutral transportation of large merchant-marine vessels.

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Hyundai Heavy demonstrates dual-fuel marine package with ME-GI engine and Hi-GAS supply

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Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s biggest shipbuilder and a leading marine engine manufacturer, announced the successful completion of a full-scale demonstration test of a ME-GI dual-fuel MAN B&W two-stroke engines in combination with Hi-GAS.

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Bosch to Introduce 2200 Bar Version of MCRS Common Rail System for Large Marine Diesels in 2014

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Bosch is developing a higher pressure version of its modular common-rail fuel injection system—MCRS—for large diesel engines that have high engine speeds, up to 2.2 The MCRS extends all the advantages of common-rail injection technology to diesel engines, which in the marine market are used in cargo ships, ferries, and yachts.

Mariner 186