Duvenbeck introduces series operations with MAN electric trucks for Volkswagen Logistics

Duvenbeck Group has officially launched series operations with the new MAN eTGX Ultra Low Liner electric truck.

As an early adopter of this cutting-edge technology, Duvenbeck is among the first logistics providers to integrate the electrically powered truck into its operations, using it for the main transport route between its logistics hub in Herne and the Volkswagen factory in Wolfsburg.

“This means that the first BEV Lowliners with a loading height of three metres are running over a medium...

https://container-news.com/duvenbeck-introduces-series-operations-with-man-electric-trucks-for-volkswagen-logistics/

MAN ME-LGIA ammonia engine passes another milestone

MAN Energy Solutions reports that its ME-LGIA (-Liquid Gas Injection Ammonia) engine, currently undergoing testing at its Research Center Copenhagen (RCC) facility, has run at 100% engine load for the first time.

“We began full-scale testing in November 2024 and have since proceeded in a cautious and safety-first way,” said Ole Pyndt Hansen, head of two-stroke research & development, MAN Energy Solutions. “We have now operated the engine on ammonia from 25–100% load, marking yet another...

https://www.marinelog.com/technology/man-me-lgia-ammonia-engine-passes-another-milestone/

New MAN methanol engine orders point to multi-fuel future

As maritime continues to take a multi-fuel approach to decarbonization, MAN Energy Solutions reports that it has received multiple orders for MAN B&W G95ME-LGIM Mk 10.5 methanol engines to power a series of Very Large Container Vessels (VLCVs). The order brings the cumulative number of G95ME-C10.5-LGIM methanol engine orders to 95 at various yards in South Korea, China and Japan since the engine’s market introduction in 2021, of which five have already entered operation aboard VLCVs.

The new...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/new-man-methanol-engine-orders-point-to-multi-fuel-future/

MAN PrimeServ to offer four-stroke methanol retrofits from 2025

From 2025, MAN PrimeServ – the after-sales brand of MAN Energy Solutions – will offer a methanol retrofit package for the conversion of currently in-service MAN four-stroke engines to dual-fuel methanol operation. Customers will initially be able to convert existing MAN 48/60 engines to the latest MAN 51/60DF engine type with methanol capability.

The methanol retrofit conversion package has been under development for some time and has been tested intensively at MAN’s Augsburg, Germany plant...

https://www.marinelog.com/technology/man-primeserv-to-offer-four-stroke-methanol-retrofits-from-2025/

MAN and EPS ink MOU on crew training for handling ammonia as fuel

MAN Energy Solutions and Singapore-headquartered Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) covering the development of crew training for handling ammonia as fuel on vessels.

Signed at the Posidonia event in Athens by EPS CEO Cyril Ducau and Bjarne Foldager, country manager, Denmark, at MAN Energy Solutions, the MoU will enable EPS personnel to be trained alongside MAN Energy Solutions’ engineers on the safe handling of ammonia for its dual-fuel engines. It...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/engines-fuel/man-and-eps-ink-mou-on-crew-training-for-handling-ammonia-as-fuel/

MAN partners up to develop hydrogen-fueled medium-speed engine concepts

MAN Energy Solutions is partnering with industry leaders and research institutes in a project that will develop concepts for hydrogen-fueled medium-speed marine engines. Called “HydroPoLEn,” the project is supported and funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. It aims to transform shipping propulsion systems and to develop key technologies such as injection, ignition and advanced tribology systems. Part of its remit is also to develop a concept for the...

https://www.marinelog.com/technology/man-partners-up-to-develop-hydrogen-fueled-medium-speed-engine-concepts/

Dual-Fuel Electric Propulsion For Next-Generation FSRUs And LNG Carriers

SMM agreement covers development of next-generation ‘DFE+’ decarbonisation solutions based on new MAN 49/60DF engine and ABB’s Dynamic AC power distribution and control system, reports an article published on their website.

About the agreement

At the recent SMM trade fair in Hamburg, MAN Energy Solutions and ABB – the  leading global technology company – signed a Decarbonisation
Cooperation agreement regarding the development of a next-generation, Dual-Fuel, Electric+ (DFE+) propulsion concept...

https://mfame.guru/dual-fuel-electric-propulsion-for-next-generation-fsrus-and-lng-carriers/