WinGD awards dual fuel/LNG validation for Mobilgard 40 AC cylinder oil

ExxonMobil’s advanced 40BN cylinder oil, Mobilgard 540 AC, has been validated by WinGD for use in its dual fuel engines with conventional fuels, including methanol, and now LNG. The high performance cylinder oil, which also has an approval from MAN ES for use in its two-stroke engines, was developed for use in slow-speed, two-stroke marine engines operating on fuels with up to 0.50% sulfur content, LNG, ethane, methanol and LPG.

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MAN ES: Dual-fuel methanol MAN 175D to be available by the end of 2026

German engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES) has revealed that a dual-fuel version of its MAN 175D high-speed engine, capable of operating on methanol, will be available by the end of 2026. 

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Chinese shipping giant orders world’s first methanol-powered engine for VLCC

China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES), the Shanghai-listed shipping giant and daughter company of China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI), has ordered a methanol-powered engine that will be installed onboard a very large crude carrier (VLCC).

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Frontline’s exit clears path for CMB’s bold decarbonization agenda for Euronav with ammonia and hydrogen at the helm

The latest agreement between Belgian shipping major CMB and its Norwegian counterpart Frontline signals […]

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