New Times Shipbuilding

Maersk orders 20 LNG dual fueled containerships

While Maersk may have started the momentum towards green methanol as a marine fuel, its concluding batch of orders placed under its fleet renewal plan announced in August cover 20 LNG dual fueled containerships with a total capacity of 300,000 TEU. This is in line with the trend noted in DNV’s latest Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) update (see earlier story) in which LNG fueled containerships dominated the picture.

Maersk’s latest clutch of orders consists of:

  • Two 9,000 TEU vessels ordered at...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/maersk-orders-20-lng-dual-fueled-containerships/

12 new Eastern Pacific 18,000 TEU containerships will have ME-GI main engines

China’s New Times Shipbuilding has ordered twelve MAN Energy Solutions 8G95ME-GI (-Gas Injection) Mk10.5 main engines. They will power twelve LNG-fueled 18,000 TEU containerships on order for Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS).

“This new, sizable order reflects the great momentum the ME-GI engine has experienced during the building boom that the very large container vessel segment is currently experiencing,” said Bjarne Foldager, country manager, Denmark, at MAN Energy Solutions....

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/engines-fuel/12-new-eastern-pacific-18000-teu-containerships-will-have-me-gi-main-engines/

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