Japan’s NYK Line has ordered MAN B&W ME-GA engines for four 174,000 cubic meter LNG carrier newbuilds. Each ship will have two 5G70ME-GA Mk. 10.5 engines and all eight engines will feature MAN Energy Solutions’ proprietary EGR BP (Exhaust Gas Recirculation ByPass) emissions-reduction technology.
“We developed this engine for easy application to most contemporary LNG carrier designs and, indeed, all ME-GA orders to date have been exclusively for this segment,” said Bjarne Foldager, head of...
The latest addition to MAN Energy Solutions’ dual-fuel two stroke portfolio, the Otto-cycle MAN B&W ME-GA engine, has already won 100 orders since May 2021. Simultaneously, the company reports that the first ME-GA-powered LNG carrier will enter service in the summer of 2023.
The ME-GA engine was designed to deliver a low CAPEX solution aimed at certain vessel types and applications, such as LNG carriers that are able to use boil-off gas as a source of fuel.
“The speed with which the ME-GA has...
MAN Energy Solutions has booked the first orders for its new low pressure ME-GA two-stroke stroke engine. HHI-EMD (Hyundai Heavy Industries’ Engine Machinery Division) has ordered a dozen of them.
Six new 174,000-cubic-meter LNG carriers will each be powered by two 5G70ME-GA10.5 engines.
KLC and Pan Ocean have each ordered two of the ships, while Knudsen and JP Morgan have each ordered a single vessel. On delivery to the shipowners from Hyundai’s Shipbuilding Division (HHI-SBD) in Korea, they...
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