ultra-large container ship (ULCS)

ME-GI Swings Container Decision

The ME-GI engine

New orders continue dual-fuel engine’s strong start to 2025

MAN Energy Solutions reports that its ME-GI engine has continued its strong start to 2025 by winning orders for eight engines for a series of container ships, originally designated as single-fuel conventional engines from an unknown engine designer. The orders are divided among two separate, Korean shipyards.

Both shipyards have ordered 4 × MAN B&W 8G95ME-GI Mk10.5 main engines and will each construct 4 × Ultra Large...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/04/14/me-gi-swings-container-decision/

World’s Largest LNG-powered Vessel, Commercial and Technical Success

  • As the first of CMA CGM’s nine 400-m long, 61-m wide LNG-fuelled container ships, CMA CGM Jacques Saadé is carrying a heavy burden, both commercially and technically.
  • The vessel departs from Singapore with a record 20,723 full containers on its maiden voyage – an 84-day round trip on the Asia-Europe route.
  • The ultra-large container ship (ULCS) will demonstrate the environmental virtues of operating on LNG, showcasing the technical triumph of its cryogenic engineering.
  • The 18,000 m3 of LNG on...

https://mfame.guru/worlds-largest-lng-powered-vessel-commercial-and-technical-success/