WinGD to install new X-S short-stroke engine design

Swiss marine power company WinGD is set to mark a significant milestone with the upcoming installation of its latest X-S short-stroke engine design. This achievement follows the successful completion of factory acceptance tests in March in collaboration with engine builder Dalian Marine Diesel.

The installation will involve the six-cylinder, 62cm-bore 6X62-S2.0 engine, which will be fitted onto a pulp carrier currently under construction for a Chinese owner at the COSCO Dalian shipyard.

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New WinGD short-stroke engine completes successful shop test

Swiss-headquartered engine developer WinGD, a member of the CSSC Group, says that its new X-S short-stroke engine is set for its first installation following successful factory acceptance tests at CSSC Group’s Dalian Marine Diesel in March. The six-cylinder, 62-centimeter 6X62-S2.0 engine will be installed on a pulp carrier being built for a Chinese owner at COSCO Dalian shipyard.

The X-S series succeeds the well-established RT-flex50 and RT-flex58 engines and is available in 52-centimeter and...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/engines-fuel/new-wingd-short-stroke-engine-completes-successful-shop-test/

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding designs WinGD ammonia fuel supply system

MHI Group member Mitsubishi Shipbuilding reports that it has finalized the basic design for an ammonia fuel supply system (AFSS) for the X-DF-A ammonia fueled low-speed two-stroke marine engine currently under development by Swiss-headquartered engine designer WinGD.

WinGD notes that the AFSS design is the first result of a partnership announced last year that will develop solutions for ammonia engines and fuel systems that can be applied across a range of vessel designs. The project will now...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/engines-fuel/mitsubishi-shipbuilding-designs-wingd-ammonia-fuel-supply-system/

WinGD hopes its X-DF engines will power the majority of QatarEnergy phase two LNG carriers

Swiss marine power company WinGD, part of CSSC Group, is expecting to secure the majority of dual-fuel engine orders for LNG carriers being built in the second phase of QatarEnergy’s newbuilding project.

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WinGD, Alfa Laval to work together on ammonia-powered engines development

Swedish sustainable solutions provider Alfa Laval and Swiss engine designer WinGD have established a partnership in which Alfa Laval will deliver two fuel supply systems (FSS) for testing WinGD’s ammonia-fueled engine in early 2024.

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WinGD, Alfa Laval partner to advance ammonia-powered engine development

Alfa Laval and WinGD have established a partnership in which Alfa Laval will deliver two fuel supply systems (FSS) for testing WinGD’s ammonia-fuelled engine in early 2024.

To advance the use of zero-carbon fuels, WinGD is at the forefront of developing ammonia-fuelled engines, with the recent achievement of the first-ever Approval in Principle (AiP) from Lloyd’s Register for their X-DF-A dual-fuel range powered by ammonia.

In the next step of their ongoing ammonia test campaign, WinGD has...

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CMB.TECH and WinGD move ahead on ammonia-fueled bulkers

CMB.TECH, the clean tech division of Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB), and CSSC group member WinGD have signed an agreement that will see WinGD X72DF‑A ammonia-fueled engines power a series of 210,000 dwt bulkers to be delivered through 2025 and 2026 to CMB Group member Bocimar. Other signatories to the agreement are CSSC Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding (QBS), which will build the ammonia-fueled bulkers, and CSSC Engine Co (CSE), which will build the engines.

FIRST-AMMONIA FUELED BULKERS

The vessels...

https://www.marinelog.com/technology/cmb-tech-and-wingd-move-ahead-on-ammonia-fueled-bulkers/

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