New Times Shipbuilding of Jiangsu, China has ordered 12 8G95ME-GI Mk10.5 main engines in connection with the construction of 12 18,000 TEU container vessels for Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS), a Singapore-based shipping company.
Bjarne Foldager, Country Manager, Denmark, MAN Energy Solutions, said: “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. EPS is an old acquaintance of MAN Energy Solutions with whom we have built an excellent relationship over the years. This is just the latest in a series of mutual, recent ME-GI projects and we thank them for placing their trust in us again.”
Thomas S Hansen, Head of Two-Stroke Sales and Promotion, MAN Energy Solutions, added: “The ME-GI’s mature technology brings a number of advantages to the table, not least its guaranteed, extremely low levels of methane slip that make it the most future-proof methane engine on the market. It also has the highest fuel efficiency in its class, which explains why the G95ME-GI Mk10.5 has been specified for more than 60 very large container vessel newbuilds in just the past two months. The ME-GI is furthermore capable of operating on bio-methane and synthetic natural gas that render it net-zero and provide a viable decarbonisation pathway for shipowners.”
The ME-GI (-Gas Injection) engine is claimed to have set a new industrial standard for two-stroke propulsion engines onboard – among others – ro-ro vessels, PCTCs, container vessels, bulk carriers, tankers and LNG carriers. The ME-GI engine provides ship owners, charterers and operators with a solution within environmentally friendly and high-efficiency, two-stroke technology but without the prominent methane-slip emissions that are characteristic of some other similar engines.
The Diesel principle not only provides the ME-GI engine with high operational stability and efficiency, but also ensures reliable operation during load changes on gas with just normal additions of pilot-oil amounts. Furthermore, the ME-GI operational principles feature a seamless change-over between gas and diesel operation. The ME-GI engine is believed to be the most environmentally-friendly technology available within the LNG-fuelled, two-stroke engine segment.
MAN Energy Solutions has developed an ME-LGI (Liquid Gas Injection) dual-fuel engine that expands the company’s dual-fuel portfolio, enabling the use of sustainable fuels such as green methanol.
Image: MAN 8G95ME-GI engine (source: MAN Energy Solutions)
