This engine will power twelve 24,000 TEU container vessels under construction: seven at Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering for Orient Overseas Container Line and five at Dalian COSCO KHI Ship Engineering for COSCO Shipping Lines. Delivery of the first engine is set for June 2025.
Each engine features an advanced exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) turbocharger cutout system, the largest of its kind on a two-stroke engine, promoting cleaner operations.
Bjarne Foldager, head of two-stroke business at MAN Energy Solutions, said: “By harnessing the potential of methanol, we are bringing the maritime industry closer to zero-emission solutions, and we fully expect methanol to figure prominently as a future fuel across all segments.”
The company’s methanol engines have surpassed 600,000 operating hours. Christian Ludwig, head of two-stroke sales and promotion, noted: “As we move towards a multi-fuel future, interest in methanol has grown steadily. While methanol produced from renewable sources is an attractive marine-fuel option due to its low carbon intensity, an engine using green methanol can even provide carbon-neutral propulsion.”
