China Retailers Vitality Delivery (CMES), a subsidiary of China Retailers Heavy Business (CMHI), has positioned an order for the primary dual-fuel methanol engine within the VLCC section.
The MAN B&W 7G80ME-LGIM (-Liquid Gasoline Injection Methanol) essential engine will likely be constructed by CSE (China Shipbuilding Business Company Diesel Engine Co., Ltd.) and can function MAN Vitality Options’ proprietary Exhaust Gasoline Recirculation (EGR) emissions system.
The VLCC is being constructed by Dalian Shipbuilding Business Co (DSIC) with supply anticipated by April 2026.
This order follows CMES’s latest buy of six small-bore, seven-cylinder 21/31DF-M methanol-burning GenSets for the development of two 9,300 automotive equal models (ceu) Pure Automobile and Truck Carriers (PCTCs). CMES had beforehand ordered two MAN B&W ME-LGIM essential engines for a similar vessels.
“It is a important challenge because it marks the primary methanol-burning engine on this particular marine section and comes from a significant VLCC fleet proprietor,” mentioned Bjarne Foldager, Head of Two-Stroke Enterprise at MAN Vitality Options. ”CMES’s dedication to methanol, together with their latest dual-fuel enterprise with us, positions them as pioneers in adopting methanol as a future gas throughout varied vessel segments.”
This newest improvement highlights the business’s rising deal with adopting various fuels to scale back carbon emissions and promote sustainable delivery.
“Transitioning to low-carbon fuels is the simplest technique to decarbonize the prevailing maritime fleet, and we’re seeing a rising curiosity in methanol-powered engines,” mentioned Thomas S. Hansen, Head of Promotion and Buyer Assist at MAN Vitality Options. “In response to this demand, we have now expanded our methanol portfolio to cowl all massive merchant-marine vessel functions, together with VLCCs. With over 150 ME-LGIM engines ordered and greater than 450,000 operating hours on methanol already recorded at sea, our idea has confirmed its capabilities.”
