MAN to Deliver World’s Largest Methanol Engine

MAN Energy Solutions has announced that it will soon deliver the world’s most powerful two-stroke methanol engine - the MAN B&W 12G95ME-C10.5-LGIM (Liquid Gas Injection Methanol). 

Rated at 82,440 Kw at 80 RPM, the engine is the first of 12 that will be delivered for a series of 24,000 TEU container vessels currently under construction. Seven of these vessels are being constructed at Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co Ltd for shipowner, Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd (OOCL); and five are being constructed at Dalian COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co Ltd, for shipowner COSCO Shipping Lines Co Ltd.

Each engine will feature MAN Energy Solutions’ proprietary EGRTC (Exhaust Gas Recirculation Turbocharger Cut-out) emissions system, the largest two-string EGR system on a two-stroke engine to date.

Commenting on the engine, Bjarne Foldager, Head of Two-Stroke Business at MAN Energy Solutions, said: 

“At MAN Energy Solutions, our vision of ‘Moving Big Things to Zero’ motivates everything we do in developing the engine technology to operate on those fuels vying for prominence in the future market. 

This latest, remarkable milestone - the world’s most powerful methanol engine - is just the latest fulfilment of that. 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. Our thanks go to CMD, OOCL, and COSCO Shipping, valued partners with whom we continue to share so many highlights”.

Foldager’s comments were echoed by Christian Ludwig, Head of Two-Stroke Sales and Promotion at MAN Energy Solutions: 

“As we move towards a multi-fuel future, interest in methanol has grown steadily. To date, between newbuild engines and retrofits, we have won over 230 ME-LGIM references that have accumulated over 600,000 hours running on methanol alone.

With ME-LGIM technology reaching 10 years in the market, it represents mature, proven technology and reflects MAN Energy Solutions’ ability to develop attractive technology to enable shipping’s carbon transition. Furthermore, 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 - adding to the benefits the ME-LGIM brings to the table”.

The ME-LGIM is based on MAN Energy Solutions’ proven ME-series, with approximately 8,500 engines in service across the world. 

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