Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has confirmed an order for 10 × 8G95ME-GI10.5 engines, in connection with the building of 10 × 15,000-teu container ships for Seaspan Corporation.
The vessels are scheduled for delivery in the first half of 2023 and will immediately after begin 12-year charters for ZIM Lines (ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd), the international shipping group that serves the US East Coast trade.
Order for ME-GI engines
This is just the latest order that the well-proven ME-GI concept has won in recent months"
Thomas S. Hansen, the Head of Promotion and Customer Support for Two-Stroke Business at MAN Energy Solutions, said “This is just the latest order that the well-proven ME-GI concept has won in recent months. Its service experience, low methane slip, high efficiency, and fuel flexibility – whether running on fuel-oil or LNG – remain unparalleled, in a market whose momentum towards a zero-carbon future is growing rapidly.”
ME-GI engines will come with a newly introduced PVU (Pump Vaporiser Unit), which ensures an optimal integration between the engine and LNG-supply system.
Low-speed, dual-fuel engines
MAN Energy Solutions announced in January 2021 that its low-speed, dual-fuel references in their entirety had exceeded 360 units, with the ME-GI engine recording over 1.5 million operating hours on LNG alone.
Since then, among other references, 10 × MAN B&W 7G80ME-GI Mk9.5 dual-fuel engines were ordered in early March 2021, for a series of 10 × 300,000-dwt VLCCs, a début for the engine is this particular segment.
ME-GI engine – the new industrial standard
MAN Energy Solutions successful ME-GI (-Gas Injection) engine has set a new industrial standard for two-stroke propulsion engines aboard – among others – container vessels, bulk carriers, tankers, LNG carriers and car carriers.
The ME-GI engine provides ship owners and operators with a peerless solution, within environmentally friendly and high-efficiency, two-stroke technology, without the greenhouse emissions, such as methane slip that are characteristic of competing engines.
Combined multi-fuel combustion properties and ME-GI reliability
With the ME-GI engine, two-stroke development has taken a step further, by combining the unique properties of multi-fuel combustion and the well-known reliability of MAN Energy Solutions’ ME-GI engine.
The Diesel principle not only provides the ME-GI engine with high operational stability and efficiency, but also ensures 100% stable and reliable operation during load changes on gas with just normal additions of pilot-oil amounts.
Seamless change-over between gas and diesel operation
The ME-GI engine is the most environmentally-friendly technology available
Furthermore, the ME-GI operational principles feature a seamless change-over between gas operation and diesel operation. The ME-GI engine is the most environmentally-friendly technology available, within the two-stroke engine segment.
MAN Energy Solutions has also developed an ME-LGI (-Liquid Gas Injection) dual-fuel engine that expands the company’s dual-fuel portfolio, enabling the use of more sustainable fuels such as methanol and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).
The Maritime Energy Transition
MAN Energy Solutions believes that it is time for what it terms a ‘Maritime Energy Transition’, to find clean, decarbonised solutions, for seaborne trade and transportation. Essentially, it is the company’s call to action, to reduce emissions and establish natural gases, as the fuels of choice, in global shipping.
The company strongly promotes a global ‘turn to gas’, driven by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and a common approach by the shipping industry, and politics, to invest in infrastructure development, and retrofits.
