Japan's first ME-GI

Overseen by the DNV GL distinction society, the MAN engine may be the first of two 8S70ME-C8. 2-GI units for delivery in order to VT Halter Marine associated with Mississippi, USA for set up aboard two 2, four hundred teu ConRo ships with regard to Crowley Maritime Corporation, UNITED STATES.

Crowley ordered the ME-GI engines, along with three GUY 9L28/32DF auxiliary engines for every vessel, back in early 2014.

When completed the ConRo ships - with textbox Lift-On/Lift-Off (LO/LO) and Roll-On/Roll-Off (RO/RO) - will be called El Coquí and Taíno. They are scheduled for shipping in the second and 4th quarters of 2017, correspondingly.

The vessels will be a couple of the world’s first LNG-powered ConRo ships, designed to journey at speeds up to twenty two knots and carry numerous sized containers, along with countless vehicles in enclosed, weather-tight car decking.

Crowley declared the newbuildings will slow up the amount of CO2 emissions owing to each container by around 38%. Additionally , the boats will meet or surpass all regulatory requirements and also have the CLEAN notation, which needs limitation of operational emissions and discharges, as well as the Eco-friendly Passport, both issued through DNV GL.

MAN’s ME-GI engine gives shipowners as well as operators the option of utilising energy or gas depending on relatives price and availability, along with environmental considerations.

It utilizes high-pressure gas injection which is not affected by the multiple de-ratings, fuel-quality adjustments or big methane-slip issues as happen to be seen with other, dual-fuel options.

An ME-LGI counterpart which uses LPG, methanol along with other liquid gasses is also accessible, and has already been ordered.

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