WinGD debuts X‑DF‑M platform with methanol-fueled engine

WinGD’s first methanol-fueled engine is to be delivered to shipyard after passing factory and type approval tests. The ten-cylinder, 92 bore X-DF-M engine is destined for a 16,000 TEU container ship and is the biggest methanol-fueled engine built to date. There are 56 X-DF-M engines on order across bore sizes ranging from 52 to 92,

WinGD records successful early running on X-DF-A ammonia-fueled engine

WinGD has seen key parameters in line with expectations during early testing of its new X-DF-A ammonia-fuelled engine design. A 52-bore single-cylinder version of the X-DF-A engine is running at the company’s Engine Research and Innovation Centre (ERIC) in Winterthur, with final validation to be completed in time for the first engine deliveries in June 2025.

Wärtsilä to power world’s largest cement carrier for NovaAlgoma

Wärtsilä will supply a comprehensive propulsion package for the 38,000-dwt cement carrier ordered by NovaAlgoma, a joint venture between Canada’s Algoma Central Corporation and Nova Marine Group. The vessel, set to launch by the end of 2026, will be the world’s largest cement carrier and the first in its class to be methanol-fueled, supporting NovaAlgoma’s decarbonization goals.

Volvo to start testing hydrogen combustion engine

Volvo Trucks is developing trucks with combustion engines that run on hydrogen. On-road tests with trucks using hydrogen in combustion engines will begin in 2026, and the commercial launch is planned towards the end of this decade. Trucks that run on green hydrogen provide a significant step to Volvo achieving its net zero goal and

Cat to deploy methanol dual-fuel 3500E marine engines in 2026

Caterpillar Marine reports that it has made significant advances in the development of its methanol dual-fuel Cat 3500E marine engines. Under a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Damen Shipyards, it will deploy the first set of field demonstrator 3500E marine engines in 2026. The Cat 3500E marine engines will use innovative dual-fuel technology based on

IHI admits improper alteration of data over 4,000 marine engines

Japanese engine maker IHI Corporation is being investigated by authorities after the company admitted to falsifying fuel efficiency data for more than 4,000 engines going back 20 years. The company now reports it was able to confirm widespread efforts to alter fuel efficiency results from “test run records of marine engines and land engines manufactured

WinGD to debut short-stroke engine design

Swiss marine power company WinGD will record the first installation of its new X-S short-stroke engine design following successful factory acceptance tests with engine builder Dalian Marine Diesel in March. The six-cylinder, 62cm-bore 6X62-S2.0 engine will be installed on a pulp carrier being built for a Chinese owner at COSCO Dalian shipyard. The X-S series

Seven class societies certify HiMSEN four-stroke engine

Seven class societies have certified HD HHI-EMD’s four-stroke, methanol dual-fuel HiMSEN H22CDF-LM engine, following its completion of type-approval tests (TAT) in South Korea. HD HHI-EMD reported class societies Korean Register, ABS, Bureau Veritas, DNV, ClassNK, Lloyd’s Register and RINA witnessed the results of the TAT of the four-stroke engine methanol dual-fuel HiMSEN engine H22CDF-LM during

DNV study validates energy efficiency gains for LNG carriers

DNV has quantified the gains that owners of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers could expect to achieve using the new Dual Fuel, Electric+ (DFE+) solution developed by ABB and MAN Energy Solutions.

Bosch to launch hydrogen engine for trucks

German manufacturer Bosch has announced plans to launch its first hydrogen internal combustion engine for trucks this year, to add to its existing fuel cell and battery-electric offerings. Hydrogen engines are less efficient than fuel cells, so vehicles using them will require more H2 to travel the same distance. But proponents say they hydrogen engines