WinGD’s first ammonia-fuelled engine installed on EXMAR vessels

Swiss marine power company WinGD has become the first engine designer to bring an ammonia-fuelled two-stroke marine engine to market following the delivery and installation of its X52DF-A engine on a 46,000m3 LPG/ammonia carrier being built for EXMAR. The vessel will be the first ammonia-fuelled gas carrier in service, and the engine among the first

Taiwanese owner makes methanol move with WinGD across multiple engine orders

Swiss marine power company WinGD will provide X DF M dual-fuel methanol and X-Engine methanol-ready engine designs for over 30 container vessels to be built for a major Taiwanese container ship operator. As well as indicating the competitiveness of WinGD’s methanol concept, the contract highlights the immediate impact of IMO’s Net Zero Framework and GHG

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.

WinGD, Alfa Laval, ABS to work with K Shipbuilding

Swiss marine power company WinGD, Swedish marine technology leader Alfa Laval and the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) will work with Korean shipbuilder K Shipbuilding (KSB) on the development of an ammonia-fuelled MR tanker design, under a memorandum of understanding signed in April. The design will feature a 6X52DF‑A engine from WinGD. WinGD will work

ExxonMobil’s cylinder oil validated by WinGD

ExxonMobil’s advanced 40BN cylinder oil, MobilgardTM 540 AC, has been validated by WinGD for use in its dual fuel engines with conventional fuels, including methanol, and now LNG. The high-performance cylinder oil, which also has an approval from MAN ES for use in its two-stroke engines, was developed for use in slow-speed, two-stroke marine engines

WinGD bags order for world’s first ammonia dual-fuel tankers

WinGD has secured an order from AET for the world’s first ammonia dual-fuel Aframax tankers, featuring six-cylinder X62DF-A engines. The two vessels, the world’s first ammonia dual-fuel Aframax tankers, ordered by AET, will be built at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd (DSIC) with six-cylinder X62DF‑A engines, the newest addition to WinGD’s clean-fuel engine portfolio. WinGD

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

WinGD, Mitsubishi design ammonia fuel supply system

The system includes a fuel valve unit, fuel conditioning and piping, as well as an ammonia catching system and other purging and venting safety features. The design is the result of a partnership between the companies announced last year and will now move to the detailed design phase. In a press release, the partners said

Wärtsilä to deliver ammonia fuel system for two EXMAR carriers

Wärtsilä Gas Solutions, part of technology group Wärtsilä, will deliver the fuel supply system for two new gas carriers that will operate with ammonia fuel. The ships are being built at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyards (HMD) in Korea for ship owner EXMAR LPG, a joint venture between Exmar, a multi-disciplinary maritime and offshore solutions provider,

WinGD gets class nod for ammonia engine safety

Bureau Veritas has granted Swiss marine power company WinGD’s ammonia-fuelled X-DF-A dual-fuel engine an approval in principle (AiP) for the engine’s safety concept The safety concept describes how risks associated with using ammonia as a fuel are controlled under foreseeable abnormal conditions, possible failure scenarios and their control measures. It is a key element for