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WinGD Surpasses 100 Orders for Variable Compression Ratio Technology in LNG Carrier Market
Swiss marine power company WinGD has reached a significant milestone by securing its 100th order for its innovative Variable Compression Ratio (VCR) technology. Launched in June 2023, this cutting-edge solution enhances combustion for X-DF dual-fuel engines by adjusting to the fuel type and engine load. The technology has quickly gained popularity, particularly in the LNG…
WinGD to begin first field trial of VCR technology on CMA CGM vessel
WinGD, a Swiss marine power company, is set to test its new variable compression ratio (VCR) technology aboard a vessel operated by the French shipping giant, CMA CGM. This marks the first field trial of the dual-fuel engine technology, following successful factory tests that demonstrated efficiency improvements with both diesel and LNG fuels. The full-scale…
ExxonMobil Advanced 40BN Cylinder Oil for WinGD Dual Fuel Engines
ExxonMobil’s advanced 40BN cylinder oil, Mobilgard 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…
DNV awarded HD Hyundai Mipo an AiP for ammonia dual fuel feeder container vessel
From the AiP award ceremony. From left: Yihyo Chung, Vice President, HD Hyundai Mipo and Vidar Dolonen, Regional Manager Korea & Japan at DNV Maritime. At the Posidonia trade fair, classification society DNV awarded HD Hyundai Mipo an Approval in Principle (AiP) for the design of a new ammonia dual fuel feeder container vessel. The…
WinGD, Alfa Laval, ABS and K Shipbuilding join forces for ammonia-fuelled tanker design
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-fueled MR tanker design, under a memorandum of understanding signed in April. The design will feature a 6X52DF-A engine from WinGD. Onsite at…
WinGD expands X-DF-A segment reach with AET’s first ammonia aframax order
Swiss marine power company WinGD has secured yet another order for its X‑DF‑A ammonia-fuelled engines in what will be the world’s first ammonia dual-fuel Aframax tankers. Two vessels ordered by Singapore based ship owner and operator AET, will be built at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd (DSIC) with six-cylinder X62DF-A engines, the newest addition to…
WinGD to debut short-stroke engine design after successful shop test
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, 62-cm-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…
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Completes Basic Design of Ammonia Fuel Supply System for Marine Engines under Development by WinGD
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has finalized the basic design for an ammonia fuel supply system for the X-DF-A engine, an ammonia-fueled large, low-speed two-stroke marine engine currently under development by WinGD, a Swiss designer and licensor of large marine engines. Mitsubishi Shipbuilding will continue to conduct technical…
WinGD and Mitsubishi Shipbuilding agree ammonia fuel supply system
Swiss marine power company WinGD and Japanese shipbuilder and technology developer Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. have completed the initial design of an ammonia fuel supply system (AFSS) for vessels powered by WinGD’s X‑DF‑A ammonia-fueled engines. The AFSS design is the first result of a wide-ranging partnership announced last year that will develop solutions for ammonia…
WinGD signs four-way partnership to deliver CMB.TECH ammonia engines
Swiss marine power company WinGD has concluded a four-party agreement underwriting Belgian bulk carrier operator CMB.TECH’s order of X72DF-A ammonia-fuelled engines. CSSC Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding (QBS) and engine builder CSSC Engine Co (CSE) were the other signatories in the joint undertaking to power a series of 210,000 DWT bulk carriers to be delivered from Qingdao…
