MAN ES secures methanol engine orders for bulk carriers

German engine maker MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES) will supply dual-fuel methanol engines for Danish shipping firm J. Lauritzen’s upcoming three bulk carriers.

PHOTO: A rendered image of MAN ES' dual-fuel methanol engine. MAN ES

The engine orders were placed by Japan’s Tsuneishi Shipbuilding, which is building three 81,200 dwt capacity bulk carriers for J. Lauritzen.

MAN ES says it is seeing a surge in orders for its two-stroke dual-fuel methanol engines. They can run on both methanol and conventional fuel grades.

With an orderbook of more than 160 methanol engines, MAN ES’ dual-fuelled methanol engine has become the go-to-choice for methanol-fuelled newbuilds, MAN ES’ head of two-stroke business Bjarne Foldager said.

The methanol-powered vessels were ordered by J. Lauritzen earlier this year. Once delivered, the vessels will be chartered to global commodity trader Cargill for a period of at least seven years.

Last week, MAN ES announced plans to launch a dual-fuel version of its existing four-stroke engine by 2026 that will operate on methanol.

By Nithin Chandran

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