WinGD wins contract for methanol engines for container ships

Swiss engine maker Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) has received an order to supply methanol dual-fuel and methanol-ready engines for over 30 container ships.

IMAGE: WinGD’s methanol-capable engine. WinGD

The latest order covers methanol-ready engines for 12 container vessels, each with a capacity of 16,000 TEU. A previous order included 20 container ships of 8,700 TEU, with 14 set to receive methanol-ready engines and the remaining six to be fitted with methanol-capable engines.

The order was placed by “a major Taiwanese container ship operator.”

WinGD stated that the company plans to run the methanol-ready engines on biodiesel until they are converted alongside earlier methanol-capable engine orders.

By Tuhin Roy

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