10th Feb 2022
Hyundai Mipo Shipyard (HMD, South Korea) has delivered dual-fuel methanol carrier installed Hyundai-MAN 6G50ME-C9.6-LGIM for Japanese shipping company.
Also, in the Guangzhou Shipyard International(GSI, China based), the first of methanol duel fuel MR tankers have been successfully launched.
Hyundai Engine & Machinery (HHI-EMD) provided the Hyundai-MAN 6G50ME-C9.6-LGIM engines for the both shipyards, now well proven as Methanol engine supplier.
HHI-EMD has already delivered fourteen(14) engine sets of 2-stroke methanol engines and secured seventeen(17) engine sets on its order book.
On the other hand, as the recently announced, the HiMSEN’s first methanol engine (4-stroke medium speed engine) will be delivered to HMD for 2,000TEU Container project in the end of 2022.
[Picture : The first methanol-propelled vessel by HMD in 2016]
Credit to source:
Hyundai Engine (https://www.hyundai-engine.com/en/Media/newsdetail/381?contentType=marine&keyword=&page=1)