Swiss marine power company WinGD has reached a significant milestone with its first methanol-fueled engine passing factory and type approval tests and now heading for shipyard delivery. The ten-cylinder, 92-bore X-DF-M engine represents a major advancement in marine propulsion technology as the largest methanol-fueled engine built to date.
The groundbreaking engine will be installed on a 16,000 TEU containership being constructed for COSCO Shipping Lines at COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry’s Yangzhou shipyard.
The delivery marks a critical step forward in the maritime industry’s ongoing transition toward cleaner fuel alternatives.
WinGD’s expanding alternative fuel portfolio now includes 56 X-DF-M engines on order across bore sizes ranging from 52 to 92, with configurations comparable to the company’s diesel-fueled X-Engines. The addition of methanol capability complement…
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