Contract for first ME-LGI engines

The confirmation stems from a letter of intent MAN Diesel & Turbo and Waterfront signed in July. MAN Diesel & Turbo officially designates the ME-LGI engine as ME-B9.3-LGI.
In collaboration with leading shipping lines, Waterfront reported that it is behind the 6G50ME-LGI engines ordered by Westfal-Larsen, the 7S50ME-B9.3-LGI by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), and the 16G50ME-LGI with Marinvest/Skagerack Invest.
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., Ltd. (HMD) will build the Westfal-Larsen and Marinvest/Skagerack Invest vessels, while HHI-EMD, Hyundai Heavy Industries’ engine and machinery division will construct the engines. For the MOL contract, Minami Nippon Shipbuilding will construct the newbuildings, while Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (MES) will build the engines.
Ole Grøne, senior vice president of Low Speed Promotion & Sales at MAN Diesel & Turbo, said: “This order represents a real market breakthrough for our liquid gas injection engine and is the first such commercial project that is not reliant on external funding. Simply put, the ME-LGI engine was chosen for these carriers because it is the engine best suited for the application. The LGI engine is designed to handle low-flash-point, low-sulphur fuels like LPG and methanol, etc. Consequently, its green credentials are striking with emissions of sulphur being almost completely eliminated.”

ME-LGI development
MAN Diesel & Turbo announced the development of the new MAN B&W ME-LGI dual fuel engine in July 2013. The engine expands the company’s dual-fuel portfolio, enabling the use of more sustainable fuels such as methanol, ethanol and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).
The engines will eventually run on 95% methanol, ignited by 5% pilot oil.