German engine maker Everllence has received an order from China’s Qingdao Beihai shipyard to deliver ten methanol-powered engines to be installed on very large ore carriers (VLOCs) ordered by Shandong Shipping and Bohai Ocean Shipping for charter with Brazilian mining giant Vale.
As part of the order, Everllence will provide ten of its B&W 7G80ME-LGIM Mk 10.5 engines, each accompanied by its proprietary exhaust gas recirculation-trubocharger cut-out (EGRTC) system for Tier III NOx compliance.
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Bjarne Foldager, Head of Two-Stroke Business, Everllence, said: “Over the years we have experienced a wave of ME-LGIM orders and it is encouraging to see prominent players demonstrating their decarbonisation credentials in taking these vessels on charter. In a multi-fuel future, we expect methanol to figure prominently across all vessel segments and these newbuildings
