MAN Diesel & Turbo SE (MAN) announced that it has signed an agreement with Wessels Reederei GmbH & Co. KG (Wessels Reederei) for the conversion of the shipping company’s 1,000 TEU container ship Wes Amelie to LNG capable dual-fuel operation.
MAN claims that vessel’s retrofit of the 8L48/60B main engine is ” the first such retrofit to be performed on a containership in the world.” MAN also states that through running on LNG, the Wes Amelie will drastically reduce emissions of sulphur oxide by over 99%, nitrogen oxide by approximately 90%, and carbon dioxide by up to 20%.
Due to the long delivery time of LNG tanks, the engine retrofit will commence in Q4 2016. Full operational usage of LNG as fuel is planned for early December, 2016.
Dr. Thomas Spindler, Head of Upgrades & Retrofits – MAN PrimeServ Four-Stroke – MAN Diesel & Turbo, said: “We are very excited about the signing of this contract and view its potential for broader adoption within the maritime sector as significant. We enjoy an excellent cooperation with Wessels and commend their willingness to adopt our dual-fuel technology.”
Wessels has earlier stated that the project will promote the demand for LNG as a fuel within the maritime industry where Wessels Reederei GM, Christian Hoepfner, said: “With each rebuild, we are creating an increasing demand for LNG as a clean fuel. Only in this way – and not only through appeals – can the development of an LNG infrastructure continue to gain momentum.”
Source & Image Credit: MAN
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