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WinGD engine completes first voyage on ethanol

WinGD engine completes first voyage on ethanol

by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 21, 2026 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine engines, Marine fuels, News, Shipping

The WinGD X-DF-M/E alcohol-fuel engine has completed its first in-service operation on ethanol. The 9000-TEU container ship Tangier Maersk bunkered the fuel in Houston before sailing to New York. The vessel took on the bunker at the Port of Houston in late September....
Hydrogen engine for large vessels passes land-based testing

Hydrogen engine for large vessels passes land-based testing

by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 22, 2026 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine engines, Marine fuels, Maritime research, News, Ship propulsion

Japan Engine has completed the world’s first hydrogen-fuelled engine for large commercial vessels, the 6UEC35LSGH. During factory testing, the engine achieved a hydrogen co-firing rate of at least 95 per cent, reducing GHG emissions by more than 95 per cent compared...
WinGD to supply methanol/ethanol engines to Polaris

WinGD to supply methanol/ethanol engines to Polaris

by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 11, 2026 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine engines, Marine fuels, News, Ship propulsion

WinGD has won an order for four X72DF-M-1.0 engines that can operate on methanol and ethanol for Polaris Shipping’s future Newcastlemax fleet. The ability to operate on either fuel allows Polaris to respond to changes in fuel availability, pricing and regulatory...
Everllence to provide engines for Damen tug programme

Everllence to provide engines for Damen tug programme

by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 10, 2026 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine engines, Marine fuels, News, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding, Towage

Everllence has signed a framework agreement for the serial supply of its 175D engine with Damen Shipyards Group. This secures the delivery of high-speed engines for Damen’s Fuel Flexible tug programme – as well as other applications – well into the future. Damen is...
WinGD shows payback on retrofit pathways to net-zero

WinGD shows payback on retrofit pathways to net-zero

by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 2, 2026 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine engines, Marine fuels, News, Ship conversion/refit, Ship propulsion, Shipping

Retrofitting for alternative fuels could help ship operators reach net-zero emissions cost-effectively, but further policy support is needed to strengthen the business case and ensure maritime decarbonisation targets are met. That is the key finding from WinGD’s...
Retrofitting at scale: The first methanol mega ship conversion

Retrofitting at scale: The first methanol mega ship conversion

by Guest author / SWZ editor | Aug 10, 2026 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine engines, Marine fuels, News, Ship conversion/refit, Ship propulsion

From the magazine – The retrofitting of a 20,000-TEU container vessel to run on methanol was successfully completed in China in 2025. With valuable lessons already learned, this can pave the way for further conversion of the global fleet to low-greenhouse gas (GHG)...
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