MAN Energy Solutions has won an order for 6 MAN B&W 11G95ME-GI Mk10.5 main engines in connection with the construction of 6 ultra-large 23,500TEU container ships for Hapag-Lloyd, one of the companies’ world leading ships of the line shipping.

The engines will be built in Korea and will offer the option of running on LNG or conventional fuel, meeting emission standards. The first delivery of the engine is scheduled for May 2022. Korean shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering will build the vessels and delivery is expected to take place from April to December 2023.

The new construction will be deployed on the Europe – Far East routes as part of THE Alliance and will significantly increase Hapag-Lloyd’s competitiveness in this trade. The engines will run on LNG, but will have enough tank capacity to alternately run on conventional fuel.

MAN Energy Solutions claims that its low-speed dual fuel references now exceed 360 units, with the ME-GI recording more than 1.5 million hours of operation on LNG alone.

The ME-GI engine – the new industry standard

The successful ME-GI (Gas Injection) engine from MAN Energy Solutions has set a new industry standard for two-stroke propulsion engines on board, among others, of container ships, bulk carriers, oil tankers, LNG carriers and trucks. The ME-GI engine provides shipowners and operators with an unrivaled solution within highly efficient and environmentally friendly two-stroke technology.

With the ME-GI engine, two-stroke development has gone a step further by combining the unique properties of multi-fuel combustion and the renowned reliability of the MAN Energy Solutions ME engine. The diesel principle not only provides the ME-GI engine with high operational stability and efficiency, but also ensures 100% stable and reliable operation during gas load changes with only normal additions of pilot oil quantities. Furthermore, the ME-GI operating principles include a seamless switch between gas operation and diesel operation.