Record-breaking dual-fuel power

摘要

Dual-fuel, two-stroke propulsion engine technology has received a prestigious and large-scale endorsement through the nomination of X-DF machinery developed by Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) for CMA CGM containership newbuilds of record-breaking capacity. The shipbuilding programme entails nine 22,000TEU vessels, all of which are scheduled to be delivered in 2020 for the Asia/North Europe trade. The orders have been split between two members of the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), whereby five will be constructed by Hudong-Zhonghua, and four by Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding. In each case, the primary power installation will be a WinGD licensee-produced 12-cylinder X92DF engine.