MAN’s most powerful two-stroke methanol engine

The 82,440 kW MAN B&W 12G95ME-C10.5-LGIM methanol engine, currently under construction by Chinese licensee CMD, is the first of 12 dual-fuel units destined for 24,000 teu container ships being built for OOCL and COSCO Shipping Lines.

“At MAN Energy Solutions, our vision of ‘Moving Big Things to Zero’ motivates everything we do,” said Bjarne Foldager, head of two-stroke business at MAN Energy Soluions.

“This latest, remarkable milestone – the world’s most powerful methanol engine – is just the latest fulfilment of that.”

Gas recirculation

The methanol engines, which also run on conventional fuels, incorporate MAN’s EGRTC emissions system — which MAN said is the largest exhaust gas recirculation setup ever installed on a two-stroke engine.

Christian Ludwig, head of two-stroke sales and promotion, added: “We have won over 230 ME-LGIM references, with over 600,000 operational hours on methanol. It’s proven, mature technology that enables the industry’s carbon transition.”

MAN’s ME-LGIM dual-fuel methanol engine is based on its widely adopted ME-series platform, with over 8,500 units in service.

When operating on green methanol, the engine offers carbon-neutral propulsion for large merchant-marine vessels.