HiMSEN wins first H32DF-LM order from Japanese shipyard

The scope of supply comprises of 4 × HiMSEN 8V32DF-LM engines per shipset, along with selective catalytic reduction (SCR) units.

HiMSEN will deliver the first of the shipsets to Tsuneishi’s Zhoushan shipyard in China in January 2025, and the following shipsets will be delivered sequentially. 

While the order marks the first reference for HiMSEN’s methanol-fuelled engines with a Japanese shipyard, Hyundai Heavy Industries signed a contract with Imabari Shipbuilding for 15 shipsets of its latest H32C engine for 75 container vessel newbuildings. The order with Imabari was signed in the first half of 2023.

HiMSEN noted that it regards the first order from the Japanese market for its dual-fuel engine as an opportunity to expand its market share in the country, particularly as the Japanese market has been “monopolised by competitors with a long history”.