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The largest methanol engine to date is his debut

WingD has announced the delivery of an X-DF-M engine, which is intended for a 16,000 TEU container, and is the largest methanol engine to date that has been built.

AS announces that the first X DF-M engine is installed on the fourth ship of a new series of container ships and is the largest methanol engine to date. The previous three engines were equipped with 10 x 92 B engines, which are converted into 10 x 92df-M engines as soon as the first Newbuild Methanol engine was commissioned.

The delivery ceremony took place in the Motorbauer CMD in Shanghai, in which managing employees of WingD, CMD and China State Shipbuilding Corporation as well as local government officials as well as global customers and partners.

In addition, eight classification companies were available to sign the Certification of the type X DF-M type.

It is a great responsibility to build the first engine of all kinds, especially one for an emerging fuel with the potential of methanol.

… a spokesman for CMD said.