Wingd supplies methanol engines for COSCO

WinGD will supply 10X92DF-M methanol fueled engines to four 16,000 TEU container ships built for COSCO SHIPPING Lines at COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Yangzhou) Co. Ltd. be built. These ships will be delivered from 2025 and will be equipped with WinGD’s first X92DF-M engines in China.

The methanol engines are supplied by the engine builder CSSC CMD in Shanghai, which develops the engines together with WinGD. The fourth ship in the series will be the first to have methanol engines installed from the start. On the earlier ships, methanol-capable X92-B engines will initially be installed and converted to methanol before commissioning.

These ships will be among the first methanol-fueled container ships to be built in China.

The X92DF-M engines are based on the X92-B engine used by container ship owners such as COSCO SHIPPING Lines, MSC and CMA CGM. The X92DF-M will use the same high-pressure diesel combustion cycle.

WinGD said the order allows it to advance its schedule to develop conversion packages for methanol-fueled engines. WinGD will introduce a methanol package for the X92-B engine once the fourth ship in the series is delivered – opening up the market for existing ships with X92-B engines to be converted to the carbon-neutral fuel.

“By sharing WinGD’s engine development capabilities with partners serving the world’s largest shipbuilding market, we can better support shipowners as demand for methanol-powered container ships grows rapidly,” said Dominik Schneiter, Vice President of Research and Development at WinGD. “The order from COSCO SHIPPING Lines is an ideal step that helps us to strengthen our expertise in both new builds and rebuilds of methanol engines based on our proven X92-B platform, which has proven to be a very reliable and efficient engine has proven.

In parallel, WinGD is developing ammonia fuel engines as part of its commitment to helping shipowners prepare for the availability of green fuels.