Everllence has signed an engineering design agreement with China’s Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd regarding the development of a 180,000 cubic-metre class LNG carrier featuring an Everllence DFE+ (dual-fuel, electric+) propulsion system.
Previously, Hudong and Everllence have collaborated on the delivery of 10 conventional dual-fuel diesel electric LNG carriers.
Hudong-Zhonghua technical centre deputy director Yang Chunhua and head of sales & projects, Four-Stroke Everllence China, Pan Ke, signed the agreement on June 5.
Germany-headquartered engine maker Everllence (formerly MAN Energy Solutions) and the Chinese state‑owned company Hudong-Zhonghua see the potential to enable and promote more environmentally friendly and efficient LNG shipping, especially in light of ever-stricter IMO CII emission requirements.
“Ship owners are currently faced with unprecedented challenges and uncertainties as they are fighting to achieve the GHG Net Zero Emissions by 2050. We are very glad to work together with Everllence to develop the hybrid-electric propulsion solution with high efficiency on LNG carriers, which shall provide more options for ship owners,” said Song Wei, chief technical engineer of Hudong-Zhonghua.
Everllence global manager LNG Cargo, Dominik Thoma, added: “Nowadays, individual technology providers can only achieve marginal efficiency improvements. Accordingly, for bigger gains, shipyards and engine manufacturers need to work closely together. Hudong-Zhonghua – as a market leader within the construction of LNG Carriers – and Everllence – as market leader in the design and manufacture of four-stroke engines – possess the joint capabilities to bring propulsion systems to the next level.”
