In a milestone for the dual fuel engine market Wärtsilä has sold 100 34DF dual-fuel engines, to be delivered from the factory in early 2016.

MAN Diesel & Turbo has won a contract from Sembcorp Marine to supply one of its biggest ever dual-fuel propulsion systems, with scrubbers, for a Semi-submersible Crane Vessel (NSCV) for Heerema Offshore Services.

As the shipping explores green fueling options SMM 2016 will have an entire hall dedicated to alternative marine propulsion.

Baleària has selected Spanish Basque-country shipyard La Naval to construct a duo of dual-fuel LNG-powered ferries for EUR350m ($390m).

Caledonian Maritime Assets (CMAL) has selected Scottish shipbuilder Ferguson Marine Engineering (FMEL) to construct two 100 m dual-fuel ro-ro ferries in a contract worth £97m.

Wärtsilä dual-fuel engines will power DEME Group vessel Scheldt River, the first dredger capable of using LNG as fuel.

Keppel Shipyard has inked a contract to convert a Totem Ocean Trailer Express ro-ro vessel to dual fuel with LNG power.

Caterpillar Marine undertaking another retrofit conversion for a dual fuel engine this time for the tanker Fure West.

Wärtsilä is to equip five new Arc 7 design ice-class LNG carriers being built at the Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) yard in South Korea with 50DF dual-fuel engines.

Caterpillar Marine has completed what it claims is the first  in-hull dual-fuel engine retrofit conversion, enabling Anthony Veder LNG carrier Coral Anthelia to burn LNG, HFO or diesel.