Adoption of dual-fuel, low-speed engine type by market grows apace Knutsen OAS Shipping, the Norwegian shipping company, has placed an order for 2 × 2 7G70ME-GI engines in connection with the building of two 176,300 m 3 capacity LNG carriers. The...

Demand for Wärtsilä’s bet-hedging dual-fuel engines does not seem to be abating, with new 50DF units to be fitted to two LNG carriers being built for two different Chinese owners, the Zhejiang Yuanhe Ocean Shipping Company and Dalian Inteh Group.