2-Stroke & 4-Stroke

Supplementing the ME-GI range of high-pressure dual-fuel, two-stroke engines, MAN Energy Solutions plans to launch its ME-GA low-pressure generation with five- and six-cylinder models in the 700mm-bore size, writes David Tinsley.

The technology group Wärtsilä has launched the Wärtsilä 31SG pure gas engine for marine market applications at the Gastech 2019 conference in Houston, Texas.

The Astilleros Balenciaga shipyard in Spain has ordered a complete MAN propulsion package for a new research vessel for the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources.

MAN Energy Solutions has sought to give extra competitive edge to its 460mm-bore two-stroke offering by introducing a development based on the S46ME-B engine, writes David Tinsley.

MAN Energy Solutions will perform shop tests in Q3 2019 on Mark 10 versions of its G-type 700mm- and 950mm-bore engines, the G70ME-C10.5 and the G95ME-C10.5, and the S-type 700mm bore S70ME-C10.5.

Germany-headquartered IMES has developed a new very robust cylinder pressure sensor for continuous cylinder pressure measurement on two-stroke and four-stroke gas and dual-fuel engines.

The maritime sales team of RENK’s Rheine plant has won its first new construction project for its MARHY maritime hybrid system.

Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) is to introduce a successor to its low-speed UEC45LSE design. The UEC42LSH engine has been upgraded to meet the requirements of Handysize bulk carriers and small-sized chemical tankers.