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Ammmonia	Methanol	BioFuel & Clean Diesel	Nuclear	LNG

Using an abundant, if toxic, resource to power the maritime fleet.	A mature future fuel already in use - but will it become dominant?	Numerous NGOs protested against the IMO earlier this year putting biofuels in its Global Fuel Standard, but the “fuel versus food” debate seems to have been solved by deriving fuels from waste.	Technically the cleanest possible fuel source available to the maritime world and one that has the longest history, dating back to the 1950s. Why is it not in common, non-military use?	LNG is currently the most popular lower carbon fuel, but with bio and e-LNG it could move beyond its current transition fuel status supported by extensive existing infrastructure.
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A milestone in VCR engine technology

2025-09-02T14:35:00Z

WinGD and Hanwha Engine have unveiled what they say is the world’s first LNG carrier engine using VCR technology
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WINGD to trial VCR tech in dual-fuel shipping

2024-08-13T14:48:00Z

The project will be the first field test of WinGD’s groundbreaking dual-fuel engine technology
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VCR narrows gap between dual-fuel two-stroke designs

2024-06-12T07:00:00Z

Early orders indicate that WinGD’s latest advance to its X-DF platform could answer some of the challenges associated with low-pressure dual-fuel engines.