WinGD has delivered its largest methanol-fuelled engine to date following the successful completion of factory and type approval tests

The ten-cylinder, 92 bore X-DF-M engine is destined for a 16,000 teu container ship and its delivery was marked by a ceremony held at CMD in Shanghai, attended by senior executives from WinGD, CMD, China State Shipbuilding Corporation and eight classification societies.

There are 56 X-DF-M engines on order across bore sizes ranging from 52 to 92, in similar cylinder configurations and engine rating fields as diesel-fuelled X-Engines.