Ship&Offshore | Issue 01/2023
Methanol engines for heavy-lift vessels
German heavy-lift and project cargo specialist, SAL Heavy Lift GmbH, is investing in hybrid propulsion systems with methanol engines for four heavy-lift vessels under construction at Wuhu Shipyard in China. The Harren Group company has ordered the ships together with its joint venture partner, Netherlands-based Jumbo Shipping, and the companies hold an option for two more vessels. The ships will have a range of energy-saving features. A variable-speed Wärtsilä 32 main engine capable of operating on methanol, a clean-burning sulphur-free alternative to conventional fossil-based marine fuels, will be integrated with an energy storage system, a PTO/PTI generator and motor, and a multidrive converter....