Vale charters 10 newbuild VLOCs powered by Everllence B&W ME-LGIM engines

Vale S.A., the Brazilian multinational company, moves on to charter 10 newbuild very large ore carriers (VLOC) that will be powered by Everllence B&W ME-LGIM (liquid gas injection methanol) engines, Germany-headquartered Everllence (formerly MAN Energy Solutions) said in its release.

The 325,000-dwt vessels are being built at Qingdao Beihai shipyard for two Chinese shipping companies.

Specifically, Qingdao Beihai shipyard has ordered 10 × Everllence B&W 7G80ME-LGIM (liquid gas injection methanol) Mk 10.5 engines in connection with the construction of ten very large ore carriers for Shandong Shipping Corp. and Bohai Ocean Shipping Co Ltd.