'World-first' as ammonia-fuelled two-stroke engine passes quality assurance
Swiss marine power company WinGD has completed what it says is the world’s first type approval (TAT) and factory acceptance testing (FAT) for an ammonia-fuelled two-stroke marine engine.
Both TAT and FAT programs were completed last month, with testing of the X52DF-A-1.0 engine carried out at the HD Hyundai Heavy Industries’ Engine & Machinery (HHI-EMD) facility in South Korea, witnessed by classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR), with representatives from all major classification societies, supervised by Belgian shipping company EXMAR.
The testing was carried out on a 52-bore engine to be installed on a 46,000m3 LPG/ammonia carrier on order for EXMAR. According to WinGD, the vessels in the series are set to become the first ammonia-fuelled gas carriers to enter commercial service.
“These successful tests represent a key milestone in EXMAR’s development of ammonia as a marine fuel, a journey that began in 2021. Drawing on more than 40 years of experience in transporting ammonia as cargo, EXMAR has been able to critically assess both the engine design and the test program, with particular attention to the
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