WinGD has secured further orders for its ammonia-fuelled X‑DF‑A engine design in the growing ammonia carrier market.
The engines, to be built at Yuchai Marine Power Co, will be delivered for a total of seven 25,000 metre-cubed (m3) and 41,000 m3 LPG/ammonia carriers ordered by Tianjin Southwest Shipping.
The vessels will deploy 5- and 6-cylinder versions of the 52-bore X‑DF‑A engines and are scheduled to enter service from Q3 2026.
The orders will be built by Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding, a shipyard with experience in the construction of small- and medium-sized gas carriers.
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WinGD has been developing its X-DF-A ammonia technology since 2019 and has since secured close to 30 orders to date for ammonia-fuelled X-DF-A engines, with sizes ranging from 52- to 72-bore, for vessels including bulk carriers, gas carriers, container vessels and oil tankers.
WinGD Director Sales, Volkmar Galke said: “The demand for gas carriers is growing rapidly as the central role of ammonia in the hydrogen economy is becoming clear.
“WinGD has already reported multiple orders of its new X‑DF‑A engine in this segment, and these new orders – a result of our strong relationships in the Chinese shipping market – further the transition towards a sustainable shipping industry that can operate on the zero-carbon energy sources it carries.”
Earlier this summer, WinGD received its 100th order for Variable Compression Ratio (VCR) technology.
