(Source: MAN SE) Matson Navigation Company, Inc. - a subsidiary of Matson, Inc., a leading U.S. carrier in the Pacific Ocean - has placed an order for two 3,600 TEU container ships, powered by two MAN B&W 7S90ME-GI dual-fuel engines. The deal includes an option for three further vessels. The engines are the largest dual-fuel engines ever ordered in terms of power output with each engine developing a massive 42,700 kW. The ME-GI engines and pertaining systems will be manufactured by MAN Diesel Turbo's licensee, Hyundai, and will be able to use HFO, MDO or LNG as fuel. MAN Diesel & Turbo reports that the 7S90ME-GI uses the Diesel cycle to maintain high efficiency, with no need for any...
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