Everllence has announced the world’s first order for its B&W ME-GI (gas injection) Mk10.7 engine, with Norwegian shipowner Global Car Carriers (GCC) selecting the dual-fuel methane platform for a series of four car-carrier vessels.

The order covers four 6S60ME-GI Mk10.7 engines, to be built by CSSC Engine Co., Ltd. at its facility in Qingdao, China. The engines will be installed aboard four 8,600 car equivalent unit (CEU) vessels currently under construction at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard in Nanjing, China.

Bjarne Foldager, Head of Two-Stroke Business at Everllence, said: “This new milestone marks the first commercial application of the ME-GI engine on the Mk10.7 platform and underscores the market’s continued confidence in our dual-fuel methane technology. The introduction of the new platform further enhances the ME-GI’s capability, building on the continuous development and refinement of the existing technology. This first order for ME-GI Mk10.7 engines also highlights the strong collaboration between owner, yard and engine builder, and reinforces Everllence’s position as a leading provider of two-stroke, dual-fuel propulsion solutions.”

Christian Ludwig, Vice President and Head of Global Sales & Promotion for Two-Stroke Business at Everllence, commented: “The vessels will be equipped with the latest ME-GI design, offering operational flexibility, the highest fuel efficiency, negligible methane slip and proven reliability based on the Diesel-cycle combustion principle. The ME-GI concept has been widely adopted across the maritime industry, with a strong order book and extensive in-service experience supporting its position as a preferred dual-fuel solution. The ME-GI platform alone has now accumulated more than 1,260 engine orders and over 33 GW of engine power.”

According to Everllence, the selection of the Mk10.7 platform is expected to offer GCC a range of operational and commercial benefits, including reduced fuel consumption stemming from the thermal efficiency of the Diesel combustion cycle, fuel flexibility between fuel oil and methane without an efficiency penalty, and near-zero methane slip.

The ME-GI engine programme has, Everllence notes, accumulated more than 1,260 engine orders to date, representing over 33 GW of engine power across multiple vessel segments.