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First Wärtsilä X35 low-speed engine successfully started up at Yuchai Marine Power in China

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We believe that this series of electronically controlled low-speed, two-stroke engines is absolutely in line with the current and future needs of the marine sector. The Zhujiang Delta is the third largest shipbuilding area in China, and is an area targeted by the Chinese government for further shipbuilding development.

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MAN propane-fueled ME-LGIP to power Chinese VLGC

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Jiangnan Shipyard, owned by China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC), has ordered an LPG (liquefied propane gas)-burning MAN B&W 6G60ME-LGIP engine in connection with the building of an 86,000-m 3 VLGC (Very Large Gas Carrier) for Tianjin Southwest Maritime (TSM), the Chinese shipping company.

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Wärtsilä enters into licence agreement with CSSC Guangzhou Marine Diesel Engine Co. Ltd for manufacture of Wärtsilä 2-stroke engines in China

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Wärtsilä Corporation and CSSC Guangzhou Marine Diesel Co. With the shipbuilding industry increasingly concentrated in Asia, the local manufacture of Wärtsilä’s marine engines is a key element in the company’s growth strategy. It covers the entire engine portfolio with a power range of between 4,300 and more than 80,000 kW per engine.

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Wärtsilä to provide dual-fuel engines and propulsion systems for two Chinese LNG carriers

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Wärtsilä will supply its 50DF dual-fuel engines and propulsion systems for two liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier vessels under construction in two Chinese shipyards. The ships are being built for two different Chinese owners, the Zhejiang Yuanhe Ocean Shipping Company and Dalian Inteh Group Co.,

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Seambiotic and Chinese Power Company to Build $10M Commercial Microalgae Farm in China

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Seambiotic , a developer and grower of marine microalgae for the nutraceuticals and biofuel industries using flue gas from electric power plants, has signed a license agreement and a joint venture agreement with Yantai Hairong Electricity Technology Ltd. and Penglai Weiyuan Science & Trading Ltd.,

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Wärtsilä hits methanol milestone with first newbuild engine order

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The Wärtsilä 32 engine has been a workhorse since the 1980s, with more than 5,300 engines delivered to the marine market and more installations on land. Wärtsilä has more than half a decade’s experience with methanol, having converted the first of four engines on Stena Germanica to use the fuel in 2015.

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Ford ‘better get going on EVs,’ or it will lose out to cheaper Chinese electric cars

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Are cheaper Chinese EVs a “colossal strategic threat” poised to enter the US market? Marin Gjaja, chief operating officer for Ford’s EV unit, believes they could put them out of business.

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