GREEN MARINE • PropulsionFrom coal to oil to natural gasMV Sajir Moves to MethaneBy Peter Pospeichn its more than 170 years the propulsion system of its 15,000 TEU ship will be carried out by Huarun Da- date, provides for the conversion of an of existence, the Hamburg- container vessel MV SAJIR to use natu- dong Dockyard Co., LTD, Shanghai, in existing MAN B&W 9S90ME-C engine, based Hapag Lloyd has ral gas (methane), a world-? rst. 2020. which was previously operated with used all kinds of solid and The contract for the conversion was The conversion of the main engine to heavy fuel oil, to a MAN 9S90ME-GI liquid fuels to generate en- signed with Hudong Hondhoa Ship- natural gas operation will be carried out dual fuel engine with gas injection. ergy for the propulsion of its building (Group) Co, Ltd., a contract by MAN Energy Solutions based on a “With the conversion of SAJIR, we are ships. And now the shipping which also includes the conversion of contract recently signed with the com- the ? rst shipping company worldwide company has announced the auxiliary diesel engines to natural pany. to convert a container vessel of this size Ithat it intends to convert gas. The conversion of the ? ve-year-old The pilot project, which is unique to to natural gas propulsion,” said Richard The 15,000 TEU megaboxer MV SAJIR to be converted to methane for operation. Image: © Hapag-Lloyd32 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • MAY 2019MR #5 (26-33).indd 32 5/2/2019 2:41:14 PM