Why mid-bore engines are the next growth battlefield (and why 2025 changed everything)
Think you know the mid-bore market? Think again, says Andrea Lazzaro, Head of Business Development at WinGD, who predicts a shift in market dynamics as regulatory uncertainty, changing fuel strategies and competitive dynamics prompt a rethink of what long-term value and retrofit-ready really looks like.
WinGD and Envision Energy Study Shows Path to Green Ammonia Cost Parity
WinGD, a Swiss marine power company and Envision, a world-leading green technology company have released a pioneering study analysing the operational costs of ships powered by renewable fuels.
World-First Type Approval and Factory Acceptance Testing for Ammonia-Fuelled Two-Stroke Engine
Swiss marine power company WinGD has achieved a major milestone on the path to zero-carbon shipping with the completion of both Type Approval Testing (TAT) and Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) of their ammonia-fuelled two-stroke marine engine.
Why Variable Compression Ratio technology is a practical retrofit path to 2030
Our new white paper examines how Variable Compression Ratio (VCR) technology can be applied to existing LNG dual-fuel engines to deliver measurable emissions reductions within the timeframe set by the IMO’s 2030 targets.
🚢 Great to see Pacific International Lines (PTE) Ltd’s Kota Elan making her maiden call in Singapore
Powered by WinGD Ltd. X-DF technology, the 13,000 TEU LNG dual-fuel container vessel is now operating on PIL’s East Coast Service 1, connecting Asia with South America.
🎉 Wishing Kota Elan and her…
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🚢 Great to see Pacific International Lines (PTE) Ltd’s Kota Elan making her maiden call in Singapore
Powered by WinGD Ltd. X-DF technology, the 13,000 TEU LNG dual-fuel container vessel is now operating on PIL’s East Coast Service 1, connecting Asia with South America.
🎉 Wishing Kota Elan and her crew safe and successful voyages ahead!
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⚙️ Driving the development of two-stroke engine technology
Now in its sixth edition, DI2S brings together experts from industry and academia to share the latest research, technical developments and thinking shaping direct-injection two-stroke engines.
As a specialist in two-stroke engine technology, WinGD welcomes the opportunity to contribute its expertise to the technical programme and exchange knowledge with the wider engine community.
🤝 Collaboration and the exchange of technical knowledge remain essential as engine technologies continue to evolve to meet new and evolving efficiency, emissions and fuel requirements.
It’s been a busy few days in Bangkok for the WinGD Ltd. team, both on stage and across the show floor.
We’ve already heard from our experts on LNG engine technology, integrated energy management, wind-assisted propulsion and the journey taking ammonia-fuelled two-stroke engines into commercial operation. And while our technical presentations may be complete, the conversations certainly aren’t.
The WinGD team will be at Stand M11 for the rest of Gastech, ready to discuss everything from LNG, methanol, ethanol and ammonia to fuel flexibility, efficiency, retrofit opportunities and lifecycle support.
If you’re in Bangkok this week, come and see us.
📅 14–17 September 📍 Stand M11, Gastech - BITEC, Bangkok, Thailand
📸 Photo caption: WinGD Xperts on stage at Gastech: Carmelo Cartalemi - Head of Strategic Marketing; Efstratios Fakiolas, Product Manager – LNG Engines & Afanasie Vinogradov, Energy System Modelling & Optimisation Engineer
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✅Day one wrapped. Today the focus is ammonia.
After a busy first day Gastech Exhibition & Conference, the WinGD Ltd. team is back for day two, with ammonia propulsion taking centre stage in the Shipping & Marine Technical Conference.
WinGD's Carmelo Cartalemi, Head of Strategic Marketing, will take to…
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✅Day one wrapped. Today the focus is ammonia.
After a busy first day Gastech Exhibition & Conference, the WinGD Ltd. team is back for day two, with ammonia propulsion taking centre stage in the Shipping & Marine Technical Conference.
WinGD's Carmelo Cartalemi, Head of Strategic Marketing, will take to the Shipping & Marine Technical Conference to present: Ammonia 2-stroke engines, from concept to commercial application.
Drawing on operational experience from WinGD’s first X-DF-A engines, Carmelo will explore the journey from development and testing through to commercial application, including the safety-led engineering, continuous design refinement and practical experience behind the technology. Carmelo will share the insights originally experienced and prepared by Sotiris Topaloglou, PhD WinGD’s Head of Global Testing & Validation and Deputy VP R&D.
📅 Tuesday, 15 September
🕙 10:00–11:30
📍 Shipping & Marine Theatre
If you’re at Gastech tomorrow, join the session and catch up with the WinGD team at Stand M11.
⛽ Fuel flexibility built in: WinGD Ltd. X-DF-M/E engines selected for Polaris Shipping Newcastlemax fleet
WinGD Ltd.has secured an order for four X72DF-M-1.0 engines to power Polaris Shipping’s future 210,000 DWT Newcastlemax ore carriers, giving the vessels the flexibility to operate on both…
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⛽ Fuel flexibility built in: WinGD Ltd. X-DF-M/E engines selected for Polaris Shipping Newcastlemax fleet
WinGD Ltd. has secured an order for four X72DF-M-1.0 engines to power Polaris Shipping’s future 210,000 DWT Newcastlemax ore carriers, giving the vessels the flexibility to operate on both methanol and ethanol.
With fuel availability, pricing and regulation continuing to evolve, the ability to operate on either alcohol fuel gives shipowners greater choice over the lifetime of a vessel – without having to predict today which fuel will make the most commercial and operational sense in the years ahead.
The four vessels will be built at Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Co in China 🇨🇳, with delivery scheduled for 2031.
The order further strengthens WinGD’s growing alternative-fuel portfolio across LNG, methanol, ethanol and ammonia, as these technologies move increasingly into vessel construction and commercial operation.
👇 Read the full press release in the comments below. 👇
WinGD Ltd. is heading to Bangkok for Gastech Exhibition & Conference 2026 next week. You can find our team at 📍Stand M11, with three technical papers also being presented as part of the Shipping & Marine Technical Conference.
WinGD Ltd. is heading to Bangkok for Gastech Exhibition & Conference 2026 next week. You can find our team at 📍Stand M11, with three technical papers also being presented as part of the Shipping & Marine Technical Conference.
Across LNG, ammonia, energy management and wind-assisted propulsion, our experts will share insights into technologies already supporting shipping’s transition and the developments taking them further.
🔹 Efstratios Fakiolas, Product Manager – LNG Engines Advanced marine engines for LNG utilisation: A transitional pathway to low-carbon shipping
Exploring advances in LNG engine technology, from reducing methane slip and improving efficiency through iCER and Variable Compression Ratio (VCR), to hybridisation and digital optimisation.
📅 Monday, 14 September | 🕑 14:00–15:30
🔹 Afanasie Vinogradov, Energy System Modelling & Optimisation Engineer Advancing LNG carrier decarbonisation through integrated energy management and wind assisted propulsion
Exploring how WinGD’s X-EL predictive energy management platform can be integrated with wind-assisted propulsion, incorporating vessel-specific eSAIL® performance modelling from bound4blue, to improve LNG carrier efficiency and reduce fuel consumption.
📅 Monday, 14 September | 🕞 15:30–17:00
🔹 Sotiris Topaloglou, PhD, Deputy VP R&D & Global Head – Testing & Validation Ammonia 2-stroke engines, from concept to commercial application
Sharing the development journey behind the world’s first commercially applied ammonia-fuelled two-stroke engines and operational experience from WinGD’s first X-DF-A engines.
📅 Tuesday, 15 September | 🕙 10:00–11:30
📍 Shipping & Marine Theatre
🎥 Hear more from Afanasie in the video – and join our experts for all three sessions, or visit the WinGD team at Stand M11 in Bangkok.
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🤝 Partnership and progress: Reflections from SMM 2026
Looking back at SMM 2026, one theme seemed to come through in almost every conversation: partnership and collaboration.
The scale of the challenge facing shipping means no one company, technology or part of the value chain can deliver the…
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🤝 Partnership and progress: Reflections from SMM 2026
Looking back at SMM 2026, one theme seemed to come through in almost every conversation: partnership and collaboration.
The scale of the challenge facing shipping means no one company, technology or part of the value chain can deliver the transition alone. Progress depends on engine designers, shipowners, shipyards, fuel suppliers and many others working together, sharing expertise and turning ambition into practical solutions.
That is very much at the heart of WinGD Ltd.’s mission: powering the transformation towards a sustainable future.
SMM was a great reminder that while technology is critical, it is the partnerships behind it that will ultimately help move the industry forward.
👏 A big thank you to everyone who stopped by the WinGD stand, joined the conversations and shared their perspectives with our team in Hamburg.
A big thank you to everyone who joined us for Happy Hour yesterday, and to everyone who has stopped by the WinGD Ltd. stand for a conversation so far.
There’s plenty more to come. Our team is here throughout SMM and ready to talk all things marine power and decarbonisation,…
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SMM is in full swing! ⚓
A big thank you to everyone who joined us for Happy Hour yesterday, and to everyone who has stopped by the WinGD Ltd. stand for a conversation so far.
There’s plenty more to come. Our team is here throughout SMM and ready to talk all things marine power and decarbonisation, from fuel-flexible engine technologies to retrofits, lifecycle solutions and the pathways available to shipowners navigating the energy transition.
If you’re at SMM, come and meet the WinGD Xperts.
📍 Hall A3 | Stand 409
We look forward to seeing you in Hamburg.
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We’ve arrived in Hamburg and are ready for SMM 2026!
The WinGD Ltd. team is looking forward to a busy week of conversations around the technologies, fuels and solutions shaping the future of marine propulsion.
If you’re joining us at SMM, there are two opportunities to connect with WinGD today:
🗣️…
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We’ve arrived in Hamburg and are ready for SMM 2026!
The WinGD Ltd. team is looking forward to a busy week of conversations around the technologies, fuels and solutions shaping the future of marine propulsion.
If you’re joining us at SMM, there are two opportunities to connect with WinGD today:
🗣️ TradeWinds Shipowners Forum Germany Our CEO, Dominik Schneiter, will join the panel ‘Fleet Renewal and the New Building Dilemma’ to discuss the decisions facing shipowners as they plan the next generation of vessels.
🍹 Meet the Xperts Happy Hour Join us for drinks, bites and good conversation with our Xperts – whether you want to talk fuels, technology and decarbonisation, discuss your next project or simply stop by and say hello.
📍 Hall A3 | Stand 409 📅 1 September | 16:00–18:00
We look forward to seeing you over the coming week!
WinGD shows payback on retrofit pathways to net-zero in latest Fuel Economics Report
How does the economics of retrofitting existing vessels for alternative fuels stack up as shipping moves towards net zero?
WinGD’s latest Fuel Economics Report models a 16,000 TEU container vessel retrofitted in 2030…
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WinGD shows payback on retrofit pathways to net-zero in latest Fuel Economics Report
How does the economics of retrofitting existing vessels for alternative fuels stack up as shipping moves towards net zero?
WinGD’s latest Fuel Economics Report models a 16,000 TEU container vessel retrofitted in 2030 for LNG, methanol or ammonia using WinGD’s high-pressure dual-fuel engine technologies.
Under the assumptions modelled, all three retrofit pathways outperform continued VLSFO operation over the vessel lifetime on costs and emissions reduction.
LNG delivers the strongest and earliest financial return, with the best-performing pathway, while ammonia and bio-methanol deliver substantially deeper emissions reductions but require longer payback periods.
The study also highlights that retrofit CAPEX itself is not the dominant factor in the business case. Fuel price, fuel GHG intensity and regulatory treatment have a much greater influence on lifetime economics.
The findings underline the potential for alternative-fuel retrofits, while also showing why stronger policy support will be important in making the pathways offering the deepest emissions reductions commercially attractive.
