You are using an outdated browser For a better experience using this site, please upgrade to a modern web browser. Subscribe Get Daily Email Subscribe --> Contact Us Sign in Home News & Features Compliance Costs Bunker Prices Bunker Intelligence World News Latest Features World Americas EMEA Asia/Pacific Home News & Features World Everllence Completes Testing of Ethanol Marine Engine for Vale Everllence Completes Testing of Ethanol Marine Engine for Vale by Ship & Bunker News Team Wednesday September 2, 2026 Tweet Follow @shipandbunker The ME-LGIMe engine. Image Credit: Everllence Everllence has completed R&D testing of an ethanol-capable marine engine that will power a very large ore carrier (VLOC) being built for Vale . The engine was tested at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Engine & Machinery Division in South Korea , the company said in an emailed statement on Wednesday .  It will be installed on the third of 10 VLOCs ordered by Shandong Shipping for charter to Brazilian mining and logistics company Vale . The vessel is scheduled for delivery in early 2027 and is expected to become the world’s first ethanol-powered VLOC. The engine is designed as a tri-fuel engine capable of operating on conventional marine fuels, methanol, ethanol or blends of methanol and ethanol. The engine development follows a cooperation agreement signed by Everllence and Vale in February to develop an ethanol-powered engine based on the company’s proven LGIM platform. Everllence said interest in ethanol as a marine fuel has increased over the past five years, with bulk carriers, tankers and container vessels expected to be among the main markets for the technology. Ship & Bunker News Team To contact the editor responsible for this story email us at [email protected] Also in the News BUNKER JOBS: Minerva Bunkering Seeks Bunker Operator in Las Palmas The company is looking for candidates with two years of relevant industry experience. Read in Full Oil Ran