21,000 TEU box ships to have Wartsila 32 gensets

Wärtsilä 32 Auxpac generating set

JULY 5, 2016 — Wärtsilä is to supply a total of twenty-four 9-cylinder Wärtsilä 32 Auxpac generating sets for six 21,000 TEU containerships being built at the Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipyard (SWS) for China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL).

The order was placed in June with Wärtsilä’s joint venture company CSSC Wärtsilä Engine (Shanghai) Co Ltd.The Wärtsilä 32 is the most powerful of the company’s Auxpac range of generating sets.

In March of this year, the engine was ordered for eight new CSCL container ships; in January 2015 for five new container vessels built for China Ocean Shipping Group (COSCO), and also in 2015 for another 11 new COSCO vessels. Four Wärtsilä 32 engines are required for each of these ships.

“It is very clear that the Wärtsilä 32 Auxpac is the right choice for this segment of the market. Repeat orders are the most solid endorsement of this fact, and the engine is perfect for ships with an auxiliary power need in the 2,500 kWe to 4.500 kWe range,” says Stefan Wiik, Vice President, Engines, Wärtsilä Marine Solutions.The Wärtsilä engines will be delivered to the shipbuilder commencing mid 2017.