The Hidrovias river pusher tugs operate with Wärtsilä 20 engines often in remote locations, making efficient service support essential.

Hidrovias signs up 2 pusher tugs for Wärtsilä optimized maintenance

South American river transportation specialist Hidrovias do Brasil has signed seven-year optimized maintenance agreements with Wärtsilä to support the operations of two river pusher tugs operating in Northern Brazil. The vessels operate

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Wärtsilä reports encouraging results with zero carbon fuels

Full-scale engine tests running on ammonia and hydrogen as fuels have recently been carried out in Wärtsilä’s engine laboratory in Vaasa, Finland. The tests are being performed to assess the optimum engine

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Wärtsilä to power HaiSea Marine LNG-fueled escort tugs

The pair of dual-fuel 95-ton bollard pull escort tugs ordered by HaiSea Marine at Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards will feature Wärtsilä engines and LNG fuel gas supply systems. The Robert Allan Ltd RAstar

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Wärtsilä in LNG vessel support agreement with Nakilat

Qatar-based Nakilat, owner of the world’s largest LNG carrier fleet, has signed five-year support agreements with Wärtsilä, the supplier of the LNG reliquefaction systems onboard the QFlex vessels covered by the agreements.

Maersk Supply in AHTS battery conversion first

Copenhagen-headquartered Maersk Supply Service has ordered a battery pack for one of its M-class anchor handling tugs supply (AHTS) vessels. While the addition of battery packs has become well proven in the

NYK to evaluate AI-based Wärtsilä predictive maintenance solution

Japanese shipping giant Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and its affiliated Monohakobi Technology Institute (MTI) have signed an optimized maintenance agreement under which they will evaluate Wärtsilä’s Expert Insight predictive maintenance service for

NYK LNG Ship Management signs optimized maintenance agreements with Wärtsilä

Wärtsilä has signed two long-term optimized maintenance agreements with Japan based NYK LNG Ship Management. The 15-year agreements, which took effect fom January 2021, cover the Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel engines and other

Wärtsilä sees potential for scrubbers to be used for onboard carbon capture

Could scrubbers do more than remove sulfur from ships’ exhaust emissions? Sigurd Jenssen, Director, Exhaust Treatment at Wärtsilä, thinks so. He sees the potential for exhaust gas abatement systems to directly tackle

Wärtsilä solutions selected for Irish Sea battery hybrid RoPax

The 132 meter long RoPax ferry on order for the Isle of Man Steam Packet Co. (IOMSP) at South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard will feature a range of Wärtsilä solutions. The