Finland tests Bio LNG in Coast Guard vessel
Wärtsilä is cooperating with the Finnish Border Guard in the testing of Bio-LNG as fuel for the 96 meter long Coast Guard patrol vessel Turva. The aim is to lower greenhouse gas
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Minerva Gas signs up five ships for Wärtsilä optimized maintenance
Wärtsilä has signed long-term optimized maintenance agreements covering five LNG carrier vessels owned and operated by Greece-based Minerva Gas Inc. The advanced support package in these agreements is designed to ensure operational
TTB 2021 sees record attendance second year in a row
Setting a new record for the event, almost 500 participants took part in Marine Log’s TTB 2021 — Tugs, Towboats & Barges conference. This was the second virtual presentation of TTB. A
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
New LNG terminal to serve new ferry and Wärtsilä Smart Technology Hub
Nordic region energy company Gasum is to build a local LNG customer terminal in Vaskiluoto in Vaasa, Finland, from which tanker trucks will take LNG to customers that include Wasaline, which operates
Electric-ready ferry will feature Schottel main propulsion
The 89 meter long double-ended car/passenger ferry being built by Western Pacific Marine Inc. at its Vancouver, B.C., shipyard for the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation will feature a Schottel main propulsion
Solvang signs up for cloud-based solution to support performance gains
Norwegian ship operator Solvang ASA has signed a five year agreement that will see it use Wärtsilä’s cloud-based OPERIM (Operational Performance Improvement & Monitoring) solution to support LPG/ethylene carriers fitted with Wärtsilä
New Kootenay Lake ferry will feature hybrid power solution
An 89 meter long double-ended car/passenger ferry being built at the at the Western Pacific Marine shipyard in Vancouver, B.C., will feature and advanced hybrid solution from Wärtsilä. Capable of carrying 250
Wärtsilä WebVTS enhances safety at North Sea offshore installations
Wärtsilä Voyage reports that it has successfully completed its first commercial installation of its Wärtsilä Navi-Harbour WebVTS 5.0 software application. The system was ordered by Netherlands-based Wintershall Noordzee B.V. to provide greater