Wärtsilä develops design for 200-passenger expedition ships
Wärtsilä has booked an order to develop a customized design for up to six new luxury expedition cruise vessels capable of carrying 200 passengers. The ships will be owned and operated by
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Wärtsilä CEO says Marine Biz revamp central to capturing future growth
Wärtsilä Corporation President and CEO Jaakko Eskola says that though adjustments to the company’s cost base are “essential,” it must also secure its ability to capture future growth opportunities, with reorganization of
Wärtsilä launches Smart Support Center service for Voyage business customers
Wärtsilä has launched a new global Smart Support Center service. It is aimed at giving customers of Wärtsilä’s Voyage business improved asset uptime via remote access, substantially reducing the need for physical
Wärtsilä to bring gate rudder technology to global market
Wärtsilä has signed an agreement that will enable it to integrate patented gate rudders into its propulsion product designs. Unlike the traditional arrangement of the rudder in the propeller slipstream, the gate
Future fuels: Wärtsilä starts ammonia combustion trials
Wärtsilä has initiated combustion trials using ammonia. The research will help the company to prepare for the use of ammonia as a fuel that can contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. As
Port of Callao to install Wärtsilä VTS
Wärtsilä’s Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) solution is to be installed in the port of Callao in Peru, one of Latin America’s most important ports. Dense fog and haze are a consistent challenge
Wärtsilä gains DNV GL type approval for SceneScan position reference system
DNV GL has granted type approval to Wärtsilä’s SceneScan, the world’s first laser-based target-less relative dynamic positioning (DP) reference system. Marking what Wärtsilä calls “a paradigm shift” from conventional DP reference systems,
Aasen Shipping orders first hybrid self-unloaders
Two 9,300 dwt self-unloading bulkers on order for Norway’s Aasen Shipping will be the first vessels of this type to feature hybrid propulsion. They will be fitted with excavators that will be
A data-driven passage
A growing choice of fleet management software is helping manage people, ships and their operations safely and efficiently. (This story, written by Jim Romeo, originally appeared in the January 2020 issue of
Wärtsilä launches LNG bunkering/supply simulator
Wärtsilä is launching a new LNG bunkering & supply system simulator. It says the simulator will promote greater safety onboard LNG-fueled vessels by improving the level of training for operators of LNG