Wärtsilä books a hush-hush contract from the Faroe Islands
OCTOBER 31, 2017 — A research vessel being built at the MEST shipyard in the Faroe Islands is to have an ultra-silent Wärtsilä propulsion package. The 54 m vessel is being built
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Wärtsilä inks eight ship maintenance agreement with GasLog LNG
OCTOBER 20, 2017 — Wärtsilä has signed a maintenance agreement with Monaco based GasLog LNG Services, covering eight LNG carriers with Wärtsilä dual fuel engines. The agreement covers Dynamic Maintenance Planning (DMP),
Wärtsilä 34DF engines picked for four LNG carriers
OCTOBER 18, 2017 — Four new 174 cu.m LNG carrier vessels being built at the Hudong Zhonghua shipyard in China will each be fitted with four Wärtsilä 34DF dual-fuel generating sets running
VIDEO: World first conversion takes LNG-fueled OSV hybrid
OCTOBER 13, 2017 — Eidesvik Offshore’s Viking Princess has become the world’s first offshore vessel to use battery power to reduce the number of generators on board. The five year old Norwegian
Wärtsilä acquires vessel positioning specialist
OCTOBER 10, 2017 — Wärtsilä has acquired Leicester, U.K. headquartered Guidance Marine Limited, a privately owned specialist in sensor solutions relating to dynamic positioning and other vessel control systems, such as collision
Wärtsilä marine gear boxes to be produced by Siemens
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017 — Wärtsilä has reached a contract manufacturing agreement that will see the assembly and testing of its gear boxes will be moved to the Siemens Mechanical Drives facilities in
Wireless charging demo marks breakthrough in electric ferry tech
SEPTEMBER 20, 2017 — Wärtsilä has successfully tested its automatic wireless induction charging system on a hybrid powered coastal ferry. The tests were carried out on the 85 m long MF Folgefonn
Mega yachts to have Nacos Platinum integrated bridge systems
SEPTEMBER 19, 2017 — Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply its Nacos Platinum integrated bridge system for two new mega yachts; one an 85 m long vessel and the other 91 metres
Wärtsilä launches a new tug portfolio
SEPTEMBER 18, 2017 – A new portfolio of tug designs — the HYTug series — puts the emphasis on environmental sustainability and the need for regulatory compliance that is an increasing concern
Wärtsilä inks cooperation agreement with wave energy leader
SEPTEMBER 12, 2017 — Wärtsilä has signed a cooperation agreement Finnish-based AW-Energy covering sales and delivery of WaveRoller, a wave energy technology developed by AW-Energy, on a turn-key basis across the life-cycle.