Natural gas operating fleet concept gets LR AiP
APRIL 13, 2016 — Wärtsilä and COSCO shipping Heavy Industry Co (CHI) have jointly developed a natural gas operating fleet concept that has now obtained a Lloyd’s Register’s (LR) Approval in Principle
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Wartsila to power LNG fueled mega dredge
APRIL 12, 2017 — Wärtsilä is to supply a comprehensive package of engines and propulsion machinery for the mega cutter suction dredge (CSD) recently ordered from Royal IHC in the Netherlands by
Wartsila signs BWMS agreements with major shipyards
APRIL 10, 2017 — Wärtsilä is in the process of signing agreements on Ballast Water Management Systems (BWMS) with a number of major shipyards, the latest being Keppel Shipyard Ltd in Singapore.
Wartsila propulsion picked for new fishing vessel
APRIL 7, 2017 — A new purse seine fishing trawler to be built at the Karstensen Skibsvaerft shipyard in Denmark for Strand Senior AS, a subsidiary of Norway’s Strand Havfiske AS, will
LPG-fueled LPG carrier concept unveiled at Gastech
APRIL 5, 2017 —The results of a joint industry project (JIP) to develop a new LPG-fueled LPG carrier design were unveiled at this week’s Gastech 2017 event in Tokyo. Called LPGreen, the
Wartsila solutions, maintenance picked for Hoegh LNG newbuilds
APRIL 4, 2017 — Two new 170,000 m3 LNG carrier vessels being built for Norway’s Höegh LNG at the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) shipyards in Korea will
Minerva Marine opts for Wartsila for tanker BWMS retrofits
APRIL 3, 2017 — Athens based Minerva Marine Inc. has signed an agreement with Wärtsilä covering the retrofit of several globally operating tankers with Aquarius ballast water management systems (BWMS). The agreement
Turkish yard delivers Canada’s first dual-fueled tanker
MARCH 31, 2017 — Québec City, Canada, headquartered Groupe Desgagnés, Inc. has taken delivery today of the M/T Damia Desgagnés, the first of four 15,000 dwt dual-fueled next generation asphalt-bitumen-chemical tankers ordered
How to get LNG to shore without a jetty
MARCH 27, 2017 — Wärtsilä has partnered with marine design consultancy Houlder and hose supplier Trelleborg to develop a system for transferring LNG from the carrier vessel to shoreline terminals where no
Wartsila and Songa sign five year agreement
MARCH 14, 2017 — Wärtsilä has signed a five-year technical management and services agreement with Songa Offshore. It covers four Cat-D type semi-submersible drilling rigs operating in the North Sea and will