Wartsila’s John Hatley elected a Fellow of RINA
NOVEMBER 29, 2016 — The Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA) has elected John Hatley PE, Vice President, Americas, and Director of Market Shaping, Wärtsilä Marine Solutions, as a Fellow of the
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Wartsila wins five-year cruise ship maintenance contract
NOVEMBER 9, 2016 — Ship management company V.Ships has chosen Wärtsilä to provide maintenance services for its long term client Phoenix Reisen’s cruise vessel M/S Artania. The five-year maintenance agreement covers the
Singapore flag approves Wartsila EGC systems
OCTOBER 27, 2016—The Singapore flag state authorities have approved Wärtsilä’s exhaust gas cleaning (EGC) systems, making it the first EGC to be approved by an Asian flag authority. The approvals relate to
Wartsila to power Mediterranean’s first gas-fueled ferry
OCTOBER 14, 2016—A new Ropax vessel under construction at LaNaval shipyard in Spain will be the Mediterranean’s first gas-fueled ferry and will feature an extensive array of Wärtsilä propulsion equipment and Liquefied
Four cruise newbuilds to have Wartsila Nacos Platinum systems
SEPTEMBER 22, 2016 — Wärtsilä will supply a broad range of integrated automation, navigation and dynamic positioning equipment, as well as the complete uninterruptable power systems (UPS) for four new cruise ships.
Live from SMM: Increasing digitalization for ships
SEPTEMBER 11, 2016—The buzz at SMM 2016 in Hamburg, Germany, this past week was of increasing digitalization of the ship, allowing various systems onboard to be connected, enhancing the control of the
Live from SMM: “Chicken and egg” dilemma for LNG-fueled ships
SEPTEMBER 10, 2016—Using Liquefied Natural Gas or LNG for short as a marine fuel hasn’t caught on as fast as many expected it to. Forecasts were that as many as 1,000 ships
Live from SMM: What will the ship of the future look like?
SEPTEMBER 8, 2016— What will the ships of the future look like? Will the use of solar and wind power become more prevalent onboard ship in the near future? How far into
Live at SMM: Operators need to adapt to changing environment
SEPTEMBER 8, 2016—In order to survive the current downturn in the market, vessel operators can’t continue to do “business as usual.” At SMM 2016 in Hamburg, Germany, this past week, Wartsila promoted
Wartsila will supply regas system for FSRU conversion
AUGUST 25, 2016 —Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply the regasification system for an FSRU (Floating, Storage, Re-gasification Unit) conversion project that Höegh LNG plans to carry out on a modern LNG