Krill-harvesting company Aker BioMarine is to build a new, energy efficient vessel with a $65 million price tag to support its Antarctic operations. To be built at the CIMC Raffles shipyard in
In what promises to be a breakthrough in vessel repair and maintenance operations, Wärtsilä has successfully tested a new remote guidance service. It enables ship crew members, field service engineers and shipyard
Piraeus, Greece, based operator Eletson is to retrofit its entire fleet with Wärtsilä’s Ballast Water Management Systems (BWMS). A total of 23 product oil, chemical, and LPG carriers in the Eletson fleet
Wärtsilä has upgraded its LJX series of modular waterjets to deliver greater efficiency with low levels of cavitation and underwater noise and has redesignated the product lines as WXJ series. A new
German Naval Yards Kiel, has floated out Atair, the world’s first LNG fueled research vessel, after a building period of 16 months. The 75 m vessel is being built for Germany’s Bundesamt
Saudi tug operator Marine Service Company Ltd (MSCL) has signed an optimized maintenance with Wärtsilä. MSCL operates four terminal escort tugs operating in the port of Rabigh, and the comprehensive maintenance planning
The largest fishing vessel ever built by the Nodosa Shipyard in Spain, the 74 m x 14 m Argos Cíes, is equipped with Schottel propulsion systems to achieve optimal maneuverability and propulsion
Wärtsilä is to deliver the world’s first hybrid retrofit for a short-sea shipping vessel, Haugesund, Norway, headquartered Hagland Shipping’s general cargo vessel Hagland Captain. The Wärtsilä battery hybrid propulsion solution will significantly
JANUARY 23, 2019 —Wärtsilä has been reeling in contracts to supply its Aquarius UV Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) to global shipping operators, enabling their vessels to be compliant with IMO Ballast
JANUARY 22, 2019 — Wärtsilä will provide the ship design, the main engine and other propulsion equipment for a new state of the art fishing vessel to be built at the Balenciaga