JULY 26, 2017 — Two new 56,000 DWT handymax bulk carriers under construction at Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. in Japan are to be equipped with Wärtsilä exhaust gas cleaning systems. The ships
JULY 21, 2017 — L’Astrolabe, a 72 m polar logistics recently launched by French shipbuilder Chantiers Piriou, is the first vessel to operate with IMO Tier III EIAPP (Engine International Air Pollution
JULY 20, 2017 — Wärtsilä reported second quarter and half year results that included increases in order intake, net sales and earnings per share. Wärtsilä expects its overall development in 2017 to
JULY 18, 2017—Autonomous vessels and unmanned ships aren’t light years away, but are far closer than you might think. The following article, originally published under the title, “The Future is Now: Unmanned
JULY 5, 2017 — Wärtsilä is to supply four of its waterjets plus the hydraulics and control system for a new 109 m high-speed RoPax ferry. The ship is being built at
JUNE 20, 2017—Four new dual fuel coastal tankers that being built in the Netherlands will feature Wärtsilä engines, propellers, and fuel supply systems. Dutch shipyard Scheepswerf Ferus Smit is constructing the four
JUNE 14, 2017—While the U.S. has yet to add an LNG-fueled ferry to its fleet, Canada continues to build its credentials. The latest is the Salish Raven, the third of three dual
JUNE 13, 2017 — Wärtsilä is to provide a Wärtsilä 31 main engine, the propulsion machinery, and the auxiliary engines for the Skipsteknisk 126 design pelagic trawler under construction at Vard’s Langsten,
JUNE 8, 2017 — Wärtsilä and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) have renewed a performance-based service agreement that ensures that the engines on board of 10 NCLH cruise ships run at optimum
MAY 31, 2017 — Leveraging its technical strengths in both engine design and electrical & automation (E&A) systems, Wärtsilä has launched a fully integrated hybrid power module, the Wärtsilä HY. Wärtsilä has