Wartsila pushes ahead on digital transformation

MAY 29, 2017 — Wärtsilä reports that is implementing a digital transformation to become “a data led, insights driven, and agile technology company dedicated to taking a leadership role in the smart

LNG-fueled OSV to replace one generator with batteries

MAY 26, 2017 — Wärtsilä has signed an agreement with Eidesvik Offshore to install a hybrid system with batteries on board of its vessel Viking Princess. It will become the first offshore

Ro/Ro duo to have Wartsila propellers and shaft generators

MAY 25, 2017 — Wärtsilä is to supply controllable pitch propellers and Power Take Off / Power Take Home (PTO/PTH) shaft generator systems for two new Ro/Ro vessels being built by Croatian

Remote controlled ships could sail Baltic within three years

MAY 22, 2017 — Fully remote controlled vessels could be operating in the Baltic Sea in three years, with autonomous commercial traffic following by 2025. That’s the vision of the One Sea

Korean RoPax ferry to have Wartsila scrubber

MAY 17, 2017 — Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply an exhaust gas cleaning system for a new Korean ferry. The 31,000 gross tonnage RoPax vessel is being built for Weidong Ferry

Wartsila to power world’s largest expedition mega yacht

MAY 11, 2017 — Wärtsilä is to supply the main engines for the first Endeavor class expedition mega yacht that Genting Hong Kong is building for its Crystal Cruises unit at its

Dual-fuel engine family gets EPA emissions certification

MAY 3, 2017 — Wärtsilä’s 34DF dual-fuel engine family has been awarded model year 2017 certification of emissions compliance by the U.S, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA Tier III certification and

Med’s largest high-speed cat will debut in 2018

APRIL 19, 2017 —Set to debut in 2018, a 38-knot wavepiercer under construction at Incat in Australia for Virtu Ferries will have Wärtsilä waterjets. With 1,134 passenger seats and a garage deck designed

Wartsila to power first LNG fueled construction vessel

APRIL 18, 2017 — Wärtsilä is to supply the engines and other propulsion machinery for the Orion, the new 210 m offshore construction vessel being built at the Cosco shipyard in China

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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