Wartsila to equip Poland’s first LNG-powered RoPax ships

Poland-based Remontowa shipyard has chosen Finland’s Wartsila for the delivery of engines, fuel storage and supply systems for three new RoPax ships. These are said to be the first liquefied natural gas (LNG)-driven RoPax ships to be constructed for the Polish maritime industry. With an overall length of 195m, the vessels will be operated by

Wartsila solutions open route to decarbonisation for Poland’s first LNG-fuelled RoPax vessels

The technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted by Remontowa shipyard in Poland to supply engines, fuel storage and supply systems for three new RoPax vessels, the first LNG-fuelled RoPax vessels to be built for the Polish maritime sector. The ships will be operated by ferry companies Unity Line and Polferries. The contract with Wärtsilä was

Wartsila to maintain 2 LNG-fueled ferries from STQ

Finnish technology group Wartsila has signed an optimised maintenance agreement with the Canadian ferry operator Societé des Traversiers du Quebec (STQ) for two LNG-fueled ferries. The five-year long-term deal specifically covers two vessels: the Jos Deschenes II and the Armand Imbeau II. The 92-meter-long passenger LNG-fueled ferries are part of the Canadian Province of Quebec’s

Wartsila hits methanol milestone with first newbuild engine order

The technology group Wartsila has received its first order for newbuild methanol-fuelled engines. A new Offshore Wind Installation Vessel (WIV) being built for Dutch contracting company Van Oord at Yantai CIMC Raffles shipyard in China will be powered by five Wärtsilä 32 engines capable of operating with methanol. The order, which includes the methanol fuel

The mere existence of technology does not decarbonise maritime alone

Wartsila, a company in the spearhead of shipping’s decarbonisation efforts, expects more to be done in the coming months and years, in terms of accelerating the inevitable need to lower emissions, Sachin Kulkarni – Head of Sales, Marine Power, South Asia, Wärtsilä says, in an interview. Q. Wartsila is positioned as a technology company looking

Wärtsilä launches major test programme towards carbon-free solutions

The technology group Wärtsilä continues to lead the ongoing transformation of the energy and marine sectors towards carbon-free solutions through its future fuel development work. The company is pioneering the adoption of hydrogen and ammonia as viable engine fuels through advanced testing in Wärtsilä’s fuel-flexible combustion engines. Hydrogen and ammonia contain no carbon, meaning the

Hybrid and full electric marine propulsion market to hit $7,516.7 mn by 2026

The global hybrid and full electric marine propulsion market bears a fairly fragmented vendor landscape, says Transparency Market Research (TMR) in a recently published report. This is solely because of the existence of large, medium, and small scale players in the market. BAE Systems, Wartsilla Corporation, AB Volvo Penta, Niigata Power Systems, and Fairbanks Morse

Wartsila, RINA and stakeholders collaborate to deliver hydrogen fuel solution

The technology group Wartsila, together with class society RINA, ABB, Helbio – a subsidiary of Metacon AB, the Liberian Registry, and energy major on Thursday (25 November) said they have joined forces in an effort to deliver a solution with hydrogen as a bunker fuel. The collaboration aims to have a scalable and sustainable solution

MSC to Test Wartsila Retrofit Engine Conversion for Clean Future Fuels

After successful tests working alongside MSC, Wartsila is preparing for the commercial launch of a future fuel conversion solution that they believe could be a critical piece of the industry need to address existing vessels as part of the effort to reduce and eliminate carbon emissions. After the commercial launch in the first quarter of

Wartsila to unveil future fuels conversion platform next year

Finland-based marine technology firm Wartsila is set to commercially introduce its Two-Stroke Future Fuels Conversion platform in Q1 2022, as efforts for decarbonisation in the shipping industry gather pace. The firm has successfully conducted initial trials of the platform at its laboratory in Trieste, Italy. MSC Shipmanagement has served as a partner in the piloting