Tag: Wartsila

Onboard carbon capture and storage (CCS), a technology based on liquid absorption, makes it possible to reduce carbon emissions by up to 70%, according to Wärtsila. 

Wärtsilä, in partnership with Chevron Shipping Company LLC plans to convert one engine on six of Chevron Transport Corporation Ltd.’s LNG Carriers from dual-fuel (DF) to spark gas (SG) operation.

Wärtsilä has signed a five-year Lifecycle Agreement with Royal Caribbean Group, covering 37 cruise ships, to optimise the performance, reliability and availability of the ships’ engines.

Wärtsilä has been awarded the prototyping tender for the revolutionary Next Generation Vessel Traffic Management System (NGVTMS) project by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).

Wärtsilä has partnered with Eidesvik to convert the offshore platform supply vessel (PSV) Viking Energy to operate on ammonia fuel, making it the world’s first ammonia-fuelled platform supply vessel conversion.

Wärtsilä has signed a 16-year Lifecycle Agreement with Seapeak Maritime (Glasgow) Ltd. The contract covers ten LNG carriers and is an extension of an earlier Wärtsilä Lifecycle Agreement for these vessels. The new order was booked by Wärtsilä in Q1 2024.

Wärtsilä Gas Solutions (WGS), will deliver the fuel supply and cargo handling systems for two new gas carriers that will operate with ammonia fuel.

Future newbuild ships of all types should be built without a sterntube and with a seawater-lubricated propeller shaft bearing arrangement, according to Blue Ocean Alliance’s Chris Leontopoulos.

Wärtsilä joins Gas and Heat and RINA for a project of an ammonia fueled bunkering vessel, RINA highlights. 

Brittany Ferries, Wärtsilä and Incat have signed a partnership deal to explore design and technical requirements for a 137m zero-emissions craft.