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The agreement will focus first on supplies from the US Gulf Coast, and then later expand Wärtsilä, the marine industry's leading solutions provider, and Shell Oil Company have signed a Joint Co-operation Agreement aimed at promoting and accelerating the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel. The agreement was signed in August 2011 and will run for several years.Supplies of low cost, low emissions LNG fuel will be made available to Wärtsilä natural gas powered vessel operators, and other customers by Shell. The Joint Cooperation Agreement will focus first on supplies from the US Gulf Coast, and then later expand their efforts to cover a broader geographical range.Gas fuelled marine engines are seen as being a logical means for ship owners and operators to comply with increasingly stringent environmental legislation. This agreement aims at increasing and easing the availability of natural gas for marine engine use, as well as developing the supply chain and infrastructure to facilitate the bunkering of LNG fuel. The two companies will jointly move these developments to marine markets in order to enhance its rapid introduction and use.Wärtsilä has been at the forefront in the development of dual-fuel engine technology, allowing the same ...

Being built for Volga Shipping Co Wärtsilä, the marine industrys leading systems integrator, has been awarded the contract to supply the main engines for a series of 25 tankers being built for Volga Shipping Co., Russias oldest shipping company.Fifteen of the ships are to be constructed at the Okskaya yard in Navashino for ship owner Volga Flot Tanker, and the other ten at the Krasnoe Sormovo yard in Nizhny Novgorod, five for Bash Volga Tanker and five for Volgotrans. All these three ship owners are part of Volga Shipping Co.The scope of the supply includes two 6-cylinder Wärtsilä 20 main engines to be supplied for each vessel. Delivery of the machinery will commence in the autumn 2011, and should be completed by mid 2013. The first vessel is scheduled to be fully operational by the end of 2012.We have previously supplied Volga Shipping with Wärtsilä engines, and have established a constructive relationship with the company over the years. When these tankers were being planned, and the need arose for reliable and economical shipsets, Wärtsilä engines were the obvious choice. We are very pleased and proud to announce that this is the single largest order for Wärtsilä 20 marine engines that ...

Cooperation in developing and delivering exhaust gas scrubber systems Wärtsilä Corporation and Metso Corporation have signed an agreement to cooperate in developing and delivering exhaust gas scrubber systems for marine applications.Metso is to supply the scrubber units, while Wärtsilä is responsible for world-wide sales and integration of complete, certified, documented marine scrubber systems, including automation, water treatment, and ancillaries.Both Wärtsilä and Metso have extensive experience in the use of scrubber technology for land-based installations and for a number of years have worked togetheroin the development of scrubber technology. In 2005 the two companies, together with other companies in the Finnish maritime cluster, embarked on a program to develop a feasible marine scrubber.By fall 2007, the project had reached the stage of being ready for a test installation. A tanker, the MT Suula owned by the Neste Shipping division of the Finnish company, Neste Oil Oyj, was made available and the project-testing phase began in November 2008. During the test period, which was completed in mid-2010, the Suula operated primarily in the Baltic Sea but also visited many North Sea harbors. The sulfur removal efficiency was proven to be well within the most stringent IMO limits. The discharge water was also ...

Solid oxide fuel cells have low emissions Solid oxide fuel cell modules to be integrated in stand-alone energy-generation and marine productsWärtsilä, the leading provider of power solutions to both the marine and energy markets, and Versa Power Systems (VPS), a leading developer of environmentally friendly, high-power solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC), today announced a co-operative agreement to develop and integrate Versa Power's SOFC technology into Wärtsilä products.A key target of the agreement is to develop commercial Wärtsilä fuel cell products that generate power and heat for various applications in the distributed energy and marine markets. The agreement allows Wärtsilä to integrate VPS fuel cell stack modules, especially for larger power range products. For VPS, the agreement provides a dedicated partner with the ability to commercialize fuel cell products in large markets around the globe."VPS is leading the development of large SOFC stacks, and the company's capabilities support Wärtsilä's strategy of developing large SOFC systems for the distributed power and marine markets. The agreement with VPS strengthens Wärtsilä's ability to provide its customers with clean and highly efficient power solutions. Demand is developing rapidly and the commercial potential for such products is very promising," says Erkko Fontell, Director, Fuel Cells, Wärtsilä."Solid ...

It will be one of the most cost and fuel-efficient vessels Wärtsilä, the marine industrys leading solutions provider and system integrator, has been awarded the contract to supply the design and equipment for a new Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) for offshore operations. The order has been placed by Hellesøy Verft AS, the Norwegian shipyard that will build the vessel, which is to be owned and operated by Norwegian ship owner, Vestland Offshore. The vessel is scheduled to be delivered towards the end of 2012.In response to the customers demand for a modern, high quality, and fuel efficient PSV, Wärtsilä Ship Design has developed a highly energy and environmentally efficient vessel solution. Based on the well-proven VS 485 design, the new vessel has an optimised hull design for greater efficiency, with corresponding reduced emission to air. The Vessel will be fitted with Wärtsilä medium speed engines and Wärtsilä NOx Reducer.In addition to the design package, Wärtsiläs scope of supply includes four Wärtsilä 9L20 diesel generator sets, the electric propulsion system, the power management system, and an integrated automation system.Vestland Offshore is building a fleet of vessels that emphasise energy efficiency, safety, reliability, and environmental sustainability. These are all major focus areas ...

Electronic low speed engines added Wärtsilä has increased its offering in the mid-size, low-speed engine sector by adding new 62- and 72-bore low-speed engines with electronic control to its portfolio.The new range is designed to offer high propulsion efficiency, reliability, and optimised total cost of ownership for customers in the bulker, tanker, and feeder container markets. Both engines employ Wärtsilä's standardised low-speed technology, and incorporate electronically-controlled fuel supply and control.The 620mm-bore engine has four to eight cylinders, each with an output of 2,660kW at 97-103rpm. The 720mm version will also be produced with four to eight cylinders, each with an output of 3,610kW at 84-89rpm.The stroke/bore ratio was chosen for good internal efficiency with a gain of 1%-2% compared to current engines, and depending on the vessel type, the lower engine speeds make it possible to improve propulsion efficiency by 2%-6%.As with the 82-bore engine family, the layout fields of both new engines are extended to maintain output, while allowing an increased shaft speed. The extended fields are said to give flexibility to select the optimum propeller speed for low fuel consumption, across a variety of propulsion systems and vessel types.The new engine designs also offer de-rating possibilities, which can ...