X92 engine
Wärtsila is to supply itsWärtsilä X92 main engine for a series of four Post Panamax 9000 TEU container ships to be built for the Ciner Group, based in Istanbul, Turkey.
There is an option for a fifth vessel. Each vessel will be powered by an 8-cylinder Wärtsilä X92 engine. The ships will be built at Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction (HHIC) shipyard’s facilities in Subic Bay, the Philippines.
The contract was signed at the offices of the Ciner Group in Turkey on December 9 by Vassilis Papakalodoukas, CEO of Ciner Shipping Industry & Trading Inc., and Martin Wernli, Managing Director of Wärtsilä Switzerland and Vice President, Wärtsilä Ship Power, 2-stroke.
The choice of the Wärtsilä X92 engine was based on its particularly high efficiency and environmental performance. The engine features Wärtsilä’s proven electronically controlled common-rail technology, which through its uniquely flexible fuel injection and exhaust valve operations, enables a reduction in fuel costs.
Other advantages of this technology include stable running speeds down to 12 per cent of the nominal speed, smokeless operation, and improved control of exhaust emissions.
“The 9000 TEU container ships that have recently been contracted with HHIC, and which are being powered by Wärtsilä X92 engines, incorporate one of the most fuel efficient and environmentally advanced container ship designs available on the market today. We are proud to be in a position to be operating such ECO-type container ships, which will contribute to the well-being of our society and our charterers,” said Vassilis Papakalodoukas.
“The Wärtsilä Generation X series of electronically controlled low-speed, two-stroke engines is absolutely in line with the current and future needs of the marine sector. The Wärtsilä X92 is designed to provide the reliability and lower operating costs that the industry now demands. Container vessels are a vital element within the transportation infrastructure, and environmental issues and fuel economy are likely to be the key drivers in maintaining the role of container transportation. Wärtsilä’s competence in these areas has given it a leading position as a systems provider for extended ship power solutions in the large and ultra-large container vessel segment,” commented Martin Wernli.
The common-rail fuel injection technology and tuning philosophy of the Wärtsilä X92 engine makes it possible to align the performance to specifically match the operating profile of the vessels.
Source: Wartsila
