Posted by Skangas Facet on 10.10.2011 Skangass and Statoil 5 October 2011 signed an agreement for the supply of LNG as fuel for the ship Bit Viking. The agreement runs until 1 January 2014 with an option for a further 2.5 years. Bit Viking will be the first ship in the world, that is not … Read more
Wärtsilä Corporation, Trade and Technical Press release, 20 September, 2011 Wärtsilä’s dual-fuel engines have exceeded 3 million running hours in both land-based and marine applications. This milestone represents a dual-fuel technology track record that cannot be matched by any other engine manufacturer. “For the power plant business, Wärtsilä’s dual-fuel technology offers the … Read more
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 … Read more
Finnish Wärtsilä will 2012 be ready with a new generation of LNG engines in which methane emissions are greatly reduced. Even Rolls-Royce reports that they are working to produce environmentally friendly LNG engines. The new LNG engines will reduce methane emissions by up to 70%. Emissions would be reduced from 20 grams of methane … Read more
HELSINKI, Finland – Kleven Maritime has contracted Wärtsilä to design a new LNG-powered platform supply vessel (PSV) for operator Rem Offshore. This will be a Wärtsilä Ship Design VS499 LNG PSV, based on the VS489 LNG PSV design. Features include energy efficiency, a hull form claimed to be unique, fuel flexibility, and strong … Read more
In addition to the dual fuel main engines, Wärtsilä will also supply the onboard LNG storage and supply system for Viking Line’s newbuilding on order at STX Finland’s Turku shipyard. The delivery also includes a patented cold recovery system, which utilizes the latent heat of LNG for the air conditioning systems. Additionally, Wärtsilä … Read more
Wärtsilä will deliver the propulsion machinery for the newbuilding to be built by STX Finland for Viking Line. The vessel will be equipped with four Wärtsilä 8L50DF main engines. The dual-fuel engines will be operated on liquefied natural gas (LNG), making the vessel the largest passenger ferry to operate on LNG. According to … Read more
Incat has secured a contract to build the world’s first high speed passenger Ro-Ro ship powered by environmentally friendly Liquified Natural Gas (LNG). Incat Chairman Robert Clifford says “this is a significant step forward as the use of natural gas powered ships must replace ships with less environmentally friendly engines. This first LNG … Read more
Liquefied natural gas will become the dominant fuel source for all merchant ships within 40 years as environmental pressures force owners to use cleaner burning fuel, the world’s fourth-largest vessel classifier said. Ships must cut emissions of sulfur oxides, a pollutant said to cause acid rain, to 0.5 percent by 2020 from 4.5 … Read more
The number of ships powered by liquefied natural gas may jump 10-fold within five years as anti-pollution rules force owners to switch to the cleaner- burning fuel, the industry’s biggest engine maker said. “LNG is the future for shipping,” Jaakko Eskola, head of ship power at Helsinki-based Waertsilae Oyj, said by phone on … Read more
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