Wärtsilä, the leading provider of LNG fuel solutions to the marine industry, has been awarded a contract covering four newbuild tanker vessels. The ships are to be built at the Avic Dingheng shipyard in China, on behalf of three Swedish owners: Furetank (2 vessels), Älvtank and Thun Tankers.
The [ds_preview]vessels will be commercially managed by Furetank Chartering in the Gothia Tanker Alliance. The contracts were signed in the second quarter of 2016.
The ships will fulfil the IMO‘s Tier III requirements and will be fuelled primarily by liquefied natural gas (LNG). The scope of Wärtsilä‘s supply for each vessel comprises a 9-cylinder Wärtsilä 34DF dual-fuel main engine, two Wärtsilä Auxpac 20 auxiliary engines, the gas valve unit, a controllable pitch propeller (CPP) compliant with Ice Class 1A, a high performance nozzle, a Wärtsilä Energopac rudder system, a Wärtsilä selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system for the auxiliary engines, 12 Wärtsilä deepwell cargo pumps, and two Wärtsilä deepwell ballast pumps with a frequency control system.
Wärtsilä will also supply the vessels with a gearbox and shaft alternator having ‘take-me-home‘ functionality. This provides propulsion power to the auxiliary engine should the main engine be out of operation for any reason, thus allowing the vessel to return safely to port. Delivery of the Wärtsilä equipment is scheduled to commence in spring 2017.
»Wärtsilä is the only company in the world capable of providing such a comprehensive scope of marine solutions from its own portfolio,« says Aaron Bresnahan, Vice President, Sales, Wärtsilä Marine Solutions.
