The message from the speakers at classification society Germanischer Lloyd’s GasPax forum was clear: “If you are ready to order it, we are ready to build it!”
Wärtsilä is to supply the main engines for two environmentally sustainable tugs being built for CNOOC Energy Technology & Services Limited, a subsidiary of the state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corp.
Wärtsilä, the marine industry's leading solutions provider, has now been contracted to supply Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel propulsion engines to 100 Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Carrier vessels.
The product will enable the delivery of electro and automation systems for large, electric propulsion vessels, such as drilling rigs and tankers, large passenger and cruise ships, as well as various offshore service vessels.
Investments in infrastructure for small scale LNG power production might be justified when the total demand for electric power exceeds 500 MW within a 120,000 km2 island region with no pipeline connection, argues new study.
Wärtsilä has been awarded a contract by shipbuilding company STX Finland Oy to supply the propulsion machinery for a new passenger ferry to be built for Viking Line, a Finnish ship owner.
New West Technologies LLC (reports on the the Electrified Short Sea Shipping Project, which is funded by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority.
MAN Diesel & Turbo and Wärtsilä Corporation, have agreed to pursue a large joint research project, the HERCULES-C project, as a continuation of the very successful HERCULES programmes for the research and development of marine engine technology.
Members of new research consortium, which includes Lloyd's Register, Enterprises Shipping and Trading, Hyperion Power Generation and BMT, to examine the marine applications for small modular reactors (SMRs).
Allure of the Seas, the sister ship of Oasis of the Seas, will today be handed over to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCCL) by STX Europe's shipyard in Turku, Finland.
Wärtsilä and Ecospec sign a Memorandum of Understanding to work together towards the common goal of improving the environment by providing the world with clean power solutions.
Wärtsilä is selected to supply its gas propulsion solution for a series of new LNG carriers to be built at the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in South Korea.
Wärtsilä's WFC20 fuel cell unit has been installed onboard the 'Undine', a car carrier, owned by Swedish Wallenius Lines and managed by Wallenius Marine.
Wärtsilä and ABB Turbo Systems are co-operating in a joint development programme for a new and groundbreaking application of two-stage turbocharging on large diesel engines.
At the heart of Oasis of the Seas, the world's largest passenger vessel, beneath an original carousel, an array of restaurants, surfing simulators, rock-climbing walls, a tropical living park and guests and crew on board, are two sets of three Wärtsilä engines, powering everything on the ship.
Wärtsilä has been assigned overall responsibility for systems integration in the pioneering FellowSHIP project. Wärtsilä's specially designed equipment is being used to integrate and create synergies between leading marine technology and state-of-the-art fuel cell technology.
Classification society Bureau Veritas has further strengthened its commitment to greener shipping by developing comprehensive new guidelines covering the safe application of fuel cells on ships
Most Powerful Motor Ever Tested by U.S. Navy. Motor Size and Weight Reduced by More Than 50%, Acoustic Signature Reduced, Efficiency Increased. uperconductor Motors Ready for Deployment
The world's first 14-cylinder low-speed engine - developed by Wärtsilä Corporation - entered service on 1 September 2006 in a large, fast container vessel.
Alfa Laval is expanding its facilities to begin assembly of S-separators in Jiang Yin, China, 148 km northwest of Shanghai. The S-separator is the marine industry’s most purchased centrifuge for cleaning fuel and lubricating oils.
