Wärtsilä to equip Finnish LNG RoLos
Three ships have been ordered and are being built at the WuHu Shipyard in China and the order was placed in December.
“Our remote smart services provide state-of-the-art support for the ships’ integrated solution, which is another value-adding feature that we are providing for these vessels,” said Luuk Hijlkema, cccount manager, sales, Wärtsilä Marine.
“Furthermore, the propulsion efficiency will be optimised using Wärtsilä’s computational fluid dynamics, Opti Design, to tailor the size of the aft appendages specifically to the hull design. This efficiency saves fuel and, therefore, also operating costs,” he added.
The ships will be propelled by a Wärtsilä 34DF dual-fuel engine driving a Wärtsilä controlled pitch propeller (CPP) at variable speed, connected to a Wärtsilä SCV95 gearbox with an integrated power pack.
In addition, the vessels will each be equipped with Wärtsilä ProTouch controls and Eco Control to enable synchronised engine speed and propeller pitch. These integrated technologies will be supported via Wärtsilä’s Data Collection Unit with cloud-based services and remote monitoring.
The 120m ships will be chartered to Finnish forestry company UPM, and will operate in the Baltic and North Seas. They will have Finnish/Swedish Ice Class 1A classification. The first vessel is scheduled for delivery in mid-2021.
