NAKILAT OPTS FOR WÄRTSILÄ TECHNICAL AND REMOTE SUPPORT FOR LNGCS

The agreements were signed in April 2021 and are valid for five years. Wärtsilä was the supplier of the LNG reliquefaction systems onboard all of the vessels covered by the agreements.

The customer has direct access to Wärtsilä’s dedicated team of LNG technical experts for specialised technical advice and remote troubleshooting, thereby reducing potential equipment downtime, and when possible, avoid time consuming and costly onboard visits by service engineers. Furthermore, following each cargo loading, selected operational data from the running reliquefaction systems is analysed by Wärtsilä’s LNG technical experts to ensure the operability and readiness of the system. This also creates a traceable operational data history.

“As the global leader in energy transportation, the efficiency and reliability of our reliquefaction systems is a key element to efficient cargo-handling operations and vessels serviceability to the customer. Such support agreements are intended to give the assurance that the reliquefaction systems are operated safely and optimally within plant design parameters, thereby ensuring the integrity of our global operations,” said Nakilat Chief Operating Officer Samir Bailouni.

Wärtsilä has a long-standing relationship with Nakilat and has supplied multiple products for their fleet.