Wärtsilä awarded cargo handling contract for HHI VLECs

Wärtsilä will supply a cargo handling package for each vessel. This include the cargo handling system, a high-pressure ethane fuel supply system, a multi-cargo reliquefaction unit and the latest version of Wartsila’s remote monitoring and diagnosis tool Operim.

The order, which was booked in October 2020, includes an option for a third VLEC vessel.

This latest order follows a similar order placed in 2019 by HHI for the system design for three VLECs. Wärtsilä has also previously supplied HHI with numerous LPG, LEG and LNG cargo handling solutions.

“Wärtsilä is a leading provider of cargo handling systems and we are very confident with their designs and performance, so selecting Wärtsilä will ensure timely delivery with the highest quality standards for these unique vessels,” said Mr Jae-Eul Kim, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at HHI.

“This order again emphasizes Wärtsilä’s position as a market leader for the supply of gas carrier cargo systems in general, and VLEC cargo systems in particular. These are advanced and very specialised vessels requiring advanced and specialised cargo handling systems, and we very pleased to once again be selected as a trusted partner to HHI,” commented Kjell Ove Ulstein, Director of Sales and Marketing at Wärtsilä.