Wärtsilä system for Canadian LNG ferries
Three similar ferries, all operating on Wärtsilä engines fuelled by LNG, have already been delivered. As with the previous three ferries, Remontowa Shipbuilding (RSB), located in Gdansk, Poland, will build this latest ship. The order with Wärtsilä was placed in January 2020.
“The very best endorsement of customer satisfaction is repeat orders, and this latest contract further strengthens the partnership between our three companies,” explained Wilco van der Linden, director of business development, ferry industry at Wärtsilä.
“The decision by BC Ferries to again select RSB as the yard, and to opt for Wärtsilä’s proven and well-established LNG propulsion technology, provides clear confirmation of the efficiency of Wärtsilä’s integrated solution concept,” he added.
The scope of supply includes three Wärtsilä 20DF dual-fuel engines, operating on LNG fuel, a Wärtsilä LNGPac fuel storage, supply and control system and the Wärtsilä Low Loss Concept (LLC). The equipment is scheduled for delivery to the yard in Q3 this year.
The 107m Salish Class ferries are designed to carry 600 passengers and crew and up to 138 vehicles. They serve routes between the city of Vancouver and ports on Vancouver Island. In addition to the equipment for these vessels, in 2018 Wärtsilä also upgraded two of BC Ferries’ larger Spirit Class vessels to LNG fuelled operation.
