5,800 DWT LO/LO vessels will certainly run in the Baltic and also North Seas and also will certainly be Finnish/Swedish Ice Class 1A identified. (Image copyright: Wijnne & &Barends ).
Four brand-new next-generation 5,800 DWT LO/LO (lift-on, lift-off) short-sea freight vessels being developed at the WuHu Shipyard in China will certainly be amongst the first-ever of their kind to be LNG-fueled.
Ordered by Netherlands- based Wijnne & &Barends Chartering, an associate of the Spliethoff Group, the ships will certainly include LNG propulsion and also storage space systems given by Wärtsilä.
Because of area limitations on short-sea freight ships, Wärtsilä created a personalized remedy in close participation with the marine designer and also the proprietors that permits the Wärtsilä LNGPac storage space and also supply system to be mounted listed below deck without endangering the freight hold area.
Additionally, the propulsion performance will certainly be enhanced utilizing Wärtsilä’s Opti Design capacities that customize the prop and also HP nozzle to particularly line up with the vessel’s hull. These incorporated modern technologies will certainly be sustained using Wärtsilä’s Data Collection Unit (WDCU) with iCloud based solutions and also remote surveillance to maximize operability, gas economic climate, and also regular upkeep.
The 4 ships will certainly each have a Wärtsilä 34DF dual-fuel primary engine, a Wärtsilä transmission, a Wärtsilä regulated pitch prop (CPP) with HP nozzle, and also a Wärtsilä LNGPac system.
The devices will certainly be supplied to the shipyard in 4th quarter 2020, and also the initial vessel is anticipated to be supplied in loss 2021.
“Our recognized leadership in LNG technologies is again shown with this order. Wärtsilä’s expertise in delivering fully integrated systems, and our emphasis on partnering with customers and other stakeholders to develop the optimal solution can lead to state-of-the-art vessels, as we have here,” states Luuk Hijlkema, Account Manager, Sales, Wärtsilä Marine.
“We are very pleased to have these next-generation sustainable vessels,” states Ad Toonen, Technical Director, Wijnne & &Barends “Minimizing our ecological impact has actually long been a centerpiece for us, and also the decrease of exhausts is a basic component of this. The brand-new vessels operating on LNG fit well right into our continual drive for greener procedures
