The innovation team Wärtsilä has actually been picked to supply the style for 2 brand-new mass as well as container service providers. The ships are being constructed for Dubai based P&O Maritime Logistics at the Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding backyard in China.
The order with Wärtsilä was put in January 2020. There is a choice for a 3rd vessel to the very same Wärtsilä style.
The special-purpose personalized style takes into account the particular operating problems as well as restrictions the ships will certainly come across. Built to run along the Fly River as well as seaside locations near Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea, the vessels will certainly require to be with the ability of manoeuvring in slim as well as superficial waters, while at the very same time having actually increased freight ability as well as deadweight.
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“Our experience in delivering efficient, customised designs was tremendously important in the award of this contract. Also, the fact that we have earlier designed a vessel for P&O that successfully meets the same operational challenges in Papua New Guinea, very much counted in our favour,” states Tomaz Nabergoj, Director, Ship Design, Wärtsilä Marine.
“It has been our pleasure to work with Wärtsilä on the ship design for this project. Their cooperation enabled us to evaluate and select the best design solution, taking into consideration the size and propulsion configuration. The customised design selected fully meets our needs and expectations,” stated John Connor, Head of Australia as well as PNG at P&O Maritime Logistics.
The 90 metres long, 5400 DWT ships will certainly have a small container ability of 229 systems. The very first vessel is set up to be supplied by Q3 2021.
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