The modern technology team Wärtsilä will certainly supply the propulsion options for a brand-new 115 metres long high-speed ferryboat. The vessel is being developed by Austal at the Australian shipbuilder’s backyard in the Philippines for Danish driverMolslinjen It will certainly include 4 Wärtsilä 31 engines, identified by Guinness World Records as being the globe’s most effective 4-stroke diesel motor, and also 4 high-performance Wärtsilä WXJ1500SRI waterjets.
Wärtsilä will certainly likewise provide its modern ProTouch bridge manages system. The order with Wärtsilä was put in May this year.”This mix of the Wärtsilä 31 engine and also WXJ waterjets is special for quick ferryboats, supplying outstanding gas performance, integrity, high quality and also efficiency.
This is an amazing task, and also we are honoured to have actually been chosen to supply the degree of propulsion required,” states Stefan Nysj ö, Marine Power Solutions, Wärtsilä Marine.
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This huge ferryboat will certainly can bring 1610 guests, and also will certainly have room for 450 vehicles or 617 lane metres for vehicles plus 257 vehicles. It will certainly have an operating solution rate of near to 37 knots.
“The size of the vessel, together with the speed and propulsion efficiency makes this a very special project. It will be, by volume, the largest ferry ever built in our shipyards, and it will offer a powerful, yet economical and environmentally-friendly solution,” states Wayne Murray, President Austal Philippines.
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“We have Wärtsilä waterjets on several of our fast ferries, so we are familiar with the quality and performance they deliver. We are also familiar with the Wärtsilä 31 engine, which is really in a class of its own in regards to efficiency,” states Flemming Kristensen, Technical Director, Molslinjen.
The Wärtsilä WXJ waterjet collection was presented in 2019 as the follower to the business’s effective LJX collection. This is the very first time the WXJ waterjets and also the Wärtsilä 31 engine have actually been made use of in mix for a rapid ferryboat, using an unmatched degree of efficiency, integrity and also high quality.
The Wärtsilä tools will certainly be provided to the backyard beginning in July 2021, and also the ferryboat is set up for distribution in the very first quarter of 2022. It will certainly operate the Molslinjen Bornholm path in between Ystad and also Rønne in Denmark.
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