Wärtsilä introduced it has been tapped to provide the primary energy era and energy conversion system for a brand new 103.16m Antarctic Support Vessel being constructed for the Brazilian Navy at Brazil’s Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz shipyard.
The new Polar Vessel – Navio Polar Almirante Saldanha (NPo) – might be operated by the Brazilian Navy and is of strategic significance for sustaining the Brazilian presence within the Antarctic continent and making certain the continuity of the scientific analysis that has been carried out on the Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station.
The full Wärtsilä scope for the vessel consists of three Wärtsilä 32 diesel producing units, a diesel-electric energy conversion system and two bow thruster drive methods, in addition to the Power Management System.
The Wärtsilä tools is scheduled for supply to the yard commencing in 2024, and the vessel is predicted to be commissioned in 2025.