The technology group Wärtsilä and Maran Gas Maritime (MGM), both key players in worldwide LNG transportation, extend their current cooperation with a five-year maintenance agreement. The agreement covers the maintenance of MGM’s 21 TFDE (tri-fuel diesel electric) LNG carriers that are equipped with Wärtsilä 50DF engines.

PHOTO The Wärtsilä HY is a fully integrated hybrid power module in a diesel-mechanical configuration.

The technology group Wärtsilä has announced the introduction of a unique hybrid product, the Wärtsilä HY, representing an unprecedented innovation in marine propulsion systems. By leveraging its technical strengths in both engine design and electrical & automation (E&A) systems, Wärtsilä is launching a fully integrated hybrid power module combining engines, an energy storage system, and power electronics optimised to work together through a newly developed energy management system (EMS). It is the marine sector’s first hybrid power module of this type produced, thereby establishing a new industry benchmark in marine hybrid propulsion.

PHOTO: Wärtsilä has been awarded the contract to supply controllable pitch propellers and shaft generator systems for two new RoRo vessels being built for CLdN Ro-Ro SA.

The technology group Wärtsilä has been awarded the contract to supply controllable pitch propellers and Power Take Off / Power Take Home (PTO/PTH) shaft generator systems for two new RoRo vessels being built at the Uljanik shipyard in Croatia. The ships have been ordered by the Luxembourg based operator, CLdN Ro-Ro SA. There is an option for an additional two vessels. The orders with Wärtsilä were booked in December 2016 and February 2017.