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Wärtsilä to Supply LNG Engines for Eco-Sensitive Ferry
Wärtsilä Corp (Wärtsilä) says it will provide a propulsion package for a new passenger ferry powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) that will operate in an ecologically sensitive area in Germany.
The Reederei Cassen Eils GmbH (Reederei Cassen Eils) vessel will use two 9-cylinder Wärtsilä 20DF medium-speed dual-fuel engines and will operate primarily on LNG.
Fr. Fassmber GmbH is building the ship, with delivery scheduled for the first half of 2015.
The engines are the latest in the Wärtsilä 20DF series and provide 5 percent greater output with 7 percent less fuel consumption when in gas mode, compared with earlier versions.
Wärtsilä will also supply its LNG bunkering and supply system, including a cold recovery system that uses latent heat in the ship's air conditioning systems.
"As the vessel must fulfil the IMO regulations regarding SOx and NOx emissions in the North Sea's Emissions Control Area, its operations need to be ecologically friendly with the lowest possible emissions," said Bernhard Brons, chairman of Reederei Cassen Eils parent company AG EMS.
"Thanks to Wärtsilä's dual-fuel technology with its built-in redundancy, the vessel can operate very efficiently and without restrictions in the emissions regulated areas."
The ship will operate between Cuxhaven and Helgoland ports, bringing it close to the Lower Saxon Wadden Sea national park, a UNESCO World Heritage listed area in the North Sea.
DNV GL said last month that it will class the ferry, which will be able to carry 1,000 passengers and up to 10 ten-foot reefer containers and will be optimised for travel at 20 knots.
