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Wärtsilä Engines to Power First Danish LNG-powered Ferry
Wärtsilä Corporation says it will provide dual-fuel engines for the first Danish ferry to run on liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkers.
"The ferry project sets an environmental benchmark for inland ferries, and is being closely followed by other municipalities and governmental bodies in Denmark and abroad," the company said.
The ship will carry passengers, cars and trucks on a domestic route between Jutland and the island of Samsø.
LNG bunkering of the vessel is planned for the Hou harbour in Jutland.
The ferry, which is scheduled to start operations in the autumn of 2014, will have "extremely low emission levels," and the engines will be able to switch seamlessly to conventional bunkers if necessary
The ferry, which was designed OSK-ShipTech A/S of Denmark and will be built for the Danish municipality Samsø Kommune by Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. in Gdansk, Poland, will be one of the smallest ships to be powered by Wärtsilä 20DF engines.
"The overriding priorities for the owners were to achieve the highest possible level of operational reliability to support the local business but with focus on environmental sustainability, which, among others, means to ensure excellent overall efficiency in energy consumption," said Aaron Bresnahan, vice president of sales for Wärtsilä Ship Power.
Wärtsilä has provided engines for a number of high-profile LNG-powered ferries in countries including Canada and Germany.
