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Siem Offshore Orders LNG-powered PSV
Wärtsilä Corp. (Wärtsilä) says the Norwegian maritime services provider Siem Offshore has hired it to provide designs for a new liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered platform supply vessel (PSV).
The 89.2 metre-long vessel, which can accommodate a 25-member crew, is being built at the Remontowa shipbuilding yard in Poland and will be operated by A/S Norske Shell.
Starting in 2015 it will be used to support offshore drilling and production in the North Sea.
Wärtsilä will provide the ship design, the complete diesel electric system, featuring dual-fuel generating sets, the Wärtsilä LNGPac gas storage and handling system, and the complete electrical and automation system, which includes a four-split Wärtsilä Low Loss Concept (LLC) solution.
"Wärtsilä is the marine sector's leading total solutions provider and this capability has enabled us to develop comprehensive integrated solutions that enhance efficiency, reduce operating costs, and promote environmentally sustainable shipping," said Magnus Miemois, vice president of Wärtsilä Solutions.
"Furthermore, by facilitating the use of LNG as a clean and economically competitive marine fuel, we have created a paradigm shift that benefits our customers and the industry as a whole."
Siem Offshore ordered its first LNG-powered PSV, using a Wärtsilä power and propulsion system, late last year.
