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Newbuild to Feature Exhaust Cleaning Systems and LNG Dual-Fuel Engines
Wärtsilä today said it will supply engines and exhaust cleaning systems for a newbuild vessel set to be the first German research vessel operating on LNG bunkers.
The exhaust cleaning systems on the Atair, who will replace her 30 year old namesake, will be based on selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology, the company said.
The vessel is under construction at the Fassmer shipyard in Germany and will be owned by Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH), the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency.
"Our dual-fuel technology is unique when it comes to small bore medium speed engines, and the extended service intervals and economic fuel consumption of the Wärtsilä 20DF engine enable lower operating costs than is possible with high speed engines," said Lars Anderson, Vice President, Engine Sales, Wärtsilä Marine Solutions.
The Wärtsilä equipment is scheduled to be delivered to the yard in mid-2018, and the vessel will enter service in early 2020.
"As the new 'Atair' will be the first vessel in our fleet with LNG technology, we rely on the experience and expertise of Wärtsilä with respect to the engines and LNG tank equipment. With Wärtsilä's dual-fuel and SCR technologies, the vessel will fulfil the IMO's Tier III regulations in all operational conditions, whether sailing on LNG or on diesel fuel," said Kai Twest, Head of Ships and Equipment Division at BSH.
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