Wärtsilä Hamworthy Wins Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Contract

by Ship & Bunker News Team
Thursday September 20, 2012

Wärtsilä Hamworthy said Wednesday it has won a contract with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard to supply cargo handling equipment and engineering to four medium size carriers for Antwerp–headquartered Exmar Shipping SA, the company said in a press release.

The design of the 38,000 m³ capacity vessels includes an improved hull shape to minimise resistance in water and optimise fuel consumption, the statement said.

In addition, the engine room and deck will be designed so that it can use LNG or LPG as fuel with the intention of reducing CO2, SOx, and NOx air emissions.

Delivery was expected from the first quarter of 2014 onwards.

Wärtsilä Hamworthy said its scope of supply will include cargo related engineering including deck tank engineering, reliquefaction plant, Wärtsilä Moss inert gas generator, Wärtsilä Svanehøj cargo pumps, cargo heater and vaporiser, cargo control system, supervision, and commissioning.

All equipment and engineering services will be delivered in 2013.

Last week Ship & Bunker reported that Germanischer Lloyd SE (GL) had given an approval in principle to UK-based TECHNOLOG for its liquefied natural gas (LNG) powered liner / feeder vessel design which also features an optimised hull design to minimise fuel consumption as well as resistance in water and air.

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