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Wärtsilä to Supply Engines and Scrubbers to Newbuild Cruise Vessel
Wärtsilä Corporation (Wärtsilä) says it has been contracted to supply the engines and exhaust gas cleaning systems for a new exploration cruise vessel being built at the China Merchants Heavy Industry (Jiangsu) Co. (CMHI) shipyard for Sunstone Ships Inc. (Sunstone).
"Reliability and performance are important criteria for cruise vessels since they are mostly operating to strict schedules," said Ove Dimmen, Sales manager, Ulstein Design & Solutions AS (Ulstein).
"At the same time, environmental sustainability is today an essential element in the cruise sector. Wärtsilä’s reputation speaks for itself in all these areas."
Under the order, Wärtsilä will supply two 6-cylinder Wärtsilä 20 engines fitted with the Wärtsilä NOR (NOx Reducer) exhaust gas cleaning system, and two 8-cylinder Wärtsilä 20 engines.
Wärtsilä NOR is noted to be based on Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) technology and is compliant with various NOx emission requirements, including IMO Tier III rules.
“We are delighted to be cooperating with the Ulstein company in this newbuild project," said Cato Esperø, Sales Director at Wärtsilä Norway.
"The Wärtsilä 20 engine is a very good product fit for this vessel, while the NOR system is optimised and validated for all our medium speed engines in terms of reliability, flexibility and size."
The Wärtsilä equipment is slated for delivery to the shipyard in January 2018, while the ship is expected to begin operations in September 2019.
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