Wärtsilä to supply main engines for 25 new Russian tankers
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Wärtsilä Corporation, Trade and Technical Press release, 18 July 2011
Wärtsilä, the marine industry´s leading systems integrator, has been awarded the
contract to supply the main engines for a series of 25 tankers being built for
Volga Shipping Co., Russia´s oldest shipping company. Fifteen of the ships are
to be constructed at the Okskaya yard in Navashino for ship owner Volga Flot
Tanker, and the other ten at the Krasnoe Sormovo yard in Nizhny Novgorod, five
for Bash Volga Tanker and five for Volgotrans. All these three ship owners are
part of Volga Shipping Co.
The scope of the supply includes two 6-cylinder Wärtsilä 20 main engines to be
supplied for each vessel. Delivery of the machinery will commence in the autumn
2011, and should be completed by mid 2013. The first vessel is scheduled to be
fully operational by the end of 2012.
"We have previously supplied Volga Shipping with Wärtsilä engines, and have
established a constructive relationship with the company over the years. When
these tankers were being planned, and the need arose for reliable and economical
shipsets, Wärtsilä engines were the obvious choice. We are very pleased and
proud to announce that this is the single largest order for Wärtsilä 20 marine
engines that Wärtsilä has been awarded in Russia, " says Johan Hansten, Director
Business Sales, Wärtsilä Ship Power.
The 6-cylinder in-line Wärtsilä 20 is part of the Wärtsilä 20 series, and is a
four-stroke diesel engine that can be run on either marine diesel oil (MDO) or
heavy fuel oil (HFO). It can be switched from MDO to HFO and vice versa without
power interruption at any engine operation load.
This engine has proven its robustness and reliability over the years, with more
than 4000 Wärtsilä 20 engines having been delivered since being introduced to
the market in the early 1990s. The Wärtsilä 20 covers the lower power range in
the Wärtsilä diesel engine family.
This tanker type has a length of 140 m, a 4.2 m draught, and a deadweight of
6979 tons. It can carry crude oil and petroleum products, including gasoline,
without restrictions for flash-point, and is allowed to transport two types of
cargo simultaneously. When launched, all 25 of these tankers will operate on
Russia´s inland waterways during the summer months, and on the Black and
Mediterranean Seas in winter.
For further information, please contact:
Karl-Gustav Jansson
General Manager, Sales
Wärtsilä Ship Power
karl-gustav.jansson@wartsila.com
Tel. +358 40 350 3382
Tuula Franck
Senior Manager, Media and Stakeholder Relations
Wärtsilä Corporation
tuula.franck@wartsila.com
Tel. +358 400 267 555
Wärtsilä in brief
Wärtsilä is a global leader in complete lifecycle power solutions for the marine
and energy markets. By emphasising technological innovation and total
efficiency, Wärtsilä maximises the environmental and economic performance of the
vessels and power plants of its customers.
In 2010, Wärtsilä´s net sales totalled EUR 4.6 billion with more than 17,500
employees. The company has operations in 160 locations in 70 countries around
the world. Wärtsilä is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki,
Finland.www.wartsila.com
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