09/09/2014at 10:33

Wärtsilä to supply LNG engines for gas vessels

Two LNG vessels of 180,000 cubic meters being built for Total will be equipped with Wärtsilä's dual-fuel engines, which can run on pure LNG.

BY LOUISE VOGDRUP-SCHMIDT

Finnish Wärtsilä continues to broaden the use of its dual-fuel engines. The engine manufacturer announced on Tuesday that it will supply engines for two LNG vessels of 180,000 cubic meters. The ships have been under construction for the past year at the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in South Korea.

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