Wartsila to Supply Engines to Viking Line's LNG Powered Ferry

Finland's Wartsila will supply engines to Viking Line’s new luxury ferry that will run on LNG, it said November 20.

Six Wartsila 31DF dual-fuel engines running primarily on LNG will provide the propulsion and power for the vessel, which is being built at the Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry yard in China. Wartsila said there is an option for a second vessel. The combination of high efficiency, low fuel consumption, and the reduced level of exhaust emissions from operating on clean burning LNG, is expected to create low operating costs and a minimal environmental footprint, said the Finnish engine-maker. It will also supply its LNGPac fuel storage and supply system and an advanced compact silencer system (CSS), bow thrusters, the ballast water management system (BWMS), and its Nacos Platinum integrated navigation system.

Commencing in early 2021, the new vessel will operate across the Baltic Sea between Turku, Finland and Stockholm, Sweden. The ship is the first LNG-fuelled ferry of this size and standard to be built in China.