Wärtsilä wins integrated solutions contract for new Siem Offshore LNG Platform Supply Vessel
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Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 28 November 2012 at 10 am EET
Wärtsilä, the marine industry's leading solutions and services provider, has
been contracted to supply an integrated solution comprising ship design services
and the power and propulsion system for a newbuild LNG powered Platform Supply
Vessel (PSV). The contract has been signed with the Norwegian yard Hellesøy
Verft, and this will be the eighth vessel built at Hellesøy to be based on the
Wärtsilä Ship Design VS 485 series. The vessel will be owned and operated by
Siem Offshore on a charter contract for TOTAL.
The vessel is of Wärtsilä VS4411 LNG PSV design and features Wärtsilä power and
propulsion, electrical and automation systems, including a complete four-split
Wärtsilä Low Loss Concept (LLC) solution. This highly redundant electric power
distribution system enables energy-efficiency increases of 2 to 4 percent,
reduced electrical losses leading to greater fuel economy, while providing
additional reliability for continuous operation. It also improves lifecycle
performance and the fully-integrated design significantly reduces integration
risks. The PSV will also be equipped with the Wärtsilä LNGPac LNG storage and
handling system.
The PSV is scheduled to be operational from 2014 and will serve the Martin Linge
oilfield, North-West of Stavanger, Norway. It has been designed to specifically
meet TOTAL's North Sea operational requirements.
"The LNG PSV for Siem Offshore is the ninth to be designed by Wärtsilä Ship
Design and further strengthens our position as the global leader in supplying
integrated solutions for LNG PSVs. The order is testimony to our reputation for
reliable, efficient and competitive solutions," comments Riku-Pekka Hägg, Vice
President, Wärtsilä Ship Design.
Close to half of Siem's fleet consists of vessels with Wärtsilä ship design and
equipment. Ten of the company's anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels have
been designed by Wärtsilä and are equipped with complete hybrid diesel electric
propulsion systems from Wärtsilä. This will be the first of Siem's vessels to be
powered by LNG. Wärtsilä's acquisition of Hamworthy and the subsequent
integration of Hamworthy's portfolio has expanded Wärtsilä's offering with
enhanced gas bunkering, storage and feedsystem, thereby strengthening its
technology leadership in LNG powered vessels.
With this new order, the number of LNG powered PSVs reaches 17. Wärtsilä has
designed eight and has supplied dual-fuel machinery to 15 of these 17 vessels.
Last year, Wärtsilä expanded its offering to include LNG storage and gas
handling systems. This vessel marks the fifth LNG powered PSV vessel to use
Wärtsilä's gas handling system.
Siem Offshore - VS 4411 LNG PSV
+-------------------+---------+
| Length over all | 89.20 m |
+-------------------+---------+
| Breadth moulded | 19.00 m |
+-------------------+---------+
| Depth to 1st Deck | 9.00 m |
+-------------------+---------+
| Accommodation | 25 |
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Read more:
Wärtsilä Ship Design
Wärtsilä LNGPac
Link to image
For further information please contact:
Mr Ove Wilhelmsen
Director Offshore and Special Ship Design Solutions
Wärtsilä Ship Design
Tel: +47 911 61 345
ove.wilhelmsen(at)wartsila.com
Ms Mirja-Maija Santala
Media Manager
Wärtsilä Corporation
Tel. +358 400 793 827
mirja-maija.santala(at)wartsila.com
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 2011, Wärtsilä's net sales
totalled EUR 4.2 billion with approximately 18,000 employees. The company has
operations in nearly 170 locations in 70 countries around the world. Wärtsilä is
listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki, Finland.
www.wartsila.com
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