Next generation Wärtsilä WST-14 steerable thruster design awarded exceptional classification approval
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 24 October 2014 at 10 am EET
The DNV-GL classification society has approved the design of the Wärtsilä WST-
14 thruster, thus indicating that the design fully complies with the
classification rules. This is an exceptional case since the approval has been
granted based on a thruster design that has yet to be introduced into full
series production.
The approval by DNV-GL follows the release of Wärtsilä's next generation of
thrusters at the end of 2013. The new WST-14 is part of the Wärtsilä Steerable
Thruster (WST) compact series, which is aimed primarily at tugs, anchor handling
vessels, and coastal and inland waterway cargo vessels. The key benefits of the
series include superior performance, easy installation, a high level of
integration, and ice class compatibility. The series is also designed so as to
comply with the latest environmental regulations, such as the US EPA VGP 2013
requirements.
The approval is an important step towards obtaining type approval for the WST-
14 thruster. Type approval means that the thruster will not have to be certified
for each individual vessel or hull number. Wärtsilä has earlier acquired type
approval for several thruster products. However, for the newest Wärtsilä
Steerable Thruster (WST) portfolio, Wärtsilä has begun the process towards type
approval from the earliest possible moment. It is estimated that the
certification will produce savings that can be counted in millions of euros, as
well as considerable reductions in production time.
The early DNV-GL approval of the Wärtsilä WST-14 prototype design provides
evidence of the integrity of the product design, and is an important step
towards full type approval. This approval also confirms that the design
calculations meet the classification society's requirements regarding standard
operations, as well as for operations in ice conditions (ice class
certification).
"This exceptional approval provides further evidence of the quality of
Wärtsilä's technology development. The fact that the WST-14 thruster design has
been already approved will serve as an assurance to the customer that he is
buying a product that already meets classification requirements. Furthermore,
the approval emphasises the design quality of our entire new thruster portfolio,
and is a clear signal to the market of the robustness built into each Wärtsilä
thruster," says Wim Knoester, Director, Sales & Project Management, Propulsion
Business Line, Wärtsilä Ship Power.
A prototype of the Wärtsilä WST-14 thruster is being built at the company's
dedicated manufacturing facilities in Wuxi, China, and will be shipped to
Tuusula, Finland for testing and validation at the Wärtsilä Propulsion Test
Centre.
The WST-14 thruster represents a small part of Wärtsilä's largest ever thruster
development programme covering all possible thruster applications. Wärtsilä's
current offering will be expanded with additional new products within the coming
months. All thrusters will be designed for mild ice-going applications but a
true ICE portfolio is also being developed within this programme.
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Caption: Illustration of the Wärtsilä WST-14 thruster.
Media contacts:
Mr Wim Knoester
Director, Sales & Project Management, Propulsion Business Line
Wärtsilä Ship Power
Tel: +31 651 375851
wim.knoester(at)wartsila.com
Ms Marit Holmlund-Sund
Senior Manager Marketing, Communications, Ship Power
Wärtsilä Corporation
Tel: +358 10 709 1439
marit.holmlund-sund(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 maximizes the environmental and economic performance of the
vessels and power plants of its customers.
In 2013, Wärtsilä's net sales totalled EUR 4.7 billion with approximately
18,700 employees. The company has operations in more than 200 locations in
nearly 70 countries around the world. Wärtsilä is listed on the NASDAQ OMX
Helsinki, Finland.
www.wartsila.com
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