wärtsilä dual fuel engines will power deme group vessel
scheldt river, the first dredger capable of using lng as fuel.
under construction at royal ihc in the netherlands, the
"antigoon" class dredger will have 8000 cu m hopper volume.
wärtsilä wants to supply power, including a 12 -
cylinder and 9 cylinder 34df engine, propulsion, including two wärtsilä
controllable pitch propeller and two transverse thrusters, and lngpac gas supply
and storage system.
the vessel comes at a time of increased opposition to
the practice of dredging from environmental groups. " environmental
considerations are extremely important for every new vessel built today,
"asserted deme head of newbuilding and conversion department jan gabriël."
operating on lng allows deme to set new standards in minimising such services.
scheldt river will easily comply with all local and international environmental
regulations. wärtsilä's dual fuel know-how and in particular the 34df engine
series made the concept feasible. "
"we congratulate the shipyard and owners for taking the
decision to have this new dredger become the first to be capable of using liquid
natural gas or diesel fuel," said lars anderson, vp of sales at engine wärtsilä
marine solutions.
this is the second dredger related order for wärtsilä
in recent months, following an order for an integrated software package for one
of the world's largest self propelled cutter dredger newbuilds in china.
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