Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Daewoo Orders 54 Wärtsilä Dual Fuel Engines for Icebreaking LNG Carriers

LNG plant in central Russia's Yamal Peninsula. (Credit: kyivpost.com) Click to enlarge.
The Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering yard in South Korea has ordered 54 Wärtsilä 50DF dual fuel engines to power 172,600 cbm icebreaking LNG carriers being built for use in Arctic conditions to serve the Yamal LNG project in Northern Russia.
The icebreaking LNG carriers for the Yamal LNG project will be equipped with Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel engines. (Credit: bioage.typepad.com) Click to enlarge.
The ships will be owned by one joint venture between Teekay LNG Partners of Canada and China LNG Shipping, and another joint venture between China Shipping LNG Investment Co.,Ltd. and Japan based Mitsui O.S.K.  The order for engines was placed with Wärtsilä’s Korean joint venture company, Wärtsilä Hyundai Engine Co., in October.
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