First order for the new Wärtsilä RT-flex35 en...
Wärtsilä Corporation, Trade & Technical Press, 16 February 2010 at 11 am EET
Wärtsilä, the marine industry's leading ship power system integrator, has
received the first order for its new Wärtsilä RT-flex35 two-stroke engine. The
Wärtsilä licensee, Yichang Marine Diesel Engine Co. (YMD), manufacturing
low-speed marine engines in China, has signed a contract with Ningbo Donghai
Shipping Co. Ltd to deliver five Wärtsilä RT-flex35 engines for a series of five
chemical tankers.
"Among low-speed engines with smaller bores, the biggest advantages of Wärtsilä
RT-flex35 are its low fuel consumption and its compliance with environmental
regulations, both of which fully meet our customer's expectations. Operational
flexibility and the improved fuel efficiency offered by the RT-flex35 engine
were important considerations when YMD decided to offer this engine type," says
Andrew Stump, Sales Director, two-stroke engines, Wärtsilä in China. "Wärtsilä
will continue to provide support during the project implementation process to
ensure the highest levels of quality and on-time delivery," Mr Stump continues.
The 17,000 dwt chemical tankers will be built by the Ningbo Shipyard Group in
the province of Fujian, China. The ship owner is Ningbo Donghai Shipping Co. who
will operate the ships in international trade between the Far East, the Middle
East and Europe. The contract signed in January with Ningbo Donghai Shipping Co.
is the first order for Wärtsilä RT-flex35 engines.
Delivery of the first engine is scheduled for August 2011. The scope of the
contract includes five 6-cylinder Wärtsilä RT-flex35 common rail diesel engines
with a power output of 5220 kW (7099 bhp).
The Wärtsilä RT-flex35 engine
Wärtsilä started the product development project for Wärtsilä RT-flex35 engines
three years ago as a cooperation project with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd in
Japan and YMD in China.
The Wärtsilä RT-flex35 is designed to provide optimal power and speed
combinations for a number of ship types, including handy size bulk carriers,
product tankers, general cargo ships, reefer ships, feeder container ships, and
small LPG carriers. The engine is available in five to eight cylinder
configurations and covers a power range of 3475-6960 kW at 142-167 rpm.
Wärtsilä's licensee Yichang Marine Diesel Engine Co., Ltd. (YMD)
YMD is one of China's leading marine engine manufacturing companies and part of
China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation. YMD began manufacturing low-speed
diesel engines in 1983 and manufactures engines with power outputs in the range
3000-17,000 kW.
Under licence from Wärtsilä, YMD manufactures low-speed marine engines with bore
sizes in the 35-60 cm range, including Wärtsilä RT-flex50 common-rail engines.
Related information:
Press Release, 22 February 2007;
Wärtsilä extends licence agreement to Yichang Marine Diesel, China
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Press Release, 26 May 2008;
Wärtsilä and Mitsubishi join forces in designing further new marine engines
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Press Release, 8 September 2008;
Wärtsilä and Mitsubishi announce new, smaller low-speed marine engines
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Link to a picture can be found at the end of this release.
Caption: The 6-cylinder RT-flex35 engine with simple platform arrangement.
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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 2009, Wärtsilä's net sales totalled EUR 5.3 billion with more than 18,000
employees. The company has operations in 160 locations in 70 countries around
the world. Wärtsilä is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki, Finland.
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The 6-cylinder RT-flex35 engine with simple platform arrangement:
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