Wärtsilä's Tier III compliant gas engines cho...

Wärtsilä Corporation, Trade and Technical Press relase, 8 September 2010

Wärtsilä, the marine industry's leading solutions provider, has been selected to
supply its flexible gas propulsion solution for a series of new LNG carriers to
be built at the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in South Korea. The selection
of Wärtsilä gas engines is indicative of the current emphasis by owners on the
latest technology, and a growing environmental commitment to reducing fuel
consumption and lowering emissions. By installing the Wärtsilä 50DF engines, the
ships will be capable of meeting the IMOs strict Tier III emission requirements.

Each vessel will be powered by ship-sets consisting of three 12-cylinder
Wärtsilä 50DF in V-configuration, and one six-cylinder in-line Wärtsilä 50DF
dual-fuel engine. The scope of supply also includes the Wärtsilä UNIC C3 control
system for each ship.

The engines will be manufactured by Wärtsilä-Hyundai Engine Company, the South
Korean joint venture company owned by Wärtsilä and Hyundai Heavy Industries.
Since the factory was inaugurated in October 2008, the company has delivered
more than 80 engines to the Korean market.

The ships are to be built at the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in Korea.
Delivery of the engines and other Wärtsilä equipment will begin during the first
quarter of 2012, and the first ship is scheduled to be delivered in 2013.


Industry leading technology

The Wärtsilä 50DF engine incorporates the company's famous flexible dual-fuel
technology, and has been the propulsion generator of choice for LNG carriers
since being introduced in 2006. Before this order, 36 vessels in operation are
powered by Wärtsilä 50DF engines, and the engines for a further 20 vessels are
awaiting delivery.  The reliability of this engine is further emphasised by the
fact that it has already accumulated more than a million hours of running time
in the marine market.

The engines offer wide flexibility in fuel choice, and can be efficiently
operated on natural gas, heavy fuel oil (HFO), biofuels, marine diesel oil
(MDO), or in fuel sharing mode. The same lube oil can be used regardless of the
type of fuel. When operating on gas, emissions from the engines are minimized
and allow the vessel to meet the IMOs Tier III standard without the use of
secondary equipment, such as Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) or Selective
Catalytic Reduction (SCR) units. This provides owners and operators with the
simplest means to meet current and future emissions control legislation.

The Wärtsilä 50DF engine also features superior propulsion efficiency, lower
fuel consumption, and significant operating cost savings.

"The Wärtsilä DF technology not only more than satisfies the commercial
requirements for LNG carrier operators, it gives flexibility in fuel choice and
allows them to comply with the very latest environmental legislation.
Furthermore, in gas mode the power efficiency of the Wärtsilä 50DF engine
exceeds 49 per cent, which is truly outstanding. The new vessels will
incorporate all the operational benefits made possible by this technology," says
Jaakko Eskola, Group Vice President, Wärtsilä Ship Power.

The vessels will also be equipped with the Wärtsilä UNIC C3 engine control
technology to provide a complete embedded engine management system. With some
eight years of successful operating experience as a reference point, the UNIC C3
has proven itself to provide better redundancy and greater fault tolerance than
earlier systems.

This newbuilding order represents a further step in the recovery of the shipping
market. However, the combination of the business slowdown with increasingly
stringent environmental legislation has meant that the industry has had to make
adjustments. Wärtsilä's fuel efficient and environmentally sustainable solutions
are playing an important role in helping owners and operators to adjust to the
new realities of the shipping industry.

Wärtsilä is exhibiting at the SMM exhibition in Hamburg, Germany, 7-10 September
on stand number 223, hall A4!!

Link to picture
Caption: The IMO Tier III compliant Wärtsilä 50DF engine features superior
propulsion efficiency, lower fuel consumption, and significant operating cost
savings.

Media contact:
Ms Marit Holmlund-Sund
Senior Manager, PR and Marketing Communications
Wärtsilä Corporation
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Internet:      www.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 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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