Wärtsilä has been awarded the contract to supply the engines and complete propulsion systems for two newbuild vessel projects. The order includes a total of 28 engines for fourteen vessels being built for the Kuwait Oil Company.
The propulsion solutions will be installed in nine 80 ton Bollard Pull (BP) tugboats, and five 50 ton BP tugboats, being built at the Damen shipyard in Holland. The contracts were signed in August 2012, and delivery of the Wärtsilä equipment is scheduled for 2014 and 2015. The ships will be used for port operations at the Kuwait oil terminal.
Condition Based Maintenance
In addition to the engines and propulsion systems, the contract includes Wärtsilä's Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) systems for each of the vessels. CBM provides remote condition monitoring of the engines, and enables accurate and cost-effective predictive maintenance. The 80 ton BP tugboats will be powered by Wärtsilä 26 engines, and the 50 ton BP tugboats by Wärtsilä 20 engines.
Picture: Wärtsilä 20 engine
