An agreement has been reached between Wärtsilä and Cryonorm Systems to form a consortium to deliver LNG systems for the Inland Waterway (IWW) European market.
The main aim of this cooperation is to create a standard LNG fuel system for inland waterway vessels that will achieve lower costs, while also reducing the lead time for the system so as to conform with the short building time of these vessels.
Five Vessel Types
As part of the study, numerous types of vessels that operate on European rivers have been analysed and, as a result, five vessel types have been identified as potential targets for an LNG fuel system. From this study, standards have been established for both newbuild and retrofit installations.
LNGPac
The advanced system is based on Wärtsilä's LNGPac gas fuel supply system. The specialised version of the new LNGPac will facilitate the use of clean burning LNG fuel by reducing costs and maintenance requirements, while also simplifying on board installation.
Cryonorm, the Netherlands based developer and supplier of cryogenic vaporisers, is a main supplier of LNG fuelling systems for the IWW market, and supplied the first ever such system for a dual-fuelled inland barge. By working together, Wärtsilä and Cryonorm will deliver a standardised and optimised LNGPac system capable of being integrated into an entire Wärtsilä LNG propulsion arrangement.
Picture: Wärtsilä's LNGPac.
