Wärtsilä dredger contract
Wärtsilä has signed a contract with the Tianjin Dredging Company, part of the China Communication Construction Company (CCCC), to supply engines and essential ancillaries for a new self-propelled cutter dredger.
When completed, the vessel will be one of the largest and most advanced vessels of its type in the world and will become CCCC Tianjin’s flagship. The ship is being built at the Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries shipyard in China and is scheduled to be delivered in October 2017..
Hans Laheij, area sales director, Wärtsilä Ship Power, said: “This ship will be one of the largest and most modern self-propelled cutter suction dredgers ever built, and the biggest in the world in terms of pump capacity. Reliability and operational efficiency are, therefore, essential and we are proud that Wärtsilä solutions have been selected to achieve these requirements.”
The Wärtsilä scope of supply includes three 16-cylinder Wärtsilä 32 engines and also features a thoroughly planned interface to the external systems including the latest Wärtsilä Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) system.
CCCC’s new 140m long dredger will have a maximum dredging depth of 35m with a cutter power of up to 7500 kW.
Wärtsilä and CCCC have a long term strategic cooperation agreement in place signed on 1 April 2014. Under the agreement, both companies work closely together on developing more efficient power and propulsion configurations. The aim of the agreement is to create solutions for CCCC’s newbuildings that maximise their environmental sustainability and cost efficiency.
By Anne-Marie Causer
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