Wärtsilä gets contracts to supply its re-liquefaction plants to three new LNG carriers

The technology company Wärtsilä has been awarded the contracts to supply its re-liquefaction plants to three new LNG carriers currently under construction, the company said in its press release. One ship is being built at the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) yard in South Korea for the international owner and operator Gaslog. The others are for Norway based Knutsen and are being built at the Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) yard in South Korea. The order was booked for the Gaslog ship in April 2017 and for the Knutsen ships in May/June 2017.
 
The re-liquefaction plant ordered for these vessels features Wärtsilä's latest mixed refrigerant (MR) technology, an energy efficient solution for smaller liquefaction applications. This new installation will have a capacity of 1.5 - 2.5 tons/hour (t/h). The Wärtsilä equipment is scheduled for delivery commencing February 2018.
 
Gaslog has been a customer of Wärtsilä for many years and several ships in its fleet are fitted with Wärtsilä solutions. Knutsen's two latest vessels delivered in 2016 are fitted with Wärtsilä's nitrogen based re-liquefaction plants.
 
Wärtsilä in brief:
Wärtsilä is a global leader in advanced technologies and complete lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets. By emphasising sustainable innovation and total efficiency, Wärtsilä maximises the environmental and economic performance of the vessels and power plants of its customers. In 2016, Wärtsilä's net sales totalled EUR 4.8 billion with approximately 18,000 employees. The company has operations in over 200 locations in more than 70 countries around the world. Wärtsilä is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki.