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thorough training, and everything went
smoothly and safely as planned,” said Kento
Tamm, Captain of Optimus.
“Most of the systems on the ship are
duplicated and the risk is minimized, also the
LNG fuel itself is among the safest – each year
we see more and more LNG bunker ships
working in ports and at sea,” said Tamm.
“Optimus significantly simplifies the
bunkering of Megastar – much larger amount
of LNG can be bunkered from a ship at once,
from trailers we used to bunker several times
a week, now only once is enough. In addition
to the sea, the air will also become cleaner
on roads and in ports, as Optimus itself also
cover 10 of the company’s very large LNG efforts to decarbonise shipping,” says Rajeev operates on LNG fuel,” noted Tarvink-Carlos
carrier vessels. The agreement is designed to Janardhan, Sales Manager, 2-stroke engine Tuulik, Captain of Tallink.
ensure certainty of operations with budgeted Lifecycle solutions, Wärtsilä Marine Power. “Shipping is looking for new
maintenance costs. It was signed in June 2021. WÄRTSILÄ, November 08, 2021 environmentally friendly solutions globally
The tailored agreement covers the and is switching to liquefied natural gas today.
vessels’ twin two-stroke dual-fuel main Purus Marine announces The LNG bunker vessel operating in our area
engines, enabling them to benefit from adds certainty that ships under design and
the latest condition monitoring and asset agreement to acquire two under construction will be able to use LNG
diagnostic services. These include Wärtsilä’s as fuel here. For ship operators, the gas tanker
unique Expert Insight solution and remote 180,000 cbm LNG carriers means, above all, security of supply of this
operational support capabilities. The Expert more environmentally friendly fuel and ease
Insight digital predictive maintenance Purus Marine, a maritime holding company of use, as well as time savings,” said Tuulik.
innovation utilises artificial intelligence (AI) that owns environmentally-advanced LNG has a very high energy content and
and advanced diagnostics to provide accurate vessels and infrastructure equipment, today is used in energy production, land and sea
and pro-active advice and recommendations. announced an agreement to acquire two transport. It is an environmentally friendly
Together with Wärtsilä’s vast experience and 180,000 cbm LNG Carriers (“LNGCs”). The type of fuel that allows to significantly reduce
deep in-house know-how, the system is able to vessels are expected to deliver in Q3 2024, the content of CO2, NOx, SOx in the exhaust
promptly recognise performance deviations, directly into multi-year time charters with gas and produces practically no soot particles
should they occur, thus allowing timely an energy major. The vessels were acquired at all.
corrective and mitigating actions to be taken, in partnership with a leading ship manager, Optimus’ service area will be the Gulf
thereby increasing uptime. Furthermore by who will provide technical and commercial of Finland region of the Baltic Sea and its
ensuring efficient operations, emission levels services for the vessels. immediate surroundings. The LNG ship is
are lowered. “By using the latest generation of engine capable of bunkering tankers, cargo, passenger
Expert Insight is estimated to reduce and energy saving device technologies, the and cruise ships, its tanks and pumps both
unplanned maintenance by as much as LNGCs are expected to be best-in-class in on the high seas and in ports, enabling it to
50%, and to deliver an up to five percent environmental performance,” said Julian deliver up to 6000 m3 of liquefied natural
improvement in fuel efficiency, with a Proctor, chief executive officer of Purus gas at a speed of up to 1,000 cubic metres per
corresponding reduction in emissions. The Marine. hour at a time. The nearly 100-metre-long
service is delivered via Wärtsilä’s Expertise “This acquisition diversifies our fleet and LNG bunker was built by the Dutch company
Centres strategically located around the world. allows us to further support the maritime Damen.
“To achieve optimal operational efficiency, industry’s transition to a lower-carbon future,” ELENGER MARINE, November 05, 2021
we need to take advantage of the latest said Svein Engh, Senior Advisor and a Board
and most advanced technology. Wärtsilä’s Member of Purus Marine. GTT entrusted by Samsung
Optimised Maintenance Agreement provides PURUS MARINE, November 11, 2021
this. We have worked closely with the Wärtsilä Heavy Industries with the
team to create a customised agreement that The LNG bunker vessel
addresses our main concerns and needs while tank design for four new
providing an efficient means for us to manage Optimus started operations
both costs and risks,” says Kostas Karathanos, LNG carriers
General Manager, Innovation & Technology Tonight, the first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering
at Gaslog. took place in Estonia. Tallink’s shuttle ferry GTT announces that it has received, in
“This agreement represents the smart Megastar sailing between Tallinn and Helsinki October 2021, an order from its partner the
way for ensuring the efficient maintenance was bunkered by Optimus at the Old City Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries
of complex modern marine engines and Harbour of Tallinn. (SHI) for the tank design of four new LNGCs
related systems. By ensuring optimal engine “Ship-to-ship bunkering of LNG has on behalf of a Bermuda-based ship-owner.
efficiency, which in turn minimises emissions, not been done in Estonian ports before, but As part of this order, GTT will design the
it is also a valuable contributor to global our team has the relevant experience and tanks of the vessels, which will each offer a

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