Wärtsilä receives an order for an ocean-going trawler and ancillary equipment

A new ocean-going trawler ordered by Scottish shipowner Mewstead LLP will be built in Wärtsilä and equipped with Wärtsilä's various propulsion units.

Aaron Bresnahan, vice president of sales at Wärtsilä Shipbuilding Solutions, said, “Because Wärtsilä’s ship design department has experience building more than 200 ships, we have become one of the leading design companies in the global ship design field.”

In this case, Aaron Bresnahan said, because we have the broadest portfolio of products, systems and solutions in the industry, we are able to optimize design and advancement for maximum efficiency and lowest operating costs.

According to Wärtsilä, the key to this contract is to optimize the high efficiency of the hull line tension and improve the crew's working conditions, including the use of Wärtsilä's 2-speed gearbox to reduce noise.

It is understood that Wärtsilä will provide ship design, a 12-cylinder Wärtsilä 32 main engine, two 8-cylinder Wärtsilä 20 auxiliary machines, a 2-speed gearbox, and an adjustable pitch propeller that runs the Wärtsilä high-pressure nozzle. The table includes the Wärtsilä Sternguard seal and the Wärtsilä Sternsafe bearing set. Wärtsilä will also provide its Protouch propulsion control system.

This ocean-going trawler will be built at the Nauta shipyard in Poland. Upon delivery, the vessel will operate on the North Sea fishery off the coast of Scotland. The ocean-going trawler is scheduled to be delivered in mid-2017.