Wärtsilä dual fuel engine delays the first LNG ferry in Europe

Problems with the Wärtsilä dual-fuel engine could cause a series of delays in the ship Helgoland . It is reported that the ship is the first LNG power ferry in Europe, and the engine has problems a few days before the naming ceremony of the ship and the maiden voyage ceremony. The German ferry, built with an investment of 30 million euros, was originally scheduled to sail to Cuxhaven, Germany for the first time after the naming ceremony on July 18 , but a spokeswoman for the owner of the ship operator CassenEils , AGEms , announced that The above ceremony has been cancelled because there is a problem with the new LNG mainframe and it is currently unavailable.

The ship can take 1,180 passengers with a propulsion power of 5,000 kW and a maximum speed of 20 knots. The shipyard is built by FassmerWerft . Shipyards and operators are working together to resolve the issue and will confirm the new schedule. The " Helgoland " was originally commissioned in the spring of 2014 , but the operator AGEms is not worried because the first LNG ferry in Europe is important to it, which requires a little patience. But this engine problem has made the company realize that the LNG propulsion system is a challenge because of the large number of individual related components required.