Wärtsilä awards Skarpenord contract for new LNG-fueled container vessels

Wärtsilä has awarded Scana-owned Skarpenord a contract to supply valve control systems to 12 new LNG-fueled container vessels.

The contract value is close to 15 million NOK ($1.7 million). Skarpenord’s deliveries will start in the second quarter of 2022 and end in the second quarter of 2023.

“To us, this is a large and important order. Many shipowners are now using LNG solutions as a very first step on the road to carbon-free shipping, and this contract once again confirms our strong position in the global market for LNG vessels,” said Bjørn Erik Eliassen, Skarpenord’s sales manager.

The company’s valve control systems will be part of Wärtsilä’ gas fuel supply systems onboard the 12 container vessels. An Asian shipbuilder has chosen Wärtsilä as the supplier of a wide range of technology solutions for the ship series in 2021.

Six of the ships will have a cargo capacity of 13,000 TEU; while the six largest will be able to carry 15,000 TEU.

In the last decade, Skarpenord has delivered more than 200 valve remote control systems for various Wärtsila projects. The last four years, mainly to LNG-fueled vessels.

The production and development of the company’s valve control systems take place at Rjukan in Telemark, Norway – a business with a 40-year history.

“In competition with manufacturers in low-cost countries, we are proud to be competitive with our Norwegian-produced quality products,” Eliassen said in conclusion.