Wärtsilä has secured a significant contract to supply methanol-fuelled auxiliary engines to twelve new container vessels.
Five of these vessels are for COSCO Shipping Lines, while the remaining seven are for COSCO’s subsidiary Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL). Each vessel will be equipped with a combination of three 8-cylinder and two 6-cylinder Wärtsilä 32M engines, marking the largest order for methanol-fueled newbuild vessels in the Chinese maritime sector to date.
The order, which was...