Marine industry's solutions provider and systems integrator Wärtsilä has been contracted by the STX Finland shipyard in Turku, Finland, to supply the main engines for a new multi-purpose cargo vessel. The ship is being built for Meriaura Ltd., a Finland-based provider of sea transport services for industrial products and general cargo.
The 'Aura II' will be a multi-purpose dry cargo ship that can also be used for oil recovery operations in the Baltic Sea. In addition, the ship is designed for the transport of heavy modules to the offshore industry in the North Sea basin. When not operating as a deck carrier, the 4,350 dwt ship is designed also as a container carrier. She is equipped with dynamic positioning and DASTM (Double Acting Ship) systems enabling precise and energy efficient operation even in winter ice conditions. The vessel will be powered by three Wärtsilä 6L20 main generating sets, capable of operating on various types of liquid bio-fuels (LBF) fulfilling Wärtsilä's liquid bio fuel specification. Liquid bio-fuels can be produced from various raw materials of vegetable and non-vegetable origin. The generating sets are also capable of using marine diesel oil as a backup fuel.
Delivery of 'Aura II' is scheduled for spring 2012.
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