Marine technology provider Wärtsilä inked a contract to supply the main engine for a new purse seiner to be built by Danish shipbuilder Karstensen Shipyard for Peter Hepso Rederi in Norway.
It will be the world's first fishing vessel with the Wärtsilä 31 engine, which has been recognised by Guinness World Records as being the world’s most efficient 4-stroke diesel engine.
The contract was signed in September.
In addition to the main engine, Wärtsilä will also supply the complete propulsion system comprising a 2-speed gearbox, controllable pitch propellers, nozzle, the Wärtsilä Propulsion Control System, and the shaft generator.
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