Siem taps Wärtsilä for PSV design, integrated solutions

Feb. 17, 2014
Siem Offshore has contracted Wärtsilä to supply the design and integrated solutions for four new platform supply vessels (PSVs).

Offshore staff

OSLO, Norway– Siem Offshore has contracted Wärtsilä to supply the design and integrated solutions for four new platform supply vessels (PSVs). The ships will be built at the Remontowa Shipbuilding yard in Poland.

The four new vessels will utilize the Wärtsilä VS 4411 DF ship design and will have Wärtsilä dual-fuel propulsion allowing them to operate primarily on liquefied natural gas (LNG).

The company will also supply the complete diesel electric system, the Wärtsilä LNGPac gas storage and handling system, and the complete electrical and automation system, including a four-split Wärtsilä LLC (low loss concept) solution.

02/17/2014