Finnish marine engineering company Wärtsilä has won a contract for the delivery and integration engineering of two retractable thrusters and a dynamic positioning (DP) system for the CCGS Amundsen, a Canadian Coastguard (CCG) Icebreaker after an order was placed back in July.
Credit: Wärtsilä
The company was able to meet the CCG's strict requirements for build quality and fitting the equipment for a 98-metre long Class 3 medium Icebreaker - the only vessel in its class to be fitted with such systems - to be integrated with the existing Bow Thruster, which is also a Wärtsilä product.
The Finnish engineers were founded in 1834 in Helsinki, and claim to lead the industry towards a greener and sustainable future with an emphasis on reliability, safety and environmental performance.
Mike Ford, Sales Manager for Americas & DP at Wärtsilä Voyage, said: "The platinum DP system will exceed the functionality desired by the CCG, and will enhance the DP capacity of the vessel to perform sailing and manoeuvring operations. By offering the most intuitive user interface on the market, Platinum DP also reduces the training requirement for successful system operation.
"The user interface plays a critical role in helping operators make the most of the system in the trying conditions found in Canada's Arctic waters."
Ian Brouwer, Senior Sales Manager at Wärtsilä Marine Power, said: "We continue to work closely with the CCG to ensure that we fully understand and successfully meet their requirements for specification writing, documentation and project management.
"Supplying the products is only part of the picture since they need to be engineered for complete integration with the Amundsen's existing machinery, and for this have outstanding capabilities."
The equipment is scheduled to arrive on ot September 2021.
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