Van Oord’s offshore vessel to get Wartsila methanol engines

“Five methanol engines are ready to power” offshore installation vessel Boreas, Dutch offshore construction company Van Oord said.

PHOTO: A model of Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel Boreas. Van Oord

Finnish engine maker Wärtsilä has handed over the methanol engines to Chinese shipyard Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore (YCRO) after they successfully passed the preliminary tests. The vessel is under construction at YCRO.

The offshore installation vessel, Boreas, “is the first of its kind to run on the future fuel methanol.” The use of methanol will cut the vessel’s carbon emissions by “more than 78%”, Van Oord claims.

“We see methanol as one of the alternatives to meet the industry’s goals to reduce its environmental impact," according to Harold Linssen, the director of the ship management department at Van Oord.

Upon completion, Boreas will transport and install the next generation of 20 megawatt (MW) offshore wind turbines. It is expected to enter commercial operations in 2025.

By Tuhin Roy

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