Wärtsilä propulsion solutions expected to deliver 5% fuel savings for International Seaways tankers
Wärtsilä Corporation, trade press release, 19 June 2024 at 9.00 AM EESTTechnology group Wärtsilä today announced it will supply its EnergoFlow and EnergoProFin propulsion solutions to four medium range (“MR”) tankers in the International Seaways (NYSE: INSW) fleet. The devices will be used to upgrade the ships’ existing Wärtsilä controllable pitch propeller system resulting in an estimated five percent (5%) in fuel savings. These will be the first Ice Class 1A FS vessels to be fitted with the EnergoFlow solution. The order was booked by Wärtsilä in Q1 2024.By reducing the fuel consumption