Arista Shipping has been joined by Wartsila in its quest to develop a concept for equipping bulkers with LNG propulsion in the future.
The Finnish company is likely to provide its Wartsila 31DF dual-fuel engine as the basis of the general idea, which was officially introduced a year ago.
Other parties involved in the so-called Project Forward are Deltamarin, the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and LNG membrane containment system designer GTT.
Aaron Bresnahan, vice president of sales at Wartsila Marine Solutions, said: “Wartsila has been selected to participate in this important project because of our depth of experience in LNG propulsion solutions, our strong position in 4-stroke engine technology and in particular because of the state-of-the-art Wartsila 31 engine.
“This engine has not only taken efficiency to a new benchmark level, but in gas-mode IMO Tier III compliant without the need for any exhaust cleaning systems.”
