One of the largest Greece based shipping fleet operators, TMS Tankers Ltd, has selected Wärtsilä fixed pitch propellers (FPPs) for its new vessels under construction in China.
The order was placed with Wärtsilä’s joint venture company in China, Wärtsilä CME Zhenjiang Propeller Co Ltd (WCME), in December 2015.
The contract covers propeller installation for four Aframax tankers under construction at the Hantong Ship Heavy Industry yard. The Wärtsilä FPPs will be fitted with the company’s EnergoProFin solution, a propeller cap with fins that rotates together with the propeller to produce fuel savings of up to 5 percent.
Wärtsilä Fixed Pitch Propellers are based on OPTI Design methodology, which ensures optimum performance and minimum levels of noise and vibration. It is a robust propulsion solution covering the full range of ship operating conditions, and reduced operating costs due to the highly efficient hydrodynamic optimised propeller blades.
Wärtsilä EnergoProFin serves to improve propulsion performance by weakening the hub vortex. It is tailored to the specifics of the individual propeller. The resulting improvements to overall fuel efficiency mean that the payback time can be as short as a few months only, say Wärtsilä.
Wärtsilä has previously supplied FPPs and other products for TMS Tankers and its parent company’s vessels.
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