Wärtsilä dual-fuel engines selected for Ibaizabal’s new LNG bunkering vessel

Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has received an order to supply dual-fuel engines with methane emissions reduction technology for a new 18,600 cubic meter (cbm) LNG bunkering vessel being built for Spanish operator Ibaizabal.

The order encompasses three Wärtsilä 25DF dual-fuel engines with the company’s NextDF technology, which is said to “dramatically” reduce methane emissions when operating with LNG fuel.

According to Wärtsilä, the NextDF feature reduces methane emissions, achieving as low as 1.1% in a wide load range, and enables lower nitrogen