Wärtsilä 31 engines paired with waterjets for Baltic fast ferry

The new Molslinjen high-speed ferry will be built at the Austal yard in the Philippines and is earmarked for the Bornholm route between Ystad and Rønne in Denmark. Copyright: Austal Ships Pty Ltd

The technology group Wärtsilä will provide the propulsion solutions for a new high-speed ferry being built by Austal at the Australian shipbuilder’s yard in the Philippines for Danish operator Molslinjen. The solution will pair Wärtsilä 31 engines with high-performance Wärtsilä WXJ1500SRI waterjets for the first time in a fast ferry ...

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